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The Jamestown Bicentennial Park commemorates 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: | Vohr & Irvine Streets, 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: | Park |
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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: | October-1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque :
Australia
1788 - 1988
Jamestown Bicentennial Park opened by Mr. Brian Williams Mayor of Jamestown 1966 - 1970
October 1988
An Australian Bicentennial Project to commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988
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