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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Canterbury Road in 1915, 1915
... . Old style street lamp in picture.... Hall which became Scout Hall. Old style street lamp in picture ...Part of Tim Shambrook's Collection for 'This is Vermont', P. 22.Black and white photo of Canterbury Road, Vermont, looking East, showing Mechanics Institute Hall which became Scout Hall. Old style street lamp in picture.vermont mechanics institute, mechanics institutes, vermont scout hall, shambrook, tim, scout halls -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Domestic object - Bookmark
... a street lamp. Red embroidered inscription underneath picture... embracing under a street lamp. Red embroidered inscription ...Cream silk, frayed at one end and torn at the bottom. Embroidered black and red picture of a man & woman embracing under a street lamp. Red embroidered inscription underneath pictureBeider Laterne Wollen Sir Stehn, Wei Einst. Lili Marlen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract, City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge, 24 Jun 1879
... for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1879. Attached to contract... the City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps ...Contract from the City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1879. Attached to contract is correspondence from Gas Company to Council 1886, from Council to Gas Company 1885utilities - gas, city of melbourne gas & coke company -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Articles of Agreement, 1879
... , maintenance of supply , quality of gas and the times that the street... Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne ...Agreement of conditions relating to the supplying of gas, maintenance of supply , quality of gas and the times that the street lamps were to operate.Handwritten on pale grey paper, the 1879 four page unsigned 'Articles of Agreement' are between the Borough of Sandridge and the Metropolitan Gas Company.built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, borough of sandridge - engineering department, utilities - gas -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Bridge Street Ballarat , c1890, c1890
... . The photo shows a street lamp in the middle of the intersection... Street and Sturt Street. The photo shows a street lamp ...The original of this image is held by the State Library of Victoria.Copy of a black and white photograph of Bridge Street Ballarat from the corner of Grenville Street and Sturt Street. The photo shows a street lamp in the middle of the intersection, fire hydrant, Yeoman's flag, tram tracks, and horse drawn vehicles.bridge street ballarat, sturt street ballarat, grenville street ballarat,, f.b. wilson, buck's head hotel -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, State Savings Bank Stawell Branch with four men in suites standing in doorway 1936
... in suites standing in doorway. Street Lamp in foreground. 1936... in suites standing in doorway. Street Lamp in foreground. 1936 ...Two storey State Savings Bank Stawell Branch with four men in suites standing in doorway. Street Lamp in foreground. 1936L to R: ?? Elliott, W.K.C. Jenkin, A.E. Vagg, D Melrosestawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Savings Bank in Upper Main Street Stawell -- opened 1880
... . First opened in 1880. Note the decorative Gas Fired street lamp. .... First opened in 1880. Note the decorative Gas Fired street lamp ...Sepia Photo of Savings Bank Upper Main Street Stawell. First opened in 1880. Note the decorative Gas Fired street lamp. stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST TOWN HALL, 1861
... . Stockyard fence at right, Sandhurst Hotel at left. Two street lamps... fence at right, Sandhurst Hotel at left. Two street lamps ...Copy of black and white photograph of Sandhurst Town Hall. Stockyard fence at right, Sandhurst Hotel at left. Two street lamps in foreground. Six males evenly distributed befgore central arches. Two beneath stove pipe hats. No. 28 in grey lead on back.Batchelder ( J. Lerk 17.3.2000 )buildings, town hall, sandhurst -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Stone Building, 1920-1939
... at right. Street lamp to left of building.... at front of building and on end wall at right. Street lamp to left ...Photographs taken by Esther Winifred Hall (nee Smallpage) - great grand-daughter of Stephen George Henty. Taken in 1934 Centenary Celebrations in Portland.Black and white photograph showing a stone building with awning at front and ball-shaped finials. Notices pinned to front wall of building and telegraph poles to left of building. Pair of narrow windows set high at front of building and on end wall at right. Street lamp to left of building.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Ceramic - Lamp base, Viola Ayling, 1950–1970
... Pakington Street -- Kew (Vic.) lamp bases viola annie ayling viola ...Viola Annie McVicars (1911–1990) was born in Korumburra on 29 April 1911. At the age of 21, she married William John Ayling (1909–1995). After their marriage in 1932, they moved to Kew, initially to 81 Tennyson Street, and later to 180 Pakington Street. A professional tailoress, Viola Ayling was also a talented amateur potter, creating her ceramics at her home in Pakington Street, where she had an internal studio and a handmade, wood-fired brick kiln in her backyard. Following her death in 1990, her studio pottery passed to her daughter, and following the daughter’s death, to her granddaughter. This piece of glazed earthenware is part of a collection of 15 functional and decorative ceramic items donated by Viola’s granddaughter to the collection in 2024.A handmade lamp base, expertly potted and glazed. The style is representative of Australian ceramic design of the period, particularly that employed by Klytie Pate.Handmade lamp base, irregularly ridged with applied green and yellow glazes. The lamp base has a hole for a cord above the foot.Signature to base: "V. Ayling"ceramics, pakington street -- kew (vic.), lamp bases, viola annie ayling, viola annie mcvicars -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: POPERINGHE THE STATION YARD, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... to a damaged street lamp. The building in left background has a sign... to a damaged street lamp. The building in left background has a sign ...Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the railway yard at Poperinghe. The sign 'Poperinghe' is in front of several railway wagons next to a damaged street lamp. The building in left background has a sign 'Houblons'. This word translates as 'hops'. Poperinghe is a major hop growing area near the Belgium border. Copy Y 37postcard, postcard, ww1, france, poperinghe, railway yard, houblons -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... of Coronation arch Showing street lamp ...The Beechworth Burke Museum Loch Street Beechworth high ...This item has two photographs split horizontally. The top photograph was taken of Camp Street, Beechworth, looking south and the bottom image was taken of Ford Street, Beechworth, looking east.Black and white photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: Camp Street looking South / Ford Street looking East / Reverse: 1997.3095 / AO3192 / PH 77 / post 1906. / GH. Farley listed 1917-1918. / around 1910. See Camp St. Photo of Coronation arch Showing street lamp beechworth, camp street, ford street, burke museum -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street, Greensborough, 1920s, 1920s
... of the old carbide street lamps. Behind the lamp is the drinking... of the old carbide street lamps. Behind the lamp is the drinking ...Looking towards the Plenty River from outside the current premises of the State Savings Bank. In the foreground is one of the old carbide street lamps. Behind the lamp is the drinking fountain erected as a memorial to Greensborough's Great War (First World War) Diggers. This memorial is now in the park in Henry Street, (Photo: Nillumbik Historical Society)Colour photograph copy originally located in a magnetic style album titled 'Greensborough Bypass 1990s 5' suffering significant degradation. No information contained in album or on reverse of photos except where noted. Relocated to archival photosafe storage.greensborough, main street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction
... Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps... whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view ...St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900.tramways, trams, st kilda road, st kilda junction, cable trams, corner hotel, junction hotel -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, 1970s
... Craigs Royal Hotel street lamp, the fire alarm box, fire plug... into Sturt St. Note Craigs Royal Hotel street lamp, the fire alarm ...Yields information about the Lydiard St and Sturt St intersection and some of the signs that were in place at the time.Digital image, black and white, two photos of No. 12 southbound in Lydiard St North, before turning into Sturt St. Note Craigs Royal Hotel street lamp, the fire alarm box, fire plug post and the warning sign behind the Stop sign Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 12 and gas lamp" and "No. 12 Lydiard St Sturt 1"trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, craig s hotel, signs, tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Positioning street lights - Lydiard St North, Ballarat late 1890s, 2022 - Digital print
... Photo of the installation of an electric arc type street... of an electric arc type street lamp in Lydiard St North, near ...Photo of the installation of an electric arc type street lamp in Lydiard St North, near the Provincial Hotel Ballarat. The tower wagon is drawn by a single horse. Two boys standing alongside while two men are on the top of the wagon, a man on the top of the ladder is positioning a lifting beam while two men on the ground hold the rope for this beam. On the side of the wagon is possibly an extension that could be lifted onto the top of the tower itself to give a greater working height. The buildings between Mair St and the railway station on the west side of Lydiard St North remain in position. Yields information about the methodology of the late 1890's to install street lighting in BallaratDigital print of a Positioning street lights Lydiard St North Ballarat late 1890sarc lamps, ballarat, lydiard st north, electric lighting, tower wagons, horses, workmen, street lights -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 5/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
... around the street lamp to the right of No. 21. No. 21 has... around the street lamp to the right of No. 21. No. 21 has ...Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "16" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of the No. 41 and 21 on an AETA tour, at the Sebastopol terminus, with another single trucker waiting at the end of the track. Note the new houses in the background, the lamp guard around the street lamp to the right of No. 21. No. 21 has the destination of Sebastopol and the AETA special tram sign. For high resolution scan see btm2845h.tif"Sebastopol terminus" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, aeta, sebastopol, albert st, tram 41, tram 21 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street Stawell from front of Town Hall looking East with Mr Richard Miller lighting the gas light on left of photo
... 1901 Acetylene Gas lamps were installed in Main Street... 1901 Acetylene Gas lamps were installed in Main Street. Benzene ...Main Street from front of Town Hall looking East. Mr Richard Miller on ladder to the gas light on left of photo. After 1901 Acetylene Gas lamps were installed in Main Street. Benzene lamps were used for some years. A lamplighter was employed from 1913.B/W Photo With Mr Richard Miller lighting the light on the left and the Town Hall on the Rightstawell streetscape -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1950
... of an illuminated street sign, lamp, at the North Geelong terminus... of an illuminated street sign, lamp, at the North Geelong terminus ...Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, at the North Geelong terminus. Photographer not known, c 1950. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric Tramways / Destination? / No. 3 Terminus"On the rear in ink "Illuminated terminal sign"trams, tramways, geelong, signs, north -
Mortlake and District Historical Society
Mortlake Streetscape, Photograph, Late 19th Century
... . Early street lamps and the telegraph line from Hexham... of Officer and Townsend Streets, Mortlake. Early street lamps ...Intersection of Officer and Townsend Streets, Mortlake. Early street lamps and the telegraph line from Hexham to Mortlake Post & Telegraph Office in Shaw Street erected in 1862 are visible. Mount Shadwell Store purchased by A. S. Stewart in the mid 1880's from Clarke & Co. of Geelong. In this photograph one can see the previous two stores - the building in the centre would have been the original Store owned and built by the Rae & Robertson circa 1860 and sold to Grieve & Benn in 1862 - the bulding on the right hand side was the business premises of the Mount Shadwell Store owned by Grieve & Benn later used as a storeroom when the building on the right was erected by them to become the main business premises which John Grieve sold to Clarke & Co. of Geelong in 1882 and they to A. S. Stewart It still operates as a supermarket in 2011.Even though in 2011 a facade now covers the entire front of these three building, the original buildings are still within the fabric of the store and includes a cellar in front of the oldest building. Black and white photographmount shadwell store, bluestone buildings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Horse Tram Sturt St, c1890
... street lamp in the middle of the Sturt and Lydiard Streets... includes the gas street lamp in the middle of the Sturt and Lydiard ...Photograph of a horse tram (possibly No. 7), with a Havelock Tobacco advertisement, travelling westbound in Sturt St. on the north side with the City of Ballaarat Town Hall (clock showing 905). Traffic in Sturt St was two-way on either side of the median strip which at the time did not extend fully between Lydiard St and Armstrong St. The photograph includes the gas street lamp in the middle of the Sturt and Lydiard Streets intersection and a telephone/telegraph pole on the right side. Several horse-drawn cabs in the photograph, along with some men. In the background are shops for Cameo Cigarettes, Tea Merchants, C Ekans? Chemist, J T Marsh Hatter, the Town Hall and Snows department store promoting a clearing sale. The photo has been taken from the Post Office Steps, c1890. State Library Multimedia Source Catalogue does not give the name of the photographer and the date of the photo. Acknowledgement of the source of the photograph is required.Yields information about Sturt St and horse trams c1890 and the use of the street in the early morning.Black and white print from the State Library of Victoria.On rear in pencil in bottom left hand corner "Copy of H92 320/106" and in centre along bottom edge "Reproduction Rights Reserved - Copied by State Library of Victoria".trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st. north, horse trams, ballarat town hall, two way traffic, tram 7 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: KEROSENE LAMP & STAND
... Black and white photocopy of a photo of a Kerosene Street... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Black and white photocopy of a photo of a Kerosene Street Lamp and Stand. The lamp is on top of a round decorative pole. It has a cross arm just below the lamp. the lamp has a square gable roof with a decorative piece where the four sides of the gable meet. the square base of the lamp angles out to meet the wider roof. There is a garden and house behind the lamp. Alan Crossley is standing beside the lamp. Much of the detail of Alan and the garden is too black to see the detail. Power lines across the top of the photo. Written of the back - Kerosene lamp & Stand. Photo taken in Mr & Mrs Lindsay Birchmore Garden, Daniel Street Long Gully. Alan Crossley is taken with this Lamp. St Just Point before Electricity arrived had 4 only of the Lamps & Stand on Photo to light up Street Corners in St Just Point (Long Gully Area). May 1987bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - kerosene lamp & stand, mr & mrs lindsay birchmore, alan crossley -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 11/07/1950 12:00:00 AM
... of an illuminated street sign, lamp, near Geelong Railway Station, at Mercer... details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, near Geelong ...Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, near Geelong Railway Station, at Mercer St corner, 11-7-1950. Photographer not known. Photo is glued into album. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric Tramways / Board tram at Curve" with a hand and finger pointing the direction to walk in.trams, tramways, geelong, signs, railway station -
Ballarat and District Irish Association
Image, Ballarat Courier, Hanrahan's Hotel, Ballan, 1916, 1916
... on the corner of Inglis Street and Stead Street in Ballan. The lamp... of a weatherboard building on the corner of Inglis Street and Stead Street ...D.J. Hanrahan was the Licensee of Hanrahan's Hotel and E.T. Hanrahan was the proprieter of Hanrahan's Store. The hotel supplied the best of liquors, good accommodation and prompt attention. It offered livery and letting stables, and horses and buggies on hire. According to the advertisement Hanrahan's had one of the finest stocks of imported liquors in Victoria. Hanrahan's Store offered "everything you want from a first-class General Store, all at lowest prices."Advertisement for Hanrahan's Hotel at Ballan. The advertisement features a photograph of a weatherboard building on the corner of Inglis Street and Stead Street in Ballan. The lamp legally required at the front of licensed premises is present.ballarat irish, hanrahan, hanrahan's hotel, hanrahan's store, ballan, stables, horses, buggies -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - ANZ Bank, Portland, n.d
... with door in left side, framed by double columns. Lamp on street... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road State Library of South ...State Library of South Australia.Black and white photographic reproduction of earlier photograph. Depicting 2-storey bluestone building on a corner with door in left side, framed by double columns. Lamp on street corner and three figures (children ?) leaning against iron rail fence set in bluestone base.Front: A.N.Z. (Formerly Union) Bank. Cnr Percy & Julia Streets (typed label, top centre). Back: B21766/98 (pencil, upper left). State Library of South Australia Photographic Section. Order No. A16493 (stamp, centre).anz bank, commerce, banking, portland, bluestone building -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Ballarat Post and Telegraph Office - 1897, 1897
... the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands... of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands in the middle ...Early photograph of the Ballarat Post Office taken from the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands in the middle of the intersection. People standing and talking on the roads. The Post Office was built in two sections. Section one built in 1864. Section two and the tower were built in 1885. It was built in the Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to provide more internal space. The tower was a feature - the top having a cast iron balustraded widow's walk.Ballarat Post Office - view north along Lydiard Street from its intersection with Sturt Street. Image taken in 1897. Gas lamp in the middle of the intersection. Numerous people are seen standing in the middle of the road talking. There are wires noticeable but cannot verify if they are electric or for the telephone. Electricity was produced in Dana Street Ballarat as early as 1895post office, gas lamp, overhead wires, tower, arched headed windows, victorian italianate design, widow's walk, ballarat post office -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Light Bracket, Before 1878
... was the first to be gas-lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps... was the first to be gas-lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps ...This pressed brass artefact is a highly decorative side bracket for distancing a gas lamp flame from the internal wall of a building. It is hollow and made of light gauge metal, with an innovative aesthetic design, but no internal piping to transport gas. It was recovered from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. There are similar artefacts in the Flagstaff Hill collection. The LOCH ARD left Gravesend (London) on 2 March 1878, bound for Melbourne, with a crew of 37, 17 passengers, and a diverse and valuable cargo of manufactured goods, luxury items, and refined metal. Some of the cargo was destined for display at Melbourne’s first International Exhibition in 1880. At 3 am, 1 June 1878, the ship was wrecked against the high limestone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on Victoria’s south west coast near Port Campbell. Only two people survived the disaster — Tom Pearce, a male crew member, and Eva Carmichael, a female passenger. The cargo proved too difficult to salvage in the vessel’s exposed condition and was largely written off. The manifest of goods in the LOCH ARD’s holds included “Fittings gas (4 cases)”. The gas lighting of streets, public buildings, and the dwellings of wealthier private citizens was already well-advanced in the cities and major towns of the Australian colonies. In 1841 Sydney was the first to be gas-lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps, and 200 private residences connected to the Darlinghurst “gasometer” by an underground network of metal pipes. “The dim days of oil and tallow are gone by!” pronounced one newspaper, flushed with civic pride. The 1850s Gold Rush promoted a similar attitude of confidence and affluence in the Colony of Victoria. In 1855 Melbourne was connected to its own system of subterranean gas pipes despite the same high rates of 25 shillings per 1000 cubic feet being charged, (reduced to 15 shillings in 1865 with cheaper sources of coal). By1858 Kyneton had its own gasworks to light the town (fuelled by eucalyptus leaves) and Geelong followed suit in 1860. Had the LOCH ARD reached its intended destination in 1878, it is probable that the 4 cases of brass gas light fittings on board would have found a ready market.The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance — Victorian Heritage Register S417. The gas light bracket is an example of lamp fittings and plumbing from the late 19th century.A pressed brass lighting bracket recovered from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. It would be used for attaching, but simultaneously offsetting, a gas nozzle to a wall. Highly decorative in an unusually ‘modern’ or ‘art-deco’ style, with sweeping curves dissected by angular geometric pattern, and supporting a short, vertical bar with a gas nozzle on top. It is constructed of light gauge metal, with splitting along seams, and some delicate tracery is missing. Outer surface has been polished, removing sediment, but greenish oxidation remains in dents and joins. warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck artefact, maritime museum, gas lamps, gas lighting, gas works, brass fittings, gas pipes, loch ard, 1878 shipwreck, victorian affluence, colonial gas lighting -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Gas Fitting, Before 1878
... was the first to be gas lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps... was the first to be gas lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps ...The artefact is a short cross-section of part of a functional part of a brass fitting that suspended a gas lamp, providing structural support, and internally, supplying the gas for its ignition. It combines elegant design with the elements required for safe and efficient delivery of gas. It was recovered from the LOCH ARD shipwreck site. There are similar artefacts in the Flagstaff Hill collection. The LOCH ARD left Gravesend (London) on 2 March 1878, bound for Melbourne, with a crew of 37, 17 passengers, and a diverse and valuable cargo of manufactured goods, luxury items, and refined metal. Some of the cargo was intended for Melbourne’s first International Exhibition to be held in 1880. At 3 am, 1 June 1878, the ship was wrecked against the high limestone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on Victoria’s south west coast near Port Campbell. Only two people survived the disaster — Tom Pearce, a male crew member, and Eva Carmichael, a female passenger. The cargo proved too difficult to salvage in the vessel’s exposed condition and was largely written off. The manifest of goods in the LOCH ARD’s holds included “Fittings gas (4 cases)”. The gas lighting of streets, public buildings, and the dwellings of wealthier private citizens, was already well advanced in the cities and major towns of the Australian colonies. In 1841 Sydney was the first to be gas lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps, and 200 private residences connected to the Darlinghurst “gasometer” by an underground network of metal pipes. “The dim days of oil and tallow are gone by!” pronounced one newspaper, flushed with civic pride. The 1850s Gold Rush promoted a similar attitude of confidence and affluence in the Colony of Victoria. In 1855 Melbourne was connected to its own system of subterranean gas pipes despite the same high rates of 25 shillings per 1000 cubic feet being charged, (reduced to 15 shillings in 1865 with cheaper sources of coal). By1858 Kyneton had its own gasworks to light the town (fuelled by eucalyptus leaves) and Geelong followed suit in 1860. Had the LOCH ARD reached its intended destination in 1878, it is probable that the 4 cases of brass gas light fittings on board would have found a ready market.The gas fitting is significant for its association with the LOCH ARD shipwreck, which is of State significance and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register S417. The fitting is an example of a late 19th-century plumbing and light fitting.A pressed brass gas light fitting, recovered from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. The elegant and functional fitting extends from an ornate 8cm diameter ceiling flange, and comprises two short lengths of fluted column pipe with a brass joiner that are severed (cut off) at the end. Within this decorative outer layer of 3cm diameter is a full length brass tube liner, which is in turn protecting a narrow 0.75cm copper gas pipe that also runs full length. The artefact is generally unrestored with reddish/cream sandstone concretion, but is in good condition.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck artefact, maritime museum, gas lamps, gas lighting, gas works, brass fittings, gas pipes, loch ard, 1878 shipwreck, victorian affluence, colonial gas lighting -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Pipe Fitting, Before 1878
... was the first to be gas-lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps... with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps, and 200 private residences ...This artefact is a functional, non-decorative fitting that essentially transports gas from a wall attachment to a lamp. It is a brass and copper gas lamp fitting, designed to direct and control the flow of gas from a flanged wall fitting to an exit nozzle that was lit. It was raised from the LOCH ARD shipwreck site by Flagstaff Hill divers in 1972. Related pieces can be found in the Maritime Village collection. The LOCH ARD left Gravesend (London) on 2 March 1878, bound for Melbourne, with a crew of 37, 17 passengers, and a diverse and valuable cargo of manufactured goods, luxury items, and refined metal; some of which was to be on show at Melbourne’s first International Exhibition in 1880. At 3 am, 1 June 1878, the ship was wrecked against the high limestone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on Victoria’s southwest coast near Port Campbell. Only two people survived the disaster — Tom Pearce, a male crew member, and Eva Carmichael, a female passenger. The cargo proved too difficult to salvage in the vessel’s exposed condition and was largely written off. The manifest of goods in the LOCH ARD’s holds included “Fittings gas (4 cases)”. The gas lighting of streets, public buildings, and the dwellings of wealthier private citizens were already well-advanced in the cities and major towns of the Australian colonies. In 1841 Sydney was the first to be gas-lit with 23 street lamps, 106 hotel lamps, and 200 private residences connected to the Darlinghurst “gasometer” by an underground network of metal pipes. “The dim days of oil and tallow are gone by!” pronounced one newspaper, flushed with civic pride. The 1850s Gold Rush promoted a similar attitude of confidence and affluence in the Colony of Victoria. In 1855 Melbourne was connected to its system of subterranean gas pipes despite the same high rates of 25 shillings per 1000 cubic feet being charged, (reduced to 15 shillings in 1865 with cheaper sources of coal). By1858 Kyneton had its gasworks to light the town (fuelled by eucalyptus leaves) and Geelong followed suit in 1860. Had the LOCH ARD reached its intended destination in 1878, the four cases of brass gas light fittings on board would probably have found a ready market.The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance — Victorian Heritage Register S417. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. This pipe is a gas lamp fitting. This extensively corroded fitting is made of brass and copper alloy. It comprises a 31 cm copper pipe of 1.5cm diameter which is connected to a 6.5cm diameter wall flange (via a flow tap and an adjustable swivel valve) at one end, and to a screw-in square coupling with a nozzle or gas jet at the other end. The copper pipe is dented and corroded and has three holes. The brass attachments are a more robust cast metal but the adjustable mechanisms are concreted into immobility by ocean sediment. No discernible maker’s marks. In unrestored but fair condition. The pipe with the fitting was recovered from the wreck of the LOCH ARD.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, gas lamps, gas lighting, gas works, brass fittings, gas pipes, loch ard, 1878 shipwreck, victorian affluence, colonial gas lighting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: LOOKING WEST FROM ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, 1875 copy,1970
... Street, Charing Cross with lamp in the centre. Knipe's Castle... Street, Charing Cross with lamp in the centre. Knipe's Castle ...Sepia photo on cream board. Shows westwards view over Bendigo from St. Pauls church tower. Inscription: Above image, 'Views of Bendigo|No.45.'. Below, 'View from St. Paul's church tower looking Westward.', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents',' Mitchell Street, Forest Street in the distance',' View Point, View Street, Charing Cross with lamp in the centre. Knipe's Castle on the hill'. On Back, RHSV stamp, Bendigo Branch '1959|70' Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, bendigo, view west from st.pauls church, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire