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08-May-2018
Photographs supplied by Neil Follett
The plaque commemorates the establishment of Tea Tree Lake as a project in 1988 to commemorate the bicentenary of 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: | Montgomery Way , Tea Tree Lake Reserve, Mortlake, 3272 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.084261 Long: 142.809771 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
Tea Tree Lake
Funded by
Shire of Mortlake
Australian Bicentennial Authority
Victorian Government
An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the Nation`s Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
