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22-July-2021
22-July-2021

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The granite plaque on the direction finder was erected in 1988 in memory of those who arrived in 1788 on the First Fleet ships. 

Location

Address:Through Street, Lane Boulevarde, South Grafton, 2460
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -29.701403
Long: 152.936202
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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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1988
Front Inscription

Erected 1988

To the memory of those who arrived on the First Fleet ships

January 26..  1788

H.M.S. Sirius
H.M.S. Supply
Alexander
Borrowdale
Charlotte
Fishburn
Friendship
Golden Grove
Lady Penrhyn
Prince of Wales
Scarborough

To live on in the hearts & minds of descendants  is never to die

 

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