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Puffing Billy Railway
Warning Lamp, Appletons Patent Railway, circa 1900
Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp with Sherwood Style burner Used by Gangers during track work at night Appletons was an early pioneer of railway lamp signal lamp Alfred Edward Appleton invented and patented the Spinner Railway signal lamp in England in 1897. Appleton lamps were patented and manufactured by Alfred Edward Appleton at a factory in Sherwood during the early 1920's to late 50's and widely used throughout Queensland Railways. Alfred Edward Appleton's father was a railway pointsman and porter on the Great Western Railway in Tewkesbury England Historic - Early Hand signalling Lantern Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp made of tin & metal and glassAppletons Patentpuffing billy, appleton warning lamp, lamp -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1940's or 1950's
Yields information about the appearance of tram No. 26 crossing the railway level crossing in Lydiard St Nth and the railway features at this location.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 26 crossing the Railway level crossing in Lydiard St Nth. The tram has the destination of Grey St Sebastopol. In the background is the railway level crossing gates, the goods shed and the signal gantry. Two copies held.On rear in ink (Lloyd's hand writing) - "Ballarat, Lydiard St railway crossing, 27-2-1954, ARHS neg."trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, railway crossing, grey st, tram 26 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Kew Railway Station, Eva Grant, 1959
Eva Grant's three photograph albums, from which this individual photograph has been taken, contain important images of historic buildings in Kew, Victoria and Australia during the 1950s to the 1970s. The annotations in the album establish their date and provenance. Small black and white photograph of the Kew Railway Station in 1959. The photograph was taken by Kew Historical Society member Ms Eva Grant and placed in one of her scrapbooks (Historic Buildings, Kew, 1958-78). The photograph is from page 2."THE LAST PHASE. JAN 1959. KEW RAILWAY STATION"kew railway station -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Railway Pass
Following his foot race from Sydney to Melbourne in April 1983 Victorian Railways issued this railway pass to My Cliff Young for his success in his run.A Victorian Railways railway pass number 137 issued to Mr Cliff Young for travel station to station from 5 May 1983 till 4 May 1984. cliff young; sydney; melbourne; 1983; 1984; victorian railways; railway pass; -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Caulfield Transport
... Railways ...Photograph of the a Rowan Steam Car on the Outer Circle Railway circa 1893caulfield, outer circle railway, railways, rowan steam car -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Old railway bridge at Silver Street, Eltham
... railways ...Colour photograph of demolition of old railway bridge at Silver Street, Elthamrailways, bridges, silver street, eltham -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mountain View Road railway bridge, Montmorency
... railways ...Black and white photograph of railway bridge, Mountain View Road, Montmorencybridges, railways, mountain view road, montmorency -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Silver Street Railway Bridge
... railways ...Colour photograph of old Silver Street railway bridge being demolishedrailways, bridges, silver street, eltham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - RAILWAYS RECORD BOOK, 1948
... Railways ...Small book containing hand written records pertaining to railway personnel, hard black cover.transport, railways, personnel -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Ballarat Railway Station
Ballarat Railway Station opened on 11 April 1862. Most of the 19th century architectural features of the railway station are intact. Its signal boxes and goods sheds are preserved, and it is one of only three stations in Victoria to have had a 19th-century train shed. This photo shows the facade of the south side of the station.Colour photograph of the Ballarat Railway Station.ballarat railway station -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Historic steam trip, 2/11/1982 12:00:00 AM
... Railways ...Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line.Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line. The K190 steam local will stop at Blackburn for a short ceremony. The celebration on 27 November will be organized by the Australian Railway Historical Society. Archivist Keith Paterson said when the line opened December 1882 the area east of Box Hill had only small and scattered pioneer farms, no shops and only one post office at a hotel in Blackburn and 1 or 2 schools. In 1861 first station was opened, terminating at Hawthorn, which was the case for 20 years.Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line. railways, camberwell to lilydale rail line centenary, australian railway historical society, patterson, keith arthur -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photographs / Album Pages, Canterbury Road from Heathmont Railway Station Bridge 1954, 1954
Houghton & Byrne Pest Service Truck on Canterbury Road crossing Heathmont Railway Station Bridge 1954. Photo courtesy Vic. RoadsCanterbury Road from Heathmont Railway Station Bridge - 1954. Photo courtesy Vic. Roads -
Orbost & District Historical Society
postcard, Vogt. W.S, first half 20th century
This photograph is of a train on the small rail bridge which crosses over the Burn Road Newmerella cutting. In 1912 work was underway to complete the Bairnsdale to Orbost section of the railway. This meant the end of river transport for the area. The railway was opened on April 10 1916 and closed in 1987. The letter written on the card is from Hilda Graham to her uncle.This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.A black / white postcard photograph showing a train engine crossing on a small rail bridge. On the back is a handwritten letter.Photo caption - "NEWMERELLA RAILWAY, ORBOST STANLEY VOGT"newmerella east-gippsland-railway -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of train track between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Black and white aerial photographs (aerial survey record print) of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Taken for Victorian Railways, May 1952. Some photos have annotations later added to the front of the image in penVictorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageFront: Annotations in red ink added at a later date Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21579 - 19842 279m 57c ' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, train track, transport, travel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of railway between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Black and white aerial photographs (aerial survey record print) of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Taken for Victorian Railways, May 1952. Some photos have annotations later added to the front of the image in penVictorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageBack: 'Heywood - Rennick 21389 - 19660 261m 3c ' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, train track, transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - aerial view of train track between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Black and white aerial photographs (aerial survey record print) of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Taken for Victorian Railways, May 1952. Some photos have annotations later added to the front of the image in penVictorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageFront: Annotations in red ink added at a later date Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21578 - 19841 279m 49c Rennick ' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, train track, travel, transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of the train track between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Black and white aerial photographs (aerial survey record print) of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Taken for Victorian Railways, May 1952. Some photos have annotations later added to the front of the image in penVictorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageFront: Annotations in red ink added at a later date Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21577 - 19840 279m 41c ' - all black ink. White sticker, black print 'Rennick' Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, travel, train, transport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of train track between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Black and white aerial photographs (aerial survey record print) of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Taken for Victorian Railways, May 1952. Some photos have annotations later added to the front of the image in penVictorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageBack: 'Heywood - Rennick 21453 - 19724 267m 19c ' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, train track, transport, travel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of railway line between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
From a series of photographs taken for Victorian Railways in 1952.Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21394 - 19665 261m 42c ' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways, heywood, rennick, aerial photography -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Streetscape of Stawell from Luke Street 1907
... railways ...Shows Railway Station with Loading Crane. Coffee Palace can be seen near St Matthews Church. Grampians Freestone Guttering visible.Luke Street Stawell Vic c1907railways, transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mitcham Railway Station
... railways ...Coloured photograph of an historic brick station master's house on the south side of the Mitcham railway station 2012. In 2013 the station was reconstructed underground.railways, mitcham railway station house -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital image, Charles Marshall et al, Railway bridge at Tel-el-Fara, 1917_
This photograph shows a railway bridge in Tel-el-Fara, PalestineDigital copy of black and white photograph. "Railway bridge over Waddi buzzetti [?] Tel-el Fara"charles marshall, world war 1 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Railway tracks looking west, 1/06/2009
One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated.Black & white photograph of he precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is the railway crossing and tracks looking west to Blackburn. See NP 3545 to NP3567 for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, springvale road nunawading, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Railway Platform from south side, 1/06/2009
One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated.Black & white photograph of the precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is railway station looking from north side of station. See NP 3545 to NP3567 for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, springvale road nunawading, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIA RAILWAYS RULES AND REGULATIONS 1966
... RAILWAYS ...Victorian Railways Rules and Regulations 1966. Blue hard cover. 336 pages with black and white illustrations.railways, bendigo to melbourne, rules and regulations 1966 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Promotional Card - Victorian Railways, n.d
Victorian Railways promotional card. Shades of blue and white. View of 'Spirit of Progress' -'Edward Henty'. On the reverse of the card is a description of the train and its history.Front: 'B. VIVIAN' -pencil. 'SPIRIT OF PROGRESS VICTORIAN RAILWAYS' - printed in white, bottom leftvictorian railways -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Mitcham Railway Station, 2014
Shirley Jones' recollections of memories of Mitcham Railway Station.Shirley Jones' recollections of memories of Mitcham Railway Station and her life connection with the railways through her father Frank Bawden and her husband.Shirley Jones' recollections of memories of Mitcham Railway Station. mitcham railway station, jones, shirley, bawden, frank -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, Ballarat Railway Station, c1904
The Ballarat to Melbourne Railway line opened in 1862.Black and white panoramic view of the Ballarat Railway Station. A steam train is about to cross Lydiard Street North, and the railway gates are shut to prevent cars crossing the tracks. ballarat railway station, signals, railway track, provincial hotel, railway gates -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Colour photograph, Blue Bridge Mt. Doran, 1988
View of bluestone railway bridge built as part of the 1858 project to link Ballarat to GeelongThe building of the railway between Ballarat and Geelong contributed to significant change within the districtView of the bluestone railway bridge near ClarendonBlue Bridge 1988landscape, clarendon, railway, transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Railway Crossing from Corner of Springvale Road & Station, 1/06/2009
One of a collection of photographs taken of the Nunawading Railway Station prior to the lowering of the railway line and building of the new railway station on the western side of Springvale Road so that the Springvale Road Rail Crossing can be eliminated.Black & white photograph of he precinct surrounding the Nunawading Station and the Springvale Road Railway crossing. This photograph is of the Railway Crossing from corner of Springvale Road & Station. See NP 3545 to NP3567for the complete set of photographsnunawading railway station, springvale road, nunawading, redevelopment of railway line/springvale road., station street nunawading