Victoria, Australia

Many people pass through Moggs Creek on their way to Lorne. However, Moggs Creek has its own rich history.

According to Wikipedia, in 1959, a group of Moggs Creek residents erected a rough cairn of bricks, topped by a plaster bust, as a monument to the mythical Sir Samuel Moggs, alleged to be the first European to have landed at the location, on 29 February 1759.

Alleged statue of Samuel Moggs. (LHS photo 486)

 

 

 

1920, Great Ocean Road near Moggs Creek. (LHS photo 0381)

Moggs Creek (LHS photo 1702)

Moggs Creek Bridge. THE ROSE SERIES, P. 1246 (LHS photo 1696)

CRB photo of roadworks at Moggs Creek. (LHS photo B541)

 

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