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24-February-2017
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The marble tablet commemorates the bicentenary of the European settlement 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: | 265 Grey Street , Glen Innes Town Hall, Glen Innes, 2370 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.738401 Long: 151.735702 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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 2nd April, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis stone commemorates the Bicentenary of Australia and the opening of the Glen Innes Grey Street Project
2nd April 1988.
Ald. D. P. Donnelly Mayor.
Mrs. T. McCarthy Vice Chairperson N.S.W. Bicentennial Council.
Mr. J. C. Frost Town Clerk.
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