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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - KEN HESSE COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S RICHES
2 copies of a white booklet titled, 'Bendigo's Riches.' This is a reprint of a series of articles printed in 'The Argus' on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district. Published Melbourne, Wilson and Mackinnon, Printers, Collins St. Melbourne. 15 pgs. ph. 1909. Item part of the Mr. Ken Hesse collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.rural industry, agriculture - cultivation, bendigo, ken hesse collection, collection, bendigo, the argus, bendigo resources, resources, agriculture, farming, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LETTER RE WHARTONS FARM AT WOODSTOCK ON LODDON, 7 July 1923
Handwritten letter dated 7 July 1923. The letter is written by Tom S.F. and describes life on Wharton's Farm at Woodstock on Loddon. Seven pages addressed to 'Dear Walter' and signed 'Tom S F'.agriculture, farm, farming -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: LEASEHOLD MORTGAGE ANGUS MCPHERSON TO THOMAS LUXTON
Leasehold mortgage document dated 12th. September, 1888 between Angus McPherson of Durham Ox and Thomas Luxton. Associated letters from Angus Mcpherson, Gladfield, The Colonial Bank of Australia, Pyramid Hill, accounts from Thomas Luxton, telegrams and notes are enclosed in mortgage document. Donald McPherson co-signed some documents.cottage, miners, angus mcpherson, donald mcpherson, thomas luxton, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, gladfield, pyramid hill, durham ox, farming -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: WOOL CARTING
Photograph (proof 69) of two teams of Clydesdales hitched to wagons that are loaded with bales of wool. The wagon on the left of the photo has two horses, and the team on the right has team of four. Only one of the drivers is visible ( on the left hand team) Trees are visible in the background and possibly some farm buildings.topic, farming, wool carting, working horses, clydesdales, carting wool, farming -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: HORSES AND BUGGY
Photograph (proof 68) of two men seated in a buggy, there are two grey horses hitched to the buggy. One of the men is wearing a suit (not formal) and tie, and has on a flat cap. The other male is dressed in working clothes.topic, farming, horse and buggy, horse and buggy, farming -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: TRACTION ENGINE
Photograph (proof 66) of a group of six men, one boy and a small girl standing in front of a traction engine. A belt from the flywheel of the engine can be seen leading off to the left of the photo. Piles of wood are in front of the grouptopic, farming, traction engine, traction engine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: CHAFF CUTTER
Two photographs (proofs 64 and 65) No. 64, A traction Engine driving a chaff cutter?, threshing machine? Via a very long flat belt. Behind the machine is a large pile of hay with several men standing on the heap. To the right of the machine there is another group of men and bags of grain and several bag trucks are visible. Under this photo in very faded writing is: Threshing, Chaff Cutter, Chaff Factory Collingwood, Mrs. J. Collins. 65. A working Traction Engine, cutting or threshing, there are groups of men standing on a pile of hay and also near the machine. A sign on the roof of the machine reads 'Marshalls Gainsborough'topic, farming, threshing, chaff cutter, thresher, chaff factory collingwood, mrs. j collins, marshalls, gainsborough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: GROUP IN CORNFIELD
Photograph (proof 62) of a group of people consisting of two women, two men and three children posing in front of a crop of corn, The corn is higher than the men standing. The children are dressed in play clothes, while the adults are in casual working clothestopic, farming, cornfield, crop of corn, farming -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: TEAM OF HORSES
Photograph (proof 49) of a team of five horses hitched to a wagon, on the wagon there is a large water tank. A man is seated on the wagon driving the team.topic, farming, drought, team of horses, wagon, water tank -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: GRAIN DEPOT
Photograph (proof) of a team of men working at a grain depot. Bags of grain are being taken up an elevator worked by a traction engine onto an already large stack. To the left of the stack is a team of horses hitched to a loaded wagon waiting to be unloaded, there are sheds visible to the right of the stack.topic, farming, grain handling, grain handling, traction engine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION:CLAYDONS MACHINE
Photograph of a team of cattle hitched to a threshing machine, there is a group of men beside the machine and behind them is a traction engine. Written underneath is East Loddon Shire. Claydons Machine at Elmwood Serpentine,topic, farming, threshing, threshing machine, claydons machine, east loddon shire, elmwood serpentine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: BOGGED TRACTOR
Photograph of a steel wheeled tractor bogged in a dam?, the mud is about two thirds of the way up the rear wheels. There is a man seated on the tractor, there is another steel wheeled tractor with a chain attached to the bogged one. The surrounding country is flat, with some trees in the distance. Written on the back is C. Hercus photo, Glen James bogged in Detroit Fordson Tractor.C. Hercustopic, farming, tractors, detroit fordson tractor, c. hercus, glen james -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: HAY CARTING
Photograph of two horses harnessed to a wagon which has a high load of hay, they are standing next to a haystack. There is a small section of post and rail fence visible, lower right background. On the back is written Dingee, negative 201topic, farming, hay carting, horses , hay carting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: D. COGHILL AND SONS
Copy of a photograph of a group of men using a threshing machine, the name D. Coghill and sons is written on the machine. There is one man seated on the traction engine and six other men standing. There is a large pile of hay at the rear of the machine with ten men standing on the stack, most of the men are holding pitchforks. East Loddon Shire is written on the base of the phototopic, farming, threshing, traction engine, threshing machine, d. coghill and sons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: ELLMSWOOD, Circa 1890
A copy of a photograph of a farmhouse with farm building in the background. Surrounding the house is a picket fence, in the foreground are three adults and five children. One of the women is holding a child and the other is holding a child by the hand. There is a man with a beard and wearing a Bowler hat standing between the two women. There are three other children; two boys on tricycles, and a girl standing between them. Written at the base of the photo is First Home, Ellmswood, Serpentine 1890topic, farming, farm house, serpentine , ellmswood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: LOADING WHEAT
Photograph of two workers loading or unloading bags of grain (wheat?). There is a shed with a low Veranda extending from the front, there is a wagon drawn by two horses backed up[ to this Veranda. One man is standing in the wagon and the other is sitting on bags of grain on the veranda. There are numerous bags of grain on a low platform extending into the background. In the far background there is what appears to be a loading ramp. Written above the photo is Dingee negative 201topic, farming, loading wheat, dingee, loading wheat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: WORKERS AT D.COGHILL AND SON
A copy of a photo of a group of workers standing ion front of a Traction Engine running what appears to be a thresher. Piles of Hay are in the background, a man is holding a dog at the front of the group. 'East Loddon Shire ' is written belowtopic, farming, threshing, east loddon shire, d. coghill and son -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HARRIS COLLECTION: FARMER'S GUIDE; A TREATISE ON THE DISEASES OF HORSES AND BLACK CATTLE
Book, dark blue faded cover, black tape on spine ( could be later addition to secure book.) 'The Farmer's Guide; a treatise on the diseased of horses and black cattle. With a selection of proved prescriptions and instruction for the management of breeding mares and cows' Published by Blackie & Son, Queen Street, Glasgow, MDCCCXXXIX (1839) Written inside front cover handwritten in pen ' Alex MacDonald, Alex Macdonald, Grieve Culbo' On next page handwritten in pen 'Alex MacDonald, Grieve Coulmony, Pariah of a Ardcheck (?) 1837' Medicine for horses, fenugreek seeds, medicine for horses' Book found in material with Harris Collection, Axedale, although no indication of Harris ownership of book.James Webb, veterinary surgeon.axedale, history, harris family farming -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Tobacco Sales Photograph
The photograph depicts the magnitude of the tobacco industry in the late 1960s to 1970s era when many Myrtleford district growers contributed to the annual tobacco harvest. The impact of post-war migration from southern Europe was playing an important role in reaching harvest records.The photograph reflects the "golden years" of tobacco growing in the district, which continued into the 1970s, prior to later deregulation in the 1980s and 90s and the ceasing of production altogether in 2006. This sales floor attracted local farming families to observe activities off-season in Melbourne, before the sales were conducted at a complex in Myrtleford. A monochrome photograph displaying a large tobacco selling floorInscription: "VIEW OF THE SHOW FLOOR OF DALGETY-NZL's BROOKLYN WOOL STORE ON 27-6-1966 WHEN 15,940 BALES OF TOBACCO LEAF VALUED AT $3,507,000 WERE DISPLAYED. IT WAS THE BIGGEST DISPLAY OF TOBACCO LEAF EVER SEEN IN AUSTRALIA" tobacco industry, myrtleford tobacco selling floor -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Colourized Photograph, "Planting Tobacco N.E. Victoria
The photograph depicts the 2nd important stage in tobacco growing--transplanting seedlings into open paddocks. It depicts early post-war machinery in use at the time until affordable modern tractors were available. The planting machine has probably been adapted from the horse-drawn era pre-World War 2. The scene is one near Myrtleford in the Ovens Valley.The photograph depicts the slow adaptation of modern tobacco farming methods in the immediate post-war period and the type of terain suitable for tobacco growing. The labour intensive nature of tobacco planting is also depicted.A colourized photograph of tobacco planting activity in a paddock near Myrtleford.Inscription: Planting Tobacco N.E. Victoria"tobacco farming tobacco planting machinery -
Myrtleford and District Historical Society
Hop Growers Photograph, "Panlook Boys, 1934"
The photograph represents the migratory labour force involved in hop growing, the major farm activity on "Panlook's Hop Gardens", Eurobin in 1934. William Panlook a descendant of a Chinese storekeeper on the Buckland Diggings, had originally commenced tobacco growing at the location until devastating frosts and unreliable tobacco prices brought a change in land use. The photograph represents the transition that occurred from tobacco to hops cultivation in the early 1930s. It is now a permanent feature of the farming landscape at Eurobin. It depicts the reliance on migratory seasonal labour and the importance of local expertise, some of Chinese descent. A sepia-coloured photograph of 30 hop pickers.Inscription: "The Panlook Boys, 1934"hop growing. panlooks hop gardens. eurobin -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Painting, Harold POWER, Ploughing, 1917
l.r; H S POWER 1917painting, horses, farming, field, ploughing, dog, plough, farmer, agriculture, horse, farm -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Print - Work on paper, Ethel SPOWERS, The Green Bridge, 1926-1927
l.r; ELS seal, l.r; The Green Bridge 27, l.r; E.L Spowers 1926print, printmaker, printmaking, woodblock, female artist, linocut, bridge, ducks, farming, farm, countryside -
Puffing Billy Railway
sickle knife Guard bar, for an old horse drawn mower
Metal sickle knife Guard bar for an old horse drawn mower Historic - Farming Equipment - sickle knife Guard bar Metal - wrought iron sickle knife Guard bar for an old horse drawn mower puffing billy, sickle knife guard bar -
Puffing Billy Railway
S & G Dairymaster Milk Urn
S & G Dairymaster Milk UrnHistoric - Farming - S & G Dairymaster Milk UrnMetal Milk UrnS & G Dairymaster s & g dairymaster milk urn, puffing billy, milk urn, milk can -
The Foundling Archive
35mm photographic negative - Jack Collection
This series (0004.1.01 - 0004.1.10) relates to Australian recreation and holidays in the 1940's. These negatives form part of the 'Jack' collection. Photographic negatives.australia; 1940's; recreation; car; women; holiday; new south wales; queensland; sydney harbor bridge; ferry; caravan; dog show; farming; swimming; backyard; -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
C Rankins Almond Orchard & Cocks Pioneer Pond, 1930s. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2 500 000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17 284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25 000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1 935 900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mines, mining, farms, farming, almonds, sluicing, rankins, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
Rankins Orchard and Sluicing Ponds, c1930s.mining, gold, tin, sluicing, orchard, farming -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - TRAPPING HOE
Metal head with wooden handleNilagricultural tool, farming -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Smith Brothers and The Stump Jump Plough, 1986
Written to commemorate Centenary of stump jump plough, 1876-1976Grey cover, red lettering, white outline of plough.stump jump plough, agricultural equipment, farming equipment