Inscriptions & markings
An Avenue of Trees is being planted at Mooroolbark railway station in memory of the Late Dame Nellie Melba. The originator of the scheme, Miss Edna Walling, is shown planting the first tree.
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An Avenue of Trees is being planted at Mooroolbark railway station in memory of the Late Dame Nellie Melba. The originator of the scheme, Miss Edna Walling, is shown planting the first tree.
Photograph Album purchased on e-bay by Jane Wilson on 08.05.2011 for $50. G.A. Thomas graduated 1930.
Black and white and sepia photographs and newspaper cuttings (NC). Many of the photographs are found in other albums from the same period.
Label inside, "Burnley Snaps, G.A. Thomas, 'Essilmont', Castlemaine." Handwritten labels.
burnley snaps, g.a. thomas, essilmont, castlemaine, students, recreation, lily ponds, students working outside, frank's point, rock point, the rockery, pavilion, principal's residence, staff, allender, edna walling, e.e. pescott, dahlias
5 female students seated outside the Pavilion.
Burnley April 1929.
female students, pavilion, 1929
5 female students standing in the Orchard holding spades.
August 1929.
female students, orchard, spades, 1929
2 female students acting out a "drama".
Burnley.
female students, drama
Male and female students seated outside the Pavilion.
April 1929.
students, female students, pavilion, 1929
4 female students standing beside the Lily Ponds.
May 17 1929.
female students, lily ponds, 1929
2 female students pruning in the flower garden.
1929
female students, pruning, flower garden, 1929
Female student wheeling wooden wheelbarrow beside espalier pear.
"August 1929."
female student, wheelbarrow, espalier pear, 1929
3 female students seated in the Orchard.
Kemp. Vickie & Chisholm Aug 1929.
female students, orchards
3 female students digging in the flower plots.
October 1929.
female students, digging, flower plots
"The Parting Goog! - May 1928."
party
Students watching a handmower being serviced.
June 1928.
students, handmower, equipment, machinery
Margaret Crellin
Margaret Crellin. Aug 1928.
female students, margaret crellin
Frank's Point
"Frank's Point 1929."
frank's point, 1929
Possibly Margaret Crellin
La near Lily Pond Nov. 29.
lily ponds, margaret crellin
Lily Pond
Lily Pond Nov 1929."
lily ponds, garden views
2 female students standing near the seedling beds.
June 1929.
female students, seedling beds
Margaret Crellin
La Crellin Oct 1928.
margaret crellin, female students
Pink Pearl Dahlias April 1929.
dahlias, flowers
Rawlins & Whiting 1928.
rawlins, whiting, female students, drama
"The Rockery."
rockery, garden views
Margaret Kemp Aug 1929.
margaret kemp, female students
Dahlias.
dahlias.
Richmond Park 1929.
richmond park, 1929
M. Crellin? Standing under Wisteria.
Oct 1929.
margaret crellin, wisteria
The Park Oct 1929.
parks, garden views
"Lovers Walk Oct 1929."
lovers walk, garden views
View from entrance.
garden views, entrance
"Jean 1929."
jean, 1929
2 female students standing on the lawn.
female students, lawns
"Bee Culture. Dec. 3/1929."
bee culture, beekeeping
3 students seated beside flower bed.
Feb 1929.
students, flower beds
Students digging in the flower garden.
May 17th 1928.
students, digging, flower gardens
Outside class on the lawn.
"November 1929."
class, lawns, students
Standing outside Pavilion.
"Miss S. & Juniors 1929."
students, teacher, pavilion
"In the Nursery. 17/5/28."
nursery, burnley
Students seated at entrance to Pavilion.
"Midday Recess."
students, pavilion
Rose Arch.
rose arch, flowers
Mr Jessep's House.
a.w. jessep, house
"Entrance to Pavilion."
entrance, pavilion
Path round Pavilion.
paths, pavilion
"Lily Pond."
lily ponds, garden views
La & Hellie? On lawn. Horton standing. July 1928.
students, lawns
Whiting.
whiting
Miss Allender. 18.12.28.
miss allender, teacher
"Barney.. Sept. 1928."
barney, burnley
"Break Up Party. Dec 1928."
break up part, 1928
Budding Demonstration December 1929.
budding demonstration, 1929
"Seniors 1929."
seniors, 1929
"Miss Allender & Seniors 1929."
miss allender, seniors, 1929, students
"Budding in Nursery."
budding, nursery
"Senior Students 1927-28."
seniors, students
Vickie & Mathews. 1929."
vickie, mathews, 1929
Miss Mathew. Prefect. 1929.
sepia. "miss mathew. prefect. 1929."
Autumn Blooms. A student of the Horticultural College, Burnley, with a fine display of dahlias at the Royal Horticultural Society's show at St. Kilda.
autumn, blooms, students, horticultural college, burnley, dahlias, royal horticultural society, show, st. kilda
"Frank & Mr Russ in Vegetable Garden Sept. 1929."
george russ, vegetable gardens
"La La near Lily Pond Nov. 1929."
lily ponds, garden views
Mr Russ. 1929.
george russ, staff
Betty Holmes and E. Yule.
Among the Blossom.
blossom, betty holmes, e. yule
Planting Hazel Nuts.
planting, hazelnut trees
Spring-Time and Apple Blossom.
spring-time, apples, blossoms
Herald 09.12.1931.
Making Girl Gardeners. Melbourne School. Burnley's Long Career.
women, gardeners, burnley horticultural school, the herlad
Dahlias and Chrysanthemums
Beautiful Autumn Blooms on Show Today.
autumn, blooms, dahlias, chrysanthemums, flowers
Gorgeous Spikes of Gladioli.
flowers, gladioli
Mr. E. Pescott.
e. pescott, principal
"Girl Harvesters at Burnley Horticultural School."
women, harvesters, burnley horticultural school
Girl Gardeners.- Students at the Burnley Horticultural College tying up the blossom-laden boughs of almond and peach.
women, gardeners, female students, burnley horticultural college, blossoms, almonds, peaches
Our Girl Gardeners: A picture of vigorous young Australian womanhood.
women, gardeners, womanhood
A Dainty Basket of Dahlias.
flowers, dahlias
Jean Scott
Champion Cactus Dahlia. and "Floral Beauty and a Fair Admirer at the Royal Horticultural Show."
cactus dahlia, royal horticultural show, jean scott
Beautiful Blooms at Autumn Rose Display.
blooms, autumn, roses display
The gardening Girls: Two well-known Melbourne girls, Miss Carine Wettenhall and Miss Lyle Crellin who have started a nursery at Frankston.
wome, gardeners, carine wettenhall, lyle crellin, nursery, frankston
6 women posing beside a formal pool.
women, pool
Newspaper article, FOBG notice, OGA notice about Sandra McMahon's gardens
sandra mcmahon, fobg, gardens
university of melbourne, voice, food security, food sustainability, urban food production, associate degree in urban horticulture, chris williams, burnley campus
conservation, insects, wildlife, national parks and wildlife service, entomology
forest products, borer, longicorn borers, newsletter
ballaarat, ballarat, begonia festival, begonias
royal society of victoria, seeds, seed structure, seed coat
Handwriting p. 195
national herbarium of victoria, royal society of victoria, new species, descriptions
cunoniaceae, wood structure, timber, identification, csiro, forest products
insects, pests, grain, dept of agriculture, r t pescott
kooyoora state park, management plan, department of conservation & environment, bendigo region
forests, mammals, fauna, myrtleford, radiata pine, plantations, pinus radiata, forests commission victoria
newsletter, indigenous flora, indigenous fauna, weeds, conservation, indigenous medecine
conference, landcare, conservation, community
courses, graduate courses, garden design, subjects
doris baker, doris barker, encouraging women in horticulture, student, 1930's
No. 01310H Norman Bros. Pty. ltd. 60-62 Elizabeth St., Melbourne
orchard, field station, vegetables, cropping, market garden, nutrients
No. 01310H Norman Bros. Pty. Ltd. 60-62 Elizabeth St., Melbourne
orchard, field station, history, fruit tree blocks, planting plans, newspaper cutting, red delicious apple, preston prolific fig
No. 237 handwritten. No. 01310H Norman Bros. Pty. Ltd. 60-62 Elizabeth St., Melbourne
orchard, field station, history, fruit tree blocks, planting plans, newspaper cutting, red delicious apple, preston prolific fig
burrnley gardens, history, design, designers, burnley horticultural college, university of melbourne
school of graduate studies, higher degrees, research, guide, phd school of graduate studies, university of melbourne
staff, staff room, administration building
pruning garden, field station, orchard, vcah burnley, horticultural resources area, student gardens, ground cover plots, students working poutside, plan
friends of burnley gardens, fobg, tour, sunken garden, kay hirst, jan chamberlain, rosemary o'brien, lily ponds, luffmann ponds, administration building
Cassandra McLean handwritten on the lids
slides, fungi, plants, science laboratory, cassandra mclean, teaching material
department of forest and ecosystem science, school of forest and ecosystem science, yearbook, trhe university of melbourne
the university of melbourne, institute of land and food resources, faculty of land and food resources, postgraduates, handbook, courses
conferring of degrees, the university of melbourne, burnley campus, creswick campus, order of proceedings, awards
dean's awards, awards, the university of melbourne, institute of land and food resources, school of land and environment
seed bank, burnley site, student work, assignment, seedlings, botanic gardens trust
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