Rankins Orchard and Sluicing Ponds, c1930s.mining, gold, tin, sluicing, orchard, farming

Note by E.B. Littlejohn, "Nursery area. Note Cordon pears on Orchard fence. Gladiolus trials, Boxthorn hedge."Nursery area. Note Cordon pears on Orchard fence. Gladiolus trials. Boxthorn hedge.(E. B. Littlejohn)nursery, pears, orchard, gladiolus, boxthorn hedge, cordon

Note by T.H. Kneen 4 March 1992, "This could be at the time when the Orchard was equipped with a stationary spray plant located in the Spray Shed on the West boundary adjoining the old nursery. The shed was close to the large specimen of Agathis robusta (Queensland Kauri.)"Black and white photograph. Student holding a hose and spraying fruit trees in the OrchardInscribed on photograph, "Spraying trees Burnley Gardens B36-2231." Student spraying a fruit tree. Looks very similar to B91.237 in which case he has been identified as Rod Cantrill (1953).spraying, trees, orchard, nursery, agathis robusta, queensland kauri, stationary spray plant, spray shed, rod cantrill, chemical shed, fruit trees

The Old Orchard Shopping Centre was completed by October 1965Coloured photograph of land on the eastern side of Springfield Road being cleared for the building of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre. Station wagon on left. Pole in centre.old orchard shopping centre, blackburn shopping centres

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade.Black and white photograph of Valda Treadwell sitting with a cup of tea on the base for Harry Jenkins sundial with the entrance to the orchard in background.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Written in pen on reverse '1940 Valda Treadwell Sitting on the base for Harry Jenkins Sundial. Behind here - entrance to the orchard. Pine trees in background'churchill island, valda treadwell

Black and white photograph of family with horse in orchard.Typed below photograph, "Walter Hunt ploughing his orchard, now Greenwood Park, Greenwood Ave. Children left to right, Vera (Mrs. Fitzgerald, dec.), Harold and Laureen (Mrs. Bob Lynch, dec.). c 1911." The backing sheet has similar information but adds the birth dates of the children, "Laureen, born 1907, Harold, born 1904, Veronica (Vera) born 1900."

Note by T.H. Kneen 5 February 1992, "Note caps worn by the young men and the sharpening tools (whetstones) in carrier on hips of the operators." and on 26 February 1992, "Location is probably in the east orchard looking in the direction of Hawthorn." Black and white photograph. 2 male students using scythes cutting wheat ? in the East Orchard.wheat, sharpening tools, whetstones, students working outside, east orchard, caps

Black and white photograph. Female student learning how to use plough and horse from 2 male staff members in the Orchard.On reverse, "Burnley Gardens. Sept 1949. Ploughing in Cover Crop. Geo. Manley (Stockman Assistant), Valerie Green (1st Year Student), Harold Marshall (Gardening Instructor-Orchard)."female student, plough, horse, burnley gardens, ploughing, geo. manley, valerie green, harold marshall, gardening instructor, orchard, student working outside, stockman, cover crop

(1) Note by T.H. Kneen 5 February 1992, "Handwriting on reverse of photo is that of A.W. Jessep Principal (1926-41). Student is J.M. (Pixie) Scott 1941. (2) Note by T.H. Kneen 26 February 1992, (J.M.) Pixie Scott (1941) ploughing in orchard with one of the 3 draught horses probably Donald (or Donnie). The others were Freck and Flora."Black and white photograph. Student using a horse drawn scarifier in the Orchard. (1) On reverse, "A student using a scarifier in the Pear block, School of Horticulture, Burnley (1940 June)."scarifier, j.m. scott, pixie scott, ploughing, orchard, draught horses, donald, donnie, students working outside, pear block, freck, flora

2. Note by J H Kneen 26.02.1991 "Student is J. M. (Pixie) Scott."Black and white photographs. 2 copies of each photograph, 1 set had been mounted on cardboard. 1. Students pruning fruit trees in the Orchard. 2. Female student ploughing with a draught horse in the Orchard.Front: "Students at Burnley Neg 132 Section State Farm Burnley, Publicity Branch Department Of Agriculture. (1) On reverse, "Students pruning fruit trees at School of Horticulture, Burnley. June 1940." (2) On reverse, "A girl student ploughing in the Orchard School of Horticulture, Burnley, (June 1940.)" state farm burnley, pruning, fruit tree, 1940, female students, ploughing, orchard, students working outside, draught horse, publicity, pixie scott, j. m. scott

Letter from Heritage Victoria to Mark Fawcett, City of Whitehorse, 16 November 2006 . Re. inclusion of Schwerkolt Cottage and orchard site in the Victorian Heritage Inventory, with plan and aerial photographLetter from Heritage Victoria to Mark Fawcett, City of Whitehorse, 16 November 2006 . fawcett, mark, schwerkolt cottage & museum complex, historic sites

Note by T.H. Kneen 19 November 1991, "View of Principal's residence from vicinity of orchard gate - the three steps in altered form still exist (1991). Middle ground plantation of camellias still exists."Looking across garden area from the Orchard with path and shrubs to back of Principal's Residence in background. There are more steps than are extant now.On reverse, "1913." principal's residence, lynch design, camellias, principal's house, orchard, field station

Identified by T.H. Kneen as, L to R George Manley (Stockman Assistant), Valerie Green (1st Year Student), Harold Marshall (Gardening Instructor- Orchard.)"Black and white photograph. 2 Instructors and female student with horse and plough in the Orchard. Well trimmed hedge at far side of field. Draught horse pulling the plough. Houses of Hawthorn on hill in background.On reverse,"Burnley Gardens. Ploughing in Clover Crop-Sept. 1949."instructors, female student, horse, plough, orchard, burnley gardens, george manley, stockman assistant, valerie green, harold marshall, gardening instructor, students working outside, draughthorse, cover crop

This item was used as a general purpose cart on the Livermore Orchard in Vermont and was donated by Mr. Livermore when the orchard was sold for housing development.|In the 1840's a vehicle known as a springcart, chaise cart, and family cart was the choice of colonist who needed to travel from town to town. It was light, well sprung, capacious and adaptable. It was used by all stratas of society. See ref.Two wheeled general purpose spring cart, used on an orchard. Also known as a 'Jingle'. It is painted green and terracotta. It was pulled by one horse and has internal measurements of 0.46M x 1.5M x 2.46M.The wheels are 1.1M in diameter.rural industry, livestock, transport, horse

The newly constructed Diamond Creek Trail from Diamond Creek to Wattle Glen completed in February 2021 winds past these apple trees that possibly lined the entrance to the Greenhills property From Jean Verso, Nillumbik Historical Society, 15 April 2021 William Wandless Herbert bought the surrounding 100 acres in 1852. He was a native of Northumberland and the Scottish Borders who arrived in Melbourne in 1847. The house on the top of the mound would have been built not long after he bought the land; the farm was named "Greenhills". He married Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of John Wilson who had been in Diamond Creek since about 1846. Their first child was born in 1854 so there would be some form of dwelling from about that time. They had eight children who all survived to a good age. His will describes the house as part stone and part wood and of four rooms. Nillumbik Historical Society (NHS) believe it was one of the earliest if not the earliest house, in this part of the district. The remains of the stone house foundations are on top of the mound (photos on the VHD page) and the barn walls are on the north and to the east side of the mound. NHS is not sure how much or which part of the surrounding area was covered by the barns but they were large enough to hold dances after the race meetings that were held in the late 1880's on the adjacent creek flats. It would make sense with the lay of the land that they covered some of the ground to the north and east and used for farm storage, packing sheds for their apple and pear orchards and also for supporting the Nillumbik Gold Mine the family worked to the north up the gully. The path that comes down the gully and runs into the trail goes past the mine site which was on the west side of the gully a couple of hundred metres up from the flats. Heritage Victoria link for the site - https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/12203fay bridge collection, 2018-10-11, diamond creek, diamond creek trail, elizabeth wilson, greenhills, wattle glen, william wandless herbert, apple trees