- Stirling Gardens
Stirling Gardens, also known as Supreme Court Gardens is a small public park in Perth,
Western Australia . Known in some early records of Perth as 'Government Gardens' - they are 100 metres west of Government House.Located on the corner ofSt Georges Terrace, Perth andBarrack Street it is west of the Government House and north of the Supreme Court buildings, it contains a group of significant sculpture items.The statue of
Alexander Forrest the brother of SirJohn Forrest was constructed byPietro Porcelli . It was first made in Guildford clay, then in plaster of Paris - sent to Italy to cast it in wax and finally in bronze. It was unveiled by PremierWalter James on 28th August 1903.References
* Austen, Tom "The Streets of Old Perth" St George Books, Perth. 1988 ISBN 0-86778-038-X
External links
* 1959 aerial photographs looking [http://innopac.liswa.wa.gov.au/search/dSt+Georges+Tce/dst+georges+tce/-2,0,0,B/l962&FF=dst+georges+terrace+perth+w+a+aerial+photographs&12,,12,3,-1 north] and [http://innopac.liswa.wa.gov.au/search/dSt+Georges+Tce/dst+georges+tce/-2,0,0,B/l962&FF=dst+georges+terrace+perth+w+a+aerial+photographs&12,,12,2,-1 east] across Stirling Gardens, State Library of Western Australia
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