Myall Park Botanic Garden
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Myall Park Botanic Garden is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Myall Park Road, Glenmorgan, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was founded by grazier David Morrice Gordon who made the first plantings on his Myall Park sheep station in 1941. He expanded the garden in the 1950s with the help of gardeners Len Miller and Alf Gray and nursery buildings were built by Harry Howe. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 November 2012.[1]
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Location | Myall Park Road, Glenmorgan, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.2057°S 149.6502°E / -27.2057; 149.6502 |
Design period | 1940s–1960s (post-World War II) |
Built | 1950s (nursery buildings) |
Official name | Myall Park Botanic Garden |
Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
Designated | 9 November 2012 |
Reference no. | 602805 |
Significant period | 1940s onwards |
Builders | Harry Howe |
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