university of melbourne, friends of burnley gardens, michele adler, book, open day

M. Nelson, Springhurst donated the photograph. Appears as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried p 61. Girl in foreground is Helen Wiltshire (now Murdoch), Dux of the College in 1956, then Secretary of BCPSA - wrote to the College after seeing the photograph used in publicity for 2010 University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Open Day. She said the girl on the ladder was Maureen Skuse (now Nelson). Black and white photograph of 2 female students pruning a fruit tree in the Orchard. One is standing on a ladder. Both are using secateurs."M. Nelson Springhurst. Photo from Herald 1955." Stamp "Herald-Sun Photograph supplied by Feature Service The herald & Weekly Times Ltd."female students, pruning, fruit tree, m. nelson, green grows our garden, a.p. winzenried, helen murdoch (nee wiltshire), dux of college, 1956, secretary, bcpsa, maureen skuse, orchard, students working outside

Black and white and colour ID photogeraphs of Staff: (3) Lucy Connop (4) Wendy Jones (8) John Billing (15) Margaret Fogarty (16 Megan Donald (17) John Philp (18) Jenny Leereveld (19) Sue Berkeley (20) Mark Hagell (28) Philip Moyle (29) Danny Cotter (30) Gabrielle Vivian-Smith (31) Sally Williams (32) Stuart Portbury (33) Phil Tulk (34) Jeremy Wallace (35) Veneta Grivas (36) Patrick Howden (37) Marion Hill (38) Jayne Lindholm (39) Marian Verhooght (40) Cathy Morley (42) Russell Benallack (43) Paul Rebeschini (44) Jim Pleasance (45) Jim Wood (46) Peter Rumble (47) Jolyon Burnett (48) Lynn M. Burnett (49) Paul A. Elliot (50) Ivo Dean (51) Maria Malzone (52) Hans Frederic (53) Anthony W. Meagher (54 John W. Patrick (56) John L. Patience (61) Geoff Olive (62) Robert M. Hardie (63) Daryl Jowett (64) Dirk van Velzen ((66) Pamela Tumath (69) Darryl Cubbs (70) Jim Pleasance (81) Fred Helregal 01.0801984 (82) Staff group (83) V.C.A.H. Burnley Open day Staff at a stand (84) Graduation group (85) Graduation speaker (86) Graduation-tree planting (89-92) VCAH stamp 2/84 (95) VCAH stamp 2/84 (96) Peter Oppenheimer and student 1981 Dept of Agriculture stamp.staff, lucy connop, wendy jones, john billing, margaret fogarty, megan donald, john philp, jenny leereveld, sue berkeley, mark hagell, philip moyle, danny cotter, gabrielle vivian-smith, sally williams, stuart portbury, phil tulk, jeremy wallace, veneta grivas, patrick howden, marion hill, jayne lindholm, marian verhooght, cathy morley, russell benallack, paul rebeschini, jim pleasance, jim wood, peter rumble, jolyon burnett, lynn m. burnett, paul a. elliot, ivo dean, maria malzone, hans frederic, anthony w. meagher, john w. patrick, john l. patience, geoff olive, robert m. hardie, daryl jowett, dirk van velzen, pamela tumath, darryl cubbs, fred helregal, open day, graduation, tree planting, vcah, peter oppenheimer

Photographer notations on slide: B21 Published: 10 April 1934 Published title and caption: Preparing for Garden Week Reference: PREPARING FOR GARDEN WEEK. (1934, April 10). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved February 2, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203840965 Caption: "Garden Week, which opens to-day at Wirth's Park, will present the best of the Autumn flowers, together with seasonal shrubs and trees, grown by Victorian Horticulturists. Girl students are here seen preparing one of the exhibits. The display will continue until Saturday inclusive." Description: Female gardeners from the School of Horticulture, Burley, preparing an exhibit for Autumn Garden Week located at Wirth's Park on the site of the current Melbourne Arts Centre. A horticultural training establishment commenced at Burnley in 1891. Women were allowed to attend from 1899 under the enlightened leadership of Charles Luffman. By 1934, following the tragic impacts of World War One, women were both required and determined to earn a living and to be paid landscape architects, designers and managers. Wearing trousers and overalls was an outward indicator that should they wish, they could be horticulturalists, not just gardeners. Garden Week was billed as one of the most important floral displays held in Australia, showcasing flowers, fruit and vegetables, bulbs, succulents, garden ornaments, practical appliances and garden literature. There were large display halls and model gardens - designed to provide inspiration to the amateur gardener and showcase Victorian producers. Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie. In January 2026, volunteer Fiona Collyer contacted Burnley Campus Archives at University of Melbourne to share the image. Jane Wilson, Manager of the Burnley Campus Archives, University of Melbourne, supplied the following information: "I find that we actually have that photograph as a newspaper cutting, sent in from a former student. This is some additional information: Students are: Evelyn Yule (1932), Betty Holmes (1932), Margaret Doherty (1932) and Alice Glascodine (later Mrs. Tucker) (1933). Alice sent us the newspaper cutting." Alice didn't specify who was who in the photograph but noted: "An earlier cataloguer had thought Alice was the one on the right, but I’m not sure."Photographer notations on slide: "B21".gardens, events, 1930-1939, horticulture, world war 1, gardening, women gardeners, jodhpurs, clothing and dress, burnley horticultural college

Department of Agriculture invitations.Scanneddepartment of agriculture, pruning, trees

camellia planting ceremony, kay hirst, a w jessep, dorothy jessep, tom kneen, andrew smith, camellia japonica 'a w jessep', camellia japonica' dorothy jessep', friends of burnley gardens, fobg, sir rupert hamer, open gardens scheme, ellis stones rock garden, ellis stones, australian plants society, grasslands project, 150th birthday celebration, pruning day 2000, planting ellis stones rockery 2000, summer house, shelter shed, native garden, herb garden, grey garden, orchard, field station, bulb bed, working bee, twilight working bee, ikebana exhibition

15 colour slides of Pruning/Open Day 1986 Jul 86.pruning day, open day, pruning day 1986

12 colour slides of Open Day 1988 at Burnley. Jul 88.open day, burnley, students, courses, plant sales, demonstrations, open day 1988

6 slides of what appears to be Open Day at Dookie Agricultural College. Not dated. Series M2open day, dookie agricultural college

2 black and white photographs of the display for Open Day. 1952, on reverse of one.display, open day

The Energy Education Centre in the Field Station 1) Black and white photograph of whole of Energy Education Centre. (2) 19 colour photographs of school visit labelled "education Nov '95." (3) 4 sets colour slides, some labelled. (4) 1 colour negative. (5) 67 colour photographs, several different sets, showing construction of the EEC (1988) in envelope labelled "Energy Victoria." (6) 46 black and white photographs, several different sets. (7) 2 sets black and white proof sheets and negatives. (8) 33 colour photographs labelled "Open Day at EEC 22/3/92. (9) 60 colour photographs, several different sets, some labelled, some of staff training? (10) Sets of negatives, unable to match with prints. Some scanned. energy education centre, school visit, energy victoria, open day, eec, field station, orchard

Black and white photograph of Open or Pruning Day display in the Hall of photographs on a board and on a table of Grafting techniques. These photographs are also in Box 18.6/7open day, pruning day, grafting, e. m. gibson collection

Black and white photograph of Open or Pruning Day display in the Hall of photographs of Propogation techniques on a board. Pots with young bare fruit trees on either side. These photographs are also in Box 18.open day, pruning day, e. m. gibson collection, propagation

Black and white photograph of Open or Pruning Day display in the Hall of photographs of the School of Horticulture Syllabus. Displayed on a board together with photographs of the new Administration Building, a Certificate of Compewtency and photographs of activities in the syllabus.open day, pruning day, school of horticulture, syllabus, e. m. gibson collection, administration building students working outside, students in the classroom, students with machinery

Black and white photograph of Open or Pruning Day display in the Hall of Publications and Spray Advice. Items attached to a board and displayed on a table in front.6/10open day, pruning day, spray advice, e. m. gibson collection, publications

Black and white photograph of the empty Hall on Open or Pruning Day. Displays on the right hand side.6/12hall, open day, pruning day, e. m. gibson collection, displays

Black and white photograph of empty Hall on Open or Pruning Day. Displays of information about the College, Grafting, Propagation, etc. on the wall.hall, open day, pruning day, e. m. gibson collection, displays

Black and white photograph of the Hall Stage on Open or Pruning Day. Curtain drawn acroos the back. Pots of plants on either side and a speaker.hall, stage, open day, pruning day, e. m. gibson collection

June Harris Smith (1935) died before, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried, was published and last visited the Gardens in the late 1980's. Her son, Leigh Harris, donated the photograph and photocopies of her Certificate of Competency in Horticulture, her Report Card for 1934 and her Business Card. He visited the College in on FOBG Open Day 2000 (his letter filed ?). Black and white photograph. A group of female students resting in a grain crop with 1 sitting on the horse. June Harris (nee Smith) (1935) is holding the reins. Also photocopy of Certificate of Competency and Report Card female students, grain crop, horse, june harris ( smith), leigh harris, certificate of competency, report card

15 black and white photographs. Collection is all the same size but 2 different kinds of borders. Provenance unknown. (1) 3 male students cultivating the vegetable plots. (2) View of paths "Camp," on reverse. (3) East side of Administration Building. "The Building," on reverse. (4) Students in the Library. (5) Female student driving a tractor in the Orchard. (6) Canna. (7) Lilies and ? in a vase. (8) Cacti collection in front of Glass Houses (moved to present site in 1975 as a student exercise.) (9) Cacti collection in front of Glass Houses. "Film Projector," on reverse. (10) Students standing beside signs in front of Lily Ponds on Open Day. (11) People looking at display for Open Day in Hall. (12) Display in Hall on Open Day. "Table Tennis," on reverse. (13) Open Day display in Hall. " (14) Open Day display in Hall. (15) Students standing beside Grafting display for Open Day in Orchard. students, vegetable plots, library, female students, tractor, orchard, flowers, cacti, lily ponds, open day, administration building, glasshouses

Collection of 34 colour slides of pruning demonstrations in the Orchard/Field Station, crowds of people and cars parked along the Boulevard and Swan Street Jul 77 M2, M3, M7.Labelled "BHC Open Day 77"burnley horticultural college, pruning demonstrations, pruning day, public, open day 1977, parking yarra boulevard, swan street