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Cart harness
Leather, chain and wood harness used to attach horse to cart. Leather belts form a cross in the centre and are attached to chain. Large metal hooks attach cylindrical wooden part to chain.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, horse, cart, harness, leather, chain, wood, jessie, farming, dairy. -
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Clamp
Steel clamp with flat base attached to stem which connects to a spring loaded bolt and long handle.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, clamp, steel, spring. -
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Shovel
Flat-bladed square shovel with short wooden handle.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, shovel, spade, digging, farming -
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Axe
Axe with long wooden handle and solid iron wedge-shaped head.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, axe, farm, iron, wood, chop/split -
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Hammer
Large hammer with flat nose and indented cross shape on opposite end of head. Wooden handle curved slightly towards back. Head made of ironNo visible markingstrades, tools, hammer, iron, wood, farm -
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Hammer head
Curved, wedge-shaped hammer head, with square nose and tapered, flattened tail. Made of steel?No visible markingstrades, tools, hammer, steel, nails, tool -
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horse riding stirrups
A pair of horse-riding stirrup foot holders, made of steel. Shape is arched, with flat base for holding foot. Long, rounded hold attached to top for stirrup. Base is oval hole.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, stirrup, horse, riding, jessie -
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Blinkers, horse
Leather and steel bridle, with leather blinkers and nose strap. Blinkers are domed for extra space against head. Two leather belts to go over horses head and neck, steel chain at bottom.No visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, bridle, blinker, horse, farm, plough, leather, steel -
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Horseshoe
Two large steel horseshoes with seven square nail holes in each.No visible markings.rural industry, agriculture, steel, horseshoe, horse, jessie, farming. -
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Rake
Wooden rake with long handle and wooden head. Head and part of handle have been painted green. 16 nails added to wooden head to form rake teeth. Wire running from outer sides of rake head to handle.No visible markings.rural industry, agriculture, rake, wood, nails, handmade. -
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Cart wheel
Wooden cart wheel with steel reinforcement bands around centre part. Wooden spokes attach centre mechanism to wooden curved segments of wheel. Wheel is missing pieces and only partially intact.No visible markings.rural industry, farm machinery, cart, buggy, wheel, wood, steel, transport, farming, horse. -
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Door lock, John Graham and Son
Door locking mechanism with separate knob. Lock is steel, handle brass. Large keyhole to right of handle, three small round holes on face for attaching to door.John Graham & Son' embossed on quatrefoil plaquebuildings, fittings, lock, door, john graham, steel, brass, handle -
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Door hinges
Pair of large door hinges, each with square wall attachment with five small round holes, and beneath hinge, triangular door attachment with five small round holes.No visible markingsbuildings, fittings, hinge, door, steel -
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Horse shoe, small
small horse shoe with indented around shoe on one side through centre. Eight square holes spaced 4 on each sideNo visible markingsrural industry, agriculture, horse, shoe, steel, farm, jessie -
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Door hinge, small
Small door hinge, square base with three holes, round hinge and triangular door attachment with 4 holesNo visible markingsbuildings, fittings, hinge, door, steel -
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Cog
Small iron cog with seven rounded cogs around edge. Raised circle in centre on both sides, square hole through centre.No visible markingsrural industry, farm machinery, cog, machine, iron -
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Petrol can
Rectangular petrol can with rounded edges. Small handle on top with opening and screw on lid. Bottom half of can is blue and top half is yellow with red writing.Printed on front of can is "Golden Fleece" in red writing. A picture of a ram is printed in red above the writing.containers, commercial, can, petrol, fuel, oil, golden fleece, rural, farming, machinery. -
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Buggy, horse drawn
Horse drawn buggy. Black leather upholstered chair with studded back. Four large timber spoked wheels the back wheels are larger than the front wheels, with steel trim on edges of wheels. Axels connects wheels and have turning mechanism. Two metal steps on each side of carriage. Small wooden seat on back of carriage facing the back. Steel barrier at front of the carriage. Wooden attachment with two wooden poles to attach to cart to horse.No visible markings.transport, animal, buggy, cart, horse, dairy, carriage, jessie. -
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Top, women's
Silk, lace and cotton top, probably matching the skirt, 0258. Silk outer, with cotton on the inside, high necked with lace decoration. Shell buttons running down front, silk decorated on sleeves with similar floral/pleated design. Sleeves puffy at top, fitted lace at bottom.No visible markings.costume, female, top, blouse, silk, cotton, cream, lace, clothes -
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Scarf
Cream silk scarf with embroidered heart and floral decoration, and decorative fringe with tasselsNo visible markingscostume, female, scarf, cream, embroidery, silk, clothes -
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Table runner
White translucent material, scalloped edges and appliquéd with floral motives, butterflies and 'M A' in centre. Backed with yellow synthetic materialM A' appliquéd on frontmanchester, table linen, table runner, furnishings, m a, appliqu㩠-
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Quilt
Large cream quilt with red edging, decorated on front with hexagonal pieces of various materials. Backed with cream materialNo visible markingsmanchester, needlework, quilt, hexagonal, bed linen, handicrafts -
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Wallpaper fragment
Wallpaper fragment with two different layers of wallpaper. The bottom layer consists of cloth material with a white background and thin blue stripes. The top layer consists of paper material with a grey background and a linear floral pattern in white, pink and blue.No visible markingsbuildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, decorating, interior, wall, fragments, floral, pattern, stripes. -
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Wallpaper fragment
Wallpaper fragment consisting of thick paper material with pink-brown textured background. Border along one side of fragment with leaf and curved line intertwined in red, green and brown.Lounge Room written on the back in red marker. Newspaper markings also on back.buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, fragments, interior, wall, decoration, leaf design, vine. -
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Wallpaper fragment
Wallpaper fragment with brown and white textures background. A floral border has been attached to one edge. The border is a floral design, possibly hand painted, with black, pink, green, yellow and white flowers. The fragment is backed with newspaper.Newspaper print of back of fragment.buildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, wall, floral design, flowers, hand painted, newspaper, interior, decorations. -
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Wallpaper fragment
Wallpaper fragment with grey background and linear floral design in white, pink and grey. One edge has a border with scalloped floral design in black, pink, green and yellow. The wallpaper is layer and has a cloth layer in the middle which is white with think blue stripes.No visible markingsbuildings, painting/decorating, wallpaper, wall, interior, floral, border, scalloped, decorations. -
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Hanging bars
A single iron bar set into the fireplace near the top. At the centre of the circular bar is an attachment with a hook. From this attachment hangs a ring, through which two shaped bars overlap to forma cross. Each of these smaller, curved bars has an attachment at the end (two with flat, round rings, one with a V-shaped piece with upturned ends) for securing smoking items,No visible markingsfood technology, food processing, smokehouse, curing, fire, meat, hanging, iron -
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Resting bars, parallel
A pair of iron resting bars built into the smokehouse fireplace. Each bar is cylindrical, and they are placed one behind the other near the base of the fireplace. They both have a large iron bolt which passes through the centre of the rod. The front bar is bent in the middle.No visible markingsfood technology, food processing, smokehouse, curing, fire, meat, iron -
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Newspaper, Queenslander Herald, No, 1914
Newspaper fragments with German text. Queenslander Herald.As per photo.documents, newspapers