page_title: Alfred Oscar Lawrence
hierarchical_section_title: Alfred Oscar Lawrence
caption_attribution_description: English: Alfred Lawrence
context_page_description: Alfred Oscar Platt Lawrence, OBE was an outstanding Victorian forester and community leader.
  Alf Lawrence was born in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick on 20 July 1904, the son of Robert Platt Lawrence and Elizabeth Malvina, née Davis. Alf's family were of modest means but he won a scholarship to attend University High School in Parkville. He later won a tertiary scholarship to study at the Victorian School of Forestry at Creswick in 1920.
context_section_description: Alfred (Alf) Oscar Platt Lawrence, OBE was an outstanding Victorian forester and community leader.
  Alf Lawrence was born in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick on 20 July 1904, the son of Robert Platt Lawrence and Elizabeth Malvina, née Davis. Alf's family were of modest means but he won a scholarship to attend University High School in Parkville. He later won a tertiary scholarship to study at the Victorian School of Forestry (VSF) at Creswick in 1920.
caption: Alfred Oscar Lawrence was Chairmen of the Forests Commission Victoria between 1956 and 1969
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