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23-July-2015
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Broadwater Playground was established to commemorate 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. Capatin 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: | Pacific Highway & Little Pitt Street, Broadwater Playground, Broadwater, 2472 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.013618 Long: 153.432924 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 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Broadwater Playground funded by the N.S.W. Bicentennial Council and Richmond River Shire Council
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation's Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
