In 1832 William McGeoch & Co., Ltd was established, by William McGeoch senior at 113 Argyle St Glasgow as hardware merchants and exporters, and later were manufacturers of lamps and electrical fittings for ship, railway and domestic use. In the 1900s the company had expanded and had offices at 28 West Campbell Street Glasgow with a factory and warehouse located at the Warwick Works, 46 Coventry Rd, Birmingham. In 1922 the company had expanded and were employing 400 to 500 people. William seniors three sons had joined their father in establishing the business around 1888. The business was run by William McGeoch senior with Williams three sons Alexander, William and Andrew also taking an active part in the day to day running of the company. The company had expanded to such a degree that they were now manufacturing a variety of ships' hardware. This included metal cabin furnishings, signal lamps, ships' oil and candle lamps, motor lamps, switches, switchboards, electrical accessories and fittings. In 1982 William McGeoch & Co., Ltd was acquired by Bowthorpe Holdings Ltd.A lamp made by a significant manufacturer of marine equipment that made fittings for many famous ships including the Titanic.Marine oil Lamp with glass panels. Front panel missing. Access through glass panel door at side flat metal back. Metal fuel reservoir and no burner. Metal rounded chimney on top. Embossed McGeogh Maker Glasgowwarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lamp, ships lamp, wm mc geoch ltd, hardware merchants, ships outfitters

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular brown board. House, rendered, front gable with vent, bow window, corrugated iron roof, porch, established garden, chimney. Bendigo residence, but no address given.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigoresidential, bendigo branch'', house

The Valley of the Springs. Spring Gully's first 127 years. 40 pages with photographs and illustrations. Orange soft cover with centred drawing of a miner sitting in front of a chimney. Index compiled by Estelle Hewston. With Indexspring gully, celebration, 125th. anniversary

PHOTOGRAPH - ORIGINAL SEPIA - PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINE, CLUNES. NORTH SHAFT, SHOWING POPPET HEAD AND CHIMNEY. .1 MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD .2 - .4 PHOTO PRINTS .5 PHOTO PRINTPORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, CLUNES. CLUNES QUARTZ MINING COMPANY'S NORTH SHAFT. CHANGING SHIFTS. TIME, THREE PM. C. NETTLETON, PHOTO.local history, photography, photographs, mining

Photograph.Bird's eye view from St. Paul's. Showing Bendigo Railway Station. Mining chimney, B.Fiitterer bamboo art wicker worker shop on Mitchell Street, plus various buildings on Mitchell Street.

Black and white photograph of the fire damage to Venga Guest House, and the debris left after the disastrous fire to the neighbouring building on Esplanade. Three brick fireplaces and chimneys still standing. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, disasters

Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing smoking debris and fire brigade members damping down hot spots, remains of the Club Hotel, destroyed by fire, two brick chimneys still standing. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, police, disasters

BHS CollectionWatercolour by John Hall, in gold timber frame, cream mount board. Painting shows the New Chum Mine site. In foreground, open shaft with timber supports, in background mining chimneys and poppet head.John Hall, Eaglehawkbendigo, mining, new chum mine

House typical of four roomed fisherman's cottage of early 20th Century , was home of Harry Jemmeson, fisherman, wife Lulu and family. Daughter Edith was music teacher and amateur photographer. Later resident Reynold Redenbach. House demolished, site became yard of East End Hardware / Mitre 10.Colour photograph of a four roomed timber cottage with roof of corrugated iron. Part of front veranda enclosed as extra room. Brick external chimney. Situated at 9 Stock Street, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.houses, local history

School built by local community as school and public hall in 1900, 26 July, classified by National Trust.Colour photograph of the old Noorinbee State School no. 3372, East Gippsland, shows a view of the timber building with rebuilt corrugated iron chimney, corrugated iron roof, water tank at rear. Noorinbee Victoriaschools, buildings

BHS CollectionWatercolour by John Hall of Hustler's Mine, Hustler's Hill, North Bendigo. Painting in gold frame, cream mount board. Painting shows a mine chimney and poppet heads on RH side, housing on left.John Hall, Eaglehawkbendigo, mining, hustler's mine

Watercolour and black pen painting of the Bank of New South Wales, Eaglehawk. Written on bottom of art:' Note room with high chimney where gold was melted into ingots to be sent to Melbourne. This bank was closed about 1920 and has been used as a shop since' Artwork signed by Alf Perry 1954. Two punch holes on LH side. Written on back in pencil : Only 3 banks in Victoria had a smelting room with tall chimney. The gold was bought and refined and melted into ingots. The three banks were at Eaglehawk, Castlemaine and Bendigo (from publicity officer Bank of NSW Melbourne). I have established that the Castlemaine Bank NSW definitely did not have a chimney stack as in this picture. My information came from an old member of Castlemaine Bank of NSW staff in 1962.'eaglehawk, commercial, bank of nsw

The MESCo's tower trailer, photographed in Corio Tce. The building in the background is Blakiston's, immediately west of the tram depot. Smoke from the power station chimney is in the top left of the photo. The trailer was used for tramway overhead, shown in action in photos 9272 and 9273. Early 1910s.Yields information about the Geelong MESCo tower trailer c1926Black and white print on paper.Plate number 2-2 in ink on back of photographtramways, geelong, mesco, power station

Catalogue card reads, "Miner's cottage 1983. Official opening on 29th May 1983 by Cr. Pat Gotlib, Mayor of Ringwood (6 copies). Miner's cottage (11 copies), interior pictures of miner's cottage (13 copies), chimney and fireplace (1 copy)".

Catalogue card reads, "Miner's cottage 1983. Official opening on 29th May 1983 by Cr. Pat Gotlib, Mayor of Ringwood (6 copies). Miner's cottage (11 copies), interior pictures of miner's cottage (13 copies), chimney and fireplace (1 copy)".

Very detailed drawings of scenes of the Grampians. Artist S. Calvert.Black and white detail drawings of series of mountain scenes. Holiday Rambles - The Grampians The Sierra Range - Grampians from the Big Hill Stawell. The Descent to the Gap Valley. The Anvil Rock. Barneys Chimney. The "Selection" in the Gap Valley. Only half way up. Reproduction Rights Reserved Copied by State Library of Victoria on the back stawell

Donated by N. M. & J. D. Archibald. April 1973Colour Photograph. Chicory Kiln. Ventnor - Nobbies Road - Mr. E. Booth. Built for Alan Jenner about 1940 by Jack Jenner. concrete with wood and fibro. Fibro roof and chimney. Chicory Kiln Album.local history, photography, photographs, agriculture buildings, historic, chicory kiln, ventnor, phillip island, mr e booth, alan jenner, jack jenner, n & j archibald

black and white photo - galvanised iron industrial building with square brick chimney, tree at right. On back 'Little 180 Gold Mine/Bendigo/1920' Stamped on back in circle ' printed by Harrington's' Pencilled '5.19'organization, business, little 180 mine

black and white photo: North Deborah Mine with poppet head. Numerous bujildings, large chimney, 1920's car back right hand corner. Suggested Nth. Deborah 1950 ? ( James Lerk 5.11.1999 )organization, business, nth deborah mine

Black and white photograph. Image shows tall mining shed, smaller shed attached on side with brick chimney and tank alongside. Written on back of photo: '1940'. Possibly South New Moon Mine Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, south new moon mine site

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo of a house in 3 sections. Two wooden sections & in between an original stone cottage. Two brick chimneys & wood paling fence surrounds the building.place, building, residential, harry biggs collection, house

Slide: View from New Chum Hill looking south towards Big Hill range. Poppet heads, mine buildings, eight chimney stacks and mullock heaps. Image taken in early 1870's.No. 4 on bottom of slidemine, gold, new chum hill view(south)., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection

Black and White panorama photograph with Deborah Mine in foreground, Sacred Heart Cathedral in background and North Deborah Mine on left, Photo taken by Percival Pinder, Shows 2 Poppet Heads & 2 Chimney Stacks,organization, business, mine, deborah mine, north deborah mine, sacred hearth cathedral, mining, mines

ORIGINAL MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNESPORTION OF METAL CHIMNEY STACK STANDING IN SELECTED QUARTZ ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 AT PORT PHILLIP MINE. HAWTHORN HEDGE PLANT GROWING IN TOP OF MONUMENTACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, chimney stack, gold monument

Black and white photograph of Geelong No.25 at the North? terminus, 1940's with the conductor having turned the pole about to reboard the tram. Tram has the destination of Belmont. A large chimney is in the background. No details as to photographer and date.trams, tramways, geelong, north, tram 25

Gold medal with depictions of a mine poppet head, chimney & buildings with wording Stewards BMA (Bendigo Miners Assoc) oval with shield shape on front and name J Bodilly etched on back, with accompanying donation letter.organization, mining, miners association