A badge presented to and worn by General Nurse, Ethel M Lynn in 1924.The Lynn family is well-known in the Orbost area. Ethel Lynn is believed to have been working at Bairnsdale in 1924. A badge possibly made of brass and with an enamelled face with the words AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION GENERAL printed, along with a red cross. A fastening pin is attached to the back. On the back is the name Ethel M Lynn, 1st July 1924.nurses-badge ethel-lynn

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Federation Estate -Community Open Day -2001

Colour photograph of the Federation University Student Residences behind gum trees.federation university student residences, mount helen campus

Colour photograph of the Federation University Student Residences behind gum trees.federation university student residences, mount helen campus

Colour photograph of the Federation University Student Residences behind gum trees.federation university student residences, mount helen campus

Colour photograph of the Federation University SMB Campus, Lydiard Street, Ballarat.smb library, ballarat school of mines, smb campus, ballarat technical art school, administration building, former wesley church, former ballarat gaol

Colour photograph a space in the 'Airport Lounge in the Federation University T Building.buildings, mount helen campus, t building, airport lounge

Colour photograph a space in the 'Airport Lounge in the Federation University T Building.buildings, mount helen campus, t building, airport lounge

Colour photograph a space in the 'Airport Lounge in the Federation University T Building.buildings, mount helen campus, t building, education faculty

Federation University Mt Helen Campus Y building under construction.y building, buildings, science, mt helen campus, federation university, construction

The Federation University Mount Helen Campus Y building under contruction. y building, mount helen campus, federation university, buildings, construction

24 images of Federation University Mount Helen Campus from the airmount helen, aerial, mount helen campus

Colour photorgraph of Clare Gervasoni as Victorian Collections training at Federation University.clare gervasoni, victorian collections, federation university, computer laboratory

Dorothy Wickham is photpgraphed at the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre, Federation Universitydorothy wickham, geoffrey blainey research centre

Federation University Mount Helen Campus was open to students in 1970. In that year Mr Dowling as photographed beside a big Tasmanian bluegum which was used a the centre Mount Helen Campus concept plan, and later became known as the Tree of Knowledge. Mr Dowling watered the tree after it was planted by his mother, Elizabeth Downing, on Arbour Day 1896. Mrs Downing raised her large family on the site of the Mount Helen Campus, which included an orchard and milking cows. The Tree of Knowledge is actually two trees, the trunks have fused together over time, and there is further evidence of fusion. The Downing farmhouse was situated in the vicinity of the present Administration and Caro Conference Centre buildings and the tree was planted beside the "dunny". It was carefully watered by the nine Downing children from a brick-lined well situated under what is now the Albert Coates Building. As the tree grew to maturity, it was used to hang a meat safe after slaughtering a sheep for the family table. Some years ago, when the foundations were being dug for the E-Building, an old rusted percussion pistol was found. One of Mrs Downing's sons, at that time well into his nineties, remembered getting into trouble for playing with it without permission, and losing it. The land was purchased in 1966 as part of a 241-acre site for Ballarat's new tertiary institution. When the architects and planners inspected the site, they decided "The Big Tree" must remain as a central landmark in preparing the layout of the campus amenities. In 1982, the spread of the tree was 36 metres, girth 7 metres, and height 36 metres. By 2003 the spread was 39.5 metres (N-S) and 35.5 metres (E-W), girth 7.75 metres, and height 42.5 metres. A man in overalls and jacket stands beside the Federation University Tree of Knowledge. Stage one buildings on the Mount Helen Campus are evident in the background.elizabeth downing, downing, tree of knowledge, big tree, mount helen campus, mount helen

Five colour photographs showing snow on the Federation University Mount Helen Campussnow, mount helen, federation university, e.j. barker library, tree of knowledge, mt helen campus

Colour photograph of Federation University Arts Adademy Students in the Camp Street Campus.buildings, arts academy, camp street, students, student activity

Colour photograph of Federation University Arts Adademy Students in the Camp Street Campus.buildings, arts academy, camp street, students

Snowman and snow around the Federation University Childcare Centre at Mount Helen Campus.snow, mount helen, childcare centre, snowman