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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative - set of 5, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1936
Yields information about the installation of the wheel grinder in the Ballarat depot during the 1935/1936 rehabilitationSet of 5 Black and white photo prints from collected negatives of under floor wheel grinder at the SEC Ballarat depot building, during refurbishment by the SEC during the mid 1930's. 1353.1 - General arrangement of grinding wheels, jacks, moving rails, motor control, switch and wall mounted resistor grids. 1353.2 - Close up of the grinding wheels, jacks and moving rails. 1353.3 - view looking along the pit, showing the drive motors, belts and switches 1353.4 - view looking along the pit with the outside pit covers in place and rails in place. 1353.5 - similar to 1353.1 - but showing motors and drive belts, but not wall mounted equipment. See Reg Item 3806 for a photograph of the grinder in use. Copy 2 - of all above photos - large format prints (203H x 253W) - added 28/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley holding of prints, received 5/2007. See also Reg Item 3906 for a mounted set of these photographs. Negatives scanned at 3200dpi and images updated 14/5/2020.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, rehabilitation, wheel grinder -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV)
Yields information about the griding of wheels at the tram depot following the installation of a grinder by the SEC during the mid 1930's. Shows the nature of the work and set up.Black and White photograph, of the SEC Ballarat depot wheel grinder being used to grind the wheels of a single truck tramcar. Shows a pit man/machinist using the equipment with the drive belts and wheels moving. The machinist is dressed in heavy clothing. Shows the detail of the operation. Date unknown - possibly late 1930's after installation. See Reg Item 1352* and 1353* for photos of the construction of the pits and the installation of the equipment.\ Man identified as Mr Vin Dalton See btm3400doc.pdf for background to the donor and relationship to Reg Item 3806 - Vin Dalton. Record updated 24/6/2014 for information that appeared in the June 2014 issue of Fares Please! See btm3806doc1.pdf for letter from family dated 20/7/14 with a donation. Record updated 3/8/14. See Keith Kings, The Ballarat Tramways, page 36 and The Golden City and its tramways.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, rehabilitation, service pits, wheel grinder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1800s
... -driven wheel, which drove grinding pans. These grinders further... and Miners. . . . . To the water-driven wheel, which drove grinding ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. . . . . To the water-driven wheel, which drove grinding pans. These grinders further crushed the tailings and the remaining gold was extracted. Markings: 43 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields