on back: St Kilda Junction showing old police paddock and canoe tree? Date unknown, but before bitumen surfacing of roads -- pre 1900? Copy courtesy LaTrobe Library, Melbourne Handwritten: about 1858copy of(?) black and white photograph fair condition unmountedSt Kilda Junction showing old police paddock and canoe tree? Date unknown, but before bitumen surfacing of roads -- pre 1900? Copy courtesy LaTrobe Library, Melbourne Handwritten: about 1858

palm trees removed from front garden, gates for proposed construction of a garage in 1934black and white photographWestbury St, East St Kilda 106. Removal of Palms from Garden. Note the Gates to allow for a garage built 1934

Given to Acting Captain Austin Appleby by and internee. Used by the Appleby family for over 50 years. Originally sent out by the German Red Cross to POW's and internees in the Tatura area in 1943.Artificial Christmas tree on wooden stand decorated with bells, stars and candles, supplied to Camp 3 by the Red Cross. Inscription on original box: Weihnachtszweige Die "Goldenen Nuisse" sind gefult also knacken 15 stuch. Translation reads: Christmas branches. The "Golden Nuts" are filled, therefore crack (them). 15 pieces.christmas, appleby, red cross, camp 3, german pows, camp 3 tatura

On long term loan from Heidi Vollmer who sold her home and moved into a unit. Has nowhere to store the cutout at presentA girl dressed in a black pinafore, dream blouse, cream and red apron and red hat with cream dots, with a small branch from a tree over her shoulder. 2 cream coloured geese at her feet. Gloss paintgirl and geese, cutouts, vollmer f&a, vollmer h, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork

Christmas Card, 1918 “Fondest Love Bert” handwritten on front Inside - Greetings from 1st Australian Divisional Headquarters Staff - In the Field Sketch of Red Chateau, Villers BretonneuxBeige cardboard folded in half with rising sun and decorative emblem on front and sketch of trees on rear.Christmas 1918 Fondest Love,Bert1918, 1st australian divisional headquarters, red chateau, villers bretonneux, christmas card

The famous Tobruk Fig Tree was named because it marked the entrance to a network of underground caves used to treat wounded soldiers. It became known as the Fig Tree Hospital. The caves became a place where wounded soldiers could be stabilized before being transferred to the Australian General Hospital. The Fig Tree was the only feature in an otherwise barren desert and an easy target for German artillery who heavily shelled the site for several hours per day. A cutting from the tree was brought back to Australia and planted at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1996 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour. Reproduced black and white photograph of four soldiers under large tree - one soldier in dugout under tree watching two stretcher bearers carry out wounded soldierHandwritten on rear - Fig Tree Tobruk 2/24th battalion, fig tree, tobruk

Photograph taken of 2nd Platoon on the banks of the Ovens River, Wangaratta. After completing training at Wangaratta they marched to the railway station headed by the Town Band prior to travelling to Broadmeadows Army Camp.Reproduction of black and white photograph of soldiers standing in two rows along riverbank lined with trees. There is a small white dog in foreground. Wangaratta's 2nd Platoon of Australia's New Army March 19161916, second platoon, wangaratta, ww1

Annual Report by C. Bogue Luffmann, in the Department of Agriculture Annual Report 1900 pp 262-311. 2 copies This is a photocopy of the original report. The report is headed "Department of Agriculture, Victoria." At this time the Burnley School of Agriculture was under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Agriculture. The report was prepared by the Principal C. Bogue Luffmann. It is 54 pages in length, contains an annual report and prospectus, an examination paper, eight essays on horticultural subjects, 4 of these by Mr Bogue Luffmann and the remainder by students. Essays contained in the Annual Report are: Profitable Branches of Agriculture for Victoria - C Bogue Luffmann (Principal) Trunks and Branches - C Bogue Luffmann Girdling Cincturing Lancing Bandaging & Hardening of Bark - C Bogue Luffmann Humus - Tessa Smith (2nd year student) An examination paper - I Higgins (2nd year student) The Requisite Qualifications of the Commercial Fruit Grower - M.W. Thompson (2nd year student) Fruit Tree Stocks - M.W. Thompson An Examination Paper - H.R. Ward (1st year student) and M. Thatcher (1st year student) charles bogue luffman, principal, student essays, c b luffmann essays, horticulture essays, 1900 horticulture writing, cincturing, girdling, lancing, bandaging horticulture, humus, fruit growing, horticulture turn of the century, horticulture school report, luffmann

The photo may have been taken to celebrate a specific event relevant to the Shire of Bulla because the people are dressed in their 'Sunday best' attire.A mounted sepia photograph of a number of families who are outside the old Shire Hall at Bulla. Some people are seated on a branch along the picket fence and others are standing. A large conifer tree is growing behind the fence. The photograph is mounted on a cream frame with a grey border around the photo.on the back: SHIRE HALL BULLAshire of bulla, halls, municipal offices, festivals and celebrations, clothing and dress, shire halls, bulla, george evans collection

Note by T.H. Kneen, "An important adjunct to the facilities of the Biology Branch located at the Plant Research Laboratory. The presence of insect proof cages within the large enclosure suggests the photo is post WWII. Eventually the P.R.L. (Plant Research Laboratory) Developed adequate facilities close to the Laboratory and the ground was resumed for the use of the College. The large tree in the foreground is an apricot-across the path are pear trees. The cage was located approximately in the centre of the Orchard."Black and white photograph. Bird/insect proof cage used for research by the Plant Research Laboratory/Institute. In the centre of the Orchard/Field Station. Large apricot tree in the foreground and across a path, pear trees.plant research laboratory, p.r.l., pear trees, orchard, biology branch, bird proof cage, insect proof cage, plant research institute, p.r.i., apricot tree, field station, department of agriculture

2. Note by J H Kneen 26.02.1991 "Student is J. M. (Pixie) Scott."Black and white photographs. 2 copies of each photograph, 1 set had been mounted on cardboard. 1. Students pruning fruit trees in the Orchard. 2. Female student ploughing with a draught horse in the Orchard.Front: "Students at Burnley Neg 132 Section State Farm Burnley, Publicity Branch Department Of Agriculture. (1) On reverse, "Students pruning fruit trees at School of Horticulture, Burnley. June 1940." (2) On reverse, "A girl student ploughing in the Orchard School of Horticulture, Burnley, (June 1940.)" state farm burnley, pruning, fruit tree, 1940, female students, ploughing, orchard, students working outside, draught horse, publicity, pixie scott, j. m. scott

Date estimated from Ref. No. Note by T.H. Kneen 4 March 1992, "Ferguson tractor drawing modern (Auto) mist spraying plant. Operator wearing protective clothing. The prominent tree on the left is Cupressus macrocarpa planted 1857. Note also emergent Araucaria spp."Black and white photograph. Student driving a tractor in the Orchard in Spring. Automatic spraying machine on a trailor. Student wearing protective gear.On reverse, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D1101 F."ferguson tractor, mist spraying plant, machine operator, protective clothing, cupressus macrocarpa, araucaria spp., student working outside, orchard, auto mist spraying plant, tractor, publicity

Note by T.H. Kneen 8 April 1992, "Fred Rae kneeling."Black and white photograph. 2 men holding a white sheet behind a fruit tree in the Orchard to highlight branch structure. One man squatting beside the tree.On reverse, "Apple tree showing old limb destroying symmetry of tree July 1920."fred rae, orchard, apple tree, pruning demonstration

Black and white photograph. 2 men holding a white sheet behind the tree in the Orchard to highlight branch structure. a man squatting beside the tree. Similar to B91.234.On reverse, "Same tree with limb cut out symmetry restored July 1920."fred rae, orchard, apple tree, pruning demonstration

(a) Note by T.H. Kneen, "Interested observors are: Joseph Cade (Agrostology Branch), Rosemary Hamley 1951, Alison Howie 1951, students, one not identifiable. (b) Note by T.H. Kneen 8 April 1992, "The operator is George Manley - note the equipment - crow bar, crosscut saw, axe, sledgehammer, power driven crosscut saw."Black and white photograph. (a) Huge root ball with 4 people standing beside it. (b) Man working on large trunk of fallen tree. Chainsaw on wheels stuck? in the tree trunk, man holding a sledgehammer.(c) George Manley (Stockman) standing beside root ball.root ball, joseph cade, agrostology branch, rosemary hamley, alison howie, students, george manley, crow bar, crosscut saw, axe, sledgehammer, stockman, cypress tree, power driven crosscut saw

Black and white photographs. (1) Ref. No c.1695C, 3 students learning how to spray with equipment on tractor. Wearing protective apparel. Instructor not wearing protective gear. (2) Ref. No. c.1695D (also enlargement). (3) Ref. No. c.1995L.On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture" protective apparel, spraying, students working outside, orchard, tractor, fruit trees, instructor, publicity

Note by T.H. Kneen 8 April 1992, "Operator on tractor could be Alan McLennan (Garden Instructor 1954-1969.) The citrus planting was established by Ray Harding (Dec 1958) therefore 1954-58. Students (3) not clear." Appears in article by T H Kneen (1964) B93.655 with caption "A general view of the orchard and vegetable garden at Burnley. The grass sward in the foreground is controlled by mechanical mowing and chemical weedicides."2 copies black and white photograph, one an enlargement. 3 students working in the Citrus Block of the Orchard. One is spraying from a backpack, one is mowing using a tractor and one is pruning.On reverse, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D572B."alan mclennan, garden instructor, ray harding, burnley gardens, citrus trees, students working outside, orchard, tractor, spraying, mowing, pruning, publicity

Black and white photograph. View of the Ornamental Gardens taken from the Administration Building looking towards the Emily Gibson beds and the Luffmann/Lily Ponds behind. @ female students, wearing dresses, are seated on a bench in the foreground near a labelled tree, a Ginkgo.On reverse, "Ginko" (sic) and, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. C.1769.C."gingko, garden view, emily gibson beds, luffmann ponds, lily ponds, students, garden bench

Piers Bateman was a local artist, held in very high esteem by his peers and community. He was born in Perth in 1947, moving to Eltham in 1955 as a young child with his family. In 1966 Bateman moved to London for eighteen months to develop his craft. In 1969 he settled in St Andrews, where he built a studio. The St Andrews locale is said to have been a strong influence on his work. Bateman’s talent was such that he was promoted and mentored by such ilk as Charles Blackman, Clifton Pugh and Arthur Boyd, among others. Bateman’s work is an intimate dialogue with the environment, renowned for his paintings of the outback, wilderness frontiers and the sea. He spent a year in the mid-seventies sailing the Greek Islands and the French canals to Amsterdam. In 1980 Bateman and Marcus Skipper embarked on a trans-Australian venture to the red centre and across northern Australia from Cairns to Broome. In the mid-eighties Bateman returned to the Mediterranean, before returning to the Australian outback in the late-eighties. His international career continued on an upwards trajectory between the Australian outback and European seas, providing a unique contrast throughout the course of his career. Bateman's work questions our relationship with the natural world, and in particular, reconciling our colonial heritage with our indigenous past. This line of questioning and his genuine response to place is the key to Piers Bateman’s work, for which he is lauded and celebrated. On September 4th 2015, Piers Bateman died in a boating accident on the NSW coast line. Piers Bateman was an instinctive painter whose inspiration came from nature. He reworked and scraped off the paint, moving it around until forms and colours of the landscape took shape. Although Bateman lived in Spain and Italy, his time in Europe made him aware of the contrast between the two continents and the bright clear light that defined the Australian landscape. At the time of this work, Bateman was living in St. Andrews, but travelled regularly to New South Wales and South Australia on painting trips. The ‘Grass Tree’ Xanthorrhoea johnsonii (commonly known as ‘blackboy’) is indigenous to these areas. It is a uniquely Australian, slow growing plant with twenty-eight species growing within Australia. Old examples of this tree are survivors of many wild fires, which can cause their blackened trunk, of one to two metres, branch into two or more heads. These heads consist of thick, rough corky bark, surrounded by long, wiry leaves and flowers that produce seed capsules with hard black seeds. The tree’s ability to be one of the first to flower after a wild fire ensures a food source for many insects and birds.Oil on canvas painting. Detail of three grass trees resting on the side of a mountain/hill. Green and gold palette throughout depicting the colours and light of the Australian landscape. Hand written, low right in capitals: 'BATEMAN'bateman, grass trees, xanthorrhoea johnsonii, landscape

Watercolour painting, side view of a Greater Glider sitting on the branch of a eucalypt tree with white background Lower right, black pen, signature 'Paul Margocsy'

Post card of the Stawell Shire Hall built 1866. The Shire Hall in Longfield Street Stawell has seen many changes over time. The building originally had a brick facade as seen in this photo. The post card also shows the changes in vegetation around the building. In front of the two arched front windows of the building are two tall Dracaena's possible planted in c 1890's. The decorative fence was not in very early photographs of the building but appears in photographs around c 1890. The post card is located in Albun 14, p.9.Black & white post card of the Stawell Shire Hall. The building has a brick facade with trees in the background. In front of the two arched front windows of the building are two tall Dracaena's either side of the entrance. There is a decorative fence with posts either side of the entrance gates to the building. The post card is located in Albun 14, p.9.The Shire Hall, Stawell Victoria. Real Photo Series. M. 672. on the back Valentines real photo series POST CARD branches Sydney London Dundee Capetown Montreal Toronto all in a box. Published by the Valentine & Sons Publishing Co.Ltd. Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane.stawell

Branch School - Stawell East Primary School. Patrick Street State School number 1986. Photo of school group and teachers. Mabel Sargent 6th from left, second bottom row. Mabel died 21.1.1899 giving approximate date of photograph. c 1896. Stawell East is now the Secondary College in Stawell.Sepia photograph of school group at Patrick St. State School Number 1986. Branch School - Stawell East Primary School and Teachers c 1898. The photo has 4 rows of students with pine trees in the background.Patrick St. State School No. 1986 Mabel Sargent 6th from left, second bottom row Died 21-1-1899stawell education

Cato Lake view from Sloane Street. This photo is one of three showing Stawell Council Works deepening Cato Lake in February c 2002. Tracks from a tractor can be seen all round the lake. Willows branches hang either side of the view with trees along the horizon. The Presbyterian Church tower, Senior Citizen room and Anglican Church can be seen amongst the trees in the background.Coloured photograph of Cato Lake. The view is from Sloane Street and the lake was in the process of being lowered for the deepening of the lake by Shire Council Works. Tractor tracks can be seen all round the lake. Willows hang either side of the view with trees along the horizon. The Presbyterian Church tower in the background near the Senior Citizen room and Anglican Church to the right.Date on back of photo in biro 12.2.2002.stawell

The world’s most ecologically distinct bird lives in the native grasslands of Victoria - but only just. The plains-wanderer is a small bird that was once widespread across the grasslands of south-eastern Australia. Today there are fewer than 1000 mature birds in the wild. The plains-wanderer is under threat due to habitat loss caused by overgrazing, cropping and suburban sprawl. Unlike most other birds, female wanderers are larger and more colourful and the males take care of the chicks. They are only about 15cm tall and weigh between 40-80g for the male and 55-90g for the female. Their intricate plumage mirrors the colours of their grassland home so they blend in perfectly with their surroundings. The plains-wanderer’s origins date back to when Australia was part of the Gondwana supercontinent over 60 million years ago. They are so biologically distinct that their extinction would result in the loss of a branch of the tree of life. A fussy grass dweller, they like neither too much nor too little grass. That is where sheep grazing can help. After years of low numbers in Victoria, plains-wanderer populations have been increasing in Terrick Terrick National Park in north west Victoria, as sheep grazing maintains the grass in the park at a suitable level. With the right management, this ecologically important bird species is continuing to survive in the native grasslands of Victoria. Managing these habitats for the plains-wanderer can also support the conservation of many other threatened plant and animal species. Object: Nest of plains-wanderers by Mary-Jane Walker, 2020. Outer made from upcycled paper, internal structure steel. Nest of plains-wanderers by Mary-Jane Walker, 2020. Outer made from up cycled paper, internal structure steel. native grasslands, plains-wanderer, terrick terrick national park