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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Adult Deaf and Dumb Society's Flower Farm, c1910
Original photo at Blackburn Lake Education Centre. Dorothy Meagher loaned photo so a print could be made.Black and white photograph of Adult Deaf and Dumb Society's flower farm at Blackburn.adult deaf and dumb society, meagher, dorothy, blackburn lake education centre -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Sailing Dinghy, Portland Harbour, 1970s
Glenelg Shire Council Records.Manly junior sailing dinghy off Portland foreshore. The fish farm in background.portland harbour, sailing, dignhy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Pearce, Flo Hales, Jeremy, Boisdale - From Squatter to Settler, 1980
An account of the settling of Boisdale, Victoria, and the families who developed and supported the farms and community.settlers, gippsland, genealogy -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Haeusler Glass Negatives Collection - Two men in front of a haystack, Parker's Farm, Wodonga West, c1910
The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. This digital image was produced from one of the glass negatives that form part of the collection, probably taken by Louis Haeusler (b.1887) with the photographic equipment in the Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection. Parker Family - Samuel Skelton Parker, Jack Parker’s father, migrated to Australia from Ballymena, Country Antrim, Ireland in 1884. He married Bridget Cusack from County Clare in 1883. They had children William, James, Jack, Samuel and Rachel. After working on a station in northern NSW, they moved to Barnawartha and set up a butchery and later a bakery. In 1890 the family moved to Wodonga, buying a property in West Wodonga, which he called “Park Hall” after his home in Ireland. The property is now the location of the Wodonga Golf Club in Parkers Road, West Wodonga.This item is unique and has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.Digital image created from the Haeusler Glass negative collection. Two men in front of a haystack, working on the Parker family farm in Wodonga West. C. 1910wodonga pioneers, haeusler family, glass negatives, dry plate photography, parkers wodonga -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: SEED DRILL GOORNONG
Colour photograph of farm machinery in paddock near Goornong. Machinery is in a dilapidated condition. Written on back : '29.3.96' farm machinery (seed drill) near Goornong Victoria 14.30 hrs, 29.3.1996 by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigo'Roy J Mitchellagriculture, machinery, seed drill -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Manila Folder - Newspaper cuttings and photos - Ryder Family, Ada & Walter Ryder Family
The Ryder family have lived and farmed in the Kiewa Valley since the 1840sMemorabilia of the Ryder family in the Kiewa Valley is an example of changing activities and interests etc in the Kiewa Valley since the 1840s through to the current day.1. Merit Certificate for Dorothy Ryder 1938 2. Three newspaper cuttings a) Hospital Town Highlight b) Time Moves On c) Joan Lang - the woman who could...and did! 3. Three slides a) Dairy Farm on banks of Kiewa River b) Mt Beauty c) Rocky Valley Dam 4. Four photos a) Beatrice Ryder on Empire Day b) Ada with son Walter Ryder c) Beatrice & Vera Ryder d)Skiers on High Plainsb) and c) photos labelled on the backryder family, kiewa valley farming -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper cutting, 43 a,b, 1933-1947
Girl Gardeners. Scenes at Burnley. Pupils Taught at Burnley Farm.gardeners, burnley. pupils, mabs younger, female students -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Berringa Farm Ringwood - disc ploughing Circa 1910
Black and white photograph"Wtitten on front of photograph" Disc ploughing - Berringa Farm , Ringwood. -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Haystacking at Morgan's Farm, Thomastown, c.1900
This photograph forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Whittlesea Historical Society for their project book, "Historic Views of the City of Whittlesea" by Robert Wuchatsch and Gwen Hawke, as part of Australia's Bicentennial Celebrations in 1988. The collection contains over 200 historic photographs covering all aspects of early life in the area now embraced by the City of Whittlesea.Black and white print mounted on a foam backing for display.Adhesive label on front of photo [Haystacking Morgans Farm c1900].historic views of the city of whittlesea, morgans farm, thomastown, haystacking -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Sepia print, Excursion to Werribee Research Farm, 1917
At this time students from some State and private schools attended Burnley for 1/2 day each week to study agricultural scienceSepia photograph. Group of Agricultural Science students (from some State and Private schools) and staff.On reverse, "Excursion to Werribee Research Farm Oct 27, 1917." excursion, werribee research farm, 1917, school students, staff, agricultural science students -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Country Scene
Original painting photographed by the artist's nephew.Colour photograph depicting undulating rural scene with a stream, bridge and farm house in the foreground.Nildunera, photography, photograph, slides, film -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Elizabeth Farm, Rosehill, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMount Made in Enngland / Encircled 18 (Handwritten)nsw, slide -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/79
The house situated on CAI - 2 Rhyll was called Mot Pena. Probably built by William Richardson c1900 for John Squire (Jack) Underdown. This house is still standing and was recently carefully restored. Once owned by Naturalist Graham Pizzey.Coloured photograph of Strawberry Farm house situated on Reid Road overlooking the Rhyll Inlet.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, strawberry farm, underdown -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Document - Handwritten notes on paper
Dr Harry Jenkins owned Churchill Island from 1936 to 1963 and bequeathed it to Margaret Campbell on his death. Sister Campbell had been nurse to his disabled son and wife and she lived on the island from the time of World War Two. The item was given to Arthur Evans, a family friend, on the day of the auction sale of artifacts when she sold the island, approximately 1973. This document demonstrates Harry Jenkins interest and commitment to farming at Churchill Island and provides information on farming of the era.Handwritten notes in pencil on paper, regarding fertilising farm. Assumed to be written by Harry Jenkinsfarming, fertilizer, churchill island, harry jenkins, jenkins, farm, handwritten, notes -
Arapiles Historical Society
Rega Spray Pump
Farm equipment,162.1- Rega insect spray, 162.2- Rega hand spray pump -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - photocopy, Deaf Mutes' Flower Farm, Blackburn, 1910 - 1930
A photocopy of an advertisement for cut flowers and seeds from the Deaf Mutes' Flower Farm, Blackburn.A photocopy of an advertisement for cut flowers and seeds from the Deaf Mutes' Flower Farm, Blackburn.A photocopy of an advertisement for cut flowers and seeds from the Deaf Mutes' Flower Farm, Blackburn.blackburn, deaf mute home, flower farm -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Sewer Treatment Plant, 11/09/2017 12:00:00 AM
Frank Sedgman Reserve could become a giant sewage farm servicing householders in Manningham.Frank Sedgman Reserve could become a giant sewage farm servicing householders in Manningham.Frank Sedgman Reserve could become a giant sewage farm servicing householders in Manningham.frank sedgman reserve, yarra valley water, sewerage and sanitation -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Adult Deaf & Dumb Society's Flower Farm
Black and white photograph of grounds of Adult Deaf & Dumb Society's Flower Farm in Blackburn.adult deaf & dumb society's flower farm, blackburn lake, flower farm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SEDGWICK CAMEL FARM
Black and white photo of Paul Robinson with a camel calf and a camel at the Sedgwick camel farm.agriculture, farm, camel farm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: THE MOHAIR FARM
Three fold brochure: Visit the Mohair farm conducted tours from 10 ambendigo, business, the mohair farm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA. MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - FARMING IN THE WIMMERA MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Tractor and farm implement. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERTRUDE PERRY COLLECTION: SEDWICK'S CAMEL FARM
Certificate and photo of Gertrude riding a camel at the Sedwick's camel farm on january 3rd, 1994.business, retail, sedwick camel farm -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mountain Grange and Great Barn Kalorama
Copy of a postcard titled "Looking Towards Healesville". View taken from "Cherry Farm" hill looking across farm (now the Kalorama Memorial Reserve), which was the property of Thomas and Eliza Hand. Location recognised because of likeness to a painting.eliza hand, mountain grange, thomas hand -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Haeusler Glass Negatives Collection - Two horses in a paddock, c1910
The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. This digital image was produced from one of the glass negatives that form part of the collection, probably taken by Louis Haeusler (b.1887) with the photographic equipment in the Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection.This item is unique and has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.Digital image created from the Haeusler Glass negative collection. Two horses standing in a paddock which is surrounded by wooden rail fences. The horses could be on the McKoy family horse stud farm.wodonga pioneers, haeusler family, glass negatives, dry plate photography, wodonga families -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Norman Carter, Part of Black's dairy farm in Mont Albert in the 1920s, 1920s
... farms ...Photo is likely to have been taken pre-1924 when the land was subdivided. Donor information is that this was taken from a home in Churchill Street, Mont Albert; it would be looking south towards Mont Albert Road. Black's dairy farm occupied the area just east of Hamilton Street to near Elgar Road. It was subdivided into 88 house allotments along Churchill Street, Bruce Street, Black Street, Proudfoot Street and View Street. The solicitors were Proudfoot & Horton, 360 Collins Street; estate agents were Duncan & Weller, 29 Queen Street. The real estate subdivision notice on the SLV website states that Neil Black had been the owner for 50 years. To date no trace of a Neil Black has been found. Box Hill rate books simply give BLACK as the owner in 1877 (no first name); the entry for 1878-1884 states Robert Black. The 1909 electoral roll has entries for Mont Albert Road for Robert Black (farmer), Thomas Black (carter) & Elizabeth Black (HD). The 1912 electoral roll has entries for Mont Albert Road for Robert Black (farmer), Thomas Black (labourer), John Arthur Black (carter) & Elizabeth Black (HD). Robert Black died in 1920 (b. 1836) and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery (CE-*-0057). His parents were John and Margaret Black. He married Lizzie Foley in 1878. She was the daughter of Margaret & John Foley, born in 1859. She died in 1902 aged 43 years and is probably buried in the same grave, although the cemetery records record her age as 0 years. Children: 1. James Hughbert (1880-1954) 2. John Arthur (1881-1959) 3. Alice (1882-1883) - died aged 6 months 4. Laura Elizabeth (1883-1951) 5. Thomas (1885-1965) 6. Isabella (1887-1963) 7. Eleanor (1889-1963) 8. Ada Maud (1890-1968) 9. Robert (1892-1930). BDM Victoria states places of birth as Box Hill, Surrey Hills or Mont Albert. Many of the family are buried in Box Hill Cemetery. None of the girls appear to have married. Communication from a descendant of John Arthur Black gives the following: "John Arthur Black, son of Robert & Lizzie Foley, married Gladys Anne Layton had 4 children, Robert, Elenore, Marion (Follett) & Annie; they had farm on Stud Road, Dandenong where they milked 30 cows that he retired to after being a earth-moving contractor with draft horses and dug irrigation ditches around Shepparton." This is important as documentation of the area's early farming land use.Black and white photo of a paddock with cows and sheep grazing. On the horizon is a simple cottage with a small veranda and 2 chimneys and scattered trees.black's dairy farm, dairying, farms, churchill street, black street, proudfoot street, bruce street, view street, neil black, proudfoot & horton, duncan & weller, robert black, lizzie black, lizzie foley, james hubert black, john arthur black, alice black, laura elizabeth black, thomas black, isabella black, eleanor black, ada maud black, robert black jnr, box hill cemetery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Camel Farm, about 1980s
Now called Mattie's Sanctuary, it provides homes for all livestock animals although there is a particular emphasis on excess male camels from the camel dairies of regional Victoria.Sedgewick Camel Farm and Epsom Market Brochures 1. Camel Farm: Advertising Brochure complete with map of location, hours of operation, tours and prices. 2. Epsom Market, times and phone number, location, times of opening and invitation to become a seller. history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, sedgwick's camel farm, epson market -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medal, Stokes and Martin, Rutledge Brothers, 1877
This medal was made by Stokes and Martin. Thomas Stokes established a medal-making business in Melbourne in 1856 and from 1867 to 1893 he had a partner, George Frederick Martin. In 1962 the Stokes business became a public company and operates today in Melbourne. The medal was awarded at the Annual Show of the Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association in 1877. One of the earliest agricultural associations in Victoria, the V.& H.A.A., the forerunner of the Warrnambool Agricultural Society, was established in 1854 and the first Warrnambool Show was held in 1855 at the first Royal Archer Hotel in Koroit Street. The Warrnambool Agricultural Show is still held annually. The medal, first prize for the best horse hay rake, was awarded in 1877 to the brothers, Thomas and William Rutledge, sons of Eliza and William Rutledge. The latter was a pioneer settler who came to the Warrnambool/Port Fairy district as the purchaser of the Special Survey, Farnham Park in 1841. His land stretched from Tower Hill to Dennington. William Rutledge Senior was a pioneer breeder of a Lincoln sheep stud, the owner of a mercantile business in Port Fairy, a member of the Legislative Council of Victoria and the pioneer developer of farming land around Tower Hill. His son Thomas (1846-1918) was a Warrnambool Shire Councillor who farmed in the Farnham Survey, living at Werronggurt . He went to the Geelong area at the end of the 19th century. His brother William (1849-1935) also farmed in the Farnham Survey, living at Farnham Park, He later lived at Airlie in Henna Street, Warrnambool and Sherwood on the Hopkins River and had land in the Otway Ranges. He later went to New Zealand.This medal is of considerable significance because of its age and its association with Thomas and William Rutledge and with the Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association.This is a bronze medal with an image of agricultural implements, agricultural produce and farm animals on one side and etched printing on the other side. There is also printing around the edge of the medal. The medal has a small hole at the top for attaching the medal to a cord. Villiers & Heytesbury Agricultural Association 1st Prize awarded to Rutledge Bro. for Horse Hay Rake Annual Show Warrnambool 10 Oct. 1877 Stokes & Martin Melbourne thomas and william rutledge, farnham special survey, villiers and heytesbury agricultural association, warrnambool agricultural society, history of warrnambool -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1948
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of 1948 winners of the Farm Competition - W A Mallory, C Carter, J H Jeffrey.local history, photography, w mallory, c carter, j jeffrey, black & white photograph, farm competition, john jenner, bryant west -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Hills Flower Farm 1905-12 papers and clippings
Hills Flower Farm Ringwood East 1905 later owned by Howship 1912, 4 pages -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Jasmine Farm
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Jasmine Farm Author: Countess Von Arnim Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd Date: 1934Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC JAS Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the jasmine farm, countess von arnim