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Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photographs, 2016, L.J. Gervasoni, Potatoes for Sale at Newlyn, 2016
... Potatoes for Sale at Newlyn...potatoes ...Colour photograph of a potato stall at Newlynnewlyn, potatoes, sale, sign -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital Photograph agriculture - horticulture - potatoes - Hepburn Shire, L.J. Gervasoni, Agriculture - Horticulture - Potatoes - Hepburn Shire, c2016, circa 2006
... Agriculture - Horticulture - Potatoes - Hepburn Shire ...Digital photograph showing potatoes groing in the red dirt at Dean.agriculture, soil, farming, horticulture, potato, hepburn, dean -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Potato digger, Martin & Co, 1911
... potatoes ...This digger is a more sophisticated model than the single row digger. It is dated 1911. It features a seat and footrest for more comfortable work. The digging blade is followed by spinning tynes which separate soil from crop and flip the potatoes into lines for manual collection. Martin’s Cultivator Company in Stamford U.K was founded by William Martin. He invented prize winning agricultural machinery and later a water and froth fire engine. Typical of machines used in GippslandPotato digger, ground drive, single rowPatent potato digger, winner of the first prize of 20. Martin's Cultivator Co, Stamfordfarm machinery, digging, harvesting, potatoes, prize, horse drawn -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, first half 20th century
The potato was grown at Fred Mundy's farm, Orbost.This photograph is a reflection of social life in the first half of the 20th century. It is a whimsical, fun photograph.A black / white photograph of a potato which has been dressed as a doll.on back - "Farquhar" on front - "Potato grown at Fred Mundy's" -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Storage life of potatoes extended by the use of chemicals, 1949
... Storage life of potatoes extended by the use of chemicals...potatoes ...Extract from News Bulletin, Dept. of Agriculture, Victoriadepartment of agriculture, storage, vegetables, potatoes, chemicals -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Potato digger
... potatoes ...The potato digger was harnessed to horse or tractor and dragged through the potato mounds. This digger could be set for deep or shallow mounds. The horizontal flat shovel unearthed the potatoes. The iron raddle would agitate the potatoes free from the soil. Some diggers had prongs to flip potatoes to the side. The crop was then collected by hand. Previously the crop would be dug up by hand with hoes.Single row potato digger, with upward prongson digger and depth adjuster at rear. Green/blue with red wheelsfarm machinery, digging, harvesting, potatoes, horse drawn -
Koroit & District Historical Society
Victorian Agricultural Society Medal, 1850's
... Potatoes ...This medal, dated 1858, was awarded to local farmer Marcus Macartney by the Victorian Agricultural Society on the 21 April 1858, for the prize 'PotatoesThe medal is of local historical significance"for its association with the early promotion of agriculture in Victoria through public shows and competitions in the 1850's; and its link to the emergence of the Koroit-Tower Hill area,with its rich volcanic soil, as a properous farming district, especially for potato-growing." (Helen Doyle, Significance Assesment: Koroit & District Historical Society.)Circular medal with small knob on top.Äround circumference/""EXTRA PRIZE VICTORIAN AGRICULTUREAL SOCIETY. Engraving on medal "Potatoes/Awarded To/Mr Marcus Macartney /April 21st/1858 Reverseägricultural shows, potatoes, koroit, tower hill -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - BOOK & COVER, 1) 1945; .2) 28.6.1968
... potatoes ...The potato’s were called plastic spuds. Peter James Dodd No 217842, refer 2436.2P for his service history..1) Wallet cover, waterproof light canvas, green colour. .2) Book, The M16AI Rifle Operation & Preventative Maintenance. Cardboard cover with cartoon, 30 pages. The manual uses cartoon busty blondes as part of the exercise. .3) Various small pieces of dehydrated potatoes from rations supplied in Vietnam..1) “V44 Made in Australia 1945 D up arrow D F up arrow 12”, “517842 DODD PJ” book, wallets, potatoes -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peeling Potatoes at Daylesford Camp. Salvation Army
... Peeling Potatoes at Daylesford Camp. Salvation Army ...Peearl Rose ? Jessie ClarkFive younger Ladies Kneeling in park under a treereligion -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Potatoes, Passengers and Posterity, 1978
... Potatoes, Passengers and Posterity ...A brief illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoriaindex, ill, maps, p.144.non-fictionA brief illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoriavr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide - Glass slide, 1891-1905
... potatoes ...2 diagrams of potato plant.13fungal diseases, diagram, vegetables, potatoes -
Clunes Museum
Tool - KNIFE
KNIFE USED FOR CUTTING SEED POTATOESSEED POTATO CUTTING KNIFE WITH WOOD HANDLElocal history, agriculture, rural industry, tools -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet - Brochure, Potato diseases and pests in Victoria: methods for control
... potatoes ...Brochure reprinted from Bulletin "Potato growing in Victoria"potatoes, growing, victoria -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, F. Harrison, The Potato Harvest, Rutherglen, c1890
... potatoes ...Coloured postcard photograph showing four men digging potatoes in a field.harvest, agriculture, potatoes -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, F. Harrison, The Potato Harvest, Rutherglen, c1890
... potatoes ...Coloured postcard photograph showing four men digging potatoes in a field.Printed on back of card: "Published by F. Harrison, Rutherglen"harvest, agriculture, potatoes -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c.1945
This photograph shows Gladys Marriott, aged 15, in the potato fields of her father's property in Moorabbin. Her cousin Graeme (centre) and younger brother Alfred (right) are with her. Moorabbin is a suburb in the City of Kingston that was originally established as a rural market gardening communityThe Marriott property in Moorabbin was adjacent to a secret wartime wireless receiving station established in March 1942 in Chesterville Road, Moorabbin. The station was established on requisitioned market garden properties, and soon housed WRAN (Women's Royal Australian Navy) personnel and up to 35 US Navy servicemen. The Navy personnel intercepted Japanese coded communications and then despatched these by motorbike messenger to Queens Road, St Kilda where the Directorate of Naval Communications and the code-breaking unit called FRUMEL (Fleet Radio Unit - Melbourne) were housed. The information intercepted by the wireless receiving station helped shape the Allied response to Japan's advances in the Pacific. Declassified defence records show that this unprepossessing station handled some of World War II's most sensitive secrets, however the local community were unaware of its significance. Gladys Marriott, working on her father's property, would regularly take the family's cows to graze in the fields adjoining the station with no concept of what the Navy personnel were doing. Black and white photograph of a young woman and two small boys standing around a wooden crate filled with potatoes. They each have potatoes in their hands. They are standing in a field. Handwritten in red ink: A 601 / 72% Handwritten in black ink: CHAP 6. Handwritten in black ink: GLADYS STOTT (MARIOTT) / DURING WAR YEARS / With Spybase Storymarket garden, children, farming, local production, world war ii, wireless receiving station, moorabbin -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED WW1, Wayne Eels, C.2008/2009
The Grinton Collection. Peeling spuds, Soldiers on board ship on the way home. Refer Cat No, 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting four men peeling potatoes with ship's wall and deck area. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home" "M. Peeling potatoes".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital Photograph, L.J. Gervasoni, Potato Crop Growing at Dean, Victoria, c2006
... potatoes ...Digital ohotograph of potatoes growing in a paddock at Dean.victoria, hepburn shire, farming, agriculture, cropping, potatoes, gum tree, dean -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Farm Machinery, Horse-drawn Plough Potato Digger, c1900
Circa late 1800s early 1900s a horse-drawn plough, potato digger, is one example of the implements that were widely used by early market gardeners in the Shire of Moorabbin. The flat plate, seen to the right of the photo, dug down into the ground below the potatoes and "scooped" them up. Behind the plate, two driving chains on cogs, (these chains are missing from our exhibit), then "rocked' the dug potatoes to loosen the soil from the "spuds". The potatoes were then harvested by hand. Very large tracts of land in the Shire of Moorabbin were planted with potatoes. Harvesting commenced in October, into November and on into December. Potatoes were a necessary food staple. The market gardeners were always in a rush to be first to get their potatoes to market, and hence the best price. Some market gardeners were so keen to be the first to market, (and get the most money), that they dug their potatoes "green" (or new). The only downside of this practice was that these early potatoes had to be handled with extreme care as their skins were very loose, and came off easily - so decreasing their profits.As well as taking their produce to the Melbourne and St Kilda markets, they also sent produce off to Sydney markets. It is interesting to note that a group of Chinese market gardeners were the first to access the Sydney market. .Following the 'Dendy's Special Survey' 1841 and the Crown Land Sale of 1852, land allotments were sold to pioneer settlers who established market gardens in the area of Moorabbin Shire. During the 1850s gold-rush population boom the number of market gardeners increased significantly spreading throughout the Moorabbin Shire. Potatoes were considered a staple foodstuff, so crops were regularly sown throughout the whole Moorabbin area. Circa late 1800s early 1900s. A horse-drawn plough potato digger is an example of the machines used by early market gardeners in Moorabbin Shiremelbourne, sydney, markets, vegetables, potato, dendy henry, st kilda, market gardeners, gold rush, moorabin, chinese gardeners, ploughs -
Mont De Lancey
Peeling Machine, Circa 1920
Interior surfaces are abrasive, rather like coarse sandpaper. Turning the handle rotates the potatoes or other vegetables, causing them to rub against the surfaces and so losing their skin.'Pronto' potato or other vegetable, peeler. Burgundy enamel tin on the outside, grey abrasive interior surface.Pronto The "Pronto" Peeling Machinepotato peelers, food processing equipment -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Prize, Romsey and West Bourke Agricultural Society, Potato Show, 1927
A particular triumph for Alfred Joseph Towers was his win at the Romsey and West Bourke Agricultural Society's Annual Potato Show in 1927, taking the trophy from the best potato growers in Victoria, and from the Romsey district in particular, which at that time was famed for its potato production and quality. His father, David Towers, came second in the cup competion. Romsey and West Bourke Agricultural Society, Annual Potato Show, 14 June 1927, Second Prize, for Cup Competition, exhibited by D. Towers (Beech Forest). A.R. Wilson, President: H.M. White, Secretary.romsey; west bourke; potatoes; prize; -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Troophy, Under 10 Potato Race
The Annual Sports Day in the 1920s featured a number of novelty races such as 'Thread the needle, Siamese or, in this case, Potato. The Touchstone 1926 does not include a report for the Annual Sports Day so the 'JS' cannot be confirm but could be Joyce (Sarah) Bathurst (1934) or Jean (Smith) (1934). Silver plated egg cup with spoon slit in base; engraving on base. Engraved on base: C.P.L.C. Sports 1926 / Under 10 Potato Race / J.S. potato-race, sports, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, 1926 -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Potato digger
... potatoes ...After the crop of hay has been mown it is tedded, a process that spreads and fluffs the grass to speed the curing. Then the hay rake is used. It is attached to a tractor and the wheels adjusted to height and angle.The rake is then dragged over the tedded paddocks. The hay rake teeth spin mown grasses into long lines of hay called windrows. The hay is then ready to be baled.Unusual pieceSingle row potato digger with upward prongs on digger and depth adjuster at rear. Green/blue with red wheelsfarm, machinery, digging, harvesting, potatoes, horse drawn, potato, harvest, churchill island, farming -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Burnley Gardens Vegetable Patch C.R.T.S. Students 1948, 1948
... potatoes ...Laminated copy of black and white photograph of C.R.T.S. (Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Scheme) students taking a rest, probably harvesting potatoes.On reverse, "Burnley Gardens vegetable patch. C.R.T.S. Students 1948 L. To R. Eliz Rohan (sic), D. Hughan, I. Lintermans, R. Parkinson."vegetable gardens, potatoes, eliz rohan, david hughan, i. lintermans, r. parkinson, crts, 1948, commonwealth reconstruction training scheme, orchard -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Enamelled Potato Bucket (Aardappel Emmer), Early 20th century
The Dutch traditionally ate large quantities of potatoes. These would be peeled ahead of time by available labour (e.g., mother, children, visiting relatives) and kept under water till it was time to cook them. Vegetables were similarly prepared and kept under water to prevent browning before cooking.The bucket is green enamelled on the outside and grey enamelled on the inside. The metal carry handle is looped through metal loops protruding above the rim.Aardappelen (Potatoes) kitchen, diet, vegetables -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Certificate - Award Certificate
As it the Branch is not specified it has been assumed that the Potato Race was awarded to Hampton's Senior Rays' group.Light blue card certificate with gold edging and blue badges and text. The badges are of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship, Methodist Order of Knights and the Methodist Girls' Comradeship Rays' Section badges at the top and is issued by the Province of Victoria and Tasmania. The certificate has the award winners completed. The winners names and positions are written on the back."HAMPTON" "POTATO RACE 13 years & under" "26.9.64" "Beverley J. Lowe STATE SUPERINTENDENT" On back: "Brenda Anderson (captain)" "Judy ? (last runner)" "Margaret Ackland (fourth runner)" " Marjorie Thompson (second runner)" "Joyce McAdams (first runner}"methodist girls' comradeship, methodist girls' comradeship rays' section, methodist order of knights, beverley j lowe state supt., brenda anderson, margaret ackland, marjorie thompson, joyce mcadam -
Mont De Lancey
Potato Slicer, Hoxie & Clark, Circa 1889
'Lightning' cast iron potato slicer.potato chip cutters -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Government Printer, Potato diseases in Australia, 1911
Potatoes are known for their great liability to disease, suffering more from the ravages of fungi than any other crop, and this is largely owing to the fact that they are propagated from tubers which are just swollen portions of underground branches of the stem. Portions of the parent plant in the form of tubers or cuttings are planted year after year, so that any inherent weakness in the original is transmitted to the offspring, and therefore, without a process of selection, deterioration is sure to occur sooner or later. When the tubers are raised from seed and a good selection made from them, they are less liable to disease at least for a number of years. Handbook of fungus diseases of the potato in Australia and their treatment. D. McAlpine. 1st ed. Department of Agriculture, Victoria; Melbourne (Vic); 1911. x, 314 p.; illus., map. Hard cover.potatoes; disease; fungus; agriculture; -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Toy Potato Masher
Toy potato masher with red wooden handletoys, general -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Potato Paddock, 29/12/2021
Potato Paddock with Mt Warrenheip and Mt Buninyong in the background. potato, agriculture, paddock, mt buninyong, mt warrenheip