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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
Photograph in Colour of a jeep loaded with wood, ladders etc, and five soldiers in uniform astride the load with one driver and a soldier holding a camera. Nui Dat Electrix 68-69photograph, nui dat electrix, jeep, soldiers -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - ARTICLE, Hepburn Advocate, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PLAN FOR CLUNES, 3 MARCH 1999
ESTABLISHMENT OF WESLEY CAMPUS AT CLUNESARTICLE IN THE ADVOCATE, 3 MAR, 1999, PAGE 1, 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF WESLEY CAMPUS. PHOTO OF DAVID LOADER (PRINCIPAL WESLEY COLLEGE); WALTER COOK AND MAYOR MAX O'SHEA.wesley college, 1999 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, War Trophies, 1999
Photographs of large collection of WW1 guns now in parks all over Australia. Includes stories of battles.Blue cover. Dust cover. Photo of soldiers loading heavy British gun. On back cover - German 150 mm Howitzer. Now at Warracknabeal, Vic. 1914-1918 Warwar trophies, first world war, tatura -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Australian Tesselated Tile Co. Pty. Ltd
Early black and white photograph of part of the Australian Tesselated Tile Company buildings where a special siding was used to load up finished products. The line in the foreground is the passenger line.australian tesselated tile co. pty. ltd, railways -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft loading, Manual on Aircraft Loads
Overview of aircraft loads circa 1965non-fictionOverview of aircraft loads circa 1965 atmospheric & ground environment, maneuvers, ground loads., temperatures & airspeed, turbulence, design philosophy -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - loading wool, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, wool bales, marine industry -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wally LOCKHART driving a horse-drawn cart, c. 1940
Wally LOCKHART (father of the donor) was a driver at Harper's for many years.Photograph (B&W) of Wally LOCKHART driving a pair of horses called "Wally" and "Molly". The cart has a load of boxes including Harper's Jelly Crystals. Photo taken in early 1940stransport - horse, industry - food, robert harper & co ltd, wally lockhart -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GOLDEN FLEECE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, May 6, 2004. Golden fleece: a farmer loads up his wool clip in the early 1930s at Derby near Bridgewater.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Derailment at Beech Forest, c.1950, c.1950
B/W. In c.1950 in Beech Forest an NQR wagon load of wood is derailed while changing tracks behind an NA-class locomotive. People are watching. On the left are NQR wagons.beech forest; railways; -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of Original Photograph, Warrenheip / Learmonth intersection, looking north up Warrenheip, in 1958, 1995
historic streetscapeB/W photograph, Warrenheip / Learmonth intersection, looking north up Warrenheip, in 1958, Crown Hotel, corner store visible, truck with double layer load of cars heading north."Specially Produced For A.H. Dixon Learmonth St, from east, Buninyong 1543"buninyong, learmonth st., warrenheip st., intersection, crown hotel, corner store -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Letter, 13th March, 1862
A large lot of papers, including this and other telegrams, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works. Donald Clark Collection. Handwritten letter (or draft text for a telegram) sent from Tarnagulla, from C. Rigg (?) to James McKean Esq, Carisbrook. Message reads 'Send two loads of flour to ________ with some ham (?)' -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, W.M. Grigg Hauling Wood
Black and white copy of original photograph of two men sitting on top of a wagon load of wood hitched to a team of horses. Two young men and a dog are standing next to the rear wheel.w m grigg, wagon, pitfield -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - INFANTRY COMBAT BADGE, Post 1960
Infantry Combat Badge Australia, copper, has an oval shaped laurel wreath, & in the centre a bayonet. 2 pins sticking out the back are for mounting to a uniform. As used on a Self Loading Rifle.icb, award, infantry combat -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - SS Yarrawonga and SS Moravian, n.d
Front: Yarrawonga and Moravian loading at Portland Pier. Back: Port of Portland Authority. P.H.T. - stamp. Shipping - Railway Pier before Ocean Pier constructed.port of portland archives, ss yarrawonga, ss moravian, port of portland, wharf, harbour -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Poem & Photograph, Troopship "Essex", abt 1919
Return to Australia of 4th Light Horse RegimentA poem written about the voyage home of the 4th Light Horse on the troopship "Essex". It tells of the heat, the animals on board and the harsh conditions endured. Together with a black & white photo - Loading the Troopship "Essex"4th light horse -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Holden ute escorting truck hauling a wide load of an aeroplane. Registration number GUV 106. the plane has the QANTAS flying kangaroo logo on the cover of the left hand propellor. Circa 1957police vehicles; holden ute; wireless patrol; motor transport branch -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archives -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (Item) - USAAF C-47 Dakota Load Adjuster
Numbered 151690 on leather case. -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Dredging, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1992
Date made June 1992Black and white photograph of heavy machinery loading sand into a truck and trailer on Bullock Island. This sand was dumped on the island during dredging operations at the entrance and around the Gippsland Lakes. Lakes Entrance Victoriaislands, dredging, machinery -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Tip Dray, Prior to 1930s
A Dray is a type of dead axle wagon that was used to transport heavy loads or objects. They had a flat level floor and while some had no sides, others had box bodies and sides. Tip Drays (also known as Tip Carts, Muck Cart, Scotch Cart, Tumbrel or Putt in different parts of England) were smaller than other drays as their loads were heavy and usually only pulled by one horse. Their basic design included two wheels, a tipping body and shafts. The Tip Dray has a unique mechanism that allows the top to tip backwards to tip the load out of the back of the dray. The tipper was activated by a handle at the front allowing the driver to operate it while still having control over the horse. A Tip Dray was an indispensable piece of equipment in the days before tractors and mechanical trucks. They were used by farmers and carters to transport hay, rocks, bricks, gravel and rubbish etc. and because they were useful for dumping loads, they were favoured for use in road and railway construction. A photo in the collection of the Lorne Historical Society shows a tipping dray being used during the construction of the Great Ocean Road. They were part of the daily street traffic in towns and cities around Australia from the early days of settlement. In Australia in the early 1900's, carters began to join unions to protect their jobs and pay. N.S.W. had a "Trolley, Draymen and Carters Union", Queensland had a "Tip Dray Men's Association" and in W. A. the "Top Dray Driver's Union" had a "cessation of work" in 1911 when they were fighting for an increase in their day's wages. In 1910 a meeting of Tip Carters was held in Geelong at the Trades Hall to discuss the formation of a union (The Geelong Tip Dray Carters) which was a success and a schedule of rates for all carting, whether by contract or day labor, was fixed. By 1912 they had "labelled" more than 50 drays and had representatives on the "Trades Hall and Eight Hours Committee". By the mid 1930's and early 1940's, tip drays were being superseded by mechanical trucks and utes. However tip drays continued to be used in some circumstances. They were a practical solution to the problem of petrol rationing during W. W. 2. It was noted in a letter to the editor in the "Sunshine Advocate" in 1938 that a positive argument for continued use of Tip Drays for rubbish collection related to the idea that a horse drawn vehicle involved with lots of stops and starts at different houses (very like a milkman's delivery route) often involved the horse "driving itself" while the driver picked up the rubbish - something a motor truck was unable to do! Another article written in August 1935 and published in the Age in a parliamentary report into the rubber industry noted "tip drays had almost disappeared and in their place, metal was carted in 5 ton motor trucks" but the report went on to say that as a part of the Government relief work (during the Great Depression) the Government had "to some extent reintroduced the tip drays so that a greater number of men would be employed". This particular tip dray was owned by Mr. Oswald (Jack) Bourke. He used it to deliver dry goods from Sunbury to the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne several times a week in the 1930's and then (between 1945 and 1962) Mr. Bourke used it on the garbage round in Springvale Victoria for the Springvale Council. The Council owned three drays and the "No. 3" painted on this dray is in recognition of its original number. After the death of Mr. Bourke in 1990, one of Mr. Bourke's sons (Andy) found the dray in a shed and restored it. The sign writing on the back and side panels were added during the restoration. This Tipping Dray is a significant example of a horse drawn vehicle that was used by workers from the early days of white settlement through to the 1940's and even into the early 1960's. It was used in a range of "working class" occupations - road construction, railway construction, carting goods, rubbish collection etc. and would have been found in cities, country towns and on farms.A wooden and metal tipping dray with a box body and four sides. It has two iron and wooden wheels (with 14 spokes), two wooden shafts and a metal tipping mechanism. The back panel folds down to allow loads to be dumped out. It is painted in green and cream with sign writing on one of the sides and on the front and back panels. It features decorative painted lines and designs in burgundy, cream and light blue on most of the wooden parts. The tipping mechanism is on the front of the dray's left side and consists of a metal pin secured with a metal ring, and a lever.Front of dray - "No. 3" Side of dray - "A. & M. BOURKE / Contractors / LONGWARRY" Back of dray - "G.T. ANDREWS / QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET - Stand C23 / Phone DANDENONG 225"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, tipping dray, dray, tip dray, tip cart, vehicles, horse drawn vehicle, springvale council, jack bourke, muck cart, scotch cart, tumbrel, putt, box body, oswald bourke, sunbury, queen victoria market, melbourne, no. 3 -
National Communication Museum
Vehicle - Mobile Telephone Exchange, c. 1965
Manufactured in the 1960s, this mobile emergency telephone exchange was fitted into a caravan. Part of the Shepparton Division State Disaster Plan, the caravan could be towed to areas affected by disasters to enable communications to recommence. The caravan remained in service until approximately 1974.Mobile infrastructure plays an important role in Australian communications, owing to the often remote and hostile environments in which Australians live and work. Exchanges such as this facilitated phone calls in the aftermath of an emergency, particularly for hospitals, police and other emergency services. Today, Mobile Exchange on Wheels (MEOWs), Cell on Wheels (CoW) and Satellite Cell on Wheels (SatCOW) - which provide temporary landline and broadband services, mobile phone coverage and service in areas without communications infrastructure respectively - are a critical part of emergency response procedures for natural disasters such as fire and flood. Though technology has progressed, the need for rapid service in remote areas remains a present concern of the communications service providers in Australia. This mobile service infrastructure is historically significant as an early example of a service which has evolved over decades, yet is still needed today. The exchange, as a representative example of a vehicle which would provide early-response in a disaster, is socially significant as a facilitator of critical communications needs in devastated communities: access to emergency services and contact with family and friends. The exchange itself, intact from its period of use, provides an insight into technology of the 1970s.Mobile emergency exchange housed in a caravan trailer on 2 wheel base, duralin body, steel tow bar, Caravan divided into 3 sections; the exchange room; the relay room and the main frame room. The exchange room contains 3 switchboards, a folding table, cupboards, benches and switch rack (.1). table (.2), steel bar for attaching the table (.3), back boards of switchboards (.4-.6), switches (.7-.16), box of switches (.17). There is a wall phone magneto, 300 type handset on wall and 2 skylights with wire screens. .11? hat pegs and shelf; there are 2 fluorescent tubes for lighting, all in exchange section. The floor is covered with 2 tone grey tiles and there are wire mesh on outside of windows and a geometric curtain inside behind switch rack. There is a flywire screen door as well as exterior door. The relay room has a sectioned door so half can open at a time. Room contains a cupboard with folding bench top beneath a curtained window. The opposite wall has a bank of batteries and transmission condensers; there is a shelf above window, one fluorescent tube and fuse boxes. Tiles on floor also. The main frame room contains many metres of coiled black covered cable, a black covered magneto wall telephone with 300 type handset; grey plastic jumper cords, a rack of termination points and wire with wasp nests attached. There is a small iron step under door, a fluorescent tube on wall and 3 hat hooks. Roll of Paper Handtowels (.18), cord and handle (.19), red exchange cords and plugs (.20-.22), plastic aluminium runners (.23,.24), headset (.25,.26), logbook (.27), battery readings (.28), box containing papers circuit drawings etc (.29-.93), paper lists off wall (.94,.95). Books, record books etc (.96-.103). Manila folder (.104) containing circuit drawings (105-.124). Wooden drawer (.125), metal drawer containing subscribers master cards, record of faults cards, particular switchboards connected, Junction line cards (.126). Box of valves (.127), box of clamps (.128). Box of 2000 type rack fuses, red 1 1/2 AMPS, black 3 AMP, blue 1/2 AMP (.129). Box of sleeves for covering wire joints (.130), plastic beakers (.131,.132), soap (.133), box of white plastic squares (.134), time switch "Venner BF/43 time switch" Made in England (.135), box of bolts, knobs etc (.136), box of switchboard number indicators (.137), fuse (.138), fuse wire (.139), football card (.140). Box of cartridge fuse 6 AMP (.141). Envelope of drawing pins, rubber bands (.142), black plastic, paper tape centres (.143-.152), metal plug (.153), 2 signs "Beware of vehicles" (.154-.155). Paper listing Naringal East automatic conversion (.156). Green Commonwealth of Australia note pad (.157). Wiring plug for tail lights (.158). Black fuse plugs (.159,.160). Box of bolts (.161). 2 sections of blue plastic coated wires (.162,.163). Gloves used for working on batteries (.164-.167). Wasp nests (.168,.169). White fuse (.170). Photographs of van in use (.171,.172)..1 on front: "ANOTHER / MOBILETRAIL / PRODUCT" "MAX SPEED / 25MPH" "TRAILER BRAKES / --- / " On sides: "EMERGENCY TELEPHONE EXCHANGE" "NO 1" "PMG" "TCQ / GROSS 250 / TARE 182 / LOAD 162" "6" "COUNTRY BRANCH / NORTH REGION / [SHEPPARTON DIVISION]" "LAW'S SIGNS" "Telecom Australia" On back: "DANGER / LONG LOAD" "MQA 3787" .133: "FIR OIL" "AUSTRALIA"mobile telephone exchanges, mobile telecommunications trailers, trailers, transport, natural disaster, black saturday, bushfires, floods, emergency communications -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 24/03/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Gold tram operating in traffic during 1951.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No.23 decorated as the Gold tram, Sturt St Ballarat, Easter Saturday 24-3-1951, photo by Wal Jack. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 23 painted gold for Gold Centenary 1951, Sturt St, Ballarat, Easter Saturday 24-3-51".trams, tramways, gold tram, gold, decorated trams, tram 23 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - PMTT tram 34 at Malvern Burke Road terminus, c1916
The postcard photograph shows PMTT No. 34 a Maximum Traction bogie, drop centre and drop ends at the Malvern Burke Road terminus. Has the driver and conductor standing by the front of the tram. There is a large "1" in the front window, indicating the route number and the destination of Burke Road.Yields information the PMTT Tram No. 34 and the Malvern Burke Road terminus.Postcard - divided back with hand written note on the rear.In pencil "8 wheel maximum traction bogie, end saloon, drop centre loading, 48 pass, Duncan and Fraser builder 1912, to MMTB as C34, 1920"tramcars, tramways, pmtt, mavern burke road, tram 34 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DEVONSHIRE MINES - SOUTH DEVONSHIRE
Hand written notes on the South Devonshire Mine. Mentions depth, years of working, Dividends, Calls, gold yield, and locality. Extract from Mine Reports mentions amount of gold from loads of mullock.mine, gold, devonshire mines, devonshire mines, south devonshire, new chum line, united devonshire, st mungo reef -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wharfies strike at Webb Docks, Ron Laing, 1988 - 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Wharfies strike during dispute with Patricks on Webb Dock. Shows picket line "greeting" bus load of scab workersron laing -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, Wal Jack, Brisbane City Council - tramcars, 1948?
Single sided foolscap list of Brisbane City Council trams at 31.10.1948. 13 categories, giving type of car, number, seats, load, trucks and car numbers. Ink and blue pencil on lined paper.brisbane, trams, tramcars -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Loch Ard, 1940 c
Sepia photograph showing MV Loch Ard in North Arm. Photo shows vessel approaching landing below Comers Tearooms, with full load of visitors. Thick vegetation on hill. Lakes Entrance Victoria waterways, boats and boating, tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Mouat Crawford Collection: Farming Life in the Wimmera, c1962
An ensilage Pit has been dug and the tractor has been backed up and unloaded its load into it for storage. A boy is standing in the pit. Markings: Putting grass into an ensilage Pit. Used as a teaching aid.Kodakfarming, wimmera, grass silage, tractor, mouat crawford collection -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Bridle, Circa 1900
For the use on horses pulling heavy loadsAs manufactured by Holden and FrostBlack leather bridle assembly including bits, face piece and staysbridle, equestrian, black leather -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Steel Wheel of a wheel barrow
A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled load-bearing vehicle, usually with one wheel designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using 2 handles at the rear. It distributes the weight of its load between the wheel and the operator. Used by residents of the Kiewa Valley for construction and gardening.Formerly KV 067. A steel wheel made by a blacksmith.wheel, wheelbarrow, steel work