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09-January-2017
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The audio system in a section of the Chelsea City Hall was donated 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. 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: | 316 Station Street, Chelsea City Hall, Chelsea, 3196 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.050925 Long: 145.116023 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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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: MAThe audio loop in this area has been donated to the City of Chelsea by the Quota Club of Chelsea to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary
1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
