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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2002-12-12 human Ailie Smith updated 2023-11-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002126b.htm corporateBody Zoological Society of Victoria AACR2 1857 1861 Start Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Location Melbourne, Victoria Association Society or Membership Organisation Veterinary or Animal Health Industries Acclimatisation The Zoological Society of Victoria was formed in 1857 for the purpose of establishing a zoo in Melbourne. A zoo was initially established in Richmond, on the bank of the Yarra River, before moving to its present site in Royal Park. In 1861 the Zoological Society of Victoria was succeeded by the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria. Wilson, Edward (1813 - 1878)

Founder and Member of Committee 1857

 Archer, William Henry (1825 - 1909)

Member of Committee 1857

 Melbourne Zoological Gardens (c. 1857 - 1977) Acclimatisation Society of Victoria (1861 - 1872)

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 'Zoological Society of Victoria', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Zoological Society of Victoria Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: VA 3123 Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society VA 3123 Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society Public Record Office Victoria 2002 Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue Journal Article: A Tale of Two Animals: Camel and Alpaca - Zoological Shaping of Mueller's Botanic Gardens Gillbank, Linden A Tale of Two Animals: Camel and Alpaca - Zoological Shaping of Mueller's Botanic Gardens 1996 Victorian Historical Journal 67 1 83-102