The Kyeema airline crash took place on 25 October 1938 when the Australian National Airways Douglas DC-2 Kyeema, tail number VH-UYC, flying from Adelaide to Melbourne, commenced final approach to Essendon Airport through heavy fog and crashed into the western slopes of Mount Dandenong, killing all 18 on board instantly. There is strong evidence that the pilots were becoming unsure of their position. According to Macarthur Job's book, Disaster in the Dandenongs, the radio operator had requested the controller at Essendon give them a radio bearing. Essendon had acknowledged and told them to leave their transmitter on, but the signal stopped and no further contact was made. It is thought that this is the moment that Kyeema hit the mountain. There were 18 people on board the DC-2: 14 passengers, the captain, the first officer, an air hostess, and a cadet pilot who operated the radio during the flight. The victims were :— THE CREW. CAPTAIN A. C. D. WEBB, 32, pilot, married, of Essendon, Victoria. JUNIOR CAPTAIN ALAN J. STEEN, 25, pilot, married, of Essendon North, Victoria. ELVA JONES, 27, air hostess, single, of Toorak, Victoria. PHILIP D. PRING, about 20, cadet pilot attached to Australian National Airways' Aeronautics School, Sydney. PASSENGERS. CHARLES ALLAN SEYMOUR HAWKER, M.P., 44, single, of Adelaide. LEONARD SYDNEY ABRAHAMS, K.C., 51, married, barrister, of Sydney. SIDNEY HILL SMITH, 41, married, managing director of S. Smith and Son, of Yalumba, South Australia. ALFRED CECIL GAIN, 42, married, barrister, of Sydney. GORDON H. GODDARD, 30, single, accountant, of North Sydney. LANCELOT WILLIAM SHIRLEY, 27, single, solicitor, of Manly. JAMES IAN MASSIE, 25, single, solicitor, of Sydney. VAUGHAN PATE, 42, refrigeration cabinet manufacturer, married, of Unley, South Australia. THOMAS M. HARDY, 48, married, head of the firm of Thomas Hardy and Sons, vignerons, of Seacliff, South Australia. GEORGE WILLIAM LING, 72, of Kingswood, South Australia, former building inspector of the Municipal Tramways Trust, Adelaide. LOUIS HUGO GRAMP, 43, married, managing director of G. Gramp and Sons, Ltd., vignerons, Rowlands (sic) Flat, South Australia. Mrs. ELIZABETH MARY SCHRADER, 69, widow, of Adelaide. Mr. and Mrs. HANS L. GLOE, of Perth.Small section of the Kyeema DC-2 fuselage made up of 5 pieces of piece of twisted and torn aluminium riveted together. Marking can be seen in red but is indistinct. Aluminium has gold, silver and green colouring.kyeema, a webb, j steen, elva jones, philip pring, charles hawker, leonard abrahams, sidney hill smith, alfred gain, gordon goddard, lancelot shirley, james massie, vaughan pate, thomas hardy, george ling, hugo gramp, elizabeth schrader, mr hans gloe, mrs gloe

Plaques relating to the Community Centre at the Old Colonists' Association Retriement Village at Charles Anderson Grove, and previous donors.charles anderson grove, retirement village, commuinty centre, ian s. fraser, joe white bequest, hilton white estate, lancelot w. wilson estate, ian rollo currue estate foundation

This violin was played by VX30301 Dvr Roy Arnel, as a member of the Australian Imperial Force Concert Party, in the Changi POW camp, Singapore from 1942-1945. It is claimed that the violin, in its case was thrown over the wall by a Chinese civilian. Roy Arnel, a South African by birth enlisted on 7 June 1940 at Royal Park, Melbourne and served with 2 AASC Company as a driver. He was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army at the fall of Singapore in February 1942. There was more than one concert party in Changi as indicated on the rear of the violin. The details of the Dutch, British and American Concert Parties scratched in to the varnish. There are the some well known names scratched into the violin including: The English author and cartoonist, Ronald Searle; Australian entertainer, Frank Rich; and Australian Author, Russell Braddon. Mr Arnel died in 1982 and the violin was presented to Melbourne Legacy for preservation, safe keeping and display. Further research found that one of the AIF comedians, Harry Smith, had a catch phrase, 'You'll never get off the Island' which became almost the watchword of the prisoners throughout the captivity. That ties with the phrase etched around the outside of the violin, "We'll never get off the island."A very valuable piece of equipment brought back from World War II now on display in Legacy House function room.Violin (00078.1): Violin case (00078.2): Bow (00078.3): Bag of violin parts (00078.4):Around the edge of the instrument's body: "We'll never get off the island" On the front body of the violin: "AIF concert party"; "P.O.W. camp Singapore" Names inscribed on the front body of the violin in columns from left to right: Ray Tullipan, Fred Stringer, Herb Almond, L Jacques, Keith Harris, Jack Garrett, Dave Goodwin, H Sabin, Fred F Brightfield, Jack Boardman, Ern Warne, Ern Banks, T Hoffman, Roy P Arnel, Harold W Reid, W Middleton, Douglas Matthews, Bob Picken, Harry Smith ('appy Harry), Ted Druitt "VIOLIN PLAYED BY" VX30301, (DVR) R S Arnel AIF Concert Party in POW Camp Selerang and Changi Gaol Singapore 1942-1945; T Mack O.C and Producer Harry Tennall; Jack Smith; Walter W Dains; Keith C Stephens; C E Trotter; W Sullivan, Syd Piddington; John Nibbs; Doug Peart; John Wood; Jack Geoghegan; Berry Barton; Barney Bolton; Tom Hussey; Kim De Grey; Clarrie Barker; Ron Caple; Russ Bradon; Bernard McCaffrey; Bart Galbraith; Charles Wiggins; Stan “ Judy” Garland. Rear of Violin has inscriptions top to bottom, left to right. Hans???en; Dutch Concert Party; H.S. Van der Linden; M Bark; B Freunbusch; F Horguine; H. J. Hurgarden; Lt H. J. Scholer (Violin); H.A.F. Pet; M Van Dyk; W J Witte; G H Fransen; E Ewig; M Ruwart (Hypnotist); A V Korem(Dancer) C N Rob (Violin) C H Kuipers (Guitar); W C Emmenes (Cellist) L H R???? (Violin) British Concert Party Alex????; P Holland ( “ Dutchy” Accordian); Wray Gibson :AH!; E J Bawer (Drums); Clem (Lofty) Relf(Clarinet); Bill Williams (Piano); Ken Luke; Ronald Searle; Charles Dobman “Good Luck”; Dan Harts(”Professor”); Gil Mitchell ( Violinist); John Fitzgerald; E Botor (Tenor Horn); Ronald Lewis; Ronnie Horner; Robin Wilbury; Jack M Wood ( Producer); Denis A S Houghton (Bass); C J Buckingham; Stan Mesurier; E B Dobson USA Concert Camberts Party Don Smith; Owen Baggett; Denis Roland; Stan Willner; Albert “ HAP” Kelley (Trombone); Joe Manella; Charles Kelleher. Internal manufactures tag “ “Excelsior” Brand Specally made for the Tropic and reputed for good ton and workmanship Made in Czechoslovakia”changi violin, pow

Yields information the employees of the SEC from about the 1960's through to closure. Not known if completely accurate.List - typed A4 sheet titled "Ballarat Tramways Employees (60's - 71)", prepared by Wayne Kell. Lists employees in alphabetical order images: .1 - jpg scan of the sheet .2 - pdf of the list in a single vertical column .3 - word document in the image files Noel Aghan Noel Allen Max Anderson Brian Anwyl Adam Balloch Ray Barrow Ian Bentley James Billman Les Bird Mick Blackman Kevin Blake Dave Blaw Brett Boddington Kevin Brookman Gary Butler Kevin Butler Marty Cahill Bob Carter Daryl Chambers R oy Courtney Steve Crosby Ray Curnow Ron Davidson Bill Davies S. Davies W. Davies T Ed Davis L. Denmead Max Devlin Austin Domaschenz Des Domaschenz T. Dunstan Ted Edmunds Allen Edwards George Etheridge D. Everett John Everett Ted Fish Vic Gill Ian Grant George Gray Max Green Ray Hall Norm Hamilton Rory Herauville Bernie Hill Colin Hill Norm Hunt Danny Irvine Allan Jeffreys Bruce Jenkins David Jones Ron Jordan Wayne Kell Alan Kellett Alf Kellett Dave Kellett Noel Klein Hec Knight Ron Knight Mick Laidlaw Ed Lake Stan Lakey Herb Lee George Long Norm Lorensini Geoff McErvale Doug McGregor Leo McMahon Alec McWilliam Bill Maes George Magee Jim Maher Mick Mahoney Andre Malins B. Mannion Les Mark Jack Marone Jackie Mason Arthur Maxwell Harold May Allan Meaney Brian Melville Jim Menzies Alf Mercer Barry Morris Robert Morris Bruce Munn Tom Nancarrow Bill Newell Les North John O’Keefe Dan O’Leary Dick Oliver Joel Owen Eric Patterson Bert Peart Ivan Pellas D. Powell Lindsay Quick Arthur Reed Bill Retallick Rex Rewell Howard Reynolds Neil Robe Ned Romeo Vin Ryan Rick Rykers Bill Segrave John Schmidt Charles Scicluna David Skewes Harry Smerdon Brian Smith Roy Smith Bill Spicer Tony Stephens Max Stephens Tom Stevenson Neil Sutherland Doug Thompson Ian Tierney Ian Trenfield John Truscott Bill Trusler Bill Tuddenham A. Turnbull Dave van Oorschot E. van Rooy Harry van Oorschot Henk van Oorschot Bill van Oorschot Gerry van Rooy Harry van Rooy Ian Wallis Lou Walker Bill Ward Geoff Ward Vin Webb Bill Wellard L. Wellard R. Williams Terry Williams Doug Wiseman Edward Wrightlists, employees, personnel, ballarat, crews

Yields information about the SEC Ballarat tram employees names for 23/4/ 1953. Has a strong association with the list Author. Also demonstrates the administration of a locally based welfare fund.Carbon copy of a hand written list dated 23-4-1953 of 59 people on the front and two on the rear showing payment to the Ballarat Tramway "Welfare Club Payment". Payment appears to total 12 pounds 4 shillings. See also Reg item 6312 for a June 1952 list. Handwritten on ruled paper which has been folded into four. Note: - this list may also include depot employees. List compiled from the .xls file compiled by Peter Waugh. The ones listed as record 6312 only below. Bath Percy Carl Motorman 1949 1971 6312 Birch Harold Reginald Conductor 1949 1963 6312 Black E. 1953 6312 Carter T. 1953 6312 Courtney R. 1953 6312 Davies A. 1953 6312 Diamond Leo Motorman 1953 1954 6312 Donald James Frederick 1949 1963 6312 Dynon J. 1953 6312 Ellis Alfred Lewis Motorman 1942 1968 6312 Hall Keith William Conductor 1953 1954 6312 Harry D. 1953 6312 Hutchins K. 1953 6312 Jolly A. 1953 6312 Jordan R. 1953 6312 Kellett Alfred Joseph Tramway employee 1949 1971 6312 McGann N. 1953 6312 Menzies J. 1953 6312 Mills I. 1953 6312 Morgan Colin George 1953 1963 6312 Morris N. 1953 6312 Oliver R. 1953 6312 Pinkard M. 1953 6312 Spencer M. 1953 6312 Taylor H. 1953 6312 Thompson Arthur Frederick Mark 1953 1954 6312 Vicars A. 1953 6312 Wapshott Herbert William 1953 1954 6312 Weeks John Herbert Motorman 1953 1954 6312 Wellard Graham Charles 1953 1954 6312 Young S. 1953 6312 These people have more than one entry into the data base T. Dunstan H. Grundell G. Hall H. Hawkes A. Jeffreys D. Kellett H. Knight H. Lorensini H. McWilliams A. McWilliams R. Mason A. Mercer R. Nestor H. Preston S. Reynolds H. Smerdon G. Satchell R. Turnbull A. Vicars W. Ward L. Walker L. Wellard S. Young T, Young J. Menzies F. Edmonds S. Edmonds F. Callahan N. Clark L. Godsell N. McLachlan F. Brown J. Myers On rear "Welfare Club Payment"sec, ballarat, personnel, welfare, crews

Black and White photograph of Geelong No. 38 (Destination West), in Pakington St Geelong, near Hope St just past the Autumn St loop. Has buildings of the shopping centre in the view. Two copies held - two different sizes.trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, west, tram 38

Black and White photograph of Geelong No. 38 (Destination West), in Pakington St Geelong, entering the Autumn St loop. Has buildings of the shopping centre in the view, including Hambrook Milliner. Two copies held - two different sizes.trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, west, tram 38

Yields information about the transportation of a bogie tram from Geelong to Ballarat following closure of the Geelong system.Set of two photographs of the loading of an SEC bogie tram in Geelong. Though no number shown, letter from Bob Lilburn to Charles Craig - 7-2-1971 identifies the tram as Geelong 40, being loaded on 27-3-1956 (See Reg Item 6747 and 8527 for other photographs) Would appear the trolley pole bases have been removed. .1 - tram on jacks with semi trailer partly under the tram - maximum traction bogie on the turntable section of the semi trailer. .2 - the bogie being craned on with a Fowler mobile crane. Tram became Ballarat 43. trams, tramways, geelong, transport, loading trams, tram 40

Photograph of ex Geelong (not on bogies) 38 at Queens Park, late 1957, printed on Kodak paper. Has details of tram on the rear, including that it had been "demolished for scrap metal by Newtown Scout Troop 1961" On the rear of the photo in ink. "Queens Park Newtown, Photo late 1957" and "38 demolished for scrap metal by Newtown Scout Troop 1961" trams, tramways, geelong, queens park, tram bodies, tram 38

Set of two photographs of trams at the SEC Geelong Depot, mid 1950's. .1 - 19, scrubber and 9 with the depot buildings in the view - two copies of the print - slightly differently framed. .2 - bogie ( fitted with zebra stripes and dash canopy lights), 4, 16, 19, 38 (left to right) Destination Eaglehawk notes that No. 4 was the only single trucker fitted with zebra stripes and dash canopy lighting - see pages 42 and 44 during 1955 trams, tramways, geelong, depot, tram 19, tram 9, scrubber, tram 4, tram 16, tram 19, tram 38

Photograph of ex Geelong No. 6 with destination of Eastern Park turning from Aphrasia St into Pakington St Geelong. Shows the condition of the trackwork and the road surface. Tram ex Newtown. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, newtown, aphrasia st, pakington st, tram 6

Photograph of ex Geelong No. 39 in Ryrie St at Moorabool St looking west. Tram has the destination of West. Shows the centre poles and the shops in the street. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, tram 39

Photograph of the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong with the Bank of New South Wales building - three trams can been seen in the view. shows the bar type traffic lights. Also in the view are Dickins and Dickins store and other shops. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, traffic lights

Photograph of the intersection of No. 17 with the destination of Beach in Pakington St at the junction with Aphrasia St. Shows the nature of the layout of the junction and has signs indicating a tram stop and "End of Section". Two large prints held - and one small one, with a vertical frame. trams, tramways, geelong, signs, aphrasia st, pakington st, tram 17

Photograph of a Geelong single trucker, leaving the loop in Pakington St, outside the Newtown Town Hall, heading north. Two copies held - one large and one small print. (location advised by Dave O'Neil 31-12-2016 by e-mail)trams, tramways, geelong, signs, newtown, pakington st

Photograph of the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong looking West along Ryrie St, showing the bar type traffic lights and that right hand turns were done from the left lane. Note the Safety zone sign. Two prints held - one large and one small in a vertical form with the traffic lights featured.. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, traffic lights, safety zone

Photograph of the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong looking south along Moorabool St, showing the bar type traffic lights and two bogie trams in Ryrie St, one with safety or hazard stripes. Has the Bank of NSW in the view. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, traffic lights

Photograph of the intersection of a bogie tram with destination of East and hazard stripes and dash canopy lighting turning from Pakington St (from West) into Aberdeen St at Pakington St junction. In the background is the Shell service station. Note the metal tram stop sign on the left. Two copies of the print held. trams, tramways, geelong, aberdeen st, east, west, tram stops

Photograph of the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong looking south along Moorabool St, with two bogie trams in Ryrie St, both with safety or hazard stripes. Trams have the destination of Belmont and North. Has the Bank of NSW in the view, E. A. O'Meara Chemist advertising Kodak film and the Geelong Nursery Nook. Adjacent to the tram for Belmont is the safety zone sign. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, traffic lights

Yields information about tram 37 and an AETA charter.Photograph of the rear of tram 37 in City Loop, Sturt St, on an AETA tour, 21-4-1962 with an AETA auxiliary board. Photo Charles Craig? Has in the background the Mechanics Institute buildings with a Davies Bread and Robur tea advertisement. Has in red ink on rear - "AETA tour 21-4-62".trams, tramways, ballarat, city loop, aeta, sturt st, tram 37

Yields information about tram operations on the Sebastopol line.Photograph of Ballarat trams (from the rear), 30 and 34 at the Sebastopol terminus - undated - late 1960's early 1970's with the Royal Mail hotel in the background. No. 34 running a special. On the hotel is a sign for Melbourne Bitter and Foster's Lager. Photo by Charles Craig? Has in red ink on rear - "34 and 30 Sebastopol"trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 30, tram 34

Yields information about the appearance of Lake Wendouree and Wendouree Parade near St Aidans Drive during the late 1950's.Set of two photographs of No. 26 in Wendouree Parade, near St Aidans Drive with Lake Wendouree in the background. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo late 1950's, has an FC Holden? or similar in the view. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, lake wendouree, tram 26

Yields information about the use of the trams and the appearance of Lydiard St North buildings during the early 1950's.Photograph of No. 21, in Lydiard St North, near the Railway Station, boarding two lady passengers. Has J. J. Coller & Co. building and the Hersert E Smith building and sign in the view. Early 1950's? photo by Charles Craig. trams, tramways, lydiard st north, tram 21

Yields information about the traffic and appearance of Bridge St during the 1950's.Set of two black and white photographs of No. 27 west bound in Bridge St Ballarat, late 1950's. Has a FJ Holden and Volkswagen cars in the view. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo by Charles Craig. Bank of NSW and Walter Davis Co. in the views. trams, tramways, bridge st, tram 27

Yields information about the traffic and appearance of Bridge St during the 1950's.Set of two black and white photographs of trams in Bridge St at the intersection with Main Road and Victoria St .1 - tram at the intersection with Stones Corner and other shops in the background. Includes the Caltex services station, the Listers for Service clock and direction sign, with many people leaving the tram and walking along Victoria St. Has the Gear Chemist, Ricksha Paint and other shops in the view. .2 - No. 28 - for Gardens via Sturt St West and the intersection. Photo possibly early 1950's. Both photos by Charles Craig trams, tramways, bridge st, main road, victoria st, tram 28

Yields information about the traffic and appearance of Albert St Sebastopol during the 1950's and the buildings on either side of the street.Set of two black and white photographs of trams Photo possibly early 1950's of No. 27 travelling to Sebastopol in Albert St. .1 - crossing the roadway near Ophir St with the Trinity Church in the background. .2 - Tram at the Sebastopol Terminus with the new housing on the left side of the roadway and the Royal Mail Hotel. Both photos by Charles Craig trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, ophir st, tram 27

Yields information about the tram 31 and Sturt St West during the late 1950's.Black and white photograph of tram No. 31 Sturt St west inbound to the City and then Mt Pleasant. Photo by Charles Craig possibly late 1950's. trams, tramways, sturt st west, mt pleasant, tram 31

Yields information about the trams at Hospital Corner during the late 1950's.Black and white photograph of trams 28 and 33 at the intersection with Sturt and Drummond St North. Tram 33 has destination of Sturt via Drummond North. Tram 28 is inbound. Has the Shell service station bowser in the background. Photo by Charles Craig possibly late 1950's. trams, tramways, sturt st, drummond st nth, hospital corner, tram 33, tram 28

Yields information about the use of the Gray St loop on the Sebastopol line during the early 1950's and its appearance.Black and white photographs of trams 27 and 25 crossing at the Grey St loop in Albert St on the Sebastopol line. Passengers are either waiting or boarding the trams. Tram 27 has the destination of Rubicon St. Note the overgrown area around the loop. Both photos by Charles Craig possibly early 1950's. trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st, grey st, rubicon st, tram 25, tram 27

Yields information about the use of the first bogie tram to be used in Ballarat and its use on an AETA tour.Black and white photograph of Ballarat bogie tram No. 22 (later 37) on an AETA tour. Photo location - possibly Mt Pleasant. See Wal Jack notes btm5533 on this tram. Photo by Charles Craig, dated by G.Cleak - 14.3.1949 - Labour Day. See also Reg item 7591 for a photo of this tram on the same tour at the Sebastopol terminus a md 8513 for a similar photograph. 2 copies held. trams, tramways, bogie trams, aeta, tours, tram 22