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15-April-2015
15-April-2015

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The monument commemorates the Captain James Cook bicentenary celebrations and the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Kingscliff in 1970. 

The Queen, Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales (for part of the tour only) and the Princess Anne made an extensive tour of Australia in 1970 in connection with the bi-centenary of Captain James Cook sailing up the east coast of Australia in 1770.

Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia, 'New South Wales.'

 

Location

Address:Marine Parade, Kingscliffe Community Hall, Kingscliff, 2487
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -28.256091
Long: 153.577784
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:April-1970
Front Inscription

     COMMEMORATION STONE 
        In Recognition Of 
    THE CAPTAIN COOK
BICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS (1770 - 1970)
  And The Occasion Of The Visit Of  
     H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Erected By Kingscliff Urban Committee
For The Citizens Of Kingscliff - April 1970

J. Bayliss - Chairman   A. Wellard - Secretary
J. T. Flood  W. Diamond  D. Brown  T. White
 

Source: MA
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