Forrest Plaque

Author

Shire of Murchison

Place Number

18200

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Location

South of Beringarra-Byro Rd, 1.5km west of Milly Milly in the river crossing Milly Milly Station

Location Details

Local Government

Murchison

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1974

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 Oct 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Aug 2007	4	4 Historic site without built features. Recognise with a plaque, place name, or design feature.

Statement of Significance

The site of the Forrest Plaque has considerable historic significance as evidence of early exploration activity through the region. The location is very picturesque, being a wide river crossing with trees and other vegetation providing a visual distinction to the surrounding environment.

Physical Description

Located approximately 5 meters to the south of the Beringarra-Byro Road in a river crossing, and to the west of the Milly Milly Homestead, is a metal plaque recognising the rough location of a camping area utliised by the Forest Expedition in 1874. The plaque is mounted on a large River Gum, which as been partly carved away to accommodate the square silver coloured plaque. The plaque bears the following inscription
"Forest 1874
Camp 18
Was in this vicinity
society
1974"
Basic in style and lettering, the plaque is in a deteriorated condition, however remains legible.
Based on photographic evidence from "Road to Murchison", it would appear that the oval impression around the wording of theplaque was caused by timber trunk overlay evident in the photo on p.17.

History

in 1874, the Forrest Expedition, including john and Alexander Forrest, left Geraldton for south Australia, entering the Murchison District and Yuin Station on 9th April. The expeditionary party travelled north, north-east and left the district on the 2nd may at a poin near what was to become Berringarra Station. One of the party's camping sites was Camp 18, believed to have been quite close to the site where ET hooley had camped eight years before in 1866, when droving the first sheep from Greenough to Ashburton. (see place No. 28) The Forrests were so impressed with the country in that vicinity hat they later took up two 20,000 acre leases along the river. (Source Nixon & Lefroy; "Road to Murchison".)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Nixon M & Lefroy R; "The Road to Murchison: an Illustrated Story of the District and it's People".	Vanguard Press	1988

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Exploration & surveying

Creation Date

02 Oct 2007

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Approved

Last Update

12 May 2021

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