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21-January-2020
Photographs supplied by John Huth
The picnic area was established to commemorate the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788.
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: | Jerrys Plains Road, Sports Ground, Jerrys Plains, 2330 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.498692 Long: 150.909657 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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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: MAPlaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
This picnic area was provided by Jerry`s Plains Bicentennial Committee
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation's Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
