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17-May-2014
17-May-2014

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A flagpole 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:Austin Street, Lake Lascelles, Hopetoun, 3396
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.725798
Long: 142.369779
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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:Tuesday 26th January, 1988
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Front Inscription

THIS FLAG POLE
Was Erected By
The Country Womens Association
Hopetoun Branch
To Commemorate
The Australian Bicentennial Year
26th January 1988

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