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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Print of SS GRACE HARWAR, Photographer unknown
Passenger & emigrant square rigged sailing shipRealismSepia print of a photograph of the SS GRACE HARWAR.Reverse: " The second vessel to load wheat at the port of Geelong / wheat carried for [to] Europe until c1930 (?) "freight ship -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Prize certificate Yarrawonga A&P Association, Special certificate Crop Competition, 1957
Crop competitions have been held at local shows dating from late 1800’s to todayCream card Red and Blue print. Hand printed details of winner and description of Crop competition. Also has tractor and plough, silos tractor and header logos on top and wheat head logos on sides and bottom.The Farm Competitions Association of Victoria. Special certificate awarded to J C Thom ad P Bruce Open Wheat crop competition 1957 Area 40 acres. Variety Sherpa Conducted by Yarrawonga and Border Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Signed by Chairman Wm B Miller, Hon Secretary JWC McCann -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Medal, 1951
The item is a 50th Anniversary of Commonwealth of Australia Schools Medal 1951. The medal was awarded to school children of the commonwealth of Australia in 1951 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Federation of Australia. The design was chosen after a competition, with the valuable cash prize of two hundred guineas, it was won by John Wolgang Elischer for his depiction of a man hand sowing wheat, The wheat has grown to represent the seven States of Australia on the other side to the medal Elischer was an Austrian sculptor and an Associate of the Royal Academy. The medal also had a red white and blue ribbon and a bar inscribed SUNRSYSIA, however this is missing on the subject itemCommemorating fifty years since Federation in 1901 specifically for school children in 1951 signifies a milestone in Australia's history. A commemorative medallion for 50 years Commonwealth of Australia. The medallion on one side has a man sewing seeds with the dates 1901 - 1951. The reverse has "50 Years Commonwealth of Australia" with a sun at the top and wheat at the bottom representing the number of Australian States. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, medal, fifty years commonwealth of australia, commemorative medal, bronze medal -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Mouat Crawford Collection: Farming Life in the Wimmera
Wheat terminal at Murtoa, known as the stick shed Markings: Murtoa(SIC) Bulk Wheat Terminal. The Stick Shed. Used as a teaching aid.PERUTZagriculture, farm, crop storage, wimmera, wheat silo, stick shed, murtoa, mouat crawford collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Mouat Crawford Collection: Farming Life in the Wimmera, c1960s
Shows wheat from the field bin being transferred into the back of the truck for cartage. Markings: Wheat from field bin into truck. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop, wimmera, wheat truck, mouat crawford collection -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Functional object - Vesta Case, William Neale, c.1903
Vesta cases, also known as match safes, are small boxes that are used to carry matches and keep them safe from the elements. In the early 1800's, it was common to carry matches, since some type of portable fire was needed to light lanterns and stoves. The matches of that day were crude compared to today's standards, and were known to light when making contact with each other, and sometimes even spontaneously. In order to alleviate this potentially hazardous situation, it made good sense to utilize a vesta case or match safe. One of the more interesting features of the vesta case or match safes is that they almost always include some type of rough or ribbed surface, usually on the bottom of the case that is used for striking the matches. This vesta case is the portable pocket vesta which also has a bale (ring) near the hinge so that they can be suspended from a chain. These cases take their name from the virgin Roman goddess of fire, home, hearth and family. Usually Vesta was depicted as the fire in her temple. Only Vestals (her priestesses) were allowed into her temple. Her association with fire made her name the natural choice for British companies that manufactured matches. The hallmarking of sterling silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of origin and age. The town mark identifies the Assay Office where the item was verified. The town mark on this piece, three wheat sheaves and a sword identify Chester, in Cheshire, England as the town of creation. The lion passant guardant certifies the silver quality, as between 925 and 1000. The maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office is W.N. for William Neale. The date letter identifies the year the piece was verified, this case being verified in 1903. William Neale and Sons was a firm was established by William Neale in 1850 in Birmingham. His mark was entered at the Birmingham assay office in April 1862 and in the Chester assay office in September 1882. The social history objects held in the Burke Museum's collection help to tell the stories of Beechworth's past by showing the social, cultural, and economic aspects of the town's history.A silver vesta case with a ribbed strike plate at the end, a ring to attach the case to a chain and a cover that can be pushed up to open. W.N/ lion symbol/ Three Sheaves of Wheat and Sword/ C/ [hallmarks] A01169/silver, silversmith, burke museum, england, fire, vesta, william neale -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Black and White Photograph, Churchill Island Cairn, 04/11/1968
Churchill Island was discovered by Lieut. James Grant in 1801 and he planted the first wheat crop in Victoria there. The Cairn was erected to commemmorate this by the Victorian Farmer's Union. The Minister of Agriculture The Hon. G. L. Chandler CMG. MLC unveiled the Cairn on the 4th May of November 1968.Mrs J Jenner with grandson on left hand side of photograph and daughter Nancy on right hand side of photograph sitting on the Cairn which was erected by the Victorian Farmer's Union commemorating the first cultivation of wheat in Victoria by Mr James Grant in 1801 on Churchill Island. Plaque unveiled on 4/11/1968Hand written "Unveiling Plaque 4/11/68 / Back To"churchill island, cairn, victorian farmer's union, james grant, first wheat crops for victoria -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Quilt, Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. This wagga is made from two standard sized jute wheat bags split and hand bound along the seams. It is typical of a basic wagga made by shearers, farmers and swagmen. The paint stains on this wagga display signs of later use as a painting drop sheet by descendants who inherited the quilt. Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams. It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HARD DAY'S WORK
The Shelbourne railway station was on a spur line that was intended to terminate at Laanacoorie but instead Shelbourne became the end of the line.. It operated from 1891 until 1970. Two grain silos and part of the platform remain. Geoff Malone (1868-1946)Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Hard day's work: wheat buyers Geoff and Fred Malone with a wheat stack at the Shelbourne railway station. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Stripper, The Stripper, 1843
The Stripper was invented by John Ridley in 1843, while trying to overcome harvest labour shortage. In the early ays of Colonial South Australia a labour force was essential to harvest the wheat crop quickly before the grain shook out and fell to the ground. The stripper solved this problem, as t could strip 10 acres [4 hectares], handling approx. 180 bushels [5 tonnes] per day. This replaced 14 men using scythes.Strippers were used in this area between 1870's to the early 1900's.Then the Stripper Harvestors took over this processprinciple of the stripper----The wheat heads were knocked off the straw by a fat revolving beater ,and the grain, mixed with the husks and short straw, was propelled to the rear tin box. When the box became full, the contents were emptied into a winnower for cleaning. Recorded as Mitchell Stripper -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured Objects, 2 x oval metal buckles, c1900
c1900 Decorative silver, pewter or brass buckles were attached by ribbons or straps to plain shoes for evening and special occasions . These buckles were worn by the a lady in the family of Ailsa Hunt in Moorabbin ShireThese decorative shoe buckles were a common accessory for early settler women in Moorabbin Shire c19002 x oval metal buckles filigree wheat sheathesOn crossbar back : MADE IN FRANCEfootwear, shoes, buckles, clothing, silver, pewter, brass, victorian fashion, edwardian fashion, market gardeners, early settlers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, moorabbin, cheltenham, wedding dresses, evening wear, -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Flour Mill c1890's
Stawell Flour Mill in Taylor Street with a number of horse drawn carts loaded with wheat out front of building. Also shows train wheat carriages on Railway Spur Line to Milltransport, agriculture, railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ENNIS BUCKRABANYULE COLLECTION: LICENCE TO GROW WHEAT, 1947
Owner / Tenant Licence No 4488 to Grow Wheat for season 1947/48 issued to James Leslie & Hugh Campbell Ennis of Buckrabanyule. 140 acres wheat, 10 acres for hay or grazing. Dated 30th April 1947 issued by Wheat Industry Stabilization Board. Reverse outlines conditions of licence and appeals process.person, individual, ennis -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Hubert Maggs and his house and horses at Gumly Gumly (near Wagga Wagga) New South Wales. (3 images)
3 black and white photographs. Image No 1: Hubert Maggs in his garden at Gumly, NSW. Image No 2: Horses at Hubert Maggs wheat farm at Peak Hill, NSW. Image No 3: Home of Hubert Maggs at Gumly, NSW. Written on back of photographs: Image No 1- Dad looking very fit in this one. Hubert in his garden at Gumly. Image No 2- Hubert- second eldest son of Joseph Maggs. This photo was taken at the wheat farm and some of these horses were bred from a mare named 'Jess' which Hubert took from Ringwood to Mount Mercer, Victoria, and then to Peak Hill. Image No 3- The house at Gumly from the front. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Watercolour sketch of a man's head and shoulders between two ears of wheatA ? run "Ost-Friesland" in the crew of "Kormorangraytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Teams of Horses Carrs Plains Harvesting
Appears to be three teams of four Draft Horses.Several teams of Draft Horses with harvesting equipment in background. Wheat Crop.After a days work Carrs Plainsfarming, harvesting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ENNIS BUCKRABANYULE COLLECTION: LICENCE TO GROW WHEAT, 1948
Owner /Tenant licence No 1589 issued by the Victorian Wheat industry Stabilization Board to James Leslie & Hugh Campbell Ennis of Buckrabanyule dated April 7th 1948. Licensed to grow wheat for the 1948/49 season. Wheat 260 acres, 10 acres for hay or grazing. On reverse conditions applying to licence outlined along with appeals process.person, individual, ennis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS LOG / MESSAGE BOOK 15.8.1960-30.6.1962
Log/message book 15.8.1960- 30.6.1962. Green hard cover - grey binding foolscap notebook/message book 'District Office Bendigo' 15.8.1960. Messages detail daily weather conditions, various railway details, details of derailments. List of wheat wagons loaded - daily in connection with Wheat Lift (xref 1325.32 memo 1961 Wheat Harvest).document, memo, railway, drssupts office bendigo 15.8.1960 ( xref 1325.32 , xref 1325.33 , xref 1325.34 , xref 1325.35 ) -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
Glass slide.LC. 38 On stem of wheat. Pucinnia graminis: natural appearance.fungal diseases -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Shire Book, Time,Tide and the Tyrrell, 2004
This book, in short, is our tribute to the Pioneers of the Wycheproof Shire. Their struggle to establish communities against the backdrop of an immense landscape reflects the confidence and hopes placed in the Mallee but times were not always prosperous.The many,many changes in our communities in Mallee life over the past years to 1994 have been drawn together in a competent manner by historian Jennifer McLennan.This book at State level is socially, historically and architectually important.Time,Tide and the Tyrrell has 314 pages; first published in 1994. Its golden jacket pictures 3 wheat lumpers unloading a wagon load of wheat. In the top right hand corner is a sketch of Lake Tyrrell.wycheproof - shire, wycheproof - pioneers, wycheproof shire - early- schools, second world-war. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, loading wheat for export to England, Australia Sketcher, 26 Feb 1881
Photo of Sketch - loading wheat for export to England. Australian Sketcher. 26-02-1881piers and wharves - waterside workers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Painting - Picture
Margaret Winfred Tarrant, (1888 - 1959) was born in Battersea and was a prolific English illustrator that created posters, greeting cards, calenders, postcards and books for fifty years. She was most popular during the 1920's and 1930's for her romantic depiction of children, fairies and animals.A picture (print) of a painting by Margaret Tarrant of six children .-gathering wheat. - in wooden frame.illustrations, prints -
Young Christian Workers (YCW Australia) Archive and Research Centre
YCW Flag, Unknown Flag, 1957
This canvas pennant was produced by an international JOC and given to participants on the 'pilgrimage' to Rome in 1957 for the first gathering of the International Young Christian Workers. YCWs from various nations exchanged pennants in Rome, gathered as souvenirs of the event.This is a rare piece, collected by Bill Armstrong, AO who was one of the young workers who visited Rome in 1957. When situated along side the pennants of other participating nations, it symbolises the internationalism of the YCW movement.Small white pennant with red cross featuring a stalk of wheat. Design repeats on the reverse.On the left edge of the pennant are the letters 'JOC'. Letters repeat on the right edge on the reverse. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Article - News article: Pay Gold Struck In Wheat Paddock, June 24th, 1950
Williams Family Collection. This small rush in Akers Paddock was started by George Graham and Vic Grey (specific place and names not mentioned in article). Newspaper clipping discussing a small gold rush that occurred in a wheat paddock at Tarnagulla in 1950.tarnagulla -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Mouat Crawford Collection: Farming Life in the Wimmera, c1960s
Harvesting wheat crop is written on white tape on bottom of slide. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, wheat crop, harvesting header, tractor, mouat crawfored collection -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Green Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. The green colour of this wagga is from "Dekkol" a preservative which Mr Perkins used to protect his cotton fishing nets from rotting.Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams.It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. The green colour results from the application of "Dekkol" a preservative used for cotton fishing nets.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Desk Blotter, Scumacher Mill Furnishing Works, 1910s - 1940s
Advertising card, possibly a small desk blotter. The Scumacher Mill Furnishing Works provided Roller Mills; centrifugals;purifiers;wheat washers; wheat conditioners; dust collectors; sack cleaners; bag holders; bag hoists; sack sheets. business and traders, scumacher mill furnishing works -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Medal - Commonwealth of Australia 50th Anniversary
This medal was awarded to the school children of Australia in 1951 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Federation of Australia. The design was chosen after a competition, with the valuable cash prize of two hundred guineas. It was won by John Wolfgang Elischer for his depiction of a man hand-sowing wheat. The wheat has grown to represent the seven States of Australia on the other side of the medal. Elischer was an Austrian sculptor and an Associate of the Royal Academy who arrived in Australia in 1935. During his first year he was an industrial designer for pottery. Elischer, P. Hurry and John Farmer together held an exhibition of works at the Athenaeum, Melbourne, in June 1937. Elischer later received commissions for sculptures including the King George V Memorial in Bendigo (1938), a bronze fountain for Sir Russell Grimwade in Toorak and a bust of Archbishop Mannix for Newman College, University of Melbourne. Elischer died in 1966.This item is significant because it was issued to all Australian school children, including those in Wodonga.A bronze Commemorative medal issued to Australian school children to mark the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Australia. It is a round medal with a loop at the top.Front (obverse) Man advancing towards the right sowing seeds by hand. At left 1901, at right 1951. In very small letters near ground right, J.W.E Back (reverse) At top a star. In centre FIFTY YEARS / COMMONWEALTH / OF AUSTRALIA At bottom seven ears of wheat representing the States and Northern Territoryfederation of australia, australian commemorative medals -
Mortlake and District Historical Society
Letter for payment of account Mortlake Mill, March 7 1864
This letter was sent by a customer D. Menzies at Skipton to the Mortlake Mill, detailing an unusual payment method for the processing of his wheat into flour. David Menzies was a Scots farmer who lived in Skipton c. 1860's on a bend in the Mount Emu Creek. He helped establish the local school and a lane in the township bears his name. The letter illustrates the nature of commerce and the difficulties of communication and life generally in the country at the time. The bluestone Mortlake Mill built in 1856, has been a prominent landmark in Mortlake for over 150 years. It played a significant role in the commercial life of the town and was initially a wind-mill to process district grain for sale. The goldrush at Ararat 100 km. away led to a temporarily increased population and demand for foodstuffs. In 1857 the Mill was sold to Aikman, Hamilton and Geddes who converted it to steampower and later built the prominent chimney, which is on the Heritage Register as part of the National Estate. D. Menzies at Skipton lived at least 85 km away - his wheat which urgently needed milling, faced a slow and arduous journey by bullock dray. After the demise of the Ararat goldfields and the decline in population (as well as the district soils proving unsuitable for sustained wheat cultivation), the operation of the Mill declined too and the proprietors increased their involvement in other activities - supply of building materials, timber felling and sawmills. Despite the apparent difficulties of conducting business in the 1850's, it is notable that commerce thrived at that time in country districts, as an examination of Mill accounts and records show.Handwritten letter dated 1864 (water-stained)Skipton March 7 1864 [to] Messrs. Hamilton & Co. Mortlake. Dear Gentlemen, I was in hope of hearing from you before now that you had commenced working the Mill, & that I could have sent you the enclosed money [for a] load of wheat for Gristing. Please receive the enclosed 2 halves of 2 [two] 5 [pound sign] notes forwarded to your account. the other halves will be sent on receipt of your stating you having received those notes sent. As I am out of flour be so good as say how soon I may send a load of wheat. In haste I am Gentlemen Yours truly D. Menziesmortlake mill grain wheat hamilton geddes aikman laang dixie menzies skipton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Life in Byrneside to 1994, 1994
Published to mark the Centenary of Byrneside HallGreen and cream cover with sketch of hall by Janet Allan and "photo" of wheat, horse and dray on back coverbyrneside, byrneside hall committee, history of byrneside, tatura, local families, books, history, local