Australia's Bicentenary

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf national commemoration
gptkbp:commemorates 200th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet
gptkbp:commemorative_coin_issued $10 coin
$2 coin
gptkbp:commemorative_stamp_issued Australia Post Bicentenary stamps
gptkbp:criticised_for ignoring Indigenous perspectives
gptkbp:date 1988
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australia's Bicentenary
gptkbp:legacy infrastructure projects
increased awareness of Indigenous issues
public debate on national identity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:logo stylised map of Australia with 1788–1988
gptkbp:main_city_for_celebrations gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:mainEvent 26 January 1988
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international
gptkbp:notableEvent World Expo 88 in Brisbane
Aboriginal protests
Tall Ships parade in Sydney Harbour
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Bicentennial_National_Trail
Bicentennial Conservatory, Adelaide
Bicentennial Heritage Trails
Bicentennial Medal
Bicentennial Park, Sydney
Bicentennial Tree, Western Australia
gptkbp:number_of_protestors over 40,000
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Australian_Bicentennial_Authority
gptkbp:protest_event March for Justice, Freedom and Hope
gptkbp:protest_event_date 26 January 1988
gptkbp:protest_event_location gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:protestedBy gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkbp:theme Celebration of nationhood
Controversy over Indigenous rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marlston_Hill_Lookout
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8