Sold for A$33
Pair of Ledgers from "Byron Lodge" Herd, Milking Shorthorns, Founded 1887 by E. Riggall, Tinamba (Gippsland, Victoria). Andrew Sherar & Co, Mercantile Stationers / Account Book Manufacturers / 101 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. No 7509, Date 12/9/04. Ephemera Miscellaneous Large and small leather bound Ledgers Large = 475 x 340 mm. Small = 275 x 170 mm. 1887-1910s
Good. Large book is in nice shape. Contents feature stud lines of Bulls bought or bred by Byron Lodge back to 1887. Also records of progeny and so forth. Smaller book has had half the pages neatly cut out. Some records of wages paid in part. Also records of buying and selling of cows/calves etc. A bit more damage to the smaller book. Interesting early dairying records from the Heyfield-Maffra are of Gippsland. Grade: N/A Estimate: $100 - 150
