The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme which included race lines to catch the water and feed it into the dams that they built to create hydro electric power. The rail line was used to construct the race line and enables the race line to be easily checked for maintenance eg. fallen trees The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from the late 1940s to 1961 being one of the first hydro schemes and hence environmently friendly.Shiny black and white photo showing the railway track, with a locomotive on it, beside the race line. Snow is on the surrounding mountains. ;Bogong Creek Race Line in pen and attafhed to the photo. On the back "Property of / State Electricity Commission of Victoria/ Publicity photo / Permission to Publish must be obtained / and acknowledgement made. / Negative No. 14-138bogong creek race line, kiewa hydro electric scheme

Black and white photograph of three earth moving machines making trenches for pipeline to Bruce's track Kalimna Victoriawater resources, public works

This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as a Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service because he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until he died in 1969. About Ion L Idriess Ion Llewellyn Idriess was born in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales on 20th September 1889 and passed away on 6th June 1979 in Mona Vale, Sydney, New South Wales at the age of 89. After Idriess finished school he worked in the assay office of Broken Hill Proprietary mine. Both Idriess and his mother had typhoid fever when Ion was about 15 years old and it caused his mother’s death. After spending time with his Grandmother in Sydney he found work on a paddle steamer and had a relapse of the fever. He then went into the western district of New South Wales where he worked in many different itinerant jobs, including rabbit poisoner, boundary rider, drover, sandalwood harvester, shearer, dingo shooter and opal miner. While opal mining at Lightning Ridge he wrote short stories, about life on the opal fields, for the Bulletin using the name “Gouger”. Idriess then moved to North Queensland in search of gold, tin and sandalwood. He travelled over a great deal of the Cape York Peninsula spending a lot of this travel time with local indigenous people; thus began his lifelong interest in their customs. He then spent time on cattle stations in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1914 Idriess travelled to Townsville and enlisted in the 5th Light Horse as a trooper. He became a specialist in sniping and was a spotter for the noted sniper Billy Sing. He saw service in Palestine, Sinai and Turkey. Idriess was wounded at Beersheba and after fighting the Battle of Gaza he was invalided home in March 1918. After recovering from his wounds Idriess again travelled to Cape York Peninsula where he worked with pearlers and missionaries in the Torres Strait Islands. He then went gold mining in Papua New Guinea, buffalo shooting in the Northern Territory of Australia and then exploring in Central and Western Australia. LITERARY WORKS OF IDRIESS In 1928 Idriess settled in Sydney and published the first of his 47 books. In 1931 - “Lasseter’s Last Ride”, became his first best seller. In the years 1932,d 1940 he published three books each year. “The Cattle King” (1936) and “Flynn of the Inland” (1932) have gone through reprinting forty to fifty times. His last book was published in 1969. Idriess’ were where in general non-fiction and were written in a colourful and immediate story style, taken from life experiences gained during his travels. Idriess was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to literature in 1968.The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. About Ion L Idriess Ion Llewellyn Idriess was born in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales on 20th September 1889 and passed away on 6th June 1979 in Mona Vale, Sydney, New South Wales at the age 89. After Idriess finished school he worked in the assay office of Broken Hill Proprietary mine. Both Idriess and his mother had typhoid fever when Ion was about 15 years old and it caused his mother’s death. After spending time with his Grandmother in Sydney he found work on a paddle-steamer and had a relapse of the fever. He then went into the western district of New South Wales where he worked in many different itinerant jobs, including rabbit poisoner, boundary rider, drover, sandalwood harvester, shearer, dingo shooter and opal miner. While opal mining at Lightning Ridge he wrote short stories, about life on the opal fields, for the Bulletin using the name “Gouger”. Idriess then moved to North Queensland in search of gold, tin and sandalwood. He travelled over a great deal of the Cape York Peninsula spending a lot of this travel time with local indigenous people; thus began his lifelong interest in their customs. He then spent time on cattle stations in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1914 Idriess travelled to Townsville and enlisted in the 5th Light Horse as a trooper. He became a specialist in sniping and was a spotter for the noted sniper Billy Sing. He saw service in Palestine, Sinai and Turkey. Idriess was wounded at Beersheba and after fighting the Battle of Gaza he was invalided home in March 1918. After recovering from his wounds Idriess again travelled to Cape York Peninsula where he worked with pearlers and missionaries in the Torres Strait Islands. He then went gold mining in Papua New Guinea, buffalo shooting in the Northern Territory of Australia and then exploring in Central and Western Australia. LITERARY WORKS OF IDRIESS In 1928 Idriess settled in Sydney and published the first of his 47 books. In 1931 - “Lasseter’s Last Ride”, became his first best seller. In the years 1932 and 1940 he published three books in each year. “The Cattle King” (1936) and “Flynn of the Inland” (1932) have gone through reprinting forty to fifty times. His last book was published in 1969. Idriess’ books where in general non-fiction and were written in a colourful and immediate story style, taken from life experiences gained during his travels. Idriess was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to literature in 1968. Man Tracks with the Mounted Police in Australian Wilds Author: Ion Idriess Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1935Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 364.1 IDR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service and a stamp from Warrnambool Public Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, man tracks, ion idriess, historical book

Colour photograph of sand track to new sand transfer system at New Works area Lakes Entrance Victoriaenvironment, gippsland ports, topography

Aerial Photo of Tally Ho Industrial Park. East Burwood Reserve and the Bill Sewart Athletic Track is in centre.tally ho industrial park, lend lease development pty ltd, east burwood reserve, bill sewart athletic track

Set of three photograph by John Dare, 9/3/1975 of the operation of the TMSV horse Royal Park Zoo tram, No. 256, in the South Melbourne Football ground loop. .1 - Side of view of the tram with horse. .2 - With "Seven Colour Television Tram" passing on the inbound track. .3 - general view of the tram. The adtrams article (http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&article=adtrams) accessed 22/8/2013 gives the advertising tram as SW6 900. image i4 - scan of three back of the photographs.On .1 and .3 - On rear ink "Recently restored horse tram was one of the highlights of the Labour Day weekend when it operated on a loop of track opposite the South Melbourne Football Ground. 9/3/75". Along with the ARHS Photo collection and John Dare name and address stamp. On .2 - as for .1, but with the additional words "Here it is seen paralleling the seven colour television tram"trams, tramways, horse trams, tmsv, south melbourne loop, advertising trams, tram 256, tram 900

Demonstrates an aspect of Ballarat where trams crossed the railway level crossing in Lydiard St Nth.Colour photograph of SEC No. 11 crossing the railway level crossing Ballarat southbound in Lydiard St Nth. Shows the railway station building, the signal gantry and crossing gates. No. 11 has destination of Sebastopol, a Twin Lakes advertisement on the rear and a roof advertisement for SEC Briquettes. Photo taken 3-3-1968. On Kodak Paper. Photo by John Stormont.On rear, written on a label in ink "Car 11crossing tracks at Ballarat Station, 3 March 1968" and on the photo "John Stormont"level crossings, railway station, lydiard st nth, tram 11

Set of three A3 size photocopies of a drawing held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat ESCo Tramway Depot, dated 2/8/1912. Drawn at a scale of 1/16" = 1', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, a proposed extension to hold eleven trailers, a front elevation showing pits, extension (drawn at 1/8" = 1'). On the current tracks, shows the individual track capacities - 26 trams. Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, depot, drawings

File- card, green grey - Rondo of London type, titled "Municipal Miles" - giving the calculations and background paperwork for the breakdown of the tramway system by municipality. Used late 1920's to mid 1930's. The top sheet, scanned, though superseded shows the route miles by double track, single track, shared at council boundaries and the total miles of track. See Reg Item 2083 for tram miles for the system as a whole - was this information required for rate valuation returns.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, mileages, reports, councils

Series of three Black and white Illustrations, reproduction of a MMTB report of photographs of the reconstruction of St Kilda Road, near City Road c1955. .1 Photo titled "St Kilda Road Reconstruction Pouring concrete on last section near City Road, looking south. Temporary (double) track on right. Shows a large group of men working, including some looking at the camera. Shows the construction of temporary track. Has a wide bodied W outbound. Has the Shrine of Remembrance in the far distance. .2 - showing "New Work and some temporary work" - shows the "shoo fly" temporary track link between the side temporary track and the new track. Has a tram in the far distance. Photograph taken near Victoria Barracks. .3 - "General view from just south of City Road, looking south - temporary (double) track in foreground. Similar to .l Originally reproduced in a possibly an MMTB report - not a mid 50's annual. Entry revised 7/7/2017 following addition of items .2 and .3trams, tramways, mmtb, st kilda rd, trackwork, reconstruction

Original and carbon copy of "Extracts from the Minutes of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust which was constituted under Act of Parliament No. 21030 in 1907", 10 foolscap sheets. Includes depot purchase, regrading of High St, extension to Burke Road, relocation of water mains, surveys, starting of construction, tenders for track and buildings, opening, extension, F. A. McCarty & Co., Dandenong Road lines, railway bridges, extension of High St to St Kilda Road, MMBW, finances. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, routes, track, surveys, malvern rd, tenders, construction, opening, dandenong rd, mmbw, finances

Playgrounds, Correspondence dated February/March1998 between City of Whitehorse and Bill Sewart Athletic Track Association regarding a p roposed playground at East Burwood reserve including plan. East Burwood Reserve,Sportsgrounds East Burwood Reserve City of Whitehorse Bill Sewart A thletic Track association Regarding a p roposed playground at East Burwood reservesportsgrounds, east burwood reserve, city of whitehorse, bill sewart athletic track association, playgrounds

Tram tracks being laid in Moorabool St., looking North. Curved track heads back into Ryrie St. 1911.Yields information re the development of commerce and tramways infrastructure in early Geelong.Black and white print on paper.8-13 written in biro on rear of photograph.tramways track development, moorabool and ryrie sts geelong

Set of two Colour slides, Kodak, white cardboard of trams of trams at the Victoria St / Swanston St shunt. 21-7-59. .1 - W2 340 showing East Malvern Darling road opposite the signal box followed by W2 showing route 4. Has a large number of men and school boys at the stop. In the view is a "No Entry" sign. In the background is the Ansett ANA building and a building advertising Havelock Tobacco. The tram has a Pimms No. 1 advert. .2 - W2's 550 (with a Castrol sign), 340 - as above and 358 (route 8, Toorak - Glenferrie Road) in the Victoria St shunting area. Has the Army hall behind the trams.Hand writing on rear in ink; "21-7-59 - KFB2 - TRACK - KEV - Swanston St near Victoria St Melbourne" "21-7-59 - KFB3 - TRACK - KEV - Trams in Victoria St Melbourne" Both slides have the speed and the f reading on the left hand side.trams, tramways, victoria st, swanston st, signal box, route 4, route 8, route 4d, east malvern, tram 550, tram 358, tram 340

A postcard in a series produced by the Rose Stereograph Company in Victoria, Australia as a souvenir of Marysville.An early black and white photograph of the walking track known as The Beauty Spot in Marysville in Victoria. The Beauty Spot walking track is one of a number of walking tracks in and around Marysville and the district.POST CARD The "Rose" Series/ De Luxe A Real Photograph/ Produced in Australia Published by the Rose Stereograph Co.,/ Armadale, Victoria.beauty spot, walking track, marysville, victoria, postcard, p. 2323, rose series postcard, souvenir

Displayed at History House.Black and white photograph, image shows bay and cliffs with few trees. Track at base of cliff and rocks at foot of cliff.Front: Cape Bridgewater. Centre background, McKindlays Guest House. Back: History House, Cape Bridgewater.

Black and white photograph showing a track winding past an old gum tree towards the Trestle Bridge at Eltham in the distancepioneers and painters, bridges, eltham

Leigh Howard was the first Geelong Cycling Club member to achieve these national results at Junior level.Very significant. If we had a Hall of Fame, Leigh Howard would stand at the top.Color photograph of a cyclist on a cycle. The cyclist is competing in a track race. It is mounted on a white background and is framed in a brown wooden frame."Leigh Howard/Under 15/Junior Nationals2003/500m Time Trial Gold Junior Aust. Record 36.65/200 Flyer Gold Junior Aust. Record 12.292/Sprints Gold/Pursuit Silver/leigh howard; junior nationals; 2003; 500m time trial; sprints; pursuit silver;

On December 16 1940 the 2/24th Battalion arrived at Dimra Camp in Palestine prior to and following the Siege of Tobruk in 1941The 2/24th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II .A unit of all-volunteers, it was formed in July 1940 from primarily Victorian volunteers and was known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. It served in North Africa in 1941–1942 as part of the 26th Brigade, which was assigned to the 7th Division, before being reassigned to the 9th Division. In early 1943, the battalion returned to Australia and later took part in campaigns against the Japanese in New Guinea in 1943–1944 and Borneo in 1945, before being disbanded in 1946. The 2/24th suffered the highest number of casualties of any 2nd AIF infantry battalion. The Unit was granted the Freedom of the City by the Rural City of Wangaratta in 1996 and one of the first, if not the first, to receive this type of honour. Reproduced black and white photograph of camel train on dirt track with white tents on right and small buildings and tents on left."Dimra Camp" handwritten on note adhered to rear.2/24th battalion, ww2, middle east, palestine

This is possibly a photograph which records trips made around Victoria of the 'Flying Scotsman' engine which was brought to Australia in late 1980s.A coloured photograph of a steam engine painted blue, black and red travelling under full steam along a rail track.steam engines, the flying scotsman, railways, george evans collection

Huttley and Martin FamilyB/W. Bush track with hourses pulling a dray with 3 People in hats, light, white clothes, surrounding bush?huttley, martin

Postcard was copied from a photo copy collected by society.Black & White Postcard of railway tracks at Mitcham with the Australian Tesselated Tile Works in the background Published by GB Carter M4798australian tesselated tile co. pty ltd

Walking track over an offshoot of the Blackburn Lake which can be seen in the behind the trees. An adult pushing a pram and a bridge.blackburn lake sanctuary

One compact disc containing performances by various Williamstown High School music groups in 2001. Seventeen tracks includedSee images abovewilliamstown high school, 2001, musical high, music

Sepia-toned postcard featuring Clematis Avenue Sherbrooke. Narrow track, very heavily ferned on either side of avenue.

Horse, rider and cow at a creek (possibly Monbulk Creek). Spindly trees edge the track. The animals are drinking from the creek.