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Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, circa April 2003
... was present in most of north-eastern Victoria. The park is a large... was present in most of north-eastern Victoria. The park is a large ...This photograph was taken in the Mount Pilot Chiltern National Park. It was taken during a search for the tiger quoll conducted by a team of volunteers from the Wooragee Landcare Group. The tiger quoll is also known as the spotted-tail quoll and is found in the national park. The 2003 bushfires caused worry for the safety of the tiger quoll, hence the need for a search for it. Mount Pilot Chiltern National Park is located near Chiltern in Victoria. It's most notable landmarks include Mt Pilot and Woolshed Falls. It also has many mines from the Gold Rush in the late 1800s. It is home to much flora and fauna, including the tiger quoll. The park is also home to the box-ironbark forest that once was present in most of north-eastern Victoria. The park is a large tourist destination as in there are many bushwalks and other attractions for visitors. In 2003, bushfires raged through Mount Pilot National Park and destroyed much of the environment. Some of this damage can be seen in the burnt trees in the picture. This photograph represents the work that goes into protecting a important species like the tiger quoll and there has been much work done to preserve it. This photograph was taken when the Wooragee Landcare group went to ensure the survival of this species, highlighting how the tiger quoll is being protected. This photograph also demonstrates the significance of Mount Pilot Chiltern National Park. The park has many special flora and fauna that can only be found in this area. For example, the box-ironbark forest and the tiger quoll. The forest used to stretch over much of north-eastern Victoria and is therefore reminiscent of what that area of Victoria was once like. This park is historical for this reason but it is also historical through it being once goldfields from the Gold Rush in the 1800s.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA 0ANA2N0 NNN- 1 1636 / [PRINTED] (No.8) / 922mount pilot, mount pilot chiltern national park, chiltern, victoria, landmark, woolshed falls, gold rush, tiger quoll, flora, fauna, spotted tail quoll, marsupial, andy murray, andy murray quolls, carnivorous marsupial, forests, rainforests, coastal heathlands, woodlands, photograph, species, wooragee, wooragee landcare group, wooragee landcare, bushfires, identification, search, dna, droppings, box ironbark forest, ironbark, box iron bark -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Noisy Friarbird, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
... -eastern Victoria. They often feed in noisy flocks, alongside other... to north-eastern Victoria. They often feed in noisy flocks ...The Noisy Friarbird are conspicuous and active Honey-eaters mainly seen in small groups and often active in flowering plants, especially eucalyptus trees. Noisy Friarbirds are found along the east coast of Australia, from north-eastern Queensland to north-eastern Victoria. They often feed in noisy flocks, alongside other Honey-eaters such as the Red Wattlebird. This specimen has been mounted in an accurate, yet stylised fashion. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Noisy Friarbird has a characteristically black head which lacks plumage and has a prominent casque (bump) on the base of its strong bill. The specimen has an off-white underbody and neck, a light brown back and tail with a white tip at the end of the tail. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and has an identification tag tied around its leg.59a / Friarbird / See Catalogue Page 18 /taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, bird, noisy friarbird, friarbird, australian birds, oz animals, wattlebird -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Butter packet - Eskdale and Tallangatta Butter Factories
... . It was one of the first north eastern Victoria dairy co-operatives.... It was one of the first north eastern Victoria dairy co-operatives ...Tallangatta Butter Factory The Tallangatta Butter Factory and Creamery Co. Ltd was established as a co-operative with application for shares closing on 19 December 1891. It was registered in February 1892 and notified in the Victorian Government Gazette. It was one of the first north eastern Victoria dairy co-operatives. The Upper Murray and Mitta Herald on Thursday 23 March 1905 recorded that advice had been received of the sale in London of a shipment of 191 boxes of sent via India. The sale fetched a price at 105 shillings per cwt (hundredweight). When the township of Tallangatta was moved due to the raising of the Hume Weir in 1956, a new factory was built at the new location. It continued to operate until 1959 when it merged with the Kiewa Butter Factory to become the North Eastern Dairy Company. In 1985 this organisation was taken over by the Murray Goulburn Co-operative Eskdale Butter Company. After the selling of shares to form a co-operative, The Eskdale Butter Factory was officially opened on Saturday 26 November 1904. It closed after a merger with Murray Goulburn in 1969.This item is representative of the dairy industry in North East Victoria.2 wrappers for butter produced in North East Victoria by the Tallangatta Butter Factory and the Eskdale Butter Factory and Creamery. Both wrappers are a single sheet of folded paper with coloured images and logos.dairy industry victoria, tallangatta butter factory, eskdale butter factory -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Lee Family, 1914 c
... Carstairs nee Lee at their home The Hummocks opposite the Eastern... the Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoria Photograph Lee Family ...Black and white photograph of members of the Lee family, Joe, Jimmy, Dave and Clara Lee and Ina Carstairs, Emily Carstairs nee Lee at their home The Hummocks opposite the Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy, houses -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Family History Research paper, Ballyshanassy - A History of the Burwood District, 1991
... Burwood is an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria...Burwood is an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria ...A comprehensive history of Ballyshanassy and the district of Burwood from rural settlement to busy suburb. The paper was researched and compiled by Alyssa Clarkson in 1991 as part of her VCE studies.A comprehensive history of Ballyshanassy and the district of Burwood from rural settlement to busy suburb. The paper was researched and compiled by Alyssa Clarkson in 1991 as part of her VCE studies. A comprehensive history of Ballyshanassy and the district of Burwood from rural settlement to busy suburb. The paper was researched and compiled by Alyssa Clarkson in 1991 as part of her VCE studies. ballyshanassy, clarkson alyssa, burwood -
Orbost & District Historical Society
ticket, 8.03.2009
... by the people of East Gippsland at Orbost, in far Eastern Victoria... by the people of East Gippsland at Orbost, in far Eastern Victoria ...This is a ticket for one adult to cruise on the P.S.Curlip 11 which operated from the Brodribb Jetty in Marlo.from 2007 - 2015. "Paddle Steamer Curlip, a 62 feet long, traditional, plank on frame carved timber vessel, that was built by the people of East Gippsland at Orbost, in far Eastern Victoria. The undertaking to design and build this vessel, as a community project commenced in 2002. The community, based around Orbost was largely dependant on the Timber industry in the surrounding Victorian High Country. With the closure of Alpine logging and the creation of vast National Parks, the people of the region needed to create a major undertaking to bond the community and engender… a sense of belonging, this was critical for many of the men, who were dispossessed with the loss of their historical timber and forestry industry." (Information from website: https://www.curlip.com.au/) The Paddle Steamer Curlip 11 is a reproduction of the historic Curlip a small paddle steamer built by Samuel Richardson and his sons at his Tabbara sawmill near Orbost. It helped open up the region in the 1880’s before road or rail, serviced East Gippsland. Much work is being done to restore the Curlip 11 so that it can begin again as a tourist cruise boat.The P.S.Curlip 11 is Victoria's only Paddle Steamer. It was a community project involving many Orbost peolpe.A rectangular, white paper ticket with black print. In red is No. 1297 and the date and cruise time are hand-written in blue pen. ttached to the back of the ticket is a printed receipt.paddle-steamer-curlip 11 tourism-orbost -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 2004
... of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern... of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern ...This photo was taken in 2004 and pictures Greg Johnson, who worked at Agriculture Victoria (formerly known as the Department of Primary Industries, DPI), outside Beechworth Prison. This was the last year Wooragee Landcare Group met with Beechworth Prison Farm and Industry Managers at the prison itself, where they discussed weed and rabbit control on the prison's 'Rockery' block. The weed and rabbit controls that were explored in this event aimed to educate people on how to manage common pests in the Wooragee landscape and improve the appearance of the Beechworth Prison. The Beechworth prison itself is significant as it was built between 1859 and 1864 and is designed using a radiating 'panopticon' method which had proved an efficient, cost-effective design for easy surveillance of prisoners by allowing guards to watch over a large area from a central observation point. The prison is historically significant for its association with the early development of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern Victoria. It is part of a major precinct of public buildings and has links to numerous other places in Beechworth which used granite quarried and broken at the prison by male inmates. It is also significant for its associations with the bushranger Ned Kelly and the Kelly storyThe photo holds significance due to the social and educational context the image holds in representing the events Wooragee Landcare Group held in order to educate the public. The photograph also exemplifies the historic significance of the area due to the Beechworth Prison's relation to important historical eras and events.Portrait coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA E0NA0N2. NNN- 3 2906 / [PRINTED] (No.13) / 868wooragee, wooragee landcare, wooragee landcare group, beechworth prison, h.m beechworth prison, beechwoth gaol, ned kelly, greg johnson, agriculture victoria, department of primary industries, dpi -
Wooragee Landcare Group
Photograph, 2004
... of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern... of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern ...This photo was taken in 2004 and pictures Luke Bailey and Glen Scholfield, the Wooragee Landcare Group coordinator, outside Beechworth Prison. This was the last year Wooragee Landcare Group met with Beechworth Prison Farm and Industry Managers at the prison itself, where they discussed weed and rabbit control on the prison's 'Rockery' block. The weed and rabbit controls that were explored in this event aimed to educate people on how to manage common pests in the Wooragee landscape and improve the appearance of the Beechworth Prison. The Beechworth prison itself is significant as it was built between 1859 and 1864 and is designed using a radiating 'panopticon' method which had proved an efficient, cost-effective design for easy surveillance of prisoners by allowing guards to watch over a large area from a central observation point. The prison is historically significant for its association with the early development of Beechworth as the government administrative centre of north-eastern Victoria. It is part of a major precinct of public buildings and has links to numerous other places in Beechworth which used granite quarried and broken at the prison by male inmates. It is also significant for its associations with the bushranger Ned Kelly and the Kelly storyThe photo holds significance due to the social and educational context the image holds in representing the events Wooragee Landcare Group held in order to educate the public. The photograph also exemplifies the historic significance of the area due to the Beechworth Prison's relation to important historical eras and events.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA E0NA0N2. NN1- 1 2906 / [PRINTED] (No.15) / 870wooragee, wooragee landcare, wooragee landcare group, beechworth prison, h.m beechworth prison, beechwoth gaol, ned kelly, greg johnson, agriculture victoria, department of primary industries, dpi -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Stepping Stones, 1986
... of Mallacoota as a guide to Victoria's eastern corner. Friends... of Mallacoota as a guide to Victoria's eastern corner. Friends ...This book was compiled in 1983 by Chris Smyth, Isabel Baltvilks, Lorelle Roberts and Maurice Roberts for the Friends of Mallacoota as a guide to Victoria's eastern corner. Friends of Mallacoota is a group of volunteers, established in 1983, aiming to sustain the character of Mallacoota and its surrounds by protecting and caring for the natural environment. This book is a useful guide to Mallacoota's history and environment.A stapled, 40 pp, paperback book, titled "Stepping Stones A Guide to Mallacoota". The cover is green with a background drawing of a beach and river at Mallacoota. It is priced at $2.50. It contains descriptions, history, maps, black/white photographs and drawings.Stamped on inside cover - MAREEBA LODGE 59 MIRRABOOKA ROAD MALLACOOTA 3983 It has telephone details. mallacoota friends-of-mallacoota stepping-stones -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Butcher's Paddock, 1935c
... bush on western side, cleared and fenced paddocks on eastern... bush on western side, cleared and fenced paddocks on eastern ...Copied from postcard in possession of Mrs Vera BennettBlack and white photograph of cleared land on each side of the North Arm, showing white ring barked trees in front of dense bush on western side, cleared and fenced paddocks on eastern side. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPanorama scene at Seaview Tearooms - Lakes Entrancetownship, waterways -
Orbost & District Historical Society
journals, Gippsland Heritage Journal, September 1996
... Karng is a natural lake in the Alpine region of Victoria... Karng is a natural lake in the Alpine region of Victoria ...This magazine was edited by Meredith Fletcher. Lake Tali Karng is a natural lake in the Alpine region of Victoria, in eastern Australia. Lake Tali Karng is a sacred place to the Gunai Kurnai people.This item is a useful reference on the history of Gippsland.A 64 pp magazine, titled Gippsland Heritage Journal. It has a grey cover with a b/w photograph of Tali Karng lake in 1929. It contains photographs and articles on the history of Gippsland. The magazine is dated September 1996 and cost $8.00.There is a library bar code on the outside of the back cover and a call number 994.56 on the front. GIPgippsland-heritage-journal lake-tali-karng history-gippsland -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat tram 39 - Victoria St off site store, May 1976
... at a property at the eastern end of Victoria St Ballarat East, possibly... at a property at the eastern end of Victoria St Ballarat East, possibly ...Colour print of Ballarat tram 39 after recovery from Lismore by the BTPS before being rolled into undercover storage at a property at the eastern end of Victoria St Ballarat East, possibly soon after arrival on 9 May 1976. See item 1649 for an appeal for storage space. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the recovery of SECV tram 39 from Lismore and its offsite storage.Colour print - on plain paper with rounded corners.tramcars, tramways, btps, tram 39, offsite store, victoria st., lismore -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard - Easter Pier beach, 1910c and 1992
... Eastern pier Lakes Entrance Victoria 1910. Second black and white..., children wading in water on ninety mile beach near Eastern pier ...Paired photographs used in the 150 years Lakes Entrance 1858 to 2008 display held in 2008. Black and white copy of postcard showing people sitting on beach, children wading in water on ninety mile beach near Eastern pier Lakes Entrance Victoria 1910. Second black and white photograph taken at same location in 1992people, beaches, local history -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Animal specimen - Regent Honeyeater, Trustees of the Australian Museum, 1860-1880
... Victoria and south-eastern Queensland, with only three known... Victoria and south-eastern Queensland, with only three known ...Regent Honeyeaters get their name from their striking yellow-and-black plumage . Previously found across the south east of Australia far as Adelaide and Rockhampton in central Queensland, over the last thirty years their population has dwindled. Regent Honeyeaters are now only found between north-eastern Victoria and south-eastern Queensland, with only three known breeding grounds. Regent Honeyeaters typically live in eucalypt forests and woodlands. The yellow edging on the specimen's wings is duller than the bright yellow typical of most Regent Honeyeaters. The specimen is also stretched taller than most Regent Honeyeaters, resulting in a thinner neck and chest compared to the plumpness typically expected. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Regent Honeyeater is a critically endangered Australian bird due to the clearing of their natural habitat, particularly around the Yellow Box-White Box-Blakely's Red Gum Woodlands in New South Wales. This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This Regent Honeyeater has a dark brown/black crown with a distinct orange patch under each red-coloured eye. Its back and upper chest are also a dark brown but with a white scalloped pattern. At the lower are of its belly, the white colour dominates the brown. Its wings and tail are brown edged with yellow. Its beak is a short, dark brown curl and its legs are brown. The bird stands on a brown, wooden perch with a circular bar, curved stand, and circular base. It has an identification tag tied around its right leg.57a. / Warty-faced Honey-eater ./ See Catalogue, Page 18 ./taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, regent honeyeater, honeyeater, warty-faced honeyeater, australian birds, endangered birds, endangered animals -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Friends of the Environment, Lakes Entrance Victoria, 2000 c
... Park Eastern Beach Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also another... around a picnic table in what appears to be Lions Park Eastern ...Colour photograph of eleven people believed to be Friends of the Environment seated around a picnic table in what appears to be Lions Park Eastern Beach Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also another colour photograph of a man collecting seeds from grass in bushland coastal banksia in backgroundenvironment, politics, conservation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Eastern Pier, 1900c
... Black and white photograph showing early Eastern Pier... on eastern pier. Lakes Entrance Victoria Photograph Eastern Pier ...Black and white photograph showing early Eastern Pier at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean, tip of Western Pier showing next to sailing boat, two ladies and one child far left on Eastern Pier, two bollards on eastern pier. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance waterways, piers -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Anglo-Australasian Photographic Company, Scene near Corranderrk Station, c. 1876
... (Presbyterian/Moravian) in eastern Victoria for the Gunai/Kurnai clans... (Presbyterian/Moravian) in eastern Victoria for the Gunai/Kurnai clans ...Nicholas Caire was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1837. He arrived in Adelaide with his parents in about 1860. In 1867, following photographic journeys in Gippsland, he opened a studio in Adelaide. From 1870 to 1876 he lived and worked in Talbot in Central Victoria. In 1876 he purchased T. F. Chuck's studios in the Royal Arcade Melbourne. In 1885, following the introduction of dry plate photography, he began a series of landscape series, which were commercially successful. As a photographer, he travelled extensively through Victoria, photographing places few of his contemporaries had previously seen. He died in 1918. Reference: Jack Cato, 'Caire, Nicholas John (1837–1918)', Australian Dictionary of Biography. The 1860s marked the beginning of the era of reserves and missions. Six Aboriginal reserves were established during the 1860s. These were under the control of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines. Four were Christian missions receiving government aid. These were Lake Tyers (Anglican) and Ramahyuck (Presbyterian/Moravian) in eastern Victoria for the Gunai/Kurnai clans; Ebenezer (Moravian) in north-west Victoria for the clans of the Wimmera and Lower Murray; and Lake Condah (Anglican) in south-west Victoria. The other two were secular government controlled reserves: Framlingham which, like Lake Condah, was established for the Mara-speaking Gunditjmara and Kirrae-wurrung people of south-west Victoria; and Coranderrk, located about 60 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, for the Kulin clans of central Victoria. In 1863, after a period of devastation to the Kulin people, Coranderrk was established at the junction of the Yarra River and Badger Creek. Reference: http://coranderrk.com/, accessed 24 December 2016An original, rare photograph from the series 'Views of Victoria: General Series' by the photographer, Nicholas Caire (1837-1918). The series of 60 photographs that comprise the series was issued c. 1876 and reinforced a neo-Romantic view of the Australian landscape to which a growing nationalist movement would respond. Nicholas Caire was active as a photographer in Australia from 1858 until his death in 1918. His vision of the Australian bush and pioneer life had a counterpart in the works of Henry Lawson and other nationalist poets, authors and painters.Albumen silver photograph mounted on boardprinted in ink on support l.c.: SCENE NEAR "CORRANDERRK" STATION. / COPYRIGHT REGISTERED. printed in ink on support reverse c.: VIEWS OF VICTORIA. / (GENERAL SERIES.) / No. 9. / SCENE NEAR "CORRANDERRK" STATION. / This scene was taken from the hill near Rourke's Bridge, on the Healesville Road, and displays in the foreground / the River Yarra. The roadway which is seen in the mid-distance has lately been constructed by the Government, / as the old tracks which formerly existed, were liable to be swamped by the periodical overflowing of the River. Mount / Ridell can be seen in the extreme distance immediately behind the roadway. / Corranderrk is the local habitation / for the natives of this district, and is situated on the right hand side of the picture, about a mile and a half / from the roadway. printed in ink on support reverse l.c.l.: J.W. FORBES, Agent, printed in ink on support reverse l.c.: ANGLO-AUSTRALASIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, MELBOURNE. printed in ink on support reverse l.c.r.: 10 Temple Court, Collins Street West.nicholas caire (1837-1918), coranderrk aboriginal station, aborigine, yarra river, badger creek, first peoples, aboriginal and torres straight islander -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Delayed Action Incendiary Device (DAID), Bryant and May - Richmond, Large double ended match
... bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria in February 1968... bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria in February 1968 ...The Forests Commission developed the use of helicopters for aerial ignition from the mid 1960s. Bryant and May at Richmond worked with the Commission to develop a Delayed Action Incendiary Device. DAIDs as the were known, had an overall length of 180 mm, striker end length - 10 mm. Ignition end length - 80 mm, then a layer of high melting point wax (to prevent accidental ignition when rubbing together in transit). Both ends coated with a modified match head compound with safety fuse exposed length between coated match ends. There was a 17-second delay from when the small end was struck to an intense flaming of the large end, which lasted for 40 seconds. DAIDs were dangerous so were stored in a metal box outside the helicopter along with a disposable striker patch attached with a quick release pin to a special half-door. The first test was with a Bell 47G on 4 October 1967 and the first use, anywhere in the world, of DAIDs to backburn a large bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria in February 1968. There was a crash of an FCV helicopter conducting aerial ignition near Wandiligong on 19 April 1978 with the tragic death of two forest officers and their pilot. The crash led to the immediate end of the use of DAIDs and the adoption of the safer Premo ping-pong ball incendiary machine which originally came from Canada but was modified at the Altona workshops. Overall, the development of aerial ignition techniques by the Forests Commission from the mid-1960s resulted in a steady climb in the area burnt each year…. peaking at 477,000 ha in 1980-81 and with an impressive 10-year rolling average of 220,000 ha around the time of 1983 Ash Wednesday Bushfires.Developed in Victoria for aerial ignitionLarge double ended match used for aerial ignition and back burning by dropping from a helicopterbushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
Delayed Action Incendiary Device (DAID)
... to backburn a large bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria... to backburn a large bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria ...The Forests Commission developed the use of helicopters for aerial ignition from the mid 1960s. Bryant and May at Richmond worked with the Commission to develop a Delayed Action Incendiary Device. DAIDs as the were known, had an overall length of 180 mm, striker end length - 10 mm. Ignition end length - 80 mm, then a layer of high melting point wax (to prevent accidental ignition when rubbing together in transit). Both ends coated with a modified match head compound with safety fuse exposed length between coated match ends. There was a 17-second delay from when the small end was struck to an intense flaming of the large end, which lasted for 40 seconds. DAIDs were dangerous so were stored in a metal box outside the helicopter along with a disposable striker patch attached with a quick release pin to a special half-door. The first test was with a Bell 47G on 4 October 1967 and the first use, anywhere in the world, of DAIDs to backburn a large bushfire was undertaken in north eastern Victoria in February 1968. There was a crash of an FCV helicopter conducting aerial ignition near Wandiligong on 19 April 1978 with the tragic death of two forest officers and their pilot. The crash led to the immediate end of the use of DAIDs and the adoption of the safer Premo ping-pong ball incendiary machine which originally came from Canada but was modified at the Altona workshops. Overall, the development of aerial ignition techniques by the Forests Commission from the mid-1960s resulted in a steady climb in the area burnt each year…. peaking at 477,000 ha in 1980-81 and with an impressive 10-year rolling average of 220,000 ha around the time of 1983 Ash Wednesday Bushfires.Developed in Victoria for aerial ignition by the FCV and Byant & MayLarge double ended match used for aerial ignition and back burning by dropping from a helicopterforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, planned burning -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Council Planning Scheme - Shire of Sherbrooke, "Sherbrooke Planning Scheme 1993", 14-Jul-94
... , "$10.00/Gift/XX/S1" in pencil, stamp "Eastern Regional Library... "Eastern Regional Library Victoria Australia Received 17 Feb 1995 ...Donated to Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society by Judy Woolfe, Local History Librarian, Eastern Regional Libraries, Belgrave BranchShire of Sherbrooke Planning Scheme, in ring binder, detailing land use zones through the former Shire of Sherbrooke. Two copies.Copy 1: barcode sticker, red "Cancelled" stamp, "031" stamp, "$10.00/Gift/XX/S1" in pencil, stamp "Eastern Regional Library Victoria Australia Received 17 Feb 1995" on first page, sticker on spine "LH/352./96/SHE"/Copy 2: stamp "011" on first page.shire of sherbrooke -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Maranui Private Hotel, Lakes Entrance Victoria, 1960c
... Entrance Victoria, after the addition of the modern front... of Maranui Private Hotel, Lakes Entrance Victoria, after the addition ...Black and white photograph of Maranui Private Hotel, Lakes Entrance Victoria, after the addition of the modern front and facade of the brick. and extensive glass windows. About 12 people gathered at front of building. Driveway to rear of car parking under two-storey extension at right, eastern side. Lakes Entrance Victoria c1960guesthouses, architecture, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Australian Anglers Association Carnival and Convention Lakes Entrance c1955
... viewing a large shark caught at sea and hanging on the Eastern... on the Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoria c1965. Also a black ...Also a black and white photograph of the Australian Anglers Association Carnival and Convention marquee set up on Esplanade shows two memorial cypresses a number of cars parked and onlookers near marquee taken 1955 c, 04308.1, 12 x 13 cmColour photograph of campers from Carpenters Camp Park viewing a large shark caught at sea and hanging on the Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoria c1965. Also a black and white photograph of the Australian Anglers Association Carnival and Convention marquee set up on Esplanade shows two memorial cypresses a number of cars parked and onlookers near marquee taken 1955 cevents, fishing, caravan parks, gippsland lakes -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 52 Lisbeth Ave., Mitcham, circa 1990's-2000's
... producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern... producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 52 Lisbeth Ave., Mitcham Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 52 Lisbeth Ave., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a two story house with built in garage perched at the top of a steep driveway winding up from the centre foreground. There is garden either side, with gumtrees and shrubs. There are two holepunch holes centered just under the upper edge52 Lisbeth Ave., Mitcham Woodards - b/burn - M.Pickenwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 39 O'Shannassy St., Nunawading, 1992
... in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from... in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 39 O'Shannassy St., Nunawading Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. On the left is a driveway leading to a gated separate garage. While in the foreground on the right is low brick fence, enclosing a front garden. There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge.39 O'Shannassy St., Nunawading Margaret Picken - 92 Woodards - Boxhillwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, nunawading -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 56 Mt.Pleasant Rd., Nunawading, Circa 1980's-2010's
... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 3 Lynne St., Nunawading. Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house. On the left is a driveway leading to a separate garage in the background, while in foreground on the right is a front garden, with a footpath to the front door.56 Mt.Pleasant Rd., Nunawadingwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, nunawading -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, 15 Satori St., Burwood, circa 1983-2005
... producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern... producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by the real estate agency Woodards for the purpose of advertising 15 Satori St., Burwood Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 15 Satori St., Burwood. A single story brick house, with a driveway on the left leading to a connected carport which covers the front door. in the foreground is a horizontal plank timber fence, and a tall gumtree.15 Satori St., Burwood Woodards - B.Burn Margaret Pickenwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, burwood, house, garden -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham, 1995
... by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 8 Victoria... by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 8 Victoria ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham depicting a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard cottage, with corrugated roof. In the foreground is a picket fence enclosing a heavily planted front yard. On the right a weatherboard 'cubby' can be seen over the garden fence. There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge 8 Victoria Ave., Mitcham Margaret Picken - 95 Woodards - C'wellwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, mitcham -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 24 Menin Dve., Nunawading, 2004
... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 3 Lynne St., Nunawading. Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house with bullnose verandah over the front porch. In the foreground a driveway widens to lead to a gated separate garage in the background, and curve around to the front of the house.. In the left foreground corner is a font garden. There are two holepunch holes on just under the upper edge.24 Menin Dve., Nunawading Picken © 2004 Realtorwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, nunawading -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 5/16 Florence St., Nunawading, 1993
... in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from... producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 5/16 Florence St., Nunawading Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story brick house with a path leading to the front door, from the public footpath. To the right is the separate garage. Trees and shrubs grow in garden beds in front of the buildings and in the background, while in front of the house is a front lawn. There are two holepunch holes centred just under the upper edge.5/16 Florence St., Nunawading Margaret Picken - 93 Woodards - C'wellwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, nunawading -
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Artwork, other - Ink Line Drawing, Margaret Picken, 1/9 East India Ave., Nunawading, 2003
... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria... illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria ...A property illustration by Margaret Picken Commissioned by a real estate agency for the purpose of advertising 27 Crest Gve., Nunawading Made by using Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens with Rotring ink on Rapidigraph polyester drafting film, double matte. Trained as a cartographic draftsman within the mining industry, Margaret Picken is an artist who worked producing property illustrations for real estate agencies in eastern suburbs of Victoria from 1983-2005. Retiring from the industry as technological changes favored coloured photography over illustrations, and commissioning companies over sole contractors.This artwork is of Historical Significance as a record of local domestic architecture.A black ink line drawing on drafters film by Margaret Picken, of a black and white line drawing of a single story weatherboard house, with a front facing chimney . To the left is a driveway and on the right is a picket fence enclosing a front lawn with garden bed around the edges. The date listed in the title inscription has been overwritten from 95 in black ink, to 97, the 7 being in red ink. 1/9 East India Ave., Nunawading Picken © 2003 Realtorwhitehorse historical society, schwerkolt cottage, housing, architecture, margaret picken, house, garden, real estate, nunawading