Orbost & District Historical Society
Plaque - Lawson Lane Mall - Plaque, East Gippsland shire Council, 1985
... ...Clr Hans Sumberg...Orbost 150th Anniversary of Victoria Lawson Lane Mall Clr Hans Sumberg LAWSON LANE MALL
This Project Commemorates
The 150th Anniversary of Victoria
Celebrated in 1984/85
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LAWSON LANE MALL was
Officially opened on
The 17th April 1985 by
Cr. ...
Commemorates the 1984/85 celebrations to commemorate the 150th year of white settlement in Victoria - firstly by the Henry Bros in 1834 at Portland and by Batman and others and Yarra River in 1835. Both of these settlements came from Tasmania. It also celebrates the opening of a small mall in Orbost (Lawson Mall) in April 1985This item is significant because it commemorates the opening of a small mall in Orbost (Lawson Lane Mall), and also the 150th year of white settlement in Victoria.Small copper or brass plaque with inscriptions. Holes at 4 corners. Plaque is damaged around the edges.LAWSON LANE MALL
This Project Commemorates
The 150th Anniversary of Victoria
Celebrated in 1984/85
________________________
LAWSON LANE MALL was
Officially opened on
The 17th April 1985 by
Cr. Hans Sumberg
President of the Shire of Orbostorbost, 150th anniversary of victoria, lawson lane mall, clr hans sumberg