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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Loading Truck at Camp 13 Quarry, 1941
Internees loading rocks, sand, etc at Camp 13 quarry onto a lorry.Black and white photograph of 6 energetic people loading a truck. 1/2 front bonnet of truck and large (about a meter long) side walls, carrying capacity.camp 13, tatura quarry -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Wurr, Jan. 1971
Black and White Photograph of Bendigo No. 2 at the Eagle Hawk terminus, Jan. 1971, night photograph. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. In the background is the Foodland Store, a Milk bar. The tram has arrived at the terminus, the trolley pole has been turned, but the headlights and dash canopy lights have yet to be turned. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. Photo Chris Wurr, early 1970's. "Photo by Chris Wurr" stamped on the rear. In top left hand corner, in ink "71)" and "Bendigo (SEC) Tramways / 1.1971 / Eaglehawk Terminus"trams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, night photo, tram 2 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - TED HOCKING COLLECTION: TOUR NOTES FOR TOUR OF 'PENWINNICK'
Tour notes for a tour of 'Penwinnick' at 5 Harkness St Quarry Hill. Five pages of typed notes describing in detail the various architectural and historical features of the property. On the reverse of the final page is pasted an advertisement for the Open Houses for 'Penwinnick and also 'The Eyrie'at 18 Reginald Street Quarry Hill. Open dates were Easter 11am - 6pm Friday 17th to Monday 20th. No month or year is stated.buildings, house, homes -
Puffing Billy Railway
Sign - Safety Helmet Area
Sign - Safety Helmet Area, Mines Dept. of VictoriaHistoric - Safety Sign used by Mines Dept. of Victoriametal sign - Sign - Safety Helmet Area Mines Department of Victoria This is a Safety Helmet Area All persons working in or Entering The Quarry or Plant must wear A Safety Helmetpuffing billy, sign - safety helmet area,, mines dept. of victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Ethnograpgic Material, Axe blanks
Axe blanks are pieces of stone that Aboriginal people chipped into a basic shape at stone quarries and sharpened by rubbing the edges over sandstone. Axe blanks were made by striking larke flakes of stone from rocky outcrops, then roughly sharpening them. The axes were often finished away fro the quarry.Three stone axe blanksaxe, tool, aboriginal -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lady Bay Reclamation: Aerial view looking West showing dumping of quarry overburden, 1959
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Lady Bay Reclamation 1959 (black pen, upper left)port of portland archives, lady bay, reclamation, 1960s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lady Bay Reclamation: Aerial view looking West showing dumping of quarry overburden, 1959
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Lady Bay Reclamation 1959 (black pen, upper left)port of portland archives, lady bay, reclamation -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lady Bay Reclamation: Aerial view looking West showing dumping of quarry overburden, 1959
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Lady Bay Reclamation 1959 (black pen, upper left)port of portland archives, lady bay, reclamation, 1959 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, L Carpenter, 1952 c
Rock was unloaded from the tramway and placed in a barge for transportation down the North Arm to the EntranceBlack and white photograph of the buffers beside the North Arm at the terminus of the tramway which carried rock from the Colquhoun quarry for forming the artificial entrance at Lakes Entrance Victoria.township, waterways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: QUARRY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
Coloured photo of a group outside the Quarry Hill Primary School No. 1165. Name of the school on a plaque on the brick wall. Peter Ellis second from the right in the back row.photo, group, mixed group, peter ellis collection, quarry hill primary school no 1165, peter ellis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCHOOL DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. School days: male pupils of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Quarry Hill in 1939. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HAMILTON COLLECTION: INVITATION TO A SOCIAL, 1903
Document. Green bi-fold ticket to a Grand Musical Social at the Methodist Church Quarry Hill, November 1903. Program printed inside. Program includes Mr A.J.Hamilton.performing arts, elocution, ticket to a social -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: 'GIBRALTER' QUARRIES NEARTEMPLEUX LE GUERRARD, POSTCARD, 1914-1918
Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the 'Gibralter' quarries near Templeux le Guerrard.Sparse rocky landscape with a lone figure on top of a hillock in background. One copy A46postcard, postcard, ww1, gibralter, quarry, templeux le guerrard, france -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ST JOSEPH'S SCHOOL CENTENARY, 2006
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Quarry Hill Centenary 1906 - 2006 52 pages compiled by Maureen Connelly with black & white photographs, illustrations and plans. With bookmark.school, centenary, st joseph's, bendigo - schools, st joseph's school, education, catholic schools. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Francis Watkins' Grave restoration using Heatherlie Quarry Stone -- 8 Photos
Series of eight photographs of the restoration of Francis Watkins Grave using Heatherlie Quarry Stone.stawell -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Newspaper - Newspaper article, Newsclipping Relating to Stonemason Julien Hardy
Julien Hardy was the first discoverer of gold at Happy Valley. A stonemason, he was born at Vire, Normandy, France. He established a stone quarry on the Melbourne Road, near Warrenheip (on the site now occupied by Shady Acres Caravan Park). From here, he quarried blocks that were used in the Ballarat Town Hall.Newsclippingjulien hardy, stonemason, gold, happy valley, shady acres, warrenheip, ballarat town hall -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Waranga Quarry
Original painting owned by Norm Appleby. Painting by Camp 13 POW. H.Hartmann.|Waranga Quarry.Norm Appleby, son of Lieut., Acting Captain Austin Appleby, 8th. Field Reg. & 5th. Aust. Anti-Aircraft Reg. 1945-1947,photograph, painting -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Heatherlie Quarry with people around a rock pool
Heatherlie Quarry. B/W photo Mountain Scene. Many people around a rock pool.Black and White Photo - Mountain Scene. many people around a rock pool. Oval Shaped photo in black background.stawell grampians industry -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1930c
... Quarries ...Four men named are Harbeck, George Fraser, Ted Dinelli and Fitzclarence.Black and white photograph of five workmen standing on the barge at the landing at the head of North Arm. It shows a pile of rock on the shore, a large bit of rock in the barge. Lakes Entrance Victoriaquarries, waterways, transport, public works, room display -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archives -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1960's
Black and white photograph of Bendigo No. 3 at the Eaglehawk terminus late 1960's or early 1970's. Has passengers boarding the tram. The tram has the destination of Quarry Hill.On rear in pencil "Max Tract Ex Geelong, Ex MMTB ex Hawthorn TT"trams, tramways, maximum traction, secv, bendigo, tram 3 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CUTTING FROM BENDIGO ADVERTISER: CLASS PHOTO, QUARRY HILL SCHOOL, 1935?, 03/04/2012
Cutting from Bendigo Advertiser (3/4/2012) - class photo, Quarry Hill School, 1935 - part of ''The way we were'' series. No names - appears to be Grade II.Bendigo Advertiserschool, history, quarry hill, quarry hill school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BAND AROUND
Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Band around: looking resplendent and ready for action is the Quarry Hill School boys' band; date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Two Boag Men and others in front of a Steam Locomotive
Two Boag Men and others in front Steam Locomotive. Free Stone in foreground. Possibly Heatherlie Quarry.stawell grampians -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c 1900's
large black and white photograph of a cut rock face with tool markings on some of the rocks. a quarry face.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paperfiddes quarry, rock face -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article - Article, Journal, Melbourne Harbor Trust, "The Word is Progress": by Robin Hay, 1960_03
The opening of Reid's Lightweight Aggregate Pty Ltd ( a subsidiary of Reid's Quarries Ltd) in Greensborough, circa 1960. Explains the method of manufacture and uses of shalite in building industry. Reid's later became Albion Reid before being taken over by Boral. The shalite quarry, now closed, was on the site now called Blue Lake in Yellow Gum Park, Plenty.7 photocopied pages, text and colour and black nd white illustrations.reids quarries, shalite, aggregate, yellow gum park, plenty -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, 1948
Four photographs donated by Jim Osterlund221-01 Photograph of Suspension Bridge taken from Quarry area with Bass Hills in the background. 221-02 Copy of a Postcard of the Phillip Island Granite Quarry at Cape Woolamai. Rocks in the foreground and jetty with crane on the right. An F & J Postcard. 221-03 Photograph of W Kennon's Jetty at Cape Woolamai with large rocks on the beach in the foreground. 221-04 Photograph of Mr C Richardson standing in front of a beacon at Cape Woolamai.granite quarry cape woolamai, phillip island suspension bridge, w kennon jetty cape woolamai, c richardson, cape woolamai beacon, jim osterlund -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record - Insurance Policy, The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited of London - Victorian Branch, "Employees Policy – Albion Quarrying Co – 1912", 8/10/1912 12:00:00 AM
Insurance Policy - six fold - titled "Employees Policy – Albion Quarrying Co – 1912" from "The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited of London - Victorian Branch" to the Albion Quarrying Company Limited for the Construction of the Malvern Tramway, dated 8/10/1912, expiring 9/8/1913. Gives details of the policy, who was covered, amount, premium and conditions. Endorsed by the Insurers Manager as to the extent of coverage including the Manager and Clerical staff."36A" in ink in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, construction, pmtt, insurance, contracts, employees -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Album - Photo
Very early photographs of construction of Goulburn Weir, Waranga Basin and channels. Post card of Waranga Basin QuarrySilver and black photo album, flower logo.album, photo, goulburn weir, waranga basin, tatura, irrigation, books, albums, rural, industries -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured, C 1980s
This is a photo of one of the trestle bridges on the Heatherlie Quarry train line. It is located near the current site of "the Pines" campground.Photo shows an angle a derelict bridge with many sleepers missing. Thick bush and trees on left side with weeds in the front. The bridge is over a shallow creek. At the far end of the bridge a man wearing a pink cap and blue jumper stands looking towards camera. Three adults are seated and partly out of picture.structures, bridges, quarrying, heatherlie