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13-September-2013
Photographs supplied by David Evans OAM / Sandra Brown
The park commemorates the bicentenary of the European settlement of Australia in 1988.
The Bicentenary marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814), commander of the First Fleet, established the foundations of a British colony at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788.
Location
| Address: | Kable Avenue, Bicentennial Park, Tamworth, 2340 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.093875 Long: 150.930512 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 12th November, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MABicentennial Park
1788 -1988
Plaque :
Bicentennial Park
Tamworth`s Bicentennial Project
Officially opened on 12th November,1988 by the Premier of New South Wales the Hon. N. F. Greiner, MP
D. P. John, N. J. Lethlean
Mayor Town Clerk
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
