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26-September-2016
26-September-2016

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The park commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia. The pecan trees in the park were donated by the people of Texas, U.S.A. 

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:Broadway & Schwenke Street, Texas Bicentennial Park, Texas, 4385
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -28.858776
Long: 151.165222
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Park
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:26-January-1788
Actual Event End Date:26-January-1988

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 10th September, 1988
Front Inscription

Plaque :

Texas USA

Texas Bicentennial Park 

The Pecan tree is the State Tree of Texas USA.  

The Pecan trees planted here are donated by the people of Texas USA and dedicated to the citizens of Texas, Queensland in friendship and goodwill.

In commemoration of the Australian Bicentenary, 1788 - 1988

Dedicated September 10, 1988

Source: MA
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