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Bicentennial Plaque : 22-04-2014
Bicentennial Plaque : 22-04-2014

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The Pioneer Garden was established with funding provided by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments and the Deakin Shire Council to commemorate the bicentenary of Australia in 1988.

The Australian Bicentennial Authority (ABA) was set up to plan, fund and coordinate projects that emphasized the nation's cultural heritage.

The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788. 

Location

Address:534 Sinclair Road, Kyvalley Hall, Pioneer Garden , Kyvalley, 3621
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.283877
Long: 145.006043
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Garden
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
Front Inscription

Australia
1788 - 1988

Pioneer Garden

Kyvalley historical milestones

1840 - Part of the original Wyuna Run
1870 - Area selected sheep and wheat farming
1887 - School opened - Railway constructed 
Originally named Tongala South
1911 - Closer settlement commenced - irrigated, dairying & fruit
1914 - Tennis Club opened
1914 - District named changed to Kyvalley
1926 - Public hall opened
1933 to 1976 - Presbyterian Church

Funding for this project provided by the Commonwealth & Victorian Governments & Deakin Shire Council

Plaque unveiled by Bruce Pearl, Shire Secretary 1958 -1988





 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au