The tenant lived at the mercy of the resident landlord. Home was a one-roomed house, a chimney of wicker work plastered over with mud or just a hole in the roof. The walls might consist of mud too, or sods of grass. Any windows, were rarely glazed and would be open to the elements all year round. The Pig, if any, was kept in the house, the most valuable possession. Sold for cash at local market. The main items in the house were a potato pot and water bucket. As well as mother, father and children, there could well be grandparents all living in the same cramped conditions. The family would sleep on rushes or straw lain on the floor. Most tenants were tenants 'at will ', which meant they could be evicted at the 'will' of the landlord. Some had a lease for the life of the father and the eldest son, and this meant they were relatively safe from eviction as long as they could pay their rent. There was a tradition of passing on a portion of your land from father to each of the sons, who would build a small dwelling, and in turn pass a portion onto their own sons. This cycle of subdivision meant that many families were surviving on a tiny plot of land from which to derive a crop of potatoes for the year. Women worked hard in this environment, rearing children, cooking, cleaning, tending to any animals such a pigs or chicken and when needed, helping in the potato field. Life was dictated by the annual rent due to the landlord. Other typical expenses could be the Hearth Tax (actually charged by the number of fire places in a house) Turf, Hay (for any farm animals) and tithes. A tax known as the tithes were calculated at one tenth the value of everything saleable. Tithes were a bitter issue. They were for the support of the Church of Ireland, Protestant Bishops and Ministers, and a cess tax for the construction and maintenance of Protestant Church buildings. The problem being that the vast majority of those paying the Tax were Catholic and paying to support something that was contrary to their beliefs. Potatoes were the staple diet from September through to the end of Spring of the following year. But the summer months were months of hunger and hardship as they waited for the following harvest to come in Autumn. During these months people had to resort to eating anything they could find; turnips, cabbage, even wild grass, nettles, wild berries and dandelions. Those who lived close to the sea would collect seaweed and use it spread on their land as a form of manure. The dependency of so much of the population on the Potato as their sole source of food was to prove disastrous during the Famine years. [http://www.youririshroots.com/irishhistory/tenant.php, accessed 14 December 2013]A woman spins wools, while another cards fleece in preparation for spinning. I man smokes a pipe by an open fireplace, while a cow takes shelter in the cabin for warmth. ballarat irish, cabin, spinning, wool, cow

Postcard showing the rock walled base of the Observatory and Trig Point on Mt Dandenong on the RHS and a roofed picnic shelter on the LHS. There are 6 men seated or standing on the rock base.Front of postcard: Observatory, Mount Dandenong. On back of postcard: Mason, Firth & McCutcheon, Printers, Melbourne.mt dandenong, mt dandenong observatory, trig point, mason, firth & mccutcheon

Also a black and white postcard of highway bridge over the Latrobe River Rosedale 05412.1 9 x 14 cmBlack and white postcard of camping reserve showing picnic shelter and two fire places set in timbered area and glimpses of highway bridge through trees Rosedale VictoriaThe Camping Reserve Rosedalecamping, bridges

Black and white photograph Alistar Balfour and Terry Barling sheltering under umbrella at barbecue at conclusion of Great Entrance Walk fundraising event for Aquatic Centre. Lakes Entrance Victoriarecreational facilities, fundraising

Black and white photo showing a small portion of the Alexandra fountain in the left foreground and a shelter from the elements for cab drivers and tram staff. Man standing at the fence of the fountain on the south side.bendigo, streetscape, charing cross, alexandra fountain, shelter shed.

Yields information about the Lydiard St line and the terminus.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1969 of No. 41 at the Lydiard St North terminus looking through the Cemetery gates with the passenger shelter on the right hand side.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, cemetery, shelters, tram 41

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong No. 9 at the East terminus, with the destination of Chilwell. Note the tramway shelter on the right hand side of the photograph. !950's. trams, tramways, geelong, east, shelters, tram 9

Colour photograph Justin King, Gry Rowley, Jono Kendall members Surf Life Saving Club, Main Beach Duty Team on beach in beach shelter Lakes Entrance Victoriasurf lifesaving, volunteering

Black and White photograph of W5 790, Route 56, West Coburg about to leave the junction at Flemington Road and run through Royal Park. The tram shelter and cross over are in the view.On rear in ink "Melbourne Vic (1967)"trams, tramways, w5 class, royal park, flemington road, route 56, shelters, tram 790

Yields information about the appearance and use of the Lydiard St terminus at night.Set of three black and white photographs of No.30 at the Lydiard St North terminus at night. Has the tram stop shelter in the view and the tram stop signs. Tram fitted with a SEC All electric cooking roof advert. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. .1 - photo with shelter in the view - three copies .2 - photo with the terminus and street lights .3 - as for .1, but on the side of the street, has the lights of Ballarat in the view. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, lydiard st north, night photo, tram 30

Photo shows the Grenville St shelter decorated for the Centenary of European settlement in the Ballarat district. The tram shelter has the numbers "100". "1838" and "1938" with a number of well dressed ladies outside the shelter. See items 2917 and 6418 for associated images.Yields information about the Grenville St shelter decorated for the Centenary of European Settlement.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges,ballarat, shelters, ballarat centenary celebrations, celebrations, grenville st, sturt st

Colour photographic print in black frame with the light brown matt. Picture depicts personnel fireing the 105mm field artiliary surrounding them - a sandbag wall. Background - Hills in distance and sandbag shelter.My Vietnam Collection 105 Field battery fire mission, Vietnam 1969. Copyright Jed Robinson. Gift Horse Gallery - Original works by local & interstate artists and crafts people.105 field battery, photograph

Two other copies same sizeBlack and white small format postcard of the western Boat Harbour, showing vessels including two fishing boats moored at jetties. Roofed shelters on each wing of the quay. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Quay Lakes Entrancejetties, boats and boating, waterfront

Negative of tram 482 at Camberwell Tram Depot. Tram has destination City and Route No 70. Photo shows driver handing something from cab to man standing near depot shelter.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR13A" in red ink, "M2" in pencil, "12A" in blue ink, "P ORMD" in purple ink, and date stamp "1 Dec 1959" on front, and date stamps "26 Sep 1962" on rear.trams, tramways, w2 class, route 70, camberwell depot, shelters, tram 482

Also enlargement 13.5 x 21.5 cmBlack and white photograph of Bulumwaal State School, ,showing a timber building, gable roofed, unusual veranda roof sheltering side and entry, brick chimney through apex of gable. Bulumwaal Victoriaschools, buildings

Yields information about the east end of Sturt St showing a number of tramcars, the shelter and the street scene.Black and white photograph, digital print, of a view looking west from Grenville St along Sturt St Ballarat. Has four ESCo trams in the view, 20, 11, 13 and 9? Photo shows the large ESCo waiting shelter with the weighing machine. Adjacent to the shelter in the median strip is the 8 hour monument. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles, bicycles and a few pedestrians. In the view are the Suttons building, Town Hall, Courier and Star Office. Photo taken c1910.trams, tramways, grenville st, sturt st, esco, shelters, tram 20, tram 11, tram 13, tram 9?

A b/w photograph mounted on card of students of Sunbury State School No. 1002 taken in 1914. The group is taken in front of the shelter shed on Macedon Street site. (Names are on the photo and also on catalogue worksheet)Printed on front: Sunbury State School 1914 / "see on back"schools, sunbury state school, macedon street, sunbury, dempsey, bill, walls, stan, -, neville, trask, con, clayton, 'doctor', parke, cecil (saishle), griffins, maurice, ter hofstede, gerat, s, g., titford, willie, healey, perc, austin, johnnie, boardman, eric, wilson, don, smith, d. n., williams, will, baker, arthur, johnstone, bert, clarence, 'darkie', mclauchlin, bob, annie, jamieson, jessie, gilchrist, hazel, balfour, jean, rita, leggett, betty, curry, jim, hudson, ted, ray, flintoft, billie, syd, finn, jack, hilda, mavis, florence, gregor, lilian, dorothy, mclellan, alice, stagoll, millie, polly, leggo, margaret, bailey, lily, mcgregor, butcher, ruth, burke, connie, nellie, ella, alma, phillips, sadie, coggins, eileen, johnston, george, olive, gordon, effie, iris, vera, down, len, mickie, gilmour, wil, wykes, laurie, lacey, alan, huf, c. w. (mrs), shelter sheds, 1910s, george evans collection

Yields information about the timetable board inside the shelter at the City terminus or Tramway Centre.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: The timetable board / sign inside the Shelter at the city terminus giving times for trams leaving the "Tramway Centre"In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, shelters, timetables, signs

This is the before photograph used in the 150 year Lakes Entrance 1858-2008 display held in 2008.Black and white photograph of the western Boat Harbour, showing four fishing boats moored beside the jetties, also another vessel in foreground. There is a roofed shelter on each wing of the harbour. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Boat Harbour Lakes Entrancejetties, waterfront, boats and boating, room display

Image is of the decorated tram stop shelter in 1938 at Grenville St. The shelter has been decorated with an outline of a boat. Bailey Bros Butchers in the background.Yields information about the centenary of settlement in Ballarat during 1939Digital image obtained from the Museum of Victorian websiteshelters, ballarat centenary celebrations, grenville st, tramways

Photo Album - brown cards covers, containing 12 heavy card sheets bound with a brown cotton cord titled "Types of Passenger Shelters MMTB". Ten sheets have two photos of shelters except for the last one giving location and cost. Sheet 1 - Two shelters at Wattle Park 2 - Batman Ave and Peel St; Flemington Road with cable trams in the background. 3 - Victoria Parade and Smith St; Ballarat Road and Gordon St Footscray 4 - Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road Caulfield; photos of the standard shelter, 6 Number, for St Kilda Road, Alfred Hospital and Gisborne St East Melbourne. 5 - East Kew terminus; Camberwell Road and Smith Road 6 - Oakover Road and Gilbert Rd Preston, Flemington Road at Abbotsford St North Melbourne 7 - Swanston St and Grattan St Women's Hospital with a Bundy clock and street fire alarm in the view; Victoria Parade Fitzroy opposite Eye and Ear hospital with a W class tramcar and the Eastern Hill fire station in the background. 8 - Two photos of the shelter at the corner of William St and Collins St Melbourne. 9 - Toorak Terminus; Rennie and Nicholson St Coburg 10 - Market St terminus City. Images taken from the website production 16-1-2019 - see - http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/shelteralbum.htm On inside back cover is a Kodak label "Scroll" with "3" entered in ink. Date unknown, thought to be mid 1930's - see Reg item 3361 of the construction of William St shelter post 1933.in black ink "Manager" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, shelters, mmtb, wattle park, victoria parade, st kilda rd, flemington rd, toorak, camberwell, market st, coburg, footscray, preston, caulfield

Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo, showing statue of Queen Victoria, RSL Hall, Post Office tower with clock, roofed shelter on Pall Mall at right. Printed on bottom of photo: Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo.unknowncottage, miners

Black and white photograph of a settler and his family around their bark hut in the bush. A primitive shelter of bark slabs stabilised with a log and iron frame attached to roof ridge. Situated near Nowa Nowa Victoriahouses, settlers

Set of 17 colour slides of tramway shelters, poles, and substations by Robert Green c1990. Shelters by the PMTT, HTT and MMTB 1 Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr Balaclava and Orrong Road, Caulfield 2 - ditto 3 - Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr. Cotham Road and Burke Road, Deepdene 4 - Tramway Shelter (PMTT) - Cnr. Cotham Road and Burke Road, Deepdene with telephone box alongside. 5 - Cnr. Malvern Rd and Orrong Road, Toorak 6 - Cnr. Malvern Rd and Orrong Road, Toorak 7 - Cnr. Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road, Caufield 8 - ditto 9 - PMTT Substation - Rusden Street, Elsternwick 10 - PMTT poles cnr. Dandenong Road and Wattletree Road 11 - Tram shelter (HTT) Riversdale Road and Highfield Road - Camberwell - Highfield Park 12 - Tram shelter (HTT) Riversdale Road and Wattlevalley Road, Camberwell 13 - ditto 14 - Tram shelter (HTT) Camberwell Road, cnr Bowen St. Camberwell. 15 - Tram Shelter (HTT) Camberwell Depot, Riversdale Road, Hawthorn 16 - Merri Creek Bridge, St. Georges Road, North Fitzroy 17 - Merri Creek Bridge, St. Georges Road, North Fitzroy - foundation stone Yields information about Melbourne's tramway stop shelters and other infrastructure.Set of 17 Kodak colour slides in plastic mounts.tramways, shelters, caufield, deepdene, toorak, orrong road, cotham road, balaclava road, pmtt, htt, mmtb, riversdale road, camberwell depot, merri creek bridge, foundation stone, dandenong road, poles, rusden st, substations, hawthorn road, st.georges road

Digital image of the Grenville St tram shelter decorated for the Victorian Centenary celebrations in Ballarat 1938 - the shelter has been decorated to look like a boat. Has tram 18 or 19 entering Bridge St. In the background is Bailey Bros butcher, Magnet bakery, advert for city Life Mutual and Cooke & Co. finance on the Nicholl & Allan building, Grenville St., Bridge St Photo by Jane Holmes, from the Museum of Victoria website - see related documents. Note the scanning error in the trackwork.trams, tramways, centenary, ballarat, shelters, grenville st, tram 18, tram 19

Set of four colour prints of the Victorian Railways tramway shelter at the Brighton Beach Gardens and three of the shelter in The Esplanade Brighton Beach. See item 7479 for colour slides as well.Yields information about VR tramway shelters Set of 7 colour prints on Crystal Archive paper and 35mm negatives.tramways, shelters, vr, brighton beach, sandringham, esplanade, bay road