Haig Park

Haig Park

Haig Park is a park in the suburbs of Braddon and Turner in Canberra, Australia. It lies on either side of Northbourne Avenue.

The park is named to honour Earl Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces during the First World War, spans the distance between Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain.[1][2] The park comprises fourteen rows of trees planted to form a windbreak and shelterbelt.[2] The majority of planting was in 1921, when Canberra's first Superintendent, Parks and Gardens, Charles Weston, planted over 7000 trees, predominantly exotic.[3]

According to the ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate, the park was designated a public park in 1987 and it has been classified by the National Trust.[3] The park is also listed on the ACT Heritage register.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ John Griffiths (10 October 2010). "On Haig Park". The RiotACT. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robet Boden (1997). "ACT INTERIM HERITAGE PLACES REGISTER: DRAFT CITATION".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Haig Park". ACT Government Territory and Municipal Services. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Haig Park draft master plan". ACT Government Territory and Municipal Services. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "20063. Northbourne Oval (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)". ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

Coordinates: 35°16′11″S 149°07′50″E / 35.269729°S 149.130471°E