1. Victorian Archaeology Colloquium 2014
Sylvana Szydzik and Pamela Ricardi
Two Households, not alike in dignity,
in fair Truganina, where we lay our scene…

2. HOUSE 1
Early Truganina Residents, 1905.
Henry Eades is circled in the back row.
Benjamin Cropley
• Artefact assemblage
reflects this timeframe and
suggests a late 19th century
working class family unit
• Constructed 1850‐60s, occupied until 1919
• Leased to H. Eades in 1880, then transferred
in 1886
• Land purchased by B. & E. Cropley in first
sales, 1858

3. • Kitchen
• Three living areas/ bedrooms,
including one with fireplace
• External storage room
• External rendered storage
tank/cistern
Kitchen
fireplace
Render lined
tank/cistern
and downpipe
HOUSE 1

4. Photos
Window glass, painted (windmill and circus pattern)
Saucer, Sprigged
Plate, Asiatic Pheasant
Teacup handle, unidentified purple transfer

5. Photos
Jewellery, pendants and a watch
Domino
Nursery Rhyme Childs cup
Holloway’s Ointment Lid

6. Photos
Case bottle
Ginger beer bottle
Rosella Sauce Bottle
Kaolin Tobacco Pipe Mouthpiece

7. R. Parker, Ironmonger , Moorabool Street, Geelong
Room 2, showing graffiti
Horse Bit
Oven Door – J. Cooper and Sons, Melbourne

8. HOUSE 2
• Pine View Farm held the first
telephone exchange in the
area
• Property remained in the
family for three generations,
until it was sold in 1969
• Harrison and his wife Elizabeth raised 12 children at Pine View
• Land purchased by George Harrison, between 1866 and 1868,
who gave it the name Pine View Farm
Truganina State School, Class of 1915, May Harrison
and George Harrison Jnr circled (third generation)

9. House 1: Beads
House 1: Buttons
House 2: Bead
House 2: Buttons

10. House 1: Porcelain doll leg and arm
House 1: Ceramic marbles, including two Benningtons in centre House 2: Ceramic marbles
House 2: Dolls tea cup and saucer

11. House 1: Tokens and Coins
House 2: Tobacco Pipes
House 2: Tokens and Coins
House 2: Gunflint

12. House 1 House 2

13. We would like to thank:
• HV Staff
• The clients;
• Wendy Alberto, Rick Bullers, Bradley Ward, Mollie Harbour, Terence MacManus, Dan Cummins and Oona Nicolson
• All of you for listening!
QUESTIONS?