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The Old Gum Tree (also known as The Proclamation Tree) is a historic site in Glenelg North,
File:Old Gum Tree 1867.png, Old Gum Tree in 1867
Old Gum Tree at Glenelg(GN05905).jpg, The Old Gum Tree, 1936
File:Australia-Stamp-1936-Proclamation-Tree.jpg, Postage stamp, Australia, 1936
File:Adelaide - The Proclamation Tree (NBY 441123).jpg, Postcard from 1903
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MAPCO's Old Adelaide Photos.
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The Old Gum Tree (also known as The Proclamation Tree) is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest o ...
. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH (baptised 22 May 1785 – 29 July 1860) was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.
Family
His grandfather William Hindmarsh was a gardener in Co ...
delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest o ...
. A ceremony is held each year at the site on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.
The tree itself, probably a red gum, had died by 1907. Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wid ...
in 1963.
It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Herita ...
in 1978 and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1980.
See also
*Holdfast Bay
The Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the local government area of the City of Holdfast Bay and the suburbs of Glenelg and Glenelg North
European settlement on Holdfast Bay ...
* List of Adelaide parks and gardens
* List of named ''Eucalyptus'' trees
*List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
* Proclamation Day
References
Further reading
* *External links
MAPCO's Old Adelaide Photos.
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