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Mervyn Davis Milking
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B/w. C.R.T.S. Student Mervyn Davis (1946)milking a cow by hand.
On reverse, "Burnley Horticultural School Mervyn Davis milking-on the course. 1945," several signatures of fellow students and, "Copyright Not for Reproduction Herald Feature Service Melbourne, Australia."
research, university of melbourne
cemeteries, brighton general cemetary, principal
native gardens, australian native plants
exhibition, yarra river, birrarung, ballerrt mooroop, wurrundjerri country, university of melbourne, birrarung council, yarra riverkeeper, merri-bek city council
Found in MB08 Filing Cabinet
display, exhibition, chemistry class, students students in class, soil testing
wisteria, wisteria arbour, friends of burnley gardens, fobg
native garden, native plants, list of native plants, plan
climate adaptation, birrarung, ballerrt mooroop, yarra riverkeeper, merri-bek city council
diary, burnley student association, students
university of melbourne, graduation ceremonies, undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees
Some marked Dr. Greg Moore or Dr. Peter May
burnley college, institute of land and food resources, university of melbourne, greg moore, peter may, graduation ceremony
Copy belonged to Dr. Greg Moore
, creswick campus, forestry, dr greg moore, graduation ceremony
Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Burnley and McMillan Campuses - Course notes compiled by Ivo Dean
horticulture, agriculture, burnley, mcmillan campus, ivo dean, plant nutrition, climate
girls' careers, careers, female students, landscape gardening, city park, judith henry, 1948 student group, burnley school of horticulture, 1948 graduates
Thomas Robert Noel Lothian best known doe Directorship of Adelaide Botanic Garden and establishment of Mt Lofty Botanic Garden. Certificate of Competency 1934.
obituary, thomas lothian, thomas robert noel lothian, stephen forbes, don riddell, andrew lothian, adelaide botanic gardens, mt lofty botanic garden, peter may, vivian lothian, andrew smith, noel lothian, tony lothian, janet lothian, certificate of competency in horticulture
botanic garden, cooktown, map, plants
On reverse: "Faulkner, John ID-198421030"
burnley college of horticulture, burnley students
Vol.1 has plant descriptions with loose photographs. Vol. 2 stars with plant information sheets a - z (sheets not in alphabetical order. Many photographs pasted in, some pressed leaves inserted.
landscape plants, dr. james hitchmough, weeds, burnley college of horticulture
Collection of documents relating to State Grants (Advanced Education), mainly with reference to Burnley, also some to Dookie and Longenerong
burnley college of horticulture, dookie, longerenong, victoria institute of colleges, agricultural education 1960s
burnley college of horticulture, burnley staff
burnley horticultural college, burnley college of horticulture, magazine, orroroo, burnley discourse newsletter, burnley student representative council
Handwritten note on back of government form stating that plans were found in a plan press in PWD
stockman's residence, plans, a.w. jessep
vcah burnley, associate diploma of horticulture, bachelor of applied science (horticulture), graduate diploma in horticulture, certificate courses
burnley college, diploma of horticultural science, e.b. littlejohn, horticulture, nursery management, farm management, horticultural engineering
Gardens Manager 1967-99
geoff olive, gardens manager, burnley
agriculture, history of agriculture, victoria, victoria department of agriculture
pastures, international harvester company of australia, grazing land, soil fertility
telephone, burnley staff
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