Bert Semmens - Album (Alves) by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T02:30:48Z Interview by Lesley Alves - 31 October 2000 Herbert (Bert) graduated from the VSF in 1936 and was sent to Bendigo Forest District. In 1938 he was in Maryborough undertaking silvicultural experiments on eucalypt coppice then in Macedon (Trentham District). With his promotion to Assistant Forester in 1939 he was moved to Cowwarr (Erica District), to Taggerty then to Narbethong (both in Niagaroon District) where his work included supervising a camp of 'enemy alien' firewood cutters. In 1946 he was promoted to District Forester Officer and sent to the Scarsdale Plantation. He then became DFO at Myrtleford (1954) and Creswick (1963). In 1967 Bert moved to ‘Head Office’ to take up the position of the Commission’s first Forest Extension officer where he worked principally on Farm Forestry Loan Agreements. He retired in 1977. Contains tracks 01 Bert Semmens - Alves by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T01:45:33Z 02 Bert Semmens - Alves by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T01:47:40Z 03 Bert Semmens - Alves by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T01:49:52Z 04 Bert Semmens - Alves by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T01:52:06Z 05 Bert Semmens - Alves by Victoria's Forestry Heritage published on 2024-03-17T01:53:52Z