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Bicentenary BBQ : August-2014
Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford
The picnic area commemorates the bi-centenary 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: | 412 Clarendon - Lal Lal Road, Lal Lal Soldiers Memorial Hall , Lal Lal , 3352 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.675669 Long: 144.011699 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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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 12th November, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia 1788 - 1988
This picnic area and B.B.Q . was built by the residents of Lal Lal to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary
It was officially opened on the 12th November, 1988 by Mr Sydney Burns a descendant of a pioneer family
The Federal Government and Buninyong Shire Council provided financial assistance
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
