Last evening I finally went for a walk to get the wording of this obelisk which was erected on the waterfront at the end of Orana St as part of the Bicentenary celebrations. It was unveiled by the 33rd Governor of NSW, Sir James Rowland AC KBE DFC AFC. The western face says: "This is the northernmost area reached by a party led by Governor Arthur Phillip RN in an expedition of exploration and discovery in search of suitable farm land. Governor Phillip was accompanied by Captains Hunter, Collins and Johnston with Surgeon White." (I can't help wondering who was left back in charge in Sydney!!) The northern face says: "This area referred by Captain Phillip as the North West Branch of Broken Bay was later named Brisbane Water. Settlement did not begin till 1823, 30 years after its discovery." The eastern face says: " The obelisk marks the place where on the 9th June 1789 they landed while Captain John Hunter, later to become second Governor of the Colony, took the latitude at noon that day that he computed to be 33o 26' 30" south. " The southern face says: " This spot is on the original grant of 640 acres of crown land promised to John H Edwards by Sir Ralph Darling in 1829 and granted on 30.9.1839 to Major Henry Smyth who called it Green Point." All very interesting Judy Gifford