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24-November-2017
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The plaque commemorates the landscaping of the Laidley Cultural Centre as 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: | Laidley - Plainlands Road, Laidley Cultural Centre, Laidley, 4341 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.61328 Long: 152.397713 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
Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Laidley Shire Council aesthetically beautify the surrounds to the Laidley Cultural Centre
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation`s bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
