A BEREAVED CITY, BENDIGO 1914 - EXPLOSION AT GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE. 66 pages with photos.John Kellygold mining, miners' safety cage, great extended hustler's accident, bendigo, gold mining, mining accidents, great extended hustler's mine

A set of three Photograph depict a Helicopter catching fire whilst refuelling and a subsequent ammunition explosion.photograph, framed collage, helicopter, sgt a h young

“Between the devil and the deep blue sea!” is a special work to me for different reasons. It was my first experience ever working with textile, and it was my first major artwork that I made and exhibited in Australia. I moved to Australia in 2011 and lived in Perth for 5 years before I moved to Melbourne in 2016. I didn’t have a chance to make many artworks when I was living in Perth and it was mainly because I needed to work full time in order to afford the living costs. Melbourne was totally different though. I moved to Melbourne after I was awarded Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) to study my PhD at RMIT University. This was a fantastic opportunity for me, not only because it helped me financially, but also because it gave me the opportunity to develop my practice and research experience. Being new in Australia and Melbourne though, I needed to familiarise myself with the art community in Australia and find ways that I can introduce myself and present my art. I knew that exhibiting in Australia will be challenging and I thought I can start with looking for opportunities like group shows and awards. The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award was the very first one that I applied for and it was definitely a great starting point for me. It gave me the confidence to look for other opportunities and that my decision for working with the material and methods that I had no previous working experience with, was a right one. Between the devil and the deep blue sea! is about a dilemma. A dilemma where on one side there is all the memories of the past, home, family, and friends. Everything that was once a life and now is only a memory. There is the threat of death, terrorism and violence and there is no hope for a better future. On the other side, there is a better chance for staying alive, but there is nothing clear about the future. Where you go and what you will be called; A terrorist? Or someone that is there to take the jobs and money!? We are watching the news and seeing tragic accidents happening all over the world every day, but what makes us indifferent to the suffering of others was something that I became interested to learn more about it. From the beginning of my project, I was interested in discovering more about the notion of indifference and that came from my own position as an observer. I am an Iranian living in Australia. On the one hand, I am observing wars and conflicts in the Middle-East from a distance and on the other hand, from not much a distance! I am living in Australia with a great distance from the Middle-East in terms of the geographical distance and the differences in socio-political situations. On the other hand, and despite Iran’s current safe situation, there is no guarantee for a stable peace in the future. Being not here nor there, I am an observer who won’t be in peace in peaceful Australia, and can’t feel the depth of the pain for people living in war-torn countries such as Syria and Iraq. The indifference phenomena can be studied from different disciplines, however, there can not be a simple and unique explanation for its cause. Regardless of different explanations for the causes of the indifference, what I am most interested in is to explore the ways I can show the “indifference” itself. For this, I seek to focus on my simple interpretation of the phenomena, which in my mind is “seeing tragedy, not tragic.” In other words, whether the indifference is caused by information overload, or distance from the sufferer for example, people don’t feel the pain and can’t understand the conditions others in pain are experiencing. Based on this explanation, the focus of my artworks is to depict and highlight the contradiction between the pain and the indifference. In my art practice, I often use colourful and attractive materials in combination with a visual language that reference to the aftermath of tragic events of wars, to provide a symbolic representation of indifference in the form of an artwork. This is my artistic approach in explaining the notion of “indifference”, that can illustrate my ideas around “seeing tragedy, not tragic”. to give voice to my own concerns and position as an Iranian artist, I am interested in utilising visual elements from traditional arts of Persia and the Middle-East. In selecting rugs and fabrics that I use in my artworks, the weaving quality is not my concern. Moving beyond this, I am looking for features which express and underpin concepts such as antiquity, resistance, simplicity, and peace which sit in stark contrast to the terrorising and militant image of Middle Eastern people portrayed by the mainstream media. Nowruz (Persian New Year) 21 March marks the Persian New Year and the first day of spring in Iranian calendar. It’s the time of the year when all Iranians and many other Farsi speaking nationalities (Afghans, Tajiks, etc.) celebrate together. My wife and I are planning a trip to Iran for the new year holidays and it would be our first time to celebrate the new year with family and friends in Iran since 2011. It is believed that Nowruz has a long history of around 3,000 years and is rooted in Zoroastrianism, an ancient Persian religion that predates both Christianity and Islam. Every year Iranians celebrate this very special event at different times and it’s because the exact time of the new year depends on the exact calculation of when the length of the day and the night are equal. There are many things about the Persian new year to be excited about and sitting around the Haft-Seen table (7sin) with family is with no doubt the most exciting one. Haft-Seen is a set of seven symbolic elements beginning with ‘S’ in Farsi that Iranians arrange them together to decorate a table that family sit around and celebrate the beginning of the new year. The most common items found in Haft-seen decoration are: Sabzeh: Wheat, barley, mung bean or lentil sprouts growing in a dish, Samanu: Sweet pudding made from wheat germ, Senjed: Dried Persian olive. Seer: Garlic Seeb: Apple Somāq: Sumac Serkeh: Vinegar Sekkeh: Coin that symbolise health, wealth, abundance, etc.Wangaratta Art Gallery Collection, Acquired with the assistance of Robert Salzer Foundation.A used Persian Rug that has had a motif of two heads and an explosion hand-stitched onto it.mohsen meysami, textile, rug

Photocopy of photos from newspaper (unknown source) of the Unity and Carlisle Company Battery explosion. Photos of J . Jewell, M.A. Harkness, R. Irving, Mr. Lohmann, Mr. T Tozer, Mr. F. Brenton, Mr. F Steer and the scene of the explosion.bendigo, mining, unity and carlisle company battery

Letter, written in German, dated Sept 1877 referring to D. Mackelmann, who was injured in an explosion of gunpowder.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, d mackelmann, weibger, h schott

Black and white photo by W. Swift, showing aftermath of the 1920 Gasworks explosion. Crowds in Pickles Street.utilities - gas, built environment - industrial, gasworks, william swift, disaster - explosion

Explosion tubes - metal, 3 large and 2 small, height 19-38.5, 2.5-8 diam

A coloured photograph taken at 1st Field Hospital, Surgeon Ed Carr conducts a laporotomy on a mine explosion patient assisted by Wg Audio, CDr Alan Beech and medic Cpl Peter Whittle. The pressure wave from the mine explosion causes multiple perforations of the gut.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, surgeon ed carr, wg audio, cdr alan beech, cpl peter whittle, gibbons collection catalogue

A coloured photograph at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, Surgeon Ed Carr conducts a laporotomy on a mine explosion patient assisted by Wg Audio, CDr Alan Beech and medic Cpl Peter Whittle. The pressure wave from the mine explosion causes multiple perforations of the gut.A coloured photograph at the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, Surgeon Ed Carr conducts a laporotomy on a mine explosion patient assisted by Wg Audio, CDr Alan Beech and medic Cpl Peter Whittle. The pressure wave from the mine explosion causes multiple perforations of the gut.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, surgeon ed carr, wg audio, cdr alan beech, cpl peter whittle, gibbons collection catalogue, surgeons, denis gibbons, vung tau, medics

This explosion at the George River was the start of work on the Great Ocean Road. The charge was detonated by the Premier of Victoria, HSW Lawson on Friday, 17 September, 1919exlosion, st george river, h.s.w. lawsom, premier, great ocean road

On May 2nd 1914, 7 miners were killed in a dynamite explosion in the Great Extended Hustler's Gold Mine. It was Bendigo's worst mining disaster and although an inquest found it was an accident, no cause for the explosion was found.Advertising flyer for an event held on May 3-4 2014, to mark the centenary of the mine disaster that killed 7 minersat the Great Extended Hustlers mine. Other activities included a Specimen Cottage exhibit; guided walks around the Hustlers Reef Reserve; displays on site and talks by various speakers on the mine disaster and mining technology. Event was organised by the Bendigo Historical Society in conjunction with the Hustlers Reserve committee.

Product of locomotive firebox company - glossy printed brochure Circ 1931. Title 'Syphon Safety from boiler explosions caused by low water' advert for the Thermatic Syphon.document, memo, railway, (x ref 1325.39) locomotive firebox company / thermatic syphon

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, newspaper cuttings about an explosion at The Bendigo Base Hospital in 1934.Copy of Argus article (Melbourne, Vic 1848-1957) Thursday 25 June 1936.business, retail, w d mason

Cloth patch with embroidery of UK and Australian flags and yellow emu. Centre of badge has background of a blue sky and yellow sand with an 'atomic' explosion in red with a white 'mushroom' cloud above it.Embroidery in gold around the badge is "AUTOMIC EX-SERVICEMAN'S ASSN."

One typed and one handwritten copy of articles from the Bendigo Advertiser. Items mentioned are a man killed in an explosion at the mine, yields of gold at various depths, ventilation at the mine and a new discovery.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on victoria quartz, victoria quartz mine explosion, bendigo advertiser 11/7/1905, lansell's 180 tribute, bendigo advertiser mining intelligence 3/8/1908, crushings - bendigo advertiser17/8/1908, ventilation at the victoria quartz - bendigo advertiser 17/9/1908, victoria quartz - a reef at 4504 feet - bendigo advertiser mining intelligence 29/8/1908

This was not a promotional poster, it was printed for a bit of humour. Bought home from Vietnam by Geoff Murray, refer 638P for his service history.Poster. Vietnam. Poster printed during the Vietnam ear, colour showing a jet a top, Vietnam centre and a cartoon showing a soldeir on the move with explosions around him. The frame is wood, stained brown."Fly Far Far Eastern Airline - this vacation visit beautiful Vietnam"documents - posters / travel, frames, vietnam

Timber framed colour photo of children with Peter 'Jack' Trease at the village of Dat Do in 1970. One child has lost half a hand in a mine explosion, just been repaired by an Aussie Digger.70-253 VN on sticker 3796546 Pte. Peter John Trease on front.peter 'jack' trease, 2 rar, photograph

Hard cover with illustraltion of two ships under attack by Japanese Aircraft. There are large explosions behind each ship. rear cover has picture of "watch and Ward" magazine cover." 170 PP including photosbooks, medical, military history

Letter, written in German dated 9 September 1877 in reference to Detlef Moeckalmann, who was blinded by an explosion of gunpowder. The letter has a red seal and also a stamped mark:- Konigl? Kirchspielvog?ei zu Kellinghusen.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, detlef moeckalmann

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of a Huey Gunship from the 1st Platoon 334th Armed Helicopter with its windscreen sprayed with mud from the explosion after firing two rockets into a VietCong sampan, loaded with explosives and ammunition attempting to enter South Vietnam down the Mekong River from Cambodia. The sampan was blown to pieces with all on board being killed and the force of the explosion pushing the nose of the helicopter upwards. nearly turning the aircraft over. The pilot had to fight the controls to regain a normal flying attitude.photograph, 1st platoon, 334th armed helicopter coy, huey helicopter, the playboys, mekong river, cambodia, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, vietcong, sanpan

A dark brown wood look plaque with a circular disc of a jet. Above the jet reads Avalon 2013, under the jet reads the power of flight. Writing around the disc Australian International Airshow and aerospace & Defence Explosion.Presented in appreciation to National Vietnam Veterans Museumshield, australian international air show

A framed print of a hand coloured photo detailing open warfare in Peronne during WW1. Image shows frontline soldiers witnessing an explosion in the distance. Mat board is inscribed with the words "OPEN WARFARE BEYOND PERONNE. SEPT 1918""Cotarts Studios Melbourne" inscribed on the right corner of the print. open warfare beyond peronne, 1918, september 1918, ww1, explosion, peronne

This hotel was located in Chute Street Diamond Creek. The site was from the C.F.A. station east to the corner. In 1925 this hotel was burnt down at 11.00 am on a week day and the street was closed by police because the lighting system used petrol gas and an explosion was feared. Fortunately there was no explosion. This photo shows the gutted structure after the fire. Yarra Plenty Regional Library https://yprl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/485980027_royal_mail_hotel,_diamond_creekBlack and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmchute street, diamond creek, fire damage - buildings, royal mail hotel