Darwin City in Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia — Oceania

Friendship through Gardens

Darwin Garden Club 1958-1998

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

1. Friendship through Gardens Marker

Inscription. The Darwin Garden Club has been a high achiever in promoting ideas for beautiful gardens over the years since its formation in the then embryo city of 1958. Over the years the club won many honours in the Darwin. Show and prizes in the Bougainvillea Festival, the Mardi Gras, DANADA, the Centenary celebrations, Queen Elizabeth's first visit and floral art displays in the town.

Trees were also planted in Ross Smith Avenue to honour pioneers and others were planted near public buildings to help counter the devastation of Cyclone Tracy.

Many clubs and needy causes received donations from the club over the years and a popular recipe book promoting local fruits and vegetables, The Gourmet Guide, was also published. The proceeds from this venture provided a pavilion for community use in the Darwin Botanic Gardens.

Though disbanded in September 1998, the Darwin Garden Club is to be congratulated for its valuable role in helping beautify Darwin over its 40 years of activities.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 12° 27.753′ S, 130° 50.174′ E.

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Marker is in Darwin City, Northern Territory, in Darwin Municipality. It is on Reg Leydin Place 0.2 kilometers south of Esplanade, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Esplanade, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (a few steps from this marker); Ocean Views Hide History (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); A Story of Sacrifice (about 180 meters away); USS Peary DD 226 (about 180 meters away); 2nd Lt. Robert J. Buel, USAAF (about 180 meters away); Mandjabu Fish Trap (about 240 meters away); mirragma gunugurr-wa (approx. 0.4 kilometers away).

More about this marker. DANADA is an acronym for Darwin National Day. The first Danada Day was held on Monday, 5th August 1957. The last official DANADA

Photographed by Kevin W., September 9, 2024

2. Friendship through Gardens Marker

Marker is to the left of the Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt Marker, on the rock wall.

was held in 1962.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 25, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on September 24, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.