'RAPID' Anchor - Rapid Bay, SA, Australia
S 35° 31.530 E 138° 11.470
54H E 245305 N 6065049
This replica Anchor is to commemorate the vessel 'Rapid' and the mainland survey performed in 1836
Waymark Code: WMZ8VF
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/30/2018
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On a cream and brown striped boulder that the 'kedge-style' Anchor is attached to is a bronze plaque, which reads:
This anchor, a repica of one lost from
the vessel Rapid commemorates the
re-enactment of the First Landing
at Rapid Bay of
COLONEL WILLIAM LIGHT
on the 8th September 1836
unveiled by
His Excellency
Lt-Gen. Sir Donald Dunstan, K.B.E., C.B.
Governor of South Australia
on the 8th September, 1986
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A South Australian Jubilee 150 Event
Monuments Australia website: Rapid Bay
Access: available 24/7
Address: 2 Park Avenue, Second Valley Caravan Park, Second Valley, SA, 5204, Australia
Visited: 1407-8, Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
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