▁Col ony ▁of ▁Victoria ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁B alle ym ar ong ' s ▁northern ▁boundary ▁was ▁E um em mer ing ▁Creek ▁( now ▁the ▁P atter son ▁River ). ▁The ▁southern ▁boundary ▁was ▁Sky e ▁Road . ▁B ound ary ▁Road ▁( now ▁McC le ll and ▁Drive ) ▁was ▁the ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁with ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁boundary ▁being ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Bay . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁Victor ian ▁Land ▁Act ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sub - div ision ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁B alle ym ar ong . ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁reserved ▁ ▁for ▁various ▁purposes . ▁ ▁was ▁set ▁aside ▁' For ▁the ▁Pres ervation ▁and ▁G row th ▁of ▁Tim ber '. ▁ ▁Cir ca ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁in bound ▁' C lar ke ▁Reserve ' ▁was ▁proposed ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁Old ▁Melbourne ▁C emetery . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁agreed ▁that ▁an ▁area ▁at ▁Spring v ale ▁was ▁a ▁better ▁site . ▁The ▁' C lar ke ▁Reserve ' ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁as ▁a ▁State ▁P ine ▁forest ▁called ▁the ▁Frank ston ▁P ine ▁Plant ation . ▁W . J . ▁Hart land ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Conserv ator ▁in ▁Char ge . ▁P inus ▁radi ata ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁species ▁plant ed . ▁A ▁count ▁taken ▁of ▁numbers ▁revealed ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 ▁million ▁trees ▁had ▁been ▁plant ed . ▁ ▁James ▁Brown