parks and gardens
1857 Design for Fitzroy Square by E L Bateman
A plan showing the proposed design for the laying out of the Fitzroy Gardens by Edward La Trobe Bateman. The plan was commissioned by the City of Melbourne. The Age of 1 Jun 1858 reported on a Council meeting the previous day in which it was agreed, after some debate, to pay Bateman £100 for his work, which also included a plan for the Carlton Gardens.
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Ban on cyclists in city parks
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Birrarung Marr
Newspaper cutting reporting on Birrarung Marr's original designers' disapproval of the Melbourne City Council's failure to implement their design in totality.
The designers of the park were landscape architects Ronald Jones and Helena Piha, and consultants Taylor Cullity and Lethlean and Paul Thompson.
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Drought takes its toll on City's trees
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East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens old kiosk
Photo shows the old kiosk in the Fitzroy Gardens in the 1950s. Originally built in 1908 with an octagonal bandstand at the corner which has been built in. At the entrance is a weighing machine which a customer could use by inserting a penny in the slot provided.
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East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens old kiosk
A two storey structure of rustic appearance with half timbered gables and deep verandahs. Its focal point was the octagonal bandstand at the corner of the building.
The Argus, on 28 February 1908, reported:
Fairies' Tree
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Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre opens at Sinclair's Cottage
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Fountains make a comeback
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History of the East Melbourne Community Garden 2003-2020
The History of the East Melbourne Community Garden by Matt Faubel follows the work of a dedicated team who worked for over six years with the City of Melbourne and other interested parties to find a spot on which they could set up a community garden.
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