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Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Evan Meades, Stone Wall, c.1988/89
... Stone Wall...stone wall..."Stone Wall 3/1 1988/1989"... Whittlesea melbourne Photograph Stone Wall Print copy of a photograph ...One of a series of photographs taken in 1988-1989 around the Shire of Whittlesea by Evan Meades.Print copy of a photograph"Stone Wall 3/1 1988/1989"evan meades collection, river red gum, river red gum trees, stone wall, dry stone wall, stone wall whittlesea, stone wall mernda -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Frank Wright and two others in front of a large stone wall, 1950s - 1960s?
... Frank Wright and two others in front of a large stone wall...stone wall... beside a very high stone wall. The man on the right is Frank... of a large stone wall Black and white photograph of two men dressed ...Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of two men dressed in suits and a woman dressed in a skirt and long sleeved top. They are standing beside a very high stone wall. The man on the right is Frank Wright and his companions are elderly.frank wright, conductor, stone wall -
Melton City Libraries
Pamphlet, Dry Stone Wall Driving Trail, Unknown
... Dry Stone Wall Driving Trail..."The dry stone walls provide a tangible link to the area’s... Dry Stone Wall trail brochure/pamphlet for visitors... Pamphlet Dry Stone Wall Driving Trail Dry Stone Wall trail brochure ..."The dry stone walls provide a tangible link to the area’s white settlement, and they remain a symbol of the profound change in land usage from the original Kulin custodians to the European arrivals of the nineteenth century. The bulk of dry stone wall construction in Victoria occurred between the 1850s and 1880s. The gold rush of the early 1850s in particular inspired a flurry of construction. At this time, labour previously available for shepherding livestock dried up, as men gravitated to the goldfields to seek their fortunes. This necessitated the building of fencing to contain the district’s growing number of sheep, cattle and horses. An explosion in surveying, subdivision and the sale of Crown lands also contributed to a boost in construction. Government regulations that punished pastoralists for allowing their livestock to stray provided further incentive to fence-off previously open expanses of land. The major benefit of this type of fencing was that it utilised the materials at hand; the plentiful grey basalt that scattered the landscape. In the case of the dry stone walls built around Melton, the characteristic round or oval shape of the volcanic fieldstones on the western plains inspired some distinctive designs.54 Another advantage of dry stone walls was their ability to withstand the ravages of flood, fire and drought often experienced in the district. This durability accounts for the fact that many of these fences still exist today". Dry Stone Wall trail brochure/pamphlet for visitors provided by Melton Visitor Information Centrecouncil, landscapes of significance -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, If These Walls Could Talk, 1995
... and research the dry stone walls of the region, to raise their profile... of dry stone walls with title and other text in black. Back cover...Report of the Corangamite dry stone walls Conservation... photographs of dry stone walls with title and other text in black ...This publication is a result of funding made to the Corangamite Arts Council in 1990-91. Its aims were to identify and research the dry stone walls of the region, to raise their profile and through workshops continue the skills of those wanting to learn more about the craft. The book gives the history of the practice in the area and the various different styles with photographs to illustrate the different features. It also has a number of first- hand accounts written by stonewallers.This study has social, historical, artistic and interpretive significance as the walls are an important feature of the district. The account written by former builders of the walls provides an interesting insight into the various styles and reasons for their construction.Light green card cover. Front cover has 4 photographs of dry stone walls with title and other text in black. Back cover is plain. 144 pages. It contains a large number of black and white photographs of stone walls from around the district as well as maps. Report of the Corangamite dry stone walls Conservation project.dry stone walls, corangamite stone walls, warrnambool and district history, constructing dry stone walls -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Rockery and dry stone wall, 73 Fernside Avenue, Briar Hill, 1 July 1972, 1972
... Rockery and dry stone wall, 73 Fernside Avenue, Briar Hill... melbourne Photograph Rockery and dry stone wall, 73 Fernside Avenue ...35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, fernside avenue, infrastructure, streets -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stone wall, Elsa Court, Eltham, 1 July 1972, 1972
... Stone wall, Elsa Court, Eltham, 1 July 1972... melbourne Photograph Stone wall, Elsa Court, Eltham, 1 July 1972 ...35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mounteltham, elas court, infrastructure, streets -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, A stone wall, landscaping, & buildings, all constructed by residents circa 1970s at Sandhurst Training Centre
... A stone wall, landscaping, & buildings, all constructed by... Melbourne melbourne Photograph A stone wall, landscaping ... -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, The bank above the driveway before the installation / landscaping of a stone wall - from a group of landscape construction photos - Beechworth Asylum
... / landscaping of a stone wall - from a group of landscape construction... the installation / landscaping of a stone wall - from a group of landscape ... -
Department of Health and Human Services
Photograph, An early photo of the stone wall that surrounds J Ward at Aradale / Ararat Hospital
... An early photo of the stone wall that surrounds J Ward at... of the stone wall that surrounds J Ward at Aradale / Ararat Hospital ...AS/1993/232 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, “Overdale” Homestead in Concongella
... and small original photo in album. Building has prominent stone...Overdale sign on the stone wall.... on the stone wall. Black and White enlarged photograph of house in file ...“Overdale” Holden Homestead Concongella. James Holden settled on "Overdale" in the late 1860's. The Holden Family still live at "Overdale" The Holden Family have served on the Stawell Shire Council for over 100 years.Black and White enlarged photograph of house in file and small original photo in album. Building has prominent stone wall and trees around the house which has an inner timber and wire fence. Overdale sign on the stone wall.stawell -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd, Marysville Victoria, Pre 2009
... A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone...A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone... perched on a stone wall. KING PARROT Marysville, Victoria. NU ...A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone wall.A colour photograph of a King Parrot sitting on a stone wall. This postcard was produced by Nucolorvue Productions as a souvenir of Marysville.KING PARROT Marysville, Victoria. NU-COLOR-VUE/ AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL POSTCARD COMPANY AFFIX/ STAMP/ HERE/ 17 MA 012/ NCV 7778 ADDRESS/ POSTCODE COPYRIGHT/ Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd.,/ Telephone: (03) 560-1788 Made in Australiamarysville, king parrot, victoria, nucolorvue productions, postcard, souvenir -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd, Marysville Victoria, Pre 2009
... A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone...A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone... perched on a stone wall. KING PARROT Marysville, Victoria. NU ...A colour photograph of a King Parrot perched on a stone wall.A colour photograph of a King Parrot sitting on a stone wall. This postcard was produced by Nucolorvue Productions as a souvenir of Marysville.KING PARROT Marysville, Victoria. NU-COLOR-VUE/ AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL POSTCARD COMPANY AFFIX/ STAMP/ HERE/ 17 MA 012/ NCV 7778 ADDRESS/ POSTCODE COPYRIGHT/ Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd.,/ Telephone: (03) 560-1788 Made in Australiamarysville, king parrot, victoria, nucolorvue productions, postcard, souvenir -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour print, The Argus, A Touch of Spring, 1935-1990
... dry stone wall.... Fisher, B. Levick. "The Argus." 18-8-35." On reverse, "Dry stone...." 18-8-35." On reverse, "Dry stone wall at Burnley." Photograph ...Photograph made by A.P. Winzenried as a possible illustration for, "Green Grows Our Garden." Caption reads, "A Touch of Spring. " Note by T.H. Kneen 18 March 1992," Query: Student identified as Hilda Dance has dark hair-we always knew Hilda as being fair haired!"Copy of a newspaper article made by A.P. Winzenried. Caption reads, "A Touch of Spring. " Handwritten underneath, "J.Teed, H. Dance, E. Pearce, M. Fisher, B. Levick. "The Argus." 18-8-35." On reverse, "Dry stone wall at Burnley.""j.teed, h. dance, e. pearce, m. fisher, b. levick, green grows our garden, a. p. winzenried, orchard, dry stone wall, students working outside -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Stone Walls protected, 2015
... of indigenous dry stone structures. Dry stone walls indicate many...Melton Star Weekly article about the Stone Walls... Newspaper Stone Walls protected Melton Star Weekly article about ...Dry stone construction as a technique is used for much more than paddock walls. Across the volcanic plains of western Victoriaare marvelous sheep dips, stock loading ramps, huts, dams, retaining walls, and the rich and largely undiscovered heritage of indigenous dry stone structures. Dry stone walls indicate many aspects of our rural environment; the geological beginnings of the way the landscape was created, the patterns of early settlement by pastoralists and squatters, the types of stock that grazed the land and the methods of cattle and sheep management, of the efforts to thwart the spread of rabbits .... "For the casual but interested observer dry stone walls are good to look at, to photograph, to get up alongside and see the way they are constructed, to appreciate the varying shapes and sizes of stones and learn of the techniques of keeping often quite rounded stones in place. Apart from walls and other dry stone structures on grazing land we can also see dry stone techniques used in other places and in other phases of our history. Indigenous Australians have built, and continue to build, structures for shelter or hunting or trapping eels and fish in rivers and estuaries around the country. At spots around our coast line there is evidence of simple stone structures built by early maritime explorers. Prospectors in early mining encampments used dry stone construction to build retaining walls or the low walls of rudimentary shelters. If the future of dry stone walls in the Australian landscape is to be assured. wall owners and local governments have to accept and embrace their custodial role in assuring the preservation and celebration of walls. This is not an easy task, but, along with putting the necessary statutory mechanisms to ensure their retention, it is a task that must be pursued. The Dry Stone Walls Association of Australia has as its primary goal the increase in awareness of wall owners and local governments of the importance of dry stone walls. It also seeks to increase the level of training of skilled and semi skilled wallers, and the gaining of rudimentary skills by farmers so that they can maintain their own walls". Melton Star Weekly article about the Stone Wallslandscapes of significance -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph, Construction of Stone Retaining Wall Swan Street, 1948-1955
... Construction of Stone Retaining Wall Swan Street... Boulevard Richmond melbourne Photograph Construction of Stone ...Used as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried p 86. According to the text in the book work was probably done in the early 1950's but cataloguer has put 1948 as date of photograph.Public Works maintenance staff, George Phillips and Jack Edwards working outside the College in Swan Street.george phillips, jack edwards, green grows our garden, a.p. winzenried, public works maintenance staff, swan street entrance -
Inverloch Historical Society
000823 - Photograph - Inverloch - Bowling Club blue stone retaining wall - Coastal Retreat - from Nancye Durham
... 000823 - Photograph - Inverloch - Bowling Club blue stone... blue stone retaining wall - Coastal Retreat - from Nancye ... -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Early 1990's
... by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The dry stone wall...A coloured photograph of a dry stone wall with a row... melbourne Photograph A coloured photograph of a dry stone wall ...This is a photograph of one of the many stone ruins which can be seen in the Sunbury area and surrounding districts. These ruins are found in varying degrees of structural damage caused by erosion, vegetation growth and vandalism. The dry stone wall is at Crowes Hill at Yuroke.A coloured photograph of a dry stone wall with a row of shaped cypress trees running off at right angles to the fence. A small tree covered hill is in the distance.stone structures, dry stone walls, crowes hill, george evans collection -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, The Terraces, 1980s
... The stone wall is part of the terraces that were built...A coloured photograph of a stone wall with a notice.... The stone wall is part of the terraces that were built ...The stone wall is part of the terraces that were built into the hillside at the winery at Goonawarra. They were constructed in the early days when the vineyard was established to terrace the hillside for growing vines. The winery was originally established by Joh Goodall Francis, a former member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He acquired a parcel of crown land and proceeded to develop it as a vineyard. The terraces were built by vignerons, who were employed to work on the property. Goonawarra Winery was one of a number of vineyards that were established in the Sunbury area in the 1800s. The volcanic soil and temperate climate were ideal for grape growing.A coloured photograph of a stone wall with a notice to the left of the wall and long dried grassland in the front. A barbed wire fence is in the foreground.terraces, vineyards, goonawarra, james goodall francis -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage, Sweeneys Lane, Eltham, c.1985, 1985c
... Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage, Sweeneys Lane... melbourne Photograph Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage ...Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 2 strips Fuji HR100eltham, sweeney, sweeney's cottage, sweeneys lane -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage, Sweeneys Lane, Eltham
... Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage, Sweeneys Lane... melbourne Photograph Stone gateway and wall, Sweeney's Cottage ...Colour photographeltham, sweeney's cottage, sweeneys lane -
Brimbank City Council Art Collection
Sculpture
... stone wall sculpture... Sculpture stone wall sculpture ...stone wall sculpture -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Foundation Stone on the Exterior Wall of the Ballarat Town Hall, 2017, 15/09/2017
... Foundation Stone on the Exterior Wall of the Ballarat Town... Office goldfields Photograph - Colour Foundation Stone ...Photograph of the Ballarat Town Hall Foundation Stone.ballarat town hall, foundation stone, thomas cowan -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, Lucien PISSARRO, Mt Tourris, Toulon, 1939
... Stone wall... Impressionism Landscape Trees Mountains Pastoral Stone wall Europe ...Born: Paris, France 1836; Died: London, England 1944ImpressionismLedger Bequest, 1993Rural landscape with stonewall, trees and mountains. Cream, green, gold and blue wood moulding frame.Recto: Signed with a monogram in blue paint l.r.c of composition; Dated 1939; Not titledlandscape, trees, mountains, pastoral, stone wall, europe -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 1 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-7epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 2 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-8epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 3 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-9epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 4 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-10epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 5 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-11epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 6 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-12epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lochaber, Harvest Home Road, Epping, c.2008
... stone wall... lochaber drystone wall stone wall attic horse smith family thomas ...This colour photograph, along with 11 others, was taken inside the residence and outbuildings of the Lochaber property at Harvest Home Road, Epping. Lochaber, for many years the home of the Smith family, takes its name from the Lochaber Hills of Inverness in Scotland. Robert Smith, who purchased the property on 10th March, 1884, was born at Annat by the Lochaber Hills. The Smith family first arrived in Australia in 1854 aboard the Oliver Lang. Thomas Smith, Robert’s father, bought Rosehill at Mernda in 1869. After moving from Rosehill to Lochaber, Robert cut and sold red gum firewood to pay for the farm. Later he commenced dairying and cropping hay being carted and sold at the Haymarket on the corner of Flemington Road and Royal Parade, Carlton. Maize and mangles were also grown. Cows were hand milked in the bluestone shed which held twenty cows at a time - ten along each side. One of Robert’s two sons, Roy, served with the AIF during World War I and was awarded the Military Cross at Passchardale. In 1919 he married Grace Bower and bought fifty acres opposite Lochaber which he named Karagala after the ship which brought him after the war. On his father’s death in 1933 Roy, Grace and their family moved back to Lochaber. The property was finally sold in 1942 when Roy volunteered for civilian war service, later serving in New Guinea. From 1930 to 1943 Roy had also served as a Councillor for the Shire of Whittlesea and was President from 1935-1939. Although nothing is known of the property before the Smith family purchased it in 1884 the house and barn design and construction appear to be earlier and suggest a German influence. (Ref: City of Whittlesea Heritage Study)Historical building of the City of Whittlesea.Colour photograph printed on Kodak Professional Paper, 7 of 12Annotation reverse: 2895-13epping, harvest home road epping, bluestone house, bluestone barn, lochaber, drystone wall, stone wall, attic, horse, smith family, thomas smith, robert smith, roy smith, military cross recipient, cr. roy smith, whittlesea councillor, grace bower, grace smith