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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Weir, 1890
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Concrete and iron weir structure - granite stone spillway with minor flow of water in centre. Close up photograph sparse trees on the bank beyond. Gas lamps on walkway.goulburn weir, victorian state rivers and supply commission -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, mid 1940's
Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 29 in Ryrie St, with the destination of Eastern Park. In the background is the Mayfair school of dancing and the Geelong Gas Co. Photo mid 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, tram 29 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Gas Works -- Scrubbers, Purifier, Condensers, Washer, Retort house and Coke Plant
Gas Company – Stawell Ammonia Scrubber. Purifier. Condenser. Washer. Tower Scrubber with Retort house and Coke plant in the background.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Coke Hopper at the Gas Supply Company with bagged Coke on back of truck, 1945-50
Coke Hopper Gas Supply Co. Stawell. Two trucks parked on roadway. Bagged Coke on platform and on back of truck.B/W. Photgraph of Coke hopper - two trucks parked on a roadway unloading bagged coke onto a platform. Four Persons in the picture.stawell industry, gas company -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Manufactured objects, Cigarette lighter, brass cylinder, 20thC
A cigarette lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame. A spark is created by striking metal against a flint, or by pressing a button that compresses a piezoelectric crystal (piezo ignition), generating an electric arc. In naphtha lighters, the liquid is sufficiently volatile, and flammable vapour is present as soon as the top of the lighter is opened. Butane lighters combine the striking action with the opening of the valve to release gas. The spark ignites the flammable gas causing a flame to come out of the lighter which continues until the top is closed - naphtha typeA brass cylindrical cigarette lighter with ring to attached to a chain cigarettes, tobacco, cigaretter lighters, safety matches, moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, pioneers, early settlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
Conditions of sale by private contract dated 5th July, 1941 between B. Hocking (seller) and Mrs. I.F. Stephenson (buyer) for land situate 25 Reginald Street, Bendigo being Crown allotment 7 section 104C land described in certificate of title volume 2684 folio 536778, together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Also all electric globes and shades, all wire doors and screens and ''Main'' gas stove connected in place of present gas stove. Price 400 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Federation University Historical Collection
Computer, Hewlett Packard 3380a Lab Printing Intergrater
Probably a Lab Printing Integrator Unit for Gas Chromatography. This item was used on the Mt Helen Campus of Federation University in S-Building. hewlett packard 3380a, computer, scientific instrument -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Dhurringile Mansion, 1940
Dhurringile Mansion South view 1944. Water tower on top of the original brick tower that contained the original acetylene gas plant.Black and white photograph of south view of Dhurringile Mansion. Water tower right of centre.dhurringile mansion, water tower -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - CLOTH AND TIN, C.1939 - 45
Contents of a gas mask bag. .1 Lid of tin. Screw top. .2 Metal tin with instructions for use printed on bottom. Screw top. .3 Impregnated anti-dimming cloth. Cotton with printed usage instructions..1 "No 342 I M36 3/42" .2 "Outfit Anti-dimming Mk VI. Instructions for use. Wet the finger tip and moisten the surface of the eyepiece rub vigorously with the cloth provided until the surface is clear and dry." .3 "Impregnated anti-dimming cloth. Instructions for use. Wet the finger tip and moisten the inner surface of the eyepiece. Rub vigorously with this cloth until the surface is clear and dry" "U.T.R. Cy.(?) Ltd." "(?)2/42"containers, anti gas, dimming -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Peacock Bros. Printing Company, Eastern Suburbs Technical College, Hawthorn, Plumbing Class, 1912, 1912
The Eastern Suburbs Technical School was located near the Glenferrie Station in Hawthorn. This was the forerunner for Swinburne Technical School, now Swinburne University. The School Council was made up of representatives from the Eastern Suburbs, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Kew. Nunawading. Photographs of rooms and equipment.Soft gray cover with blue print booklet of 24 pages of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College, Hawthorn, with information about office bearers, country plumbing, residential suburbs, plumbing and gas fitting, pattern cutting, ventilation,.eastern suburbs technical college, plumbing, glenferrie station, hawthorn, kew, camberwell, nunawading, swinburne technical school, swinburne university -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Photocopy of 3 newspaper articles The first ''Bendigo's coal gas era ends'' from Dec 10, 1973, the second ''Not to East'' from 23/02/1976 and the last ''Councillors in a quandary'' from 23/02/1977.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, gas related item -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PALL MALL
Shops on Pall Mall near corner of Bull Street the RACV shop, HBA Gas Centre and a Milk bar, Johnnies diner can be seen on Pall Mall. The North West Country Credit building on Bull Street.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall and bull street -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Neville Gower, "Mayor's Report 1955-1956", Jul. 1997
Yields information about the City of Ballaarat the time of the Mayor's report to the City Council, about the events, industry, transport and other issues within the City.Photocopy of part of City of Ballaarat's Mayor's Report for 1952 - 1953. Originals held in the Ballarat Library. Two pages covering trams railways, Ballarat Gas Co. and photo of new storm water drains in Wendouree Parade.trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Domestic object - Curling tongs, 1940 c
Curling tongs were commonly used by ladies' hairdressers, or at home. Not electric, these tongs may have been heated over a flame or gas.Curling tongs, nickel plated steel, wooden handles"ORGM" ?curling tongs, curling irons, hair care equipment -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Tools, Equipment, companion portable, single gas burner
Portable single gas burners were used by Moorabbin residents c 1960 when camping, travelling, picnicking or other leisure activities Portable gas burners are an example of the modern equipment that became available in Moorabbin c1960 The Companion Single Burner is designed with portability in mind featuring easy grip carry handle.city of moorabbin, post world war 11 settlements, housing estates cheltenham, moorabbin industries c1950, camping equipment, primus stoves, portable gas burners -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Buoys, pipeline
Large yellow marker buoys were used to indicate the gas pipeline which runs across Port Phillip Bay, Mordialloc to Altona.Two large yellow marker buoysmarker buoys, port phillip -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Savings Bank in Upper Main Street Stawell -- opened 1880
Sepia Photo of Savings Bank Upper Main Street Stawell. First opened in 1880. Note the decorative Gas Fired street lamp. stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Scientific Object, Bunsen Burners
These items were removed from the Mt Helen Campus S-Building before refurbishment in September 2015They are made of grey metal and have orange rubber tubes attached, connecting them to gas when necessary. They have a ring of metal around the base to control the oxygen. .3) is manufactured by Analite Pty Ltd .4) is an image only.bunsen burner, laboratory, science, scientific equipment -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Gas Light Fitting
When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Gas Light Fitting. Copper, two sections of pipe joined with an ornate joiner. Badly corroded with heavy encrustation in parts and some verdigris. 1' 10" long. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. Artefact Reg No S/79.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, gas light fitting, copper gas light fitting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO HBA BUILDING
Roof top photo of the HBA building, Gas and Fuel, G&F, Hairdresser and rear of Bendigo Building Society. Top ;left corner shows a very small section of Pall Mall looking across the the Law Courts building.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GLENYS MCKITTERICK COLLECTION: WILLIAM BEEBE DOCUMENTS, 1914/1915
Buff coloured document, flimsy. Land Tax Assessment Act 1910 - 1914. Taxpayer William Beebe, Reg No. A/10062, year 14/15, Companies Sandhurst N.D.T.E.; Bendigo Gas Coy, Bendigo M.P.L & B Soc.person, bendigo, william beebe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AGENDA FOR MEETING - BENDIGO GAS COMPANY, 1921
Agenda for Meeting and Order of Meeting - Bendigo Gas Company. Half-yearly Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders. 24/2/1921. Business items; Director's Report; Financial Statements. H Johns, Sec. J B Young, Chairman.organization, business, bendigo gas company -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM BRICK HILL, FACING SOUTH, HORSE DRAWN HAY WAGON AT SIDE OF ROAD. GAS LAMP, POST AND RAIL FENCE. POST OFFICE, TOWN HALL, ES&A BANK,STATE BANKANGUS STREET LOOKING INTO TOWN, ABOUT 1900 TO 1905 CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, clunes township -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, 27 February 1964
Cheltenham is a suburb in the City of Kingston that was originally established as a rural market gardening community. The area is bordered by Highett. The previous market gardens, farms and paddocks have gradually been sub-divided into housing and industrial estates. The Methodist Children's Home Methodist Homes for Children and St John of God Training Centre on the site of the future Southland shopping centre has not yet been demolished. The recently built Cheltenham High School is visible and the increased urbansation of the area is evident. Some farmland remains including the Le Page homestead.The developing urban area of Cheltenham within the City of Kingston. This image illustrates the mid-century urban sprawl of of Cheltenham and the subdivision of market gardens within the municipality and the changing demographic of the district as new houses are constructed and infrastructure established.Aerial photograph of the suburbs of Cheltenham and Highett within the City of Kingston. Highett Gas Works (top left); Bernard Street, Cheltenham (top right); Weatherall Road (bottom left): Elliott and Cobham Streets Cheltenham (bottom right).White handwritten: X Vic.1831 White type: MELBOURNE 1963 PROJECT RUN23 [underlined] 27-2-64 LENS 205 152-70 M/M 5.150 [arrow] White handwritten: X 166 cheltenham, highett, urbanisation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: STORAGE AREA
BHS CollectionCollection Castlemaine Gas & Fuel. Colour photograph storage area fas stove background right, Box containing two books, number of books and paper sheets on floor, Appliance foreground right, Windows along loft side.business, retail, gas and fuel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Tool - Object, E. Thomas & Williams Limited, Cambrian Lampworks, Kop Staszic Carbide Lamp
Carbide lamps, or acetylene gas lamps, are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene (C2H2) which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water. Acetylene gas lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beacons, and as headlights on motor-cars and bicycles. Portable acetylene gas lamps, worn on the hat or carried by hand, were widely used in mining in the early twentieth century. A mining or caving lamp has calcium carbide placed in a lower chamber, the generator. The upper reservoir is then filled with water. A threaded valve or other mechanism is used to control the rate at which the water is allowed to drip into the chamber containing the calcium carbide. By controlling the rate of water flow, the production of acetylene gas is controlled. This, in turn, controls the flow rate of the gas and the size of the flame at the burner, and thus the amount of light it produces. Staszic is a coal mine located in Katowice , in the district Giszowiec, Poland This type of lamp generally has a reflector behind the flame to help project the light forward. An acetylene gas powered lamp produces a bright, broad light. Many cavers prefer this type of unfocused light as it improves peripheral vision in the complete dark. The reaction of carbide with water produces a fair amount of heat independent of the flame. In cold caves, carbide lamp users can use this heat to help stave off hypothermia. When all of the carbide in a lamp has been reacted, the carbide chamber contains a wet paste of slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). This is emptied into a waste bag and the chamber can be refilled. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp, accessed 06/05/2015)Metal Carbide Mining lamp with light reflector and hook.miners lamp, mining lamp, statszic, poland, carbide, mining -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Gas Mask Cannister, c. 1910s
This canister is part of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. This canister housed a mask, filter, and spare goggle lenses. Metal cylindrical canister with removable lid attached via a metal square loop. Lid has small lip for user to grip to open and on interior has two soldered metal wires crossed in an X shape. Exterior of canister has two loops through which khaki-coloured canvas straps are threaded, adjustable via a metal buckle; a further loop at the base is unused/attached. At base of canister is a circular piece of paper with German script.Engraving on interior of lid reads "H.S.D. geprurt"german, germany, world war i, world war 1, first world war, the great war, chemical warfare, gas mask, gas warfare, mustard gas -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Council Switches to 100% Renewable Electricity, Aug 2024
Council is now powering its community assets with 100% renewable electricity.non-fictionCouncil is now powering its community assets with 100% renewable electricity.city of whitehorse, electricity supply -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - IDENTITY DISCS & CHAINSET, C.WW1
Edwin James Jones No 3511 AIF enlisted on 15.11.1916 in 9th reinforcements 46th Batt age 18 years 5 months. Embarked for England 11.5.1917, embark for France 2.11.1917, hospital 6.6.1918, records appear to have Influenza and PUO, return to unit 2.8.1918, WIA 25.8.1918 Gassed, mustard severe, returns to Australia classed Gas poisoning, discharged from the AIF 10.3.1919. Refer 1377 re his brothers service..1) Identity disc, aluminium, round re E.J Jones. .2) Identity disc Cardboard material, 8 sided re E.J Jones .3) Pendant, heart shape, metal, attached to 1367.5 (chain) .4) Round brass complete 9mm? has hole drilled through for attachment to 1367.5 (chain) .5) Chain , metal, very small attached to all above .1) “Jones E.J 3511, 46BTN , AIF, C.E” .2) “3511 E.J Jones 46 Batt, C.E” .4) “ - 17, DWN”military equipment - identity, costume accessories - jewellery, jones -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Gas Mask Filter, c. 1910s
This filter is part of a complete set of a German gas mask dating to the First World War. This may have been a spare filter which was attached to a mask.Metal cylindrical filter with removable screw on lid. Lid has perforated edges presumably for grip and a cast inscription on top. Lid twists to remove and gives view of interior filter of wire mesh and other material. This section in turn screws onto mask. Base of filter has mesh layers of varying sizes and appears to have once had a paper cover which may have been torn off upon first use; small pieces of paper still attached.Engraving on lid reads "GJB".german, germany, world war i, world war 1, first world war, the great war, chemical warfare, gas mask, gas warfare, mustard gas