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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Seed Broadcaster, early 20th century
Used by local farmer, Tatura district, for 3 generations to broadcast small areas or missed areas or seed (cereals, clover pasture, lucerne).Canvas bag with shoulder strap attached to hand driven broadcaster. Wheel with handle when turned drives cogs attached by axle to spindle with blades to propel seed.CORNISHagricultural equipment, early farm equipment -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Toy Truck, Rev. Friedrich Schroettler
This fire truck was made by Rev. Friedrich Schoettler, a Missionary with Lutheran Mission at Ammele and Wanjma in New Guinea. He fled to Australia, from the Japanese, during WW2, being a German national. He was interned at Tatura, Victoria, where the internees made toys to sell for spending money. This truck was given to me, Don Kuhne, by my parents for Christmas about 1944. I am surprised that it lasted as long. My brothers used it. We towed it around the farm behind push bikes, etc. In the early 1960's I worked with Lutheran Mission New Guinea and had the pleasure of knowing Rev. Schoettler, helping with aerial food drops to his small mission station.Maroon truck, yellow radiator, black running boards and mudguards, green tray, 2 wind up handles with a pulley and cord which operates an extension ladder mounted on the tray of the truck. SA 3012 SA 3012 on back of truck.rev. friedrich schoettler, lutheran missions new guinea, don kuhne, camp 3 internees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bag - Mail
Used to deliver mail to households and farms.Faded brown canvas post office mail bag. Leather strap with buckle attached to the bag by a metal U shaped attachment. A padlock is attached to the U by a small chain. A metal label (Tatura) is attached to the bag. 4 metal 1/2 rings are attached to the top of the bag.australia post mail bag, canvas mail bag -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bag - Mail
Used to deliver mail to households and farms.Faded brown canvas post office mail bag. Leather strap with buckle attached to the bag by a metal U shaped attachment. A padlock is attached to the U by a small chain. A metal label (Tatura) is attached to the bag. 4 metal 1/2 rings are attached to the top of the bag.australia post mail bag, canvas mail bag -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Carry Case, 1920
Used in conjunction with dumpy level, by Mr. Craven to survey agricultural land in the Goulburn Valley for the pruposes of setting out farm irrigation channels and check banksRectangular wooden box, divided into 5 sections with lid attached and closed with 2 metal fasteners on to 2 screws on the lid and key hole lock (no key). 2 leather straps with 2 buckles are attached by 2 metal bars, small screw driver and metal cap from telescope on dumpy level.carry case, dumpy level, craven b, tatura, surveying, irrigation, terrestrial -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
Rosenthal Winery in Vineyard Road, Sunbury was one of the first wineries established in the area. It was owned by R. F. Kurrle. The roofless building still stands on the property which was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett. The last vintage from the property was crushed in 1910.A coloured photograph of shell of the interior of the Rosenthal Winery. The bluestone is exposed on the lower half of the walls but the walls on the upper storey have either been rendered or painted. Part of the interior wooden structure is still standing. There is an open doorway on the LHS with two windows above it. Two smaller windows are on the lower part of another wall with a larger window above them. The building is roofless.rosenthal winery, wineries, vineyards, vineyard road, sunbury wineries, kurrle, r. f., millett, tom, angela, sunbury, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
Rosenthal Winery in Vineyard Road, Sunbury was one of the first wineries established in the area. It was owned by R. F. Kurrle. The roofless building still stands on the property which was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett. The last vintage from the property was crushed in 1910.A view of the exterior of the ruins of Rosenthal Winery showing 2 sides. It is a bluestone building with a red brick arched doorway at the front and a small narrow arched window above the doorway. Along the side there is another arched doorway at the lower level and 5 paneless windows along the upper level. The pitched gable ends are still standing but the building is roofless.rosenthal winery, wineries, vineyards, vineyard road, sunbury wineries, kurrle, r. f., millett, tom, angela, sunbury, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Late 1990's
The outdoor toilet was a common feature in country estates and farms before the introduction of septic tank systems to non-sewered areas. They were built away from the main house and were often disguised with a wall or trellis.A coloured photograph of an outdoor toilet. Its walls are brick with cement rendering. The pitched roof has a blue trim and a blue door. There is a wall in front of the building which covers three-quarters of the structure. A brick path is on the LHS of the photograph and a small garden is in the front with some tomato plants and ground covers.harpsdale estate, brodie, richard sinclair, george, outdoor toilets, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Late 1980's
The Millbrook ruins are on a property which was created by John Pascoe Fawkner's Victoria Co-operative Freehold Land Investment Society. The aims of the company were to provide smallholdings to poorer settlers who wanted to farm. The ruins are now part of the Organ Pipes Park.A coloured photograph of stone ruins built on a hillside with sheoaks and other vegetation behind it. There is a doorway at the end of the small building.fawkner, john pascoe, millbrook ruin, jacksons creek, organ pipes park, victorian co-operative freehold land investment society, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c Early 1990's
The Kaolin quarries at Bulla were an important industry in the district and supplied clay products to the Cornwell and Hoffman companies in Brunswick. The Kaolin deposits were found in the 1850's and were considered to be some of the largest in the colony.A landscape photograph of a valley with a post and wire fence and a partial view of a farm gate in the immediate foreground. A clump of native trees are on the LHS and a small grove of almond trees has been planted on the river flat. Kaolin quarry is on the hillside and two buildings can be seen on the hill top. High tension pylons are in the distance near the skyline.kaolin quarries, almond groves, bulla township, deep creek, hoffmans kaolin mine, hoffmans potteries, cornwell potteries, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1980s
The series of photographs were taken shortly after the opening of the newly established Goonawarra Golf Club in the early 1980s. The golf club was part of the Goonawarra Housing Estate which was developed on the area previously known as Goonawarra Farm. The new golf club replaced 'The Pines' which was part of the Caloola complex.A coloured photograph of the rear of Goonawarra Golf Club's Clubrooms. Along the wall of a small vestibule are 6 narrow casement windows. A native garden is planted along the building with a large grassy area extending downhill from the building.goona warra golf club, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Equipment - Tallow Pan
Used for collection animal fat in order to make candles.Very heavy large rusty round pan with a handle and blunt metal spikes. Around the edge is a narrow lip with a small pouring spout.social history, candles, farms, equipment, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c 1978
On 4th August 1978 the construction of the Goonawarra Estate commenced. The estate was formerly known as the Goonawarra Farm and overlooked the Sunbury Township and the Jacksons Creek Valley. Plans for the development included a golf course, houses and community and recreational facilities. The golf course opened in 1980 and the housing construction continued throughout the last two decades of the twentieth century and into the twenty first century.A coloured photograph of the clubhouse at Goonawarra Golf Course as seen from the 10th green. A small white van is parked ouitside the building. There is a line of trees behind the clubhouse.goonawarra golf club, goonawarra farm, goonawarra housing estate, housing developments, sharkey, robert b., kilkenny homes, australian ideas homes pty.ltd., glamor homes, craftsmen homes., villa bella homes, george evans collection -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1980 c
Contractor with steam engine would travel from farm to farm around district as requestedBlack and white photograph of men at small steam engine used to power chaff cutting machine with four workers in charge. Bark roofed building nearby believed to be at Howlett or Bobribb property Bumberrah Victoriamines and mining -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1900 c
Also an identical black and white photograph 05040.1 15 x 21 cmBlack and white photograph of three ladies wearing full length skirts with small bullock team pulling a drum, lady in front holding a whip on farm in Gippsland Victoriatransport, houses -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1915 c
Shed behind workers in clad and roofed with bark sheets held in place with horizontal timbers. The contractor with steam engine travelled around the district as requested by land ownersBlack and white photograph of fire workers baling hay using small steam engine to power the baler on a farm in East Gippslandagriculture -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Stallion, 1917
Not BurnleyBlack and white photograph cut out of a small strip of prints. A stallion with part of another horse next to it.On reverse, "Stallion Werribee Research Farm Oct 1917."stallion, werribee, research farm, 1917, horse -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Painting - Artwork, Fanny Bartley, Bartley's Brewery
Bartley's Brewery, Howlong Road, Chiltern (photograph of a painting by Fanny Bartley) Property owned by Benjaming Jackson Bartley 1834-1899Australian Impressionism, Naturalism, Colonial Art, Folk ArtA small, rectangular painting with a wood frame in a basic relief styleSignature in bottom right corner of paintingaustralian landscape, landscape, farm -
National Wool Museum
Jumper, Wool bale packaging, Geelong Wool Combing, 1993
Stanley Couzens of the Wathourong community was commissioned by Geelong Wool Combing Ltd to create a painting of the You Yangs and Corio Bay to be reproduced on a jumper. The jumper itself was designed by Jeni McMahon using Merino wool from her property McMahon Farm Pty Ltd. Jumper and miniature wool bale packaging were presented as a gift at the opening of the Geelong Wool Combing LtdSynthetic miniature wool bale packaging containing jumper. Miniature wool bale features two stenciled design with black ink. First stencil reads "Pure Australian Wool" with Woolmark logo. Second stencil reads "A Gift From Geelong Wool Combing GWC". Small tag on bottom right corner reads "XL". Has two removable staples closing top opening. Woolen Jumper inside contains red, mustard, green and cream colours depicting Indigenous artwork. Features two stenciled design with black ink. First stencil on front reads "A Gift From/ GWC/ Geelong Wool Combing ". Second stencil on back reads "Pure/ Australian/ Wool" with Woolmark logo above. Small tag on bottom right corner reads "XL". -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear
... electric vertical & horizontal heavy duty models farm models... vertical & horizontal heavy duty models farm models for small flock ...Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display.Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display.Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear electric vertical & horizontal heavy duty models farm models for small flock owners Shearpower overhead shearing gear single and double ended electirc and belt driven grinders circa 1956 Ingerson-Arnold Studios Limited 84-88 Franklin St., Adleaide telephones LA 2848 LA 5867 To reorder quote No ....... AB 4569shearing machinery, ingerson-arnold studios ltd -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Quilt, Mrs Elizabeth Morton, c.1934
Made by Mrs Noel (Lizzie) Morton, the donor's mother on their farm "Wanera" at Benjeroop on the Murray River. It was stitched with a treadle machine. Her sister Flora MacDonald did the running stitch and provided the silk backing. The squares were sent as samples from a firm called "Fred Hesse" who advertised in the Melbourne papers "Be smart and dressy In a suit by Fred Hesse". The buyer chose a sample and then sent it back with measurements and received a "mail order" suit.A small knee rug made from suiting samples machine stitched together. It is backed with black silk fabric and finished with a running stitch of orange wool oversewn with black wool thread.farming quilting quilting - history, wanera benjeroop, farming, quilting, quilting - history -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Child's cloth book, Toddles Press, Toddles on the farm
Small cloth book with four pages printed on both sides. Brightly coloured pictures of farm animals and their babies and "Toddles" the little boy. Spine machine sewn, each page doube thickness, top and bottom edges neatened with pinking shears.Front - A Toddles Press TP Production Toddles on the Farm Regd. Drawn by Iris Waton Back - Made in England, Copyright reserved -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Stripper Harvestor, 1916
The first successful stripper harvestor ,a Nicholson & Morrow harvestor invented by James Morrow appeared at the Victorian Government trial at Dookie Experimental farm on Dec 27th 1883. Although the stripper harvestor was being manufactured in small numbers by the mid 1800's it did not take over from the tripper until 1904. Hugh McKay soon became the most successful manufacturer of stripper harvestors under the "Sunshine " name and by 1940 over 40,000 harvestors had been produced.This 1916 H.V. McKay harvestor Serial No.102736. The first machines looked like strippers ,but had a fan, sieves, elevators and a small grain storage bin.. The McKay Stripper Harvestor Sunshine -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Bellbrae Cemetery Memorial Exhibition 2015
... and purchased a small farm in Menzal Road Jan Juc. Their daughter Lena ...Photograph is a studio portrait of George "Pop" Dridan and his wife, early settlers at Bellbra.George Dridan and his wife came to Bellbrae from Amphitheatre and purchased a small farm in Menzal Road Jan Juc. Their daughter Lena married William Cunningham who ran the Bellbrae Post Office and Store from 1940 to 1973. George was a trustee of the Bellbrae Cemetery Trust from 1925 to 1929.Black and white photograph -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Snake Bite Kit, circa 1960's
The Gunning family owned 20 acres of orchard and farm land in High Street Lower Templestowe and kept one of these kits in each vehicle and tractor. They didn't experience a snake problem until the late 1950's when land sub division around their property forced snakes into the area. The family lost one dog to snake bite in the early 1960's.Consists of a Wallet, tourniquet and lancet . 1.Wallet - small red plastic wallet with one press stud to close. Printed in gold on front: 'Sanax Snakebite Kit Sanax Pty Ltd Melbourne Australia 2.Tourniquet - rubber tourniquet looped through a metal clip used to tighten tourniquet. ' Sanax ' embossed on flat of metal clip. 3.Lancet - a three chambered cylindrical container made of red plastic. One end removes to reveal a lancet/ blade, the other end acts as a handle for the blade. Container holds instructions on a small roll of paper. The centre of the container can be be unscrewed to access crystals of permanganate of potash to put on the woundmedicine, first aid -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Jones Flower Farm
... - small photo) Jones Flower Farm Photograph ...Jones Family Collection - NP2565 to NP2606. See also ND3831.Black and white photograph of delphiniums growing on Jones' Flower Farm in Mt Pleasant Road, Nunawading (Can't improve - small photo)jones, bette, walter, rolf, geoffrey, arthur, keith, lionel, muriel, jones flower farm, mount pleasant road nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Butter Churn
Believed to have been owned originally by Alice and Arthur Fisher who had a 16 acre property in Mullum Mullum Road, Ringwood. The house was called Greenhill and was located at the highest point, now no. 28. They had a mixed farm including an orchard of fruit and nut trees, and a dairy cow. Alice milked the cow much to the amusement of her English family, who delighted in visiting. When the property was sold the butter churn went to Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula. Arthur Lunt, donor has memories of its use in Red Hill, where his parents had a mixed farm. That property was sold c. 1950, and the butter Churn returned to the Ringwood Croydon area where it has remained unused for the last 65 years.|The butter churn has been in Croydon and Ringwood since 1952; it is typical of manually operated equipment in use on small properties 100 years ago.Cylindrical container, brown, mounted on board with handle underneath. To one side is a wooden handle and drive gears to spin cylinder. Cylinder has tight fitting lid and makers metal label on the side; opposite side has direction arrow embossed. Mounted on wooden base. Cream was put into churn, handle turned to spin drum until butter was produced. Five parts to the Churn.SVENSKA STOCKHOLM SWEDEN CENTRIFUGA,B.DAHLIA N0:0 SLATER PATENTdomestic items, food preparation -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Functional object - Galvanised wire shapes
Probably hand made on property.One object looks like a handle, another is like a short poker with a small handle at one end and the other is a "D" shape with a loop at one side. -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Container - Bag
Possibly used to hold small lengths of string that could be accessed through hole in front.Small bag handmade of hessian. Has a string handle at top and has a hole in the centre that has been roughly sewn around edge of hole. There are small lengths of string inside the bag. It has been repaired at the back with string. Inscription on hessian. -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Container - Cup
Possibly a child's cup as it is small and has the word "darling" on it.Small aluminium cup. Has a side handle and embossed decoration and inscription, "DARLING".Metal has some tears around the top and general dents."DARLING"