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Botanic and Public Gardens Reserve: Early Map
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Botanic and Public Gardens Reserve: Early Map.
This Plan shows how the Ballarat Botanic Gardens had been set out and part of the Lake Wendouree area in 1885.
One large cream sheet of paper, folded in two.
bottom of the page on the right in blue biro, "From: Jim Reynolds, 29.10.94".
Colour photocopy showing some tears in original
lake wendouree, ballarat city council
Photocopy on paper
map, lake wendouree, ballarat city council
Photocopy of pencil design on paper
petersen bequest, garden drinking fountain, sturt street ballarat
History of Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Technical drawing
White paper; photocopy showing black line drawings of planned Fernery; Ballarat Botanical Gardens 1925
L.H. Finch. Assoc. M. Inst. C. E. City Engineer 1 July, 1925
fernery, architectural drawing
Black and white photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, wendouree parade, circa early 1900s
black and white photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, landscaping, flower beds
Colour photograph
south pergola, arch, ballarat botanical gardens, landscaping
Colour photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house conservatory, flower beds
two black and white photographs
ballarat botanical gardens, 1925-26, full-length outdoor portraits
Photograph of blueprint
ballarat botanical gardens, plans, pergola
Black and white photograph of drawings
ballarat botanical gardens, entrance drawings
Colour photograph of a plan
plan, gardens pavilion, ballaarat circa 1890
Black and white photograph of plan
plans, ballaarat botanical gardens pavilion, circa 1890
colour photograph of plan
pavilion plan, ballaarat botanical gardens, circa 1890
Colour photograph
robert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
robert clark conservatory, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
morey gates, edward morey, ballarat botanical gardens, snow
colour photograph
mcdonald gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens, snow
Black and white photograph
garden gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
john young mcdonald, garden gates, ballarat botanical gardens, winter
Colour photograph
garden gates, john young mcdonald, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour photograph
begonia display, keel house, ballarat botanical gardens
Colour Photograph
morey gates, ballarat botanical gardens, clegg & morrow, entrance gate design
Colour photograph
morey gates, ballarat botanical gardens, cuthbert house, floral and landscape gardening
Two colour photographs
ballarat botanical gardens precinct, entrance pillars, ballarat north gardens reserve
Colour photograph
fairyland, ballarat botanical gardens, lake wendouree, drought 2000s
Colour photograph
fairyland, ballarat botanical gardens, lake wendouree
Black and white photograph
ballarat botanical gardens, fernery, statuary pavilion
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