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Orbost & District Historical Society
scythe, early -mid 20th century
... scythe agriculture tool... agriculture tool ...Scythes were used with a long sweeping movement which made them much less tiring for labourers to use than reaping hooks or sickles though they still involved great physical labour and considerable skill to perfect. Both hands were in use and the operator did not have to bend his back to reach down to the crop. Scythes were not used as often on farms after the mechanisation of harvesting. They were still used for cutting awkward shaped small plots and for opening a path for the tractors. This item is an example of a tool used by the early settlers of the Orbost district.A curved iron blade with one sharp edge. It is attached to a curved hollow handle with two extensions on one side where the scythe can be held by two hands.scythe agriculture tool -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sieve, First half 20th century
... sieve agriculture tool... seeds. Could have been a sand sieve. sieve agriculture tool ...Possibly used for sieving bean seeds or corn seeds. Could have been a sand sieve.A round wooden framed sieve. It has a double frame with 1/4 " wire mesh held in through two frames. It has a galvanised iron inset.sieve agriculture tool -
Orbost & District Historical Society
sieve, First half 20th century
... sieve agriculture tool... agriculture tool ...Probably used in the local bean growing industry. The Orbost area was once a large bean growing area as the fertile snowy River flats produced good quality beans. It was exported to other states of Australia. Green beans were sent to Melbourne by train and later to Sydney, either via Bombala where they were railed, or to Eden to continue the journey on fish trucks. One pound per bag was considered a good price in the early 1920's and pickers were paid one shilling and sixpence. (Ref: Newmerella Valley of Plenty)A round wooden framed sieve. The frame holds the wire mesh sieve. It is braced with seven thin wire strips.sieve agriculture tool -
Orbost & District Historical Society
buggy spanner, late 19th century -first half 20th century
These were used on a horse-drawn wagons, carriages, stagecoaches, and carts. A wheelwright would use this tool to make or repair the wheels. Horse-drawn wagons are an important part of Australia’s agricultural history. Light buggies were popular with farmers for trips into town before the common use of motorised vehicles.A metal buggy wheel spanner for various applications.buggy-spanner tool transport -
Orbost & District Historical Society
butter press
This was found by Kevin Ingram while cleaning the Orbost Butter Factory site in 1991. The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district. A 1 lb butter press with a cylindrical metal handle on a square base. This tool fitted over the butter and pushed it out in a rectangular shape.orbost-butter_factory agriculture farming butter-press -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Debtors' Ledger, early 20th century
This ledger contains details of debts owed by people in the Warrnambool district. It dates from 1906 to 1916. The compiler of the ledger is unknown. Many of the debtors are Chinese, mostly working as market gardeners in the north Warrnambool area and the debts usually concerned rents and the supply of agricultural items such as chaff. These Chinese, many of whom came from the Victorian goldfields, operated market gardens and businesses in the town of Warrnambool from the 1870s to the 1930s or 40s.This ledger is of interest because of the names of people listed as debtors and in particular the names of Chinese working in the district. The ledger is thus a valuable research tool. This is a ledger with a thick card cover in a mottled pattern in red, black, blue and yellow colours The spine, which has some damage, is covered in a maroon coloured leather. The pages are ruled with red lines and the entries are handwritten in ink. There are some loose pages.Debtor's Ledger C.L.warrnambool chinese market gardeners -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Calendar
This calendar has been distributed as a advertising item for Earl’s agricultural machinery and oil depot. The business was situated at the corner of Lava and Kepler Streets in Warrnambool. The name, Acmino’ stood for Allis-Chalmers, Mitchell’s Implements, Neptune Oils’. Distributing calendars at Christmas time for the following year was, and still is, a popular advertising tool for businesses. This calendar is of minor interest as an example of the use made by businesses in the 1940s of calendars as advertising tools. It also has a local Warrnambool connection, the agricultural machinery business of F. Earl. This is a 1946 calendar with a buff-coloured sheet of crinkled paper with a brown border. It has a coloured photograph of two men droving cattle near a river and it ispasted on to the paper with a brown border around the photograph. The calendar for 1946 is printed on to the paper and also in monthly sheets pasted on to the paper on top of each other. The printing on the calendar is brown. On the back of the calendar is written in black ink, ‘French Bros’. The calendar has a red piece of string at the top for hanging the calendar up on a wall or cupboard. The calendar is torn at the edges and somewhat stained.‘With Compliments from the “Acmino” House, F.Earl (Prop.)Warrnambool Phone 484 Private 75’ ‘Allis-Chalmers Tractors Mitchell’s Implements Neptune Oils’ ‘Sales, Service and Satisfaction Guaranteed’ ‘French Bros’ ‘acmino’ house, warrnambool, f. earl, history of warrnambool -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Bill hook, pre World War 1
... A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used.... Cast blade. A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool ...A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. A billhook consists of a handle and a blade with a bevelled cutting edge. The blade is curved at the top end to form a hook shape. The handle is virtually always wooden.Rough pine handle with many borer holes. Commercially made (no ID) cast in socket one end, strap iron riveted other end. Cast blade.tools, hook, bill hook, churchill island, farm, iron -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Combination spanner
This instrument is a 'McKay Massey Harris Spanner P206'. These spanners were supplied with harvesters and other implements to be used by the farmer to maintain his equipment. The agricultural spanner was often of odd shapes to allow for use in confined spaces or because the one tool could be used for more than one function. Broken one end. Small box spanner and broken open spanner one end, square box spanner with two open spanners at other end. Rusted.1_06combination, spanner, broken, tool, tools, churchill island, farm -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Eyore New Holland Baler, Sperry New Holland, 1960s
New Holland made square hay balers from the 1960’s and many are still in use today. The self propelled baler is attached to a tractor. Feeder teeth collect and push hay into a chamber. The hay is compressed and baled and then expelled automatically. The long towbar enabled the driver to supervise the gathering of the cut hay as it was baled making baling a one person operation. Sperry New Holland, a U.S company, produced agricultural equipment in Cranbourne, Victoria from 1955 to 1992.Self-propelled baler, "Eyore" Sperry New Hollandfarm, machinery, hay, chaff, baler, churchill island, eyore, new holland, sperry -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Comet Windmill, 1930s
Comet Windmills was founded in Rockhampton, Queensland in 1879 by Sidney Williams. The Comet became known as "Australia's Leading Mill". The company survived two world wars and three generations of the family and was sold in 1992 and terminated in 1998. The windmill is a vital farming tool as it assists with agriculture, irrigation, and water supply. This windmill drew water from the 'Windmill Dam' for decades before Churchill Island's acquisition by Victorian Conservation Trust in 1976. In 1981, VCT invited BP Westernport Refinery Manager, John Shawley, to inspect the windmill with view of restoration. This was then done through the next year, as BP Social Club Members (including engineers, managers, and accountants) restored the pump, wheel, tower and piping. The wheel itself was lowered to the ground through a jury mast. The pressure from the windmill is weak, and was found to be brackish and excessively salty.This windmill is anecdotally the oldest working mill of its model in Gippsland. Its connection to Churchill Island is vital as it has been a fixture for the last 80 years. Windmill on metal stand "COMET" painted on silver vane. Restored in 1980s.farm, machinery, windmill, water, pumping, dams, dam, churchill island, comet -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Three Quarter Yard Scoop, Gaston & Sons, 1920
The Three Quarter Yard scoop was used to scrape out and relocate dirt. Early scoops would be dragged behind horses with the worker guiding direction. In later years scoops were attached to a tractor. The dragging collected dirt in the bucket, the bucket was then raised and the contents taken to be dumped. The scoop could also flatten earth. This scoop may have originally sat in a chassis with wheels and tow bar. Early agricultural photos of scoops show their use on Victorian farms in dam and road construction. The manufacturers are Gaston Bros who produced farming equipment in Kensington, Victoria until 1988. This particular scoop was recovered from a San Remo property.Scoop, three quarter yardGaston 3/4 Yardfarm machinery; scoop; horse drawn -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Potato digger, Martin & Co, 1911
This digger is a more sophisticated model than the single row digger. It is dated 1911. It features a seat and footrest for more comfortable work. The digging blade is followed by spinning tynes which separate soil from crop and flip the potatoes into lines for manual collection. Martin’s Cultivator Company in Stamford U.K was founded by William Martin. He invented prize winning agricultural machinery and later a water and froth fire engine. Typical of machines used in GippslandPotato digger, ground drive, single rowPatent potato digger, winner of the first prize of 20. Martin's Cultivator Co, Stamfordfarm machinery, digging, harvesting, potatoes, prize, horse drawn -
Clunes Museum
Tool - KNIFE
... Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street Clunes goldfields KNIFE Tool ...KNIFE USED FOR CUTTING SEED POTATOESSEED POTATO CUTTING KNIFE WITH WOOD HANDLElocal history, agriculture, rural industry, tools -
Clunes Museum
Tool - HAY KNIFE, W Tyzack, Sons & Turner Ltd
... knife Agricultural tool Elephant brand Cutting tool W Tyzack ...METAL KNIFE WITH WOODEN HANDLEElephant on blade tophay knife, agricultural tool, elephant brand, cutting tool -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - TRAPPING HOE
... AGRICULTURAL TOOL FARMING ...Metal head with wooden handleNilagricultural tool, farming -
Clunes Museum
Tool - HAY KNIFE
... Agricultural tool Cutting tool Hay knife ...Metal knife with 2 wooden handles, 8 points on blade, rounded on end 2 handles 18cm apart at right anglesNilagricultural tool, cutting tool, hay knife -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - HAY KNIFE
... tools agriculture ...BLADE WITH TWO PAINTED WOODEN HANDLESlocal history, tools, agriculture -
Clunes Museum
Tool - SCYTHE
... - Illegible, Steel Works AGRICULTURAL TOOL METAL SCYTHE ...Long handle, iron riveted blade, wooden handleMarking - Illegible, Steel Worksagricultural tool, metal scythe -
Clunes Museum
Tool - CROSS CUT SAW
... SAW Tool LONG CROSS CUT SAW BLADE AGRICULTURAL TOOL TIMBER ...LONG CROSS CUT SAW BLADEagricultural tool, timber cutter -
Clunes Museum
Tool - HAME HOOK
... IN SYDNEY 28 AGRICULTURAL TOOL FARM TOOL ...1 x pair - Hook on bolt, hook on link, hollow shaft, ring on ling, length of chain on link"DOWNEE" REG ALL STEEL MADE IN SYDNEY 28agricultural tool, farm tool -
Clunes Museum
Tool - HAME HOOKS
... by riveted end, swivel end for leather Nil AGRICULTURAL TOOL FARM ...1 x pair - Hook on bolt, ring attached, chain attached on end of No. 1 by riveted end, hook attached on end of No. 2 by riveted end, swivel end for leather Nilagricultural tool, farm tool -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Tool - Wooden handled three prong pitch fork, Circa 1900
... Wooden handled three prong pitch fork Tool Wooden handled three ...Farming tool for moving hay in sheds, paddocks and stablesObject holds farming significance sold by Holden and FrostWooden handled three steel pronged pitch fork primarily for agricultural workfork, farming -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Tool - five pronged agricultural fork
... Farming tool used in agriculture during the late 1800's... five pronged agricultural fork Tool Wooden handled steel five ...Farming tool used in agriculture during the late 1800'sas provided by Holden and Frost circa 1900Wooden handled steel five pronged head agricultural forkfork, agricultural -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Bag Hook, Unknown
Used in the late 18th or early 19th century.A small steel double curved pointy hooked bag hook with a turned wooden handle on the top. The handle is attached through a hole in the steel and riveted to the the hook. It was used to assist with lifting large bags of wheat, fertiliser and so on in the late 18th or early 19th century. agricultural equipment, farm equipment, bag hooks -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Bale Hook (Hand Grab), Unknown
A small steel oval shaped headed bale hook or hand grab with three of nine pointed hooks remaining and a turned smooth wooden handle. The metal head is attached through a hole in the handle with a rivet. It was used to assist with handling bagged goods without causing damage. agricultural equipment, farm equipment, bale hooks, hand grabs -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Hay Fork, Unknown
... -and-dandenong-ranges Hay Fork Tool A blacksmith handmade hay fork ...Used late 19th and early 20th centuries.A blacksmith handmade hay fork or pitch fork with three thin forked metal spikes and a handmade long wooden handle. The head is attached to the handle with two rivets. It was used in the late 19th century and early 20th century.gardening tools, gardening equipment, domestic equipment, tools, gardening forks, pitchforks, agricultural equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Hay Knife, Brades & Co, Unknown
... -and-dandenong-ranges Hay Knife Tool A silage or hay knife with two ...A silage or hay knife with two turned wooden handles. The blade has eight teeth. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.'Brades & Co, Pat. No.71'agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Hay Knife, Unknown
... . Agricultutal tools Hay knife Agricultural equipment ...A steel curved double bladed silage or hay knife with two wooden handles at the top attached by rivets. The long blades have sharp points at the end. The handle bracket is joined to the steel blades by a nut and bolt. It has a cog mechanism to move the blades. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the ? or stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Hay Knife, James Griffin & Sons, Unknown
... -and-dandenong-ranges Hay Knife Tool A large steel curved bladed silage ...A large steel curved bladed silage or hay knife with a tapered handle and a bent pointed sharp end. It was used to cut hay when it is dry. Blocks were cut for the ? or stack as needed for stock feed. Silage is an animal feed cut and stored while still green.agricultutal tools, hay knife, agricultural equipment