The Honor Roll and Shrine in the Surrey Gardens were opened on Sunday 7 April 1918, prior to the cessation of fighting. Mrs Charles H D Steele (MS: Sarah Margaret Russell), president of the local Patriotic League, is credited with the idea of building The Shrine as a fitting memorial to the soldiers of the district. The Surrey Hills Progress Association coordinated raising funds from local residents. John Kendrick Blogg carved the beautiful honor roll in Indian teak and Australian white mahogany and the design of The Shrine was by architectural firm Gawler & Drummond. John Stevens Gawler was a partner in the firm, lived locally and also enlisted. Although he may have been overseas during some of the design process he is often credited with the design. Both men donated their services. The 2 cannons in the gardens were acquired by Mr Arthur Brookes in 1901 to commemorate the end of the Boer War. He was popularly known as 'Empire Brooks' and the cannons as 'Brooks' Babies'. They were originally placed in the grounds of the Guildford Road Recreation Oval. Arthur Brooks was an active community member and one of the founding members of the Surrey Hills Progress Association. Original photo was contained in a booklet printed by Camberwell Council in 1933.This is one of the earliest known photos of 3 elements important in designating the Surrey Gardens as one of the City of Boroondara's heritage gardens, now protected by a heritage overlay. The Shrine was one of the first WW1 memorials to be built in Australia and possibly the first in Victoria. It was unveiled prior to the end of hostilities and was built entirely through local community effort. The design of The Shrine, reflective of domestic architecture, is unusual. Its Honor Roll is also a noted example of sculptor John Kendrick Blogg's work and valued especially for its incorporation of Australian motifs, wattle blossom and gum leaves. The boomerang over the full width of the monument was said to be symbolic of both those who did and did not return. Black and white photo of part of the Surrey Gardens, located between Union Road and Norfolk Road, Surrey Hills. It shows The Shrine, the cannons installed to commemorate the end of the Boer War and the Memorial Cross. Taken from within the park looking east. surrey gardens, shrine of remembrance, monuments and memorials, boer war, mr john kendrick blogg, mr arthur brooks, mrs charles steele, mrs sarah steele, miss sarah margaret russell, cannons, mr john gawler

Panoramic, black and white photograph of Ballarat Botanic Gardensballarat, photograph, black and white, botanic gardens, ballarat botanic gardens, ballarat botanical gardens, statue pavillion

Black and white image of the a fountain in the Ballarat East Gardens. ballarat east, main road ballarat east, ballarat east gardens

Black and white photorgraoh of disabled toilets in Ballarat gardensdisabled toilets

The Colac, Victoria-based Colanda Centre was one of the last Victorian institutions and offered disability accommodation from 1976, when it was established, until 2019, with its closure.Digitised colour photograph of Colanda's main driveway gardens. colanda, colac, disability services, residential services, disability, digitised photograph

friends of burnley gardens, fobg, tour, sunken garden, kay hirst, jan chamberlain, rosemary o'brien, lily ponds, luffmann ponds, administration building

Yields information about the Gardens terminus at the time and the view across to the Gardens.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper: 3847.1 - No. 20 at the Gardens Loop with a family, walking away from the tram. See also Reg Item. 473 for another print of the same photograph. Photo taken looking at rear of tram, with a family walking away from the tram towards the Gardens Pavilion (Lake Lodge in 1997). Has two ads beneath the drivers windows, one about the dancing, the other cannot be read. See Reg Item 3847 for another print of the same photograph. 3847.2 - Looking across to the Gardens from the Gardens Loop tram stop - shows the track in the foreground, the gardens and parked cars. Source of photo - same as Reg item 3841 - Ron Hann, note added 2/2010.On rear in pencil "20 Gardens 1963" and "1.45x2" and "Gardens Loop 1963"tramways, trams, gardens, wendouree parade, tram 20

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Black and white photograph showing Jozsef Benzinger presenting two potted plants to lady (unknown)Written on back of photo "Jozsef Bensinger-Supt Parks and Gardens-circa 1960s

(1) 8 copies Plan by E.M. Gibson. (2) Report to Accompany Master Garden Plan for Burnley Gardens by E.M. Gibson 1.12.1949. Includes all areas around new Administration Building. Refers to help from C.R.T.S. students. Note: Master Garden Plan itself not found.e.m. gibson, burnley gardens, crts, students

Colour photograph of an entrance arch at the White Hills Botanical Gardens.botanic garden, white hills, white hills botanic gardens, war memorial, arch, commemoration, bendigo

Colour photograph of a garden at the former St Joseph's Orphanage, Sebastopol. sebastopol, st joseph's orphanage, blythwood grange, garden

Black and white postcard of LWombat Hill Botanical Gardens, Daylesford.wombat hill botanical gardens

The Colac, Victoria-based Colanda Centre was one of the last Victorian institutions and offered disability accommodation from 1976, when it was established, until 2019, with its closure.Digitised colour photograph of the Colanda Centre's Dove Unit gardens.colanda, colac, disability services, residential services, disability, digitised photograph

Written on back of photograph,"21/4/82. Work on Staley Gardens, looking west."

This was erected in 1912 by the Surrey Hills Progress Association to commemorate "one of Surrey Hills most highly respected and revered citizens". The rotunda was demolished in the 1970s. A bronze plaque in tribute to John Gray is now on a stone cairn in the gardens. John Gray was a local citizen very active in community affairs who had died in 1909. The Brass Band rehearsed in the room below which also became a meeting room for many local groups.B&W photocopied image of the John Gray Memorial Rotunda in the Surrey Gardens. The octagonal rotunda has a distinctive domed cupola and is elevated on an enclosed timber base graduated to the slope of the site. A door and 2 windows can be seen in the exposed faces of the base. A group of 4 boys sit on or stand behind the timber railing.surrey gardens, john gray memorial rotunda, rotundas, parks and reserves, gray, john, surrey hills progress association

Born: Uxbridge, Middlesex, England 1872; Active Australia from 1908; Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1952ImpressionismGift of Mrs Erma Ledger, 1981Garden setting with figures and chairs. Carved gold painted timber frame.Recto: Not signed; Not dated; Not titledgarden, figures, chairs, australian art

Photographs from a very tall grass tree at Geelong Botanical Gardensgeelong botanical gardens, grass tree