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Bicentenary Tree : 24-August-2011
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
A tree 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: | Thompson & French Streets, Hamilton Botanic Gardens, Hamilton, 3300 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.747011 Long: 142.025275 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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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
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 14th March, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralian Bicentenary
The Mayor of the City of Hamilton
Cr. K. R. Barber, J.P.
on March 14th, 1988
dedicated this Bicentennial Tree and lodged
a time capsule to be opened by the people
of Hamilton in 2088.
Project initiated by the
Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
