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BOTANIC GARDEN'S HISTORY
1864 - A Government grant of 50 acres of land was set aside for the sportsground, the old Base Hospital and the Botanic Gardens.
1877 - The Botanic Gardens were opened with the planting of the first tree, an English Elm, by the Mayor Alderman W. J. Jones, often called ‘Coffin’ Jones as undertaking was a sideline of his cabinet making business. Mr Matthew Peasley was the first curator appointed in 1877, and took out clearing the site and planting some trees and diverting the creek to the North and West boundaries.
1909 - The brick cottage was built to replace the old weatherboard cottage which was demolished in 1907. J.E.R. Fellowes and family, lived in the potting shed, during the construction of the new cottage.
1923 - The rosary, an archway of climbing roses, was planted. It was removed in 1963
1936 - The Lone Pine was planted from seeds collected from the trees that sheltered the graves at Gallipoli.
1937 - J.E.R. Fellowes was asked to retire at the age of 70 and was succeeded as Curator by his son Wally Fellowes.
1944 - Wally Fellowes passes away after a long illness, on 27th. July, in the Gardens Cottage. His service was held in the cottage and the funeral procession left through the Main Gates.
1945 - George Bennett was appointed Parks Supervisor and George Musselwhite was Gardens foreman till 1967.
1964 - The Botanic Garden wins 'Best Public Gardens' in provincial NSW. Again in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1970.
1967 - George Musselwhite retires as foreman of the Botanic Gardens, after 28 years of distinguished service.
1997 - 'Friends of the Albury Botanic Gardens' group established, after a public meeting held in the Gardens.
2000 - New staff and community facility, 'The Fellowes Centre' opened, in honour of 43 years of curatorship by JER Fellowes (1901-1936) and his son Wally Fellowes (1936-1943).
