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| Anderson Botanic Gardens (Park) | |
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| Type | Botanical |
| Location | Townsville, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 19°17′29″S146°47′07″E / 19.2914°S 146.7852°E |
| Area | 27 hectares (67 acres) |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Owned by | Townsville City Council |
Anderson Park is a 20 hectare arboretum in the suburb of Pimlico in Townsville, Queensland. [1]
It contains many fine examples of tropical trees in particular those of the dry tropics of the world and northern Queensland trees, Palms Arecaceae and one of the world's largest Pandan [Pandanus] collection.[ citation needed ]
Part of the land was purchased in 1929 from the Water and Electricity Supply Department, although much of this is now taken up by the Mundingburra State School and the Townsville Jubilee Bowls Club. The Park was named in 1932 in appreciation of the work of William Anderson (1845 - 1935), City of Townsville's first Curator of Parks (1878 - 1934). In the same year the earliest recorded plantings occurred - these Raintree, Eucalyptus and Melaleuca trees now dominate the landscape. Further land was added in 1956 and 1963 through land acquisitions. The present design was prepared in 1962 by Alan Wilson, a Landscape Architect and Superintendent of Parks (1959 – 1969).
There are two other botanical gardens in Townsville:
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