Piano stool, St Michael’s Collegiate, Hobart. Date carved unknown.
Piano stool, St Michael’s Collegiate, Hobart. Date carved unknown. DB56 Unfortunately we don’t know when Nellie carved this piano stool for the school but it is a beautiful piece with the school motto along one side, badge and passion flower motifs on the other three sides.
Cabinet. Date carved unknown.
Cabinet. Date carved unknown. DB197 Nothing further is known about this cabinet other than that it was carved by Nellie Payne. If you have any other information about this piece please contact the Westbury and Districts Historical Society by using the contact form.
Shelf unit. Date carved – unknown
Shelf. Date unknown. Shelf unit. DB212 This shelf, carved by Nellie Payne, was lent to the exhibition in 2015. No further information is known. If you have anything further to add please get in touch with the Westbury and District Historical Society through the contact page.
Payne family crest and mirror. Date carved unknown.
Payne family crest and mirror. Date carved unknown. Payne family crest. Payne family mirror. DB79 This is the Payne family crest, carved by Nellie many years ago.The snake represents the medical profession of Dr Payne, and the two lions represent Nellie and Dr Payne’s two sons, Geoffrey and Alan.The words translate as ‘DEEDS NOT WORDS” […]
Propellor and joystick owned by Nellie’s son Alan Field Payne. Not carved by Ellen Nora Payne.
Propellor and joystick owned by Nellie’s son Alan Field Payne. Not carved by Ellen Nora Payne. DB137 The Alan Field Payne Memorial Scholarship Board (not carved), at Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania, features the joystick from his Sopwith Pup fighter plane. It was presented to the school in 1977 by Madge Payne. It is currently housed […]
Bookcase made for Nancy Field. Date carved unknown.
Bookcase made for Nancy Field. Date carved unknown. DB140 This book case was made for Nellie’s neice, Nancy Field (b1900-d1988). Nancy did not marry and it in unknown when Nellie carved it for Nancy. It was handed down to Nancy’s nephew, Geoffrey, who still treasures this piece of furniture. Geoff remembers going to stay in […]
Mirror carved for Mollie Field (niece). Date unknown.
Mirror carved for Mollie Field (niece). Date unknown. DB141 This beautifully carved mirror is believed to have been carved for Nellie’s niece Mollie Field who married Henry Pedley. It was handed down to their son Geoff who has handed it down to his daughter Karen and family.
Ethel Field (Nellie’s younger sister)
Ethel Field (Nellie’s younger sister) Altar for St George’s Church, Invermay. Close up carvings on altar. Close up brass plaque on altar. DB202 Ethelwyn Lindsay Field was born in 1869, and was Nellie’s youngest sister. Ethel was only eleven when her father died. She later became a successful horsewoman and bred several thoroughbred horses. She […]
Dower chest for Robyn Tyson. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Robyn Tyson. Date carved unknown. No images available. DB113 Robyn Tyson was a prefect in 1941 at Collegiate School in Hobart along with Phyllis Payne. So we assume that Nellie carved this dower chest for her grandaughter’s friend when she married Mr Green, believed to be from the North West Coast. Unfortunately […]
Dower chest for Betty Ellis (Victoria). Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Betty Ellis (Victoria). Date carved unknown. No images available. DB110 This dower chest has not been found – nor have we been able to trace who Betty Ellis was, although as she wasn’t a member of Nellie’s large family, it is assumed that she was a friend, or that Nellie may have […]
Dower chest for Betty Field. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Betty Field. Date carved unknown. No images available. DB106 Betty McKenzie (née Mitchell) married Thomas Field (1897-1990) who was Nellie’s nephew. For both of them this was their second marriages. Thomas was previously married to Jean Ritchie and they had a daughter, Patricia Field. Thomas and Betty lived at “Westfield” and had […]
Dower chest for Connie Lilley. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Connie Lilley. Date carved unknown. No images available. DB102 No information was able to be found about Connie Lilley or the dower chest carved for her except for her name in Russell Atkinson’s book “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania”. If you have any information regarding this item please get in […]
Dower chest for Mrs Walker. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Mrs Walker. Date carved unknown. No images available. DB101 Unfortunately, we have not been able to find this dower chest that was carved for Mrs Walker. If you have any further information on this piece please get in touch with The Westbury and Districts Historical Society through the contact page. It is assumed […]
Dower chest for Gweneth Wisewould. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Gweneth Wisewould. Date carved unknown. No images available. DB96 No image exists of this dower chest as it was burnt in a fire. If you have any information regarding this item please use the contact page to inform The Westbury and Districts Historical Society. Gweneth Wisewould (1884-1972), medical practitioner, was born on 30 August […]
Dower chest for Rosemary Payne. Date carved unknown.
Dower chest for Rosemary Payne. Date carved unknown. Dower chest for Rosemary Payne. Inside lid of Rosemary Payne dower chest. DB89 Rosemary was Geoffrey and Gladys Payne’s youngest child, and therefore Nellie’s youngest grandchild. She was born in 1930 and trained in Adelaide as a kindergarten teacher. Back in Hobart she taught at Lady Gowrie […]
Altar carved as a memorial to the Great War, St Raphael’s, Fern Tree, Hobart.
Altar carved as a memorial to the Great War, St Raphael’s, Fern Tree, Hobart Altar, St Raphael’s Church, Fern Tree. Close up brass plaque on altar. Close up altar. Close up altar, St Raphael’s Church, Fern Tree. Close up carving on Altar. DB207 There is no absolute evidence that this altar was carved by Nellie […]
Exhibitions for Red Cross. World War One and World War Two.
Exhibitions for Red Cross. World War One and World War Two. No images available. DB125 Red Cross Exhibition 1916 “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Australia” by Russell Atkinson 1916 The need for funds for the Red Cross Society — a cause which Mrs. Payne, with a husband and two sons in the forces, had […]
Copper door plates. Creation date unknown.
Copper door plates. Creation date unknown. DB162 These copper door plates were worked for the home of Mollie Pedley, Nellie’s niece. They are currently greeting family and friends on the home of Mollie’s son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Peg Pedley. It is known that Nellie worked in copper, but it is not known whether these […]
Plaster cast used to carve from. Date unknown.
Plaster cast used to carve from. Date unknown. DB185 Nellie would have used plaster models as a guide when carving timbers.
Fire fender timber and leather. Creation date unknown.
Fire fender timber and leather. Creation date unknown. DB186 At the time of the exhibition in 2015 there was nothing known about this item except for its ownership. If you have any further information to add please get in touch with the Westbury and District Historical Society through the contact page.
Honour roll for Webster Ltd. Date carved unknown.
Honour roll for Webster Ltd. Date carved unknown. DB42 This honour roll is now at RSL Tasmania headquarters. Webster Ltd is a long established Tasmanian rural and agricultural products company and the honour roll lists those of the company who served in World War One. It lists 18 names. Monument characteristics :The polished wood honour […]
Bookends. Date carved unknown.
Bookends. Date carved unknown. DB196 Nothing further is known about these pieces. If you have any information to add please get in touch with the Westbury and Districts Historical Society through the contact page.
Walter family crest. Date of carving unknown.
Walter family crest. Date of carving unknown. DB198 Penelope Hey (née Robertson recollects “My paternal grandmother, Mrs Clarice Robertson (née Walter) was a very close lifelong friend of Madge Payne, hence the (dower) chest (DB118) and Aunt Madge (Payne) being chosen as my godmother. It also explains the carving of the Walter crest.
Picture frame. Date carved – unknown
Picture frame. Date unknown. Picture frame. DB211 This picture frame, carved by Nellie Payne, was lent to the exhibition in 2015 but no further information is known. If you have anything further to add please get in touch with the Westbury and District Historical Society through the contact page
Carving tools.
Carving tools. DB159 With thanks to Penelope Hey.“Mrs Nellie Payne and Madge lived in Antill Street, South Hobart. Clarice Robertson and her family lived a short distance away on the corner of Davey and Darcy Streets. They played bridge together, were on the same charitable committees, and visited each other frequently. I can remember going […]
Background to honour boards.
Background to honour boards. Excerpt from “Ellen Nora Payne-Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson Chapter 11 Honour boards. THE LAST YEARS of the Great War and those which immediately followed were years of intense activity for Mrs. Payne, whose skilful hands were always busy. Her work was in constant demand, and at this time there […]