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Students Pruning peach Trees
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Note by T.H. Kneen 26 February 1992, "Student at extreme right is possibly J.M. (Pixie) Scott."
Black and white photograph. Group of students pruning peach trees in the Orchard
On reverse, "Students pruning peach trees at Burnley School of Horticulture June 1940."
draughthorse, banner, lawnmowing, student outside work
Annotations in ink and pencil on 1 copy of 5
Subject taught by Andrew Laidlaw
landscape design, student work, teaching material, andrew laidlaw
landscape design, teaching material, laidlaw & laidlaw, children's garden, clifton hill primary school
undergraduate courses, graduate courses, burnley campus, university of melbourne
centenary building, dairy, university of melbourne, renovation
careers, careers guide, students, graduates
nursery, display, exhibition, students
stationery, land & food resources, staff
1. Handmade timber tool - square seed drill which could make 80 seed holes at once. 2. Handmade timber tool - used to tamper down media, same size as the seed drill.
tool, seeds, planting, nursery
Large timber tripod with means of attachment for dumpy level (but not B24.0049). See B91.126 for photograph of tripod in use by a student.
surveying equipment, students, landscaping, dumpy level
Large painted metal sign with attachment screw on reverse. Arrows indicate where the Car Park is. VCAH Logo. Sticker attached: Victorian Aids Council Phone Aidsline Aids is Real Use Condoms 419-3166. Another similar sticker on other side partially torn off.
car park, vcah, aids, victorian aids council
cash outgoings, expenses, garden expenses, egg laying competition expenses, pupils' account, student expenses, work supplies, staff expenses
mail, administration, answers to queries, general public questions
Brass Troughton & Simms, London dumpy level on compass base. Made for Kilpatrick & Co, Melbourne. See B91.126 for photograph of student using it C. 1968.
Made for Kilpatrick & Co Melbourne No. 702
surveying equipment, students, landscaping
university of melbourne land & food resources, nursery, display, exhibition
university of melbourne, burnley campus, property & buildings
postgraduate degrees, certificates, students, graduates
vireya rhododendron, burnley gardens
technical and further education, students, graduation certificates, coursews
students, undergraduates, internatrional students, services
cul-de-sac, planting design, john rayner
university of melbourne, study of individual subjects, not degrees
undergraduates, university of melbourne, special entry
native garden, bush tucker, kath deery
institute of land & fodd resources, university of melbourne, bachelor of agriculture, bachelor of forestry, bachelor of horticulture, bachelor of resource management, bachelor of applied science (dairy foods), bachelor of applied science (food technology), combined degrees, diplomas
Design by Geoff Olive for annual display of perennial border c. 2002 - not fully implemented
geoff olive, andrew smith, burnley gardens, perennial border
melbourne model, undergraduate degrees, undergraduate course information, bachelor of environments, associate degree in environmental horticulture, associate degree in forestry management, university of melbourne
graduate courses, faculty of science, entry, employment, graduates
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