OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Plaque, 14/02/2002

DATE2002

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P422

HISTORY

This plaque was placed at Newton Reserve, Portsea to commemorate the bicentenary of the British discovery of Port Phillip on 14/02/1802.

DESCRIPTION

This image is a photograph of a large square grey plaque attached to a stone. The inscription is as follows: “The people of the Kulin lived in the Port Phillip area for thousands of years. Acting Lieutenant John Murray, Commander of HMS Lady Nelson, the first recorded European ship to enter the bay, landed on 14 February 1802 and walked out from here to the high dunes. The entrance to Port Phillip was sighted from Lady Nelson on 4 January 1802 but the ship did not attempt entry of the Heads until 14 February following a survey by the First Mate, William Bowen and his party in the ship’s launch beginning 31 January. Murray named Point Nepean and Arthurs Seat at this time. This plaque was unveiled on 14 February, 2002 To commemorate the bicentenary of the event Nepean Historical Society Morning Peninsula Shire 14.02.02 - Bicentenary of the British Discovery of Port Phillip”.

SUBJECTS

Aboriginal peoples (Australians), Bicentenaries, British colonies, Exploration, Plaques

KEYWORDS

Arthurs Seat, Bicentenary Plaque, Portsea, Bowen, First Mate William, Kulin people, Lady Nelson (ship), Mornington Peninsula Shire, Murray, Acting Lieutenant John, Nepean Historical Society, Newton Reserve, Portsea, Point Nepean, Port Phillip Bay