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Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Fire Engine - Hino 3.4L Tanker, CFA Hino 3.4L Tanker
... Fire Services Museum of Victoria Former Eastern Hill Fire ...fire-engine-tanker cfa country-fire-authority -
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Fire Engine - Heavy Rescue, MFB International Heavy Rescue
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Fire Services Museum of Victoria
International Hose Carriage Mk 3
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Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Inter Hook Truck
... Fire Services Museum of Victoria Former Eastern Hill Fire ...inter hook truck -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Magazine (Item) - Leisure guide, Michael Cheshire, LEISURE GUIDE THE MOUNTAINS OF MELBOURNE, 1984
A leisure guide to the mountains of Melbourne beginning in the eastern suburbs, going through the Yarra Valley and into the Great Dividing Range. This was produced by Michael Cheshire as a free publication to promote Melbourne tourism. The magazine featured Healesville, Marysville, Warburton, Eildon, Alexandra, the Upper Yarra area, and includes information on wineries in the district. It was released in the summer of 1984-1985.A leisure guide to the mountains of Melbourne beginning in the eastern suburbs, going through the Yarra Valley and into the Great Dividing Range.Summer Edition 1984-85 Featuring:/ Healesville, Marysville, Warburton, Eildon,/ Alexandra, Wineries and Upper Yarra Area.healesville, warburton, eildon, alexandra, upper yarra, marysville, victoria, australia, leisure guide, michael cheshire, blackwood holiday flats, black spur motel and caravan park, tudor lodge road house, nanda binya lodge, marysville caravan park, marysville recreation and fun park, scenic motel, the tower motel, the cumberland, cathedral restaurant, cathedral restaurant gallery, taggerty golf course, taggerty holiday units, marylyn guest house -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour tinted postcard, Nicholas John Caire, Cumberland Falls near Marysville, 1858-1918
... of south-eastern Victoria. marysville victoria nicholas john caire ...One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds.One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area in and surrounding Marysville and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds. N.J. Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 N.J. Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. POST CARD Printed in Australia This space may be used for Correspondence/ within the Commonwealth without/ extra postage THIS SPACE FOR NAME AND/ ADDRESS Stamp/ Heremarysville, victoria, nicholas john caire, postcard, souvenir, cumberland falls -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Black and white postcard, Nicholas John Caire, Cumberland falls, Marysville, 1858-1918
... of south-eastern Victoria. marysville victoria nicholas john caire ...One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds.One of a series of postcards of photographs taken by socialite photographer Nicholas John Caire. N.J. Caire had a great love for the area in and surrounding Marysville and in the late 1800's took many photographs of Marysville and its surrounds. N.J. Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 N.J. Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. Victorian one penny postage stamp Post Card The Address to be written on this side This space may be used for Correspondence/ within the Commonwealth at 1d rate./ Foreign, charged ordinary letter rate. AFFIX STAMP/ HERE Dear Mum/ Will you bring me/ over some/ milk. I cannot/ get any here./ Love to all/ from all/ Hilda Mrs Gregory/ Bay View Hotel/ Frankstonmarysville, victoria, nicholas john caire, postcard, souvenir, cumberland falls -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (Item) - Book extract, John (Jack) Cato, Nicholas John Caire of Melbourne-The Story of the Camera in Australia, 1955
... in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria ...An account of the life of Nicholas John Caire extracted from the book The Story of the Camera in Australia.An account of the life of Nicholas John Caire extracted from the book The Story of the Camera in Australia. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire, john (jack) cato, the story of the camera in australia -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, 1900s
... of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire A digital copy ...A digital copy of a black and white portrait of Nicholas John Caire.A digital copy of a black and white portrait of Nicholas John Caire. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, 1900s
... of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire N.J. Caire A digital ...A digital copy of a black and white portrait of Nicholas John Caire.A digital copy of a black and white portrait of Nicholas John Caire. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. N.J. Cairenicholas john caire -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, 1900s
... in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria ...A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Nicholas John Caire, his wife Louisa, and their five adult children.A digital copy of a black and white photograph of Nicholas John Caire, his wife Louisa, and their five adult children. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying Louisa Master in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire, louisa master, louisa caire -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Nicholas John Caire, 1883
... in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria ...An early black and white photograph of the township of Marysville in Victoria.An early black and white photograph of the township of Marysville in Victoria. This photograph of Marysville was taken by Nicholas John Caire in 1883. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire, marysville, victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Colour tinted photograph, 1878-1904
... of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire marysville victoria ...A copy of an early colour tinted photograph of a wooden bridge in Marysville in Victoria.A copy of an early colour tinted photograph of a wooden bridge in Marysville in Victoria. This photograph was taken by Nicholas John Caire between 1878 and 1904. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. nicholas john caire, marysville, victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (item) - Black and white photograph, Nicholas John Caire, 1878-1904
... , and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. big tree mountain ash ...An early black and white photograph of a Cumberland Valley giant tree.An early black and white photograph of a Cumberland Valley giant tree. This photograph was taken by Nicholas John Caire between 1878 and 1904. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. big tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, photograph, cumberland valley, nicholas john caire -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Nicholas John Caire, 1878-1904
... in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria ...Shows two men measuring around the base of a Cumberland Valley giant tree. An early black and white photograph of a Cumberland Valley giant tree. This photograph was taken by Nicholas John Caire between 1878 and 1904. Nicholas John Caire was born in 1837 in Guernsey. He arrived in Adelaide about 1860 along with his parents who encouraged his early interest in photography. He opened a studio in Adelaide in 1867 after traveling extensively throughout the Gippsland taking photographs. After marrying in 1870 he moved to Talbot in Victoria until 1876 when he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. After 1885 Nicholas John Caire gave up his city work and made his home in South Yarra and devoted the rest of his life to outdoor photography, specializing in the bush, the gullies, and the mountains of south-eastern Victoria. big tree, mountain ash, cambarville, victoria, photograph, cumberland valley, nicholas john caire -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, Balaclava Road Tram Shelter, Circa 1972
This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. From Victorian Heritage Database citation H0174 TRAM VERANDAH SHELTER CORNER BALACLAVA AND ORRONG ROADS CAULFIELD NORTH - Vic Heritage Register https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2721 (as at 28/10/2020) The waiting shelter at the corner of Balaclava Road and Orrong Road, Caulfield was constructed in 1916/17 for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust and is one of only three remaining tram shelters in Melbourne designed in the form of a verandah. The shelter has a corrugated iron roof fixed to an angle iron roof frame. The roof, which extends in the form of a skillion over the pavement, is supported on three squared, chamfered timber posts at the rear and three cast iron reeded columns with round bases and Corinthian capitals at the front. (The columns are hollow and function as downpipes, with rainwater discharging from the verandah roof, through the columns and under the ground). The shelter has a rinceau pattern frieze along the road frontage with centrally placed shield motif (which does not contain a coat of arms). The side and rear panels are lined with ripple iron and the upper panel at the rear is lattice work. The shelter has two timber slatted bench seats.From Victorian Heritage Database citation for H0174 TRAM VERANDAH SHELTER CORNER BALACLAVA AND ORRONG ROADS CAULFIELD NORTH - Vic Heritage Register https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/2721 (as at 28/10/2020) How is it significant? The waiting shelter at the corner of Balaclava Road and Orrong Road, Caulfield is of historical and architectural significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? The waiting shelter is of historical significance for its association with the development of the suburban (electric) tram network which assisted the expansion of Melbourne as a suburban metropolis. It is also of historical significance for its connection with the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (1907-1920) was the first municipal electric tramway in Melbourne, becoming the largest and most successful of all the municipal tramway trusts. Its services played a key role in facilitating suburban expansion and the development of the southern and eastern suburbs. The growth of tramways was one of the greatest municipal developments in Victoria during the first decade of the twentieth century. The waiting shelter is an important remnant of this period of Melbourne's transport history and a tangible reminder of the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. The shelter indicates the extent of the Prahran & Malvern tram network. The waiting shelter at corner of Balaclava Road and Orrong Road, Caulfield is one of only three remaining tram shelters in Melbourne designed in the form of a verandah. The waiting shelter is of architectural significance for the distinctive design and construction which is unique to the Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust tram network. The shelter was designed by notable Melbourne architect Leonard J. Flannagan (1864-1946). Flannagan was responsible for a number of buildings for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust including the early waiting shelter at the junction of Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road, Caulfield, and sections of the tram depot at Malvern, and also designed a depot for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. The waiting shelter, a conservative design influenced by Victorian architecture, is based on the Melbourne City Council late 19th century standard cast iron verandah. It is of significance as an intact example of the cast iron type shelter and for its detail, including Corinthian columns and a 'rinceau' pattern cast-iron frieze. The shelter is largely in keeping with the original design and retains its integrity. The cast iron waiting shelter is also of significance as an unusual example of early twentieth century street architecture. Page 155 of Photograph Album with one landscape photograph of a tram shelter on Balaclava Road.Handwritten: BALACLAVA ROAD TRAM SHELTER [top] / 155 [bottom left]trevor hart, verandah, garden, grimwade house, grimwade, orrong road, balaclava road, melbourne grammar, melbourne grammar junior school, mgs, m.g.s, school, tram shelter, waiting shelter, prahran & malvern tramway trust, leonard j. flannagan, cast iron verandah, cast iron type shelter, corinthian columns, 'rinceau' pattern cast-iron frieze, rinceau, cast iron frieze, victorian style, caulfield north, leonard flanagan, cast iron work, prahran and malvern tramways trust, trams -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Page 1 of folder D-F, Caulfield Municipality Photo Slide Collection, c.1976 - c.1994
The photographs for the slides are believed to have been taken by the inaugural Editor for the Caulfield Contact - the official newspaper of the former City of Caulfield from 1976-1994. The Editor was also Council's Community Liaison Officer and she (and her successor) took many photographs of official events and Council-related services and locations in connection with both these official roles. The City of Caulfield was the Municipal Council for an area of the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, Ormond and St Kilda East. Credit: Glen Eira Historical Society - This item was digitised and made available through the Glen Eira Heritage Digitisation Strategy 2019-2023. Glen Eira Historical Society acknowledges the support of Glen Eira City Council. Caulfield’s Meals on wheels project started in 1958 and was run by volunteers. By 1974 Caulfield Council assumed responsibility for the administration of the service which by then was the largest in Victoria, supplying 300 meals each weekday. By 1987 with a combination of both paid and volunteer staff up to 136,000 meals were distributed each year to individual homes and to various clubs and organizations. Page 1 of slide album D to F, in a polypropylene slide sleeve containing 19 x 35mm colour slides. A sample of 8 images from this page is included. meals on wheels, glen eira city council, local government, caulfield city council, caulfield council, city of caulfield, council services, brighton east, carnegie, caulfield, elsternwick, gardenvale, glen huntly, mckinnon, murrumbeena, ormond, st kilda east, caulfield municipality photo slide collection -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Letter - GIRL GUIDES CAULFIELD
This file contains 20 items: A photocopy of a Girl Guides registration form, 1st Oakleigh Girl Guides, formed 6th August 1925, with names of captains, etc. A photocopy of a Girl Guides registration form Oakleigh and Murrumbeena district, 1st Oakleigh Trinity Company, 6th August 1925, with names of captains etc. A photocopy of a Girl Guides registration form, Oakleigh and Murrumbeena district, 1st Oakleigh Holy Trinity pack, formed 6th June 1929, with names of ‘Brown Owls’. This appears to be a component of the previous company. A photocopy of a Girl Guides registration form, 1st Murrumbeena Ranger company, formed 6th June 1933. A handwritten note states it was ‘disbanded April 1938.’ A photocopy of a Girl Guides registration form, 1st Murrumbeena Brownie Pack, formed 29th March 1930, with names of Brown Owls, etc. A photocopy from Matilda, December 1925, ‘Mrs. Maloprop’s Account of the Hamilton District Rally.’ Also lists of appointments as District Commissioners. A photocopy from Matilda March 1929, account of ‘Interstate Camp 1928/29.’ A photocopy from Matilda, September 1929, of ‘Imperial Headquarters Building Fund,’ etc. Handwritten letter (undated) from Meriel Hunt, Vic. Archivist to Mrs Ascup and (separately) Goula Astrup, ‘These are all the Rangers Units I could find.’ A photocopied cut-out (12 pages) of lists of Girl Guides Divisions and their officers in the South-Eastern Suburbs region. Includes 1945/46, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 19654. Handwritten letter (2 pages, undated) from Irene to Goula concerning the Girl Guides’ records of companies formed after 1945. Handwritten list (two pages, undated) of Caulfield Girl Guides packs (7 packs) with dates of formation and officers. Date of formation range from 1957 to 1986. Handwritten list (one page, undated) of Carnegie Girl Guides Parks (two packs), with dates of formation and officers. Handwritten list (one page, undated) of Carnegie Girl Guides companies (3 companies) with dates of formation and officers Handwritten list (one page, undated) of Elsternwick Girl Guides Companies (one existing company, 2 previous companies), with officers. Handwritten list (undated), of Caulfield Division, Girl Guides’ Companies (6 Companies), with list of officers. Handwritten list (undated) of Girl Guides’ Ranger Units formed since 1945. Typewritten list (photocopy) of Queens Guides (by name if individual) in Caulfield, Murrumbeena,m Carnigie, and Elsternwick. Photocopied cut-outs (19 pages) of lists of Division and their officer bearers in South-Eastern Region of the Girl Guides. Includes 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988. 61st Annual Report Girl Guides Association of Victoria, 1986/87, 18 page printed booklet. 62nd Annual Report, Girl Guide of Victoria, 1987/88, 18 page printed booklet.girl guides, caulfield, murrumbeena, elsternwick, guide groups -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper - Newsclippings, Tantanoola Tiger Newsclippings
In the early 1880s a small circus travelled between Millicent and Mt Gambier, South Australia. After camping overnight they discovered their Bengal Tiger at escaped and disappeared into dense scrub. After searching for hours they continued to Mt Gambier and reported the loss of the tiger to police. Police and local volunteers continued the search for the escaped tiger, but no sighting were made. In the early 1890s sheep in the Tantanoola area started to disappear with the still unsighted tiger being blamed. In 1893 reports of an unusual animal in the Tantanoola area started, with many describing the animal as the missing tiger, or a large dog. One eye witness claimed to have seen the animal carrying a full grown sheep in its mouth. The reports grew in number and exaggeration with sightings from Robe to Bendigo. In the Tantanoola district children were escorted with shotgun guards to and from school, with many homes keeping guns at the ready in case the tiger suddenly appeared. In August 1895 Tom Donovan shot the "Tantanoola Tiger" on Mt Salt Station, around 20 kms south of Tantanoola. The corpse was taken to Marks, a Mount Gambier taxidermist, at which time the animal was identified as an Assyrian or Northern Russian Wolf. Donovan displayed the animal far and wide. Despite the animal's death sheep continued to disappear from properties in the district over many years. It was of particular concern between 1909 and 1910. At that time Herbert Allchurch, an Adelaide detective, was sent to solve the mystery. A few days after his arrival Allchruch went to the front bar of the Tiger Hotel and arrested local rabbit shooter and trapper, Charlie Edmunson, with sheep stealing. After his 1911 trial Edmunson admitted to stealing over 4,000 sheep during the previous 20 years. He was gaoled for six years with hard-labour in January 1911. Edmunson had been selling the skins of the stolen sheep, leaving the carcusses to rot. He earned around five pounds per week during the 1990s and early 1900s, a time when the economy was depressed. It is not known had the animal known as the Tantanoola Tiger came to Australia, but it is believed it survived one of three ships wrecked of the coast between 1890 and 1893, making it to shore along with some of the shipwrecked passengers. (From a card produced by the Tantanoola Tiger Hotel, where the 'tiger' is on display.)A collection of Newsclippings from 1892 - 1895 photocopied onto A4 white paper. The clippings relate to the Tantanoola Tiger. Clippings include: * Border Watch 1892 - Tantanoola Tiger Reward * Sydney Morning Herald, 04/07/1857 - Animals in Zoological Gardens, including a number of large cats. * Claims the Tantanoola Tiger was an escaped circus animal (ie The Advertiser [Adelaide], 31 October 1893) * Search parties for the Tantanoola Tiger (ie Barrier Miner 19/05/1893; Barrier Miner 03/1081893) * Thylacine claim (ie Morning Bulletin [Rockhampton] 11/03/1895 * Afghan and Indian Hunters (ie Barrier Miner 07/02/1895) * Sighting by John Bird of Scarsdale - Wanganui Herald 15/12/1900. " ... Mr Bird was travelling on foot along a lonely track through very dense scrub, when he was stricken with amazement to see a full-grown tiger standing in a small dam about 30ft away, and holding in its jaws the carcass of a newly-killed lamb. He remained long enough to thoroughly take in the animals appearance, and then beat a hasty retreat unmolested. His description of the animal is as follows: A tawny-coloured creature, with a dirty mottled skin; in general appearance like an immense cat; body 4ft long, and of a uniform thickness from shoulder to hindquarters; in bulk equal to a very large pig. The legs were hidden in the water. A similar animal is reported to gave been seen near Canico, some miles away. ..." * Victorian country sightings # Bullarto - Argus 06/05/1905 # Dean - Launceston Examiner 28/01/1895 # Bendigo - Hobart Mercury 15/03/1895 # Ballan - Launceston Examiner 03/08/1895 * South Australian register 17/06/1885 " There is a tiger or panther wandering at large in Victoria, according to a rumour. It has taken the place of the Bunyip, whom hundreds have seen but none captured. This tiger is supposed to have broken loose from a travelling menagerie in the North-eastern district. At the beginning we should like it roved that such an escape ever took place. Perhaps the showmen were afraid to report the fact to the police; at any rate they did not do so. The first story about the tiger being seen came from the neighborhood of Wangaratta, 60 miles from the place where it is said to have commenced business on its own account. He was followed, but vanished among trees. Next we hear of a strange animal, bigger than a St Bernard's dog, but shorter legged, having appeared at least 150 miles from Wangaratta. Between Lilydale and Wangaratta there is a dividing range 2,000 feet high in the lowest past, besides several large rivers. An finally, the tiger - changed from a panther - is reported as having been seen within the suburban circle, about 8 miles from the general Post Office. They show you footprints, and point to the carcasses of mangled cows and calves. Casts have been taken of the footprints for examination by scientific men, who pronounce them doglike, and yet not doglike, but panther-like, which gives a nervous turn, for the panther may take up killing children and grown-up people. One tiger will not account for so many apparitions. There must have been a general strike among the menageries, and a breaking-up companies. ... * Research article by Philip A. Clarke "Indigenous Spirit and Ghost Folklore of 'Settled' Australia. australian animal folklore collection, tantanoola tiger, tom donovan, herbert allchurch, charles edmunson, sheep, charlie edmunson, mythical, myth, folklore -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, The place of dogs in Victorian Aboriginal society in the nineteenth century: a reconsideration of the archival record
Abstract: ‘Dingo’ is today the name given to Australia’s wolf-like native dog Canis dingo, however it was originally the Dharuk word for a ‘domesticated dog’ - the Dharuk word for a wild dog was ‘warrigul’ (Dixon, Ramson, and Thomas 1992, pp. 65, 87). In its populist usage today this distinction has fallen away and dingo now refers to both wild and domesticated native dogs. Anthropological discussions about the role and significance of dingoes and dogs in northern Australian Aboriginal society have been extensive (Meehan, Jones and Vincent 1999; Smith and Litchfield 2009). Archaeological (McCoy 1882; Barker 1979), ecological (Nowak 2006) and taxonomic debates (Corbett 1995; Coman and Jones 2007) have existed for almost two centuries about the dingo’s origins (Jardine 1839; Gill 1951; Barker 1979; Savolainen et al 2004), and an intense sociological discussion has focused on what has been termed the ‘economic-utilitarian perspective’ that attributes to dingoes a decisive usefulness in Aboriginal people’s food quest (Kolig 1978). Contributors to this lively debate have been almost exclusively northern Australia-centric in their conversations, with the notable exception of Jones (1970), which is understandable given the rich vein of accessible Aboriginal informants in this region and observational data neither of which is possible or available in much of southern Australia. In this paper the authors shall build upon the northern Australian research of Meggitt (1965), Rose (1992), Meehan, Jones and Vincent (1999), and Parker (2006) and demonstrate that there exists a concomitant range of ethno-historical and archeological sources from south-eastern Australia which adds a considerable body of knowledge to our understanding of the utilitarian and symbolic significance of dingoes for Aboriginal communities. Furthermore, the authors shall examine the impact of British colonizers upon Aboriginal peoples’ associations with dingoes in Victoria. The word dingo shall be used throughout this paper to connote dogs as well as dingoes. Unpublished typed manuscript. This item is part of the 'Australian Mythical Animals Collection'.aboriginal, aborigines, fred cahir, ian clark, dog, dingo, australian mythical animals collection, mythical, myth, folklore -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Report on the Ballarat East Gold-Field, 1894 and Ballarat East Gold-Field, 1907, 1894
... llanberris victoria united mine normanby north woah hawp bookplate ...The Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association was at the Ballarat School of Mines. In 1907 J.W. Gregory Professor of Geology at Glasgow Univesity, Late Director of the geological Survey of Victoria and Professor of Geology at Melbourne University. W. Dickson was Secretary for Mines and Donald McLeod was the Minister of Mines. in 1894 Ernest Lidgey was the Assistant Geological Surveyor for the Victorian Department of Mines. A.W. Howitt was Secretary for Mines and Henry Foster was the Minister of Mines. Charcoal hard covered report on the Ballarat East Goldfield. The book combines two reports from the Victorian Department of Mines. The 1894 report is 52 pages and includes images and plans. The 1907 Report is number 4 in the Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria. Photographs include Looking South from the Britannia Mullock Heap, View from Sovereign Hill, Golden Point gold discovery site.Stamped "Ballarat Ironworkers' Association School of Mines" Bookplate of the Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association. Written inside front cover: "S.J. Miller, 115 Ascot Street, Ballarat"ballarat ironworkers' and polytechnic association, ballarat school of mines, ironworkers, geology, mining, ballarat east, llanberris, victoria united mine, normanby, north woah hawp, bookplate, s.j. miller, library plate, golden point, gold discovery at golden point, new normanby mine, william baragwanath, new speedwell, britannia united, llanberris co, sulieman pasha, prince regent, dalzell-cum-prince regent, north prince extended, eastern star, f. gray, victoria united gold mine, sovereign hill mine, prince regent mine, britannia mine -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Peter Lumley et al, Ballarat: Historic Landscapes, Trees & Gardens, 1983, 1983
Lisa Green and Lisa Morcom of Ballarat College of Advanced Educatiion contributed to this report.275 page landscape study of Ballarat including Trees in the Victorian Landscape; Plant sources early Ballarat nurseries, Botanical Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Fairy Gardens, Victoria Park, Ballaarat Old Cemetery, Eastern Oval, City Oval, Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens, Eureka Stockade, Observatory, Yarrowee, Black Hill, Sovereign Hill, Cheek Channels, Canadian Creek, Poverty Point Reserve, Goldmining Relics, Woah Hawp, Buninyong, street plantings, Russell, Victoria, Bridge Mall, Sturt Street Gardens, Avenue of Honour, Webster, Elms, ballarat, trees, nursery, r.u. nicholls, francis moss, ballarat botanical gardens, victoria park, lake wendouree, ballaarat old cemetery, eastern oval, ballarat east town hall gardens, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, eureka stckade recreation reserve, ballarat observatory, yarrowee creek, black hill reserve, sovereign hill, ballarat avenue of honour, victoria street plantings, bridge mall plantings, george longley -
Federation University Historical Collection
CD-ROM, Big Cats sightings in Victoria, 2012
... and Simon Townsend, confine our investigations to western Victoria... investigations to western Victoria and south eastern South Australia ...The CD-Rom includes a range of electronic correspondence sent 'Big Cats Victoria and Simon Townsend and JohnTurner. Their website states: Big Cats Victoria Southern Australia, including south western West Australia, has a history of reports of ‘panther’ like predators dating back to the later half of the 19th century. The animals were usually described as being of black or tan colouration and with the proportions of a medium sized big-cat such as a Leopard or Puma. The records can be found in newspaper, radio and television archives, Government reports, a very few books and on the internet. The historical material is based on anecdotal reportage and has contributed to the mythification of the subject. Some Government agencies at both State and Local levels (in New South Wales), have collected records of sightings or investigated stock deaths purported to be associated with so called ‘panther’ kills. They remain understandably non committal due to the lack of a specimen of such a predator of undeniable authenticity. While other types of unknown predator have been reported in various parts of Australia they are not the concern of this website. For purposes of economy we, John Turner and Simon Townsend, confine our investigations to western Victoria and south eastern South Australia. (http://bigcatsvic.com.au/) A CD-ROM of multiple emails and image attachments relating to assorted sightings, footprints, killings, etc from big cats in the Otways of Victoria. The electronic mail was sent to 'Big Cats Victoria' Images include: This item is part of the Australian Animal Folklore Collectionaustralian animal folklore collection, ja sharp, simon townsend, neville bayley, st kilda, peter stefanis, toolangi, puma, tom daniel, footprint, pawprint, cryptozoology, rex gilroy, lancefield tiger, anglesea, berringa, matthew charles, jutin fitzclarence, harry carlin, patty smith, johannes beach, nerida, stirling ranges, daryl hardy, brook kelly, carl rose, ashley hall, jonathan smith, sally ballieu, lorraine balck, wayne bower, ian riordon, aleda turna, john turner, dave moyle, ben rayner, stewart leach, colin boord, sheryl mahoney, beech forest, otways, tooborac, geoff black, panther, brad blake, priscilla prescott, beau kapitiany, ramsay hosn, clare jones, darren guthrie, tallarook, josh fairway, linda wescon, lithgow, john turner, southern grampians -
Federation University Historical Collection
Documents - Reports, Reports and articles relating to Big Cats
The articles were used for research into Australian Animal Folklore.Research documents relating to reports into big cats and other animals of Australian Folklore. (1) Acclimatizing the World: A history of the Paradigmatic Colonial Science by Michael A. Osborne. (.2) A novel microsatellite (STR) marker for forensic identification of big cats India by Anju Singh et al. (.3) The Feral Cat by Ian Mahood (.4) Report Re Faeces Suspected to Be from a Big Cat by David Cass (.5) Indentification of Leopard, Panthera Pardus, in South Eastern Australia by Analysis of DNA from Hairs by Stephen Frankenberg and david Cass. (.6) David Cass's Story by David Cass (.7) Animal calls mistaken for big cats- Graeme Ambrose (.8) Review of Cat Ecology & Management Strategies in Australia - Elizabeth Denny and Christopher Dickman (.9) Ecology of the Feral Cat, Felis catus (L.), in South eastern Australia. III.*Home ranges and Population ecology in Semiarid North-West Victoria -Evan Jones and Brian Coman. (.10) Feeding Ecology and population Dynamics of the feral cat (Felis Catus) in relation to the availability of prey in central-eastern New South Wales - Robyn Molsher, Alan Newsome and Chris Dickman. (.11) Thylaine associated with the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales - R.N. Paddle. Australian Animal Folklore Collectionaustralian animal folklore collection, david cass, brisbane ranges natinoal park, big cats, bruce, meredith, anakie, otway ranges, faecesologist, puma, black leopard, peter chapple, otway, stephen frankenburg, faeces, helen mccracken, feral cats, mythical, myth, folklore -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Thomas Stephen Hart, The Highlands and Main Divide of Western Victoria, 1907, 12/12/1907
Thomas S. Hart was a teacher at the Ballarat School of Mines, and a member of the Ballarat Field Naturalists ClubArticle with illustrations published by the Royal Society of Victoria by Thomas S. Hart. The following plates are included: Fig 1. The Main Divide and some of the transverse ridges Fig 2. Hills on and near the Divide at the Ercildoun and Ascot Gaps Fig. 3. Profile of the Divide at Ascot Gap. Fig. 4. Sketch of the Hills west and north-west from Mt Buninyong - - The divide in Ascot Gap from Mt Blowhard (Serra Range, Mt William, Mt Ararat, Larne Gerin, Ben Major, Mt Cole, Mt Misery, Mt Bolton) Fig. 5. Diagram to illustrate the possible courses of the leads south of the present Divide - Burrumbeet Basin (Smythesdale, Ballarat, Lal Lal , Mt Doran, egerton, Parwan Creet, Rowsley Fault, Eastern Plateau) Fig. 6. Diagramatic cross section of the grampians, south of Hall's Gap. Profile of the Pyranees, from maiden Hill - Diagramatic Section of the Grampians south of Hall's Gap. (Mt Cole, Mt Mitchell, Ben Major, Ben More, Avoca Hill, Hall's Gap.) Fig. 7. Profile of the Pyrenees as seen from Maiden Hill near Waubra.thomas hart, thomas s. hart, ballarat school of mines, ballarat field naturalists club, royal society of victoria, western victoria, ballarat, great dividing range, mt william, volcano, volcanic plains, waterways, lal lal basin, yarrowee creek, ballarat common, lava flow, wendouree, warrenheip, ballarat plateau, mt elephant, grampians, t.s. hart, mt buangor, mt beckworth, mt misery, mt bolton, lal lal iron ored, mt ararat, mt wiliam, mt cole, burrumbeet, mt warrenheip, daylesford, waubra, ercildoun gap, smythesdale, lal lal falls, parwan valley, burrumbeet creek, staffordshire reef, pyranees, bacchus marsh, rowsley fault, ben nevis, avoca hill, landsborough hill, mt blowhard, weatherboard, mclean's hill, fyan's creek, thomas stephen hart, lal lal -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Ballaarat East Town Allotments, 1891, 18/09/1891
Ballarat East was historically a separate municipality than Ballaarat. The streets developed along gold leads and early tracks. The Public Park Botanic Gardens and Recreation Reserve is now Mount Xavier Golf Course, and Ballarat Secondary College Eastern Campus. The section with Bettle's Private Property is now Saint Francis Xavier Primary School. Elford Street now appears to be the continuation of Eureka Street.Plan of Town Allotments for a portion of Ballarat East in the County of Grant. It shows Victoria Street, Clifford Street, Finlay Street, Ryan Street, Bradbury Street, Elford Street, Fussell Street, Jones Street, Park Parade, Ballarat -Geelong Railway, Eureka Street, Ballarat East Public Park Botanic Garden and Recreation Reserve. The only allotment names is Bettle's Private Property. Gift of the Squire Family, 2014ballarat east, ballaarat east, victoria street, ballarat east botanical gardens, richard squire, squire, ryan street, jones street, bradbury street, humffray steet, fussell street, elford street -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Historic Sites Survey: North Central Study Area, 1979, 1979
The North Central Study Area included the Shires of Avoca, Bet Bet, east Loddon, Goulburn, Untly, Kara Kara, Korong, Maldon, Marong, Metcalfe, McIvor, Newstead, Strathfieldsaye, Stawell, Talbot, Clunes, Tullaroop and Waranga. 153 page book with white plastic binding. It is an historic sites survey for the North Central Study Area commissioned by the Land Conservation Council, the Ministry for COnservation and the Australian Heritage Commission. castlemaine, mount alexander goldfield, maldon, percydale, warrenmang, moliagul, tarnagulla, stuart mill, the whipstick, whroo, rushworth, graytown ironbark forest, st arnoaud, new bendigo, landsborough, inglewood, kurting, wedderburn, wehla, kooroora, langham flat, mcintyre, rheola, diamond hill, fosterville, coliban water works, green gully, newstead, muckleford forest, costerfield, graytown, bailieston, waranga irrigaiton system, eucalyptus distillery, mia mia bridge, korokubeal township researce, concegella slate quarry, chewton, fryerstown, kingower, timor, talbot, majorca, carisbroook, clunes, st arnaud, taradale, icomos, dunolly, limestone, castlemaine slate quarry, harcourt granite, taradale railway viaduct, loddon united waterworks trust, gouldburn weir, carisbrook lock-up, history of tree planting in streets, history of public reserves, r.u. nicholls nurseryman, thomas lang, francis moss, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, lake wendouree, victoria park, ballarat, muont holled smith, ballaarat old cemetery planting, eastern oval, ballarat east botanical gardens, ballarat east town hall gardens, eureka stockade reserve, ballarat observatory plantings, yarrowee creek plantings, yarrowee bluestone channels, ballarat woollen mill, band and albion mullock heap, black hill plantings, yarrowee creek channels, canadian creek channel, specimen vale channel, poverty point reserve, union jack reserve buninyong, imperial mine, buninyong, victoria street plantings, bridge mall, sturt street gardens, ballarat avenue of honour plantings, white flat oval plantings, camp street, elms, burnt creek -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Award - Certificate of Merit, Royal Humane Society of Australia, James Patten, 21-05-1890
The Bronze Medal and Certificate of Merit of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia were awarded to James Patten for the bravery he displayed on 18th April 1890, and presented to him on 21st May 1890. The Royal Humane Society of Australasia was founded in 1874 with the aim to recognise those who risked their lives to save others and to assist those whose acts of bravery caused them or their surviving dependants to be disadvantaged in some way. The producers of the certificate were Fergusson & Mitchell, a Melbourne organisation established by 1858 that was an engraver, lithographer and printer. Details of the incident were published in the Argus, Saturday 19 April 1890, page 11 - "FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT, (BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.), WARRNAMBOOL, FRIDAY A fatal boating disaster occurred in Lady Bay this morning, the victim being Joseph Lowe, licensee of the Bay View Hotel, South Warrnambool. The deceased, in company with two lads named James Ferrier and James Patten, went out in a small dingy to shoot musk ducks. The water was perfectly smooth, and the party were tempted to proceed as far as the mouth of the Hopkins River. In their eagerness they neglected to keep clear of the breakers, and were presently carried in on the crest of a large wave, and the boat cap sized within a cable's length of the shore, precipitating the occupants into the water. Patten and Lowe stuck to the overturned boat, Ferrier striking out for the shore, which he reached in an exhausted state. In the meantime his companions had been washed off the boat, and were struggling in the breakers. Lowe was unable to swim, and Patten kept him afloat, at the same time making gallant attempts to get him ashore, but finally had to leave him to his fate. Ferrier, seeing Lowe's danger, undressed and swam out, but became exhausted. Ferrier and Patten were both found in a fainting condition by persons who saw the catastrophe from the jetty, and ran along the beach to render assistance. Attempts were subsequently made to rescue Lowe's body, which could be seen washing abort in the surf. These proved unsuccessful, and no hope is now entertained of recovering it. Lowe was a smart young man, 28 years of age, and unmarried. He was formerly bar-man at the Commercial Hotel here, having been engaged in Melbourne...." The bronze medal and accompanying certificate of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia recognise the bravery of James Patten, a Warrnambool citizen who risked his life in the attempt to save the life of his friend Joseph Lowe.Certificate, cream paper, rectangular, decorative border and headings, printed and handwritten in pen and ink. Letterhead of The Royal Humane Society of Australasia. Awarded on 21st May 1890 to James Patten of Warrnambool. for his bravery on 18th April 1890.Print and writing includes - "The Royal Humane Society of Australia under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen and their excellencies, the Governors of all the Australian Colonies and Fiji. At a general court of directors holden at the Offices of the Society Melbourne on the 21st day of May 1890, it was resolves that the courage and humanity displayed by James Patten, aged 20 years, labourer Warrnambool in attempting to rescue Joseph Lowe from drowning in the North Eastern bight of Lady Bay 18th April 1890. Call for the admiration of this court and justly, entitles him to the Bronze Medal of this society which is hereby awarded." Signatures [Secretary] and [President]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, bronze medal 1890, royal humane society of australasia, james patten, medal, australian award medal, commemorative medal, numismatics, life saving, lifesaving, rescue, bravery, drowning, joseph lowe, james ferrier, lady bay, hopkins river, boating accident, certificate of merit, lithograph, north eastern bight -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Pump, circa 1930's - 1940's
This pump is an Ajax Type L2 Series A model, made and sold by McPherson’s Pty Ltd of Melbourne circa 1930’s to 1940’s, is a mechanical, hand operated, constant flow pressure pump. It would have been used to pump fluids from one area to another, for example from a dam to a tank or used as a bilge pump on a small vessel, mounted on the vessel’s bulkhead, floor or deck. This type of hand pump is sometimes called a ‘Reciprocating Suction Pump’. It has a mechanical pumping action of the lever moves the piston inside the pump up and down. The water is lifted from below the pump through the inlet pipe and into the pump’s cylinder. This action causes the lower valve to close and the piston’s valve opens and the pressure within the pump forces the water out of the pump through the exit pipe. The limitation of this type of pump is that it can only raise the water a maximum of about 7 metres from beneath the ground and yields 24-26 Litres per minute. This type of pump could be used for many purposes such as pumping water or fuel. McPherson’s 1940’s advertisement proclaims “For all jobs on the land – irrigation, spraying, tank, plumbing, fire-fighting – there’s a suitable “Ajax” pump. Send us the details of you pumping problem. Our Expert’s advice will help you choose the right pump – the one that will give you most years of PROFITABLE PUMPING.” (The Australasian (Melbourne) Sat. 26th October 1940.) McPherson’s Pty Ltd, the manufacturer, advertised a similar pump to this one in The Australasian (Melbourne) in 1936, calling it the Ajax Double Acting Hand Pump. In 1942 another advertisement advised that a representative for a fire-fighting equipment supplier was visiting the western district of Victoria. The company could now supply double-action two-spray Ajax pumps at lower prices than similar pumps the district had recently purchased from Adelaide. McPHERSON’S FOUNDER and COMPANY TIMELINE 1860 – Thomas McPherson, a Scottish immigrant (c. 1853 ), founded McPherson’s in Melbourne, supplying pig iron (lead ingots imported as ballast in ships) to local manufacturers. 1882 – Thomas McPherson established a warehouse in Collins St Melbourne and included tools, steam fittings and machinery in his wares. The business expanded to include steam saw mills and became known as Thomas McPherson and Sons (William Murray and Edward). 1888 – Thomas passed away and his sons inherited the business. In 1896 William Murray became the sole proprietor after his brother Edward’s death. 1900 – The firm expanded, establishing Acme Bolt Company to manufacture nuts and bolts. 1912 – McPhersons Pty Ltd established a machinery warehouse and showroom in 554-556 Collins St Melbourne. McPherson’s went on to establish branches in Sydney (1911), Adelaide (1921) and Perth (1930) 1917 - McPherson’s supplied ‘dog spikes’ for the transcontinental railway, running from Eastern to Western Australia. 1918 – A tool works set up in Kensington, Melbourne, manufacturing Macson lathes and made machine tools that previously had to be imported. 1924 – The Bolt Works was transferred to a new building in Melbourne. McPhersons began making pumps. 1929 – McPherson retired. His son (Sir) William Edward McPherson (known as ‘WE’), was born in Hawthorne, Melbourne, in 1898. After his education he began work in his father’s Melbourne hardware and machinery business He took over as governing director when his father retired. 1929-1932 – McPherson’s supplied thousands of tons of rivets from its Richmond (Melbourne) Bolt Works for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 1936 – McPherson’s Pty Ltd is advertising Ajax Pumps in newspapers 1934 – McPhersons purchased the property adjoining the warehouse in Collins Street, and during 1935-1936 built a new office and showrooms on the site of 546-445 Collins St. 1939 - McPherson’s acquired the Tool Equipment Co. Pty. Ltd and Associated Machine Tools Australia Pty Ltd was formed to separate McPherson’s machine-tool manufacturing and merchandising interests. 1939 – Ajax Pump Works, a foundry and pump manufacturing plant, was established in Tottenham, Melbourne, and the Ajax Bolt and Rivet Co Pty Ltd began manufacturing in New Zealand. 1944 - McPherson’s became a public company, McPherson’s Ltd. 1948 - The Ajax Pump Foundry opened at Kyneton, Victoria and in the post war years it grew to became a large manufacturer. 1980’s – Ajax Pumps brochure lists the address as 6 Buckhurst St, South Melbourne, Vic 3205 with the Telephone number 03 669 3588 1988 - Ajax Pumps acquired the Forrers Company, which was established in 1921. Manufacturing in Ipswich, Queensland, specialising in submersible sewage pumps. 1991 – KSB Ajax was formed, bringing together the companies KSB and Ajax Pumps 1993 – Manufacturing was moved to state-of-the-art premises in Tottenham, Victoria 2001 - The Forrers facility was moved to Tottenham. 2007 - Company name KSB Ajax Pumps was changed to KSB Australia Pty Ltd. 2009 - KSB Australia opened a branch in Townsville, Queensland. 2011 - KSB Australia moved to its dedicated Water and Waste Water Competence Centre in Bundamba, Queensland. DISPLAY OF THIS AJAX PUMP This pump was installed at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village as part of a working display in the village by the Friends of Flagstaff Hill, in acknowledgement of the dedicated involvement of one of its long serving members, Bob Crossman. The display was officially opened 31st March 2018 and incorporates a restored Furphy Tank and Water Pipe Stand. The pump is used to draw water from the lake, through the water stand pipe and into the reconditioned Furphy Tank. This Ajax pump made by McPherson’s Pty Ltd is significant for its association with McPherson’s, a prominent manufacturer of hardware in Victoria. McPherson’s is famous for supplying ‘dog-spikes’ for the transcontinental railway (eastern to western Australia, 1917) and rivets for the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1929-1932). The Ajax pump is also of significance because of its association with McPherson’s Governing Director (Sir) William McPherson, former premier and treasurer in Victoria 1928-1929. The former McPherson’s Pty Ltd building in Collins Street Melbourne is now on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR H0942 This pump is representative of mechanical pumps popular in the early to mid-1900’s and still used today. Hand operated pressure pump, double acting. Cast metal case, painted red, with steel hose attachments and long metal lever. Pump is bolted to wooden plank. Model of pump is AJAX, Type L2, Series A pump. Embossed on lower section of pump "L2 - 10", "L2 - -1", "AJAX" “(?) –2-1” Embossed on lower handle “3-7” “L – 4” Embossed on attached plate “FOR SPARE PARTS / TYPE L2 / SERIES A / PUMP ASSEMBLED BY T R” Manufactured by McPherson’s Pty Ltd of Melbourne circa 1930’s - 1940’s.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ajax pump works tottenham melbourne, ajax pump factory kyneton, william edward mcpherson, thomas mcpherson of melbourne, mcpherson’s pty ltd melbourne, acme bolt company, tool equipment co. pty. ltd, associated machine tools australia pty ltd, ajax bolt and rivet co. pty ltd new zealand, forrers company ipswich queensland, ksb ajax pumps, ksb australia pty ltd, macson lathes, tool manufacturer early to mid- 20th century, ajax double acting hand pump, ajax type l2 series a pump, qisjax pumps, water pump 1940’s, fuel pump 1940’s, hand operated constant flow pressure pump, reciprocating suction pump, agricultural hand pump, plumber’s hand pump, portable hand pump -
Yarra Glen & District Historical Society
Black and white photographs, Bell Street Yarra Glen looking north c.1900
View of Bell Street Yarra Glen looking north from junction with King Street. On left hand side is Scott & Allen's General Store, next to that is a bootmaker, then the house of Charles Bath, the Grand Hotel and the Colonial Bank building. On the eastern side of Bell Street (right hand side of photograph) is the Victoria Hall. Beyond that is W.J.Dawborn's General Store, then Smith's bakery, and on top of the hill the trees surrounding 'Point Pleasant' owned by the Herbert family.yarra glen, point pleasant, grand hotel, victoria hall, bell street, charles bath, general store, colonial bank, bank building, w j dawborn, scott and allen, bootmaker, smith, bakery, baker s shop, herbert