ELTHAM HERITAGE TOUR The Society excursion on 24th May 1992 was arranged by David Bick, leader of the team carrying out the Shire's heritage study. David selected a number of sites or buildings identified in the study, some of them lesser known components of the Shire's heritage. The tour commenced at the Eltham Shire Office at 10.00 am. Travel was by private car and mini-bus with stops at about twelve locations for commentary by David.It included a short walk in Hurstbridge and lunch at Kinglake. Highlights of the tour included: - 10 am Leave from Shire Offices - 3 Important Trees - A Physical Link to Eltham's First Settlers - Toorak Mansion Gates - A Surviving Farm House - An Intact Circa 1900 Main Street - First Settlers - Gold Miners, and Timber-getters - An Early Hotel - A Pioneering Homestead - Changing Eltham Shire - 20th Century - 4 pm Afternoon Tea and Finish Tour Extract from ELTHAM CULTURAL HERITAGE TOUR (Newsletter No. 85, July 1992, by Bettina Woodburn) "Commencing with a quick walk to see the magnificent bell at the Eltham Fire Station, we then 'drove along Arthur Street. Here were examples of what constitutes the building environment of Eltham. Massed among the wattles and eucalypts were golden cypress and pines; No. 50 was an exotic 'old English' manor-house; No. 93 had bluestone gateposts, from Fenton Road Toorak (as with Montsalvat, using re-cycled building material was very much the trend); past the natural Reserve dedicated to the artist Walter Withers, a plaque on a huge boulder; and on both sides houses in the various modes - timber with wrought iron decor, brick-some more recent than others, decades of 'suburbia'."Record of the Society's history and activities and highlighting various aspects of the Heritage Study undertaken by David Bick used to create the future heritage overlay for the Shire of Eltham and later Nillumbik Shire.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 4 stripsKodak Gold 100 5095eltham, main road, shire of eltham historical society, activities, heritage tour, cfa

.1 - Book - 12 pages + brown covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Standards Association, "AC Electric Arc Welding Plant - Transformer type", C97-1942, July 1942. .2 - Book - 40 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard B1 - "Brass water fittings - stop, bib, globe and ferrule or main taps", B1-1928, August 1928. .3 - Book - 20 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard B4 - "Vegetable tanned leather belting", B4 - 1929, January 1929. .4 - Book - 16 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard B3 - Rubber Conveyor and Power Transmission Belting", B3 - 1929, March 1929. .5 - Book - 8 pages + green covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Standards Association, "Maintenance of Portable Chemical Fire Extinguishers of the Acid-Alkali and Foam Types", CA 18-1941, May 1941. .6 - Book - 16 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard B2 - "Copper Tubes", B2 - 1928, July 1928. .7 - Book - 28 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Australian Standard A2 - "Portland Cement", includes tests, A2-1926, December 1926. On top right hand corner has the date stamp of the "The Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd Ballarat" .2 - 3 Sep 1928 .3 - 19 Jan 1929 .4 - 3 Apr 1929 .5 - SEC Stamp - ? 1941 .6 - 20 July 1928 .7 - 17 Apr 1934trams, tramways, power station, standards, materials

The Warrnambool Fire Brigade was formed in 1863. The first fire engine house was in Liebig Street and carters were required to carry water to fire scenes. In 1889 the Council built a new Fire Station on Liebig Street and Warrnambool hosted its own Annual Demonstration in 1894. In 1891 the volunteer brigade became part of the Country Fire Brigade. The Fire Station relocated to Raglan Parade in 1915 and then to Timor Street in 1961. In 1989 the Brigade moved back to Raglan Parade. This booklet is a memento of the State Urban Championships that were held in Warrnambool in 2009 (Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria and Country Fire Authority)This is a booklet of 96 pages containing printed material, maps, advertisements, photographs and tables. The back cover is white with a Powercor Australia symbol in red and printed material. The front cover is multi-coloured with a photograph of the Fire Station at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The pages are stapled.Front Cover: VFBV, Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria, CWA, 126th State Urban Championships, 7th, 8th and 9th March 2009, Victorian State Senior Championships, Warrnambool 2009, Warrnambool City Council logowarrnambool fire brigade, state urban championships (2009)

Part of a personal letter from a church member printed on yellow paper with a black and white photograph. Transcription: "And so home again to .. a fire!! Eltham Christina School and Church, where I worship was extensively burned by a known arsonist on Oct 10 (1998). We lost tthe 3 school rooms and 2/3 of the church. Another school kindly offered classrooms for the children. November 28 and a makesafe wall means school and church are now functioning in the good 1/3 of the church, until the remainder is rebuilt. So many have ministered to us in so many ways over these past weeks and we do thank the Lord for each one." The Stokes family settled in this area of Eltham in the 1940s and were associated with the Eltham Christian Church. In the 1970s this church had met in temporary premises in Eltham. Lots of the original 1920s subdivision remained south of Nyora Road and a number of these lots were utilized for the Eltham Christian School, which was established by the Eltham Christian Church in 1981. The school operated on this site until 2000. The premises were owned by the Nillumbik Community Church who were in operation till November 2010 when the Eltham Baptist Church commenced a lease arrangement until the site was purchased by them in April 2012. The building is constructed of brick and timber with a balcony on two sides that looks over an expanse of grass. Sources: STOKES ORCHARD – AN INCOMPLETE HISTORY February 28, 2015 http://www.elthamhistory.org.au/ Australian Christian Church Histories - Eltham Baptist Church http://www.churchhistories.net.au/church-catalog/eltham-vic-baptist/ From a magnetic spiral bound photo album featuring a series of photographs (some cropped) with captions relating to the staff, students and activities of the Eltham Christian School which operated as part of the Eltham Christian Church at Nyora Road, Eltham. See also entries for each photograph.Typed letter printed on yellow paper with a black and white photographeltham christian school, nyora road, fire damage

Coloured certificate from 1900 Country Fire Brigades Board Castlemaine Demonstration for 1st prize in the discipline event for brigades of 30 men. Certificate has various pictures of fire activities, a horse drawn steam pumper, a mannual pump at a multi story building fire, a multi story building fire with a fireman up a ladder, a number of brigades marching and a bell ringing. There are various pieces of firefighting equipment around the border of the picture. Certificate is signed by the President, Chief officer and Secretary of the CFBBTHE COUNTRY FIRE BRIGADES BOARD, VICTORIA / CASTLEMAINE / DEMONSTRATION / 1900 / Discipline Certificate / FOR BRIGADES OF 30 MEN / FIRST PRIZE / Awarded to / Ballarat Fire Brigade / President / Chief Officer / Secretary

Vietnam eraA metal hand held electrical firing device for remote firing of the Claymore mine. It has a two pole male electrical connector fitted with a dustproof cap and a steel safety bar to prevent inadvertent operation. This device is complete with cable for connection to the mine.Stamped on one side are the words FIRING DEVICE ELECTRICAL M57vietnam, firing device, clacker

Cattle grazing on the Bogong High Plains occurred on most summers since the 1840s. The families were farmers from the Kiewa Valley. The 2003 fires interrupted this tradition which was discontinued altogether in 2005 for environmental reasons. This tradition is still controversial.History of Cattle grazing on the Bogong High Plains and farming in the Kiewa Valley and the families that lived there.Photocopied topographical map of part of the Alpine National Park showing 11 families areas for cattle grazing. Dated 1991/92 up to 2003 fires.91/92 Until fires in 2003 Families names have been added in blue texta. They are: 'Kelly, Faithful, Weston Briggs, Ryder, Cooper, Blair, Roper, Maddison, Fitzgeralds, Hicks.'cattlemen of the kiewa valley, cattle grazing on the bogong high plains

This Johnson Bros. (USA) Locomotive Type Boiler was from a steam shovel (that moved on rails) that excavated rock and soil during the construction of Stevens Weir near Deniliquin NSW in 1934. It has a working pressure of 100psi. This is an example of a fire tube boiler where the fire from the fire box heats the water surrounding the fire tubes running through the boiler, smoke escapes out the smoke stack and the steam is captured in the dome and sent through pipes toward other engines in the Port of Echuca Steam Display. Two glass gauges are fitted on the side of the firebox. Two safety valves are fitted at the top of the boiler to maintain the correct and safe pressure. It still functions today for visitors most days of the week.A good example of the technology and industrial history of the Riverina region of southern NSW and northern Victoria. It is an integral part of the Port of Echuca Steam Display running secondary engines off the steam produced within this boiler. Large cast iron, fire tube boiler with 124 fire tubes, fire box, steam dome and exhaust chimney. boiler, johnson bros, steam display, kevin hutchinson steam shed

The Sunbury Fire Station participated in competitions with other fire stations in......A black and white photograph of ten men from Sunbury Fire Brigade at the Fire Brigade members competition held in Warnambool in 1933.written on back: No 3 / WARNAMBOOL 1933country fire authority, firefighters, sunbury fire brigade, sunbury, wileman, herb, barr, clyde, george evans collection

The Sunbury Fire Station participated in competitions with other fire stations in......A black and white photograph of six men from Sunbury Fire Brigade at the Fire Brigade members competition held in Warnambool in 1933.written on back: WARNAMBOOL 1933 / 4country fire authority, firefighters, sunbury fire brigade, sunbury, wileman, herb, barr, clyde, george evans collection

Black and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes Benz fire truck for fire awareness week. apprx 1980. Craig Musselwhite, David stone, Trevor WiseBlack and white photograph of 3 members in front of the Mercedes fire truck for fire awareness week.1980, mercedes benz, craig musselwhite, david stone, trevor wise

Collection of items donated by Barry Jenkins, key personality in the community and in the Fire Brigade. Fires were a regular occurrence in the timber buildings in times gone by, so was a welcome addition to the community services.Volunteer Fire Brigade was and still is an important asset to the community.Collection of various items, documents and photos including the 'Country Fire Authority Act 1958' and copies of newspaper articles about various fires attended by the Peterborough Fire Brigade. Photographs include different fire trucks and of members of the brigade over the years.cfa, peterborough, fires, peterborough cfa, country fire authority act 1958, bruce fennell, barry jenkins, terry mulder, ronald irvine, gavin delaney, castle fimmel, gordon cumming, kathy burl, tups ryan, lorna bourke, bill saunders, frnak hughes, don bradshaw, john irvine, graham bourke, mick schroeter, ned ryan

Colour photography of an open fire in the Savoia Hotel, Hepburn Springs.hepburn springs, fire, fireplace, open fire

The Sunbury Fire Station participated in competitions with other fire stations in......A black and white photograph five men from Sunbury Fire Brigade in their uniforms at the Fire Brigade members competition held in Warnambool in 1933.written on back WARNAMBOOL 1933country fire authority, firefighters, sunbury fire brigade, sunbury, lupson, winston, barr, clyde, uniforms, george evans collection

A pack of 4 fire logs made of compressed sawdust. wrapped in clear plastic with label glued on.Broonettes $2.99 Clean Burn 4 logs 5.6kg net Fire Logsfire-log heating

The two Gundowring Fire Brigade tanks may have been used for drinking water for the fire fighters. Their curved side and handles indicate that they were attached (strapped) to horses or a round tank and transported to the fire.This tank was used for drinking water for the fire fighters of Gundowring during the 1923 fire. Some of their equipment was hand made. The Gundowring Fire Brigade was a rural fire brigade operating in 1923.Green rusty metal rectangular tank with an opening at the top but no lid. At the bottom on one side there is an horizontally extended pipe with a flat knob at its end that can be turned to allow the water in the tank to come out.. At the top of the tank is a rectangular hollow metal handle. There is also a handle on the top of the opposite side. There are 2 smaller triangular hollow metal 'handles' at the top of the straight side (for strapping). There is one square hollow metal handle in the middle of the bottom of the same side which is also the curved side. This side is curved vertically. The side opposite the curved side has a white inscription.Side: Gundowring R.F.B. (Rural Fire Brigade)gundowring fire brigade. cfa. drinking water. water container. horses. tank. bushfire.

One of 9 photographs donated by Mrs ChampionColour photograph of Sitting Room at Charmandene with fire aglow. Ornaments on Mantel piece and lovely chair beside fireplace.On back: Sitting room fire place "Charmandene" Cowes. July 1984.charmandene cottage, charmandene cowes phillip island, cowes phillip island, phillip island, mrs champion

Photographs taken by Jessie "Girlie" Smith of San Remo who owned the Penguin Cafe in Thompson Avenue, Cowes.Photograph (2) showing scene during fire at Isle of Wight Hotel. Tall chimney visible. Smoke still bollowing at right.Isle of Wight fire Cowes on photo No. 1 Post Cardphillip island, isle of wight hotel fire, jessie smith

The Sunbury Fire Station had demonstrations in......A black and white photograph seven young identified men standing with a fire hose and reel at the Fire Brigade Demonstrations.country fire authority, firefighters, sunbury fire brigade, sunbury, keays, john, muir, kevin, mccarthy, ron, wertich, andrea, baird, ian, fire engines, fire fighting equipment, george evans collection

The Minimax conical fire extinguishers were manufactured until 1960 and then removed from the company’s product range. The earliest model had been produced with a simple handle made of folded pressed metal that is similar if not the same as that on the Point Hicks extinguisher. Later handles were moulded and had more substance to the way they were cut and then folded to form a solid grip. The Point Hicks Minimax extinguisher is an early model that probably dates from the years when these devices were demonstrated across parts of Australia. While numerous examples of the extinguishers survive in public and private collections in northern hemisphere countries, few appear to exist in Australian museum collections. However, the auction house records confirm that some do survive in private collections. The Point Hicks extinguisher was found by lighthouse keepers in 1974 buried in the sand in a flattened but surprisingly intact condition. It was beaten back into its original shape but the body still retains various dents. In 2010, AMSA located the extinguisher at the National Trust’s Polly Woodside historic ship museum and it is now at the Point Hicks Lightstation. The Minimax conical extinguisher has first level contributory significance as a historic item of early fire-fighting equipment from the lightstation that dates from the early twentieth century.Conical shaped brass fire extinguisher painted red with small nozzle at one end and a pump section at the other end. There is a handle on one side with closely spaced rivets down one side. Brass plaque with instructions attached to the body. There ia a square hook to hang the object form a wall or similar." ...ANKS ... / QUENCH.../ FOR FIRE / DRIVE IN PLUNGER / AT BIG END / ...ON GROUND /..../..../..."

.1 ORIGINAL SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF LADIES BOLINDA VALE [CLUNES] & CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE CRICKET CLUBS . ALL WEARING UNIFORMS, AND HOLDING BATS- BALLS AND STUMPS. .2 COPY OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH BLACK AND WHITEBOLINDA VALE [12] FIRE BRIGADElocal history, photography, photographs, sport, cricket

The reason this was presented to the Shire of Ballarat is unknown.Rectangular Plaque with shaped bottom of brown wood,on which is a shield with the crown on top and on a white enamelled background divided into four by gold lines, are symbols of a tree, Australian flag, an Anchor and firemans helmet. Under this are leaves in gold in the form of a part wreath,and beneath this are the words COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY on a flowing ribbon.COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY.plaque.country fire authority

Black and white photograph of Alwyn Till and Tom Mildred in airforce uniform wearing fireman's helmets. Inscribed. 'Tom Mildred and I being entertained by the fire brigade.''Tom Mildred and I being entertained by the fire brigade.'mildred, tom, till, alwyn

Was one of a number of trophys won by the brigade at the jubilee competition which would have been held to celebrate Geelong Brigades 50th anniversary in 1904Silver platedd shield mounted on wooden board. Shield depicts 2 firemen, 1 standing on a ladder the other on a balcony saving a baby from a building fire. On the upper level of the burning building is a woman waiting to be saved. The centre part of the shield is oval in shape 170 mm W x 230 mm H. there is a ribbon (silver) at the top of the shield & a small oval disc at the base. Shield was won by Ballarat Fire Bigade at the 1904 Geelong Fire Brigade Jubilee competition. Shield is seen on the table in item #017Geelong Fire Brigade Jubilee Competition / 1904 / Won by / Ballarat / Brigadeballarat fire brigade, 1904, geelong fire brigade jubilee competition, geelong fire brigade

The Mt Beauty Fire Brigade commenced under the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in 1948. It was a (Country Fire Authority) C.F.A. Brigade from December 1961 and later an Urban Fire Brigade. The Fire Brigade and its Ladies Auxillary provided many community activities as well as protecting the population.The State Electricity Commission of Victoria established the Mt Beauty Fire Brigade during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. Its Ladies Auxillary was very active and involved, serving the community by raising money for the brigade and providing social occasions such as 'Deb' balls.One set of two pages and one set of eleven pages of the History of the Mt Beauty Fire Brigade and Mt Beauty Urban Fire Brigade respectively. Typed and photocopies.mt beauty fire brigade; ladies auxillary; deb balls

Fire Fighting Extingusher Tank Old style firefighting extinguisher, for use on very small firesHistoric - Railways Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Fire Fighting Extingusher TankMetal Fire Fighting Extingusher Tank with rubber hosepuffing billy, fire fighting extingusher tank

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