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Captain Charles FremantlePrint Page 
16-June-2016
Photographs supplied by Rod Browton
The sculpture commemorates Captain Charles Fremantle.
Fremantle was Captain of HMS Challenger and was despatched by the Admiralty from the Cape of Good Hope on 20 March 1829. He anchored in Cockburn Sound on 2 May and landed on Garden Island. One week later, he hoisted the British flag on the south head of the mouth of the Swan River and took formal possession in the name of His Majesty King George IV of `all that part of New Holland (Australia) which is not included within the territory of New South Wales`.
Location
| Address: | H.M.A.S. Stirling Naval Base, Garden Island, 6168 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.224281 Long: 115.691701 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1981 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MACharles Howe Fremantle 1981
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
