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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1914
... Leatham and Frank holding the bridle of a draught horse. Man... the bridle of a draught horse. Man sitting in a horse drawn buggy ...Black and white photograph of Frank Wills and family beside an enormous hay stack. In photo are Jessie, Daisy, mother Frances nee Leatham and Frank holding the bridle of a draught horse. Man sitting in a horse drawn buggy close by. Swan Reach Victoriagenealogy, recreation -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, hay cutter, c1880
... to provide food for their Draught Horses , the family cow and clear... for their Draught Horses , the family cow and clear pasture. The blade ...Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire used these hay cutters to provide food for their Draught Horses , the family cow and clear pasture. The blade was very sharp and using a swinging action efficiently cut the long grass.Hay cutters were an essential tool for the early settlers, market gardener and dairy farmers in Moorabbin Shire c 1880A long curved steel blade with a long wooden handlepioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, dairy farmers, moorabbin, brighton, dendy henry, tools, hay cutters, blacksmith, -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a group of people and a team of working horses, 30/03/2013
... in pen on reverse 'Victorian Working Draught Horse Assocn... on reverse 'Victorian Working Draught Horse Assocn official ...Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a group of people and a team of working horses in a paddock.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil Written in pen on reverse 'Victorian Working Draught Horse Assocn official and monitors with a team and old roller C.I. Easter Festival 30/3/2013'churchill island, photograph -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
... ) - draught horses drawing wagon with wool bales. National Wool Museum... (21/12/88) - draught horses drawing wagon with wool bales ...Depicts part of procession at official opening (21/12/88) - draught horses drawing wagon with wool bales. National Wool Museum in background. (Contact: Kevin Boyle, editor, Weekly Times, for permission for any further display).national wool museum, photographs -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Swingletree, Unknown
... to it. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught... the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling ...A wide flat green painted wooden triangular shaped swingletree with a steel bar attached under the wooden section. There are two oval rings joined at each end and there is a wider steel bar in the middle with two chain rings joined to it. It was used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draught animals when pulling a vehicle.horse accessories, swingletree, horses, horse tack -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: RURAL ROOTS
... this certificate for his prize one-year old draught horse in 1877...-year old draught horse in 1877 at the Bendigo Agricultural ...Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Monday, March 1, 2004. Rural roots: Mr. John Steel, of Marong, won this certificate for his prize one-year old draught horse in 1877 at the Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Society's show. Society president was Charles Ney and secretary was James Gray Weddell. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, Banner, 1941
... Black and white photograph of a draught horse pulling... outside work Black and white photograph of a draught horse pulling ...draughthorse, banner, lawnmowing, student outside work -
Orbost & District Historical Society
horse drencher, Early 20th century- 1950
... This early draught-horse drenching bit was used... gippsland This early draught-horse drenching bit was used ...This early draught-horse drenching bit was used by the early vets to administer paraffin oil and perhaps castor oil or epsom salts to a colicky horse. The bit was fitted to the horses mouth like a normal bit. A rope attached to the top of the bit pulled the head of the horse up. The drench was tipped into the funnel.This trickled through the hollow bit and down the throat of the horse. In the 1950's and beyond vets used a stomach tube, passed via the horse's nostril to administer drenches, which was much more effective and safe. This procedure spelt the end of drenching bits which are now only museum pieces.A brass horse drencher. It has a leather strap with a brass funnel. This one was probably used for larger horses.7668 Denyer ECLIPSEdrench horses denyer transport -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, Oct-86
... shoulder. A wagon pulled by draught horses can be seen behind... pulled by draught horses can be seen behind the bullock dray ...The bullock team was part of a parade held on the main street of Halls Gap in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Major Mitchell's visit to the area. There was also a plaque unveiled in commemoration of the Wildflower Show and its many volunteers.The photo shows a crowd watching a bullock team hauling a dray with five children sitting in it down a road. The bullock driver is walking alongside holding a long handled whip over his shoulder. A wagon pulled by draught horses can be seen behind the bullock dray. Buildings can be seen to the right rear of the photo and trees line the left side of the street.events, parades -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, Bringing home the oats, 1944
... draught horse... on a cart of oats being pulled by a draught horse. The caption... r. lay b. ebbs students working outside horses oats draught ...Newspaper cutting with a photo of 6 male students standing on a cart of oats being pulled by a draught horse. The caption below the photo reads: "This rustic scene was photographed yesterday within 3 miles of the GPO. It shows students of the Burnley Horticultural School harvesting oats for the school stock. All students graduated in 1944 except L. Woolcock, who graduated in 1945.Helen Dudley has written above the photo: 1944 R. Grant, N. Rooney, J. Flannery, R. Lay, L. Woolcock, B. Ebbs.leslie woolcock, helen dudley, r. grant, n. rooney, j. flannery, r. lay, b. ebbs, students working outside, horses, oats, draught horse -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Clydesdale Pulling a Lawnmower, 1941
... (a) and (b) of a draught horse pulling a lawnmower in the Ornamental... similar photographs (a) and (b) of a draught horse pulling ...Black and white photograph. 2 similar photographs (a) and (b) of a draught horse pulling a lawnmower in the Ornamental Garden. On reverse of (a) "Banner-23 yrs old. Dec 1941. Destroyed because of age and sidebones Jan 1942." (Sidebone causes pain and lameness.) Note by T.H. Kneen 24 June1992, "The writing on reverse of photo is the hand of J.L. Provan, Principal (42-46). The name of the horse is Banner. This is an enlargement. clydesdale, lawnmower, student working outside, banner, pavilion, draughthorse -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour print, Spraying in the Orchard, 1890's
... pumping engine (2 wheels) is drawn by 2 draught horses harnessed...men spraying horse drawn cart spraying equipment student ...Large coloured photograph on heavy cardboard backing depicting man in shirt sleeves and braces spraying citrus (?) trees. The 4 iron wheeled spray tank surmounted by a belt driven pumping engine (2 wheels) is drawn by 2 draught horses harnessed; the rear horse in collar and blinkers, has white socks on both back legs; the far horse has white socks on 3 legs and a white blaze on its face. Some colouring on the photograph.men, spraying, horse drawn cart, spraying equipment, student working outside, orchard -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Plough Yoke - Swingletree
... to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draft animal (bullock... of a draught horse or other draft animal (bullock) when pulling ...Bullock drays were commonly used to transport heavy loads, such as the wool clip from a large property, across long distances.In the 19th century. The yoke is worn on the neck of the bullocks and is secured by a belt around the neck. The bullocks push the yoke with their shoulders, hump and neck; therefore, the work is performed.This yoke seems to be handmade on a farm. It was used in the Kiewa ValleyA wooden bar behind a harnessed horse. It is used to balance the pull of a draught horse or other draft animal (bullock) when pulling a vehicle like a plough. A yoke is an interface between bullock power and actual work to be performed.This yoke is timber with a shape to form curved depressions that allow it to rest across the necks of two bullocks to keep them together.The bullocks were chained to the steel oblong ring - one at each end of the yoke. The middle ring was attached to the bullock or vehicle in front of them.bullock yoke, swingletree, farm equipment, plough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RE-ENACTMENT: COHN BROS ARRIVING IN BENDIGO, 1857?
... males, one female and three children, two draught horses... males, one female and three children, two draught horses ...Black and white photograph in cream folder of re-enactment of Cohn Bros. arriving in Bendigo, 1857. Large wagon with three males, one female and three children, two draught horses. Perhaps prepare for Easter Fair Parade. Inscriptions: On BR corner under image signed 'Reg V Brock'. Printed on front cover of folder at BR 'Reg V Brock of Bendigo'. In image 'The Cohn Bros Arrive in Bendigo 1857'. On front of folder TR corner 'MP198'.person, group, bendigo pioneers, see also 2001.260.01, 2001.261.01, 2001.263.01 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RE-ENACTMENT OF COHN BROS ARRIVING IN BENDIGO, 1857?
... males, one female and three children, two draught horses... draught horses. Perhaps prepare for Easter Fair Parade ...Black and white photograph in cream folder of re-enactment of Cohn Bros. arriving in Bendigo, 1857. Large wagon with three males, one female and three children, two draught horses. Perhaps prepare for Easter Fair Parade. Inscriptions: On BR corner under image signed 'Reg V Brock'. Printed on front cover of folder at BR 'Reg V Brock of Bendigo'. In image 'The Cohn Bros Arrive in Bendigo 1857'. On front of folder TR corner 'MP198'.person, group, bendigo pioneers -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of horse pulling a load of hay, C.1941
... . Handwritten on reverse in pen '1940 "Ginger" the draught horse... on reverse in pen '1940 "Ginger" the draught horse and the cart. MID ...Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century to the present.Black and white photograph of horse, 'Ginger', pulling a cart loaded with hay through an open gate. Arthur Evans sits on top of the load driving the horse, and another man stands behind them.Catalogue number written in pencil on the reverse. Handwritten on reverse in pen '1940 "Ginger" the draught horse and the cart. MID TOP myself (ARTHUR EVANS) with the head cut off!! Harry Jenkins bought the horse "delivered to Stony Point". He took him over on the Killara to Cowes and rode him to Churchill Island and came over on the Boys' Home crossingchurchill island -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour print, A.P. Winzenried, Things are Never Down on the Farm at Burnley Horticultural School, 1934
... draught horse... Horticultural School while Don, the old dray horse, is on the job... garden don dray horse students working outside draught horse ...Photograph made by A.P. Winzenried for, "Green Grows Our Garden," p73.Colour photograph. Copy made by A.P. Winzenried. Photograph appeared in the "Sun News Pictorial," July 10, 1934. The caption reads, "Things are never down on the farm at Burnley Horticultural School while Don, the old dray horse, is on the job carting his load of happy students back to the lecture room after a session of practical work. Most of the 30 pupils now at the school are engaged in the study of pruning." See B94.-902. A large group of male and female students seated on a cart darwn by a draught horse.a.p. winzenried, green grows our garden, don, dray horse, students working outside, draught horse, students, orchard, newspaper cutting -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Norman, Jo
... ploughing, with a draught horse, the family's 5 acres and using... ploughing, with a draught horse, the family's 5 acres and using ...Jo Norman, born 3 March 1946, remembers her father ploughing, with a draught horse, the family's 5 acres and using a kiln to make roof tiles. Her siblings were Alison and Richard. The family was closely involved with St Margaret's Church and the church's lay activities. Jo attended Eltham Primary School, later working at the Bank of NSW until she married Graham Norman in 1967. In 1981, Jo and Graham established a cleaning business. She has been contributed to St Margaret's in various roles. Contents Newsletter: "Wise faithful - Jo Norman", The Parish Matters, St Margaret's Anglican Church Eltham, No.1 April 2017, life and contributions of Jo Norman especially her involvement with St Margaret's Church.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcjo norman, alison norman, richard norman, fr ian brown, eltham little theatre, st margaret's church eltham, eltham primary school, zen den cafe eltham, winifred long, david gibbons, graham norman, reverend claude longfield, eltham east primary school, frank west, wyn giggins, ziggy rozitis, eltham high school, st faiths kindergarten, melbourne rope quoits, fr val rogers, "carseburn" at arthurs creek -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, spanner, Garrington 'Magpie' c1950, c1950
... on the draught horse and wagon but by the 1930's Vulcan trucks... after birds. Early settlers were reliant on the draught horse ...John Garrington & Sons was founded 1837 in London as a company producing iron and steel tools, pistols, coach parts, military harness, nuts and bolts . In 1879 the business moved to Albert Works in Willenhall Road. 1912 the business was sold to F.W.Cotterill, a local nut and bolt manufacturer. F.W.Cotterill and consequently Garrington's was purchased in 1919 by G.K.N. (originally Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds). 1926 they were producing drop forged automobile tools, spanners and in 1947 'lightweight high tensile carbon steel' 'Magpie" automobile spanner. They had a lot of products named after birds. Early settlers were reliant on the draught horse and wagon but by the 1930's Vulcan trucks transported the produce to market and post war settlers in the Moorabbin Estates gradually purchased cars (automobiles) for transport and pleasure.This Garrington Tools Pty Ltd automobile spanner is typical of the type used by automobile mechanics in Moorabbin c1950A large high tensile carbon steel spanner c1950 for use in automobile repair and manufacture.GARRINGTON 'MAGPIE' tools, garrington tool company england, post world war 11 estates, moorabbin , automobile tools, automotive parts, jaguar cars pty ltd, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEWSPAPER 9/12/1853
... ; the price of draught horses and hacks, and the Price of Gold....; the price of draught horses and hacks, and the Price of Gold ...Photocopy of part of an unknown newspaper printed by Wm. Hy. Cook and Wm. Sherbon at their premises, Bendigo Flat, Bendigo Gold Field; and published by R. R. Haverfield, at his premises, View Point, Sandhurst on Friday, Dec. 9. 1853. Items mentioned include: the Blythe Waterland's Serenaders performing at Burton's Royal Circus, Bendigo; The Bendigo Cricket Club; The Criterion, Three-Horse Coach which left for Melbourne from Gravnor & Kewley's; Advertisement from the Adelaide Observer Office; Advertisement from The Sailors' Home, Commissioners' Flat, Bendigo. Marriage notice 6th Dec. of William Jackson, timber merchant, and Jemima Markwell; New Gold Licences, Prices of groceries; the price of draught horses and hacks, and the Price of Gold.newspaper, bendigo, newspaper 9/12/1853, wm hy cook, wm sherbon, r r haverfield, the sailors' home, william jackson, jemima markwell, w h wright, l macpherson & co, blythe waterland's serenaders, burton's royal circus, bendigo cricket club, h p stark, the criterion three-horse coach, gravnor & kewley's, adelaide observer office -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COLOSSAL, BENDIGO SHOWGROUNDS, 2 May, 1971
... Draught Horse Derby. Family Day family novelty events Bar-B-Q... and Prizes. Trotting Trials and Finals (1pm to 4pm) Draught Horse... Pony Club Gymkana Trotting Trials and Finals Draught Horse ...Colossal, Bendigo Showground. Entertainment Must of the Year. Sunday, May 2, 1971, 9am till 5pm. Presented by the Rotary Club of Bendigo South. Something new for Bendigo. Horses! Ponies! Draughts and Trotters! Mounted by Leading Melbourne & Local Jockeys including E Byrne and T McGinley. All competing for scores of prizes. Enter Now For: Cohn's 50-Mile Endurance Ride $350 Prize Money. With a Special Section for Ponies to carry 8 stone 7lbs. Also: A Prize for the most heavily-sponsored rider. Open Pony Club Gymkana (9am to 5pm) Excellent Trophies and Prizes. Trotting Trials and Finals (1pm to 4pm) Draught Horse Derby. Big Family Day with never a dull moment family novelty events Bar-B-Q Entries at 61 Lily Street, Bendigo. Adults 50 cents Children 20 centsevent, social, rotary club of bendigo south, colossal, bendigo showground. entertainment must of the year. sunday, may 2, 1971, rotary club of bendigo south. new for bendigo. horses! ponies! draughts and trotters! mounted by leading melbourne & local jockeys including e byrne and t mcginley. scores of prizes. cohn's 50-mile endurance ride $350 prize. special section for ponies to carry 8 stone 7lbs. prize for the most heavily-sponsored rider. open pony club gymkana trotting trials and finals draught horse derby. family day family novelty events bar-b-q entries at 61 lily street, bendigo. adults 50 cents children 20 cents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S. R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: FARM LEASE
... property for the sum of 1,350 pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught... pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught horse, harness and swings ...Farm Lease dated 5th July 1957 between Mr. N. E. Watts and Mr. E. W. Traeger. Lease for all that piece of land being allotment 15B section 7 & allotment 15J & 15H of section 7, Parish of Neering in the state of Victoria containing 7 acres 14 perches or thereabouts with dwellings, out-houses and all improvements for the term of 1 year. Terms and conditions: the term of tenancy shall be from the 8th of July 1957 to the 8th July, 1958; the rent for said period shall be 5 pounds fortnightly, the lessee has the option of leasing the property for another 12 months at the same rental; the lessee has the option of purchasing the said property for the sum of 1,350 pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught horse, harness and swings, rubber tyres cart, green feed cutter2,30 dozen egg boxes, 3 ladders, tomato frames and glasses, single furrow plough, set harrows, cultivator, iron spike roller, scuffler, linos, blinds and curtains, ice chest and table. Lessee's copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H. A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: FARM LEASE
... property for the sum of 1,350 pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught... pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught horse, harness and swings ...Farm Lease dated 5th July 1957 between Mr. N. E. Watts and Mr. E. W. Traeger. Lease for all that piece of land being allotment 15B section 7 & allotment 15J & 15H of section 7, Parish of Neering in the state of Victoria containing 7 acres 14 perches or thereabouts with dwellings, out-houses and all improvements for the term of 1 year. Terms and conditions: the term of tenancy shall be from the 8th of July 1957 to the 8th July, 1958; the rent for said period shall be 5 pounds fortnightly, the lessee has the option of leasing the property for another 12 months at the same rental; the lessee has the option of purchasing the said property for the sum of 1,350 pounds. Chattels included: 1 draught horse, harness and swings, rubber tyres cart, green feed cutter2,30 dozen egg boxes, 3 ladders, tomato frames and glasses, single furrow plough, set harrows, cultivator, iron spike roller, scuffler, linos, blinds and curtains, ice chest and table. Attached 2 copies of letter from N. E. Watts instructing H.A & S.R. Wilkinson to pay the rent received from Mr. Traeger to Mr. J. R. Watts... Office copy.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Sikh Hawkers in Wodonga
... was also a horse breeder and had several draught horses to pull his... was also a horse breeder and had several draught horses to pull his ...Sikh hawkers were a regular sight throughout the Wodonga and Upper Murray district in the early 20th century. The regular visitors to the area included Pola Singh and Gambil (Gamble) Singh. Gamble Singh often camped on McKoy’s Moorefield property in West Wodonga and several other places around the district. Gamble was also a horse breeder and had several draught horses to pull his wagon. Like many of the hawkers he worked hard to send money back to support family in India. He apparently returned to India about 1950, but left some money in the Bank of NSW in Wodonga in case he returned. He allegedly died soon after and the money was eventually able to be claimed by his nephews in India. A small overlooked park in Wodonga is named the “Gamble Singh Park” in his memory. J. Flanagan who operated the Halfway Hotel commented on having as many as seven or eight bullock teams “yoked” overnight to the fence outside the hotel as well as 100 or more Indian hawkers – led by the fondly known Pola (Pollah) Singh. The hawkers returned to Wodonga annually to renew their hawkers’ license and camped on the flats, or also came to Wodonga to collect orders at the railway station to stock up their supplies. Pola Singh was often based at the Colac Colac reserve near Corryong and had on board his compatriot Isar Singh. He often acted as an intermediary between the individual hawkers and the authorities. Unfortunately, it was Pola’s habit to walk in front of his wagon at the start of each day. On the morning of 23 June 1923 his horses were restive and hard to control. They took flight and ran Pola down on the road near Cudgewa. He was rushed to the Corryong Hospital but died there a few days later, aged 65. Pola was cremated, with some of his ashes scattered in the Murray River and some returned to his homeland to be scattered in the Ganges River. His cremation was listed in the Obituary page of the Weekly Times, Melbourne on Saturday 14 July 1923. A small memorial to Pola Singh is located in the Corryong Cemetery.These images are significant because they help to document the history of the Sikh Hawkers who plied their services to Wodonga and throughout rural Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.A collection of black and white images featuring Sikh Hawkers Gamble Singh and Pola Singh take in the Wodonga area.indian hawkers, sikh hawkers, gamble singh, pola singh -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Anvil
... of the collar worn by a draught horse) survives at the lightstation... by a draught horse) survives at the lightstation as do many other heavy ...As quoted from Wikipedia, ‘An anvil is a block with a hard surface on which another object is, struck. The block is as massive as it is practical, because the higher the inertia of the anvil, the more efficiently it causes the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece’. The lightstation’s anvil is a red-painted iron block with a conical beak or horn at one end that was used for hammering curved pieces of metal. It would have stood on a heavy free-standing pedestal, such as a large tree stump, to allow complete access to the item being hammered. Some anvils display the manufacturer’s name in the metal on the side, but this is not the case here, and its age, although unknown appears to be quite old, perhaps c.1900. It appears to have had a lot of use, and although no record of this survives, it is presumed that a forge operated on site for hammering, cutting, shaping and repairing tools such as bolts, nails, hooks, chain segments, pulley blocks, hinges, crow bars, picks, chisels, horseshoes and harness hardware. A hames hook (which forms part of the collar worn by a draught horse) survives at the lightstation as do many other heavy metal tools and pieces of equipment. The anvil is an example of the necessary resourcefulness and self sufficiency practiced by lightkeepers working and living in a remotely located workplace and home, and many of the iron items in the collection may have been repaired or even made on its working surface. As a lightstation manager Chris Richter used the anvil to manufacture pulley blocks for sash windows, repair brass door hinges & sharpen cold chisels, crowbars and picks and other lightkeepers have used this anvil for many fabricating jobs such as manufacturing ducting for the generator room ventilation system."The lightship only came in every three months with supplies and there would have been repairs to do between visits from a blacksmith - who would have had to travel on the ship. Also, the ship was only anchored in the bay long enough to unload supplies and collect and deliver lightkeeping staff – probably not enough time to get much smithy work done – especially if the weather packed it in and the ship had to depart. Lightkeepers in our time had to be self sufficient, resourceful and innovative and I imagine that would have been the case in the past." It has second level contributory significance.Red painted blacksmith's anvil. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - Newsclipping, Roger Sanders, A WINDOW ON THE PAST, 11 Aug 1976
... of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek... of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek ...Published in "The Sun", Wednesday, August 11, 1976, pp 38-39 [Text of article:] A WINDOW ON THE PAST by Roger Sanders. A fascinating window has been opened on the early life of the Eltham district. It is a rare collection of 3,000 perfectly preserved glass plate photograph negatives. The collection is the work of the late Albert Jones, a Diamond Creek orchardist and amateur photographer. About 500 of the negatives have been printed and 100 are on display at Gallery 4, Eltham, as part of the Eltham Festival, which started on Friday. They capture in fine detail rural and village life around Eltham, Hurstbridge, Kangaroo Ground, Yarra Glen and Diamond Valley from 1900 to 1930. While the natural beauty of the district was painted in this period by Arthur Streeton (later Sir Arthur), Tom Roberts and Charles Conder, among others, photography was relatively new. Yet Albert Jones used the new medium to compile a weighty album of pioneers at work, at home, at sport and on holidays. He was at the first Yarra Glen race meeting, early Diamond Valley football matches and photographed soldiers from the district leaving for war. He photographed early gold mines, men with horses laying the Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge rail track and the arrival of the first steam train at Hurstbridge. He took his cameras on holiday around Victoria and the collection includes scenes from St. Kilda and Portsea and many country towns. The Jones collection of negatives was found by Mr A. J. "Ned" Spark, of Balwyn, under a house he bought from Mr Jones' widow. The plates almost went to the tip with a pile of rubbish before Mr Spark realised their potential value. Mr Spark, who is retired, will continue the identification and recording of the photographs when he returns from holidays. The exhibition of the Jones' photographs is open each afternoon until August 21 at Gallery 4, 1016 Main Rd., Eltham. [Captions of photographs included in article:] • The priceless collection of glass plate negatives were found under this house in Eltham [actually Wattle Glen], home of Albert Jones and his wife. • A quiet country pub - Panton Hills Hotel. • Teams of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge railway in 1910. • Chinaman Jimmy using a gold cradle in Wattle Glen Gully. • The photographer and orchardist Albert Jones. His work is on show as part of the Eltham Festival • St Kilda Pier – several of the houses are still standing, but the waterfront has changed dramatically since this was taken before 1920. • A picnic was a dressy affair at the start of the century – the women in this family group are decked in lace and pearls.Newspaper articlealbert jones, golden glen, wattle glen -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white and colour prints and negatives, Dept pf Agriculture, Victoria, Miscellaneous Burnley, 1942-1943
... draught horse... of draught horse pulling lawnmower, media bins, some kind of Staff... principal's residence flying fox j p mclennan plants draught horse ...orchard, margaret bowron, betty williams, dept of agriculture, opium poppy, j l provan, t h kneen, geelong excursion, horses pulling lawnmower, ponds, greenhouses, trees, principal's residence, flying fox, j p mclennan, plants, draught horse, calf, students working outside, luffmann ponds, lily ponds, sequoia sempervirans, californian redwood, gardewn views, prunus glandulosa, magnolia stellata, petunia x hybrida -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Harvesting, 1950
... previously teams of draught horses were used to pull the reaper... previously teams of draught horses were used to pull the reaper ...1950 decade HAY FORK - A local invention. Bill and Arthur Gillespie and Bon Barrie In the early 1950’s Bill Gillespie of Bulmans Lane had been experimenting in developing a machine to improve the collection of hay sheaves at harvesting and stack building time. The ripened crop was cut by a reaper and binder which bundled the storks into sheaves tied with binder twine. The reaper and binder was towed by a tractor by the mid 1940s previously teams of draught horses were used to pull the reaper and binder. A photograph taken at the Barrie farm shows three binders the first being towed with a tractor and the others with horse teams. Two workmen were needed to operate the binder when cutting a crop. The sheaves collected on the binder and released onto the ground and were scattered across the paddocks. Using a conventional two pronged pitch fork the harvest hands collected the sheaves and placed each one cut edge on the ground in an upright position and layered with about 15 sheaves into an apex shape to form was is known as a stook. The shape of the stook allowed for drying and draining of water if rain had occurred. Prior to the invention of the mechanical hayfork this was a laborious task requiring each sheaf to be pitched onto a tray truck and moved to the location of the haystack. The mechanised HAYFORK was operated by one person on tractor greatly reducing the need for gangs of labourers. At harvest time farmers had relied on itinerant teams of workers descending on the district looking for work. The three Barrie brothers on their adjoining farms combined forces to cut their crop at its optimum time while the weather was in their favour. Up to many 20 workers at times formed a team in earlier times. Agricultural university students were also keen to gain practical experience in the field. Each of the brothers had a particular skill, and Tom Barrie was the expert on stack building. The district haystacks had a distinctive shape and could be recognised by their builder. Bill Gillespie’s first operational HAY FORK consisted of a large 13 pronged fork situated forward of the truck cabin. It was attached with iron girders and mounted on the rear of the cabin to the tray of his British Bedford truck. It was constructed in metal and iron and welded in the farmers work sheds. The mechanism was raised and lowered by the driver scooping along the ground to pick up a complete stook to raise high enough to deposit all the sheaves in one stook onto the stack or truck tray. The fork section was released by a rope and operated by the driver in the cabin. This model was trialled on the Barrie farm at Ferris Lane. It proved to be very successful and the Barrie/ Gillespie brothers went on to develop a HAYFORK which attached to a tractor and was operated with a series of levers and was raised and lowered hydraulically. It was detached from the tractor when stacking was completed. In its early days farmers travelling along the Western Highway called at the Barrie farm at Ferris Lane to inspect its construction and operation of the invention. It became a widely adopted by farmers throughout the State. It was being used on Wattie Palmer’s farm on Bridge Road Melton South in 1997. Farming in Melton, hay growing and stack building. agriculture, local identities -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, Albert Jones, 'Golden Glen' at Wattle Glen and the Wattle Glen General Store, c.1910
... of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek... of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek ...Top photo: The property 'Golden Glen', home of photographer, Albert Jones. At the right of the photo is an apple orchard over the other side of Watery Gully creek. The middle building in the photo is still standing, located on Wattle Glen - Kangaroo Ground Road between Pretty Hill Lane and Millers Road (Melway 271 A6) but on the opposite side of the road. Bottom photo: The Wattle Glen General Store in this photo was located at the same intersection as the present Wattle Glen General Store (cnr of Reynolds Road and Kangaroo Ground Road) but on the diagonally opposite corner. [Comment from Valda via Victorian Collections June 11, 2018] "The addition to the store on the left, and the building at the back, were not part of the store/post office owned by the Keenan's. They were added by Mr and Mrs Alan (Janet) Frencham's in the ?mid-1950s." See also EDHS_03112: See Ref: EDHS_03112 A WINDOW ON THE PAST by Roger Sanders, The Sun, Wednesday, Auguist 11, 1976, pp 38-39 A fascinating window has been opened on the early life of the Eltham district. It is a rare collection of 3,000 perfectly preserved glass plate photograph negatives. The collection is the work of the late Albert Jones, a Diamond Creek orchardist and amateur photographer. About 500 of the negatives have been printed and 100 are on display at Gallery 4, Eltham, as part of the Eltham Festival," which started on Friday. They capture in fine detail rural and village life around Eltham, Hurstbridge, Kangaroo Ground, Yarra Glen and Diamond Valley from 1900 to 1930. While the natural beauty of the district was painted in this period by Arthur Streeton (later Sir Arthur), Tom Roberts and Charles Conder, among others, photography was relatively new. Yet Albert Jones used the new medium to compile a weighty album of pioneers at work, at home, at sport and on holidays. He was at the first Yarra Glen race meeting, early Diamond Valley football matches and photographed soldiers from the district leaving for war. He photographed early gold mines, men with horses laying the Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge rail track and the arrival of the first steam train at Hurstbridge. He took his cameras on holiday around Victoria and the collection includes scenes from St. Kilda and Portsea and many country towns. The Jones collection of negatives was found by Mr A. J. "Ned" Spark, of Balwyn, under a house he bought from Mr Jones' widow. The plates almost went to the tip with a pile of rubbish before Mr Spark realised their potential value. Mr Spark, who is retired, will continue the identification and recording of the photographs when he returns from holidays. The exhibition of the Jones' photographs is open each afternoon until August 21 at Gallery 4, 1016 Main Rd., Eltham. Photographs included in article: • The priceless collection of glass plate negatives were found under this house in Eltham [actually Wattle Glen], home of Albert Jones and his wife. • A quiet country pub - Panton Hills Hotel. • Teams of draught horses were used in the building of the Diamond Creek-Hursbridge railway in 1910. • Chinaman Jimmy using a gold cradle in Wattle Glen Gully. • The photographer and orchardist Albert Jones. His work is on show as part of the Eltham Festival • St Kilda Pier – several of the houses are still standing, but the waterfront has changed dramatically since this was taken before 1920. • A picnic was a dressy affair at the start of the century – the women in this family group are decked in lace and pearls.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Safety 5035albert jones, golden glen, shops, wattle glen -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - Black and white and colour slides, Burnley Views, 1947-1955
... draught horse...) Flowers in the Orchard c. (37) Draught horse working... flower nursery pasture draught horse orchard crops magnolia ...Contributor: T.H. KneenCardboard box of 108 35mm glass slides in metal frames made by "Gnome." Box labelled "Burnley Gardens Slides." Also 16 unused slides (1) Swan Street entrance c. (2) Orchid? b/w. (3) Nursery b/w. (4) Pasture area with man working b/w. (5) Draught horse working in the Orchard b/w. (6) Crop of corn in the Orchard c. (7) Magnolia c. (Magnolia x soulangeana). (8) Display of orange flowers c. (9) Lemon tree in the Orchard c. (10) Sign advertising 'Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstarion Sat. 2nd July (1949) c. (11) Jersey cow c. (12) Rock Point c. (13) Dahlias in the Orchard c. (14) Foundation Stone '28th August, 1946' c. (15) Felled Cypress tree 1951 b/w. (16) School truck in front of glasshouses and cacti b/w. (17)Administration Building completed but surrounded by rubble C.1949 c. (18) Plant Research Institute c. (19) Inside a glasshouse. c. (20) Administration Building c. (21) Group of female students dressed up for a function c. (22) Solenostemon (Syn. Coleus) in a glasshouse. (23, 24)Stock Matthiola incana. (25) Blossom in the Orchard c. (26) Orchard c. (27) Picking fruit in the Orchard c. (28) 2 female students holdong large bunches of poppies c. (29) Flowers growing in the Orchard c. (30) House - not Burnley c. (31) Students on an excursion c. (32) Staff member with Gladioli c. (33) Garden view - not Burnley? c. (34) Administration Building c. (35) Roses c. (36) Flowers in the Orchard c. (37) Draught horse working in the Orchard c. (38) Staff member amongst flowers in the Orchard c. (39) Garden view c. ((40) Blossom in the Orchard c. (41) Orchard c. (42) Flowers inside glasshouse c. (43) Mesembryanthemums in pots possibly in the nursery c. (44) Tree b/w. (45) Garden bed c. (46) Sign, 'Agrostology Branch, pasture Plant Research Field,' c. (47) Path to Principal's Residence c. (48) Irrigation in the Orchard b/w. (49) Cactus flowers b/w. (50) Garden view with T.H. Kneen children playing c. (51) (52) Cinerarias (now Pericallis x hybrida) in pots c. (53) Temporary building where the Grey Garden is now b/w. (54) Garden view b/w. (55) Unknown building b/w. (56) Person pruning in the Orchard c. (57) Students working in the Orchard c. (58) Swan Street with recently completed rock wall constructed by the Public Works Department b/w. (59) Lagoon paddock b/w. (60,62) Pavilion and new Administration Building before the Pavilion was removed b/w. (61) As (60) but viewed from a different direction c. (63) Plant c. (64) View through a window on the stairs in the Administration Building c. (65) Plant c. (66) Garden view of trees c. (67) Garden View b/w. (68) Blossom tree c. (69 )Garden view along path to Principal's Residence c. (70) Lagoon Paddock c. (71) Lagoon Paddock with cows b/w. (72) Inside a glasshouse b/w. (73) Entrance sign- Department of Agriculture Burnley Gardens, School of Horticulture & Primary Agriculture, Plant Research laboratory, Agrostology Branch, Fruit Preserving Branch c. (74) Plant Research Laboratory b/w. (75) Students on an excursion c. (76) Glasshouses b/w. (77) Garden view b/w. (78) Kniphophia c. (79) Hibiscus c. (80) Garden view c. (81) Dairy, Silo and dog b/w. (82) Irrigation in then Orchard b/w. (83) Garden view with magnolia c. (84) Flower plots in the Orchard c. (85) Pruning demonstration b/w. (86) Administration Building under construction c. (87) Rock Point c. (88) Mrs Kneen and Magnolia c. (89) Glasshouses c. (90) Sequoia sempervirens b/w. (91) Inside Administration Building c. (92) Luffmann Ponds b/w. (93) Sequoia sempervirend, Mrs Kneen and child c. (94) Garden bed in front of Sequoian sempervirens c. (95) Principals Residence b/w. (96) Poultry pens b/w. 1947 (97) Principals Residence b/w. (98) Student picking fruit from netted tree b/w. (99) Rock Point and Long Border c. (100) Administration Building under construction c. (101) Greenhouse b/w. (102) Rock Point c. (103) Flowers in the Orchard c. (104) Waterlilies in the Pond c. (105) Blossom tree c. (106) Hilda Kirkhope Rockery c. (107) Long Border c. (108) Plant Research Institute with flower border along drive c.burnley gardens, flower, nursery, pasture, draught horse, orchard, crops, magnolia, chicken coops, egg laying competition