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Display panel featuring different Victorian timbers, Forestry House - 601 Bourke Street
... Bourke Street in late1980s.
They were on display in the Forests Commission's head office on the fourth floor of 1 Treasury Place in the 1970s
The original panel comprised 76 individual samples of Victorian timbers, each with its botanical and common name identified, and four wood carvings of flora and fauna
The material for the plaques was assembled in carpenters shop in FCV districts throughout the State.
Timber was kiln dried by M. Feiglin & Sons at Nunawading...Bourke Street in late1980s.
They were on display in the Forests Commission's head office on the fourth floor of 1 Treasury Place in the 1970s
The original panel comprised 76 individual samples of Victorian timbers, each with its botanical and common name identified, and four wood carvings of flora and fauna
The material for the plaques was assembled in carpenters shop in FCV districts throughout the State.
Timber was kiln dried by M. Feiglin & Sons at Nunawading ...
Timber panels salvaged from the foyer of Forestry House 601 Bourke Street in late1980s.
They were on display in the Forests Commission's head office on the fourth floor of 1 Treasury Place in the 1970s
The original panel comprised 76 individual samples of Victorian timbers, each with its botanical and common name identified, and four wood carvings of flora and fauna
The material for the plaques was assembled in carpenters shop in FCV districts throughout the State.
Timber was kiln dried by M. Feiglin & Sons at Nunawading and erected by Peter Danby Pty. Ltd.
Closely linked to FCV Forestry House in MelbourneTimber Display PanelThe highly carved panels were possibly made by Robert Prenzel in about 1908.
Alternatively, in about 1994, forester Norm Endacott took them to the National Gallery for inspection by an expert in Australian wood carvers of early 20th Century who thought they may have been by Lewis John Godfrey (1836 - 1919).forests commission victoria (fcv)
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