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26-August-2015
26-August-2015

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The park underwent river bank terracing and beautification in 1988 as a project to commemorate 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:Pacific Highway (River Street), Woodburn Riverside Park, Woodburn, 2472
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -29.071441
Long: 153.343009
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Park
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

Woodburn Bicentennial Park river bank terracing and park beautification  

Jointly funded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority and Richmond River Shire Council to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.

 

Source: MA
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