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Album - Black and white and colour slides, Alan L. Mitchell, A.L. Mitchell Slide Collection, 1863 -1990

  • 1. "Student A Mitchell & Burnley Gardens Book"

  • 2. "Burnley gardens Title"

  • 3. "Ground Plans Burnley gardens & Research Centre"

  • 4. "Early Gardens Sign at Swan St Entrance (On right was an early rubbish tip)"

  • 5. "Early Uniforms & Dress at Burnley"

  • 6. "Research Station Building Near Entrance. Built in 1928"

  • 7. "Along Drive to Burnley Gardens Near Research Building. Looking Towards Swan St 1965"

  • 8. Early Entrance to Gardens (1934) From Swan St Entrance. Driving Horse Mower Used in 1934. Two Horses Were Used. Students Favourites.

  • 9. "First View of New3 Building (Early Entrance Has Been Altered) (Taken in 1965)"

  • 10. "The Old Rockery Constructed in 1934 Has Been Redesigned. Photo Taken 1965

  • 11. "Looking Towards Pine Lawn the Old Pine Tree Has Been Removed. Photo in 1965."

  • 13. "Principal in 1965 Mr Provan (sic) (T. H. Kneen) in Office"

  • 14. "Azalea in Full Bloom, Near Principal House 1965"

  • 15. "View Near Garden Entrance 1965 Near Shelter Pavilion (1956 Feb)

  • 17. "Entrance to Old Building (1936). Figure A. Mitchell Portrait of E. Prescott (sic) (Elder). Principal (sic) House."

  • 18. "Students in Front of Entrance to Original School Grand Building"

  • 19. "Series of Photo by Australasian Paper 1934 1933. (A) Entrance Swan St. (B) Mr Russ Foreman (C) Research laboratories. (D) Glass Houses Research. (E) 2 Students (Thompson) (Paynter) (F) Group Photo (A Mitchell Dark Clothes) (G) Glass House Research Section(H) Horse & Dray Working in the Orchard & Student"

  • 20. "Resetting and Moving Water Lillies in Pond 1965"

  • 21. "Looking Down Path Along "Pine Tree" Area Towards Principal's House 1965"

  • 22. "Redesigning Flower Bed and Old Pine Lawn 1965"

  • 23. "Looking Across Oak Tree Lawn (Showing at Top of Pihoto) Towards Yarra River'

  • 24. "Viewing Nursery, Also Old & New Potting Sheds 1965"

  • 26. "(A) Herbaceous Border Next to Orchard (B) The Old Tool and Potting Shed in Mr Geo Russ Time"

  • 27. "Opposite End to No 24 Nursery Area Including Espalier Trees Pear & Apple (70 Years) 1965"

  • 28. "Looking Towards Gate to Orchard. Bougainvillia Creeper Over Gate & Long Herbaceous Border Hydrangeas Row on Left"

  • 29. "Fruit Orchard (1965) Looking Towards Scotch College & Boulevard"

  • 30. "Floods in Orchard 1934 From Yarra River"

  • 31. "More Views of Flood Mr Geo Russ Foreman Mr Frank Ellery in Charge of Orchard Flood Did a Lot of Damage to Orchard"

  • 32. "New Burnley School Built About 1945-6 Photo Taken 1956"

  • 33. "View of New Building From Old Pine Lawn 1965

  • 34. "Photo of Foundation Stone Laid by Mr McKenzie 1946"

  • Drive Towards Plant Research Institute/Laboratory. Former Rubbish Tip.

Historical information

Alan L. Mitchell graduated in 1935. Some of the pictures were taken while he was a student in 1934 and others in 1956 and 1965. He gathered the collection for a presentation he made about Burnley in 1967. And donated it to the Archives in 1990 for the 1991 Centenary.

Physical description

Box of slides in colour and black and white. Handwritten short history of the Gardens and College and a typed transcript with extra information. Also an extra slide donated in 1997 with accompanying letter and description. Also DVD and printed photograhs added later.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten description of each slide.

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