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Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Digital image, 07.05.1937
This sepia digital image shows the Austin car which was donated to the Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) in !937 by the Rotary Club of Victoria. It was used by the Matron of the MDNS District Division to visit patients weekly. The photograph is taken outside the MDNS Headquarters at 39 Victoria Parade, Collingwood. The photograph appeared along with an article in The Age Friday May 7, 1937. The photograph appeared in the MDNS Annual Report of 1937. On page 8, mention is made of J.D Johnston Esq, President of the Rotary Club of Victoria, presenting the Austin vehicle to MDNS. Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has had various modes of transport over the last 130 plus years. At first, from 1885 as Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), their Trained nurses (Nurses) walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of central Melbourne. As the Society expanded public transport was used, and bicycles were bought by the Society in 1903 and used in inner areas until 1945. During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919, MDNS appealed for assistance to procure Motor vehicles so the Nurses could visit an influx of cases. Through trusts, grants and donations four 'Ford T Model' cars were procured which enabled the Nurses to triple their visits. Through constant use the cars were in such a poor state two were sold in 1922 and the others later. In 1922-23 three Peugeot cars were purchased and a woman Chauffeur, 'Miss Sword', was employed who lived in the Home and was also in charge of the garage. MDNS was expanding and a Motor Auxiliary was formed in 1929 to take the Trained nurses (Sisters) to patients, and some Sisters used their own cars; even a motorcycle was used by one Sister in 1933. All these forms of transport were intermingled and in the early 1950s, and now as Melbourne District Nursing Service, seven Ford Prefect cars were bought followed by twelve Ford Anglia cars 1955. Having received Royal patronage; the now Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) had its own fleet of Holden vehicles by the mid 1960s and the Motor Auxiliary ceased operating in 1971 as by then all staff employed were required to have a driving licence. Seat-belts had been introduced to Victoria in 1959 and District fitted them to their cars from 1962, even though they did not become compulsory until 1970. The Holden vehicles were replaced with grey Holden Torana vehicles. After several years the fleet was changed to white Toyota Corolla vehicles. The Melways Directory of maps was introduced in 1966, which was a boon to the Sisters, though it was a few years before it went beyond Seville, so a large paper map was used by the Sisters visiting patients in the areas passed Seville. By 2009 there were 598 cars in the fleet and the Sisters travelled 9 million 200,000 kilometres – this is equivalent to 12 trips to the moon and back. In the foreground of this sepia photograph is a side-on view of a four door 1937 style small grey car with a nose shaped bonnet, parked on the road beside the kerb with the headlight facing to the right of the photograph.The bonnet joins onto a straight windscreen which adjoins a slightly curved hood running back along the car. This adjoins a back window which joins onto the sloping rear body of the car with a small protruding boot. Windows are seen above the body work of both facing doors and a smaller sloping window above the body work and rear wheel arch. On the drivers door is a Maltese cross and the words "Melbourne District" written above the Maltese cross and "Nursing Society" below it. In front of this door the body work forms a wheel arch and the headlight is attached between this body work and the bonnet. Rubber tyred wheels with solid hub caps are seen below each wheel arch. On the footpath, behind the bonnet of the car, four Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS) Trained nurses (Sisters) are standing. They are wearing dark grey coats over their grey uniforms with white collars, and brimmed grey hats with a Maltese cross on the light coloured headband. The Sister on the right has her left hand gripping the handle on top of her oblong nursing case. A metal spiked fence is behind the Sisters, which runs to the left into one of the two square concrete columns which sit either side of a path. A hedge is behind the fence, and behind this part of a building with three arched windows can be seen. A white plaque is attached to the fence near one of the columns.mdns, melbourne district nursing society, rotary club of victoria, mdns transport, rdns, royal district nursing service, rdns transport -
Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke)
Photograph - Photograph, coloured, c.1985
This white Toyota Corolla is one of the fleet of cars driven by Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) Sisters to visit patients in the community to administer nursing care. 1985 was the centenary of the founding of the Melbourne District Nursing Society; founded in 1885; the Society was given Royal patronage in 1966 and became the Royal District Nursing Service. The Coat of Arms shown on the car was granted by the College of Arms in London in 1970. Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has had various modes of transport over the last 130 plus years. At first, from 1885 as Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), their Trained nurses (Nurses) walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of central Melbourne. As the Society expanded public transport was used, and bicycles were bought by the Society in 1903 and used in inner areas until 1945. During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919, MDNS appealed for assistance to procure Motor vehicles so the Nurses could visit an influx of cases. Through trusts, grants and donations four 'Ford T Model' cars were procured which enabled the Nurses to triple their visits. Through constant use the cars were in such a poor state two were sold in 1922 and the others later. In 1922-23 three Peugeot cars were purchased and a woman Chauffeur, 'Miss Sword', was employed who lived in the Home and was also in charge of the garage. MDNS was expanding and a Motor Auxiliary was formed in 1929 to take the Trained nurses (Sisters) to patients, and some Sisters used their own cars; even a motorcycle was used by one Sister in 1933. All these forms of transport were intermingled and in the early 1950s, and now as Melbourne District Nursing Service, seven Ford Prefect cars were bought followed by twelve Ford Anglia cars 1955. Having received Royal patronage; the now Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) had its own fleet of Holden vehicles by the mid 1960s and the Motor Auxiliary ceased operating in 1971 as by then all staff employed were required to have a driving licence. Seat-belts had been introduced to Victoria in 1959 and District fitted them to their cars from 1962, even though they did not become compulsory until 1970. The Holden vehicles were replaced with grey Holden Torana vehicles. After several years the fleet was changed to white Toyota Corolla vehicles. The Melways Directory of maps was introduced in 1966, which was a boon to the Sisters, though it was a few years before it went beyond Seville, so a large paper map was used by the Sisters visiting patients in the areas passed Seville. By 2009 there were 598 cars in the fleet and the Sisters travelled 9 million 200,000 kilometres – this is equivalent to 12 trips to the moon and back. Coloured photograph of the side on view of a Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS).white Toyota Corolla sedan displaying the RDNS Coat of Arms on the upper centre of the front door. The car is the same width all over and the flat bonnet joins to a sloping large front windscreen. on the side, at the level of the windscreen are two windows, above the metal body work of both doors. The roof runs from the top of the windscreen to the rear of the vehicle where it joins with a short back window which sits above a short boot. Part of the front grill and headlights either side of it are seen, and a bumper bar below this. A black tyred wheel with solid hub cap is seen under a wheel arch in the body work, at the front and rear of the vehicle.melbourne district nursing society, mdns, royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns crest, rdns transport -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Baby's Pram - Wicker
Prams were very common as few families had cars in the 1940s to transport children. Prams were used so that babies could sleep outdoors and be moved within walking distance.Original vintage cyclops 1940s pram. This pram is typical of the prams used in the Kiewa Valley during the 1940s and into the 1950s when Mt Beauty township was built and included many families with young children.Painted beige cane and steel pram with 4 spoked wheels and rubber tyres supported by steel springs. Cream colour. Lined with vinyl (perhaps). Cane decoration on each side.Decorative cane pattern on each sidewicker, pram, cyclops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", 1920's and 1930's
Form - duplicated - "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", giving a summary of work undertaken by Preston Workshops. Has space for the Electrical Shop, Air shop, Body Shop, Truck shop, and Paint shop. Form used to advise that works car 19 had a loose tyre 2C, advised by South Melbourne Depot 3-12-1970. Tram 19W. Electrical shop cleaned and checked both controllers with dates of test, air shop - air and sand ok, and truck shop put notes in as well, not sure what they mean, though the axle is 33" by Thomson's & Co and it was fitted with GE 241 motors. Noted it was test run 21-12-70. Item was located within Reg Item 3912.trams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, tramcar trucks, axles, wheels, maintenance, advertising trams, tram 19, tram 19w -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White mounted - Geelong Tram 22 in an accident - 1927, 9-2-1927
Shows an accident between a Pengelly tram and an AEC solid tyre truck, possibly carrying sacks of coal. Reg Item 8321 shows an accident damaged tram of the same type - tram 22Provides information on the consequences of an accident between a larger heavy truck and a Pengelly tram on 9-2-1927.Mounted Black and White photograph mounted on a grey cardboard, embossed with lines and a decorative pattern of a Geelong Pengelly type tram in collision with an AEC solid tyre truck carrying bagged materials, possibly coal. Has a photographic studio stamp in the bottom right hand corner "C. V. El??". 2nd copy held - on a black plastic copy format.In pencil written under the print "9-2-27 Wed 4.10pm c/o Yarra & Ryrie Sts car going east".geelong, accidents, tram 22, ryrie st, aec trucks, tramways, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Engineering Standards, The Engineering Standards Committee, "British Standard - Tramway Rails and Fish Plates - Standard Sections and Specification - July 1903", 6/05/2006 12:00:00 AM
... and a drawing of the BS tyre profile for tram car wheels and how... and a drawing of the BS tyre profile for tram car wheels and how ...Book - 10 pages + 13 drawings sheets of rail cross sections contained within separate printed covers (colour fleck), titled "British Standard - Tramway Rails and Fish Plates - Standard Sections and Specification - July 1903". Side stapled and then bound with a green tape on left hand side. Gives details of the standards of the materials, rolling, payment, conformity, testing, marking holes for both rails and fishplates. Drawings for 13 different weight rails, straight and curves, 90lb/yard to 116 and a drawing of the BS tyre profile for tram car wheels and how it interfaces with a rail. On rear cover, both sides gives a list of standards and foreign translations up to March 1919.On top of first sheet in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No 8."trams, tramways, british standards, standards, rails, fishplates -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - FJ Holden
The FJ came along after five years of producing the 48-215 (FX) and was basically the same car with a few minor alterations to the body. Minor alterations introduced that year. The vertical grille was replaced by an elegant finned and detailed version, and the new chrome cone shaped hubcaps looked the part. There were new bright metal body decorations, 5.90 x 15 tyres, new bumpers and wonderful new chrome fins placed on the rear mudguards. And at last the Holden could be seriously optioned. For example, the 'Special' featured armrests, deluxe leather seat trim, front door courtesy switches, chrome instrument surrounds, black knobs with chrome inserts, dash facia grille extending to the glovebox, rear passenger assist straps, window winders, a cigarette lighter and (for the first time) came in a two-tone finish. The first Holden to be exported to New Zealand, 327 were shipped.Has two tone grey finish , four door sedan, tail fin mounted reflectors on each rear mud guard.Holden specialvehicle, holden, 1953, car -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Block Mounted Photograph - set of 2, 1936
Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the body after sale of ESCo 21, Sebastopol type car at Redan in 1936. the body is sitting on a set of rubber tyred jinker wheels. Indicates how the body was sold at the time by the SEC and then loaded onto a vehicle for transport. For rear of photograph - see image i2. For high res scan of original print see image btm5136i3 and for hi res scan of original negative (N733) see btm5136i4. .1 - Copy print by Dave Macartney added 15/10/2019. .2 - Negative 723 - similar image to above, taken from a slightly different view. See image btm5136i5.On the rear has "Taylors Super Snaps Ballarat" stamp on rear.trams, tramways, sebastopol type, esco, disposal, sale of trams, tram 21 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 7, Keith Caldwell, 17/06/1971 12:00:00 AM
Set of seven Agfa colour slide, blue and white plastic mount, photo by Keith Caldwell of a track deviation during the construction of the Alexandria Avenue underpass at the north end of St Kilda Road. Shows the deviation, temporary track ("on the fly), overhead works and after the bridge has been completed, the permanent track brought into use.. All have the Arts Centre in the background. Slides 1 to 4 - 17/6/1971, 5 to 7 - 20/6/1971, after the change over from the temporary track to the permanent track. .1 - W6 919 outbound, East Malvern Route 3 - has a large gantry beam in the background and an advertisement for briquettes and Norton Bear tape. In the background is the National Gallery of Victoria building. .2 - W2 819 outbound, route 8 Toorak, with Shrine of Remembrance in the background. .3 - W2 389 ditto for Glen Iris, Route 6 .4 - W2 349 outbound for East Brighton, route 64 and inbound W2 633, city, route 67. .5 - SW6 854 inbound using the new track on the bridge, but temporary track remains in front of the tram. Overhead crews at work. W5 768 following. Both trams are travelling on the wrong line or "bang road" Tram have a Stillwell Ford and Ferris Car radio adverts. .6 - SW6 905 inbound, route 67. Also running wrong line. In the background is a rail mounted overhead trolley tower and Bedford truck MZR129. .7 - SW6 845 in bound route 8 followed by SW6 854, route 72. Both trams are running on the wrong line. An excavator in the background is working on removing the deviation track. 845 has various adverts including one for Uniroyal Tyres..1 has in pencil "17.6.71" and "Alex Av Opass constrn" and .7 "20.6.71"trams, tramways, st kilda rd, temporary track, trackwork, overhead, alexandra ave, princes bridge, bridges, route 3, route 67, route 64, route 8, route 6, route 72, w6 class, w2 class, tram 919, tram 905, tram 819, tram 389, tram 349, tram 633, tram 854, tram 768, tram 845, tram 854 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mock air crash Stawell Aerodrome c1968 -- 2 Photos
Two B/W photographs. One with fire truck with Tyres used to create smoke. Students from STS were involved as victims. Second photograph shows vehicles and people at the scene. Two ambulances two cars and one truck c 1968 -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Bonfire, Beckett Park, Balwyn (Surrey Hills), c1937/8, 1937
"The bonfire at Beckett Park was the culmination of the EMPIRE DAY/CELEBRATIONS in Surrey Hills in 1935 and 1936. In 1937 vandals lit the fire prematurely but residents hastily rebuilt it - about / 100 tons including old tyres. A volunteer fire-watcher had his caravan close by until lights-up time on Saturday night. / Courtesy Ian Barkla. / see 180 (handwritten on backing board)." / "BONFIRE BUILDING at BECKETT PARK/EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN 1930s/ The celebrations were centred on the/ shopping centres in Surrey Hills and/Mont Albert to boost local business (and/ the spirits of residents) after the Depression./ - from a glass negative - Mr Ian Barkla."Image depicting the building of a large bonfire made primarily from rubber tyres, supported by a wooden frame c1937/8. There is a significant crowd of people watching the erection of the pyre from ground level. Several members of the crowd are seated or holding bicycles. There are multiple persons situated on the pyre or on a ladder propped up against the mound of tyres. The area containing the pyre has been fenced off with rope (?). A white coloured caravan in situated to the right (facing) of the bonfire in close proximity to a dark coloured car. Two stone towers and a park bench are also visible in the image.Black and white, W 25.3 cm x H 20.3 cm, landscapeparks and reserves, beckett park, balwyn, bicycles, crowds, empire day, depression 1929-1939, economic depression, frank leslie barkla, bonfires -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2, 1952", 1952
Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Also includes notes on tramway statistics, employee's duties, one man operation, track drains, interchange of ideas and experiences and discussions of a general nature and notes on scrapping trams in badly damaged condition. Each item where relevant looks back at the actions from the previous conference. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 53 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned with a folding clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors, one man trams, scrapped trams, employees, rules -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", 1951
Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Opening note on page 2 - that the discussions should be based on the SEC operating the tramways indefinitely. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 26 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned (was stapled poorly) in the left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: ACCOUNT CRANE AND SON
... & Son Jewett by Paige Nobby Tread Tyres Hire Cars Account form ...Account form from Crane & Son, 54 High Street. Crane & Son printed at the top of the page with Paige in a diamond shape with rays from the printing to the edge on the left and Jewett A thrifty Six built by Paige on the right. Printed in black and grey with red cash lines.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, crane & son, jewett by paige, nobby tread tyres, hire cars -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: ACCOUNT - COCK'S MOTOR
... Motor Service Leggo's Paige Jewett Cars 'Nobby Tread' Tyres Hire ...Four copies of account pages from Cock's Motor Service, High St, Bendigo (opposite Leggo's). Name printed in dark blue with a picture of a car with four people in it. To the left of the car is an advertisement for the latest 6 cylinder -Touring car available for Hire. Weddings a Speciality. Cash lines printed in light blue. Date line ends 192-.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, cocks motor service, leggo's, paige jewett cars, 'nobby tread' tyres, hire cars -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - TOWN HALL, BENDIGO
black and white photo: image shows Town hall, Bendigo, taken looking southward along Hargreaves Street, approx. 1920's ? Car in centre of image is open top, white wall tyres. Structure on LH side of photo has verandah and appears to be 'open' type of building underneath roofline, Bendigo Market place.To the right of the Town Hall is the north end of a market building, which stood where the Bendigo Library now stands. On rear of card ' printed in Great Britain, The Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd., Melbourne.'Valentine & Sonsbendigo, buildings, town hall, bendigo, bendigo, town hall, hargreaves street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - VIEW POINT, BENDIGO
black and white photo: View Point, Bendigo. Alexandra Fountain on Rh side, View Street , Armstrong Tyre Service, Australian Mutual Provident Society, Colonial Mutual Life Building, Greyhound Racing buildings in streetscape. Cars parked along kerb. ? Late 1930's early 1940's. On bottom of photo: View Point, Bendigo. No. 14. On back ' Valentine's Post Card, sending you greetings, for address only.Valentine's Post Cardplace, streetscape, view point, view point, alexandra fountain, view street, armstrong tyre service -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GUINEY COLLECTION: INVITATION TO W. COWLING, FORD DEALERS EVENT
. Envelope containing letter and invitation to W. Cowling Motor Branch to inspect 'The Two New Ford V-8 Cars for 1938' On rear: 'It will pay you to enquire from us about motor tyres, up to date workshop, first class mechanics, complete overhauls to every make of car and tractor. b. Letter of invitation addressed to K. Guiney Esq, Sternberg St., Bendigo, discusses the De Luxe Series and the Business Series, in three body types. c. Yellow invitation card to inspect the new Ford cars. Envelope has Ford logo top LH side, and W. Cowling, Bendigo District Authorised Ford Dealers printed. Stamp is Australia 2d, stamped Bendigo 11 am 6 Apr, 1938, Vic.bendigo, business, w. cowling ford dealers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: CHRAING CROSS 1962
Black and white photograph of Four(4) trams lead by 2 'Birney' cars, in view street about to enter Charing Cross. Holden car to right of front tram. Armstrong Tyre Service to left side. Caltex sign (freestanding). Goodyear sign on front of building. Reverse: Stamped in purple ink K. S. Kings No. N(y)(14) (handwritten in blue ink). Copyright reserved. Paper brand name 'Ilford' stamped in black in numerous places at and angle across the bak. Written in Blue ink, Bendigo A.R.H.S. convoy 'B' - 28, 30, 21, 7, 19, Charing Cross 20/10/1962.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - J.D KERR CYCLE & SPORTS SPECIALIST, ~1920
Black and white photo on brown card of 5 males and 1 female figures in front of Queens Corner. Tourer car on left and motor bike, 'Cricket, Tennis, Golf, Barnet Glass Tyres. J.D.Kerr Cycle & Sports Specialist, Petrol Bowser to left of photograph. Inscription: In Image on Building 'Queens Corner/…All Cricket, Tennis, Golf, Barnet Glass Tyres, Football, Cricket, Tennis'. 'J.D.Kerr / Cycle & Sports Specialist', 'Kerr Cycles'. Number Plate on Motor Cycle '17211'. See Research field for further information.organization, business, j.d.kerr cycle & sports specialist, kerr, james david.