Flinders Monument, Stamford Hill Rd, Stamford Hill via Port Lincoln, SA, Australia
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S 34° 46.570 E 135° 56.119
53H E 585582 N 6151379
A monument to Matthew Flinders
Waymark Code: WM156ND
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/26/2021
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The obelisk commemorates Matthew Flinders. It was erected by his nephew Sir John Franklin, who was a midshipman in Investigator when Flinders discovered Port Lincoln in 1802.
The building stone was brought from Tasmania and a team of bullocks and sledge were used to haul the materials to the site. The obelisk was restored and faced with marble in 1867. The original marble inscription is now in the Adelaide Museum. The bronze plate on the obelisk was unveiled in 1934 and reads thus--
This place from which the gulf and its shores were first surveyed on 26. Feb. 1802 by Matthew Flinders, R. N. Commander of H.M.S. Investigator
The discoverer of the country now called South Australia was set apart on 12. Jan. 1841 with the sanction of Lt. Col. Gawler, K.H. then Governor of the Colony and in the first year of the Government of Capt. G. Grey, adorned with this monument to the perpetual memory of the illustrious navigator his honored Commander by John Franklin, Capt. R. N. K.C.H. K.R. Lt. Governor of Van Diemen`s Land.
Original marble tablet in S.A. Museum.
This plate, publicly subscribed, was unveiled by Sir Alexr Hore-Ruthven, V.C., K.C.M.G. C.B. D.S.O. Governor of S.A.
8 March 1934
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 6694
Place File No: 3/05/193/0002
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1844
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