Blue enamel candle holder with fluted edgelocal history, lighting, candle, candle holder, domestic item

Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph of star-shaped lights installed on the top of the Soldiers Memorial in Tarnagulla. This was done as part of Back To Tarnagulla in 1931. Copy photograph. tarnagulla, reunions, back to tarnagulla, soldiers memorial, lighting

Murray Comrie Collection. This is an original photograph.Monochrome photograph depicting an old, defunct gas lamppost in King Street, Tarnagullatarnagulla, lighting, gas, power, electricity

Murray Comrie Collection. This is an original photo-postcard. Sepia photo-postcard depicting a man standing outside Tarnagulla Post Office.Reverse is printed as standard postcard format (blank/unused). Handwritten on reverse in tiny lettering is 'Mrs Ison' probably referring to the person who gave this item to Murray Comrie.tarnagulla, post office, people, commercial road, lighting

kerosene container shell product a square shaped and rusty metallic tin used for pennant kerosene a plaque on front of tin with number 1661 patent number 2774-30-1817139 USE ONLY PENNANT KEROSENE / A SHELL PRODUCTkerosene, lighting, shell, heating, pennant kerosene

Robert Edwin Dietz (1818-1897) bought an existing factory in 1840 and became a leading manufacturer and innovator of many forms of lighting. Eventually the firm was run by Robert and his four brothers before being taken over by the next generation. This lamp design was patented in 1907.Dietz Union, New York, Driving Lamp. Kerosene driving lamp with Burner. Painted Black with Clear front glass face. Has carrying handle and mounting brackets/ Approx 250mm high, 140mm wide and 150mm deep.

Robert Edwin Dietz (1818-1897) bought an existing factory in 1840 and became a leading manufacturer and innovator of many forms of lighting. Eventually the firm was run by Robert and his four brothers before being taken over by the next generation. This lamp design was patented in 1907.Dietz Driving Lamp. Kero burner missing.Dietz

Photograph of No 26 at the tramway centre, corner of Sturt and Lydiard St. The tram has the destination of City Oval and a pay as you enter sign by the open door. In the background is a bus, the Commonwealth Bank and National Mutual building. Note the festoon lighting in the foreground. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Ballarat 26 running a City Oval service.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, tram 26, city, sturt st, city oval

Four separate agreements, one for each organisation. All details wages and conditions of work and disputes, grievances, and discipline, leave etc. Pages 1 - 10 - agreement with the PMTT - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/10/1912 to 1/6/1916. Signed for PMTT by Alex Cameron Chairman; Thomas King Member; and Thomas King Secretary and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 12 - 20 - ditto with NMELTL - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/1/1913 to 30/6/1916. Signed for NMETL by L. Voight, A.D. Murdoch and for Union by A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 21 - 32 - ditto with ESCo - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916, includes rosters for Ballarat and Bendigo. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 33 - 42 - ditto with Messrs Meakin and Thomas, Lessees of the Northcote Cable Tramways. Dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916. Signed by F.W. Meakin and Lena Thomas in front of Louis Waxman Solicitor and A. C. Warton, General Secretary. Yields information about the industrial agreements with Tramway operators in Victoria, except for MTOCo.Forty-Four page booklet, off-white paper, saddle-stapled, with additional dark grey colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust / The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited/ The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited and Messrs. Meakin and Thomas". Two copies held. "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 213" in ink on top of first page, inside cover on both copies. Copy 1 - has name of "H.W.H.Collett" and "1913" on front cover, and pencil or red pencil notes against various rules in the ESCo section. Copy 2 - some minor pencil marks.trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, atea, unions, agreements, esco, nmetl, pmtt, northcote cable trams, meakin & thomas

Set of two Black and White photograph of seven BTPS volunteers pushing No. 26 back into the shed after an open day during 1973 or 1974 internal lighting up and possibly the overhead. Includes Bill Kingsley, Richard Gilbert, Stuart Loddington and one of the Bounds bros. No. 26 has been set up as the Museum tram. Printed on Kodak paper.trams, tramways, btps, museum, tram 26

Yields information the appearance and details about city terminus, south side with the Town Hall in the background in the late 1950's.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC trams 26 and 38 at the City terminus, south side with the Town Hall in the background, advertising the Begonia Festival. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Note the SEC termination box on the corner of the pavement. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, town hall, begonia festival, sturt st, city, tram 26, tram 38

List of Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board tramcars - handwritten and signed W.Jack. Dated 1947 - showing type, car numbers, builder, year of service, seating capacity, HP of motors, length and weight. Also shows car scrapped, gauge, route mileage and colours. See also Reg items 152 and 5628 for other lists.fremantle, mtt, perth

Photo of No. 18 turning from MacArthur St. into Drummond St. north, taken from north west corner. Side on view of 18. Tram fitted with dash canopy lighting and SEC ad on roof. Adjacent to photographer is a compulsory tram stop painted on a pole with a white painted over section below it. Photo taken on 23-3-1962.'SEC Ballarat, No. 18 in Macarthur St., turning into Drummond St. 23-3-62' in blue inktramways, trams, macarthur st., drummond st., tram 18

Black and White photograph, mounted onto dark grey card of 4 men in standing by a generator at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne with the name impressed into the bottom right hand corner.One person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of No. SW6 866 at the route 77 terminus Chapel St and Brighton Road. Tram has dash canopy lighting. In the background is a service station, selling Atlantic Petrol, Plume and Pax. Also visible is a Beauty Salon. Photo dated 16-2-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, sw6 class, route 77, chapel st, brighton road, tram 866

Photograph, Black and White, of the Level Crossing in Epsom Road, Flemington or Ascot Vale showing the overhead arrangement and structures either side of the road to provide power to either the trams or the trains. The small signal box is in the view as well as the interlocked gates. A NMETL saloon tram is crossing the railway lines. Photo late 1919 or 1920. Has the words "VR Tramway Crossing at Epsom Rd showing insulators in tram line and special crossing fitting." The level crossing was electrified on 18-8-1919 and abolished mid 1925 when the underpass was built. See Weekly Notice Extracts 1894-1994, published 1996.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne - North Melbourne Electric Tramway and Lighting Co. Ltd - No. 4 in Epsom Road on level crossing to Showrooms and Flemington Racecourse. About 1919-1920." Has KSK stamp and Number LWR-4 and CEE 12 in to right hand corner.trams, tramways, level crossings, nmetl, epsom rd, showgrounds, ascot vale, tram 4

Photograph - Black and white of Ballarat tram No. 40 parked at Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade. In the background are the large trees that were a feature of this location. Not known who took the photo during Jan. 1966. Note the two numbers on the front of the tram, as result of the installation of the dash canopy lighting.Yields information about the appearance of tram No. 40 during Jan 1966 and Gardens Loop.Black and white photograph on Ilford paper.In ink on rear "Gardens 1/66"tramways, tram 40, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tramcars

This is a vintage item dating from the early 20th century. It is a hand-held lantern that could also have been hung from a ledge or wall. Lanterns of this type were often used by railway employees or ship's crew for signalling. The lighting was probably obtained by a candle as there is no evidence of an oil mechanism.This item is of interest because of its age and its possible use locally over a hundred years ago.This is a metal lantern painted black on the outside and silver-frosted inside. It has a rectangular-shaped body with bevelled glass, a semi-circular metal top and a metal handle. The hinged glass door on the side is missing.vintage lighting, hand-held metal lanterns

This type of rectangular dark blue painted metal railway lamp was used by train guards in the Victorian Railways in the 20th century for communication, safety and lighting. It is the same type as the lamp attached to the Victorian Railways guard's leather satchel dated to the 1970s, registration WHS 00074 on Victorian Collections online.The Victorian Railways lamp has local significance as it was donated by a resident of Wodonga, as well as state significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the Victorian Railways employees in the 20th century.Rectangular dark blue painted metal lamp with a large handle on the top and a circular glass disk in front of a green filter. The initials 'V.R.' are embossed on the top and both sides. White metal/aluminium rim around the clear glass disk."V.R." on the top and both sides.victorian railways lamps, v.r. lamps, vr lamps, victorian railways guard's lamp, victorian railways equipment

Kerosene lamps were used as a main source of lighting throughout Australia prior to the supply of domestic electrical services. This was obviously later in many rural areas. This lamp was used in the home of Mrs. Gina Elizabeth Harris of Bethanga in Northeast Victoria where electricity was connected on 23 March 1959.This lamp is representative of the lamps used throughout Australia prior to the introduction of domestic electricity supplies. This vintage kerosene lamp is model No. 21 which was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in Greenford, Middlesex, England in the 1950s. Base stems were mostly made from wood, turned into several different patterns. More expensive table lamp stems were of metal. Bases were mostly steel filled with sand as a weight. When Bakelite became available it was used extensively in three different colours, although collectors say that white bases were used primarily in hospitals and churches and are more rare. On wick knob: "21/Aladdin Industries Ltd/GREENFORD" Inscribed around burner: "GB Patent No 9. 69-4273-4"kerosene lamp, bakelite, domestic appliances

The first Palais dance theatre in Warrnambool was established in the Hotel Mansions on the corner of Kepler and Koroit Streets. When the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1929 the Palais was moved to the Oddfellows Hall in Koroit Street operating as a cinema. In 1939 the area in the Oddfellows Hall was converted into a dance floor, a skating rink and a squash court. The Palais dance hall continued until 1974. It had been a major entertainment venue in Warrnambool featuring many well known bands and singers over the years. This photograph is a fine memento of a most important entertainment venue in Warrnambool in the second half of the 20th century.A colour photograph of the interior of a dance hall showing the dance space, the lighting and the alcoves. The photograph is in two sections placed together. It is mounted on a yellow cardboard mount with a cut-out, printed name in cursive script. The black frame is made of composite material. A glass covering is over the photograph. On the back is a wire attachment for the hanging of the frame. There are crease and scratch markings in the bottom of the photograph.Palais de Dansepalais de danse warrnambool, the palais warrnambool, interior of the palais warrnambool, dance hall warrnambool, warrnambool

8-page A4 size brochure issued by Road Construction Authority reporting on the proposed extension of the Eastern Freeway between Doncaster and Ringwood. Topics include Community Consultation, Initial Four Lane Development, Estimated Capital Costs, Traffic Effects, Public Transport, Landscape Creek and Visual Aspects, Pedestrian/Bicycle Access, Noise, Air Quality, Lighting, Construction Impacts.

Information Sheet - Sacred Heart Cathedral Official Opening - May 15, 1977. Three pages with information on design, construction , furnishings and detail (lighting, sound). Together with a plan of the cathedral (page 2). Two copies marked with RHSV - Bendigo Branch stamp; ''1123'' in handwritten ink on P.1; and correction to type on page 1 ('1987' amended in ink to '1897').church, history, cathedral of the sacred heart, secred heart cathedral.

Yields information about the appearance of the SEC depot late 1950's.Black and white photograph of the front of the SEC Ballarat depot from outside the depot with some of the gates open. Has a number of people standing in the depot yard. Pre 1960's as the tram does not appear to have any dash canopy lighting. Negative of photograph held. Photo by Lloyd Rogers? Negative scanned at hi res 4/6/2020 and image updated.In pencil on the rear "Ballarat".trams, tramways, wendouree parade, depot

Black and white negative, of SW6 888 at the corner of Swanston and Collins St with the Town Hall in the background. Has the destination of East Malvern, route 5, dash canopy lighting and a sign "For comfort travel between 9.30 & 4.0". A W2 is crossing in Collins St. Neg has been damaged in the top right hand corner. Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album.trams, tramways, sw6 class, dash canopy lights, swanston st, east malvern, route 5, tram 888

Yields information about the training of crews.Instruction or question sheet - foolscap carbon copy, titled "Questions to be answered by Birney Car Students", giving 18 questions, about electrical path, controllers, lighting, stopping the tram, faults, sand, leaving the tram, draw bar, purpose of the two trolley poles. Two copies - one copy dated 15/8/19245 - suggesting it was made for Geelong by MESCotrams, tramways, birney, mesco, instructions, training

The kerosene lantern is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lanterns have a wick or mantle as light source. They may be hand-held for portable lighting.This kerosene lantern was used as a light on road works in the Orbost area. It would have been carried/used by one of the road workers. Lamps of this kind were significantroadworks items in their period of use as essential tools to the safe-working operations of the Country Roads Board.. A red metal roadworks warning lantern. It is rectangular with a metal carrying handle. The top is domed. The door at the back is hingedand opens with a small nail. The lamp was lit by kerosene held in a small square tank with a wick.lantern kerosene light lamp

This lantern would have been attached to a horse-drawn coach for lighting purposes and local coaches and other large-size horse-drawn vehicles would have had similar lights. It is a heavy object and may also have been used on early model automobiles or other motorised vehicles.This item has no known local provenance and is retained for display and research purposes.This is cylindrical metal lantern painted black. It has a glass covering on the rounded face and glass inserts on the back and the side. It has a metal-covered candle that is inserted into the lantern through an opening at the base. There are hinged clips to open the main glass and the back glass.vintage coach lighting, candle-lit lanterns

The original Presbyterian church was in Rowan Street but the congregation outgrew it. In 1897 a new plot was purchased in Forest Street and a new church designed by Vahland and son was designed and then built by Fairbanks and Wilson. It was of a gothic design with incandescent gasburners for lighting. It was designed to comfortably seat 400 people and was opened 4/7/1897.Eight pages booklet. The booklet is titled "St John's Presbyterian Church Bendigo, Positive stewardship, 1957". On the cover a black and white photograph of the inside of the church showing the apse. Omn the back the name of the Canvass Committee and the Stewardship Prayer. The first page of the booklet records a mesage from the minister J.W. Beecher.st. john presbyterian church, forest street, 1957

Burwood School children undertook reading in various ways, such as Braille, and using aids such as additional lighting and a reading platform. In this example, a boy reads Braille whilst a girl is assisted by a teacher to read from her book. In the background are three posters displaying the wildflowers, environment and another aspect of Australian studies.burwood school, education, braille