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Knox Arboretum commemorates 200 years of European settlement of 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: | Dorset Road, Tim Neville Arboretum, Ferntree Gully, 3156 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.876365 Long: 145.286088 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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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: | Saturday 30th July, 1988 |
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Australia
1788 - 1988
The Knox Arboretum
A Project funded by the Bicentennial Authority.
Officially opened on 30th July, 1988 by
His Worship the Mayor of Knox
Cr. F. A. Johnson, J.P.
Commemorating Australia`s Bicentennial Year
Bayswater / Wantirna Ward
Cr. M. T. Wallace, J.P. Cr. J. V. Schulz Cr. G. A. Dempster
Boronia Ward
Cr. H. R. Lupton, O.A.M., J.P. Cr. P. K. Maley, J.P. Cr L. Knight
Ferntree Gully Ward
Cr W. H. Tew, M.B.E., J.P. Cr. F.A. Johnson, J.P. Cr D. G. Lucas
Rowville / Scoresby Ward
Cr. E.C. T. Blaze Cr. C. E. Tidball Cr. J. T. Raymond
T. J. Neville - Chief Executive
