Colonel Light - 150 yrs - Rapid Bay, SA, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 35° 31.530 E 138° 11.470
54H E 245305 N 6065049
One of the plaques beside the replica Anchor of the vessel 'Rapid', commemorates 150 years since this coastline was first surveyed.
Waymark Code: WMZ8VG
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/30/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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Beside the replica anchor of the vessel 'Rapid', on the boulder is a bronze plaque, commemorating 150 years since Colonel William Light surveyed the eastern side of the gulf. It reads: 


This anchor, a replica 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
[Logo: 150 SA: 1836 SA 1986]
A South Australian Jubilee 150 Event

Address: Essington Lewis Drive, Rapid Bay, SA, 5204, Australia

Visited: 1408, Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
* The website below is for the neighboring cairn also commemorating Colonel Light. *

Subject: Town

Commemoration: 8th September, 1986

Date of Founding: 8th September, 1836

Date of Commemoration: 8th September 1986

Address:
Essington Lewis Drive, Rapid Bay, SA, 5204, Australia

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Yes


Detail Photograph:

Yes


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