| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Waite Road URRBRAE |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Mitcham Council |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Waite Arboretum, Waite Agricultural Research Institute |
| Registered Name |
Garden - Waite Arboretum |
| Significance |
Established in 1928 this arboretum is part of the Agricultural Research Institute founded under the bequest of Peter Waite to the University of Adelaide. Containing about 1500 trees, the arboretum is a significant research and teaching site, demonstrating the growth of trees in the Adelaide climate. It contains some major special collections including one of the most extensive collections of Eucalypts in existence, representing 80% of the total species, of which many are the only specimens in the state (HSA, 1/2000). |
| Subject Index |
Parks, gardens and trees - Arboretum; Scientific facilities - Agricultural Research Facility; Parks, gardens and trees - Tree |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
23-APR-1992 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Mitcham |
| State Heritage ID |
14118 |
| Heritage Number |
3738 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6263/992 D127869 A55 |