Name/TitleHenty's plough, Portland
About this objectGlass slide that depicts the plough used to turn the first sod of soil in Victoria on December 6, 1834 when Henty’s workman Robert Cowley planted a crop of potatoes in the area now known as 'the ploughed field' on the cliff top in Bentinck Street in Portland. The plough was later mounted on a commorative plague.
The plough consists of a mouldboard and share. The iron work was made
by John Wilkie of Uddingston, Scotland, and Henty added the beam of Australian hardwood.
(Source: History House, Glenelg Shire).
Plough image cropped out of GS-EV-39 or GS-EV-41
Related and similar images : GS-EV-39, GS-EV-41, GS-EV-42
One of many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
Permission to be obtained for reproduction and publication. For a high resolution copy of this image, contact Royal Historical Society of Victoria
Measurements8.1 x 8.2 cm.
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsPortland (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsPloughs and ploughing
Subject and Association KeywordsHenty, Edward, 1810-1878.
Subject and Association KeywordsCrowley, Robert
Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, b&w.
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-EV-79
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