The Old Gum Tree

The Old Gum Tree
The Old Gum Tree.
Postage stamp, Australia, 1936.

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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  1. ^ City of Holdfast Bay: "Proclamation Day". Retrieved Sept. 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference/DieuwkeJessopPaper-%20GumTree.pdf

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Coordinates: 34°58′13.42″S 138°31′14.21″E / 34.9703944°S 138.5206139°E / -34.9703944; 138.5206139


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