Australia Bicentenary - Balmain Swimming & Life Saving ClubPrint Page

The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of Australia and details the history of the Balmain Swimming and Life Saving Club.

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:	Fitzroy Avenue, Elkington Park , Balmain, 2041
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -33.853875 Long: 151.173182 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	Landscape
Sub-Theme:	Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:	1788
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:	1988
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:	1988

Source: MA