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17-September-2017
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The site of the Salvation Army Hall and the Methodist Church were marked by the Eumundi Historical Association 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: | Memorial Drive, Eumundi, 4562 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -26.476978 Long: 152.952248 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: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Site of Salvation Army Hall 1894.
Methodist Church 1911.
Eumundi Historical Association.
An Australian Bicentennial roject to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
