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The cairn commemorates the nations' 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:North Terrace, Arthurton Oval, Arthurton, 5572
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.256636
Long: 137.754613
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
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

      This Cairn was erected
  on behalf of the community of
         Arthurton and District

           to commemorate
       the Nation`s Bicentenary
               in 1988

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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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