Showing 1848 items matching "pole"
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, c1983
Colour print of SW5 723 at the East Brighton terminus, c1983, route 64, photo undated. Driver or conductor placing trolley pole on the overhead. Tram has the destination of City and Yellow pages front panel advertisements.trams, tramways, east brighton, route 64, trolley poles, drivers, conductors, tram 723 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Flag - V.C flag
This item commemorates the war in Vietnam (1962 - 1972).A Viet Cong flag. The top half of the flag is red and the bottom half is a faded blue. In the centre of the flag appears a gold star. The edges have been sewn and on the left hand side is sufficent space for a pole to be inserted. flag, vc, bruce jeffery, 3112731, 7rar -
Chelsea & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Haig Avenue, Edithvale, 1949
This photo is one of a collection of photos taken during Alan Niemann's - Drainage-Road Making Scheme.Two black and white photo of the northern and southern ends of Haig Avenue, Edithvale. The road is unmade with grass growing on the road, is rutted with large puddles, houses line both sides and electricity poles are both side of the road. unmade street, aspendale, alan niemann, drainage-road making scheme, haig avenue, edithvale -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Objects, Porcelain Insulator
This insulator was used on phone wires. Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from the wooden poles that held them aloft.Glass insulators are rapidly becoming a thing of the past in Australia with open-wire communication lines rarely existing near metropolitan areas. The remaining open wire lines are being abandoned and dismantled everywhere with very few insulators being saved as interest in them in Australia is quite limited. (ref Australian Insulators web-site). This item is an example of a piece of equipment which has been superceded.A porcelain insulator. insulator, electricity -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Objects, Ceramic Insulators
This insulator was used on phone wires. Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from the wooden poles that held them aloft.Glass insulators are rapidly becoming a thing of the past in Australia with open-wire communication lines rarely existing near metropolitan areas. The remaining open wire lines are being abandoned and dismantled everywhere with very few insulators being saved as interest in them in Australia is quite limited. (ref Australian Insulators web-site). This item is an example of a piece of equipment which has been superceded.Porcelain insultorsinsulators, electricity -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph, Photographer unknown
Undated black & white photo of the original Customs House building at Queenscliffe, with the adjacent steps that lead up the hill to the 'Black' high-light lighthouse & Flag pole.RealismBlack & white photo of the original Queenscliffe Customs House building, with the adjacent steps that lead up the hill to the 'Black' high-light lighthouse.On the reverse - "date?", "present lighthouse 1863", "Mrs Campbell(?)"customs house building, steps, lighthouse -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White newspaper photo - X Class tram 217
Photograph, in poor condition, of a Birney tram MMTB 217, having two trolley poles, which was unusual for 4 wheel single truck trams at Hawthorn Depot.Imported Birney tram from USABlack and white photograph slightly curled and in poor condition of MMTB tram X 217, a Birney tram manufactured in USA. tramways, mmtb, birney trams, x class 217 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - SECV Geelong tram 28
Photograph of Geelong No 28 with the destination of Eastern Park. The motorman/conductor with a bag is at the rear of the tram after placing the trolley pole onto the overhead. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Geelong 28.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 28 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - X1 class tram No. 465, 1950s-1962
Photograph shows X1 class tram No. 465 on the Footscray Depot fan. The destination blind shows 'Depot' and the trolley pole is set for the tram to run into Buckley St. Yields information about X1 class 465 and Footscray DepotBlack and white print with no note.destination blind, x1 class, 465, footscray depot, buckley st, depot fan -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - SECV Ballarat 37 at Mt Pleasant, Graeme Cleak, 9-3-1962
Photo shows SECV Ballarat No. 37 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, with the motorman tying off the pole after lowering it. Photo by Graeme Cleak 9-3-1962.Yields information about Ballarat tram services and tram 37 in 1962.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In ink on the rear "Car 37 at Mt Pleasant, 9.3.62, Photo by Graeme Cleak"tramways, tramcars, mt pleasant, tram 37, crews -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - SECV Ballarat 37 at Mt Pleasant, Graeme Cleak, 9-3-1962
Photo shows SECV Ballarat No. 37 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, with the motorman tying off the pole after lowering it. Photo by Graeme Cleak 9-3-1962.Yields information about Ballarat tram services and tram 37 in 1962.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In ink on the rear "Car 37 at Mt Pleasant, 9.3.62, Photo by Graeme Cleak"tramways, tramcars, mt pleasant, tram 37, crews -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - VICTORIA QUARTZ - PHOTOGRAPHS OF MINING
Four photographs from a Supplement dated Thursday, November 14, 1901. Top photo is a picture of the Victoria Quartz poppet legs, buildings and a large chimney. The second photo is a puddling machine. In the photo is a circular area with water in it and an island in the centre with a log across it. A horse is harnessed to one end of the log. There is a man behind the horse and a dray in the background. The third photo is a whip. It is a pole held at an angle by two smaller poles. At the top is a wheel. There is a rope over the wheel with a bucket on the end. There are two men to the right of the whip. The bottom picture is a man dollying. He has a half barrel and he is working the water with a short pole with a handle on each side. The barrel has a drainage pipe in the bottom. There is also a dish, two buckets and a shovel around the barrel. There are two photocopies of the page. One didn't get all the fourth picture copied.photo, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, photographs of mining, puddling machine, whip, dollying -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Toggle Rope
In the Vietnam conflict, Australian troops used these multi-purpose ropes to aid travel in the jungle at night or when crossing rivers, to join together with poles as stretchers, and to secure prisoners.Dark green rope assembly: single leg, cotton/jute. Rope is coiled with a loop at each end. Single loop at one end and a double loop at the other end.vietnam, toggle rope, military equipment, rope -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - VR Tram 6 at Elwood Depot, K McCarthy, 1 January 1951
The photograph shows VR tram 6 on an outside track in long grass with trolley pole raised. In the mid ground are cylindrical wooden cable drums, trees and other tramcars.Yields information about the outside yard and VR tramcarsBlack and white photograph with notes on the rear.In biro and pencil on the rear "#6 at Elwood Depot 1-1-51 Brighton Line Copyright K McCarthy Photo No 783"tramcars, tram 6, vr tram, elwood depot, outside track -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Cyclotron accelerator
Builit in 1950s and used till the mid 1970s within the Physics Department used in Melbourne. John Rouse and David Caro was involved in the construction.Black and white photo of cyclotron (nuclear physics accelerator): magnet & vacuum box.Sticky typed labels on back from top and left to right: “COIL CANS, POLE PIECE, BOX, COUPLING PORT, 10” DIFF PUMP” Handwritten on back bottom left corner in pen: “magnet and vacumm box” Handwritten in pencil “A” -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Henty Beach, Portland Victoria, 19/11/1934
Portland Centenary Celebrations 19 November 1934.Black and white photo. Henty Beach Portland, Centenary 19 Nov 1934. Looking towards All Saints. Large crowds of people in viewing area on cliff top, and on beach. Flag pole and loudspeaker near viewing area. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Axe
Axe; may have been used as a fire axe. Pole axe with axe head and spike, and flared wooden handle. Section on axe head has been soldered back on. Inscription is stamped on the head. Made in London, UK. Stamped on head "LONDON AFS 20733"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, axe, fireman's tool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAM NO 26
Black and white photo of tram no 26 of Municipal Tramways - note period tram pole for over head lines in background, mounted on thick cream card. '6/5/13' and '14/6 Sep' in pencil on back of photo.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WEDDING PHOTO, GROOM IN MILITARY UNIFORM
Black and white photograph of wedding couple. Bride has trailing bridal bouquet. Groom in military uniform, leather leggings, Sam Brown felt hat? Leather armchair on left. Pole on left. Inscriptions: 'Bourne & Shepherd, India'Bourne & Shepherd, Indiacottage, miners -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - Pte Albert Russell
17th Battalion AMF Garrison Sentry. Private Albert Russell.Black and white photograph of soldier on sentry duty outside camp. The soldier is in full uniform and holding a rifle with bayonet. A small corrugated iron hut. a large wire gate, supported by timber poles. Accommodated huts are inside the fence.camp, 17th garrison battalion, albert russell, mould, russell, tatura -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, Royal Hotel
This is an image of the original single storey Royal Hotel building which was on the corner of Brook and Evans Streets. In the 1930s the single storey structure was demolished after a fire and replaced with a double storey Art Deco red brick building, which still stands on the same site.At one stage there were four hotels in Evans Street between Station Street and Brook Street. At some stage the Millett family owned them. The Royal and the Olive Tree (formerly the Railway) hotels remain on their original site but not in their original appearance.A black and white photograph with a cream border of a single storey hotel building with a headlight window on the RHS of the corner entry doorway, which also has lead light windows. A young tree and power pole are seen on the RHS of the image. hotels, royal hotel, s.winter, t. millett -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
It required considerable practice to camouflage and conceal a vehicle of the M 113 size and shape.Colour photograph of Sergeant R. Ellison, 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles standing on M 113 Light Reconnaince Vehicle ( LRV ) positioning a support pole to hold camouflage netting. second photo shows a completed effort. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, John Theodore, c1973
Yields information about the BTPS constructing No. 1 road at the depot.Digital images scanned from 35mm slides of the construction of 1 road points, first half of 1973. Points and crossings installed and poles installed. Little segments of rail have been laid out to indicate the position of the track.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, depot, overhead -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, Carolyn Dean, 30/12/1991 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of tram No. 18 and a 1937 Buick motor car at St Aidans Drive while the trolley pole is being turned. No. 18 decorated for Christmas. Photo taken on 30/12/1991. On Kodak paper. Photographer unknown.On rear in blue pen "Mon 30th Dec 1991, No. 18 tram beside 1937 Buick"wendouree parade, st aidans drive, vintage car club, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1913
Yields information about Geelong 19 at the depot soon after the commencement of the closure of the Geelong system.Black and White Photograph of Geelong No. 7 in Ryrie St Geelong, c1913, looking west with the Geelong Post Office tower in the photograph. Photograph made from part of the photograph. Shows centre poles in the street. Printed on Fujifilm paper.In hand writing on the rear "17) Geelong tram in Ryrie St 1913" A circled "26" and along the bottom edge, a "William Scott" address label and "from Marc Fiddian / W. Scott Collection"trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, post office, tram 7 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, "END OF SECTION"
Sheet steel folded for a pole mounted sign and then enamelled with words (white background, black letters) END OF SECTION on both sides. Drilled with two holes for mounting bolts on small leg. Similar style to that use by the M&MTB.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - 8LH at Broadmeadows 1914, 1914
The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was raised at Broadmeadows Victoria in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. The regiment served at Gallipoli where in a courageous but ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915 it suffered horrendous casualties including Lieutenant Colonel White. Rebuilt in Egypt under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Maygar VC the regiment went on the serve throughout the Middle East Campaign. Colonel Maygar died of wounds at Beersheba when the regiment was attacked by enemy aircraft while waiting to follow up the successful charge of the 4th LH Brigade on 30 October 1917. The 8th Light Horse AIF was disbanded in 1919, but soon after re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, superseding 16th (Indi) Light Horse.Part of a rare collection of photographs of 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF during WWI (1914-18).Black and White photograph of group of soldiers of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF erecting Bell tents at Broadmeadows Army Camp. Row of pine trees in background: Large light pole in foreground. Photo is glued to plastic card.[Br]oadmeadows. The 8th LH moving to the old lines of the 4th8th light horse regiment aif, broadmeadows, 8th, light horse, wwi, world war one -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph, Procter & Son Butcher shop, c.1880
Early photo of Procter & Son Butchers shop c. 1880. West end of High St Charlton. Built as a single fronted, two storey building in September 1880 and extended to triple fronted building in 1884 by C. Procter. The business was previously further west in High Street in one of Peter Johnson's weatherboard shops.Mounted, unframed photo of Procter's Butcher shop. Four people standing in front of shop, two men wearing aprons, a boy and a woman. A horse is tied to a pole in front of the shop. There are many animal carcasses haning in front of the shopprocter & son butcher shop, malcolm's flour mill, charlton, business, industry -
Clunes Museum
Tool - SOLDERING IRON
WELDER WAS USED BY EMPLOYEES [LINESMEN] OF THE P.M.G.SOLDERING IRON WITH WOODEN HANDLE AND METAL HEAD WITH RECEPTACLE FOR COALS TO KEEP HOT, WOODEN HANDLE. USED BY LINESMEN (P.M.G) WHEN SOLDERING AT TOP OF POLES. IRON HEATED THEN COALS OR COMPRESSED DISC PLACE IN HEAD TO RETAIN HEATlocal history, trades, weldind -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Post Office, 1960c
This photpgraph was taken prior to post office upgrade in 1980.|Also enlarged copy 18 x 25.5 cm|This is the before paired photograph used in the 150 year, Lakes Entrance 1858-2008 display.|The after paired photograph number is 01405.1.|Also one 12 x 16 framed photograph used in room display.Black and white photograph showing the front view from Esplanade of Post Office. Power pole, street light and two internal chimneys. Post boxes and weighing machine in alcove to right and Postmasters residence. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, postal services, room display