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12-October-2018
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
The bicentennial plaque commemorates the nations' bicentenary in 1988 with the upgrade to Robinson Park and its facilities.
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: | Herbert Street, Boulia, 4829 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -22.911585 Long: 139.910537 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: MA Australia
1788 -1988
Robinson Park
Facilities in this park
have been upgraded by
Boulia Shire Council
As an Australian Bicentennial Project
with financial assistance
from the Queensland Government
To commemorate the nation's
Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
