Damoe-Ra Park
| Damoe-Ra Park | |
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 Steps to the Esplanade from Damoe-Ra Park | |
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| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Coordinates | 12°28′01.5″S 130°50′31.5″E / 12.467083°S 130.842083°E[1] |
| Designated | 20 March 1996[1] |
Damoe-Ra Park is an urban park in Darwin, Northern Territory, designated in 1996.[1] The park was named Damoe-Ra because the park includes a spring[2] sacred to the Larrakia women,[1] and Damoe-Ra is the Larrakia word meaning "eye" or "spring".[1] The park is situated below the escarpment on the coast below the Parliament House.[2] The garden itself, together with its memorial pathway, plaques, and mosaic honours the women of the Northern Territory.[3][4]
Amongst the women honoured are some who had been awarded a Tribute to Northern Territory Award:[5]
| 2006 | Olive Pink |
| Emma Tantengco | |
| Djapirri Mununggirritj | |
| Nellie Camfoo | |
| Jessie Litchfield | |
| 2005 | Nancy Giese |
| Sylvia Wolf | |
| Helena Rioli | |
| Janie Mason | |
| Margery Harris | |
| 2004 | Lana Quall |
| Joyce Chin | |
| Olive Veverbrants | |
| Philomena Hali | |
| Norma Grant | |
| Poppy Secrett | |
| Barbara Cummings | |
| Helen Liddy | |
| Fele Mann | |
| 2003 | Barbara James |
| Lily Ah Toy | |
| Mayse Young | |
| Eileen Fitzer | |
| Natalie Harwood | |
| Dawn Lawrie | |
| Phoebe Farrar | |
| Jose Petrick | |
| Phoebe Doreen Lee | |
| Eileen Cummings | |
| Cynthia Molina | |
| Cristina Black |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "NT Place Names Register: Damoe-Ra Park". NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Damoe Ra Park". www.handr.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Darwin city | Dameo Ra Walk Path in CBD Darwin". www.tropicaldarwin.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Tribute to Northern Territory Women". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Territory Women archives". tfhc.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.