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The Tennis Courts were erected as a project to commemorate the nation`s bicentenary in 1988.

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:Cassilis Road, Tennis Courts, Cassilis, 2329
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -32.009396
Long: 149.979197
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
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

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 23rd October, 1988
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Plaque :

Merriwa Shire Council

Bicentennial Commemorative Project

Tennis Courts

This project was officially opened by CR. I. D. Peebles, E.D.  Shire President & Bicentennial Committee Chairman on 23rd October, 1988

Funded jointly by the N.S.W. Bicentennial Council  Merriwa Shire Council and local sporting bodies


 

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