Two colour photographsballarat botanical gardens precinct, entrance pillars, ballarat north gardens reserve

Colour photographmorey gates, ballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house, floral and landscape gardening

Colour photographbegonia display, keel house, ballarat botanical gardens

Colour photographgarden gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens

Colour photographjohn young mcdonald, garden gates, ballarat botanical gardens, winter

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Colour photographmorey gates, edward morey, ballarat botanical gardens, snow

Colour photographrobert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens

Colour photographrobert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens

colour photograph of planpavilion plan, ballaarat botanical gardens, circa 1890

Black and white photograph of planplans, ballaarat botanical gardens pavilion, circa 1890

Colour photograph of a planplan, gardens pavilion, ballaarat circa 1890

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two black and white photographsballarat botanical gardens, 1925-26, full-length outdoor portraits

Colour photographballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house conservatory, flower beds

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black and white photographballarat botanical gardens, landscaping, flower beds

History of Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Technical drawingWhite paper; photocopy showing black line drawings of planned Fernery; Ballarat Botanical Gardens 1925L.H. Finch. Assoc. M. Inst. C. E. City Engineer 1 July, 1925fernery, architectural drawing

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Photocopy on papermap, lake wendouree, ballarat city council

Colour photocopy showing some tears in original lake wendouree, ballarat city council

On March 2, 1940, Sir Winston Dugan, Governor of Victoria unveiled the busts of the six first prime ministers of Australia at a ceremony on the long avenue of Horse Chestnuts. The donor, Richard Armstrong Couch, was born in Ballarat in 1868.The Prime Ministers Avenue is a feature of national significance, set in the magnificent Horse Chestnut Avenue of the Gardens. The 28 Prime Ministers of Australia are displayed as bronze portraits mounted on polished granite pedestals. The collection includes a portrait of one of the founding fathers of Federation, Alfred Deakin, who was the first Federal Member for Ballarat and the second Prime Minister.Kodachrome slide depicting the gardens during the installation of the pedestals and busts of the first six prime ministers.Kodachromeballarat botanical gardens, trees, lawns, pathways, sculptures, busts, governors, prime ministers avenue, richard armstrong couch, federation, 1940, chestnut trees, horse chestnuts, bronze, granite, pedestals, alfred deakin, sir winston dugan, wallace anderson

View of the Wishing Wellballarat botanical gardens, trees, wishing well, vandalism, pathways, lawns, bricks, statues, benches, cars

On March 2, 1940, Sir Winston Dugan, Governor of Victoria unveiled the busts of the six first prime ministers of Australia at a ceremony on the long avenue of Horse Chestnuts. The donor, Richard Armstrong Couch, was born in Ballarat in 1868.The Prime Ministers Avenue is a feature of national significance, set in the magnificent Horse Chestnut Avenue of the Gardens. The 28 Prime Ministers of Australia are displayed as bronze portraits mounted on polished granite pedestals. The collection includes a portrait of one of the founding fathers of Federation, Alfred Deakin, who was the first Federal Member for Ballarat and the second Prime Minister.Kodachrome slide depicting a pathway and lawns where pedestals and busts of the first six prime ministers are lying on the ground to be installed. A man with hat, long winter coat is standing on the pathway.Kodachromeballarat botanical gardens, trees, men, pathways, lawns, sculptures, busts, prime ministers avenue, chestnut trees, granite, alfred deakin, federation, horse chestnuts, richard armstrong crouch, pedestals, governor, sir winston dugan, wallace anderson

Thomas Stoddart, bought 12 marble statues during a visit to Carrara in Italy and gave them, together with Sicilian marble pedestals, to the citizens of Ballarat. The statues were unveiled by the Governor of Victoria on Queen Victoria’s birthday, 24 May 1884 and are located throughout the gardens.View of the gardensballarat botanical gardens, trees, parks, lawns, flowers, pathways, thomas stoddart, marble, statues, carrara, italy, 1884, fernery