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Bicentennial Plaque : November 2013
Bicentennial Plaque : November 2013
Bicentennial Time Capsule : November 2013
Bicentennial Plaque : November 2013

Photographs supplied by Nancy Alford

A time capsule which is to be opened in 2038 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:Streatham - Carngham Road, Tennis Court, Mount Emu, 3351
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.59813
Long: 143.425131
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

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 2nd October, 1988
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Front Inscription

Mt. Emu Social Club

2.  10.  88

Bicentennial Time Capsule

To be opened in the year 2038


 

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