Janus: Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886

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Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886

Title	Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Reference	GBR/0115/Y3086B
Creator	Ballard, H B, fl 1886, photographer
Covering Dates	1886
Extent and Medium	24 images in 1 album; Print condition varies, some considerably dirt-marked, and most with some degree of fading.
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

H.B. Ballard was a commercial photographer. In 1886 he was based at Singleton, New South Wales.

An album consisting of mounted prints of various sizes, with printed title page and key to photographs. It was presumably created for the purpose of publicity, with the last page of the album given over to a photograph of John Wyndham, together with a short printed history of his vineyard at Dalwood. This was founded by his father, George Wyndham, who emigrated from Wiltshire in 1827. Having previously studied viticultural methods in Europe, he set up an experimental vineyard of 6 acres at Dalwood. He expanded in size in 1853 and John Wyndham took over the 300 acre estate in 1857 and continued the expansion. The Hunter Valley, in which Dalwood is situated, lies about 140 miles north of Sydney and has always been considered one of Australia's finest wine growing areas.

Presented by John Wyndham in November 1886.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards, near Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1886, Y3086B

Further information

The collection has been reproduced in Don Seton Wilkinson, 'Photographs of the Dalwood Vineyards' (2011).

Indexed

This collection level description was entered by KS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

The photographs are available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 28-29.

Index Terms

Australia

Oceania

Ballard, H B (fl 1886) photographer

RCS/Y3086B contains:

E.S.E. [i.e. east-south-east] View of Dalwood House. 260 x 210 mm. View of single storey stone built house, with a covered verandah in front and trees in the fenced-off garden behind.
Poor condition, fading and with dirt marks..

ESE [i.e. east-south-east] View of Dalwood House, showing orchard in front, old stables, rickyard, wine stores and 'Tangorin Mount' in the distance. 260 x 215 mm. A view with the house in the background and an orchard of miscellaneous trees fenced off in front. With the old stables in the centre, and wine stores at the right. Tangorin Mount is at the far right of the picture on the horizon.
Fair condition, but considerable fading in from edges..

ENE [i.e. east-north-east] View of Dalwood House, showing 'Terrace Hill' and Leconfield House in the Distance. 260 x 210 mm. A view showing the back of the house and garden, with a shed to the right. With Terrace Hill running along the horizon, and Leconfield House on a small hill in the distance seen between the barn and house.
Fair condition, but fading in from edges..

View from Dalwood House, looking east, showing portion of orchard, new vine plantation, 'Knock Fin' and 'Hudson's Hill' in the Distance. 210 x 150 mm. A view across fenced cultivated land showing the wooded hills in the distance. The young vine plantation is visible in the middle distance.
Good condition, apart from some fading at edges..

View of Portion of Dalwood Vineyards, from Southern Gazabo, showing grape-pickers, carts with grape crushers, date palms, wine stores, and portion of 'Terrace Hill' in the distance. 260 x 215 mm. The wine stores are in the distance. The grape pickers, mainly female, stand among the vines, while the grape crushers, mounted on a ponycart with a large barrel, proceed along a path between the vines.
Fair condition, apart from considerable fading in from bottom edges..

View of Portion of Dalwood Vineyards, from Northern Gazabo, showing Southern Gazabo on the left, Dalwood House and cellars and Terrace Hill in the distance. 260 x 215 mm. A view of the vineyards, with a path between the vines.
Good condition, apart from slight fading at bottom edge..

View of Portion of Dalwood Vineyards, from Southern Gazabo, showing Northern Gazabo on the left, Vigneron's cottages on the right; 'Wallaroo Hill', 'Lamb's Valley Gap', and 'Paterson Range' in distance. 260 x 215 mm. A view down the rows of vines, with cottages beyond the vines and the hills behind.
Good condition, apart from fading at bottom edge..

View of portion of Dalwood Vineyards, from Northern Gazabo, looking east, showing Vigneron's cottages along vineyard edge; also Farmers' cottages and 'Hudson's Hill' on opposite side of the Hunter River. 260 x 210 mm. A view looking along rows of vines towards Hudson's Hill in the distance. The Hunter River is not visible.
Good condition apart from fading at bottom edge..

View of Grapevines in Dalwood Vineyards in full fruit, viz; A. - Black Verdot vines, age 28 years. In 1886, average production 650 gallons per acre. 155 x 105 mm. A view of growing vine plants.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

Golden Shiraz vines, age 26 years. In 1886, average production 1340 gallons per acre. 150 x 105 mm. A view of growing vine plants. A note is appended here stating 'In 1886 the Black Hermitage Vines, aged 13 to 33 years, produced an average of 810 gallons per acre'.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

Showing Vintage Manager testing Grape must, in glass tube, with Keene's percentage Saccharometer. 60 x 95 mm. Showing the manager dipping the instrument into a barrel of grape must (unfermented wine).
Good condition..

View of NW [i.e. north-west] corner of Dalwood Cellars, showing cellar-hands, wine press-house, cooper's residence, offices, etc. 270 x 210 mm. Shows the group of stone vineyard buildings with workers standing at left of picture.
Fair condition, considerable fading in from edges..

View of Coopergae and Vineyard gate beyond on the left. 210 x 155 mm. Showing the cooperage, a wooden cabin with a corrugated iron roof, with barrels lined up outside and coopers posed as if hammering a barrel.
Fair condition, some fading..

View of Distillery. 210 x 155 mm. A three-quarter front view of the building, partly built of stone, partly of corrugated iron, with planks from top window for rolling out barrels.
Fair condition, some fading..

View of interior portion of principal wine press room, showing screw presses and tubs, fermenting vats of 1000 gallons each, covered with canvas cloths, and centrifugal pump drawing off wine must into cask in cellar beyond. 260 x 210 mm. Photograph printed from broken plate. An interior view of a building with wooden joists and pillars, with a corrugated iron roof. The screw-presses are at the right, the pump in the centre with worker standing beside it and the fermenting vats on the left.
Good condition, apart from fading at bottom edge..

Showing interior portion of new wine press-room, portion of wine press, 4 casks of 1000 gallons each, and 2 casks of 4000 gallons each. 260 x 210 mm. Showing a corner of the wine press-room, with fermenting barrels lined up.
Good condition, slight fading..

Showing ends of casks containing 2800 gallons each, etc., on the right; rows of wine butts, with fermenting bubbles, in the centre; and row of casks of 1200 [gallons] each on the left. 260 x 215 mm. A slightly blurred view looking down central aisle, with barrels on either side.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

16D

Showing row of 4 casks, containing over 3000 gallons each. 155 x 105 mm. A view of fermenting wine in barrels.
Fair condition, but some yellowing..

16E

Showing row of wine-butts in hot-room. 155 x 105 mm. A row of barrels of fermenting wine.
Fair condition, some fading..

17F

Picture of Show cards, showing principal medals, etc., awarded up to 1873. 135 x 105 mm. Photograph of card reading 'Wyndham's Celebrated Australian Wines', with various exhibition medals.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

17G

Certificate of Wine Awards, Sydney International Exhibition, 1879. 100 x 130 mm. Photograph of a wine award certificate for John Wyndham's wines. A note beneath reads 'The wine from Dalwoods vineyards was awarded a silver medal at Paris International Exhibition 1867, the highest award obtained by any of the Australian Colonies. A bronze medal was also awarded at Paris Exhibition 1867, to the manager (John Wyndham) as a winemaker'.
Poor condition, faded and dirty..

18H

Picture of Gold Medal Awarded Bordeaux International, 1882. 70 mm diameter. Reproductions in gold leaf of the medals (not photographa) with descriptive note underneath.
art work.

18I

Certificate of Diploma of Honour, awarded at Amsterdam International Exhibition, 1883. 100 x 135 mm. A photographic reproduction of the award.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

19J

Certificate of Merit, First Class Gold Medal, awarded Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-4. 105 x 120 mm. A photographic reproduction of the award.
Poor condition, considerable fading..

19K

Portrait of Proprietor and short history of Dalwood Vineyards. 105 x 150 mm. Signed beneath photograph 'John Wyndham'. A profile of the vineyard owner. The history of the estate, recounted here, is summarized in the introduction to the album.
Good condition, slight fading..