I spoke with my 86 year old uncle today, Charlie Boase , now living in Albury.. They came off a farm in southern New South Wales...Derrain Derain) . Hot and dry during the summer. The wheat and chaff farm was soldcirca 1954. They had no phone, no electricity and no tractors. All plowing and sowing was done with draught horse team. My grand father past away in 1972 . He loved to sing. One song was...Cheers Boys Cheers which my mum and uncle remember. My mum has a great memory and can quote many poem, songs and Shakespeare from her school days . A one class room bush school 1942.
I spoke with Charlie todat 26th Dec 2015. He said many farms had the old style mangles with two rollers one on top of the other the sweeze the water from the washing. Boiled in a copper. Even in the 1940's these mangles were lying outside no longer used. Some had like a leaf spring arrangement on top of the top roller and a thread and handle to screw down the top roller. Other types had a box on top which was loade with stones which put the weight on the top roller.

The mangle at battery Point Musemum, Tasmania from what I recall was a round tub, a bit like a grape press.