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27-October-2016
27-October-2016

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The barbeque was erected as a project to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. 

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:Warrego Highway, Richard Best Memorial Park, Warra, 4411
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.929045
Long: 150.919346
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
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
Front Inscription

Australia
1788 - 1988

An Australian Bicentennial Project 

To commemorate the nation's Bicentenary in 1988

Source: MA
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