Blackburn Engineer, John Wishart, has invented gas producer used in 1940 Bathurst race, electric home generator which provided power to country properties. His best known invention is the Wishart Engine system,. Visit to Trade fair in Atlanta, Georgia in 1982wishart, john, gas producer, electric generator, wishart engine, engineering, inventions

A 20 year old factory outlet centre, 'Brandsmart Premium Outlet Centre' at 288 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading has 10 of its 58 stores unoccupied. Management was refurbishing and upgrading security & signage.A 20 year old factory outlet centre, 'Brandsmart Premium Outlet Centre' at 288 Whitehorse Road, Nunawadingshopping centres, whitehorse road, nunawading no. 288

VicRoads has announced its preferred southern alignment of the bicycle path between Middleborough Road and Blackburn Railway Station with only one week for residents to respond.bicycle paths, laburnum, vicroads, middleborough road, blackburn, blackburn railway station, laburnum street, blackburn village residents group

Melbourne Water will remove about 50 trees from Whitehorse water basins because they are unsafe but local residents want replacements before they are removed.masons road, blackburn, melbourne water, cox, george

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Portsmouth was an important harbour with many emigrants leaving for Australia from this port. It has world class displays of The Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860, Museums and Harbour tours. portsmouth harbour emigrants

These brooches were made by Hans Beck, a German Templer who was born and lived in Palestine. When WWII broke out, he was sent to Australia on the "Queen Elizabeth" in 1941 and interned in Tatura Camp 3. His wife and children were left behind in Palestine. His daughter Ingrid said that although they were behind barbed wire, they were safe. Hans worked as a manufacturing jeweler in Sydney after his release from Internment. He sent for his family on 1947. A 1 x wooden triangular shape with a small four petal flower made of tiny white shells. A metal stick pin is attached to the back. B 1 x wooden heart shape. Two flowers on stems made from small pink shells. Each flower has five petals. A group of four tiny white shells sit between the flowers. A vase is carved into the bottom of the heart. A small safety pin in attached to the back. C 1 x wooden oval shape. Group of three pink shell flowers on green stems. Two flowers have six petals and a centre made from shells. The centre flower has only one petal. A bow of tiny white shells at the base of the brooch. Small safety pin attached to back. D 1 x wooden round shape. A cluster of shells in a floral pattern. A small bright red shell in the centre of cluster. Pin on the back is broken. E&F 2 x wooden round shape. A cluster of small shells in a floral pattern. One dark wood, one lighter coloured wood. handmade, brooch, shell, beck, queen elizabeth, templer