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17-September-2017
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The site of the first Post Office was 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: -26.476587 Long: 152.952184 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 the first Eumundi Post Office 1912 - 1938
Eumundi Historical Association.
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
