A beige coloured cardboard cover with black information on the front. Top right hand corner reads WO Code No. 7151. There is a black and beige picture in the middle of the cover with the word Demolotions under it. There are three punch holes and tow metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet. Inside of the booklet there is an amendment that has been stapled to one of the pages.australia - armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, demolitions

A faded blue coloured cardboard cover with black information. There is a code near the top which reads WO COde No. 9552. Under the main test of the cover there is a rummber stamp mark which reads HQ 6 Const Gp, Library Copy No: and beside this is the number 57 written in red texta. There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet,british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, quarries and gravel pits

A brownish coloured cardboard cover with black information. Top right hand corner reads W.O. Code No. 7144. There is a photo on the cover with two hands holding a large tap. There are two staples and three punch holes down the left hand side.australia - armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, water supply

A faded blue coloured cardboard cover with black information. There is some handwriting at the tp pf the cover which is hard to read. Near the top right hand of the booklet reads WO Code No. 9420. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet.british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, petroleum

A bluish gray coloured cover with black inforation on it. Top of the page reads 7610-66-020-3260. Above the title of the boolet there is a stamp HQ 6 Const Op, Library. There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, hq 6 const op, bridging, pocket book, light floating bridge

A greeb coloured cover with black inforation on it. Top of the page reads Crown Copyright Reserved. Near the right hand top reads WO Code No. 9456 (Chap. 17) There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, bridging, pocket book, light floating bridge

A cream coloured cardbaord cover with black information on it. Top right hand side reads WO Code No 7526. There is a black and white photo of the British Empire Insignia. There are three punch holes and tow metal staples down the left hand side of the booklet.australia - armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, bridging

A light brown coloured cardboard cover with black information on it. There is the name Halleth written in pencil at the top of the booklet. Top right hand corner reads WO Code No 7080. In the middle of the cover there is a photograph with the word Roads across it. There are three rusty staples and three punch holes down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, hand book, pocket book, royal engineers

A faded bule coloured cardboard cover with black information on the cover. The edges of the cover have turned a brownish colour. There is the name of Hallett written in pencil at the top of the cover and a code of WO Code No 679. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side. One of the pages is partly showing.british armed forces - service manuals, pocket book, royal engineers, soil, soil mechanics

A very faded bule coloured cardboard cover with black information on the cover. At the top of the cover and a code of WO Code No 679. There are three punch holes and one metal staples down the left hand side. The back cover is missing and the booklet has sticky tape down he spine to help hold the booklet together. There is a stamp mark which reads HQ 6 Const Gp, Library Copy No 84 (note 84 is written in black texta)british armed forces - service manuals, pocket book, royal engineers, soil, soil mechanics

Letter dated 24/2/1916 from F A McCarty HTT Engineer and Manager to Jas R Henderson, Construction Engineer PMTT about the supply and possibly welding the bonds between track joints to ensure electrical continuity.Has a close association with the two engineers named and their correspondence re working.Letter typed on HTT letterhead watermarked - "Sovereign Ultra Strong" and "British Made"tramways, htt, pmtt, electrical engineering, track work.

Michael Turner born in 1934 is a British painter and illustrator specialising in motoring and aviation paintings. After leaving school he attended Art College followed by National Service with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers for 2 years. On leaving National Service he worked with a London advertising studio before turning freelance in1957. The Bristol Blenheim depicted in the painting was a British light bomber used extensively for 2 years of the Second World War. It was powered by a pair of Bristol Mercury V111 air cooled radial engines capable of developing 860 bhp. armament was a combination of Vickers, Browning and Lewis machine guns in .303 ( 7.7mm ). A 1000lb (450kg ) could be carried in the internal bomb bay in the centre section of the fuselage. The 114 Squadron was a Squadron of the British Royal Air Force formed in India during the First World War. The Squadron was disbanded in 1971.Large wooden framed painting of an RAF WW2 bomber in flight.Below the painting is the wording " A 114 Squadron Blenheim 1V on a low level bombing run over the power station at Knapsack Cologne, in August 1941 - donated by Laurie Pillar".

This mid-19th century scientific reference book, Introduction to Modern Geography, explains geography and astronomy using the globe of the world as a teaching aid. The inscription connects this book to the Bobinawarrah Public Library but research to date has found no further details about the library. The rural area was settled in 1859, but in 2016 its population was only 87. It is situated about 21 kilometres south of the City of Wangaratta, in Northeast Victoria. In 2024 the local community received a grant for preservation of its almost 100-year-old Bobinawarrah Memorial Hall which displays an honour board of the Pioneers of Bobinawarrah 1859-1959. The donor of the book lived in Warrnambool. ABOUT THE AUTHOR, James Thomson (1786-1849): - James Thomson was a British Irish mathematician. He became Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. He wrote many school textbooks and reference books, one of which was Introduction to Modern Geography, first published in Belfast in 1827, and revised and published in over 20 more editions. Thomson tutored two of his several children at home. His older son James Thomson (1822-1892) became an engineer and physicist. His younger son William Thomson (1824-1907) became Professor of Natural Philosophy from 1846-1899 at the University of Glasgow, and later the 1st Baron of Kelvin, famous for his designs of nautical instruments such as the navigational compass and sounding equipment used in the transatlantic installation of sea cable. William was part of the firm that became famous as Kelvin & Hughes Ltd., suppliers of radar and echo sounders to the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Defence. The name continued on as Kelvin & Hughes. James Thomson (1786-1849) was a renowned British Irish mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. He was a respected author of many important school books and textbooks that were widely used to provide understanding of arithmetic and geography. Thomson encouraged practical education and held extra classes for young ladies to learn mathematics and geography, which were a novelty at that time. Many of his works were known and used worldwide. This work was published in many editions. It is now considered as culturally significant as a basis for knowledge about our civilisation and has been made publicly available in overseas countries, and republished and reproduced in a readable format, including its diagrams and maps. Book; scientific textbook. The book has a black leather cover. The front cover is blank, but the spine has an embossed gold vertical title within a rectangular border boasting fancy corners. The fly page has a detailed title. The author is James Thomson. It is the Eighteenth edition, published in Simms & McIntyre of London and Belfast in 1845. An inscription connects it to the Bobinawarrah Public Library in Victoria.Spine within a gold border: "THOMSON'S GEOGRAPHY" Fly Page: "AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN GEOGRAPHY, WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN OUTLINE OF ASTRONOMY, AND THE USE OF THE GLOBES. BY JAMES THOMSON, LL.D., PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW." "Eighteenth Edition" "LONDON: SIMMS AND McINTYRE, ALDINE CHAMBERS, PATERSOSTER ROW; AND DONEGALL -STREET, BELFAST.""1845"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, introduction to geography, james thomson, reference book, professor thomson's introduction to modern geography, bobinawarrah public library, james thomson mathematician, james thomson engineer, 19th century irish mathematician, irish presbyterian, william thomson 1st baron of kelvin, professor of mathematics, glasgow university, william thomson professor of natural philosophy, introduction to modern geography, outline of astronomy, use of the globes, james thomson ll.d., simms and mcintyre, 1843, scientific book, school book, lord kelvin, baron kelvin of langs, nautical instruments, marine instruments, transatlantic cable, kelvin & hughes, thomson’s geography, astronomy, geography, world globe, cartography, pioneers of bobinawarrah, textbook

John Hastie Engineer and millwright John Hastie opened small manufacturing works in Greenock in 1845 and 1853 patented the first self-holding steering gear. The firm became known as John, Hastie and Co. Ltd. in 1898 after taking on limited liability status and their main works were at Kilblain Street, Greenock, where they specialised in ships' steering gear. The company also occupied works at Rue End Street, Greenock. Plans of this unit depict a stockyard to the east, with areas for welding; fitting and assembly; flame, cutting and fabrication; and a machine bay. The company was dissolved in 1991. Brown Brothers Brown Bros Rosebank Ironworks made the steering gears for many large ship's, including The Titanic. Andrew Betts Brown the founder was born in 1741 and closely associated with many improvements in marine engineering. He was educated in his native city and served his apprenticeship as an engineer in the locomotive works of the North British Railway Company at St. Margaret's. During his apprenticeship, he attended the evening classes at Watt College. subsequently going to Manchester to study chemistry. He went to London around 1863 and took over an old brewery, which he converted into an engineering works. During his time there he invented an overhead travelling crane, which was used on the construction of Blackfriars Bridge London. He went on to develop plant which used steam and hydraulic power for discharging ships as a result the company was contracted to install this equipment in Hamburg Docks. ​ By around 1870 he continued to construct machinery in London but realised that conditions were more favourable in Edinburgh. He acquired land at Rosebank adjoining the North British Railway Company's line to Granton, and the necessary infrastructure was completed allowing him to finish the Hamburg contract. The works at Rosebank were eventually extended and added to until they became one of the largest engineering works in the East of Scotland. ​ Mr Brown was a member of numerous engineering institutions, the best known at the time being the Institution of Naval Architects. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institution of Marine Engineers he died in 1906 at the age of 67.An item made by two marine innovators of marine auxiliary machinery, equipment and itemsShip's wheel, brass, attached to brass pillar. The base has six holes in it for securing it in place. Top of the ship's wheel pillar has a brass, adjustable arrow pointer that is positioned over a dial etched into the flat brass surface. The dial reads " PORT STABD". Lines and degrees are marked, with '0' in centre and every 5 degrees, from 0-35, in both Port and Starboard sidesInscription to wheel hub "Brown Brothers & Co. Ltd, Rosebank Ironworks, Edinburgh"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, john hastie, john hastie, andrew betts brown, ships wheel, ship steering gear, marine equipment, instrument, navigation

John Bruce MacCathie. POB: Dalkeith, Scotland. DOB: 4 AUG 1923. WWII: He served in the Royal Navy, Service No C/JX340061. POST WWII: As a member of the British Armed Forces he applied to stay in Australia – the National Archives holds his application form. MARRIAGE: He married Isabel Noel Fulton in 1949, in Vic. AUST. MIL. FORCES: He joined the Aust. Army and served from 1953 to 1977. His number then was 35175 in the Royal Aust. Engineers. His last rank was Sergeant. Returned Service League: He spent some time as a member of the Castlemaine Sub Branch. DEATH: He died 28 JUN 2005. His remains are in the Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, VIC. FAMILY: He was survived by his wife Isabel ( dec 2020) and two children. Ribbons 1. 1939-45 Star 2. Atlantic Star with Rosette, 3. Africa Star with Rosette. 4. Italy Star, 5. Defence Medal, 6. War Medal 1939-45, 7. General Service Medal 1962, 8. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.1. Jacket - Khaki, woollen. On both arms are Sergeants cloth stripes and a cloth badge for Royal Aust. Engineers. It has eight medal ribbons on left breast. 2. Trousers - Khaki, woollen. Zip fly, no cuffs on ankles. 3. Lanyard - cotton, black. Small loop one end, large loop at other end.Written in jacket is “35175 MacCathie” A tag in jacket shows his Navy no. “C/JX340061” - British Navy.post ww2, uniform, winter, passchendaele barracks trust

Harold Jackson Bailey Burrell was known as (Harry). He served in the the 38th Batt pre WW11 (refer 297.2P). He then enlisted in the 2nd AIF No VX59659 on 30.7.41 age 20 years. He initially served in the 2/8th Armoured Regiment. They were disbanded and they moved to Royal Australian Engineers as part of Landing Craft Companies. Awarded the Military Medal over the period 9/10th June 1945 at Porton Bougainville. He was discharged from the AIF on 15.2.46. With the re introduction of CMF Training he re enlisted again No 3/92361 in 1948. Awarded the British Empire Medal in the Military Division on 1.1.1954. Refer also 290, 296.2P..1) Typed copy of award "B.E.M." to W.O. 2nd Class H. J. B. BURRELL, MM, No 3/92361, awarded 01/01/1954. .2) Cardboard backing for .1) .3) Typed copy of Award "MM" to Sapper H.J.B BURRELL VX59659, 9th & 10th June 1945 by Sir Winton DUGGAN .4) Cardboard backing for .3). citations, military, bem, mm

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Lt Col Mike Naughton OBE Commanding Officer of 1st Field Hospital, Vung Tau is lifted onto the shoulders of his team mates after the hospital rugby union team defeated an Engineers team from 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat,photograph, 1st australian field hospital, vung tau, lt col naughton, order of the british empire (obe), 1st atf base, gibbons collection catalogue, commanding officer, engineers, 1st australian task force, nui dat, denis gibbons

British Army Manual Army code 70427.This is a vinyl covered book. Dark blue colour, the printing is in gold ink. Inside are instructions for field engineers with drawings and charts. At the rear are several lined square blank pages, 1" square. They are a different shade. The binding is metal and pages can be removed.military engineering, manual, royal engineers

A cardboard cover that has been coved with dark blue material. The information of the booklet is in gold writing. Down the spine of the booklet reads L.E.E. Vol 96 1949engineering - radio and communication, booklet, radio, electrical engineers