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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Digital photograph, Keith and Kathleen Hamilton
Keith and Kath Hamilton at Blythwood Grange chapel, the former St Joseph's Home. Keith Hamilton, born 9 May 1936 in Ballarat was the MP for Morwell for the Labour Party. He was Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for Agriculture for some years. See more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician)Digital photograph pf Keith and Kathleen Hamilton. keith hamilton, kath hamilton, ballarat, morwell, member of parliament, minister for agriculture, minister for aboriginal affairs -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Book, Groombridge and Sons, The Vicar of Wakefield, by Dr. Goldsmith
The Vicar of Wakefield, subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself, is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians. Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vicar_of_WakefieldHard cover, cloth bound book with gold embossed design on the cover. The book is entitled The Vicar of Wakefield, by Dr. Goldsmith. Undated.'Buninyong Public Library' stamp used in several places in the book. novels, oliver goldsmith, literature -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, "A" Squad Cadets, St John's Wood Barracks, 1917
St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery formerly resided at St John's Wood Barracks. The regiment moved to Woolwich on 6 February 2012; the barracks is to be demolished and developed as housing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John's_Wood)A number of uniformed men pose for a photograph in front of a weatherboard building. The image is of the "A" Squad Cadets at St John's Wood Barracks, London.This card was purchased by an Australian soldier, probably Henry Smerdon Holmes, during World War One. Verso: "A" Squad Cadets. St John's Wood Barracks, London, 12th March 1917chatham family collection, chatham, world, war, world war one, world war 1, world war i, france, harry holmes, holmes, st john's wood -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
Functional object - Envelop, stamped, First Day Cover, 16 November 1970
For more information there is a similar envelop with stamps at the Melbourne Museum : https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1692627There were five issues in the 'Famous Australians' series released as follows: Issue 1, November, 1968; Issue 2, November, 1970; Issue 3, May. 1973; Issue 4, August, 1975; Issue 5, November, 1976.Have a look at the description from Melbourne Museum: https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1692627stamps, first day cover, first day of issue, adam lindsay gordon, famous australians, lachlan macquarie, john duigan, reginald duigan, edward john eyre, philately -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Steam locomotives D3-640, K-182, K-158, J-512 and K-168 in the locomotive shed, Bendigo Railway Station, c.November 1962, 1962
The Victorian Railways J class was a branch line steam locomotive operated by the Victorian Railways (VR) between 1954 and 1972. A development of the successful Victorian Railways K class 2-8-0, it was the last new class of steam locomotive introduced on the VR. Introduced almost concurrently with the diesel-electric locomotives that ultimately superseded them, these locomotives were only in service for a relatively short time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_J_class The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways in Australia from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive. It went on to outlast every other class of steam locomotive in regular service on the VR, and no fewer than 21 examples of the 53 originally built have survived into preservation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_K_classDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, d3-640, george coop collection, j-512, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), k-158, k-168, k-182, k-class steam locomotive (vr newport workshops), railway turntable, railway workshop, bendigo railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HOSKING AND HUNKIN COLLECTION: INFORMATION ON FAMILY MEMBERS, 1800s
HOSKING AND HUNKIN COLLECTION: Information on family members 11402.25f Photo copy of three photos: Emily Hunkin 3/3/1878 William and Emily Hunkin 3/3/1878 ?? William? Emily Mary baby? 1888 11402.25g Information sheet on 'Photography in the 1850s' by Betty Knight The article refers to the Louis Daguerre's Daguerreotypes of photos, however the photos are actually called 'Tin Types' which is a different process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintype The article has written on it 'he had mausi and flute on lap and great singer' 'B.K's father's brother'photo -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Victorian Government, "Your Travel Guide into and around the City", "Swanston St Walk", Mar. 1992
Pamphlet - full colour A4 - 8 pages, centre stapled titled "Your Travel Guide into and around the City" with a sub-title of "Swanston St Walk". Printed at the time of the closure of Swanston St to motor vehicle traffic, has maps of the by-pass routes, the reasons for the change, parking, benefits and public transport. Has the date of introduction of March 28, but no year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanston_Street,_Melbourne - accessed 29/7/2019 gives the year as 1992. Has the logos of the Victorian Government, City of Melbourne, Vic Roads and the PTC.trams, tramways, swanston st, swanston st walk, mall, public transport -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Round Jar, Early - Mid 20th Century
Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass that can be blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and white. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_glass#:~:text=Milk%20glass%20is%20an%20opaque,brown%2C%20black%2C%20and%20white.The ointment smells faintly of tar, so it was proberly used to alleviate irritation of some sort.White glass container with brown ointment inside which is now almost dried up. Black screw lid, and no label to indicate contents. Indented base.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, milk glass, ointment, medical -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Wooden Propeller
De Havilland made DH 5220 original fitment. The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_MothWooden propeller for Tiger Moth Aircraft with brass bound leading edgesTiger Moth No.43propeller, tiger moth, dh 5220, dh 82 -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Image of souvenir ware, Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay is located between Wye River and Cape Otway on Victoria's scenic coastal route, the Great Ocean Road. In the 1840s the Henty brothers established a whaling station at Point Bunbury on the western end of the bay. The bay was named by Captain Loutit in 1845 when he sheltered his vessel, the Apollo during a storm. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Bay)A coloured picture of a coastline attached to a glass butter plate. The coastline is Cape Patton, Apollo Bay, Victoria"Apollo Bay"apollo bay, beach, coast, souvenir -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Keith Hamilton
Keith Hamilton attended Ballarat Teachers' College, a predecessor institution of the University of Ballarat, graduating in 1955. He sat on the Ballarat Teachers' College Library Group Committee, the Sports Committee and won awards for football and athletics in 1955.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician, Accessed 13 November 2013) He was Senior Lecturer in Physics at the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education from 1968 to 1988. Keith Graeme Hamilton was born on 09 May 1936 in Ballarat, Victoria. He is the former Australian Labor Party member for Morwell in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Hamilton served as the Member for Morwell from October 1988 until being succeeded by fellow Australian Labor Party member Brendan Jenkins, in November 2002. Hamilton served in the Bracks Government's first term as Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Hamilton_(politician, Accessed 13 November 2013)Hon. Keith Hamilton presents an award to Rosette Arnold (student)ballarat teachers' college, hamilton, keith hamilton, morwell, gippsland, gippsland campus, rosette arnold -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Koroit Post Office, 2015, 21/12/2015
The town borrows its name from the Koroitch Gundidj people who occupied the area prior to European settlement. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koroit, accessed 21 December 2016) Koroit was first surveyed as a township in 1847. Around the 1850 the district had the highest population of Irish immigrants in rural Australia. The Koroit Post Office was designed by architect and engineer John Mason of Port Fairy. (Moyne Shire Heritage Study 2006 Stage 2, Volume 2: Environmental History, Prepared for Moyne Shire Council Helen Doyle in association with Context Pty Ltd, 2006.) Rosebrook Bridge, Rosebrook (1853; replaced) Post Office buildings, Bank Street, Port Fairy (c.1857) The author Henry Handel Richardson lived in the Koroit Post Office as a child after her family moved to Koroit in 1878. Remembering Koroit from her youth, the third volume in her The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy is set in the town. When the author was six, her father Walter died in Koroit on 1 August 1879 and was buried at the Koroit cemetery. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koroit, accessed 21 December 2016) In 1878 Mary Richardson was appointed postmistress of the Koroit Post Office at a salary of 72 pounds with free quarters, firewood and kerosene. She lived at the back of the Post Office. (From a Green and Pleasant Land by H. McCorkell and P. Yule.) Photographs showing the bluestone Koroit Post Office, phone box and postbox. It is located at 99 Commercial Road, Koroit. "Historic Area Statement of Significance: The significance of Koroit derives from its role as the urban centre of one of the most concentrated Irish Roman Catholic rural districts in Australia, noted for its mixed livestock and cropping argicultural patterns. This is reflected in two separate and distinctive areas in the town - the administrative/commercial area and the church precinct. The administrative and commercial area (focussing on the Boundary-Commercial Road/High Street intersection and the Koroit Hotel) consists of a number of significant public buildings and leads to a street of relatively intact humble shopfronts and kerbline verandahs, visually punctuated by opposing bank facades. The church precinct is dominated by a group of Catholic buildings larger in scale and more complete in range than those in any comparably sized Victorian town." http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/69338#sthash.ELLuSMvg.dpuf, accessed 21 December 2016."koroit, post office, phone box, payphone, bluestone, henry handel richardson, koroit post office -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Souvenir - Event Materials, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "Dumb Ways to die", c2014 to c2016
Set of five items around the Metro Trains Melbourne 2012 safety campaign "Dumb Ways to Die" - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_Ways_to_Die (access 2/3/2017) .1 - The Metro Activity Book - 12 pages A4 with puzzles etc. (2 copies held) .2 - A4 sheet of 6 colour stickers featuring some of the characters. .3 - Be Safe around trains - sticker or logo for use in a badge? .4 - Be Safe metal badge with clip on rear .5 - set of 4 PTV Model Commuters - The Mover Overer, The Quiet Talkers, The door clearer, The floor bagger.trams, tramways, safety, advertisements, metro trains, badges, colouring book, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "City Circle", 1994
Set of two "City Circle" Souvenir Tickets, with an image of a Melbourne City circle tram, logo, the words "Runs Rings around Melbourne" and "Melbourne City has more". On the rear are the logos for the Victorian State Government "Agenda 21", Commonwealth Government "Better Cities" program and the Public Transport Corporation (PTC). Tram route commenced 29/4/1994 - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Circle_Tram - accessed 17/08/2014. See this page for other details of the City Circle tram as well. 3rd copy added 16-8-2016 from donation of Kathy Etkins.trams, tramways, city circle, tickets, souvenirs, ptc -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Framed photo print of Mosquito fighter plane
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft. The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side. It served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_MosquitoIt is one of the paradoxes of aircraft development that some of the world's greatest aeroplanes have achieved their fame doing jobs other than the one they were originally designed for. No better example of this could be found than the Mosquito, which, conceived as a bomber, became one of the war's most potent fighters. More than this, indeed, it was probably the most successfully versatile of any twin-engined type built between 1939 and 1945. It excelled in all the widely varied roles. Its duties included the duties of low-level and high-attack day and night bomber, long-range photo-reconnaissance, mine layer, pathfinder, high-speed military transport, long-range day and night fighter, and fighter-bomber. It served in Europe, the Middle and Far East and on the Russian front. In fact, the ubiquitous Mosquito reigned supreme among General Purpose types. Of the grand total of 7,781 Mosquitos built, 6,710 were delivered during the war years. www.aviation-history.com/dehavilland/mosquito.html Rectangular shaped picture frame showing Mosquito fighter plane.fighter planes, ww2, british aircraft, mosquito fighter planes, lara r.s.l. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Copy of a Plan of Serviceton Railway Station Building, 1888
The Serviceton Railway Station was completed in 1889 , with the Colony of Victoria and the Colony of South Australia sharing the cost. Ut was at Serviceton the the Victorian rail line and the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line of South Australia joined. The Railway Station included customs offices which were no longer necessary after the Federation of Australian States in 1901. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serviceton,_Victoria, accessed 30 August 2021)Copy of plan for the Serviceton Railway Linerailway, servicetone railway station, plan, serviceton -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Camera, Kodak Six-20 'Brownie' C, c1950
This model of camera was made between 1946 and 1957. (http://www.brownie-camera.com/71.shtml)Morocco-grained imitation leather covered metal body with two brilliant finders. Plain matt enamel front; metal wind knob and release button with a single blade shutter. (http://www.brownie-camera.com/71.shtml) This camera took box rollfilm, with 629 film size. The picture size was 2 1/4 X 3 1/4" .(http://www.brownie-camera.com/71.shtml) Instruction books for this model are available at http://www.brownie-camera.com/manuals.shtml camera, photography, brownie, kodak, box brownie, photographic equipment -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Serviette Holder with Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps. Badge
The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) is a Corps of the Australian Army. It was formed in February 1951 from the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service. A Corps Badge was introduced in 1951 with the motto Pro Humanitate (for Humanity). It embraces the values of compassion and service to others, reflecting the care and dedication provided to the wounded and sick. Approval for the Corps flag was granted on 7 February 1958. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Army_Nursing_CorpsChromed metal Serviette Ring (with Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps. Badge) Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps. Badgeranc, nursing corps.australian army nursing service -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard - black and white, Chateau De La Malmaison, France, C1916, c1916
Holmes Family WW1 memorabilia Château de Malmaison is a country house in the city of Rueil-Malmaison about 12 km from Paris. It was formerly the residence of Joséphine de Beauharnais. She bought the house in April 1799 for herself and her husband, General Napoléon Bonaparte. From 1800 to 1802 the headquarters of the French government. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Malmaison, accessed 11/07/2014(Black and White postcard of a double storey chateau in France.chatham-holmes family collection, mailmaison, france, world war one, napoleon, postcard -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Cemeteries, The Cemetery at St Katherine's, 24/07/2010
Lists the burials at St Katherine's Church St Helena. Links to the Beale family, pioneers in this area and builders of the church.Deals with Greensborough pioneers buried in the cemetery. Internet site has details of the inscriptions on the headstones in the cemetery.5 x A4 pages. Page one has a colour photograph of St Katherine's Church and cemetery. Pages 3-5 list burials at this cemetery.http://www.ozgenonline.com/~mytwigs/StKatherines.html st katherines church, st helena, anthony beale, cemeteries -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, near Ballan, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballan, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, near Ballan, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballan, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, near Ballan, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballan, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, near Ballan, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballan, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, near Ballan, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballan, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, Ballarat Railway Station, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballarat railway station, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, Ballarat Railway Station, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballarat railway station, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, Ballarat Railway Station, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballarat railway station, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, Ballarat Railway Station, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballarat railway station, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Train of Knowledge, hauled by an X-class diesel locomotive, X48, Ballarat Railway Station, c.October 1982, 1982
X48 entered service in 1977 (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_X_class_(diesel)) Train of Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Knowledge The Train of Knowledge was an Australian school camp on wheels, allowing students and teachers to visit multiple locations around Victoria without having to organise accommodation or transport. The train was formed originally with whatever rolling stock was available, but within a few years it had settled to a standard consist made up to carry between 80 and 90 school children, 6 teachers and four railway staff members. As of 1976, the consist used up to five of the six available E type sleeping cars, each with 20 berths, plus the shower car Carey, formerly a horsebox, Melville, a former royal carriage used to provide power for lighting, heating and cooking, 43BPL (a former sitting carriage) used as a classroom, and Avoca as the dining car for the train, with 48 seats allowing serving the whole train meals in two sittings.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyballarat railway station, train of knowledge, x48, x-class diesel locomotive