Ku-Ring-Gai Bicentennial ParkPrint Page

The park commemorates the bi-centenary of the European settlement of Australia and is dedicated to the men and women of the First Fleet.   It features a sculpture of the ship H. M. S. Sirius.

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:	Ryde & Lofberg Roads, West Pymble, 2073
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -33.763505 Long: 151.136811 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Park
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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Designer:
Artist:	Victor Cusack (H. M. S. Sirius sculpture)
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:	1988

Source: MA