Document. Manila folder containing - probate certificates of Anne Ireton Bruce Lewis & Bernard Palmer Sutton & Frederick Henry McIntosh. - water rates of Central Nell Gwynne (3copies) dated 6.11.58 - A letter dated 20/12/57 confirming H. Marshall worked at the mine. This was for insurance purposes & as the mine was undergoing voluntary liquidation the matter was to be investigated. - letter dated 10.6.57 granting Mr Andrew Charles Dingfelder permission to connect to the Company's pipeline. - Certificates regarding Voluntary liquidation of the Co.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne, gold mining, voluntary liquidation, a lewis, b palmer sutton, f mcintosh, h. marshall, a dingfelder, water rates

The Inspirational Meeting and Communion Service for the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and the Methodist Order of Knights was held on Wednesday 3 January, 1951 at 8pm at Wesley Church, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. The address was given by Rev H Palmer Phillips, President of Conference and Crusade Director. The Chairman was the Rev C Gallacher, Director of the Young People's Department, and the organist was Mr Frank Williams. Pale blue-green bi-fold paper with blue text. The front has images of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and Methodist Order of Knights. It contains the order of service for the MGC and MOK Inspirational Meeting and Communion Service.methodist girls' comardeship, methodist order of knights, methodist young people's department, rev c gallacher, wesley church lonsdale street melbourne, frank williams, rev h palmer phillips

ian bruce, garry hillman, ron james, brian baker, rod goode, peter watts, bill langford, ian whitmore, thess hannah, simone clay, elizabeth sarah, michael ambler, rod eeles, maureen mcmillan, kerry archbold, marilyn cook, jenny moore, robyn sharp, ian mccallum, barb dawe, bill kirk, mr geoff hocking, carol trenfield, tom rees, jill palmer, graham chibnall, allan poynton, daryl bennett, kevin o’hehir, andrew vanrooyen, john mcclure, peter fraser.

A group photograph of the men and women of the Brown Hill Progress Association. Back Row: Charlie Rice, Bill Tainsh, Bill Proven, Ernie Williams, Bill Bawden, Eddie Dovington, Joe Morrison, Lou Heighway, George Palmer, Tim Eustace, Jack Quinn, Frank Opie, Tim Fauldo. Second Row: Melville Anstis, Frank Nankervis, Bob Shattock, Ernie Craig, Alex Clark, Harold Leeder, Chris Wendt, George Thomas. Third Row: Lil Banoy, Eric Powell, Dolly Ellis, Val Buchanan, Em McPhail, Estelle Young, Gwen Collett, Pearl Findlay, Katie Roberts, Ruby Fanar, Evelyn Hassell, Mavis McTaggart, Mr Williams, Earl Clark. Fourth row: Doris Wilton, Marg Lamont, Lil Messer, Nancy Strange, Mavis Franklin, Eva Trevenen, Gwen Grose, Millie Richards, Doris Lugg, Nell Oliver, Rita Robbins, Josie Saff, Eunice Rodda. Fifth row: Mr Lovett, George WIlliams, Miss Cousins, Mr Webb, Nellie Hodgetts, Mr Chaplin, Miss Molly Hayes, Mr Shattock, Mabel Richards, Mr Squires, Myra Reny, Prue Rooney, Jessie McIver, Mr Lavaro Front row: Jack Beng, Henry Foss, Albert Benjamin, Ralph Stout, Jack Collinsbrown hill

The tape has not been played. It appears to be a tape made to promote Legacy for a Legacy Appeal as it was with other tapes of that type and purpose.A record that Legacy used audio recording for promotion.Cardboard box containing audio film.AH/ Mr. Ivan Layton Legacy House, 3rd Floor, 293 Swanston St, Melbourne. Armstrong audio/video Pty Ltd, Sound Recording Studios, 180 Bank Street, Sth Melbourne, PO Box 296, Victoria 3205 Australia. Telephone (03) 699 1844 Cables 'Studio' Melb Australia.legacy appeal, legacy promotion

One copy of the Bendigo Sub-branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Annual Victory Ball held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 12th, 1952. Guests of Honour were Air Vice-Marshall A M Charlesworth, C.B.E., A.F.C. and Mrs Charlesworth. Card is cream with gold print on the front and a gold RLS badge. Other printing is blue. The inside of the tri-fold card has a Dance Program of 28 dances and a space for Autographs. The other side has the Debutantes: Mary Bacon Jill Britnell, Ailsa Peterson, Beatrice Bacon, Lorna Johnson, Elaine Campbell, Lorraine Jobe, Norene Fox, June Thomas, Joyce Strahan, Gladys Monro, Fay Stanton, Dawn Nicholls, Dorothy Cowling Iris Baxter and Fay Swift. Trained by: Mr J Singe and Miss P Reidy. Matron of Honor: Mrs V Palmer. Partners: Bill Perdon, Bill Waddell, Neil Merton, Gerald Matheson, Ernest Johnson, Neil Wilson, Len Ermel, Royce Read, Kevin Whelan, Brian Owins, Norman Quin, Robert Nichols, Ron Nievandt, Max Cowling, John Bond, Stan Johannsen and John Kupke. President Bendigo Branch R.S.L. Col Sir George V Lansell. Chairman Ball Committee: Mr F E Jackson. Hon Sec ball Committee: Mr J W Swatton. M.C. Messrs G Hudson, W Waters. Printed by Hocking & Sloan Print.Hosking & Sloan Print, Bendigoevent, social, victory ball, r.s.l. bendigo collection - annual victory ball 1952, air vice-marshall a m charlesworth, mrs charlesworth, mary bacon jill britnell, ailsa peterson, beatrice bacon, lorna johnson, elaine campbell, lorraine jobe, norene fox, june thomas, joyce strahan, gladys monro, fay stanton, dawn nicholls, dorothy cowling iris baxter, fay swift, mr j singe miss p reidy, mrs v palmer, hocking & sloan print, bill perdon, bill waddell, neil merton, gerald matheson, ernest johnson, neil wilson, len ermel, royce read, kevin whelan, brian owins, norman quin, robert nichols, ron nievandt, max cowling, john bond, stan johannsen, john kupke, col sir george v lansell, mr f e jackson, mr j w swatton g hudson, w waters

Timetable published by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria (ESCo) for Ballarat Tramways - dated 1/10/1914 to 30/4/1915. Provides times for each route, ticket prices, school tickets, fare box routes, fares, transfer tickets, and route colours both for day and night. Also has notes to passengers and places of interest for each route. Has contact phone numbers for the Company. Manager Mr Pringle. See item 9131 for a 1915 Winter timetable. Has many adverts - from the front page: A M Palmer Chemist Hodgson - optical Snows - department store Summerscales - postcards W E Thomas - Dentist L Casper - optician E Jermyn - feed merchant Standsfield & Smith - Decorators Briant's Red shop tea rooms A E White - tailor Ellingsen & Co - furniture Southern Cross Hotel H P Stevens & Co - fur coats Frank Williams - painter and decorator Longhurst's bread factory G Buchanan - metal ceilings Robert Hutchinson - electrical engineer and contractor G Ludbrook - furnishing undertaker A Cant - plumber, gasfitter and ironmonger Huddart Parker and Howard Smith coal merchants Precision Big 4 - motor cycles and bicycles H W Channing - Tram drivers' training school T H Richards - butcher C Ellis - furniture exchange Levecke's motor garage Frank Penhalluriack - electrical work Nankervis - store Taffy King Fred A Reed - tobacconist F & J W Gower - builder E E Hobson - decorator Walter Cornell - liver pills Irvines - wines G Warner - Ironmonger J A Reynolds - Wall papers W J Robson - leadlights Porter's - boots and shoes Holman & Fiscalini - stables and motor garage Butler & Co - blinds Mrs Kerby - clothing reseller Rose Cosmetic - H Binzer & Co Mrs Busfield - laundry Mrs J H Dogson - registry office for servants B G Tucker's Water Cure Electric Supply Co Rowlands drinks On the bottom of most pages - Sidar products and on the top the Coliseum Picture Palace. Demonstrates and ESCo timetable and provides information about fare systems and local businesses.Time table - booklet - 40 pages + brown light card covers centre stapled with tabbed or cut pages.tramways, ballarat, timetables, esco, advertisements, fares, tickets, fare boxes

Timetable published by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria (ESCo) for Ballarat Tramways - dated 1/5/1915 to 30/9/1915 - winter. Provides times for each route, ticket prices, school tickets, issue and use of tokens, fares, transfer tickets, and route colours both for day and night. Also has notes to passengers and places of interest for each route. Has contact phone numbers for the Company. Manager Mr Pringle. See item 9132 for a 1914 Summer timetable. Has many adverts - from the front page: A M Palmer Chemist Hodgson - optical Snows - department store ESCo - show room in Sturt St L Casper - optician E Jermyn - feed merchant Standsfield & Smith - Decorators Briant's Red shop tea rooms A E White - tailor Ellingsen & Co - furniture Southern Cross Hotel H P Stevens & Co - fur coats Frank Williams - painter and decorator Longhurst's bread factory G Buchanan - metal ceilings Robert Hutchinson - electrical engineer and contractor G Ludbrook - furnishing undertaker A Cant - plumber, gasfitter and ironmonger Huddart Parker and Howard Smith coal merchants Precision Big 4 - motor cycles and bicycles H W Channing - Tram drivers' training school T H Richards - butcher C Ellis - furniture exchange Levecke's motor garage Frank Penhalluriack - electrical work Nankervis - store Taffy King Fred A Reed - tobacconist F & J W Gower - builder E E Hobson - decorator Walter Cornell - liver pills Irvines - wines G Warner - Ironmonger J A Reynolds - Wall papers ESCo Electric lighting Holman & Fiscalini - stables and motor garage Butler & Co - blinds Mrs Kerby - clothing reseller Rose Cosmetic - H Binzer & Co Mrs Busfield - laundry Mrs J H Dogson - registry office for servants Summerscales - stationary and postcards W J Robson - glass Porter's Boots and Shoes B G Tucker's Water Cure Electric Supply Co Rowlands drinks On the bottom of most pages - Sidar products and on the top the Coliseum Picture Palace. Demonstrates and ESCo timetable and provides information about fare systems and local businesses.Time table - booklet - 40 pages + green light card covers centre stapled with tabbed or cut pages.tramways, ballarat, timetables, esco, advertisements, fares, tickets, tokens

Author: Alan Judge Holt amassed a significant collection of historical material related to the Surrey Hills area. Born in Moonee Ponds in 1912 to Edmund Holt and Ellen Ruby Sutton, he married Edna Jean Pallot in 1937. They lived at 62 Broughton Road, Surrey hills, had 3 sons and were strongly associated with the Surrey Hills Methodist Church. Alan was Secretary of the Victorian Lands Department and in his spare time recorded the occupancy of every property in Surrey Hills and Mont Albert at the beginning of each decade from 1890 to 1980. His collection of files and individual cards covers people, places, churches, clubs, businesses and other organisations in the area. Alan used this information to give talks and tours of the area and gifted his material to the local history collection through Jocelyn Hall.Unpublished manuscript / notes written by Alan Holt about settlers in and around Surrey Hills bound in-house. It is supported by maps showing landowners over various years from about 1840-1885(mr) henry jamieson, (mr) ken hall, (ms) edna holt, (mr) frank bamford, (mr) harrison buchanan, scouts, grange hill, wattle park, round hill, bona vista, mount albert, barton street, (mr) john raeburn, (mr) edmund holt, (mr) james dunn, butter merchant, mont albert road, elgar road, view hill, new street, surry mont, delany's hill, reservoir hill, riversdale road, middlesex road, surrey hills, (mr) aldo massora, aborigines, damper creek, back creek, west creek, kooyongkoot creek, (mr) john gardiner, (mr) chas mullins, (mr) henry elgar, (mr) robert campbell, (mr) alexander dyce, (mr) robert brooks, t budds payne, (mr) hugh glass, (mr) patrick trainer, w virtue, (mr) t fulton, (mr) john crimp, (mr) w dempsey, (mr) w e stanbridge, (mr) james atkinson, j porter, j collings, w edde, (mr) orlando fenwick, (dr)(mr) l l smith, (mr) j h knipe, (mr) george cockcroft, (sr) (mr) john martin kleinert, w morton, d delaney, a moeller, (mr) william smith, (mr) e.p.s.sturt, (mr) thomas blood, (mr) patrick mornane, (mr) henry de carle, w craig, j hill, w oliver, j keogh, a laing, vineyards, toll gates, (mr) david staig, (mr) phillip kleeper, (mr) goyder usher, (mr) james lawler, (mr) w.e. stanbridge, (mr) gideon rutherford, c a f mater, j gadsby, w h wrixon, e h lamont, i ainger, (mr) james henty, (mr) henry henty, w freemantle, w palmer, beckett park, maranoa gardens

Standing L- R : George Ford, Jack Ferris, Dick Arthur ?, Albert Paulet, Chas Woodley, Mrs Ford, Geo Coburn, Mrs Arthur, Fred Minns?, Charlie Palmer, Mrs Ferris, Mr Alf Minns, Mrs George Coburn, Judge Front row - seated 6 women and 4 men. C.E. Barrie 2nd from the left. Identified by Wendy Barrie, granddaughter. This photograph is part of a scrap book which was photographed by Wendy Barrie c1971. It possibly came via Elizabeth and Ruth King of Alexander Street. Photograph of the group standing beside the Melton Mechanics Institute council, local identities, local significant events

List of Full Course Students' 1947, Magazine Committee, Editorial, Editor's Notes, News and Notes, Our New Principal, Obituary, Farewell Dinner to Mr and Mrs A. F. Heseltine, S.M. B. Sports Committee. Principal's Page, The Literary Society, Science Section, A Trip to Whyalla, Art Section, Senior Sport, Commercial Notes, Dressmaking and Girls' Preparatory Section, Junior Technical School Section .2) Yellow cover with blue, white and green lettering, soft covered magazine of 54 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, n. whitaker, e. stevens, d. spence, r. gladman, d. munroe, f. g. procter, p. wilson, dr. j. r. pound, j. swain, r. w. richards, h. j. edwards, r. p. flower, ken palmer, john leslie burt, r. s. ewins, w. r. burrow, david maxwell, c. a. hoadley, mr and mrs a. f. heseltine, james rogers, dorothy spence, tom hobill, a. e. lambert, w. b. hirt, p. maloney, j. blainey, n. hornbuckle, k. bremner, o. whitworth, r. pullen, r. eason, j. a. mckenzie, j. mckenzie, w. brown, d. harbour, k. whiter, m. sewell, r. kibby, b. sherritt, mr hillman, miss fogarty, mr richards, miss darby, d. brayshaw, d. judd, b. tippett, neville m. bunning, w. ross, r. u'ren, g. bligh, s. baird, j. parker, m. grace, j. mccoy, f. savage, j. veale, d. jelbart, b. hewitt, j. willis, a. temby, b. tantau, n. rees, j. rogers, h. fumberger, l. veale, m. heatherington, r. rosser, b. davis, b. murrel, c. edmonds, r. cairns, j. morrish, j. wilson, g. coward, j. scala, w. ludbrook, g. searle, j. dunstan, m. murray, b. u'ren, r. loft, m. kennedy, a. mccallum, c. mcdonald, t. sawyer, f. mcwilliam, r. spence, b. llewellyn, t. lannen, m. robot, n. pitcher, j. cartledge, m. court, p. hay, t. halstead, n. bawden, d. stevenson, e. lloyd, b. jones, m. pitcher, olive whitworth, rhonda cockburn, k. roberts, w. clarke, j. james, n. silvey, t. shaw, s. vinegrad, j. watts, a. young, k. ward, p. hewitt, g. murrowood, i. lepp, g. hindson, k. belsar, d. gilbert, d. tozer, t. hewitt, m. collinson, w. coad, f. tolliday, w. quayle, r. wilson, r. cochrane, r. norman, c. sanos, j. daly, j. blackburn, r. kennedy, william arthur prowse, l. george, c. beaston, r. ward, g. stimson, r. plover, w. congress, s. hoffman, m. rundell, j. skilbeck, f. atkinson, r. rickard, t. wren, d. mcdonald, j. bethune, r. lavery, g. allen, b. feaver, c. jones, w. coles, k. spalding, m. tweedale, m. horwood, r. eyres, m. bailey, m. coleman, i. hicks, f. atchison, i. mcconchie, o. v. o'neull, l. l. sedgwick, william prowse, bill prowse, neville bunning

Books - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION . Two copies of a 35 page soft cover book of poems by Shaw Neilson. Published by the Bookfellow in Australia in 1927 and printed by 'The Worker', Sydney. B & W image of Shaw Neilson opposite title page. Copy (a) Catalogue sticker '2024.1 NEI' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf 'John Shaw Neilson. Melbourne. 20/12/27' Also on adjoining page 'To Mr Wallace Anderson, from Kate Baker - with Kindest Christmas Greetings Xmas 1935'. Above this is stuck a B & W newspaper image of John Shaw Neilson. Copy (b) Catalogue sticker '2024.2 NEI' on front cover. Inside front cover is stuck a red paper cutting review by Nettie Palmer on Shaw Neilson's Third Book, dated 22-12-27.Shaw Neilsonbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, john shaw neilson, nettie palmer, wallace anderson, kate baker.

List of Full Course Students' 1946, Editorial, Editor's Notes, News and Notes, Obituary, The Head of School, Staff 1946, The Literary Society, Science Section, Art Section, Sports, Commercial Notes, Preparatory Girls', Junior Technical School Section, Junior Technical School Ballarat Students' 19461945 - Maroon cover with green, yellow and blue lettering, soft covered magazine of 74 pages. 1946 -White and yellow cover with, blue and green lettering, soft covered magazine of 94 pages including advertisements. .6 - Green soft cover , with purple writing, 56 pages including advertisements Artwork Mr Bunning - Probably By Joan Walter Hoch Mon - By Kenneth Palmer Shorty - Probably By Joan Walter Chub - Probably By Joan Walter Dorise - Probably By Joan Walter Hank - By Kenneth Palmer Roma - By Kenneth Palmer Shirt - Probably By Joan Walter Fat - By Kenneth Palmer Pug - By Kenneth Palmer Bill - By Kenneth Palmer Gig - Probably By Joan Walter Mid - By Kenneth Palmer SMB's Roving Reporter - By Kenneth Palmer Staffie - By Kenneth Palmer Oh Frankie - By Kenneth Palmer Sketch - By William Rowe Hector - Probably By Joan Walter Elwyn - By Kenneth Palmer Clive - By Kenneth Palmer Happy - Probably By Joan Walter Max - By Kenneth Palmer Socks - By Kenneth Palmer Yvonne - By Kenneth Palmer June - By Kenneth Palmer Babbling Betty - By Kenneth Palmer Betty - By Kenneth Palmer Bake - Probably By Joan Walter Sherry - Probably By Joan Walter Janice - By Kenneth Palmer Joan - By Kenneth Palmer Lynette - By Kenneth Palmer Dot - By Kenneth Palmer Margo - Probably By Joan Walter Shirley - By Kenneth Palmer Joan - By Kenneth Palmer New Entry School - Know your bends and hitches - By Max Coward Eyres - Probably By Joan Walter Dean - Probably By Joan Walter Simpkin - Probably By Joan Walter Ron - By Kenneth Palmer Siv - By Kenneth Palmer Doc - By Kenneth Palmer Hindson - By Kenneth Palmer Bandy - By Kenneth Palmer Sharpy - By Kenneth Palmer Clifton - Probably By Joan Walter Cocky - Probably By Joan Walter George - By Kenneth Palmer Topple - Probably By Joan Walter Jukes - Probably By Joan Walter .6 Artwork Mr Barker - Possibly By Maxwell D. Berlyn Mr Aston - By Shirley M. Ross John - Possibly By Maxwell D. Berlyn Chris - By Shirley M. Ross Rus - By Shirley M. Ross Pimp - By Robert Tantau Phonso - By Robert Tantau The Stud Room - By Robert Tantau Auntie Shirl - Possibly By Maxwell D. Berlyn Miss Morgan - By Rosemary Hullick Hand Grenade - By Shirley M. Ross Plane - By William E. Ross Potty - Possibly By Maxwell D. Berlyn Beverley - By Shirley M. Ross Beth - By Rosemary Hullick Gwen - By Rosemary Hullick Sadie - By Shirley Ross M. Cutter - Possibly By Maxwell D. Berlyn Dingdong - By Robert Tantau Blue - By Shirley M. Ross Hoffy - By Shirley M. Ross ballarat school of mines, magazine, joan walter, kevin j. whiter, kingsley bremmer, d. spence, neville reeve, p. banfield, r. sudholz, n. lumsden, john g. procter, peter j. wilson, john w. jolly, stanley s. parker, john a. mckenzie, beatrice e. burgess, p. maloney, f. daykin, margaret mcleod, dr pound, peter h. marxsen, f. g. procter, c. fairbank, dawn williams, c. hoffman, t. trengrove, n. t. bunning, d. t. kellock, a. f. heseltine, dr h. hirst, w. s. stuckey, e. j. mcconnon, ron cairns, gwen spiers, f. l. collins, a. w. bridson, j. j. hanrahan, h. brew, g. w. cornell, j. t. collins, r. w. whitla, s. mayo, n. bunning, l. o. brown, g. v. bergin, r. r. watson, t. kellock, a. j. murdock, r. w. richards, a. c. miller, a. v. gilpin, t. r. gordon, r. p. flower, h. yates, d. mullins, w. wilkinson, l. hillman, alison johnson, a. jones, m. fogarty, hester darby, j. allsop, w. paterson, a. lambert, h. goldsmith, m. mctaggett, c. king, m. harland, g. g. procter, n. w. penrose, r. r. calder, s. williams, c. g. jeffery, d. i. johnston, j. sutherland, r. h. lonie, f. e. ferguson, b. law, j. lochhead, david coburn, jack scala, douglas dean, alan wilson, doris pengalley, roma sudholz, ken palmer, winnie beckwith, tonie hilton, jean waller, david hobson, william rowe, robert allen, mrs smail, betty young, william blackie, alfred mckenzie, peggy crosbie, lloyd lehman, d. judd, rex h. holliocke, david j. jelbart, ian d. mclachlan, frederick g. savage, john m. blainey, b. hewitt, roy e. mawby, maxwell f. murray, g. sewell, lindsay g. pattenden, neville morton, william h. wray, john e. ambrosio, ronald d. cairns, kenneth s. lindsay, graeme w. scarfe, john middlin, william hewett, victor m. mcgrath, john s. spittle, alfred e. temby, d. young, willis brown, b. sherrit, r. jillet, nola hornbuckle, jean sewell, maureen walsh, margery ross, m. james, n. sewell, winifred m. beckwith, olive whitworth, winifred stevens, j. waller, mavis connell, r. gladman, n. pitcher, heather duncan, patricia gleeson, margaret stevens, edna stevens, reita rowe, rosemary gillett, roy mawby, kevin whiter, robert morgan, laurie krausgrill, don lucas, gilbert j. troplis, j. hanrahan, w. sutherland, b. bowman, l. clifton, w. coad, i. james, k. eberhart, g. jukes, k. dean, k. george, ronald healey, r. montgomery, t. aggett, r. hocking, m. grinham, m. lawless, k. cartledge, g. clifton, d. halson, g. hindson, w. hon, howard mcwilliam, w. haire, r. sargent, m. mccarthy, c. sadoe, a. spicer, w. nunn, m. tweedale, l. weir, r. watson, l. wilson, k. spalding, k. east, w. holdsworth, e. jackson, j. anderson, t. shaw, w. whittle, d. morris, w. fisher, g. toplis, a. hughes, w. coles, f. atchinson, f. gallagher, t. hewitt, a. ward, r. lambert, w. brogden, r. farquhar, j. james, l. keen, s. h. jones, max coward, esme atkins, maxwell d. berlyn, shirley campbell, dorothy a. casey, patricia j. coates, shirley m.j. cook, patricia a. fitzsimmons, denise l. gilbert, maurine o. grose, barbara c. hanrahan, louis c. huisman, rosemary hullick, kevin a. mcphee, dorothy p. parker, lois m. pedrazzi, jean m. rizzoli, shirley m. ross, william e. ross, shirley m. roepcke, robert w. tantau, w. howard tozer, john b. vernon, delores weatherill

BHS CollectionTwo newspaper articles regarding the dismantling of the North Deborah and Deborah Gold mines. 1. Bendigo Advertiser 4th December 1979. 'Act Now!'. A letter to the paper written by Ken Bice and Trevor Palmer, Students of Eaglehawk High School, making the public aware of the possible dismantling of the mines. ' 2. Bendigo Advertiser 4th December 1970. 'North Deborah' article quoting Mr. G. Maskiel re action to clean up the area at the North Deborah Mine at Quarry Hill.bendigo, mining, deborah mines

Black and white photographs - 2 copiesTyped below photograph, "Boiler explosion at Ringwood station 20/6/1894. Heard in Box Hill". Article from newspapers:- Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 21 Official enquiry. The Board of Enquiry appointed by the Railway Commissioners to enquire into the causes of the boiler explosion which shattered the locomotive at Ringwood on Saturday night, assembled at the Railway department on Wednesday to commence its deliberations, The board consisted of Mr R. Fulton, engineer, C. W. McLean; engineer to the Marine Board, and Mr Mephan Ferguson, iron-founder. There is some difficulty at the outset about the constitution of the board; It was suggested that the Apt of Parliament contemplated that boards of experts, after the manner of the present one, needed, to have their appointments confirmed by the Governor-in-Council. The point, however, was not considered sufficiently important to prevent the board from proceeding with evidence. Robert Greyford, stationmaster at Ringwood, was the first witness. He said he saw the explosion on Saturday night at about twenty minutes to 8. There was a rush to the engine to see what had happened, and the driver and fireman were both found on the platform of the engine. The driver seemed badly hurt, but the fireman, to all appearances, was not so badly injured. They were both attended to and sent up to Melbourne by the last suburban train. Witness had a look at the engine and found the dome and all the plates round the boiler blown clean, away. The springs were also blown clean away. The Chairman (Mr Fulton) : Did you measure the distance ? Witness: Yes; one of the plates was 209 yards away. A piece from the top of the boiler 15 pounds in weight he found driven into the hard beaten track 410 yards away. Several pieces of boiler plate were found scattered at various distances. The buildings roundabout were injured. The Chairman; Did you notice anything peculiar about either of the driver or the fireman ? — No ; nothing wrong, with either of them. If the engine was blowing off at all, it must have been very light. In your opinion, were they perfectly sober ? — Perfectly. In approaching the station, is there a down or an up grade? — A very slight down grade. How is the road from Healesville ? — Up and down all the way. It is down, grade for about 200 yards coming into Ringwood station. They shut off ; steam about a quarter of a mile away, and come in at a good pace. They generally put on 15 pounds of steam while they are in the station. Mr Ferguson : Had the driver the usual load on ? — Yes ; about the usual load. Witness added that he had known the driver personally for about 10 years, and he had always been a careful, steady, sober man. He did not know the fireman so well. John Palmer, porter at Ringwood station, also saw the explosion. He was attending to the train on its arrival. He was knocked down by the force of the explosion. When he got up he saw the engine driver being carried into the office covered in blood. He noticed nothing peculiar about the driver and fireman, nor about the engine. Mr McLean : How far were you from the engine when you were knocked down ? — From ten to fifteen yards. William Paul, the guard of the train to which the injured locomotive Was attached, said he was looking at the engine at the very moment the explosion occurred. It seemed to come from exactly under the dome. The force of it took him off his feet. He was about 15 yards from the tender. When he rose he tried to reach the engine, but could not do so on account of the steam and coal dust. He called out to know whether any of the passengers were injured, and got no response, so that he concluded they were all right. All the lamps but about half dozen were extinguished by the force of the explosion, although the glass was not broken. He could testify most distinctly that the driver and fireman were both sober. The driver was a man who never drank. The steam started to blow off about a minute and a half before the explosion took place. The last place at which the engine took water was Healesville. The Chairman : Do yon know anything of the quality of the water there ? Is it creek water ? — Yes ; it comes from the Graceburn River. You never heard of its quality ?— No. How long have you known this engine on the road— About 13 months. Hew long have you known the driver on this line ? — About six weeks. I have known the fireman several years. The driver was a strict teetotaller, and I never saw the fireman take anything to drink in his life. Mr T. H, Woodroffe, chief mechanical engineer of the Victorian Railways, produced a report he had written to the secretary, about this explosion. The document gave facts concerning the engine and the explosion. It stated that the rapture seemed to have occurred at the rim of the plates adjoining the fire box. The engine was built at the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, in 1883. It was repaired at various times, the last time being in July of last year when it was sent to the Port Melbourne shops, and was then tested to a cold water pressure of 195 and found all right. It was the custom to overhaul all locomotives about every five years. The Chairman : There were no very heavy repairs in July, 1893; were there? — Not to the boilers. The shop manager's report says that the plug and safety tap holes were repaired, five new copper studs put in firebox, ash-pan door repaired, tender cleaned and overhauled, and studs re-rivetted, and boiler tested to pressure of 195, cold water. Mr Woodroffe read the report of the repairs effected to the boiler in December, 1888. That would be the time the plate was put in the boiler. On that occasion three new plates were put in the bottom and the boiler tested up to 195. The Chairman: Do you keep a record of the water used ?— Yes, the water in this case, I think, came from the Maroondah scheme. Mr Woodroffe said boilers were examined front time to time in the running sheds. In his opinion every possible care had been taken to keep the engine in proper care. There might, however, be lessons learnt from this. The Chairman: No doubt. From his examination of the plates [the] witness did not think the state of them could have been detected from the outside. There were no signs of leakage or sweating or anything of that sort. The next witness- was Walter Stinton, workshop manager at Newport and he said that the injured engine had been repeatedly repaired under his charge. He gave a technical account of the repairs effected on various occasions. The testing of locomotives was under his special notice. They had a high pressure pipe running; round the works, and a pump set at 2001b. When the boiler was pumped full of water the pressure when applied up to 1951b. The board appointed by the department to inquire into the Ringwood locomotive boiler explosion sat again at Spencer street on 25th inst. Mr R. Fulton presided and the other members of the board were. Mr Mephan Ferguson and Mr C. W. McLean. Charles Grubb, foreman of the boiler-makers at the Newport workshops, said he had inspected the pieces of plate that had been blown out of the engine, and after examining them, pointed out to the Chief Mechanical Engineer the portion where the plate had started to burst. It was under the lap, on the right hand side of the boiler. The grooving might be accounted for by bad water. During the past twenty years he had examined all the boilers that came into the Williamstown workshops, and while some were hardly marked at all, others were very badly eaten away. The practice was to cut out the defective portions. In this case the boiler was repaired in a similar manner. The Chairman : Can you suggest any other way of repairing so as to prevent accident ? — No, unless by taking out a plate on one side from the joint, and carrying it further up so as to avoid the joints meeting, or by taking out the plate altogether. What would.be the cost .of putting in a new " plate I—Perhaps about double the price; but I wouldn't recommend that course. It would be putting a new plate against plates that have been in use ten years or so and that would not be advisable. I think the present system better. I consider the present system of repairing the best. This is the first we have had so bad like that, to my knowledge. You attributed this to bad water. Is there no other probable cause ? — Well; unless the iron be bad. This was Lowmoor iron. I think this accident was caused by the eating away of plates. This one was the worst I have seen, for the short time it had been running. We use three classes of iron — Lowmoor, Monkbridge and Bowling. By Mr Woodroffe (Chief Mechanical Engineer) ; There are engines still running that were repaired at the same time as this one, in 1888, and. in the same way. These are engines 339 and 333. They have been recently examined and are in splendid order. What in your experience, is the age of a boiler on the Victorian railways? — From 17 to 20 years our earlier boilers stood. The later boilers don't stand so well. How is that? — There is difference in construction, and the material is lighter. The old boilers had thicker plates. Have you been asked in any way to curtail boiler affairs? — No, sir; nor in any way. You have never hesitated to carry out any necessary repairs? — Never. Our orders have been to exercise every care in examining, repairing and renewing boilers. Witness said that his practice was when an engine came into the workshop to find out how long she had been running. If over five years, he informed the workshop manager, and they thought it necessary the tubes were taken nut. If everything was in good order witness reported to the manager. The cost of taking out the tubes and putting them in again was about L20. Mr Woodroffe : Have you ever hesitated to repair a boiler on the score of expense ? — No, never. Mr McLean : Hew do yon ascertain whether a boiler requires repairs?— I keep a record of every boiler examined. From every boiler that comes in I have the dome covers taken off, and when it is practical I get inside. l can almost tell from the top of a boiler what the bottom is like. If there is any doubt about it I have the tubes taken out. If I have suspicion of defective plate I cause to have bored a triangle in the plate at the point where there is the most wear. There is a travelling inspector who visits all the running sheds of the colony except Port Melbourne and tests the boilers. He reports to us and we note what he points out. Alfred Thompson, locomotive inspector of the eastern section, said he knew this engine, 297R. He read a list of her repairs. He heard of the accident on Saturday night and went up to Ringwood. The Chairman : Did you ever notice anything peculiar about the engine? — No, I considered her A1 and would not have hesitated to have put on 140lb pressure owing to the repairs she had undergone. Witness considered that the explosion was caused by the expansion and contraction of the plates ; and, no doubt, the plate had been eaten away through bad water. The other side of the boiler showed: signs of corrosion: By Mr Woodroffe ; Is every care taken with the boilers ? — Yes, every possible care is taken for the safety of boilers, Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, NARROW ESACPE FROM FATALITIES. THE DAMAGED ENGINE. [See drawing of loco – saved in “Railways” folder] The explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood on Saturday evening, formed the subject of much discussion in railway circles on Monday. The Minister arrived at the office at an unusually early hour and immediately entered into a consultation with the acting chairman, Mr Kibble, and Mr Commissioner Murray. As the result of the interview it was resolved to ask three gentlemen of acknowledged engineering experience to sib as a board with the . object of inquiring into the cause of the accident and furnishing a report. Mr Richardson and the Commissioners are tally seized of the importance of having a searching investigation into the accident, and, with Mr Murray, the former went to Ringwood to inspect the scene of the disaster. They will he accompanied by Mr Woodroffe. During the morning no official report had come to hand from the driver or fireman of the engine in reference to the accident, but that is thought to be due to the circumstance that they have not sufficiently recovered to be able to give a circumstantial account of what occurred. The engine was one of the old R's, and, Mr Kibble pronounced them to be about the best class of engines used. So far nothing can be said as to the probable cause of the accident, as the broken plating of the engine has not been submitted to the inspection of experts. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 STATEMENT BY THE FIREMAN. This morning Thomas Miles, fireman on the engine the boiler of which exploded on Saturday night, is suffering from an injury to the spine, as well as a very severe shaking to the system. He states that he was fireman on the engine attached to the train which left Healesville on Saturday evening, at ten minutes to 8. Everything went all right until Ringwood was reached, when, .just as the train was about to continue its journey, a load explosion took place and Miles remembers nothing more until he was picked np on the platform ; and found himself suffering from a pain in the back, and an injury to his arm. He cannot think of any reason which could have caused the explosion, as there was plenty of water in the boiler, and everything seemed working all right. Mr R. Fulton, consulting engineer, of Queen street; Mr McLean, a member of the Marine Board ; and Mr Mephan Ferguson, engineer, have consented to act as a board to inquire into the cause of the engine boiler explosion at Ringwood on Saturday evening. The board has been appointed under section 117 of Act 1135, which provides that the Governor-in-Council may direct the taking of a such a step. Mr1 Fulton will act as chairman of the board, which met for the first time at the railway offices, Spencer street, this forenoon. Before separating the members of the Board paid a visit to the Prince's Bridge locomotive sheds in company with Mr Woodroffe, the chief mechanical engineer, for the purpose of inspecting the shattered boiler. It has been stated that the explosion is known to have been caused by a flaw in a plate which was put on the boiler about four years ago, but enquiries have tailed to elicit anything in support of that view. The engineers connected with the department are not inclined to say anything on the subject. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1894, page 20 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion, The Minister of Railways has received the supplementary report of the board appointed by him to investigate the circumstances connected with the explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood. In their first report the board did not attach blame to anyone. Mr Richardson felt satisfied that the responsibility of having the engines properly inspected and overhauled periodically could be fixed if the inquiry were extended. He therefore referred the matter again to the Board, who took further evidence. In the report now furnished, the Board hold Loco. Inspector Thompson blameable, but point out as a mitigating circumstance that he had not received "written instructions" respecting inspections and overhauls. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 7 July 1894, page 32 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion. The Minister of Railways takes exception to the tone of a paragraph appearing in a morning contemporary respecting the Ringwood boiler explosion. It makes it appear that Mr Richardson has referred the report of the board which considered the facts connected with the explosion to the Crown solicitor simply because he differed from the finding of the board. The Minister explains that when he received the report he found that the responsibility for having boilers properly inspected and overhauled had not been clearly fixed. He personally obtained farther evidence on that point, and arrived at a conclusion, from which the commissioners differed. As he did not like to take upon himself the responsibility of deciding upon the effect of the evidence, he submitted the matter to the Crown Solicitor, but that officer did not furnish him with the information sought. He has, therefore, referred the question to the Attorney-General, together with the draft of a regulation respecting boiler inspections and overhauls in the future. Mr Richardson says that his whole aim is to have the responsibility positively fixed. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 28 April 1894, page 23 The Minister of Railways has completed his consideration of the supplementary report received by him from the Ringwood Boiler Explosion Board. The report, it will be remembered, held Loco-Inspector Thompson blameable for the non-inspection of the boiler, but considered there was extenuating circumstances. There was a certain amount of doubt as to the absolute instructions given for overhauling engines periodically. Mr. Richardson is sending the report on to the Commissioners with instructions that the responsibility respecting inspection of boilers shall be made clear for the future.