Set of papers, handwritten concerning the history of Essendon electric system, track layouts, dimensions, field book notes, plans, sketches of Trackwork prepared by A H McC? - dated 28/8/1958. "Information searched at MMBW from 40' to 1 inch plans showing Essendon Tramways" Includes a copy of a newspaper cutting from The Age 11/10/1956, titled "A Women Drove the First Tram". Items 2027 to 2030 and 1309 copy 2 contained within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Historical Data regarding Essendon Tramways and their services to the City"trams, tramways, essendon, saltwater river, keilor rd, reports, essendon depot, nmetl, moonee ponds, mmbw, opening

Dust cover has an illustration depicting Circular Quay, West Side in the early days of Australia.non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas was designed to give a graphic and summarised conception of Australasian history and life from the days of the earliest Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English and French navigators to the 1880's, embracing such salient events as the landing of Captain Cook in 1770. the discoveries of voyagers, explorers an pioneer missionaries; the founding of the different colonies; the establishment of representative government and the marvellous political, commercial and social development which characterises the people of Australia.history, australia, explorers, voyagers, missionaries, politics, commercial development, social development

Drawing - ink of linen, titled "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Lines in Operation on January 31st 1920", listing the opening date, route, track and route miles, including curves, whether single or double track as originally laid and as existing with distances given for cross overs and extra curves. Has a signature along the bottom - James R. Henderson 31/1/1920. Note: This item is part of the H. S. McComb papers - was located in box 8 rolled up. Relocated to a flat file at the time of cataloguing. Number in the McComb collection series.trams, tramways, tramways, drawings, pmtt, track

Pollard Photographs:; 1. Back of postcard of the Pollard home in Wonga Road (also called Anderson Creek Road Road, and now Warrandyte Road).; 2. One bushel net apples, J Pollard, Victoria, Australia.; 3. Joseph and Emma Pollard and Family. Emma is nursing baby Ethyl.; 4. Ringwood PS photograph. Jack Pollard is second from the RHS in the back row.; 5. Woods Point with arrow indicating mine manager's house: that of Joseph Pollard. Circa 1900. The Pollard family had a 20 acre orcharding property between Mullum Mullum Road and Wonga Road. Given on 4th September 2010 by Arthur Lunt from his cousin. The Pollard family. School photo at Ringwood State School. Jack�s father was Joseph � land (orchard) between Mullum and Wonga Roads +Additional Keywords: Pollard

Contains detailed diagrams of the Lancaster Bomber. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Maroon, soft card, cover. Pages bound & glued to cover. Title on front in light blue type, pages not numbered. 11 foldout black / white diagrams attached after the final printed page.Handwritten in black ink on left of front cover: PHILLIPS On title page details of the holder in black ink: K.T. COOPER 132023. HUT AY, No 2 (T) WING, R.A.F. ST ATHAN, GLAMORGAN, S WALES. 78. 4.6.643 Opposite List of Contents page handwritten directives for use under the heading AMENDMENTS. lancaster, flight enginners, manuals,

Oval shaped silver plate dish marked on back with letter S inside a star over a boomerang EP NS SEPNS Sdomestic equipment, table setting, dish

Set of papers, handwritten concerning the development and timing of the "Coburg Tramway system" - about 34 sheets by the Melbourne Brunswick Coburg Tramways Trust. Prepared largely by H. S. McComb, with notes dates, depot, track layout, lengths, the Act, dates and calculations, curves, details of depot, track layouts, intersections and the interface with the cable tram at Queensberry and Swanston Streets. See Reg Item 2035 for part 2, further maps and details of the cable tram interface at Queensberry St. Items 2034 and 2034 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MB&CTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, mbctt, coburg, brunswick, opening, cable trams, queensberry, madeline st, moreland rd, sydney rd

Main Street Stawell looking West across Layzell Street intersection. J Chadwick Drapers sign visible in centre of photo. Patrick Street runs off to the left of the photo behind wooden building the Foresters Hotel . Turf Hotel on left of photo. Horse drawn buggy near centre of photo. Circa 1900's. Same as 6730-2 & 0539 Turf Hotel on left, Forester Hotel on corner of Patrick Street, verandah of D. Fern Hotel / Times Office, McKeller Building. Across Main street in distance is J Allingham Draper, New Union Bank, Chadwick Drapers / Liddiard's , D. Telford Produce, Bank of Victoria, Oriental Bank / O'Driscoll's, J. Punchard furniture, A.B. Clemes, Bennett & Briston, Union Bank Australia, R.W, Dane Grocer on corner of Layzell Street. Same as 6730-2 0539 PostcardMAIN STREET STAWELL - on front stawell businesses streetscape

Donated by Melva Thorson nee SymondsBlack and white postcard of The Cave, Inverloch. Commonly known as "The Caves." Donated by Melva Thorson nee Symonds. Published by Valentine, M5847.THE CAVE, INVERLOCH. VALENTINES, M.5847

-1 Forking Hay into Chaff Cutter. Bill Cunningham is child c.1940 -2 Little Boy Bill Cunningham with Grandfather Herbert Wettenhall Carrs Plains about to feed sheep c.1940 during drought. -3 Bill Cunningham walking towards chaff cutter powered by motor. -4 Bill Cunningham with Chaff Cutter in background at Carrs Plains. Shows Hay being brought in Hay and Conveyor Four Farming photographsfarming

School was North of Glenorchy. It No longer existsStudents Saluting the Flag in front of weatherboard School BuildingRaluana School No 4504education, students

4 generations of Farming family. Shed to the left in PhotoB/W Landscape Photograph of a Family Under a Gum tree. 4 Men & 1 Boy in Suits, Man on Left holding young girl. 2 Women Sitting in Skirts and Jackets holding two young Girlsfamily

2 pg of A4 photocopies non-fictionRecord of the Beckwiths Lending Library, Mitchamlibraries, whitehorse rd mitcham no 503

Sepia photograph of a house being moved using a team of horseshorses, horse drawn vehicles

B/W Portrait of a couple. Man Standing 3 Piece Suit with fob watch and Coursage. Hair Parted, short moustache. Arm Resting on Stand other arm behind Woman. woman Seated. Short curly hair. Formal Dress, holding a folded object. Potted Plant front Left Studio Portrait. john mason & annie campbell

Photograph of WH Greaves Town Clerk or St Kilda and his wife looking on as the Mayor and Mayoress greet two visitors. Another person is seen standing in the backgroundA black and white photograph showing WH Greaves and wife looking on as the Mayor and Mayoress greet two visitors, with another person looking on from the backkgroundNotation on the rear that this photograph may not be reproduced without permission in writing from the Editor of 'The Age' or 'The Leader'.wh greaves collection, greaves, city of st kilda

Booklet owned by Arthur Baggaley, Fruiterer, who lived at 15 Forest Street, Bendigo. His business 'C.A. Baggaley & Son' was at Covent Garden, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Arthur was born in Bendigo in 1903 to Charles Arthur Baggaley and Ada (Mallon). He married Evelyn May Grigg. Arthur died in September, 1993.Seven page booklet. On front cover: 'Laughable Dialogues. For School and Public Entertainments, social gatherings &c, &c., free from objectionable language and incident, No. 17, The Haunted Room, by S. Knowles'. A comic play, the script deals with the issues that emerge when an older man woos a much younger woman. A poem at the end of the script states: When Winter would with Springtime mate, 'Tis sure to breed contempt and hate, For youth and age can ne'er agree, When joined in loveless matrimony, An old man lacks e'en common sense, Who weds a maid on false pretense' and etc. Baggaley CollectionOn left hand side of front cover 'Arthur Baggaley' in blue pen. fruiterer, confectioner, business, mitchell street, covent garden, entertainment, play script, marriage, age

Plan on linen fibre cloth. Shows layout of Burnley bound by Swan St., Yarra River and part of Richmond Park, coloured areas showing proposed area to be added to Park, the old road, shrubbery, new hall, old garden, recent extension and proposed further extension (crossed out in red ink). Scale 4 chains:1 inch. Probably drawn by John S. Jenkins, Town Surveyor, Richmond. Has been photographed so that additional copies can be made. On a CD plus 3 negatives, plus small coloured print. (Also copy glazed and framed for Centenary Exhibition - B92.0540.)john s. jenkins, gardens, richmond, hoticultural society of victoria

Yields information about a compressor governor that is fitted to some Ballarat Trams, Westinghouse.Two A4 photocopied sheets, giving a side elevation of the Westinghouse "S-6-A Electric Compressor Governor" and the setting or the regulation and adjustment, installation and maintenance of the Governor. Commonly known as a "Bettleback" Governor. Dates from 1916. See Reg Item 703 for a MMTB drawing. WAD’s thoughts on setting Beetle back compressor Governors – 19/12/2009. Refer to instructions as well. Set both valves to approximately the same tension or thread length If when pumping up, both valves start to chatter, screw down the back valve further. When working satisfactorily, but pressures not right, that is, the governor is cutting out without valves chattering or with excessive range or pressure too high. Adjust the front valve until the desired cut out pressure arrived at. The cap must be on this valve for it to work. Adjust the back valve to adjust the cutting in setting, screw down for high cut in pressure. Adjust both as necessary to obtain your desires! And best of luck, it can be done, but is frustrating!!!!!trams, tramways, governors, westinghouse, air compressors, instructions

Nine separate original signed certificates. Eight awarded to S. Hudson Burnley Egg Laying Competitions 1956 to 1958: (1) Department of Agriculture, Victoria Certificate of Merit, Class 1 White Leghorns - Wet Mash, Total First Grade Eggs 263, Bird No 144. 1956-1957: (2) Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Certificate of Merit, First Class, Section A Class 1 White Leghorns, Dry Mash. Total First Grade Eggs 240 Bird No 44. 1957 -1958 Government Champion Certificates, (3) First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash. Total number of First Grade Eggs 1401 1957 -58 (4) First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash, Individual Birds Total number of First Grade Eggs 269. (5) Winter Test First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash Total number of First Grade Eggs 95. 1957 -58 (6) Winter Test First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash Total number of First Grade eggs 491.1957-58 Government Certificates, (7) Winter Test, Third Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns - Dry Mash Total number of First Grade eggs 92. 1957-58 (8) Second Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns - Dry Mash - Individual Birds Total number of eggs 255. 1957-58 (see Sash B98.0620) One Government Certificate awarded to G. Hudson Burnley Egg Laying Competition 1958-59 : (9) Winter Test, Equal Third Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry mash (Individual Bird) Total number of First Grade Eggs 81.Awarded to S. Hudson Burnley Egg Laying Competitions 1956 to 1958: (1) Department of Agriculture, Victoria Certificate of Merit, Class 1 White Leghorns - Wet Mash, Total First Grade Eggs 263, Bird No 144. 1956-1957: (2) Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Certificate of Merit, First Class, Section A Class 1 White Leghorns, Dry Mash. Total First Grade Eggs 240 Bird No 44. 1957 -1958 Government Champion Certificates, (3) First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash. Total number of First Grade Eggs 1401 1957 -58 (4) First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash, Individual Birds Total number of First Grade Eggs 269. (5) Winter Test First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash Total number of First Grade Eggs 95. 1957 -58 (6) Winter Test First Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry Mash Total number of First Grade eggs 491.1957-58 Government Certificates, (7) Winter Test, Third Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns - Dry Mash Total number of First Grade eggs 92. 1957-58 (8) Second Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns - Dry Mash - Individual Birds Total number of eggs 255. 1957-58 Government Certificate awarded to G. Hudson Burnley Egg Laying Competition 1958-59 : (9) Winter Test, Equal Third Prize Section A Class 1 White Leghorns Dry mash (Individual Bird) Total number of First Grade Eggs 81.egg laying, competition, s. hudson, g. hudson

Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment, and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards, and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12 bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering, and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air, and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunneling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman's fortunes began to decline as an aging Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company's business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998). (For information regards the diving helmet & Frank King see Notes Section at the end of this document)The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job. Frank Kings' diving helmet and compressor (communication pipe stored separately). Compressor is hand cranked. US Navy diving helmet, Mark V. Two maker's plates attached. Made in 1944.On rear "WATER SUPPLY" On front 'PATENT" " Logo: Images (Lion, Crown, Horse, Shield within an oval) "SIEBE, GORMAN & Co. Ltd. SUBMARINE ENGINEERS, LONDON.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, great ocean road, us navy diving helmet, commonwealth government salvage, diving helmet, marine salvage, frank king, diver, siebe. gorman & co ltd, submarine equipment, diving equipment, communication under water, hand cranked, diving compressor

Line image of the Ballarat Supreme Court House and the Ballarat School of Mines in Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.ballarat school of mines, ballarat supreme court house, ballarat court house, lydiard street, ballarat buildings, lydiard street south, ballarat