Used with wooden Maul for splitting logs, etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Used to plough to open up a furrow to allow for further cultivation by other implements.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Condition of faces of hammer head indicates that it may have been used for driving wood wedges, or chisels in stone quarrying.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, possibly used in stone Quarry.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used by farrier to trim horses hooves.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used to support bucket.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used with aid of striker for stretching hot steel.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

Hand forged steel, used for punching holes in leather strap's etc.rural industry, farm machinery, trades, blacksmithing

The Ballarat School of Mines offered a course in blacksmithing. These items were probably made at the Ballarat School of Mines.A number of hand forged steel tools.ballarat school of mines, blacksmith, forged, forge

Handwritten Note - (Bendigo Historical Society?) with the following handwritten (re a drawing/painting/ artwork): Blacksmith shop of S H Stoneman. Coachbuilder Williamson Street Bendigo 1880. Presented by Miss Edith Stoneman. Artist J S Distonorganization, business, bendigo businesses

Black and white photo of Whitehorse Road, Mitcham looking east. Approaching Mitcham Road from Nunawading (Tunstall) in Whitehorse Road. Note local blacksmith with Velvet Soap sign on west wall opposite Church of England in Edward Street.whitehorse road, mitcham

John Russell Senior was a blacksmith, wheelwright, farmer and later chairman of the Orbost Butter Factory, makers of Sunny South Butter (today part of Murray Goulburn Co Ltd). His blacksmith business was in Nicholson Street, Orbost. Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of the book-keeping of an early 20th century Orbost business and is a useful research tool.A white paper account with red lines and black print. Details are hand-written in blue ink. It is from J. Russell to R. P. Cameron.account-book-keeping russell-john blacksmith cameron-r.p.

This was probably for a light buggy. Heavy farm, and lumber wagons had wider tires. It would have been made by a blacksmith. The blacksmith fitted steel rims onto wooden wagon wheels. The red hot metal rim expands when hot, so it can be fitted to the wagon wheel. Then it contracts to create a tight fit as it cools after being dropped into a tank of water.Horse-drawn wagons are an important part of Orbost’s agricultural history. Light buggies were popular with farmers for trips into town before the common use of motorised vehicles.A large iron rim for a wagon wheel.wheel-rim wagon transport agriculture

The upright post drill (pictured) was produced by Champion Blower and Forge of Pennsylvania, United States of America; a company that produced blacksmithing machinery from the late 19th century. The post drill is a hand-powered tool with a large flywheel, height handle, gears, spindle and chuck. It can be attached to a free-standing mount such as a post, and used by farmers and blacksmiths to drill wood, iron or steel.White bench hand drill with black wheels and cogsfarm machinery, drill, hand operated

Bluestone home of Josiah and Mary Park built in 1890 by English stonemason James Murray. Josiah had the blacksmith business next door and built the house and stables to house his family of 12. The laundry and bathroom were detached and water was pumped from a large underground tank by a windmill manufactured in the blacksmith shop. The verandah was added in 1920 and this photo was taken in 1974.black and white photographjosiah park, mary park, james murray

Book; soft cover - sale by auction - machinery. Auctioneer J. H. Curnow & Son Pty Ltd at New Chum Syncline Gold Mine. 9 Printed Pages of blacksmith shop, at shaft etc - plus conditions of sale. Sale by Auction.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, sale of equipment, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, October 16, 2004. Smithy: Jack Brasher, Charlie PLane, Erick Turner, Kath McGrath and Matt McGrath outside Mia Mia blacksmith's shop, possibly about 1915-1918newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Portrait - James Frederick Baylie Wal Wal Blacksmith and Emily E.A. Giles Wal Wal Wedding 1914 Glenorchystawell

This trowel was presented to John Russell, director of Orbost Butter Factory for fiftyyears and Chairman for nine years. John Russell was an early Orbost blacksmith in Orbost, and director of the Orbost Butter Factory for 50 years. He came to Orbost in c. 1890 at the invitation of another early settler, James Nixon, became a blacksmith, and later a farmer and landholder. Many of his descendants still live in the Orbost area.This item is significant because of its association with the Orbost Butter Factory as well as the connection with the Russell family, Orbost pioneers.A silver (plated?) trowel ornately decorated with engravings. It is attached to a bone(?) handle with a silver metal ferule. the trowel is triangular with a scalloped lower edge.Presented to John Russel Esq.; Chairmen of Directors ;To Commemorate the Laying of; Foundation Stone; of the Orbost Butter and Produce; Coy's New Factory; 22.9.15 on right hand side : silver marks - crown, lion H.G.H.russell-john orbost-butter-factory

Black and white photographTyped under photograph: "Mr. Tommy Grant. Ringwood's first blacksmith outside his second shop in Maroondah Hwy. corner Adelaide Street ... 1883. Note bush in background (later) Eastland area."

Blacksmith Frank Healy at work at Alf Heal premises opposite Fire Station on corner. The last of the Shoeing Forges to operate in Stawell.stawell

Shoesmiths, or farriers, served in light horse and artillery units particularly and were engaged in shoeing horses and other general blacksmithing tasks.Rare example of a uniform from the Edwardian period and specific to the trade of shoeing horses.Black woollen patrol collar tunic with white edge piping and white epaulets with twin black piping stripe; eight gilt Edward VII buttons in front and two smaller similar buttons securing epaulets; white frogging on cuffs; gold bullion shoesmith's trade qualification in the shape of a horseshoe on upper right sleeve.shoesmith, uniform

Group of workmen in front of W & J Heals Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights Upper Main Street located at extreme top of Main Street.stawell business

Over 150 years old in 1970. Donor,Joe Herman was a blacksmith, painter and signwriter in Orbost. Local footballer. Married Elsie Winchester This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the families of the early settlers.Cloth of fine hand-woven linen. all white with fine hem.linen manchester-table-linen handcrafts weaving

Hand forged metal tool, possibly a sailmaker's hook with the hook broken. It may be a fire iron. The twisted metal is a skill learned by a blacksmith.The item is a handmade tool, an example of the work of a blacksmith. Smiths were sought after in colonial Australia. Their trade allowed them to custom make work for the different industries necessary for survival in a new land.Sailmaker's stretching tool; long thin metal rod bent in half, with centre forming a handle or loop, and long ends twisted together to form a stem. The loose ends are formed together but appear broken.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, tool, sailmaker's tool, fire iron, blacksmith, twisted rod, twisted wire, sailmaker's hook

Correspondence from W. Robinson of Soho Foundry Maryborough to the Director of the Ballarat School of Mines. The letter is on letterhead which includes details for Abraham Robinson, Engineer, iron and brass founder, boiler maker, blacksmith, etc. The correspondence related to two samples of tailings for assay.soho foundry maryborough, abraham robinson, w. robinson, assay, ballarat school of mines, engineer, brass founder, iron founder, boiler maker, blacksmith

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Life on the land: the Stewart's house at Fosterville about 1895. Four-roomed mud brick house is pictured along with the dairy to its right. A blacksmith shop and chicken run are right of the dairy. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were