Park 27A
English name: John E. Brown Park
Kaurna name: This Park has no Kaurna name
Features: the River Torrens/ Karrawirra Parri, the Bunyip trail, Deceased Workers Memorial Forest
Bounded by: the River Torrens/ Karrawirra Parri, the Outer Harbour railway line, and Park Terrace at Bowden
John E. Brown Park (Park 27A)
Guided Walks
Park Ambassador Rod Quintrell
Our Park Ambassador, Rod Quintrell leads a guided walk in this Park (and the neighbouring Park 27B) once per year. Check our schedule of Guided Walks.
But don’t wait for the next Guided Walk. Take your own self-guided walk at any time, using our Trail Guide. Click or tap on the image below.
Take a two-hour self-guided walk through this Park, and the adjacent Mary Lee Park (Park 27B) using our Trail Guide. Start at the old North Adelaide Railway Station (near Park Terrace at Bowden (location #1 on the map above) and follow these guide notes: www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/parks-27a-and-27b-tour
John Ednie Brown (1848-1899) was a sylviculturist (forest expert) who was brought to Adelaide in 1880 to advise on management of the Park Lands. John E Brown literally wrote the book on trees in the Adelaide Park Lands and beyond. His 1880 book "A Practical Treatise on Tree Culture in South Australia" was used as a guide by City Council gardeners for decades afterwards.
It was only in September 2017 that the City Council decided to name this Park after him.
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