Historical information

This piece of engraved rock in a velvet bag was presented to councillors of Sunshine City Council at the opening of the Highpoint West Shopping Centre in 1975. The item was presented to the Sunshine & District Historical Society by Mr Charles D. Skidmore, a former councillor of the City of Sunshine. The rock came from the former Essendon Quarry Hole where the Highpoint West Shopping Centre was subsequently built

Physical description

A small piece of rock in a velvet bag with printed text on the polished side of the rock

Inscriptions & markings

Development Underwriting Limited|A quarry - a man-made depression, to kill a depression fill it with enterprise|Highpoint West - developed, owned and operated by Development Underwriting Limited