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Photo of FBBG members at the Centenary in 1984. Centenary of Stoddart Statues, Courier, Friday 25th May, 1984, page 10. History of the FBBGLaminated yellow page of the Courier newspaper, May 25, 1984, p.10. left bottom corner missing.None.john garner collection, garner, dr, stoddart, statues, centenary, courier, fbbg, mayor, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens

Representing Apollo, this statue embodies beauty, music, and prophecy. Its detailed design captures ancient Greek sculpture, transporting you to classical art's golden age. It would have been used for a decorative display. It belonged to Vera Therese Meredith nee Sebire, the daughter of John and Christine Sebire. She was the grandaughter of Henry and Martha Sebire of Mont De Lancey in Wandin, Victoria.Embrace Greek mythology with this small white resin or plaster Apollo Bust Statue which embodies beauty, music, and prophecy. Apollo is looking to his left. He has a robe draped around his shoulders attached to his right shoulder with a clasp. The bust stands on a round plinth.'4106' is stamped on the lower back of the statue.statues, human figures, busts

The Victorian Statutes Vol 4 Various Legal Statues /Warrnambool Publisher: John Ferres Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1866 Further Information: Three quarter leather. Junction between front board and spine slightly exposed. non-fictionThis volume is part of the first comprehensive consolidation of laws for the Colony of Victoria after it separated from New South Wales and established its own parliament. Specifically, Volume 4 (published in 1866) contains Local Colonial Acts. These were laws debated, passed, and enacted right here in Melbourne by the newly formed Parliament of the Colony of Victoria. They dealt with purely domestic, local matters, such as Victorian land selection, goldfields regulations, local municipal boundaries, and colonial courts. Volume 4 was the handbook for everyday domestic Victorian life, governing how a local town council operated, how gold claims were filed, or how local debts were settled in a Victorian county court.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library

Photos of gathering at the Legacy Garden of Appreciation for the installation of the ‘Widow and Children’ statue by Louis Laumen - a Melbourne artist. The statue dedication was held on 29 September 1998. The plaque at the garden says “A living tribute to the generous support of Victorians for the work of Legacy. The sculpture symbolises the work of Legacy caring for the widows and children of veterans. The Flanders Poppies which bloom around November have their origin on the World War I battlefields of Belgium and France.” 00498.3 is the sculptor Louis Laumen with President Tom Butcher 00498.4 shows the sculptor Louis Laumen and a lady 00498.5 Legatee David Cull and a lady in uniform. 00498.6 and 00498.7 show legatees Lucky Luscombe and Tom Butcher with a lady, perhaps a Legacy widow.A record of the unveiling of the ‘Widow and Children’ sculpture in the Legacy Garden of Appreciation.Colour photo x 7 of the dedication of the Widow and Children statue.00498.7 has label attached "The Legacy statue was dedicated in 75th year at the Shrine of Remembrance"widow and children statue, statue, garden

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

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Plaque accompanying chainsaw statues by Leigh Conkie. These chainsaw sculptures were in Greensborough War Memorial Park, sculpted by Leigh Conkie in 2003. The trees surrounding the park were removed when disease made them unsafe, and the sculptures were created from the stumps. These original sculptures were removed in 2017 and replaced with a new series of chainsaw sculptures called Homefront.A tribute to locals who served in the armed forces for Australia.Colour digital photograph of plaque.greensborough war memorial park, leigh conkie, chainsaw sculptures, war memorials greensborough