UPPER STOREY OF THE HOSPITAL WAS REMOVED DURING THE 1930'S THE BUILDING WAS DESTROYED IN A BUSHFIRE IN JANUARY 1944. PHOTOGRAPH OF THE OLD CLUNES HOSPITAL, BUILD IN 1873. WRITTEN IN INK UNDER PICTURE POINTS OF INTEREST .1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON MATT BOARD .2 PHOTO PRINT OF ABOVE PHOTO - BLACK AND WHITE .3 PHOTOCOPY ON PHOTO PAPER - BLACK AND WHITE .4 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON MATT BOARD .5 COPY OF SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON MASONITETHE HOSPITAL. BEAUCHAMP PHOTO 104 STURT ST BALLARATlocal history, photography, photographs, hospital [old]

Ratepayer information pamphlet issued by Eltham Shire Council. Gives details on shire boundaries and bushfire area, basic history, Councillors by Riding, meetings,office hours. Also information on the 1962 bushfires that raged throughout half the shire, 14-16 January 1962; local laws regarding dogs; Rates, Works Programme, Shire Offices and Town Planning The 1962 bushfire took two lives and caused damage to property approaching £1 million. Approximately 180 habitable dwellings were destroyed, hundreds of miles of fencing were burnt and thousands of acres of pasture lost.Colour bifold printed double sided (4 pages) councillors, dogs, eltham shire council, eltham shire office, infrastructure, rates, ridings, shire boundaries, shire of eltham, town planning, victorian bushfires - 1962, works programme

Shows tracks up the hillside with passengers riding in carriage down the short course railway at Kalorama. The railway was built around 1950, initially to carry building materials. It was burnt in the 1962 bushfires. Phil McClure gave a talk to the Historical Society 15/8/2009. As a teenager he had assisted with 'Foxie's' operation of the railway.fox's point, scenic railway, stanley neil fox-croft, kalorama

A Bush Fire Control map is a valuable tool used by emergency services and communities to respond to respond to bushfires.Cream coloured parchment map showing roads, railway lines, telephone lines, rivers, creeks and water courses. Also marked are houses, Post Offices, Police stations, bush fire brigades, water channels, swamps, marshes, dense, medium and scattered timber, aqueducts and reservoirs. Villages, districts and Towns are clearly marked. Printed in red, green, black and blue. Very clear and easy to read. Undated.bush fires, bendigo area map

The Holden V U ute was decorated with a paint job to represent " Bushfire" with the combination of the colours and how they are applied.This vehicle was a promotional car built and decorated to be shown at motor shows.V U Model utility vehicle with gold and burgundy swirls, the name Sandman written in brown across the tailgateSANDMAN across the the tailgate Holden badge bonnet centre HOLDEN across windscreenvehicle, promotional, v u sandman

Bushfires burned in the St Andrews, Hurstbridge, Warrandyte and Dandenong areas in January 1962. People were evacuated to Greensborough.40 p., text and photographs. Tabloid format.bushfires

Colour photographs of the Marysville war Memorial.bushfire, black saturday, marysville

Colour photograph a cross in front of a burnt landscape at Kinglake.bushfire, black saturday, kinglake

Colour photograph of the Marysville locality from Nicholl Lookoutbushfire, black saturday, marysville

bushfire, forest signs, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Spraying units were manufactured in Australia by REGA Products Ltd. from 1926. REGA established themselves as leaders in the production of agricultural and horticultural spraying machines, including smaller knapsacks. Their metal knapsacks were quickly adapted to a range of applications and were widely used by the Forests Commission and Country Fire Authority (CFA). They were metal and very robust but heavy and uncomfortable to wear REGA was later purchased by the Garrard family and still operate as part of Garrads Pty Ltd. This sprayer was used by the FCV at Creswick No longer in use.The REGA spray unit includes brass fittings, leather straps with a brass pump handle and adjustable nozzle attached. Adjustable leather straps have "quick release" clips and studs Camm lock lid with chain attached FCV Creswick REGA stampbushfire, fire pump, forests commission victoria (fcv)

Used at fire basecampsWood fire used at basecamps Metal plates fold flat for transportforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment

Base campView of base camp equipment at the Altona Museumforests commission victoria (fcv), camping equipment, bushfire

used at fire campsMetal food masherforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, camping equipment

The Forests Commission once had a flotilla of small fire boats on the Gippsland Lakes, Lake Eildon and the Murray River which were used for fire patrol and suppression.Fire patrol launch signforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest signs

Used to sample fine fuels on the forest floor. The ring was pushed into the litter to sample 0.1m2Heavy metal ring with sharpened bottom edgeforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest measurement

Used for pressure testing and recalibrating Speedy Moisture metersKit used pressure test Speedy Moisture metersforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest measurement

Used to measure wind speed which is an important factor in fire behaviourHand held battery operated anemometer used to measure wind speedKestrel 3000forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest measurement

The origins of the humble handheld driptorch have been lost in time. They are widely used for ignition in controlled burning operations in forest and grasslands. The “Pacific Forester“ with its short central wand and somewhat leaky ball-valve was made by the American Wajax company in the 1940s. The Pacific Forester is slightly different in design from the more robust and common “Panama” driptorch first manufactured in 1933 and used extensively by Queensland cane farmers. The Panama is closely related to the current “Firebug” used in Victoria which is manufactured by Rodney Industries in Brisbane and has an offset wand design which gives it good balance. The fuel is a mixture of petrol and diesel and every FCV District had their own closely-guarded secret formula ... 2:1, 3:1, 1:1, 4:1 or 3:2 ratio. There was also the choice of 91, 95 or 98 octane petrol mixed with summer or winter diesel. Occasionally some of the old Avgas or Jet-A1 lying around the depot was added with a splash of engine oil to make the mixture stick to the fuel to be ignited. The fuel mixed also varied between autumn or spring, heathland, mixed forest, or high-intensity slash burnsKerosene drip torch Short wand no valveBCR Holdingsforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire

The origins of the humble handheld driptorch have been lost in time. They are widely used for ignition in controlled burning operations in forest and grasslands. The “Pacific Forester“ with its short central wand and somewhat leaky ball-valve was made by the American Wajax company in the 1940s. The Pacific Forester is slightly different in design from the more robust and common “Panama” driptorch first manufactured in 1933 and used extensively by Queensland cane farmers. The Panama is closely related to the current “Firebug” used in Victoria which is manufactured by Rodney Industries in Brisbane and has an offset wand design which gives it good balance. The fuel is a mixture of petrol and diesel and every FCV District had their own closely-guarded secret formula ... 2:1, 3:1, 1:1, 4:1 or 3:2 ratio. There was also the choice of 91, 95 or 98 octane petrol mixed with summer or winter diesel. Occasionally some of the old Avgas or Jet-A1 lying around the depot was added with a splash of engine oil to make the mixture stick to the fuel to be ignited. The fuel mixed also varied between autumn or spring, heathland, mixed forest, or high-intensity slash burnsKerosene drip torch Long straight wand with control valveBell Backburnerforests commission victoria (fcv), planned burning, bushfire

Early water carrying bladder A number of accidents with these rubber tanks occurred on the fireline, particularly on tracks with steep side grades. The movement of the water sloshing and accumulating on the lower tank wall created an imbalance in the vehicle. The frayed anchor ropes, under strain due to constant rubbing on the high side wall of the vehicle, would snap, and the whole assembly of tank, pump and hose would break away from the vehicle and bounce down through the bushLarge rubber bag which held 80 gallons of water. Developed in the 1960s. It was strapped down in the back tray of Utes and attached to a small fire pump with a control valve. It was filled by a top tube that was clamped closed. It wallowed badly when the vehicle was moving, hence the common name of "Pig". When the bag was full it made driving dangerousDunlopforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, fire pump

Hand water pumpSIMACforests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire

Was recovered from the Forestry School at CreswickDennis Turbine engine fire pump Guildford motor Dated April 15 1921forests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire

High pressure Johnston Tremblay HOK pump. It was invented in about 1940 by Mr. J. Tremblay, fire-chief & director of public safety for Montreal forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, fire pump

In 1937 Sigmund Pumps company founded by Miroslav Sigmund, in Czechoslovakia; and successfully tendered for a British government contract to make firefighting pumps. In 1938 they moved to Britain soon after Hitler's annexation of Austria. Sigmund Pumps (Great Britain) Ltd was founded at the Team Valley trading estate in Gateshead By 1939, 3000 pumps had been manufactured at the new factory.Sigmund two handle pump with hoseSigmund Pumps (Great Britain)forests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire

The earlier Pacific Marine pumps were not replaced and were auctioned off during the 1980s. The ever reliable Wajax Mk3 remained a fire cache item ready to be called on should a specific need for a small transportable pressure pump arise. The Wajax Mk3 has been in circulation since the 1950’s, and through that time has undergone several upgradesHigh pressure Wajax Mk 3 pump With hand primerforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, fire pump

REX Fire Pumpforests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire

In 1937 Sigmund Pumps company founded by Miroslav Sigmund, in Czechoslovakia; and successfully tendered for a British government contract to make firefighting pumps. In 1938 they moved to Britain soon after Hitler's annexation of Austria. Sigmund Pumps (Great Britain) Ltd was founded at the Team Valley trading estate in Gateshead By 1939, 3000 pumps had been manufactured at the new factory.Sigmund two handle pump level pumpforests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire

The Gaam 30B pump delivers 80 Gallons per minute @ 80 PSI The original Howard engine, equipped with a rope start, could be temperamental and difficult to start on occasions, and were replaced with an electric start 7 HP Wisconsin motor. This modification was designed and installed by the FCV Fire Protection Workshop at North Altona in the early 1960s.Wisconsin 7HP motor coupled to a Gaam 30B pump With hand primerforests commission victoria (fcv), fire pump, bushfire