Name/TitlePioneers' Memorial, Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1920
About this objectA photograph of a tall, thin, sandstone obelisk in the Gothic style mounted on a three stepped ivy-covered plinth. Erected by Samuel Craven in 1871, the memorial was dedicated to the six early pioneers whose remains were buried nearby. The pointed top has since disappeared.
Samuel Craven was a respected stonemason who tendered to build the monument for the sum of £189 10s. (Trove: The Ballarat Star, 22 Dec 1870)
One of the many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
Inscription and MarksMount: Flagstaff Gardens Pioneers / Memorial Flagstaff
Measurements8.2 x 8.2 cm
Period1910-1920
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsGardens
Subject and Association KeywordsMonuments and memorials
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Subject and Association KeywordsFlagstaff Gardens (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsCraven, Samuel, 1832 - 1892
Subject and Association KeywordsStonemasons
Named CollectionImages collection
Credit LineSelby Collection
Object numberGS-G-22
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