Historical information
The Address in honour of the memory of the Late Fred J. Martell given 3/4/1938, President of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage was delivered by Mr A.E.C.Kerr, President of the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage Committee, Ballarat. The photograph of Craig's Hotel Stables' sign is included as Adam Lindsay Gordon held the leasehold of these livery stables in 1867.
Significance
Mr Martell made valuable contributions to the Ballarat community as one of the Founders of the Ballarat Art Gallery, Registrar of the School of Mines and was "really [the] founder" of the Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage. His ashes were scattered around the Cottage.
Physical description
8 pages with 3 illustrations and 2 title pages. The 3 black and white illustrations are of Fred J. Martell, the Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Cottage and Adam Lindsay Gordon. The photograph of Craig's Stables is high gloss in colour.
Inscriptions & markings
None
Subjects
- john garner,
- doctor,
- john garner collection,
- ballarat botanic gardens,
- friends of ballarat botanical gardens,
- fred j. martell,
- mr a.e.c.kerr,
- adam lindsay gordon cottage,
- adam lindsay gordon memorial cottage committee,
- craig's royal hotel ballarat,
- craig's hotel livery stables,
- craig's hotel livery stables metal plaque,
- dougles sladen,
- poet's corner westminster abbey,
- bath lane,
- australian poet,
- adam lindsay gordon bust,
- gardens,
- ballarat
