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Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
model steam engine
This model was found in the collection of Bay Steamers Maritime Museum. It is not knowt who created it but it is supposed that it was constructed to educate the many masters of the Wattle in the operation of a steam engine - a not so common mode of power these days. A Bay Steamers Maritime Museum examined the model in March 2012 and discovered that is was in poor repair. Using his existing knowledge, and with reference to some historic texts, he made some repairs and returned the model to working order. Here is his anaylsis of the situation as an excerpt from the Bay Steamers Maritime Museum newsletter Steamlines May 2012 "I was confronted with a model of a steam engine used years ago as a training aid for hopeful steam engineers. Already having a knowledge of steam operations, I considered a museum write-up for that model a ‘piece of cake’. However, on turning the model’s crankshaft, the valve timing seemed ‘out of kilter’ with the movement of the piston. Problem was that the two eccentrics on the crankshaft were not properly secured to it. Eventually I fastened the two eccentrics to the crankshaft where I felt that they should be and then realized that one of them had a chain-driven valve-timing device attached. This would be adjusted while an engine was running to achieve best performance and fuel economy whilst in operation by accurately controlling the period of time during which steam under pressure from the boiler would be admitted to the cylinder and give greater time for the steam to expand in the cylinder, move the piston and turn the crankshaft and thus, drive the attached apparatus. When the valves were correctly set up it was then possible to get the model to function properly.The model comprises a green section, which is the actual the model mounted on a brown painted board. There are two parts of the model, painted white representing the steam passages, and black representing the cast- iron portions of the cylinder-block casting, and of the main valve sliding between the cylinder a second sliding valve. Of the black portions, one slides back and forth being connected to a rod which is connected to an eccentric clamped to the crankshaft and is the nearer to the flywheel of two eccentrics. This eccentric is attached to the crankshaft at an angle of 90 degrees to the crank-pin attached to the flywheel. To operate the model simply turn the flywheel by means of the handle attached to its crank-pin. A second eccentric is also attached to the crankshaft, further away from the first eccentric, and it is adjusted to operate 90 degrees from the first eccentric (that is, 180 degrees from the crank-pin) A piston (painted silver) is located in a plastic cylinder and has a piston rod which passes through one end of the cylinder, (in actual practice a steam-proof gland seals the cylinder against loss of steam) terminating in a cross-head slide between four rails guiding it. From this cross-head, a connecting rod joins the piston-rod to the flywheel via the crank-pin attached to the flywheel which is part of the crankshaft. (In actual practice, a flywheel may not be used, particularly in a multi-cylinder engine.) The white portions of the model painted nearest to the cylinder represent the two steam ports cast into the main cylinder block, whilst one section painted in between those two represents the exhaust outlet (which may be connected to a condenser to conserve water, or to the open air). The main slide valve has three white-painted portions painted thereon. It has two white-painted marks representing the steam passages to the steam ports into the cylinder, and a third section in between the other two, being that part of the valve through which exhaust steam passes in line with the ports in the cylinder block. By rotating the flywheel, the operations of an engine will be observed as steam is admitted to the main valve via the gap between the two jaws of two moveable portions of a second sliding valve which is operated by the second eccentric attached to the crank-shaft. This eccentric is used to finely tune the valve timing of this model to obtain best running results of an engine. There are various methods used for reversing a steam engine. model compound steam engine, steam engine, model, crankshaft, valve, flywheel, wattle, engineer, eccentrics -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, FRAMED, c.1920
This certificate should read Francis John WILLIAMS 8th Battalion No 7326, from Stawell. Refer Cat No 69.2 for his service history.Coloured certificate, allied flags at top, wattle on sides & bottom, 2 red town seals at bottom.“Borough & Shire of Stawell for thanks & appreciation of services to Sgt FREDERICK JOHN WILLIAMS 8th Batt, 9 June 1920”documents-certificates, civic mementoes-presentations, frame accessories, williams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - EIG SCHOOL 1ST STAGE 1966-67 - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION
EIG School 1st Stage 1966-67 - Ralph Birrell Collection. Many wattles grew on this site. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Tea tin, Clark's
Rusted tea tin, decorated with a lady, ship, man, coat of arms with bunches of wattle surrounding pictures.'Sunbeam J Gadsden Brit Tin Plate Decorating, Clarks Lonsdale St. Melbourne. Reg. Lady Brassey John Stone O' Shannessy & Co. Photo His Excellency Lord Brassey, K.C.B. Photo T Lama JN J Long 480-4354 Prop. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO VIEWS, Apr 1962
Slide. Bendigo Views. Scenic view of Bendigo with Chinese Scrub in the foreground. Also some wattles and eucalypts.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Composite Photo of Lister House, 1980s
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Composite of two Colour Photos of Lister House taken from the cornor of Rowan and Wattle Streets Bendigondsn, nursing, lister house, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: HOUSE AND GARDEN
Colour photograph. House and native garden. Wattle tree on right. Car slightly visable through trees.buildings, house, unknown -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Wattle Valley Road view of the Canterbury Mansions. Set of 5 photographs, Jan Pigot, 1994
Coloured photograph of the Wattle Valley Road view of the 3 storey Victorian Building called Canterbury Mansions.canterbury, canterbury mansions, shops, wattle valley road, victorian architecture -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Wattle Valley Road view of the Canterbury Mansions. Set of 5 photographs, Jan Pigot, 1994
Coloured photograph of the Wattle Valley Road view of the 3 storey Victorian Building called Canterbury Mansions.canterbury, canterbury mansions, shops, wattle valley road, victorian architecture -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Wattle Valley Road view of the Canterbury Mansions. Set of 5 photographs, Jan Pigot, 1994
Coloured photograph of the Wattle Valley Road view of the 3 storey Victorian Building called Canterbury Mansions.canterbury, canterbury mansions, shops, wattle valley road, victorian architecture -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NDSN Lister House
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.B&W photograph showing frontage to Short & Rohan Streets, BendigoNDSN View - corner Shirt & Wattle Streets (correction Rohan Street) Pre 1977 Note picket fence.ndsn, nursing -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Bryant West
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 McFee Homestead as Rhyll Post Office. Wattle and Daub building on right, beneath large Gum treeNotice attached to Homestead building reading "Rhyll V R Post Office" Crown symbol between V & R.local history, photography, photographs, rhyll post office, black & white photograph, mcfee homestead, wattle & daub building, john jenner, bryant west -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL
Slide. Sacred Heart Cathedral. A view from High Street near Wattle Street. Preparation for new steepleslide, bendigo, sacred heart cathedral., sacred heart cathedral. -
Clunes Museum
Certificate
A.N.A. Clunes branch No.12 Dark brown wooden frame containing a certificate with colour illustrations of wattles and other native foliage surrounding the text.Ex-President Robert Steart 1926-1927robert steart, a.n.a. clunes -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Badge, c1930's
5 Flower Day Badge (Fund Raising Lord Mayors Fund). One Wattle Day For Children 1933 stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD COLLECTION: PALL MALL
Coloured postcard of Pall Mall, Bendigo. The postcard has a black background with a gold frame with a gold wattle and a Emu.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Canterbury History Group
Document - "Mirabella" 62 Wattle Valley Road, 1986: P. Sanders P/L & Graeme Butler, 1991: Dr Chris McConville & Graeme Butler, 1991
City of Camberwell Urban Conservation Study 1986, 1991 report on "Mirabella" 62 Wattle Valley Road Canterbury.canterbury, wattle valley road, zelman> victor a, gordon garrett & co, historic buildings register, historic buildings, p.sanders p/l, butler> graeme, mcconville> chris (dr), national trust of australia, city of camberwell urban conservation study -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Bradshaw's BP / COR Garage Canterbury, 1960
Black and white photograph of Bradshaw's BP / COR Garage Corner of Wattle Valley and Canterbury Roads Canterbury 1960canterbury, wattle valley road, canterbury, d.h. bradshaw auto service pty ltd, petrol stations, olympic torch, canterbury mansions -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Tour of Ireland
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE GOLDEN VALLEY, 1980
32 page soft cover booklet 'The Golden Valley - An account of the Wattle Gully Area.' An account of the rehabilitation of the Wattle Gully Mine, illustrated with colour photos. Booklet prepared to commemorate the reopening of the mine by Rupert Hamer, Premier of Victoria in 1980. On page 15 is a handwritten note in biro 'To Ray Wallace - I had great pleasure in researching, photographing & preparing all the information here - this was a limited edition publication for shareholders of Wattle Gully in 1980 Regards Felix Cappy' Author and publisher not givenUnknown -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: MARYBOROUGH GOLDEN WATTLE FESTIVAL
Three cards from the Maryborough Golden Wattle Festival bottle competition. The card for First Prize has a blue ribbon attached. the one for second prize has a red ribbon attached. No ribbon on the one for third prize. All three cards have a design of a wattle on the left hand side. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
doiley
This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the early to mid 20th century. Embroidery was an affordable way to personalise and add aesthetic value to domestic linen and examples of embroidered and crocheted pieces could be found in most Australian homes, A cream linen circular doily with scalloped edges. It is hand embroidered with a kookaburra and wattle design. It has some lace edging. doily needlework handcraft table-linen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, When the wattles bloom again, 1984
When the wattles bloom again : the life and times of William Barak, last chief of the Yarra Tribe, by Shirley W. WienckeWhen the wattles bloom again : the life and times of William Barak, last chief of the Yarra Tribe, by Shirley W. WienckeWhen the wattles bloom again : the life and times of William Barak, last chief of the Yarra Tribe, by Shirley W. Wienckebarak, william, aborigines -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Keith La Galle, 2015
A newspaper obituary of the life of Keith la Galle, clockmaker of Blackburn, Funeral was on 29 May 2015 at Wattle Park Chalet.la galle, keith, clocks, watchmaking, blackburn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, 129 Mount Pleasant Road, Nunawading, 1/12/2016 12:00:00 AM
'The Wattles', an 1870 era house at 129 Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading to be auctioned on 10th Dec 2016 by Jellis Craig.mount pleasant road, nunawading no. 129 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals WW1 Memorial Ribbon, C 1920
Black silk ribbon with embroidered Australian Rising Sun Badge and wattle. Complete with photograph of original grave in cardboard folder.For Australia. In memory of McKinley, Thomas John Service No. 2256 rank Pte.8th Btn interred Woods Military Cemetery Plot 5 row b Ypres. From North Melbourne Killed in action 11th September 1916. Killed by enemy shelling. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - "Sunbeams badge", n.d
Displayed at History House.Metal and plastic badge with image of a stylised sunset in yellow with a wattle posy in foreground. Banner at base, bearing word "Sunbeams" in blue.Front: Sunbeams (lower centre) -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Water Bottle
Wattle bottle with woollen cover and reproduction 08 pattern Webbing(EQ519), Army, (Changed from 37 pattern webbing holder)equipment, ww1, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: WATTLE BARK, 1878
Document. Wattle Bark. A statement showing the profit to be derived from the systematic cultivation of wattle.By authority John Ferres, Government Printer.document, memo, wattle bark -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Ninth Battalion
Wooden Shield With Copper Coloured Regimental Badge of Crown, Wattle Wreath Kangaroo Crossed Rifles, Boomerang And Scroll With Ninth BattalionDuty First, Royal Australian Regiment, Ninth Battalionplaque, 9 rar, infantry