Photocopy. Original newspaper cutting lent by Mrs. D. Baker née Barker (1933). Inscription, "Among the dahlia blooms at Burnley Horticultural School, where more than 2000 specimens, comprising 500 varieties, bear testimony to the zeal and gardening skill of the youthful students." dorothy baker ( barker), dahlia, flowers burnley horticultural school, students, publicity

Two newspaper cuttings pasted onto a sheet of paper. (1) "Floral beauty and a fair admirer at the Royal Horticultural Show - Miss Jean Scott of Burnley Horticultural School, with three choice specimens of gladioli, champions in their class. Left: Emilie Aubrun variety, grown by Mr G. Swensen, Ballarat. Centre and right: Charlemagne and Sunnyside varieties, grown by Mr R. Hayes, Ballarat." (2) Hand written note: "Betty Holmes, 9/5/31. Supplement to The Argus." The caption is: "Autumn blooms - A student of the Horticultural College, Burnley, with a fine display of dahlias at the Royal Horticultural Society's show at St. Kilda."Hand written note: "Betty Holmes, 9/5/31. Supplement to The Argus." royal horticultural show, jean scott, flowers, betty holmes, gladioli, dahlias, g swensen, charlemagne gladiolus, sunnyside gladiolus, emily aubrun gladiolus, r hayes, royal horticultural society

Newspaper clippings of 4 photos.Captions are: (1) "A dainty basket of dahlias arranged by a girl student at Burnley Horticultural School yesterday for the Royal Horticultural Society's display of autumn blooms in St. Kilda Town Hall." (2) "Miss Freda Lette arranging a basket of Madame Edouard Heriot roses for Mrs. J. S. Oliver at the National Rose Society's show in Melbourne Town Hall." (3) "Gardening girls (pupils at the Burley Horticultural School) taking in their dahlia exhibits at the Royal Horticultural Society Show at the St. Kilda Town Hall today." (4) " Floral Beauty and a fair admirer at the Royal Horticultural Show - Miss Jean Scott, of Burnley Horticultural School, with three choice specimens of gladioli, champions in their class. Left: Emile Aubrun variety, grown by Mr. G. Swensen, Ballarat. Also see B99.1046. (5, 6) Charlemagne and Sunnyside varieties, grown by Mr. R. Hayes, Ballarat."burnley horticultural college, students, female students, burnley horticultural gardens, freda lette, madame edouard heriot roses, mrs j.s. oliver, national rose society, flowers, dahlias, jean scott, royal horticultural society, royal horticultural show, g. swensen, r. hayes, national rose society show, gladioli

Newspaper clipping from October 30, 1940, with a photo of two students arranging roses, with the caption: "Lady Hillingdon roses in the Burnley School of Horticulture display being arranged by Misses Pixie Scott and Cynthia Allen in preparation for the opening of the Rose Show at the Town Hall." pixie scott, cynthia allen, female students, flowers, roses, rose show, lady hillingdon rose

charles draper, horticultural board of advice, garden show, brighton horticultural society, nurserymen, exhibitors, judges, burnley school of horticulture

Caption to photograph "2. From left: Misses K. Pullar, L. Harris and G. Crouch, from Burnley Horticultural School arriving with a display of flowers." (All 1934).k. pullar, l. harris, g. crouch, burnley horticultural college, flowers, exhibition, wild nature show

Photograph of 2 female students working on a display for Garden Week (probably 1941) of flowers and fruit.female students, garden week, display flowers and fruit

Certificates for dahlias raised by the Burnley School of Horticulture (1) First Class Certificate, "Betty Holmes" 20.06.1938. Awards of Merit, (2) "Burnley Prolific" 20.06.1938. (3) "Burnley Beauty" 20.06.1938. (4) "Burnley Fairy" 18.05.1939. (5) "Burnley Surprise" 18.05.1939. (6) "Burnley Supreme" 18.05.1939. (7) "Burnley Delight" 18.05.1939. (8) as a Garden Flower Only: "Miniature Cactus Dahlia" June 1952 certificates, flowers, dahlias, burnley

Collection of 39 black and white photographs. Some photographs with handwritten annotations in what looks like the handwriting of J.L. Provan. Mostly at Burnley, some at Moorabbin. (1) "Opium Poppy 1942 Burnley. Publicity Branch Department of Agriculture." Negative in envelope marked, "Prints 1 of No. 398 Department of Agriculture 'McP.' " (2) Grape vine and cabbages. (3) Rows of seedlings in the Orchard. (4) Orange tree? unpruned. (5) Flowers. (6) "Double and single rows of French Beans." (7) "Sage & marjoram." (8) Hydrangeas. (9)Sprinkler on newly planted cabbages. (10a)"Lettuce Iceberg 1/1/43." Seeds on soil surface. (10b) "Lettuce Iceberg 1/1/43." Seedlings emerging. (11)? planted in terracotta pipes. (12) Rows of seedlings in the Orchard. (13) "A student sowing Parsnip seed in a drill row. School of Horticulture Burnley Gardens." (14) Student distributing fertilizer? (15) Similar. (16) Similar. (17a) Flowers. (17b) Flowers. (18)"Beetroot Crimson Globe." (19) A seed drill. (20)Canna. (21a) Vegetable rows. (21b) ? (22) Student hoeing. (23) Student hoeing. (24) Similar. (26) "Cabbage Burbees Allhead 2/2/43," seedlings. (27) Water, manure, etc. (28) "Celery beds Ray Marriott Moorabbin April 2nd 1943." (29-37) Also at Moorabbin probably: (29) Vegetables. (30) Onions. (31) Vegetables. (32) Planting seedlings. (33) Vegetables. (34) Celery, carrots, turnips on display. (35) Carrots growing and just pulled up. (36) Peas. (37) Ploughing with horse. (38) Student spraying vegetables at Burnley. (39) House?j.l. provan, burnley, moorabbin, opium poppy, grape vine, cabbages, seedlings, orchards, orange trees, flowers, french beans, sage, marjoram, hydrangea, sprinkler, lettuce iceberg, seeds, students sowing, parsnips, school of horticulture burnley gardens, beetroot, hoeing, water, manure, celery, vegetables beds, ray marriott, onions, carrots, turnips, peas, ploughing, horse, spraying

Contributor: T.H. KneenCardboard box of 108 35mm glass slides in metal frames made by "Gnome." Box labelled "Burnley Gardens Slides." Also 16 unused slides (1) Swan Street entrance c. (2) Orchid? b/w. (3) Nursery b/w. (4) Pasture area with man working b/w. (5) Draught horse working in the Orchard b/w. (6) Crop of corn in the Orchard c. (7) Magnolia c. (Magnolia x soulangeana). (8) Display of orange flowers c. (9) Lemon tree in the Orchard c. (10) Sign advertising 'Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstarion Sat. 2nd July (1949) c. (11) Jersey cow c. (12) Rock Point c. (13) Dahlias in the Orchard c. (14) Foundation Stone '28th August, 1946' c. (15) Felled Cypress tree 1951 b/w. (16) School truck in front of glasshouses and cacti b/w. (17)Administration Building completed but surrounded by rubble C.1949 c. (18) Plant Research Institute c. (19) Inside a glasshouse. c. (20) Administration Building c. (21) Group of female students dressed up for a function c. (22) Solenostemon (Syn. Coleus) in a glasshouse. (23, 24)Stock Matthiola incana. (25) Blossom in the Orchard c. (26) Orchard c. (27) Picking fruit in the Orchard c. (28) 2 female students holdong large bunches of poppies c. (29) Flowers growing in the Orchard c. (30) House - not Burnley c. (31) Students on an excursion c. (32) Staff member with Gladioli c. (33) Garden view - not Burnley? c. (34) Administration Building c. (35) Roses c. (36) Flowers in the Orchard c. (37) Draught horse working in the Orchard c. (38) Staff member amongst flowers in the Orchard c. (39) Garden view c. ((40) Blossom in the Orchard c. (41) Orchard c. (42) Flowers inside glasshouse c. (43) Mesembryanthemums in pots possibly in the nursery c. (44) Tree b/w. (45) Garden bed c. (46) Sign, 'Agrostology Branch, pasture Plant Research Field,' c. (47) Path to Principal's Residence c. (48) Irrigation in the Orchard b/w. (49) Cactus flowers b/w. (50) Garden view with T.H. Kneen children playing c. (51) (52) Cinerarias (now Pericallis x hybrida) in pots c. (53) Temporary building where the Grey Garden is now b/w. (54) Garden view b/w. (55) Unknown building b/w. (56) Person pruning in the Orchard c. (57) Students working in the Orchard c. (58) Swan Street with recently completed rock wall constructed by the Public Works Department b/w. (59) Lagoon paddock b/w. (60,62) Pavilion and new Administration Building before the Pavilion was removed b/w. (61) As (60) but viewed from a different direction c. (63) Plant c. (64) View through a window on the stairs in the Administration Building c. (65) Plant c. (66) Garden view of trees c. (67) Garden View b/w. (68) Blossom tree c. (69 )Garden view along path to Principal's Residence c. (70) Lagoon Paddock c. (71) Lagoon Paddock with cows b/w. (72) Inside a glasshouse b/w. (73) Entrance sign- Department of Agriculture Burnley Gardens, School of Horticulture & Primary Agriculture, Plant Research laboratory, Agrostology Branch, Fruit Preserving Branch c. (74) Plant Research Laboratory b/w. (75) Students on an excursion c. (76) Glasshouses b/w. (77) Garden view b/w. (78) Kniphophia c. (79) Hibiscus c. (80) Garden view c. (81) Dairy, Silo and dog b/w. (82) Irrigation in then Orchard b/w. (83) Garden view with magnolia c. (84) Flower plots in the Orchard c. (85) Pruning demonstration b/w. (86) Administration Building under construction c. (87) Rock Point c. (88) Mrs Kneen and Magnolia c. (89) Glasshouses c. (90) Sequoia sempervirens b/w. (91) Inside Administration Building c. (92) Luffmann Ponds b/w. (93) Sequoia sempervirend, Mrs Kneen and child c. (94) Garden bed in front of Sequoian sempervirens c. (95) Principals Residence b/w. (96) Poultry pens b/w. 1947 (97) Principals Residence b/w. (98) Student picking fruit from netted tree b/w. (99) Rock Point and Long Border c. (100) Administration Building under construction c. (101) Greenhouse b/w. (102) Rock Point c. (103) Flowers in the Orchard c. (104) Waterlilies in the Pond c. (105) Blossom tree c. (106) Hilda Kirkhope Rockery c. (107) Long Border c. (108) Plant Research Institute with flower border along drive c.burnley gardens, flower, nursery, pasture, draught horse, orchard, crops, magnolia, chicken coops, egg laying competition, glass slide

Heavy cardboard certificate issued by Melbourne City Council 1939 "Garden City" Treasury Gardens, Melbourne held 23/10 - 18/11 1939Melbourne City Council 1939. This is to Certify that School of Horticulture Burnley Exhibited Flowering Shrubs, Roses, Iris, Dianthus &c. at "Garden City," Treasury Gardens, Melbourne during the period 23rd October to 18th November, 1939. A.W. Coles, Lord Mayor of Melbourne. Town Hall, Melbourne 18/11/39melbourne city council, flowers, plants, exhibition, treasury gardens, a.w.coles, 1939, garden city, town hall, lord mayor, certificate

Certificate issued by Melbourne City Council in brown ink on card.Melbourne City Council 1939. This is to Certify that School of Horticulture Burnley, Victoria Exhibited Cultivated Native Flowers at "Garden City," Treasury Gardens, Melbourne during the period 23rd October to 18th November, 1939, Town Hall, Melbourne 18/11/39. Signature of A.W. Coles, Lord Mayor of Melbourne.certificates, melbourne city council, flowers, plants, exhibition, treasury gardens, a.w.coles, 1939

First Class certificate awarded to Burnley School of Horticulture for an exhibit of Native Flowers. Print includes coloured decoration of Wattle and blue bells. CANTERBURY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EMBLEM LOGO AND LATIN SALUS ET HORTI AFFINES ESTABLISHED 1913) CERTIFICATE FOR WILD FLOWERS EXHIBIT First Class Certificate Awarded to Burnley School of Horticulture for an exhibit of Native Flowers stages at Daffodil Show of the Society held on 3&4 September 1837 Signed R. First, President, Annie Butler, Secretary, DATE 3 & 4-9-37.exhibition, native flowers, daffodil show, annie butler, r. first, 1937