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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Separator
... dairy machinery... separator farm machinery dairy machinery dairy industry crown ...Separator machine. Hand-crank operated milk separator, Crown Separator Co Pty Ltd. Multi-part separator stand with bowls (2) and attachments including a spanner small cone shaped objects on homemade stand. ."42D022" stamped on 2x separator chutes.Manufacture's plate "MADE IN SWEDEN" , "CROWN SEPARATOR / HEAD OFFICE 547 FLINDERS ST MELBOURNE". ."42D022" stamped on 2x separator chutes. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, milk separator, farm machinery, dairy machinery, dairy industry, crown spearator co, cream -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Separator
... dairy machinery... separator dairy machinery farming machinery crown separator co pty ...Hand-cranked separating maching, made in Sweden for Melbourne Crown Separator Co. Pty Ltd. Machine is used for separating cream from milk, with the machine speed being 70 revs per minute.Separator machine. Hand-crank operated milk separator, small, painted red, Crown Separator Co Pty Ltd. Base and spinning mechanism only (mechanism spins very rettly). Stamped on handle "70 per minute", Stamped on body "S7071", Manufacturer plate "SYLVIA NO. 19/ MADE IN SWEDEN / CROWN SEPARATOR CO PTY LTD / 547 FLINDERS ST, MELBOURNE" Stamped on handle "70 per minute", Stamped on body "S7071", Manufacturer plate "SYLVIA NO. 19/ MADE IN SWEDEN / CROWN SEPARATOR CO PTY LTD / 547 FLINDERS ST, MELBOURNE" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, milk separator, cream separator, dairy machinery, farming machinery, crown separator co pty ltd -
Cheese World Museum
Pump, dairy vacuum
... dairy machinery..., Allansford Allansford machinery dairy machinery dairying pumps ...From the dairy farm of Leon Miller, Swans Lane, AllansfordMilking machine chain driven vacuum pump made of cast iron, marked on the circular cylinder cap with an identification number.209allansford, machinery, dairy machinery, dairying, pumps, milking machines, leon miller -
Cheese World Museum
Catalogue, To Dairymen & Agriculturalists: Milk Cream and Butter
... dairy machinery... bartram & son pty ltd dairy machinery milk cream butter ...This catalogue belonged to Alderdice Brass Foundry in Warrnambool. It was donated to the museum by John Downing from the foundry. The catalogue is for the firm of J Bartram & Son who were suppliers of dairy equipment. They were one of the earliest suppliers of mechanical milking machines in Victoria.The catalogue is significant as it is from an early dairy supplier and shows early dairy equipment. The Alderdice Brass Foundry has been in operation since the 19th century.Blue covered catalogue booklet with white text and illustrations of a cow, separator, butter maker and butter slicer machines.To Dairymen &/Agriculturalists/Milk/Cream/and/Butter J.BARTRAM & SON. PTY. LTD./586-588 BOURKE ST./MELBOURNEcatalogues, dairy industry, j bartram & son pty ltd, dairy machinery, milk, cream, butter -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter churn, E. Cherry, 1900-1920 (Approximate)
... Dairy machinery... production Dairy machinery "E. Cherry's / Concussion Co ...Thought to be large enough to be used commerciallyLarge wooden butter churn on trestle, handle missing. Churn is large rectangular box with oval clamped lid. Two drain holes. Wood trestle with metal stays. Box revolves on metal rollers. Manufactured. Wood / iron - box screwed"E. Cherry's / Concussion Co(?) / No. (?) Gisborne / Victoria" on churn. Stamped "1223" on churn and trestle.food production, dairy machinery -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter washer, E. Cherry, 1910 (Approximate)
... Dairy machinery... it was purchased second-hand Food Dairy machinery On front of stand ...Thought to be used in conjunction with square butter churn (See no. 56). Used by Mrs O'Donoghue from 1925 onwards, when it was purchased second-handRevolving wooden bowl on square wooden stand, handle missing, wooden agitator for washing butter worked by cog wheelOn front of stand: "Cherry's Patent". On back: "Cherry's Patent no 2 / Gisborne Victoria"food, dairy machinery -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Butter churn, 1930 (Approximate)
... dairy machinery...-country dairy machinery food production Butter churn, rectangular ...Butter churn, rectangular wooden box, bolted, with wooden lid, with handle. Metal handle (L-shaped) for turning, wooden slatted churners insidedairy machinery, food production -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Machine - Cream Separator
... dairy machinery... in the early to mid 20th century. dairying industry dairy machinery ...A separator is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk. Separation was commonly performed on farms in the past. Most farmers milked a few cows, usually by hand, and separated milk with a hand operated machine for domestic use. The milk was poured into the bowl on the top and the handle had to then be turned fast enough to get the separator up to speed adequate to separate the cream and the milk. The milk would come out of one spigot and the cream out of the other. In general practice some of the skimmed milk was consumed by the family, while the rest may have been used to feed calves and pigs. Enough cream was saved to make butter, and the excess was sold. In many cases excess could be bartered or swapped with neighbours for other items of produce. ALFA-LAVAL SEPARATORS The principal works and head office of Aktiebolaget Separator was established by Gustaf de Laval in Stockholm. The first Laval milk separator was patented in1884. In Australia three old established firms commenced pioneering the Alfa Laval cream separators in about 1885. These were A. W. Sandford & Co. Ltd., in Adelaide, J. Bartram & Son, of Melbourne, who have ever since been the Victorian agents of Aktiebolaget Separator. In New South Wales and Queensland, the pioneering firm was Waugh & Josephson Ltd. J. Bartram & Son, the distributor of the separator in this collection, established their business in Melbourne in 1881. In 1892 Bartram & Son estimated that 1,130 of these machines were operating throughout Victoria. This item is significant as it is representative of domestic and dairying machinery used throughout rural areas of Australia in the early to mid 20th century.The separator is made in 3 sections. The base is made from cast iron. The cover and vat are made from silver painted tin. There are 2 outlet spouts. The detachable handle, made from cast iron and wood, is held in place by a screw. A name plate featuring the Victorian distributor, J Bartram & Son of Melbourne and a plate outlining patent information are attached to the base by screws.Around edge of wheel "Aktiebolaget Separator Stockholm/ 2236"dairying industry, dairy machinery, milk separators -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Cream Stirrers
... dairy machinery... were common in the dairy industry. They were made to agitate ...These stirring rods with long handles and base referred to as a dasher were common in the dairy industry. They were made to agitate milk or cream in milk cans and were used on dairy farms and in old creameries. They helped to cool the milk and stop it from separating. They were used on the properties of the Conway and Lemke families in Wodonga.These items are significant as they are representative of tools used in the early dairy industry and were owned by families in Wodonga.Milk / cream stirrers made from steel with a circular blade attached to enable milk to flow through.dairy industry wodonga, dairy tools, dairy machinery -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Machine - Lister Cream Separator, R.A. Lister & Co. Ltd, c1910
... dairy machinery... of domestic and dairying machinery used throughout rural areas ...A separator is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk. Separation was commonly performed on farms in the past. Most farmers milked a few cows, usually by hand, and separated milk with a hand operated machine for domestic use. The milk was poured into the bowl on the top and the handle had to then be turned fast enough to get the separator up to speed adequate to separate the cream and the milk. The milk would come out of one spigot and the cream out of the other. In general practice some of the skimmed milk was consumed by the family, while the rest may have been used to feed calves and pigs. Enough cream was saved to make butter, and the excess was sold. In many cases excess could be bartered or swapped with neighbours for other items of produce. LISTER - A prominent make of separator which became very popular with the dairy farmer, was the "Lister" separator. The early separators sold by R. A. Lister in the 1880's, were made by "Koefoed & Hauberg", Copenhagen. Denmark, called the "Alexandria". Ashton Lister became the sole agent for Koefoed & Hauberg made separators in England and all the English Colonies, throughout the world. Being an enterprising salesman, Ashton, sent his son Edward on a three-year sales tour of Australia & New Zealand in 1890, (hence the strong presence of Lister in Australia.) Initially, the separator was totally manufactured in Denmark and assembled in Dursley, England. By 1892 Lister were making parts at their Victorian Iron Works, and around about the early 1900's, Lister began manufacturing separators in their own right, severing ties with Koefoed & Hauberg. The Lister firm is still going today, under the name of Lister Petter, England, but do not manufacture separators, as the manufacture of farm / domestic separators ceased in the early 1960's.This item is significant as it is representative of domestic and dairying machinery used throughout rural areas of Australia in the early to mid 20th century.The separator is made in 3 sections. The base is metal plated with blue enamel. The vat is made from silver painted tin. There are 2 outlet spouts. The detachable handle, made from cast iron and wood, is held in place by a screw. A metal plate featuring the manufacturer information is attached to the side of the handle. Model CR 15 hand operated table version.On metal plate attached to handle" Lister/ MADE BY R. A. LISTER & Co.LTD. / AT DURSLEY ENGLAND / VICTORIAN AGENTS / GIPPSLAND & NORTHERN CO-OP/ CO. LTD. / MELBOURNE C.1"dairying industry, dairy machinery, milk separators, lister separators -
Cheese World Museum
Milking Machine, Bartram & Son, LKG Steam Operated Machine, 1906 (estimated)
... by a Western District farmer, Alexander Gillies, that enabled dairy ...This machine was the first double action (suction and pulsator) milking machine. This method is still in use today. Invented by Alexander Gillies,of Terang. The LKG milking machine is of State significance because it represents a high degree of technical achievement. It demonstrates the innovation developed by a Western District farmer, Alexander Gillies, that enabled dairy farms throughout Victoria to move successfully from hand milking to machine milking, thus contributing to the mechanisation of one of Victoria's major rural industries. Source: Cheese World Museum Significance Assessment, Lesley Alves, December 2009Cone shaped metal pail with a carry handle attached near the top and a tipping handle near the base. Removable top has pulsator mechanism which sealed the pail. Brass cover plateBrass cover plate inscribed Trade Mark LKG. Metal disc inscribed K136.dairy industry, machinery, milking machines, alexander gillies, terang -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Milking Cups - Dairy
... milking machinery; dairy; Kiewa valley; Creamer family;... farmers, P & R. Creamer's dairy farm. milking machinery; dairy ...This milking equipment was used in the early days of milking using machines. The dairy industry is and has been one of the major industries of the Kiewa Valley. This equipment was used on local farmers, P & R. Creamer's dairy farm.Set of early mechanical milking cups. 4 cups - 2 each side of 2 hollow metal (steel) rods which are attached to hollow rubber tubes that lead towards the main milking machine. The metal cups have black ends at the opening where they are attached to the cow. The outlet from the cups is via 2 metal tubes that lead into the rods that in turn lead to the tubes.At opening at end of cups: "Utility" possibly more but too difficult to read. milking machinery; dairy; kiewa valley; creamer family; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, Schedule of prizes, RASV, 1936, 1936
... ; farm produce; machinery; dairy produce; wine; fruits;...; poultry; birds; farm produce; machinery; dairy produce; wine ...Schedule of prizes (including Champion prizes of Australia), Sixty-fifth Grand Agricultural Exhibition, 17th to 26th September, 1936. The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria; Melbourne (Vic); 1936. 336 p.; illus.; index to advertisers. Soft cover. agriculture; horses; cattle; sheep; pigs; poultry; birds; farm produce; machinery; dairy produce; wine; fruits; -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Tatura Milk A Century of Dairying 1907-2007, 2007
... of factory and trucks and modern machinery. Dairy cattle on the back... of factory and trucks and modern machinery. Dairy cattle on the back ...To commemorate 100 years for Tatura Milk Industries. In 1907 the Tatura Butter Factory was formed. Includes history and photos of early Chairmen and Managers. Bega Cheeses is now a part ownerBrown cover, gold writing on front cover, early photo of factory and trucks and modern machinery. Dairy cattle on the back coverdairying, documents, history, local, rural, industry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Tatura Milk A Century of Dairying 1907-2007, 2007
... of factory and trucks and modern machinery. Dairy cattle on back... machinery. Dairy cattle on back cover Tatura Milk A Century ...To commemorate 100 years of Tatura Milk Industries. In 1907 the Tatura Butter Factory was formed. Includes history and photographs of early Chairmen and Managers. Bega Cheese is now part owner.Brown cover, gold writing on front cover early photograph of factory and trucks and modern machinery. Dairy cattle on back coverdairy industry, bega cheese, tatura milk, tatura industries, tatura butter factory -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Jelbart Barn, 93 Arthur Street, Eltham, 11 November 2006
Situated at the top of the hill in Arthur Street, the former Jelbart residence and barn were part of a major change that transformed Eltham's character in the late 1960s. Built from the mid 1940s through mid 1950s when Eltham was a rural community, the Jelbrat residence and barn are all that remain of a family property of some 250 acres (100 ha). With growing population pressures, in the late 1960s, owners Ron and Yvonne Jelbart decided to subdivide their property creating the Woodridge Estate in the early 1970s, a major factor towards the transformation of Eltham to the suburb it is today. The Jelbarts had moved to Eltham in the early 1940s when they purchased a poultry farm in New Street, now Lavendar Park Road. (The local Black Friday bushire of January 13, 1939 had started at C.A. (Clarrie) Hurst’s Eltham Poultry Farm and Hatchery in New Street.) Jelbart was primarily a businessman importing office machinery but desired farm beef and dairy cattle so the couple purchased the virgin bushland at what was then at the end of a dirt road, Arthur Street. With post war shortages of most building materials, they followed the example of the Eltham Artists' Colony (later called Montsalvat) and built thier home from mud-bricks and recyclked materials. The barn was first to be completed in 1945 which they made their home whilst building the main residence. It took eight years to complete the two buildings. Both the main residence and the barn are now separate homes, and along with the remaining property being sub-divided further in 1998 are now part of the Kinloch Gardens Estate at 93 Arthur Street. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p139This 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, eltham, arthur street, jelbart barn, jelbart home, kinloch gardens -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Dairy herd on the property, 1935c
This photograph shows a dairy herd on the property.An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations. Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cutter Green Feed, Hocking, estimated 1935; Early 20th Century
This iron chaff cutter was a vital piece of rural machinery especial for cattle in areas subjected to limited grass growing seasons. The Kiewa Valley and Alpine regions were up to the 21st century "snowed" in. The conditions requiring summer crops and fodder to be prolonged for the harsh winter climate are now becoming less and less and may confirm the precursor of "global warming". The Kiewa Valley is still a strong base for dairy cattle and other stock requiring all year access to hay/grass supplies. The use of, now defunct, Tobacco drying sheds for the storage of hay and other fodder is typical of the Australian farmer/grazier's adaptability to utilise anything available. To think outside the square.Black Iron Chaff Cutter. The wheel has a single piece inside with 4 curved spokes with adjustable blades attached by 4 screws & 3 rivets. The wheel has a wooden handle. Operated by cogs. HOCKING GREASE BALLARAT COGS FREELYagriculture, farm machinery, stock feeding, grazier, farm animals -
Cheese World Museum
Photograph, Unknown photographer, The first mechanical milking machine public demonstration in Allansford district, 1905
The Percy Uebergang family lived at Tooram Park, Allansford from 1912 until 1992. Percy and Myrtle Uebergang's children were twins, Ray and Joyce born in 1926 who lived at Tooram Park until their deaths, Ray in 1986 and Joyce in 1992. Neither Ray nor Joyce married and following the death of her brother Joyce set up the Ray and Joyce Uebergang Foundation which supports the local community. This photograph is part of the collection of items given into the care of the Cheese World Museum. Uebergang catalogue No. Photograph tells the story of a special celebration marking the occssion of the demonstration of the first mechanical milking machine on the Ernst Uebergang property Briarwood at Cudgee Victoria. Ernst Uebergang is inside the shed. Reported in Warrnambool Standard 5 June 1905.Photo on badly damaged brown mount board. Image depicts LKG milking machine demonstration. Dignitories, farmers and children present. Two men are inside the shed with two cows. Written on back of photo 'LKG Milking Machine Lawrence Kennedy 1902/ Mr Ernst Uebergang inside shed.'uebergang, dairy industry, rural industry, food manufacture, machinery, lkg, cudgee, briarwood, milking machine, children, cows, dignitories, farmers, bucket -
Cheese World Museum
Machine, rope maker, Continental Trading Corp Ltd, 1911
Used on the Hunt property at Cudgee from the early 1900s.Rope making machine consisting of a circular metal disk with four rotating hooks; cogs which turn the machine are visible on the inner side; and a curved metal handle with a wooden grip on the reverse side.Continental Trading Corp Ltd, Chicago, USA. Patented July 1911. The New Era Rope Machine. Keep oiled.cudgee, dairy industry, rope machines, new era rope machine, continental trading corp ltd, ropes, machinery -
Cheese World Museum
Cheese press, Perfect Cheese company
Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This cheese press is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Stainless cheese press machine with three steel supports and two threaded rods will spring tension wheels to screw down to pressurise the hoops containing cheese.J & T YOUNG AYR UKallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry -
Cheese World Museum
Milk weighing machine, Perfect Cheese company weighing machine
Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This weighing machine is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Large metal machine with cast iron with a cast iron frame and a stainless steel rectangular bowl in a cradle. The round weighing scale at the top shows a weight scale up to 1100 pounds. A mesh stainless steel baffle strains the milk.Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTSallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Stationary Motor
Used by Ted Beddiscomb of Gormandale near Traralgon, brother in law of donor. Ted was a dairy farmer and used the motor for about 10 years to pump water. It is possible it was on his farm for some years prior to this. Tom did some reconditioning and preservation on the unit.3 HP 4 cycle motor primarily used to belt drive other equipment such as pumps and machinery on a farm etc. Petrol driven, magneto ignition and water cooled.Bronze plate 'The Rosebery Engine C25387 RPM 1000 HP3 manufacturer Westinghouse Rosebery Ltd Sydney. 3C-103 on water jacket; 3D-1 on engine housing; 3C-15 on flywheel.rural industry, farm machinery, machinery, engines - internal combustion -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Card - Model Dairy Coy: Belmont Avenue, Kew, c.1907
... to preserve or colour it / Our butter (Model Dairy Brand) / I... by Bib Stillwell Motors after the dairy closed. The entire site ...This well-known Kew business, which would become known as The Model Dairy, was founded in 1863 by James Venn Morgan. Morgan sold the company in the 1890s to John Simonton who renamed the business The Model Dairy Co. Simonton had experience in the local dairying industry having previously leased the Willsmere Park Dairy. He moved the business to Belmont Avenue in c.1899. In 1924, following his retirement, the company expanded to become The Model Dairy Pty Ltd with Arnold Thompson Simonton and John Tanner as its owner/directors. With new techniques and processes such a pasteurisation, the Belmont Avenue site no longer met required standards for processing and bottling, so its operations moved to 191 Cotham Road. The company celebrated its centenary in 1963. A new factory, built in 1959 to a design by Bates, Smart & McCutcheon, was purchased by Bib Stillwell Motors after the dairy closed. The entire site has since been redeveloped.Digital copy of a business card advertising the Model Dairy in Belmont Avenue, Kew, managed by John Simonton. (The card was donated by John Harvey Simonton in 2021,)"Milk delivered fresh twice daily in / Kew, Hawthorn & Camberwell / All Milk guaranteed free from chemicals, used either to preserve or colour it / Our butter (Model Dairy Brand) / I Manufactured from Pure Cream by the most improved Machinery / [DRAWING] The Model Dairy Co Belmont Avenue Kew / Model Dairy Co / Belmont Avenue, Kew / John Simonton, Manager"model dairy -- kew (vic.), john simonton, belmont avenue -- kew (vic.), dairies -- kew (vic.) -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
KOOLGARDIE SAFE, Possibly early 20th century
Koolgardie safes were used to preserve perishable foodstuffs eg dairy and meat in the days or places where refrigeration was unknown or not available.Cream painted wooden safe with separate compartment at top which has a drop-down door and latch. Metal fly-wire on three sides, including door. Wooden legs.none -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Album - 35mm Colour slides, Buildings on Burnley Campus, 1985
21 slides of buildings on the Burnley Campus including: 1, 3, Dairy, 6. Principal's garage, Greenhouses, 8. Media Bins, 2, 4, 5.Engineering. Stamped "9 Sep 1985" Aug 85 and 22 Library Sep 85. 11-14. Landscape Shed. 24. Orchard. Some not identified.burnley campus, dairy, tech block, principal's garage, greenhouses, media bins, arboriculture, engineering, library, landscape shed, machinery shed, orchard -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Railway Trucks Derailment, Unknown
Melton and District Historical Society: Railway stations were a hive of activity during the 1900s, transporting produce such as meat, dairy, hay and chafff from the Melton district to Melbourne. Rockbank station served the nearby chaff mill. From Melton Express and Sunbury News, 1910. When Mr Barrie started some 10 years ago with a travelling chaff cutter and a portable engine, and now he has behind him two large sheds, with three chaffcutters, a screw press and a damper and the necessary machinery to work the same, which is proof enough of the energy and zeal he has put forth. Lately he has started another mill a Rockbank with Mr R Barrie in charge and Mr W Barrie in charge at the Melton shed. Much regret is expressed at the departure of Mr Barrie having won the high esteem of his employees and farmers an all who have had any dealings with him. Works undertaken at Rockbank train station, fire brigade members were assisting with the project.emergency services, transport -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Jelbart home, 93 Arthur Street, Eltham, 11 November 2006
Situated at the top of the hill in Arthur Street, the former Jelbart residence and barn were part of a major change that transformed Eltham's character in the late 1960s. Built from the mid 1940s through mid 1950s when Eltham was a rural community, the Jelbrat residence and barn are all that remain of a family property of some 250 acres (100 ha). With growing population pressures, in the late 1960s, owners Ron and Yvonne Jelbart decided to subdivide their property creating the Woodridge Estate in the early 1970s, a major factor towards the transformation of Eltham to the suburb it is today. The Jelbarts had moved to Eltham in the early 1940s when they purchased a poultry farm in New Street, now Lavendar Park Road. (The local Black Friday bushire of January 13, 1939 had started at C.A. (Clarrie) Hurst’s Eltham Poultry Farm and Hatchery in New Street.) Jelbart was primarily a businessman importing office machinery but desired farm beef and dairy cattle so the couple purchased the virgin bushland at what was then at the end of a dirt road, Arthur Street. With post war shortages of most building materials, they followed the example of the Eltham Artists' Colony (later called Montsalvat) and built thier home from mud-bricks and recyclked materials. The barn was first to be completed in 1945 which they made their home whilst building the main residence. It took eight years to complete the two buildings. Both the main residence and the barn are now separate homes, and along with the remaining property being sub-divided further in 1998 are now part of the Kinloch Gardens Estate at 93 Arthur Street. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p139 Standing on a hilltop at Arthur Street, Eltham, the Jelbart residence and former barn were part of a major change that transformed Eltham’s character in the late 1960s. Built from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s when Eltham was a rural community, they are all that remain of what was once a family property of around 250 acres (100 ha). As population pressure increased in the late 1960s, owners Ron and Yvonne Jelbart, decided to subdivide their property. The break-up of this property into the Woodridge Estate in the early 1970s, was a major factor towards transforming Eltham into the suburb it is today.1 Although standing only a few minutes from Eltham’s busy hub and hundreds of houses in Woodridge, scarcely any urban sound disturbs the peace. Views from the two buildings are almost exclusively of trees and extend to Mt. Dandenong to the south-east, the Great Divide to the north, and Melbourne city to the south-west. The Jelbarts had lived in Eltham since the early 1940s when they bought a poultry farm in New Street, now Lavender Park Road. Although Jelbart was primarily a businessman importing office machinery, he was keen to farm dairy and beef cattle, so the couple bought rough bushland at what was then the end of Arthur Street. But a shortage of building materials following World War Two hampered their plans to build their new home, so they followed the example of the Eltham Artists’ Colony (later called Montsalvat) and used mud-bricks and recycled materials.2 With great determination the family and friends constructed their house. Massive timber frames and huge quantities of mud-bricks were made on site. The barn was built first in 1945, and two years later, while camping inside, the Jelbarts started building their house. It took eight years to construct the two buildings, even with the help of professional tradesmen. The buildings, with timber frames infilled with mud-brick and plastered, are reminiscent of the English Tudor style. The Jelbarts are of Cornish stock. Much of the timber framework came from demolished bridges or warehouses, and recycled slate was used for roofs and floors. Quality second-hand materials were readily available in the late 1940s and 1950s when there was much demolition in Melbourne and little respect for heritage. A former 19th century Toorak mansion Woorigoleen provided the magnificent stone fireplace, the timber panelling and the parquetry floor in the living room. The large stone gateposts at the entry of the property came from Melbourne University. Almost no mechanical equipment was used to build the 55 square house and the 25 square barn. Massive timber frames were erected using block and tackle pulleys and timbers were shaped, sawn and drilled by hand. Son and architect Ian, with his family, have lived in and extensively renovated both buildings since the early 1970s. Ian transformed the steep ridge of the property into a plateau, where the main house Kinloch stands, surrounded by terraces and lawns. The grounds retain many native plants, including massive yellow boxes – some nudging 80 years. Ian attached 70 metres of pergolas draped with wisteria, roses and grape vines, to three sides of the house. The beautiful garden is featured in the book Through the Rose Arbour by Rosemary Houseman. The two-storey barn – now a house – retains traces of its original use. The cow-shed with milking and feed-rooms, and the machinery-shed remain. The house, separated on the ground floor by a breeze-way, soars two storeys and includes a mezzanine. These are connected by spiral staircases, to timber-beamed and plaster-lined high-pitched ceilings. The house also descends to a wine cellar. Curiously the roof is of corrugated iron on the south and slate on the north, to save costs. Small-paned windows and three French doors open onto the front lawn, which extends to Jelbart Court.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, eltham, arthur street, jelbart barn, jelbart home, kinloch gardens -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Wooden Hub of Jinker Wheel
Bill Cuzen's grandfather had a dairy (Robertson) at Marysville, and he had a jinker dray and other types of machinery.Timber turned hub of jinker wheel. There are 16 oblong spoke holes. -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour, Dairy, 1985
Note by T.H. Kneen," After the transfer of the small dairy herd to Glenormiston and later Longerenong the milking shed was modified to serve as a machinery shop. Late in 1990 and early in 1991 it was converted for use as the Horticultural College Centenary Centre and as a new home for the Horticultural Shop. Half the space on ground floor level was devoted to a display "A Centenary of Horticultural Education." The old loft area was fitted out as the office for the Executive Officer for the Centenary Celebrations and the storage of archival material." (In 2009 the shop closed and the archives were removed to the Administration Building.) Colour photograph. Former dairy used as a garage prior to 1990 renovationdairy herd, glenormiston, milking shed, machinery shop, horticultural college centenary centre, horticultural shop, cows, garage, dairy, dairy shed, centenary centre, longerenong