Melbourne Arts Precinct , Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Pioneer Women of Victoria

— Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden —

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, June 26, 2026

1. Pioneer Women of Victoria Marker

Inscription. This base holds the casket
containing the sheets
of remembrance to
Pioneer Women of Victoria
1834-1934

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 37° 49.509′ S, 144° 58.571′ E. Marker is in Melbourne, Victoria. It is in Melbourne Arts Precinct. It can be reached from Alexandra Avenue 0.2 kilometers south of Swan Street (Victoria Route 20). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Alexandra Avenue, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

Australasia,

the Pacific Ocean,

South Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Women who have Cared for Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Bob Rose (approx.

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0.4 kilometers away); Botanic Gardens Curators or Directors (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gallipoli Oak Tree (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Melbourne Olympic Swimming Pool (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Edith Cavell (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Lou Richards (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.

Also see . . . Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden (Melbourne). Wikipedia

The Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden is located in Kings Domain, Melbourne, Australia and honours the contribution of women settlers to the development of the state of Victoria.

In 1933, plans for the celebrations for the 1934 Centenary of Melbourne began to be made, and a Women's Centenary Council was formed to ensure women's opinions were included. At the first meeting, it was agreed that a memorial garden of remembrance would be created in Kings Domain. A variety of fundraising ventures followed, including producing and selling a commemorative book, and receiving public subscriptions to have a particular woman's name inscribed on a "sheet of remembrance". These sheets were later buried underneath the sundial
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, June 26, 2026

2. Pioneer Women of Victoria Marker beneath the Sundial
in the garden.

The garden was designed by Hugh Linaker and is a formal, symmetrical garden traversed by a watercourse. This flows into a grotto which contains a bronze statue of a woman by the sculptor Charles Web Gilbert.

Two plaques in the garden were unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday 8 June 1935 by Lady Huntingfield, the wife of the Governor of Victoria, and Mrs I.H. Moss, the president of the Women's Centenary Council. In 1960, the Quota Club of Melbourne planted a tree in the garden.

(Submitted on August 5, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.