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04-October-2017
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The fence was constructed 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: | Glen Innes Road (Gwyder Highway), Scout Hall, Inverell, 2360 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -29.779505 Long: 151.117535 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-January-1788 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-January-1988 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
The construction of this fence was carried out by 1988 Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry & Joinery students of Inverell College of
Technical and Further Education as an Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988
Funded by the N.S.W. Bicentennial Secretariat
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
