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The monument commemorates the bicentenary of the European settlement of Australia.
The bicentennial year of Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales, 1988 is considered the official bicentenary year of the founding of Australia.
Location
| Address: | Old Hume Highway & Church Lane, Winifred West Park, Mittagong, 2575 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.450951 Long: 150.449124 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 26-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 26-January-1988 |
| Artist: | Eberhard Franke |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 17th September, 1988 |
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MITTAGONG`S BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL
UNVEILED COLIN HOLLIS, M.H.R.
17th SEPTEMBER, 1988
Sponsored By Australian Landscape Artist
Leonard H. Long,
Wingecarribee Bicentennial Community Committee
And Blue Circle Southern Cement, Berrima
Organised by the Back to Mittagong Commitee
Chairman Pat O`Halloran Secretary Leah Day
Treasurer Pio Liberale
Sculptor Eberhard Franke
