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30-December-2015
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The tree 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: | 609 Drayton - Wellcamp Road, Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp , 4350 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.553954 Long: 151.850896 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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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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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis tree was planted by Christine Devine
To commemorate the Australian Bicentenary
26 - 1 - 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
