Haig Park

Part of the eastern section of 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]

In 2012 the ACT Government prepared a master plan for Haig Park.

References

1. Griffiths, John (10 October 2010). "On Haig Park". The RiotACT. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
2. Boden, Robet (1997). "ACT INTERIM HERITAGE PLACES REGISTER: DRAFT CITATION" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013.
3. "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)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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