Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) 24 October, 1891 p 14. Description of meeting of the Board of Horticulture on 16 October, 1891. Annual prizes, equipment purchase and other costs and fines for students.the leader, board of horticulture, prizes, fines, students, equipment purchases

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) 9 April 1892 p 10. Description of condition of Orchard after the earlier flood and finally water obtainable for irrigation.the leader, orchards, floods, irrigation, orchard

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 2 December, 1895 p 9. Description of meeting of the Horticultural Board of Advice, exam results and prizes. Several names listed (new to archive records).the leader, examinations, students, student names, exam results, horticultural board of advice

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 24 June, 1893 p10. Description of Mr Neilson's experimental work with fruit trees at Burnley, his teaching, cuttings available for distribution.the leader, mr neilson, curator, cuttings, fruit trees, teaching, experimental work on fruit trees

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 7 January, 1893. Yan Yean water supplied to Burnley Gardens.the leader, yan yean, reservoir, irrigation, burnley gardens

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) ("by our special reporter") on 25 January, 1896 p13. Discussion of advantages of the course at the School of Horticulture including free tuition, non-residential. Currently 18 students. Practical tuition by Mr Neilson and scientific by Mr McAlpine. Long description of subjects studied and method of growing fruit trees.the leader, school of horticulture, mr neilson, mr mcalpine, subjects, subject descriptions, fruit tree growing, students

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 28 December 1895 p 13. List of prize takers at the School of Horticulture.the leader, school of horticulture, prizetakers, students

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 20 February, 1897 p 14. Discussion of letter that had been sent to the Board of Burnley School of Horticulture by five students. The opinion of the writer was that the complaints against Mr Neilson were unjustified and brought about by one main troublemaker. Described as the "Trouble with Burnley."the leader, school of horticulture, mr neilson, students, letter, complaint, horticultural board

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 24 April, 1897 p 14. Statement that Mr Neilson has resigned as Curator of the Horticultural Gardens at Burnley but will continue to be employed by the Department of Agriculture supervising and providing information on fruit exportation.the leader, school of horticulture, mr neilson, resignation, curator, gardens, fruit exportation

Copy of a letter in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 6 March, 1897 p14 by "One Who Can Graft as Well as Bud" (a former student). Defends the complaints against Mr Neilson saying that the fault is more likely that the students were not suited to the course.the leader, school of horticulture, mr neilson, students, letter, complaint

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 22 May 1897 p 13. Description of the appointment of Mr C.B. Luffman as Curator of the horticultural gardens. His experience in the industry and his recent work instructing gardeners on drying fruit.the leader, charles bogue luffman, curator, gardens, c b luffmann, horticultural gardens, principal, drying fruit

Copy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 8 December, 1860. Discussion of what should be its purposes. By an unknown journalist.the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, horticultural society garden, purposes

Copy of article in "The Argus" 19 January, 1860 p1. Adjourned annual general meeting. Discussion of threat by Botanic Gardens to disallow its use by the Society.the argus, botanic gardens, horticultural society of victoria, annual general meeting

Copy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 6 April, 1861. Meeting of the Committee of the Victorian Horticultural Society. Secretary instructed to advertise for plans for laying out the gardens. Moulds used for wax fruit exhibition at the World Fair in England in 1862 to be retained by HSV in a museum at the Horticultural Gardens.the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, victorian horticultural society, museum, wax moulds, plan of gardens, committee, world fair

Copy of article in "The Argus" 08.08.1861 the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society with a description of the competition for a design of the gardens, won by Alfred Lynch. Also copies of plans held in B18.0029 and B18.0030. Chronological history (from the National Trust of Australia, Victoria website) giving information about the 1861 design for the site by Alfred Lynch.the argus, acclimatisation society, alfred lynch, competition for design of gardens, plans

Copy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 26 October, 1861 p13 by 'Albany Country Gentlemen.' Description of the new Gardens of the Horticultural Society. Taxodium sempervirens donated by Mr Rule. Terraces in the ornamental garden already being planted up and trees planted.the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, victorian horticultural society, mr rule, taxodium sempervirens, californian redwood, terraces, planting

Copy of article in "The Victorian Farmers Journal and Gardeners Chronicle" 4 May, 1861. Special meeting of the Committee of the Horticultural Society of Victoria. First prize for design for laying out the Horticultural and Experimental Gardens awarded to Alfred Lynch.the victorian farmers journal and gardeners chronicle, alfred lynch, victorian horticultural society, plan of gardens, first prize, special meeting, experimental gardens

Copy of article in "The Argus" 8 October, 1862 p6. Horticultural Society short of funds so W. Phillips, manager of the gardens, permitted to grow tobacco in exchange for keeping the gardens in proper order. Description of ornamental gardens and proposal for orchard plantings.the argus, w. phillips, tobacco, financial difficulties, curator, orchard, horticultural society of victoria

Copy of article in "The Age" 20 July, 1865 p7. Description of Annual General Meeting. Grounds unfit for purpose after 1863 flood. Young stock being planted in part of Ornamental Garden. Government allowing Society to select more suitable ground near to present garden.floods, gardens, annual general meeting, horticultural society of victoria, flood damage, ornamental garden used for fruit trees, additional grant of land

Copy of article in "The Leader" (Melbourne) on 3 August, 1867 p9. Annual General Meeting. Due to lack of funds planting had not yet started in the new orchard.the leader, orchard, planting, fruit trees, financial difficulties, annual general meeting, horticultural society of victoria, west orchard

Copy of article in "The Argus" 13 October, 1869. Description of entering the Gardens from Bridge Road and what could be seen of the new West Orchard, the Ornamental Gardens and the Proving Ground.the argus, gardens, west orchard, ornamental gardens, proving ground, fruit trees

Article in "The Age" 17.02.2018 p14 'Spectrum' by Megan Backhouse. Article on the 170 year anniversary of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria.the age, spectrum, megan backhouse, rhsv, royal horticultural society of victoria, history

Copy of article in The Australasian 27 August, 1898 p. 12. Response to a request for the admission of women students to the Government School of Horticulture at Burnley.the australasian, burnley school of horticulture, female students, admission

Copy of article in the Age dated 15 December, 1899 p. 7 on the prize giving at Burnley.the age, charles bogue luffman, female students, burnley school of horticulture, c b luffmann, prize giving, students

Copy of article in "The Leader" dated 23.12.1899 p. 9 by Our Horticultural Reporter. Prize giving - lists women's names identified by Miss or Mrs.the leader, female students, prizes, students

Copy of article in "The Argus" 8 September, 1926 p10. Article about Ina Higgins (former student) demonstrating the making of summer sweets.ina higgins, georgina higgins, the argus, female students

4 page liftout in "The Herald" 05.04.1989. "Victoria the Garden State." P4 contains article, "Ask Them a Question: They've got the Answers," by Robert H. Taylor, Assistant Director of Agriculture. Advisory Centre to be developed at Burnley Gardens.the herald, robert h. taylor, burnley gardens, plant research institute, plant research laboratory, victoria the garden state, garden questions

Copies of article in "Table Talk" 26 December, 1907 p 7. Mr J. Cronin to probably succeed Mr Luffman as director of Burnley Horticultural Gardens.table talk, j. cronin, charles bogue luffman, burnley school of horticulture, principal, c b luffmann

Article in "The Saturday Age" by Denise Gadd July 16, 2011 advertising the Open Day at Burnley. Includes historical information and interviews with contemporary people associated with the Gardens.the saturday age, denise gadd, open day, burnley, history, edna walling, paul bangay, chris williams, michele adler, john fordham