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31-July-2016
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A time capsule commemorates the bicentenary of the European settelement of 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.
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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: | 32 Kerferd Avenue, Sorrento Primary School , Sorrento, 3943 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.341288 Long: 144.740528 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 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788-1988
Time Capsule
To be opened by the Shire President
on 24th November 2038.
An Australian Bicentennial
Project
To commemorate
the nation`s Bicentenary
in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
