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08-July-2017
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The plaque commemorates 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: | 31 Wyemo Street, Yelarbon Lagoon, Yelarbon, 4388 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.576441 Long: 150.756416 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: MACommunity Improvement Association Yelarbon
Commemoration of Bicentenary
1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
