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Up on Beamish Museum's Home Farm the farmer keeps a watchful eye over the operation of the belt driven Bamford corn mill and the Bamford "Clipper " chaff cutter, both restored to full working condition at the museum and seen here driven by an equally ancient Ruston Hornsby static barn engine and a 1937 Case tractor.
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Horseworks were used to power various machines by using horses walking in a circle harnesses to spars radiating from the centre. This drove an output shaft via bevel and spur gears to drive machinery via a belt. They were commonly used on farms to drive chaffcutters and winnowers. On this example the bevel gear has been separated fron the crown wheel due to the woodwork rotting away. Old Tailem Town
Rare 1894 Hand Chaff Cutter that was at the museum.
Taken at the Jeparit Pioneer Museum, Victoria in 2013.
This is a 1900's Ronaldson & Tippett Chaffcutter that was horse drawn by some clydesdales at the museum.
Taken at Jeparit Pioneer Museum Open Weekend, Victoria in 2015.
Prompted by a photo of a chaff cutter from one of my flickr friends this morning, I thought I'd upload this shot taken at a vintage rally in the early 1970s showing a similar machine being demonstrated to the public. This machine is hand-wound and as you can see could be a lethal piece of kit if you didn't concentrate, many a farmer has lost a finger, or more, in such a machine!
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This is a 1900's Ronaldson & Tippett Chaffcutter that was horse drawn by some clydesdales at the museum.
Taken at Jeparit Pioneer Museum Open Weekend, Victoria in 2015.
Isaac Lowenstern emigrated from Germany in 1895. He maried Edith Angel Lowenstern, with whom he had four children before she passed away at 33. He later married Emily Holgate Lowenstern and had a further two children.
In June of 1912, Isaac sold his business to the Garlick Bros, of Mornington. He had operated it for over 26 years. In the early days he was assisted by Mr. Siebler, later purchasing James Bowman's store in Lonsdale street where business was carried on for years, Known as the Kangaroo Store. After buying out Siebler, he moved a little later into Universal House (the one in this picture) in 1899, having had the building erected himself.
Otto, the eldest child from his first marriage, went on to play for the Dandenong Football Club, and later for St Kilda in the 1910 and 1911 VFL seasons. Sadly Otto died in 1917 while serving in France. Tragedy started early for the Lowenstern boys. In 1904, another son, aged six,, had his hand caught in a chaffcutter, resulting in his thumb and half of his first second being severed.
Tortola House
During the early 1870s Mr William Faulkner Wincey, an ex-mayor (1873-1874) of Gawler and successful businessman built the two-storey section which adjoins the cottage he purchased in 1867.
The architecture is Venetian Gothic Revival with French Byzantine influences.
The iron lacework to the front fence was added by Alfred May (of May Brothers’ Foundry) when he occupied the premises at the turn of the century. The lacework was manufactured in the May Brothers’ Foundry at Gawler West.
In 1912, for £1,000, Tortola was purchased by the Tod Street Methodist Church for use as a manse.
The late Mr W F Wincey Gawler, November 1
The remains of the late Mr William F Wincey were interred in the Willaston Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased, who has occupied a prominent position in this town, was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St Peter's College, and was articled to Mr Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant to Messrs Mc Arthur, Kingsborough, & Co, whose employ he left to enter the firm of Messrs Pearce, Wincey, & Co, which took over the business of Mr Padman, and in which he was interested until his death.
The deceased took a great interest in public affairs. He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church.
He was a member of the Benevolent Society of the town. Mr Wincey had great faith in the mineral resources of the Barossa Hills, and was one of the largest shareholders in the Enterprise Copper Mining Syndicate and other ventures which, however, did not prove satisfactory. He was likewise a member and trustee of the Order of Oddfellows.
The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr F N Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.
The funeral left the deceased's late residence, 'Tortola’, at 2.30 pm, and was the largest that has been witnessed in Gawler for several years. The various business establishments were closed. [Ref: South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide SA) 10-11-1894]
Following Mr Wincey’s death Tortola House was advertised To Let
-12 rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, scullery, cellar, stabling coach house.
-Comfortable and convenient.
Another advertisement stated Mrs Wincey was leaving Gawler and would sell portion of her house furniture: plus milk cow, varnished dog cart, Ladys & Gents saddles and harnesses, tandem reins and traces, Chaffcutter No CDE Bentalls 4 pump rods and cranks – plus lawn mower, wheelbarrows and other sundries.
Death of Mrs F E Wincey
On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia died. Mrs Frances E Wincey, mother of Mr W F Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration.
Mrs Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grand-father a sugar grower, and both had a staff of slaves with whom to carry on their business. While yet young her parents removed to Anegada, a small island of 10 square miles in extent, and with a population of 200 persons. Here she remained up to womanhood. She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev T Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing.
Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.
On Christmas Day 1839, Mrs Wincey landed in South Australia with her husband and two children. Mr Wincey died subsequently at North Adelaide. For the last 30 years of her life Mrs Wincey was deprived of sight, but she bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. Notwithstanding her affliction her spirits never flagged. Those of her friends, who, were admitted to her confidence listened delightedly to the reminiscences of her early life and experiences in the West Indies. The funeral took place on Saturday, January 8.
The funeral was conducted by Messrs Taylor & Forgie. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)14-1-1887]
Death of Mrs W F Wincey
Another link in the chain connecting old and present Gawler snapped in the death of Mrs Mary F Wincey, wife of the late Mr William Faulkner Wincey, which took place recently at her residence 196 Fisher Street, Malvern, at the age of 91 years.
Mrs Wincey was the eldest child of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Weaver, of Edwardstown.
Her father was one of the first to take up land for sheep farming on Yorke's Peninsula, this being in 1845. For many years his were the only white children in the district.
Educated at a private school at Glenelg, Mrs Wincey was married to the late Mr W F Wincey, in St Matthew's Church, Kensington, in 1850.
They took up their residence in Gawler where they lived until Mr Wincey died in 1894. Mrs Wincey was an ardent worker for the church. With a Mrs Hawkes, she started a Sunday school in a private house at Norwood. When a school was established at St Bartholomew's Church, she became one of the first teachers. She did excellent work for the Methodist church in Gawler, where she was active in all social affairs. During the war Mrs Wincey was associated with the Red Cross and knitted socks for soldiers. She also made numerous other garments for the men at the front.
Her husband was a native of Cornwall, where he was born in 1837. He came to South Australia with his parents when he was two years old. In 1862 he entered into partnership with Mr James Pearce, and took over the timber merchant business of Padman & Co at Gawler and Kapunda, being the business at present carried on, by Wm Dawkins & Co. The firm traded as Pearce, Wincey, & Co. Their Gawler associations remained until his death on October 31, 1894. Mr Wincey was a most useful man to Gawler. Loved and respected, he was a Councillor of the Corporation Council, and held the office of Mayor in 1873-4. He was Chief Magistrate when the foundation stone of the McKinlay monument was laid, and during his time the road in Flinders terrace was opened. He was a warm advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was a member of the Gawler School Board of Advice for nearly 20 years, during most of that time being chairman: and was treasurer of the Tod Street Wesleyan Church for upwards of 30 years. Mr. Wincey leaves a monument in Gawler, for he erected and lived in the home now known as the Tod Street Methodist Manse. The block opposite now given over to buildings, was his orange garden.
Of the family there are Messrs W A and L C Wincey (NSW) and A W Wincey (Port Lincoln). In addition to Mrs F N Leak, of Unley, there are six daughters, all unmarried, living at Malvern, SA. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)17-10-1930]
Tortola House
During the early 1870s Mr William Faulkner Wincey, an ex-mayor (1873-1874) of Gawler and successful businessman built the two-storey section which adjoins the cottage he purchased in 1867.
The architecture is Venetian Gothic Revival with French Byzantine influences.
The iron lacework to the front fence was added by Alfred May (of May Brothers’ Foundry) when he occupied the premises at the turn of the century. The lacework was manufactured in the May Brothers’ Foundry at Gawler West.
In 1912, for £1,000, Tortola was purchased by the Tod Street Methodist Church for use as a manse.
The late Mr W F Wincey Gawler, November 1
The remains of the late Mr William F Wincey were interred in the Willaston Cemetery this afternoon. The deceased, who has occupied a prominent position in this town, was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St Peter's College, and was articled to Mr Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant to Messrs Mc Arthur, Kingsborough, & Co, whose employ he left to enter the firm of Messrs Pearce, Wincey, & Co, which took over the business of Mr Padman, and in which he was interested until his death.
The deceased took a great interest in public affairs. He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church.
He was a member of the Benevolent Society of the town. Mr Wincey had great faith in the mineral resources of the Barossa Hills, and was one of the largest shareholders in the Enterprise Copper Mining Syndicate and other ventures which, however, did not prove satisfactory. He was likewise a member and trustee of the Order of Oddfellows.
The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr F N Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.
The funeral left the deceased's late residence, 'Tortola’, at 2.30 pm, and was the largest that has been witnessed in Gawler for several years. The various business establishments were closed. [Ref: South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide SA) 10-11-1894]
Following Mr Wincey’s death Tortola House was advertised To Let
-12 rooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, scullery, cellar, stabling coach house.
-Comfortable and convenient.
Another advertisement stated Mrs Wincey was leaving Gawler and would sell portion of her house furniture: plus milk cow, varnished dog cart, Ladys & Gents saddles and harnesses, tandem reins and traces, Chaffcutter No CDE Bentalls 4 pump rods and cranks – plus lawn mower, wheelbarrows and other sundries.
Death of Mrs F E Wincey
On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia died. Mrs Frances E Wincey, mother of Mr W F Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration.
Mrs Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grand-father a sugar grower, and both had a staff of slaves with whom to carry on their business. While yet young her parents removed to Anegada, a small island of 10 square miles in extent, and with a population of 200 persons. Here she remained up to womanhood. She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev T Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing.
Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.
On Christmas Day 1839, Mrs Wincey landed in South Australia with her husband and two children. Mr Wincey died subsequently at North Adelaide. For the last 30 years of her life Mrs Wincey was deprived of sight, but she bore her affliction with Christian fortitude. Notwithstanding her affliction her spirits never flagged. Those of her friends, who, were admitted to her confidence listened delightedly to the reminiscences of her early life and experiences in the West Indies. The funeral took place on Saturday, January 8.
The funeral was conducted by Messrs Taylor & Forgie. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)14-1-1887]
Death of Mrs W F Wincey
Another link in the chain connecting old and present Gawler snapped in the death of Mrs Mary F Wincey, wife of the late Mr William Faulkner Wincey, which took place recently at her residence 196 Fisher Street, Malvern, at the age of 91 years.
Mrs Wincey was the eldest child of the late Mr and Mrs Alfred Weaver, of Edwardstown.
Her father was one of the first to take up land for sheep farming on Yorke's Peninsula, this being in 1845. For many years his were the only white children in the district.
Educated at a private school at Glenelg, Mrs Wincey was married to the late Mr W F Wincey, in St Matthew's Church, Kensington, in 1850.
They took up their residence in Gawler where they lived until Mr Wincey died in 1894. Mrs Wincey was an ardent worker for the church. With a Mrs Hawkes, she started a Sunday school in a private house at Norwood. When a school was established at St Bartholomew's Church, she became one of the first teachers. She did excellent work for the Methodist church in Gawler, where she was active in all social affairs. During the war Mrs Wincey was associated with the Red Cross and knitted socks for soldiers. She also made numerous other garments for the men at the front.
Her husband was a native of Cornwall, where he was born in 1837. He came to South Australia with his parents when he was two years old. In 1862 he entered into partnership with Mr James Pearce, and took over the timber merchant business of Padman & Co at Gawler and Kapunda, being the business at present carried on, by Wm Dawkins & Co. The firm traded as Pearce, Wincey, & Co. Their Gawler associations remained until his death on October 31, 1894. Mr Wincey was a most useful man to Gawler. Loved and respected, he was a Councillor of the Corporation Council, and held the office of Mayor in 1873-4. He was Chief Magistrate when the foundation stone of the McKinlay monument was laid, and during his time the road in Flinders terrace was opened. He was a warm advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was a member of the Gawler School Board of Advice for nearly 20 years, during most of that time being chairman: and was treasurer of the Tod Street Wesleyan Church for upwards of 30 years. Mr. Wincey leaves a monument in Gawler, for he erected and lived in the home now known as the Tod Street Methodist Manse. The block opposite now given over to buildings, was his orange garden.
Of the family there are Messrs W A and L C Wincey (NSW) and A W Wincey (Port Lincoln). In addition to Mrs F N Leak, of Unley, there are six daughters, all unmarried, living at Malvern, SA. [Ref: Bunyip (Gawler SA)17-10-1930]
Rare 1894 Hand Chaff Cutter that was at the museum.
Taken at the Jeparit Pioneer Museum, Victoria in 2013.
Melbourne Central Activities District (CAD) Conservation Study 1985 survey images: approx. 1200 Kodak colour negatives
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FROM GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDY
Statement of Significance
666-668 Bourke Street Melbourne
DATE: 1878; ASSOCIATIONS: Joseph Shelton; Shelton Trust; W R Synott; DESIGNER: Flanagan, John; BUILDER: Martin & Peacock
History
Heralded after its construction, as a testimony to the commercial solidity of Melbourne's merchants, even in the depressed economy of the 1870s, this was P.B. Curtain & Company's wool broking warehouse, designed by John Flanagan and erected (at a cost of 12,000 pounds) by Martin & Peacock. The new stores were both close to the Spencer Street railway station and goods yards also in the thick of Melbourne's wool broking firms.
It consisted of a wool warehouse, with detached single-storey sheep skin and hide store at the rear, a large basement and a top-level show room where wool lay on exhibition, prior to auction and had maximum access to indirect natural light (south facing skylights).
The front ground-level had a `spacious lobby', a suite of `lofty' offices, sample rooms and waiting areas, all fitted out with oak-grained partitioning. As well as the Kauri pine flooring, the auction room which lay beyond the office suite, was equipped with Kauri seating with a `very handsome' polished cedar rostrum. It was claimed that these were the only stores in Melbourne to allow under cover dispatch and delivery of wool into the warehouse, via the carriageway still existing on the west of the building.
The architecture was described in 1879 as `Roman', the lower wall finish as Malmsbury basalt (axed and partly polished)) and the arched windows `...giving a bold and effective appearance at the front...' The entablature above, was dentilated and modillioned (now demolished) and the upper-level walls of cemented brickwork, with rusticated piers. The parapet detailing included a massive segment-arched pediment, central to the main facade.
Typically the land was owned separately by Joseph Shelton and it was he who applied to build the warehouse, not Curtain. Neither was Curtain a tenant for very long, if at all; W R Synott taking possession soon after construction and remaining there into the late 1880s. Younghusband & Co. was both owner and occupier in the early 1900s and Fanny Stanley around the First War period.
Description
An evidently incomplete facade but, nevertheless, possessing fine ground level stone work and relatively distinctive
upper level stucco work. Ground level is in dressed deeply rusticated basalt, with quarry-faced blocks supporting the main arches. At the doorway a Ram's head stares balefully over the Doric order entrance portico with the unusual arch above it. The signs, `Sun, Grain and Fertiliser Drill,' `Horseworks and Chaffcutters,' `Sunrise, S.J. Disc Ploughs,' `H.V. McKay,' `The Sun Drill Hoe and Disc,' `Moulder Board and Disc,' `Sunray Disc Ploughs,' and `The Sunbeam Ploughs' in gold lettering, as advertisements for the produce within. Another faded sign says `Bourke Bond Free Stores,' next to the giant basalt arch which signals the carriageway through to the stores at the rear. The ground-level rustication is taken in a bold fashion up the piers that divide the upper facade. Pier window openings have unusual rounded corners at the first level and more typical segment-arched architraves adjoining pilasters at the uppermost level. Remnants of the main cornice survive.
External Integrity
The basement lights have been bricked up, the upper level cornice removed, some window joinery replaced with steel in the western part of the first level and sympathetic lobby doors replace the originals.
Streetscape
The earliest part of a notable mainly Edwardian warehouse streetscape.
Significance
Architecturally debased by the parapet removal, the remaining internal and external fabric are surprisingly intact, retaining the covered carriageway claimed as the first of its type in Melbourne. Historically it exemplifies its use and period, representing the custom-built wool warehouses (undercover delivery, natural lighting, custom flooring, auction rooms) of Melbourne's west end, most of which have been demolished (Asmic warehouse). It is also the earliest part of a visually cohesive 19th and early 20th century warehouse streetscape.
Built c1872 for William Faulkner Wincey, Mayor of Gawler, and named for his mother’s birthplace, Tortola, an island in the West Indies. Purchased 1895 by Alfred May, became Methodist (later Uniting) church manse 1911-1983, now private.
“WINCEY.— [Birth] On the 30th August, at Tortola House, Gawler, the wife of Mr. W. F. Wincey, of a daughter.” [Register 1 Sep 1874]
“Wanted, an Experienced Nursemaid, about 16 years old. Apply to Mrs. Wincey, Tortola House, Gawler.” [Bunyip, Gawler 11 Dec 1874]
“On Sunday, December 9, two sermons were preached at the Wesleyan Church, Gawler, by the Rev. S. Knight, and collections were made in aid of the Foreign Mission Fund. On the Monday following . . . Mr. W. F. Wincey, J.P., occupied the chair and gave an account of the work of his mother on the island of Tortola, who once labored amongst the blacks very successfully.” [Christian Colonist 21 Dec 1883]
“Death of Mrs. F. E. Wincey. On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia, died. Mrs. Frances E. Wincey, mother of Mr. W. F. Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration. Mrs. Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May, 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grandfather a sugar grower. . . She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev. T. Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing. Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr. Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.” [Bunyip, Gawler 14 Jan 1887]
“Mr. William F. Wincey . . .was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St. Peter's College, and was articled to Mr. Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant. . . He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church. . . The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr. F. N. Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.” [Advertiser 3 Nov 1894]
“'Tortola House', Tod-Street, Gawler. . . instructions from Mrs. Wincey, who is leaving Gawler, to sell by auction — Portion of her Household Furniture, comprising Handsome Secretaire (in Walnut), Massive Cedar Sideboard, Bookcase (in cedar). . . Copying Press and Stand, Bagatelle Board and Balls, 2 Couches (cedar), 2 Loo Tables (cedar), Walnut Whatnot, 2 Cornices for Bow-Window, and 6 other Cornices. Glass Chandelier. . . Bedroom Suite in Huon Pine. . . Dinner Service 75 pieces. . . Ice Chest, Large Earthen Pickling Bath, Cooking Range 'Victoress’. . . Washing Machine, Wringer and Stand, Bradford Mangle. . . Milk Cow, big milker and quiet. Varnished Dog Cart, Buggy (sliding seats), Lady's and Gents' Saddles, Set Double Buggy Harness, Set Yankee Harness, Tandem Reins and Traces. Horseworks with shafting and intermediate gear. Chaffcutter. . . Carpenter's Bench, Grindstone, Garden Roller, Lawn Mower. . . Garden Seats, 2 Wheelbarrows, Tools, Sundries.” [Bunyip, Gawler 7 Dec 1894]
“Wanted. . . Good General; also, young Girl, train housemaid; sisters preferred.— Mrs. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Express & Telegraph 12 Oct 1899]
“Wanted. . . Respectable Middle-aged Man, for driving and flower gardening; references. Mr. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Advertiser 15 Oct 1902]
“Wanted. . . An elderly Man, garden, drive, useful. Apply Mr. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Express & Telegraph 13 May 1907]
“For Sale. The Substantially-Built Residence, known as ‘Tortola,' Tod-street, Gawler. Particulars from Mr Alfred May.” [Bunyip, Gawler 17 Dec 1909]
“Auction. . . At the Residence, ‘Tortola’, Gawler. . . Superior Household Furniture, Motor Car, etc. . . as instructed by A. May, Esq., who has disposed of ‘Tortola’ to sell. . . Furniture, including Valuable Suites, Overmantels, Walnut and Chippendale Tables, Chairs, Clocks Pictures, Cutlery, Ornaments, Upright Grand Piano (Lipp), Silver and Plated Ware, Bedsteads, Duchess Chests. . . Bagatelle Table, Kitchen Requisites, etc. Also 15-20 Humber Motor Touring Car.” [Advertiser 28 Oct 1911]
“The Methodists of the Gawler circuit were invited to an 'At Home' recently by the Rev. E. J. and Mrs. Piper. The object of the gathering was to inspect the new home for Gawler ministers. . . For a long while the condition of the old manse had been considered unsatisfactory, and about fifteen months ago the necessary steps were taken to secure permission to sell the old building. An offer of £5l0 was accepted, and then it became imperative to provide a new home for the minister. . . an offer by Mr. Alfred May of his handsome and commodious house adjoining the old premises. . . the cost was £1,000. In addition the trustees voted £100 for much-needed furnishings. . . There are ten rooms and a well-finished and ventilated underground room; besides kitchens and other conveniences. It is a stately and comfortable manse. The balcony on the western side is an enclosed one. There are bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. A roomy lookout on the roof. . . Lawns, stables, conservatory, and gardens are enclosed by a substantial stone fence surmounted by massive ornamental ironwork, ensuring convenience and privacy.” [Bunyip, Gawler 23 Feb 1912]
“ARTHUR. — [Birth] On the 13th May, at Tortola, Gawler, the wife of the Rev. G. T. Arthur— a son. (Hugh Thomas).” [Register 15 May 1915]
This is what remains of a John Buncle & Son's "massive and splendid Travelling Chaffcutter which machine is so popular with chaffcutting contractors in this State".
Note the wooden brake pads, quite likely towed by a team of horses.
Before hay balers became widespread, hay was cut into chaff using machines like this and transported in large, hessian chaff-bags. Grain chaff was made from sheaves of cereals in which the grain had not been removed by threshing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheaf_(agriculture)
The cutting wheel is at the right and the hay is fed at the left. "The capacity is to cut and bag forty tons per day, and it is suitable for lucerne or oaten hay. It can be driven from any of four different directions by the simple adjustment of a pulley. No spilling takes place in filling, and pressure up to 144 lb. weight can be put into the bags."
"John Buncle was a prominent member of that extraordinary group of men whose inventions put Australia in a notable place in the history of the evolution of 'extensive' farming techniques in the nineteenth century. The knowledge and experience of the Australian implement makers had a wider application than was apparent at the time because the conditions they faced were in many ways similar to those experienced in extensions of the wheat belt in the United States, Canada and Argentina."
"Buncle" Chaffcutters. (1917, April 20). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924), p. 5. Retrieved October 8, 2017, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124329944
And - JOHN BUNCLE AND SONS. (1905, August 19). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 26. Retrieved October 8, 2017, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20797068
This is a 1900's Ronaldson & Tippett Chaffcutter that was horse drawn by some clydesdales at the museum.
Taken at Jeparit Pioneer Museum Open Weekend, Victoria in 2015.
Behind the scattered mining machinery in the foreground is the remains of a John Buncle & Son's Travelling Chaffcutter, "which machine is so popular with chaffcutting contractors in this State."
This view shows the massive cutting wheel at the front, "the capacity is to cut and bag forty tons per day, and it is suitable for lucerne or oaten hay. It can be driven from any of four different directions by the simple adjustment of a pulley. No spilling takes place in filling, and pressure up to 144 lb. weight can be put into the bags."
"John Buncle was a prominent member of that extraordinary group of men whose inventions put Australia in a notable place in the history of the evolution of 'extensive' farming techniques in the nineteenth century. The knowledge and experience of the Australian implement makers had a wider application than was apparent at the time because the conditions they faced were in many ways similar to those experienced in extensions of the wheat belt in the United States, Canada and Argentina."
JOHN BUNCLE AND SONS. (1905, August 19). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 26. Retrieved October 8, 2017, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20797068
"Buncle" Chaffcutters. (1917, April 20). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924), p. 5. Retrieved October 8, 2017, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124329944
This is a 1900's Ronaldson & Tippett Chaffcutter that was horse drawn by some clydesdales at the museum.
Taken at Jeparit Pioneer Museum Open Weekend, Victoria in 2015.
Built by Clyde Engineering NSW early 1900's. This machine cuts straw and hay into chaff for animal feed.
Built c1872 for William Faulkner Wincey, Mayor of Gawler, and named for his mother’s birthplace, Tortola, an island in the West Indies. Purchased 1895 by Alfred May, became Methodist (later Uniting) church manse 1911-1983, now private.
[Photo from State Library of SA: B 13247 (c1885)]
“WINCEY.— [Birth] On the 30th August, at Tortola House, Gawler, the wife of Mr. W. F. Wincey, of a daughter.” [Register 1 Sep 1874]
“Wanted, an Experienced Nursemaid, about 16 years old. Apply to Mrs. Wincey, Tortola House, Gawler.” [Bunyip, Gawler 11 Dec 1874]
“On Sunday, December 9, two sermons were preached at the Wesleyan Church, Gawler, by the Rev. S. Knight, and collections were made in aid of the Foreign Mission Fund. On the Monday following . . . Mr. W. F. Wincey, J.P., occupied the chair and gave an account of the work of his mother on the island of Tortola, who once labored amongst the blacks very successfully.” [Christian Colonist 21 Dec 1883]
“Death of Mrs. F. E. Wincey. On Friday, January 7, an old pioneer of South Australia, died. Mrs. Frances E. Wincey, mother of Mr. W. F. Wincey, of Tortola House, Gawler, passed quietly away after an illness of some duration. Mrs. Wincey was born on Tortola Island, West Indies, in the month of May, 1800, and was over 86 years of age when she died. Her father was a cotton planter, and her grandfather a sugar grower. . . She joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1822, and under the direction of the missionary, the Rev. T. Truscott, conducted all the services on the island, founded and taught in a Sabbath School, and instructed the negroes in reading and writing. Subsequently she came to England with her husband. The most noticeable feature of her life in that country was her connection with Mr. Wilberforce and Miss Buxton in work for the abolition of slavery.” [Bunyip, Gawler 14 Jan 1887]
“Mr. William F. Wincey . . .was born in Cornwall in 1837. He arrived in the colony at the age of 2 years, was educated at St. Peter's College, and was articled to Mr. Atkinson, solicitor, of Adelaide. Afterwards he was an accountant. . . He filled the position of councillor, and was twice elected mayor. He was also chairman of the board of advice for a number of years, and was a great advocate of the Barossa water scheme. He was also an energetic member of the Wesleyan Church. . . The deceased leaves a wife, three sons, and seven daughters, the eldest son being Lieutenant Wincey, of the Gawler Mounted Infantry. Miss Wincey is matron of the Burra Hospital, and the fourth daughter is married to Mr. F. N. Leak, who is master of the Basket Range public school.” [Advertiser 3 Nov 1894]
“'Tortola House', Tod-Street, Gawler. . . instructions from Mrs. Wincey, who is leaving Gawler, to sell by auction — Portion of her Household Furniture, comprising Handsome Secretaire (in Walnut), Massive Cedar Sideboard, Bookcase (in cedar). . . Copying Press and Stand, Bagatelle Board and Balls, 2 Couches (cedar), 2 Loo Tables (cedar), Walnut Whatnot, 2 Cornices for Bow-Window, and 6 other Cornices. Glass Chandelier. . . Bedroom Suite in Huon Pine. . . Dinner Service 75 pieces. . . Ice Chest, Large Earthen Pickling Bath, Cooking Range 'Victoress’. . . Washing Machine, Wringer and Stand, Bradford Mangle. . . Milk Cow, big milker and quiet. Varnished Dog Cart, Buggy (sliding seats), Lady's and Gents' Saddles, Set Double Buggy Harness, Set Yankee Harness, Tandem Reins and Traces. Horseworks with shafting and intermediate gear. Chaffcutter. . . Carpenter's Bench, Grindstone, Garden Roller, Lawn Mower. . . Garden Seats, 2 Wheelbarrows, Tools, Sundries.” [Bunyip, Gawler 7 Dec 1894]
“Wanted. . . Good General; also, young Girl, train housemaid; sisters preferred.— Mrs. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Express & Telegraph 12 Oct 1899]
“Wanted. . . Respectable Middle-aged Man, for driving and flower gardening; references. Mr. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Advertiser 15 Oct 1902]
“Wanted. . . An elderly Man, garden, drive, useful. Apply Mr. Alfred May, ‘Tortola’, Gawler.” [Express & Telegraph 13 May 1907]
“For Sale. The Substantially-Built Residence, known as ‘Tortola,' Tod-street, Gawler. Particulars from Mr Alfred May.” [Bunyip, Gawler 17 Dec 1909]
“Auction. . . At the Residence, ‘Tortola’, Gawler. . . Superior Household Furniture, Motor Car, etc. . . as instructed by A. May, Esq., who has disposed of ‘Tortola’ to sell. . . Furniture, including Valuable Suites, Overmantels, Walnut and Chippendale Tables, Chairs, Clocks Pictures, Cutlery, Ornaments, Upright Grand Piano (Lipp), Silver and Plated Ware, Bedsteads, Duchess Chests. . . Bagatelle Table, Kitchen Requisites, etc. Also 15-20 Humber Motor Touring Car.” [Advertiser 28 Oct 1911]
“The Methodists of the Gawler circuit were invited to an 'At Home' recently by the Rev. E. J. and Mrs. Piper. The object of the gathering was to inspect the new home for Gawler ministers. . . For a long while the condition of the old manse had been considered unsatisfactory, and about fifteen months ago the necessary steps were taken to secure permission to sell the old building. An offer of £5l0 was accepted, and then it became imperative to provide a new home for the minister. . . an offer by Mr. Alfred May of his handsome and commodious house adjoining the old premises. . . the cost was £1,000. In addition the trustees voted £100 for much-needed furnishings. . . There are ten rooms and a well-finished and ventilated underground room; besides kitchens and other conveniences. It is a stately and comfortable manse. The balcony on the western side is an enclosed one. There are bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. A roomy lookout on the roof. . . Lawns, stables, conservatory, and gardens are enclosed by a substantial stone fence surmounted by massive ornamental ironwork, ensuring convenience and privacy.” [Bunyip, Gawler 23 Feb 1912]
“ARTHUR. — [Birth] On the 13th May, at Tortola, Gawler, the wife of the Rev. G. T. Arthur— a son. (Hugh Thomas).” [Register 15 May 1915]
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AGRO TECH is one of the best Chaff Cutter Manufacture in over past 12 yrs. Our best quality product and responsible price to our Indian customers
Corporal Frank PENGELLY 33762
Canterbury Regiment
Died 15 November 1918
aged 28
Served on the Western Front
Occu before enlist: Chaffcutter
Listed in newspaper article as not a severe case:
Sgt Pengelly of Rakaia
8 January 1918
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Mentioned in newspaper article as coming home in next draft - 4 May 1918:
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His Cenotaph database record:
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His Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:
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His military records are available with some restrictions:
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Temple Newsam House, Leeds.
Home Farm.
Chaffcutter.
Richmond & Chandler of Manchester.
Richmond & Chandler of Victoria Works, Salford, and then Globe Works, Southall Street, Salford were Agricultural Engineers.
This machine was a great help to farmers in their labour-intensive industry. It cut straw or hay into short lengths called chaff. Chaff is usually mixed with other feed for the stock but can also be used for poultry feeding.