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Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet - Recipe Book, Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria, Christmas recipes; compiled by the Gas and Fuel Corporation Home Service Advisors. 1970s, 1970s
Christmas recipes; compiled by the Gas and Fuel Corporation Home Service Advisors.Part of a collection of recipe books from Laurence N. Lewis16p. illus.non-fictioncookbooks, recipe books, gas cooking, christmas cooking -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aunde Album 29, Stawell Gas Works -- Station Meter, Test Room and 19,000 c. ft. Holder
Gas Company – Stawell Station Meter and Test Room 19000c.ft. Holderstawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Gas Works -- 19,000c. ft. Holder with Engine Room
Gas Company – Stawell 19000c.ft. Holder with Engine Room in centre background.stawell -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1924
First show of oil plus gas and water 25th July 1924.Sepia toned photograph of the crowd of people gathered at the Lake Bunga No. 1 oil Bore to observe the spudding-in ceremony. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe First Oil Well Lake Bunga 1924 - State Library of Victoria, LaTrobe Collectionhistoric site, oil and gas industry -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Gas mask bag
Canvas bag used by military to carry gas mask and other equipmentAs made and sold by General Motors Holden in the 1940'sCanvas bag with a flap over five compartments inside bag. Canvas strap attached by rings on side of bagGMH & CO 1942 (Inside flap) 22 (on side)military, bag -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard, c.1916
There is an undocumented photocopy of original enclosed. Item in the collection re Alexander Norman Cummin No 18, 38th Batt AIF. Refer 2535P for his service details. Alexander Cummin seatedFaded black & white portrait of 3 Australian Soldiers, 2 standing & 1 seated. All wearing great coats, have slouch hats on & carrying gas mask bags.Handwritten on rear: 3 Bugers (sic) Armentieres 1916 photography-photographs, documents - postcards -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 3/10/1920
This postcard is contained in an album presented to the then Governor of Victoria, The Earl of Stradbroke, by the fathers of soldiers & returned soldiers of Phillip Island, on 16/02/1923. The history of the album is noted on Reg. No 85-00Postcard of view of Thompson Avenue looking north to HMAS Australia in Western Port Bay, 3-10-1920; a gas lamp, the first cypress trees and the first motor garage.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, hmas australia, thompson avenue, shipping, sepia photograph, cypress trees first planting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER
Newsletter article ''Our Men at Bendigo works'' These are the men who at Bendigo have operated Victoria's last remaining coal gas carbonising works. The works closed on 8th October.newspaper, bendigo, gas and fuel newsletter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO MALE
Gas and Fuel Fashion,Food,Fitness. Male Standing in front of microphone, Curly hair, wearing grey cardigan and red beige horizontal strips shirt. Date and Location Unknown.event, social, gas & fuel fashion, food, fitness -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Messina's Stove and Merchandising Company, 1960s
Messina's Stove and Merchandising Company. Card - white with black printing. Two lines of text crossed out . Top line Agents for Gas & Fuel Corporation. List of appliances on reverse.Messina's Stove and Merchandising Company.business and traders, messina's stove and merchandising company, bay street, lawrie messina snr, lawrie messina jnr -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GLENYS MCKITTERICK COLLECTION: WILLIAM BEEBE DOCUMENTS
Land Tax Assessment Act 1910-1914.William Beebe A/10062, 1915/16. Sandhurst N.D.T.E. Coy, Bendigo Gas Coy, Bendigo Pottery, Bendigo M.P.& B.Soc.person, bendigo, william beebe, beebe, land tax assessement. -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Candle Holder
Enamel candle holder with candle used for light prior to gas and electricity. The candles were held in a circular holder to catch the drips of candle wax. Attached finger holder for carrying.candle holder -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1980 c
Black and white photograph of tugboat Eileen B Ingram aground on ninety mile beach, four men on shore one wearing wetsuit gas pipeline in foreground Gippsland Victoriaoil and gas industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Gas and Fuel 2004 - Visit to plan - Geoff Baker (Field Manager) - John Knight (Supervisor) - Alan Rogers (Supervisor) - Ted Fridell (Reg. Manager) - Cris Samas (MarketingKodakphotograph, person, gas and fuel -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Gas Mask, Gas Mark, 1941-2 (see inscription details)
Rubber gas face mask with attached tube leading to container of chemical neutralizing agent. Harness straps attached by rivets to face mask; held in place by rubber cross piece.Rubber cross piece: No 4 III (Type 4 Mark 3) 28-1-42 On left side of mask: 6 KENWORTH 11/41 -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, McCorkell Family, 1941, 1941
Small black and white photograph of a family group standing in the front yard of a weatherboard house. The children and one of the adults appear to be in costume distinguished by different types of hats and a gas mask.Reverse: McCorkell family / Linton / 1941 / O'Beirnes House / Sussex St / Where we lived / after our house was burned / Maybe of interest / to Joan O'B."mccorkell family -
Melbourne Legacy
Functional object - Gas Mask, 1939
Appears to be a gas mask made in 1939 for protection against possible gas attack in World War II. Unknown provenance. Willow, the manufacturer of the metal canister, is an Australian family owned and run business, since 1887 and based in Melbourne. From their website: "During the second World War the factories almost exclusively produced munitions, working two shifts. They mainly made mess tins, rocket cylinder covers, small arms ammunition boxes, gas mask respirator cylinders and soldier’s cake tins."An example of war time equipment for personal protection.Rubber face mask with hose to a metal cannister.On the base of the metal cannister: "No. 4A / Willow / 1939 / WAD 8". equipment, world war two, mask -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertisement - Digital Image, NSW Cookery Teachers' Association, Metters Cooker: in Domestic Science Handbook, 1942_
Advertisement for Metters Gas Cooker in "Domestic Science Handbook: for use by the pupils of domestic science schools". An example of 1940s advertising through cooking and homemaker books. In this book, instructions are given for many aspects of household management, interspersed with advertisements for useful items. This advertisement is for a Metters Gas Cooker or stove.An example of mid 20th century advertising through 'how-to' books.Digital copy of advertisement from a bookhistoric advertisements, domestic science, nsw cookery teachers association, metters, gas stoves -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Main Street Stawell from front of Town Hall looking East with Mr Richard Miller lighting the gas light on left of photo
Main Street from front of Town Hall looking East. Mr Richard Miller on ladder to the gas light on left of photo. After 1901 Acetylene Gas lamps were installed in Main Street. Benzene lamps were used for some years. A lamplighter was employed from 1913.B/W Photo With Mr Richard Miller lighting the light on the left and the Town Hall on the Rightstawell streetscape -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Gas Fitting, c. 1873
This gas fitting was recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard circa 1970, at the time of the discovery of the wreck. HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD: - The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But 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 4am the fog lifted. A man 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. 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 LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. 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 broke over the ship and the top deck was 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 had raced onto 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 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 state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom 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, this time 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 LOCH ARD 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 all of 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 was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. 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 artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Copper gas pipe and fitting. Tow C-shaped pipes with fittings at each end. One end of each pipe is joined to the other pipe, making a U-shape. It was recovered from the 1878 wreck of the ship Loch Ard in the 1970s. 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, copper gas pipe and fitting, copper gas pipe -
Cheese World Museum
Gaslight Holder
Pressed steel black ornate gaslight holder with two swirls- one above and below each other and cast iron flowers attached to the upper support. valve to turn the gas on and off.lighting, uebergang, allansford, domestic items, gaslight, gaslight holder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Gas and Fuel Fashion,food,Fitness. Large gathering of people inside a tent. Possibly some official function most men in suits ladies in dresses and coats. Date and location unknown.event, social, gas & fuel fashion, food, fitness -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO WORK AREA
Photo of a plant date and location unknown - Left side a gas tank in the centre a round silos and a large open shed with chimney and tractor or excavator at front. At left of photo a Pile of dirty.organisation, industry, gas and fuel -
Friends of Kurth Kiln
Gas Producer from Talbot
According to Les Solomano this unitoriginally belonged to the Hendricks brothers of Talbot. It was mounted on the front bumper of their 6 ton truck used for general cartage.The Unit shows the wide range of Gas Producers constructed during the war years to drive with charcoal fuel. This Gas Producer unit appears to be home-made mild steel construction for a specific purpose. The assembly sits on a welded frame, the hopoper on one side, the filter drum on the other and the radiator in between.there are no specific markings visible -
Friends of Kurth Kiln
Solomano Gas Producer Unit, circa 1940
Les Solomano tells us this unit was made by their cousin Frank Solomano and mounted on the passenger side running board of his A Model Ford, Spare bads of charcoal were tied to the rear door, so passengers had to get in and out through the driver side doors. It is the smallest Gas Producer unit we have seenThis Gas Producer unit is obviously a home made construction for a specific application. Absence of any air-cooling facilities suggests these may have been fitted separately inside the engine compartment.No specific marlings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, early 1960's
Yields information about Ballarat No. 14 parked in the city loop during the early 1960's.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 14 in the City Loop. In the background is the Hartley Sports Centre and the Ballaarat Gas Co. buildings. Photo early 1960's.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 14 -
Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia
Album - Bream A Construction project Bass Strait 1987 Photograph Album
0007-013. Bream A Project , Bass Strait 1987. The project is just starting. This photograph shows Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels Lady Lorraine, Lady Cynthia, and Lady Carojine, Anchor Handling Tug (AHT)Lady Florence, and Derrick Barge DB 29 alongside Barry Beach Marine Terminal, Gippsland, Victoria. The DB 21 is taking on board equipment for the project prior to be towed out and positioned at the location in Bass Strait where the production platform Bream A will be installed. 0007-014. Bream A Project , Bass Strait 1987. Derrick barge DB 29 loading project equipment with Lady Lorraine alongside Barry Beach Marine Terminal, Gippsland Victoria. Also alongside the wharf is the barge Intermac 256 which is being prepared to having the Bream A Jacket (a Jacket is the base of the platform that will be landed on the sea floor and will then be pinned in place with piles driven down into the sea bed). 0007-017. Bream A Project , Bass Strait 1987. Helicopter on DB 29 helipad ready for take off with Lady Lorraine, Lady Gay and Lady Cynthia at Barry Beach Marine Terminal, Gippsland, Victoria. 0007-016. Bream A Project , Bass Strait 1987. Helicopter taking off from DB 29 with Lady Lorraine and Lady Gay at Barry Beach Marine Terminal, Gippsland, Victoria.Green, with gold border trimming photo album, containing 38 photographs depicting ships, barges and the construction of the Bream A oil and gas production platform in Bass Strait, Victoria, Australia 1987. -
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
International Hose Carriage Mk 2 Car 285
The last of this model of vehicle in the MFB Fleet. Compartment doors replaced by perspex panels, to be used as a Public Relations Display Vehicle, by MFB. Only Fire Appliance to run on LP Gas, as a trial duel fuel vehicle, and also, as a training vehicle, to train Firefighters on how to deal with Vehicle LP Gas emergencies. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Domestic object - Kitchen Equipment, candles 'Electrine', c1900
Prior to the installation of gas and electric light pioneers used candles for lighting after sunset.6 candles, in original box, made by 'Electrine' Co. 2 candles broken when brush tailed possum entered Cottage via chimney 27/4/2014kitchen equipment, lights, candles, fireplaces, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, market gardeners -
Puffing Billy Railway
Victorian Railways Track Ganger's gas Lamp
vaporizing kerosene gas lamps of this type were used by track gangers to facilitate night works. Historic - Victorian Railways - Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Ganger's Lamp made of metal, brass and glass V.R ( and Arrow symbol ) AL 14puffing billy, victorian railways, ganger's lamp