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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: | New England Highway, APEX (Victoria) Park, Warwick, 4370 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.222573 Long: 152.018914 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Garden |
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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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Australia
1788 - 1988
Family Pathways and Gardens
An Australian Bicentennial Project funded by The Australian Government, the Queensland Government, the Warwick City Council and the Warwick Bicentennial Community Commitee to commemorate the Nation`s Bicentenary opened by Ald. S. R. Walsh, D.C.M., Mayor of Warwick
26th January, 1988.
Australia
1788 - 1988
"Family Pathways"
A Warwick Bicentennial Community Committee project funded from contributions to Family Bricks by the citizens and friends of Warwick.
Officially opened Australia Day 26th, January, 1988 by Ald. S. R. Walsh, D.C.M., Mayor of Warwick.
Committee Chairman : James Bax
Secretary : Elizabeth Bax
Treasurere : Ald. Doug. Cutmore
Committee Members :
Elspeth Matthews Ald. Stan Walsh Thomas Bryant
Allan M. Matthews John Cuddihy Doug Feez