Making storm stooks, Hermitage State Farm

Date1900-1920

Object numberANMS0227[071]

NamePhotograph

MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper.

DimensionsOverall: 137 x 203 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert D McKilliam

Terms

DescriptionRecently havested wheat field with farm workers making stooks (stacked wheat sheaves), some already built.HistoryThe Hermitage State Farm was a government initiative founded in 1897, 6 kilometres east of Warwick on the Darling Downs in Queensland. It was one of a number of experimental farms established to both assist early settlers in agricultural techniques and to experiment with crop varieties and farming methods that would help commercial production. The Hermitage farm started with an initial 170 hectares and trialled both livestock and crops including wheat, grasses and fruit. SignificanceThis image is a part of the Captain Robert McKilliam collection. Captain McKilliam worked for the Aberdeen White Star Line for 32 years and sailed aboard such famous clipper ships as SALAMIS and THERMOPYLAE. He moved to Sydney in 1913 where he served as Assistant Wharf Master on Darling Island.