Silvan, Victoria, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 37° 49.311 E 145° 24.807
55H E 360364 N 5812765
This embedded metal sign on a boulder details an abbreviated history of Silvan.
Waymark Code: WM1644E
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 04/30/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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The brushed stainless steel Commemorative plaque is in a moderate sized stone stele, that stands about 10 metres away from the commemoratively planted Pin Oak tree that now has a hexagonally shaped bench completely around it. The text on the plaque reads: 
The Pioneer tree was planted
on Tuesday 3rd August 2010
to commemorate the township
and residents of Silvan

The area was initially opened up in 1863
to provide fresh fruit and vegetables
for the Melbourne market.

A Post Office opened on 19th 1892,
known as Wandin until 1893,
the Wandin South until 1913,
when the name was changed to Silvan.

Silvan Progress Association
2011

Visited:</b< 1000, Tuesday, 1 March, 2022

Subject: Town

Commemoration: 2010

Date of Founding: 1863

Date of Commemoration: 2011

Address:
Monbulk Road, Silvan, Victoria, Australia

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Web site if available: Not listed
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