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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAVENSWOOD CROWN LANDS
Colour Photograph, Ravenswood Crown Lands, Part of the Shearing shed on the Estate.photograph, building, ravenswood estate -
National Wool Museum
Document
Used in the NWM Wool brokers office displaylamb shearing 1986 2nd CRT Sept 87wool stores wool sales, grazcos co-operative limited dalgety and company limited dennys strachan mercantile limited watson, mr alex w - watswool pty ltd, wool stores, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Document
Used in the NWM Wool brokers office displaylamb shearing 1986 2nd CRT Sept 87wool stores wool sales, grazcos co-operative limited dalgety and company limited dennys strachan mercantile limited watson, mr alex w - watswool pty ltd, wool stores, wool sales -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Plough
Single farrow plough or spring tooth orchard harrow with wooden handles. It is minus its jointer.GU8 on wheel|33 1/2 on rear shear.rural industry, agriculture -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Bottle, medicine, 1800s
Set of three medicine bottles - graduated in size. 00200.1 Clear thick glass medicine bottle. Rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00200.2 Next largest clear thick glass medicine bottle. Rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00200.3 Largest clear thick glass medicine bottle. Rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, harrietville -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Bottle, medicine, 1800s
Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular shape with a sheared top.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, harrietville -
Unions Ballarat
Eureka : The songs that made Australia, 31 cm
Songs of Australian heritage for voice. Melody line only with chord symbols. Includes guitar tablature for chords. Convicts, transportation and sea shanties. Pioneering, goldrush days and bushrangers. Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. Contents: • According to the Act • The Albury ram • Another fall of rain • Australia's on the Wallaby • The bald-headed end of the broom • The ballad of Ben Hall • The ballad of the Kelly Gang • The banks of the Condamine • The big-gun shearer • The black velvet band • The blackboys Waltzing Matilda • Bluey Brink • Bold Jack Donohue • Bound for Botany Bay • Brisbane ladies • Cain killed Abel • The cane-cutter's lament • The carrier's song • The Catalpa • Charlie Mopps • Click go the shears • The cockies of Bungaree • Colonial experience • Coming down the flat • The convict maid • The currency lasses • The death of Alec Robertson • The death of Ben Hall • The death of Willie Stone • Denis O'Reilly • The drover's dream • The dying aviator • The dying stockman • Eight little cylinders • The Eldorado mining disaster • The exile of Erin • Farewell to Greta • Flash Jack from Gundagai • The flash stockman • Frank Gardiner • The freehold on the plain • The gaol song • The girls of the Shamrock Shores • The golden gullies of the Palmer • The gumtree canoe • The Hamfat man • Heenan and Sayers • Henry's downfall • Here's adieu to all judges and juries • I've been to Australia, Oh • Jim Jones at Botany Bay • Jog along til shearing • John Kanaka • The Lachlan Tigers • Leave her, jollies, leave her • Les Darcy • The limejuice tub • Look out below • Maggie May • Maids of Australia • Man of the Earth • The Maryborough miner • Moreton Bay • The morning of the fray • Morrisey and the Russian sailor • Musselman • The mustering song • My name is Edward Kelly • Nails • The new chum Chinaman • Nine miles from Gundagai • The nose on my old man • Oh, give me a hut • The old bark hut • The old bullock dray • One of the has-beens • The overlanders • Pint Pot and Billy • Pity poor labourers • Radcliffe Highway • The rigs of the time • Rolling home • The Ryebuck shearer • Sam Holt • Sign-on day • Sixteen thousand miles from home • South Australia • The springtime it brings on the shearing • The stockman's last bed • The Sunshine Railway disaster • Tambaroora Ted • The tattooed lady • Ten thousand miles away • The tent poles are rotten • Travelling down the Castlereagh • Tumba-bloody-Rumba • The two professional hums • Van Diemen's Land • The wallaby brigade • When we get our tuppence back • The wild colonial boy • Woolloomooloo Australian culture, folklore and history in songs.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: multicoloured background; picture of swaggy with guitar; picture of Eureka flag; black and green lettering. Back cover: red, orange and white background; Eureka flag; picture of a shearer with sheep; picture of a person in Ned Kelly armour playing a guitar on a horse; picture of woman facing the Ned Kelly figure; brand with the message "unsurpassed Australian made".Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author bio; praise from Jack Pobar, swagman.songs, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, convicts, transportation, sea shanties, pioneering, gold, goldrush, bushrangers, shearers, drovers, bush life, sporting life, disasters, music -
National Wool Museum
Agreement
... Shearing ...An agreement between Ballie Donald & Fraser of "Manuka" Station & 22 men to shear sheep. Written by the hand of Jim Hay, Elders Geelong.Inside 10. Verso of 10. Regional Galleries Association of Victoria Conservation Treatment report 30 August 1988shearing sheep stations, history pastoral industry, history shearers, shearing shed hands, hay, mr jim e. - elders vp, manuka new south wales, shearing, sheep stations - history, pastoral industry - history, shearers -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Brass Bell
Spherical brass bell with a rectangular handle. Half of the sphere has been sheared away.Lower hemisphere is etched with a 'flower petal' design. Upper hemisphere has a 10mm diameter hole behind the handle and an '8' at the side of the handle.bell, brass, buckland valley, goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, William Robertson, Shearer's Union Late A.W.A. by William Robertson
Two handwritten pages by William Robertson on the Shearer's Union, later the Australian Workers' Union. william robertson, shearer's union, awu, australian workers' union, squatters, woolsheds, shearers, union -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAVENSWOOD CROWN LANDS
Colour Photograph, Ravenswood Crown Lands, an end view of the shearing shed with the yard on right.photograph, building, ravenswood estate -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Bottle, medicine, 1800s
Group of four medicine bottles. 00203.1 : Clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00203.2 : Pale green clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00203.3 : Clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. Cracked. 00203.4 : Clear glass medicine bottle, cylindrical shape, lipped top with cork residue in base.00203.4 : Chinese characters on base.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, buckland valley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAVENSWOOD CROWN LANDS
Photograph, Ravenswood Crown Lands ( water reserve ) 3 stone cottages on Crown land near Ravenswood shearing shed. Cottages were used by the shearing teams. One contains a large wood stove and alongside, a bread oven (bricked over)photograph, building, ravenswood estate -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Wool Press
... shearing ...These presses were used in shearing sheds around the country to create bales of wool by hand in preparation for transport to the wool markets for purchase and distribution. Bales have been used to store and were a standard trading unit for wool for centuries. A standard wool bale holds about 60 compressed wool fleeces and weighs a minimum of 120 kgs. The square shape and weight enabled them to be stacked on wagons or in warehouses, and a large pack horse could carry one on each side. With technological advances, the bales are now formed in electrical and hydraulic presses.All metal wool press, unpainted, surface rustfarm machinery, wool, wool press, hand operated, shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Wool press
... shearing ...These presses were used in shearing sheds around the country to create bales of wool by hand in preparation for transport to the wool markets for purchase and distribution. Bales have been used to store and were a standard trading unit for wool for centuries. A standard wool bale holds about 60 compressed wool fleeces and weighs a minimum of 120 kgs. The square shape and weight enabled them to be stacked on wagons or in warehouses, and a large pack horse could carry one on each side. With technological advances, the bales are now formed in electrical and hydraulic presses.Wooden wool press with metal frame and mechanismfarm machinery, wool, shearing, wool press, hand operated -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Quilt, Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. This wagga is made from two standard sized jute wheat bags split and hand bound along the seams. It is typical of a basic wagga made by shearers, farmers and swagmen. The paint stains on this wagga display signs of later use as a painting drop sheet by descendants who inherited the quilt. Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams. It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Photograph, Interior Scotsburn Union Church, with members of congregation, c 1990
historic buildingColour photograph, Interior Scotsburn Union Church, with members of congregation, Ern Brown, Bert Shearer, Roger Andersonscotsburn, church -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Bottle, medicine, 1800s
Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular shape, sheared top.medicine, bottle, chinese, harrietville, goldfields -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Machine - Wool press
... shearing ...These presses were used in shearing sheds around the country to create bales of wool by hand in preparation for transport to the wool markets for purchase and distribution. Bales have been used to store and were a standard trading unit for wool for centuries. A standard wool bale holds about 60 compressed wool fleeces and weighs a minimum of 120 kgs. The square shape and weight enabled them to be stacked on wagons or in warehouses, and a large pack horse could carry one on each side. With technological advances, the bales are now formed in electrical and hydraulic presses.All metal wool press, blackfarm machinery, wool, shearing, wool press, hand operated, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Bag hanger
Good example of farm improvisationHoome made unpainted metal bag hanger with shearer plough wheels base. Ring to hold bag stored separatelyfarm machinery, bag hanger, improvisation, hand made, churchill island -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original Photograph, Inside Scotsburn Union Church, back room (vestry), c 1995
historic buildingColour photograph, Inside Scotsburn Union Church, back room (vestry), with Bert Shearer, Shirley Smith & Roger Andersonscotsburn, church -
National Wool Museum
Drawing
One of a set of drawings of the National Wool Museum by David WilliamsPen and ink drawing, on paper, of the shearers kitchen, part of Gallery 1 in the National Wool Museum, Geelong. By David Williams.David Williams '90 SCHUTZMACHER SHOELLESHAMMER 9national wool museum -
National Wool Museum
Tool - Grinder, 1960-69
Cooper S.E. Ball Bearing Grinder made and guaranteed by Sunbeam Corporation Limited. Grinders like this example have been made the same since the early 1900s, with this grinder thought to have been produced in the 1960s. It is belt driven, with the other end of the belt being attached to an engine; the same engine that would have powered the overhead shearing equipment in shearing sheds. It was common for shearing teams to bring their own equipment, especially pre-1960 as most shearing sheds were not connected to power, and shearers preferred to work with their own equipment. The engines that powered the shears and grinder were typically fuelled with kerosene or petrol. The large circular disks are attached to the bolt that protrudes from the grinder and fastened tightly with a nut. An example of seeing a similar grinder in action can be found on the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eimI_Gm9o. Inventor Frederick Wolseley made the world's first commercially successful power-shearing system in Australia in 1888. US company Cooper, which had been founded in 1843 as a maker of sheep dip, began selling Wolseley equipment in the USA in 1895. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company successfully entered the power-shearing market a few years later and entered a joint venture with Cooper. It set up a branch in Sydney and sold shearing sets, and engines to power them, into the Australian market. In 1921 the US parent company, realising it needed to make products whose sales were not as seasonal as those of shearing equipment, made its first household appliances and branded them Sunbeam. In 1933, changes in exchange rates and taxes led the company to manufacture engines and shearing equipment in Australia via subsidiary Cooper Engineering, which changed its name to Sunbeam in 1946. Although most Australians know of this company as a major manufacturer of household appliances, its rural division flourished and retained the Sunbeam name for shearing equipment even after it was taken over by New Zealand company Tru-Test in 2001. The grinder is formed from a central arch shaped block of green painted metal. Much of this paint has been lost to age, leaving the grinder in a ‘farm used’ condition with much surface oxidation present. On the front of the arch is a specification plate, reading “Cooper S.E. ball bearing grinder. Made and guaranteed by Sunbeam”. At the foot of the arch, three bolt holes are found for securing the grinder to the base of a solid wooden surface. Two of the bolt holes are found on the front of the grinder, with another found on the rear. From the central arch, a bolt protrudes to the right of the grinder. This large bolt is for securing a grinding plate to the grinder. Above the central arch is a pendulum which holds the comb / cutter that is being sharpened. From the pendulum, a large arm extends down (not pictured) to meet and strike the plate spinning at a rapid speed. On the left-hand side of the central arch of the grinder, a wheel is found which a belt is attached to for power. This belt is then attached to a separate engine, spinning the wheel and hence powering the grinder. The wheel is partially covered with a section of protective bent tube, designed to provide protection from the rapidly spinning wheel. Below this wheel is the belt shifter. It is designed to move the protective bent tube from one side of the grinder to the other, to accommodate the grinder in the setup of different shearing sheds. The two separate grinding plates are identical. They have a slight slope for sharpening the comb and cutters in the correct method, with a slight bias towards the base, or “tooth”, of the equipment. The disks have a large central bolt for attaching to the grinder. They have tags on the horizontal axis of the grinding plates, for securing the plates in transportation, and to help with initial alignment when setting up the grinder. The reverse of these grinding plates has the same green painted metal finish found on the grinder. This paint is also in a ‘farm used’ condition, with surface oxidation present. The grinder would be provided from the factory with a comb holder, shifter for securing the grinding plates, emery cloth and emery glue. The emery cloth is what does the actual grinding and is applied to the grinding disks, replacing once well worn. These items can be seen in the final images in the multimedia section, showcasing advertising for this grinder. Plate. Inscribed. “Cooper / S.E. BALL BEARING GRINDER / MADE AND GUARANTEED BY / Sunbeam / CORPORATION LIMITED / SYDNEY MELBOURNE / ADELAIDE BRISBANE ”sheep shearing, shearing equipment, sunbeam, grinder -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1978/9
Supposed to have been built by J. D. McHaffie on his property at Ventnor and removed to Innishowen by Mr Harbison when he bought the property at Ventnor from J. D. McHaffie. In 1977 this shed was not on the property.Coloured photograph of wooden Shearing Shed. Roof of wooden shingles. Three children in foreground. The two girls are Graeme Gliddon's children. Boy unknown.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, innishowen, ventnor, phillip island -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Award - Wooden Plaque - Euroa Town Crying Championship, c. 2002
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.Rectangular wooden plaque, metal shearing comb at top, gold rectangular plaque, ceramic horse shoe at bottom. Brass hook on back for hangingFront: 'EUROA TOWN CRYING CHAMPIONSHIP 2002' inscribed on plaquesyd cuffe, town crier, town crying -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - GOLDEN SQUARE SCHOOL COLLECTION: INK BOTTLES AND INK WELL
[a] Green glass round sheared top ink bottle unbranded. [d] Rectangular green glass sheared top ink bottle unbranded. [c] Salt glazed ink bottle unbranded. [b] White vitrified china ink well. Provenance Laurel St primary school 1930-50. 12/08/21 object b still at RSL Museum.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Visiting "Launchley", c1970s
Elizabeth Chatham with her brother and sister-in-law. Taken from the back door at "Launchley", AscotElizabeth Chatham (nee Holmes) standing with family friends at “ Launchley” looking North East over the shearing shed and dairy towards Cattle Station Hill. chatham-holmes collection, holmes, elizabeth chatham, launchley -
National Wool Museum
Scabbard
... shearing ...Used from mid 1920s to late 1960s. With the sale of the Embling property in the early 70s the scabbard became the property of the Ritchie family. Mr Embling retained the shears. Mr T. Crocker (Museum Officer) and nephew of Mrs Ritchie arranged/suggested the pieces be combined again and offered to the Museum for display.shearing -
National Wool Museum
Table, classing
... Shearing ...Probably 80 years old or more. In fair order, though a little wobbly as was the only table used by four generations of Mitchells.shearing -
Darebin Art Collection
Painting - Pro Hart, Pro Hart, Tired Shed Hand, 1979
... shearing ...shearing