Undated photograph. The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain, was designed and constructed in 1876 by Walter Macfarlane and is situated facing Nelson Place in what is now the Commonwealth Reserve. The fountain is included in the Hobsons Bay Heritage Study Amended 2017 - Volume 3 as noted as follows: The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain was inaugurated on 17 October 1876 by the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr Thornton, in the presence of the Mayor of Williamstown, ministers of all denominations and over 2000 people. It had been paid for by public subscription to commemorate the Reverend George Wilkinson, the local Anglican minister who had died the previous year. nelson place, wilkinson drinking fountain, rev george wilkinson

Undated photograph. The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain, was designed and constructed in 1876 by Walter Macfarlane and is situated facing Nelson Place in what is now the Commonwealth Reserve. The fountain is included in the Hobsons Bay Heritage Study Amended 2017 - Volume 3 as noted as follows: The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain was inaugurated on 17 October 1876 by the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr Thornton, in the presence of the Mayor of Williamstown, ministers of all denominations and over 2000 people. It had been paid for by public subscription to commemorate the Reverend George Wilkinson, the local Anglican minister who had died the previous year. nelson place, wilkinson drinking fountain, rev george wilkinson

Rev. George Wilkinson was a prominent figure in Williamstown, known for his role as the first rector of Holy Trinity Church from 1859 to 1875. He was a native of County Cork and was appointed vicar of the prefabricated iron church imported from England. Wilkinson was recognized for his gentle manner and compassionate character, and he was a strong advocate of total abstinence, which was a significant aspect of his legacy. His memory was honored with the erection of the Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain, located in Commonwealth Reserve, which was funded by public subscription from more than 2,000 residents of Williamstown. source: www.williamstownhistsoc.org.au/our-collections/streets-details rev j.t. wilkinson, holy trinity church, anglican minister, wilkinson drinking fountain

Typed notes on the beginnings and building of the Bendigo Hospital. Written by Mary Fry and dated Oct 1981. It also tells of the expansion and of vegetable growing in the grounds. Also included is a Report from the Australian Medical Journal (April, 1857) on Quacks, Board of Management 1853 and a bibliography.document, the bendigo gold district general hospital, mary fry, mrs clancy, james lawrence, dr wall, dr edward hunt, mr g f walter, first church of england, mr j h walker, dr childs, dr stuart, lands department, vahland and getzschmann, mr john o'shannassy, governor sir henry barkly, mr h trumble, policeman pat ryan, mrs a watson, benevolent asylum, easter fair society, mr j h abbott, lady bowen, george mackay, annals of bendigo, k m bowden, mr lazarus, f mcmahon, training school for nurses, nurses' home, bendigo and northern district base hospital, australian medical journal, rev dr backhaus, gregory, searle, raston, butler, drs mrcrea, tierney, e r jones, wall, roche, smith, barnett, messrs mclachlan, wilkinson, o'connor, emmett, fraser, wollaston, burrell, garsed, edhouse, snowdon, miss w stock, william howitt, w b kimberly, j n mackartney, frank cusack, william perry, geoffrey serle, james smith, the argus, bendigo advertiser, bendigo independent, mount alexander mail, the sandhurst bee, a lady's visit to the gold diggings of australia 1852 - 1853, hurst and blackett, land labour and gold, longman brown green and longmans, bendigo and vicinity, sandhurst as it was and as it is, barrows and co, mackay and co, a history of bendigo 1891, doctors and diggers on the mount alexander goldfields, hedges and bell pty ltd, bendigo, a history, william heinemann australia pty ltd, lister house the story of the northern district school of nursing, hawthorne press, tales of the whipstick, the golden age, melbourne university press, the cyclopedia of victoria, the cyclopedia company, c hurry, bendigo gold district general hospital 1853 - the bendigo and northern district base hospital 1953, cambridge press, w stock, health hazards and care relating to the central victorian goldfields particularly bendigo 1851 - 1871