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Robert Gardner Reserve (RESERVE), NSW Details
History
This land was part of a reserve area unofficially known as `Windarra Reserve` or `Windarra Avenue Reserve`. The name came from the adjoining Windarra Avenue.
Description
A reserve at Narwee located between Karne Street and Penshurst Road. It occupies Lot 2 of DP 843920.
Origin
Robert Gardner also known as `Bob the Gardener` (.......... - ...06.1873) was a convict sentenced to transportation for stealing ducks and other animals. He arrived in Sydney in 1806 and leased and later owned the land on which the reserve is located. ( Muir L and Madden B local historians proposal 24 February 1999)
Robert Gardner Reserve (RESERVE), NSW
| title | Robert Gardner Reserve (RESERVE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 80316 |
| placename | Robert Gardner Reserve |
| designation | RESERVE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Windarra Reserve [Nr]; Windarra Avenue Reserve [Nr] |
| lga | CANTERBURY |
| description | A reserve at Narwee located between Karne Street and Penshurst Road. It occupies Lot 2 of DP 843920. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Robert Gardner also known as `Bob the Gardener` (.......... - ...06.1873) was a convict sentenced to transportation for stealing ducks and other animals. He arrived in Sydney in 1806 and leased and later owned the land on which the reserve is located. ( Muir L and Madden B local historians proposal 24 February 1999) |
| history | This land was part of a reserve area unofficially known as `Windarra Reserve` or `Windarra Avenue Reserve`. The name came from the adjoining Windarra Avenue. |
