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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph (Digital) Harnessing Horses, Harnessing Working Horses early 1900, early 1900s
This copy of an original photograph created in the early 1900s details the "horse and cart" era when the normal transportation of the day was, in this rural setting, exclusively by horse and cart. The importance of this particular photograph to the subjects can be seen by the formal suits worn by both subjects.The natural bush and grassed backdrop have not been "touched up". The dray behind the horses is barely visible (fog like aperture). The lad , John Cooper was 14 years old when this photograph was taken. Both were in the process of harnessing four horses to "hook up" on the dray behind them. From their attire it looks like a trip to town or "the church".This photograph of life on a rural property in the early 1900 shows the rough and hard (physically) life in rural areas before great mechanical revolution/evolution post World War II. This was a time in the Kiewa Valley when most transportation was by horse drawn carriages and transportation routes where dirt roads with potholes. The significance of a local pioneer "family" encapsulated by this photograph cannot be reproduced as effectively in any other form. This digitised scanned copy of an original photograph of four work horses is on 200gms Fujicolor (Fujifilm) Crystal Archive paper has a silver side on which the image has been printed and a matt reverse side.The darker slightly "blurred" image has had a white frame placed over it at the time of encapsulation to provide the finished photo with a frame. This method highlights and focuses the view into the photograph. It is a clever way to permit the eyes to focus into the image to give it a greater third dimensional aspect. on the reverse side hand written(in pencil) "John Cooper & Paddy Cullen (itinerant worker) on grandfathers place (opposite Nesta Drews place) (orange Grove). "Grandfather emigrated from England with Ryders""orange grove " property, early tawonga life style, john cooper, paddy cullen, harnessing working horses -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Mary Kenealy, The High Way to Heaven-A Story of Marysville and District, 2006
A history of Marysville and the local district.Front cover has a drawing which depicts the Black Spur. There are timber workers on the road cutting timber as well as a man riding one horse whilst leading a pack horse. The drawing is done in green pencil.non-fictionA history of Marysville and the local district.marysville, history, local history, timber, tourism, victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, YOUNG WORKERS PATRIOTIC GUILD, 1917
Certificate, Young Workers patriotic Guild of Australia, various colours, certificate has been cut to shape, top has 3 figures, of women then the heading, two more female figures, under details of the recipient.In black ink, " Margaret Kronk, Sedgewick", School No "935", "H.W.Lawson" Minister, "T Tate" Director, "John A Caulfield 1917" Head Master.certificates, young workers, guilds -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Archive - K. S. Anderson Collection, 27/04/1986
K.S. Anderson Collectiona) 3 Page handwritten letter on lined paper from Pat Hughes to K.S. Anderson. b) March/April 1986 copy of 'Victorian Ports Log', 8 page Newsletter published for Victoria's port workers.k s anderson, documents, archive -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Invitation - Complimentary Dance for the Centenary Celebrations Committee and workers 1935, Jul-35
Invitation from Mayor of Portland to Miss E. Sharp, to a complimentary dance for the Centenary Celebrations Committee and workers at Free Library Hall, Wed. July 3, 1935. Cream card, scalloped edges, black print.Front: 'Miss E. Sharp' - handwritten, black pencentenary celebrations -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Interim receipt, accident department, National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, 28/01/1915
Interim receipt, accident department, National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, printed form, completed in black ink. Workers' Compensation policy, Committee of Management, Portland Free Public Library and Museum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO WATER CHANNEL
Crane lowering excavator in water channel, 2 workers near crane. Crane bears the name of Leech's Mobile cranes. Two men standing between crane and 4 wheel tractor with blade and trench attachments.Kodakorganisation, industry, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNDERGROUND MINE
Black and white photograph of underground mine working with two workers shovelling rock in foreground, another miner working in upper background. Mine drive (end) showing wooden support posts and associated timber work.mining, underground equipment, miners, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, miners -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Renewal of storm water drain, Esplanade West, Port Melbourne, Janet Bolitho, Jul 2002
Five coloured photographs of renewal of storm water drain Esplanade West. .01 Esplanade East Street sign .02 Digging .03 Putting in pipe .04 large casing on end of crane .05 Workersbuilt environment - civic, engineering - canals and drainage, natural environment, sandridge lagoon, esplanade east, hmas lonsdale, stormwater drain, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: WORKERS AT D.COGHILL AND SON
A copy of a photo of a group of workers standing ion front of a Traction Engine running what appears to be a thresher. Piles of Hay are in the background, a man is holding a dog at the front of the group. 'East Loddon Shire ' is written belowtopic, farming, threshing, east loddon shire, d. coghill and son -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Quartz Mine Stawell. Holterman Photograph 1874
On left is Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Mine No1 Shaft, (1300 feet deep) and on right is No2 Shaft (1200 feet deep)Holtermann Black and White photographs of Stawell. April 1874. Poppet Head and winding house of Mine with town in background. Workers can be seen in centre of photo and standing on poppet head and handling ore trolleys on tramway.mining -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1992
Date made March 1992Black and white photograph of workers planting two mature date palm trees in the waterfront garden. It shows a work team completing the planting of one tree, the other surrounded by pool of water. Lakes Entrance Victoriaoccupation, waterfront, township, vegetation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1991
Date made July 1991Black and white photograph of a section of the foreshore, showing two workers raking lawn area, prior to planting two date palm trees, part of the beautification of footbridge approach from Esplanade. Lakes Entrance Victoria.occupation, waterfront, vegetation -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Glen Park Farm, Selby
B&W photo shows two horses harnessed to a harvester or grass cutter. A worker dressed in pale shirt and hat stands to their left, behind chest-high grass. They are in a large paddock with trees dotted around. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form/s, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Limited - Volunteers Worker's Indemnity", c1973
Stencil typed, Duplicated forms on 1/2 quarto size paper to act as BTPS Ltd. Volunteer Workers Indemnity. See also Reg. Item 933.1 for earlier version of this form - un-incorporated Society.Niltrams, tramways, btps, volunteers, indemnity -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Brucker, Pile Siding: horse-drawn timber tram, c.1920, c.1920
Pile Siding was opened in December 1915 because of the Pettit Brothers sawmill and pile extraction operation. The siding was a spur with points facing Beech Forest with a timber tramway feeding the siding. During 1916/17 Pettit's sent away 5,000 tonnes of timber before moving to another site, after which loading dropped to insignificant proportions. Pettit's again occupied the site from 1924 and traffic rose to major levels again.B/W. A six horse-drawn timber tram at Pile Siding station in c.1920. Two timber workers are seated at the centre. Stacks of timber are awaiting collection. Note the bare tree trunks in the background. pile siding; weeaproinah; railways; tramways; -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph: Workers gathered at Prince Of Wales and Old Poverty Co's main shaft in January 1886, 1886
David Gordon Collection. Original sepia photograph mounted on card backing. Depicts workers gathered at Prince Of Wales and Old Poverty Co's main shaft in January 1886 (Information from caption on framed copy of this image THA-2020.0338). -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1960s
Black and white photograph of a group of about 20 tramcar maintenance workers, standing in front of a sliding door tramcar. No details as to date or people known or photographer. Possibly 1960's A depot inspection pit is in the foreground.trams, tramways, depots, staff, maintenance, cleaning -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Mick Cottrell, Maritime Union of Australia, Glen Stuart, 26 Oct 1998
Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 26.10.1998. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speaker was Mick Cottrell of the Maritime Union of Australia on the work of waterside workers and industrial disputes. Recording duration 51:50piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, transport - shipping, business and traders, edward j (ted) rohan, thirst-aid kiosk -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, HORNBY CLUNES
J. WEICHARDT TINSMITH, PLUMBER, IRONWORKERS AND CYCLES. TWO WATER TANKS LOADED ON HORSE DRAWN WAGONS WITH EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES AND ONLOOKERS.ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD OF THE BUSINESS SECTION FRASER STREET CLUNES - J. WEICKHARDT - TINSMITH, IRON WORKERS AND CYCLES. TWO WATER TANKS LOADED ON HORSE DRAWN WAGONS WITH EMPLOYEES AND ONLOOKERS.HORNBY CLUNESshops, j. weickhardt, tinsmith, plumber, iron workers and cycles., buildings -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Panning, 1935c
This photograph shows a worker panning in the creek..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations. Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Seppelts Workers wine tasting 1950
Seppelts Workers wine tasting – 1950Black and Withe photgraph of Seven Men with white aprons and wine glassessipping champagne. four of the men are standing with three seated in front of a table with two bottles and ttwo canndle sticks.On the rear of the photgraph is a typed note: Seppelt Cellars Great Western November 1950 Standing: Jim Harris, Charlie Bullock, Harold Carr, Joe Tozer. Seated: Stan Wathen. Leo Hurley, Warren Taylor.great western, wine making, seppelts -
Unions Ballarat
Printed material retained by the Progressive Political League of Victoria, Ballarat West Branch, 1891; 1897
The Progressive Political League was formed in 1891 after the 1890 Maritime Workers Strike; it subsequently became the Australian Labor Party. The PPL is also contemporaneous with the defeat of the Shearer's Strike (1891). Its platform included "electoral reform, reform of the labour laws, social reform and supported Federation on a ‘democratic basis’." (Anarchist Age 2008). More information about the formation of the Progressive Political League in Victoria can be found at http://anarchistmedia.org/pdf/701-800/AAWR-07768.htmlThe collection provides contemporaneous information from a variety of sources.Paper 1. Australasian Labour Federation. Constitution. Melbourne, n.d. 2. Australasian Labour Federation. Rules of the NSW Procincial Council. Sydney, 1897. 3. Labour Electoral League of NSW. Rules and platform. Sydney, 1891. (Printed on reverse side of speech of T. Hough - League candidate for Glebe.) 4. Newspaper cutting regarding Ballarat Labour Electoral League. n.d. 5. People's Party. Platform and Programme. n.p., n.d. 6. Progressive Political League of Victoria. Second meeting of Central Council. Melbourne, 1891. 7. Progressive Political League of Victoria. Suggested rules to govern the nomination and selection of candidates for Parliament. n.p., n.d. 8. Progressive Political League of Victoria. To the President and members of the Central Council. 9. United Labor Party of S.A. Rules and Standing Orders. 10. Workers' Political Committee. New Zealand. Rules and constitution. n.p., n.d.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council\, ballarat trades hall, progressive political league victoria, ppl, shearer's strike, maritime workers' strike, strikes, unions, alp, australian labor party, reform, federation, australasian labour federation, labour electoral league of nsw, labour electoral league, people's party, united labor party of sa, workers' political committee, rules, standing orders, nsw provincial council, central council -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s -set of 7, John Theodore, c1973
Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS.Set of 6 Agfa blue and white plastic mounts and 1 Kodachrome white cardboard slide - 27mm square slides of BTPS workers, c1973/1974 and various signs displays etc. .1 - Lindsay and Jeff Bounds with a Ballarat Tourist Tramway Sign .2 - Welcome sign for an open day .3 - Stewart Loddington with a Museum Display sign on the trolley. .4 - Bill Jessup, Clyde Croft .5 - display panel in a tram .6 - ditto .7 - group of workers looking at a historic photo.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, signs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, Oct. 1939
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. No. 17 outside the Bendigo depot with a worker standing at the rear of the tram, October 1939. Tram has the "Depot" destination board on the front and a supplementary board "Special" on the camera side. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. For a similar image but with the worker at the other end see Reg Item 7802.On rear in ink "Bendigo No. 17 Summer car".trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, depot, tram 17 -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Group photograph, Telecom workers after the 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires
cGroup of Telecom workers who received an award for maintaining communications in Lorne during the 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires. Left to Right: S. Rayner; B. Dickinson; B. Floyd; M. Yorke; B. Weller; A. Freametelecomworkers, ash wednesday fires 1983, s.rayner, b.dickinson, b. floyd, m.yorke, b. weller, a.freame, communications, awards -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Alcoa of Australia operations, Apr-79
Bowerbird Museum -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1930s
Photo shows construction workers involved with the making of Dunkeld/Grampians Road. One man is standing on the running board of a small truck, six men are seated or standing in the tray, another man is standing on the ground at the back of the vehicle.access routes, roads, people, road gang -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Mary Kenealy, The High Way to Heaven-A Story of Marysville and District, 2006
A history of Marysville and the local district.Paperback. Front cover has a drawing which depicts the Black Spur. There are timber workers on the road cutting timber as well as a man riding one horse whilst leading a pack horse. The drawing is done in green pencil.non-fictionA history of Marysville and the local district.marysville, history, local history, timber, tourism, victoria -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Photograph, 1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne Benevolent Society, Cheltenham, 1908 Excavation commences for the Melbourne Benevolent Society, Cheltenham, 1908
Excavating prior to the building of Melbourne Benevolent Society in Cheltenham. The Centre had begun life in 1850 in Melbourne, as the Victoria Benevolent Asylum to "relieve the aged, infirm, disabled and destitute poor of all creeds and nations and to minister to them the comfort of religion" It outgrew its North Melbourne premises so was located to a new site at Warrigal Road, Cheltenham. The foundation stone was laid in 1909, and the main buildings were completed in 1911. In 1970 the benevolent Asylum was re-named Kingston Centre. The photograph is black and white. It's a photo depicting the excavation prior to the building of Melbourne Benevolent Society in Cheltenham. The photograph shows eleven workers at the excavation site. There are two horses with carriages and a large excavating machine to the right of the photograph. benevolent asylum, benevolent society, cheltenham, train, machinery, men, society, horses, kingston centre