French Bicentennial - Mittagong, NSW, Australia
S 34° 26.782 E 150° 26.776
56H E 265380 N 6185391
On a block of trachyte by Lake Alexandra is a bronze plaque placed for the 1989 Bicentennial Anniversary of France.
Waymark Code: WMYJHZ
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/20/2018
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On the western side of Lake Alexandra is the commemorative plaque, with the full text of the plaque as follows:
ENSIGN
FRANCIS LUIS BARRALLIER
EXPLORER SURVEYOR ARCHITECT
Officer and Engineer - British Colonial Army
Aide de Camp to Governor King
In 1802, Barrallier set forth as an ambassador for Governor
King to explore the mountains to the south west of Sydney
He discovered and mapped the Nattai River, Wollondilly River,
Kowmung River and the Burragorang Valley.
BORN FRANCE 1773 DIED ENGLAND 1853
This plaque was unveiled to commemorate
the French Bicentennial 1789 - 1989 by
the Ambassador for France
M. Roger Duzer
November 4th, 1989
While I don't remember any specific 'French Anniversary Celebrations' in Australia at that time (1989), as I was 'gearing up' to head to Western Australia for study and work, I know that I had earlier been exploring some of those places that Barrallier had explored in the Nattai and Burragorang regions.
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