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The bicentennial plaque commemorates the nations' bicentenary in 1988 with the upgrade to Robinson Park and its facilities.

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:Herbert Street, Boulia, 4829
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -22.911585
Long: 139.910537
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

           Robinson Park 
        Facilities in this park 
have been upgraded by 
Boulia Shire Council
As an Australian Bicentennial Project 
  with financial assistance 
from the Queensland Government 
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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