This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, early, hothouse, botanical gardens

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, fish, hatcheries, botanical gardens

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, penny farthing, botanical gardens

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, fernery

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lake wendouree, botanical gardens

Small panoramic picture book with early views of Ballarat. Part of a series including Sydney, Launceston, Lorne and Melbourne views.Significant to the history of Ballarat - particularly streetscapes and architecture.[12] folded leaves of plates; all illustrations (Leporello folding panorama); 14 cm. Front cover: gold gilt on blue background with brown cloth spine; images of kangaroo and emu with shields and rising sun; image of Ballarat Town Hall. Inscribed: "A souvenir of Ballarat to dear Mother, Helen and George September 1891" Front cover: title. ballarat buildings, photographs, pictorial history, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, post office, ballarat, city hall, ballarat east, ballarat hospital, ballarat benovolent asylum, ballarat state school, mining exchange, ballarat, wesleyan church, ballarat, presbyterian church, ballarat, roman catholic church, ballarat, congregational church, ballarat, new anglican cathedral, ballarat, moorabool falls, botanical gardens, ballarat, architecture, ballarat

Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and the BTM with the assistance of McDonalds..Printed single sheet pamphlet, advertising BTM Vintage Tramway, featuring tram 27 on one side, map and details on reverse. Printed in red green, and yellow on heavy glossy paper. Includes BTM web address and McDonald's logo on rear, giving name of owner/operator as Peter J. Davies. Introduced April 1999. Two additional copies added 1/1/2012 and re-imaged both sides.trams, tramways, mcdonalds, btm, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTM promoted the tramway, with the assistance of McDonalds. Design by the printer and Stephen Butler.Printed single sheet pamphlet, advertising BTM Vintage Tramway, titled "Fares Please!" featuring Frank Puls, a 1/- ticket and tram 26 on one side, map, details and McDonalds Wendouree on reverse. Printed in green, orange and black and white on art paper. Includes BTM web address and McDonald's logo on rear, giving name of owner/operator as Daryl and Helen Burt, Tourism and Museum Accreditation logos Introduced late May 2003. Delivered 23/5/2003. See Reg Item 4453 and 6123 for next versions.trams, tramways, mcdonalds, btm, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTM promoted the tramway, with the assistance of McDonalds. Design by the printer and Stephen Butler.Printed single sheet pamphlet, advertising BTM Vintage Tramway, titled "Fares Please!" featuring Frank Puls, a 1/- ticket and tram 26 on one side, map, details and McDonalds Wendouree on reverse. Printed in green, orange and black and white on light art paper. Includes BTM web address and McDonald's logo on rear, giving five locations of McDonalds, including the Western Highway at Ballan, Tourism and Museum Accreditation logos Introduced late August 2008. See Reg Item 2443 for previous version and 6123 for next version.trams, tramways, mcdonalds, btm, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Printed single sheet pamphlet, advertising BTM Vintage Tramway, titled "Fares Please!" featuring Frank Puls, a 1/- ticket and tram 26 on one side, map, details and McDonalds Wendouree on reverse. Printed in green, orange and black and white on light art paper. Includes BTM web address and McDonald's logo on rear, giving five locations of McDonalds, including the Western Highway at Ballan, Tourism and Museum Accreditation logos Introduced late June 2014. The 2014 version has the web address on the bottom edge of the front, Facebook logo and QR code on the rear. Map revised to include Wendouree Railway Station, Care, and the POW Memorial. See Reg Item 2443 and 4453 for previous versionstrams, tramways, mcdonalds, btm, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and William F Scott.Printed 6 page fold out pamphlet on Ballarat Vintage Tramway, Featuring 4 black and white photos, 2 maps; one of old Ballarat system, and one part of Lake Wendouree with green boarders and some type face in green ink. Prepared by W.Scott for BTPS in 1984/85. 2nd copy added 1/1/2012trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer.294.1 - Double side pamphlet advertising Tramway and BTPS, featuring tram 26 on one side and location map and details on reverse. Printed in dark red colour. 2nd copy added 6/5/06 and images added 294.2 - as above, but without ACN Number and red in colour on heavier paper. 2nd copy added 1/10/06 and images updated.trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and the BTPS.Double side paper advertising BTPS with photo of tram 26 (front on prior to reconstruction) printed in green ink on one side, and map and details printed in black ink on reverse side.trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and the BTPS.Printed single sheet pamphlet, advertising tramway at BTPS/BTM featuring tram 26 on side, map and details on reverse. Printed in red and black on yellow paper with McDonalds Logo 300.1 - BTPS Name 300.2 - BTM Nametrams, tramways, btps, btm, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens

Michael Looker of the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne drew up the planting plans for restoring Ballarat's historic gardens at Hymettus in 1985 for Heritage Victoria. This was done as it was the only known intact Victorian era working-mans exhibition garden in Australia with surviving layout and original documentation and photographs. Restoration of the garden was aided by an Australian Bicentenary grant.historic gardens, ballarat, hymettus, royal botanical gardens, melbourne, lumley, looker, heritage victoria, exhibition garden.

This depiction of Perseus in marble, was Presented by James Chapman in 1885 to the National Gallery of Victoria. It was de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943 where it joined other Victorian-era statues acquired in the 1880s and later. It was located outside the first Ballarat Library in Camp Street and moved to an indoor location at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in 2013 due to ongoing vandalism.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratWhite marble statue, standing naked male with small wings on helmet.Perseusperseus

This artwork by Peter Nicholson commemorates Robert Clark, co-founder and proprietor of The Courier newspaper in Ballarat. The Robert Clark Centre at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens was built as the result of a $2 million bequest from Bob Clark, grandson of Robert Clark. The Robert Clark Conservatory and the Robert Clark Centre opened in 1995 and are a permanent memorial to his grandfather.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze statue of Robert Clark holding a newspaperThis conservatory was erected in memory of / ROBERT CLARK / Born Dunfermline, Scotland, 1862 / Died Ballarat, 1902robert clark, robert clark conservatory, robert clark centre

Thomas Stoddart was a miner turned local stockbroker. He bought 12 statues made of Carrara marble during a visit to Italy in 1882, and gifted them to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The sculptures were placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. The statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24 may 1884.Photograph of a statue of Thomas Statue in the Ballarat Town Hall.thomas stoddart, statues, bust, ballarat town hall

The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1879, making it the first site of Technical Education in Australasia. In 1879 a Botanical Garden was established in the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines, and was used for the teaching of Materia Medica, Botany, and related subjects. An A4 folded booklet produced for the centenary of the Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Gardens. ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, botanical gardens, george porter day, john noble wilson, materia medica, james oddie, francis usher, emil gutheil, botany, jessie knox smith, norfolk pine, parks and gardens

Paul John Keating, Australia's 24th Prime Minister, served from 1991 to 1996. The Prime Ministers walk at Ballarat Botanical Gardens has over time created a special and unique understanding of our Prime Ministers and the strength of belief, passion and understanding we had for these leaders. The different styles used reflect the times and the techniques used to undertake these portraits of leaders makes us consider those elements of official portraiture, including textures, sizes and features and proportions used by some of the artists. The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.Paul John Keating Prime Minister 1991-1996paul keating, prime minister, australian pm

John Malcolm Fraser, served as Australia's 22nd Prime Minister from 1975 to 1983. The Prime Ministers walk at Ballarat Botanical Gardens has over time created a special and unique understanding of our Prime Ministers and the strength of belief, passion and understanding we had for these leaders. The different styles used reflect the times and the techniques used to undertake these portraits of leaders makes us consider those elements of official portraiture, including textures, sizes and features and proportions used by some of the artists. The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.John Malcolm Fraser Prime Minister 1975-1983malcolm fraser, prime minister, australian pm

Perseus is the work of J. Cranari who was sctive in the 1880s. It was presented to the National Gallery of Victoria by James Chapman in 1885, before being de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943. It was Perseus is the work of J. Cranari who was sctive in the 1880s. It was presented to the National Gallery of Victoria by James Chapman in 1885, before being de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943. In 2008 it was removed from its Camp Street location and underwent conservation treatment, Pegasus was moved to the Robert Clark Centre at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Various photographs of a marble sculpture of Perseus when at Camp Street. Perseus was the son of Zeus who was the most supreme Greek god of all.perseus, statue, marble

Perseus is the work of J. Cranari who was sctive in the 1880s. It was presented to the National Gallery of Victoria by James Chapman in 1885, before being de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943. It was Perseus is the work of J. Cranari who was sctive in the 1880s. It was presented to the National Gallery of Victoria by James Chapman in 1885, before being de-accessioned and transferred to Ballarat in 1943. In 2008 it was removed from its Camp Street location and underwent conservation treatment, Pegasus was moved to the Robert Clark Centre at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Marble statue of Pegasus at Camp Street, Ballarat, outside the former Ballarat State Offices.pegasus, statue, sculpture, camp street

Ten unique hand painted poles (wooden telegraph poles) reflect the surroundings of Lake Wendouree and tell First Nations' peoples stories. Tom Clark created the Koori Totem Poles prior to the establishment of the North Garden Indigenous Sculpture Park. The work is a set of 10 poles decorated and carved with ‘Koorie’ motifs and references and was commissioned originally for Ballarat’s Begonia Festival. These poles were shifted from the Ballarat Botanical Gardens main area in 2015 to their present site guarding the northern entrance to North Gardens.The artworks are of aesthetic and cultural significance to the people of BallaratTen hand painted wooden telegraph polestotem poles

It is thought that these are the first federal electorial plans for the Subdivision of Ballarat. The first member of Ballarat was Alfred Deakin.May of the Federal subdivision of Ballarat, with each section depicted in a different colour. The plans include Lake Wendouree, Central Ballarat subdivision; Soldiers Hill subdivision; Ballarat East subdivision, and Central Section Ballarat East, including the Ballarat East Botanic Garden .ballarat, federation, alfred deakin, elections, plan, electoral division, electoral map, polling

Eternal Flame was created by Ballarat sculptor Peter Blizzard as a marker of the end of WWII in the Pacific. Engraved into the bluestone shaped tile across the base of the statue is details about conflict areas where Australian Troops were active. The metal structure mimics a moving flame with it's polished golden hue, a feature included in many war memorials around the world. Peter Blizzard also designed the Prisoner of War Memorial in the South Gardens, Ballarat Botanic Gardens. The metal structure mimics the moving flame of polished golden hue that is present in war memorials around the world. Eternal flame is aesthetically and historically significant to the people of BallaratMetal construction on bluestone tile baseConflict areas for Australian Troops are engraved into bluestone shaped tile across the base of the statue. eternal flame, world war ii, conflict, peter blizzard, australian sculpture

Julia Eileen Gillard, Australia's 27th Prime Minister, on 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard became Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the office. She was elected unopposed by the Parliamentary Labor Party. The Prime Ministers walk at Ballarat Botanical Gardens has over time created a special and unique understanding of our Prime Ministers and the strength of belief, passion and understanding we had for these leaders. The different styles used reflect the times and the techniques used to undertake these portraits of leaders makes us consider those elements of official portraiture, including textures, sizes and features and proportions used by some of the artists. The artwork is of aesthetic and historic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.Julia Eileen Gillard Prime Minister 2010 - 2013prime minister, australian pm

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 15/6/2004, featuring a colour photo of Frank Puls at the controls of a single trucker, contained within an item titled "Rainfall welcome despite the cold". Caption of photo is "Welcome Sight: Frank Puls, 72, operates the tiny windscreen wiper on his tram during a journey around the Ballarat Botanical Gardens yesterday." Picture Jeremy Bannister. Item was about the recent rainfall in Ballarat and the cold weather. On front cover is an item "A New Focus for Lake" about the Ballarat Tourist Association's focus on Lake Wendouree - notes the tram. Was continued on page 2. Notes that the area is a low cost tourist attraction. lake wendouree, weather, btm, tourism

White paper bag printed on side with green ink, "Ballarat Tourist Tramway / Botanic Gardens - Ballarat / on the western shore of Lake Wendouree" in capitals. Bag has serrated edges top and bottom, folded and glued joins. Hole in one corner for string connection (not used). Also printed in old style logo of tram 31. Image added 20-12-2016.trams, tramways, commerce, sales, btm, btps