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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Memories of a Country Childhood, 2008
... of seven children who grew up at Rivery Park, a dairy farm... grew up at Rivery Park, a dairy farm in Grassmere in the 1930s ...This is a book by Jean McDonald (nee Henderson) telling of her childhood experiences. Born in 1924 Jean McDonald was one of seven children who grew up at Rivery Park, a dairy farm in Grassmere in the 1930s and 40s. She went to school in Cooramook and Warrnambool. This book is of interest as it describes the life of Jean McDonald in Grassmere. It is an important social history of the life and times of a local woman. This is a soft cover book of 189 pages. The front cover has a coloured photograph of three children near a stream and the back cover has an extract from the book and some comments on it. The book contains ten chapters and many black and white photographs. ‘M. Jansen’ jean mcdonald, grassmere, cooramook, rural life in the western district -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing,Lady's white long cotton nightdress with lace inserts c1900, c1900
... as they developed the market gardens , dairy farms and fruit orchards ..., moorabbin shire blackburn nance, dairy farms, fruit orchards Family ...A Lady's white, long, cotton nightdress, with lace inserts and small mother of pearl buttons, was made by an early settler woman in Moorabbin Shire c1900. The women of the pioneer families made and repaired their families clothing as they developed the market gardens , dairy farms and fruit orchards This Lady's white long cotton nightdress with lace inserts is an example of the needlework and dressmaking skills of the early settler women in Moorabbin Shire ,Lady's white, long, cotton nightdress with lace inserts, short sleeves and small mother of pearl buttons clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork , bentleigh, lacework, moorabbin shire blackburn nance, dairy farms, fruit orchards -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Yarra River, Kew, 1925
... to the river were sold and developed as dairy farms, hence the presence... and developed as dairy farms, hence the presence of cattle until ...Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 3 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with permission given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. A photograph of a stretch of the Yarra River at Kew. From the 1840s, at the Crown Land Sales, lots adjacent to the river were sold and developed as dairy farms, hence the presence of cattle until the land was subdivided or created into golf courses during the twentieth century. "Yarra Rvr / Kew / 1925"henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, kew (vic.) — yarra river, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, dairying -- kew (vic.) -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
... was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett... of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett. The last vintage ...Rosenthal Winery in Vineyard Road, Sunbury was one of the first wineries established in the area. It was owned by R. F. Kurrle. The roofless building still stands on the property which was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett. The last vintage from the property was crushed in 1910.A coloured photograph of shell of the interior of the Rosenthal Winery. The bluestone is exposed on the lower half of the walls but the walls on the upper storey have either been rendered or painted. Part of the interior wooden structure is still standing. There is an open doorway on the LHS with two windows above it. Two smaller windows are on the lower part of another wall with a larger window above them. The building is roofless.rosenthal winery, wineries, vineyards, vineyard road, sunbury wineries, kurrle, r. f., millett, tom, angela, sunbury, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
... was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett... on the property which was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela ...Rosenthal Winery in Vineyard Road, Sunbury was one of the first wineries established in the area. It was owned by R. F. Kurrle. The roofless building still stands on the property which was part of the dairy farm owned by Tom and Angela Millett. The last vintage from the property was crushed in 1910.A view of the exterior of the ruins of Rosenthal Winery showing 2 sides. It is a bluestone building with a red brick arched doorway at the front and a small narrow arched window above the doorway. Along the side there is another arched doorway at the lower level and 5 paneless windows along the upper level. The pitched gable ends are still standing but the building is roofless.rosenthal winery, wineries, vineyards, vineyard road, sunbury wineries, kurrle, r. f., millett, tom, angela, sunbury, george evans collection -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Manila Folder - Newspaper cuttings and photos - Ryder Family, Ada & Walter Ryder Family
... a) Dairy Farm on banks of Kiewa River b) Mt Beauty c) Rocky Valley... slides a) Dairy Farm on banks of Kiewa River b) Mt Beauty c ...The Ryder family have lived and farmed in the Kiewa Valley since the 1840sMemorabilia of the Ryder family in the Kiewa Valley is an example of changing activities and interests etc in the Kiewa Valley since the 1840s through to the current day.1. Merit Certificate for Dorothy Ryder 1938 2. Three newspaper cuttings a) Hospital Town Highlight b) Time Moves On c) Joan Lang - the woman who could...and did! 3. Three slides a) Dairy Farm on banks of Kiewa River b) Mt Beauty c) Rocky Valley Dam 4. Four photos a) Beatrice Ryder on Empire Day b) Ada with son Walter Ryder c) Beatrice & Vera Ryder d)Skiers on High Plainsb) and c) photos labelled on the backryder family, kiewa valley farming -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Horse teams constructing Waranga Basin embankment
... , just after the war and subsequently established a dairy farm... a dairy farm at Stanhope South and became involved, with his team ...The driver of the horse team is William Fentham who came out from England with about 10 shillings in his pocket in 1918, just after the war and subsequently established a dairy farm at Stanhope South and became involved, with his team of horses in helping to construct the Waranga Basin about 1920. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Cream Stirrers, 1940s
... to agitate milk or cream in milk cans and were used on dairy farms... to agitate milk or cream in milk cans and were used on dairy farms ...These stirring rods with long handles and base referred to as a dasher were common in the dairy industry. They were made to agitate milk or cream in milk cans and were used on dairy farms and in old creameries. They helped to cool the milk and stop it from separating. They were used on the properties of the Conway and Lemke families in Wodonga.These items are significant as they are representative of tools used in the early dairy industry and were owned by families in Wodonga.Milk / cream stirrers made from steel with a circular blade attached to enable milk to flow through.dairy industry wodonga, dairy tools, dairy machinery -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing, Lady's white, long, half petticoat cotton c1900, c1900C
... and dairy farms in Moorabbin Shire ..., fruit orchards and dairy farms in Moorabbin Shire The pioneer ...A Lady's white, long, cotton half petticoat with a gathered flounce and lace insert at hem. The petticoat has a placket on the side seam and is fastened with bone buttons, The pioneer families had to be self sufficient making their own tools, clothing, while developing their market gardens, fruit orchards and dairy farms in Moorabbin Shire The pioneer women in Moorabbin Shire had to make and repair the clothes for themselves and their families and were accomplished in dressmaking, needlework , craftwork and knitting A Lady's white, long, cotton half petticoat with a wide flounce lace edging and bone buttons at side seam clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork , bentleigh, lacework, moorabbin shire blackburn nance, dairy farms, fruit orchards -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Hammer, wood metal taper head, c1900
... equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . ... their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using ...Among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This hammer is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900c1900 Hammer with a wooden handle and metal head. The metal head a circular striking edge and a tapered wedge shaped edgehammers, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, steel pipe threader c1900, c1900
... equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . ... equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools ...Among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This pipe threader is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900A steel tool with 2 long arms and central square plate perforated with specific shapes secured by a long screwpipe threader, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Wood Planes, handmade c1880, c1880
... and made and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm... for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . Among ...Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were self reliant and made and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . Among the early settlers were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. These wood planes are typical of the type made and used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c18802 handmade wood planes with blades. b) has 3cm groove for molding wood planes, spanners, early settlers, market gardeners, builders, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham, mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COCKS FAMILY HISTORY
... , dairy farms and later shops in Melbourne which various family... of the properties owned, horses they bred, dairy farms and later shops ...Forty four pages of the Cocks Family History including Acknowledgements and an introductory letter from David James Cocks. No page seven. The Cock Family came England and on arrival in Victoria the letter 's' was added to their surname. Robinson Cock came to Australia at the request of his brother-in-law, John Hunter Patterson, who owned Moorabbee Station, where he started to work. It also tells of the properties owned, horses they bred, dairy farms and later shops in Melbourne which various family members had.person, family, cocks family, cocks family history, david james cocks, robinson cocks, john hunter patterson, bendiog library, mary ann cocks (nee reeves), gwendolyn nellie pegg (nee cocks), herbert james robinson cocks (jim), leslie vincent kennett cocks (les), victor hugh cocks (hugh), herbert victor thomas cocks (bert), nellie cocks (nee mills), leslie robinson cocks, catherine cnatrill (nee cocks), herbert arthur cocks, eve ellen cocks (nee scott), leonard gibb cocks (len), raymond cocks, ingrid cocks (nee petersen), phyllis hope cocks (nee phillips), 'kimbolton', 'mcivor', john ormond randell, latrobe library, melbourne university archives, queensberry hill press, brown prior anderson p/ltd, john cock, katherine robinson, john cock, catherine shepperson -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Cherel Sartori, Kell's Cottage by Cherel Sartori, 1917o
... Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell ...Story of Kell's Cottage, built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This account was written by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.12 p., text and sepia and col. photographskell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Kell's Cottage, 01/01/1956
... acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection... Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned ...Photograph of Kell's Cottage. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Kell's Cottage 1940s, 01/01/1956
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection ...Photograph of Kell's Cottage in the 1940s. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Kell's Cottage, 01/01/1956
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection ...Photographs of Kell's Cottage in the 1940s. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of 3 black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Vanda Savill (1913-2005), Tha' she blows, 1980
... . The author, Vanda Savill, lived at Heywood on a dairy farm and had.... The author, Vanda Savill, lived at Heywood on a dairy farm and had ...Scrapbook style book history of early Port Fairy and PortlandThis is a paper back book of 176 pages. The pages are bound together. The cover is blue card with silver-coloured wording and illustrations of whales. There are 829 photographs and illustrations. The historical material contained in the pages is handwritten and photocopied. non-fictionScrapbook style book history of early Port Fairy and Portlandwhaling, port fairy, portland, shipwrecks -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Container - Milk can, Early 20th century
... This is a can used for storing milk at a dairy farm.... Den 16 This is a can used for storing milk at a dairy farm ...This is a can used for storing milk at a dairy farm for transport to the local butter, milk or cheese factory. It comes from a farm (number 16) in Dennington, a settlement and now a suburb west of Warrnambool. It may have been supplying milk to the Nestles factory at Dennington by a truck or taken to a Nestles depot nearby. The Nestles factory was established in Dennington in 1907 and closed in 2005. This can is an interesting memento of dairying practices in the early to mid 20th century.This is a metal can with a circular base tapering to an open top. It has two handles on the side and a circular lid with a handle. It has a stencil on the side. The entire can is rusted.Den 16milk can, dairying in warrnambool district, nestles factory dennington -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, shifting spanner large c1930, c1930
... equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . ... for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools ...An adjustable or shifting spanner or adjustable wrench is an open-end wrench with a movable jaw, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut, bolt, etc.) rather than just one fastener size, as with a conventional fixed spanner. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This steel shifting spanner is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1930A large heavy steel curved neck shifting spanner with adjustable screwFLAG BRAND / MADE IN GERMANYtools, spanners, shifting spanners, wrenches, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Slide-hammer Nail puller,c1880
... their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using... reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm ...c1880 Many tools were imported from USA manufacturers by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire and local blacksmiths modified and maintained these tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This slide-hammer nail puller is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900A steel slide-hammer nail puller c1880SMITH & HEMENWAY CO.N.Y. / Pat July (18) 78, Oct 79, July 81/ TRADEMARK 'GIANT' No.1slide hammer nail pullers, carpenters, builders, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd, smith & hemenway co. new york usa, -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Cows at Kell's Cottage 1956, 01/01/1956
... by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell ...Photograph of a cow at Kell's Cottage in the 1940s. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.An indication of the rural aspect of this area in the mid-20th century.Digital copy of black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Electricity connected in Henry Street, 1950s, 1956c
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel ...Kell's Cottage with electricity connected 1950s. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.An indication of the rural aspect of this area in the mid-20th century.Digital copy of black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Paddock and gates in Henry Street, 1950s, 1956c
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell ...Paddock and driveway at Kell's Cottage 1950s. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.An indication of the rural aspect of this area in the mid-20th century.Digital copy of black and white photographkell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Sale notices, Kell's Cottage, 2000, 2000_
... by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel... by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel ...Advertisements for Kell's Cottage when sold in 2000. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of colour advertisementskell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Exterior of Kell's Cottage, 2000, 2000_
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection ...Exterior of Kell's Cottage when sold in 2000. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of colour photographskell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Cherel Sartori, Interior of Kell's Cottage, 2000, 2000_
... Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell... on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell ...Interior of Kell's Cottage when sold in 2000. The house was built 1917, at 112 Henry Street Greensborough by William Mitchell on the 60 acre dairy farm owned by Ethel and Walter Kell. This collection of photographs was copied by Cherel Sartori (who owned the house from 1990-2000), following a visit by Claude Amiet who lived in the house as a child in the early 20th century.Digital copy of 4 colour photographskell's cottage, claude amiet, cherel sartori -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Colour photograph of Nesta Drew and her former teacher
... operated a dairy farm with her family on the Kiewa Valley Highway... having operated a dairy farm with her family on the Kiewa Valley ...Mrs Nesta Drew is a longtime resident of Tawonga having operated a dairy farm with her family on the Kiewa Valley Highway in Tawonga. She grew up in the area and attending local schools and raised her own family there, until selling up the family home and moving into an aged care facility in recent years. Some of her family still reside in the local area. Mrs Drew is a well known community figure in the Tawonga area with links to many social and family groups. She has a very strong historical connection to Tawonga and has been a reliable source of anecdotal local historical knowledge. Colour photograph of Mrs Nesta Drew visiting her former teacher Miss Edna Jenkins. Explanation of photograph handwritten on the back by Mrs Drew (see photograph above) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Watts' Blackburn Dairy, c1929
... a family dairy farm located in Moorabbin but after the Government.... In the beginning their milk came from a family dairy farm located ...The Watts family bought the dairy at 20 Albert St. in 1929 and increased the business from one to seven carts. From Albert St. they moved to Rialway Parade. In the beginning their milk came from a family dairy farm located in Moorabbin but after the Government required all milk to be pasteurised they obtained their milk from Crumps' dairy in Surrey Hills as was more efficientBlack and white photograph of the house and dairy belonging to the Watts family. House painted white and the dairy on the side of the brick building.dairies, watts' blackburn dairy, railway parade blackburn, watts don -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Nail remover snip c 1900, c1900
... equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . ... reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm ...These forged nail snips we used to remove embedded nails by builders. Among the early settlers in Moorabbin Shire were blacksmiths who made tools for the other settlers who were establishing the homes, market gardens, farms, orchards and various businesses. Early settlers were self reliant and repaired their own equipment for kitchen,dairy, farm, horses, carts using various tools . This hammer is typical of the type used by early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1900This forged steel nail snip was used to remove embedded nails by builders c1900forged nail snips, early settlers, market gardeners, blacksmiths, tools, building equipment, hammers, moorabbin shire, bentleigh, mckinnon, highett, cheltenham,mcewan james pty ltd, melbourne, bunnings pty ltd,