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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - BENDIGO'S RICHES
... Reprint of a Special Series of Articles which appeared in 'The Argus' newspaper on the Potential Wealth of the Water Supply, Soil, and Sunshine of the Bendigo Dsitrict....Reprint of a Special Series of Articles which appeared in 'The Argus' newspaper on the Potential Wealth of the Water Supply, Soil, and Sunshine of the Bendigo Dsitrict. ...Bendigo's Riches. Reprint of a Special Series of Articles which appeared in 'The Argus' newspaper on the Potential Wealth of the Water Supply, Soil, and Sunshine of the Bendigo Dsitrict.bendigo, history, city history, potential wealth of bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO'S RICHES, THE ARGUS PUBLICATION
... Front cover shows 'Bendigo's Riches -reprint of a Special series of articles which appeared in 'The Argus 'on the potential wealth of water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district . ...Front cover shows 'Bendigo's Riches -reprint of a Special series of articles which appeared in 'The Argus 'on the potential wealth of water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district . ...Fifteen page cream coloured booklet published circa 1910 by 'The Argus' titled 'Bendigo's Riches', donated by Kevin Moulynox. Front cover shows 'Bendigo's Riches -reprint of a Special series of articles which appeared in 'The Argus 'on the potential wealth of water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district . Comment is made about the potential of Tomato cultivationbendigo, history, agriculture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - KEN HESSE COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S RICHES
... This is a reprint of a series of articles printed in 'The Argus' on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district. ...This is a reprint of a series of articles printed in 'The Argus' on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district. ...2 copies of a white booklet titled, 'Bendigo's Riches.' This is a reprint of a series of articles printed in 'The Argus' on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo district. Published Melbourne, Wilson and Mackinnon, Printers, Collins St. Melbourne. 15 pgs. ph. 1909. Item part of the Mr. Ken Hesse collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.rural industry, agriculture - cultivation, bendigo, ken hesse collection, collection, bendigo, the argus, bendigo resources, resources, agriculture, farming, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO'S RICHES
... On front: 'Bendigo's Riches, repirint of a special series of articles which appeared in the Argus on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo District". ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Industry water soil and sunshine wilson and Mackinnon, printers,Collins Street, Melbourne. booklet, 15 pages - 'Bendigo's Riches' buff coloured paper, black print. ...booklet, 15 pages - 'Bendigo's Riches' buff coloured paper, black print. On front: 'Bendigo's Riches, repirint of a special series of articles which appeared in the Argus on the potential wealth of the water supply, soil, and sunshine of the Bendigo District". Contains photos of tomato industry at Mr. Elliot Borley's farm, White Hills; junction of Huntly and White Hills irrigation channels; packing tomatoes, Mr. B. Puig Y. Ventura's garden, White Hills; tomato patch on the holding of Mr. T.L. Sweeny, Jun.wilson and Mackinnon, printers,Collins Street, Melbourne.bendigo, industry, water, soil and sunshine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - BOOK: BENDIGO'S RICHES
... Reprint of a Special Series of Articles which appeared in 'The Argus' on the Potential Wealth of the Water Supply, Soil, and Sunshine of The Bendigo District. ...Booklet mentions the potential wealth of Bendigo's Water, Soil and Sunshine; Orchards, Dairying, Tomato Growing, Fruit growing, Land, and Water Supply. ...Small booklet titled 'Bendigo's Riches'. Reprint of a Special Series of Articles which appeared in 'The Argus' on the Potential Wealth of the Water Supply, Soil, and Sunshine of The Bendigo District. Printed by Wilson and Mackinnon, Printers, Collins Street. Booklet mentions the potential wealth of Bendigo's Water, Soil and Sunshine; Orchards, Dairying, Tomato Growing, Fruit growing, Land, and Water Supply. Also discussed are Antiquated Mining Regulations, City Trust suggested, and its Advantages, Opportunities, 'The Argus' suggestions endorsed, Mine-owner's Opinion, The Mayor of Bendigo's Opinion, Statement by Strathfieldsaye Shire Secretary, Locked-up Area Useless for Timber, Shire Appeals for Unlocking the Land, 'The Argus' Thanked, Bendigo Chamber of Commerce, Bendigo City Council and Preserving Factory at Bendigo. Photos include Irrigated pastures, ryegrass and clovers on Mr. James Cumming's Farm; Irrigating Tomatoes on Mr. Elliot Borley's Farm, White Hills; Junction of Huntly and White Hills Irrigation Channels; Packing Tomatoes at Mr. B. Puig Y. Ventura's Garden, White Hills; and Tomato Patch on the Holding of Mr. T. L. Sweeny, Jun. Back of the booklet has subscription rates and price of The Argus. place, land, agricultural, book - bendigo's riches, the argus, wilson and mackinnon, councillor carolin, james cumming, dairying, mr elwood mead, tomato growing, mr b puig y ventura, mr elliot borley, fruitgrowers, bendigo fruitgrowers' co-operative society, mr w a hamilton ex-mla, upper coliban, coliban system, antiquated mining regulations, lands department, chaffey bros, mr g h crawford, mine-owners' association, councillor andrew, mr baillieu, miners' association, agricultural society, sir thomas bent, strathfieldsaye shire, mr r b brennan, mr t l sweeny jun, bendigo sewerage farm, councillor osborne, councillor lowndes, councillor t r long, bendigo chamber of commerce, bendigo city council, councillor andrew, councillor h a ross, councillor wilkie, h m leggo and co -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - HV McKay drill sowing oats, 1922
... Photograph of a drill sowing oats in stubble An extract from a publication Australasian 6 May 1922 The economy of this procedure is manifest The spring tynes on the implement are spaced three and a half inches apart in 4 ranks They have 4 inches shares and therefore cut and stir all the soil in this case of two and a half inches leaving a level unbridged bottom The seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart are dropped right on this bottom and there get all the benefit of the moisture raising by capillary attraction and vigorous germination results These combined machines made at the Sunshine Harvester Works are being used on thousands of acres this season for this particular purpose as well as for sowing wheat on fallowed land Comments by cataloguer The machine pictured sows 12 rows of seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart Spring tyres acted in a stump jump capacity The box along top of the machine was a 2 room apartment unit one for seed the other for fertilizer This was fed mechanically through a distribution which measured the amount of seed and fertilizer being dropped into a common tube where it was controlled in its drop to the furrow cut by the share on the end of the tyres...H.V. McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Farm Machinery Photograph of a drill sowing oats in stubble An extract from a publication Australasian 6 May 1922 The economy of this procedure is manifest The spring tynes on the implement are spaced three and a half inches apart in 4 ranks They have 4 inches shares and therefore cut and stir all the soil in this case of two and a half inches leaving a level unbridged bottom The seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart are dropped right on this bottom and there get all the benefit of the moisture raising by capillary attraction and vigorous germination results These combined machines made at the Sunshine Harvester Works are being used on thousands of acres this season for this particular purpose as well as for sowing wheat on fallowed land Comments by cataloguer The machine pictured sows 12 rows of seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart Spring tyres acted in a stump jump capacity The box along top of the machine was a 2 room apartment unit one for seed the other for fertilizer This was fed mechanically through a distribution which measured the amount of seed and fertilizer being dropped into a common tube where it was controlled in its drop to the furrow cut by the share on the end of the tyres HV McKay drill sowing oats Photograph HV McKay drill sowing oats ...Photograph of a drill sowing oats in stubble An extract from a publication Australasian 6 May 1922 The economy of this procedure is manifest The spring tynes on the implement are spaced three and a half inches apart in 4 ranks They have 4 inches shares and therefore cut and stir all the soil in this case of two and a half inches leaving a level unbridged bottom The seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart are dropped right on this bottom and there get all the benefit of the moisture raising by capillary attraction and vigorous germination results These combined machines made at the Sunshine Harvester Works are being used on thousands of acres this season for this particular purpose as well as for sowing wheat on fallowed land Comments by cataloguer The machine pictured sows 12 rows of seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart Spring tyres acted in a stump jump capacity The box along top of the machine was a 2 room apartment unit one for seed the other for fertilizer This was fed mechanically through a distribution which measured the amount of seed and fertilizer being dropped into a common tube where it was controlled in its drop to the furrow cut by the share on the end of the tyresh.v. mckays, sunshine harvester works, farm machinery -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArchive - James Norman Cranwell Interview, James "Norman" Cranwell, 9th May 1977
... Cranwell of 7 Staughton Street, Sunshine, conducted by Mr. R. Parsons on the 9th May 1977. ...Sunshine and District Historical Society Incorporated The Hunt Club Community Arts Centre, 775 Ballarat Road, Deer Park 3023. ...Record of interview with Mr. N. Cranwell of 7 Staughton Street, Sunshine, conducted by Mr. R. Parsons on the 9th May 1977. Named mentioned during the interview. Mr. Hurly Jack Barnes Bradford Watson Greenwood Thompson Abel Cranwell Bob Barnett (Rate Collector) Hallcroft (Shop Keeper) Twist Stewart Jackson Ralph Garde Thomas Flynn (Braybrook State School Headmaster) John Flynn (Royal Flying Doctors Service) Alan Babb (Horse & Drays) Mr. Babb (Braybrook State School Caretaker) Jim Newman (Blacksmith) Bill Greig James Rockett Walden George Cranwell Aborigines Miss. Rose Harry Steers (Woodyard) Don Campbell (Horsedrawn hearse driver) Bob Alford (Policeman) Darby Rockett Niven (Night soil experts) Derham Jack Mullenger Mrs. Norm Cranwell McLeod Bill Bell (Bank Manager & Real Estate Agent) Gill Sharp Places mentioned during the interview. Terrier Coursing Ground (Owned by the Bradfords) Housing Commission Estate Vine Street Melon Street Ravenhall Crescent South Road Ashley Street Hermitage Braybrook State School Maribyrnong River Private School Northumberland Road Braybrook Hotel Lily Street (Nightsoil Dumping Spot) Anglers Hotel (Flood) Milleara Road Avondale Heights Maribyrnong River Ford (Two Fords) Braybrook Hall Maribyrnong Barracks Toolern Vale
