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14-August-2017
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The Gwyder Laycock Park was as Australian Bicentenary 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: | Hutton Street (Carnarvon Highway) & Third Avenue, Gwyder Laycock Park, Injune, 4454 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -25.845318 Long: 148.565435 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
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAGwyder Laycock Park
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
