The Old Gum Tree is an historic site in Glenelg North, Australia. On 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation creating the colony of South Australia. A ceremony is held on each year on Proclamation Day, with the current Governor reading out Hindmarsh's original speech.[1]
The tree itself, probably a red gum, has long since died. Its decayed outer surface was encased in concrete in 1963.[2]
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