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Marysville & District Historical SocietyFlyer (item) - Information Flyer, Parks Victoria, park notes-Yarra Ranges National Park-Lady Talbot Drive and Cambarville Historic Township, June 2013
... the sitka spruce... rainforest walk big culvert cumberland walk the big tree the sitka ...A flyer produced by Parks Victoria of information on Lady Talbot Drive and Cambarville Historic Township.A flyer produced by Parks Victoria of information on Lady Talbot Drive and Cambarville Historic Township. Lady Talbot Drive a 24 kilometer scenic rainforest car journey which passes a number of walks and waterfalls in the Yarra Ranges National Park. Lady Talbot Drive is named after Lady Sarah Elizabeth, the wife of Sir Reginald Talbot, who was the Governor of Victoria from 25th April, 1904 to 6th July 1908. Cambarville is notable for its giant mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) trees within the Cumberland Memorial Scenic Reserve, and relics from former sawmills and gold mining. The Big Culvert is located nearby on the Marysville-Woods Point Road, which was historically part of the Yarra Track. Cambarville was established as a timber mill town in the 1940s. Timber mill owners A Cameron and FJ Barton named Cambarville. They established the mill to salvage timber from trees destroyed in the 1939 bushfires. Cambarville was impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and any remaining structures were destroyed. parks victoria, yarra ranges national park, lady talbot drive, lady talbot forest drive, cambarville, taggerty river, sir reginald talbot, lady sarah elizabeth talbot, phantom falls, keppel falls, keppel falls lookout, beeches rainforest walk, big culvert, cumberland walk, the big tree, the sitka spruce, cora lynn falls, sovereign view -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History GroupWork on paper - Simon Grant: Part 5 of the Explorers, David Douglas in the Land of Giants, Published 1998
... Sitka spruce... Horticultural Society Kew Gardens Douglas Fir Sitka spruce Radiata pine ...David Douglas (1799-1834) journeyed to the Pacific North-West as well as to other parts of the New World looking for new species of plants. The Royal Horticultural Society of London hoped to introduce new and exciting plants to its gardens.After Douglas's explorations in the New World, hundreds of new species became available. As a result flower beds and theme gardens with new exotic specimens and aboreta became fashionable. This information gives some perspective on the planning and development of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.2 pages of print in columns. There is a black and white photograph of David Douglas halfway down the page on the lefthand side of p.1. On p.2 there is a black and white photograph of the Douglas Fir on the lefthand side of the page and lower down a photograph of Lupinus polyphyllus.none.john garner, doctor john garner, ballarat botanic gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, david douglas, royal horticultural society, kew gardens, douglas fir, sitka spruce, radiata pine, john claudius loudon, joseph banks, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of MelbournePlant specimen - Plant Specimen from the VSF Herbarium, Picea sitchensis
... Note inside: Name: Picea Sitchensis, Sitka Spruce. Family...Note inside: Name: Picea Sitchensis, Sitka Spruce. Family ...Plant Specimen from the VSF Herbarium - seeds in a cardboard box with a glass lidNote inside: Name: Picea Sitchensis, Sitka Spruce. Family: Pinaceae. Habitat: W. North America. Origin: Creswick Plantation
