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Brown Hill Progress Association Inc.
Newsclipping, Image if medallion for flax at Brown Hill, 1857, c1857
The Port Phillip Farmers Society was instituted in 1848. It was reported by the Ballarat Agricultural Society in 1859 that flax was grown in the Ballarat district. Flax was sown at Brown Hill on 04 October 1858, the seed saved, and the flax beetled on 28 February 1859. The exhibitor was T. MCKenna who was the first flax produced in the colony. 'Sample of Flax Plant First Prize Awarded to Mr T. McKenna 1857"port phillip farmers society -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Volunteers planting coastal grasses, Friends of Port Melbourne Foreshore, 1990s
From a series featuring local volunteers that was displayed at the community centre, early 1990sMounted black and white photo of Friends of Port Melbourne Foreshore's volunteers: two women and two children planting coastal grasses on foreshore. Caption on paper: 'Volunteers involved in foreshore planting''7' in green on backnatural environment - beaches and foreshore, societies clubs unions and other organisations, friends of port melbournes foreshore, volunteers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: KOCK'S PIONEER QUARTZ CRUSHING PLANT LONG GULLY
The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Yellow tone photo which has some green through it photo of Kock's Pioneer Quartz Crushing Plant, Long Gully. No 31 printed at the top. The photo has a decorative frame around it. It is a N. J. Caire Photo, Sandhurst and a Casey & Wenborn's Print. Forbes & Holmes, Agents. The photo has a long two storey building with chimneys and some smaller buildings and tall mine chimneys. Printed below is Perseverance United Claim and Windmill Hill in the distance. Paper is mounted on yellow card which is mounted on dark tan card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - koch's pioneer quartz crushing plant - long gully, n j caire, casey & wenburn, forbes & holmes, perseverence united claim, windmill hill -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Flower Show Cards, 1940s
These are cards awarded as prizes in Flower Shows in Warrnambool in the 1940s to the Misses Ardlie. Dorothy Ardlie (1910-1993) and her sister Agnes Ardlie (1915-1993) were the daughters of the Warrnambool law clerk Arthur Ardlie and his wife Ethel, the granddaughters of the prominent Warrnambool lawyer, William Ardlie and his wife, Mary and the great granddaughters of John and Mary Ardlie, early Warrnambool settlers. The cards were mostly awarded to Agnes Ardlie for prize flowers and pot plants and come from the Warrnambool Agricultural Society Annual Show, St. John’s Warrnambool Presbyterian Church Flower Show and St. Joseph’s Warrnambool Catholic Church Fete and Flower Show.These cards are of minor interest as mementoes of Agnes and Dorothy Ardlie, members of a prominent Warrnambool family in the 20th century. These are lightweight cardboard cards, rectangular in shape. They all have printing in various colours and handwriting in ink or pencil. Some cards have been annotated on the back and one card has a newspaper cutting and a photograph of the winning pot plant. ardlie family, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - FURTHER SIGNPOSTING FOR NORTH SECTION, VICTORIA HILL
Handwritten carbon copy of notes on further signposting for North Section of Victoria Hill.Signs include the Humboldt Shaft, Leffsman & Sterry, Midway Crushing Plant, Wittscheibe's Crushing Plant, The Adventure Private Co.document, victoria hill, further signposting for north section, victoria hill -
The WAMA Project : The National Centre for Environmental Art
Painting, Untitled (Tetratheca ciliata, Marianthus bignoniaaceus, Leptospermum myrsinoides, Thryptomene calcina, Epacris impressa), c1887 to 1924
The artist: Marianne Louise Charlotte Amalie Wehl (19 Sept. 1867, Mt Gambier; 26 Oct. 1926, Melbourne), a flower painter who was active in South Australia and Victoria, and not to be confused with Marie Magdalene Wehl. Connection with Baron von Mueller: Von Mueller’s younger sister, Clara married Doctor Eduard Wehl and they lived in South Australia. They had 14 children, 6 of whom collected and painted botanical studies – some now in the National Herbarium, Melbourne. A cousin of Doctor Wehl – Carl Wehl – married Sophia Caroline (née Gorte) and one of their daughters was Marianne Wehl. It is recorded that von Mueller visited the Wehls and D’Altons in Halls Gap (Henrietta D'Alton was also a painter of wildflowers), so it is hard to believe that there is no influence at least. Von Mueller had over 1,400 collectors/artists working for him and 225 of them were women and children. Their work is housed in the National Herbarium, Melbourne. The donor believes that Marianne contributed to this work. There is no record of that, however, as only 169 of the artists have been identified, it may be a possibility. Marianne was one of six children of Carl Jakob Wilhelm Wehl (1830–1899) and Sophia Caroline Wehl (née Gorte) (1843–1920). She never married. https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG34P001_Dowe.pdf The plants: All of the plants painted by Marianne Wehl's in this donation were identified by Botanist Neil Marriott & Wendy Marriott, in July 2022. Neil Marriott said that the quality and beauty of these botanical studies made it easy for them to identify all the plants. He suggested they may be some of the first paintings of Grampians wildflowers. This makes the paintings highly important scientifically and botanically. Visitors to WAMA will be able to compare them with today’s plants in the Endemic Garden. Neil marvelled that Marianne found the specimens, as some of them are endemic and found only in the highest parts of the Grampians (Mt Rosea, Mt William and Major Mitchell Plateau) and are listed as rare and endangered. Some of these same rare plants have now been propagated by the WAMA team and in winter 2022 were planted in WAMA's Endemic Garden. Left to right: (Neil's comments) Tetratheca ciliata - Black-eyed Susan. Common and widespread. Marianthus bignoniaceus –Orange Bell-Climber. Confined to drainage lines and winter-wet areas, generally well shaded. A most beautiful light climber with the Grampians being its only location in Victoria, but amazingly, it is also found in small numbers in the wetter parts of the Mt Lofty Ranges and on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Although not strictly endemic, it has been propagated for planting in our endemic garden due to its rarity in Victoria. Leptospermum myrsinoides - Heath Tea-tree. Common and widespread. Spider Orchid Caladenia species- need my orchid books for accurate identification! Thryptomene calycina - Grampians Thryptomene. Grampians endemic but common. Epacris impressa - Common Heath - white flower form. Common and widespread NB In some records she is called Marianna (as the donor calls her) and in others Marianne. Wildflower art, Wildlife artGift of Barbara Crick in memory of Marjorie and Lachlan McLennanSix individual, small paintings of Grampians wildflowers, matted together and framed in a smooth gloss olive green simulating wood or bamboo.All are signed with the initials “M.W.” underlined, to the left or right of the stem of the plant. On the reverse side - Shield-shape stamp centre top: “J.A. Reynolds. Decorator & Picture Framer, 28 Sturt St., Ballarat”. Hand-written right of that in black felt pen at an angle, “McLennan, 106 Bennett Rd. (2)”.wildflowers, flowers, marianne wehl, marianna wehl, wama, painting, gouache, wildlife art museum australia, wild art museum australia, flower painter, works on paper, halls gap, botany, baron von mueller, ferdinand von mueller, carl wehl -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. 7 Shire of Glenelg Councillors planting a tree.Back: Purple photographer's stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Tree Planting, n.d
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Same as 7199. 7 councillors planting a treeBack: Purple photographer's stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Square divided into 1/4 with "B" in lower left corner "A" in lower right and "C" in upper right cornerport of portland archives, main breakwater, acid plant, construction, harbour development, portland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
5 unknown males inspecting inside of a plant. Date and location unknown.Kodakperson, group, males -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Planting palm trees, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, 1980s
Probably taken in the 1980sPhotographs showing the planting of palm trees on Beach Street, Port Melbourneengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, robin donchi -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mudstone with plant fragment
8342.1 - Grey mudstone containing large amounts of plant and wood fragments. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mudstone containing leaves
8337.1 - Grey mudstone; one face showing numerous plant leaves. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - GARDEN (FLOWERS) 12 HOPE STREET, Nov 1960
Slide, Garden (Flowers) 12 Hope Street.Hebe plant with 2 bees.slide, bendigo, garden (flowers) 12 hope street., garden (flowers) 12 hope street. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - GARDEN 12 HOPE STREET, Jan 1963
Slide. Garden 12 Hope Street. Various shrubs & plants in garden.slide, bendigo, garden 12 hope street., garden 12 hope street. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1989
Sewage treatment pond, camp 13, Murchison. German, Italian, Japanese POW's held here between 1941 - 1946. Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Sewage treatment plant.pow, internment camp, sewage treatment, murchison, victoria, camp 13 -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Flora of Melbourne : a guide to the indigenous plants of the greater Melbourne area, 2001
Comprehensive book giving illustration of plants and very specific, detailed descriptions.Colour photographs, illustrations, mapsindigenous plants, werribee river, mount evelyn, sunbury, mount eliza, botany, plant associations, park regeneration, propagation, weeds -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Peninsula plants : a field guide to indigenous plants of the Mornington Peninsula suitable for cultivation, 1995
One plant detailed per double page, with clear illustrations and descriptions.B&w illustrations, glossaryindigenous plants, vegetation, species guide -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Victoria's box-ironbark country : a field guide, 2002
Gives thorough introduction to the dry-forest area and the plants and animals of that habitat.Maps, colour photographs, b&w illustrationsbox-ironbark forests, deforestation, sustainability, environment, biodiversity -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Nursery Plants June 1977, 1977
Register of nursery plants produced by Burnley Horticultural College in June 1977plants, nursery -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Plant Function, 1987
Booklet produced by Meredith Drew, text for Plant Function subject, 86pp.meredith drew, plant function -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Notes on drug plants that have been suggested as possible suitable subjects for cultivation in Australia, c. 1959
List of plants divided into: leaves, seeds, roots, barks, sundries and recommendationsplants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Cultural hints…Indoor plants, 1960-1970
Produced by RHSV "Fellows Group" Indoor plants, Bonsai and Orchid Grouprhsv, royal horticultural society of victoria, bonsai, orchids, indoor plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
1. Flax (Linum usitalissimum.)' - Glass slide of line drawings of plants.line drawings, plants, flax -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
'2. Rheea (Urtica nivea.)'- Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
'3. Rheea (Boehmeria puya.)'-Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
5. Muda (Colotropis gigantea.)'- Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
6. Jute (Corchorus capsularis.)' - Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants, jute -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
8. Ambaree (Hibiscus canabinus.)'- Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants, hibiscus -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
10. Sunn (Crotalaria juncia.)'- Glass slide of line drawings of plantsline drawings, plants