▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁George ▁Brown ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁Dar win ▁on ▁a ▁golf ing ▁hol iday . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁Dar win ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens , ▁now ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁Cy clone ▁T racy , ▁which ▁hit ▁Dar win ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁destroyed ▁ 8 9 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁garden . ▁Brown ▁was ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁Dar win ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁he ▁could . ▁Despite ▁being ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁check point ▁at ▁gun point , ▁he ▁ignored ▁the ▁threat , ▁determined ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Dar win . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Dar win ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁service ▁for ▁his ▁colour ful ▁use ▁of ▁language . ▁He ▁died ▁while ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Government ▁renamed ▁the ▁Dar win ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁to ▁the ▁George ▁Brown ▁Dar win ▁Botan ic ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁Brown ' s ▁ 3 2 ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁and ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Dar win . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : May ors ▁and ▁Lord ▁May ors ▁of ▁Dar win <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁animation ▁studio . ▁It