Place Names Register Extract
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens
Extract date: 29/03/2025
| Name |
George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens |
| Type Designation |
Garden |
| Place Id |
3085 |
| Place Type |
Park or Cemetery |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
17 April 2002 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 26' S
(Decimal degrees -12.44481) |
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Longitude:
130° 50' E
(Decimal degrees 130.83713) |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
The Gardens |
| Lot/Portion |
|
| |
Town of Darwin |
| |
Town of Darwin |
| Local Government Area |
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| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named in commemoration of George Brown (29/07/1929 - 8/01/2002); horticulturalist, Superintendent of Botanic Gardens (1972 to 1987), media celebrity, local identity and, to date, longest serving Lord Mayor of Darwin (1992 to 2002). |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 17/04/2002 |
NTG15 |
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