stonelaying

noun

stonelaying

noun

Etymology From stone + laying.

1

The ceremonial placement of the foundation stone of a building.

In May 1894 he gave the main speech at the stonelaying. The hospital was opened on 16 November 1894 with four beds.1976, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, page 45:

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