The men in the larger photograph may be the eponymous Paling Splitters. Timber splitters were vital to the construction of buildings across colonial-era Victoria, cutting palings and other materials from harvested local timber. They spread rapidly eastwards from the 1860s as demand for wood grew, endangering favoured tree varieties like the mountain ash and messmate from camps in rural areas with little to no regulation. Finally after an 1897-1901 Royal Commission, in 1907 the State Forest Department was created to regulate splitters. Timber splitting was replaced over the first half of the 20th century by the introduction of steam powered sawmills deep in the forest, connected to the market by small timber tramways. This photograph is likely from the late 19th or early 20th century.Timber splitters were vital to the construction of most 19th century Victorian towns and settlements, Emerald included; this photograph captures the lifestyle of such workers,. potentially from this area where much of Melbourne's timber supply originated.This item is a collage of two black and white photographs adhered to a cream piece of card. The card has an underlined annotation in the bottom right and no other writing. The photographs are bordered by a black line and a green line, both apparently ruled but handdrawn. The reverse of the card is blank besides its museum accession number. The smaller, rightmost photograph is an angled shot on a small hut built of wooden planks, with an angled roof and small doorframe; the background shows mid-density tree coverage filling the sky. The larger, leftmost photograph shows the same hut from an angle looking directly at the door, with two men standing in front of it and shaking hands."Paling Splitter's Huts."forestry, plants, industry

The tunes in the set of sheet music are mostly marches, jaunty and bright songs from the 1910s. The sheet music were published by W H P & Co., which was the company of William Henry Paling, Sydney. Paling was born in the Netherlands in 1825. He was a musician, composer, and violin teacher at the Academy of Rotterdam. In 1853 he arrived in Sydney where he became a piano and violin teacher and a professor of music at a ladies' college. He opened the W H Paling music warehouse around the same time, at 85 Wynyard Square in Sydney. He initiated clubs and groups, was involved in fundraising in the community, and conducted a Philharmonic Society concert. He seized the opportunity to supply the growing demand for pianos and local sheet music, becoming an agency for European manufacturers. He made several trips to Europe to supply his business. In 1875 the firm opened up premises in George Street Sydney. On his 1884-85 trip, he met Pietro Marich, an Austrian musician and businessman who then joined Piling's company and successfully expanded it into large premises with showrooms. In 1886 Piling's brother John joined the firm as partner. In 1883 it became a limited liability company, setting up in other major cities. He had many civic involvements and eventually presented his model farm at Campden for use as a hospital, along with finances to erect buildings on the land. He became ill after a trip to Europe, passing away in 1895, but the company continued in business.The collection of sheet music represents the musical and entertainment taste of the early 20th century. Sheet music was collected from Europe and locally and played in homes and public gatherings for listening to, for dancing and for background music. It was even recorded and played on portable gramophones with wax cylinders.Sheet Music wet; three sheets of printed music, comprising two large sheets with two pages of music printed on each side in black ink, and one small sheet with one page of music printed on one side in red ink. Music on the large sheets is March Music by W H P & Co. no. 1437, which is the same company as the music on the last sheet, The Music on the small sheet is Tango Music by Paling & Co. Ltd, of Sydney, and established by William Henry Paling (W H & P Co). Music Titles on the large sheets are: - - Parade of the Tin Soldiers - Guard of Honour - Irish Guards March - Slope Arms Music title on the small sheet is: - - Caro Mio Tango (My Dear) by Silvo ArnoOn the large sheets: printed "W.H.P. & CO." "1437" and handwritten in pencil "268" On the small sheet: printed "THE LATEST SUCCESS" "Try this on your piano" "Price 1/6 or Post Free 1/7, From all Music Stores, or direct from the Publishers" "PALING & CO. LTD. George-st., SYDNEY."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sheet music, music, guard of honour, parade of the tin soldiers, irish guards march, caro mio tango (my dear), w h p & co., william henry paling, pietro marich, john piling, jos j kaiser, silvo arno, leon jessel, george street sydney, early 29th century, march music, tango music

Stawell Primary School 502 - Front of building with timber paling fencestawell education

.1 - Legal document - tender document - typed carbon copy titled "Supply and Erection of gates and paling fence and repairs to existing fences at the Royal Park car shed" with specification for the work, dated 25/3/1920 asking for prices - single sheet to be returned to the Secretary. .2 - same document but the lower portion has a price and name of the tenderer, John Broderick of Napier St Footscray, for 21 pounds. Dated 7/4/1920.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, royal park, tenders, depots, zoo tram

Also known as a froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife, this tool is used for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. The L-shaped tool is hammered on the top edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle). This item was purchased in about 1919 and used on the Ritchie family farm at Glen Park.Shingle knife or paling splitter Metal knife with short wooden handletimber tools

Early view of State School residence, ElthamMiss Tonkinson Fence is see through palingschools, school residence, eltham

Salvation Army Group, four standing two seated in front of a paling fence. Adjutant John Perry seated next to this wife Mrs. Perry was the leader of the Stawell Salvation Army at this time in 1911. The post card was donated to the society by Mrs. Ruth Pickering from Dadswell's Bridge and the daughter of John Perry. A black & white Post card with four people standing and two seated in front of a paling fence. The five woman have long dresses and four have hats on. One of the women has a white shirt & white hat where the other women are in dark clothing. The male in the photograph is dressed in a uniform.Post Empire Card. Handwritten - Standing from left Jean Chandler, Sadie Mathews, Mrs. Moy. adj. John Perry & Mrs. Perry, Stawell 1911.stawell religion

After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. The competition includes a design award for secondary schools students.Bookplate depicts a weatherboard cottage behind a paling fence.Signature incorporated within platebookplate, printmaking, hymettus cottage, ballarat, michael taffe

Black and white photograph of Stawell Flour Mill owned by Frayne family for many years. Photograph copied from "Stawell & The Grampians " booklet p32. Published 1911 (Cat no 3580 m/box 3 room 2).Wooden 3 storey building verandah and wooden paling fence. stawell industry

Mrs Charles Henry nee Florence Jeeves, daughter of Ellis Jeeves and Eliza Jeeves (nee Hand). Born 12/9/1909.Coloured photograph of an elderly woman standing in front of a wooden paling fence.jeeves, florence jeeves, charles henry

The land for this building was granted to the Benevolent Society by James Atkinson in 1850. Tenders were being called for a new "Benevolent Asylum" in 1855, the foundation stone having been laid and by 1856 the first part of the Hospital was completed. This photo taken in 1860 shows the very first building made from local bluestone. The hospital is thought to be the first such building in VictoriaBlack and white photograph of Bluestone 2 story building with verandah and paling fencehospital, institution

Frederick John Ambler was an upholsterer. Married Beatrice Annie Martin in 1897. Fred was born in Essex, UK in 1873. The Amblers has a large family: Gordon Frederick William (1898-1910); Malcolm George (1900-1965); Daisy May (1904-1904); Leon Verde (1904-1904); Garnet Leslie (1904-1904); Ruby Isobel (1906-2004); Hector Leon (1909-1994); Sylvia Beatrice (1912 - ); Daisy May (1914-2009); Ronald Edward (1915-1990); Jean Mavis (1918-2001) plus Dorothy (dates not known). Residence: 1900-1914: 59 Sunbury Crescent; 1914-1950): 362 Canterbury Road (residence and workshop) in the Hansen's Terrace. Fred died at home (362 Canterbury Road) on 27 December 1947. He is buried in Box Hill Cemetery - M-201-0035 along with his wife. Beatrice's parents lived at 18 Lorne Parade, Surrey Hills. Small black and white square portrait of Fred and Annie Ambler against a paling fence."ANNIE & FRED/ AMBLER/ D. CARLSON / 1/80 WATTS ST/ BOX HILL NTH / 898 3621" Also stamped with "2241" plus "ALPHA / PHOTO SERVICES/ BOX HILL"frederick john ambler, 362 canterbury road, 59 sunbury crescent, mrs beatrice annie ambler, miss beatrice annie martin, fred ambler, box hill cemetery

Fred Ruddy was a garrison guard at Graytown POW camp and had a great flair as a writer and artist. His sketches are a significant part of depicting the history of the camps.Black and white photograph black border with Fred Ruddy standing at ease in front of a wood paling fence. pow's, fred ruddy, camp artists, camp writers, graytown camp

Hand written note dated Melbourne, 30th ?, 1892 from Connelly, Tatchell & Paling Solicitors to Mr. Schroeder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Hand written note dated Melbourne, 24th ?, 1892 from Connelly, Tatchell & Paling Solicitors to Mr. Schroeder.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph right side with two brick chimneys and tank, and front view of house with paling fence.ching family, di piazza, buildings, houses

Used to split shingles or palings from planks of wood. Used in the timber industry and building industries.A paling or shingle knife, also called a froe. The blade is iron, with the sharper edge on the bottom. It has a short wooden handle .paling-knife shingle-knife froe

Soldier notes: LIONEL YOUNGHUSBAND NX115868 & N199216, refer Cat No 2491P for service details. Photograph, black & white, soldier in uniform standing in front of a garden, paling fence & palm tree. Soldier is Lionel YOUNGHUSBAND..Handwritten in black ink on back of photograph: “Lionel Younghusband. Died in Heidelberg Military Hospital July 14th 1943 age 22 yrs” Stamped in black ink on back: James Print Inglewoodphotography-photographs, military history - army

Triumph, registration number BT-027, with rider wearing white helmet riding past a paling fence. Circe 1960police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; motor cycle branch; police motorcycles; triumph motorcycle

Slide. Bendigo Views. View of a dark blue Volkswagon Beetle. It is parked in the corner of a house yard. There is a paling fence behind it.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views

HuttleySepia: wooden House, Verandah, water tank, paling fence, man woth bowler hat in Jinker with harnessed house.AT Hutley New & Second Hand Bicycles for sale. Bicycles for hire. Reverse: Post empire Logo card: Old Home Dr. Avery, H Howell next Dad in Jinker. Darcy St.huttley

The photo probably includes Barbara, Ken and Laurie Young, the children of Ernest Lance (Lance) Young and his wife Beryl Mair who married in 1939 and came to 11 York Street during the WW2 years. The donor does not recognise all of the children. Linda Lawrence is the tallest girl; her brother Ken is largely obscured. Laurie is the youngest girl with the pigtails. Her sister Barbara is at the back. The Lawrence family lived next door at 15 York Street (there was no 13 York Street). A black & white photo of 3 girls and 2 boys in imaginative play in a canoe positioned against a timber paling fence.On rear: Photographer's processing stamp "4938"laurie young, ken young, children, barbara young, york street, back yards, mont albert

After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, This example was commissioned from Andrew Thomas a Ballarat photographer and designer by Michael Taffe owner of Hymettus at Ballarat in the 1990s and is a computer assisted design. It incorporates the generational family home, Hymettus and the family coat of arms with the owner's signature.Bookplate from Hymettus Cottage and Garden, first open to the public in 1917 as champion garden City of Ballaarat. the bookmark indicates the book it is affixed to was part of the family library in the house and represents four generations from 19th, 20th and 21st centuries a rare phenomenon in urban Australia.Bookplate depicts "Hymettus", a weatherboard cottage behind a paling fence with cottage name above image and family crest below.Signature of M. J. Taffe.ballarat, bookplate, hymettus, taaffe, taffe, andrew thomas

Huttley Martin FamilyB/W front if home weatherboard, front porch, bay window, fron garden with paling fence. Two brick chimneys"Burnside" On Reverse Old Family Home Stawell West MATSON & Co., Photographershuttley, martin

Sheet music Paling's Piano Folio, No.4 Front cover of piano solos. Centre is missing. Graphic is black notes on blue background.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

The original photo is part of an album taken by W.Walls, the front page of which is inscribed "The Hill/Sunbury/April 1897". Whilst most of the photos relate to the environs of the asylum, there are others taken around Sunbury and elsewhere. The original album is held as part of the Mental health Collection. During 2000 this was transferred from Mont Park to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.Two woman are playing tennis on a court which is surrounded by a wire fence. In the background there are trees and a building with a paling fence. Unmounted black and whitewalls, w., sunbury health library, walls album, george evans collection

This building was demolished in 1975 when the extension to the existing Shire Offices were completed later in 1975.Prior to the Sunbury Waterworks Rust occupying this building, a hotel was built on this site in the 1870s and was known as Brown's Hotel. At some stage John McMahon's grandfather owned the hotel.A black and white photograph of a weatherboard house with a tin roof, verandah and paling fence was the home of the Sewerage Authority and Waterworks Trust at the front of the Shire Offices.sunbury sewerage authority, sunbury waterworks trust, shire of bulla, mcmahon, john, burgess, geyer, ronald, sewerage establishments, george evans collection, brown's hotel, john mcmahon