Thomas Stoddart (1828 - 1905) bought 12 white marble statues during a visit to Italy. Stoddart arranged for them to be shipped to Victoria and placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. These statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24th May, 1884. His intention was for the statues to adorn and add interest to the gardens. The Roman Goddess of fruit trees, Pomona, is shown holding a vessel and fruit to illustrate her care and cultivation of trees and the bearing of fruitful abundance.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble figure of a woman holding a vessel and fruitPomona by B. Raggipomona, stoddard, botanic gardens

Thomas Stoddart, 1828 - 1905, bought 12 white marble statues during a visit to Italy. Stoddart arranged for them to be shipped to Victoria and placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. These statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24th May, 1884. His intention was for the statues to adorn and add interest to the gardens. The Greek goddess of eternal youth, Hebe, was famed for having the power to restore to age the vigour of youth and was cup-bearer to the gods.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble figure of a woman holding a cup in one handHebe/ Presented by Thomas Stoddart 1884hebe, stoddart, botanic gardens

This is a folio of photographs of the Creswick Plantations presented to the 1928 Empire Forestry Conference. related to item 1434. 2 additional folios -State Nursery Macedon. Ballarat Botanic Gardens. Photographs of mature specimens of timber trees from the State plantation Creswick, the State Nursery Macedon and the Ballarat Botanic Gardens. Photographs loosely bound into 3 sets. 2 x dark brown loose covers, 1 x dark green loose cover, bound with coloured embroidery thread.PhotographsPresented to the delegates to the 1928 Empire Forestry conference by the Forests Commission of Victoria

The Market Gardeners' Picnic was an annual event, beginning in 1884 in association with the Market Gardeners and Fruit Growers’ Association. This image shows the committee who organised the picnic in 1930. Back Row: (left to right) N Woff, Unknown, W Sullivan, V Barnett, Unknown, C Baker, Unknown, C James. Middle Row: G Stayner, H Besant, E Le Page, B Kelly, Unknown, Unknown, A Bunny, Unknown. Front Row: T MarriottBlack and white image of three rows of men wearing suits. The front row is seated, the remaining two rows are standing, although it appears the back row is standing on a step.

Rose Series postcard No. P 10765 titled "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams in Macarthur Street, the first one with a destination of "Nth. Fitzroy" the second one "Spring Street," A lady is sitting on the lawn in Gordon Reserve while a gardener is watering the lawns. Note the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets to the right of General Charles George Gordon statue, this was demolished around 1928 to make way for Alcaston House built in 1929. Yields information about Spring St and Macarthur St late 1920'sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has in pencil on rear "KM-M-080"trams, tramways, cable trams, spring st, macarthur st

Yields information about the visit of the Carey Grammar school visit to Ballarat and the Eureka siding in 1969.Set of five negatives of the Carey Railway Club visit to Ballarat on Saturday 13/9/1969. .1 - 34 with the destination of Mt Pleasant at Carlton St loop, though running a Special .2 - 17 and 34 with another single trucker at Gardens Loop - 17 has a Twin Lakes sign and destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. 34 showing Special. .3 - side on view of 34 at Carlton St Loop - with a SEC electric cooking roof advert. .4 - DERM entering the Eureka Siding. .5 - DERM leaving the Eureka Siding, has the Millar Bros engineering works in the background.trams, tramways, tours, eureka, wendouree parade, carlton st loop, carlton st, railways, tram 34, tram 17

Yields information about Wendouree Parade near Gardens Loop and Carlton StFive (5) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in the Gardens area. .1 - 17 in Gardens Loop with destination of Victoria St. .2 - 43 climbing the hill to Carlton St Loop. Has the destination of Mt Pleasant .3 - 26 and 31 in Carlton St Loop. 26 - Victoria St and 31, Mt Pleasant .4 - 33 climbing the hill to Carlton St, has the destination of Victoria St. .5 - 26 and 31 - side on at Carlton St loop (end of rowing coarse), crossing 26 - has a Briquettes roof advert and 31 a Electric Cooking advert. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens loop, carlton st loop, tram 17, tram 43, tram 26, tram 31, tram 33

Copy of sheet, photocopied on heat sensitive paper, demi-quarto (double quarto) size graph paper sheets giving the summary of the hours worked for each run or table for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sunday tables or runs for the SEC Ballarat trams on the Sebastopol - Lydiard St. Nth service following the closure of the Victoria St. - Gardens via Drummond St Nth and Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St. West services. Gives ON - OFF times for meal breaks. Each sheet has "LJD/71" in the top left hand corner. Stored separately with these sheets are a photocopies of each sheet reduced to A4 size.In top left hand corner in ink "B.T.P.S. No. 813".trams, tramways, timetables, secv, ballarat, crews

Set of eight colour photographs of the operation of 100th anniversary of electric trams in Ballarat, 25/09/05 in Wendouree Parade. .1 - Trams 27, 26 and Bendigo 17 in front of the depot. .2 - 17 at St. Aidans Drive .3 - ditto with Graeme Cleak and Len Miller standing in front .4 - 17 and horse tram at loop. .5 - Horse tram 1 at St Aidans .6 - Horse tram 1 arriving gardens Loop .7 - 17 at St Aidans Drive with Graeme Cleak and Darren Hutchesson .8 - Horse tram arriving Gardens Loop with Sam Boon learning the brakes.On rear of all photos "25.9.05" and " Photo Carolyn Dean"horse tram, bendigo 17, 100 years of electric trams, wendouree parade, tram 1, tram 17, tram 27, tram 26

1. "Drive (After) from P.R.I" Feb 67. 2-5. Students learning how to use a machine in the Orchard, 6, 7.Former Nursery, 8. Garden view. Mar 67. 9-14. Emily Gibson beds. Jun 67. 15, 19,26, 27. Plant Research Institute. "June.5.1967" 16, 17. Pruning Day 1`967. 18.Unidentified development on Campus Jul 67. 20. "Nangiloc - Fixed Sprinkler Rock Melons" Oct 67. 22. Yarra River.24. Former Rose garden (now Herbaceous Border.) 28-35 Wilson's Promontory.students, machine, garden views, campus, entrance, plant research institute, old rose garden, nursery, nangiloc, fixed sprinkler, rock melons, wilson's promontory, seed testing station, pruning day, emily gibson beds

Set of five colour photographs taken on 17/3/2001 by Warren Doubleday of the commissioning of Scrubber tram No. 8 (8W) in Wendouree Parade. On Agfa paper. 1827.1 - BTM tram No. 13 and No. 8 at Carlton St. .2 - Paul Mong cleaning points at depot junction, with Neil Lardner on bumper bar and Sam Boon alongside. .3 - 8 at St. Aidans Drive, Neil Lardner, Sam Boon, Alastair Reither, Dave Macartney, Daniel Edwards and Paul Mong. .4 - 8 (8W) crossing 13 at Gardens Loop .5 - 8 at Gardens Loop See Fares Please! March 2001commissioning, scrubber tram, btm, gardens loop, carlton st, st aidans drive, wendouree parade, tram 8, tram 13

This mine is situated in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc Havilah Road Bendigo. Refer photo .1) re details of manufacture and its history/use..1) Plaque on black metal stand with white text with details re the mine. 2) Mine slightly oval shape, black with a white band, the top has a bolted on section as a lid, there are multiple "horns" attached around the mine.Refer .1) plaque.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, sea mine

Australian War Museum was located in Melbourne & was a forerunner to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. This is the guidebook for the collection housed in the museum located in the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne.Soft cover with sepia illustration on the front & a map on the rear. Title on front in cream font. 92 pages, cut edges & black & white illustrations.books - military, military history - army, war museum

Written on back in pencil, however comparison with record 82 suggests that photo may have been taken earlier than 1945. Guest house with young plantings in garden.Grampian House accommodation, planted with arbour at entranceaccommodation, guesthouses, grampian house

Events held included a supper dance, an angling competition, a gymkhana, a street parade, an art show, a garden competition, a historical display, tree planting and a ceremony at Point Hicks. This item is associated with a significant event in Australian history.A manila folder of documents related to the 1970 Captain Cook centenary celebrations . It contains souvenir programs and details of events held from April 11 to April 20th 1970.cook-james 1970-centenary orbost-shire-council

Three images of Edith Holmes (Pickford) .1 Edith .2 Early photo of Edith .3 Elizabeth Holmes with her mother Edith Holmes (Pickford) in the Ballarat Gardens.chatham-holmes collection, edith holmes (nee pickford), elizabeth holmes (later chatham), ballarat gardens

John Box 1841 - 1913 was a member of the George Box family who migrated from Sussex England 1855 and established market gardens in Parish of Moorabbin, County of BourkeJohn Box was a pioneer settler 1855 in Moorabbin Shire, County of Bourke and established a market garden and raised his family.a)Black & White photograph of John Box standing at his home in North Road East Bentleigh c1900 b) Document - letter regarding the Estate of John Box 1928a) nil b) as printedbox george,b 1808, box john1841 - 1913, box william, box elizabeth smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families. This white, cotton Lady's blouse with pin-tucked front and back is and example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners in the Moorabbin Shire. Ladies long-sleeved white cotton blouse with high collar. Pin-tucking to front and back, guipure lace inserts on front of bodice. Significant tear at lower edge of the garment.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dendy henry, market gardeners, home dressmaker, craft work

This white, cotton, short-sleeved blouse with eyelet work for a young woman is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire c 1900.The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families. A white, cotton, short-sleeved blouse, with eyelet work for a young woman .brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dendy henry, market gardeners, dressmakers, craft work, maggs geoff

This long, white fine lawn cotton pin-tucked baby's christening dress is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire. The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families.A white, fine lawn cotton, pin-tucked, baby's long christening dressclothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, dendy henry, market gardeners, craft work

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This heavy, black, Cable silk jacket is and example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families. The Blackburn family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire. A lady’s, heavy, black, long sleeved , Cable silk jacket .clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, blackburn nance, craftwork

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This fine voile,lady's camisole with embroidery and pink ribbon is an example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families. The Risstrom family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire.A lady's, fine, voile camisole with embroidery and pink ribbon insert.clothing, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, moorabbin brighton, risstrom lorna

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This very long, baby’s christening gown with cut-work, is an example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families. The Marshall family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire. A very long, baby’s christening gown with hand cut-work c 1880clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork, mrs marshall

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these familiesThis pair of white cotton baby's pants with button holes is an example of the dressmaking skills and craft-work of the women of the pioneer families. The Peck family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire.A pair of baby's white cotton pants with button-holes at waist.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, dressmaking, early settlers, craftwork, mr peck

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these familiesThis white cotton lady's half slip is an example of the dressmaking skills and craft-work of the women of the pioneer families of Moorabbin ShireA lady's white, fine cotton,half-slip with lace and pink ribbon insertclothing, brighton, moorabbin, bentleigh, dressmaking, early settlers, craftwork

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families The Peck family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shirea) A white cotton baby's under-singlet, with hand-crocheting around neckline. b) The singlet is topped by a separate, heavily machine-embroidered, white cotton dress-collar .clothing, craftwork, dressmaking, crochetwork, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, brighton, peck family

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This pair of lady’s underwear is an example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families. The Thompson family were early settlers in Moorabbin ShireA pair of lady's cotton draw-string drawersclothing, craftwork, dressmaking, pioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, brighton

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This voile, lady's camisole with lace is an example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families. The Walker family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire.A lady's voile camisole with laceclothing, craftwork, dressmaking, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, brighton, market gardeners, walker alice

The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of the many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women of these families This ecru, lady's camisole with crocheted top is an example of the dressmaking skills and craftwork of the women of the pioneer families..An ecru, lady's camisole with hand crocheted top.clothing. craftwork, pioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, brighton