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Sir Joseph Banks Print Page 
26-June-2016
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque commemorates Sir Joseph Banks and the 200th anniversary of his landing on Bare Island in 1770.
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Location
| Address: | Bare Island, La Perouse , 2036 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.991944 Long: 151.231126 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Science |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 30-April-1770 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 30-April-1970 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA1743 -1820
Sir Joseph Banks
A gentleman well versed in natural history.
Observer for the Royal Society aboard H. M. barque "Endeavour".
This plaque commemorates the 200th anniversary of the landing of Mr. Joseph Banks on Bare Island during his visit to Botany Bay with Lieutenant James Cook in 1770.
Extract from Banks Journal, 30th April, 1770 :
"Myself in the even landed on a small island on the northern side of the bay to search for shells.
B. R. Sinclair, President, Randwick Historical Society
D. F. Michael, Director of National Parks and Wildlife
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