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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 21st April 2018 | |
| Reference: | 79184 |
| Placename: | Miklouho Maclay Park |
| Designation: | Reserve |
| Status: | Assigned 5th December 2014 |
| GNB File: | GNB4350 |
| LGA: | Leichhardt |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -33 51 05 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 151 11 00 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -33 50 59 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 151 11 04 |
| Topographic Map: | Parramatta River |
| 1:100000 Map: | Sydney 9130 |
| Parish: | Petersham |
| County: | Cumberland |
| Description: | An unconstructed section of Grove Street, Birchgrove running from the western end of Wharf Road to the wall bordering the waters of Snails Bay. |
| Origin: | Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay (17.07.1846 - 14.04.1888) was an internationally acclaimed Russian anthropologist, sociologist, biologist and explorer in the East and Melanesia, particularly New Guinea. He established the Southern Hemisphere's first marine biology station at Watsons Bay and lived at 25 Wharf Road, Birchgrove. |
| History: | On 3 April 1996, the Miklouho-Maclay Anniversary Committee wrote to Leichhardt Council asking them to consider naming an unnamed park as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Miklouho-Maclay's birth. |
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