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08-November-2013
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The Carillon Tower was built to commemorate the bicentenary of European settlement of Australia.
Location
| Address: | Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, 3350 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.562599 Long: 143.856326 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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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
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Carillon Tower
This Carillon Tower was built in 1988 as an Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from the Federal Government, the combined Ballarat Rotary Clubs and the Ballaarat City Council to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.
The Carillon was first installed in the Town Hall Tower in 1873.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
