Williams Family Collection. A meeting was called at the Golden Age Hotel on 11th June 1868 when it was resolved to build a flour mill. Tenders were called by H.C. Bristol, in the Tarnagulla Courier of January 10, 1874, for the erection of the mill. Building of the Mill commenced in 1874. Pipes were laid to Company's Dam to obtain water for the Mill's boilers. Steam was got up for the first time on 30th March, 1882. A boiler burst about April 29th. Two men (J.H. Smith and W. Hargreaves) died as a result and two others were seriously injured. The mill commenced operations on 13th June 1882 with Mr. W. Fitzgerald as manager. Thomas Comrie was the proprietor and was responsible for the Mill being built. The Mill operated with grinding stones until 1899 when new rollers and a considerable amount of new equipment was installed, including a new, more powerful engine to drive the Mill. In January 1901, 6,000 bags of wheat were received weekly and it was a common sight to see the streets lined with wagons. In 1913, 15,000 bags of wheat were bought at three shillings and four pence per bushell. In January 1914, wheat came in at the rate of 1500 bags a day with 20,000 bags in storage. Thomas Comrie died on 4th August 1910. The Mill was carried on by his executors, then closed for a short period prior to being sold in September 1918 to a Mr. O. Albert of Talbot. Albert operated the Mill for a few years but during the 1920s it was closed down and then pulled down. It was later re-erected at Mildura where it operated for many years.Monochrome photograph depicting workers at Tarnagulla Flour Mill, some loading or unloading a horse-drawn cart. An original photograph, mounted on card. Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams Tarnagulla' and 'Leo Fitzgerald' and full recipe for a red currant dessert.tarnagulla

Handwritten in red and black ink in formal alphabetical tabbed blue/red register. Unknown numbering system associated with varieties. Listed varieties - almond, apple (eating, cider, crabs), apricot, quince, fig, citrus, cherry, currant, gooseberry, medlar, nectarine, plum, pear, peach and vine (resistant stock) varieties. Probably dates from early decades 20th Century. Possibly planted at the Burnley Gardens.Index to Fruit Trees inscribed on spine.fruits, apples, apricots, quinces, figs, citrus, cherries, gooseberries, plums, pears, peaches, vines, lists, register, school of primary agriculture burnley

... Inscription continued from above '12 Figs 16./ 12. Filberts 16./ 18. Gooseberries 52./ 52 Hydrangeas 52./ 53 Lilacs 52./ 14 Loquats 16./ 14 Medlars 16./ 14 Mulberries 7./ 5 Nectarines 7./ 14. Olives 16./ 18 Ornamentals 21./ 16 Passion Fruit 17./ 6 Peaches 8./ 19. " Dble Fig 19./ 8 Pears 11./ 11 Persimmons 15./ 56 Plants in tins & tubs/ 9. plums 12./ 11 " Japanese 13./ 10 Prunes 13./ 17 Prunus 20./ 18. Pyrus Malus 20./ 12 Quinces 14./ 14 Raspberries 16./ 54 Rhododendrons 53./ 55 " Himalayan 54./ 14 Rhubarb 17./ Specimen trees 54./ 14 Strawberries 17/ 16 Vines 18./ 16 Walnuts 19./ 55 Weigelas 55.' Typed paper adhered to recto front end paper '360/ Michael Valentino,/ EMERALD./ in Spring./ 25 Olives Grafted/ Pd Cash £3.'Grey fabric hard cover stock account book with red binding, end pages have blue and white marbling pattern, 93 pages not all used, pages start 'apples' and conclude 'orders for 1940'.Recto front cover sticker 'stock account 1939' Typed paper adhered to verso front end paper 'Index/ 1. Almonds 1./ 1. Apples 1./ " cider 5./ 2. " dwarf 5./ 4. Apricots 5./ 12 Asparagus 15./ 50. Azalea Ghent & Mollis 50./ 49. " Indica 49./ 50. "" Japanese 50./ 50. " Japonica 50./ 125. Blackberries 15./ 51. Camellias 51./ 521. " Sasanqua 51./ 4. Cherries 6./ 17. " Dble Fig 19./ 121. Chestnuts 15./ 15. Citrus 17./ 13. Currants 15./'documents, account books

Inscription continued from above 'Figs 19./ 12. Filberts 19./ 49. Fushias 63./ 14. Gooseberries 22./ 50 Hydrangeas 64./ 51 Lilacs 65./ 12 Loquats 20./ 12 Medlars 21./ 12 Mulberries / 6 Nectarines / 13 Olives/ 17 Ornamentals/ 12 Passion Fruit/ 7 Peaches/ 9 Pears/ 12 Persimmons/ 10. plums / 11 prunes/ 16 Prunus / 17. Pyrus Malus / 11 Quinces / 14 Raspberries / 51 Rhododendrons / 52 " Himalayan / 14 Rhubarb / 14 Strawberries / 12 Vines / 16#3 Walnuts / 6 peacharineGrey/ green fabric hard cover stock account book with red binding, end pages have blue and white marbling pattern, 94 pages, used up until page 69.White sticker on recto front cover 'stock account / 1941' Typed paper adhered to verso front end paper 'Index/ 1. Almonds 1./ 1. Apples 9./ 4. Apricots 12./ 13 Asparagus 21./ 46. Azalea Ghent & Mollis 60./ 45. " Indica 59./ 47. "" Japanese 60./ 47. " Japonica 60./ 14. Blackberries 21./ 49. Camellias 61./ 48. " Sasanqua 62./ 5. Cherries 12./ 16. " Dble Fig 24./ 13. Chestnuts 21./ 15. Citrus 23./ 14. Currants 22./ 12documents, account books