On the Port Pirie Boat Ramp is the Italian Immigrants Memorial
.“Vitonofrio Caputi (Vito Caputo) was the first Italian to arrive in Port Pirie c1885 many more followed bringing with them their wives and children they left their loved ones and homeland to start new lives in Australia as Fishermen and Labourers.
This Memorial is a symbol of the past, a celebration of the present and a vision for the future as a tribute to the deceased Italian Immigrants of the City of Port Pirie.
It is in recognition of the sacrifices by our forebearers and for the love and appreciation for Australia that we the descendants of these immigrants have erected this memorial in their honour and in their memory to commemorate the start of the third millennium.”
Please post a picture standing in front of the memorial or alternatively pointing at or placing an object at the words “Leviticus 19.33.34” on the base of the memorial
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