  Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1967 -
Description: A stone cairn with bronze plaques dedicated to the memory of Truganini, a Bruny Island aboriginal person. The monument carries a replica headstone of Truganini with the inscription: "This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Truganini 1812 - 1876". Originally erected by school children in 1967, this memorial stands on the Hummock, the lookout point on the Bruny island Neck. The bronze memorial plaques were removed from the cairn during the 1970's, restored by the Bruny Island Historical Society in m1989 only to be vandalised again in 1999 and replaced in 2000. Format: Monuments and historical sites Object: cairns Material: stones; bronze Titles: Truganini Memorial Subjects: Aboriginal peoples (Australians) People/Orgs: Bruny Island Historical Society; aboriginals Places: The Neck, Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania Institution: Bruny Island Historical Society Object number: BIH_00006 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Bruny Island Historical Society. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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