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Believed to have belonged to Annie Maria Victoria Margareta Bisley, mother of Dorothy Wills, a post mistress/store keeper at Kangaroo Ground during the 1950's-60's

Lady's blue taffeta skirt and jacket trimmed with fringe/tassels/sleeve inserts.

Used typically for personal grooming needs in a bedroom. It could be placed on a wash-stand, dressing table, or chest-of-drawers.

Glass Mirror in tiltable timber frame, mounted on timber base incorporating 2 small drawers. Polished cedar. Overall height 45cm. Width 34cm

Dates from gold-mining period in Queenstown (St. Andrews) Caledonian Diggings. Used for lift ore to the surface by windlass in small-scale shaft mines.

Heavy leather bucket with iron reinforcing and handle. Panels are stitched and joined with thonging Ironwork is hand-forged and rivetted in place.

Kerosene table lamp, pink glass base and font, brass gallery,double flat wick.

history of kangaroo ground

only book on the subject

book

author / mick woiwod

kangaroo ground, scotland, pioneers, farmers

Hand made 1900. Pivoted rocking washing machine which has ribs on the base and sides to aid its effectiveness.

Wooden rocking washing machine. Wooden pivoted container supported on stand. Internal sides and base have ribs.

washing machine, rocking washing machine,

The Donalsdons of Kangaroo Ground owned property fronting Waterdale Rd West Heidelberg, used to camp cattle overnight on their way to/from saleyards in Melbourne.

Prepared and used in the writing of "Kangaroo Ground: The Highland Taken (Mick Woiwod 1994)

single sheet with 2 hand-drawn maps, annotated by Bruce Nixon. Notes refer to the Will of James Donaldson (D.1856) Could be a good photocopy with green pencil shading

donaldson, nixon, bellevue, wellington house

A Furphy tank end specially made in 1996 to celebrate the fact that the Furphy family lived in Kangaroo Ground before moving to Shepparton

A cast Furphy tank end mounted on front wall of the Museum in recognition of the Furphy family. This casting was specially made for the Andrew Ross Museum in 1996 by Roger Furphy, great-grandson of John Furphy and donated to the Museum on behalf of Andrew and family.

Pitmans shorthand which means - Good Better Best Never Let it Rest until your Good is Better and your Better Best.

Early Australian water cartage system, used originally in agricultural areas, later in theatres of war.

Iconic Australian company who pioneered agricultural equipment.

Water cart invented by John Furphy, who attended Andrew Ross's school between 1851 and 1855, and manufactured by the Furphy Foundry.

Typical 'Good better best' and other words.

furphy nixon shepparton kangaroo ground