French Bicentennial - Mittagong, NSW, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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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.

Visited: 1843, Saturday, 20 January, 2018

Subject: Country

Commemoration: 1989

Date of Founding: 1789

Date of Commemoration: November 4th, 1989

Address:
Lake Alexandra (western side), Mittagong, NSW, Australia

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