Historical information
These carpentry items were owned and used by Archibald (Mick) Blackley, a local long-time resident of Numurkah.
Born 1912 in Numurkah, Mick was the son of Archibald (Senior) and Grace Blackley, also residents of Numurkah. Archie Senior was a carter, horse-breaker, conducted a livery stable and worked at Brown Corke & Co for a number of years. Archie also served in the Veterinary Corps in WW1. Some of the tools donated belonged to Archie Senior eg wooden hand planes.
Mick Blackley used his dad’s tools (and also added some of his own) when he worked in various carpentry jobs during the 1930’s and 1940’s. One particular carpentry job was during the depression when Mick relocated to the
Wonthaggi State Coal Mines building stables for the horses, and also completing some building works inside the mines. Returning to Numurkah, Mick joined a Mr Murray as carpenter and painter to build and repair houses. He then joined another builder for 4 years (We think this was Jim Tuttle).
Mick then went on to work at the Butter Factory (originally called Holdenson & Nielsen) where some of his carpentry skills were still used.
Physical description
Item list:
• Wooden box for carpentry tools • 1 x steel pliers
• 2 x wooden hand planes • 1 x tin snips
• 1 x wooden spirit level in canvas bag • 1 x small wooden spirit level
• 5 x wooden handled hand-saws • 1 x wooden handled right- angle square
• 1 x wooden handled tenon-saw • 1 x steel plumbers wrench
• 1 x wooden handled hedge-clippers • 1 x cloth & leather measuring tape
• 1 x wooden mallet • 1 x narrow wooden plane
• 1 x plastic handled hand-saw • 1 x plane blade sharpening stone
• 1 x brace hand drill • 1 x compass for marking wood
• 1 x cold chisel • 1 x set of various chisels and hand drill bits in a canvas bag
• 1 x steel sike • Various other drill bits, chisels, files
• 1 x wooden handled trowel •
• 2 x steel garden secateurs •
