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16-October-2013
16-October-2013

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The flagpole 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:Boronia Road & Albert Avenue, Roundabout, Boronia, 3155
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.862886
Long: 145.291608
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:26-January-1788
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Actual Event End Date:26-January-1988
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

This flagpole was erected for the residents of the Boronia Ward

In commemoration of Australia`s Bicentenary in 1988

Boronia Ward Councillors :
Councillor H. R. Lupton, O.A.M.  J. P.
(Chairman Knox Citizens Bicentenary Committee)
Councillor P. K. Maley J.P.
Councillor L. Knight.

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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au