Place Names Register Extract
Burton Park
Extract date: 19/04/2024
| Name |
Burton Park |
| Type Designation |
Urban Park |
| Place Id |
3034 |
| Place Type |
Park or Cemetery |
| Status |
Revoked |
| Date Registered |
8 October 1982 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Tennant Creek |
| Lot/Portion |
|
| |
Town of Tennant Creek |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Barkly Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after William Cecil Burton who was born near Winton in Qld Springs and worked as a projectionist with a travelling picture show. He later set up his own permanent theatre in Tennant Creek in the late 1930's known as the Pioneer Theatre Show and was the proprietor until his death in November 1968. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 08/10/1982 |
NTG40 |
Date Gazetted |
| 06/04/2016 |
|
Revoked due to park never having been constructed |
| 27/04/2016 |
NTG G17 |
Date Gazetted - Notification of Revocation |
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