Summary
Photograph showing a typical 'Mallee country' harvesting scene of period c.1880s-1915. Shown in the scene are a horse treadmill operating a winnowing machine that is processing a cereal crop that would have initially been removed with a stripper. This image is particularly impressive with the level of detail shown in the photo (such as the bag trollies, workers, etc) and the clarity and obvious professional composition of the views.
Although the photograph was taken in South Australia, it shows a scene and type of technology that was typical of farms in the Mallee country of both Victoria and South Australia. Both colonies had substantial agricultural implement manufacturing industries producing equipment of this type and a lot of trade occurred across the state/colonial border.
Description of Content
Processing a wheat crop, using a horse treadmill operating a winnowing machine that is processing a cereal crop, circa 1900.
Physical Description
Silver gelatin photograph mounted on dark grey card. The image depicts a horse powered winnower in a field, under a tree, surrounded by men either supervising or bagging threshed grain. Former silverfish activity in the form of losses at the edge of the paper mount behind the photograph.
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - harvesting, Winnowers
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Threshers, Horse Treadmills, Farming Methods, Harvesting Equipment