Cairn commemorating 100 years of settlement at Cardwell, unveiled on 26 January, 1964
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Colour photograph of the commemorative cairn near the jetty at Cardwell which commemorates the first party of non-indigenous people to settle at Rockingham Bay. They arrived on 21st January 1864. In 1964 the Cardwell Shire centenary celebrations included a re-enactment of the first landing and the unveiling of this monument by Sir Henry Abel-Smith, Governor of Queensland
Title:
Cairn commemorating 100 years of settlement at Cardwell, unveiled on 26 January, 1964
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Custodial history:
Digitised from an original photograph held in the Dorothy Jones Library Heritage CollectionFrom the collection of Cardwell Shire Council
Use restrictions:
This image is subject to copyright under the Australian Copyright Act, 1968
General notes:
T425
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Record types:
Photographs
Record number:
13555