Daniel McAlpinePart of copy of biographical profile of David McAlpine, who officially opened the college in 1891. Daniel McAlpine was Vegetable Pathologist. The profile was written by Stanislaus Fish former Head of the Victorian Plant Research Institute. There is a photograph of Daniel McAlpine accompanying the profile. Daniel McAlpine's dates are 1949-1932. The copy has 2 handwritten notes APPS March 1976 (Australian Plant Pathology Society) ""To Eric Littlejohn, with Kind Regards Stan Fish" This profile might be from the Society's Newsletter. daniel mcalpine, plant pathologist, apps, australian plant pathology society, vegetable pathologist

Allan Parkinson was born in Beechworth in 1924. The eldest of eight children, his mother provided laundry services to the people of Beechworth whilst his father worked for the local tannery, trapping rabbits. Allan fondly remembers times spent during his childhood catching rabbits with his father. As his younger years were set amidst the experiences of World War Two and the Great Depression, Allan recalls a feeling of solidarity amongst the residents of Beechworth that was present during this time(for instance, sharing food with neighbours in wartime), as well as the disassociation he felt as a returning soldier after the war. Allan talks of the great number of 'New Australians' who arrived in Beechworth in the post-war years, many of them coming from war-torn countries in Europe. Before being integrated into Australian society, these 'New Australians' would often first spend time at the Migrant Reception and Training Centre in Bonegilla, Northern Victoria. They were taught English and learnt about Australian life before being billeted out across the country to fill labor shortages. Following time spent up in Queensland, Allan worked in the forestry industry, clearing thousands of acres across Victoria which were needed to plant pines. The interview ends with discussions of the famous Wheelbarrow Push from Beechworth to Mt Buffalo in 1935, of which Allan's Uncle Tom was a central participant; this is an event which has since become an annual fundraising tradition in Beechworth. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: Voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke. Mr Allan Parkinson's account of his life in Beechworth and the local area during the twentieth century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. He details important historical events and hardships that had lasting local, regional and national impacts, including Australia during wartime, post-war migration and economic struggles. This oral history account is historically and socially significant as it is part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth'. While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the twentieth century, many of which would have been lost if they had not been preserved. This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white stripe and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up to forty minutes of recordings on each side. Mr Allan Parkinson / allan parkinson, oral history, beechworth forestry, forestry industry, beechworth tannery, jennifer williams, rabbit trapping, new australians, australian depression, rabbiting, bonegilla, bonegilla migrant camp, 20th century beechworth, wheelbarrow push beechworth to mt buffalo, barrowthon, wheelbarrow push 1935, listen to what they say, listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century beechworth, world war two, wartime, wartime solidarity, burke museum

An unsigned photocopied letter from the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) outlining Adam Andersons time as Head Gardener at Ripponlea A handwritten tribute to Adam Anderson Head Gardener at Ripponlea by L. Keith Lindsay Photocopied handwritten conditions of agreement between Adam Anderson and Frederick Sargood Photocopy of the first issue of The Garden Gazette dated July 1902 about Ripponlea gardensanderson adam, sargood frederick, sargood julia, nathan b mr, lindsay keith l, mansions, willow street, ripponlea, allison road, elsternwick, gardeners, gardening, landscape planning, horticulture, mansions, garden plants

Three pieces of research on the Hart family, 1 page each. Brief type written biographical profile of John Hart extracted from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s Pioneer Register, Provided by John’s son Thomas Stephen Hart 04/08/1957 Brief type written biographical profile of John Hart extracted possibly from the Sydney Diocesan Magazine, November 1932 via Who’s Who in Australia of 1927-28, 1950 & 1955 Brief type-written biographical profile of Thomas Stephen Hart extracted from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s Pioneer Register including an autobiographical note dated 04/08/1957hart rodney, hart john, hart mary, hart susannah, hart thomas, hart mary anne sibella, gifford susannah, stephen mary anne sibella, hart henrietta, hart katherine, hart george, hart edith, hart edward, hart godfrey, hart mary stephen, hart john stephen, buckhurst catherine lucy, rickard ethel jane, ravenscroft henrietta, caulfield, grosmont, caulfield roads board, clergy, bishops, church of england, teachers, geologist, geology, botanist, house names, plants

This postcard is contained in an album presented to the then Governor of Victoria, The Earl of Stradbroke, by the fathers of soldiers & returned soldiers of Phillip Island, on 16/02/1923. The history of the album is noted on Reg. No 85-00Postcard of view of Thompson Avenue looking north to HMAS Australia in Western Port Bay, 3-10-1920; a gas lamp, the first cypress trees and the first motor garage.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, hmas australia, thompson avenue, shipping, sepia photograph, cypress trees first planting