AGHS Financial Statements – 2021
The Australian Garden History Society financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021 are now available to download.
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Dr Stephen Utick
This is an oral interview with Dr Stephen Utick, co-founder of Camellia Ark Australia, which aims to conserve Australia’s rarest camellias, and Chair of the International Camellia Society’s Committee for Historic Camellia Conservation. Dr Utick spoke with Laurel Cheetham and […]
Simon Brandon
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Simon Brandon interviewed on 27 February 2020 by Sue Whitehouse This is an oral interview with Simon Brandon, former Head Gardener at Hopewood House, Bowral. Simon is speaking with Sue Whitehouse, for the Australian Garden […]
Rick Shepherd
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Rick Shepherd interviewed on 3 October 2019 by Sue Whitehouse This is an oral interview with Rick Shepherd, Head Gardener at Retford Park, Bowral. Rick is speaking with Sue Whitehouse, for the Australian Garden History […]
Les Musgrave
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Les Musgrave interviewed on 27 January 2020 by Ruth Bailey This is an oral interview with Les Musgrave, owner and the Head Gardener at The Kaya, Wildes Meadow in New South Wales. Les is speaking […]
Janet Storrier
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Janet Storrier interviewed on 4 February 2020 by Sue Whitehouse This is an oral interview with Janet Storrier, owner and Head Gardener at Hopewood House, Bowral. Janet will be speaking with Sue Whitehouse for the […]
Ian Carroll
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Ian Carroll interviewed on 2 December 2020 by Lyn Barrett This is an interview with Ian Carroll, Head Gardener of Oldbury, Oldbury Road, Sutton Forest, N.S.W. and it is recorded on the 2nd of December, […]
Elaine Musgrave
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Elaine Musgrave interviewed on 27 Jan 2020 by Ruth Bailey This is an oral interview with Elaine Musgrave, Botanical Artist and spouse of Les Musgrave, at The Kaya, Wildes Meadow, New South Wales. Elaine will […]
Ken Gillanders OAM
An interview with Mr Ken Gillanders OAM on 10 November 2020 by Sally Dakis. Length of interview: 71 minutes. Interview Recording Interview Transcript Ken Gillanders interviewed on 10 November 2020 by Sally Dakis
Trisha Dixon
Interviews with Trisha Dixon. The interviews took place on 30 June 2020 and 9 July 2020. The interviewer is Roslyn Burge. Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Interview Transcript Trisha Dixon interviewed on 30 June and 9 July […]
2013 AGHS & UWA Tree Forum Papers
Papers presented at the WA Tree Forum 2013. Table of Contents Trees as Markers in the Cultural Landscape – Professor Jane Lennon (Melbourne University, ICOMOS expert) Valuing and Maintaining the Urban Forest – Dr Greg Moore (University […]
AGHS Annual Report 2019-2020
The Australian Garden History Society is pleased to provide you with the AGHS Annual Report 2019-2020 and the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020.
Shirley Stackhouse OAM
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Shirley Stackhouse interviewed on 23 November 2006 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Shirley Stackhouse was virtually brought up in her grandfather’s rose nursery. George Henry Heers, was the Director of Dairying for the Department […]
Cedric Bryant
Interview Recording Part 1 Part 2 Interview Transcript Cedric Bryant interviewed on 15 May 2019 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Cedric seizes opportunities at every turn: he recounts a story of enterprise and endeavour. He discusses his family’s background […]
Max Bourke AM
Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Interview Transcript Max Bourke interview on 20 November 2019 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Interview summary – Max Bourke 19 November 2019 A selection of Max Bourke’s writings: The Analysis of […]
Pialligo Redwood Forest
This video tells the history of the unusual Pialligo Redwood plantation in Canberra, recently stressed by drought and then by bushfire. Luckily the Sequoia trees are resilient and regrowth is already visible, ensuring the trees and their important heritage values […]
A Gardener’s City: Canberra’s Garden Heritage
Canberra, the Garden City and Capital of Australia is recognised as one of the best examples in the world of a planned city. It has millions of mature trees and other plantings in what was an unforgiving limestone plain, providing […]
2019 Annual National Conference
Expanding Horizons In 2019 the Australian Garden History Society held its 40th Annual National Conference at the National Museum of New Zealand,Wellington on 25–27 October 2019. Conference presentations were given by: James Beattie – Chinese market gardening in New Zealand: exchange […]
New Zealand plants in Australian gardens
After our ‘Expanding Horizons’ 2019 conference in New Zealand, an increased awareness of and interest in plants native to Aoteoroa in Australian gardens might be arising. From the Society’s 2013 ‘Gardens with Altitude’ conference in Armidale comes this paper by […]
AGHS Annual Report 2018-2019
The Australian Garden History Society is pleased to provide you with the AGHS Annual Report 2018-2019.
Tom Garnett MA, OAM
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Thomas Garnett MA OAM interviewed on 7 November 2002 by Jane Holth Synopsis Tom talks about his interest in garden history as being established in the UK before he came out to Australia in […]
Dr Sophie Ducker AM
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Dr Sophie Ducker interviewed on 6 September – 21 October 2002 by Jane Holth Reference The following Journal contains an article on Dr Sophie Ducker: Australian Garden History, Vol. 30 No. 1 Jul 2018, […]
Dr Miranda Morris
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Dr Miranda Morris interviewed on 14 June 2003 by Sallyann Dakis Synopsis Dr Miranda Morris became involved in the Australian Garden History Society whilst working for the School of Environmental Design at the Tasmanian […]
Fairie Nielsen
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Fairie Nielsen interviewed in October 2004 by Sallyann Dakis Synopsis Fairie (Mary) Nielsen, who described herself as ‘just a farmer’, was asked to join the Tasmanian Australian Garden History Society branch committee in 1984 […]
Mary Dougan
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Mary Dougan interviewed on 6 and 21 September 2006 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Mary Dougan was a sprightly 104 when interviewed in September 2006 for the AGHS Oral History Collection. Well known in garden […]
Victor Crittenden OAM
Interview Recordings Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Interview Transcript Victor Crittenden OAM interviewed on 20 October 2010 by Roslyn Burge Narrative Transcript Victor Crittenden OAM interviewed on 20 October 2010 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Victor Crittenden OAM […]
Professor Richard Clough AM
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Professor Richard Clough AM interviewed on 9 December 2003 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Richard Clough was born in 1921 in Wagga Wagga where his family had been since the 1850s. He described early influences… […]
Chris Betteridge
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Chris Betteridge interviewed on 20 March 2007 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Chris was the original landscape and environmental specialist in the Heritage and Conservation Branch of the NSW Department of Planning from 1978 and over […]
Jan Gluskie
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Jan Gluskie interviewed on 4 December 2003 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis The first Sydney Branch Committee met in August 1993 and by the end of the year learnt it was to present the National […]