Historical information
George Brunning (1830-1893) was a qualified nurseryman, born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. He and his brother Charles travelled to Australia in 1853. After designing and planting gardens in Melbourne and managing a nursery in Richmond, he establish his own nursery in 1860. He moved to Argyle Street, St Kilda, and later acquired additional property in Brighton Road and Inkerman Street, utilising more than ten acres (4 ha) of land for the business. By 1885 Brunnings nurseries, St Kilda, were leaders in their field in Victoria and had a large export trade to other Australian colonies.
Physical description
mounted and framed sepia photograph
Subjects
References
- Brunning, George (1830–1893) R. F. Ericksen, 'Brunning, George (1830–1893)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1969.
