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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Warren Penney, The Farming of Australia, 1986
A social and economic portrait of farming in Australia from 1788 to 1986.Hard cover. Colourful jacket with landscape photograph on front. Picture of certificate of merit from Royal Agricultural Society. Much early farming. Many photographs of early farming methods to 1986. Social life. Written by Robin Brumby, journalist.farming methods in australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Certificate of Appreciation, William Ryan, 1895
Presented to William Ryan, approx 1895. Retained by him and his family until 2008. Presented to Tatura Historical Society by family member Betty Ryan.Certificate of Appreciation to William Ryan of Girgaree east upon his leaving the district approx 1895 (no date mentioned) Relating largely to work on the Agricultural Society Tatura.Twenty signatures. Approx 235 words of appreciation and good wisheswilliam ryan, certificate of appreciation, betty ryan -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Bag Filler Rammer
Used on Crawford's farm (Woodlands) to top up bags of cereal when harvested before sewing the bags up. Ramming the pipe into the bag forces extra grain down into the lower areas.Handmade galvanised iron (tin) pipe with funnel at top with lid used to ram extra grain into filled bags to top up weight.bag filler rammer, crawford's farm, agricultural equipment -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Seed Broadcaster, early 20th century
Used by local farmer, Tatura district, for 3 generations to broadcast small areas or missed areas or seed (cereals, clover pasture, lucerne).Canvas bag with shoulder strap attached to hand driven broadcaster. Wheel with handle when turned drives cogs attached by axle to spindle with blades to propel seed.CORNISHagricultural equipment, early farm equipment -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Medal, Best Bird Tatura Show 1914, 1914
This is a Victorian Government medal give by the Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club. They conducted their show in conjunction with the local Agricultural show and provided a variety of prizes. This attracted a large amount of entries from State wide. This arrangement was repeated at many other country shows at that time if the local Show society wished to affiliate. The show at Tatura attracted over 300 poultry entries in 1914. Round bronze Medallion with scroll on one side with inscription; other side has emblem of emu and kangaroo, and inscription.scroll: won by J B Brooks best bird Tatura Show 1914; other side: Australia in outer circle, The Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club. victorian poultry and kennel club, j b brooks -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Thrashing the wheat
Thrashing wheat; horses; children in old style dresstatura, rural, industry, agriculture, livestock, costume, children -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Site of future Muirfield Court
Original in colour, Site of future Muirfield Court, Tatura, looking North-West, August 1989.tatura, housing estate, rural, industry, agriculture -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
CD, Tatura Agricultural Show 2005, 2010
Photographs of events at Tatura Agricultural Show March 2005.Silver disc with red text inside a black and clear plastic rectangular cover -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Plan, Waranga Basin Project, c.1890
Original plan held at Tatura Office og Murray Goulburn Water, electronically copied.waranga basin, irrigation, agriculture, rural, industry -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Medal
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 -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, 1884
Marram grass (1st year) South Beach about 1884 planted to stop the erosion of the sand dunes having been stripped of all the tea tree and native grass cover, the tea tree bark being used for tanning leatherBlack and white Photograph of the dunes above Boarding School Bay sewn with Marram grass Marram grass (1st year) South Beach about 1884marram grass, south beach, agriculture, dunes -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
Port Fairy Show Day unsure of date as yet Black and white photograph of Crowds of people with cars and tent in background at Port Fairy Show Dayevents, civil, crowd, agricultural, show, pastoral, horticutural, ap&h -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Cr D Lane 1911-12,17-18, 29-30
Councillor Lane carried on agricultural farming activities at Killarney on part of the Special Survey. His last term as president was during the Great Depression of the late 1920’s when there was a considerable amount of unemployment in the district Black and white portraitCr D Lane 1911-12,17-18, 29-30government, belfast, president, portrait, shire, council, municipal, local-government, d.lane -
Clunes Museum
Tool - HAY KNIFE, Hiram Holt & Co
Serrated iron blade, 2 wooden handles, Hiram Holt & Co., East Wiltonhay knife, agricultural tools -
Clunes Museum
Equipment - AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT - SEEDER, S.L. Allen & Company, 1897 to the 1950s
SEEDER, METAL CONTAINER WITH LONG HANDLES AND WHEELS AND HOE ASSEMBLYIMPRINTED IN THE LID OF THE METAL SEED BOX "PLANET JR NO.4"seeder, agriculture equipment -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1913
CLUNES AGRICULTURE SHOW IS HELD IN SHOW GROUNDS RVERY NOVEMBER SINCE LATE 1860.SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF GROUP OF PEOPLE ATTENDING CLUNES AGRICULTURE SHOW - MARQUE TOPPED BY FLAG. ACTION IN THE ARENA - SPECTATORS STANDING AND SITTING IN THE FORE GROUND.CLUNES SHOW NOV. 28/ 1913photographs, events and celebrations, clunes show 1913 -
National Wool Museum
Sash
Prize sash, "Geelong A & P Society 1977 Show - Geelong Woolbrokers - Veterans Shearing Competition".GEELONG A. & P. SOCIETY 1977 SHOW / GEELONG WOOLBROKERS / VETERANS SHEARING COMPETITIONagricultural societies, agricultural shows, shearing, geelong woolbrokers' association geelong agricultural and pastoral society -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 25, 1933
"Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 25". Editor - Thomas J. Glynn (Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Society of Victoria), Melbourne 1933.sheep, british, australian society of breeders of british sheep, sheep - british -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.CASTLEMAINE AGRICULTURAL SHOW 1970 Champion UTILITY PIGEONagricultural shows, castlemaine, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.KYNETON AGRICULTURAL SCTY. ANNUAL SHOW 1970 Champion UTILITY PIGEONagricultural shows, kyneton agricultural society, kyneton, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.COLAC & DISTRICT P. & A. SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW Best UTILITY PIGEONagricultural shows, colac and district pastoral and agricultural society, colac, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.COLAC & DISTRICT P. & A. SOCIETY ANNUAL SHOW 1968 Best UTILITY PIGEONagricultural shows, colac and district pastoral and agricultural society, colac, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.DAYLESFORD SHOW SOCIETY 1970 Champion UTILITY PIGEON HENagricultural shows, daylesford show society, daylesford, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.MARYBOROUGH & DISTRICT A. & H. SOCIETY 1968 Best UTILITY PIGEONagricultural shows, maryborough and district a. and h. society, maryborough, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.KINGSTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Best BIRD OF SHOWagricultural shows, kingston agricultural society, kingston, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.DAYLESFORD SHOW SOCIETY 1973 Champion FANCY PIGEON COCKagricultural shows, daylesford show society, daylesford, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.FINLEY A. & P. ASSN.agricultural shows, finley agricultural and pastoral association, finley, new south wales -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.Nhill A. & P. Society 1959agricultural shows, nhill agricultural and pastoral society, nhill, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.NATHALIA AGRICULTURAL SHOWagricultural shows, nathalia, victoria -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.COBRAM ANNUAL SHOW 1961agricultural shows, cobram, victoria