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Bicentenary Plaque : 04-October-2014
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The plaque commemorating the bicentenary of Australia details the history of West Wallsend.
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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: | Carrington & Hyndes Street, Soldiers Memorial Park , West Wallsend, 2286 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.902196 Long: 151.582624 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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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
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Australia
1788 - 1988
West Wallsend
A Colliery township founded by the West Wallsend Coal
Company and subdivided in 1887. Collieries of the area were :
1888 West Wallsend, Newcastle New-Wallsend later
West Wallsend extended (Killingworth)
1890 Monkwearmouth (Later Seaham No. 1)
1905 Seaham No. 2
1971 West Wallsend No. 2 ( still operating 1988)
West Wallsend Colliery was a pioneer in the use of an all-metal
headframe in the Australian Colonies.
An historic sites Bicentennial Project funded by the
Australian Bicentennial Authority and the Lake Macquarie
City Council to celebrate Australia`s Bicentenary.
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
West Wallsend
A Colliery township founded by the West Wallsend Coal
Company and subdivided in 1887. Collieries of the area were :
1888 West Wallsend, Newcastle New-Wallsend later
West Wallsend extended (Killingworth)
1890 Monkwearmouth (Later Seaham No. 1)
1905 Seaham No. 2
1971 West Wallsend No. 2 ( still operating 1988)
West Wallsend Colliery was a pioneer in the use of an all-metal
headframe in the Australian Colonies.
An historic sites Bicentennial Project funded by the
Australian Bicentennial Authority and the Lake Macquarie
City Council to celebrate Australia`s Bicentenary.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
