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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Plant Man, 2019
Xavier 'Plant Man' David will shortly be vacating 479 Mitcham Road, Mitcham.Xavier 'Plant Man' David will shortly be vacating 479 Mitcham Road, Mitcham after operating the Mitcham Hobby Garden and Nursery on site for 34 years.Xavier 'Plant Man' David will shortly be vacating 479 Mitcham Road, Mitcham.mitcham hobby garden and nursery, david, xavier, mitcham road, mitcham, no.479, rangeview shopping centre -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Blotter, A Gift Blotter for mother, Mid 20th century
Blotting paper was traditionally used to blot excess ink from writing when pens and fountain pens were in common use. The paper is open weave and very absorbent. Many such as this were presented in the form of a booklet with a number of leaves inside and an appealing picture, drawing or advertising material on the front. A common item which would have been in use for many years. This particular one has visual appeal.A pale green card blotter with a picture of house surrounded by multi- coloured cottage garden. Verse is underneath the picture. The picture is on a separate piece of paper which is glued to the green card. It has a zig zag edge on the card and includes four sheets of blotting paper. Held with green cotton cord on the side.A gift Blotter for Mother. The sweetest sounds to mortals given are heard in Mother, Home and Garden. (William Goldsmith Brown)blotting paper, warrnambool -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Central Park Gardens
Black & White Photo Central Park Gardens looking towards gates from near No 1 Grandstand. Photo located in Griffin Album Cat. no 1254 page 25. Black & White Photograph of Central Park Gardens. Photo looking towards the entrance gates, Lower Main St.stawell -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Matilda Aston and Miss Lawson
Tilly Aston and her live-in companion Miss Lawson. The two stand in a garden, probably in a backyard, and appear relaxed. Miss Lawson wears a patterned jacket with a white high collar blouse, whilst Miss Aston wears a high white collar under-blouse over a dark jacket with a pin on the front.B/W photograph in various shades of two older woman standing in a gardentilly aston, miss lawson -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1989 copy
Copy of original black and white photograph gardens tended by prisoners.Copy of black and white photograph of two men tending camp garden. Stone fence in foreground. Steps and landing beside hut top left hand corner.camp 13, murchison victoria, internment camps, internment camp gardens -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram memories revived by night flight", 20-9-2018
Item reports on the BTM running night trams to mark the 47th anniversary of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway System that was operated by the SEC. Has a photo of 33 and 40 at Gardens Loop. Item and photo by Ashleigh McMillan.Yields information about the BTM's marking of the anniversary of closure of the SEC System in 1971.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, 20/9/2018 with text and photo of two trams at Gardens Loop. trams, tramways, btm, night trams, closure, tram 33, tram 40 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour photograph, Unknown
A colour photograph of a sculpture in Bruno's Art & Sculptures Garden in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of a sculpture in Bruno's Art & Sculptures Garden in Marysville in Victoria. Bruno's Sculptures Garden is one of Marysville's popular attractions. There is a sculpture garden as well as a gallery of artworks. Both the garden and gallery were destroyed during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Some of the sculptures were totally destroyed though a few did survive the fires. Bruno made the decision to re-sculpt the lost sculptures and re-built his gallery and re-open his garden to visitors to Marysville.bruno torfs, gardens-design, marysville, victoria, sculpture, australia, sculpture garden, sculptors, bruno's art and sculptures garden, 2009 black saturday bushfires, photograph -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - Black and white prints, Gardens Other Than Burnley, 1890-1920
Identification and information on reverse of some photographs given by Georgina Whitehead (Tel-9572 1225) who visited Archives on 26 September 1995 when she was writing a book on the various gardens owned and run by the Melbourne City Council-'Civilizing the city: a history of Melbourne's public gardens' State Library of Victoria, Melbourne 1997.34 photographs. Possibly used for Magic Lantern slides. Fitzroy Gardens: (1) Possibly, towards St Patrick's Cathedral. (2, 3) Path through avenue of trees. (4) Winter. Heavily pruned Elms. (5) Looking towards Clarendon St-eastwards. (6) Probably, lawn. (7) 2 copies, possibly Kiosk. (8) 1920's or earlier. Man sitting on bench. (9) Path through avenue of trees. (10) 2 copies. Probably-fenced originally-fences coming down 1890's on. (11) Statue at crossroad. (12) The Vase Fountain. (13) Tree trunks. (14) Tree trunks. (15) Probably, tree trunks. (16) Winding path. (17) Probably, misty winter scene. (18) Probably, summer. (19) Probably, this is the sort of garden seat used. (20) Avenue of trees, information about exposure on reverse. (21) 2 copies. Probably. Treasury Gardens: (22) Japanese Garden. (23)Japanese Garden. This area around the Lake done by Guilfoyle c.1901-1902. This photograph about this period. (24) Gardener at lake edge. Snowdon Gardens: (25) View towards city. Unidentified: (26) ?Botanic fern Gully/ Fitzroy Fern Gully. (27) Lake view. (28) Narrow path through long grass and trees. (29) Trees in winter. (30, 30a) Tree ferns. (31,32) Cordylines. (33) People on lawn. (34) Winter view of path through elms. These photographs have been scanned but have not been uploaded.georgina whitehead, fitzroy gardens, trees, elms, the vase fountain, trunks, treasury gardens, japanese garden, guilfoyle, snowdon gardens, fern gully, lake view, parks -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Plants go on sale, 1991
Nunawading Horticultural Centre is selling trees and plants propagated at the centreNunawading Horticultural Centre is selling trees and plants propagated at the centre, suitable for planting in parks and gardens. Many of these indigenous plants are not available from commercial nurseries.Nunawading Horticultural Centre is selling trees and plants propagated at the centrehorticulture, horticultural centre, forest hill, perry, scott, weatherill, mark -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Article, Claire Pitts, Burnley Gardens - an Experimental Success, c. 1991
5 pages of an article from "The Australian Garden Journal" written by Claire Pitts, Vol 10 No 2 Dec 1990 / Jan 1991. The summary at the introduction to the article states "Claire Pitts focuses on some of the very diverse areas within the gardens that are the horticultural centre of Victoria, and describes how they have been modified over time." Illustrations included Claire Pitts graduated 1986, Burnley Horticultural College, Associate Diploma Horticulture (Perhaps she has done the degree since then?)5-page article by Claire Pitts from Garden Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Dec, 1990-Jan. 1991claire pitts, garden journal, diverse gardens victoria, associate diploma of horticulture, burnley gardens, change in victorian gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo Conservatory and gardens
Fifty nine acres of land was reserved for a park in1861, and the first gardener began setting out the gardens in 1870. The conservatory was built in 1897 and is the last building of its type in a public park.The conservatory was designed by Mr G. Minto, city surveyor at the time. The building is 72 feet long and 24 feet wide. The walls re twenty two feet high and are topped by a lantern roof, adding a further six feet. It was built at a cost of between 700 and 800 pounds.B&W photograph with view over the Bendigo Conservatory and gardens with a line of twelve horse drawn cabs on Bridge Streetconservatory gardens, bendigo -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, The Grieving Mother [detail], 2017, 15/02/2017
The "Garden of the Grieving Mother" was inspired by letters written during the Great War, and in the knowledge that at least 42 pairs of brothers had been killed in Ballarat alone – that the mothers of those boys suffered doubly the aching grief tens of thousands of bereaved families bore.Colour photograph of the Grieving Mother sculpture by Peter Corlett. It is a part of the Garden of the Grieving Mother, Ballarat.grieving mother, peter corlett, garden of the grieving mother, world war one, sculpture, war memorial -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, The Garden of the Grieving Mother, 2017, 15/02/2017
The Garden of the Grieving Mother was inspired by letters written during the Great War, and in the knowledge that at least 42 pairs of brothers had been killed in Ballarat alone – that the mothers of those boys suffered doubly the aching grief tens of thousands of bereaved families bore.Colour photograph of the Grieving Mother sculpture by Peter Corlett. It is a part of the Garden of the Grieving Mother, Ballarat.grieving mother, peter corlett, garden of the grieving mother, world war one -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, The Grieving Mother, 2017, 15/02/2017
The Garden of the Grieving Mother was inspired by letters written during the Great War, and in the knowledge that at least 42 pairs of brothers had been killed in Ballarat alone – that the mothers of those boys suffered doubly the aching grief tens of thousands of bereaved families bore.Colour photograph of the Grieving Mother sculpture by Peter Corlett. It is a part of the Garden of the Grieving Mother, Ballarat.grieving mother, peter corlett, garden of the grieving mother, world war one -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, The Grieving Mother, 2017, 15/02/2017
The Garden of the Grieving Mother was inspired by letters written during the Great War, and in the knowledge that at least 42 pairs of brothers had been killed in Ballarat alone – that the mothers of those boys suffered doubly the aching grief tens of thousands of bereaved families bore.Colour photograph of the Grieving Mother sculpture by Peter Corlett. It is a part of the Garden of the Grieving Mother, Ballarat.grieving mother, peter corlett, garden of the grieving mother, world war one -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, The Grieving Mother [detail], 2017, 15/02/2017
The Garden of the Grieving Mother was inspired by letters written during the Great War, and in the knowledge that at least 42 pairs of brothers had been killed in Ballarat alone – that the mothers of those boys suffered doubly the aching grief tens of thousands of bereaved families bore.Colour photograph of the Grieving Mother sculpture by Peter Corlett. It is a part of the Garden of the Grieving Mother, Ballarat.grieving mother, peter corlett, garden of the grieving mother, world war one -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, AWAS Quarters Garden
Photograph depicts the garden at the AWAS quarters at Camp 13 Murchison.Black and white photograph of a garden. Stone wall at bottom of the picture, flowers and lawn behind. Huts to the right. Left of centre is a flag pole with a hedge behind. Trees in distance.awas quarters, camp 13, murchison pow camp, camp gardens -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Pigeon Loft at Camp 14, 1989
Pigeon loft and garden were part of Camp 14, Loveday South AustraliaBlack and white photograph. Garden beds in foreground. Bird boxes raised on posts on right hand side. Barb wire fences surrounding huts in rear of photograph.loveday, south australia, camp 14, internment camp gardens, pigeon loft -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Clive Brooks, Old Swimming Baths, Buninyong Botanic Gardens, 19 July 1993
Shows first stage of restoration of old swimming baths, and conversion to enclosed garden.B/W photo of old Swimming Baths in Buninyong Botanic Gardens, constructed by Shire Engineer C P Wilson c 1919 around existing pool.buninyong, swimming baths, botanic gardens, c p wilson -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Clive Brooks, Old Swimming Baths, Buninyong Botanic Gardens, 18 September 1993
Shows first stage of restoration of old swimming baths, and conversion to enclosed garden.B/W photo of old Swimming Baths in Buninyong Botanic Gardens, constructed by Shire Engineer C P Wilson c 1919 around existing pool.buninyong, swimming baths, botanic gardens, c p wilson -
Clunes Museum
Document (Item), DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY, RENEWALS GARDEN LICENCE 5/
RECEIPT BOOK DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. LICENCE TO ENTER UPON CROWN LANDS NOT EXCEEDING IN AREA ONE ACRE, AS SPECIFIED HEREUNDER, FOR PURPOSES OF GARDEN AND RESIDENCE. FEE PER ANNUM 5 / O (FIVE SHILLINGS) FIFTY CENTSlocal history, local government, council, licence, garden -
Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Postcard - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
The original postcards in this series (2013.002 to 2013.018) were generously loaned to Williamstown Botanic Gardens by a private collector for copying. The postcards are evidence of the interest the gardens held as a subject for postcard publishers. The text and images provide a snapshot into fashions, social interests and concerns of the time. The professionally produced images provide a pictorial history of Gardens including changing planting styles, various structures and features of the Gardens eg the aviary, cannons, the fountain, the second Curator’s Lodge and gates. The images offer an opportunity to compare garden vistas with the present day. This postcard, looking east on the main east-west axial path with a typical Victorian/Edwardian mown grass strip which in turn borders formal shrub beds with herbaceous plantings. The photo was taken after the Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta) planted in 1915, which in turn were replaced with the same species in 1987. Sepia image of main path of Gardens, looking east towards the Osborne Street gates and three people. The path is lined with grass, shrubs and palms. Reverse: ‘POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE / Communication – Correspondence Address – Adresse’. Top right corner: a rectangle with a logo in the centre and ‘STAMP / HERE’. In pencil ‘AUSTRALIA / 50p / 1920s’postcard, gardens, post-card, williamstown-botanic-gardens, hobsons-bay-city-council, garden-path, palms, osborne street, 1920 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 13 Army Garrison
Shows the huts used for the garrison and the gardens that embellished the areaBlack and white photograph of several huts going across centre of photograph, tree in front of one in middle and other trees behind huts. Hut on left with a garden in front of the huts.army garrison, army huts, internment camp gardens, norm appleby -
Clunes Museum
Administrative record - BOOK, GARDEN LICENCE 5/
RECEIPT BOOK. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. LICENCE TO ENTER UPON CROWN LANDS NOT EXCEEDING IN AREA ONE ACRE AS SPECIFIED, HEREUNDER FOR PURPOSE OF GARDEN AND RESIDENCE.BLUE COVERED RECEIPT BOOK CONTAINING PAYMENTS FOR GARDEN LICENCE NOd 188181 TO 188200 DATED MARCH 1885 TO NOVEMBER 1885local history, local gov., council, licence, garden -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Kew Gardens, The Rockery, 1902-1912
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.Colour postcard of the Rockery, in Kew Gardens, London. Front - Kew Gardens, The Rockery / Copyright F.F. & Co. Reverse - POST CARD / FOR INLAND POSTAGE THIS SPACE, AS WELL AS THE BACK, MAY NOW BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION. FOR FOREIGN POSTAGE THE BACK ONLY (Post Office Regulation) /THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE. Dear Henry. Many thanks for Birthday greetings received today the first one to remember me. Hope you are well as this leaves all. Thi sis the only postcard in Sea Lake so excuse. No more just now with kind regards from Estherpostcards -- uk, postcards -- kew gardens, kew gardens -- the rockery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Functional object - Sundial, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne
Positioned on pedestal in centre of circular garden bed in front of main entrance to the Missions to Seamen building in Beach Street, probably when built in 1937 (it's showing in a 1940s photo). Bronze sundial from the Missions to Seamen garden, with Roman numerals, 8-pointed star in centre indicating points of the compassmissions to seamen -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Charles Robert Rooney, Gardener, Son of Tom Rooney, Curator, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, p.1 Computer print-out - 21/11/2016. p3. 9/7/1915 p.4 11/4/1917. p.5. 22/10/1915
... Gardener ...Charles Robert Rooney was born 1894 and worked as a gardener at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens until joining the Army in July 1915, aged 21 years. Charles was recorded as "Killed in Action" on 26th November 1917. Charles was the son of Tom Rooney, curator at the gardens until 1914. Little is known of Charles Rooney's contribution to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, as he was only twenty-one when he enlisted and went to War and was reported "killed in action". All visible. 2 copies. Copy 1, 1 page and a quarter. Copy 2 half of page 1.p. 3. Enlistment form filled in longhand in black ink, with blue ink numbers superimposed and crossings out in red. p.4. Statement of Service form filled in longhand in black, blue and red ink. p.5. Will typed with "Soldiers' Pay section'" stamped and signed, top of the page.john garner collection, garner, dr, charles rooney, rooney, gardener, ww11, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, tom rooney, curators, first world war, war service. -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Michael Taffe, Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat, c1983
Hymettus won the Caulfield Cup in 1898 and the owners built this house, near Lake Wendouree, with the winnings. It won the title of Ballarat's Champion Cottage from 1915-18. The cottage contains many of the original furnishings and fittings and has beautiful gardens. Two digital images of Ballarat's hymettus Cottage. .1) The garden as it was before the 1980s drought. .2) The Cottagehymettus, hymettus cottage, garden, flower, taffe -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1995 c
Also another colour photograph of Miss Nancy Fraser standing in side garden at her unit on Rowe Stree 04863.1Colour photograph of Miss Nancy Hamilton Fraser standing beside the garden at her unit 2/6 Rowe Street Lakes Entrance Victoriafundraising, people -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - "Claxton Monument is back to its best." Ballarat Courier, 15/8/97 and the launching of a computerised labelling system of trees and plants in the Gardens, The Recommissioning of the Monument in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and the Engraving of the first tree label, 15/8/1997
The Claxton Monument and Fountain in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens was recommissioned in 1997 after extensive renovations and a computerised engraving system was purchased for the labelling of plants.The Claxton Monument is an important part of Ballarat Botanical Gardens historic statuary. And the new labelling system would help preserve part of City's history.I page (p.5) of yellowed newsprint with a large black and white photograph of the Claxton Monument to the right hand side. Cut out of newspaper at the bottom.At the top of the page, written in blue biro: "10.30 am 15/8/97 - Joan Garner - President attended by 50 Friends and Garden Staff."john garner, doctor, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, claxton monument, restoration, frederick moses claxton, mayor, computerised labelling system, claxton, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat, courier