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The Old Gum Tree
Proclamation Day plaque
Plaque from 1857 celebrating the 21st anniversary of Proclamation Day at the site

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.

The tree itself, probably a red gum, had died by 1907. Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete in 1963.

It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate in 1978 and listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1980.

  • Old Gum Tree 1867

    Old Gum Tree in 1867

  • Old Gum Tree at Glenelg(GN05905)

    The Old Gum Tree, 1936

  • Australia-Stamp-1936-Proclamation-Tree

    Postage stamp, Australia, 1936

  • Adelaide - The Proclamation Tree (NBY 441123)

    Postcard from 1903

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