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Gardiner's Creek Reserve
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Some historical photos of Gardiner's Creek Reserve

These photos are quite large. You may prefer to save the pictures for later viewing and you can do this by right-clicking on the link and choosing "save target as" from the drop-down menu.

Gardiner's Creek Reserve December 23, 1945. This aerial photo of the northern end of the reserve was supplied by local resident, John Peter. I have overlaid street names (well the ones that existed back then) to put the map into perspective

Gardiner's Creek Reserve during the seventies. This aerial photograph shows the southern end of the reserve, and a large part of Burwood, including the Burwood Drive-In. It was supplied by staff at Deakin University.

Gardiner's Creek Reserve in 1998. This aerial photograph shows the southern end of the reserve and was taken before the Deakin University Residences were constructed. It was supplied by staff at Deakin University.

Gardiner's Creek Reserve in 1999. This aerial photograph shows the southern end of the reserve and was taken after the Deakin University Residences were constructed. It was supplied by staff at Deakin University.

And some smaller photos

	This photo was taken just after the Burwood Highway entrance to the reserve was planted out in early 2000
This photograph was taken around six months later.
	...and this photograph was taken in August 2007.
This is the "100 year floodplain" near the Deakin University residences in 1999
	This is the same patch about 6 months later
This photo was taken in August 2007
	And this Willie Wagtail is one of the residents of the reserve.