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Friends of Kurth Kiln
Pederic Gas Producer, ~1939
The Unit was picked up from a paddock on a farm in Bagshot, near Bendigo. It was donated to the Friends of Kurth Kiln Heritage Collection by the Family of Cyril H Peatling on 23 December 2006.Gas Producer Units are of significance to Kurth Kiln because they demonstrate the enduse of the charcoal that was created at Kurth Kiln. Considerable documentation has been made available to us on its history, including a picture of the truck is was mounted on. A Gas Producer Unit that converted charcoal into a gas suitable for the combustion engine. Used on motor vehicles during WWII petrol rationing restrictions. It consists of a hopper to hold the charcoal and a firebox to generate the gasNameplate missinggas producer, bagshot, wilma -
Peterborough History Group
Postcard - The Lodge Postcard
Historic picture of the Curdies River, with reference to the farm known as The Lodge. the Lodge is also the name given to the good fishing spot on the banks of the Curdies which is accessed by a track through farmland.Historic and social significancePostcards depicting the Curdies River at The Lodge.Hand written letter on the back "To Cora, from Auntie May"james irivine, the lodge farm, curdies river - view, curdies river peterborough, curdies river, vintage postcards -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book
Originally in the Public Library of Victoria 1906. Collection of Margaret Scarlett. Used by her mother at Flower Farm Ely Road South Box Hill and 31 Drummond Street Blackburn.Dark green binding with black binding on back of book and each corner of book. Old stickers from Public Library Classification plus label in back of book for borrowers.Public Lending Library 1906 of Victoriabooks, medical -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Concert Ticket, 1909
Bette Jones married into the Jones family, who had a flower farm in Mt Pleasant Rd Nunawading. The ticket is probably from her parents in law who attended the concert.Concert Ticket to be held in Blackburn Recreation Hall for Thursday, Dec 2nd 1990.State School No. 2623performing arts, concert -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Kettle, Fountain
Came from George Cox's Grandmother's farm at Toolern Vale ( Mrs. Hogg). Sat on open fire in kitchen and was continual source of hot water. Also known as a water cistern.Enormous black cast iron kettle with lid. (Correctly known as a Fountain) Handle has a hook for hanging on chain over fire. Brass tap on brass extension near base.Clarks 4 galldomestic items, cooking -
Expression Australia
Photograph - c 1900s, The "Power House" on the Lake
An early colour photograph of the pumping station at Blackburn Lake which drew water from the lake for the Lake Park Flower Farm run by the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria.This is significant as an early photograph of the pumping station at Blackburn Lake.Colour photograph, 25cmHx22cmWblackburn lake, lake park flower farm, pumping station -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Functional object - Headlamp Masks, 1940's
Used during WWII to dim headlights making them, hopefully, invisible from the air. These were used by Mr Claude Freckleton who lived on a farm outside of Port Fairy Pair headlamp masks, with shaded glass slit - Painted blackHow to fit "G J C" approved headlamp mask Remove glass from car headlamp & mark mask to the size and shape of glass centering the glass slit and celluloid insert. Cut mask with tin snips to fit the headlamp instead of glass with this side inward towards the globe. Adjust the headlamp downward 2 degrees from the perpendicular so that the light beam strikes the road 10 feet from the front of the car. * Important - Do not alter the angle of slits over slits.world war two, headlights, car, headlight covers -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, 20 December 1945
This photograph depicts a section of Cheltenham with a mix of housing and market gardens. The visible market gardens, farms and paddocks have gradually been sub-divided into housing, commercial and industrial estates. A large part of Cheltenham was originally established as a rural market gardening community. The railway line and station brought urban development to the area and the gradual subdivision of farmland and large land holdings for the development of housing. Aerial photograph dated 1945 of the Cheltenham area in the City of Kingston. Sydney Street (bottom left); Sinclair Street (top left); Weymar Street area off Wilson Street, Charles Street (botton right).White print VIC-170; 57197; RUN5; PROJ.No.5; MELB.METROP AREA Lens information [indecipherable] Small photograph: clockface Black ink: 57197cheltenham, market gardens, urbanisation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARGREAVES AND QUEEN STREETS, 2nd June 1908
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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: TOURISM BROCHURES, 1970's
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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Material in our archives re Vitclay and poultry farms
Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros.Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros. Closed for a short time during the depression. In 1936 sold to Commonwealth Art Tile Brick and Pottery works. In 1961 sold to Brick and Pipe Industries. Since then merged with other plants as Vitclay Pty Ltd. Also short list of poultry farms in Blackburn.Notes on Vitclay by R.B. Tucker, General Manager. Operations began before 1873. One of the first owners, White Bro. sold in 1911 to Commonwealth Insulator Co., works operated by Dee Bros. clay, poultry farms, white, peacock, alexander (sir), dee, bill, jack, george, dave, parker and strangwood, gedye, johnston, a.j., taylor, durkin -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Glen Park Farm, Selby
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. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Yarra River, Kew, 1925
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.) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Furphy Water Cart, J. Furphy & Sons, c. 1942
This horse-drawn, two-wheeled cart with a tank, is known as a Furphy Farm Water Cart that was made in Shepparton, northern Victoria, c. 1942. John Furphy (1842-1920) was born in Moonee Ponds, in 1842 to Irish immigrant parents and subsequently raised in the Yarra Valley before the family moved to Kyneton in central Victoria, where he completed an apprenticeship with the firm Hutcheson and Walker. Murphy began operations of his own at a site on Piper Street in Kyneton in 1864. He relocated for a business opportunity and founded the first blacksmiths and wheelwrights shop in the newly surveyed town of Shepparton in 1873. Furphy invented many farming tools and machines including a patented grain-stripper, and won awards at the 1888-89 Melbourne International Exhibition. His most famous invention is the Furphy Farm Water Cart, designed in the 1880s, at a time when water for most households and farms was carted on wagons in wooden barrels. The Furphy’s water cart is a single item that combines a water metal tank and a cart. The design of the cart was simple yet effective, and became popular very quickly and established itself as a vital piece of farming equipment. The water cart has had a number of words cast into its ends over many years. References to the foundry’s location in Shepparton, as well as advertising of other products also manufactured by J. Furphy & Sons were present on the ends. However, the most significant set of words to feature on the tank, was a poem encouraging continual improvement: ‘Good Better Best, Never Let it Rest, Until your Good is Better, And your Better Best’. During The Great War (1914-1918), the water cart was used by the Australian militarily at a large AIF (Australian Imperial Force) camp in Broadmeadows (Melbourne) where thousands of men were camped for months, before being transported aboard. Furphy Water Carts provided water to the troops, and were usually placed near the camp latrines, which was one of the few places the troops could share gossip and tall tales away from the prying eyes and ears of their officers. The water cart drivers were also notorious sources of information, despite most of their news being hearsay, or totally unreliable. By the time the men of the AIF were in engaged in combat on the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Western Front, the carts used for water supply had no markings and became simply referred to as Furphys. This owed as much to the coining of the term ‘Furphy’, Australian slang for suspect information or rumour. After a number of decades as principally a soldier’s word, 'Furphy' entered the broader Australian vernacular and was used mainly by the political class until recently when the term was taken up by a Australian brewer as a beer brand. This Furphy Water Cart was purchased by Friends of Flagstaff Hill in 2014. The support of local individuals, organisations and businesses enabled its restoration and later its installation alongside the existing late-19th century water pipe stand and 1940s hand pump The Furphy Farm Water Cart is of historical significance as it represents a famous Australian time-saving and energy-saving invention of the 1880s, replacing the labour intensive activity of collecting and dispensing water from barrels and casks on the back of carts. The water cart’s connection with manufacturing companies J. Furphy & Sons and Furphy Foundry are significant for being early Australian businesses that are still in operation today. Furphy carts are of military significance for the role they played during The Great War (1914-1918) in Australian army camps, and theatres of war in Europe and the Middle East, to supply the AIF troops with fresh water. A wooden framed, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart, fitted with a horizontally mounted, cylindrical metal tank. The tank is made of rolled, sheet steel with a riveted seam, and cast iron ends with cast iron ends. The spoked metal wheels have fitted flat iron tyres and metal hubs. A metal pipe is joined to the outlet. The tank is silver coloured, the ends, wheels and trims are crimson, and the script lettering on tank sides is black. There are inscriptions on the tank, ends, and hubs. The water tank was made in 1942 in Shepparton, Australia, by J. Furphy & Sons and has a capacity of 180 gallons (848 litres). Hub perimeter, embossed “J. FURPHY & SONS” “KEEP THE / BOLTS TIGHT” Hub centre embossed [indecipherable] Tank, each side, painted “J. FURPHY & SONS / Makers / SHEPPARTON” Tank ends, embossed – “FURPHY’S FARM WATER CART” “BORN ABOUT 1880 – STILL ‘GOING STRONG’ 1942” “j. FURPHY & SONS / MAKERS / SHEPPARTON - VIC “ “S - - - - - L MANUFACTURERS” [SPECIAL] “SPIKE ROLLERS” “SINGLE TREES” “PLOUGH WHEELS” “IRON CASTINGS” “LAND GRADERS” “STEEL DELVERS” “CAST IRON PIG” “CHAIN YOKES” “GOOD – BETTER – BEST / NEVER LET IT REST / TILL YOUR GOOD IS BETTER / AND YOUR BETTER – BEST” Image [Stork carrying a baby] above shorthand, transcribed "Produce and populate or perish" Image [Furphy Pig Feeder] beside ‘Cast Iron Pig’ Shorthand, transcribed “"Water is the gift of God but beer and whiskey are concoctions of the Devil, come and have a drink of water"warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, water cart, furphy cart, furphy tank, furphy farm water cart, furphy, john furphy, john furphy & sons, furphy foundry, kyneton, shepparton, mobile water tank, jinker, hutchinson & walker, blacksmith, farm equipment, implement maker, tool maker, horse drawn, stork and baby, good, better, best, barrel, tank, first world war, wwi, eastern front, gallipoli, j furphy & sons -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, G.E.W. and Emily Maygar, 1903c
The Maygar family came to Greensborough circa 1841 from Somerset England. They were of Hungarian descent. They farmed along the Plenty River. This photo was taken at their Peak Hills Mine in Western Australia.Digital copy of black and white photograph.maygar family, g e w maygar, emily maygar -
Greensborough Historical Society
Oral History, Memories are rushing back. By Trinnie Di Giacomo, 1932o
This oral history tells the story of Trinnie Di Giacomo (nee Whittingham) and her family's experiences on their farm on Diamond Creek Road in the early part of the 20th century. As told to Rosie Bray.A recollection of life in early Greensborough.3 pages, colour illustration.oral history, greensborough, diamond creek road, whittingham, trinnie di giacomo -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hay knife, c. 1900 - 1950
Used in agriculture in the Orbost district, to cut hay or silage, most likely on the Mundy farm. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Betebolong in the early 1880's from Buchan. A large flat iron blade with an iron handle attached. The blade is sharper on the bottom side and shows some evidence of perhaps having been serrated.agricultural-implement hay-silage-knife -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Peter Pavey, I'm Taggarty Toad by Peter Pavey
Peter Pavey was a resident of Ringwood.. His book" One Dragon's Dream" won the 1980 Australian Children's Picture Book of the Year Award. Peter now has retired to a walnut farm.Book by local Ringwood author. Brightly coloured covers with animal drawings front and back. Title on front. 16 pages of text and drawings. -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph of two koalas, Unknown
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade. This series of photographs show conservation and relocation efforts undertaken on the island.Black and White photograph showing two koalas moving on ground in middleground with a wooden container in the foreground.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.churchill island, koala, conservation -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Wedding Photo of Mary Clay
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid nineteenth century to the last decade. This photograph shows two members of Margaret Amess' household at Tynefield.Sepia photograph of a wedding portrait of a bride and groom standing in the apse of a cathedral.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Written in pen on reverse: 'Mary Clay (nee Hennebery) was maid to Margaret Amess at "Tynefield" Elwood until she married the gardener./ Mary was auntie to the donor Joyce Hurle. The two oil paintings donated by Joyce had originally been given to Mary by M Amess as had the supper cloth embroidered by MA and damask dining table cloth used by her.'margaret amess, churchill island, photograph, wedding portrait -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Wedding Photo of Mary Clay
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid nineteenth century to the last decade. This photograph shows two members of Margaret Amess' household at Tynefield.Sepia photograph of a wedding portrait of a bride and groom standing in the apse of a cathedral.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. Written in pen on reverse: 'Mary Clay (nee Hennebery) was maid to Margaret Amess at "Tynefield" Elwood until she married the gardener./ Mary was auntie to the donor Joyce Hurle. The two oil paintings donated by Joyce had originally been given to Mary by M Amess as had the supper cloth embroidered by MA and damask dining table cloth used by her.'margaret amess, churchill island, photograph, wedding portrait -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Group photograph of seven adults
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs dating from the nineteenth century. This photograph shows the Friends of Churchill Island Society (FOCIS) members standing with Scott Campbell.Group photograph of seven adults standing gathered in front of informational portraits in a Visitors' Centrecatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, scott campbell, focis -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of people gathered around a marquee
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a group of people gathered around a green and white marquee, with some standing around a trestle table and others seated on bales of hay.catalogue number written on reverse in penchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of four women walking in the gardens
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of four women walking in the gardens beside Rogers Cottage, with three stopping to look at flowers in an elevated planter box, and another standing slightly to one side looking at the camera.SU [? written in reverse in pen] catalogue number written on reverse in penchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of three people standing around table
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of three people standing around table, looking at the camera. The group is standing in front of a green and white marquee with a band visible in the background, and people seated to either side of the frame.catalogue number written on reverse in penchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of groups beside Rogers Cottage
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of groups beside Rogers Cottage. The group in the foreground is engaged in a rafts activity, while the group in the background are standing to one side of a table. catalogue number written on reverse in penchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of a group seated at dinner
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of twelve people seated at a long pine table, eating a roast dinner. Photograph appears to have been taken within Rogers Cottage as the colonial oven and fireplace are visible in the background.catalogue number written on reverse in penchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of group gathered at a fence
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of group gathered at a fence in the background, on a misty morning with light passing through tree leaves, creating a dappled and hazy effect that has been emphasised by the photographer.catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of seated man
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a man seated in front of an outdoor fire rimmed with bricks, and a colonial dutch oven and water tank placed among the flames. People are seen walking in the background, along with another firepit with two dutch ovens partially covered by coals.catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of man
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a man standing with his arms akimbo to the right of the frame, with pastures and tilled paddocks visible in the background. 8 11:57 [orange date stamp embedded on the lower right side of the photograph] catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph