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Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Sheep bells, ca1910
Sheep Bells, we believe were imported by HOLDEN and FROST ca1910 used in agriculture c19105 small metal bells of various sizes attached with twine to be hung around the necks of sheepsheep bells, agriculture -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Accessory - Stock bell
Metal cow bell, we believe was imported by HOLDEN and FROST ca1910Used in agriculture ca1910Small metal bell with metal clanger, rectangular shaped with holder on topcow bell, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Stacking at Ferris Road, c.1952
Ernest Wesley BARRIE and Eva Edna MYERS's son Peter Ernest BARRIE was born on 07 November 1945 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Peter Barrie in front of large piles of hayagriculture, local identities -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Kindergarten Melton State School visit to Barrie Farm, c.1960
Kindergarten visit to Edna and Bon's farm education, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, The Barrie Family at Ferris Road, 1952
Wendy Elizabeth BARRIE was born on 03 November 1943 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Peter Ernest BARRIE was born on 07 November 1945 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Heather Marjorie BARRIE was born on 06 July 1949 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia.Wendy, Bon, Peter and Heather at Ferris Roadlocal identities, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Harvesting, 1960-1961
Jim was the youngest child of Charles Ernest Ernie Barrie “Darlingsford” of the farming family property Melton 1911. He was the brother of Ernest Wesley Bon, Charles Edgar, Thomas Lindsay. The family connection with this original property remained until the last part of the E W Barrie section was sold in 1982. Jim’s parents were Charles (Ernie) and Jessie Barrie of Darlingsford Melton. Tom farmed the family property with his father and brothers, and later the Ferris Road property which continued with his son Ian. His childhood interest in horses began with the draft horses kept at the bluestone stable and barn at Darlingsford. When the stables were empty in the late 1980s visit, he vividly recalled the names of the horses he had handled in his youth. When the draft horse became obsolete with the introduction of tractors and trucks this interest continued with the breeding and training of harness racersTom Barrie's harvest and Jim Barrie at Shelfordlocal identities, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Stacking at Ferris Road, Unknown
Hay stacking at Ferris Roadagriculture, local identities -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Peter Barrie, 1963, Unknown
Peter Ernest born Nov 7th 1945. Peter and his brother Robert continued operating the farm on Ferris Road. Peter remembers the horses being used. Robert and Peter worked with their father uncles and cousins until the decline of farming and the impending division of the properties and the encroaching urban development made farming no longer viable. The remaining connection of the Barrie family with property known as Darlingsford finally ceased in 1982. Peter continues to combine a small farm with his earth moving business, known as Melton Plant Hire (MPH) . Peter’s wife Jennie and daughters Deborah and Coralie administer the MPH (Melton Plant Hire) Office, and assist with operation the machinery. Photographs of Peter Barrie from different eraslocal identities, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Financial record, C.E Barrie invoices, 1911
In 1915, Barrie built a new mill at Melton Railway Station situated between Exford Hall and Dixon’s mill. It will be 40ft by 80ft with 18ft walls. Partnership with John Ralph Schutt–West Footscray Schutt & Barrie in 1916 1916 February Ernie Barrie has sold his recently erected chaff mill at Melton South Railway Station to Messrs Dixon at a satisfactory price. The mill recently purchased from Mr Barrie to be re-erected along side their present millPurchases for the Schutt & Barrie Chaff Mills, Meltonagriculture, local identities -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Robert Barrie on earth moving equipment, 1960s
Robert Barrie on earth moving machine of Jack Legge of Sale agriculture, local identities -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, 'Melton South Chaff Mill employees, Unknown
Charles E “Ernie” Barrie started constructing a Chaff mill on the corner of Brooklyn and Station road in 1900. It soon became a thriving business and was ideally located close to the railway line. Ernie and his father William and other Barrie brothers had been operated travelling chaff cutters in the district of Melton and Werribee. Within a short time the mill expanded into two big sheds in partnership with his brother James E known as “Ted”. The eldest brother William was in the Manager living in Melton South. In 1906 Ernie applied for a railway crossing on Brooklyn Road to have direct access for railway trucks to be shunted to the mill to be loaded. The Mill was also had the first phone to be connected, No 1, and No’s 2, 3 were the Golden Fleece and Macs Hotels. In 1906 Ernie married Jessie Lang daughter of the Head Teacher at Melton State School No 430 (1896 –1917). The Barrie house on the north side of the mill was completed in August 1906. It survived for almost 60 years until demolition. Chaff mills were very susceptible to fires and often burnt down and would be rebuilt again ready for the peak of the harvesting season. The final demise of the Mill occurred in a spectacular blaze on the night of Friday 2nd December 1977, just before the earth tremor as reported in the local paper. Brian Dobson the local photographer lived close by and captured the night blaze. A video was also taken of the action by the fire brigade. My parents Bon and Edna Barrie were living at 19 First Avenue, and took colour slides of the smouldering ruins in the half -light. Ironically Bon had spent the first year of his life (born in April 1909 and sister Mary born October 1907) at the house beside the mill. Trethowan’s Chaff mill in Brooklyn road was also destroyed by fire, which stated in the evening on Tuesday April 28th 1987. It was established in 1910 by Dixon Brothers, followed by, Ebbot & Kebby, Robinson, Trethowan and Butler and was with the Trethowan family when it burnt down. Melton South was small a community referred to as Melton Railway Station. Member of the community raised the idea to have a public hall. In 1909 Cr Barrie, Mr Nesbitt and Delany formed a committee to build a community hall. Cr Barrie donated the land and The Exford Hall was completed in September 1910 later to be named Victoria Hall. It was demolished in 1992. Colour slide in Barrie archive. In April 1910 the Ernie sold the Mill to Glover Onians (HSK Ward) family moved away to a property in Trundle NSW. Ernie had acquired 640 acres (a square mile) and leased a further 1920 acres of adjoining land. It was the practise of the farmers in the area at the time to buy up or lease the surrounding land from the 640 acre crown land blocks to make up acerage for a viable wheat farm. His wife Jessie found the climate to be very hot and when the Darlingsford property at Melton was put up for sale in the latter part of 1910 and was passed in at the auction. My grandfather saw this an opportunity to return to Melton. The negotiations to Darlingsford were finalised on May 11th 1911. Barrie bothers with connections to Chaff mills and farming in Melton from the 1900s William Henry, Charles Ernest, James Edwin, Samuel John, Robert, Arthur Roger, Albert Walter. Three grandsons and a great-grandson are in business earthmoving and farming in Melton today. (2013) Memoirs by Wendy BarrieEmployees at Chaff Mill, it was located on the corner of Brooklyn and Station Road, Melton South. local identities, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Schutt and Barrie Flour Mills, 1969
Arthur Henry Schutt. Born 18th July 1912 at Spotswood He was the third child of John Ralph and Mary Jane Schutt. His grandfather was the first librarian of the Victorian Law Courts and his uncle, William Schutt, was a lawyer who later became the Chief Justice Sir William Schutt. His mother was born a Clutha House, stony Creek Yarraville, a was one of ten children. John Schutt opened a chaff mill at the corner of Williamstown and Geelong Roads at West Footscray. The mill was placed on in an old quarry below the ground which saved much of the backbreaking labour of heaving sheaves of hay up into the machinery, the below ground location enable the hay to be fed directly into the railway trucks into the cutters. An elevator then carried the chaff up from the ground directly into the waiting transport, at a great saving in manpower. The chaff mill became on of the largest in Victoria employing more than forty men, and later moved into flour milling.Schutt and Barrie Flour Mills, Melton South site. Opposite this Mill was a Public Weighbridge. A rail siding crossed Brooklyn road to serve chaff mill. The rail line crossed west of the Methodist Churchlocal identities, agriculture -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, 'Schutt and Barrie Flour Mill employees, Geelong Road West Footscray, Unknown
FORGING AHEAD City of Footscray City of Braybrook Incorporated 1959 Chaff Milling Section Interior photograph: Caption: Chaff baggers in operation Accompanying Text Schutt & Barrie Pty. Ltd. commenced operations in 1913 [Schutt]at Spotswood, but two years later a transfer was made to the present site at the corner of Geelong and Williamstown Road Footscray. The output for years past has been 100 tons of chaff a day- the largest of any mill of its kind in Australia. The firm’s “Green String” is widely known.Schutt & Barrie workmen with John Ralph Schutt and C E Barrie.local identities, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sickle
Curved steel blade with serrated edges finishing in a fine tip. Wooden handle. Used for cutting grass and hay.Makers Mark|4rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 1932
A handbook for fruit and vine growers. Soft covered beige with black inscriptions and title on front cover.A HANDBOOK FOR FRUIT AND VINE GROWERSrural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Shovel
The shovel was probably used at the Burwood Brick Works as it was found during redevelopment of the site.Large steel shovel with steel and wooden handle.Tulloch Phoenix Pat No. 51268. 11-9-51 No 7rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Corn and Bean Planter, C1920
Used on the Tainton orchard in the Canterbury Road. Forest Hill.Horse drawn, chain operated, hand guided planter which forms farrow, plants beans and firms down trench. fertiliser attachment missing.'Sunshine'rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Plough
This plough was hand wrought on a forge by Thomas Gibbs and used by him in ploughing competitions. It is a good example of forge welding. It include some 'found' items.Small horse drawn long board plough with one wheel and one shear.It is hand made on a forge and includes some 'found' objectsrural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Plough
Horse drawn single farrow mouldboard plough - wooden handles.'Tom Thumb' on iron where wooden shaft connects.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Harrows, C1927
Horse drawn pair of ''Lightning' tyne harrows. The tynes are fixed and each unit of the pair are linked together by a loose chain. They have been attached by chain to a length of timber which is in turn linked by chain to the horse or to a tractor.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bag Holder
Bag Holder for bags being filled with wheat or other grains. It has three sharp hooks for gripping the edge of the bag. Three legs splayed out at the bottom-one leg is movable.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Scarifier, 1900- 1940
Lever tyned walking scarifier, pulled by a horse. Designed for use in market gardens and is adjustable so the distance between rows may be varied. These items were on sale between C1900 and C1940 .Its lightweight construction suggests that this exhibits a late rather than an early model. Similar to a horse hoe scuffer used in America.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Shovel
Wooden Handle Shovelrural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Dutch Hoe
Dutch hoerural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hoe
Standard hoe with wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sickle
Found around Schwerkolt Cottage by donor.Large sharpened curved metal blade. Handle missing .815rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sickle
Long curved sharpened steel blade with a wooden handle.4rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sickle
Used by Mr. Slater at his property 'Mitcham Grove' North Blackburn. A lavender farm.Large curved sharpened steel blade with a wooden handle.Austriarural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Plough
Single farrow plough or spring tooth orchard harrow with wooden handles. It is minus its jointer.GU8 on wheel|33 1/2 on rear shear.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Bale Hook
Used by farmers and truckies to lift and stow heavy bags and wool bales.Large steel hook with wooden handlerural industry, agriculture