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The monument commemorates the transfer of Playford Gardens from the South Australian Housing Trust to the City of Playford in October 1999.
On the 16th November, 1955, a huge marquee, a microphone and outdoor seating for invited guests was set up in a paddock off Goodman Road. Here, in front of a large crowd of several hundred people, Sir Thomas Playford named the new town which was being built north of Salisbury, “Elizabeth”. The choice of name for Elizabeth had been a well-kept secret and the subject of much speculation up to inauguration day.
Playford Gardens, a .5 hectare park, designed by Adelaide landscape architect Mr. Ian D. Barwick, was built on the site of the inauguration ceremony. It contains brick paved paths, seats and Australian native shrubs and trees. A monument in the centre originally bore a plaque commemorating the naming of Elizabeth and it was unveiled on the 16th November 1975.
The site held by the South Australian Housing Trust was handed over to the City of Playford in August 1999 after ten years of negotiation. The Council swapped a site at lot 101 Woodford Road Elizabeth valued at $60,000 for the gardens.
Location
| Address: | Goodman & Ridley Roads, Playford Gardens, Elizabeth East, 5112 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.725193 Long: 138.663558 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 28-October-1999 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 28-October-1999 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 28th October, 1999 |
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This plaque commemorates the transfer of Playford Gardens from the South Australian Housing Trust to the City of Playford
A hand over ceremony for the transfer occurred here on the 28 October 1999
