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Fawn coloured cover, cream pages, black print. 14pp + cover. 47 lots all cattle named and pedigree given. For Wednesday April 3rd, 1946, at Cleeland's Property. Auctioneers: Gippsland and Northern Co-op Co Ltd. For same auction as 0098.
Cross alongside entry Lot 31 Buyer (?), Lot 38 buyer, Lot 39 buyer, in pencil
Amess Lace Collection
Longview meda with compliments. Duplicated to HDS for dubbing April 1996. Master with Longview Media. 31 Prince Edward Avenue, McKinnon, 3204 Victoria. Voice and fax 03.5788352 ACN 064585780
33 slides in a holding container
Super 8mm film and can
8mm film and cover
C2
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This video by Arthur Evans covers the period from the 1930s to the 1990s.
Video tape of visits by Arthur Evans to Churchill Island
Miss Minnie Laurence was a cousin of Albert E Ford whose mother was a Laurence. The Laurence family was friendly with the Amess family who owned Churchill Island until 1929. Minnie Laurence often visited the Amess family on Churchill Island. She gave this painting to Mr Albert E Ford and Marion Ford as a wedding present in 1925. Kenneth and Fay Morris were given the picture from Marion Ford (Ken's mother). They loved Churchill Island and requested to hang it there. Margaret Morris was the daughter of Kenneth Ford.
Oil painting by Minnie Laurence titled Moonahs on Coast. It depicts the coastal setting of the moonah trees that grow on Churchill Island.
moonah trees
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and is of Alice Jenkins sitting in the Bugatti owned by Harry Jenkins, parked at the end of Churchill Road on Phillip Island.
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman wearing a headscarf in the passenger's seat of a light coloured Bugatti parked diagonally across the frame with a copse of trees visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, alice jenkins
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and is of Valda Treadwell dozing in the 'whale boat' that was kept at Churchill Island
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman reclining on the cross-planks at the bow of a small boat, with the inlet and shoreline partially visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, valda treadwell
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and shows Billie Smith.
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman wearing a multicoloured dress, standing in the centre of frame. A tall Pine and a fenceline cross the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, billie smith
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman wearing white, standing in the centre bottom of frame. A tall Norfolk Pine and rows of thinner pines scatter throughout the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman standing in front of the verandah on the North side of Amess House. At the bottom of the frame, a spray of flowers dominate the foreground. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.
black and white photograph with white border showing a man wearing suspenders and hat sitting on the ground in front of a line of rocks, gazing out towards the left of the frame. A line of pine trees are visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and shows Ted Jenkins - the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Harry Jenkins
black and white photograph with white border showing a man in a wheelchair beside two seated women. The photographer's shadow is visible in the frame, and appears to be taken on the northern side of Amess house. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.
black and white photograph with white border showing a baby on the knee of a seated woman. The group appear to be in front of Rogers Cottage. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and includes Ted Jenkins - the son of the owner of Churchill Island.
black and white photograph with white border showing a man in a wheelchair and a baby being held by a woman standing to the right of the man. The group are in front of a metal gate, looking to their back right. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939.
black and white photograph with white border showing a woman seated on a thick plank of wood in front of a barbed wire fence looking to the left of frame. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Ted Jenkins - the son of the owner of Churchill Island, Harry Jenkins.
Sepia photograph with white border showing a man in a wheelchair leaning over to pat a black and white dog sitting in a bucket. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Sister Margaret Campbell - Ted Jenkins' carer and eventual owner of Churchill Island.
Sepia photograph with white border showing a squatting woman petting a multicoloured terrier. The pair stand beside a pile of vegetables, and Rogers Cottage is visible in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, margaret campbell
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Gordon Grant.
Sepia photograph with white border showing a man squatting among picketed vegetables, holding a hose and looking at the camera. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, gordon grant
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Ted Jenkins - the son of the owner of the Island - feeding Winks, a pony who was often hitched to a small cart for Ted to use while moving around the Island.
Sepia photograph with white border showing a man in a wheelchair feeding a small pony, with a foal standing close. The group are in front of a tall white picket fence, with large trees in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, ted jenkins, horse
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.
Black and white photograph of a woman looking towards the camera and standing on a stepladder beside a fruit tree. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.
Black and white photograph of two people standing on the edge of the path, beside an empty trellis/pergola. A row of tall pine trees are visible in the background Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.
Black and white photograph of Amess House, showing the heritage building, empty trellises, and the Norfolk Pine. Photograph has been taken from the Northern aspect, and shows the empty pasture. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, amess house
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.
Black and white photograph of group of people gathered in two rows, mix of standing and sitting. Group are beside the water tank and in front of Rogers Cottages. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period.
Sepia coloured photograph of the pathway with overhanging trees, partially visible tank, and the Churchill Island cannon visible in the background. Probably taken from the North Western side of Amess House Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)
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churchill island, photograph, arthur evans, cannon
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