[1981.0011] Records of the School Of Agriculture, University of Melbourne

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IdentifierUMA-ACE-19810011Extentnot specifiedLinear Meterage0.01Scope and ContentInformation concerning the history of Mt. Derrimut compiled by (possibly an employee of I.C.I. - the company that owns the Mt. Derrimut Field Station): Derrimut history; Derrimut and Werribee plans; Derrimut survey 1842; Derrimut subdivision 1854; Parish Derrimut litho plan 1949; Derrimut contour plan 1959; country Bourke litho plan 1965. Also leaflet on the Field Station produced for the opening, 30 September 1964. Mount Derrimut Station, 26 km. from the University of Melbourne, was for 100 years one of Australia's greatest cattle studs. It was purchased by I.C.I.A.N.Z. in 1950 and a decade later the stud was discontinued. In 1962 the University of Melbourne negotiated with the company to lease the property for the School of Agriculture.Collection CategoryUniversity memorabiliaAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Accession

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CreatorSchool Of Agriculture (The University of Melbourne)

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Date1964-1965

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Previous System ID1981.0011State of ListUnlisted Last edited by: miking@unimelb.edu.au

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[1981.0011] Records of the School Of Agriculture, University of Melbourne