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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, Beechworth Candid Photos, Unknown c1869-1940
The Powder Magazine was built in 1859 by T Dawson and Company for fifteen hundred pounds and was restored in 1966 by the National Trust. The building was constructed to store black-powder used by miners on the goldfields for blasting for mining and quarrying as legally, miners had to leave bulk gunpowder the Powder Magazine overnight. Due to the passing of an 1857 act regulating the importation, transportation and importation of black powder, several Powder Magazines like the Beechworth Powder Magazine were constructed. The Magazine Powder is uniquely designed to ensure that in the chance of an explosion, the explosion is minimalized by travelling vertically rather than horizontally. The Powder Magazine was constructed using granite, slate roofing and a high stone wall and includes several safety features including wooden nails, lightning rod and a solid outer wall. This photograph is historically significant as it documents the development of laws related to mining, the actions taken to ensure the safety of those nearby potentially dangerous equipment and the architectural skills to design a storage facility to minimize damage caused by a potential explosion. A sepia toned rectangular photograph printed on matte paper.Reverse: Beechworth Candid Photos/ Phone 281570/ 5 Finch Street 3747/historic building, beechworth historic building, powder magazine, beechworth -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, 1999
... Range. Campbell's Property Lot 14. Bullocky Mary Rd. quarry... 14. Bullocky Mary Rd. quarry site Granite. Nr Cox's Fence ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse Bullocky Mary's House (Mary Honan) 1. Black Range. Campbell's Property Lot 14. Bullocky Mary Rd. quarry site Granite. Nr Cox's Fence. Don Rickard May 1999stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, May 1999
... On Reverse 4 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lindsay... quarry sites - Granite Lindsay? Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse 4 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lindsay? Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky Mary Rd. Don Rickard - May 1999stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, May 1999
... On Reverse 3 Black range quarry sites - Granite Cox's... quarry sites - Granite Cox's Property Lot 13 Bullocky Mary Rd ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse 3 Black range quarry sites - Granite Cox's Property Lot 13 Bullocky Mary Rd. Don Rickard - May 1999stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, May 1999
... On Reverse 2 Black range quarry sites - Granite Cox's... quarry sites - Granite Cox's Property Lot 13 Bullocky Mary Rd ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse 2 Black range quarry sites - Granite Cox's Property Lot 13 Bullocky Mary Rd. Don Rickard - May 1999stawell -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter, Letter from Mrs Ethel Cleeland re Island history 1968, 15/7/1968
... cape woolamai granite quarry... granite quarry maritime safety Navigation Light Mr Finn stonemason ...She was Ethel Hartley who married John Blake Cleeland and died in 1984.The 1968 "back to" was to commemorate 100 years of settlement on the Island.HistoricalHandwritten 5 page letter to Mr Harris, secretary of PIDHS, re places of interest in Newhaven area and their history. Dated 15/7/1968 and written at Woolamai House, Newhaven. This was for the Back to Phillip Island in 1968.newhaven, mrs ethel cleeland, back to phillip island 1968, cape woolamai granite quarry, maritime safety, navigation light, mr finn stonemason, san remo - newhaven punt, cattle transport, newhaven school, boat building newhaven -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, May 1999
... On Reverse 5 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lee's... quarry sites - Granite Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky Mary Rd ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse 5 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky Mary Rd. Don Rickard - May 1999stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Don Rickard, Black Range Quarry Site, May 1999
... On Reverse 6 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lee's... quarry sites - Granite Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky Mary Rd ...Black Range Quarry SiteOn Reverse 6 Black range quarry sites - Granite Lee's Property Lot 16 Bullocky Mary Rd. Don Rickard - May 1999stawell -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Mixed media - John Kenneth Darnton Watson and de Kerilleau Homestead
de Kerilleau was built for William Huon, son of the early pastoralist Paul Huon, in 1870 and named after the family's ancestral estate in France. The original lease of the Wodonga Run was granted to Paul Huon as No. 202 on 7th February 1837, about a year after his cousin Charles Huon had squatted on the land. Kenneth Darnton Watson bought de Kerilleau homestead in 1922 where the Watson family lived for three generations, caring for the land and serving the Wodonga community. Kenneth, his son Ian Darnton Watson and his grandson John Kenneth Darnton Watson all served on the Wodonga Council. The magnificent two storey brick homestead is built on ground above Wodonga Creek. The home of Georgian style consists of eleven rooms and a spacious cellar. At the rear of the main house in a separate single storey building was a large kitchen, pantry and accommodation for a cook and a housemaid. A feature of the homestead is the cast iron lace on the veranda and upper balcony, both supported by caste - iron pillars. The granite foundations of the home were quarried from the hill above the homestead. The enormous Moreton Bay Fig tree which stands to the side of the home was planted when Sir Charles Bowen visited de Kerilleau to mark the opening of the rail line that connects Victoria with New South Wales. Planted in 1873, it is still standing today. This painting was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by George, Digby & Dugald Watson on behalf of the late John & Chris Watson. John Kenneth Darnton Watson was born on 28 August 1960 in Wodonga. After completing his primary schooling locally, he boarded at Geelong College from 1973. John joined the rowing crews, starting in the 8th VIII crew and reaching the 1st VIII crew in 1978. He received multiple House colours awards for cross country, athletics and rowing and received School colours for rowing. On completion of his schooling, John spent some time jackarooing before studying farm management at Marcus Oldham College in Geelong, Victoria. He then returned home to de Kerilleau, Wodonga to manage the family property. In 1984 John married Christine Honybun, daughter of David Lewis Honybun and Marian Josephine Edkins. John and Christine had three sons. John was community minded and involved in a number of local organisations such as Apex and agricultural societies. He was elected to Wodonga City Council in 1997, serving until 2004. Due to increased pressure on available land to cater for the growth of Wodonga, some of the property was sold and in 2003 John donated 200 ha of Huon Hill ‘s western slopes to the City of Wodonga. After this time, he moved away from farming to become a Hungry Jack's franchisee. In 2009, the hard decision was made to sell de Kerilleau and John and his family moved into Wodonga. After sadly losing Christine to cancer in 2017, John became a member and Deputy Chairperson of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund Board and Ambassador for the Sunshine Walk. Tragically after his own cancer battle, John Kenneth Darnton Watson passed away on 24 August 2023, aged 62 years following a life of service to the Wodonga community.This item is significant because it was owned by a prominent Wodonga family and came from a Historic Homestead in WodongaA coloured portrait of John Kenneth Darnton Watson and a painting of de Kerilleau Homestead, the Watson Family home for three generations. The portrait was taken by Peter Charlesworth. The painting is the work of D.K. Ross in 1991.watson family wodonga, de kerilleau homestead, john watson, peter charlesworth -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1930c
1 x copy black and white 15.5 x 11|1 copy sepia 14.5 x 10Black and white photograph of the tramway on which the granite rock was transported from the Mississippi Creek quarry to the head of the North Arm. It shows portion of the 3 foot 6 inch, 105cm, track, which had a gentle gradient, achieved with cuttings where necessary, winding between thick natural vegetation. Two women standing on track dressed in 1930 style clothing. Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, quarries, room display -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish Marie, 1997
Date made 18 January 1997Colour photograph of a pile of granite rock left on the bank of the North Arm. This rock was quarried at Mississippi Creek and conveyed by tramline to the North Arm where it was loaded on barges and conveyed to the entrance where it was used to stabilise the piers. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, waterways, machinery, public works -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1977
One of persons named Rex Fish.Colour photograph of a large pile of granite rock left on the bank of the North Arm. This rock was quarried at Mississippi Creek and conveyed by tramline to the North Arm where it was loaded into barges and conveyed to the entrance for stabilising the piers. Four people in photo. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, machinery, public works