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Australian Bicentenary : 30-December-2012
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A monument erected at the site of the former Cope Cope Park State School commemorates the bi-centenary 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: | Sunraysia Highway, Cope Cope, 3480 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.457317 Long: 143.056206 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1788 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1988 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Site of the Cope Cope State School
No. 1756
1.10.1882 to 10. 8.1967
An Australian Bicentennial Project To commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
