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Dandenong & District Historical SocietyDocument - Dandenong Stock Market, Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market
... Dandenong Stock Market...Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History...Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History Articles concerning Dandenong Stock Market Articles Concerning Dandenong Stock Market Document Dandenong Stock Market ...Dandenong Stock Market - Pics, Newspaper Article, History -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET
... JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET...The Municipal Stock Markets in Bendigo were a hive of activity in the old days. ...Newspaper JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MUNICIPAL STOCK MARKET ...BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. The Municipal Stock Markets in Bendigo were a hive of activity in the old days. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Dandenong & District Historical SocietyCarroll Family, Thomas (Tom) P. Carroll - Newspaper Articles, Pics
... ...Dandenong Stock Market...Carroll - Newspaper Articles, Pics Mayor of Dandenong ; Auctioneer Mayor of Dandenong Dandenong Stock Market Stock Market Auctioneer Thomas (Tom) P. ...Thomas (Tom) P. Carroll - Newspaper Articles, PicsMayor of Dandenong ; Auctioneer mayor of dandenong, dandenong stock market, stock market auctioneer -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook - Booklet, Seriously History Press et al, The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 2: 1856-1883, 2018
... ...stock market...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields ballarat sebastopol hill lydiard street powder magazine deep leads james oddie mortality statistics shares stock market alexander dewar old gravel pits koh-i-noor cobb corner wesleyan church henry richards caselli band of hope mine sir william don mine sites Book with greenand white cover. ...Book with greenand white cover.non-fictionballarat, sebastopol hill, lydiard street, powder magazine, deep leads, james oddie, mortality, statistics, shares, stock market, alexander dewar, old gravel pits, koh-i-noor, cobb corner, wesleyan church, henry richards caselli, band of hope mine, sir william don, mine sites -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - SHARE SALES, 1947
... ... stock market...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ORGANIZATION Mining mccoll rankin and stanistreet McColl Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines NL shares stock market Bendigo mining Hiskens & Leonard Documents: 7 sheets of paper describing sale of shares in one lot, and one sheet in another. ...Documents: 7 sheets of paper describing sale of shares in one lot, and one sheet in another. Letterhead ' Hiskens & Leonard, stock share and investment brokers, 99 Queen Street Melbourne'. Sold as agent for Deborah GM NL, Messrs McCall, Rankin and Stanistreet. Includes letter from stock and share investment brokers.Hiskens & Leonardorganization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl, shares, stock market, bendigo, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Bendigo N.L. Mine Closure, Bendigo Advertiser, 9.1. 2007, 10.1.2007
... ...stock market...Bendigo mining gold Douglas Buerger Managing Director Julie Rivendell mine closure share market stock market Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Bendigo hopes buried', one page article. ...Production at the Bendigo Mining N.L. Kangaroo Flat mine site was planned to shut down over a period of six months, during which time 150 jobs were expected to be lost. Almost 60 per cent was wiped off the Company's value on January 9th 2007 trading. Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Bendigo hopes buried', one page article. Image of mining equipment underground in stope. Text underneath image: Poor ore grades from Bendigo's operations, have forced it to concede that its interpretation of historic mining data has been 'optimistic'. Bendigo Advertiser article 9.1.2007 2. On front of page 'Community Upbeat' and 'Many more challenges to overcome' on one page. Cr. Julie Rivendell comments on closure. Bendigo Advertiser article 10.1.2007. On back of page: Investor's worst fears realised'.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, managing director, julie rivendell, mine closure, share market, stock market -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Letter - Kelly and Allsop collection: Amalgamated Hill End
... The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. ...The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. ...Situated 150 miles from Sydney and 50 miles from Bathurst, Hawkin's Hill mining leases had produced good returns in the 1860's and 70's. However, a lack of working capital meant that many of the mines operated by up to 17 different companies petered out. About 1886 efforts were made to consolidate these claims but insufficient funding could be found. With the renewal of an offer of a government subsidy and the sale of shares, has allowed the purchase of these old claims and their infrastructure. Exploration has shown that these old mines still contained payable amounts of gold. Thus the formation of the Amalgamated Hill End Company.Typewritten letter dated 2nd February 1911. The letter is from the Amalgamated Hill End Ltd signed by the secretary, addressed to M.P. Kelly Esq. stock and share broker, Bendigo. The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. The float is for 500,000 shares at four shilling each. Copies of the prospectus will be sent once available.A lot of sums in pencil on front and backamalgamated hill end mine, shares -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Herald, "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services", Nov. 1978
... On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices....On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices. "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services" Newspaper The Herald ...Newspaper cutting from the Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 Late Extra), titled "Notice to Passengers Additional Early Morning Tram and Bus Services" giving details for 21 different routes to and from the city. Gives details of the first trams Monday to Saturday, Sunday, to and from the City. Has a telephone number. Dated November 1968, signed R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager. On the rear is a part of a page giving stock market companies and prices.In red ink on the right hand side "Melbourne Herald Thurs 14/11/1968 (page 17 L. Extra),"trams, tramways, mmtb, tram routes, timetables, notices and information -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS FROM BOOK - BENDIGO SCENES
... Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. ...Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. ...Pages from book (unknown) : a, RSL, Bendigo Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, b. Charing Cross, Technical School, Bendigo private homes ( Lanstellstowe inc. ) c, Post Office, Law Courts,Shamrock Hotel, d, private homes, educational establishments of Bendigo, inc. High School, Central School, School of domestic arts, Quarry Hill School, Gravel Hill. E, Convent of Mercy, St. Aidan's Orphanage, Bendigo, Municipal Stock Markets Bendigo. Pages are damaged and parts missing. Images appear to be approx. 1920's.bendigo, hospital -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Journal - Dicker's Mining Journal 1862
... In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria....In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria. ...Thomas Dicker, Rowan Street, Bendigo, published a monthly mining journal that included geological information, mine details and mining practises for particular mining districts. In 1868/9, Dicker moved to England to open the "Australian and London Mining Agency" with the goals of promoting investment in Victorian mines, entering Victorian mining shares on the London Stock market, and exploring the latest in mining technology that might be suitable for mining in Victoria.Dicker's Mining Record and guide to the gold mines of Victoria, showing the bearings, depths, thickness, dips and underlies of the auriferous lodes; the progress and cost of works in operation; containing also a variety of valuable interesting and statistical information. Published by the proprietor, Thomas Dicker, Rowan Street Sandhurst. A green with black spine hardcover book. Paper glued on the front with the title Dicker's Mining Journal 1862. On the spine in gold lettering Dicker's Mining Record Vol.1 1861-2. The book contains 12 issues of the Dicker's Mining Record, the first from Saturday, November 23, 1861: the last from October 24, 1862. Also, there are two pieces of paper inside front cover with writing in pencil; the first says: shaft originally No.3 shaft of the speedwell coy. in 1902 the North Normanby Coy. was formed and took over the shaft. A new winding engine was installed in 1909. 10 head battery 1905, extra 20 head in 1909. The second, also in pencil, reads: Dept. of Mines Geological survey No.4 Ballarat East goldfields - 1907 - Mr. Marbrey (?) 39 Shamrock St. Bendigo.Sticker on inside front page: Ballarat Historical Museum presented by Mr. W.H. Lewis Young Street. On second page in pencil: Mr. John N Bailey mining manager of John Woods mines Stawell, Sons of Freedom Beaufort (illegible). To Mr. John Bailey as a mark of esteem grom J. Logan.dicker's mining journal, 1862, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DONALD CLARKE COLLECTION: W. COWLING INVOICE & RECEIPT
... Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo....Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo. Document DONALD CLARKE COLLECTION: W. ...Invoice dated 31/07/1958 for D. W. & K. G Clarke, Llanelly, from W. Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants for: 1 standard sprayhead at £6.02.06 bus charge at £0.01.06 Invoice totalling £6.04.00. Recepit paid in full 19/08/1958. W. Cowling, Grain and Machinery Merchants, suppliers of Poultry and Stock Foods, Market Square, Bendigo. -
Chiltern Athenaeum TrustPhotograph
... This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. ...This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. ...Clara Jane Matthews was born in 1870 as the eldest daughter of Robert Matthews. She married William Frederick Busse on the 5th of December, 1894 at St Columb’s church, Hawthorn. Clara and her husband lived on Main Street in Chiltern, and her husband was a Clerk of Courts in Chiltern and Wodonga throughout his life. Clara and William also owned a 640 acre farm called Clairedale Park, four miles (6.5km) outside of Barnawartha. They had both crops and sheep on the property, and adopted innovative farming practices. It appears that Clara was heavily involved in the farm business, as she is listed as a purchaser of sheep in multiple stock reports between 1914 and 1918. This is very unusual for the era, as women were not generally involved in stock markets, especially if her husband was still alive. Clara’s husband’s work at the court likely meant that he wasn’t able to travel to the markets in order to purchase stock. Clara’s taking the reigns in this manner was highly unusual, and signals just how strong of a woman she must have been. Clara Busse died in Chiltern in 1968, when she was 98 years old. She is also the mother of Wilfred C Busse, who was an author and a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. This photograph is of a woman who lived most of her life in Chiltern, and undoubtedly contributed to the community of the town within her 98 years. She will most likely be remembered as the wife of William Frederic Busse, Clerk of Petty Sessions, or as the mother or Wilfred Clarence Busse, author and barrister. Although the records of her time almost entirely connect her with the men of her life, her father, husband and then her son, some digging can reveal that she was an entire person of her own, who broke norms of her time and is worthy of being remembered for her own sake.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on board in a textured metallic frameObverse: Clara Jane Busse / (nee Mathews) / Mother of W. C. Busse / clara jane busse, clara busse, c j busse, busse, women in agriculture, remarkable women, 20th century women, women's history, working women, wilfred busse, wilfred clarence busse -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDomestic object - Clock, late 1900s early 20th Century
... In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. ...In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. ...In 1850 the Ansonia Clock Company was formed as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Company by Phelps and two Bristol Connecticut clock makers, Theodore Terry and Franklin C. Andrews. Terry & Andrews were the largest clock manufacturers in Bristol at the time with more than 50 employees using 58 tons of brass in the production of about 25,000 clocks in 1849. Phelps decided to get into the clock making business to expand the market for his brass, while Terry and Andrews got access to better quality brass at better prices. They had then sold 50% of their business to Phelps and moved the business to Ansonia, Connecticut. In 1877 the clock company purchased a factory in New York and moved most of its production thereafter being spun off from the brass company. Henry J. Davies of Brooklyn, himself a clock maker, inventor and case designer, joined the newly reconstituted company as one of its founders. As President, he is thought to have been largely responsible for the figurine clocks, swing clocks and other unusual and desirable novelties for which the Ansonia firm became known. By 1879, a second factory was opened in Brooklyn, New York and by June 1880 employed 360 workers, while the Connecticut factory continued producing clocks as well with a workforce of 100 men and 25 women. Hence, clocks marked "Connecticut" were generally produced before 1879, while those marked "New York" were all produced after 1880 After the New York factory burnt down in 1880 the company rebuilt the factory on the same site, and reopened the expanded factory in 1881, with a capacity to exceed that of the Connecticut factory which by 1883 had closed. By 1886, the company had sales offices in New York, Chicago and London, with more than 225 different clock models being manufactured. In 1899, Phelps' grandson William Earle Dodge Stokes commissioned architect Duboy to build the "greatest and grandest hotel in Manhattan, New York” which became the city's first air-conditioned building. In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the stock market crash. The parts, machinery and key skilled workers were shipped out of the USA to form the basis, along with the remains of a watch company purchased a year later, of the clock and watch industry in Moscow such as Poljot and Sekonda. In 1969, the rights to the use of the name, trademarks, and goodwill were transferred to Ansonia Clock Co., Inc., Lynnwood, Washington. The item marks the beginning of mass produced clocks in the United States, cheaply priced and available to all. The company had many innervation's during it’s life regards clock and later wrist watch making that led the way for other companies in many different countries to emulate.Clock, pendulum mantle model. Carved scallop "Ginger bread house" cottage clock. Oak case, white enamel face, floral etched glass door. Clock has an hour bell chime. Glass front opens to allow rewinding. Made by Ansonia Clock Co, New York. Marked "Manufactured by Ansonia Clock Co. New York, USA"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, mantle clock, clock, pendulum clock, time keeper, horology, ansonia, ansonia clock co, america -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Financial record - INVOICE COLLECTION: Various Businesses 2
... Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. ...Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. ...10934.39a: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink and list section in red. The invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: Bought of Abbott Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. Market Square, Bendigo, Invoice dated 4 Jan 1944. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 11 pound, 10 shillings. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in blue pencil. 10934.39b: Thin rectangular pink paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. The invoice has 3 holes punched in the left side, along a perforated edge. Header reads: Bendigo Timber Co. Timber Yards, Hardware Stores and Sawmills Mollison & Williamson Streets, Bendigo Phones: 218 and 2538 Dated: 27 May 1953 10934.39c: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. the invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: The Bendigo Advertiser The leading provincial daily in Australia Office: 29 Pall Mall Telephones 1, 61 and 2121 Dated: 31 Dec 1949 the invoice has a small slip attached to its front indicating payment was made 13 May 1950. 10934.39d: Thin rectangular paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink. The invoice has 2 holes punched in the left side. Header reads: W. Cowling Grain, Hay & Machinery merchants poultry and stock foods supplies. Market square, Bendigo. Invoice dated 5 March 1948. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 5 pound, 2 pence. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in black pencil. 10934.39e: Thin rectangular white paper with the invoice's header printed in black ink and list section in red. The invoice has two holes punched in the left side. the page has been torn around the holes. Header reads: Bought of Abbott Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. Market Square, Bendigo, Invoice dated 19 September 1944. Invoice lists prices in pounds, reading 2 pound, 16 shillings. the invoice is paid and has been crossed out in blue pencil.ac morton, abbott supply co, bendigo timber co, 'the bendigo advertiser, w cowling -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Document:, Letter from Joseph Kirkham 1872, 1872
... stock particularly rams. They were bred for wool as well as meat. The breed had declined in popularity in the later part of the 20th century. This letter is part of the Bostock collection A handwritten letter documenting the link between English markets and Australian sheep farmers. ...This letter refers to the production of long wool and sourcing the fleece and breeding stock of the Lincoln long wool breed. He writes from Lincolnshire and is looking at developing opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. The breed became popular in the latter part of the 19th century and large prices were paid for stock particularly rams. They were bred for wool as well as meat. The breed had declined in popularity in the later part of the 20th century. This letter is part of the Bostock collectionA handwritten letter documenting the link between English markets and Australian sheep farmers.Pale blue paper, lightweight, handwritten in black ink.Joseph* Kirkhamwarrnambool, lincoln long wool, joseph kirkham lincolnshire, 1872, bostock -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotographs- 1 old black and white photograph of a wooden bridge over a river possibly Ryders Bridge in Tawonga. 2 –Enlargement of the original photograph showing the gentleman leaning on the bridge. Taken off the original photo
... Present concrete bridge constructed in 1986 and named Ryders Bridge These wooden bridges were the only method for transporting stock and produce to market, transporting timber to the mills, sending and receiving mail and for local people to cross the many rivers in the area to go about their daily business. ...The bridge is not definitively identified, but is of similar construction style to other bridges built in rural areas around this time. Circa 1930”s and may be Ryders Bridge (Old Tawonga Bridge) which crosses the Kiewa River on Mountain Creek Rd Tawonga The first Tawonga bridge was built in 1884- destroyed by floods in 1916. New bridge constructed 1923 and destroyed in 1953. Present concrete bridge constructed in 1986 and named Ryders Bridge These wooden bridges were the only method for transporting stock and produce to market, transporting timber to the mills, sending and receiving mail and for local people to cross the many rivers in the area to go about their daily business. 1- Black and white photograph is glued onto heavy cardboard, which is yellowing with age. Top right hand corner has a tear in the cardboard. Photograph depicts a wooden bridge on wooden piles with 2 white wooden railings along the length of both sides. 2- Original photo has been digitally enlarged to show a gentleman in a light coloured suite and wearing riding boots leaning on the rails of the bridge. The bridge is not definitively identified, but is of similar construction style to other bridges built in rural areas around this time. Circa 1930”s may be Ryders Bridge (Old Tawonga Bridge) which crosses the Kiewa River on Mountain Creek Rd Tawonga bridge; tawonga bridge; kiewa valley -
Orbost & District Historical Societyledger, 1898 - 1957
... stock agent and auctioneer. H. James proved a very keen businessman and did well. He eventually formed agencies, conducted an auctioneering business and controlled the bean market. ...stock agent and auctioneer. H. James proved a very keen businessman and did well. He eventually formed agencies, conducted an auctioneering business and controlled the bean market. ...This ledger was used initially by H. James & Co., Shipping and General Commission agents in Orbost in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district.He was a stock agent and auctioneer. H. James proved a very keen businessman and did well. He eventually formed agencies, conducted an auctioneering business and controlled the bean market. He also helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost and was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF.Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district.He was a stock agent and auctioneer who helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost. He was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF.A heavy ledger. Covers are heavy cardboadr coloured green It has a brown leather spine. the bottom right hand corners have been cut off. It contains records of auction sales and lists goods sold on assignment.on spine : LEDGER On the first 3-4 pages in pencil are O's and 's gamesjames-harry shipping-orbost auctioneer -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Diamond Creek, Barak Bushlands, Eltham, 2008
... At various times the 4.4 hectares had been used as a market garden and for shire stock piles. The residents began to restore the area by revegetating land along the Diamond Creek. ...At various times the 4.4 hectares had been used as a market garden and for shire stock piles. The residents began to restore the area by revegetating land along the Diamond Creek. ...A habitat corridor and it strengthens the community. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p185 Barak Bushlands lie west of the Diamond Creek on the corner of Falkiner Street and busy, noisy Main Road. They form part of an important habitat corridor linking the Yarra River to the Kinglake National Park.1 Manna Gums, tawny frogmouths and platypuses are some of the indigenous plants and animals that have made their home there. The bushlands are the result of more than nine years of hard work by the local community with the Nillumbik Council, to transform a degraded flood plain into this refuge of natural beauty. In 1997, shortly after moving into the new Riverside Estate on Falkiner Street, Eltham, several residents noticed the sorry state of the Diamond Creek and surrounding area. Part of it was used as a cow paddock and although small patches of vegetation survived, the area was infested with weeds, rabbits, rubbish and drainage from the housing estate. At various times the 4.4 hectares had been used as a market garden and for shire stock piles. The residents began to restore the area by revegetating land along the Diamond Creek. In 1998 they established the Friends of the Diamond Creek Falkiner Street Reserve2 and 35 families joined from the 90-house Estate. Carolyn Mellor, as the Friends’ Land Manager, undertook a four-year horticulture course to guide this massive project for a volunteer organisation. Since 1999, she has been the Friends’ President. In 1999 the Friends urged the Nillumbik Council to undertake a feasibility study into establishing a wetland system and urban forest. Work began in 2002 with Nillumbik Council funding the project, supplemented by government grants. The Friends also received grants from Melbourne Water and Parks Victoria. Aided by the Friends and other community members, the Council created the Barak Bushlands consisting of a forest, a wetland, a bridge, a path and open space. The beautiful wetland treats most of the estate’s stormwater runoff. Storm water is filtered through plants in the wetland ponds then is released slowly into the billabong, before flowing into the Diamond Creek. The wetland also helps to minimise flooding and the improved water quality provides a flora and fauna habitat. The Friends and other volunteers planted more than 27,000 plants, more than one third of which they grew from seeds they collected at Lower Eltham and Wingrove Parks. Eltham High School students planted thousands of these through a Year Eight program introduced for this purpose. Other groups who assisted were: Green Corps, local Scouts and Guides – 2nd Montmorency, 1st Diamond Creek and 1st Eltham Cub Packs, Eltham College students, Eltham East Primary School, Landcare members, Eltham Lions Club and the Eltham Baptist Church. To maintain enthusiasm for the mammoth task, the Friends and other volunteers ‘adopted’ trees to water and wrote their names on the stakes. In 2004, to recognise the area’s original occupiers, the reserve was named Barak Bushlands. William Barak, who lived from 1824 to 1903, was the last chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe of the Wurundjeri-willam people. Traces of these original inhabitants remain in scar trees (bark sections removed to make a shield or canoe). That same year the Friends’ group was a finalist in the prestigious Federal Government, Banksia Environmental Awards. The Friends have also participated in Clean Up Australia, removing tonnes of rubbish and regularly testing the billabong, wetland and creek, for pollutants. For years the Friends, together with the Australian Platypus Conservancy, have tagged, measured and checked the health of platypuses from the Diamond and Mullum Mullum Creeks. With Latrobe University the Friends have conducted night walks to view owls, possums, bats and sugar gliders. Challenges for the council and the Friends continue with a large rabbit population, some vandalism, weed eradication and maintenance. However, thanks to this community effort, locals can now escape confined urban living on small blocks of land and enjoy the beauty of indigenous plants and animals. Working together has also strengthened the local community,This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, barak bushlands, diamond creek (creek), eltham -
Eltham District Historical Society IncNegative - Photograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1899
... They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1022 ...They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1022 This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). ...Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1899. Gray family in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work on the verandah. Left to Right: - , - , William George Gray (3rd from left),. Frances Ellen Gray (nee Hurst) and William Hurst Gray (on lap). Carrie Sharp, Rob Sharp, Holmstrong. Frederick and Catherine Hurst relocated this Victorian style weatherboard home from an inner Melbourne suburb to its present site on their Allwood property. Mr Charles Verso, builder and farmer, reassembled and refurbished the home for the Hurst’s. In 1897 Frederick and Catherine’s daughter, Frances Ellen, married William (Bill) George Gray of Cottlesbridge and the newlyweds moved into the new house. Frederick and Catherine Hurst moved into a little cottage, ‘Mia Mia’, on the other side of the Diamond Creek. William and Frances Gray established Allwood Nursery and by 1900 most of the Allwood property was under orchard, largely apples, pears, cherry plums and peaches. They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1022 This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, allwood, carrie sharp, frances ellen gray (nee hurst), holmstrong, hurst family, rob sharp, william (bill) george gray, william hurst gray -
Eltham District Historical Society IncNegative - Photograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1905
... They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1018 Source: Mrs. ...They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1018 Source: Mrs. ...Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1905. Hurst/Gray family in the garden in front of the Victorian style Allwood house with lace iron work on the verandah. Left to Right: Whittaker, Mrs. Catherine Hurst, Frederick George Hurst (at rear), Hurst Gray, Mrs. Frances Ellen Gray (nee Hurst), William (Bill) George Gray, Sylvia Gray (later Birch). Frederick and Catherine Hurst relocated this Victorian style weatherboard home from an inner Melbourne suburb to its present site on their Allwood property. Mr Charles Verso, builder and farmer, reassembled and refurbished the home for the Hurst’s. In 1897 Frederick and Catherine’s daughter, Frances Ellen, married William (Bill) George Gray of Cottlesbridge and the newlyweds moved into the new house. Frederick and Catherine Hurst moved into a little cottage, ‘Mia Mia’, on the other side of the Diamond Creek. William and Frances Gray established Allwood Nursery and by 1900 most of the Allwood property was under orchard, largely apples, pears, cherry plums and peaches. They also developed an extensive nursery, growing seedling stock for supply to other local orchardists and the overseas market. Cross Ref: Sepp_1018 Source: Mrs. Ferguson, Hurstbridge This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 20 x 25 cm (x2)shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, hurst family, sylvia gray, hurst gray, whittaker, allwood house, allwood, frederick george hurst, gray family, mrs. catherine hurst, mrs. frances ellen gray (nee hurst), william (bill) george gray -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Allwood Nurseries, Diamond Creek, Vic
... He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. ...He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). ...Allwood Nurseries in Hurstbridge was operated by W.G (William George) Gray. By 1922 he operated a well cultivated property of 64 cleared acres, 56 of which were under nursery healthy stock, principally apples, peaches, plums and cherries. In addition to 4 acres of potatoes. He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, allwood nurseries, export, nursery -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Loading fruit trees at Hurstbridge Railway Station, 1914
... He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This image is of railroad train wagons loaded with fruit trees at Hurstbridge Railway Station for export to New Zealand. ...He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This image is of railroad train wagons loaded with fruit trees at Hurstbridge Railway Station for export to New Zealand. ...Allwood Nurseries in Hurstbridge was operated by W.G (William George) Gray. He operated a well cultivated property under nursery healthy stock, principally apples, peaches, plums and cherries and sometimes potatoes. He grew seedling stock which he supplied to other local orchardists and the overseas market. This image is of railroad train wagons loaded with fruit trees at Hurstbridge Railway Station for export to New Zealand. Frederick George Hurst (bearded) sits on top of the load (aged 73 years). His son-in-law Willian Gray stands beside the wagon. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, allwood nurseries, frederick george hurst, w.g. gray, hurstbrdge railway station, william george gray, railroad trains, nurseries (plants), export, despatch, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: REQUIREMENTS OF AGENTS FOR CATTLE ENTERING VICTORIA
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Council cattle markets Bendigo Saleyards Collection - Requirements of Agents for Cattle Entering Victoria Agriculture Victoria Bendigo Agriculture Centre John T Harkin Ron Laird Ian McKenzie Greg Robinson Letter from John T Harkin to Stock Agents regarding the Requirements of Agents for Cattle Entering Victoria dated 29 August 1995. ...Letter from John T Harkin to Stock Agents regarding the Requirements of Agents for Cattle Entering Victoria dated 29 August 1995. Letter to Mr Ron Laird from Greg Robinson, Project Officer, Animal Health Operations Branch, dated 14/12/1995 mentioning he has enclosed 100 Interstate cattle ear tags and their requirements. Agriculture Victoria logo in top right corner, A V on a green background.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - requirements of agents for cattle entering victoria, agriculture victoria, bendigo agriculture centre, john t harkin, ron laird, ian mckenzie, greg robinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR ALLOCATION OF FREE TAIL TAGS
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Council cattle markets Bendigo Saleyards Collection - Application for Allocation of Free Tail Tags Department of Agriculture Stock Diseases Act 1968 F D Atkinson Two Application for Allocation of Free Tail Tags forms. ...Two Application for Allocation of Free Tail Tags forms. Information required is name of cattle owner, name of property owner, location of property/properties, name of owner of cattle previously kept on the property, previous tail tag number, number of cattle over 6 months, and estimated number of cattle sent to saleyards or abattoirs.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - application for allocation of free tail tags, department of agriculture, stock diseases act 1968, f d atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR ALLOCATION OF TATTOO BRAND (PIGS)
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Council cattle markets Bendigo Saleyards Collection - Application for Allocation of Tattoo Brand (Pigs) Department of Agriculture Stock Diseases Act 1968 F D Atkinson Two application forms titled Application for Allocation of Tattoo Brand. ...Two application forms titled Application for Allocation of Tattoo Brand. Form needs information of pig owner, property owner, location of property or properties, previous owner of pigs kept on property, number of pigs, estimated number of pigs sent to saleyards or abattoirs. Form to be sent to the Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture. From 1/12/1977 it was compulsory under the Stock Diseases Act 1968 for owners of four or more pigs to apply for a tattoo brand.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - application for allocation of tattoo brand (pigs), department of agriculture, stock diseases act 1968, f d atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO SALEYARDS ECONOMIC VIABILITY STUDY
... markets Bendigo Saleyards Collection - The Bendigo Saleyards Economic Viability Study Bendigo Development Committee Inc. Kate Millard Loddon Campaspe Planning Authority Street Ryan and Associates Bendigo City Council Strathfieldsaye Shire Council Department of Industry Technology & Resources National Library of Australia Meldrum Burows & Partners Core Wilson Sayer Town Planning Appeals Panel CES Victorian Farmers and Graziers Association Stock Agents Association Department of Agriculture Department of Industry Technology & Resources Department of Conservation Forests and Land Cr Jock Comini RCA Depot Wellsford Rifle Range Bendigo Airport Bendigo Field Naturalists Club Mr David Kennedy Mr John Brumby Mr John Radford Neil O'Keefe Bendigo East Progress Association Bendigo East Traders Trades Hall Council Mr Tom Uren Mr Frank Wilkes Mr Bruce Reid Mr K I M Wright Mr E T Ebery Bendigo Pastoral Council of the VFGA Victorian Meatworks Association Bendigo Stock & Station Agents Association Rutlands Transport Mr Don Pickles Country Abattoirs & Wholesalers Association Association of Victoria Meat and Allied Trade Federation of Australia Bendigo Saleyards Advisory Committee Bendigo Residents & Ratepayers Association A H & N Graham Mrs P Unmack Australian Bureau of Statistics Mr Lloyd Houlden Cr C Rodda Mr Jolly Mr Tony Milanese Dr Robert Carter University of Melbourne Bendigo College of TAFE T Matthews A S & R D Rutland John Kerr J Talbot G L O'Sullivan Penney & Lang Pty Ltd Graeme Pickering Pickhall J W & Sons R A Plant W K Schmidt T J Vick K & J Wignall A E Wright G Chapman A J Gillies P G & M M Harris Ian R Hollingsworth B Kennedy S Letcher S & D K Letcher P M Llewellyn L G Mason Boyer R T Connally M F Kennedy & Mortlock Nevins J P R W Johnstone W J Keith B D Kelly Notman R Pitts A J & C A Pitts Mervyn L & Co Rowe W O Warren K M Associated Stock & Station Agents Dalgety Farmers Ltd Elders DSM Estates Ellis Nuttall & Co Gallagher G D Hamilton Real Estate McGregor Ralph H & Co McKean W & Co Miller Turner Livestock Co Vains E M & Co Victorian Producers Hill M J & Co Bennetts Meats Comell Bros Davis B & D Hardwick G F & V C Penney & Lang P/L Tendercut Meats Northern Seed Supply Co Bendigo Fertilizers Agri Business Pty Ltd Agrilink Consulting Group Pty Ltd Acil Aust Pty Ltd McGowan & Associates Chapman W C Talbot E J McCulloch W & Sons Pty Ltd K V Equipment Commercial Egg Producers Assoc Co-op Monsanto Aust Ltd Balmer Bryan R Barry I J Bath L Clarke B J Treacy K M Turner J M Bendigo Mower Serv Pty Ltd Everlast Concrete Tank tyLtd Wicks Bros canvas Goods Don McArthur Bendigo Communications Transcom Emdell Pty Ltd Epsom Pharmaceutical Supplies Sandhurst Fencing Pty Ltd Arnolds Gates & Fencing R Furniss Carne Neville AWA & UNICLA AJM Refrigeration bendigo Concrete Sawing Service Hamilton R J Hearpes T W J E Brown Campey DR A R Fyffe J J Kangaroo Flat Vet Clinic Ottrey K E Bendigo Sprinkler Installations Milnes Irrigation Onga Pumpshop Barastoc Products Bush's Produce Stores Epsom Produce K M M Pty Ltd Bendigo Grain Co Eaglehawk Chaff Mills Grain Elevators Board Dept Bonneys Pest Control Knights Pest Control Brown Wk & L d Bendigo Sewerage Authority Bendigo Water Board ACI Computer Services Leham Donald A E Hueffer & Associates Wolmoke Planners P Langley Mr Ken Strachan Mr Evan Jones Mr Peter Byrnes Mr Wayne Street Street Ryan & Associates 140 Loose pages titled The Bendigo Saleyards Economic Viability Study. ...140 Loose pages titled The Bendigo Saleyards Economic Viability Study. Report written by Kate Millard on behalf of the Bendigo Development Committee Inc. Contents include: Chapter 1 - Background Information, Chapter 1 - Present Operations at the Saleyards, Chapter 3 - Economic Factors, Chapter 4 - Environmental Factors, Chapter 5 - Selling Techniques, Chapter 6 - Employment Study, Management and Sundry Issues, Chapter 7 - Survey of Farmers and Saleyard Users in the 'Catchment Area', and Chapter 8 - Recommendations of the Report. Includes diagrams and maps. Recommendations printed on dark yellow paper.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - the bendigo saleyards economic viability study, bendigo development committee inc., kate millard, loddon campaspe planning authority, street, ryan and associates, bendigo city council, strathfieldsaye shire council, department of industry technology & resources, national library of australia, meldrum burows & partners, core wilson sayer, town planning appeals panel, ces, victorian farmers and graziers association, stock agents association, department of agriculture, department of industry technology & resources, department of conservation forests and land, cr jock comini, rca depot, wellsford rifle range, bendigo airport, bendigo field naturalists club, mr david kennedy, mr john brumby, mr john radford, neil o'keefe, bendigo east progress association, bendigo east traders, trades hall council, mr tom uren, mr frank wilkes, mr bruce reid, mr k i m wright, mr e t ebery, bendigo pastoral council of the vfga, victorian meatworks association, bendigo stock & station agents association, rutlands transport, mr don pickles, country abattoirs & wholesalers association association of victoria, meat and allied trade federation of australia, bendigo saleyards advisory committee, bendigo residents & ratepayers association, a h & n graham, mrs p unmack australian bureau of statistics, mr lloyd houlden, cr c rodda, mr jolly, mr tony milanese, dr robert carter, university of melbourne, bendigo college of tafe, t matthews, a s & r d rutland, john kerr, j talbot, g l o'sullivan, penney & lang pty ltd, graeme pickering, pickhall j w & sons, r a plant, w k schmidt, t j vick, k & j wignall, a e wright, g chapman, a j gillies, p g & m m harris, ian r hollingsworth, b kennedy, s letcher, s & d k letcher, p m llewellyn, l g mason, boyer r t, connally m f, kennedy & mortlock, nevins j p, r w johnstone, w j keith, b d kelly, notman r, pitts a j & c a, pitts mervyn l & co, rowe w o, warren k m, associated stock & station agents, dalgety farmers ltd, elders dsm estates, ellis nuttall & co, gallagher g d, hamilton real estate, mcgregor ralph h & co, mckean w & co, miller turner livestock co, vains e m & co, victorian producers, hill m j & co, bennetts meats, comell bros, davis b & d, hardwick g f & v c, penney & lang p/l, tendercut meats, northern seed supply co, bendigo fertilizers, agri business pty ltd, agrilink consulting group pty ltd, acil aust pty ltd, mcgowan & associates, chapman w c, talbot e j, mcculloch w & sons pty ltd, k v equipment, commercial egg producers assoc co-op, monsanto aust ltd, balmer bryan r, barry i j, bath l, clarke b j, treacy k m, turner j m, bendigo mower serv pty ltd, everlast concrete tank tyltd, wicks bros, canvas goods, don mcarthur, bendigo communications, transcom, emdell pty ltd, epsom pharmaceutical supplies, sandhurst fencing pty ltd, arnolds gates & fencing, r furniss, carne neville, awa & unicla, ajm refrigeration, bendigo concrete sawing service, hamilton r j, hearpes t w, j e brown, campey dr a r, fyffe j j, kangaroo flat vet clinic, ottrey k e, bendigo sprinkler installations, milnes irrigation, onga pumpshop, barastoc products, bush's produce stores, epsom produce, k m m pty ltd, bendigo grain co, eaglehawk chaff mills, grain elevators board dept, bonneys pest control, knights pest control, brown wk & l d, bendigo sewerage authority, bendigo water board, aci computer services, leham donald, a e hueffer & associates, wolmoke planners, p langley, mr ken strachan, mr evan jones, mr peter byrnes, mr wayne street, street ryan & associates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: GRAND TOTALS OF STOCK SOLD - JULY 87 TO SEPT 89
... History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Council cattle markets Bendigo Saleyards Collection - Grand Totals of Stock Sold - July 87 to Sept 89 9 Hand written pages mentioning the totals of Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Bobby Calves, Pigs and Goats sold at the saleyards from July 87 to Sept 89. ...9 Hand written pages mentioning the totals of Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Bobby Calves, Pigs and Goats sold at the saleyards from July 87 to Sept 89. May 88 was the last entry for horses. After this date a column for stores was inserted. Six hand written pages Oct 89 to Jun 91.Columns mention the totals of sheep, lambs, fat cattle, bulls, bobby calves and pigs with totals. Typed list of Bendigo Special Sheep Sale Dates 1991. Also listed are the advertising agents: Elders Pastoral, R H McGregor & Company, W McKean & Company, Miller Turner Livestock, F P Nevins & Company, Ellis Nuttall & Company, B Rodwell & Company, E M Vains & Company, Victorian Producers and Dalgety Farmers Limited. Written at the end is Charolaise 1st Wednesday March '92. All Agents.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - grand totals of stock sold - july 87 to sept 89 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - SUNSHINE BISCUIT PRICE LIST 'B'
... Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. ...Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. ...Sunshine Biscuit Price List 'B' dated January 1926. Registered Office Ballarat, Phone 53. Depots, Geelong, Bendigo, Melbourne. Terms and Conditions of Sale Listed. Delivery Free on Rails Bendigo. Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. Prices of Various Dry Biscuits, Semi-Sweet Biscuits, Sweet Biscuits, Rich Dessert and Cream Biscuits, Specialties, Holiday Mixture, Cakes, Sunshine Party Packets,Flour, Cough Drops and containers.bendigo, industry, biscuit making, sunshine biscuit co. 1926 price list of biscuits -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyBiography, Ringwood and District Historical Society, Interview notes - short biography on Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at Ringwood State School, circa 1970s, c.1970s
... Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. ...Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. ...Single page of notes/interview record of Miss Daisy Paddock, teacher at the Ringwood State School in Greenwood Avenue (now Federation Estate) - Interview write-up by Ringwood History Group.Transcript: "Miss Janet Daisy Paddock She was an extremely well-liked and well-regarded teacher at the old RW State School in Greenwood Ave (Now Federation Estate). She taught between the years of 1927 until 1941, then again after the war from 1951 until final retirement in 1961. In fact she was so liked that her former pupils formed "The 2997 Club" , which met in her honour every year for a meal (and, of course, their guest of honour). 2997 was the RW SS number. In some of her letters about early life in RW, she recalls the RW Mail being produced and printed in a small wooden building in Adelaide St. [Adelaide St is officially no longer on the RW map but it went from the highway nearly to Mullum Creek, between Melbourne St and Warrandyte Road.^ In fact there is an unmarked 100 metres of road that is on the west side of Officeworks that ends in a roundabout at the bottom of Eastland carpark. I don't believe it is exactly in the same position as the old Adelaide Street but it pretty close. That would put the old Mail office in the vicinity of the Maroondah Council service centre in Eastland.] She also recalls that there were nearly a dam on every corner. In fact, I recall in my 1950s/60s childhood that there were still many dams around. As I previously mentioned, with the RW-Mitcham claybelt, there wasn't much top soil and the orange clay is very fine, so when the banks of the dam get wet, it wass very slippery. I often remember playing around in those dams, as most boys did in those days. A friend and I spied an old bath used to water some horses so after some trial and errors we made it waterproof and fashioned a couple of paddles out of wooden fence pailings. The first launch in the local dam was fine and we managed to manouver through the bullrushes into the middle. The only thing that I forgot about was that I had a d<^ that went everywhere with me and, rather than bark from the bank, he swam over to us and tried to get aboard. Bath tubs are not known for their seaworthness and he tipped us all in the drink. Of course the bath sank like a rock. We scrambled on the bank and he added insult to injury when, as all dogs do, gave the usual shake and sprayed us with water. My mind often comes back to one dam right next to the Croydon pub - that provided water to the Magg's orchard - dug in the usual fashion on about 3 metres deep scraped in the local clay, it was at this dam in the early sixties that a young boy drowned. After that we were pretty careful around dams. Going back to Daisy's memories, she recalls that the kids often started late on Monday mornings as Monday was Market Day at RW. They used to watch the stock being herded into the yards and people getting off the steam trains. Her family home was at Gruyere and her father used to drive to RW market and stop midway at the Burnt Bridge hotel and rest the horses. [I suspect that he may have watered other things besides the horses.] They eventually moved to RW in Thanet St. Miss Paddock still remembers the old RW school at the corner of RW St and Whitehorse Road, it was very small so they built the new school in Greenwood Ave. RW had a population of around 2,(K)0 when Daisy became an Assistant Class Five. She used to walk through the open paddocks, surrounded by bush and orchards. She goes on to say that the bush was alive with wildlife and a natural playground for the children. Miss Paddock was a member of the Soroptomist Club in RW (equivalent to Rotary), active in the church and local community. At our archives, we have a plaque that grac^ the entrance to the school, naming it the Miss Daisy Paddock library, in honour of a great woman in our city." -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Company seal embosser, Unknown
... stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets...stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets ...The former Albion (West) Woollen and Worsted Mills is a functional structure which has been built in stages, possibly dating from the 1880s, with the earliest sections near to the Barwon River.The Worsted mill operated for about 50 years and at its peak employed around 500 people. In 1973 the mill merged with the British John Foster and Sons Company under some controversial stock and shareholding issues. The mill continued for a short period before closing at a time when much of the Australian textile industry was finding it difficult to compete with overseas operations. In the 30 plus years after the closure, the site was used for several ventures, including the Mill Vintage Markets and a vehicle trim manufacturing operation. In 2011 the site was purchased by Little Creatures of Western Australia to become their main brewery for the eastern states of Australia. Now owned by the Lion Group, Little Creatures started their 60 million dollar transformation of the old mill in 2012. Finally, in 2013 these former walls of industry were soon rattling away to the sounds of a different type of industry, as the first bottles of beer made their way out of the Geelong Little Creatures Brewery. The remaining building of the former Albion Woollen and Worsted Mills has historical significance as one of Geelong's major woollen mills. The venture has operated on the same site for more than a century. The Albion Woollen Mill was one of the four key sites along with Victoria, Barwon and Union Mills that was established in the late 1860s to mid-1870s. These mills were in constant operation on the west side of the Barwon Bridge over the last century and led to Geelong's fame as milling and scouring locality. The Albion Mill was probably the most successful survivor of the early private company operations. It was regarded as a model mill in the late 1880s and was, from all accounts, well-planned and organised with machinery on a par with the great mills of England. It produced high-quality tweeds. Together with the (now demolished) Union Mill it was regarded as the borough's principal industry over the 1870-1900 period and was one of Australia's most significant producers of tweed by 1900. These two mills were more successful, competitive and long-lived than the Barwon and Victoria Mills. The remaining building form is an important reminder of the private ventures of both the Albion and Union Mills and represents a key site of spinning, carding and finishing as well as scouring and dying that occurred in the lower section near to the river. The loss of the adjacent former Union Mill is unfortunate because the complex, together with the former Collins Union Mill office building, was an important reminder of the success of these industries and the reputation they earned for the Geelong region as a centre for quality textile products. Company seal embosser hand operated matte black & brass colour Western District Worsted Mills emblem on frontflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village
