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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, metal scythe, c1880
... it is damp, and so hay-making traditionally began at dawn and often... it is damp, and so hay-making traditionally began at dawn and often ...A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery. A scythe consists of a wooden shaft and a long, curved blade is mounted at the lower end, perpendicular. Scythes always have the blade projecting from the left side when in use. Mowing is done by holding the handle , with the arms straight, the blade parallel to the ground and very close to it, and the body twisted to the right. The body is then twisted steadily to the left, moving the scythe blade along its length in a long arc from right to left, ending in front of the mower, thus depositing the cut grass to the left. Mowing proceeds with a steady rhythm, stopping at frequent intervals to sharpen the blade. The correct technique has a slicing action on the grass, cutting a narrow strip with each stroke Mowing grass is easier when it is damp, and so hay-making traditionally began at dawn and often stopped early, the heat of the day being spent raking and carting the hay cut on previous daysEarly settlers and market gardeners used these scythes as they established their farms in Moorabbin Shire c1880A large metal scythe with a wooden handle x 2early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, blacksmiths -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of person driving horse raking hay
... driving horse raking hay Photograph Black and white photograph ...Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of woman driving a horse gathering hay with the windmill in the background.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Stamped on reverse 'Josanne Broer Copyright 2000 59525700 0411234914'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of two men raking hay
... Black and white photograph of two men manually raking... raking hay Photograph Black and white photograph of two men ...Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of two men manually raking and gathering hay.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Stamped on reverse 'Josanne Broer Copyright 2000 59525700 0411234914'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of men raking and gathering hay
... Black and white photograph of two men raking and gathering... raking and gathering hay in preparation to make bales. Catalogue ...Churchill Island has a significant photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century.Black and white photograph of two men raking and gathering hay in preparation to make bales.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Stamped on reverse 'Josanne Broer Copyright 2000 59525700 0411234914'churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of working dump rake, 30/03/2013
... Colour photograph of a Clydesdale pulling a dump rake... a dump rake to gather hay. Probably taken at the Churchill ...Churchill Island has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows the extensive work and volunteering conducted on site by workers after it was turned into a heritage siteColour photograph of a Clydesdale pulling a dump rake to gather hay. Probably taken at the Churchill Island Easter Festival 30/03/2013Catalogue number on reverse in pencil. churchill island, photograph -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Album, Copies of photos, Circa mid 20th century
... the hand raking of hay are long gone. warrnambool photographs ...This album is possibly a collection printed from newspaper files. It has a wide variety of local scenes from haymaking, sports, social functions, beach scenes. Some names have been written in greylead, identifying some of the people in the photos and others are recognizable backgrounds such as the Peterborough Golf ClubWhile these images are not of true photographic quality, they do provide images of local scenes and activities which were relevant to the area in the mid 20th century. Some such as lifesaving carnivals, bike riding and golf continue to this day, others showing the hand raking of hay are long gone.Green card cover with red binding. This album contains printed copies of local scenes and people. The photos are numbered in purple pencil from1 to 312. The first photograph in the book is The Needle at Childers Cove and the last page is a group of people behind a picket fence.warrnambool, photographs of warrnambool, newspaper photographs warrnambool