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Sesquicentenary TreePrint Page 
12-August-2015
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
A plaque and tree planted to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the European colonisation of Western Australia in 1829. The stump of the tree is all that remains.
The Swan River Colony was the name given to the British colony established on the Swan River by James Stirling in 1829. The colonists first sighted land on 1 June, the official Proclamation was made on 18 June, and the foundation of the colony took place on 12 August. The two separate townsites of the colony developed slowly into the port city of Fremantle and the Western Australian capital city of Perth.
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The Swan River Colony was the name given to the British colony established on the Swan River by James Stirling in 1829. The colonists first sighted land on 1 June, the official Proclamation was made on 18 June, and the foundation of the colony took place on 12 August. The two separate townsites of the colony developed slowly into the port city of Fremantle and the Western Australian capital city of Perth.
Location
| Address: | Robinson Street, Former Carnarvon Court House Grounds, Carnarvon, 6701 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.884789 Long: 113.656019 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1829 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1979 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 5th October, 1979 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MASESQUICENTENARY TREE
Melaluca Leucodendron
Planted By
Mrs. Mary Albany Baxter
October 5th. 1979
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
