The Old Gum Tree
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The Old Gum Tree is an historic site in Glenelg North, Australia. On 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation creating the colony of South Australia. A ceremony is held on each year on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.[1]
The tree itself, probably a red gum, has long since died. Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete in 1963.[2]
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- ^ City of Holdfast Bay: "Proclamation Day". Retrieved Sept. 2010.
- ^ http://www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/DieuwkeJessopPaper-%20GumTree.pdf
[edit] Further reading
- "Glenelg - Old Gum Tree". The Manning Index of South Australian History. http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/g/glenelg1.htm#oldGum. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
- "Old Gum Tree Reserve". City of Holdfast Bay - days at the bay. http://www.tourism.holdfast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=108&c=1444. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
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Coordinates: 34°58′13.42″S 138°31′14.21″E / 34.9703944°S 138.5206139°E
