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Bicentennial Plaque Inscription : 16-August-2014
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Sandra Brown / Russell Byers / John Huth
The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788.
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: | New England Highway, King George V Park, Willow Tree, 2339 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.648851 Long: 150.726183 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: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
An Australian Bicentennial Project
To commemorate the nation's Bicentenary in 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
