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Bicentenary Tree : June 2014
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
The tree 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: | 49 Hesse Street, Queenscliff Historical Museum, Queenscliff, 3225 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.267666 Long: 144.661382 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
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| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
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Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAIn commemoration of Australia`s Bicentenary
1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
