Historical information

Origin of the Stoddart statues and the unveiling ceremony in 1884,p.1. Brief notes on each statue and cleaning method used,p.2. Other features of the Gardens and biographies of notable contributors.

Significance

Ballarat Art Gallery founded at the same time (1884) and special area for statues was omitted as a result of Stoddart's gift.

Physical description

12 white A4 pages printed on one side, photocopy of typed notes. Copy of pp.1&2.

Inscriptions & markings

Author, J.A. Chisolm and top left hand corner of page 1, 354/5/1, JAC:djw 1983