Historical information
Victoria Park is associated with gold mining in the 1860's, military manoevres in the late 19th century; as an army base during World War 2 and a recreation area.
Significance
Victoria Park is a "landmark cultural landscape" in the city of Ballarat. This parkland established 1890-1910, was modelled on English country estates and London Parks. It demonstrates the civic pride of Ballarat citizens and is an important parkland for the local community. There is a collection of exotic and early planted native trees and areas of native grasslands.
Physical description
6 pages of print. p.1. is a front page with a map and Victoria Park marked in purple with a bibliography on p.4 and footnotes on p.6.
Inscriptions & markings
None.
Subjects
- john garner,
- victoria park,
- friends of ballarat botanical gardens,
- heritage overlay,
- gold mining,
- parkland,
- late nineteenth century,
- native grasslands,
- exotic and native trees,
- royal park,
- mullock heap,
- mount holled-smith,
- arbor day,
- messrs clegg&nicholls,
- william guilfoyle,
- w.o.allen,
- significant tree register,
- john garner collection,
- gardens,
- ballarat
