HISTORY as narrative or thematic explorations
There are many ways to present historical information. The City Botanic Gardens history is provided here in three ways: as a traditional narrative (downloadable file), a brief list of Moments in Time, and as an illustrated thematic description (another downloadable file).
FOR A DETAILED NARRATIVE, download this extract of the 1995 History written by Helen Hamley.
Click this >>> FNSECT5G1995history
Here are some illustrated highlights from the 2017 Talk to QUT/LA students by Jean Sim. More to come!
![OBBG history 2017 Talk MOB exhibition Cultivating Eden](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_480,h_270/http://brisbanebotanictreasures.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/MOB.jpg)
FOR MORE, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS ILLUSTRATED TALK: OBBG history 2017 6pages
![Title page from OBBG history 2017 Talk](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_480,h_270/http://brisbanebotanictreasures.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/COVER-obbghistory.png)
![Thematic contents in OBBG history 2017 Talk](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_480,h_270/http://brisbanebotanictreasures.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CONTENTS-obbghistory.png)
ADDITIONAL SOURCES, extracted from unpublished manuscript of History of Old Brisbane Botanic Gardens (2006):
References OBBGnarhist2006extract REFERENCES
Appendix A: Managers and Botanists OBBGnarhist2006 extract APPENDIX A (also listed on Just add People page).
Appendix B: BOTANIC GARDENS LIBRARY begun by Walter Hill in 1860s OBBGnarhist2006 extract APPENDIX B
Appendix E: Leading Commercial Nurseries 1860s-1880s OBBGnarhist2006 extract APPENDIX E
Appendix F: Economic Plants Introduced by Walter Hill between 1855 and 1872 OBBGnarhist2006 extract APPENDIX F