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Gold Discovery Memorial Print Page 
16-April-2013 (Graeme Saunders)
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders / Sandra Brown
The sculpture of a miner commemorates the discovery of gold at Stockyard Creek. The statue was erected by the Apex Club of Foster.
The plaque lists Daniel Graham, Griffith Griffith, James Northey, James Palmer and Alfred Sparkes as the men who found gold near this site in 1870 at Stockyard Creek, now known as Foster.
Location
| Address: | Main Street, Pearl Park, Foster, 3960 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.651447 Long: 146.199607 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1870 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1870 |
| Designer: | R. McMaster |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,VMRIn commemoration of the discovery of gold near this site by
Daniel Graham
Griffith Griffith
James Northey
James Palmer and
Alfred Sparkes
Early in 1870
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
