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Australian Bicentenary - 75 Years of GuidingPrint Page 
25-August-2016
Photographs supplied by Arthur Garland
The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia and 75 years of guiding in Tasmania.
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: | James Street, Whitemark, 7255 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -40.121849 Long: 148.017734 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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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
Donated by
1st Flinders Island Brownie Guide Pack
as a project for
75 years of Guiding in Tasmania - 1988
and to commemorate
the Australian Bicentenary 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
