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The audio system in a section of the Chelsea City Hall was donated to commemorate 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:316 Station Street, Chelsea City Hall, Chelsea, 3196
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.050925
Long: 145.116023
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Technology
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

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

The audio loop in this area has been donated to the City of Chelsea by the Quota Club of Chelsea to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary

1988

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