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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 )

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.

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

Mouat Collection - Farming in the Wimmera. Markings; Weighing bulk wheat. Used as a teaching aid.kodakagriculture, farm, farming

Photo of Sketch - loading wheat for export to England. Australian Sketcher. 26-02-1881piers and wharves - waterside workers

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

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.

Farm equipment, 261.1- Upholsters needles 2, 261.2- wheat chaff bag needles 4.needle, sewing, upholster, sew

Silver pendant with stem and ring depicting a woman. The pendant is held by a wheat chain with S and oval clasp.Sticker with 39. Two pin holes at 12 and 6.matcham skipper, pendant, necklace, silver, jewellery

black and white photos ( copies ) of newspaper photos and article. 2 photos of wheat carting with wagons, darught horses, railway sheds, bags of wheat, railway trucks, men. Handwritten across top or original paper : Bendigo Views - 1908' Printed in image ' at Prarie in 1908'topic, farming, prarie

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

A Whetstone is a sharpening stone used for knives and other cutting tools. Sharpening stones, water stones or whetstones are used to grind and hone the edges of steel tools and implements e.g. scissors, scythes, knives, razors and tools such as chisels, hand scrapers and plane blades. Though it is sometimes mistaken as a reference to the water often used to lubricate such stones, the word "whetstone" is a compound word formed with the word "whet", which means to sharpen a blade, not the word "wet". The process of using a sharpening stone is called stoning.A square block of grey abrasive material used for sharpening steel blades , with the original boxBRIDESTOWE / Picture of ‘Kangaroo, Stag and Emu among radiating wheat stalks’ / TASMANIAwhetstones, sharpeners, steel blades, tools, cutlery, razors, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers,

Large hardback book with yellow dustcoverGrowers in action. Official history of the Victorian wheat and woolgrowers association 1927-1968

Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: [instructions for enlargement and cropping on back in lead and pale blue pencil]port of portland archives, construction, wheat storage

Shepparton pin - produced by Rose Stereograph.Silver - blue enamelled pin with the word "Shepparton" in the centre features a shield with representations of orchard, wheat-sheaf and sheepShepparton - made by Rose Stereograph.shepparton

Mouat Collection - Farming in the Wimmera. Markings; Bagged Wheat storage shed Rapanyup, Murtoa. Used as a teaching aid.kodakfarming