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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Street Sweeping
... Street Sweeping...street sweeping... melbourne Photograph Street Sweeping Colour photograph 20 x 29 cm ...One of a set of display images thought to be produced by the Shire of Eltham c.1979-1987. Street sweeper near ANZ bank on Main Road at the intersection of Arthur Street, ElthamIllustrative of services provided by former Shire of ElthamColour photograph 20 x 29 cm mounted on green-painted chipboard 28 x 35.5 cm (string on back for hanging)Title printed on label adhered to board below photograph (replaced June 2017)street sweeping, main road eltham, arthur street, eltham, anz bank -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Street Sweeping, c. Oct 1987, 1987
... Street Sweeping, c. Oct 1987... melbourne Photograph Street Sweeping, c. Oct 1987 Colour photograph ...Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987.Colour photographdisplay panel, eltham festival, infrastructure, shire of eltham, equipment, road maintenance, street sweeper -
City of Greater Geelong
Functional object - Geelong West City Council Cleaning Cart, c.1960
... This street-sweeping cart was used on Pakington Street... Council This street-sweeping cart was used on Pakington Street ...This street-sweeping cart was used on Pakington Street before the amalgamation of six local councils to form the City of Greater Geelong. The cart is from around 1960 when the City of Geelong West had approximately 17,500 people within its borough. The cart was wheeled up and down the popular street; cleaning litter and providing a clean and pleasant street for locals and shop owners alikeThree wheeled metal cart with hinged lidGeelong West City Councilcity of geelong west, cleaning -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Colour Print, Eltham Shire Council, Unidentified road, Eltham district, c.Oct. 1987
... and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic... • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering ...Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. 20 x 25 cm Shire of Eltham Engineering Department Providing the resources to undertake • Survey, design, consultation • Road construction and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering installation and maintenance • Garbage collection • Tip management, land reclamation and beautification • Maintenance of community buildings • Provision of community and recreation facilitiesunidentified, display panel, eltham festival, footpaths and gutters, infrastructure, residential, roads, shire of eltham, streets, 1987 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Colour Print, Eltham Shire Council, Unidentified road, Eltham district, c.Oct. 1987
... and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic... • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering ...Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. 20 x 25 cm Shire of Eltham Engineering Department Providing the resources to undertake • Survey, design, consultation • Road construction and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering installation and maintenance • Garbage collection • Tip management, land reclamation and beautification • Maintenance of community buildings • Provision of community and recreation facilitiesunidentified, display panel, eltham festival, footpaths and gutters, infrastructure, residential, roads, shire of eltham, streets, 1987 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Colour Print, Eltham Shire Council, Unidentified road, Eltham district, c.Oct. 1987
... and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic... • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering ...Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. 20 x 25 cm Shire of Eltham Engineering Department Providing the resources to undertake • Survey, design, consultation • Road construction and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering installation and maintenance • Garbage collection • Tip management, land reclamation and beautification • Maintenance of community buildings • Provision of community and recreation facilitiesunidentified, display panel, eltham festival, footpaths and gutters, infrastructure, residential, roads, shire of eltham, streets, 1987 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Looking west near 942 Main Road, Hurstbridge, c. Oct 1987, 1987
... and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping... • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering ...Yvonne's Dressmaking and Alteration Service at 942 Main Road. Formerly a bakery, the building was demolished in 1990 and is now the site of Hurstbridge Saddlery. The milkbar is down the road, brick wall with a blue sign on it. There's still an older house next to the milkbar, but that's hidden from view in this shot as it's further back from the road. Date based on other similar display panels visible in images of the Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. Shire of Eltham Engineering Department Providing the resources to undertake • Survey, design, consultation • Road construction and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering installation and maintenance • Garbage collection • Tip management, land reclamation and beautification • Maintenance of community buildings • Provision of community and recreation facilitiesPhoto print mounted on carddisplay panel, eltham festival, heidelberg-kinglake road, hurstbridge, hurstbridge milk bar, infrastructure, main road, mm, shire of eltham, yvonne's dressmaking and alteration service -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Lily Norton Turner, sweeping in back garden, 190 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, 1950s
... Turner family of Nott Street: Lily Norton Turner sweeping in back... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Lily Norton Turner, sweeping ...B&W lasercopy, one of five on a page of photos of Bert Turner family of Nott Street: Lily Norton Turner sweeping in back garden of 190 Nott Street 1950s?domestic life, built environment - domestic, bert turner, lily norton turner -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Ron Grant, The Eltham Peace Group hanging the Hiroshima Day Banner on the Community Notice Board, Arthur Street, Eltham; Community Arts 1986 'As We Are' Banner Project Group, Hiroshima Day, 6 August 1986
... construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning... construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning ...Arthur Street, Eltham next to ANZ Bank The Hiroshima Day Banner was made by Jacky Talbot as part of the project. The women wanted to do something for Hiroshima Day and suggested that a workshop be set aside to make a banner. The artist was concerned about the remaining time scheduled for the project and spent several days "whipping" up the banner herself. For the artist this banner was to prove quite significant. The women hung it at the Community Notice Board on Hiroshima Day and were photographed by the local newspaper publicising the group and drawing wider community attention to the remembrance of the day. Although no new members joined the group from this activity, the artist felt that she was more fully accepted by the group afterwards. This banner has initiated a small group of women committed to peace. The artist has also continued to liaise and meet with the women as time permits. Future group plans include: making kimonos to wear when carrying the banner, participating in the Palm Sunday March, an observance of Hiroshima Day activity, which is yet to be decided, establishing contact with a sister-town in USA and USSR and supporting Eltham Council's stance as a Nuclear Free Zone. (The banner habits of the Eltham tribes : Eltham Shire "as we are" Community Banner Project report / by Jacky Talbot, Shire of Eltham, Feb. 1987, p46) Used in Shire of Eltham display at the Eltham Community Festival, 7 November 1987. Shire of Eltham Engineering Department Providing the resources to undertake • Survey, design, consultation • Road construction and maintenance • Bridge construction and maintenance • Street sweeping • Drain and pit cleaning • Traffic engineering installation and maintenance • Garbage collection • Tip management, land reclamation and beautification • Maintenance of community buildings • Provision of community and recreation facilitiesIllustrative of services provided by former Shire of ElthamColour photograph 20 x 29 cm mounted on green-painted chipboard 28 x 35.5 cm (string on back for hanging) Ref: 01842-0Title printed on label adhered to board below photograph (replaced June 2017)display panel, eltham festival, eltham peace banner, hiroshima day banner, infrastructure, shire of eltham, laurel eckersall, anne laurence, betty johnson, joan maclagan -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
George Richmond in Hames and Woodward
... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. BMI librarian Rosemary McInerney's father George Richmond ran this furnitue business on Armstrong St Nth. Here are his reminiscences of that shoppping area from The Courier March 1st 1978 THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN ARMSTRONG ST. NORTH Mr George Richmond began work in Armstrong street north as a lad in knickerbockers in 1926. He started with Hames and Woodward, a piano, music and record shop, which he took over when both Hames and Woodward died during the war. Mr Richmond was guest speaker at an informal dinner of the Armstrong St North Traders Association held at the Victoria Hotel on Monday night. At the meeting he was made a life member of the association, with which he had been involved since its inception in 1930. “I can remember when a man on a bicycle with a little ladder on his backrode up the street with a long stick and turned on the gas lights under the verandahs,” he said. “It was around that time when there used to be a little man with a broom walking up and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses. “There also used to be a bellringer who would walk up and down Armstrong street announcing a sale in a shop. He used to have a tall black hat, a large black frock coat and had a large mustache.” “Up to 1936, there used to be regular visits by street musicians, who were usually good for a few laughs.” “The last musicians to come through were an Italian trio, who were very good.” Mr Richmond said the depression was a sad time for Armstrong street. “A lot of people had to put their properties up for sale, because not many people could afford to buy things like records then,” he said. Mr Richmond said Fridays were very busy then as it was market day for hundreds of farmers in the area. “The hotels put on extra groomsmen for the stables, and standing in the store I could smell the beer and tobacco drifting down from the hotels.”ballarat, hames, woodward, furniture, richmond, armstrong st nth, shop -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Hames and Woodward Pty Ltd
... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. BMI librarian Rosemary McInerney's father George Richmond ran this furnitue business on Armstrong St Nth. Here are his reminiscences of that shoppping area from The Courier March 1st 1978 THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN ARMSTRONG ST. NORTH Mr George Richmond began work in Armstrong street north as a lad in knickerbockers in 1926. He started with Hames and Woodward, a piano, music and record shop, which he took over when both Hames and Woodward died during the war. Mr Richmond was guest speaker at an informal dinner of the Armstrong St North Traders Association held at the Victoria Hotel on Monday night. At the meeting he was made a life member of the association, with which he had been involved since its inception in 1930. “I can remember when a man on a bicycle with a little ladder on his backrode up the street with a long stick and turned on the gas lights under the verandahs,” he said. “It was around that time when there used to be a little man with a broom walking up and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses. “There also used to be a bellringer who would walk up and down Armstrong street announcing a sale in a shop. He used to have a tall black hat, a large black frock coat and had a large mustache.” “Up to 1936, there used to be regular visits by street musicians, who were usually good for a few laughs.” “The last musicians to come through were an Italian trio, who were very good.” Mr Richmond said the depression was a sad time for Armstrong street. “A lot of people had to put their properties up for sale, because not many people could afford to buy things like records then,” he said. Mr Richmond said Fridays were very busy then as it was market day for hundreds of farmers in the area. “The hotels put on extra groomsmen for the stables, and standing in the store I could smell the beer and tobacco drifting down from the hotels.”ballarat, hames, woodward, furniture, richmond, armstrong st nth, shop, street, night -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Hames and Woodward window Armstrong St Nth
... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. BMI librarian Rosemary McInerney's father George Richmond ran this furnitue business on Armstrong St Nth. Here are his reminiscences of that shoppping area from The Courier March 1st 1978 THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN ARMSTRONG ST. NORTH Mr George Richmond began work in Armstrong street north as a lad in knickerbockers in 1926. He started with Hames and Woodward, a piano, music and record shop, which he took over when both Hames and Woodward died during the war. Mr Richmond was guest speaker at an informal dinner of the Armstrong St North Traders Association held at the Victoria Hotel on Monday night. At the meeting he was made a life member of the association, with which he had been involved since its inception in 1930. “I can remember when a man on a bicycle with a little ladder on his backrode up the street with a long stick and turned on the gas lights under the verandahs,” he said. “It was around that time when there used to be a little man with a broom walking up and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses. “There also used to be a bellringer who would walk up and down Armstrong street announcing a sale in a shop. He used to have a tall black hat, a large black frock coat and had a large mustache.” “Up to 1936, there used to be regular visits by street musicians, who were usually good for a few laughs.” “The last musicians to come through were an Italian trio, who were very good.” Mr Richmond said the depression was a sad time for Armstrong street. “A lot of people had to put their properties up for sale, because not many people could afford to buy things like records then,” he said. Mr Richmond said Fridays were very busy then as it was market day for hundreds of farmers in the area. “The hotels put on extra groomsmen for the stables, and standing in the store I could smell the beer and tobacco drifting down from the hotels.” -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Hames and Woodward
... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses... and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses ...This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. BMI librarian Rosemary McInerney's father George Richmond ran this furnitue business on Armstrong St Nth. Here are his reminiscences of that shoppping area from The Courier March 1st 1978 THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN ARMSTRONG ST. NORTH Mr George Richmond began work in Armstrong street north as a lad in knickerbockers in 1926. He started with Hames and Woodward, a piano, music and record shop, which he took over when both Hames and Woodward died during the war. Mr Richmond was guest speaker at an informal dinner of the Armstrong St North Traders Association held at the Victoria Hotel on Monday night. At the meeting he was made a life member of the association, with which he had been involved since its inception in 1930. “I can remember when a man on a bicycle with a little ladder on his backrode up the street with a long stick and turned on the gas lights under the verandahs,” he said. “It was around that time when there used to be a little man with a broom walking up and down the street, sweeping away what was left behind by horses. “There also used to be a bellringer who would walk up and down Armstrong street announcing a sale in a shop. He used to have a tall black hat, a large black frock coat and had a large mustache.” “Up to 1936, there used to be regular visits by street musicians, who were usually good for a few laughs.” “The last musicians to come through were an Italian trio, who were very good.” Mr Richmond said the depression was a sad time for Armstrong street. “A lot of people had to put their properties up for sale, because not many people could afford to buy things like records then,” he said. Mr Richmond said Fridays were very busy then as it was market day for hundreds of farmers in the area. “The hotels put on extra groomsmen for the stables, and standing in the store I could smell the beer and tobacco drifting down from the hotels.”ballarat, hames, woodward, furniture, richmond, armstrong st nth, shop -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Appliance
The Boyd family recalls this frying pan being used, but not sure of where it was located. The kitchen drawer where this frying pan is currently located was the toaster drawer. The drawer has a power point in it. "The drawer was pulled out and the drop down front lowered for toasting. When shut, no toaster was in sight! In the bottom of the drawer, at one side, there used to be a small slot for sweeping out any dropped bread crumbs."Electric frying pancookware, walsh st appliances, robin boyd -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1991
Colour photograph of a sweeping attractive country scene of the undulating area of the camps area in the vicinity of Waranga Basin. In the left foreground is a gentleman with his right hand to his throat and on right foreground 9 dunny buckets. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp Buildings and sentry tower, 1939
Dhurringile camp view. General view of buildings, sentry tower and a lone guard.Black and white photograph of general view of huts, lookout tower, fence and lone soldier with road sweeping front right, swinging left. Taken at Dhurringile Mansion camp.dhurringile pow camp -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
The Dredge 'Pioneer' brought in to clear sand drift from the Moyne river caused by the South West passage sweeping throughBlack and white photograph of a dredge in Moyne riversea, river, moyne river, south west passage, pioneer, deredge, ship -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Oxford University Press, Pounds and pedigrees : The Upper Class in Victoria, 1850-80, 1991
Sweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's Establishment during the mid-to late 19th century. Contains extensive biographical entries, a bibliography, an index, and appendices which include lists of landowners in 1879 and club members.xv, 619 pages ; 23 cm.1 v 225x160: indexnon-fictionSweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's Establishment during the mid-to late 19th century. Contains extensive biographical entries, a bibliography, an index, and appendices which include lists of landowners in 1879 and club members.elite (social sciences) -- australia -- victoria -- history., upper class -- australia -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences), manners and customs., upper class., victoria -- social life and customs., victoria., upper classes history, victoria, elite (social sciences) -- virginia -- history., upper classes -- victoria -- history., social classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria., elite (social sciences) -- victoria., upper class -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history., upper classes -- history., pioneers and pioneer life -- victoria., victoria -- social conditions -- 1834-1900., victoria -- social conditions -- history., victoria -- history -- 1851-1900., victoria -- social life and customs -- 1834-1900., social class, elites, social customs, history, book -
St Kilda Historical Society
Postcard, Luna Park Jack and Jill slide
"Jack and Jill" slide at Luna Park St Kilda. Man sweeping in foreground. black and white photograph, unmounted, original, fair condition -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, The Flying Dogtor. Episode 15 Strange Spots, 1963
The Flying Dogtor fell into an underground river and was swept away by the current. At the same time his plane was set loose by Crafty Carson Carpetbag and was circling wildly without a pilot, high in the outback sky. Meanwhile, back at the Dogtor's base, the Hilltop Hospital, his poor nurse Sister Spaniel, was driven almost frantic trying to cope alone with a strange epidemic of spots that was sweeping the bush. She desperately needed The Flying Dogtor.The Flying Dogtor" series was broadcast on Australian Television Network (later becoming the Seven Network) between February and April 1964 (see item D254 for schedule).Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 3 pagesthe flying dogtor, robin boyd, crawford productions, manuscript -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, John Keegan et al, A HISTORY OF WARFARE (Sweeping view of warfare in human culture), 1994
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - 'La Verna', (formerly 'Heathfield'), Sackville Street, 1979
In 1979, a series of photographs of significant gardens in Kew (Victoria) were taken during a tour by Peter Watts, Historic Gardens Coordinator of National Trust Victoria. These were later purchased to add to the collection. In the case of each photo the colour had badly degraded over time. Original colour (degraded) positive photograph of 'La Verna', (formerly 'Heathfield'), Sackville Street , Kew.Annotated in ink on reverse: "Laverna Retreat Sackville St / View of sweeping rows of trees, lawn through portico / Purchased by Society Oct 1979."gardens -- kew (vic.), heathfield, la verna, sackville street -- kew (vic.) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clock, 1940's
Smiths began with a craftsman named Samuel Smith who in 1851 opened a shop in Newington Causeway, London, where he made and sold watches, clocks and precision instruments. Samuel had a son, Samuel Jnr who was apprenticed in his fathers business. Samuel Jnr eventually opened his own business at 85 Strand and later opened other premises at 9 Strand, Trafalgar Square and 68 Piccadilly. In 1899 he turned his business into a private limited company, S. Smith & Son Ltd. Samuel Jnr son, Sir Allan Gordon-Smith, joined him as Manager at 9 Strand in 1903 and laid the foundation of the vast Smiths organisation of the future, leading the company towards the supply of accessories for the then developing motor industry making car clocks and the first speedometers patented in 1904. In July 1914 a new company was formed under the name S. Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd., to take over the motor accessory business of S. Smith and Son Ltd. and this became the main company of the group which eventually grew to become Smiths Industries Ltd. The original company S Smith and Sons Ltd., continued as jewelers and clock and watchmakers until 1930 when the company was taken over by Bravingtons retail jeweller chain. In 1931 Smiths decided to enter the domestic clock market and formed a new company, Smiths English Clocks Ltd., as the Clock and Watch division of S Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd. This is the start of "Smiths Clocks" because this is when they began to manufacture domestic clocks in quantity. Moreover, they set out to produce these clocks at a price that the average householder could afford. S Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) was at this time was the main company in the Smiths group of companies and their business developed both in the motor vehicle field and outside it. Smiths began to make automatic pilots for aircraft and, through the acquisition of a majority interest in Henry Hughes & Sons Ltd., entered the field of marine instruments. During the war from 1939 to 1945, Smiths' production expanded. There was a demand for motor, aircraft and marine instruments for the Services and the production of industrial instruments and it is at this time that our item was made. In 1944 many changes were made to the Smiths' organisation. The name of the principal company was changed from S Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) to S. Smith & Sons (England) Ltd. and four new subsidiary selling companies were set up. These were Smiths Motor Accessories Ltd., Smiths Aircraft Instruments Ltd., Smiths Industrial Instruments Ltd., and Smiths English clocks Ltd. The manufacture of clocks and watches ceased in 1979 and 1983 saw Smiths withdraw from producing items for the motor industry.An item that is now regarded as a vintage, sought by horology collectors worldwide and is in excellent condition. The item is unique in that it was made specifically for ships by the Smith company a well known British clock manufacture. Its provenance is well established and it was made during the world war II era specifically for merchant and naval vessels of the time. Naval brass ships bulkhead clock. The clock face is of white enamel with black Roman numerals, an outer minutes ring and black steel hands. There is a subsidiary seconds dial with sweeping hand just above the centre and a fast/slow adjustment lever above that. There is no manufactures name on the dial. There are a beveled glass and brass hinged lid to the front of the clock. The clock is housed in a heavy brass case with screw holes around the circumference for mounting. There are no markings on the clock or mechanism flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, s smith and sons, clock, maritime clocks, clock makers, bulkhead clock -
Orbost & District Historical Society
scythe handle, Early 20th century
Scythes were used with a long sweeping movement which made them much less tiring for labourers to use than reaping hooks or sickles though they still involved great physical labour and considerable skill to perfect. Both hands were in use and the operator did not have to bend his back to reach down to the crop. Scythes were not used as often on farms after the mechanisation of harvesting. They were still used for cutting awkward shaped small plots and for opening a path for the tractors. This item is an example of a tool used by the early settlers of the Orbost district. A curved wooden scythe handle with two nailed grips attached with metal rings. There is no blade. There is a metal hook at the bottom.scythe agricultural tool farming -
Orbost & District Historical Society
scythe blade, late 19th - early 20th century
Scythes were used to manually mow wheat or grass. Scythes were used with a long sweeping movement which made them much less tiring for labourers to use than reaping hooks or sickles though they still involved great physical labour and considerable skill to perfect. Both hands were in use and the operator did not have to bend his back to reach down to the crop. On farms scythes were sharpened on a sandstone wheel mounted on an axle with a crank handle on one side. This was hand powered and used with water. Scythes were not used as often on farms after the mechanisation of harvesting. They were still used for cutting awkward shaped small plots and for opening a path for the tractors. This item is an example of a tool used by the early settlers of the Orbost district. An iron scythe blade, curved and tapered. There is no handle and the blade is rusted and pitted."ROSE"scythe tool agriculture rural -
Orbost & District Historical Society
scythe, early -mid 20th century
Scythes were used with a long sweeping movement which made them much less tiring for labourers to use than reaping hooks or sickles though they still involved great physical labour and considerable skill to perfect. Both hands were in use and the operator did not have to bend his back to reach down to the crop. Scythes were not used as often on farms after the mechanisation of harvesting. They were still used for cutting awkward shaped small plots and for opening a path for the tractors. This item is an example of a tool used by the early settlers of the Orbost district.A curved iron blade with one sharp edge. It is attached to a curved hollow handle with two extensions on one side where the scythe can be held by two hands.scythe agriculture tool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, View of Thomas Street from intersection with Frank Street, Eltham, Nov. 1981
Roll of film taken by Eltham Shire Council officers (Nov. 1981) of the Beard street group, a private street scheme, before construction commenced in February 1982. They provide perspective of the changes in housing styles and road development that began sweeping in from the mid 1970s with increasing urbanisation of what was once more outlying suburbs and regions.35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 27) Mount - Kodak Ektachrome CardProcessed 18 Jan 1982roads, housing estate, infrastructure, private street scheme, eltham, frank street, thomas street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Quinn Estate looking east along Cressy Streett, Montmorency before Quinn Way, c.Oct. 1980
One of a series of images of roads and infrastructure focussed on the Quinn Estate in Montmorency taken by Eltham Shire Council Planning and Engineering officers. They provide perspective of the changes in housing styles and road development that began sweeping in from the mid 1970s with increasing urbanisation of what was once more outlying suburbs and regions.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Oct 1980infrastructure, montmorency, cressy street, housing estate, quinn estate, quinn way, roads -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Quinn Estate from Sackville Street looking west to 'T-bowl' near Main Road, Montmorency, c.Oct. 1980
One of a series of images of roads and infrastructure focussed on the Quinn Estate in Montmorency taken by Eltham Shire Council Planning and Engineering officers. They provide perspective of the changes in housing styles and road development that began sweeping in from the mid 1970s with increasing urbanisation of what was once more outlying suburbs and regions.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Oct 1980roads, housing estate, infrastructure, main road, montmorency, quinn estate, sackville street, t-bowl -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Quinn Estate, looking northeast along Sackville Street, Montmorency near no. 12, c.Oct. 1980
One of a series of images of roads and infrastructure focussed on the Quinn Estate in Montmorency taken by Eltham Shire Council Planning and Engineering officers. They provide perspective of the changes in housing styles and road development that began sweeping in from the mid 1970s with increasing urbanisation of what was once more outlying suburbs and regions.35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Oct 1980infrastructure, housing estate, montmorency, quinn estate, roads, sackville street