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The plaque, mounted on bricks from the Australian Agricultural kiln at Laman`s Creek, commemorates 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: | Mallon & Griffin Streets, Stroud, 2425 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.407886 Long: 151.969368 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
Australia
1788 - 1988
Near Laman`s Creek is the site of the Australian Agricultural Company`s brick kilns
Convict labour used in the 1830`s to make bricks for Company buildings
Nearby also site of Chinese market gardens
Heritage Trail plaque funded by the Australian Bicentennial Authority and Great Lakes Shire Council commemorating
the Nation`s Bicentenary 1988
