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Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Oral History_Williamstown Botanic Gardens_Ken Speakman, 02/06/2014
The interview is one of a series recorded in 2013-2014 to document memories and experiences of the Williamstown Botanic Gardens, surrounding areas and Fearon ReserveA primary source of information on memories of the Gardens and witness to changes in the Gardens over those years. CD and transcript of interview with Ken Speakman. Also present was his daughter, Nola Wilson. His son visited part of the way through the interview. Ken’s family moved to Williamstown in 1918 when he was a baby and he has lived in Williamstown, close to the Gardens since that time. He was a keen lacrosse player, playing on Fearon Reserve. Ken was interviewed for his memories of the Gardens and its relationship to Fearon Reserve. ken speakman, nola wilson, fearon reserve, lacrosse, 1918, bill crowe, william crowe, bird cage, bandstand, ramsay’s café, horses, harry stitt, cannons, aci glassworks, woollen mills, oil refinery, sims cooper, abattoir, mobil, palms, williamstown botanic gardens, hobsons bay city council -
Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Oral History_Williamstown Botanic Gardens_Michael Wilkins, 06/10/2014
The interview is one of a series recorded in 2013-2014 to document memories and experiences of the Williamstown Botanic GardensA primary source of information on memories of the Gardens and witness to changes in the Gardens over those years. CD and transcript of interview with Michael Wilkins. Michael first worked in the Gardens for the Municipality of Williamstown in 1987. He was there for eleven years. A few years after the amalgamation of Williamstown and Altona into the City of Hobsons Bay City Council he transferred from the Gardens to other sites within the City. He returned to the Gardens in 2006. Michael recalls people with whom he worked and horticultural practices over those years. michael wilkins, barry heath, bob anderson, 1987, shelley wood, ian mcleod, john wilson, mary malhallchek, glasshouse, maarten hulzebosch, ransome mower, buffalo lawn, parker reserve, trench digging, 2006, bird cage, palms, williamstown botanic gardens, hobsons bay city council -
Williamstown Botanic Gardens- Hobsons Bay City Council
Oral History_Williamstown Botanic Gardens_Shelley Wood, 25/09/2014
The interview is one of a series recorded in 2013-2014 to document memories and experiences of the Williamstown Botanic GardensA primary source of information on memories of the Gardens and witness to changes in the Gardens over those years. CD and transcript of interview with Shelley Wood. Shelley was born in Williamstown, as was her mother Margaret McLean. Shelley recalls her mother telling her about spending many hours in the Gardens when she was young with her friend Chic, who was the daughter of the Curator Ernie Anderson. Shelley, who was the first female gardener appointed in the western region, served her apprenticeship at Gardens and is currently the Curator. shelley wood, margaret mclean, tom wood, chic anderson, ernie anderson, 1979, apprentice, fish pond, pinetum, barry heath, golden elm, palms, brian turner, dean splatt, robert anderson, 1988, bicentennial funding, 1987, angela altair, helen page, mary klestadt, mike hirst, john hawker, landscape advisory group, williamstown technical school, gates, buffalo lawn, ian brown, storytime, adam lindsay gordon, statue, archie matthews, aviary, williamstown botanic gardens, hobsons bay city council -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Medlow Garden Survey and Landscape capability study 1983, Oct-83
Includes: Plan of Subdivision, Detailed plan, map of garden, Auctioneer's plan for 1854 sale, Botanical plan of Medlow & Landscape history notes. Full title : Medlow Garden survey and landscape capability survey. A report for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) A report giving a detailed landscape survey of Medlow Garden estate. Includes landscape story, cultural significance, particulars about vegetarian, garden, rehabilitation and plans.Copy of a report giving a detailed landscape survey of Medlow Garden estate. Includes landscape story, cultural significance, particulars about vegetarian, garden, rehabilitation and plans. 38 pages with illustrations.land surveys, medlow garden, bismark estate, rosalie estate, warrigal road, surrey hills, bismarck avenue, warwick avenue, t p payne, (mr) hugh glass, boroondara, (mr) (maj) - cairncross, (mrs) mary jane cairncross, (dr) (mr) richard joseph bull, (mrs) catherine grace bull, (miss) norma bull, (mr) ronald richard bull, medlow -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Medlow Garden Survey and Landscape capability study 1983, Oct-83
Includes: Plan of Subdivision, Detailed plan, map of garden, Auctioneer's plan for 1854 sale, Botanical plan of Medlow & Landscape history notes. Full title : Medlow Garden survey and landscape capability survey. A report for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) A report detailing the landscape survey of Medlow Garden estate. Includes landscape history, cultural significance, particulars about vegetarian, garden, rehabilitation and plans.A report detailing the landscape survey of Medlow Garden estate. Includes landscape history, cultural significance, particulars about vegetarian, garden, rehabilitation and plans. 38 p illland surveys, medlow garden, bismark estate, rosalie estate, warrigal road, surrey hills, bismarck avenue, warwick avenue, t p payne, (mr) hugh glass, boroondara, (maj.) (mr) - cairncross, (mrs) mary jane cairncross, (dr)(mr) richard joseph bull, (mrs) catherine grace bull, (miss) norma bull, (mr) ronald richard bull, medlow, house names, (mr) rex swanson, landform australia -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Surrey Hills - Looking East from Essex Road, circa 1900, c1900
... by William Guilfoyle, who also designed Melbourne’s Royal Botanic ...Date is approximate. Two original post cards of this image - "Surrey Hills - looking East" - were donated by Stephen Wyatt on 10 March 2012. One is blank; the other has been sent to Mrs A Wyatt, C/O Mrs E Young, 'Grand View', Warburton from daughter Nellie from 'The Quantocks', Surrey Hills - postmarked 10 Dec 1906. There is also a reproduction of this image in a framed collage of Surrey Hills photos.This is the earliest known image of the Surrey Gardens. The layout was originally designed by William Guilfoyle, who also designed Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.Black and white photo taken from an early postcard. Taken from the roof of a house in Essex Road, it shows the development of housing between Essex and Union Roads and includes the section of land fenced off for the Surrey Gardens with paths roughly laid out, one existing tree but no tree planting. The houses depicted are largely Edwardian timber buildings with corrugated rooves. There are still some vacant blocks. Kirkland on Union Road can be seen in the distance, as can some of the shops along Canterbury Road.Lower LHS within original image: " Surrey Hills - Looking East"; on the rear "No 17" in black pen in top LH corner.edwardian style, residential development, kirkland, essex road, suffolk road, norfolk road, surrey gardens, post card -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture - Bust, Greenhalgh, Victor, Dick Richards by Victor Greenhalgh
Victor GREENHALGH (1900-1983) Born Australia Victor Greenhalgh studied at at the Ballarat School of Mines, and was appointed to the staff in 1938. He was the commissioned sculptor for the King George V statue located in Ballarat's Sturt Street Gardens, as well as eight of the portrait busts of Australian Prime Ministers which line the "Avenue of Prime Ministers" in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. From 1938 he taught at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). The bust of Dick Richards was Victor Greenhalgh's last work, and was cast after the sculptors death. It was donated to the Ballarat School of Mines by Victor Greenhalgh's wife Violet Greenhalgh (Hambly). Dick Richards and Victor Greenhalgh were brothers-in-law. Dick Richards was a member of Shackleton's ill-fated Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and was awarded the Albert Medal for his heroic contribution as a member of the Ross Sea Shore party. In 1972 the Albert Medal was exchanged for the more widely recognised George Cross. Speaking at the unveiling of the sculpture in Dick Richards said that on his return fro the expedition in 1917 he had little inclination for a sedentary or a teaching career. By the time he retired in 1958 he was not at all sorry that he had spent his life as a teacher. Victor Greenhalgh died in Queensland in 1983. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Bronze bust of Antarctic Explorer and former Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, Richard W. Richards.art, artwork, dick richards, r.w. richards, richard w. richards, victor greenhalgh, antarctic explorer, alumni, violet greenhalgh, violet hambly, sculpture, staffmember, ballarat technical art school, school of mines ballarat -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Marquette, 'Edward Gough Whitlam' by Victor Greenhalgh, c1975
Victor GREENHALGH (1900-1982) Born Ballarat, Victoria Edward Gough Whitlam was born in Kew. In 1972 he became the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister in 23 years, and served as Prime Minister until 1975 when the Governor-General dismissed the government. Victor Greenhalgh was born and educated in Ballarat. He was a student, then a staff member of the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School. Greenhalgh was appointed head of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Att School in 1955. He died in 1983. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Marquette of a bust of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It was used for the bronze bust in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. art, artwork, prime minister, gough whitlam, prime ministers avenue, victor greenhalgh, sculpture, bust, ballarat botanical garden, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, alumni -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Marquette, 'John Grey Gorton' by Victor Greenhalgh, c1970
Victor GREENHALGH (1900-1982) Born Ballarat, Victoria John Grey Gorton served as Prime Minister from 1968 to 1971. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia, and alienated many with his unorthodox style of leadership. In 1971 a party vote on a motion of confidence in his leadership was evenly split and Gorton resigned. Victor Greenhalgh was born and educated in Ballarat. He was a student, then a staff member of the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School. Greenhalgh was appointed head of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology's Att School in 1955. He died in 1983. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Plaster marquette of the bust of Prime Minister John Gorton. The marquette was used for the bronze bust located in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.art, artwork, john gorton, john grey gorton, prime minister, prime minister's avenue, ballarat botanical gardens, victor greenhalgh, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork- Marquette, Nicholson, Peter, 'Robert James Lee Hawke' by Peter Nicholson
Prime Minister Bob Hawke had a strong trade union leadership background. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he became Prime Minister after only two years in Parliament, serving in that role from 1983 til 1991. He established an "Accord" between Government, business and unions. After winning four elections he lost a caucus ballot in favour of his treasurer, Paul Keating. Sculptor Peter Nicholson was born in Melbourne in 1946. He become known for his cartoons, and in 1985 the "Rubbery Figures" TV puppets. When sculpting the busts, of Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard and Kevin Rudd he has imparted an expression of the character of the individual This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A plaster marquette of the bust of Prime Minister Bob Hawke used for the bronze bust in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. art, artwork, bob hawke, prime minister, prime minister's avenue, ballarat botanical gardens, peter nicholson, robert j.l. hawke -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Argus, Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1860
... Boulevard Richmond melbourne the argus botanic gardens Photocopy ...Photocopy of article in "The Argus" 19 January, 1860 p1. Adjourned annual general meeting. Discussion of threat by Botanic Gardens to disallow its use by the Society.the argus, botanic gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet - Brochure, Historic Cooktown Botanic Gardens
... Boulevard Richmond melbourne botanic garden cooktown map plants ...botanic garden, cooktown, map, plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Advertiser et al, Dedicated Gardener on a Grand Scale, 02.04.2004-02.10.2004
Thomas Robert Noel Lothian best known doe Directorship of Adelaide Botanic Garden and establishment of Mt Lofty Botanic Garden. Certificate of Competency 1934.obituary, thomas lothian, thomas robert noel lothian, stephen forbes, don riddell, andrew lothian, adelaide botanic gardens, mt lofty botanic garden, peter may, vivian lothian, andrew smith, noel lothian, tony lothian, janet lothian, certificate of competency in horticulture -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document - Student Work, Botanic Gardens Trust, Seed Bank Study of the Burnley Site, 12.05.2014
seed bank, burnley site, student work, assignment, seedlings, botanic gardens trust -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, Ballaarat Begonia Festival Committee, Ballaarat Begonia Festival Souvenir Pictorial, 04.03.1960-14.03.1960
ballaarat, ballarat, begonia festival, begonias -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy, Botanic Gardens, c.1873-1909
Photocopies. (1) 2 copies, "Upon the Retirement of Baron von Mueller from the Directorship, 1873." Source unknown, addition of 30 acres in 1875 noted. (2) 2 copies, "Botanic Gardens, 1909, showing alterations and additions effected since 1873 by W. R. Guilfoyle, Director." Source unknown.Shows grid lines.w.r. guilfoyle, ferdinand von mueller -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - 35mm Colour slides, Mabs Younger Slide Collection, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made up of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990.20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. Photographs taken in December 1949. Labelled and typed list.mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C71, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Gladiolus."gardens, gladiolus, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C74, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Lychnis coronaria."gardens, lychnis coronaria, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C76, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Punicum granatum Pomegranate in flower." gardens, pomegranate, flowers, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C78 (1), 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Pink Hydrangea."gardens, hydrangea, flowers, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C78 (2), 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990.3 copies2 border Japanese Hydrangea C94-1, 94-4.mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, hydrangea, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C79, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Shrub Ochna multiflora."gardens, shrub, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C80, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Border Pansies."gardens, pansies, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C81, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Border Polyantha Rose."gardens, polyantha rose, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C82 (1), 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Perennial Lupin."gardens, perennial lupin, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C82 (2), 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Russell Lupins or Perennial Lupins."gardens, russell lupins, perennial lupins, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C83, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Climbing "Hydrangea petiolarisgardens, hydrangea, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens, flowers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C84, 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Shrub - Anthony Waterer spirea."gardens, shrub, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, A. Pout, C89 (1,2), 1949
The Mabs Younger Slide Collection is made of 20 envelopes containing 24 35mm Kodachrome colour slides. The photographs were taken in December 1949. Photographer A. Pout - Burnley School, W. Pattinson - Melbourne Conserc. C102 1 & 2, A. Pout - Botanical Gardens C99. Labelled and typed list. The collection was donated to the Archives by Mabs Younger on the 16 November 1990."Gardens - Strelitzia reginae (Bird Tongue Flower.)gardens, bird tongue flower, mabs younger, slide collection, a. pout, kodachrome, burnley school, w. pattinson, botanical gardens