A piece of Aussie history
 

Not military but i thought some of us might find this of interest
I had the privilege of viewing a piece of aussie history today
The farm was first settled in 1857 .
I know to some of the european and other countries this is only recent history but Australian settled history it is getting back there
This farm is still owned by the decendants of the original settling family
This family has a strong sense of history and have left the original homestead untouched yet well maintained form
The site still has all machinery and fittings from throughout it's history including a brittania steam engine still connected to the original shearing sheds
The site has a Main homestead ,servants quarters ,bake house ,coolrooms ,laundry house ,stables ,shearing shed and shearers quarters
Fantastic viewing for me :thup2:

Other buildings

Another property up the road a little way
Not as old but still a great older building

G'day AJ

It's great to see another person who appreciates early Australian history. The Western Australian countryside is littered with dilapidated homesteads and outbuilding. Unfortunately, many of them are being left to rot :(
I think property owners with old buildings should be given government incentives to preserve them for future generations.

I agree. When we built our extensions on our 1923 model house we pulled down two old houses that were rotting away & used the timber, corrugated iron, doors, trim, picture rails, flooring & metal ceeling work in the new part of our house.
I know of a couple of houses that are absolutely magnificent, but, rotting away. Once they loose a sheet of iron they are as good as stuffed.
HH

The original steam engine for the shearing shed in complete original condition

history
 

Thanks for taking the time to smell the roses, we are in such a rush to get somewhere we rarely spend time just enjoying life.

Piece of New Zealand History...
 

Only on E-bay..I make me pissed off to see these historical medals going out on e-bay...Who are the descendants that would let these out of the family..The shame..!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRITISH-VICTORIA...3%3A1|294%3A30

:bang: :fry: :no4: :support:remember

Alex it appears to me that these are only the "MINITURE" medals for use with dress uniform and not the full sized original medals.

While disappointing to see them offered worldwide on eBay some families have either no wish to keep any family history as they have no interest in the past or they need the cash and can only see the dollar value. These were probably sold ages ago by the family and are now in the hands of a dealer.

When you look at other items he has on eBay there are numerous (7 pages or more) British, Canadian and other Commonwealth medals for sale from through the years.

farms
 

I appreciate old farm buildings ..for their character and charm . But how many of today's generation would put up with cold, damp, draughty winters and a log fire and a slow combustion stove ( and the associated labour carting and splitting firewood ) . Boiling hot summers under a tin roof without a air conditioner. Coolgardie safe for a fridge . Kero lamps for lighting. A whole days travel by horse just to buy basic supplies .
Mike

Somewhere in time
 

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for sharing your photos of a step back in time, very much appreciated here,
Thanks Ron

Some Family History
 

There are many old building here in Quebec. Quebec City just celebrated its 400 anniversary last summer (1608 – 2008). Here in Lachine there is one old stone house on the lake shore. I’ve drove by it many times without giving it much thought.

This past weekend I discovered that it was build by one of my ancestors. One of my great grandmothers’ family name was Quesnel. I was able to trace her back to the original owner of the house Olivier Quesnel.

He was born in St-Malo parish, Bayeux, Normandy, France in about 1651; son of Pierre Quesnel and Marie Poulard. His profession was that of an arms manufacturer (armurier) and later as a merchant in the fur trade. He left Bayeau at the age of 24. The first written record of him in Ville Marie, New France appears in 1676. In 1680 he married Catherine Prud' home the daughter of l' honourable Louis Prud' homme, captain of militia and Roberte Gadois. They settled in Lachine. The Quesnel family surrivied the Lachine Massacre of 5 Aug. 1689.

Construction of Maison Quesnel started in 1710. Olivier Quesnel died on 15 May 1719. He had 12 childern, 8 boys and 4 girls. Maison Quesnel is still a private residence.

Now this is a " Tinny " church
even the windows are tin
Located at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales
picture is a bit grainy though ,taken at a distance with the phone

dundullimal homestead
 

This is where my family went on Australia Day
One of the oldest slab construction houses west of the mountains .Built around 1840

stable area building

Somewhere in time
 

Many thanks Andrew for posting those pics very much apprecated here,
Regards Ron

I heard this tune at a pub session the other night, and I thought it quite relevant to this thread: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYIO101UGYw)

We've been in the same house in Vancouver for 4 generations now. Every time I do some work on the house or in the yard it turns into a personal archeological project - notes written in charcoal in the wall, the clinker heap from the old wood stove, tools my grand-dad lost....

Coming from umpteen generations of Engineers (by temperment, if not always by schooling) we've been keeping a 'physical-plant' book on the place since 1920.\

As to what modern folk are willing to put up with....my grandfather's army pension barely covered the taxes, so when the house came down to me it was all original (I stress the 'all' part) with the original coal-fired boiler, single-paned windows and only having had two roofs since 1905. It's coming back, paycheck by paycheck....and when the kids and I find ourselves in an 'antique' shop or in a museum we play the 'how many things in this room do we use daily' game. They're probably the only schoolkids within a thousand miles who use a candlestick phone...

Maison Raizenne
 

There is another ancestral home, dating from 1726, in Oka Quebec. This one was build by my Puritan English ancestors, Josiah Rising (s/o John Rising and Sarah Hall) and Abigail Nims (d/o Godfrey Nims and Mehitable Smead) . They were children living in Deerfield Massachusetts when on the 29th of February, 1704 the French and Indians raided the settlement. About 50 were killed and 112 taken prisoner, including Josiah (age 9) and Abigail (age 3). They were both adopted by the Mohawk (Iroquois of the Mountain) near Lake of Two Mountains, Abigail was given the name Kanawkwa (Kenaskwa) while Josiah was named Shonatakakwani. They were both baptized in the Catholic Church with the names Ignace Raizenne Shoentakouani and Marie Elisabeth Nimbs Touatoguach. They were married in 1715 and I am descended from their third daughter Marie Catherine Raizenne Shoentakouani.

Marie Catherine married Jean Baptiste Seguin in 1742. Their daughter Elisabeth Seguin married Antoine Quesnel (my 4x great grandfather) in 1762.

The first photo dates from about 1890.

Hey you guys very interesting,geneology is my other hobby

My little bit of history
 

This tea service was presented to my great great Grandfather on his 80th. birthday by the people of Adelong for his service to the comunity. Dad wanted it resilvered as it had been over cleaned over the years so Mum had it done in his memory. The tea service will be 100 years old in September 2010.

No, I at least am just boring and self-centred!

Old Pictures.
 

Bruce ..
I was going through a bunch of old pictures yesterday and found a regimental picture of my fathers Artillery regiment take in 1940 in Trachadie New Brunswick..
He is in there according to a little arrow scratched into the picture..It is small and I will have to have it digitally enhanced and blown up to see any details..A nice unexpected find for me..He was a Bdr.as indicated on the back of the picture and ended the war as a Staff Sergeant..he was on 25 pounders..

it's interesting but!
 

what have photos and stories of Dauphin, Manitoba & Oka Quebec got to do with Aussie History?

As I am interested as I am sure others are how about putting this stuff in another thread called "A Piece of Canadian History" or similar where other folk may find it easier. :cheers:

quite true Cliff,

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:doh:

Sorry I misread the title. I though that it said:

Une pièce de l’histoire, aussi. :doh: :devil: :cheers:

More Aussie History
 

My love of early Australian history & military history combined when I photographed an old settlers cottage recently.
Drawn in by the sheer rustic beauty of the building, (built in the 1890's) - the stringybark slab walls are plastered with old newspapers dating between the 1890's to the 1920's - including a wall covered in WW1 news & photographs.
This is close to the last of the original settlers huts in this district. there were 2 similar huts on properties that National parks took over - these were promptly pushed to the ground & burned.......enough said.
The photos were only taken on a mobile phone hence the poor quality. I must return there for a much better inspection one day.

Regards
Robert.

Thats a little ripper :thup2:

Robert,
Glad you took my advice and photographed the wonderful historical wallpaper in your hut.
Been a bit cold up there too I hear.
Regards Rick.

Official Vandalism
 

Here's a few pictures of the old convent that used to be in Hillston; with the help of our transient priest, the Government pulled it down for the "Building the Education Revolution". The convent was 120 years old. Judging by the way things are going with the BER, the hall intended to be built there won't get built.

A bit of history from Australias distant Wool glory days
A 16 stand shearing shed
And the shearers cottage made of corrugated iron .Unusual to see one Minus the Gal or Zinc