Fairfax Lookout - North Head - Manly, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 49.380 E 151° 17.918
56H E 342548 N 6256167
This bronze plaque commemorated the 150th anniversary of the 'Sydney Herald' newspaper.
Waymark Code: WM102X7
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/14/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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The plaque is embedded in the front sloping face of a moderately sized block of sandstone, at the junction of the track that leads to Fairfax Lookout. The plaque outlines the contribution needed to have the current lookout as it is today. It reads:

FAIRFAX  LOOKOUT

Reconstruction of this Lookout was financed
by John Fairfax & Sons Limited, Proprietors
of the Sydney Morning Herald, to mark
the 150th Anniversary of first publication 
of the Sydney Herald on April 18, 1831,
and to commemorate the life of John Fairfax,
who was the first Fairfax Proprietor
(from 1841 to 1877).
The Plaque was unveiled by
The Hon. Neville Wran, O.C., M.P.,
Premier of New South Wales,
on April 26, 1981.


		The Hon.			Mr D.A. Johnstone,
		Eric Bedford, B.A., M.P.,	Director of
		Minister for			National Parks
		Planning & Environment.		& Wildlife.

Address: North Head Scenic Drive, Manly, NSW, Australia

Visited: 1753, Wednesday, 26 December, 2018

Subject: Town

Commemoration: April 26, 1981

Date of Founding: April 18, 1831

Date of Commemoration: April 26, 1981

Address:
Track to Fairfax Lookout, North Head, Manly, NSW, Australia


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