Situated on the Warrandyte side of the Yarra River opposite Glynn's Dairy Farm, North Warrandyte, the property is in ruins and remains fenced off as of 2023fay bridge collection, glynns, longridge, ruins, warrandyte, 2019-05-04, alexander road

An advertisement for the sale of "Wattle Bend" on the Plenty River, a guest house and orchard farm being offered for sale by Mr J. A. Bush in 1925Mr J. A. Bush was formerly known as Johannes Adem Bosch, an early Greensborough orchardist1 page copy of newspaper advertisement.plenty river, bosch family, bush family, wattle bend

Charles Partington came to Greensborough with his family in the 1857 to farm along the Plenty River. Members of his family still live in the area.A memory of a Greensborough pioneer, these cards are an example of bereavement cards in the early 20th century3 x black and white bereavement cards (possibly accompanied floral tributes). "Sacred to the memory of Charles Partington who departed this life March 13th 1905. Aged 80 years and was later interred in the Strathallan Cemetery"charles partington, ellen whatmough, partington family, bereavement cards

Charles Partington and family came to Melbourne in the 1857 and moved to Greensborough where they farmed along the Plenty River. Descendants still live in Greensborough.A pioneer Greensborough family.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.charles partington, partington family

Studio portrait of Ben Partington. Benjamin (born at Point Lookout). Lived and worked at Willis Vale on the farm and orchards. Married at age 34.A pioneer Greensborough family.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.ben partington, partington family

Used by the donor Gwen Asling (nee A'Vard) when she lived on her parent's (George and May A'Vard) dairy farm in 1920.The A'Vard family were pioneers who came to selected land in The Dandenong Ranges in 1898 Green enamel body, iron bottom, 2 control knobs, black wooden handle and petrol can attached Peerman pumpless, serial number PL/46 domestic appliance, laundry

Collection of material relating to both families assembled by L. Knee. Robert Mactier awarded VC, buried in the Hem Farm Cemetery in France.Collection of Private Robert Mactier VC memorabilia and the Glover family connection.robert mactier vc, ww1 vc recipients, tatura locals

Found in an above ground rubbish pile at Days Mill and farm. The cups appear to be made for use by children. Probably used by the family on site.Two small aluminum drinking vessels. One is a small battered cup with a handle, the other is a mug with an inscription, :DARLING" and is missing a handle. "DARLING"william day, ann day, joseph day, robert day

Found in an above ground rubbish pile at Days Mill and farm. This comb appears to have been part of an electric shearing hand piece.Small metal comb with nine teeth (10th tooth is broken off) two holes and two Ü" shaped cut out sections. Rusted.william day, ann day, joseph day, robert day

Janet (Toss) Bradley nee Johnston. About age 16 when she used to serve the golfers afternoon tea on Grange Farm.stawell sport

Used by Cassie McBeath, then by Marjorie McBeath (her sister-in-law) on the farm at Mannibadar. Used for skimming cream off the top of scalded milk.Brown metal scoop-shaped scalded-milk skimmer.mcbeath, dairying

Douglas' painting shows a mud farm cottage in Kangaroo Ground. The mud brick cottage at 145 Henley Road is on the Victorian Heritage Database This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (2) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. Significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens at lower left and right sides causing quality issues. sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, neil douglas, kangaroo ground, roads

Belonged to Trevor Pearce's grandfather, who had dairy farms at Kilsyth, and later at Montrose. He abandoned cattle for growing vegetables. This was in 1946Cane handle, plaited leather grip with plaited knob. The leather plaited whip is attached to the handle with oiled twine. The end tip of the whip (cracker) has a leather thong finishing in plaited twine.

The photograph is of the centre of Greensborough in 1970, prior to the Greensborough Plaza being built. The Partington farm house, named 'Alwyn' (after Alan and Wyn Partington) can be seen north of the Railway Line. Alan and Wyn had to leave this farm in 1976 - moving to a new house - built by son Gary - at 54 Manatunga Circuit - to make way for the creation of Whatmough Park and development of the Hailes Street-The Circuit-Greensborough Plaza precinct.This is an important visual record of Greensborough before the redevelopment of the late 1970's. It also shows the Whatmough park area when it was still the Partington family farm.A black and white newspaper clipping featuring an aerial photograph.Nilgreensborough streets, greensborough, aerial photograph, 1970, partington, whatmough park, greensborough swimming pool

Hand-coloured postcard, Hargreaves through to Queen Streets, Bendigo. Three covered horse-drawn wagons with drivers, in front of Federal Auction rooms, Furniture Store. Large flag on pole - 'J.H. Curnow the Big Furniture Store', 'Office, House Land and Estate Agency', 'Farms, houses, building allotments, linoleums, carpets'. Inscriptions/markings: printed on card - 'Auction Rooms, Office and Furniture Store - Hargreaves Street, Sale Yards Frontage Queen Street.place, streetscape, hargreaves street

Document. Six single sheet leaflets; Hartland's Eucalyptus Factory and Historic Farm. Bendigo Tramway's. Bendigo Pottery. Central Deborah Gold Mine. The Chinese Joss House. (2). One bi-fold brochure Central Deborah Gold Mine and Talking Tram. Tri-fold brochures; Bendigo and District Tourist Guide (x2). Welcome to Bendigo and District Victoria. Bendigo Victoria, Australia. One multi-fold brochure ''Gold ! - Bendigo Gold !''.document, memo, bendigo tourism brochures

B&W photo showing Glen Park Farm, Selby, owned by the Johns family, as seen from the north-east corner. Photo shows the descent to the valley then up Black Hill in the background. Mostly cleared paddock apart from the cypress avenue to the farmhouse (which is glimpsed between the trees) a few single trees dotted about, and the heavily treed area on the top of Black Hill. There is a small building or shed or possibly a haystack in the centre of the photo.

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.)

Unidentified photograph, (Verified to by Faye Partington that it Benjamin (born at Point Lookout). Lived and worked at Willis Vale on the farm and orchards. Married at age 34.Charles Partington and family came to Melbourne in the 1840s and moved to Greensborough where they farmed along the Plenty River. Descendants still live in Greensborough.Digital copy of black and white studio photograph.

First home built on the One Evelyn Way development in Greensborough This site was previously a pig farm and there were some environmental concerns as this site was developed.Digital copy of colour photographone evelyn way greensborough

Early settlers in Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and the women made their own clothes, bed linen and tableware as they established homes and farms for their familiesThe Family of Mrs Nance Blackburn were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c 1880A polished wood tray used by women to hold pins when dressmaking, crocheting or mending clothes and linen c1920 dressmaking, crochet work, metal pins, pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, blackburn nance

Photograph of the cover of the booklet produced for the funeral of Maurice Fabbro which includes his photograph. The Fabbro Family operated their farm in Bell Street, Eltham. 1 colour photographA celebration of the Life of Maurice Joseph Fabbro (Mario); 19 January 1920 - 19 November 2009fabbro's farm, maurice fabbro

In the 1980s milk was collected by the North Eastern Dairy Company who graded the milk by temperature, weight in pounds and class A.B or C.The Farm was no. 355.Farm no. 355 was in Dederang where F. M. Hynes milked the cows. The Kiewa Valley was mostly a dairy farming district. The receipts also give insight into the methods of testing the quality of milk.A collection of receipts and notices from the dairy of F.M. Hynes at Dederang. The receipts are a mixture of cardboard and paper of various colours. They are collected (by stabbing) on a hanging wire hook.Various handwritten reports re milk quality. Circa 1980s.dairy farming, kiewa valley dairy farms, milk records

First aid kits were kept in many households as transport wasn't always available and many people lived in isolation especially those on farms. This first aid kit was found under the floor of a home in Tawonga South.Wooden box with 2 steel hinges on the top and 2 steel clips and 2 steel rings at the front. The corners are reinforced with steel caps. When open the lid has 4 bottles of liquid (medicine?). The box is full of medical aids eg. bandages, scissors, etc.first aid kit

Photograph of Mrs Janet Wettenhalll and ram "Stanbury Royal Replica" from the Stanbury Stud Farm, Ceres, Victoria, bred and exhibited by RE Wettenhall.Stanbury Royal Replica (Rew. 65.260.273) Senior & Grand Champion ram & Supreme Champion Corriedale/....../Est R E Wettenhall, Stanbury, Ceres, Victoria Pastoral Review Photoawards - sheep corriedale sheep sheep breeding - history export - live sheep agricultural shows, stanbury corriedale stud, wettenhall, mr rupert e. wettenhall, mrs janet, victoria, awards - sheep, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding - history, export - live sheep, agricultural shows

This stencil was used as a organisation stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked FLINBAY would have been farmed by or sent to that company to manufacturer.Wool bale export stencil - FLINBAYFLINBAYwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Medal presented to J Goldie from local farm family at Port Fairy Agricultural Show, formerly named Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural ShowRepresents medal awarded to entrants in Agricultural Shows c.1900Horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, rooster in a rural sceneVilliers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association Awarded to J Goldie Jun. for Single Pony - not more than 14 hands 1900j goldie, agricultural, villiers and heytesbury, show