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Reconciliation Walk Plaque / April 2013
Reconciliation Walk Plaque / April 2013

Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

The plaque commemorates the historic walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 2000.

On May 28, 2000, a milestone was reached in the process of reconciliation between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians. 250,000 people turned out for the Walk for Reconciliation across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, showing the huge amount of support that was behind reconciliation in this country. For five-and-a-half hours, a continuous stream of people made their way across the famous Sydney landmark, making it the largest political demonstration ever to be held in Australian history. The event took place as part of Reconciliation Week, which was dubbed “Corroboree 2000”.

Location

Address:Hickson Road, Southern end of Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, 2000
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.8547
Long: 151.209716
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Indigenous
Actual Event Start Date:28-May-2000
Actual Event End Date:28-May-2000

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Thursday 27th May, 2004
Front Inscription

On 28th May 2000, more than 250,000 people 
walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge 
in support of reconciliation
In the months that followed, a million more 
Australians participated in similar walks 
  throughout the nation.

Mari budjariyana

Unveiled on 27 May 2004

Inscription in Proximity

Pathways
to Reconciliation

together we're doing it

Launched 27 May 2004

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au