An unsuccessful attempt was made to set up a silkworm industry at Mt Alexander, to be an occupation for ladies of the district as well as to introduce the silk industry to Victoria. An attempt by women to enter the business world was beaten by difficulties: (1). Road access to the property (2). Heavy frost damage to mulberry plants. (3). Disease of silkworms. (4). Lack of quantity of leaves. (5) drought and rabbits. Experiments proved silk harvested and woven was superior to overseas products, but the venture was defeated by the climate and the surviving trees were relocated to Corowa NSWA relic of the far-sighted venture by the Victorian Ladies Sericulture Co, promoted by the charismatic Mrs Bladen Neill , who was anxious to generate employment opportunities for women..A dead branch from a mulberry tree grown at Sericulture Farm, Mt Alexander, in the early 1870s. This long limb's bark has cracked with age, forming a pattern of brown cracks. Remnants of smaller branch axilla are clearly visible. An inscription on paper is pasted around the branchTyped: "Part of a limb of a mulberry tree from the Sericulture Farm on Mt Alexander which was started by Mrs Bladen-Neill in early 1870s, finally closing in 1878. Mrs Bladen-Neill died in September 1884 at the residence of Dr Barker, Melbourne" "Courtesy of Keith Henderson, Harcourt"

Street Scene Clifton Avenue Stawell looking towards Barnes Street. Photo taken before the pine tree were removed.Black and white photograph of a wide street with trees lining the street, houses in the background.stawell

Tree was a landmark during past Christmas and New Year festivities when it was decorated with coloured lights.|Also six other photographs showing various stages of removal of tree.Colour photograph showing the removal of the large Norfolk Island pine tree in the corner of the garden at 12 Roadknight Street, Lakes Entrance, Victoria. township, memorials

This Album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers on Phillip Island. The photo is of the Old Baths at Cowes with the foreground showing beach and pine tree.Sepia photograph of the early Baths at Cowes with the foreground showing beach and pine tree.Rose Series P.660 The Baths, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, cowes sea baths, earl of stradbroke, cowes beach

Plaque dedicated to the founding members and the Jubilee anniversary of the organisation. To commemorate this, a tree was planted in the grounds of the Brighton office of AFB and this plaque was created.Metal plate with inscription and four holes in each cornerThe Association for the Advancement of the Blind was founded on December 7th 1895 By the following Blind Persons Tilly Aston Thomas Marks David Blakley Katherine McDougall George Cobain Janet Robertson Harry Lee David Robertson This tree was planted to commemorate the Jubilee of the Association "From tiny seed to towering tree"association for the advancement of the blind, nameplates

Article in Nunawading Gazette about the probable axing of thousands of trees and shrubs along Springvale and Whitehorse Roads because of proposed widening of the roads.nunawading, trees, whitehorse road, springvale road

Part of collection donated to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975Postcard of The Esplanade at Cowes, showing Cypress and Pine TreesThe Esplanade, Cowes, Victoria. The Rose Series P 10467local history, documents, postcards, cowes, phillip island, trees, sepia postcard, bernard grayden

Born: Vienna, Austria 1812; Arrived Victoria 1852; Died: 1901ColonialBennett Bequest, 1998 Rural landscape with trees, figures, animals, rocks and sky.Recto: Signed and dated "Eugene von Guerard/ Melbourne 1856." in orange paint l.r.c of composition; Not titledlandscape, animals, figures, trees, cattle, mustering cattle, colonial, australian art

Found at Point Hicks. Probably part of the root of the tree. This is a type of petrified wood that has had all of the wood cells replaced with calcite mineral. After exposure to the ultraviolet light of the sun for a few years, the petrified wood has turned dark. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.One piece of fossil of a calcified tea tree.fossil tea-tree petrified-wood calcification

Dry leaf from a Sycamore tree. One side has some words written in ink. The whole leaf has been laminated, the plastic then trimmed roughly same shape as leaf.“Leaf picked off Sycamore tree where Joseph & Mary rested on their flight from Egypt. Sunday Feb 6th 1916”natural history - biology, military history - souvenirs, passchendaele barracks trust

This album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by the Fathers of Soldiers and Returned Soldiers 16/2/1923. Photo showing pier with Cowes in the background and trees covering the foreshore.Postcard of Cowes Pier, Phillip Island. Cowes in the background and trees covering the foreshore.Rose Series P657. Cowes from the pier, Phillip Is., Victoriaphillip island, cowes, pier, earl of stradbroke

The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black and white Photograph of the main path through the botanical Gardens with the arbour to the left and mature trees and lawn on the rightEntrance to the Gardens Port Fairy Victoriagardens - entrance, path, arbour, trees, griffith street

A photo of President Sullivan at Brighton Grammar Junior School presenting a boy, Troy Robinson, with a plaque with the Legacy torch emblem alongside the Junior School Master, Mr Peter Toms. L/ Sullivan is also seen speaking at a school assembly and standing by a tree that had been planted in honour of Legatee Tom Bell in 1989 (see item 01538). The label explains the link to Brighton Grammar Junior School was fostered by the late L/ Tom Bell, although not a past pupil he endeared himself to the school that on his death shortly after the 1989 badge appeal the students planted a tree in his honour at a special memorial service. For many years the boys from Brighton Grammar Junior School raised money from the sale of Legacy badges and the President would present them with a plaque of appreciation. Between 1991and 1995 the boys have raised in excess of $16,000. Photos were in a scrapbook of photos spanning 1983 to 1991. A record of Brighton Grammar School fundraising for Legacy.Colour photo x 4 of boys at Brighton Grammar with President Sullivan and a pink paper label.Typed on the pink paper label explained the link to the tree planted to honour Tom Bell.fundraising, john sullivan, brighton grammar

Black and white photograph. View of ferns and trees. Possibly an excursion. Photographs B91.409 to B91.417 appear to have come from the same photograph album.ferns, trees, excursion, victorian rainforest

An early black and white photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria.An early black and white photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria. It was, at one stage, known to be the tallest hardwood tree in the world standing at 92 meters (301ft, 6 inches). However, it was reduced to 84 meters by a wind storm in 1959. It is a mountain ash. There is a walking track through the forest that will take you to the Big Tree. This postcard was published by Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.VALENTINE'S/ POST/ CARD A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHbig tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, valentine publishing co, postcard, souvenir

An early black and white photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria.An early black and white photograph of the Big Tree in Cambarville in Victoria. It was, at one stage, known to be the tallest hardwood tree in the world standing at 92 meters (301ft, 6 inches). However, it was reduced to 84 meters by a wind storm in 1959. It is a mountain ash. There is a walking track through the forest to the Big Tree. This postcard was published by Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.VALENTINE'S/ POST/ CARD A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHbig tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, valentine publishing co, postcard, souvenir

This "home made" squeegee was manufactured in the mid to late 1900's by an ingenuous dairyman as a solution to the removal of cow "pats" from the concrete floors of his "milking" sheds. The tea tree made squeegee (being made from nature's anti bacterial material) was an excellent hygienic implement to use. This "home made" wooden squeegee is very significant to the Kiewa Valley and its surrounding regions because it highlights the natural ingenuity found in the pioneer farmer, grazier and other rural folk. It demonstrates the "mother of invention and adaptation" is very strong in rural areas where "off the shelf" products were a rare quantity. Part of the natural psyche of the rural Australian inhabitants is the ability to produce inventions that overcome physical restrictive conditions, "the man/woman of all trades" is an apt description of the pioneers of yesteryear and of those to come.The squeegee handle is a long branch made from a tea tree, inserted into the upper flat side of a slab of tea tree wood which is flat on one side and curved on the other, the natural curve of the tree trunk. This squeegee was used on dairies for removing cow manure.timber, dairy, farm, rural, implement

The students from Bulla Primary School were taken on a school excursion to nearby Woodlands Park where they took part in a tree planting activity. They were planting trees that were native to the area in a bid to replenish the parkland with natural vegetation.The excursion aimed to give the students an awareness of the native vegetation in the area and the importance of conserving natural growth areas. A non-digital photograph of a group of children planting young trees in a prepared area in parkland while being supervised by a number of adults tree planting, woodlands park, bulla primary school, native vegetation

Research and Documentation for Thomas Pope Besnard family tree Document recording information on the Besnard Family Tree. This is a three page A4 document with a business card - Mount Saint University attached. Business card - Mount Saint University - Halifax, Novia Scoptia Canadathomas pope besnard, the argus april 233 1878, besnard family tree

This Monument was erected in1934,to commemorate the Centenary of the Addington district and its pioneering families. A memorial to the Aborigines in the form of a boomerang was at that time placed on a tree and later resited on the monument. Commemorating the Addington Pioneering families.A monument to commemorate the Centenary of Addington district,erected in memory of each pioneer family.A memorial in memory of the Aborigines in the Shape of a boomerang was placed on a tree at the same time. Over the years the tree died, the boomerang was resited and placed on the monument. (Boomerang)'' IN MEMORY OF THE BLACKS" (Plaque 1) " ERECTED BY A.J. BESELER IN 1994, RESITED BY LEARMONTH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNVEILED ON 1-4-1990 BY Cr.A.R. McDONALD BALLARAT SHIRE PRESIDENT". (Plaque 2) " ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE PIONEERS OF ADDINGTON 1934".1934, addington pioneer monument

Note by T.H. Kneen 8 April 1992, "The tree was prepared for felling by Geo. Manley and Andy Tylee in the early 50's." (Also see B91.262.) This area is still known as the Cypress Bed.Black and white photograph. Large Cypress tree with lower limbs removed.geo. manley, andy tylee, cypress tree, cypress bed

Kodak print of Stawell Baptist Church with large trees out the front of Church. Doors of the Church are open.Black and white photo of Baptist Church with large trees out the front. The front doors of the Church are open.Kodak printstawell

The students along with the teachers at Bulla Primary School were celebrating Arbor Week in April 1989 by working in the school garden and planting more native trees in the surrounding area.The Arbor Week activities helped to give the children an appreciation of the environment and the importance of trees in our daily lives. A non-digital coloured photograph of six children and an adult planting trees in a gardenarbor, bulla primary school, tree planting, gardening

Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1861; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888; Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1941NationalismGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Rural landscape with grazing cows and trees. Gold gesso frame.Recto: Signed "J. H. Scheltema" in brown oil in l.r.c of compostion; Not dated; Not titled painting, landscape, pastoral, cows, animals, trees, grass, rural

Born: Paris, France 1836; Died: London, England 1944ImpressionismLedger Bequest, 1993Rural landscape with stonewall, trees and mountains. Cream, green, gold and blue wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed with a monogram in blue paint l.r.c of composition; Dated 1939; Not titledlandscape, trees, mountains, pastoral, stone wall, europe