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Bicentenary Plaque : 27-09-2013
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
The gates commemorate Australia's Bicentenary from 1788 to 1988.
1988 is the bicentennial year of Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales.
Location
| Address: | Midland Highway, Elaine Sports Ground, Elaine, 3334 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.782426 Long: 144.029476 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Gates |
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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: | Sunday 12th June, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
This plaque was officially unveiled by the Hon. Robert Knowles M.L.C. on June 12th, 1988
An Australian Bicentennial Project with financial assistance from the Federal Government.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
