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Botanic Gardens Adelaide (Centre Walk), 1890

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/35

Scope and Contents

260 x 200 mm. A view down the central path of the gardens, with statues and a fountain in the centre. After a false start in 1839, the real beginning of the Adelaide Botanical Gardens was in 1855 when a committee was formed and a site of 40 acres on the South Bank of the River Torrens was chosen for the Gardens. The gardens opened to the public in 1859.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2013-09-19 16:57:59+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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