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17-May-2014
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
A flagpole 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: | Austin Street, Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun, 3396 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.725798 Long: 142.369779 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: | Tuesday 26th January, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATHIS FLAG POLE
Was Erected By
The Country Womens Association
Hopetoun Branch
To Commemorate
The Australian Bicentennial Year
26th January 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
