Historical information

J.Russell Thomson left a bequest which provided for six marble statues and the Pavilion in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Significance

J.R.Thomson was a generous benefactor whose contributions remain a valuable part of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens today.

Physical description

One page and a half of transcription from Council of Ballarat records, Box 67.

Inscriptions & markings

Comments printed in italics, p.2.