The Port Phillip Farmers Society was instituted in 1848. It was reported by the Ballarat Agricultural Society in 1859 that flax was grown in the Ballarat district. Flax was sown at Brown Hill on 04 October 1858, the seed saved, and the flax beetled on 28 February 1859. The exhibitor was T. MCKenna who was the first flax produced in the colony. 'Sample of Flax Plant First Prize Awarded to Mr T. McKenna 1857"port phillip farmers society

Keith and Kath Hamilton at Blythwood Grange chapel, the former St Joseph's Home. Keith Hamilton, born 9 May 1936 in Ballarat was the MP for Morwell for the Labour Party. He was Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for Agriculture for some years. See more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician)Digital photograph pf Keith and Kathleen Hamilton. keith hamilton, kath hamilton, ballarat, morwell, member of parliament, minister for agriculture, minister for aboriginal affairs

Displayed at History House.Print of map pasted onto board, mounted and framed under glass. Buff-coloured mount. Mahogany stained moulded wood frame, black inner frame.Front: Plan of the Agricultural Area of Drik-Drik L.2556/Prepared by the Board of Lands and Works in accordance with the "Amending Land Act 1865". Lands and Survey Office, Melbourne 11th May 1865. (printed, upper centre). Back: Duncan Hedditchmap, drik drik, plan, geography, cartography

This calendar has been distributed as a advertising item for Earl’s agricultural machinery and oil depot. The business was situated at the corner of Lava and Kepler Streets in Warrnambool. The name, Acmino’ stood for Allis-Chalmers, Mitchell’s Implements, Neptune Oils’. Distributing calendars at Christmas time for the following year was, and still is, a popular advertising tool for businesses. This calendar is of minor interest as an example of the use made by businesses in the 1940s of calendars as advertising tools. It also has a local Warrnambool connection, the agricultural machinery business of F. Earl. This is a 1946 calendar with a buff-coloured sheet of crinkled paper with a brown border. It has a coloured photograph of two men droving cattle near a river and it ispasted on to the paper with a brown border around the photograph. The calendar for 1946 is printed on to the paper and also in monthly sheets pasted on to the paper on top of each other. The printing on the calendar is brown. On the back of the calendar is written in black ink, ‘French Bros’. The calendar has a red piece of string at the top for hanging the calendar up on a wall or cupboard. The calendar is torn at the edges and somewhat stained.‘With Compliments from the “Acmino” House, F.Earl (Prop.)Warrnambool Phone 484 Private 75’ ‘Allis-Chalmers Tractors Mitchell’s Implements Neptune Oils’ ‘Sales, Service and Satisfaction Guaranteed’ ‘French Bros’ ‘acmino’ house, warrnambool, f. earl, history of warrnambool

The Weekly Times was first published on September 11, 1869, by a group of Melbourne businessmen who owned the now-defunct Daily Telegraph, with the stated aim to be a “journal of literature, sport, agriculture, science and politics”. It is Australia’s oldest rural newspaper, and is known far and wide as the Bible of the Bush. (ref Weekly Times web-site)This magazine is a useful reference tool on the history of the Royal Melbourne Show as well as The Weekly Times.A souvenir edition of The Weekly Times dated Wed. Sept 7 1994. Price $1.10. It marks the anniversary of the first Weekly Times, Sept 11 1869. Inside is a special preview of the Royal Melbourne Show, a history of the show and a history of The Weekly Times. It also contains a brief history of 125 years of rural news. On the front cover is a colourful picture of an older man sitting on a tree stump outside a bark hut. He is reading an early edition of The Weekly Times.weekly-times souvenir-newspaper magazine royal-melbourne-show rural-history

The 1886 Irrigation Act in Victoria introduced the first legislation in Australia designed to enable the creation of a detailed scheme for agricultural irrigation. Part of the legislation saw the use of government funds for local irrigation projects. These local projects were managed by local irrigation trusts. The Lerderderg Irrigation and Water Supply Trust was formed in 1890. Printed paper map of the proposed Lerderderg District Irrigation and Water Supply. Plan showing overlap in boundaries of Trust District referred to in Mr Burke's report. The Lerderderg District lies within the Parishes of Korkuperrumul and Merrimu in the County of Bourke. At the top of the map above its title is the letter 'C; in capital lettering. A note on this map states: 'Portion of Bacchus MarshUrban District included in area of proposed Trust District shown by hatched shaded lines thus /////////////irrigation, water supply, lerderderg irrigation and water supply trust

Leaf of Chicory - from crop, only the root is used. Leaves are cut off with knife or twisted off by hand. Part of a collection of Chicory Kiln Photographs and Chicory Items compiled into an Album by N.m. & J. D. Archibald.Dried Chicory Leaf taken from McFee's crop of Chicory grown on property at Rhyll. Chicory Kiln Albumlocal history, rural industry, agriculture, chicory industry, chocory leaf, phillip island, n & j archibald, mcfee

Lived in the districtPart of the population of the area over timeRectangular shape in Black and white. A man smiling wearing a suit and tie with a waistcoat. "John Alfred Alexander McKenzie 1901-1988"agriculture, east, farming, streatham, westmere, mininera, mckensie, nerrin

Supplier identification gate sign used to identify a farm for milk collection by factory milk tankers. The sign showed the factory supplier's name and farm number. EJ (Ted) Delaney farmed at Nirranda South and was a company director for several years.Beige steel supplier identification gate sign with green lettering and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co Ltd logo printed on top left hand corner.WCBF E.J.DELANEY 211/ Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Co Ltd. Established 1888rural industry, agriculture, allansford, delaney ej (ted), warrnambool cheese and butter factory co ltd, milk suppliers, dairying, signs

This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9.Black and white photo mounted on cream card with hand written text in lower half on front, and printed and hand written text on back. Image depicts two sheep in the foreground with a road, fence, stone wall, trees and building in the background.Front: [handwritten] Mark E Mitchell / Harrogate / Pure bred Wensleydale / Ram Shearling / Pure bred Wensleydale / Ram Lamb. Back: [printed] MARK E. MITCHELL HARROGATE / [handwritten] 334 - C / 27/12/28new south wales graziers association, world tour, england, wensleydale, sheep, farm, rural, agriculture

Digital Photograph od snow on a distant hill at Newlyn.snow, weather, victoria, newlyn, hepburn shire, agriculture, landscape, rural

Digital ohotograph of potatoes growing in a paddock at Dean.victoria, hepburn shire, farming, agriculture, cropping, potatoes, gum tree, dean

2017, agriculture, farming, horticulture, irrigation, food, production, rain

2017, agriculture, farming, horticulture, irrigation, food, production, structure

2017, agriculture, farming, horticulture, irrigation, food, production, structure

Colour photograph of a glasshouse2017, agriculture, farming, horticulture, irrigation, food, production, structure

Colour panoramic photographs of drystoen sheep yards at Bessiebelle, Victoria.bessiebell, drystone, sheep, sheep race, sheep wash, sheep yard, farm, agriculture

Harold HERBERT (1891–1945) A well known watercolour painter who was principal of the Ballarat Technical Art School. It is also known as Lime Kiln Cottage. A framed etching showing cottage in Cornwall. A proof was exhibited in London at the Fine Art Society in 1923.Lower right corner - Harold Herbert for the Old Colonists' Club 1931harold herbert, old colonists' club ballarat, agriculture, farming, horses, animals, plough, lime kiln cottage

This item is part of a group of five green display boards with photographs of sheep. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9.Five black and white photographs and printed paper mounted on green display board. Photographs depict sheep and men. The display board has pin holes in each corner.Front: [handwritten] Piebald Sheep and First Crosses. / [printed] The piebald breed of sheep (sometimes called Spanish, Zulu, Jacob's / sheep etc.) is represented by many flocks in this country. The piebald / pattern is distinctive. Crosses with all other breeds give nothing but / self-blacks. A back cross to piebald have half blacks and half piebalds. / This shows that Piebald sheep posses a dominant black and a recessive pat- / tern factor. / Fig. 1 shows a typical Piebald ewe, Figs. 2 and 3 the extremes of / dark and light patterns. Figs. 4 and 5 show black first cross rams. Back: [handwritten] Piebald Sheep / [?] Crosses / 2 / [printed] PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHT / BY / THE ANIMAL BREEDING RESEARCH DEPT., / THE UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH. / PLEASE RETURN TO :new south wales graziers association, world tour, england, sheep, farm, rural, agriculture, scotland

This item is part of a group of five green display boards with photographs of sheep. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9.Five black and white photographs and printed paper mounted on green display board. Photographs depict sheep and men. The display board has pin holes in each corner.Front: [handwritten] Reversed Badgerface Pattern. / [printed] This is a remarkable instance of a reversal of pattern. The areas / that are black in the badgerface are white in this type, and vice versa. / This pattern behaves as a simple recessive to white and to badgerface / pattern. As in the badgerface, there are many modifications. Figs. / 1-3 show the typical pattern. Fig. 4 shows the head of another sheep / and Figs. 5-6 a typical lamb. Back: [handwritten] Reversed / Badgerface Pattern / 8 / [printed] PHOTOGRAPH COPYRIGHT / BY / THE ANIMAL BREEDING RESEARCH DEPT., / THE UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH. / PLEASE RETURN TO :new south wales graziers association, world tour, england, sheep, farm, rural, agriculture, scotland

This item is part of a collection of three unmounted black and white glass negatives previously housed together in a plain brown envelope. [8631 - 8633] The negatives are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The negatives were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Black and white glass negative depicting a graph relating to sheep breeding and rainfall.new south wales graziers association, travel, cattle, agriculture, j w allen, photography, negative, glass lantern slide

This item is part of a collection of six black and white glass lantern slides previously housed in this box. The slides and this box are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Brown paper box with printed black text on a label adhered to top. Paper with hand written text is also stuck to top.top: [handwritten] DIAGRAMS OF WOOL / FOLLICLES + FIBRES. / CHART OF MERINO / FLEECE / + Micrographsnew south wales graziers association, travel, agriculture, j w allen, photography, glass lantern slide, sheep, breeding

This item is part of a collection of four black and white glass lantern slides previously housed in this box. The slides and this box are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Brown paper box with printed black and red text on top, and handwritten text on top. Labels with printed text are also on the sides and bottom on the box.Top: [handwritten] NICHOLS / LAMB [printed] OPEN IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM / Kodak / PLATES / TROPICALLY HARDENED / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN BY KODAK LIMITED LONDON / TRADE MARK PROTECTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLDnew south wales graziers association, travel, agriculture, j w allen, photography, glass lantern slide, sheep, breeding

This item is part of a collection of seven black and white glass lantern slides previously housed in this box. The slides and this box are part of a greater collection of around forty three black and white glass lantern slides, along with other photographs and photo albums related to this collection. This item is associated with the New South Wales Graziers Association world tour of merino sheep 1928/9. The slides were possibly used as supporting material in presentations made by J W Allen when on tour.Brown paper box with printed blue and black text on top. Stamped text is also shown on the side of the box.top: [printed] ILFORD / SPECIAL LANTERN PLATES / CONTRASTYnew south wales graziers association, travel, agriculture, j w allen, photography, glass lantern slide, sheep, breeding