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"Girl Harvesters at Burnley Horticultural School."
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"Girl Harvesters at Burnley Horticultural School."
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."
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.
avenue, tree, mooroolbark, railway station, dame nellie melba, edna walling, planting
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 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
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
Signed J.L.Provan
air raids, civil defence, training manuals
school horticulture, victorian state schools' horticultural society, e.f. murnane
lawns, playing fields, f.r. drake, c.j.r. johnston, c.r. millikan
vcah, burnley, resume, letter-writing, communications
horticultural training, american nurseryman, nurseryman, f.d. cochran
thomas kneen, laurie metzeling
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