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Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Operation Firewood - Red Gum Forest, Murray River, 1960s
Colour slide of red gum trees in a forest near the Murray River. It was during Operation Firewood. Legatees would organise collection of wood from the country and distribute it to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. More photos show the cutting and loading of wood and delivery to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of Legacy helping widows by sourcing, supplying and delivering firewood. When open fires were the main source of heating, a load of firewood and help moving it, would have been very important to the widows.Colour slide of trees in a Red Gum forest during Operation Firewood in brown Anscochrome cardboard mount. Printed on reverse in red ink 'Processed by Verycolor photo labs. Melbourne, Victoria'.Printed on front in red ink 'Anscochrome / View from this side / Made in Australia'. Hand written on front 'Red gum trees / River Murry' in blue pen.operation firewood, trees, forest -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Tile - Ceramic
Two decorative ceramic tiles. 1 x Blue and white, Pot with leaves, with a flower in each corner. 1 x Brown and cream with a gum nut design.tiles, wall tiles -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Letter to Mr Ford from Doctor Ferdinand von Mueller 28/7/71, Topping the Blue Gum Tree, 28/7/71
... Topping the Blue Gum Tree...Blue Gum Trees... Mueller Mr Ford Town Clerk Blue Gum Trees Botany Course School ...This letter was written by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, Melbourne Botanic Gardens to Mr Ford, Ballarat Town Clerk and is evidence of the advisory role von Mueller played, especially in the 1880's, in terms of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.Doctor von Mueller was a valuable contributor to the development and planning of Ballarat Public Gardens. He visited Ballarat regularly and was also examiner for the Botany course at the Ballarat School of Mines.Photocopy of the original yellowed letter on two white sheetsPhotocopied letter written longhand in black ink. Left hand side in faint handwriting underlined, "Dr. Mueller, Topping the gum tree, 28/7/71".john garner, doctor, ballarat botanical gardens, melbourne botanic gardens, baron ferdinand von mueller, doctor von mueller, doctor mueller, mr ford town clerk, blue gum trees, botany course school of mines, george longley, benevolent home gardens, director melbourne botanic gardens, victorian government botanist., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - The National Trust's Register of Significant Trees in Ballarat, Description and History, Unknown. No author given
... Tasmanian Blue Gum... Chestnuts Tasmanian Blue Gum Swamp or Bold Cypress Gardens Ballarat ...Information given here relates to descriptions of these trees, their general history as well as details of these trees in Ballarat. These trees are an important part of Ballarat's history.5 pages printed on both sides.None.john garner, doctor, john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, national trust, national trust register, register of significant trees, national trust register of significant trees, oaks, bunya bunya pine, wollemi pine, elms, pines, horse chestnuts, tasmanian blue gum, swamp or bold cypress, gardens, ballarat -
Federation University Herbarium
Plant specimen, Alexander Clifford Beauglehole, Eucalyptus globulus Labill, 6/11/1987
... Southern Blue Gum... Southern Blue Gum Myrtaceae A mounted botanical specimen ...Cliff Beauglehole was an orchardist at Portland, Victoria, who throughout hislife took an intense interest in the plants of Victoria. Over his lifetime he collected 90,000 plant specimens as part of a comprehensive study of Victoria's plants and wrote thirteen books under the heading The Distribution and Conservation of Vascular Plants in Victoria, each written to cover the 13 study areas of the Victorian and Conservation Council.A mounted botanical specimen.beauglehole herbarium, herbarium specimen, botany, herbarium, plant science, plant specimen, field naturalists' club ballarat, federation university herbarium, eucalyptus globulus, southern blue gum, myrtaceae -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
Cannie Ridge Pottery, mid 1970s
... BLUE GLAZED 5 SIZED CANNISTERS GUM LEAF MOTIF WITH BLUE... CANNISTERS GUM LEAF MOTIF WITH BLUE LIDS Cannie Ridge Pottery ...CANNIE RIDGE POTTERY OPENED SEPT 1976 BY ALLAN & MARY LETTS, AND SON GARY AND JENNY, APPROX 16 EMPLOYEES PRODUCED MEMORABILIA FOR THE POPE'S VISIT IN 1988 AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS INCLUDING WINE BARRELS, GOBLETS, CASSEROLES, TEAPOTS, JUGS, PLATES AND EVEN DINNER SETS EACH bearing the distinctive Eucalyptus patterns.Products of a now-closed ceramic pottery located in Harcourt.BLUE GLAZED 5 SIZED CANNISTERS GUM LEAF MOTIF WITH BLUE LIDSCANNIE RIDGE STAMP ON BOTTOM -
Federation University Art Collection
Print, [Landscape]
This work was undertaken by a student at Horsham Campus.Light blue background with a black outline followed by a thicker pinkish brown outline with black details, artwork contains part of a tree outlined and detailed in black and coloured with the same pinkish brown colour, it has some green leaves, the tree resembles a gum tree.DER or DLR is written below the arthorsham student collection, printmaking, alumni, available, tree, gum tree, landscape