tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post7748085433523766840..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: WagonsSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-83928604478933077112013-06-04T20:36:24.324+10:002013-06-04T20:36:24.324+10:00I hope someone still has them Misha.I hope someone still has them Misha.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-69506453923735964062013-06-04T20:34:12.907+10:002013-06-04T20:34:12.907+10:00Unfortunately that is true Wendy.
I look forward ...Unfortunately that is true Wendy.<br /><br />I look forward to showing more farming photos in future Sepia Saturdays posts.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-10471723894710128532013-06-04T20:26:36.455+10:002013-06-04T20:26:36.455+10:00Definitely Patricia. Definitely Patricia. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-10120251944306769752013-06-04T17:24:57.660+10:002013-06-04T17:24:57.660+10:00So interesting. I wonder what happened to my famil...So interesting. I wonder what happened to my family's old photos. :-/Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-27701836694933899202013-06-04T01:08:16.355+10:002013-06-04T01:08:16.355+10:00My grandmother fed the "hobos" that trav...My grandmother fed the "hobos" that traveled along the railroad. Today it is almost too risky to be kind, compassionate, and charitable except under the umbrella of an organization or church. Such a pity.<br /><br />I love how well-documented your family's farm life was recorded in photos. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-14476075652635349122013-06-04T00:50:10.819+10:002013-06-04T00:50:10.819+10:00Oh such wonderful photos....the horses really did...Oh such wonderful photos....the horses really did earn their oats and or hay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-86998365890781458692013-06-03T21:11:59.873+10:002013-06-03T21:11:59.873+10:00I come from farming families on both sides but I c...I come from farming families on both sides but I couldn't do it!<br /><br />Once I apologised to my grandmother for being late writing a letter because I was busy. Her reply scoffed at how easy it was with modern day conveniences and lising all the things she did when she was my age:- Feeding animals, milking cows, collecting eggs, weeding vegetable patch, collecting vegetables & fruit, making jam/preserves, butter, bread, cakes, biscuits,(in addition to all meals), sewing and mending clothes for a family of 5, cutting wood, lighting fires for hot water, washing by hand, emptying jerries (bed pans) etc etc.<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-89530454945168245072013-06-03T20:58:49.523+10:002013-06-03T20:58:49.523+10:00Glad that it brought back memories Liz. I am just...Glad that it brought back memories Liz. I am just wondering, was there someone employed to clean up after the horses as they went down the street? Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-75631907511985833652013-06-03T20:57:05.646+10:002013-06-03T20:57:05.646+10:00Hard to imagine that the wagon was being used in o...Hard to imagine that the wagon was being used in other countries before Australia was even discovered! So we would have received the benefit of "advanced technology" before wagons were used in Australia. lol.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-2868134359822061282013-06-03T20:41:12.735+10:002013-06-03T20:41:12.735+10:00Did you notice that there is also someone sitting ...Did you notice that there is also someone sitting behind the horses, near the wagon wheel? I think it is son, Fred, but it wasn't written on the back of the photo. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-76855534830352272482013-06-03T20:32:07.869+10:002013-06-03T20:32:07.869+10:00Thank you Bob. It is good to see that other peopl...Thank you Bob. It is good to see that other people like it too.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-25786826751594955372013-06-03T20:31:03.253+10:002013-06-03T20:31:03.253+10:00Thank you very much DeniseThank you very much DeniseSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-49560731507401178542013-06-03T19:15:24.904+10:002013-06-03T19:15:24.904+10:00A great series!!
It's always a wonder to me h...A great series!! <br />It's always a wonder to me how hard the work seems on a farm. <br />Even with all of the modern machinery, I bet there are still <br />things that requires some efforts. I'm grateful to all of those <br />who made it their commitment to feed us all!! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-56808600596222033872013-06-03T18:19:03.402+10:002013-06-03T18:19:03.402+10:00Wponderful old photos, so evocative of life in the...Wponderful old photos, so evocative of life in the bush. But, I love the horses. The old draught horses were magnificent animals. I lived in the suburbs as a kid and I remember the ice man and the Bottle-o both had old draught horses. The baker and the milko had much smaller ones.<br />Thank you for those memories.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-43734542686580262032013-06-03T12:52:14.086+10:002013-06-03T12:52:14.086+10:00The first photo is indeed a beautiful evocative im...The first photo is indeed a beautiful evocative image. The wagon photos make me wonder how they compare to American wagon design which had a few hundred years more of Spanish and French influence as well as British, not to mention German, Russian, etc. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-63289375780442957962013-06-03T12:20:24.336+10:002013-06-03T12:20:24.336+10:00Great wagon pictures. I rather favored the hay wa...Great wagon pictures. I rather favored the hay wagon -- pile that hay high. Also, would echo Bob, your blog background is so interesting. I find myself making stories and movies to go along with it --- probably not as interesting as the real stories behind the blog. Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-89434149812860782262013-06-03T03:18:08.239+10:002013-06-03T03:18:08.239+10:00Superb photos. I've always admired you blog ba...Superb photos. I've always admired you blog background.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-26156386930253291372013-06-03T00:14:47.956+10:002013-06-03T00:14:47.956+10:00I nominated you for a Liebster Award http://msdeni...I nominated you for a Liebster Award http://msdeniseh553.blogspot.com/2013/06/another-liebster.htmlDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-61994580978624845712013-06-02T22:03:48.541+10:002013-06-02T22:03:48.541+10:00Bill that would have been an experience. Seeing t...Bill that would have been an experience. Seeing the brewery drays would be a wonderful site. It is a pity you didn't like photography as much back then!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19578670618793875682013-06-02T22:02:13.815+10:002013-06-02T22:02:13.815+10:00Brett, I hadn't heard of "Jock of the Bus...Brett, I hadn't heard of "Jock of the Bushveld" previously but after reading the link, I can understand why.<br /><br />My parents still go camping every year (into their 70s). They are still very comfortable in a swag and tent with a campfire. My mother always says that a caravan means housework and can't go where they like to camp.<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-57125165005148095982013-06-02T21:51:38.832+10:002013-06-02T21:51:38.832+10:00My grandmother also wrote about a swagman who had ...My grandmother also wrote about a swagman who had been lost in the bush and was about to give up when he found my GG Grandfathers dam. He was found drinking thirstily from the dam and my GG Grandfather said to him "Good Dam Water?" and the swaggie replied "Damn good water!"Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-51908331545021985912013-06-02T21:47:25.430+10:002013-06-02T21:47:25.430+10:00Yes it certainly does. The towel makes you think ...Yes it certainly does. The towel makes you think that there must have been a dam or billabong somewhere close by.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-10802865634790237982013-06-02T21:44:40.830+10:002013-06-02T21:44:40.830+10:00Very true.....
Once a Jolly Swagman camped by the ...Very true.....<br />Once a Jolly Swagman camped by the billabong<br />Under the shade of a Coolabah tree <br />And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled. "Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me"<br /><br />The Unofficial Australian Anthem - Waltzing Matilda.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-37998618539505188972013-06-02T21:37:46.659+10:002013-06-02T21:37:46.659+10:00So true Tony. However we have so many convenience...So true Tony. However we have so many conveniences to make things so much easier today but yet we are even busier! How does that work?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-55922618590980984642013-06-02T21:36:08.572+10:002013-06-02T21:36:08.572+10:00Like me Kristin, you see so much and wonder even m...Like me Kristin, you see so much and wonder even more! I had wondered if that is someone lying down or just a swag? There is only one plate so maybe it is a lone traveller? There is a towel on the wagon and it looks like a suitcase under the wagon? So much in one photo and so many questions?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.com