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Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Lump of coal
8506.1 - Moderately sized coal. 8506.2 - Moderately sized coal. 8506.3 - Moderately sized coal. 8506.4 - Very large sized coal. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Imitation smoothing Iron (Strijkijzer)
In their original form these smoothing irons were filled with hot coal or charcoal and used to remove creases from garments.Brass smoothing iron most likely produced for the souvenir industry. The original would have held coal or charcoal. The lid can be lifted and there are openings to allow smoke to escape. The lid can be fastened to the main body with a hook. . -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1900
Track leading down to two piers. Boat shed, horse and cart adjacent to pier in foreground. Ferry and fishing boat moored at end of pier. Large tree on left of picture. Phillip Island coastline on far side of water.Griffiths Point Coal pier terminus of the Coal Tramway.Phillip Island from San Remo Harbourlocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, coal tramway, piers, san remo, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mine Map, 21/01/1945
6298.1 - Map of Coal Creek mine tunnels, coal seams, boreholes, as well as roads and coal leura creeks. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Yallourn, 10/1962
In the foreword the Chairman and General Manager, W.H. Connolly, wrote: "Australia's progress since the Second World War has been remarkable - and nowhere more so than in Victoria. Although the smallest pf the mainland States, Victoria is today the most highly industrialised, the second most populous and the most rapidly developing State in the Commonwealth. Many factors have contributed to this growth, bu the one of greatest importance is the vast wealth of easily extractable brown coal in the Latrobe Valley which is the source of Victoria's electricity and a major part of its solid fuel. ... "White and green soft covered book of 34 pages with black & white and coloured illustrations. The book includes starts with an historical section, and includes information the open cut, Yallourn Power Station, Yallourn Briquette Works, the town, Morwell Open Cut, and includes a map of the Latrobe Valley Brown Coal resources.yallourn, connolly, open cut, power station, kernot, coal, briquette, lyle, monash, yallourn open cut, yallourn power station, yallourn briquette works, morwell open cut, hazelwood, brown coal, gippsland, horses, turning sod -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Charcoal Iron, c1850 - 1930s
This iron was used by women to press the clothes from the mid 19th century. Coal embers were put inside, heating the base of the iron. Small bellows could be used to fire up the embers in order to keep the iron hot. This item is significant as it represents the appliances used by women from the mid 19th century until the advent of electricity.This charcoal iron is made of cast iron. It has a hinged lid so that embers can be put inside as the source of heat. The lid has a curved funnel and a wooden handle. The funnel kept the smoke away from the clothing. Bellows would be used to blow air into the iron and keep the coals burning. It has a wooden handle and the lever used to open the lid is also made from wood. There is a hole with a swivel cover at the back of the iron to check the coals. "S" on the swivel cover.domestic appliances, household items, women's work -
Puffing Billy Railway
Clarkat Tug Locomotive, 13 April 1943
Clarkat A Clarkat Aircraft Tug that has been converted to run on Rails, This Clarkat 'B' was one of 11 machines shipped on 13 April 1943 to the Lathrop Holding & Re-consignment Depot in Lathrop, California. and was used at Jack's Magazine, Maibyrnong, Victoria and later on at Coal Creek Historical Village, Gippsland, Victoria. Clarkat Tug Model C S/N Cx30F Made by Clark Tructractor Div of Clark Equipment Co Battle Creek Michigan U.S.A Serial No. CK 43 470 Code: Heavy Des.Pat. 116092 Historic - Industrial Narrow gauge railway equipment - Jack's Magazine, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia Clarkat Aircraft Tug that has been converted to run on Rails, made of steel Coal Creek Tug Clarkat Serial No. CK 43 470 Code: Heavy Des.Pat. 116092 clarkat, clarkat aircraft tug, puffing billy, jack's magazine -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c. 1910
Percy Wilson's woodyard was on Point Nepean Road, Cheltenham. Wilson was the local wood man and fuel merchant. Black and white image of a wood yard with a corrugated iron fence. Advertising is painted on to the fence, indicating they also sell briquettes. There is a sign on top of the fence including the business name, phone number and that it sells wood, coal, coke, and briquettes.cheltenham, wood, coal, briquettes, commerce, domestic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Coal Basket, n.d
Former Bower Bird Museum item, Vanda Savill's collection, Heywood. Museum closed 2006.Coal Basket -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Jar
Orb shaped glass jar with pattern around neck and pull off lid.Sicker with text 'Coal Creek'. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Vines, Jack, The Flying Doctor Story, 2008
A comprehensive study of black and brown coal mining in Victoria, from earliest discovery of coal deposits in Australia, to the vast coal fields of the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, where extraction is by open cut engineering.engineering, mines and mining -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Filthy sack of coal
8442.1 - Very dirty hessian coal sack, actually filled with coal; rope drawstrings have steel handles. -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document - Kitchen equipment, charcoal sad iron, c1880
This type of Charcoal iron was used by early settler families in Moorabbin Shire. The body or ‘box’ of the iron was filled with red-hot coals from the Kitchen hearth. This made for hot as well as smoky ironing and the handle would have become very hot. This type of iron is still used in some countries where electric power is unavailable. This Charcoal flat iron was used by the Curtis family who were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire c1880. A charcoal sad iron with leather covered handle c 1880 The cast iron body or ‘box’ of this sad iron was filled with red-hot coals from the hearth and great care had to be taken to prevent scorching the material to be smoothed.iron charcoal, flat iron, early settlers, pioneers, moorabbin, brighton, market gardeners, craftwork, sewing, laundry equipment, kitchens -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Coal in gas appparatus
Apparatus for "air in coal gas" (?) -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mine Cross Sections
8520.1 - Diagram of 6 cross-section of the Korumburra coal mine area, showing topography, elevation, faults, coal seams and boreholes. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Drawing - Engineering drawings, Technical drawings, 1964
pencil on paper student's technical drawings .1) Coal stage for locomotive - assembyy .2) Coal stage for locomotive - connection detailstechnical drawing, p. j. shedden, school of mines ballarat -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Lump of coal
Coal like... Black, Lumpy and dusty -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Small elongate coal
Queensland.8368.1 - High-grade coal, not shiny. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Inscribed coal briquette
8381.1 - Long black coal briquette- H Finale Dec. 1980 (Also mirrored on opposite face). -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Image, Yallourn, 1934
The coal from this open-cut mine is used to generate electricity for the State of Victoria. in 1934 two thousand miles of high tension transmission lines conveyed energy from a system of inter-linked power stations to the whole Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as to nearly 170 rural centres. Black and white image of the western end of the Yallourn open-cut in 1934. the bucket dredge on surface is reaching down 90 feet, on which level there is another similar dredge going down another 90 feet to the bottom of the 180 foot seam.yallourn, electricty, power, coal, open-cut, dredge -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White mounted - Geelong Tram 22 in an accident - 1927, 9-2-1927
Shows an accident between a Pengelly tram and an AEC solid tyre truck, possibly carrying sacks of coal. Reg Item 8321 shows an accident damaged tram of the same type - tram 22Provides information on the consequences of an accident between a larger heavy truck and a Pengelly tram on 9-2-1927.Mounted Black and White photograph mounted on a grey cardboard, embossed with lines and a decorative pattern of a Geelong Pengelly type tram in collision with an AEC solid tyre truck carrying bagged materials, possibly coal. Has a photographic studio stamp in the bottom right hand corner "C. V. El??". 2nd copy held - on a black plastic copy format.In pencil written under the print "9-2-27 Wed 4.10pm c/o Yarra & Ryrie Sts car going east".geelong, accidents, tram 22, ryrie st, aec trucks, tramways, trams -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999 c
House has been modified. Metal framed windows replaced sash, dormer window added to landing at top of internal stairs. Yallourn houses were offered at very low cost when coal deposits under the town were to be accessed in the 1970s.Owner/residents Alister and Wendy Balfour. (Both deceased in 2014c.)Colour photograph of a dwelling at 29 Marlin Drive. A two storey timber home with dormer window through gable roof of simulated tiling. Six steps leading up to front door. A well maintained home relocated from the coal town of Yallourn. Lake Tyers Victoriahouses, heritage study -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Coal tramway, Town Pier to Gas Works via Esplanade West, 1880s
From set of three photocopies of two plans of coal tramway, Town Pier to Gas Works via Esplanade West: Plan of coal tramwaytransport - tramways, utilities - gas, sandridge lagoon, industry - manufacturing, piers and wharves - town pier, metropolitan gas company, australasia sugar refining company, robert harper & co ltd -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Coal in a wooden tray
8503.1 - Pieces of coal in a small wooden tray. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Lignite/brown coal
8362.1 - Irregularly shaped piece of brown coal. -
Mont De Lancey
Decorative object - Small Wheel Lorry, Mr Chas W. Davis, Unknown
The collection of thirteen model horse drawn vehicles were carefully handmade by Mr Chas W Davis 1925 - 2002. He was a talented artist and saw doctor. This model of a horse drawn Small Wheel Lorry replicates the vehicle that enjoyed respect from the public during the 1880's and early 1900's. A model of a Small Wheel Lorry with a long four spoked wheeled wooden flay tray drawn by a brown horse. The wooden shafts are to control the horse whilst working. It has a grey wooden ice box with a metal lid with ICE painted in black letters inside a black lined outline on the side. On the side of they lorry or dray is painted WOOD - COAL - COKE - C. MEE LA1271 in black paint. These are long strong carts or drays without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads. They were the truck of the horse drawn era, from the large wool bale lorry to the suburban ice and wood lorry. It has been said they had their origins in the German farm wagon.ICE is painted in black capital letters on the side of the ice box. On the side of the lorry is painted - WOOD - COAL - COKE - C. MEE LA1271replicas, models, scale models, vehicles, horse drawn vehicles, toy horses, drays, carts -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mine Map, 1929
6301.1 - Blueprint diagram of Jumbunna coal mine tunnel proposal, with bird's-eye view and cross section showing tunnels, coal limits, faults, etc. -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Community Textile Tapestry, Lisa Kendal et al, WARM, 2016
WARM was a community textile art project that saw over 250 knitters come together to create a beautiful collage tapestry. Made entirely from wool, the artwork contains more than 1000 individual hand knitted sections. The project takes aim at global warming, it highlights both the causes and solutions for us to create a sustainable and safe climate for future generations. Lisa Kendal, the co-creator of the project, said “One of the problems in the world is that we have forgotten how to warm ourselves with wool. We have become too dependent on fossil fuels (for heating)”. This is the key idea surrounding the project. WARM began as two large scale images created by Lars Stenberg. The first image is a landscape scarred by coal mining. The second image is the same landscape only many decades later. Regeneration and regrowth have taken over the landscape and hidden the past coal mine completely. In its place is a beautiful landscape including trees, native flowers, a lake, lots of greenery and wind turbines. From March to the end of August in 2016, knitters worked hard to create the over one thousand pieces that came together to form the final tapestry. The pieces were all designed by Fibre Artist Georgie Nicolson of Tikki Knitting Designs, who converted the second image of the healed landscape into patterns for the 250 plus knitters to follow. These patterns included unusual designs such as gum leaves, trees, native flowers and even the wind turbines. During several days of installation, the knitted pieces were stitched together by Lars Stenberg over a picture of the first image of the operational coal mine. They worked to create the second image of the renewed landscape; like an enormous collage. The WARM project was donated to the National Wool Museum in 2021. It was a much-loved hanging within the Ballarat Hospital for many years before coming to the museum. More information about the project can be found on the following website. http://www.seam.org.au/warm The tapestry is made from 1000+ hand knitted sections stitched together to make an image. In the foreground of this image is a large gum tree that stretches from the bottom left to the top right corner. The trunk of this tree follows the left edge of the tapestry, with foliage from the gum tree spanning its top border. The bottom third of the tapestry is predominantly green grass with yellow, pink and red flowers providing sporadic colour. The middle third encompasses a lake, with orange colours surrounding the banks of the water as opposed to the green grasses of the bottom third. To the right of the lake are wind turbines. The top third of the tapestry is blue sky with white clouds. It also contains the previously described gum tree leaves. Each piece of the tapestry is 100% wool and was hand knitted and stitched together. The Tapestry is accompanied by an oil painting on canvas. It is a painting that matches the tapestry and served as a template for the final tapestry. Finally, the tapestry is accompanied by another pointing on wood board. This final panting is of a coal mine. This is the setting before regeneration and regrowth have reclaimed this site, which is the theme captured in the final tapestry. In the foreground of the coal mine painting is the same gum tree described in the tapestry; however, it is grey and sickle with only 4 leaves visible at the top border, compared to the numerous leaves in the tapestry. Also in the foreground is a broken barb wire fence adding to the unwelcoming nature of the site. The colour scheme of this image is of dark greys and browns. A coal fired power plant can be seen in the final third of the image with four chimneys emitting plumes of smoke into the sky. In front of this power plant is the spiral shape of a coal mine, burrowing deep into the earth’s crust. Inside of the coal mine 3 yellow trucks are seen mining and transporting coal to the top of the mine.warm, community textile tapestry, knitting, community artwork, global warming -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Small shiny coal
Queensland.8366.1 - Small piece of high-grade coal. Shiny. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Lump of bllack coal
8420.1 - Irregularly shaped piece of high-grade coal