** Official Opening and Presentation of Commemorative “Land Allotment Certificates”
** Announcement of NAB Photo Competition Winners
** Cutting of the Centenary Cake.
Photographic Report - Saturday 15th August 2009:
The Commemorative Certificates were issued to a descendant (nominated by their family) acknowledge the Land Board Allocations, of August and November 1909, (as reported in the Mildura Cultivator newspaper of the day - 1909).
Descendants receive certficates acknowledging the First Land Allocations of August 1909
Descendants receive certficates acknowledging the Second Land Allocations of November 1909
Winners of the Photographic Competition "Merbein Faces & Places" have been announced and presentations made. The winning entries are on display at the Centenary Office now open at 91 Commercial Street Merbein. Click here for details of the winners.
Photos from the day:
Photos:
Top left: MRCC Mayor Glenn Milne officially opens the Centenary Celebrations.
Top right: MRCC Mayor Glenn Milne presents Centenary Committee Chairman Leon Wagner with a Sponsorship Donation from Mildura Rural City Council to the Merbein Centenary Committee.
Center: The Centenary Celebrations cake (top) and crowd at the opening (bottom).
Bottom left: Photographic competition judge Kevin Phelan and Merbein NAB Branch Manager Tracey McSwain annouce the winners of the Photographic Competition.
Bottom right: Ron Leamon, CEO of Lower Murray Water - dressed as 'Mr. Selk, Chairman of the Mallee Branch of the Lands Department in 1909' announced the 1909 Settlers' Names as recorded on the Commemorative Land Allotment Certificates.
