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Matthew Flinders Memorial Plaques

Location

INDENTED HEAD VIC 3223 - Property No 284116

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

C Listed - Local Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE - GRC - HISTORIC PLACES DOCUMENTATION SHEET NO. 104

The monument consists of an anchor on a stone base bearing the following inscription.

"Matthew Flinders RN (1774-1814) of HMS Investigator named this coast Indented Head and camped on it with a boat crew for the night of the 29th April & 1st May, 1802 before and after crossing the channel from Pt. Richards to ascend the You Yangs. This monument was unveiled by Cr. J. G. Davies JP, President of the Shire of Bellarine at the Bi-centenary Celebrations 24/3/1974.

RECOMMENDATIONS: PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Geelong Regional Commission Register

REFERENCES

W. R. Lang, Geelong's Monuments and Plaques, 1984, Geelong Historical Records Centre, Geelong

Group

Monuments and Memorials

Category

Memorial