The Old Gum Tree in Glenelg North, South Australia is a historic site associated with Governor John Hindmarsh's Proclamation (on 28 December 1836) of the creation of the colony of South Australia. Each year, an anniversary ceremony is held on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.

The tree itself, probably a red gum, has long since died. Its rotted outer surface was replaced with concrete in 1963.^[1]

Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

[edit] See also

• Holdfast Bay

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• "Glenelg - Old Gum Tree". The Manning Index of South Australian History. http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/g/glenelg1.htm#oldGum. Retrieved 2006-06-07. 
• "Old Gum Tree Reserve". City of Holdfast Bay - days at the bay. http://www.tourism.holdfast.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=108&c=1444. Retrieved 2006-06-07. 

[edit] External links

• Photo of Proclamation Tree, Adelaide. c1880.

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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