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The creation of Gum Bend Lake was a Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nation's bicentenary in 1988.
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: | Gum Bend Road, Gum Bend Lake on unnamed access road, Condobolin, 2877 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.076486 Long: 147.100626 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Natural Feature |
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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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 22nd October, 1988 |
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| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Gum Bend Lake
This project to commemorate Australia`s Bicentenary was jointly funded by the New South Wales Bicentennial Council, the people of Condobolin, and Lachlan Shire Council
J. M. Hill Shire President
P. J. Cooley Shire Clerk
Plaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Lachlan Shire Council
This project was officially opened by the Honourable Ian M. Armstrong O.B.E. M.P., Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs on 22nd October, 1988
