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National Wool MuseumTextile - Quilt, Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
... It is typical of a basic wagga made by shearers, farmers and swagmen. The paint stains on this wagga display signs of later use as a painting drop sheet by descendants who inherited the quilt. ...It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga....It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga. ...Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. This wagga is made from two standard sized jute wheat bags split and hand bound along the seams. It is typical of a basic wagga made by shearers, farmers and swagmen. The paint stains on this wagga display signs of later use as a painting drop sheet by descendants who inherited the quilt. Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams. It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. Another use for the wagga was as a 'drop sheet' when doing house painting- possibly explaining the paint stains on the wagga.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, The Australian Legend by Russel Ward, 1978_
... Cover has painting of swagmen at camp....Cover has painting of swagmen at camp. The Australian Legend by Russel Ward Book Book Oxford University Press ...An Australian history book that deals with the idea of nationalism and how it developed in Australia.Hard cover book.336 pages, colour and black and white illus. Cover has painting of swagmen at camp.australia history, nationalism, australian legend, russel ward -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph
... BLACK AND WHITE SNAPSHOT OF TWO PEOPLE DRESSED AS SWAGMEN -WITH OLD CLOTHES, SWAGS AND BILLIES. ...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING A BACK TO CLUNES. photography events and celebrations back to clunes BLACK AND WHITE SNAPSHOT OF TWO PEOPLE DRESSED AS SWAGMEN -WITH OLD CLOTHES, SWAGS AND BILLIES. ...PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING A BACK TO CLUNES.BLACK AND WHITE SNAPSHOT OF TWO PEOPLE DRESSED AS SWAGMEN -WITH OLD CLOTHES, SWAGS AND BILLIES. LUFFS CORNER STORE IN BACKGROUND.photography, events and celebrations, back to clunes -
Linton and District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Scotts Pharmacy (B Farrer) 45 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Swagman wheeling handcart
... Swagmen...Linton and District Historical Society Inc 69 Sussex Street Linton 3360 goldfields Swagmen Hand carts Black and white photograph of a man dressed in trousers, coat and hat, wheeling a hand cart with two large bicycle wheels along road in front of a house. ...Black and white photograph of a man dressed in trousers, coat and hat, wheeling a hand cart with two large bicycle wheels along road in front of a house.swagmen, hand carts -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Postcard, Australian Yesteryear Cards, Sunbury Victoria Australia, 1905
... Swagmen...The picture has captured an era in Australia's history when people were on the move seeking their fortunes on the gold fields or seeking work during times of economic depression. Swagmen Sunbury A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format of five men carrying swags and their billies as they walk along an unmade road. ...Although the caption reads'Sunbury, Victoria, Australia', the picture is not of any specific Sunbury event. Instead it typifies frequent occurrences that took place across the area from the 1850s to the early years of the nineteenth century when people travelled along roads to the goldfields during the gold rush era and later seeking work during times of economic stress.The picture has captured an era in Australia's history when people were on the move seeking their fortunes on the gold fields or seeking work during times of economic depression. A non-digital sepia photograph in post card format of five men carrying swags and their billies as they walk along an unmade road. Written along the top LH corner is 'Sunbury, Victoria, Australia'. On the back of the card in the lower RH corner is information explaining expressions relevant to the swagman traditions in Australia.swagmen, sunbury -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Green Wheat Bag Wagga, Percy Perkins, 1945
... Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams.It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. The green colour results from the application of "Dekkol" a preservative used for cotton fishing nets....The green colour of this wagga is from "Dekkol" a preservative which Mr Perkins used to protect his cotton fishing nets from rotting. quilting history running stitch group running stitch collection highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001) perkins mr percy quilting - history Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams.It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. The green colour results from the application of "Dekkol" a preservative used for cotton fishing nets. ...Mr Perkins joined the police force in his early twenties and apart from an 18-month posting in Melbourne, spent the rest of his career serving communities in country Victoria. He was a keen fisherman and hunter- his first love was sitting on the banks of the Murray River with a fishing rod in his hand. Family camping trips were spent by the river where everyone slept on stretchers with several army blankets underneath and a wheat bag wagga on top. The green colour of this wagga is from "Dekkol" a preservative which Mr Perkins used to protect his cotton fishing nets from rotting.Quilt made of two standard size jute wheat bags (a bushel = 150lbs) split and hand bound along seams.It is an example of the basic type of wagga made by shearers, farmers or swagmen. The green colour results from the application of "Dekkol" a preservative used for cotton fishing nets.quilting history, running stitch group, running stitch collection, highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), perkins, mr percy, quilting - history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Horrible outrage at Mitcham, 1887
... Swagmen...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne Swagmen Awery's Hill Hotel Mitcham Hill Hotel Mitcham The description of a swagman treated with great inhumanity at Awery's Hill Hotel, Mitcham. ...The description of a swagman treated with great inhumanity at Awery's Hill Hotel, Mitcham.The description of a swagman treated with great inhumanity at Awery's Hill Hotel, Mitcham.The description of a swagman treated with great inhumanity at Awery's Hill Hotel, Mitcham.swagmen, awery's hill hotel, mitcham, hill hotel mitcham -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Joseph Jenkins et al, Diary of a Welsh swagman, 1869-1894, 1977
... swagmen...Narre Warren and District Family History Group 110 High Street Berwick melbourne swagmen diaries Castlemaine area Maldon area itinerant labourer Joseph Jenkins was a Welsh itinerant labourer in late 1800s Victoria. ...Joseph Jenkins was a Welsh itinerant labourer in late 1800s Victoria. Exceptional for a labourer at the time, Jenkins had a high level of literacy and kept detailed daily diaries for over 25 years, resulting in one of the most comprehensive accounts of early Victorian working life.non-fictionJoseph Jenkins was a Welsh itinerant labourer in late 1800s Victoria. Exceptional for a labourer at the time, Jenkins had a high level of literacy and kept detailed daily diaries for over 25 years, resulting in one of the most comprehensive accounts of early Victorian working life.swagmen, diaries, castlemaine area, maldon area, itinerant labourer -
Embroiderers Guild, VictoriaTextile - Wagga Quilt, Margaretta Egan (1860-1939), Early 1900's
... A Wagga quilt is a resourceful, utilitarian Australian quilt, traditionally made from repurposed materials like jute (burlap) sacks, old blankets, and clothing scraps, embodying the spirit of "making do" in the bush for drovers, swagmen, and families. Named likely from Wagga Wagga flour bags, these functional, often rough, creations served as warm bedding, distinct from fancier patchwork, and showcase a unique part of Australian textile heritage. ...A Wagga quilt is a resourceful, utilitarian Australian quilt, traditionally made from repurposed materials like jute (burlap) sacks, old blankets, and clothing scraps, embodying the spirit of "making do" in the bush for drovers, swagmen, and families. Named likely from Wagga Wagga flour bags, these functional, often rough, creations served as warm bedding, distinct from fancier patchwork, and showcase a unique part of Australian textile heritage. ...A Wagga quilt is a resourceful, utilitarian Australian quilt, traditionally made from repurposed materials like jute (burlap) sacks, old blankets, and clothing scraps, embodying the spirit of "making do" in the bush for drovers, swagmen, and families. Named likely from Wagga Wagga flour bags, these functional, often rough, creations served as warm bedding, distinct from fancier patchwork, and showcase a unique part of Australian textile heritage. Suiting fabric made into a Wagga (quilt). Lined with cotton.Margaretta Egan, Portland on reverse.patchwork, suiting fabric, waggas -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document - Articles and Pamphlet, Henry Emery & John Emery, 2020
... ...Swagmen...Emery Henry Emery John Swagmen Emery's Hill Hill Hotel Emerie's Hotel Mitcham Information pertaining to Henry Emery, landlord of Emery's Hotel, Nunawading & John Emery, owner of Hill Hotel, Mitcham. ...Mitcham Railway Station was originally known as Emery's Hill or Air Hill.Information pertaining to Henry Emery, landlord of Emery's Hotel, Nunawading & John Emery, owner of Hill Hotel, Mitcham. See ND4193, ND2390. These hotels were also known as Emeries' Hotel & Emery's Hill Hotel.emery henry, emery john, swagmen, emery's hill, hill hotel, emerie's hotel mitcham -
Unions BallaratEureka : The songs that made Australia, 31 cm
... Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. ...Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. ...Songs of Australian heritage for voice. Melody line only with chord symbols. Includes guitar tablature for chords. Convicts, transportation and sea shanties. Pioneering, goldrush days and bushrangers. Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. Contents: • According to the Act • The Albury ram • Another fall of rain • Australia's on the Wallaby • The bald-headed end of the broom • The ballad of Ben Hall • The ballad of the Kelly Gang • The banks of the Condamine • The big-gun shearer • The black velvet band • The blackboys Waltzing Matilda • Bluey Brink • Bold Jack Donohue • Bound for Botany Bay • Brisbane ladies • Cain killed Abel • The cane-cutter's lament • The carrier's song • The Catalpa • Charlie Mopps • Click go the shears • The cockies of Bungaree • Colonial experience • Coming down the flat • The convict maid • The currency lasses • The death of Alec Robertson • The death of Ben Hall • The death of Willie Stone • Denis O'Reilly • The drover's dream • The dying aviator • The dying stockman • Eight little cylinders • The Eldorado mining disaster • The exile of Erin • Farewell to Greta • Flash Jack from Gundagai • The flash stockman • Frank Gardiner • The freehold on the plain • The gaol song • The girls of the Shamrock Shores • The golden gullies of the Palmer • The gumtree canoe • The Hamfat man • Heenan and Sayers • Henry's downfall • Here's adieu to all judges and juries • I've been to Australia, Oh • Jim Jones at Botany Bay • Jog along til shearing • John Kanaka • The Lachlan Tigers • Leave her, jollies, leave her • Les Darcy • The limejuice tub • Look out below • Maggie May • Maids of Australia • Man of the Earth • The Maryborough miner • Moreton Bay • The morning of the fray • Morrisey and the Russian sailor • Musselman • The mustering song • My name is Edward Kelly • Nails • The new chum Chinaman • Nine miles from Gundagai • The nose on my old man • Oh, give me a hut • The old bark hut • The old bullock dray • One of the has-beens • The overlanders • Pint Pot and Billy • Pity poor labourers • Radcliffe Highway • The rigs of the time • Rolling home • The Ryebuck shearer • Sam Holt • Sign-on day • Sixteen thousand miles from home • South Australia • The springtime it brings on the shearing • The stockman's last bed • The Sunshine Railway disaster • Tambaroora Ted • The tattooed lady • Ten thousand miles away • The tent poles are rotten • Travelling down the Castlereagh • Tumba-bloody-Rumba • The two professional hums • Van Diemen's Land • The wallaby brigade • When we get our tuppence back • The wild colonial boy • Woolloomooloo Australian culture, folklore and history in songs.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: multicoloured background; picture of swaggy with guitar; picture of Eureka flag; black and green lettering. Back cover: red, orange and white background; Eureka flag; picture of a shearer with sheep; picture of a person in Ned Kelly armour playing a guitar on a horse; picture of woman facing the Ned Kelly figure; brand with the message "unsurpassed Australian made".Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author bio; praise from Jack Pobar, swagman.songs, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, convicts, transportation, sea shanties, pioneering, gold, goldrush, bushrangers, shearers, drovers, bush life, sporting life, disasters, music -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyLetter - ‘MOOD KEE’
... ... Swagmen...Gen. Subdivisions Swagmen Johnstone Mrs Davis Sydney R.S.L Club ‘Ripley’ Slaney family ‘Sylverly’ ‘Belton’ Davis Family Glen Eira ‘Garrell’ Greenwood Family ‘Sanquar’ Kooyong Road Bell Family ‘Royston’ Slatter Family ‘Hengar’ Glen Eira Road Langdon Family Joynes Gwen Davis Gwen Mosley G Mrs Davies Mrs Mudge Mrs Slate tiles Verandahs Weatherboard buildings Brick houses Bluestone Board and Shire Offices Letter ‘MOOD KEE’ ...Three items about this property, two of which were provided by Peter R Murray (author of ‘From sand, swamp and heath...’. 1/A handwritten letter to P Murray from ex resident Gwen Joynes giving some history on people and places, possibly to help with his book on Caulfield’s past. Dated 08/12/1976. 2/A handwritten letter to Mr Murray from Gwen Joynes with details about accompanying photograph of ‘Moodkee’ and people in photograph; photograph presumably returned as requested. Dated 24/03/1977 3/A photocopied photo of Mood Kee and some written research from Sand Swamp and Heath. Photo likely to be that referred to above.pennington harold, caulfield council’s meeting room, harcourt avenue, caulfield town hall, ‘rosecraddock’, caulfield, davies sydney, langdon family, ‘mood kee’, fonts, ‘yerangle’, house names, st mary’s church of england, johnstone brid. gen., subdivisions, swagmen, johnstone mrs, davis sydney, r.s.l club, ‘ripley’, slaney family, ‘sylverly’, ‘belton’, davis family, glen eira, ‘garrell’, greenwood family, ‘sanquar’, kooyong road, bell family, ‘royston’, slatter family, ‘hengar’, glen eira road, langdon family, joynes gwen, davis gwen, mosley g mrs, davies mrs, mudge mrs, slate tiles, verandahs, weatherboard buildings, brick houses, bluestone, board and shire offices -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyLetter - Bromfield, Margery
... ... Swagmen...Reed Ruth Reed Rose Abbot Ruth Kelly Maurice Schwiger Percy Rev Peck Mr Needham Nancy Hart T J Green Mrs Begbie family Reid Dr Sherwin Dr McLaven Dr Williams Mr Whitburn Mr Whitburn Miss Williamson Miss Frost Miss Roberts Mr Taylor Miss Pretty Miss Kellow Miss Hanley Miss Younger Mr Cleland Tom Sheridan family Millard Tom Reed Mrs Reed Martin Caulfield Historical Society School teachers Nathan Grove South Caulfield Kooyong Road Hawthorn Road Sycamore Road Poplar Street North Road Glenhuntly Road Orrong Road Tranmere Avenue Carnegie Fairfield Grove Caulfield Bambra Road Younger Avenue Shoobra road Gardenvale Road Laura Street Koornang Road Alder Street Wallen Road Caulfield Tow Hall Elsternwick Station Gardenvale Station Caulfield Council Caulfield State School Glenhuntly State School Coxe’s Hill O’Neil Convent Rosstown Sugar works Carnegie Sugar Works Market gardens Renown picture theatre Brighton Cemetery Caulfield Military Hospital Bethlehem Hospital Congregational Hall Rosstown railway line Peck’s hotel Trams Steam trains Horse drawn carts Hansom cabs Dairy farms Livestock Bagpipe bands Clelands property Sheridans Glen Eira mansion Rose Craddock Fairfield mansion Swagmen Sanitary and municipal engineering OST Lodge Clothing shops Reed Margery Chinese community Letter Bromfield, Margery ...1/ Handwritten notes (3 different sets) on the history of Caulfield from 1910, by longtime resident Margery Bromfield, dated 1974. 2/ Includes original typed correspondence from Caulfield Historical Society to and from M Bromfield in 1974 and 1975. 3/Also includes a small original, undated, newspaper photograph of Margery as a little girl at St Catherines Church.reed ruth, reed rose, abbot ruth, kelly maurice, schwiger percy rev, peck mr, needham nancy, hart t j, green mrs, begbie family, reid dr, sherwin dr, mclaven dr, williams mr, whitburn mr, whitburn miss, williamson miss, frost miss, roberts mr, taylor miss, pretty miss, kellow miss, hanley miss, younger mr, cleland tom, sheridan family, millard tom, reed mrs, reed martin, caulfield historical society, school teachers, nathan grove, south caulfield, kooyong road, hawthorn road, sycamore road, poplar street, north road, glenhuntly road, orrong road, tranmere avenue, carnegie, fairfield grove, caulfield, bambra road, younger avenue, shoobra road, gardenvale road, laura street, koornang road, alder street, wallen road, caulfield tow hall, elsternwick station, gardenvale station, caulfield council, caulfield state school, glenhuntly state school, coxe’s hill, o’neil convent, rosstown sugar works, carnegie sugar works, market gardens, renown picture theatre, brighton cemetery, caulfield military hospital, bethlehem hospital, congregational hall, rosstown railway line, peck’s hotel, trams, steam trains, horse drawn carts, hansom cabs, dairy farms, livestock, bagpipe bands, clelands property, sheridans, glen eira mansion, rose craddock, fairfield mansion, swagmen, sanitary and municipal engineering, ost lodge, clothing shops, reed margery, chinese community -
Glen Eira Historical SocietyArticle - Rosstown Railway
... ... Swagmen...Murray Ross Murray Sugar Beet Mills Mills Elsternwick Land Transport Railways Railway Lines Railway Routes Carnegie Neville Street Carnegie Miller Street Factories Market Gardens Horticulture Peat Soils Land Forms Topography Geology Civic Issues Cone Sugar Industry Elsternwick Plaza Elsternwick Glenhuntly Road Parks and Reserves EE Gunn Reserve Caulfield Racecourse Sportsgrounds Caulfield Carnegie Riddell Parade Clarence Street Aileen Avenue Princes Park Dover Street Marara Road Oakleigh Road Rosanna Street Murrumbeena Crescent North Road Kooyong Road Hawthorn Road Booran Road Koornang Road Poath Road Warragul Road Railway Platforms Railway Buildings Bambra Road Swamps Landforms Landfill Council Landfill Railway Bridges Bridges Railway Underpasses Sporting Clubs Tennis Clubs Bowls Clubs Rosstown Railway Rosanna Street Reserve Maps Railway Maps LIVING IN GLEN EIRA Weickhardt Ian Jowett Des Caulfield South Curraweena Road Oakleigh Caulfield Technical School RETURN TO ROSSTOWN Beet Sugar Industry Crops Land Booms Land Development and Subdivisions Bent Thomas Fink Benjamin Sugar Works Rosstown Hotel Oamdenong Road ROSSTOWN DRY CLEANERS Shops Rosstown Road Rosstown Plate People by Circumstance Migrants Accountants Occupations Professionals THE GRANGE Real Estate Grange Road Financial Agents Judges ROSSTOWN ESTATE Financial Trouble Rabbit Preserving Breweries Political Debates Political Issues Political Electorates Politics Political Science Debt Financial Loans Court Procedures Court Cases Legal Events and Activities MALLESON AND RIGGALL Widowers SEABEACH RAILWAY Economics Economic Deadline Depression 1890s Economic Crash Mortgages Divorce Social Problems Poverty Ross Claude Ross Roderick World War 1914-1918 Wars Military History Servicemen AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS Engineers Caulfield Council Swagmen Homelessness Glenhuntly Road Glenhuntly Road Tram Woornack Road Leila Road Wild Cherry Road Melten Avenue Illustrations Steam Trains Trains Horse and Cart Horse-drawn Transport Railway Stations Article Rosstown Railway ...This file contains three items: 1/A review of the ROSSTOWN RAIL TRAIL from LIVING IN GLEN EIRA, vol. 11, 2004, Issue 4, no. 25, date and author unknown. The review explains the purpose of the Rail Trail with a brief narrative of the history behind Rosstown Sugar Mill Railway line. Concluding with information on the location of the Trail and the expected time required to walk the entire track included in the review is a map of the Rail Trail, which marks significant sites along the trail with historic pictures. 2/A newspaper article from THE AGE, dated Tuesday 21/10/1980 and written by Iola Matthews, reporting on the circumstances that led to the publication of the book RETURN TO ROSSTOWN written by Des Jowett and Ian Weickhardt. The article begins with a brief biography of the authors before moving into details of the book’s content, providing a further biography of W. Murray Ross which includes information on his financial ventures – particularly the Rosstown Rail – his marriage and children. The article includes a black and white photograph of Weickhardt and Jowett walking along the route of the railway line, an illustration of the Rosstown sugar works and a map of the area surrounding the site of the mill. 3/Three photocopies of a black and white illustration of the Rosstown sugar works from the east, undated and artist unknown.rosstown rail trail, rosstown, ross william, ross w. murray, ross murray, sugar beet mills, mills, elsternwick, land transport, railways, railway lines, railway routes, carnegie neville street, carnegie miller street, factories, market gardens, horticulture, peat, soils, land forms, topography, geology, civic issues, cone sugar industry, elsternwick plaza, elsternwick, glenhuntly road, parks and reserves, ee gunn reserve, caulfield racecourse, sportsgrounds, caulfield, carnegie, riddell parade, clarence street, aileen avenue, princes park, dover street, marara road, oakleigh road, rosanna street, murrumbeena crescent, north road, kooyong road, hawthorn road, booran road, koornang road, poath road, warragul road, railway platforms, railway buildings, bambra road, swamps, landforms, landfill, council landfill, railway bridges, bridges, railway underpasses, sporting clubs, tennis clubs, bowls clubs, rosstown railway, rosanna street reserve, maps, railway maps, living in glen eira, weickhardt ian, jowett des, caulfield south, curraweena road, oakleigh, caulfield technical school, return to rosstown, beet sugar industry, crops, land booms, land development and subdivisions, bent thomas, fink benjamin, sugar works, rosstown hotel, oamdenong road, rosstown dry cleaners, shops, rosstown road, rosstown plate, people by circumstance, migrants, accountants, occupations, professionals, the grange, real estate, grange road, financial agents, judges, rosstown estate, financial trouble, rabbit preserving, breweries, political debates, political issues, political electorates, politics, political science, debt, financial loans, court procedures, court cases, legal events and activities, malleson and riggall, widowers, seabeach railway, economics, economic deadline, depression 1890s, economic crash, mortgages, divorce, social problems, poverty, ross claude, ross roderick, world war 1914-1918, wars, military history, servicemen, australian flying corps, engineers, caulfield council, swagmen, homelessness, glenhuntly road, glenhuntly road tram, woornack road, leila road, wild cherry road, melten avenue, illustrations, steam trains, trains, horse and cart, horse-drawn transport, railway stations -
Mortlake and District Historical SocietyTravellers ticket, Unknown, Unknown - 19th Century
... Pastoral properties relied heavily on a semi-skilled workforce whose numbers were seasonally varied - hence the need for itinerant labour. mt fyans western district pastoral property workforce intinerant swagmen MOUNT FYANS 47 TRAVELLERS TICKET Circular metal 'travellers ticket' with hole punched through at the top for hanging/ storage. ...Metal 'traveller's tickets' were issued at the gate of Mt. Fyans to itinerant workers and travellers passing through the district; they could be redeemed at the homestead for a meal and/or a bed for the night at the station workers' lodgings. Mt Fyans was a significant pastoral property in the Dundonnel area of the Western District. Originally settled in 1841 by Lachlan Mckinnon, by 1856 the Mt.Fyans portion comprised over 48,000 acres. By 1898 when it was sub-divided on the death of then owner William Cumming, it comprised 9000 acres. Pastoral properties relied heavily on a semi-skilled workforce whose numbers were seasonally varied - hence the need for itinerant labour. Circular metal 'travellers ticket' with hole punched through at the top for hanging/ storage. MOUNT FYANS 47 TRAVELLERS TICKETmt fyans western district pastoral property workforce intinerant swagmen
