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21-September-2020
21-September-2020

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren / Bryan Cole
The sculpture and wall frieze commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia.

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia formed one nation.  When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Location

Address:The Strand, Freeman Lookout, Port Elliot, 5212
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.536871
Long: 138.684185
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Federal
Actual Event Start Date:01-January-1901
Actual Event End Date:01-January-2001
Artist:Will Hendriks

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:2001
Front Inscription

Port Elliot   

Centenary of Federation

Sculpture and wall frieze          
2001

Wall frieze 

Route of first Australian railway
Harbour mooring location
Water supply location
Port Elliot town

Sculpture

"We have long been separated, but now we are looped together with bands of iron"
Sir Henry Parkes ' Father of Federation'

Sculptural artwork by Will Hendriks

Sponsors

Bashams Beach Trust
Port Elliot Town and Foreshore Improvement Association
Port Elliot National Trust
Alexandrina Council
ABC. D`-Art

 

Left Side Inscription

 

 

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