Wooden fence droppers were used in traditional post-and-wire agricultural fencing to maintain the correct spacing between horizontal fence wires. The principal fence posts were placed at intervals and carried the tension of the wires. Droppers were installed between these posts and attached to each horizontal wire. Their purpose was to keep the wires evenly separated and working together as a fence, rather than allowing individual strands to move independently. When livestock pushed against a fence, the droppers helped distribute the movement across several wires and reduced the likelihood of animals forcing their way between them. Before commercially manufactured steel droppers became widespread, farmers could make wooden droppers from locally available timber, drilling holes or otherwise fastening them at the required wire spacing. Wooden droppers were particularly suited to rural properties where timber was readily available and fencing materials were often fabricated or repaired on the farm.Two long, narrow wooden fence droppers, rectangular in section and fitted with a series of regularly spaced holes along their length. The droppers are made from narrow lengths of timber with slightly irregular, weathered surfaces. Each has multiple holes corresponding with the positions of the horizontal wires in a conventional wire fence. Unlike a fence post, a dropper was not intended to carry the main tension of the fence or necessarily be driven deeply into the ground. Instead, it was positioned vertically between the main posts and attached to the horizontal fence wires. The droppers kept the wires evenly spaced and tied them together vertically, helping prevent individual wires from spreading apart when pressure was applied by livestock. The two examples differ slightly in width, shape and hole arrangement, suggesting they may have been individually or locally made.farm equipment, fencing

Grampians, Delley’s Wooden Cottage with bark roof wooden chimneys and fence. An early settlers cottage. Near the entrance to Halls Gap by Fyans Creek. There are three photos the same but one enlargement is slightly different. This enlargement may be from a negative donated to the society by Mrs. I. Humphries August 1993.Black and white enlargement of a scene depicting a wooden cottage with a bark roof, wooden chimneys and fences. Two females, three males, one buggy on the left and one wagonette in foreground.stawell residence

Photograph of Father and Son from World War 2, taken up against a wooden fence - in full uniform. Identified as Francis Robert Burchnall (father) No. 1666 (WW1) & VX64477 and Francis Alan Burchnall VX58285 (son). Both KIA at Sandakan.Black & white photo of two WW2 soldiers standing against a wooden fence.Hand writing on back of photo of names of "Frank Burchnall" & "Father" & Frank.sandakan, ww2, photograph

This photograph is of Lake Kerferd in the early 1900s. Both the spillway for the lake and the jetty can be seen. There is also a road that wraps around the lake and eventually disappears into the trees. This photograph is significant because it shows Lake Kerferd at the beginning of the twentieth century. The lake itself is significant because it was Beechworth's main source of water. This made it very important to the community.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paperLake Kerferd, Beechworth / spillway, lake, dam, lake kerferd, kerferd, road, photograph, trees, gum tree, jetty, wooden fence, gravel road, australia, victoria, beechworth, 1900s beechworth, waterworks, water, water supply

Side view of St. Matthew’s Church with wooden fence. Looking west.St Matthew's Presbyterian Church viewed from the side with a wooden picket fence. Photograph similar to 121.5 judging by the similar trees around the church.stawell religion

Side view of St. Matthew’s Church with wooden fence. Looking west.St Matthew's Presbyterian Church viewed from the side with a wooden picket fence. Photograph similar to 121.5 judging by the similar trees around the church.stawell religion

Photograph of a Rose Series P 3764 showing wooden fence and bend in the G.O.R. at Big Hill g.o.r.; rose-series-postcard; big-hill;

Kew Junction at this stage was a tram terminusThe Harp Junction, East Kew.Annotation on reverse: "East Kew - looking towards city from harp of Erin Hotel - note wooden fence."harp of erin hotel (kew), high street (kew)

Home on corner of Skene and Grant Streets (Hodder) "Lanceville" 1920. Partly hidden by Hedge and wooden picket fence.Photograph of a weather board home behind a tall hedge with a wooden picket fence. A tall telegraph post on the corner. Lanceville 1920 Written on the back "The house where Ivan Hodder was born. Now occupied by John Hunt. Cnr. Skene and Grant Street. Taken in 1920".stawell lanceville 1920

Photograph of Myrtlebank Guest House in Upper Halls GapGuest House and other buildings behind wooden fenceThe Rose Series P 13883accommodation, guesthouses, myrtlebank

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sThree men standing on a path, with a wooden fence behind.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sA male standing on the grass, in front of a tree, with a wooden fence behind.

Associated with Carisbrook?Photograph of a brick building with slate roof begind a wooden fence. em22, carisbrook

Pack Leader Gilian Ackroyd, Pack Helper Elizabeth Watson, Brown Owl Mavis Ackroyd, District Commissioner Margaret Hutton, Mrs Laurene, Captain Laurens Julie Krause, Linda Mason, Joan Folkes, Angela Welsh, Julie Perry, Sheryl Laurens, Helen Presser Susan Hurley, Vicki Hall, Annette Kelleher, Leone White, Freda Ackroyd, Wendy O'Neill, Rhonda Baulch, Debbie Leithead, Helen Kennedy, Susan Wilson, Louise Gaylor B/W photograph of brownies with leaders in front of wooden fence and treeguides

View from St Kilda Road of driveway to newly completed RVIB building. Believed to be taken around opening in 1868, there are no trees visible except for one on the side road (Moubray Street).Lantern slide of three storey brick building behind wooden fenceroyal victorian institute for the blind, buildings

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sOne man standing in grass wearing a bow tie in front of a tree and wooden fence.

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sThree men standing outside in front of wooden fence, the man on right smoking a pipe.

In uniform of white jackets in front of wooden fence and trees. Conductor in center with dark suit.Freeland written on backband, entertainment

Black and white photographImage shows a wooden fence with a cyclone gate overlooking Mount Dandenong, Kilsyth and Heathmont. Taken from Bedford Road, looking south. Donated by Mrs Purser and has printer's marks that suggest that the photograph was printed in a newspaper.

Black and white photograph of streetscape, various buildings on right hand side and a wooden fence on the rightbendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - streetscape, dr j w sibley, commercial hotel

Gustav Mahnke’s Bakery horse drawn delivery cart with driverB/W. photograph. Showing a horse ad trap with a man on the trap. wooden fence in the backgroundWritten on the trap: Gustav Mahnke Stawell Bakerystawell business

Black and white photograph of 83 Railway Road, Blackburn showing weatherboard house with wooden fence.moore, claude, railway road, blackburn, no. 83

Stawell Primary School 502 - c1970's wooden fence has been replaced with steel one.stawell education

End of WW1 1917 -1918 - Family lived in Fisher Street. copies of 18 B/W Photos taken in yard near fence line of Path some have Peppercorn Tree. Family with pet dogs. Most men have Poppy on lapels. Geoff Bullock purchased Glass Slide Photos in garage sale in Fisher Street Stawell in early 2000'sThree people standin outside in front of wooden fence, two men standing either sideof a Woman.

B/W photograph of Stawell Brownies with fairy wings amongst tree saplings in front of wooden fence

Black & white Kodak print. Female child and rocking horse in a garden with a wooden fence and with trees in background.till, alison bertha

Accident Appreciation Squad's Ford Fairlane. Young child in the foreground and wooden fence and house in the background. Circa 1961police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; accident appreciation squad; ford fairlane car

Weatherboard Home Upper Main Street – Reeve Family. Black and white photgrapgh of a weatherboard house with veranda across the front, around which is a wooden fence, with a gateway on the streetstawell, reeve

Forgotten Histories of family and community on the central goldfields.Card cover with B/W photo of a house with wooden fence and four people, one woman and three children.Gold Tailings Forgotten Histories of Family and the Community on the Central Victorian Goldfields. Charles Fahey & Alan Maynestawell