Historical information

The graduates of the School formed the Victorian Old Forestry Students Association and produced an annual magazine Sylvanite, from 1920.
The Association aimed to preserve the school spirit, personal contacts and close friendships. The magazine was a means of not only maintaining contact between the foresters after graduation but also serving as a technical journal.
But the Association and the magazine seem to have fizzled out by 1930, which helps to date this medallion.
In 1934, the first issue of The Victorian Forester was published. This was replaced in 1953 with the Victorian State Foresters Association Newsletter which continued until demise of the Forests Commission in the mid-1980s. Both publications aimed share information about technical, social and other matters to all forestry staff.
The Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) was formed in 1979 and continues to this day with over 150 members.

Physical description

Medallion with Victorian Old Forestry Students Association emblem

Inscriptions & markings

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