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Photograph with the caption,"One hundred and thirty students from the Teachers' Training College were given lessons in pruning at the Burnley Horticultural College yesterday. The picture shows a group of the teacher-students watching three of the young women horticulturalists at work on an apple tree."
Female student with horse drawn plough in the orchard. Note by J H Kneen 26.02.1991 "Student is J. M. (Pixie) Scott."
students working outside, horse drawn plough, orchard, j m (pixie) scott
Female student directing plough being drawn by draught horse. handwriting on reverse that of A. W. Jessep (Principal)
students working outside, ploughing, draught horse, orchard, pear block, donald (donnie), j m (pixie) scott
Note by T.H. Kneen 26 February 1992, "June Bishop a second year student 1943." Also see B91.141, 143, 145, 146.
june bishop, orchard, vegetables, students working outside
10 slides 1950's: 1. "Willow mid day". 2. "Approach to Principal's Residence". 3. "Oak Lawn Spring". 4,5. "Burnley School of Horticulture". 6. "Espalier Pear Winter". 7,8. "ist Camp Easter. Below Reeves". 9. "Field Day 1958 "Windrower"". 10. "Tas".
willow, principal's residence, oak lawn, spring, burnley school of horticulture, espalier, pear trees, winter, field day
18 slides 1960-1964. "Pep Talk" Feb 1960. "Undeveloped land (mowed) Ryde S of H 17.3.61". "Burnley Hort College Feb 1962". "BHC Vege Ground 1963", "Cow Paddock New Plantings, Orchard Feb 1963". 8 slides of garden views Sep 63. 2 slides "Second Year Students 1964-Mildura".
burnley horticultural college, cow paddock, plantings, orchards, garden views, students, bhc
12 photographs mostly of the Principal's Residence and garage Nov 65.
principal's residence, garage
5 slides of Pruning Day 1966 and the Nursery Aug 66. 3 slides of flowers in the Nursery and Orchard Sep 66. 8 slides of the Nursery, Principal's garage and Orchard Oct 66. 5 slides 1 labelled "River Yarra", Rose Garden in former position, Kneen child in the Gardens Dec 66. 10 slides 2 of the Nursery, 8 of Wilson's Promontory Camp 1966 Nov 66.
pruning day, 1966, nurseries, flowers, orchards, principal, yarra river, rose garden, kneen family, gardens, wilsons promontory, excursion
"Drive (After) from P.R.I" Feb 67. 8 slides of students learning how to use a machine in the Orchard, former Nursery, garden views (old Rose Garden) Mar 67. 8 slides of garden views Jun 67. "June.5.1967" unidentified development on Campus Jul 67. "Nangiloc-Fixed Sprinkler Rock Melons" Oct 67.
students, machine, orchards, nurseries, garden views, rose garden, campus
Entrance Swan Street, Richmond Oct 68. Greenhouse equipment Nov 68. "J. Firth" Nov 68. "B. Gdns Tech Block" Oct 69. 4 slides garden views May 69. "Shepherds Moorooduc" Feb 70. "B. Gdns Principals Residence", "B. Gdns Oak Tree" Oct 70. "Strawberry Over Plastic Grampians Sep 72" Oct 72. "Mildura School Bus", "Irymple. R.S.I. Thornton" Jul 73. "Citrus (Pruned) Sept", "Student Plots 1974" Nov 74.
entrance, swan street, richmond, greenhouses, equipment, tech block, garden views, shepherds, moorooduc, principals residence, oak tree, strawberries, grampians, mildura, school bus, student plots
"Ranunculus & Anemone" Apr 75. "Citrus (Pruned) Dec" Jan 75. "Student Veg Plots 1975" Feb 75. "Noel Wilson Carnations 3rd Year 75" Apr 75. "Dendrobium Orchid 75" May 75. Daisy Oct 75. "Downy Mildew" Mar 76. "Indoor Plants Sanservia" Aug 76. School bus Jun 77. 4 slides unidentified, Open Day? Nov 77. Orchid Revolving Protocorms" Nov 77. "Cymbid Back Bulb" May 78. "Budding Citrus in Containers" Mar 79. "Bunkers RMGC" Nov 79.
flowers, students, vegetables plots
5 slides showing construction of Mud Brick Hut "B.H.C. 1981". "McShane Portable Sheep Yards A.R.C. 1100 Sheep $5,600" Oct 80. "Floriculture Inst. Aalsmeer May 1980". 2 slides "Yarra Grange Rose Pruning 1981" Aug 81. 3 slides "BHC SRC 81" Student Recreation Centre Aug 81. 6 slides Agricultural Education display Sep 81. 4 slides unidentified garden Oct 81.
construction, mud brick hut, burnley horticultural college, bhc, 1981, mcshane portable sheep yards, floriculture, pruning, student recreation centre, agricultural education
Box of slides labelled "R? mm? N Crops" most Feb 85, 2 Mar, May 77.
crops, arboriculture
"Retailing Plants Dingley Nursery" Feb 82. "Boron deficiency" Apr 82. Rooted cuttings May 82. Award ceremony? Jun 82. Rose Garden Oct 82. "A.R. Pretzer-lettuce seedlings" Sep 83. "Orchard" Sep 83. Sunken Garden construction and Nursery Aug 83. Event with baloons Nov 83.
plants, dingley, nurseries, boron deficiency, award ceremony, rose garden, a.r. pretzer, lettuce, seedlings, orchards, sunken garden, construction, nurseries
10 slides showing tree lopping
tree lopping, trees
10 slides of an Excursion? 9 slides of Pruning Day 1983 Jul 83.
excursion, pruning day, 1983
7 slides Library? Feb85. 3 slides Pruning Day 1985 "Barry Dimelow" Jul 85. 6 person mowing Bull Paddock, Administration Building, Nursery, 2 people Nov 85. 2 News reporters Dec 85. 17 cultivator, not Burnley Nov 85.
library, pruning day, 1985, barry dimelow, bull paddock, administration building, nurseries
21 slides of buildings on the Burnley Campus including: Dairy, Tech Block, Principal's garage, Greenhouses, Media Bins, Arboriculture, Engineering. Stamped "9 Sep 1985" Aug 85 and 2 of the Library Sep 85.
burnley campus, dairy, tech block, principal's garage, greenhouses, media bins, arboriculture, engineering, library
15 slides of Pruning Day 1986 Jul 86.
pruning day, 1986
9 slides: "Feb86" student in Orchard, 2 of the Crack Willow before pruning, 3 a group of people posing Jul 86. Student spraying in Orchard Jun 86. Others unidentified Sep-Dec 86.
students, orchards, crack willow, pruning, spraying
2 stained glass window hanging in Staff Room? Formerly in Principal's Residence May 90. 20 slides : Dairy, Media Bins, Sequioa sempervirens, Egg Curator's Cottage, Setting up for Garden Week? Mar 90.
stained glass windows, staff room, principal's residence, dairy, media bins, sequioa, egg curator's cottage, garden week, 1990
7 slides: Newspaper cutting. 2 labelled "Student group Burnley 1935". 2 labelled "Students at Burnley 1935". 2 Labelled "Garden Staff, Burnley 1935".
students, burnley, 1935, staff
Garden views, newly planted Melaleuca styphelioides, Garden view "BHC". "Spear Thistle Flowers". "Orchard Weed Control Terbacil?" "Feeding Hay to Merino X" "Baleo? Lucerne." "Glasshouse Display." Fitzroy Gardens. "Rose Pruning Day." "Cut Flowers" growing in the Orchard. "B.H.C. Gardens" Jan 8? Sequoia sempervirens & Jacaranda. 3 slides Nursery equipment Feb? Student spraying in the Orchard. Poly tunnel. Inside a greenhouse. Sign "Plant Science Laboratory Lecture Room 5 →". Poly tunnel Jan? Student Representative Council? 2 slides of an unreadable sign near the Plant Research Institute. Students seated insid the Hall. "Citrus Burnley Orchard." Student being taught how to lay irrigation pipe (Burnley?) Students in class (Library Burnley?) Student in Science Laboratory. 2 slides of a student on a ride-on-mower in the Gardens "Burnley" Tap in the ground - irrigation?
garden views, melaleuca, bhc, orchards, weed control, merino, lucerne, glasshouses, displays, fitzroy gardens, roses, pruning day, flowers, jacaranda, nurseries, equipment, spraying, poly tunnel, greenhouses, plant science laboratory, plant research institute, students, hall, irrigation pipe, mower
Student assignment - James Gillespie 94169610. 55 slides of Indigenous Plants and Environmental Weeds at Studley Park, Taylors Lake and Burnley Jan-April 1985. Labelled in pencil. Also handwritten notes and lists.
students assignments, james gillespie, indigenous plants, weeds, studley park, taylors lake, burnley, 1985
18 slides labelled "Oct 29 Plant Sale 1988" Nov 88. 18 slides labelled "Nov 4 Plant Sale 1989" Nov. 7 slides labelled "1990" (Plant Sale) Dec 90. 7 slides labelled "Garden Week 1990" and "Burnley Gardens" Apr 90. 6 slides labelled "Nov 2 Plant Sale 1991" Nov. 10 slides labelled "Plant Sale 1992" Oct. 4 slides showing advertising posters for school fairs, one dated Oct 1995 Apr 1996. 12 slides labelled "Plant Sale 1996" Nov. 3 slides of advertising for it Oct. 1 slide "Labelling Austraflore"
plant sale, garden week, burnley gardens
18 slides labelled "Group Crops 1988" 1 labelled "Marigold 'Boy O Boy'" Nov 88, 2 Dec 88.27 slides labelled "Group Crops 1991" individually labelled Oct, Nov.
marigold, group crops
3 slides of diseases dated Jun 2000. 4 Labelled "DED DJ" and 2 others.
2000, arboriculture, trees
1. "Pruning 1" 7 May labelled "Elm Grv '96" and 17 others. 2. "Pruning 2" 7 slides. "Pruning 3" 24 slides.
pruning, elm grove
13 slides of what appears to be forestry work.
forestry, trees
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