Everything about Australian Bicentenary totally explained
The
bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in
1970 on the 200th anniversary of Captain
James Cook landing and claiming the land, and again in
1988 to celebrate 200 years of permanent white settlement.
1970
The bicentenary of Captain
James Cook's arrival and claiming of the east coast of Australia in 1770. The name of the place on which he's believed to have made first landfall was renamed from Cape Everard back to the name Cook had given it,
Point Hicks.
1988
The bicentenary of Captain
Arthur Phillip's arrival with the
First Fleet in
Sydney Harbour in 1788 and the founding of the city of
Sydney and the colony of
New South Wales.
The
Australian Bicentennial Authority (ABA) was setup to plan, fund and coordinate projects that emphasized the nation's cultural heritage. State Councils were also created to ensure cooperation between the federal and state governments.
The result was a national programme of events and celebrations to commemorate the Bicentenary, including,
- Expo '88 in Brisbane the largest event of these celebrations.
- the First Fleet re-enactment in Sydney Harbour
- Australian Bicentennial Exhibition, toured throughout Australia
- Australia Live, a television special
- all Australian schoolchildren were presented with a Bicentennial "Heritage Medallion"
- the issue by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (from late 1987 to the end of 1988) of over 160,000 commemorative Bicentennial number plates which were sold at a premium.
1988 was also marked by the completion of many unique
development projects such as the
Bicentennial National Trail and on
9 May of that year,
Queen Elizabeth II opened the
New Parliament House in
Canberra.
Significant improvements to Australian roads were made through the
Australian Bicentennial Road Development ProgramFurther Information
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