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Bicentennial Trees : 01-February-2013
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
Trees commemorate 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: | Bell Street (Melba Highway) & ANZAC Avenue, McKenzie Reserve, Yarra Glen, 3775 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.656376 Long: 145.37359 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: | Sunday 17th April, 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAAustralia
1788 - 1988
Shire of Healesville
Bicentennial Community
Committee
This Reserve Of Trees
Planted By The Yarra Glen Community
In Celebration Of
Australia`s Bicentenary 1788 - 1988
And Officially Opened By
Cr. Veronica Holland
On Sunday 17th April, 1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
