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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Date and Location Unknown - A Couple in a Gas Appliances Showroom Checking a Specials Catalogue in Front of a Gas Kitchen. On the Back Aulsebrook & Martin Pty Ltd Photographers 6 Ruth St. Golden Square 3555, Phone 054 437665.business, retail, gas and fuel showroom -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE, 1974
From Left to Right: A. Varker (Yard Hand) - B.Hill (Distribution Foreman) - K. Jobe (Fitter) - T. Johnson (Distribution Manager) - L. Barrett (Fitter) - J. Botton (Leading Hand Stoker) - R. Macauley (Gas Fitter) - F. Bardell (Gas Fitter) - D. Dean (Gas Fitter). 1974 Location Unknown. Written on the front ''Our Intelligent staff await to serve you''photo, group, workers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract - South Melbourne Gas Company, Street Lighting, Sandridge, 8 May 1873
Contract from the South Melbourne Gas Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1873.utilities - gas, south melbourne gas & coke company -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Vacuum Tube
Crooke's Vacuum Tubes, set of 15. Used in lecture demos.to illustrate discharge in gas -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Alan Guthrie and Tom Lloyd, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: ALAN GUTHRIE + TOM LLOYD (blue pen, upper left) L-D ?/ R. Tom Lloyd (HM) (blue pen, lower left)port of portland archives, alan guthrie, tom lloyd -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Ships Gally, n.d
Port of Porltand Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour, ships gally, mawashi al gasseen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: ROLL OF PHOTOS
A proof roll of 15 photographs of new Gas&Fuel Building in Bendigo and official openingbusiness, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: NEGATIVES
A photo of 2 negatives strips showing installation of Eaglehawk gas lamps. Date unknown.Agfaeaglehawk, history, gas lamps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO KYNETON
Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Kyneton Branch - Garden and brick building - Date unknownAgfabuildings, gas company, gas & fuel kyneton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO KYNETON
Gas & Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Kyneton Branch - Garden and brick building - Date unknownAgfabuildings, gas company, gas & fuel kyneton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO DOG
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Maryborough Branch - Dog behind fence - Date unknownAgfaorganisation, industry, maryborough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO MARYBOROUGH
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Maryborough Branch - Outside brick building. Date UnknownAgfabuildings, gas company, gas & fuel maryborough -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO BUILDING
Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. A yellow and a red car in foreground. Name of Hopley on scaffolding.Fujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO SHOWROOM
Inside of a showroom with Range hoods and gas hot water systems. Date and location unknownKodakbusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO MALE
Unknown Male on stage making a speech at a Gas and Fuel event - Date and Location Unknown.Fujiorganization, business, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO SHOWROOM
Bendigo Showroom Date and Location Unknown - 2 Males inspecting a range of Gas HeathersAgfabusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: RE PROCEEDS OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHN LOCKE WATSON
BENDIGO GAS CO COLLECTION -re proceeds of the Estate of the Late John Locke Watson / two unsigned documents / one document which is signed has a share Dividend pinned to it ' Bendigo Gas Company , Bendigo 16.8.1940 The bank of Australasiabendigo, business, bendigo gas company, bendigo gas company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 16/03/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Application for installation of gas cooker at 7th lot Osborne Street East at Neale Street, Owner F. O' Connoll date 16/03/1960.business, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BUSH COLLECTION: RECEIPTS AND NOTICES FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, 1920 - 1930
Collection of approximately 22 receipts and notices pertaining to S. A. Bush. Includes documents from Bendigo Sewerage Authority, State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Bendigo Gas Company, Plus Dividend Notices from The Colonial Gas Association Limited.person, individual, bush collection - personal -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Tool - Realia, Glass working bench torch burner, 1960's
Can be operated on Natrua Gas, Town Gas, and Bottled Gas, Needle valves for gas and Air Supplies allows fine flame adjustment. Burner Nozzle canTripod shaped base with ball joint nozzle and two gass inletsscience, education -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Gas Tap, Before 1878
History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got it’s name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and to the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic.The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition in. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we are able to interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Brass gas light tap with fancy metalwork end, recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, brass gas tap, brass light fitting, gas fitting -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Newspaper - Various newspaper clipping re Swan Island, SS SUEVIC, Locals & other news articles, 1891 onwards
shipwrecks, painters/artists, funeral notice & photoscoastal inhabitants and shipwrecksnews clipping re Swan Island, car ferry issues, The SUEVIC issues, gas pipeline Reverse " NIL ".historical references -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract, City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge, 14 Mar 1865
Contract from the City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1865utilities - gas, city of melbourne gas & coke company -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Disassembly tool
Tool to remove magazine foot plate, and to dissasemble bolt and gas chamber of Mauser K98k carbineMundlos 1937 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract, City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge, 2 Jun 1870
Contract from the City of Melbourne Gas & Coke Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1870utilities - gas, city of melbourne gas & coke company -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Vera Bennett, 1987
Also another colour photographs taken at same time 04919.1 10 x 12 cmColour photograph of oil/gas platforms under construction at Barry Beach South Gippsland Victoriaoil and gas industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Photo taken from a negative strip relating to the installation of gas lamps at Eaglehawk. Date unknown.Agfaeaglehawk, history, gas lamps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
photo of a group of people standing between 2 gas transport trucks. Date and location unknown.Kodakperson, group, adults -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO TRAIN
Photo of a gas tank on train carriage and another goods train carriage. Date and location unknownKodakphotograph, train, goods -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO MARYBOROUGH
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Maryborough Branch - Outside brick building + shed. Date UnknownAgfabuildings, gas company, gas & fuel maryborough