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18-August-2023 (Sandra Brown)
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18-August-2023 (Sandra Brown)
24-November-2013 (John Huth)

Photographs supplied by John Huth / Sandra Brown

A time capsule commemorates 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:Brisbane Valley Highway, Lions Park, Esk, 4312
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.24209
Long: 152.423962
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Time Capsule
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

Time Capsule

To be opened

26 January 2088

Plaque :

Australia
1788 - 1988

Erected in the Bicentennial Year to commemorate the achievements, hopes and dreams of past and present generations
whatever race, colour or creed. 

"Advance Australia Fair"

An Australia Bicentennial Project, with financial assistance from the Queensland State Government

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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