Minnawarra Park - Armadale, Western Australia
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blingg
S 32° 08.946 E 116° 01.017
50H E 407294 N 6442614
A plaque in an Armadale park
Waymark Code: WMPAFN
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 07/29/2015
Views: 6
The plaque is located next to the bridge over the man-made lake in Minnawarra Park and reads thus :-
"MINNAWARRA PARK
A northw-west Aboriginal word meaning 'a while'.. the site of the historic property 'Brookside' originally owned by the Jull family. In 1912 Warden Lambden Owen purchased the property renaming it 'Minnawarra'. This area now forms the heart of the City's Civic and Cultural Precinct. This land was acquired by the Council on 10 Oct 1958"
Age/Event Date: 1912, 10 Oct 1958
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
Historic Resources.: Not listed
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