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Gold Prospectors Cairn
Photographs supplied by Kent Watson
The cairn commemorates Frederick Dutton and others who camped on the creek in 1854 and were the first prospectors in the St. Arnaud area.
This cairn is formed by a truncated masonry pyramid with dark stone veneer cladding and an arrow fixed to the top pointing in the direction of the creek where gold was first prospected in the district.
Location
| Address: | Wimmera Highway, Orr`s Creek, 4 kilometres from St Arnaud, St Arnaud, 3478 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.619196 Long: 143.295601 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-December-1854 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-December-1854 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,VMRRemembrance.
Frederick Dutton
Robert Griffin
Richard Higgs
David Pilchard
Frederick Steward
Scott Cearns
Thomas Wembridge
First prospectors for gold camped on this creek
December 25th 1854.
Erected by Mr & Mrs E. J. L. Read
St Arnaud.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
