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The monument is the Tjilbruke Monument, which was created in 1972 by artist John Dowie Date. The plaque at the monument reads: "This landmark is a reminder of the Kaurna Aborigines of the Adelaide Plains. It represents the creator hero Tjilbruke with the body of his nephew Kulultuwi who was slain for killing an emu against tribal law. From the spring on the beach below, Tjilbruke carried his nephew in mourning along the coast to Cape Jervis where he displayed the body to the spirits of the dead on Kangaroo Island. At each of his camps on the way his tears became the springs and water-holes of the Kaurna coastal hunting grounds. The body of Kulultuwi was later lodged in a cave near Rapid Bay. Unveiled by His Excellency the Governor of South Australia Sir Mark Oliphant, K. B. E. on 24th September 1972. This monument was raised by public subscription under the sponsorship of the South Australian museum, the Sunday Mail, and the Aboriginal community of this state. Sculptor John Dowie"