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17-November-2014
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The park commemorates the bi-centenary of the European settlement of Australia and is dedicated to the men and women of the First Fleet. It features a sculpture of the ship H. M. S. Sirius.
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.
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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: | Ryde & Lofberg Roads, West Pymble, 2073 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.763505 Long: 151.136811 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 |
| Artist: | Victor Cusack (H. M. S. Sirius sculpture) |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAKu-Ring-Gai Bicentennial Park
Plaque :
This park is dedicated to the men and women of the First Fleet who arrived from England in January 1788 and founded this our beloved country
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