Photo of Douglas Henry Jones Born 18th October 1931 died 23rd October 1984. Doug ( known as Bussie) was a well known local identity who was a cricketer and footballer of some note. He was a winemaker with B Seppelt and sons, Rutherglen for over 35 years. At the time of his death he was working as a consultant having left his position of Regional Manager when they sold their Rutherglen operations. Black and white portrait photograph of a man in a striped business shirt and a necktieOn back of photo: "Doug Jones" "145% [lower case c in a circle] Seppelt's"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, seppelts winery, doug jones, bussie

Located within the heart of the winery, the atrium style Cellar Door was designed by legendary Australian architect; Robyn Boyd and constructed in 1972. Offering views of the century old storage casks and famous dirt floors, the Cellar Door offers an up close experience to the making of our world famous wines.Black and white photograph of the interior of a wine cellar with stacks of wine casks of various sizes. A substantial number of people are in a glassed-in area at the back of the room. Glassed-in area ( cellar door sales area) designed by Robyn Boyd. 1972On back of photo: "S/S [upper case H in a circle] Morris"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, morris winery, robyn boyd, rutherglen australia, winery, cellar door

Could be Morris WinesBlack and white photograph of the interior of a wine cellar showing a row of large wine caskswineries, north east victoria, wine industry

Could be Morris WinesBlack and white photograph of the interior of a wine cellar showing a row of large wine casks, a wine tank, a number of smaller barrels, hoses and equipmentwineries, north east victoria, wine industry

Black and white photograph of a tall stack of wine barrels.wineries, north east victoria, wine industry

Black and white photograph of a row of wine casks with smaller barrels stacked on top.wineries, north east victoria, wine industry

Established in 1858 by William Chambers and his son Phillip, the Chambers family have been making wine at Rosewood for over six generations.Black and white photograph of an iron roofed building with stainless steel tanks on one side, and sign in front.On sign in photo: "You've found us. The home of Chambers." On back of photo: "140% [upper case D in small circle] Chambers 'Rosewood' "wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, rosewood cellars, chambers winery, chambers rosewood, rutherglen winery, rutherglen australia, winemaker

Our cellar, which was built from local stone by Esca in 1914, sits on the side of the Warby Ranges, overlooking the beautiful Taminick Valley and our estate vineyard.Black and white photograph with a view over a vineyard of a double roofed building. Hills with substantial tree cover in the background.On back of photo: "95% [lower case c in small circle] Booth Bros."wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, booth brothers winery, taminick, winemaking, glenrowan

Our cellar, which was built from local stone by Esca in 1914, sits on the side of the Warby Ranges, overlooking the beautiful Taminick Valley and our estate vineyard.Black and white photograph with a view over a vineyard of a double roofed building. Hills with substantial tree cover in the background.On back of photo: "Booths?"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, booth brothers winery, wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, booth brothers winery, taminick, winemaking, glenrowan, taminick, winemaking, glenrowan

This was the site of some of the first vines that were planted in the Rutherglen grapegrowing area. It is no longer operating as a winery. Established in 1858, Gehrig's is the oldest family winery in Victoria.Black and white photograph with a view over a vineyard. Trees and building with a square tower in the backgroundOn back of photo: "Gehrig's"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, gehrigs winery

This was the site of some of the first vines that were planted in the Rutherglen grapegrowing area. It is no longer operating as a winery. Established in 1858, Gehrig's is the oldest family winery in Victoria.Black and white photograph with a view over a vineyard. Trees and building with a square tower in the backgroundwineries, north east victoria, wine industry, gehrigs winery

This is a photo of one of the first upright machine grape harvesters operating in the Rutherglen area. It was operating in the B Seppelt & sons Distillery Road vineyards on the edge of the Murray River in Wahgunyah. Riding on the top of the machine are from left to right Mandy Jones (partly obscured), Rolly Guscot (vineyard manager), machine driver, Doug Jones (manager) and Leanne Schoen (nee Jones). Mandy Jones and Leanne Schoen being the daughters of Doug Jones )) Black and white photograph of several people riding on top of a machine operating in a vineyard.wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, mechanical harvester, grape harvester, rutherglen, seppelts winery, doug jones

This is a photo of one of the first upright machine grape harvesters operating in the Rutherglen area. It was operating in the B Seppelt & sons Distillery Road vineyards on the edge of the Murray River in Wahgunyah. Riding on the top of the machine are from left to right Mandy Jones (partly obscured), Rolly Guscot (vineyard manager), machine driver, Doug Jones (manager) and Leanne Schoen (nee Jones). Mandy Jones and Leanne Schoen being the daughters of Doug JonesBlack and white photograph of several people riding on top of a machine operating in a vineyard. On left hand side is Leanne Jones , her father Doug Jones ( Manager of Seppelts) The photograph was taken in the flats vineyard ( now Pfeiffer vineyard) It was reputably the first mechanical grape harvester in the areaOn back of photo: "170% [upper case D in small circle] Seppelt's"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, mechanical harvester, grape harvest, seppelts winery, rutherglen, doug jones

Greatly relieved by his son’s safe return from war, John Richard Stanton (1872-1955) buys a parcel of productive farming land for his son John Charles “Jack” Stanton (1895-1989) to give him a “good start in life”. Jack’s wife Ethel Capper, devised the name “Gracerray” for the property to honour her sister Grace and the nearby Murray River. After the First World War, fourth generation Jack Stanton (1895-1989) with the help of his father started building a new winery (at the current site of the winery and cellar door) called ‘Gracerray’ named after his wife’s sister Grace and the Murray River. It is pronounced “Grah-sair-ray”. Jack built Gracerray around some existing cement open top vats from a winery that was demolished after phylloxera ravaged the region in the late 1890s. He used second hand materials from the defunct Great Southern gold mine and propped up the roof with huge tree trunks. Jack only made fortified wine up until the 1960s when he and his son-in-law Norman Killeen started making red wine to meet changing Australian tastes.Black and white portrait photograph of a mature man in suit and tie.On back of photo: "145% [upper case E in small circle] J.C. Stanton" wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, j c stanton, stanton & killeen winery, jack stanton

Black and white photograph of the front of a winery with vines growing up it. Sign on front of building: "Schmidt's Strawberry Winery"On back of photo: "90% [upper case C in small circle] Schmidt" wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, schmidts strawberry winery, strawberry wine

In 1902 the family business was registered as B. Seppelt & Sons Ltd. Oscar junior took charge of operations at Seppeltsfield and his brothers managed branches in other States. The enterprise expanded rapidly. In 1914, in the first of a series of property acquisitions, Seppelt bought Clydeside Cellars, at Rutherglen, Victoria. When his father retired in 1916, Oscar became managing director. Black and white photograph of the front Seppelt's Cellars in Rutherglen, with large palm trees growing in front.On back of photo: "Seppelts" wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, seppelts winery, tuileries, rutherglen estates, hamilton, clydeside cellars

Black and white photograph of two women standing in front of horses and cart. Cart loaded with bins of grapes.wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, grape harvest, grape picking

Rick Morris established Markwood Estate in 1971 with a philosophy for making wine of very high quality using chemical-free, traditional methods, both in the vineyard and also in the winery. The vineyard is deliberately not irrigated in order to induce more intense flavour into the fruit. The wines have a very long ageing potential if cellared under the correct conditions.Black and white photograph of a vineyard and winery buildings, with a windmill.On back of photo: "95% [upper case D in small circle] Markwood"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, vineyards, markwood winery, rick morris, winemaker

Photo of winemaker Rick Morris measuring the sugar level in fermenting grape must with the use of an hydometerBlack and white photograph of a man who appears to be testing the Baumé of a wine while standing in a concrete tank.On back of photo: "Markwood 75% [upper case C in small circle]"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, wine making, markwood winery

Photo of Bernard ( Barnie) Gehrig Senior in the cellars at Gehrig Winery in Barnawatha.Black and white photograph of a man standing in front of barrels in a winery, holding a glass of wine in his handwineries, north east victoria, wine industry, wine making, barnie gehrig, bernard gehrig, gehrigs wines

Established in 1921 by Reginald Langdon Buller, the ‘Calliope Vineyard’ was named after the only surviving ship from the Great Hurricane at Samoa - 1889. A.B. (Banjo) Patterson’s Ballad Of The Calliope tells the tale in stirring fashion. Reginald’s vision of his new enterprise successfully sailing through the tempests of business and agricultural life proved prophetic. Coincidently, Calliope is also the Greek Goddess of Poetry. ​ Today Buller Wines remains a local family business. Purchased by the Judd Family in 2013, Buller Wines has had a strong focus on the investment of cellar, storage, operations and most importantly, the vineyards which is reflective in the quality of wines produced by Winemaker Dave Whyte.Black and white photograph of the front of Bullers WineryOn back of photo: "145% [upper case D in small circle] Bullers Calliope"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, bullers winery, bullers calliope, reginald buller

Cliff Booth second generation winemaker and owner of Booth's Taminick Cellars.This property has been owned by the Booth family since 1904Black and white photograph of a silver haired man standing in the doorway of a winery.On back of photo: "S/S [upper case D in small circle] Booth Bros."wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, booth brothers, cliff booth, taminick, glenrowan

Fairfield Vineyard was established by George Morris in 1859. In 1894 it was the largest vineyard in the southern hemisphere with 280 hectares under vines, storage a million gallons and 120 Chinese employees. it is also reported that Ned Kelly worked at Fairfield Vineyard Fairfield House is a historic Italianate mansion built in 1889 and restored in 1975.Black and white photograph of a Victorian era mansion, with a brick winery building with a three-arched roof to the right of the house.On back of photo: "Fairfield"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, fairfield cellars, fairfield house

Black and white photograph of winery buildings fronted by an ornate fence made of large spoked wheels.On back of photo: "185% [upper case D in small circle] Stanton & Killeen" Signs on fence: "Stanton & Killeen" "Gracerray Wines"wineries, north east victoria, wine industry, stanton & killeen winery, gracerray wines

The 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (1st RANBT) was formed in Melbourne on 28 February 1915 and was intended to be a horse drawn engineering unit attached to the Royal Naval Division (RND), then serving as infantry on the Western Front. The term ‘train’, in its title, was a direct reference to the horse drawn wagons that would, in theory, form and move ‘in train’ to carry the unit’s heavy lumber, building materials and engineering equipment to the front. The unit was manned by members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for whom there were no available billets in seagoing RAN ships. Many of the sailors serving in the 1st RANBT were rated ‘drivers’, and again, this refers to wagon drivers as opposed to motor vehicle drivers. Other seamen were rated as ‘artificers’ or ‘sappers’, the latter being a military term traditionally used to describe army engineers. Appointed in command of the 1st RANBT was Lieutenant Commander Leighton Seymour Bracegirdle, RAN. Bracegirdle was ideally suited to command the unit, having seen active service with the NSW Naval Brigade during the Boxer Rebellion in China as well as serving as a military officer in the South African Irregular Horse during the Boer War in 1901. He had also recently returned from German New Guinea where he had served as a staff officer in the joint Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) responsible for the capture of the German colonies in the Pacific in September 1914. Three hundred naval reservists, including 50 men who had recently served in New Guinea, were selected for the 1st RANBT and they began their training in horsemanship, engineering and pontoon bridging at the Domain in Melbourne. By late May 1915 a decision was made to send the unit to Britain to complete its training and then to join the RND on the Western Front. The plan, however, never eventuated. The complaints about the non-combatant work being done by the men had been raised in Federal Parliament and following consultation with the senior Australian officer in the Middle East, Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel, a recommendation was made that the unit be disbanded and its men used as reinforcements for the AIF. Consequently, Lieutenant Commander Bracegirdle was advised that his unit was to be dispersed; its men transferring to the AIF or being returned to Australia for discharge. On 27 March 1917 the 1st RANBT was officially disbanded.Oxidised brass anchor shaped collar badge.ww1, world war 1, first world war, ranbt, ran bridging train, royal australian navy bridging train, collar badge

Peel Street Ballarat Railway Gates and signal box.railway gates, ballarat east, signal box, peel street

Peel Street Ballarat Railway Gates and signal box.railway gates, ballarat east, signal box, peel street

In 1956 the School Fair was officially opened by the Mayoress Mrs L. T. Hodgson, who was introduced by president of the Parents' Association Mr G. Bromley. Mr Bromley thanked the large crowd for their support and asked them to also inspect the school ... Mrs Hodgson was presented with a shoulder spray by the secretary Mrs H. Smith. Stalls were extremely well-stocked and attractively set while amusements and entertainments included pony rides, lucky dips and films.behs, ballarat east high school, ballarat east, magazine, 1957, mrs h smith, mr g bromley, mrs l t hodgson, school fair, stalls