 Fitzalan's garden and nursery continued on this site under the curatorship of James Morgan (1897 - 1900) and Charles Gurd (1901 - 1906) until it was moved to its current site in 1906.Charles Gurd continued as curator until 1923 when Les Wright was appointed nurseryman.In December 1921 the reserve was declared a permanent recreation reserve of under the trusteeship of Cairns Town Council.