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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - street scene, Portland, n.d
... ... bullock train...Street scene with a man herding a bullock train down a street in Portland....Portland street scene bullock train farming Street scene with a man herding a bullock train down a street in Portland. ...Street scene with a man herding a bullock train down a street in Portland.portland, street scene, bullock train, farming -
Buninyong & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - B/W photograph, Copy of photograph of a bullock team at Mt. Noorat
... ...Bullock train...The bullock train would have been a typical means of transporting supplies across Victoria in the nineteenth and early twentieth century...The bullock train would have been a typical means of transporting supplies across Victoria in the nineteenth and early twentieth century This image was taken by J.W.H. ...The bullock train would have been a typical means of transporting supplies across Victoria in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuryThis image was taken by J.W.H. Austin, the well-known photographer of Durham Lead from approximately 1870 who documented typical scenes of rural Victoria in the late 1800s.Copy of photograph of a bullock team at Mt. NooratBullock team at Mt. Noorat c.1899transport, j.w.h. austin, photographers, bullock train -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkNegative - Image of Bullock Team, Baker & Rouse, Early20th century
... Handwritten on packet: 'Bullock train on road / Gembrook'...Gembrook bullock team early 20th century Handwritten on packet: 'Bullock train on road / Gembrook' Portrait view, black and white photograph of bullock team pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes or grain in Gembrook circa early 20th century. ...This negative is part of a batch of ten negatives apparently taken around the same time at Gembrook c. early 20th century. This one is of a bullock team pulling a cart loaded with bags of possibly potatoes or grain. There are two other photos of this same bullock team taken in the batch. These negatives provide a glimpse of the early 20th century cartage in Gembrook.Portrait view, black and white photograph of bullock team pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes or grain in Gembrook circa early 20th century. Negative has been kept in a packet which is not original.Handwritten on packet: 'Bullock train on road / Gembrook'gembrook, bullock team, early 20th century -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkNegative - Image of Girl and Bullock Team, Baker & Rouse, Early20th century
... Handwritten on packet: 'Miss Heath with Bullock Train / Gembrook'...Gembrook bullock team Miss Heath potatoes early 20th century Handwritten on packet: 'Miss Heath with Bullock Train / Gembrook' Negative showing a girl standing in the foreground near a bullock team which is pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes or grain. ...This is one of a batch of ten negatives apparently taken close to the same time in Gembrook in the early 20th century. This negative shows a young girl, entitled 'Miss Heath' standing in the foreground near a bullock team pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes or grain. A man is kneeling on top of the sacks doing some adjustments. There are two other negatives in this batch of the same bullock team with one of them featuring the same girl. There is also another negative showing the same girl playing backyard cricket. This negative provides a glimpse of the early 20th century cartage in Gembrook.Negative showing a girl standing in the foreground near a bullock team which is pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes or grain. A man is kneeling on top of the sacks doing some adjustments. The negative has been kept in a packet which is not original.Handwritten on packet: 'Miss Heath with Bullock Train / Gembrook'gembrook, bullock team, miss heath, potatoes, early 20th century -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkNegative - Image of Girl and Bullock Team, Baker & Rouse, Early20th century
... Handwritten on packet containing negative: 'Miss Heath with Bullock train / Gembrook'...Gembrook bullock team Miss Heath potatoes early 20th century Handwritten on packet containing negative: 'Miss Heath with Bullock train / Gembrook' Black and white negative showing girl standing in front of bullock team which is carting a load of sacks of possibly potatoes or grain. ...This negative is one of a batch of ten images taken apparently around the same time at Gembrook c. early 20th century. This one is of a child (titled 'Miss Heath') standing in front of a bullock team pulling a cart loaded with sacks of possibly potatoes. Two other negatives feature this same girl: one standing with the same bullock team and the other playing backyard cricket. An additional negative features the same bullock team with no people.These negatives provide a glimpse of early 20th century cartage in Gembrook.Black and white negative showing girl standing in front of bullock team which is carting a load of sacks of possibly potatoes or grain. A man is standing next to the bullock team. An open gate is visible in the foreground. The negative has been kept inside a packet which is not original.Handwritten on packet containing negative: 'Miss Heath with Bullock train / Gembrook'gembrook, bullock team, miss heath, potatoes, early 20th century -
Orbost & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - Photograph off Albert Trewin
... He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. ...He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. ...Albert (Abby) Trewin (b.21.03.1876 d. 01.07.1970) was part of the Trewin family who were early settlers at Jarrahmond near Orbost. Albert was born at Kingston near Ballarat, shifted to Jarrahmond where the house was called "Hillview", located 3 miles from Orbost on the B Road. The Trewin selection at Jarrahmond had many big trees on it and because these looked a bit like Jarrah trees from Western Australia, they names their property Jarrahmond (which became the district location and the name of Jarrahmond School). He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. Pigs went to Dandenong Bacon Factory where they were processed into Dandy Ham. This photograph appears to be c.1950s - 1960s.A photograph of one of Jarrahmond's earliest settlers.B/W photograph of a man walking along a footpath. He is wearing a hat and has a walking stick in his right hand. He is wearing braces, white long-sleeved shirt, striped tie, glasses, polished black shoes. Behind him are vehicles and buildings (shops). jarrahmond, farming -
Orbost & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - photograph - Mrs Hazel Trewin
... He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. ...He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. ...The older lady in this photograph is Hazel Trewin, wife of Abby Trewin of Jarrahmond. The Trewins were a foundation settler/farmer family at Jarrahmond and many members of this family still live in this district. (2025). Albert (Abby) Trewin (b.21.03.1876 d. 01.07.1970) was part of the Trewin family who were early settlers at Jarrahmond near Orbost. Albert was born at Kingston near Ballarat, shifted to Jarrahmond where the house was called "Hillview", located 3 miles from Orbost on the B Road. The Trewin selection at Jarrahmond had many big trees on it and because these looked a bit like Jarrah trees from Western Australia, they names their property Jarrahmond (which became the district location and the name of Jarrahmond School). He cleared the land with bullocks, horses, crosscut saws, burned the stumps, burying some logs which were too big to burn. Then they milked cows, planted maize, had pigs, drove the pigs to Bairnsdale or to Waygara (c. 1915 when the train reached Waygara) on a buggy track through the bush. Pigs went to Dandenong Bacon Factory where they were processed into Dandy Ham. This photograph is significant because is of a member of the Trewin family of Jarrahmond.B/W photograph of two women standing. The older woman on the left hand side has her hand on a walking stick, and the other woman appears to be helping her and has her hand outstretched. Behind the two women is a bed an pillows. nonefarming, jarrahmond, trewin family -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument, Victorian Railways Timetable Ringwood to Melbourne and Bus Timetable Ringwood to Ringwood North and Park Orchards. 1966 with Advertising fo local businesses
... Pink and Buff multi-sheet card with train and bus timetables; and advertising for numerous local businesses incl Dymonds Wook Shop & Greeting Cards, Antwan's Hair Fashions, P. M. McKay Chemist, Major Quality Butchers, Heathwood Food Store and Ray Bullock's Food Store, WIlton & Hoskin Furniture REmovalists, L.A.Greem Authroised Newsagent, S&M McCormack Milk Bar and Self Service Store, Norwood Fruit Supply, The Luncheonette Tea Rooms and Milk Bar, Park View Coffee Lounge, Dot Vrancken Fruit Supply, Ringwood Poultry Supply, North Ringwood Fruit Centre, Norman's Hardware, K&H.M.McCoubrie Nursery, Williams Fuel and Produce, J&J Harris Quality Butchers, Park Orchards P.O. ...Pink and Buff multi-sheet card with train and bus timetables; and advertising for numerous local businesses incl Dymonds Wook Shop & Greeting Cards, Antwan's Hair Fashions, P. M. McKay Chemist, Major Quality Butchers, Heathwood Food Store and Ray Bullock's Food Store, WIlton & Hoskin Furniture REmovalists, L.A.Greem Authroised Newsagent, S&M McCormack Milk Bar and Self Service Store, Norwood Fruit Supply, The Luncheonette Tea Rooms and Milk Bar, Park View Coffee Lounge, Dot Vrancken Fruit Supply, Ringwood Poultry Supply, North Ringwood Fruit Centre, Norman's Hardware, K&H.M.McCoubrie Nursery, Williams Fuel and Produce, J&J Harris Quality Butchers, Park Orchards P.O. ...Pink and Buff multi-sheet card with train and bus timetables; and advertising for numerous local businesses incl Dymonds Wook Shop & Greeting Cards, Antwan's Hair Fashions, P. M. McKay Chemist, Major Quality Butchers, Heathwood Food Store and Ray Bullock's Food Store, WIlton & Hoskin Furniture REmovalists, L.A.Greem Authroised Newsagent, S&M McCormack Milk Bar and Self Service Store, Norwood Fruit Supply, The Luncheonette Tea Rooms and Milk Bar, Park View Coffee Lounge, Dot Vrancken Fruit Supply, Ringwood Poultry Supply, North Ringwood Fruit Centre, Norman's Hardware, K&H.M.McCoubrie Nursery, Williams Fuel and Produce, J&J Harris Quality Butchers, Park Orchards P.O. Store (J&H Bale); Hunters Pharmacy, Ringwood Dry Cleaners, P. Webb Ringwood FLorist. -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyDocument - KAMBROOK ROAD, 46, CAULFIELD NORTH
... Bullock and Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society, dated 14/10/1995, with handwritten notes about this property. It covers the owners of this address from 1918 to 1994 and a short history of the origins of Caulfield Racecourse and land development by 1917. It also mentions the first meeting of the Caulfield Amateur Turf Club in 1859. Caulfield North Kambrook Road Caulfield Cup Caulfield Racecourse Racecourses Caulfield Amateur Turf Club 'Kambrook' Payne John Balaclava Road Swan William H Urquhard John Wenn John Reddon George May Phillip G Griffin G Mrs Newton G T (horse trainer ...A copy of a one page typed report by Hilary Bullock and Rosalind Landells of the Brighton Historical Society, dated 14/10/1995, with handwritten notes about this property. It covers the owners of this address from 1918 to 1994 and a short history of the origins of Caulfield Racecourse and land development by 1917. It also mentions the first meeting of the Caulfield Amateur Turf Club in 1859.caulfield north, kambrook road, caulfield cup, caulfield racecourse, racecourses, caulfield amateur turf club, 'kambrook', payne john, balaclava road, swan william h, urquhard john, wenn john, reddon george, may phillip g, griffin g mrs, newton g t (horse trainer), bullock hilary, landells rosalind, bick david, foote henry (surveyor), caulfield roads board, glen eira road, land subdivision -
Ararat & District Historical Society (operating the Langi Morgala Museum)Photograph, Willaura Weighbridge
... trains and when this photograph was taken, the weighbridge was crowded with people and wagons. Willaura weighbridge postcard horses wagons wool transport Front: "Willaura Weighbridge" Black and white photograph of a streetscape with wide dirt roads, some early European buildings and three supply wagons. Two are horse drawn and the third is pulled by bullock ...This photograph shows a point in time (late 19C) at the Willaura weighbridge which no longer exists. The weighbridge was part of a transportation system that included horses, wagons, silos, and trains and when this photograph was taken, the weighbridge was crowded with people and wagons. Black and white photograph of a streetscape with wide dirt roads, some early European buildings and three supply wagons. Two are horse drawn and the third is pulled by bullock, with six men driving the wagons and standing in the roadway. Front: "Willaura Weighbridge"willaura, weighbridge, postcard, horses, wagons, wool, transport -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, John Larkins, The Book of the Dandenongs, 1978
... Puffing Billy Rose Charman's Cottage Nobelius Nursery Emerald this book cover the Dandenong Ranges with references to the bullock trains in the forest to Puffing Billy at Belgrave and many people along the way 192 p.; 26 cm The Book of the Dandenongs Book John Larkins Rigby ...this book cover the Dandenong Ranges with references to the bullock trains in the forest to Puffing Billy at Belgrave and many people along the way192 p.; 26 cmnon-fictionthis book cover the Dandenong Ranges with references to the bullock trains in the forest to Puffing Billy at Belgrave and many people along the waypuffing billy, rose charman's cottage, nobelius nursery emerald -
Brighton Historical SocietyUniform, WRANS uniform, 1942-1944
... Bullock. Their family had been living in the district since 1892 when their grandfather, James Stewart, settled first at Brighton Beach before building a new home in Gardenia Road, Gardenvale in 1910. On leaving school, Marion took a job with the T&G Insurance Company in Collins Street. However, as the threat of invasion by Japan loomed closer following the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the fall of Singapore, in 1943 she volunteered to join Australia's war effort as part of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). She initially trained...Bullock. Their family had been living in the district since 1892 when their grandfather, James Stewart, settled first at Brighton Beach before building a new home in Gardenia Road, Gardenvale in 1910. On leaving school, Marion took a job with the T&G Insurance Company in Collins Street. However, as the threat of invasion by Japan loomed closer following the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the fall of Singapore, in 1943 she volunteered to join Australia's war effort as part of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). She initially trained ...This uniform belonged to Marion Elaine Caffrey, nee Bullock (1920-1993). Marion was born and lived in Begonia Road, Gardenvale and attended Star of the Sea College with her younger twin sisters, Hilary and Margaret Bullock. Their family had been living in the district since 1892 when their grandfather, James Stewart, settled first at Brighton Beach before building a new home in Gardenia Road, Gardenvale in 1910. On leaving school, Marion took a job with the T&G Insurance Company in Collins Street. However, as the threat of invasion by Japan loomed closer following the bombing of Pearl Harbour and the fall of Singapore, in 1943 she volunteered to join Australia's war effort as part of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). She initially trained as a coder at HMAS Cerberus, followed by a posting to HMAS Magnetic in Townsville. By the time Marion arrived in Townsville in 1944 it was very much a garrison town, inhabited largely by Australian and American servicemen. Whereas in Melbourne the war in the Pacific may have felt somewhat distant, in Townsville it was very immediate. Though the town was never subjected to the heavy bombardments of Darwin, a series of small air strikes in July 1942 had made the fear of air raids quite real. The naval base HMAS Magnetic was responsible for communications, Port Examination Services and servicing of Allied warships. Marion worked as a coder, encoding outgoing transmissions and decoding incoming ones either manually or using a Typex cipher machine. In 1945, she completed additional training to attain the rank of Leading Coder. Her keenness for the work is evident in a note on her service record: although no WRANS women were ever sent to active warzones, Marion volunteered for overseas service. Marion later recalled her time with the WRANS as one of the happiest and most personally fulfilling times of her life. Like many Australian women, she embraced the opportunity to serve her country and take on roles traditionally reserved for men. She completed her three years' service at HMAS Harman in Canberra where she was de-mobbed in 1946. Afterwards, she secured a job with Metro Goldwyn Mayer, where she worked until her marriage to Hugh Caffrey in 1947.Second World War WRANS uniform consisting of a dark navy blue serge blazer (.1), skirt (.2) and hat (.3). The blazer features six buttons. The left arm features a black patch embroidered with a red anchor wrapped in a length of rope (a fouled anchor) with a single red chevron beneath, denoting the rank of Leading Wran (equivalent to Leading Seaman). The right arm features a black patch embroidered with red crossed flags over the letter 'C'. The pencil skirt is lined and fastens at the side with a button and snap fastenings. The navy felt hat features a round brim and a black ribbon band machine embroidered in gold with the words "H.M.A.S. HARMAN".Maker's label in collar of blazer reads "N491 / 1942 / SIZE [indistinct] / MADE IN AUSTRALIA" The label features a pen inscription, "BULLOCK". Size label in back of skirt: "2". Label inside the hat: "N18 / 1944 Size 20½ / MADE IN AUSTRALIA"1940s, marion elaine bullock, marion elaine caffrey, second world war, military uniform, wrans, women's royal australian naval service -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Peter Murray Bootmaker, Bacchus Marsh, 1883
... train to the Melbourne Hospital, accompanied by Dr Vance and a number of his neighbours. He made a recovery and in 1904 hosted a meeting of the local Quoit Club. On 14th June 1908 Peter Murray died at his home in Main Street Bacchus Marsh. He had been suffering from Brights disease for about 6 months. He was aged 65 at the time of his death. His first wife had predeceased him. His second wife, Margaret survived him. Later in 1908, Mr. W. Bullock...train to the Melbourne Hospital, accompanied by Dr Vance and a number of his neighbours. He made a recovery and in 1904 hosted a meeting of the local Quoit Club. On 14th June 1908 Peter Murray died at his home in Main Street Bacchus Marsh. He had been suffering from Brights disease for about 6 months. He was aged 65 at the time of his death. His first wife had predeceased him. His second wife, Margaret survived him. Later in 1908, Mr. W. Bullock ...This portrait was taken during the visit of Stevenson & McNicoll to Bacchus Marsh September-November 1883. It is probable that they used the silver albumen process. The subject of the portrait is Peter Murray, bootmaker, who set up his business in Bacchus Marsh at 181 Main Street in 1872. In 1889 he added an extension to his dwelling. In later years, Mrs Murray advertised Board and Lodging at "Murri House", in premises adjoining the shop and dwelling. Mr. Murray was active in the local community, and was a Councillor on his death. He was also the local Electoral Registrar. His death may have been hastened as a result of a serious accident in 1893 when he fell heavily and broke his right leg above the ankle, which necessitated the removal of a protruding portion of bone. He was taken by train to the Melbourne Hospital, accompanied by Dr Vance and a number of his neighbours. He made a recovery and in 1904 hosted a meeting of the local Quoit Club. On 14th June 1908 Peter Murray died at his home in Main Street Bacchus Marsh. He had been suffering from Brights disease for about 6 months. He was aged 65 at the time of his death. His first wife had predeceased him. His second wife, Margaret survived him. Later in 1908, Mr. W. Bullock advertised that he had taken over the business of the late Mr. P. Murray.The Melbourne photographers Stevenson & McNicoll visited the Bacchus Marsh district in 1883. They took photographs of many local families and individuals in front of their houses or businesses. More than 50 of these images were preserved by the Hawkins family of Bacchus Marsh and passed to a granddaughter of that family Mrs Beryl Jeremeas who donated those images to the Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society in 1973. Stevenson & McNicoll are known to have taken numerous studio portrait photographs of Bacchus Marsh people. This was probably the larger part of their work. However very few of these images have been acquired by local historical societies. This image of Peter Murray is the only known example of one of the 1883 studio portraits of Bacchus Marsh residents produced by Stevenson & McNicoll. It is therefore particularly significant as a rare example of their portrait photography in the Bacchus Marsh area and beyond.A sepia coloured photograph on cardboard. Carte de Visite size. Portrait in an oval frame of a young man with full beard and moustache. He is wearing a suit coat with breast pocket and a buttonhole arrangement on the lapel. On the front: Stevenson and McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St, Melbourne. Copies can be obtained at any time. On the Back: Logo of the rising sun with the words LIGHT & TRUTH on a banner. Copies of this portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to Stevenson & McNicoll Late Benson & Stevenson, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. By Hand in black Texta: PETER MURRAY BOOTMAKER. 1883 In ink (faded) : Pete Murray In biro: Courtesy C. McFarlane bootmakers, stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district, stevenson and mcnicoll photographers, dr vance, murri house, early surgery, peter murray bootmaker bacchus marsh 1843-1908 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Mrs. Ronan's Dining Room, Wodonga, c1914
... bullock which finished up on the girls' bed. Mrs Ronan persevered and beat all obstacles to finally move from the saleyards to the Wodonga Coffee Palace in High Street, beside the railway gates in 1921. The construction of the Hume Weir had begun and some construction workers boarded at the Coffee Palace. Her 3 children achieved success due to their mother’s hard work to ensure their futures. Bill trained...bullock which finished up on the girls' bed. Mrs Ronan persevered and beat all obstacles to finally move from the saleyards to the Wodonga Coffee Palace in High Street, beside the railway gates in 1921. The construction of the Hume Weir had begun and some construction workers boarded at the Coffee Palace. Her 3 children achieved success due to their mother’s hard work to ensure their futures. Bill trained ...When Mrs Julia Ronan nee Arundel lost her husband John to tuberculosis in 1906, she quickly decided to move from their small farm into Wodonga with her 3 children. She was granted the lease of the ground she needed to establish her eating house at one shilling per year in a shed on the Dalgety's saleyard block. Two established merchants Albert Schlink and John Whan and butcher Jack Garrett agreed to allow her credit which enabled her to open Ronan's Dining Rooms at the Saleyards. It was often a challenging environment, with drovers, and horse- breakers, auctioneers and bushmen bringing huge mobs of cattle and horses to the saleyards. Stories of the premises include the unexpected arrival in the passage of a lively bullock which finished up on the girls' bed. Mrs Ronan persevered and beat all obstacles to finally move from the saleyards to the Wodonga Coffee Palace in High Street, beside the railway gates in 1921. The construction of the Hume Weir had begun and some construction workers boarded at the Coffee Palace. Her 3 children achieved success due to their mother’s hard work to ensure their futures. Bill trained for the priesthood and was a parish priest, but died from tuberculosis 1n 1939 aged of 41. Katie became a highly accomplished music teacher, including 32 years at Albury Public School. In the 1930s she was able to buy a house at 49 High Street, Wodonga where she lived with her mother and sister Mary. Mary trained in office work at Edmondson’s solicitors and then worked on the Albury Council. After living with her daughters in the High Street house, Julia passed away on her 90th birthday in 1958. Mary died on 6 January 1983. Katie passed away in Wodonga at the age of 97 on the 16 September 1996. All members of the family are buried at Yackandandah, Victoria.A black and white image of Miss Mary Ronan, Mrs Julia Ronan and Miss Teresa Trudewind at the Old Saleyards Dining Room, Wodonga.On front of building: DINING ROOMS/ MRS. J. RONANmrs. ronan, dining rooms wodonga sale yards, wodonga businesses, wodonga pioneers -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph - African travel
... Africa -- transport Bullock trains "African travel" Sepia photograph, mounted on card of bullocks preparing to pull a covered wagon across water. ...One of three photographs in the Kew Historical Society collection of African and Japanese provenance. Sepia photograph, mounted on card of bullocks preparing to pull a covered wagon across water. The mount is inscribed in pencil 'African travel'. "African travel"africa -- transport, bullock trains -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Lodestar Press, In Full Cry: A Farewell to Steam
... Railroad pictorial - New Zealand - history Railroads - New Zealand - history Photographs of steam hauled trains working on the New Zealand Railways. ill, p.30. In Full Cry: A Farewell to Steam Book Lodestar Press Croker, Richard Bullock, Ian ...Photographs of steam hauled trains working on the New Zealand Railways.ill, p.30.non-fictionPhotographs of steam hauled trains working on the New Zealand Railways.railroad pictorial - new zealand - history, railroads - new zealand - history -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph - Nobelius Packing Shed, Unknown photographer, 2000s
... The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Railway developments in 1900 included the creation of a siding and Packing Shed, known as Nobelius Station, which is featured in this photograph. The Packing Shed was able to handle 250,000 cases of fruit each year at the height of the nurseries' activities. The image shows the Packing Shed with boarded-up windows, suggesting it was taken prior to the purchase of the facility for use in the Puffing Billy Railway service. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established.The photograph is significant because it depicts infrastructure associated with the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, a business which was instrumental to the development of Emerald as a settlement in the 19th and 20th Centuries and also influenced the development of public and private gardens and the farming of several species in Australia and internationally. The Nobelius Nursery is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.A coloured rectangular photograph of the Nobelius Nurseries Packing Shed. The photograph was taken in the grounds looking up towards the packing shed. There are various trees and vegetation throughout the grounds and surrounding the packing shed. The Nobelius Nurseries Packing Shed was used to sort and pack trees to be sent overseas during the 1900s-1940s.No inscriptions/marksnobelius nursery, packing shed, 2000s, puffing billy railway, nobelius heritage park -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Domestic object - Writing equipment, 1900s
... The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The item is a glass writing desk set used at Carramar, the family home of Carl Axel Nobelius, who founded the Gembrook Nurseries. Gembrook Nurseries were a major employer in the area, shipping fruit and decorative tree species around Australia and internationally. Carramar was the largest private residence in the area with sixteen rooms in addition to staff accommodations. The Nobelus family entertained several famous or important guests there, including Dame Nellie Melba and the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot. The desk set is thought to have been a gift to Carl Axel Nobelius and his wife Emily on the anniversary of their wedding. The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established. The desk set appears to be in Art Deco style, which suggests that it was in use at Carramar later in Carl Axel Nobelius' life, prior to his death in 1921, as the style became most popular in the years after the First World War. Carramar was the largest private residence in the area with sixteen rooms in addition to staff accommodations. A real estate listing from the sale of Carramar in 1941 indicates that it had five bedrooms, three reception areas, a large billiards room, two bathrooms, rooms for staff use and a separate six-room gardener's cottage as the home sat within extensive gardens. The Nobelus family entertained several famous or important guests there, including Dame Nellie Melba and the Governor of Victoria, Sir Reginald Talbot.The item is significant due to its association with the estate of Carl Axel Nobelius, a horticulturist whose business activities at the Gembrook Nurseries contributed to both the social and infrastructure development of Emerald and surrounds and the distribution of several plant species internationally.The item is a glass plate on small metal legs. Arranged across the surface of the glass plate are a metal rack suitable for holding letters, a square glass bottle with a metal lid sitting in a square metal receptacle which may have been used for ink and two metal brackets suitable for holding a pen. The metal used is silver-toned.carramar, carl axel nobelius, carl axel nobelius, gembrook nurseries, nobelius nursery, writing equipment, desk set, art deco -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph - Packing Shed, Gembrook Nurseries, Unknown maker, 1900-1920
... The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Railway developments in 1900 included the creation of a siding and Packing Shed, known as Nobelius Station, which is featured in this photograph. The Packing Shed was able to handle 250,000 cases of fruit each year. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established.The photograph is significant because it depicts personnel and infrastructure associated with the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, a business which was instrumental to the development of Emerald as a settlement in the 19th and 20th Centuries and also influenced the development of public and private gardens and the farming of several species in Australia and internationally. The Nobelius Nursery is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on print media paper. The image is captioned 'Lunch Hour at the Packing Shed, Gembrook Nurseries.' It depicts thirty-one men (including one adolescent) and one woman posing for a group photograph behind approximately five large product bales resting in a rectangular metal rail cargo carriage. One of the men has a bandage across one eye. The people depicted are wearing clothing indicating the image may have been taken in the early 20th century. The Packing Shed building (built in 1900) and several stacked wooden storage crates are visible behind the group.Obverse: 59 NOR (?) 10 (?) + / LUNCH HOUR AT THE PACKING SHED, GEMBROOK NURSERIES. /1900s, gembrook nurseries, nobelius nurseries, carl axel nobelius, packing shed, railway, puffing billy railway, nursery employees, farming, agriculture, government initiatives -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph - Nobelius Nursery Packing Shed, Unknown photographer, 1970s
... The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Railway developments in 1900 included the creation of a siding and Packing Shed, known as Nobelius Station, which is featured in this photograph. The Packing Shed was able to handle 250,000 cases of fruit each year at the height of the nurseries' activities. The image shows the Packing Shed with boarded-up windows, suggesting it was taken prior to the purchase of the facility for use in the Puffing Billy Railway service. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established.The photograph is significant because it depicts infrastructure associated with the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, a business which was instrumental to the development of Emerald as a settlement in the 19th and 20th Centuries and also influenced the development of public and private gardens and the farming of several species in Australia and internationally. The Nobelius Nursery is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The image appears to show the Packing Shed building prior to its restoration as a tourist facility.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on print media paper. The image depicts the Gembrook Nurseries Packing Shed building with boarded up windows.Obverse: NOBELIUS NURSERIES / . WEEKEND TRADING . /1970s, gembrook nurseries, puffing billy railway, carl axel nobelius, packing shed, railway stations, farming, agriculture -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph - Nobelius Packing Shed, Unknown photographer
... The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. ...The Gembrook Nurseries, informally known as the Nobelius Nurseries after the founder Carl Axel Nobelius, began with the purchase of sixty-three acres in 1886 and boomed in the 1890s due to opportunities provided by employment-promoting schemes to develop public parks and gardens and street shade by local and State Governments around Australia. Trees were sold to more than forty councils and Government organisations in the 1890s, including the Department of Agriculture, Lands Department and Victorian Railways. The need to transport nursery products by train via Ferntree Gully rather than by bullock dray to Narre Warren was a factor in the successful petition to develop what is now known as the Puffing Billy Railway. Railway developments in 1900 included the creation of a siding and Packing Shed, known as Nobelius Station, which is featured in this photograph. The Packing Shed was able to handle 250,000 cases of fruit each year at the height of the nurseries' activities. The image shows the Packing Shed prior to the purchase of the facility for use in the Puffing Billy Railway service. Gembrook Nurseries had an indirect influence on the development of other farms and industries in the region. As a wholesale nursery with high sales volumes it was an important employer of local people. Peak season for employees was during the cooler months, during most farmers' off-season. This provided local farmers with a source of income while their own farms were becoming established.The photograph is significant because it depicts infrastructure associated with the Gembrook or Nobelius Nurseries, a business which was instrumental to the development of Emerald as a settlement in the 19th and 20th Centuries and also influenced the development of public and private gardens and the farming of several species in Australia and internationally. The Nobelius Nursery is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The image appears to show the Packing Shed building prior to its restoration as a tourist facility.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on print media paper. The image depicts the Gembrook Nurseries Packing Shed building. The building is made from weatherboard and features a brick chimney. There is also a tall tree standing next to the chimney.Obverse: IUS NURSERIES / TRADING ... /gembrook nurseries, puffing billy railway, carl axel nobelius, packing shed, railway stations, farming, agriculture -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph - Bullock Team - Beenak, Unknown photographer
... Bullock teams began its history from as early as the 18th century, peaking during the 19th and early 20th centuries and still being in use all the way up to the middle of the 20th century. They helped develop Australia with a cost-productive way of transporting goods all over the country through different terrains before roads or a train system was in place. ...Bullock teams began its history from as early as the 18th century, peaking during the 19th and early 20th centuries and still being in use all the way up to the middle of the 20th century. They helped develop Australia with a cost-productive way of transporting goods all over the country through different terrains before roads or a train system was in place. ...Bullock teams began its history from as early as the 18th century, peaking during the 19th and early 20th centuries and still being in use all the way up to the middle of the 20th century. They helped develop Australia with a cost-productive way of transporting goods all over the country through different terrains before roads or a train system was in place. As time progressed and transport options became more readily available, the use of bullock teams eventually became obsolete and are now used as exhibition and hobby. Teams consisted of two or more bulls using a draught system that allowed them to pull extremely heavy loads over long distances. While primarily used for goods transport, its noted that early explorers Hume, Hovel and Stuart used bullock teams during their explorations in the 1820s.The black and white photograph of the Beenak bullock team has historical significance as it shows an industry that was incredibly valued for delivery of different trade in very isolated areas, which helped to build a rapidly expanding nation.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. The black and white photograph depicts two photos of the Beenak bullock team in the Australian bush hauling cut down trees. In the first of two images, a man can be seen holding a long thin whip to move the bullock team into one direction, with Australian bush and trees in the back and foregrounds. There are two cut trees in the bottom left of the image and several more logs in the top right in the background. In the second of two images, the man can be seen holding a whip and using a rope to lead the cattle of the bullock team to the logs surrounded by tall bush and several large trees in the background.Reverse: Wal Legg /bullock teams, bullock, bush, beenak, logs, horticulture, trade -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Book - History Book, Cuffley, Peter et al, That Little Train: The Puffing Billy Railway 1900-1953, 1987
... Emerald Victoria Australia Dandenong Ranges Victoria Australia railway bridges railway stations railway workers Belgrave Victoria Australia bullock teams fruit growing nurseries (plants) horticulture Peter Cuffley Puffing Billy Railway Rail Services - History Hard cover with jacket, 236 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; includes bibliography and index. ISBN 0 86788 1.36 4 That Little Train ...Hard cover with jacket, 236 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; includes bibliography and index. ISBN 0 86788 1.36 4emerald, victoria, australia, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia, railway bridges, railway stations, railway workers, belgrave victoria australia, bullock teams, fruit growing, nurseries (plants), horticulture, peter cuffley, puffing billy railway, rail services - history
