Local Government
Augusta/Margaret River
Region
South West
Leeuwin Rd nr Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse Cape Leeuwin
Augusta/Margaret River
South West
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Jul 2012 | Historic Site 3 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Jun 1996 | Criterion 5 | |
Mathew Flinders Cairn is of significance: • As a community memorial to a site associated with the discovery and exploration of the south-west of Australia by British maritime explorers.
This site is located in a small carpark and viewing area overlooking the ocean. The memorial has been constructed with roughly squared granite blocks in the form of a small, tapered square plinth. This supports 4 brass plaques. The primary inscription reads: On 6 December 1801 Captain Matthew Flinders R.N. Commander of H.M.S. Investigator sighted Cape Leeuwin and commenced the mapping of the Australian coast. This memorial was erected by the Augusta Branch of the Royal W.A. Historical Society.
Mathew Flinders, at the age of 27, was put in command of the Investigator with instructions to survey and chart the coast of New Holland, particularly the bays and river mouths, with the help of scientists on board his ship.In 1801, and then again in 1803, Flinders made accurate charts of the south-west coast during his circumnavigation of Australia. It was on these journeys that the area known as Cape Leeuwin was sighted and charted.The charts that Flinders made were used for well over a century.A memorial has been erected by the Augusta Historical Society, in the parking area near Groper Bay, to commemorate this event.
High: The original use has been maintained. High: The original/significant fabric is largely intact.
Good *Assessed from streetscape survey only
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Monument Australia | www.monumentaustralia.org.au | ||
| Municipal Heritage Inventory | 1996 |
| Ref Number | Description |
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| CL-04 | MI Place No. |
| A4434 | LGA Site No. |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Exploration & surveying |
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