Sepia photograph of Graham Street footbridge over the Lagoon in 1870s, showing Gasworks across Lagoon - taken from a badly damaged Nettleton original (#187) in our collection and digitally retouchedsandridge lagoon, gasworks, built environment - industrial, natural environment, engineering - bridges, charles nettleton

Although undated, the plan is probably from 1880-81. The plan is signed by Charles CLAY, Fred WILLIAMS and Witney Henry BATES. Charles CLAY was the Borough Surveyor from 1860 to 1884. Fred WILLIAMS was a Councillor 1875 to 1886 and served as Mayor, 1880-81. It is not known who Witney Henry BATES was. A note in pencil, probably added later, indicates the fence was between Graham and Bridge Streets.Undated Borough of Sandridge hand-drawn plan for a proposed picket fence at Station Place Reserve.'between Graham and Bridge Streets' handwritten in pencil below and to the right of the main title.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering - fences, charles clay, witney henry bates, frederick williams

Photographed Jan/Feb 2011 by Jack BOLTFrom a series of colour photos taken by Jack Bolt in January/February 2011 .01 - Hibernian Hotel 30.01.2011 after the second fire on 28 November 2010 .02 to .09 - Eight photos of route109 tram tracks being replaced between 29.01.2011 to 2.02.2011 (Graham St stop) .10 - view from upper floor of Woodruff Terrace .11 - air shaft Farrer & Ross Sts. Latter two photos are of work on the Melbourne Main Sewer, Ross and Bridge Streetstransport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, fire and fire services, hibernian hotel, jack bolt, business and traders - hotels

Print of a digital report - 13 A4 pages titled "Do Trackless Trams need stronger roads? - the "weight" of evidence", by James Reynolds. David Pham and Graham Currie of the Department of Civil Engineering of Monash University, dated Dec. 2021. Looks at the road pavement impacts of large heavy electric buses (known as Trackless Trams" and concludes that stronger road pavements would be need for them to operate on. Includes tables, photos of rutting in the Zhuzhou China example,trams, tramways, buses, trackless trams, monash university

The ocean Steamtug "Racer" was built in 1886 in Sunderland by "Boolds, Sharer and Company" for the "Queenstown Tug and Shipping Company". It is mentioned in several newspapers that soon afterwards it sank in Queenstown Harbour, Ireland and remained submerged for six months before being raised. It was a steel screw boat with a sluice keel, was 185 tons and 420 feet long. It was purchased around 1889 by the "Melbourne Coal, Shipping and Engineering Company Ltd" as it had sufficient power to work with the huge iron clippers that the company were dealing with. It survived several dangerous incidents on its voyage out to Melbourne. On May 28th in the middle of the night in a heavy gale, the tug was swamped by heavy seas and then several hours later was almost run down by a very large ship (the clipper Loch Vennachar) in full sail. The "Racer" (later owned by the "Melbourne Steamship Company") became one of the fastest and best-known tugs in the Port of Melbourne - working in the port until 1935. The "Racer" was involved in many rescues and dangerous incidents during its 45 years including the attempted rescue of the "Craigburn" near Cape Schanck, the rescue of the "Edina" from a reef near Williamstown and the rescue of the "Netherby" from heavy seas near Inverloch. In March 1930 she was caught by a strong wind when turning in the Yarra River and crashed into the Spencer Street Bridge - resulting in some damage to the scaffolding on the bridge and slight damage to the tug. In 1906 the "Racer" created a record for the fastest tow when it towed the 900-ton barque "Elizabeth Graham" from Sydney to Melbourne in 73 hours. In 1934 it was withdrawn from commission with plans for it to be broken up for scrap metal but was bought by a Melbourne businessman to be converted into a three masted schooner trading between Tasmania and Melbourne. George (Joe) Cunningham was born in 1892 in Geelong. His father, Alexander Cunningham was a ship builder and carpenter. George worked on oceangoing ships as a young man but after his marriage, had a twenty-six year career on Tugboats. He worked as a deckhand on the "Racer" and then worked his way up as a mate and then master on the "Maitland" and "Tooronga". Later he was in charge of two larger boats - the "Alvina" and "Helen Moore" and was engaged in salvaging the Union Steamship vessel "Karkariki" near Gellibrand Pile Light at the entrance to Hobsons Bay. George Cunningham died in 1978. This photograph was one of ten photographs donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village by Fred Trewartha. Frederick John Fox Trewartha (Fred) was a well-known Warrnambool businessman. He was born in Beeac near Geelong in 1920 and came to Warrnambool with his family as a very young child. He was apprenticed to his father John, as a saddler and later opened his own shop on Raglan Parade. He then moved into working with tarpaulins and canvases for the trucking industry. Fred was keenly interested in photography (and was a member of the Warrnambool Cine Club), yachting and boat building. He kept his yacht moored at Port Fairy for many years and participated in sailing events locally and interstate. He also built boats with his sons. He had the opportunity to meet many older sailors and it's thought this photo (and others in the set) may have been given to him by one of these men. Fred Trewartha died in 2016 in Warrnambool.This item is significant as a reminder of the important role tugboats and their crews played in the maritime history of Melbourne and the surrounding seas. This is a close-up view of a tugboat showing a man leaning against the upper deck. Two lifebuoys (with the words S. S. Racer Melbourne) are attached to the side of the deck and a funnel and an airvent are in the background. A handwritten note in pencil saying "Geo Cunningham on board Racer "is on the back of the photograph.Back - "Geo Cunningham on board Racer" Front (on lifebuoys) - S. S. RACER MELBOURNEflagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, tugboats, steamtug boats, racer, george cunningham, port of melbourne, melbourne steamship company, rescues, craigburn, steamtug, edina, elizabeth graham, netherby, yarra river, ships, historic maritime photographs, boolds sharer and company, queenstown tug and shipping company, melbourne coal shipping and engineering company limited