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19-March-2021
19-March-2021

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The sundial commemorates 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:Wandearah Road, Port Pirie Library, Women`s Keepsake Garden, Port Pirie, 5540
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.181451
Long: 138.011374
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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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

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Front Inscription

To the citizens of Port Pirie to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary 1988

Donated by Soroptimists International

 

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