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The plaque, unveiled after landscaping upgrading work at Bass and Flinders Point, commemorates the 200th anniversary of the journey of George Bass and Matthew Flinders into Port Hacking in 1796.
Bass and Flinders sailed from England to New South Wales on board the HMS Reliance, arriving at the new colony of Sydney in September 1795. During this voyage they had become close friends and would together explore and chart much of the eastern coast of Australia southward of Sydney. In March 1796 Bass and Flinders took their single masted yawl of just over 4 metres, the Tom Thumb II, south to what is now known as Lake Illawarra. During this voyage they discovered, explored and named Port Hacking estuary and camped overnight near the point that is named in their honour.
Location
| Address: | Gowrie Street & The Esplanade, Bass & Flinders Point, Cronulla , 2230 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.072928 Long: 151.153475 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1796 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1996 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 30th March, 1996 |
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BASS AND FLINDERS POINT
The official opening of the landscape upgrading work
to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the journey
of Bass & Flinders into the Port Hacking took place
on 30 March 1996
In the presence of
Councillor Lorraine Rodden
Mayor, Sutherland Shire Council
The funds for this project were provided equally by
the NSW Department of Planning and Urban Affairs
and Sutherland Shire Council
D. V. Abbott
Director / Engineering
