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Dunstan

The Dunstan Collection consists of equipment and archives relating to the operation of the Federal Bakery in Howlong from 1914 to the 1970s. It contains over 200 items, including a bakery cart (currently on display in Crossing Place), flour bags and bakery equipment such as cake tins, pie moulds, cutters, rolling pins, a bun prover, and mixing bowls.

The Dunstan Collection consists of equipment and archives relating to the operation of the Federal Bakery in Howlong from 1914 to the 1970s.  It contains over 200 items, including a bakery cart (currently on display in Crossing Place), flour bags and bakery equipment such as cake tins, pie moulds, cutters, rolling pins, a bun prover, and mixing bowls.

Established around 1900 and named the Federal Bakery in support of Federation in Australia, the bakery delivered bread around the Howlong area as well as the mail run to Burrumbuttock.

James “Jim” Dunstan took over the running of the Federal Bakery in 1914 and stayed on until 1940 when his son John Clifford “Cliff” Dunstan took over.  Cliff remained there until its closure in the 1970s.  As a young man Cliff had been sent to Albury to complete his apprenticeship as a baker. His specialty was Christmas cakes and he was referred to as the best cake maker in the district.

The collection represents the commercial operations of a business and the nature of food consumption in rural Australian communities over a 60 year period. The collection is also significant for its strong provenance and associated information about the family managed business and its operations.

Lil Dunstan in front of the Federal Bakery with the Bakery's Holden panel van behind, 1955. ARM 14.075
Lil Dunstan in front of the Federal Bakery with the Bakery's Holden panel van behind, 1955. ARM 14.075
Six tiered, elaborately decorated cake celebrating Albury's centennary and the Hume and Hovell celebrations, 1924. ARM 84.015
Six tiered, elaborately decorated cake celebrating Albury's centennary and the Hume and Hovell celebrations, 1924. ARM 84.015
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Double pronged bag hook, used at the Federal Bakery in Howlong for moving flour bags from the storeroom into the bakery. ARM 90.070
Two wheel horse drawn bakers cart from the Federal Bakery, Howlong. Drawn by a single horse the wooden cart has a storage area for holding bread that was delivered within and around Howlong, 1910. ARM 90.077
Two wheel horse drawn bakers cart from the Federal Bakery, Howlong. Drawn by a single horse the wooden cart has a storage area for holding bread that was delivered within and around Howlong, 1910. ARM 90.077
Heavy calico flour bag, 1970. ARM 90.083
Heavy calico flour bag, 1970. ARM 90.083
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AlburyCity acknowledges the Wiradjuri people as the traditional custodians of the land in which we live and work and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future for they hold the memories, culture, tradition and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that contribute to our community.