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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document - Examination Papers, 1959
Copies of exam papers in Floriculture, Horticultural Mechanics, Vegetable Culture, Chemistry, Fruit Culture, Mathematics, Englishexamination -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1883
THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS A COPY OF OIL PAINTING BY SIR JOHN LONGSTAFF OF STILL LIFE - NOW HANGING IN CASTLEMAINE ART GALLERY & HISTORICAL MUSEUM. OIL ON CANVAS - SIR JOHN LONGSTAFF WAS BORN IN CLUNES IN 1862, AND HAD HIS FIRST PAINTING LESSONS FROM A DR. BRUHN IN CLUNES AT A VERY EARLY AGE.PHOTOGRAPH OF STILL LIFE, OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING. BY SIR JOHN LONGSTAFF. SUBJECT; VEGETABLES - POT AND RABBIT.local history, photography, photographs, longstaff -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Ephemera, R. N. Brain, c1936, 1951
Advertisements for: R.N. Brain, Fruit and Vegetables [about 1936] and Reg N. Brain, Home Decorator, 1951Advertisements for: R.N. Brain, Fruit and Vegetables [about 1936] and Reg N. Brain, Home Decorator, 1951.Advertisements for: R.N. Brain, Fruit and Vegetables [about 1936] and Reg N. Brain, Home Decorator, 1951brain, reginald n., brain, r.n., south parade, blackburn, no 104, springvale road, nunawading, no 62, greengrocers, painters and decorators -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Perfume plants and essential oils, 1890
Evidence given before a Royal Commission on Vegetable Products by William Henry Slater on perfume plants in 1886.Evidence given before a Royal Commission on Vegetable Products by William Henry Slater on perfume plants in 1886.Evidence given before a Royal Commission on Vegetable Products by William Henry Slater on perfume plants in 1886.herb farms, royal commission on vegetable products, slater, william henry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DISPLAY
Postcard. Front has decorative display of fruit and vegetables. Rear. Yeoman & Co, Mitchell Street Bendigo. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Formation of Vegetable Mould
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms Author: Charles Darwin Publisher: John Murray Date: 1881 Label on spine with typed text PAT 595.1 DAR Inside front cover has a sticker that reads Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Inside has a sticker that reads Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, charles darwin, the formation of vegetable mould -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - VEGETABLE TUREEN
White china vegetable tureen with lid and decorated with green flowers and vines, lid with handle and bowl with 2 handles.Tokio 1790 K&Co B Late Mayersdomestic equipment, table setting, tureen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Vegetable dish with lid
Oval china vegetable tureen with lid. Blue border and blue design near handles. Handles on bowl and lid.domestic items, crockery -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, From left: Unknown, Mario Fabbro and possibly Helen Skipper, Bell Street, Eltham
... vegetables ...At Bell Street, Fabbro Farm, Eltham; From left: Unknown, Mario Fabbro and possibly Helen Skipper, standing in the middle of a vegetable crop. The site of the Fabbro farm (Diamond Creek side land) is now called Barrack Bushlands. It is doubtful that Fabbro's farm holding was ever called Barrak Park, This title is fairly recent after the Shire of Eltham purchased the land, including the last section in 1993/94. About this time the area on the west side of Falkiner Street was purchased by a private developer and developed as housing. The area in Bell Street opposite the Eltham High School was purchased by the State Government is recent years and is called Fabbro Fields. The Fabbro Family operated their farm in Bell Street, Eltham. 1 black and white photographfabbro's farm, bell street, eltham, maurice fabbro, farming, helen skipper, vegetables -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Photograph: Horse-drawn Plough at Work, 1969 Geoff Marriott ploughing in his Market Garden, 1969
... vegetables ...Members of the Marriott family arrived in Port Phillip in 1857. However it was John and Jane Marriott who in 1876, (after toiling hard since their arrival in1871, for very little gain), first leased, then purchased in 1882, 30 acres with a four-roomed house in East Boundary Road, in the area then called East Brighton. (Now known as East Bentleigh). The land they purchased had previously been a part of the 1841 Dendy Survey. Over the following years, John and his four sons with hard work and determination became prosperous vegetable growers and purchased further land in the area. Following John's retirement and subsequent death in 1903, the land was passed to his sons, and then onto the Marriott grandchildren. The family continued to remain very prosperous and successful vegetable growers. This lovely photo of Geoff Marriott bears testament to just one of the many families steeped in the tradition of vegetable growing which significantly contributed to the prosperity of the Shire, and its subsequent development into the City of Moorabbin. The photograph of Geoff Marriott of the Marriott family represents a typical example of the MANY early market gardening families, some names less prominent, but who with their labours contributed to the prosperity and the development of the community of the Shire of Moorabbin. This group of early pioneers, over many years, were a singularly important group responsible for the growth of schools, churches, the Mechanic's Hall, and were active in local government. Large coloured photograph, taken in 1969, showing Mr Geoff Marriott with his horse-drawn plough pulled by "Duke" the Clydesdale horse, and accompanied by "Smoky", his dog, working in his market garden, Brady Road, East Bentleighhorse, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, settlers, fruit, markets, vegetables, plough, mayors, moorabbin shire, moorabbin roads board, marriott geoff, marriott john, marriott jane, market gardens, horse drawn plough, city of moorabbin -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Tony Petroro sitting on his vegetable cart in Maling Road, Jan Pigot, 27/03/1993 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of fruiterer Tony Petroro sitting on his vegetable cart in Maling Road being held by his family.canterbury, maling road, shops, petroro family, streetscape -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, pickle, F Humphris & Sons Ltd
Clear glass bottle, no lid, with label depicting vegetables and text in yellow, red, blue, green, black, white, orange and brown.F Humphris & Sons . Pickles. Chow Chow. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - VEGETABLE TUREEN
White china vegetable tureen, part of dinner set, decorated with flowers and vines in green, lid with handle & bowl with 2 handles.Tokio 1790 K&Co B Late Mayersdomestic equipment, table setting, tureen -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, Dhurringile Stables 1990, 1990
Photograph of buildings now used as annex of Dhurringile prison farm, formerly managers residence and stables.Colour photograph of buildings at rear of Dhurringile Prison 1990. Also shed, horse, paddocks, hot house used for vegetable growing.on back: stables Dhurringile 1990dhurringile stables -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Stan Cox at the Hines Tomato Growing Property in Pomonal
Tomato Growing at Hines property Pomonal. Stan Cox in foreground digging with people in the background. The tomato's plants are being irrigated with water along the rows.Black and white photograph of a scene depicting watering a vegetable crop. Two people are working the crop in the background and in the foreground a person is digging. Stan Cox watering Hines Tomatoes Pomonal.stawell -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Vegetable dish with lid
Large china tureen/vegetable dish on four legs. Lid has handle with hole for ladle. Brown pattern on white backgrounddomestic items, crockery -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Serving Dish, J & G Meakin, 1880 to 1900
J & G Meakin was an English pottery manufacturing company founded in 1851 and based in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. In the 19th century, J & G Meakin was known for the vast quantities of cheap ironstone china it produced for the domestic English market and export to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States and one of these pottery lines was called "EMPRESS" and was in production through the 1930s. From around 1970, designs included Liberty, Sterling, Trend, Classic, and Heirloom. Some of these were influenced by earlier designs. The newer wares can be distinguished by back stamp markings such as 'permanent colours', 'everlasting colour', or 'dishwasher proof'. J & G Meakin had close family and corporate affiliations to the potteries Johnson Brothers, and Alfred Meakin Ltd, which explains why many patterns are similar, if not almost the same. There was a takeover by J. & G. Meakin in 1968 of Midwinter Pottery. The firm was then taken over by the Wedgwood Group in 1970. In 2000 production under the Meakin name ceased and their long-established works, Eagle Pottery, was then used for the production of Johnson Bros pottery. Eagle Pottery closed in 2004 when production was transferred abroad; the works were demolished in 2005.Item is significant as today the "EMPRESS" china pattern from the 1930s by Meakin is today a collectable item and a good example of the Meakin range of china.Serving vegetable bowl with two handles on either end, plus a lid with a handle on the top lid also has a pattern around the edge.Inscription to base "J & G Meakin Manley England " warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, alfred meakin, staffordshire potteries, iron stone pottery, serving dish -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of cat resting on front wheel
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series provides an insight into the early days of Churchill Island as a Conservation site.Black and White Photograph depicting a black and white cat sleeping on the front wheel of a Toyota Hilux with a hills hoist clothesline and vegetables in the background.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Fowler's Preserving Equipment, Fowler's Vacola Manufacturing Co Ltd, Fowler's Preserving - 3 of 3
1. Fowler's preserving jar with lid. 2. Preserving thermometer for preserving fruit. 3. Book - Fowler's Method of Bottling Fruits and Vegetables Jar - FOWLER'S No. 27 Lid - FOWLER'S VACOLA - 3 Thermometer- Registered Vacola trade mark, temperature markings.fowler's, glass jar, preserving fruit and vegetables -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, c 1940's
The item is First Edition of publication. Material reprinted from the Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria; author, George Hyam, horticultural supervisor; publication issued by direction of the Minister of Agriculture, W.G. McKenzie M.L.A. The booklet belonged to Mrs J. Adams who lived on the corner of Whitehorse and Springvale Roads.Fifty-seven page booklet on gardening by George Hyam; entitled, 'Vegetable growing in the home garden', put out by the Department of Agriculture, VictoriaDepartment of Agriculture. Victoriadomestic items, gardening -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Early Settlers's House, Unknown
Black and white photograph. Hand constructed house in a bush setting. Woman seated in front with 2 children. Garden/vegetable plots in the foreground.hand constructed house, bush setting, garden, vegetable gardens -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Booklet - S.E.C.V, How to Prepare & Store Frozen Food
The SECV's Home Advisory Service prepared this book to advise customers on the use of home freezers.They also assisted with advice and information on other electrical appliances. The SEC had Showrooms in regional Victoria including one at Mt Beauty where this booklet came from.The S.E.C.V. constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme employing many workers. They built the townships of Mt Beauty and Bogong and assisted with the infrastructure required to support the influx of population. In the Mt Beauty shopping centre, one of the shops was the SEC Showroom which sold electrical appliances and gave advice on their use. This book gives advise on the use of freezers.Booklet with 22 pages held together with two staples. The cover has an orange and then blue title at the top and below, a coloured picture of fruit and vegetables. state electricity commission of victoria. food. freezer. cooking. electrical appliance. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer, 1930 c
Letter on back of card sent from OmeoBlack and white postcard showing Metung House vegetable garden in front fence along side and dirt track with visitors on verandah Metung Victoriaguesthouses, accommodation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Tatura Care and Share Community Group Inc. Recipe Book
Recipe book made to raise funds for building fund.Cardboard cover. Front yellow and black with yellow and black writing. Drawing of fruit and vegetables on front. Back has a drawing of a house and the group name.non-fictionRecipe book made to raise funds for building fund.tatura care and share community group, recipe book -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, At Bell Street, Eltham; from left: Helen Skipper, Matcham Skipper, Sonia Skipper and possibly Myra Skipper
... vegetables ...At Bell Street, Fabbro Farm, Eltham; From left: Helen Skipper, Matcham Skipper, Sonia Skipper and possibly Myra Skipper, standing in the middle of a vegetable crop. The site of the Fabbro farm (Diamond Creek side land) is now called Barrack Bushlands. It is doubtful that Fabbro's farm holding was ever called Barrak Park, This title is fairly recent after the Shire of Eltham purchased the land, including the last section in 1993/94. About this time the area on the west side of Falkiner Street was purchased by a private developer and developed as housing. The area in Bell Street opposite the Eltham High School was purchased by the State Government is recent years and is called Fabbro Fields. The Fabbro Family operated their farm in Bell Street, Eltham. 1 black and white photographfabbro's farm, bell street, eltham, farming, helen skipper, vegetables, matchcam skipper, myra skipper, sonia skipper -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, 19/11/1984
In November 1984 Portland marked the 150th anniversary of European settlement and the foundation of the City of Portland. Various events happened in and around Portland, many community led. Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Coloured photo of Syd Cuffe in his Town Crier's regalia, standing next to the fruit and vegetable section of Portland Supermarket. Portland's 150th Anniversary celebrations.portlands 150th anniversary celebrations 1984 -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Kitchen boiler, Copper Kitchen boiler, Approx 1900
Joseph Fowler (1888-1972), businessman and municipal councillor, was born on 28 February 1888 at Bagworth, Leicestershire, England, one of thirteen children of John Fowler, groom, and his wife Mary, née Ash. With his brother Sydney, in the early 1900s Joseph worked in a fruit-preserving business run by an uncle at Maidstone, Kent, and continued with the firm after 1908 when it was relocated at Reading. At St Andrew's parish church, Leicester, on 7 September 1910 he married a nurse, Elizabeth Harris (d.1965); they emigrated in 1913 and settled at Camberwell, Melbourne. Encouraged by his commercial experience, and by the variety and quality of fruit in Australia, Fowler set up a fruit-bottling business in the rear of his small house in Burke Road. Trading as J. Fowler & Co., by 1915 the company had begun producing home-bottling kits which contained a sterilizer, bottles, lids, rings and a thermometer. To acquire the capital to establish a factory, Fowler travelled the district, selling his kits door-to-door from the back of a cart. In 1920 he bought a shop at the corner of Power Street and Burwood Road, Hawthorn, and registered his business as a private company. During the Depression his kits became a household name. In 1934 Fowlers Vacola Manufacturing Co. Ltd was registered as a public company. Housewives, nationwide, were urged to bottle their own fruits and jams by 'Mrs B Thrifty', the dainty cartoon character who graced the firm's advertisements. Numerous recipes and instruction books, such as From Orchard to Bottle the Fowlers Way, advertised the necessary preserving equipment, extending to jelly bags and juice extractors. Australian-made glass and imported steel and rubber were used in the production of Fowlers Vacola Bottling Outfits. Determined to put something back into the community which had supported him so well, in 1933-60 Fowler represented Yarra Ward on the Hawthorn City Council (mayor 1938-39 and 1945-46). He served as vice-president of Swinburne Technical College (1942) and of the Hawthorn branch of the Australian Defence League (1943); he was also a Rotarian, and a warden and vestryman of St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell. Changed demands in World War II encouraged Fowlers Vacola to diversify their product. Canned goods were manufactured for allied troops in the South Pacific. In 1953 new buildings and plant, including a giant pressure-cooker, were installed to increase productivity: from that time Fowlers Vacola sold canned and bottled food throughout Australia and abroad. By 1960 the factory occupied more than 122,000 sq. ft (11,330 m²) and further expansion was to occur when the firm moved to Nunawading. Fowler retired in 1961, but remained chairman of directors; his son Ronald succeeded him as managing director. Variously described as a generous, jovial man with a sense of humour, and as a strict and astute manager whose company was his life, Fowler was renowned for his straight business dealings and his 'no-nonsense' attitude. Survived by his son and daughter, he died on 24 April 1972 at Camberwell and was cremated. His estate was sworn for probate at $204,424. On Ronald Fowler's death in 1978, the company was bought out by the Sydney firm, Hooper Baillie Industries Ltd; it in turn sold to Sabco Ltd of South Australia; in 1994, when Sabco went into receivership, Australian Resource Recovery Technologies re-established Fowlers Vacola Australia Pty Ltd's headquarters in Melbourne. Copper boiling pot for home preserves, handles, lid and removable thermometer, also acc ompany instruction booklet. "Fowlers Method of Bottling Fruits and Vegetables"Fowler's "Vacola" Reg. No. 68081 Sterilizer -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Publicity Branch, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Students Weighing Produce, 1964-1965
Note by T.H. Kneen 18 December 1991, "The students are engaged in weighing produce from individual student plots. The dark haired female student is Lauris (or Loris) Inglis a 1966 graduate. Plots were a feature of the second year therefore the photo is probably 1965."Black and white photograph. Group of students working in the vegetable plots and bringing their produce to be weighed. One student spraying his crops. Yarra Boulevard in the background. On reverse stamp, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D521F".students, female students, lauris inglis, loris inglis, weighing produce, orchard, students working outside, vegetable plots, spraying, yarra boulevard, publicity -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Vegetable Grower's Digest, 1970
Summer 1970 edition of Vegetable Grower's Digest.Summer 1970 edition of Vegetable Grower's Digest. Includes the story of early market gardens in Melbourne in article 'In the Beginning' by T.M. Farmilo, Senior Horticultural Adviser.Summer 1970 edition of Vegetable Grower's Digest. market gardens, victoria. department of agriculture, farmilo, t.m. -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Tony Petroro and family on vegetable cart in Maling Road, Jan Pigot, 27/03/1993 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photograph of local fruiterer, Tony Petroro sitting on his vegetable cart in Maling Road. Tony and his family are dressed in Victorian clothes for the celebration.canterbury, maling road, shops, petroro family