Who was Nellie Payne?

Firescreen carved 1910.

Firescreen carved 1910. Firescreen carved 1910. Firescreen close up date. Firescreen close up kookaburra on leather. Firescreen close up gumnuts. DB169 This firescreen is made of blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) and leather.It was donated to the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston in 2000 by Thomas Field.We acknowledge the assistance of QVMAG and John Leeming for the […]

Dower chest for Ella Field. Carved 1910.

Dower chest for Ella Field. Carved 1910. DB91 Ella Field was the first of Nellie’s nieces to be married, and Nellie carved her first dower chest to mark this occasion. Circular Head Chronicle Wednesday 22 November 1911, page 2 NEWS OF THE WEEK Mr Fred. W. Ratten, of Union Bank, son of the Rev. and […]