history, experimental gardens, school of horticulture, early women, agriculture, commonwealth reconstruction training scheme, dept of agriculture, royal horticultural society of victoria, victorian college of agriculture and horticulture, the university of melbourne, burnley gardens

the college of horticulture, the school of dairy, longerenong, the gavin gibson memorial laboratory, dookie agricultural college, dept of agriculture

Black and white photograph. George Grumont and 2 male students in the old Engineering Workshop. Writing on a blackboard in the background.On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D.162.E."george grumont, students, engineering workshop, students in class, publicity, dept of agriculture

Black and white photograoh. 4 students gathered around Bill Nicholls (Field Superintendent) who is holding a clipboard. Administration building in the background. On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D.477.A."students, bill nicholls, field superintendent, w.j. nicholls, outside class, dept of agriculture, publicity

Black and white photograph. A.J. Farrance (Biological Sciences, holding a test tube)with 2 students in the Laboratory. Writing on blackboard in the background.On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D.162.B."a.j. farrance, biological sciences, students, laboratory, students in class, publicity, dept of agriculture

Black and white photograph. 2 students pruning a fruit tree with secateurs. One on a metal ladder.On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. c.1695H."students, pruning, fruit trees, orchard, secateurs, ladder, publicity, dept of agriculture

Two identical photos from two different newspapers on May 31, 1957. Burnley College staff member Bill Nicholls (1946-1979), Rod Kefford (Department of Agriculture, 1957) and Graham White (ABC Rural Dept), in the ABC Feature " In Your Garden," The three men are sitting alongside one another, while considering some flowers on the table in front of them. staff, bill nicholls, rod kefford, graham white, abc, in your garden, dept of agriculture

Note by T.H. Kneen 13 May1992, "The Burnley display was part of the Division of Agricultural Education's display covering Dookie, Longerenong and Burnley. Reference to Rural Training in 1957 would have been mainly to the on-farm training phase of the Rural Reconstruction Training Scheme. The Agricultural Collegians Association members had a meeting point at the exhibit. Burnley ex-students were not members of that association."Black and white photograph. Display mounted by Burnley Gardens School of Horticulture at the Royal Agricultural Show 1957. Incorporates photographs of College activities, horticultural information and a map of Victoria locating institutes offering rural training to ex-servicemen.On reverse, "Royal Show 1957."burnley gardens, school of horticulture, royal agricultural show, dookie college, rural training, rural reconstruction training scheme, the agricultural collegians association, horticulture, publicity, dept of agriculture education division, longerenong college

dept of agriculture, administration building, garden view

ornamental garden, i requini, laboratory assistant, dept of agriculture

Given to Elizabeth Hill (Archivist) March 1992 by Daphne Pearson (Staff, Department of Agriculture, Tomato Research.(1) 10 photographs of tomatoes. (2) Negatives of tomatoes growing in the field. (1) "Burnley Bounty," "V85," "Burnley Fortune," "Burnley Surecrop," "F50." Handwritten on reverse, "Burnley Tomato Breeding April 1967." Stamped, "Copyright Daphne Pearson 1967." (2) In packet labelled, "Kyabram-Tomato Season 1967 Department of Ag."tomatoes, burnley bounty, burnley fortune, burnley surecrop, 1967, daphne pearson, dept of agriculture, growing tomatoes