Person

Johnstone, John (1862 - 1937)

Born: 1862
Died: 1937
Occupation: Forester

Summary

John Johnstone trained as a forester in Great Britain. He played a key role in establishing the Victorian School of Forestry in Creswick, Victoria.

Details

Chronology

1901 - c. 1925: Career position - Superintendent of State Plantations

Related Corporate Bodies

Victorian School of Forestry (1910 - 1973)

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'Training Foresters: Work at Creswick - A School of Forestry.', The Argus (1909), 9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10708436. Details
'School of Forestry.', The Argus (1913), 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10786257. Details

Resource Sections

[n/a], 'John Johnstone', in Ballarat and District Industrial Heritage Project, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, 2012, https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/John_Johnstone#cite_ref-0. Details

Christine Moje

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