The Old Gum Tree
The Old Gum Tree (also known as The Proclamation Tree) is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia. 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. A ceremony is held each year at the site on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.[1]
The tree itself, probably a red gum, had died by 1907.[2] Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete in 1963.[3]
It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1978 and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1980.[4][5]
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Old Gum Tree in 1867
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The Old Gum Tree, 1936
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Postage stamp, Australia, 1936
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Postcard from 1903
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Holdfast Bay
- List of Adelaide parks and gardens
- List of named Eucalyptus trees
- List of individual trees
- Proclamation Day
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ City of Holdfast Bay: "Proclamation Day and the Old Gum Tree". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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Further reading
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External links
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