South East Family History Group 
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Stuckey Street, Millicent, South Australia 5280
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Stones, Plaques &
Memorials
ROBE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
Researcher/Photographer:
Gwen Waters
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Place |
Inscription |
Surname or Organisation |
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Historic Cemetery and Hut Robe, South Australia |
Levi Cooper 1838-4.2.1927 A bachelor
stonemason from Devon Stone walls and
cottages bear testimony to his craftsmanship and his lifelong service to the
Robe District |
COOPER |
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St Peter’s Anglican Church Robe, South Australia |
This plaque
commemorates the laying of the foundation stone of this church of St Peter’s by Captain Charles
Phillip Brewer Government Resident,
Robetown 30th
April 1859 This plaque was
donated by P Vlaming Great Great Grandaughter of Captain
CP Brewer Beatrice Maud Foster
and Ellen Foster had this porch
restored in its Centenary Year May 1959 in loving memory of
their sister Louisa Dorothy Foster Died 15.5.58 |
BREWER VLAMING FOSTER |
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Chinese Monument Robe, South Australia |
Chinese Memorial During the years
1856-58, 16,500 Chinese landed near this spot and walked 20o miles to the Victorian
Goldields in search of gold. Re-enacted for the
State’s Jubilee 150th celebration in 1986 Erected by the
Chamber of Commerce The Chinese
translation was unveiled on the 9th June 1996 by Liang Jianming, Consul General, People’s Republic of China, in
Melbourne as part of Robe’s Sesquicentenary year
celebrations |
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LIANG JIANMING |
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Guichen Bay Memorial Seat (next to Chinese
Memorial) Robe, South Australia |
In memory of Stanley
John (SJ) and Mary Ellen Sneath From your loving
children Together looking
over your family and their sea |
SNEATH |
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Ambulance and Fire Station Robe, South Australia |
Robe Ambulance and
Fire Station A joint venture
between SA Ambulance Service, Country Fire Service and District Council of
Robe. Officially opened by
the Hon. Robert Brokenshire, MP, JP Minister for Police,
Correctional Services and Emergency Services 21st
March 2001 |
SA AMBULANCE SERVICE COUNTRY FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT COUNCIL
ROBE BROKENSHIRE |
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Boat Haven Robe, South Australia |
Robe Boatyard Opened by the
Honorable the Minister of Marine RK Abbot MP On 28th
September 1984 This project was
funded by the South Australian Government through the Department of Marine
and Harbors This plaque was
erected as a memorial to Albert Fennell Borg Villumsen Richard Fennell Ronald Brooks who were lost at sea
in a storm when their fishing vessel Jedda II
foundered on 13-14th April 1985 off the Coorong This small tribute
was donated by the fishermen of Robe |
ABBOT FENNELL VILLUMSEN BROOKS |
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Fishermen’s Memorial (Boat Haven) Robe, South Australia |
Robe Fishermen’s
Memorial Gordon Harrison -
21ft Dory 1947 Drowned never found Charles Kuss – Dinghy 1955 Drowned aged 50 Leslie Martin –
Dinghy 1957 Drowned (tangled in net) aged 38 Charles Garvie – Marco Polo 1960 storm never found aged 25 Bruce Garvie – Marco Polo 1960 storm never found aged 22 Ian (Bluey) McDevitt – Garabaldi William Hardy -
Magic Alwyn (Inky)
Pocock- Wistari Reef 1966 Drowned Colin Steinborner – Dinghy 1969 Drowned aged 33 Dick Cullen – Dinghy
1977 Drowned aged 73 Albert (Lofty)
Fennell – Jedda II 1985 Storm never found aged 45 Richard Fennell – Jedda II 1985 Storm never found aged 48 Ronald (Shad) Brooks
– Jedda II 1985 Storm never found aged 57 Borg Villumsen – Jedda II 1985 Storm
never found aged 43 Johnathon (Johno) Hill – Dinghy 1993 Diving accident aged 27 Douglas Dawson –
Dinghy 1993 Diving accident aged 32 Christopher
(Charlie) Tenney – Dubrovnik 1994 lost overboard
never found aged 30 Gavin Elliott – Lady
Pamela 1997 Cyclone (Onslow WA) aged 28 Ian (Jenno) Jennings – Lady Pamela 1997 Cyclone (Onslow WA)
aged 26 Fred Domashenz – Dinghy 1997 Drowned 42 years |
HARRISON KUSS MARTIN GARVIE MCDEVITT HARDY POCOCK STEINBORNER CULLEN FENNELL BROOKS VILLUMSEN HILL DAWSON TENNEY ELLIOTT JENNINGS DOMASHENZ |
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Community Health Centre Robe, South Australia |
This stone was laid
by Chairman District Council of Robe Cr PR Enright 11th
August 1983 Robe Community
Health Centre Opened by Honorable
JR Cornwall, BVSc MLC Minister of Health On 6th
January 1984 |
ENRIGHT CORNWALL |
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Davison’s Shop (Smilie
Street) Robe, South Australia |
Former Davison’s Shop Built in 1855 |
DAVISON |
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District Council Robe, South Australia |
This stone was laid
by Chairman District Council of Robe Councillor RG
Powell 4th
December 1968 In Memory of Ron White District Council of
Robe Works Manager 1975-2003 |
POWELL WHITE |
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RSL Memorial (Front Beach) Robe, South Australia Memorial Seat (Front Beach) Robe, South Australia |
This plaque and
cairn erected by the Robe RSL in recognition of the services rendered by the
service personnel and citizens of Robe in times of war and peace. These pine trees
were planted as a memorial to the soldiers of World War I Lest We Forget A 150 project In memory of Joyce
Constance Sanders 1916-1996 And Eric Leveson Sanders 1910-2000 Who met at Robe in
1934 |
ROBE RSL SANDERS |
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Robe Garage Robe, South Australia |
The True History of
the Robe Garage Mr SW Hann
obtained the block of land on which the Robe Shell Garage now stands, for the
sum of £15. In 1926 he had the garage built. It was leased to Mr Bill Drew. Then Mr Frank
Squire leased the business. The garage was then extended in 1935, whereby it
was leased to Mr Ken Gurry
and Mr Hancock. Mr Tom
Lomax leased it for a while. After a few years Mr
Roy Norgate purchased it in 1950 for the sum of
£1,200. Later it was sold to Neil Beard and Ken Cropp.
The next owner was an Alan and Elva Loveday, who sold
it to Keith Humphry’s and then Robin Vearing bought it and sold it to Monfries
and Burchell, who had the building demolished and
the new one erected. The original house was erected in 1946 consisting of two
mess huts from Loveday Camp. |
HANN DREW SQUIRE CURRY HANCOCK LOMAX NORGATE BEARD CROPP LOVEDAY HUMPHRYS VEARING MONFRIES &
BURCHELL |
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Horseshoe Forge (Smilie
Street) Robe, South Australia |
Horse Shoe Forge Built by George Lord
in 1855 (Robe Progress
Association) |
LORD |
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Indigenous Memorial (Institute Grounds) Robe, South Australia |
In honour of the Indigenous peoples, the Boandik, Tanganekald, Meintangk, and Ngarrindjeri who lived in harmony as custodians of their
lands since time immemorial. Unveiled by Noeline Casey Elder and
chairperson Kungari Heritage
Committee 6.7.86 |
BOANDIK TANGANEKALD
MEINTANGK NGARRINDJERI CASEY |
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Institute Gallery Library Robe, South Australia |
Captain (later Sir
George) Grey 1812-1898 Governor of South
Australia 1841-1845 When exploring the
South East visited Guichen Bay and Mount Benson, discovered Lakes Eliza and
George and named them after his wife and himself: 26 April – 11 May 1844 Erected 1944 Foundation stone
laid by Mr George Lord on 24th September
1868 (Robe Progress
Association) This plaque
commemorates 150 years of Robe’s history and
development 1846-1996 Unveiled by His
Excellency Sir Eric Neal AC CVO Governor of South
Australia 15.12.96 Robe Public Library Opened by Mr JA Crawford AO Chairman Libraries
Board of SA On 11th
August 1983 |
GREY LORD NEAL CRAWFORD |
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EL Foord Trust (Institute Grounds) Robe, South Australia |
EL Foord Trust This plaque is
erected in appreciation of the bequest by the late Eric Foord to the District
Council of Robe for tree planting
and beautification of the District of Robe |
FOORD |
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Memorials (Institute Grounds) Robe, South Australia |
Heritage seat
donated in memory of TAF Quinlan-Watson Scientist and Nature
Lover Thissen Helena M (Leny) 20th Dec
1985 Died helping other
people |
QUINLAN-WATSON THISSEN |
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Jumbo’s Jetty Robe, South Australia |
Jumbo’s Jetty In memory of Lion
Brian Kelsey |
KELSEY |
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Lake Fellmongery Robe, South Australia |
Lake Fellmongery (meaning Woolwash) Owes it’s name to
the sailing ship ‘Duilius’ Wrecked in Guichen
Bay 1858. Her cargo of salt laden wool was salvaged, washed here, fetching
much higher prices and starting a new industry. Kindly donated by EPT (Whacker)
Copping |
COPPING |
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Old Police Station Robe, South Australia |
Police Heritage Site
Robe This plaque
recognises the excellent service and contribution to the Robe community by
members of the South Australia Police since 1846, and the significance of
this site from which that service has been provided. Unveiled by Mr DA Hunt
AQ QPM JP Commissioner of
Police and Mr Ken Hurst Chairman of the
District Council of Robe Police Foundation
Day 28 April 1996 |
HUNT HURST |
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Royal Circus Robe, South Australia |
National Trust This German mine was
towed ashore on Long Beach by Roy McInnes on 4th
June 1941 Further history is
recorded in the Customs House Museum 1788-1988 This cairn
commemorates the period 1847-1920 when bullock teamsters used this Royal
Circus when offloading produce for shipment at Port Robe. Mr
Percy Thorpe, committee member of the Aust. Bullock Drivers League, donated
and unveiled this plaque as a tribute to those early teamsters. Signal Canon from Koenig Willem II Dutch barque of 800 tons Wrecked in a gale
with a loss of 16 crew on Long Beach on 30th June 1857 after unloading near this
spot Chinese passengers from Hong Kong. Plaque donated by NA
Gibbons Matthew Flinders RN 1774-1814 Commander of HM
Sloop ‘Investigator’ when surveying the south coast of Australia, named Baudin Rocks on 13 April 1802 to honour the commander of
the French expedition. This was the last place-name applied by Flinders in
South Australia. Unveiled 2nd October 1948 |
MCINNES THORPE GIBBONS FLINDERS BAUDIN |
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St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church Robe, South Australia |
St Mary’s Star of
the Sea Commissioned by Fr
Julian Tenison Woods In 1858 Built from stone
quarried at Richmond Park Competed by Jan 1859 Present sacristy was
used as a convent in 1870’s by the Sisters of St Joseph. 15th
September 1991 |
TENISON WOODS SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH |