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 |