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The Old Gum Tree (also known as The Proclamation Tree) is a historic site in
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
Glenelg North is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Holdfast Bay and the City of West Torrens.
Demographics
The 2011 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 5,699 persons in Glenelg ...
, South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a 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 of Australia's states and territories ...
. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a 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 of Australia's states and territories ...
. A ceremony is held each year at the site on Proclamation Day
Proclamation Day is the name of official or unofficial holidays or other anniversaries which commemorate or mark an important proclamation. In some cases it may be the day of, or the anniversary of, the proclamation of a monarch's accession to the ...
, 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 in 1978 and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. ...
in 1980.
See also
* Holdfast Bay *List of Adelaide parks and gardens
List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide.
Northern Adelaide
The South Australian government region known as Northern Adelaide and which occupies the north ...
* List of named ''Eucalyptus'' trees
* List of individual trees
*Proclamation Day
Proclamation Day is the name of official or unofficial holidays or other anniversaries which commemorate or mark an important proclamation. In some cases it may be the day of, or the anniversary of, the proclamation of a monarch's accession to the ...
References
Further reading
* *External links
MAPCO's Old Adelaide Photos.
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