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First Fleet Monument (Bicentennial Monument) Print Page 
Location
| Address: | The Grand Parade , Cook Park , near Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands, 2116 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.961109 Long: 151.156458 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1788 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1988 |
| Monument Designer: | V Cusack (sculptor) Fineart Bronze Foundry |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 24th September, 1989 |
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FIRST FLEET MONUMENT
THIS BICENTENNIAL MONUMENT WAS DEDICATED BY
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GLEESON A.O.
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AND CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES
ON SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, 1989
TO COMMEMORATE THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST FLEET
IN BOTANY BAY ON 18TH JANUARY, 1788.
This monument was sponsored by the New South Wales Bicentennial Council Rockdale Municipal Council and the Rockdale Bicentennial Community Committee
S.J.HOLROYD, MAYOR
Rockdale Municipal Council
S. KAYE CHAIRMAN S.J.BLACKADDER TOWN CLERK
Rockdale Bicentennial Rockdale Municipal Council
Community Committee
V.CUSACK
Sculptor
