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19-December-2014
19-December-2014

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The sundial commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia.  

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:Princes Highway, Ulladulla Council Chambers, Ulladulla, 2539
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.356423
Long: 150.474262
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:26-January-1788
Actual Event End Date:26-January-1988

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

             Australia 
           1788-1988

This Sundial was erected by
the Milton Ulladulla & District 
  Historical Society 
    in celebration 
          of
Australia's Bicentenary 

Funded by N.S.W. Bicentennial Council
 

Source: MA
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