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Woodend RSL
Lanyard, Latter half of 20th Century
This lanyard dates to the latter half of the 20th Century. The colour yellow relates to the armoured forces. The lanyard was issued to the “Prince of Wales’s Light Horse’ Regiment, however the date of issue is unknown. A Prince of Wales Light Horse unit was based in Kyneton, a neighboring town to Woodend. This lanyard likely originated from the Kyneton area. It is possible that the lanyard was used during the Vietnam war in which the Regiment participated. However considering the condition of the item, it is highly likely that the lanyard has not seen active serviceThis item is represenative of a standard armoured military lanyard. It is also in very good condition.Long strip of cylindrical yellow knotted fabric. There is one large loop, knotted two thirds along the length of the fabric for attachment to the shoulders. There is another small loop at the very end for insertion into a pocket.battle dress, lanyard, prince of wales light horse, uniform, army, cavalry, armoured -
Woodend RSL
Equipment - Lighthorse Rifle Holder, Lighthorse Rifle Holder
Standard issue blocked brown leather rifle bucket for attachment to the Pattern 1912 UP saddle. Rifle buckets were used by British and Commonwealth mounted troops from the First World War to around 1941. In the Australian Light Horse units their use did not become common until the end of the First World War. Prior to this rifles were carried slung across the rider's back.light horse, 1941, rifle bucket, pattern 1912 up saddle -
Woodend RSL
Uniform - Lighthorse horse shoe carry
The light horse shoe carry pouch is not from World War 1, but is a later manufacture. British Universal Pattern(UP) 1902 as worn by horses in the Australian light horse, artillery, and horse drawn transport between circa 1902 and 1942. All light horsemen carried a horseshoe carrier (5 styles were used) containing spare nails and two horseshoes as standard issue, so that horses could be re-shod immediately if they accidentally cast a shoe.L.I.L & Sons 1941 -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Letter - Estimate Probable Cost Of Electricity Consumption, 18.02.1960
Bob Hymans Collection Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans die on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This letter is significant because it documents the approach to SEC tariffs for licensees.A brief note stating that estimates of electricity consumption have been calculated according to State Electricity Commission's standard tariffs.falls creek administration, sec standard tariffs -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, In a Nutshell : The Book of Charm, c1918
A booklet written by Herbert Scanlon (late of the A.I.F.). It's a book of short stories and verse. The author Herbert Scanlon appears to have enlisted at 17 and returned from WW1 in 1916 due to his health. "After the war Scanlon embarked on a career as a writer, eventually publishing some 17 short collections of short stories, poems and the occasional humorous episode. While many of the stories are standard trench experience accounts, a number are written with sensitivity and passion. The booklets were sold for one shilling by door-to-door salesmen," mostly ex-servicemen (Copied from National Australian Archives record for him). Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving in Portsea in 1920.A record of publications made for the troops in World War 1 or made of material that came from soldiers.Booklet x 32 pages of poems and short stories for soldiers in World War 1.world war one, poem, short stories -
Melbourne Legacy
Audio - Recording, tape, Legacy in Vic conf 17/6/67 (2), 1967
From the note on the box it is a tape of the Victorian State Conference in 1967. This recording has not been played.A record that the Legatees felt their Conferences were worth recording for future reference.An audio recording in a red cardboard cover with white circles descending in circumference, mainly black print, some red and white print. BASF logo in white on red background. Box, colour white, black type, 3 sides of box are right angles, top side angled across and down at approximately 10 degrees.Cover front and rear, Magnetophoneband, BASF Typ LGS 52, 360m, 1200 feet printed in black type. Standard band, standard tape printed in red, BASF printed in white. Side of cover Made in Germany, 360m Standarband, 18cm Spule, white print. Spool, handwritten on white paper,blue biro, Tape 2 State Conference 1967. Stamped Made in Australia, length of tape calibrated in imperial measurement Magnetic Tape, brown green "leader". conference, legatee -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Vacancies for Tram Conductors in Melbourne Australia / Conditions and Advantages of Employment 1964 - Single Men Only", 1964 / 1966
Book - 20 pages printed on gloss paper + manilla coloured card cover, titled "Vacancies for Tram Conductors in Melbourne Australia / Conditions and Advantages of Employment 1964 - Single Men Only". Part of the recruitment drive for the MMTB during a period of crew shortages. Gave the conditions, accommodation for up to a year, standards, working conditions, rates of pay, leave, retiring and death gratuities, sport, benefits, becoming a driver, employment, shifts, types of shifts, promotion, wages and conditions. Has a number of photographs of Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Collins St and a photo of a Doncaster bus in a very rural area of Melbourne. Wages and conditions have been updated for the introduction of decimal currency in Feb. 1966 by pasting in sections of paper over the previous sheets.trams, tramways, conductors, recruitment, hostels, mmtb, uk, immigration, wages, retirements, gratuity scheme, buses, doncaster -
Melbourne Tram Museum
book - Engineering Standards, Standards Association of Australia, "A5 - 1937 - Hardwood Paving Blocks", "A6 - 1938 - Stone Setts", 1939
... in a Standards Association of Australia folder" with the numbers stamped... in a Standards Association of Australia folder" with the numbers stamped ...Set of two Engineering Standards stapled within in a Standards Association of Australia folder" with the numbers stamped and hand written onto the cover. Contains 11 sheets and one loose sheet printed using the Gestetner process. Contains the standards for Hardwood Paving blocks, 1937, an amendment and Stone Setts, 1938. Used in paving tramways in Australia.in ink "1939" and "Hardwood Paving Blocks" on right hand edge.trams, tramways, standards, track materials, track repairs, cable trams, road works -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Payout for tram travellers”, 21/01/2020 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Payout for tram travellers” by Sumeyya Ilanbey Newspaper clipping from the Age 21/01/2020 Yarra Trams to pay compensation to frequent tram travellers due to failure to meet reliability standards for the 5th month in a row. Also mentions planned strike for Australian Open.trams, tramways, compensation, yarra trams, franchising -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, McCarthy, Ken, Gazetteer of Industrial Steam Locomotives Illawarra District NSW, 1983
A listing of the industrial steam locomotives standard & narrow gauge that operated on the industrial railways of the Illawarra district in New South Wales.ill, maps, p.298.non-fictionA listing of the industrial steam locomotives standard & narrow gauge that operated on the industrial railways of the Illawarra district in New South Wales.industrial railroads - australia - history, steam locomotives - nsw – pictorial -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bayley, William A, Steam Triumph on Railway Across Australia
A history of the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Perth finished in 1970.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA history of the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Perth finished in 1970.transcontinental railway - australia - history, railroad construction - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Western Endeavour: A Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway, 1970
A Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway for the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970. Complete with maps and details of the route from Sydney to Perth.ill, maps, p.90.non-fictionA Guide to the Transcontinental Standard Gauge Railway for the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970. Complete with maps and details of the route from Sydney to Perth.railroad passenger trains - australia, western endeavour special passenger train - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Whyalla a guide, 1972
A guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.ill, maps, p.67.non-fictionA guide to the standard gauge railway from Sydney to Whyalla & Maree for a special passenger train run in 1972 complete with maps of the route.special passenger train - australia, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, West by Steam, 1972
The story of the first steam train to cross Australia with the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970.ill, maps, p.72.non-fictionThe story of the first steam train to cross Australia with the special Western Endeavour train from Sydney to Perth to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge all the way through from 22-08 to 12-09-1970.railroad passenger trains - australia, western endeavour special passenger train - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Rail Scene Australia Dynon to Delec, 2002
A pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982ill, p96.non-fictionA pictorial history of the standard gauge railway from Melbourne to Sydney from 1962 to 1982railroad operations - australia - pictorial, locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Western Australian Government Railways, Progress and Achievement Western Australian Government Railways, 1970
A promotional brochure from the Western Australian Government Railways in 1970 to mark the introduction of the standard gauge from Sydney all the way to Perth.ill, maps, p.40.non-fictionA promotional brochure from the Western Australian Government Railways in 1970 to mark the introduction of the standard gauge from Sydney all the way to Perth.railroad operations - australia - pictorial, indian pacific passenger train - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Australian Railway Historical Society (W.A. Division Inc.), The Kalgoorlie 1897-1971, 1971
A brief history of the railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie from 1897 to 1971 and the introduction of the standard gauge railway from Kalgoorlie to Perth.ill, p.18.non-fictionA brief history of the railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie from 1897 to 1971 and the introduction of the standard gauge railway from Kalgoorlie to Perth.railroads - passenger - western australia, railroad construction - western australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, The Linking of The Standard Gauge Railways of Kalgoorlie, 1968
... Prahran Railroad construction - Western Australia - history ...A ceremonial brochure produced to mark the linking at Kalgoorlie of Western Australia's new standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle with the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia 3-08-68ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA ceremonial brochure produced to mark the linking at Kalgoorlie of Western Australia's new standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle with the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia 3-08-68railroad construction - western australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, Operations Section, 1973
A ceremonial brochure produced to commemorate the opening of the new Forestfield marshalling yard in Perth by the Western Australia's as part of the new standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Port Pirie in South Australia.ill, p.10.non-fictionA ceremonial brochure produced to commemorate the opening of the new Forestfield marshalling yard in Perth by the Western Australia's as part of the new standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Port Pirie in South Australia.railroad construction - western australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, New Lifeline, 1966
... on the new Western Australian standard gauge railway from Kwinana ...A ceremonial brochure produced to mark the inauguration of the first flow of traffic on the new Western Australian standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Kalgoorlie to meet the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia.ill, maps, p.24.non-fictionA ceremonial brochure produced to mark the inauguration of the first flow of traffic on the new Western Australian standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Kalgoorlie to meet the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia.railroad construction - western australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Weekend News, 4FT8½ The Linking of Perth and Kalgoorlie by Standard Gauge Railway, 1968
... marking the inauguration of the new Western Australian standard ...A brochure of news clippings marking the inauguration of the new Western Australian standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Kalgoorlie to meet the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia.ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionA brochure of news clippings marking the inauguration of the new Western Australian standard gauge railway from Kwinana and Fremantle to Kalgoorlie to meet the existing Trans Australian Railway to Port Pirie in South Australia.railroad construction - western australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Dames & Moore, Alice Springs - Darwin Standard Gauge Railway Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 1982
A draft environmental impact statement for the building of the Alice Springs to Darwin Railway in December 1982.ill, maps, p.126.non-fictionA draft environmental impact statement for the building of the Alice Springs to Darwin Railway in December 1982.railroad construction - australia - history, transcontinental railway - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Division) Inc, The Broad Way to Port Pirie 1937 - 1982, 1982
A history of the broad gauge railway to Port Pirie in South Australia to meet the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge and 3'6" narrow gauge S.A.R. line.ill, maps, p.48non-fictionA history of the broad gauge railway to Port Pirie in South Australia to meet the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge and 3'6" narrow gauge S.A.R. line.railroad construction - south australia - history, railroad operations - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Port Augusta - Whyalla official opening 6-10-72, 1972
Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972ill, maps, p.16.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Port Augusta to Whyalla on Friday 6th October 1972railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Commonwealth Railways, Stirling North - Marree Railway official opening 27-07-57, 1957
Booklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.ill, p.19.non-fictionBooklet to commemorate the opening of the standard gauge railway from Stirling North to Marree in South Australia on the 27th July 1957.railroad construction - south australia - history, commonwealth railways (australia) -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Division Inc.), Farewell Narrow Gauge 10 to 13-10-69, 1969
A tour program... possibly run by the ARHS SA division... for the farewell narrow gauge 3'6" S.A.R. from Port Pirie South Australia to Cockburn, before the start of standard gauge operations begin. Friday 10th to Monday 13th October 1969.ill, maps, p.38.non-fictionA tour program... possibly run by the ARHS SA division... for the farewell narrow gauge 3'6" S.A.R. from Port Pirie South Australia to Cockburn, before the start of standard gauge operations begin. Friday 10th to Monday 13th October 1969.railroad operations - south australia - history, preserved locomotives - south australia - history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Artefact, Lamson's Rapid Wire Cash Carrier, Youngers, C Early 20th century
Lamson was established in Australia in 1898 with the idea for a store security money handling system being patented in the latter part of the 19th century.The practise of taking money from the counter and customer to the cashier was time consuming and cumbersome.Some bright ideas were employed including tying the money and dockets in a hankerchief and throwing it to the cashier. The first attempt to improve this was the ball system where a ball containing the cash was rolled to the cashier on an elevated track. The rapid wire system superseded this in the early 1900's and for the next 50 years it became a popular part of money handling in stores around Australia. This particular Lamson's cash carrier was installed in Youngers department store which was situated in Liebig Street. The success of Youngers store was partly responsible for the shift to Liebig St as the main commercial district. The Warrnambool Standard reported in 1901 that Younger and Co would operate on a wholly cash basis replacing incidental trades of goods such as potatoes and other farm produce.This item has strong social and historical significance. Apart from having strong links to one of Warrnambool's largest and longest running businesses, the object itself is of considerable interest with thousands of the original ball systems and Rapid Wire cash carriers being in use around the world. Cylindrical brass top with central circular part with section either side which have two small pulleys. A wooden cylindrical section slots in below with a wire clip attached at the bottom.Lamson is cast into the brass on either side of therim of the top circular section. . AUS is on the side of this same section. warrnambool,, youngers, youngers warrnambool, lamson, lamson rapid wire cash carrier, wire cash carrier -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (BHP), "BHP - Hot rolled carbon steel sections and plates", 1967
Published by BHP 1967 gives the dimensions and properties of rails, steel sections and plates produced by Australian Iron and Steel and Broken Hill Pty Ltd. Was supplied free by BHP to students. Rail sections listed: 387 pound/yard crane rail 175 lb crane rail 146 lb crane rail 107 lb - 53 kg/m with fishplate and sleeper plates details 102 lb or 51 kg grooved tram rail 94 lb or 47 kg - fishplates and sleeper plates 91 lb or 45 kg NZR standard rail 82 lb or 41 kg - fishplates and sleeper plates 75 lb or 37 kg - fishplates and sleeper plates 63 lb or 30 kg - fishplates 45 lb or 22 kg - fishplates 30 lb or 15kg - fishplates 20 lb or 10kg - fishplates Yields information about rails and associated items produced by BHP AIS in 1967 along with other steel sections and plates.Book - 132 pages, white comb bound + blue plastic covers.railways, tramways, rails, bhp, fishplates, sleeper plates -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Spanner
Standard issue item as used by Australian servicemen during the conflict in Vietnam.A metal spanner with both ends open and two cut outs. spanner, cooking stove, vietnam -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New South Wales Department of Railways, Souvenir of the official opening of the Sydney-Melbourne standard gauge railway line, 1962
Souvenir booklet on aspects of the opening of the Sydney to Melbourne standard gauge line in 1962Ill, p.58.non-fictionSouvenir booklet on aspects of the opening of the Sydney to Melbourne standard gauge line in 1962railways - australia - history, railway gauge - australia