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The Federation Gardens commemorate the Bicentenary of the European settlement of Australia in 1988.

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:Honour Avenue & Sanger Street, Corowa, 2646
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.994539
Long: 146.391268
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Garden
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:Saturday 4th March, 1989
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                    Australia 
                  1788 - 1988

          Federation Gardens
This project was funded by the
New South Wales Bicentennial Council
and Corowa Shire and established with the
assistance of combined service clubs and
community to commemorate the Nation`s
           Bicentenary in 1988
Opened by The Premier of New South Wales
  The Hon. N. F. Greiner M.P.
              4 March, 1989.

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