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26-November-2013
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The Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park was established to commemorate the bicentenary of European settlement of Australia in 1988.
The Bicentenary marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), commander of the First Fleet, established the foundations of a British colony at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788.
Location
| Address: | Gordon Street, Port Macquarie, 2444 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.434593 Long: 152.907857 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 11th November, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park
This park was officially opened by the Hon. Tim Moore M.P., Minister for the Environment on 11 November 1988.
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nations` Bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
