Field of Mars Grant - Melrose Park, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
S 33° 49.115 E 151° 04.395
56H E 321678 N 6256289
A bronze plaque is embedded in a trapezoidal block details Land Grants in this municipality.
Waymark Code: WM10FEB
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/28/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Tuena
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Unfortunately this plaque has been 'the aiming point' for the well-fed seagulls, etc, and I wasn't going to try and clean it up with my bare hands. So the transcription of the text may be a little incomplete. It reads: 

[Bicentennial logo]
Field of Mars Grants
Two land grants made hereabouts in
January, 1792 were the first in the
Ryde Municipality and among the earliest
in the colony.
When a wharf was later built, the grants
extended to include what is now Dundas,
and Epping.
Monument funded by
Ryde Municipal Council

Address: Melrose Park Boat Ramp, Melrose Park, NSW, 2114, Australia

Visited: 0722, Sunday, 28 April, 2019

Age/Event Date: 1792

Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only

Historic Resources.:
Ryde Municipal Council

Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed

Related Website: Not listed
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