Handrwitten notes on Dry Stone Walls. Notes mention the origin of the dry stne wall, where one can be seen, and briefly, how they are built. Written by I Hendry and dated 25/4/76.document, names of bendigo pioneers, dry stone walls, dry stone walls, ian hendry, mckie brothers, records of rhsv bendigo, building the dykes, p a macnab

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

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

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

“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

Found in the Quad Classroom storage area. Probably staff photographs.11 colour photographs, 9 of a student cutting bricks outside the Landscape Centre. 1 of a student inside the Landscape Centre doing? And 1 of students learning to build stone walls. Probably staff photos.students, bricks, landscape centre, stone walls, student outside classes, landscape shed, landscaping

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

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

Mill Park Farm at Janefield on the Plenty River was established around 1840 by George Coulstock where he grew wheat. His flour mill was one of the first in Victoria, under construction as early as 1841. After bushfires and Coulstock's early death in 1842, the farm and its mill were taken over by local landowners Henry Miller and John Brock. Peter Hurlestone took charge of the mill. With water diverted from the Plenty River to fill the newly built Yan Yean Reservoir which opened in 1857, the Hurlestone family quit and that was the demise of the mill.Four colour photographs showing the ruins of Coulstocks Flour Mill (Janefield Mill), Janefield. 1. Stone wall 2. Old mill 3. Stone remains of old mill 4. Tree near old mill sitemills, flour mills, coulstock, janefield, plenty river, ruins, stone walls, plenty gorge, bundoora

The Aitken's Gap Inn was built and owned by Owen Fisher. He also built the stone wall. He was one of the original settlers at Aitken's Gap in the 1840's.A black and white photograph of the Aitken's Gap Inn.aitken's gap, pioneers, fisher, owen, stone walls, aitken's gap inn, george evans collection

The stone wall constructed behind the outcrop of native grasses is the remaining evidence of terraces that were constructed above Goonawarra Winery and overlooking The Nook in Sunbury.The terraces are of local heritage interest as they were constructed across the hillside to enable the growing of a variety of crops. A coloured scanned photograph of a the remains of a stone wall behind native grassland.terraces, the nook, goonawarra vineyard, sunbury

"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

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!"Colour photograph. Copy of a newspaper article made by A.P. Winzenried. Caption reads, "A Touch of Spring. " Students working near a dry stone wall in the Orchard shown in a 1926 Site Plan. Fruit trees in blossom behind the wall. 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, blossom, tools, wooden wheelbarrow

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

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Mill Park Farm at Janefield on the Plenty River was established around 1840 by George Coulstock where he grew wheat. His flour mill was one of the first in Victoria, under construction as early as 1841. After bushfires and Coulstock's early death in 1842, the farm and its mill were taken over by local landowners Henry Miller and John Brock. Peter Hurlestone took charge of the mill. With water diverted from the Plenty River to fill the newly built Yan Yean Reservoir which opened in 1857, the Hurlestone family quit and that was the demise of the mill.Five colour photographs of ruins of Coulstocks Mill, Janefield (Mill Park - Bundoora)mills, flour mills, coulstock, janefield, plenty river, ruins, stone walls, bundoora, plenty gorge

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 remains of the post and stone fence can be seen near Emu Creek at Bulla.A coloured photograph of the remains of a low post and stone fence in a sunburnt paddock. There are a few low growing bushes dotted across the paddocks.stone structures, dry stone walls, post and stone fences, george evans collection

The gate in these photos is the only remaining one of 17 towers that were placed strategically on the town walls. It was called the Buttergate and located near to St John's Gate which levied a toll on the butter entering the town, the levy being used to support the Carmelite Monastery, founded in 1256 in what is now Mary Street, Drogheda.Stone wall, a remnant of the City Wall at Drogheda, Ireland.drogheda city wall, dregheda

The wooden shingle roof is part of the roof of Waylett's Cottage at Greenvale in Somerton Road.A coloured photograph of the wooden ceiling and stone walls of part of a building.shingle roofs, mud brick cottages, waylett, james, farm buildings, george evans collection

historic, buildingBelieved to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong HotelColour photo, Stone wall, 405 Learmonth Street, before reconstruction.stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson

The man in the photograph is John McGrath who regularly travelled to Bulla from Essendon to catch rabbits, which he sold at the market. He made a compact mobile refrigeration unit to keep the rabbits fresh in transit. His invention resulted in larger companies in Australia adopting the use of refrigerated trailers to transport perishables. Refrigerated transport systems resulted in perishables being carried quickly and to many more markets across the nation.A sepia photograph with a cream border of a man seated on a dry stone wall.mcgrath, jack.

This photograph was taken when Yianni and Diamando (Manto) Raftopoulos were engaged while they were still living in Ithaca. They later emigrated to join other family member in Melbourne where they settled.A black and white photograph of a man and lady standing in front of a stone wall.

Colour slide in a mount. Dry stone walls, unknown location (possibly UK)slide, robin boyd

Camp 1 German wool buyer Mr Eberhard Schuster, standing in front of the remains of Cafe Wellblach at camp 1. Colour photograph of a man in black hat and jacket standing in front of a stone wall. Trees in the background. german wool buyers, eberhard schuster, camp 1, cafe wellblach

A mineral water pump with stone wall running along a creek in the Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve.wyuna mineral water spring, hepburn springs, mineral water, hepburn mineral springs reserve

Black and white photograph of an old wood and iron shed. In front of the shed is a large tree and dry-stone wall.hoyles creek, lewers, mannibadar, farming, shearing shed