Hugh Linaker Explained

Hugh Linaker (1872–1938) was a gardener and landscape gardener, who worked on various local and state government projects in the State of Victoria, Australia.[1] Originally hailing from Ballarat,[2] he was appointed as the Curator of Parks and Gardens for Ararat 1901 where he landscaped the Ararat Botanic Gardens, today better known as Alexandra Park.[3] He applied, and was successful in 1912, to become the 'landscape gardener, Hospital for the Insane,' a position he held until 1937.[4] [5]

It is in this role, that Linaker produced multiple designs for the government, and is particularly well known for his landscape planning associated with psychiatric hospitals.

Grounds designed by Linaker for the government include Alexandra Park, Ararat., Aradale Asylum, Buchan Caves,[6] Maroondah Reservoir Park,[7] May Day Hills/Beechworth Asylum, Mont Park,[8] Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden[9] [10] within the King's Domain,[11] Sunbury Asylum,[12] Yarra Bend Park,[13] and the SEC company town of Yallourn

He also was involved in the design of private gardens, the best-known of which is Burnham Beeches in Sherbrooke, Dandenong Ranges.[14]

Notes and References

  1. (https://www.informit.org/researchers/who-is-informit). Informit - RMIT Training PTY LTD. April 2009. Hugh Linaker, landscape gardener to the Lunacy Department: a unique position. Australian Garden History. en. 20. 4.
  2. News: MR. HUGH LINAKER. 1938-10-11. Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 2017-11-11. 2.
  3. Web site: Hugh Linaker Monument Australia. Design. UBC Web. monumentaustralia.org.au. en. 2017-11-11.
  4. Web site: Aradale Mental Hospital Garden. Victorian Heritage Database Report. 2017-11-11.
  5. News: Farms & gardens in Victorian Mental Health Institutions. Museums Victoria Collections. 2017-11-11.
  6. Web site: Buchan Caves Reserve - Australian E-Heritage. eheritage.net. 2017-11-11.
  7. Web site: Maroondah Reservoir Park PROV. www.prov.vic.gov.au. en. 2017-11-11.
  8. Web site: Mont Park. National Trust. 2017-11-11.
  9. News: A violet begets violence. 2013-07-19. The Weekly Review. 2017-11-11. en-US.
  10. Web site: Pioneer Women's Memorial - Cultural Artefact - eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online. Melbourne. School of Historical Studies, Department of History, The University of. www.emelbourne.net.au. en-gb. 2017-11-11.
  11. Book: Domain Parklands Master Plan. City of Melbourne. 1997.
  12. Web site: VHD. vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. en-AU. 2017-11-11.
  13. Web site: Plan, layout, and planting [cartographic material] : Yarra Bend National Park / H. Linaker ; photo-lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 3.6.30. - Version details]. Trove. en. 2017-11-11.
  14. Book: Saniga, Andrew. Making Landscape Architecture in Australia. 2012. UNSW Press. 9781742246079. en.

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