KEROSENE COOKER - BURNER
Round white enamel metal burner. The edge of the burner drops down to form a lower tier. In the middle of the top tier is a raised metal rectangle shaped chimney that is hollow. Threaded through the chimney is a cloth wick. On the side of the top tier of the burner, in line with one end of the metal chimney is a round hole. Through the hole is a metal rod with a round dial on the end. On the underside of the burner is a winding mechanism that the cloth wick is threaded through. The mechanism raises the thread up through the chimney. The bottom end of the wick sits in the base of the cooker where the kerosene is kept.
Purchased by the Slobbe family in Holland and brought with them when they migrated to Australia in 1949. The kerosene cooker was used in the family home to cook family meals when they lived in Australia, including when they moved to Armadale in July 1949. It was regularly used up to the 1970s.
The Slobbe family left Rotterdam aboard the 'Volendam' on 11 December 1948, arriving in Fremantle on 13 January 1949. The reason for leaving as described by Aart Slobbe was the 'slow progress after the war, and also another important thing being the cold weather.' The family moved to Berverly where the Butler's, a Dutch family who were also members of the Reformed Church like the Slobbe's, had migrated twenty five years earlier. Aart Slobe was disappointed with the lack of religious observance by the Butler family so decided to move on.
On 13 July 1949 the family moved to Armadale, settling in a house with a paddock and orchard on 1 North-South Road (today Hopkinson Road). The property was on the corner with Tiara Court and five miles south of Armadale. Aart had a job working for Mr Price, who had recently moved to the Armadale region from England and had purchased a dairy. The house was owned by Mr Price.
As recommended by Church Elders in Holland the Slobbe family attended the local Presbyterian Church. Aart would write back to the Reformed church congregation in Holland inviting other families to move to the region. Soon another family, the Bosvelds, would arrive and start a steady stream of Dutch families looking for new opportunities who would make the local region their new home.
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This collection of objects is associated with the experiences of families and individuals who migrated to Australia in the 1900s and settled in the City of Armadale. The collection represents the challenges they faced in starting a new home in the City, reasons why they chose to come to Australia and the successes they achieved. The collection also tells the story of the important impact migrant families and individuals have had on the cultural, economic and social history of the City of Armadale and how they and their descendants became an important part of the local community.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
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KEROSENE COOKER - GRATE
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TAILCOAT SUIT JACKET - BLACK
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WAISTCOAT - BLACK
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TROUSERS - PINSTRIPE BLACK TO GREY
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BOW TIE - BLACK
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HAT TRILBY - AKUBRA
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OVERCOAT - GREEN
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RATION CARD - HENDERITUS LAMMERT HUIZENGA
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IDENTITY CARD - LAMMECHIENA ZUIDENGA
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WRITING DESK - GORDON DEVEREUX
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KEYS X 2 - WRITING DESK
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PORTRAIT - SARAH JANE BUCKINGHAM (NEE HOLT)
