Guide to the T.C.G. Weston Map Collection, 1913-1928

Summary

Collection number:

MFC 12

Creator:

Weston, T.C.G. (Thomas Charles George) and Weston, Anne, Miss

Extent:

9 items and in 1 map folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], T.C.G. Weston Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection consists of nine maps of the A.C.T. and Canberra.

Biographical / Historical:

{"persname":"Walter Burley Griffin","content":["Thomas Charles George Weston was a Middlesex-born horticulturalist who migrated to New South Wales in 1896. Following head gardener roles at Sydney's Admiralty House and Federal Government House, he was appointed Officer-in Charge of Afforestation in Canberra in 1913. In this role Weston was charged with creating an urban landscape compatible with the city to come, under instruction from Director of Design and Construction,","\u003cspan class='persname'\u003eWalter Burley Griffin\u003c/span\u003e. Weston established nurseries, travelled to acquire seeds, and conducted trials to determine which species could grow in the capital. The year after his 1926 retirement to Sydney he was awarded an MBE. Dying of cancer in Sydney in 1935, Weston's ashes were scattered in Canberra at the Parliament House park he had designed."]}

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Acquired by the National Library of Australia from Anne Weston, T.C.G. Weston's daughter. Maps 1 and 5 are annotated in pencil on verso "From Miss Anne Weston 6/5/70"

Indexed terms

Names:

Weston, Anne, Miss

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2459821).

Conditions Governing Use:

Some published maps in this collection may be in copyright.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of map item], T.C.G. Weston Map Collection, National Library of Australia, [item number]'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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