NB Class - Number Built (1st Series) 6 - Number Built (2nd Series) 17 - Number Built (3rd Series) 4 26 NAC - Former NB Class (3rd Series) - Carriage 3 compartments and van (24 pass.) In Active Service - Belgrave Station Yard NAC COMBINED NB PASSENGER CAR AND GUARD'S VAN. A compartment NB which has had a guard's compartment temporarily added in one end. Due to the temporary nature of the guard's compartment, this vehicle retains its number in the NB numbering sequence, but has been classed NAC to differentiate it from the standard NBC. The use of the A is a recognition of the car's original NAB classification. VR Service History NABAB 2.VA - 1/ 7/1907 NWS Built new - circa 1910 - To NAB 2.VA - *NAB 2.VA - circa 1910 - Reference Photo SL20 p20 20/ 8/1923 FTG To NB 26.VA - NB 26.VA - /12/1927 - Modified AC Malco BO 27/ 9/1934 NWS Into Workshops - 30/10/1934 NWS Out of Workshops (34 days) 17/12/1954 - Scrapped Body to Eng. Spcl Works, RS55/707 Purchased by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society as a body & underframe. Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Passsenger carriage Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2187 The Puffing Billy Rolling Stock Collection Passenger Rolling Stock: 26 NAC - Passenger carriage - Made of Timber on a Wrought iron frame 3 compartments and van (No. 26)26 NAC puffing billy, 26 nac, nac passenger carriage, victorian railways, narrow gauge passenger rolling stock, 2'6" guage

7NBH - Excursion Car 8/12/1919 NWS Built new NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History *NBH 7.VA - 8/12/1919 NWS Built new - / 1/1929 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 8 Dec 1919 - Nos 7 to 15 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date. Oct 2009 - Lifted. Mar 2013 - LiftHistoric - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car7 NBH - Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of wrought iron and timber7NBHpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 7nbh, victorian railways narrow gauge - passenger rolling stock,, victorian railways, nbh - excursion car,

13NBH - Excursion Car NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History : 8/12/1919 NWS Built new VR Service History *NBH 13.VA - 8/12/1919 NWS Built new - / 4/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 8 Dec 1919 - Nos 7 to 15 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date.Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car13 NBH - Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car13NBHpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 13nbh, victorian railways narrow gauge - passenger rolling stock,, victorian railways, nbh - excursion car,

This set of two posters were displayed in the sale rooms for wool, skin, hides, and tallow at the Wool Exchange in Melbourne, on the corner of King and Little Collins Street. The posters were found in the storeroom under the white sale room in the late 1970s, when the Melbourne Woolbrokers Association moved around the corner to 530 Little Collins Street. The first poster is dated 21st of September 1914. It predates the second poster which replaced it on the 4th of December 1914. The posters detail that the Auctioneer will accept any bid from German or Austrian buyers on the condition that the buyer is not acting on behalf of any country which is at war with Great Britain. The Auctioneer also reserves the right to cancel any purchases found to be in violation of this condition. Presumably, the posters were in use until 1916, when Australia's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, negotiated the sale of Australia's entire wool clip to the British Government for the remainder of The Great War. The British government agreed to buy Australia’s entire wool production in 1916 at 55% above market price. In the end, £160,000,000 British pounds was paid by the UK Government to Australia for the nation’s entire wool clip between 1916‑1920. This would be equivalent to £7,619,760,000 in 2022 money when accounting for inflation, or $13,239,000,000 AUD.Two posters on yellowed card. The first poster is printed in black text with a title of “NOTICE”. The second poster is printed in red text with the same title, “NOTICE”. Both posters have 4 body paragraphs of text, detailing restraints put on potential wool buyers because of war with Germany in the Great War. Both Posters are finished with a date in the bottom left corner.the great war, world war one, melbourne wool exchange, melbourne wool brokers association, wool sales, 1910s

Hand written names of some of the men who worked at Hercules Mine, Long Gully. Written at the top is Driver Bill Tonkin. Before 1942 when Mine closed. The names are: Back Row - 1. Harry Harward, 2. Bonnie Bentley, 6. Archy Dumble, 7. Tom Kitt, 8. Charlie Ellis, 9. Dick Fraser, 12. Billy Goat Johns, 13. Jack Waterson, 14. Tom Bennetts - Blacksmith. 2nd Row - 4. New Williams, 5. Patsy Palmer, 6. Dave Hughes, 8. Tom Henderson, 9. Charlie Davey - Driver. 3rd Row - 1. Fred Batten, 2. Mick Meager, 7. Tom Hicks, 8. Tonkin. 4th Row - 1. Roy Rosewarne, 2. Gordon Ennor, 3. Taff Hawkins, 4. jack Trevena, 5. John Ennor - Manager, 6. Charlie Clapton, 8. Harry Pinder - Underground Manager. Written underneath is: Some Names of Men who worked at Hercules Mine, Long Gully. Paper is mounted on bright green paper which is mounted on orange card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - some names of men who worked at hercules mine long gully, bill tonkin, harry harwood, bonnie bentley, archy dumble, tom kitt, charlie ellis, dick fraser, billy goat johns, jack waterson, tom bennetts - blacksmith, ned williams, patsy palmer, dave hughes, tom henderson, charlie davey - driver, fred batten, mick meager, tom hicks, tonkin, roy rosewarne, gordon ennor, taff hawkins, jack travena, john ennor - manager, charlie clapton, harry pinder - underground manager, hercules mine

The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218​. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R​ as they were built with sides and ends. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223​, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 21 NQR - Open Medium Truck with drop ends VR Service History 26/11/1898 NWS Built new Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 *NQR 21.VA - 26/11/1898 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 21.VA - NQ 21.VA - 17/ 9/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 29/ 4/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (50 days) Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Historic - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - Open medium truck with seats (No. 21)21 NQR - Open Medium Truck converted to Excursion Car with seats made of Steel and metal21 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 21 nqr, victorian railways, nqr open medium truck with seats

This school photograph has been identified by Mary Gilbert as being of Bete Bolong students with their teacher. The names are written on a separate piece of paper which was attached to the photograph. Back Row - George Healey; George Madden; Bert Paton; Harold Cumming; Charlie Ingram; Stan Paton; Bill Madden; Frank Sealey; Tom Cumming; Ted Johnston Middle Row - Rita Mundy; Ruby Richardson; Mary Cumming; Mollie Ingram; Clarrie Paton; Irene Richardson; Ella Paton; Ena Cumming; Grace Mundy; Violet Sealey; Maggie Webb; Bertha Johnstone Front Row - Billy Ingram; Ernie Sealey; Archie Johnston; Rupert Madden; Ron Healey; Jack Cumming; Gordon Healey; Mrs Hannak (?) Conner - teacher n 1912 the school at Pumpkin Point opened to serve the children of farmers living in the Bete Bolong district. This meant a big change in their way of life because in the past the children had been rowed across the Snowy River each day to attend school at Jarrahmond. Myrtle Bunting was the first HT of the school which had been erected on a block of land purchased from H. Richardson. The school functioned until 1952 when a shortage of pupils caused its closure. As a bus service to Orbost now operated, the school at Pumpkin Point faced permanent closure.This photograph is associated with education in Orbost. There is no longer a school at Bete Bolong.A black / white photograph of a group of school children with an adult. Behind the three rows of children is a wall and windows. The back row is standing,the middle seated and the front row kneeling. The photograph is glued onto a brown cardboard mount with embossed decoration. On the front bottom right in red lettering "W Stanley Vogt, BAIRNSDALE".BETE BOLONG STATE SCHOOL W.Stanley Vogt, BAIRNSDALEbete-bolong-state-school education-orbost

3NBH - Excursion Car NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History : as 36 NQR converted & renumbered to 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 3 VR Service History NQR 36.VA - 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 3.VA - *NBH 3.VA - / 3/1929 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - / 5/1967 BEL Photograph #9.2: part view Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 12 Apr 1919 - Nos 1 to 6 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date. April 2016 - LiftedHistoric - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of steel and timber3NBHpuffing billy

4NBH - Excursion Car (28) NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History : as 38 NQR converted & renumbered to 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 4. VR Service History NQR 38.VA - 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 4.VA - *NBH 4.VA - / 5/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 12 Apr 1919 - Nos 1 to 6 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date.Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car4 NBH - Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of wrought iron and timber4NBHpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 4nbh, victorian railways narrow gauge - passenger rolling stock,, victorian railways, nbh - excursion car,

9NBH - Excursion Car NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History : 8/12/1919 NWS Built new VR Service History *NBH 9.VA - 8/12/1919 NWS Built new - / 6/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 8 Dec 1919 - Nos 7 to 15 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date. Aug 2016 - Tread plates replaced Sept 2016 - Tread plates replacedHistoric - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car9 NBH - Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of wrought iron and timber9NBHpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 9nbh, victorian railways narrow gauge - passenger rolling stock,, victorian railways, nbh - excursion car

Black and white photograph - Grade 4A,1960"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: ?, Robert Rutherford, Billy Harding, ?, Alistair Wardle, ?, Ian Cannan, ?, ?, Jan Patusek, John Arnott, ?, ?, Charles Rechnitzer. 2nd Row- L to R: Sandra White, ?, Jennifer Norman, Judy Wigley, Leonie Haygarth, Lynette Evans, Sue Lewis, Georgina Brooks, Valerie Roberts, Diane Fitzgerald, ?, Kathy Parker. 3rd Row- L to R: ?, Valerie Harrison, Jeanette Bryant, ?, Leta Poulianakis, ?, Heather Parker, Carolyn Buchan, Joan Logan, Margaret Bronner, Jennifer McDonald, ?. Front Row- L to R: Keith Foot, ?, Malcolm Grant, Rodney Barber, John Popham, Lawrence Nairn, ?, Con Poulianakis, ?, Colin Jones, Michael Lawrence, ?. Teacher:

'Theatre on the Goldfields'' - paper by Frank Cusack. Two versions of this paper - an incomplete version (foolscap) of 6 pages and full version (A4) with pencilled annotations (19 pp). (Incomplete version covers pages to p11). Reference to Theatre Royal; Yates (lessee); Gregg (lessee); Carcross's Royal Exchange Restaurant; Wright's tent theatre; Victorian saloon; Sydenham Gardens; Burton's Circus; C H Rignold; Royal Victoria Theatre; Princess Theatre; Criterion Hotel; Fawcett Rowe; Lola Montez; Criterion Theatre; Henry Coleman; G V Brooke; Burralls Assembly Rooms; Nicholls Assembly Rooms; Shamrock Concert Hall; Bendigo Hotel; Billy Heffernon; John Crowley; Thatcher; Greville; Joe Small; Fanny Young; Frank Varley; Lyceum Theatre; Haymarket; Bendigo Histrionic Club; Garrick Club; Sandhurst Philharmonic Society; Abbott; new Lyceum theatre; Richard Younge; opera house; St. James Hall; Royal Princess Theatre; Masonic Theatre; Bendigo Dramatic Society; Bendigo Glee Club; Bendigo Amateur Dramatic Club; Bendigo Orchestra; Bendigo Liedertafel; Alice Crawford; Conservatorium of Music; E A Bindley.Frank Cusackentertainment, theatre, history, frank cusack, royal theatre, wrights tent theatre, burtons circus, c. h. rignold, burralls assembley rooms, nicholls assembley rooms, shamrock concert hall, garrick club, st james hall, royal princess theatre, alice crawford, lyceum theatre. e a bindley.

Set of 10 Agfa Plastic mounted slides - from the Eldon Hogan collection - possibly on an ARE Bendigo tours - mid 1960's (black destination rolls) and late 1960's or early 1970's. Scanned on the Canon scanner at the depot 15/12/1971 at the time of the installation of the scanner. .1 - No. 24 in bound along High St Bendigo with the discovery of gold monument in the foreground, Golden Sq route. .2 - ditto .3 - No. 26 outbound at the above location. .4 - No. 24 at the corner of Short St and High St, with the Technical college building? in the background. .5 - No. 26 at ditto, outbound for Golden Square. .6 - No. 24, High St Bendigo, with the Cathedral in the background. Tram has two Johnnie Walker Whiskey roof advertisements. .7 - Three trams, Pall Mall, Charing Cross, with the Beehive building in the background. Trams have SEC roof advertisement. .8 - ditto with Coca Cola ad on the Beehive building, turning around. .9 - No. 29 and a bogie tram at the Golden Square terminus with Billy Rodda's Golden Square Hotel in the background. Just past the tram is a large truck carrying boxes. .10 - Nos, 18, a bogie tram, 21 and 29 at the Quarry Hill terminus. tramways, trams, bendigo, tram 18, tram 24, tram 26, tram 21, tram 29

Set of 8 tours notes or information for TMSV (Tramway Museum Society of Victoria), tour notes, written generally by Keith Kings. 1 - Golden Sunset tour of 26-12-1968 - includes ticket, MMTB timetable, Puffing Billy circular, TMSV tickets, and tour notes using trams L101 and W4 671 2 - Ballarat and Bendigo farewell tours - 21/8/1971, and 4/2/1972 - tour notes, timetable diagram, VR special train circulars, tours in conjunction with the ARHS Vic Div. 3 - 46th tour - 17/10/1971 - using tram X2 676 and Y469 - tour notes. 4 - Golden Sunset tour of 26/12/1971 using tram 980 - MMTB timetable. 5 - 48th tour - 20/2/1972 using tram 102 - tour notes 6 - 52nd tour - 12/11/1972, trams 52 and 787 - tour notes 7 - Golden Sunset tour of 26/12/1972 using W2 605 and W5 725 - tour circular 8 - Photocopy of tour notes for May 1971 using tram 1032, notes written by Norm Cross.trams, tramways, tmsv, tours, tram tours, ballarat, bendigo, tram 101, tram 671, tram 676, tram 469, tram 980, tram 102, tram 42, tram 787, tram 605, tram 725, tram 1032

Bates' Salve has been used as a home remedy for the treatment of boils, skin infections, splinters, pimples and insect bites for decades, from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. It is a drawing application for bringing out foreign bodies and pusses from a wound. There are still many families who remember using it and others who have been using it and are down to their last ‘inch’. One comment from a reader from Queensland tells how his Dad was a sleeper cutter in the 1950s and on school holidays his brother and he used to help their Dad. When doing this task after a wet season they would be confronted with spear grass about a metre high. Sometimes the spears would enter their skin, and when the spears were wet they would screw like a corkscrew into their flesh. If they left them for too long it was impossible to dig them out with a needle. That's when the Bates Salve was put into action to draw the spearhead out. "It worked wonders. It was a marvellous invention." Many people say that they would love to be able to purchase more of it today and hope that someone will produce a ‘safe’ version of it. There are several versions of a recipe for the salve available online. It appears that the salve is named after Daisy Bates, wife of the Bates’ Salve proprietor, William Usher. William’s son Victor continued making Bates’ Salve well into the mid-1900s, with the business being carried on by Victor’s only son, Alan. There are still descendants in the family home in Norwood, Adelaide. William’s great-grandchild has stated that, despite being subject to the salve during childhood, there have been no noticeable ill effects. A small notice in the Adelaide Advertiser in 1915 made a suggestion “It is said that Bates’ Salve is the popular line with OUR BOYS in Gallipoli. They recently sent to the Adelaide Red Cross for a supply, so it would be a good line to put in soldiers’ Christmas Billies.“ Over 700 ‘Christmas Billies’ were sent from generous Warrnambool citizens to our soldiers in the trenches in Gallipoli. The average cost of filling a billy with gifts was Ten Shillings, calculated at about Fifty-four Dollars in 2021. The contents included Christmas puddings and tobacco. The huge project was coordinated by a local Committee and involved generous businesses and hundreds of kind-hearted community members, with recognition sown by naming many of those involved in an article in the Warrnambool Standard. The project’s idea was initiated by Australia’s Department of Defence and all states were involved in supporting the soldiers in this way. Mr Bates (Theopholis) of Hull, England, was the original owner of the Bates’ Salve recipe. When he died he left his business to William Usher, his son-in-law. William arrived in South Australia in 1851 after he had sold his recipe to an English firm, giving them the rights to make and sell it all over the world, except in Australia. Bates then became the registered proprietor of Bates’ Salve for the Commonwealth and still had a large market for his product. William Usher made the salve at his Norwood home, in a wood-fired copper in the garden within a three-sided enclosure. The ointment was then taken to a room in the house where it was divided, labelled and packaged. It was then sent to Faulding’s Wholesale Chemist for distribution. William and his wife May (or Mary) had three children; Jack, Victor and Ivy. When May died, William married Mary Williams (May’s maid, from Tasmania, twenty years younger than William) and had seven more children. The treatment’s packaging labels it as a POISON. It seems that its active ingredient was lead oxide (22 per cent), which is no longer considered unsafe. A member of the public mentioned that in 2016 they found some Bates’ Salve in an old family medicine chest. Its label stated that the product “contains a minimum of 25.8 per cent of red lead oxide”. That particular sample was made at 470 Wallon Road, West Molesey, Surrey, England. Some people would love to be able to use the product still and even take the risk of poisoning. Instructions for its use are included on the wrapper. Here is a transcription - "Bates' Salve. Bee Brand. POISON. This Preparation contains 22 parts per centum [lead oxide]… Made by Descendants of the Inventor and Original Proprietor. For use as a medicated plaster. Melt over a slight flame or use a heated knife to spread the salve on a piece of linen. If away from a joint it will not need tying as, when put on lukewarm, the plaster will hold itself. When the salve adheres to the skin moisten it with oil and wipe it off with a dry cloth. Manufactured by the direct descendants of the inventor and the original proprietor since 1833."This package of Bates' Salve has been used as a home remedy since the mod-1800s and even up to now in 2019 by those who consider themselves lucky to still have some at home. It was promoted as a 'cure all' treatment and kept handy for use at home and away. It represents our early industry and health management when medical treatment was often difficult to access. The product is the part of many childhood memories of those alive today.Bates’ Salve ointment; oblong stick of firm, brown waxy substance wrapped in waxed paper, with an outer printed wrapper. Text on wrapper warns that it is POISON and includes instructions for use as a medicated plaster, to be heated and spread onto linen then applied to the injury. Made by Bates & Co., Adelaide. The wrapper shows an emblem of a bee. The formula has been used since 1833.Text on wrapper includes "POISO[N]", "BATES' SALVE", "BEE BRAND", "BATES & CO., ADELAIDE". "This Preparation contains 22 parts per centum [lead oxide]" There is an emblem of a bee with wings outstretched.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bates’ salve, bates’ salve medicated plaster, bates and co adelaide, bee brand, medicated plaster, medical treatment, remedy, drawing treatment for infection, medicine cabinet, home remedy, pharmacy treatment, mid 1800s – mid 1900s remedy, topical application, treatment for boils, bites, splinters and infections, poison, preparation for treatment, ointment

Black and white photograph - Grade 1, 1936"Attached to photograph" Back Row - L to R: John Anderson, ?, Ron Dyball, ?, Bill Adolphson, Teddy Wright, ?, ?, Frank Goodall, Keith Dawson, Ron Shearer, ?, ?, Colin Fry. 2nd Row -- L to R: Ray Ringrose, Ken Bartlett, (?) Adicott, Alma Lloyd, ?, ?, Betty Cope,, Rosalie Story, Dorothy Lloyd, Margaret Wilson, Joan Taylor, ?, Elsie Langer, Audrey Fry. 3rd Row - L to R: Jenny Polson, Jean Aird, ?, Connie Hampson, ?, ?, Betty Knee, ?, Jean Pendlebury, Betty Addicoat, June Rowe, Wilma Godfrey, Shirley Murray. Front Row- L to R: Bobby Jones, Les Flintoff, ?, Graeme Skurry, Billy Wilkins, Don Anderson, Ken Woods, Don Mayes, ?, (?) Flynn, ?. Teacher:

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Roll call: grade two pupils of Camp Hill Primary School in 1946. Back row: Austin Lamgely, Stanly Beer, Russel Brown, John Cook, Freddy Addicoat, Stewart Schodde, Geoff Whylie, Colin Parke, Russel Bradley, Lance Prior, Graham Dupuy, Don Craig, John Wilson, Chard Iverson and John Partridge. Second row: Lois Gaskell, Beverly Coombs, Lynnette Raphael, Josephine ? , Lynnette Reed, Ann Jones, Hellen Jallard, Barbara Fulton, Margaret McRorie, Maree Holt and Helen Wilson. Third row: Alma Rogers, Margaret Galbraith, Elizabeth Richards, Alma O'Brien, Pat Belchambers, Mavis Clee, ??, Beth McClure, Noeline Lapsley, ??, and Mary Baxter. Fourth row: June McGowan, Christine ? , Lorraine Dunstan, Janice Taylor, Waverly Lee, Margaret Marshall, Enid Cartright, ??, Joan Clee, Kay Lyons, Hilda Sinfield, Dorothy Kimpton and Anita Hinton. Front row: Dennis McOrmond, Ray Kingsley, Ted Barkmeyer, Jimmy Glen, Alex Sandner, Ross Anderson, Val Tippett, Kevin North, Max Kuhn, Billy (Harry) Judd, Lyle Kilby, Kevin Luzza and Bobby Watson. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

No. 127 is a 2'-gauge ex-South African Railways 'NGG16' class Beyer-Garratt locomotive. It was built by Beyer Peacock & Co of Manchester (builder's No.7428 of 1951) to their "Beyer Garratt" patented design of articulated steam locomotive. The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 of 1937 is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. Between 1937 and 1968, the South African Railways placed 34 Class NG G16 Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type wheel arrangement in service on the Avontuur Railway and on the Natal narrow gauge lines - The third order was for a further seven locomotives in 1951, numbered in the range from NG125 to NG131, once again from Beyer, Peacock. These and the subsequent locomotives had welded water and coal bunkers and flat-topped water tanks with rounded top side edges. The Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the SAR, numbers NG109 to NG116 and NG125 to NG131, were shared more or less equally between the Natal and Avontuur lines No. 127 was purchased from the South African Railways by the Emerald Tourist Railway Board for the Puffing Billy Railway in late 2011 / early 2012, together with a container load of spare parts stripped from a derelict NGG16, and prepared for transport to Australia. The spare parts will assist in the restoration of sister NGG16 No.129 in the short term, while No.127 will provide the PBR with the option of restoring a second NGG16 at some future stage, if required. details from http://www.australiansteam.com/BP7428.htmHistoric - Overseas - South African - Narrow Gauge Railways - Steam Locomotive Garratt Steam Locomotive - 2-6-2+2-6-2 Beyer Peacock & Co NGG16 No.127 build No.7428puffing billy, ngg16, sar, beyer peacock & co garratt ngg16 no.127 build no7428, narrow gauge, steam locomotive, garratt

2NBH - Excursion Car NBH SECOND-CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History : 14/ 5/1900 NWS Built new as 33 NQR converted & renumbered to 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 2 VR Service History NQR 33.VA - 14/ 5/1900 NWS Built new - 12/ 4/1919 - To NBH 2.VA - *NBH 2.VA - / 4/1929 - Modified Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 12 Apr 1919 - Nos 1 to 6 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date. Mar 2013 - In for a hot box againHistoric - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of steel and timber2NBH puffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 2nbh, victorian railways narrow gauge - passenger rolling stock,, victorian railways, nbh - excursion car, 2nbh

Mrs Emily Ruth George of 26 Scheele Street, with husband, Joe. Emily & Joe were English migrants; they bought their home in 1919. Daughter Marie was born in 1914 when they are listed in the electoral roll at 'Hasland', Croydon Road, Surrey Hills; his occupation is given as a boilermaker. Emily (nee Sturgess) - d 15 November, 1960; buried Box Hill Cemetery - M-199A-0034 along with daughter Marie. Possible birth c Oct 1880, Birmingham (not confirmed); marriage c Jan 1905, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Marie George became a school teacher and was on the staff at Chatham Primary School for a number of years. She died in February 1989. Mrs George was known for her hospitality. Anecdotes: On one occasion the government was to build six houses opposite in an area which was mostly paddocks. The materials were delivered and a caretaker allocated to guard them. He arrived with his wife to find a meagre tin shed as ‘home’. Mrs George responded by boarding the couple, for a very minimum amount for the six months. A rather different anecdote involves the droving of sheep from Lower Plenty across paddocks and tracks, through Doncaster and down Union Road to the station en route to the Richmond abattoirs. This was a seasonal activity and the men (and sheep) used to rest in the paddocks in Union Road, at the corner of Weybridge Street – behind the Georges’ home. When Mrs George heard the sheep, she would go out and fill the drovers’ billies with tea, handing out thick cheese sandwiches made from her homemade bread. A black and white photograph of a man and a lady dressed to go out and standing in the street. There is a car parked on the other side of the road in the background.(mrs) emily george, (mr) joe george, scheele street, surrey hills, mont albert, droving, clothing and dress, (miss) marie george, 'hasland', croydon road, (mrs) emily ruth george, (miss) emily ruth sturgess, box hill cemetery

This photograph is thought to be of the younger pupils attending Linton State School in 1918 or 1919. A second copy of this photograph is Registration number 2015-12. A companion photograph, which shows the older pupils in the same year, is Registration number 315. The same dog is in both photographs. In the "Index of Photographs (Numerical Order)" folder, an early LDHS index, pupils have been identified as: Back row: Vincent McDonald, -? Lamb, Spencer Grigg, Arthur Bass, Norman Barr, Billy Lamb. Second row: Ilma Jennings, Jean Nicol, Linda Murrell, Doris Whitehead, Isobell Brett, -? Cole, Agnes Kennedy. Third row: Sydney Chibnall, Claude Godden, Colin Kirk, Syd Lamb, -? Cole, Coronation Wishart, Mollie Smith, Joyce Commons, Muriel Stapleton, Mollie Gascoigne, Eileen Armstrong, Jimmy Wishart, Bill Wishart. Fourth row: Jack Stapleton, Joe Reidy, Perc McGee, Ron Kirk, Jim Stapleton, Had Cornish, Alan Ching, Lance Chegwin, Bruce Maddox, Innis Brett. Fifth row: Ivy Brown, Eileen Kennedy, Jean Toshack, Alice Armstrong, Laura Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell, Nellie Norris, Norman Murrell. Dating the photograph: One of the copies of this photograph of the younger pupils was donated in 2014 by Peter Stapleton, who understood it was taken in 1919. However, a very damaged copy of the companion photograph (older pupils - this copy has not been catalogued into the collection) is dated in an inscription "October 1918".Black and white photograph of a group of school children posed in front of a bluestone and brick wall. One of the pupils is holding a dog.On back of photograph: "M. McBeath" List of names on paper with Registration no. 621: " 947 Back row. L-R - (1) Vincent McDonald, (2) - Lamb, (3) Spencer Grigg, (4) Arthur Lamb, (5)Norman Barr. 2nd Row. L-R (Girls) (1) Ilma Jennings, (2) Jean Nicol, (3) Linda Murrell, (4) Doris Whitehead, (5) Isobel Brett, (6) - Cole, (7) Agnes Kennedy. 3rd Row (Boys) (1) - Lamb, (2) - Godden,(3) - Kirk. (girls) (4) Mollie Smith, (5) Joyce Commons, (6) Marie Stapleton, (7) Mollie Gascoigne, (8) Eileen Armstrong. (boys) (9) Jimmy Wishart, (10) Bill Wishart. 4th Row (boys) (11) Jack Stapleton, (12) Joe Reidy, (13) Perry McGee, (14 - Kirk, (15) Jack Stapleton, (16) Harold (Ad) Cornish, (17)Allan Ching, (18) - Chegwin, (19) Bruce Maddock, (2) - Brett. 5th Row - front. (1) Ivy Brown, (2) Eileen Kennedy, (3) Jean Toshack, (4) - Armstrong, (5) Laura Mitchell (Tonkin), (6) Elsie Mitchell, (7) Nellie Norris, (8) Norman Murrell". "Probably 1917-1920 when E. Chegwin was HT." Note: There are actually three sets of names to go with this photograph, which all vary somewhat. The list of names in the "Other Information" field of this catalogue record is taken from the "Index of Photographs (Numerical Order)" folder, an early index compiled for LDHS. The third set of names is inscribed on the back of the copy in the "Linton State School - Photos" file.linton state school no. 880, vincent mcdonald, -? lamb, spencer grigg, arthur bass, norman barr, billy lamb, ilma jennings, jean nicol, linda murrell, doris whitehead, isobell brett, -? cole, agnes kennedy, sydney chibnall, claude godden, colin kirk, syd lamb, -? cole, coronation wishart, mollie smith, joyce commons, muriel stapleton, mollie gascoigne, eileen armstrong, jimmy wishart, bill wishart, jack stapleton, joe reidy, perc mcgee, ron kirk, jim stapleton, had cornish, alan ching, lance chegwin, bruce maddox, innis brett, ivy brown, eileen kennedy, jean toshack, alice armstrong, laura mitchell, elsie mitchell, nellie norris, norman murrell

Bendigo Operatic Society Programme Booklet Production 'Carousel' performed at the Capital Theatre View Street Bendigo for a season of six nights. Opening June 14th, 1963. 'Carousel' presented with the permission of Chappell & Co. Ltd. A Beatrice Oakley Production. Music Richard Rodgers, Book & Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II. Some Key Songs: 'If I Loved You', 'June is Busting Out All Over,' 'You'll Never Walk Alone.' Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline. The story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He attempts a robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong, he is given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch Snow. Cast: Patricia McCracken, Mary Ellis, Joan Heard, IaIan Young, Peter Houston, Reginald Boromeo, Heather Lindhe, Fred Trewarne, Roger Sprawson, Alan Weatherly, Graham Filcock, Victor White, David Lea, Robert Urquhart, Annette Wilson, Robert Wenn.Arthur Hocking Press.clubs and associations, theatre, bendigo operatic society, https://bendigotheatrecompany.org/about/

Yields information about Australian transport history, transport at the time of publication and the development of buses and the Ansett organisation.Large format 208 page , July 1948 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation with colour cover, fold out and advertisements, colour printing, articles on buses, trucks, cable trams, Australian Transport, personnel in industry, Ansett, executives - special 12 the anniversary issue. See photocopy of title and contents pages with item notes. Notes on Truck & Bus Transportation - Special Anniversary Issue - July 1948, with particular relevance to BTM Archives Advertisements: White Bus Co - similarity to the US PCC Tram - inside front cover Ansett's and Ansair - p131 AC buses - p162 Articles: Has Australia's Railways Reach the Doldrums? - p38 Modem Street Transit Authorities Announce Development Policy - p42 (includes photos of Sydney, Adelaide Glenelg H class, Bourke St, trams etc, being replaced by buses) These were the Events that made our Headlines (war years - photos included - p61 Riding the Rattlers behind Horses, Ropes and Billies - cable trams, horse and steam trams p66. - demise of Melbourne cable cars. Tracing the development of the Motor Bus in Aust. - p73. Australian Transport Administrations - whose , photos, responsibilities, liquid fuel control (petrol rationing), Australian Road Transport Associations, executives etc. - pl16 onwards Ansett organisation - p 1 72 onwards trams, tramways, trucks, buses, cable trams, road transport

Black and white photograph"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Bruce Taylor, ?, John Gadsden, Andrew Glavimans, Ray Reid, Jim(Bill) Noble, Glen Ennis, Peter Jenkins, Colin Doak, Michael Jackson, Geoff Sjogren. 2nd Row- L to R: Rosemary Cini, Karalee Bacon, Belinda Clarke, Rase Moller, Leonie Munro, Robyn Whitchurch, Stephanie Ivanovic, Janine Brooks, ?, Jeanne Myles, Marion Mitchell, Heinz Bansagi. 3rd Row- L to R: Robert Bradley, Terry Martin, Annette Bousaid, Cheryl-Ann Mitchell(?), Stephanie Tann, ?, Elizabeth Carter, Judith Flaherty, ?, ?, Billy Harding, Greg Jacobs, Stephen Dawe. Front Row- L to R: ?, Stephen Lavender, Robert Russell, David Buchan, Richard Carter, Ian Uren, Peter Evans, David Cleator, Gary Sinclair, Clive Connolly, Peter Brown. Teacher:

Black and white photograph"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Colin Jones, Michael Anderson, Billy Harding, Peter McGoldrick, Robert Russell, Trevor Welsh, Peter Crettenden, Brian McCord, Richard Carter. 2nd Row- L to R: Terry Martin, Clive Connolly, David Church, ?, Daryl Hall, ?, Alistair Wardle, Geoff Bomford, Ian Cannan, Michael Bangay, Ian Uren. 3rd Row- L to R: Gustave Cole, Hella Demidou, Judith Wigley, Jenny Miles, Lynette Allen, Geoff Ward, Ronnie Harrison, Helen King, Marion Mitchell, Jeanne Myles, Ray Read. Front Row- L to R: Jane Taylor, Diana Logan, Karalee Bacon, Heather Parker, Dianne Fitzgerald, Leonie Munro, Marie Hargreaves, Elizabeth Carter, Carol DeLabertouche, Linda Camp. Teacher:

Black and white photograph"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: Peter Brown, Darryl McDonald, Geoff Venn, Peter Anderson, Jim(Bill) Noble, Ronnie Harrison, Bruce Taylor, Kevin McCullough, John Gadsden, Peter Terry, Peter Evans. 2nd Row- L to R: Carol Patten, Margaret Merry, Susan Smeaton, Jennifer Miles, Heather Parker, Lynette Allen, Sandra White, Robyn Whitchurch, Caroline McLennan, Marie Hargreaves, Mrs Norman. 3rd Row- L to R: Stephen Lavender, Ian Uren, Robert Rutherford, Annette Bousaid, ?, Diana Logan, Helen Marr, Rosemary Cini, Jeanette Hewlitt, Cheryl-Anne Mitchell, Kathy Parker, Malcolm Grant, ?, ?. Front Row- L to R: Colin Jones, Billy Harding, Peter Crettenden, Michael Bangay. Teacher: Mrs Norman

The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218​. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R​ as they were built with sides and ends. They later had the R removed. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223​, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 216 NQR - Open Medium Truck 15/ 1/1914 NWS Built new VR Service History *NQR 216.VA - 15/ 1/1914 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 216.VA - Puffing Billy Service History or Notes April 2016 - Trial fitting of brake rigging May 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress July 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress. Truss rods threaded ready for fitting Aug 2016 - Rivetting of the draw gear castings in progress. Draw gear and couplers being evaluated. Sept 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings in progress. Draw gear and couplers being overhauled. Oct 2016 - Riveting of the draw gear castings completed, brake piping installed. Nov 2016 - Floor installed, under framing welding completed, fitting of side doors, hand brake fitted Dec 2016 - Car Workshop - Side panels fitted, end panels to be fitted Jan 2017 - Couplers fitted, brake rodding connected, transferred to Emerald for bogie work and sign writing. Feb 2017 - At Emerald - Tyres machined, braking system being prepared Historic - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck216 NQR - Open Medium Truck made of Steel and metal216 NQRpuffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , 216 nqr - open medium truck, victorian railways, nqr - open medium truck

This is a group of students of Orbost State School. A list of those in the photograph has been hand-written by Mary Gilbert. Back Row- ?; Alan Nixon; Amy Yandle; Rose Whillance; Una Perry; Nellie Cross; Hilda Coverdale; Ada Morgan; Lesley Gluth; Molly Macalaster; Mel Gluth; Allie Macalaster Marion Gilbert; Ettie Hammill; Gwen Simpson; Marge Daley; Edie Boucher; ?; ? Burns; Gladys Gall; Billy Momford; mary Kavagnah; Hugh Hawkless; Norman Burns Royce Andrews; Syd Hardy; ? Lowater; Jim Tipping; ?; ? Joiner; ?; Sinclair Mosley; ? Pleydell; Ian McDonald The 19th of March 1886 proved an important day in the lives of many early settlers in the Orbost area, because on this day the Orbost State School opened. The fact that the school had first operated tem­porarily in a leased building, and on a half-time basis with SS2745 Jarrahmond, did not dampen the enthusiasm of the local inhabitants as they saw their offspring commence their education under the guidance of HT Campbell Mackay. However he remained in charge only until 12th of May 1886. The second HT, John Rowe, served until 1908. On 30th of June 1887, a portable room was provided; it being brought to the area by schooner. The school now had accommodation for 30 pupils; the teacher's welfare was considered because quarters of two rooms were attached. As the population increased so did the needs of the school. This was reflected in the provision of a larger classroom in 1898. During 1910-11 the first approaches were made to the Department for the establishment of a HES in Orbost and this became a reality in 1912. Orbost HES supplied post-primary education in the district until a high school was built in 1948. This photograph is associated with the history of education in Orbost.A black / white photograph mounted on grey card. It shows a group of school children posed in rows in front of an outside wall of a wooden building. A boy in the front row is holding a sign with "GRADE " written on it. The sign appears to be in white chalk on a blackboard.There is a handwritten list of names attached to the bottom of the photograph.education-orbost-state-school

Station Sign - Fielder Fielder Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia. It opened as a Stopping Place on Monday 10 September 1928, as part of the Gembrook railway line. It was originally an unnamed platform, with time tables noting a station at 38 miles (61 km). In 1929, local Harry Watson constructed a Mallee shed and unofficially named it Ancaster after his home town in Lincolnshire, England, but this was quickly changed by some children to Laura, who was a young local girl. The Victorian Railways officially named it Fielder from Tuesday 5 February 1929, after a nearby resident. It was planned to name the station after the two local residents Cullen and Fielder and combinations of the two names were suggested, however Fielder was the name finally chosen. It remained nothing more than a Mallee shed with small office and a name board for the rest of its operating life. It was closed with the line on 30 April 1954 and the Mallee shed was sold to US Buslines for unknown use. After closure, the site fell into disrepair, and by the 1990s, little trace of Fielder remained. However, by that time, efforts were being made to extend the railway from Lakeside through to Gembrook, which would complete the entire length of the original line. In 1996, a group of volunteers led by Richard Schurmann in collaboration with the descendants of the Fielder family rebuilt the platform and waiting shed, which was officially re-opened on Saturday 19 April 1997 in preparation for the extension of the line which re-opened in 1998. On 18 November 2012 a plaque was unveiled on the station shed in tribute to the Fielder Family Trains do not normally stop at Fielder ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielder_railway_station photos at http://www.vicrailstations.com/Gembrook/Fielder/Fielder.htmlHistoric - Station sign used at Fielder StationStation Sign - Fielder wooden rectangle Station name sign pained black background with white lettersFielderpuffing billy, station sign, fielder station

NRT1 - Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Locomotive Built in 1951 to a gauge of 3', this Ruston diesel locomotive or rail tractor operated on the State Electricity Commission of Victoria’s Kiewa scheme. Some years later, it was regauged to 2'6" and was operated by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works. NRT1 is a Ruston & Hornsby diesel locomotive, built in England in 1951 to a gauge of 3 feet, and was initially employed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. It was later re-gauged to 2' 6" and ended it's working life in 1977 when it was transferred to Puffing Billy. In 1977, it was taken to the P.B.P.S. Steam Museum and stored until 1978 when it was taken to the Emerald Carriage Workshops. Later in 1983 it was returned to service as NRT1 following the V.R. classification procedure as a narrow-gauge rail tractor, but it had number plates installed and was painted Hawthorn green. It will eventually be painted the red of V.R. rail tractors with the number & class painted on in black. This type of locomotive was popular in many industrial locations, with their unique clutch-less 3 speed gearbox meaning the driver could control them whilst walking alongside, a bonus when shunting. Adjustable tie rods meant that as the axles moved on the springs, they followed the radius of the drive chains, reducing the chances of chain snatch LOCOMOTIVE DETAILS NRT class No. originally constructed : No. in service : 1 No. stored: Wheel arrangement : 0-4-0DM Roadworthy weight : 9T 3cwt. Maximum axle load : 4T 15cwt. Tractive effort (85%) : Length overall: 15' 6" Height overall: 10' Driving wheel diameter: 18" Date of manufacture: 1950 Manufacturer : Ruston Hornsby Place of manufacture: Lincoln, England Locomotive type : Diesel Mechanical Manufacturers classification : 48 DL Historic - Industrial narrow Gauge Railway - Ruston & Hornsby diesel locomotive used by State Electricity Commission of Victoria - NRT1 - Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Locomotive NRT1 - Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Locomotive made of steel NRT1 ruston & hornsby diesel locomotive, nrt1 diesel locomotive, nrt1, puffing billy