| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
near BORDER CLIFFS |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Land Not Within a Council Area (Riverland) |
| Polygon Type |
S - parcel that has been split (because it has more than one heritage item on it |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Border Cairn (Todd's Obelisk), Chowilla Game Reserve [Part of Bookmark Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone], Lake Littra |
| Registered Name |
Border Cairn (Todd's Obelisk) |
| Significance |
The cairn marking the border between South Australia and New South Wales is significant for its association with the history of surveying in South Australia and the physical identity of the State itself. The cairn is associated with Sir Charles Todd, whose work in establishing telegraphic communication between South Australia and the eastern states made accurate determination of the 141st meridian possible. As Government Observer (Astronomer), it was Todd who erected the cairn in 1868 to mark the location of the meridian, fixing its position using a combination of astronomical readings and telegraphic links with Sydney and Melbourne. |
| Subject Index |
Exploration and survey - Surveyor's Mark |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
08-JUL-1999 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Unincorporated SA |
| State Heritage ID |
13831 |
| Heritage Number |
33 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
g - it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CR 6211/561 D112998 Q204 |