It is not known what sort of tool this is but it is possible that it is connected with rope-making or splicing in a maritime trade. As Warrnambool is a coastal city with a port that operated from the time of the first settlement (1847) to the 1940s it is possible that it has a local connection. This item has no known history and no known local provenance and so is retained for display purposes only at this stageThis is a wooden tool with a curved body tapering to a point. There is a small ridge near the thin end. maritime history, warrnambool, history of warrnambool

Yalla-Y-Poora was a large station until the a soldier Settlement scheme which broke it up for return soldiers. Many people were employed at the station during this time. George Davis lived in Streatham during this period.Shows local areas in the Western District and one of the residents.Rectangular shape. Black & white. Man (George Davis) standing with a horse behind a barbed wire fence with several items hanging across it. There is gum trees in a line behind.In red ink stamped across back Kodak 85m. In blue ink pen, George Davis with Bell at Yalla-Y-Poora 1929.horse, agriculture, george, rural, farming, streatham, transport, yalla poora, stations, davis

HARDCOVER BOOK WITH DUST JACKET, IMAGE OF BRICK BUILDINGS AND A PERSON WALKING PAST ON A ROADWAY, MATURE TREES IN THE BACKGROUNDnon-fictionLITTLE IS NOWN OF THE BACKGROUND OF KENNETH CLARKE, THE FIRST WHITE SETTLER IN THE BACCHUS MARSH DISTRICT...book, bacchus marsh, history, kenneth clarke

A4 size publication 'Portland', made for 1984 150th Anniversary of Portland as Victoria's first permanent settlement. Covers cardboard, content, coloured photographs with black text. Front cover has photographs with black text. Front cover has photographs of Kingsley, historic painting, harbour at sunset, lifesavers, oil rig and yachts Henty Beach; with red border. Back Cover: Glenelg river

Brief typed history of McKinnon settlement taken from Moorabbin A Pictorial History 1862-1994 by John Cribben. Includes photocopied pages of railway gates, five land estate flyers and an article from the McKinnon Progress, undated.mckinnon, cribben john, crop production, markets, farmers, elster creek, mcmillan archibald, thomas street, centre road, wheatley road, vineyards, south road, ormond, brighton, moorabbin, irish, immigrants, bentleigh, priests, hanrahan pierce, hanrahan johanna, caroll michael, caroll catherine, howes eliza, howes john, howes edward, shanahan denis, shanahan ellen, gould james, gould catherine, howes george, bignell road, jasper road, tucker road, mcguiness family, quinn family, halinan family, malane family, inns, the gardeners arms, mckinnon hotel, bent james, bent thomas, tickets of leave, murray road, were nicholas, sargood family, ripponlea, mansions, elsternwick, st. stephens’ common school, church of england, school houses, evelyn street, st. john’s anglican church, telegraph offices, post offices, state schools, manchester road, north road, nicholls buildings, rivers frank, rivers ray, shops, pridgeon mr., elm grove, sobrin mr., clark misses, greaves bakery, armitage mrs., rout mr., tunnicliffe mrs., lance’s milk bar, johnson’s hardware shop, stiringer mrs., white horrie, robinson’s, mcinnerney’s flower shop, jean darling’s cakes, wyles jim, mckinnon progress association, glen orme avenue, ormond theatre, theatres, lester harry, the plaza, railway crossing, railway gates, wright street, nichols l., builders, pine grove, halls, st. elmo estate, patterson station estate, patterson road, brewer road, purton road, clee hill estate, railway park, hawthorn grove, wattle grove, elm grove, learys estate, manchester road, selkirk avenue, masters estate, lancaster street, moylan street, moorabbin railway crossing

Split timber fence droppers were used with the earliest wire fences especially with closer settlement areas like Tatura. The donors family were Tatura hardware and timber merchants so may have made and supplied these to farmers. 3 wooden dropper split with axe to shape rather than sawn. 6 holes for wire to pass through (6 gauge). Used between posts to support wires. Made from straight grained timber, grey box.fence dropper, wood fence dropper, fencing material

Researched, written and produced by the authors. The history of the German Templer settlement of Sarona in Palestine 1871-1947. Sarona is known today as Hakirya in the heart of Tel Aviv, Israel. Written by H,. Glenk assisted by H. Blaich and M. Haering.Brightly coloured cover created by H Blaich with Palestinian background. Printing white, smaller printing in black . On front cover a logo.from desert sands to golden oranges, sarona palestine, hakirya, h. glenk, h. blaich, m. haering