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The tractor commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia and celebrates 200 years of agriculture 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: | Vohr & Irvine Streets, Bicentennial Park, Jamestown, 5491 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.201391 Long: 138.604023 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Technology |
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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
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SAHN1923 Fordson tractor
Supplied by the Jamestown APEX Club
To commemorate the Australian Bicentennial
Celebrating 200 years of agriculture in Australia and "Farming Through The Ages"
Jamestowns Bicentennial event
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au