"Loughmore" - Jennapullin, Western Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 31° 29.233 E 116° 45.303
50J E 476735 N 6516373
A settlement plaque beside the road in Jennapullin
Waymark Code: WMPJEG
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/07/2015
Views: 5
An obelisk with a plaque sited on a rocky outcrop on the side of the Northam- Pithara Rd , Jennapullin. the attached plaque is inscribed with the following :-
"This land 'Loughmore' was granted in 1885 to Richard Bourke who later cleared and settled here. He arrived at Fremantle in S.S.Sabrina in 1853 from the village of Loughmore, near Templemore, County Tipperary,Ireland. He farmed this land until 1926"
Age/Event Date: 1885, 1853, 1926
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
Historic Resources.: Not listed
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