page_title: Australian Bicentenary
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Australian Bicentenary / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Skyneedle and Monorail at World Expo 88
context_page_description: The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788.
context_section_description: The bicentennial year marked Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the 11 ships of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788, and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales. 1988 is considered the official bicentenary year of the founding of Australia.
caption: Skyneedle at World Expo 88, as part of the celebrations for the 1988 Bicentenary
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