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28-May-2014
Photographs supplied by Tom Bird
The monument, containing a time capsule, commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia.
The Bicentenary marked the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), commander of the First Fleet, established the foundations of a British colony at Sydney Cove on the 26 January 1788.
Location
| Address: | Chambers Road, Bungowannah Hall, Bungowannah, 2640 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.001536 Long: 146.746828 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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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: | Saturday 9th April, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Erected by the people of Bungowannah to commemorate the Australian Bicentennial Year
9th April 1988.
2088
Left Side Inscription
2013
2013
Back Inscription
2038
2038
Right Side Inscription
2063
Source: MA2063
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
