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85/1286-239 Glass negative, full plate, 'Grazing sheep', unattributed studio, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1920

99/93/1 Water and soil salinity measurement kit for irrigation areas, "Salt Bag", fabric/ plastic/ paper/ metal/ water/ saline solution, NSW Agriculture, Salt Action, Australia, 1999

On display in:
EcoLogic Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2002/12/1 Anchor chain for tree ripping, six links, iron or steel, used Queensland, Australia, 1950-2000

On display in:
EcoLogic Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

Photograph of Gough Whitlam and Vincent Lingiari by Mervyn Bishop

2004/52/1 Photograph, 'Gough Whitlam pouring soil into the hands of traditional owner Vincent Lingiari', by Mervyn Bishop, Northern Territory, Australia, 1975

Five photographs showing ploughing techniques.

2006/93/1 Photographs (5), ploughing soil using different methods, paper, maker unknown, Australia, [1900-1950]

Photograph of Toyota 200 truck at the Pymble yard

2006/61/1-18/53 Photographic print, colour, Toyota 200 truck at the Pymble yard on Bridge St, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia, 1990s

2008/232/1 Rotary hoe cultivator, Howard New Patent 'Twelve', metal, made by Howard Auto Cultivators Ltd, Northmead, New South Wales, Australia, 1946-1953

On display in:
Success and Innovation Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

G21 Perforated earthenware subsoil drainage pipe, glazed, used for taking dampness from the soil around foundations, &c.

Mouldboard plough attributed to James Ruse

H3321 Plough, mouldboard, wood / iron, attributed to James Ruse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1811]

2005/69/1 Terrier rotary hoe, metal / rubber, made by Howard Auto-cultivators Ltd, Northmead, New South Wales, Australia, 1952-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

85/1284-460 Glass negative, full plate, 'Founding a Homestead', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

94/142/1 Archive, Sydney Electrolysis Committee (NSW Electrolysis Committee from December 1983), Sydney, Australia, 1932-1990

2006/89/1 Garden cultivator, single wheel plough, timber / metal, made by Planet Jnr, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 1885-1941

Single share plough used at Lambrigg, Canberra

B1991 Single share plough, iron, maker unknown, used by William Farrer at Lambrigg, Canberra, Australia, 1875-1885

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8423 Model plough, based on those used in Morocco and North East Africa, wood / iron, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8425 Model plough and label, based on those used in Norcea, Naples, wood / iron / cardboard, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8429 Model plough [Spain], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8430 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Austria, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8431 Model plough, based on those used in Cannae near Brindisi, Southern Italy, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8432 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8433 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8434 Model hoe, wood / iron, based on those used in Styria, Austria, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8435 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Germany, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8436 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8437 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8438 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Spain, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8439 Model spade, wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8440 Model plough, [Bohemian], wood/ iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8441 Model plough and exhibition label, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8442 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8446 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Lieoland, Russia, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8447 Model plough and label, Prussian, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8448 Model plough [Bonn, Germany], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8449 Model plough [German], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8450 Model plough [North America], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8451 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in America, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

85/1284-67 Glass negative, full plate, 'Disc Ploughs', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1903-1917

97/149/1 Archive, photographic, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, Bayram Ali, Australia, c1953-1971

90/317-1000 Ink drawing, site plan showing soil & stormwater drains. Residence (P C Spender), Turramurra. Prevost, Synnot & Ruwald, No date

95/91/1 Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, model AA100, metal/glass/plastic/paper/paint, Techtron Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1965-1970

On display in:
Experimentations Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2006/37/1 Tip dray, wood / iron / steel, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1890]

85/1284-1393 Glass negative, full plate, 'Hydraulic sluicing', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

D7798 Botanical model, "Nostoc" (algae), GallenKamp & Co Ltd, London, purchased 1912

Woven polypropylene sack for Dynamic Lifter Fertiliser

2006/106/1 Packaging, 'Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Organic Fertiliser', woven polypropylene, maker unknown, used by Dynamic Lifter Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia, 1992

85/1284-456 Photographic negative, two horsemen watering cattle at Mount Kosciusko, glass / gelatin emulsion, photographed by George Bell (attributed), published by Kerry and Co, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890-1900

92/505 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, jade, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/506 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, jade, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/516 Dress accessory, toggle, gourd shaped mushrooms, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/518 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/519 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

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85/1284-460 Glass negative, full plate, 'Founding a Homestead', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-67 Glass negative, full plate, 'Disc Ploughs', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1903-1917

Subject field matches: Showing 1 object

85/1286-239 Glass negative, full plate, 'Grazing sheep', unattributed studio, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1920

Full text matches. Showing 50 of 113 objects Show all 113 objects

85/1286-239 Glass negative, full plate, 'Grazing sheep', unattributed studio, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1920

99/93/1 Water and soil salinity measurement kit for irrigation areas, "Salt Bag", fabric/ plastic/ paper/ metal/ water/ saline solution, NSW Agriculture, Salt Action, Australia, 1999

On display in:
EcoLogic Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2002/12/1 Anchor chain for tree ripping, six links, iron or steel, used Queensland, Australia, 1950-2000

On display in:
EcoLogic Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2004/52/1 Photograph, 'Gough Whitlam pouring soil into the hands of traditional owner Vincent Lingiari', by Mervyn Bishop, Northern Territory, Australia, 1975

2006/93/1 Photographs (5), ploughing soil using different methods, paper, maker unknown, Australia, [1900-1950]

2006/61/1-18/53 Photographic print, colour, Toyota 200 truck at the Pymble yard on Bridge St, Pymble, New South Wales, Australia, 1990s

2008/232/1 Rotary hoe cultivator, Howard New Patent 'Twelve', metal, made by Howard Auto Cultivators Ltd, Northmead, New South Wales, Australia, 1946-1953

On display in:
Success and Innovation Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

G21 Perforated earthenware subsoil drainage pipe, glazed, used for taking dampness from the soil around foundations, &c.

H3321 Plough, mouldboard, wood / iron, attributed to James Ruse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1811]

2005/69/1 Terrier rotary hoe, metal / rubber, made by Howard Auto-cultivators Ltd, Northmead, New South Wales, Australia, 1952-1960

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

85/1284-460 Glass negative, full plate, 'Founding a Homestead', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

94/142/1 Archive, Sydney Electrolysis Committee (NSW Electrolysis Committee from December 1983), Sydney, Australia, 1932-1990

2006/89/1 Garden cultivator, single wheel plough, timber / metal, made by Planet Jnr, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 1885-1941

B1991 Single share plough, iron, maker unknown, used by William Farrer at Lambrigg, Canberra, Australia, 1875-1885

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8423 Model plough, based on those used in Morocco and North East Africa, wood / iron, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8425 Model plough and label, based on those used in Norcea, Naples, wood / iron / cardboard, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8429 Model plough [Spain], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8430 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Austria, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8431 Model plough, based on those used in Cannae near Brindisi, Southern Italy, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8432 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8433 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8434 Model hoe, wood / iron, based on those used in Styria, Austria, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8435 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Germany, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8436 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8437 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8438 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Spain, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8439 Model spade, wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8440 Model plough, [Bohemian], wood/ iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8441 Model plough and exhibition label, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8442 Model and exhibition label, plough, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8446 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in Lieoland, Russia, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8447 Model plough and label, Prussian, wood / iron / cardboard, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8448 Model plough [Bonn, Germany], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8449 Model plough [German], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8450 Model plough [North America], wood / iron, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Hamburg, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

8451 Model plough, wood / iron, based on those used in America, maker unknown, purchased from Chr�tian Vetter, Germany, 1884

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

85/1284-67 Glass negative, full plate, 'Disc Ploughs', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1903-1917

97/149/1 Archive, photographic, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, Bayram Ali, Australia, c1953-1971

90/317-1000 Ink drawing, site plan showing soil & stormwater drains. Residence (P C Spender), Turramurra. Prevost, Synnot & Ruwald, No date

95/91/1 Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, model AA100, metal/glass/plastic/paper/paint, Techtron Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1965-1970

On display in:
Experimentations Exhibition; Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

2006/37/1 Tip dray, wood / iron / steel, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, [1890]

85/1284-1393 Glass negative, full plate, 'Hydraulic sluicing', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

D7798 Botanical model, "Nostoc" (algae), GallenKamp & Co Ltd, London, purchased 1912

2006/106/1 Packaging, 'Dynamic Lifter Concentrated Organic Fertiliser', woven polypropylene, maker unknown, used by Dynamic Lifter Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia, 1992

92/505 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, jade, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/506 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, jade, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/516 Dress accessory, toggle, gourd shaped mushrooms, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/518 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

92/519 Dress accessory, toggle, mushroom, wood, maker unknown, China c. 1700-1940

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Tagged objects. Showing 2 objects

85/1284-460 Glass negative, full plate, 'Founding a Homestead', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

85/1284-67 Glass negative, full plate, 'Disc Ploughs', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1903-1917

Subject field matches: Showing 1 object

85/1286-239 Glass negative, full plate, 'Grazing sheep', unattributed studio, Sydney, Australia, c. 1880-1920

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