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The side gate at the entrance to Falls Park commemorates the Bicentenary of British settlement in Tasmania in 2003. The gate replaced a turnstile which was erected in 1953.
Tasmania was first settled by the British in 1803. Lieutenant John Bowen arrived on a ship named Lady Nelson with 49 soldiers, settlers and convicts. They originally settled at Risdon on the River Derwent.
Location
| Address: | Logan Road, Falls Park, Evandale, 7212 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.571043 Long: 147.253711 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Gate |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1803 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2003 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 7th September, 2003 |
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2003
Plaque :
Falls Park
The 1953 entrance gates were erected by the Evandale Municipal Council and the Evandale Agricultural Society
To Commemorate 150 years since British settlement in Tasmania
The gates were relocated and the original turnstile replaced by the 2003 gate donated by the John Glover Society Inc. to recognise Tasmania`s Bi-centenary
Officially opened on the 7th September 2003 by Mr David Von Steiglitz OAM
