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Colour photographfloral carpet, ballarat begonia festival 1983

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Tom (Mr Begonia) Beaumont, death July 14, 1989, Courier newspaper. A cream-shaded begonia and a lawn at the Botanic Gardens bear the name of Ballarat's best known gardener, Tom Beaumont, who died at the weekend. Mr Beaumont retired in 1978 after 54 years on the staff of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, including more than 30 years as superintendent.Tom Beaumont played an important role as a Begonia Specialist who contributed significantly to Ballarat's iconic Begonia Festivals and the maintenance and development of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens.Two yellowed newspaper sections. A brief article in one extract, which is folded and Death Notices for Tom Beaumont on the other.None.john garner collection, garner, dr, beaumont, begonia, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, tom beaumont, superintendent, curator, blackmore's, begonia festival, tom toop, tom beaumont lawn

Yields information about the construction of the Trackwork on the depot fan and some of the people who undertook the work.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Trackwork on BTPS depot fan (left-right) Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington, Warren Doubleday. Photo taken 24/12/1972, published 26/12/1972. See Reg. Item 1041 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, ballarat, access track, btps, begonia festival

These plates were produced by Ballarat potter John Gilbert at his Old Ballarat pottery in Mt Clear in 1994. Gilbert established two potteries in Ballarat , the Edinburgh Pottery at Sovereign Hill Historical village and the Old Ballarat Pottery. Gilbert studied art at the School of Mines Ballarat, now Federation University and went on to lecture there. Notable for his studio pottery these plates were more a commercial production and were among the later products from the Old Ballarat Pottery before it closed in 1994.Small stoneware plate transfer printed with "Ballarat Begonia Fesival 40th Anniversary around rim and colour print of Begonias in centre.label to the underside with printed with Old Ballarat Pottery around poppet head logo and a second triangular Made in Australia sticker.

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