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The site of the first Post Office was marked by the Eumundi Historical Association 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:Memorial Drive, Eumundi, 4562
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -26.476587
Long: 152.952184
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
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

Australia
1788 - 1988

Site of the first Eumundi Post Office 1912 - 1938

Eumundi Historical Association.

An Australian Bicentennial Project

To commemorate the nation`s Bicentenary in 1988.

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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