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11-December-2014
Photographs supplied by Tom Bird
The plaque 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: | Sargeant Street, Progress Park, Thoona, 3726 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.33958 Long: 146.07758 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 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1988 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralian
1788 - 1988
Erected by the Thoona & District Progress Association Inc. for the community.
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation`s bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
