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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hay Knife
Large metal blade attached to a wide and thick handle. Blade slightly curved at end.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bag Holder
Round metal ring with metal studs and half ring attached.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Wheelbarrow
Large wooden wheelbarrow with central metal wheel.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cream Can
Large round metal cream can with lid. Two handles on side of can and on handle and clasp on lid. Used in the 1930s & 1940s to transport cream to butter factory.Mummery Bros Ovensrural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cheese Press
Very large green metal cheese press. Large screwed central shaft with round base and five handles around the circumference. Large round platform at base of press. Chain with weight on one side.Thomas Corbett Maker Shrewsbury| First Prize Cheese Pressrural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Container - Milk Can
Round metal milk can with funnel top and two handles.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Smokehouse Damper
Round flat metal disc with upright corkscrew shaft attached. Handle thin horizontal shaft at base.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Fern hook
Metal curved blade with a long wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Pick Axe
Large metal pick axe with long wooden handle.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Silage Knife
Wide large metal shaft with wooden handle set at right angle.rural industry, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cow Bell
Large metal cow bell with metal cylinder.rural industry, agriculture -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Charles Downing, Selected Fruits: from Downing's Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America, 1871
This edition of the Fruits and Fruit-trees of America has been prepared to meet the wants and convenience of practical Fruit-growers who wish to cultivate varieties tested and approved as very good or best for general use or most profitable for market. Some new varieties have been included with their culture, propagation and management in the garden and orchard.A dark green hardcover book with an embossed pattern on the front cover. The spine has Downing's Selected Fruits for the Garden and Market in gold lettering with the publisher John Wiley's emblem at the bottom. There are upwards of 400 illustrations and diagrams of fruits throughout and an Index at the back. Some stains and markings with tanning on he edges of the pages. 679p.non-fictionThis edition of the Fruits and Fruit-trees of America has been prepared to meet the wants and convenience of practical Fruit-growers who wish to cultivate varieties tested and approved as very good or best for general use or most profitable for market. Some new varieties have been included with their culture, propagation and management in the garden and orchard.fruit growing, agriculture -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Hay Fork
Found in the grounds of Schwerkolt Cottage by Donor.Large four pronged pitchfork with a small shaft for a handle.Handle is missing.rural industry, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Mortimer Wallace Malcolm, Guide to Buchan Caves and Gippsland Lakes, 1985
The story of Wonnangatta Station in Victoria High Country, and the hardy people who settled and carved a living in the remote area.settlement, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Heremy Hales and John Little, Crown Lands Pre Emptive Right Aplications Victoria 1850 1854, 1993
A series of articles which appeared in the Gippsland Mercury newspaper in 1882 describing twenty two of the large estates in cenral Gippsland Victoriaagriculture, topograpy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1900 c
A popular Sunday outing venue was at Tambo UpperCopy of black and white photographic print showing large picnic party, steamer possibly Tanjil in background at a steamer landing on Tambo River between Swan Reach and Bruthen East Gippsland Victoriaagriculture, exhibition -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, H D Bulmer, 1915 c
Black and white postcard of the countryside and hills surrounding township of Buchan VictoriaView of Buchanagriculture, topography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, H D Bulmer, 1915 c
Also a second identical photograph 04524.1 10 x 15 cmSepia toned copy of postcard showing waterway with mountains in distance at Buchan VictoriaScene near Buchanagriculture, topography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Judy Davies, 1/03/2000 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of memorial tribute to pioneers of Murrindal, Roger River and Jacksons Crossing at Murrindal Victoriabusinesses, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, H D Bulmer, 1910 c
Also another photograph taken further back of same house 04619.1 9 x 14 cmSepia toned photograph of a bark roofed house, walls possibly also bark, wattle fence corrugated iron tank at corner of house two six paned windows either side of doorway, believed to be Lake Tyers area Victoriaagriculture, buildings -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Regal Postcard Co Sydney, 1900 c
Message on back posted Dec 09 to Mrs A Westerson Cliff Crest Cunningham Dear Jennie Many thanks for PN will send shoes Tuesday or Wednesday I paid the freight on that parcel I sent so I will call and see about it when I go in...... was so bad. Do you get many crayfish Hope you are all welll as we are Love Yours LauraBlue toned postcard of Sydney University showing building surrounded by vegetation, gate in foreground Sydney N.S.W.agriculture, buildings -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hales Jeremy, Maffras Beet Sugar Industry 1894-1948, 1998
The story of the Beet Sugar factory at Maffra Victoria from its beginnings in 1894 the problems encountered and the demise of the industry after WW2 The history of earlier Victorian unsuccessful into establishing the industry are mentioned Maffra beet sugindustrial, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Lyndon, Ellen, Lakes Entrance Avenue of Honour World War 1 Memorial Sculptures, 1993
Recollections of natural history adventures from childhood to adulthood in Gippsland, by a lover of all wildlife; together with comments on farming on difficult land, and Soldier Settlement difficulties.land settlement, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Judy Davies, 2014
Four other photographs of gardens and roses 05228.1, .2, .3 21 x 30 cmColour photograph of Nowa Nowa Community Health Centre Memorial Gardens established in June 2000 from an idea of Nellie Melba Welsh Nowa Nowa Victoriaagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1975
Colour photograph of five women Nell Ross, Ella Cole, Nan Fraser, Dorothy Lindsay, Muriel Gregory all member of the Uniting Church taken at Jemmys Point Lakes Entrance Victoriaagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2005c
Black and white photograph showing team of fourteen bullocks pulling a wagon load of produce with driver walking at side on wide and well maintained road, tall thick forest either side, East Gippsland Victoriaagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1925 c
Black and white photograph of two horse drawn hay carts standing while haystack is being built by three men Kalimna West Victoriaagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Pictorial Atlas of Australia, 1889
Coloured lithographic postcard showing small clearing in bush, bark barn, paling fence, three cattle and one man, small building among trees in Gippsland VictoriaNear Lake Tyersagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Pictorial Atlas of Australia, 1889 c
Also another lithographic postcard with inscription In the Gippsland Bush 05046.2 14.5 x 19 cmColoureed lithographic postcard showing men hop picking near Bairnsdale Victoriasettlers, agriculture -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, M Fish, 1/05/1993 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of an old corner post showing mortices to take fence rail at Buggy Creek south of Buchan South Victoriasettlers, agriculture