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11-November-2020
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The plaques were erected as a project to commemorate the nation`s bicentenary in 1988. The plaques give a timeline of the history of the Wolseley School at the site.
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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: | West Terrace & Third Street, Wolseley, 5269 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.366701 Long: 140.902893 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: MAPlaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Wesleyan Schoolroom - Lott 99
Opened 1884 - Closed 1892
Wolseley School - Opened 1892
An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Plaque :
Wolseley School opened at this site in 1892
closed this day 17th Dec.1993.
Plaque :
[ Timeline of school history ]
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
