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Australian Bicentenary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (280 words) |
 | The bicentenary of Captain James Cook's arrival and claiming of the east coast of Australia in 1770. |
| The name of the place on which he is believed to have made first landfall was renamed from Cape Everard back to the name Cook had given it, Point Hicks. |
| The bicentenary of Captain Arthur Phillip's arrival with the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour in 1788 and the founding of the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales. |
| Royal Horticultural Society - RHS Bicentenary: Celebrating 200 years of great gardening (414 words) |
| A programme of special Bicentenary events and activities are planned to share the celebrations, which we hope will provide interest and enjoyment to a maximum number of gardening enthusiasts across the UK. |
| The Bicentenary was officially launched in the presence of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh on 16 February. |
| Started by seven men to promote excellence in the art, science and practice of horticulture, the RHS is now the leading gardening charity with more than 330,000 members across the globe, working to inspire, inform and educate all with an interest in gardening. |
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