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Bicentennial Plaque Inscription : 16-August-2014
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Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / Sandra Brown / Russell Byers / John Huth

The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788. 

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:New England Highway, King George V Park, Willow Tree, 2339
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.648851
Long: 150.726183
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

An Australian Bicentennial Project

To commemorate the nation's Bicentenary in 1988

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