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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