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The time capsule under the cairn commemorates Australia Day in the Bicentenary Year of 1988.
This capsule was the initiative of the Canberra Times, Australia Day Canberra Committee and the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC). Its contents feature a letter from Prime Minister Robert J. Hawke, a short history of the newspaper and a letter from its editor, as well as a letter from the Commission. Numerous other mementos are included in the 1.5 metre glass capsule to be opened in 2088.
Location
| Address: | Parkes Way , Commonwealth Park , Parkes, 2600 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.290114 Long: 149.133045 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Time Capsule |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
| Link: | http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/ |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 26th January, 1988 |
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Australia
1788 - 1988
To celebrate
Australia Day in the Bicentennial Year
a Time Capsule was placed beneath this cairn
on
January 26, 1988
by
The Canberra Times
Australia Day in the National Capital
and the
National Capital Development Commission
The Time Capsule is to be opened
in the year 2088.
