Name/TitleSwinton Station, Ledcourt
About this objectGlass slide that depicts a farming homestead in a bushland setting at Glenorchy, Victoria. There are a group of aboriginals and two horses in front of the timber buildings. A man is astride on each horse. There is a fence line that joins with one of the buildings.
Ledcourt Homestead [125 Ledcourt Road, Ledcourt, North Grampians Shire] is historically significant as the oldest established pastoral residence in the Stawell region. Marcus Clarke was employed on the property for a short period [c. 1866 ] and lived in a two-roomed cottage near the homestead (no longer evident).
[Souvce: HDV Statement of Significance]
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
MakerGunn's Slides (Firm)
Maker RoleSlide Maker
Inscription and MarksInscribed below image : "SWINTON STATION and Old Bark Hut, where Marcus Clarke spend three years / gaining Colonial experience"
Measurements8.1 x 8.2 cm.
Object TypeGlass slide
Subject and Association KeywordsSelby, Isaac, 1859-1956
Subject and Association KeywordsClarke, Marcus Andrew, 1846–1881
Subject and Association KeywordsAboriginal Australians
Subject and Association KeywordsHomesteads
Subject and Association KeywordsSquatters and squatting runs
Subject and Association KeywordsGlenorchy (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsStawell (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites
Medium and MaterialsGlass slide, col.
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberGS-EV-31
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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