Coloured photo taken in October 2007 of the palm tree planted by August Schwerkolt on land now owned by Council.schwerkolt, palm trees

4 coloured photographs of members of the council and RSL planting a tree in the grounds of Schwerkolt Cottage on 16th September 2019separation tree, world war 1

The painting was bought from Cesare Vagarini by Herr Wennagel for "Weihnachten" 1941 (Christmas) for his wife Johanna (Hanno) Wennagel. It was their first Christmas in the Camp. Herr Wennagel made many of the frames for Vagarini's paintings.A large Eucalyptus Tree surrounded by four huts - one on the left, three to the right. Green grass between the huts. A sunflower is growing at the side of the front left hut and a woman wearing a white shirt and blue skirt is seen entering the hut. Two women, one in pink and one in yellow are standing on a pathway between the huts. Clothes hanging on a washing line can be seen behind the tree near the last hut on the right. Bright blue sky and more trees in the background.Vagarini Ctatura, ww2, internment camp, camp 3

Survey Tree at Lake Lonsdalestawell

The Batman apple tree is located on the Plenty Trail north of Greensborough. The tree dates from the mid 1800s and is said to have been purchased from John Batman's estate after his death.Digital copy of colour photographbatman apple tree, john batman, plenty river trail

This old apple tree situated beside the Plenty River Trail at Greensborough has been associated with Melbourne Founder John Batman. Known as Batman's Tree, this apple tree is on the bank of the Plenty River near Leischa Court, Greensborough. It is said that Melbourne Founder John Batman may have planted the tree and later signed his treaty here with the Aboriginal people. It still bears fruit and its recorded on the National Trust's Register of Significant Trees, as the oldest apple tree in Victoria. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p7 Was This John Batman's Tree? An apple tree on the bank of the Plenty River near Leischa Court, Greensborough, is believed to have belonged to Melbourne’s founder, John Batman. It could also stand where John Batman signed his famous treaty with the Aboriginal people.1 Known as Batman’s Tree, it still bears fruit and is recorded on the National Trust’s Register of Significant Trees, as the oldest apple tree in Victoria. It is ‘Believed to have been planted by either John Batman, (c1837) or Martin Batey (1841)’.2 In 1966 a Horticultural Adviser, Mr Rolfe, after extensive questioning of aged Greensborough residents, wrote: ‘it thus seems fairly certain that the old tree on the banks of the Plenty River is an original Batman apple tree’. Mr Rolfe said that the tree stood on a spot formerly called Wattle Bend: ‘one of the sites claimed to be where John Batman signed his famous treaty with the aboriginals. ‘My main source of information has been interviews with people who attended school in the Greensborough area from 70 to 80 years ago. Their parents were close to the days when Melbourne was founded so information passed on by word of mouth.’ Around 1920 the tree was struck by lightning and a concrete block was placed in the split. The concrete is inscribed with the date 1841 when the tree was thought to have been planted. Not everyone agrees with Mr Rolfe however. Former secretary of the Nillumbik Historical Society, Kevin Patterson, said there was no written evidence to support the claim. But he said the tree had been known to locals for decades as Batman’s Tree. In the 1920s a holiday resort in the area advertised: ‘Come to Greensborough and see John Batman’s tree’. Mr Patterson said it was thought that when Batman died in 1839 his land was sold and a Greensborough man Frederick Flintoff bought seedlings from his orchard for £1 each. This was the only one left.3 Mr Rolfe said: ‘If planted in 1837, or even a few years later, it undoubtedly is the oldest living apple tree in Victoria. Title records of the property on which the tree grows show that the land was a crown grant of F D Wickham in 1840. Mr Wickham was reputed to be a friend of John Batman. All the early settlers prior to the crown grants were squatters, by virtue of Batman’s treaty. This treaty was revoked by the then New South Wales Government, so it is likely that Wickham or an agent was in occupation before 1840. ‘According to Mrs Mavis Latham (John Batman – Great Australian Series, Oxford University Press) when Batman came to Port Phillip in 1835 he brought fruit trees with him. He failed to get a crown grant for his selection on Collins Street, which included 20 acres (eight ha) of orchard and cultivation. His residence became the Government Office and Melbourne grew from wild bushland in 1835 to a town of over 20,000 people by 1841. It is possible Batman visited Wickham and presented him with a tree.’ However a Flintoff descendant in 1933 said Frederick Flintoff ordered his bailiff Martin Batey to transplant the Batman Tree from the Spencer Street orchard to its present site as a memorial to his friend Batman.4 Mr Rolfe spoke to many people, including descendants of the Bateys and Flintoffs and pupils at the Greensborough Primary School. Many had gained their information from a ‘very highly respected’ head master Lewis Amiet at the Greensborough School from 1895 to 1917. He must have gained this information from residents in the district and had this information been incorrect, the parents of the children would have promptly corrected him.’ One woman who attended the school before Mr Amiet’s appointment, said the previous teacher also taught that the tree on the Plenty River was a Batman tree, Mr Rolfe said.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, greensborough, john batman tree, plenty river trail

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.SUTHERLAND/ STUDIO/ HEALESVILLE Tall Trees at Cumberland/ Dec 1935big tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, photograph

H. Lepoidevin preparing a tree for falling Early 1920s Hoddles Creek Negative Black white Scanned at 600 dpi.h lepoidevin prepare tree falling hoddles creek early 1920s

The Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Garden was established in 1870, and was used by students of Materia Medica and Botany.Colour photograph of very tall Rough Tree ferns (Cyathea Australis Cyatheaceae) in the Botanical Gardens at the Ballarat School of Mines.ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, materia medica, system garden, cyathea australis cyatheaceae)

Black and white photograph showing a track winding past an old gum tree towards the Trestle Bridge at Eltham in the distancepioneers and painters, bridges, eltham

Ballarat School of Mines Principal, Ron Wild, fills the hole in which Ballarat Chief Commissioner, Vern Robson, had just planted. The tree was planted in the library courtyard of the Ballarat School of Mines. It did not survive. Ron Wild, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, plants the tree looked on by Vern Robson.vern robson, ron wile, anniversary, tree planting

Ballarat School of Mines Principal, Ron Wild, fills the hole in which Ballarat Chief Commissioner, Vern Robson, had just planted. The tree was planted in the library courtyard of the Ballarat School of Mines. It did not survive. Ron Wild, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, plants the tree looked on by Vern Robson.vern robson, ron wile, anniversary, tree planting

A huge gum tree in the middle of Mine Street, at the intersection of Greenhills Road was in danger of removal due to the proposed road construction. NOTE: In 2020 the tree still stands in the island created for it during street construction in 1974. News clipping, black and white text and image. greenhills, greenhills road greensborough, mine street greensborough, gum trees

Squizzy Taylor's target tree, taken from old road in front of Plenty Bridge Hotel, Lower Plenty 2003. It is believed that Squizzy Taylor hid at the Plenty Bridge Hotel and used this tree for target practice.2 colour photographs printed on paper, handwritten captionslower plenty, plenty river, squizzy taylor, plenty bridge hotel

Story of the origin of the apple tree planted on the east bank of the Plenty River, Greensborough, which has been confirmed as coming from John Batman's orchard in 1841, making it probably the oldest apple tree in Victoria.2 p. Text with colour photographsbatman apple tree, plenty river, whatmough apple tree

This is a photograph of Alice Swallow's hotel at Cabbage Tree. The settlement of Cabbage Tree Creek is located on the Princes Highway, 27 km east of Orbost in East Gippsland. The first white settler arrived in the valley in 1887 cutting a dray track from Marlo to the south-west. Several families cleared the alluvial flats, growing maize, peas and beans and raising pigs, cattle and sheep. Later the farmers milked cows, sending cream to Orbost. In the late 1890s, small quantities of alluvial gold were found in the creek. A school commenced classes in 1913, but enrolment was small and at times the school operated part time with several other small schools in the area. The school building served as a hall for the district. From the 1920s the Cabbage Tree Hotel catered to drivers on the improved Princes Highway. (info. from Victorian Places)This is a pictorial record of Cabbage Tree, East Gippsland in the late 20th century. It shows a building that no longer exists.A black / white photograph of a small, single - storey wooden building in a bush setting. There are people standing in front of the building with a horse and wagon nearby. In the foreground is a wagon with four horses hitched to it and the driver seated behind the horses.

Article from Nunawading Post 24 June 1992 about saving tree on the corner of Terrara Road and Burwood Highway, Vermont.Article from Nunawading Post 24 June 1992 about saving tree on the corner of Terrara Road and Burwood Highway, Vermont.gum trees, terrara road, vermont south, burwood highway, edwards, margaret, aubrey, chris

Typed below both pictures, 'Major General Beavis placing new plaque on Memorial Tree, North Ringwood State School 1965'. Printed on backing sheet, 'North Ringwood State School. Major Gen. Beavis and new plaque to tree 1965. North Ringwood State School 11/11/65. See Mail 18/11/65'. (Mr. A. Moten, Headmaster)

Apple tree orchard after 1939 Fires at PomonalBlack and white photo of what looks to be an orchard as fruit on the ground.stawell

Buildings - "School, Shool Bell" Associated with - Tree Planting

"Protest against the depradation of the State Electricty Commission 1956" - Alistrair Knox (1980), We are what we stand on, pp48-49Photocopy of an original which was published in the Herald 2 Aug 1958 showing a group of Eltham residents protesting against tree felling undertaking a ceremonial tree planting L-R foreground (adults): Susan, Mavis and Laurel Gill; Hal Peck; Alistair Knox (centre); Tim Burstall; Jack Gill; Gordon Ford; Matcham Skipperevents, susan gill, mavis gill, laurel gill, jack gill, hal peck, tim burstall, gordon ford, matcham skipper, alistair knox, trees

The article describes the decision to move an 80 year old weeping elm tree from Mitcham Road to Campbell's Croft Reserve. The removalist cost of $17,000 raised some objections from local residents. The tree was valued at $100,000 in 1984, described as an outstanding example displaying perfect form and a good size - one of the largest in Victoria.fell, les, trees, campbells croft, city of nunawading, brandenburg, john p

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.On the Miller Estate, Myrtle Hill, an immense red gum became known as the 'Canoe Tree' because of the scar in its trunk which was believed to have been caused by the local Indigenous inhabitants of Kew in creating a canoe. Dorothy Rogers (A History of Kew, 1973) records that "the tree, with increasing age became a safety risk, and was at first lopped, but when the land was subdivided some years ago it was removed all together. In Bowyer Avenue, which bears a family name of the Millers, a memorial has been erected which commemorates the tree." There is no date given for its removal.canoe tree, myrtle hill, dorothy rogers, bowyer avenue (kew), first peoples

Large Redgum Corroboree Tree – Central Park fallen to groundstawell