Construction of Lake BellfieldColour Slide: Showing the explosive removal of a rock formation during the Construction of what will be Lake Bellfield.grampians

photograph of workmen using ropes for pneumatic drill, ready to insert explosives into cliff face. Circa 1921g.o.r.; big-hill; circa-1921; workmen; pneumatic-drill;

The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Judy Hindle and Andrew Shannon worked jointly on saving the Truganina Explosives Reserve from being sold for development by the State Government. Judy was an Altona resident and Andrew was an environment planner, first with Parks Victoria and then the local council. Their motivation was to not only save the site for open space but to capture what Judy described as the only in-tact historical site in the area. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018chirnside, explosives, tin fence, coastal vegetation, parks victoria, joan kirner, cheetham wetlands, doug grant, gahnia, salt marsh, sand ridges, rob andrew, nessie hardy, aboriginal middens, altona, truganina swamp

Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Foolscap sized document relating to the patent of the "explosive engine". Read seal on front cover and bound by a blue ribbon.Stamp from International Patent and Trademarks office, Edward Waters and Son. Handwritten Case 2 with circle around it.usa, henry sutton, united states of america, patent, explosive engine, combustion engine, edward waters and son, walter smythe bayton

The book was used by Charles Bacon who studied at the University of Nevada in the late 1930s/early 1940s. Bacon worked at Bunker Hill Mines and Kellogg Idaho, before arriving in Australian in 1951. He worked for CN Myers, a company involved with paper converting. CN Myers was a family business (on Charles Bacon's maternal line). Robert Peele was Professor Emeritus of mining Engineering at the School of Mines, Columbia University.Maroon hardcovered books. .1) Volume 1 - Chapters include Mineralogy, Geology and Mineral Deposits, Earth Excavation, Explosives, Rock Excavation, Tunneling, Shaft Sinking in Rock, Shaft sinking in Unstable and Waterbearing Ground, Boring, Underground Transport, Mine Ventilation. .2) Volume 2 - Chapers include Compressed Air Practice, Electric Power for mine Service, Surveying,Underground Surveying, Mine Geologic Maps and models, Cost of mining, Mining Laws, Ore sampling, Assaying, Aerial Tramways and Cableways, Gold Amalgamation and Cyanidation, etc.Inside front cover "Charles Bacon"charles bacon, mining engineering, mining, engineering, university of nevada, mackay school of mines, explosives, timbering

The M18A1 'Claymore' Directional Fragmentation Mine which is used as part of the perimeter defences at, for example Fire Support Base or for use in ambush situations. The convex side is faced toward the enemy and the mine is configured to be electrically detonated from a remote location, (these mines can be connected by white "det cord" & detonators from the detonator wells show to link a series of mines)). It is raised off the ground by a small stand to maximise the blast radius. Claymore mines contain 700 steel ball bearings impressed into 650 grams of plastic explosive. The M18A1 has a lethal range of up to 100 metresA replica of the M18A1 'Claymore' Directional Fragmentation Mine. The convex side is faced toward the enemy and the mine is configured to be electrically detonated from a remote location. In practice this mine type is raised above the ground slightly by a small legs designed to maximise the blast radius. These mines contain approximately 700 small steel ball bearings impressed into 650 grams of plastic explosive. The M18A1 has a lethal range of up to 100 metresOn the front"Front Toward Enemy" on the reverse "Back M18A1 Apers Mine"

Olive green cylinder to house hand grenade with white stenciled lettering.Explosive 1 Green M26A2 LOT MY 121 MY-2-71hand grenade cannister

Document. Nobel's Glasgow Explosives. Briscoe & Co. LTD., Sole Agents 392-6 Little Collns Street, Melbourne.document, memo, nobel's glasgow explosives

Henry Sutton is a talented world-wide accepted inventor with inventions relating to the telephone, photography, wireless, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as many more inventions. Henry was also one of four brothers that ran the Sutton's Music Store after the death of their Father Richard Sutton. Henry Sutton taught Applied Electricity at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1883 to 1886.Foolscap sized document relating to the patent of the "speed regulators for explosive engine". Red seal on front cover and bound by a blue ribbon.usa, henry sutton, united states of america, patent, explosive engine, combustion engine, edward waters and son, walter smythe bayton, speed regulators

The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Edgar James (Jim) Melmoth began work at the Truganina Explosives Reserve at age 19 (1952) as part of the maintenance crew – painting, tram line maintenance, storm damage clearance. He helped build the pier extension and the water tower. In this interview he describes some incidents and some amusing stories of the clysdale horses. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018hobsons bay city council, explosives, air raid shelters, altona pier, brown coal, camouflaged fences, world war two, gelignite, horse drawn wagons, clysdale horses, lighters, williamstown, upton street altona, water tower, adze, john gates, public works department, explosives pier, cherry lake, altona, altona meadows, lennie finley

The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Rob Andrew’s career was as an Environmental Health Officer with various councils around Victoria. As an Altona resident he became interested in the Truganina Explosives Reserve when he heard the site was to be sold. He was concerned that because of the prospect of commercial development the community would lose tranquil open parklands. Through his involvement with the Reserve he realised the historical, geomorphic, flora and fauna significance of the site. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018native grasses, explosives, cheetham wetlands, cheetham salt works, doug grant, chirnside, cliff gibson, lava plain, brown coal, sand ridges, selwyn fault, rowsley fault, victorian coastal strategy, aboriginal stone artefacts, aboriginal habitation, aboriginal remains, red gums, casuarinas, altona skipper butterfly, orange bellied parrot

Drawing - red ink drawn on a print showing an extension to the single track, Maribyrnong tram line to run further into the Explosives Factory. Original print from the Commonwealth of Australia, Dept of Munitions, Factory Board drawing number W-1163 titled "Explosives - Munitions Supply Laboratories Proof at Rest - Maribyrnong" and dated April 1933. Marked in red ink is a "Explosive Factory Cordite Ave - Proposed Tramway Extension shown red". Not dated, possibly early 1940's. Also has pencil markings around the terminus showing an alternative loop.In blue pencil both edges on the rear "Cordite Ave" and in pencil on rear "Copy to Mr ?? to file"trams, tramways, footscray, maribyrnong, new tramway, explosives factory

Three part exhibit featuring mine body, curved block of C4 explosive and firing device. Olive drab in colour and metal composition.Front towards enemy - on mine body. Test set electrical M18. Firing device electrical.m18 claymore mine, sas

8427.1 - Small hinged wooden box painted red, with "detonators explosives" painted in white on the lid. foam square inside. latch missing.

In 1970 the US M29 81mm mortar replaced the British 3-inch mortar which had been used by Australian forces since WW2 .The Australian designation is F2 81mm Mortar. It remains in use today. Maximum range is approx. 3,600m with the 4.27kg M362A1 projectile. Effective bursting area is approx. 34m in diameter.81mm Mortar bomb of steel and cast-iron construction with 6 tail vanes. The example shown here is a High Explosive bomb with a dummy fuse.Dummy Fuse A66 81mm 362A1 N63(4 H.E.S 1-HX-7-L&S/V- 66-M141mortar

Cloth, khaki. Bomb and letters "EOD" (Explosives Ordnance Disposal) Royal Dutch Army. Right sleeve only.Worn by operators, drivers and handlers of EODs.badge/buttons, afghanistan, army

Artilary shell - cannon round 30 cal ( Aviation Round ) metal shell - Blue tip and Yellowish Metal Bottom (case)This is an explosive projectile.30 - 550 -DEFA - 21 .2 B19T - 0.36 -19 - IE - O 73 - My -72ammunition, cartridge case

A black and white photograph of Engineers checking out enemy bunkers and tunnels prior to setting explosives and cs crystals to destroy and impregnate the system of tunnelsphotograph, tunnel rats, gibbons collection catalogue, engineers

Ammunition shell was used in a 40 lb Armstrong Rifled Breach Loading (RBL) Gun. The shell was fired into Westernport Bay by the Hastings Battery Field Artillery in late 1800’s or early 1900’s. It was recovered by divers in recent times. It does not contain explosives because the projectile and explosive were separate items. The Armstrong 40 lb BL Gun There were 4 x 40lb Armstrong (RBL) Guns issued to the Ham and Beef Battery at Hastings Victoria. After the Hastings Battery field artillery disbanded, the 4 Guns were transferred from the Hastings Battery to the Warrnambool Battery field artillery in 1904. (There is a photograph of one of these guns on its carriage, pictured in front of the Orderly room (Drill Hall) at Warrnambool, which is now the Library of South West TAFE). The 40lb Armstrong Guns were recalled back to Melbourne when the government issued the updated 4.7inch QF (Quick Firing) Naval Guns, mounted on carriages, to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery 1907. The Hastings Museum today holds one of the original 40lb Armstrong RBL guns that were at first at Hastings and then Warrnambool, evidenced by tracing the numbers on that gun. This gun has now been restored. Surviving 40 lb Armstrong BL Guns in Australia The Hastings Museum has restored one of the Guns that was at Hastings and then from 1904-1907 in Warrnambool. This Gun is now on display at the Hastings Museum. This ammunition shell from a 40lb Armstrong RBL gun is very significant because of its association with the Warrnambool Battery Field Artillery in the early 1904-1907. It is known that the original 40lb Armstrong RBL gun used in Warrnambool is now restored and on display at the Hastings Museum. Ammunition shell from a 40Ib Armstrong Rifled Breach loading (RBL) Gun. Metal bullet-shaped object, flat base, tapering to cone-shaped tip. Parallel equidistant ridges run from outer edge of base to position where cone shape begins. Tip has a square-shaped hole in the centre and has a very uneven surface. Base has corrosion and metal is flaking away. Does not contain explosives. Remnants of white paint-like substance in several places. From the Hastings, Victoria, area. Late 19th - early 20th century.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ammunition shell, 40 lb armstrong rbl gun, volunteer corps, war equipment, defence forces, warrnambool bettery field artillery, hastings battery field artillery, defence of warrnambool

Sleeve, khaki. Badge in red and yellow letters EOD (Explosives Ordnance Disposal) Royal Dutch Army. Left sleeve only. Worn by operators, drivers and handlers.badge/buttons, afghanistan, army

A burgendy wallet with the words 'Kynoch Explosives' printed in gold on the inside. It contains 2 small scraps of paper on the inside. One of the items is a small article about a giant pig.costume accessories, clothing accessories, wallet, lydia chancellor collection, collection, leather goods, purse, wallet, personal effects, costume accessories

Steel box designed for carrying and storing ammunition. Painted Khaki Green in colour.Australian Government Explosive, Safety class 6. 665 Cart. 9MM BALL MK2Z CTN 4 - 4 - 67vietnam war, ammunition box, australian army

Metal ammunition tin. 27349. 303BDR. H?%. MK&. SV140. HE*CO? S6. 303 MK7. Govt Explosives 6 WD 51X

The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Doug and Noel Grant’s Grandfather, Don Grant, was officer in charge of Truganina Explosives Reserve from 1910-1930. On his retirement, his son, William (known as Bill) took over the position until 1956. Along with their two older brothers and younger sister, Doug and Noel Grant grew up, first in the assistant manager’s weatherboard cottage and then in the brick house which was set aside for the officer in charge, until they married and moved into their own homes in their early 1920s. On returning from the second world war, Noel Grant worked as a magazine assistant of explosives on the site from 1946, When the site had closed down in 1962 he worked as an inspector of explosives at the Explosives Branch in Melbourne until he retired in 1985. During that time Noel was asked to move back on site, meaning that three generations of Grants have lived on the site during the twentieth century. Doug Grant worked for ICI/Nobel in head office in 1940 and their older brother Alan worked at the Nobel Explosive Company in Deer Park from 1937. After returning from the Second World War, Alan bought a transport business that had once had the licence to cart explosives in and around the state. They discuss their memories of the living at Truganina Explosives Reserve and the workings of the Reserve, including the names of men who worked there, ships which carried the explosives and life in and around Altona. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018hobsons bay, altona, galvanised iron fence, picket fence, golf course, altona school, margaret grant, bill grant, explosives magazine, lighters, joe hyde, alex grant, pines scout camp, maribynong river, 1896, inspector of explosives, pier, point wilson, werribee sewerage farm, george grant, lighterman, huia, argonaut, pirie, alma doepel, merton street altona, horse, jessie grant, jean grant, sandal, kilmartin, lewis, currie, todd, robinson, balwyn

Five green metal cannisters with EXPLOSIVE written in white on the top section of cannister. Bottom section one green M26A2 LOT MY 124, which is underlined MY-3-71on lid Container M289A2weapons

Handwritten notes on the Victoria Reef Quartz Half Yearly Meeting, Cost of Shaft Sinking and striking water at the Victoria Quartz Mine. Includes detailed expenditure of wages, Firewood, explosives, etc.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on the victoria quartz 1910, victoria reef quartz, j h craig, h harkness & co, bendigo advertiser 1/2/1910 - 2/2/1910 - 30/6/1910, mr h mcgowan