Black and white photograph"Written on back of photograph" Miss Joyce Bryse watching Ray Preston cutting his 21st Birthday cake

Two colour photographs of axes used in cutting timber for post and rail fences.heritage week, eltham, courthouse, fencing, axe, activities

Two colour photographs of axes used in cutting timber for post and rail fences.heritage week, eltham, courthouse, fencing, axe, activities

Mary nee Barrie Robinson (1907 –1999) writes c1980 about her father Charles Ernest Barrie of Darlingsford Melton (1871 – 1931) Extract copied from her handwritten story - My father was born in Ballarat in 1871. … commenced his working life with a team of bullocks and a chaffcutter in the St Arnaud district, a work the he became most success at and would continue in to the end of his life. He eventually became the owner of a chaff mill at Melton station with an access line to the railway. [1900] The Schutt & Barrie partnership Dad later became involved in a Chaff mill at West Footscray run by John Ralph Schutt who when he met Dad was a very sick man and had begged Dad to come into the business and help him. That began a very happy association, the business was put on its feet. An empty quarry across Geelong Road opposite the mill was purchased, the chaffcutters were set up in the quarry and that was the start of a very busy and prosperous period. A branch line was run into the mill. Dad spent some afternoons at the mill going by train, and spending some hours there at night, at the same time running the farm with full time help. Two full 8 horse teams were used to work the land, which meant early rising for the horses to be fed and harnessed ready for the men to commence the days work. Charlie Lowe and Murdock Davey were two of the men who worked for Dad in those years. The firm purchased a mill at Parwan and Dad spent a lot of time and energy getting it running to their satisfaction. Monday was the day he spent time there also round the district of Parwan and Balliang. He came to know many of the their names were well known in our household for many years. [1920] Later a flour mill was built beside the Chaff mill at West Footscray but it never thrived like the mill. The chaff mill had many loyal and good men employed there and there was never any trouble between men and management. Willie Walters and Miss Renyolds were some I remember, other names me, Joyce would be able to name them. [Sister of Mary born 1920] Schutt and Barrie Pty Ltd Chaff Cutting Mills Melton South sitelocal architecture, local identities, agriculture

Typed below photograph, 'Mrs. H. [Louisa] Pump cutting ribbon at opening of Heathmont Railway Station, 1926. Written on back of one of the smaller copies, 'Mrs. H. Pump, cutting ribbon at opening of Heathmont Railway Station. Mr. W. H. Everard M.L.A.'

Brass Betel nut cutting set with cutters and 5 lidded containers on wooden base. Plaque - With Compliments, Unity College International, "2007 Malaysia Graduation Celebration", 5 December, 2007betel nut cutting set, betel nut cutter, brass betel nut cutter, betel nut

Photograph of the rail cutting approaching Greensborough Station. Looking toward Church Street, with Watson's car yard on the left. Photo taken when widening cutting.Digital copy of black and white photograph. trains, greensborough railway station, church street greensborough

Glen Lynn Farm, Dad cutting crop with mowing machine, Warburton Negative Black white Scanned at 600 dpiglen lynn farm warburton dad cutting crop with mowing machine horse

Set of two cuttings - "To-day's Gala and Procession - Tramway Patriotic Effort" about the event to raise funds for the Red Cross funds. Gives details of the procession, the participants, stalls at the Alfred Hall, has on the rear other details and reports. Actual cutting and date to be sourced.Demonstrates newspaper reporting re the Sylvia Mitchell fund raising.Set of two newspaper cuttings pasted onto a sheet of card.most popular conductress, sylvia mitchell, tramways, sec, red cross, processions

Three colour photographs of railway cuttingstawell railways transport

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph, "Mrs. Wedge cutting ribbon at opening of East Ringwood railway station. Mr. Everard, MLA on left". 16 May 1925.