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Black and White photograph shows in the middle distance a flock of sheep belonging to Bill Hermon, south of the Breen farm in Menzies Creek. The land then falls away and flatter land fades away into the distance. There are fluffy clouds in the sky.
Set of digital copies of photos from the Breen family archive.
Black and White photograph showing 3 men who have been cutting hay. Handwritten in white on the lower edge of the photo is: 'Breen Bros cutting hay 3 ton to the acre with a Deering at Holly Hill, Ferny Creek, 15-1-16.' and '85.' Photo shows a 3 horse team harnessed to a wagon. A man sits on hay on the wagon. He is loosely holding a whip. Beside him are a man and a boy who stand between sheaves of hay. All three are wearing trousers, waistcoats and shirts with sleeves rolled up. The men are wearing hats and the boy is wearing a flat cap. Where they are standing there is hay stubble. Beyond the horse team the crop is still standing 3 trees are in the background. They appear to be dead.
'Breen Bros cutting hay 3 ton to the acre with a Deering at Holly Hill, Ferny Creek, 15-1-16.' and '85' are written in white on the original photo.
B&W photo showing Smoko at Avards property, Emerald, Victoria. A group of four mensitting in a paddock, drinking tea and smoking. They are in shirtsleeves and are wearing hats. Left to right: Ron Asling, George Avard, Albert Jeffery, and Tom Breen.
B&W photo of the Breen family at home in Menzies Creek. The family group comprises an older man in a three-piece suit, who has white hair and moustache, three women standing in a doorway to a lattice-covered verandah, are younger man identified as Ted Breen (right hand side), and two small boys. The Group stands in front of a weatherboard and fibro-cement house.
B&W photo showing Tom Breen with two other men (unidentified) beside the root ball of a large tree. Tom Breen is perched on the root ball. They are all dressed in casual work clothes and have a shovel, pickaxe and other tools.
Aerial view of Cotswold Valley, Menzies Creek. B&W photos taken from light plane. Paddocks and treed areas are visible. Two houses are in the centre of the photo, presumably the Breen farmhouse on Jacksons Hill Road. The tip of the plane's left wing is also visible.
B&W photo showing Jack Breen and a horse. They are standing in long grass with bushes in the background. Jack is wearing dark jodhpurs, a check shirt, a pale jacket with dark sleeves, and a hat. The horse is dark with a white face.
B&W photo of Ethel Breen nee Prince. Ethel stands near a wire fence with paddocks behind her. She is wearing a linen suit, short-sleeved and belted. Her hair is ear-length and she is looking off to the left side of the photo.
B&W photo showing the Cotswold Valley, Menzies Creek. It shows fenced paddocks, trees and hedges dotted around. A tall treefern in the foreground. A wooded hill in the background.
Black and White formal wedding portrait. Mrs Alice Breen stands on the left wearing an ankle-length dress with high neck and full-length sleeves. She has a knee-length veil with a floral headpiece and is holding a large bouquet. Her hoes have a small curved heel. Mr Tom Breen is seated on a wicker chair. He is wearing a dark 3-piece suit, a shirt with a high collar, study lace-up shoes and he holds a pair of white gloves. They are in a photographer's study. Both look solemnly at the camera.
Photo shows 2 children aged about 5, standing on a concrete slab path beside a fibro-cement house. Kay Breen is wearing a gingham pinafore over a short-sleeved blouse. Rex Breen is wearing dark shorts with braces over a top with some sort of striped pattern. Behind them is another house with a circular water tank on a wooden stand. In the background there are tall pine trees.
Kay is sitting on the path described in previous photo. She is holding the handle of a pram with a doll in it. The front wheels of the pram are lifted off the ground.
Rex Breen is wearing a pale romper suit with a small collar, and socks and sandals. He is standing in front of a rough timber door with a bolt and padlock. A wooden crate is behind him.
Fenced paddocks dotted with trees. Rows of trees on a ridgeline. A house is visible on the left.
A herd of cows belonging to Ryan can be seen coming up the road by the Breen farm, Menzies Creek. Trees line the road. Hills are visible in the distance.
