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09-February-2021
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The time capsule commemorates the bicentenary of Australia 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: | Main Street, Pioneer Park, Port Kenny, 5671 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.167722 Long: 134.684322 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Time Capsule |
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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
Port Kenny, Venus Bay & Districts
Bicentenary Celebrations
15th - 17th April Time Capsule
An Australian Bicentennial
Project
To commemorate
the nations`s Bicentenary
in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
