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City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c. 1970
The Highett Gas Works were a landmark along the Nepean Highway for many years. With the cessation of the gasification of coal and the introduction of natural gas to Victoria, the gas holders were demolished and the Sir William Fry Reserve was developed on the southern end of the site. The Gas and Fuel redeveloped the northern end of the site with modern offices and laboratories for the organisation's scientific services. At this time, the chimney and retort house were retained.The Highett Gasworks had its beginning in 1939 operated by the Central Brighton and Moorabbin Gas Co Ltd. The company had expanded its gas production facilities to Highett where it had purchased 45 acres of land adjacent to the Melbourne-Frankston railway line. The first gasholder was erected on the Highett site in 1927 and connected with high pressure mains to the Brighton Gas Works. In 1939 the building program including gasometers, the vertical retort house and coal store was completed and gas making commenced. Its area of supply covered approximately 70 square miles and included the municipalities of Brighton, Sandringham, Moorabbin, Mordialloc, Chelsea and part of Dandenong. The Gas and Fuel Corporation eventually took over operations and with the disaggregation and privatisation of the organisation, the site was eventually closed c. 2002.Black and white aerial photograph featuring the Highett Gas Works with gasholders and retort house. In the top right-hand corner, a former Highett Primary School on Graham Road can be viewed. Photograph includes Bay Road, Royal Avenue, Princess Avenue and Jackson Road (Highett) and Alfred, Turner and Sandford Streets (Moorabbin).Handwritten in black ink: [indecipherable] in a circle Handwritten in red ink: 70% Four velcro display adhesivesgasification of coal, gas and fuel corporation of victoria, gasholders, highett, moorabbin, utilities -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Album (item) - Photographic Album, 1928
This album containing 50 photographs depicts a year at the Mission in 1928: Wedding of the Dora Walker with Harry Simpson on 14 February. Picnic at Riversdale Hawthorn, 1 January 1928 Ships in Port Melbourne in November: HMAS Australia, HMAS Brisbane, and destroyers Anzac, Success, Swordsman Wharfs, Victoria Dock, Stevedores Picnic in Finhaven, Kew, the Buchan's Property for Cup Day (6 November) Views of Port Melbourne from 1888 building Monday 29 October: return of Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Harrington Lees), who had spent a 10-month holiday in England with his wife. Arrival on the RMS Maloja Two photographs are missing.Pre Great Depression, 1928 was a difficult year in Melbourne and also for the Mission. Ships were rare on the wharfs meaning seamen were also rare in the missions. However they started the fundraising for the extension of the 1888 Port Melbourne building which was becoming too small. At the end of the year, Reverend Weller announced he was appointed assistant in London. He and his wife Alexina left in January 1929 after five years. They sailed on the Osterley on the 22 January 1929.Embossed yellow font on cover reads: ALBUMfan, strikes, police, reverend john reginald weller (1880-1969), alexina weller (nee caley), freda oxley, hmas australia, hmas brisbane, great depression, unemployment, port melbourne, station pier, sugar cane, queensland, dora simpson nee walker, weddings, cup day, finhaven, kew, the ducketts, mrs john buchan, flinders street extension, gasworks, wharfs, victoria dock, motorboat, southern cross, success, destroyers, football, sports, rms maloja, lhlg, fan album, anzac, swordsman, freda kathleen oxley 1882-1969, annie alexandrina caley (known as alexina) 1885-1934 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Melbourne Gasworks Flinders Street Extension
A rare picture of the gasworks in the now Docklands.fan album, gasworks, flinders street, docklands -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Inside Dock Gate Victoria Dock 10 Nov. 1928, 10 November 1928
on page 10victoria dock, 1928, fan album, port melbourne, melbourne harbour trust, mht, gasworks, docklands -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO GASWORKS COLLECTION: BENDIGO GAS COMPANY INVOICES
Two invoices issued by the Bendigo Gas Company to W. Beebe and a receipt of payment from Mr. Beebe.bendigo, business, gasworks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO GASWORKS COLLECTION: SPECIAL BENDIGO GAS CARNIVAL ISSUE
Newsletter. Special Bendigo gas carnival issue, home service gas. Article titled: cold start cookery on front page then three pages of recipes.bendigo, business, gasworks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GAS IN BENDIGO, 1997
Gas in Bendigo an illustrated history. 39 pages with photos, illustrations and map.Ray Proudleybendigo, utilities, gas in bendigo, bendigo, industry, utilities, gas company, gas and fuel, gasworks, simco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO WEEROONA GASWORKS MAP/PLAN COLLECTION: DETAILS FOUR PURIFIERS, 1889
Plan/map: Bendigo Weeroona Gaswork, plan showing details four purifiers. Plan signed by ? Thompson engineer, dated 1889. Written on bottom RH: this is one of the drawings referred to in my contract dated .. (undated).plan, bendigo, bendigo weeroona gas works, maps: bendigo weeroona gasworks map/plan collection, gasworks, thompson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO WEEROONA GASWORKS MAP/PLAN COLLECTION: LAY OUT OF NORTHERN SECTION, 1982
Plan: plan of Bendigo Weeroona Works, works lay out northern section. Written on bottom of plan: this tracing from old drawing ….(?) difficult to read, very faded.plan, bendigo, bendigo weeroona gasworks, maps: bendigo weeroona gasworks map/plan collection, gas works, plans