The sea water baths were built in 1876 on the line of the railway track and were moved to the Gilles Street site with the advent of the railway. Salt water was drawn from the sea by a windmill and later by steam pump. The main pool was 100 feet by 50 feet. The present site of Heritage Works, the offices of the Warrnambool & District Society Inc. and Warrnambool Family History Group, is on the area of the Town of Warrnambool's Swimming Baths of 1890s. The Warrnambool seabaths have social and historical significance to the local area.Two sepia photographs depicting the baths. The top photo shows people in the pool with a large number of mainly men around the edge of the pool. The bottom photo depicts an empty pool. Mounted on dark cream card. Text between photos states, “ Swimming match Warrnambool Baths 1890.sea water baths warrnambool, sea water baths warrnambool photos, warrnambool history

Water gushing from the stand pipe (used to fill the trucks with water) out the front of Ely St fire station and near the wall to OPSM (nextdoor), was backed into. The piece broken off the top of the stand pipe can just be seen on the ground to the left of the hose reel hose near the near the bricks.0007.2 is a differnt angle, 0007.3 This photograph also shows Len Scheetz (L) and Arthur Clarke (R).Black and white photograph of broken stand pipe next door to OPSM000012.3 'Len Sheetz"ely st, arthur clarke, len scheetz

The building in the photograph is the Boiler House which was part of the former Sunbury Asylum. It was built in the 1920s to replace an older boiler. Coal and/or briquettes were burned to produce hot water and steam which was used to heat and supply hot water for the Asylum buildings. Steam attendants monitored and maintained the furnace and boiler seven days a week. It ceased production in October 1992 and since then has served as an Arts and Cultural complex for the local community. A non-digital black and white photograph of a large brick building with a tall chimney overlooking open rural countryside with two women sitting on the grass in the foreground. The image has been photographed from an earlier photograph. sunbury asylum, boiler house, arts and cultural complex, performing arts

Believed to be Seymour Scout group enjoying water activities in the Goulburn River Donated by Lewis Tulk, former Scout Area Training Commisioner for Leaders.scouts victoria, scout leader training, lewis tulk collection, yarra batman area, goulburn river, seymour

Believed to be Seymour Scout group enjoying water activities in the Goulburn River Donated by Lewis Tulk, former Scout Area Training Commisioner for Leaders.scouts victoria, scout leader training, lewis tulk collection, yarra batman area, goulburn river, seymour

Believed to be Seymour Scout group enjoying water activities in the Goulburn River Donated by Lewis Tulk, former Scout Area Training Commisioner for Leaders.scouts victoria, scout leader training, lewis tulk collection, yarra batman area, goulburn river, seymour

A mass-produced brass marine or ship's fitting made for water drainage from a ship's deck or elsewhere on a marine vessel or for covering a ventilation hole. The brass marine fitting is significant as an example of equipment or furnishing used on a marine vessel in colonial times that is still made in modern times. Brass marine drainage cover, circular; Perforated convex cover with eight drilled screw holes around its wide collar. warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, ventilator cover, ventilator, drain cover, drain, marine fitting, ship's fitting, perforated brass cover

The concertina was owned by Simon McDonald. He gave the concertina to Myrtle Porter in exchanged for town water. Simon McDonald lived in Melbourne Rd., Creswick.Simon McDonald (1906 - 1968) was a noted self taught Australian folk musician whose home was in Creswick. Consider in the industry as the most important.20 Button Anglo Concertina & Case. Hexagon shaped Concertina. Both sides have fretwork and 10 bone buttons making it a 20 plus single button Anglo concertina. The leather straps have at sometime been replaced with white plastic strap. It has 5 bellows in black and white pattern leather. The hexagon wood case is lined, although the lining is showing wear.One side: small disc with Lachenal & Co., Patent Concertina Manufacturers, London. Opposite side: Initials on red card J.W.Gsimon mcdonald, anglo concertina, creswick

Water colour sketch by internee Klober at Camp13. Depicts tents used early 1941 before the galvanised iron huts were constructed on site.Laminated watercolour sketch of many tents with huts and large gum trees in the background. Brown frame with gold edgecamp art work, camp water colours, klober, camp 13, internment camp tents

Lake Moodemere has always been a beauty spot & picnic area for the locals, today many speedboats use it for water skiing, it is a wildlife sanctuaryBlack & white photograph, unframed but pasted to pages of an album. Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen"Lake Moodemere Rutherglen"

Under training conditions, armoured vehicles pulled alongside supply vehicles to collect water, rations, fuel and ammunition as quickly as possible and without dismounting.Colour photograph of M113 Armoured Carriers with light camouflage alongside trucks. Taken during 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles Annual camp at Puckapunyal, 1986.training, vmr, carrier, resupply, puckapunyal

The men are sitting above the waterfall and the Jacksons Creek close to the site of the former mill which utilised the water from the river to power the mill machinery.A sepia photograph mounted on cardboard of three men sitting on a river bank above a waterfall with a pipeline in the background.jacksons creek, sunbury

Four cup egg poacher used on top of stove. Raw eggs are placed in the plastic cups and the base filled with water to steam/poach the eggs.Aluminium pan, four plastic egg poacher inserts, anodised red lid with bakelite handle and knob.egg poacher, saucepan, kitchenware

A green cloth hard cover book. Title and author's name are engraved in gold on spine. This is the 3rd edition, first series with black and white illustrations. It describes the engineering practices of the early days of British railroads. The book includes (series 1 to 4)and it contains, roads, tramroads and railroads, bridges, aqueducts, viaducts, wharfs, warehouses, roofs, and sheds, canals, locks, sluices, & the various works on rivers, streams, etc., harbours, docks, piers and jetties, tunnels, cuttings and embankments, the several works connected with the drainage of marshes, marine sands, and the irrigation of land, water-works, gas-works, water-wheels, mills, engines.civil engineering, railway practice, rail constructions, s c brees, western railway great britain, public works, railroads, canals, s.c. brees, samuel brees, samuel charles brees

File memo, from D.F. Evans, 3 August, 1983 re Central Deborah Tourist Mine Study, discussing the report from John Reynolds now lodged in the Preston Library. Main aspects of concern in report to Bendigo Mining NL are: 1. Proposal to redevelop shaft and establish tourist access 2. Calculation of volume of water in old flooded workings in North Deborah, Deborah, South Deborah and Deborah No. 2 mines 3. Volume of water involved in dewatering Central Deborah to 90m below the surface 4. Long term pumping reate required to control groundwater influx, estimated to be 90,500 gallons/day.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, dewatering, ground water, mining, bendigo mining nl

The Skylark 4, the final in the Slingsby Skylark series, dates from 1961. The design heralded a trend towards the use of plastics in the construction of gliders. Slingsby incorporated GRP (glass reinforced plastic) panels to achieve a streamlined fuselage nose and cockpit area while retaining the more traditional wood techniques for the rest of the aircraft. Another notable feature was the smooth wing surface that was obtained using a Gaboon ply skin across the ribs. Best glide performance of 1:33 was found to be comparable with the early full GRP glider designs. The Museum’s example (VH-GTB – C/N 1382) was built in 1963 and originally owned by Chuck Bentson of the UK. It was brought to Australia in 1967 by Jeremy Picket-Heaps and flown at various places including Benalla, Cooma and Gundaroo. In 1970 the glider was transferred to the New England Soaring Club. Many flights were made from Armidale and Bellata in Northern New South Wales. On one occasion, the glider was kept aloft for 8 hours 45 minutes and on another the pilot took it around a 500 kilometre triangle in nearly 8 hours. In 1980 it was sold to Ralph (“Feathers”) Crompton and was flown extensively in South Australia until 1988. The final owner before the glider was given to the Museum in 2004 was Ross Dutton of Melbourne. The last recorded flight occurred in 1992. The glider at that point had logged over 2000 hours flying time from about 2000 launches. The airframe is currently being restored to flying condition. Technically this aircraft represents the state of the art at the stage that sailplane design was changing from traditional wood construction to composites (GRP) The Slingsby Skylark 4 is high wing single seat sailplane of mainly wooden construction with plywood and fabric covering. However, the cockpit and forward part of the fuselage consists of glass reinforced plastic which was innovative at the time that the type was designed. The cockpit provides for a semi reclining position for the pilot protected with a full Perspex canopy. The wings are made up of a centre section with constant chord and tapered wing tips. The aircraft has a conventional arrangement for the tail stabiliser / control surfaces. The sailplane bears construction number 1382 and is registered in Australia as VH-GTBaustralian gliding, glider, sailplane, skylark, slingsby, bentson, picket-heaps, crompton, new england soaring club, dutton

Original drawing by Mullin for cartoon entitled 'THEY NEVER COME BACK', for publication in New York World Telegram. Large central naturalistic portrait of Gonzales, surrounded by caricatured vignettes referencing Gonzales comback in 1964 after semi-retirement. Glass backing on frame reveals handwritten inscr's.: 'MULLIN FOR TUES', 'VIA WESTERN UNION MESSENGER/CHARGE ACC'T WILLARD MULLIN/27 COLONIAL DRIVE PLANDOME L.I./(516) MA 7-2555/ PLEASE RUSH/ TO / ENGRAVING ROOM / 5TH FLOOR / WORLD TELEGRAM / 125 BARCLAY ST. / N.Y.C.' and ' PLEASE/DO NOT/CRUSH'. Frame glazed with UV glass. Materials: Paper, Graphite, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felt, Foamboardtennis

This postcard depicts the set-up of an abandoned gold mine. This includes a water wheel and other mining implements next to a creek. The postcard inscription indicates that this image is of the remains of the Wallaby Reef battery and water wheel. Wallaby Reef was discovered in 1864, and a prospecting claim established a four head battery and water wheel. Quartz was mined there, with gold also discovered at this location at a later date. By 1878 the mine was no longer resulting in rich deposits, this resulted in the miners moving their search for gold closer to the river where they were able to access more gold. This was in approximately 1879. In 1882 a rich deposit was found. In 1908 the battery was closed, and the mine finished. This photo was taken in 1920 and shows the deterioration of the site since its closure. Gold mining was crucial to the development of the Beechworth area. It has strong research and historical value because the clarity of the photo shows all the minute details of the mining equipment. The text on the back also indicates the mine is the Wallaby Mine, which was used for 45 years to find gold and quartz. Therefore, due to the location being quickly abandoned, this site is a rich location for historical study on gold mining during the 1900s. It can provide important information on the types of tools utilised and the impact of the mining on the environment.Black and white postcard photograph on card.8169 Be / Also near Wallaby Reef Workings / Relics of Rechabite Reef (locality) workings. / Shaft in bed of creek. Wheel used to drive sheadd (?) / stamp battery too I believe near B'worth 1920?beechworth, mining, gold mining, quartz mining, wallaby reef mine, mine battery head

This is a photograph of Percy Nixon's sons - Jack, Allen, Pres, Keith and Jim. The photographer was Warren, Helena (1871-1962) who was a self-taught photographer who became both the local press correspondent and a producer of humorous trompe l'oeil postcard images. Helena Warren was a thirty-two year old settler living on a small mixed farm with her husband, William, at Newmerella, near Orbost in Gippsland, Victoria, when she bought her first camera, an Austral Box quarter-plate. Her family says she was entirely self-taught, like many women photographers who started out with nothing but the instructions on the packets of film and chemicals. In over fifty years practice she graduated from the total novice, who opened all her first mail order plates in bright sunlight and ruined them, to a competent photographer who became both the local press correspondent and an inveterate producer of humorous trompe l’oeil postcard images.This photograph has significance in its association with Helen Frances Warren, a popular Orbost identity who was well known as an accomplished photographer and needleworker. It is also associated with the Nixon family, early settlers in the Orbost district.A black / white photograph of four young boys in a pumpkin with an older boy pushing them. There is a Union Jack flag at each end of the pumpkin with "HMAS ORBOST" on the side. The boys are wearing shirts and ties. A baby has his hand over the side trying to touch the water. pumpkins-orbost warren-helena-photographer nixon-percy nixon-jack nixon-pres nixon-keith nixon-jim nixon-allen

Black and white photograph of a wooden house with verandah and water tanks to the right. Eight horse-drawn carts with milk containers (tin) stand in front. Photograph affixed to cream card. Card is mounted onto dark grey matt board with typed label below image.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)

This glue pot would have been used in woodwork projects. The glue used was probably an animal based glue.This item is an example of an accessory used by a trades person before the widespread availability of the modern liquid adhesivesA cast iron glue pot consisting of two separate pots - the larger of the two is designed to hold water and be hung over a fire. The smaller pot is placed inside so the glue can melt. each pot has a metal hanging / lifting hook / bail handle.glue-pot trades carpentry cast-iron container

These vehicles served Melbourne from the mid 1960's to the 1980's, through various models of AS / AA / AB & C Series. Fitted with a 200 g.p.m. (900 litre per minute) under floor rotary pump, and a 200 gallon (900 litre) water tank,

Owner of tools Jim Gillespie Clayton VictoriaCaulking iron blacksmith made boot iron, this iron is used for setting down deck seams where they are crossed by a steam or water pipe over the deck. They were also useful in other awkward places e.g. around winches. Driving force either mallet or hammer.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Magazine 'The Old Machinery Magazine' Issue no 180. page 23 article 'Horwoods Foundry Bendigo 1860' 67 pages overall. Article is by John Horwood. Attached to front cover: business card of John Horwood, Director of Aqua Vic, natural water purification systems.bendigo, industry, horwoods foundry

State Rivers and Water Supply Commission headed six page document, stapled. Subtitled: ' Eppalock Project - Construction. Some Technical Notes.' Information typed under subheadings: Dam, Embankment, Spillways, Outlet works, proposed hydraulic driven pumps, road deviations. Undated.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system, state rivers and water supply commission. coliban system. eppalock.