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The pedestrian bridge was erected as a project to commemorate 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: | Quarry Road, Black Hill, 5353 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.702195 Long: 139.457389 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Structure |
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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
An Australian Bicentennial
Project
To commemorate
the Nation's Bicentenary
in 1988
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