Tram 30 was built in 1925 by J.G. Brill & Co. in Philadelphia and flat packed to Australia. It was assembled in Adelaide, operated in Geelong before coming to Bendigo in 1947.No.30 tram (Birney) leaving depot displaying destination as Quarry Hill, C 1964. '3/64' on back written in pencil on top left.basil miller

This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR. 35. Quarry. View along the face of the quarry. Granite is being quarried here for the concrete material. Blocks from 2-8 tons in weight are reserved for “plums”. Quantities of large size spalls are sent to Victoria for the toe of the embankment and other purposes but the greatest proportion of the stone is crushed at the quarry to 2½ inches gauge for concrete aggregate. Two steam navvies and two steam travelling cranes are at work on the face. New South Wales. August 1927.hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume reservoir construction

This fossil was possibly found in a quarry near the top of Mt Raymond near Orbost. Crushed rock was quarried from a government quarry ther.A lump of fossilised coral in limestone rock.fossil coral mount-raymond

Digital image of the Bendigo 28 crossing No. 2 at Pinders Loop in Carpenter Loop on the Quarry Hill line. No. 28 has the destination of Quarry Hill, while No. 2 Eaglehawk. Photo by John Ward 01 - 01- 1972 Slide title "04751 010172 7207-H SECV Birney tram 28 passing bogie tram 2 in Carpenter St on Quarry Hill line Bendigo Vic"trams, tramways, bendigo, carpenter st, pinders loop, quarry hill, tram 28, tram 2

Orange covered catalogue for auction of Extensive Quarry Machinery, Plant, Equipment and Land of the Shepparton Municipal Quarries at Dookie held on 27th June, 1939. Printed by The Cambridge Press. Contains description of lots. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - shepparton municipal quarries, j h curnow & son, the cambridge press

This photograph shows men cutting marble slabs at Buchan on James Cameron's property. The marble was used in the Shrine of REmembrance in Melbourne. The slabs in the photograph were about 8.5 metres long. The Shrine of Remembrance was created to meet the needs of a grieving community after the extensive loss of lives in the First World War (1914 –18). Sixteen dark Ionic columns were made of .Buchan marble In the early 1900s black marble was being mined in the Bruthen district. Some was used for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and also Australia House in London. 900 tonnes were shipped to London to be included in the construction of Australia House. Marble quarrying has been a significant part of the history of Buchan in East Gippsland. Its inclusion in the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial is noteworthy.A black / white photograph of four men working in a quarry with three large slabs of marble on the ground.on back - " Cutting marble slabs......"buchan-marble shrine-of-remembrance cameron-james geology

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the remains of the W J Kennon Jetty at Cape Woolamai near the old Granite Quarry.local history, photography, cape woolamai jetty, black & white photograph, jetties, cape woolamai, granite quarries, w j kennon, coastline, john jenner, bryant west

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. The Eyrie: an historical home in Quarry Hill.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

In 1903 electric traction overhead was inaugurated, extending to Quarry Hill, Golden Square and Lake Weeroona.basil miller

Stone was transported out of quarry by rail. Some sections of track are still visible at the Quarry.structures, train tracks, quarrying, mt difficult quarry

No 67 Carpenter Street Quarry Hill Bendigo - Slide from the National Trust of Victoria, Bendigo Branchhistory, bendigo, national trust collection bendigo, 67 carpenter street quarry hill bendigo

Set of five coloured photographs of Quarry Hill primary school showing the schoolyard. Photos taken in 2001.bendigo, education, quarry hill primary school