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Flinders Highway Monument
Flinders Highway Monument
Flinders Highway Monument
Flinders Highway Plaque

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Moon Rock Monument commemorates the opening of the Flinders Highway and the completion of the bitumen sealing in 1976. 

Location

Address:Flinders Highway, Jack Brown Lions Park, Richmond, 4822
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -20.734343
Long: 143.145255
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Technology
Sub-Theme:Industry

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 26th November, 1976
Front Inscription

                FLINDERS HIGHWAY
     Commemorating the opening of the highway
                              By
     THE HON.J. BJELKE-PETERSEN M.L.A.
              Premier of Queensland
AND MARKING THE COMPLETION OF BITUMEN SEALING
              26th November 1976
          The Hon. R. J..Hinze M.L.A.
Minister for Local Government                W.Hanse
  And Main Roads                 Commissioner of Main Roads

Source: MA
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