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15-August-2017 (John Huth)
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The Muckadilla Community Park was a project 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: | Warrego Highway, Muckadilla, 4461 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.585006 Long: 148.385431 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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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 9th April, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988
Plaque :
This park was opened by T. F. (Tom) Crawford
A well respected resident of Muckadilla & District on 9th April, 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
