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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1910's?
Set of six small black and white prints of the interior of the Ascot Vale or Essendon NMETL power house and associated control and generation equipment, mid 1910's? .1 - DC power generators with engines in the background .2 - Steam power engines. .3 - Boilers - and fire boxes with two man standing in the photograph. .4 - Switchboard with three men standing alongside. .5 - Repairing generator equipment - partly dismantled. .6 - ditto with three men in the photograph. .7 - Photo of rotary converters, possibly Carlton, but no notation on rear of photograph. From name plates on machines - Westinghouse Manchester.On rear in ink .1 - "Generators Ascot Vale" .2 - "Engines Ascot Vale" .3 - "Switchboard Ascot Vale" .4 - ditto .5 - "Ascot Vale breakdown" and in pencil " .6 - "Ascot Vale breakdown" and in pencil "trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, nmetl, essendon, ascot vale, rotary converters, switchboards, boilers, generators, carlton, westinghouse -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE, CHEWTON
One page document. On top of page 'Wattle Gully Mine, Chewton, Mining and Equipment' Document details the main shaft, concentrating plant, drainage water, compressed air and ventilation. Machinery mentioned: Ingersoll -Rand compressor; Ruston-Hornby diesel engine and Jaques jaw crusher.bendigo, mining, wattle gully gold mine chewton -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Port of Portland model on display, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Wimmera Machinery Field Days display - blue biroport of portland archives, model of port of portland, wimmera field day -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/04/1999 12:00:00 AM
Also two colour photographs taken of different aspects of engine 04307.1 and 04307.2 10 x 15 cm plus another in SparesColour photograph taken on Eastern Wharf of remains of an aircraft engine dredged up by fishing boat Brigand skipper Bill Parkhill off Cliffy Island in April 1999. Toilet block in background was on the East Gippsland Shire Heritage Study but it was later demolished Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - BENDIGO MINING REPORTS
One handwritten and typed copies (3 of page 1, 3 of page 2, 2 of page 3 and 2 of page 4). Notes include an introduction which mentions the noise of the mining activities, all the machinery being made in Bendigo by the local foundries and the end of the mining.There are explanations of poppet legs or heads, landing brace, intermediate brace, safety brace, pulley wheels, boilers, winding engine, types of engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo mining reports, a. roberts & sons, h.harkness and coy, horsfield's, south new moon, central deborah, great extended hustlers, wattle gully mine chewton, big deborah mine, royal hustlers reserve no 2 shaft, the city, johnsons reef no 2, lansell's comet, south devonshire, great southern, victoria quartz, lansell's big '180', little '180', new moon, big blue, central blue, central nell gwynne, lansell's sandhurst or 'needle' mine, eureka extended -
National Wool Museum
Machine - Shearing Motor, Sunbeam, 1960-69
With more and more woolsheds being connected to power lines, the need for electric shearing gear markedly increased from the 1960s onwards. The greater economy made electric gear an attractive proposition to many graziers. Requiring only an electric shearing motor, for small and medium scale operations, electric shearing motors were a more economical way of shearing a wool clip. The other option for graziers was Overhead shearing gear, which also required an Engine to provide shared power to a row of shearing stations. Still working, this Sunbeam Electric Shearing Motor – Heavy Duty Model, features a slow speed motor totally enclosed for protection against dust and insects. The full bearing down tube is easily removed and stored to be out of the way when not in use (not pictured). Providing 0.5 hp, which is twice the power ever needed for shearing sheep, this buffer allows for fluctuations in voltages that can occur in rural districts. Inventor Frederick Wolseley made the world's first commercially successful power-shearing system in Australia in 1888. US company Cooper, which had been founded in 1843 as a maker of sheep dip, began selling Wolseley equipment in the USA in 1895. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company successfully entered the power-shearing market a few years later and entered into a joint venture with Cooper. It set up a branch in Sydney and sold shearing sets, and engines to power them, into the Australian market. In 1921 the US parent company, realising it needed to make products whose sales were not as seasonal as those of shearing equipment, made its first household appliances and branded them Sunbeam. In 1933, changes in exchange rates and taxes led the company to manufacture engines and shearing equipment in Australia via subsidiary Cooper Engineering, which changed its name to Sunbeam in 1946. Although most Australians know of this company as a major manufacturer of household appliances, its rural division flourished and retained the Sunbeam name for shearing equipment even after it was taken over by New Zealand company Tru-Test in 2001. This 0.5 horsepower vertical brushed motor air-cooled engine was designed to drive a single shearing plant. From the central cylinder which features a yellow “Sunbeam” sticker, a grey 240v power lead can be found on the left-hand side. A blue capacitor is located next to this power lead. Below, two legs extend and meet to form a foot which is fastened to a wall. On the right-hand side of the engine, a specification plate is located on the central cylinder. A yellow directional arrow sticker is located on the rotating section of the engine below the specification plate (location for photography, this section is designed to rotate and hence this sticker is not fixed in this location). At the rear of the cylinder, a plastic cap with small air cut outs protects the air-cooled engine from contaminants. At the front of the engine, the location for securing the bearing down tube is located. On the right-hand side of the lock for the bearing down tube is the handle, to which a string is often attached for switching the motor on and off by a shearer bent at the waist (not pictured). Sticker. Gold writing. Front of shearing motor “Sunbeam” Plate. Inscribed. Side of shearing motor. “Sunbeam / SHEARING MOTOR / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 0.5 H.P. / 220/240 V / 1 PHASE A.C. / 4.0 AMPS / 50 C/S. / CONT. RTG. / 1425 R.P.M. / CLASS A INSUL / NO. J244560 / TYPE: NSB5C2/49." sheep sheering, shearing equipment, sunbeam, electric shearing motor -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - MINE MANAGERS REPORT
Handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager's Report, John Veale from the North Johnsons Shaft No 216, dated Jan 16th 1908 and the Koch's Pioneer Shaft No 224, Manager C. Rowedated 26 /4/1899. Report mentions machinery and equipment, crushing, firewood and winding engine.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mine manager's report, north johnsons, john veale, koch's pioneer, c rowe, cornish united co, central windmill coy, windmill hill coy, mr mcgrath -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: SEED DRILL GOORNONG
Colour photograph of farm machinery in paddock near Goornong. Machinery is in a dilapidated condition. Written on back : '29.3.96' farm machinery (seed drill) near Goornong Victoria 14.30 hrs, 29.3.1996 by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigo'Roy J Mitchellagriculture, machinery, seed drill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - EXTRACTS FROM PRINCESS DAGMAR MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Two copies of handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager's of the Princess Dagmar Mine, Garden Gully line. Mine Managers were J. Ebboth, Charles Gambetta, A. Williams and S. Richards. Subjects reported on include: supply of water to boiler, new engine- driver, stolen gold, engine house destroyed by fire, painting and cementing the chimney stack, sale of galvd iron and oil barrels, contractors erecting machinery, crushings, repair to shaft, new ropes, broken indicator on winding engine and work stopping and recommencing seven months later. Reports range in date from 1881 to 1914.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, extracts from princess dagmar mine manager's report, john ebbott, mr roberts, mr lansell, john roberts, bendigo advertiser sat jan 23rd 1897, harkness and coy, almond williams, mr r eddy, f warren, s richards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: HERCULES AND ENERGETIC COMPANY CONTRACT
Blue A3 document (2 pages) with handwritten specifications attached (15 pages) On front, General Conditions of Contract for 'erection of a steam engine and winding gear for The Hercules & Energetic Co. Prepared by Wm Middleton, Engineer, Sandhurst. Handwritten document is specifications for carpenters work and erection &c of steam engine, boiling fittings and machinery for the Hercules & Energetic Goldmining Company Sandhurst. Specifications include details for boiler setup, engine bed, winding gear bed, soleplates, steam pipes, water elevator and piping, winding gear buildings, windows, rope rollers, flooring poppet heads.bendigo, mining, hercules & energetic mine -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of volunteers demonstrating the fire engine
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. Photograph of a group of volunteers operating the horse drawn fire engine with a modern fire engine in the backgroundCatalogue number written on reverse in pencil churchill island, photograph -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Model, 'Model Steam Engine' by Frederick Mitchell, 1886, c1892
Frederick Mitchell was born c1874 at Staffordshire Flat, Redcastle, near Heathcote. His father was an engineer from Cornwall, and had a quartz crushing battery at Staffordshire Flat from 1870 to at least the 1890s. Around 1886 Frederick Mitchell was an 18 year old "Engineer and Instrument Maker". He was awarded an 'Honorary Mention' at the Australian Juvenile Exhibition 1890-1. It was donated to the Ballarat School of Mines Museum in 1892. In the early 1960s the model was transferred to the Heat Engines Laboratory. All Heat Engines laboratory was moved from the Ballarat School of Mines to the Mt Helen Campus on October 1869. The model was accommodated in the thermodynamics laboratory. It was shown working during open days. The Ballarat School of Mines Calendar for 1893, page 66 refers to this item. There is correspondence between Frederick Mitchell's grandson, F.W. Mitchell; E.J. Barker, Director of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education; and Graham Beanland, Ballarat School of Mines.A working model of a vertical oscillating twin cylinder steam engine with fly wheel, mounted on a wood base board and covered in glass. Usually stored under a wood-framed glass cover. steam, model, engine, frederick mitchell, flywheel, ballarat school of mines museum -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph (item) - Digital Image
Cocks Pioneer New Engines, c. 1934. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, engine, electricity, gold mining, tin mining, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Piece of Machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: K52K601 (stamp, lower centre)port of portland authority archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Grout Machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - man working with machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Piece of Machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland authority archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Piece of Machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: K52K601 (stamp, lower centre)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Piece of Machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: K52K601 (stamp, lower centre)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Piece of machinery, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Berry mixer
Large Barrel with machinery attached to it for mixingReliance 24QTS made in Sweden HUSQARNA -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - KURTING, Dec 1968
Slide. Kurting. Machinery constructing a dam.slide, bendigo, kurting., kurting. -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Black and white photograph of weaving machinery.F Murgatroyd ASC K 678 KODAK PRINTtextile machinery textile mills weaving mills textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd tweedside woollen mills yarra falls mill, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, weaving mills -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Machinery used in construction of Lake Bellfieldlake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Machinery used in construction of lake Bellfieldlake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Machinery used in construction of lake Bellfieldlake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Cliff face with ute and machinery in front lake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Gold Mine
Machinery at Night Stawell Gold Minegold mining -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Foster Valley Mill
Depicts part of the textile mach inery used at Foster Valley Mill. This particular machine has something to do with steam - possibly an autoclave?Textile machinery from Valley Mill.textile machinery, valley worsted mill -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Camberville Mill Site, 2014, 04/11/2014
Colour photograph of abandoned machinery at Camberville. camberville, forestry, machinery