Handwritten letter from Adam Taylor to his brother William dated 9th November, Valleyfield. Transcribed : My dear Willie We have got three turkeys out and two chickens beside, there are four hens and one turkey sitting. We have had four or five gooseberry pies. Robert went to Melbourne last Saturday with uncle and Jamie and aunt Buist. Old Joe was out getting some wood and someone broke his window, got in and stole all his things. A beautiful owl came into the garden. Robert caught it in the laundry and we sent it to Mr Whitcomb. Miss ??? sends her love to you. I am your affectionate Adam Taylor
Colour photograph shows five figures in the snow, walking or skiing to the top of Naturalist Peak near Mount Field West, in Mount Field National Park. Some marks on original physical scanned image
Colour photograph shows a crane being used to load up a semi-trailer to carry logs from the Florentine Valley, inscription on driver's door reads L.J. Reynolds, HAULAGE CONTRACTOR, Maydena, Phone 217
Image likely sourced from a newspaper or publication as it contains printed legend at the bottom: Opening out of the west - clearing the land for the new town of Crotty. Photographer identified. Primitive buildings just visible in the background. It is likely the image is older than 1902.
Colour photograph shows a farmer ploughing a paddock at Westerway in a field strung with trellis frames for hop cultivation with a draught horse and plough
Colour photograph of small, two masted sailing boat, with green painted hull, and a sign Onrust, Holland, pinned to mast, Onrust also painted onto side of boat.
Colour photograph of beam engine in Hobart, purportedly the oldest McNaught Beam Engine in existence, originally built 1854 in Paisley Scotland, by A.W. Smith and used by Risby’s Sawmill in Hobart until 1955; photograph taken at Moonah public works depot 1967
Colour photograph of snow on Mount Wellington, taken from eastern shore of Derwent River, overlooking Bellerive and Rosny; woman in dark blue overcoat, standing on path in foreground
Colour photograph of black locomotive, shunting a rail car in unidentified rail yard, boiler design has a light, a low-profile front funnel, then two steam domes atop the centre of the locomotive boiler.
Colour photograph of Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens at Queens Domain, Hobart; depicts garden beds, lawns and Derwent River, looking towards Selfs Point Jetty and petroleum storage tanks at Selfs Point.
Colour photograph shows two sightseers, man with camera hanging on strap around his neck and gloved woman carrying handbag, outside main house at Brickendon, historic 465ha estate established and farmed by William Archer and descendants since 1824, who invited tourists to their property from the late 20th century.
