Clock Tower - Cronulla, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 34° 03.099 E 151° 09.190
56H E 329541 N 6230578
This Historical Marker is for the Cronulla Clock Tower.
Waymark Code: WMZPX4
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 12/17/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member CADS11
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On the side of the tall Clock / Bell Tower, in the Cronulla Plaza, is a bisected, circular plaque with a black background. It reads:


CALTEX REFINING CO.PTY.LTD.
Australian Bicentenary
1788-1988
[Caltex logo]
THIS CLOCK TOWER
IS A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF SUTHERLAND SHIRE 
FROM CALTEX REFINING CO PTY.LTD. 

This Tower Houses The Oldest Clock In Australia,
Built By John Jullion Of England In 1770, The Year
Captain Cook Landed At Kurnell. The Clock's Original
Home Was Stanwell Place, Near Heathrow England. 

This Project Was Developed By Two Australians:
Norman Davis
A Director Of Readymix, UK
Acquired The Clock, And
Harry Babbage
A Director Of Caltex Australia Limited
Transported It To Australia, Where It
Was Restored By Douglas Minty
Horologist
Visited: 1949, Saturday, 30 June, 2018

Age/Event Date: 1788; 1988

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only

Type of Historic Marker if other: Clock/Bell Tower

Related Website: [Web Link]

Historic Resources.:
Caltex Australia Co. P/L
Sutherland Shire Council


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