A set of 952 slides in wooden drawers used by the Forest Comission of Victoria an at the VSF from thealry 1900s through to the 1950s.Glass lantern slide collection

The Ballarat School of Mines provided lecturers during the early era of the Victorian Forestry School, Creswick.Two letters on State Forests Department letterhead from H. Mackay, the Conservator of Forests. The letters are on white lined paper and are typed in blue carbon and were directed to Fred Martell of the Ballarat School of Mines..1) 675 .2) 759ballarat school of mines, victorian forestry school, creswick forestry school, mackay, f.j. martell, martell, forestry

Board mounted photograph of the old main building of the Victorian School of Forestry

Student apparel. Student community.Cotton rugby jumper, green, red and white, with a Victorian School of Forestry logo.Victorian School of Forestry. Circumspice. Creswick. University of Melbourne '00

Three sets of Aerial views of the Victorian School of Forestry Grounds and buildings taken around the 1960s to early 1970s

The colours and emblem for the Victorian School of Forestry (VSF) were designed in 1916 when Charlie Carter became the Principal. The school opened only a few years earlier in 1910 and he remained as Principal until 1926. The design was a joint effort with the students. The motto "circumspice", which is Latin for “look around you”, was suggested by Mr Carter who believed that foresters should always be observant. The plant in the design is acacia mollissima (black wattle) the bark of which was used extensively as a source of tannin used in the leather industry at the time. The boomerang beneath the crown was incorporated as another Australian element. Lapel pin date unknown.Metal lapel pin with Victorian School of Forestrty emblemCIRCUMSPICEvictorian school of forestry (vsf)

Presentation program.VSF Certificate.Document

Three booksD.B. Adams

Manila folders of original and copied documents

Folders and stapled bundles of papers in five boxes

Copied Architectural plan for the Main BuildingScale 1in to 8ft

This report details the program of a Natural Resources and Operations Seminar for the Victorian T.A.F.E. Off-Campus Network, hosted by the Victorian School of Forestry in Creswick. Thirty-one participants were in attendance. The program was conducted from the 6th to the 8th of April, 1983 and excursions were made to the You Yangs Forest Park, the Serendip Wildlife Research Station and Werribee Gorge National Park.A ring bound booklet of 19 pages and clear laminate covers. Includes a map of the Victorian School of Forestry, Creswick.natural resources, seminar, school of mines ballarat, ballarat school of mines, victorian t.a.f.e off-campus network, school of forestry, creswick, victorian school of forestry

Box of material from Ron Hateley's office - including history of nursery and plantationDocuments and photographs relating to the history of the Victorian School of Forestry, collected by Ron Hateley

The Magazine of the Victorian School of Forestry. Three copies.Periodical

Used as an educational aid at the Victorian School of Forestryposter board image

The Official Student Publication of the Victorian School of Forestry. Seven copies.Periodical

5 x boxes of unsorted VSF documentationVictorian School of Forestry records including Student fees, Minutes of the Board of Forestry Education, Student thesis proposals and other documents from the 1940s to the 1980s

Department Forestry Refresher Course, 1913. The photograph shows the Conservator of Forests, H MacKay and the Chief Superintendent of State Plantations, John Johnstone, with the Forest Officers of the department outside the Victorian School of Forestry (Tremearne House) in Creswick.sepia photograph mounted on cardboard with separate cardboard backing.On the front: With compliments, Conservator of Forests. R. Morton Photo. Creswick. On the Back: Photo presented to Forester J.S.Ritchie, Glen Park. Passed down to Asst Supt Pltns. W.Ritchie and finally Divl Forester N.E. Division, R.J. Ritchie. On separate card backing: Forest Officers (with list of names) including J.Johnstone Chief Supt of Plantations, H McKay Conservator of Forests

In 1980 the President was M.B. John. In 1980 the administration staff moved out of the lower level of the library and the space was converted for teaching use. Extensive alterations were made to the lower level of the mechanical/Civil Engineering wing for the housing of Applied Geology and Environmental Science. Car parking facilities were extended at Mt Helen.Orange soft covered book of 35 pages. Contents include: Courses, student numbers, Victorian School of Forestry, financial statement, Education Building (T Building) completed, Gillies Street Campus, Art building under construction, Great Hall (1870s Founders Hall) completion date expected to be mid 1980, Centenary Appeal, E.J. Barker Library, Computer Centre, bookshop . ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, mt helen, mount helen, library computer

The Victorian School of Forestry (VSF) was established in October 1910 at Creswick. It was located at the former Creswick Hospital, built in 1863 during the gold rush. The creation of VSF was one of the many recommendations of a Royal Commission held between 1897 and 1901 into forest degradation. The first tertiary forestry school in Australia, VSF was administered by the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) until 1980, when VSF amalgamated with the University of Melbourne to become that institution's School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences. Over the period from 1910 to 1980, 522 students completed the Diploma of Forestry at VSF.Limited Edition Print number 92 of 200. Framed Print - Hospital and Spring Hill from Church Street, Creswick" by T.G. Moyle, 1881Published by Trustees of Creswick Historical Museum 1981. Gift from Lorraine Carr (wife of Neil Carr ) in 2003 written on label on back

Soon after the outbreak of World War Two, the British Government requested experienced forestry soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada to be deployed in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force. The first Forestry Company (2/1) was based in Sydney with men from NSW, Queensland and South Australia, led by Captain Cyril Richard Cole, a professional forester from the Australian Capital Territory. The second Forestry Company (2/2) included many Forests Commission staff, local sawmillers and experienced bushmen from Victoria, WA and Tasmania including veterans of the First World War. They were led by Captain Andrew Leonard (Ben) Benallack, a graduate from the Victorian School of Forestry in 1922. Both Forestry Companies sailed from Fremantle on the Stratheden in late May 1940 and landed in England not long after the evacuation of Dunkirk. The foresters were recalled to Australia at the insistence of Prime Minister John Curtin in late 1943 because of the War in the Pacific. After reequipping and some refresher training in jungle warfare at Kapooka the 2/2 Forestry Company was deployed to Lae in Papua New Guinea in May 1944. This photograph was probably taken in Australia before deployment to PNG.Photo in wooden frame of Royal Australian Engineers Forestry Company