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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Concept, Boulevard upgrade at Sandridge Beach, traffic treatment, 2003
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... government - city of port melbourne engineering - roads streets lanes ...Plans. Traffic treatment. Concept for the Boulevard upgrade at Sandridge Beach. Dated October 2003local government - city of port melbourne, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Concept, Boulevard upgrade at Sandridge Beach, landscape, 2003
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... government - city of port phillip engineering - roads streets lanes ...Plans. Landscape concept for the Boulevard upgrade at Sandridge Beach. Dated October 2003local government - city of port phillip, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, Charles Clay, Borough Surveyor, Surveyor's Reports, 1877
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... Government - Borough of Sandridge Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes ...Surveyor Charles CLAY's reports to Council March 1877 to June 1882, handwritten. 176pp volume bound in maroon linen with red spine; sticker on front: MINUTE BOOK; 'Surveyor's Reports' hand printedThree names/addresses noted on first page. Two printed Agendas 1881 and 1882 pasted in front.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, port melbourne town hall, transport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, business and traders, fishermans bend, fire and fire services, flood, engineering - bridges, utilities, health - general health, hotels, built environment - domestic, industry - manufacturing, livestock, transport - railways, charles clay, sandridge lagoon -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memo, Department of Public Works re Williamstwon Short Road, 12 Sep 1887
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... 598.01-.04 originally pinned together Engineering - Roads Streets ...Items 598.01-.04 originally pinned togetherFoolscap, printed single page copy of Dept of Public Works memo re Williamstown Short Road, dated 12 Sept 1887; original memo dated 19.8.1887. Includes costs of grading road.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edward clark, town clerks, william thwaites -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Department of Public Works to Town Clerk re Williamstown Road, 15 Mar 1888
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths Edward CLARK Town ...Letter from Department of Public Works 15 March 1888 to Town Clerk Port Melbourne re Williamstown RoadNotes by E.C. Clark in marginengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edward clark, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Town Clerk, Williamstown to Town Clerk, Port Melbourne re Williamstown Road grant deputation, 22 Mar 1888
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... 598.01-.04 originally pinned together Engineering - Roads Streets ...Items 598.01-.04 originally pinned togetherLetter from Town Clerk Williamstown 22 March 1888 to Town Clerk Port Melbourne to confirm attendance at deputation re Williamstown Road grantengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edward clark, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Notice, Attendance at deputation to Public Work re Williamstown Road grant, Edward Clark, Town Clerk, 26 Mar 1888
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... 598.01-.04 originally pinned together Engineering - Roads Streets ...Items 598.01-.04 originally pinned togetherSmall (4 pg) notice printed front only, inviting attendance at deputation to Public Works re Williamstown Road grant on 27.3.1888'(Copy)' in ink at topengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edward clark, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Lurking in Lanes, 1998
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... 1998 engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths built ...'Lurking in Lanes: a back fence history of the Lanes and Little Streets of Port Phillip', exhibition curated by the City of Port Phillip 1998'Lurking in Lanes: a back fence history of the Lanes and Little Streets of Port Phillip', a catalogue accompanying the exhibition curated by the City of Port Phillip 30pp, 1998engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, built environment - civic, domestic life, business and traders, built environment - domestic, glen cosham, janice c morton macdonald, glen stuart -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Safer Routes to Shops in Port Melbourne, 2000 - 2001
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... was evident throughout the project. Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes ...This project involved community representatives in the identification of unsafe points on the route between Wintringham Hostel and Bay Street, in particular for elderly and disabled people. The intention of the project was to improve coordination between departments of Council viz. Health & Safety with Infrastructure. The lack of coordination that was a legacy of contracting-out was evident throughout the project.File of documents, reports, correspondence, photos relating to the project "Safer Routes to Shops in Port Melbourne" (between Wintringham Hostel and Bay Street) 2000-2001engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, matt rodda, jim hillis, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne, Arthur Victor Heath, Town Surveyor et al, Surveyors Report Book, 1901
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... Parks and Gardens Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes ...Reports to Council hand entered by Town Surveyor and ATS, with marginal notes on actions taken by Council.Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume bound in dark green with maroon spine and corners. Gold stamped on spine 'Minute Book' but added leather label below reads 'Surveyors Report Book'. Some inserts (glued in)Stamped inside cover and on some pages, 'Town of Port Melbourne Surveyors Office'sandridge lagoon, local government - town of port melbourne, fishermans bend, flood, fire and fire services, port melbourne town hall, transport - horse, transport - tramways, parks and gardens, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, excelsior hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, hotels, industry - manufacturing, engineering - canals and drainage, crimes and misdemeanours, transport - ferries, south melbourne, arthur victor heath, george beazley, h v champion -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Blueprint, portable stonebreaker, Austral Oitis Engineering Company, 1913
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths business and traders ...Blueprint of portable stonebreaker designed 1913 by Australia Otis Engineering of South Melbourneengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, business and traders, austral otis engineering co pty ltd, stonebreaker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Proposed Lorimer Street realignment, City of Port Melbourne, 28 Oct 1938
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths l getel l getch ...Printed map of City of Port Melbourne with proposed Lorimer Street realignment marked in red and blue.Pencilled lower right: Proposed realignment Lorimer St Also 'Request by Council under Sec 523 L. Getch' : (Getel?)engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, l getel, l getch -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, 12 Jan 1866
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths Charles CLAY Thomas ...Plans for Ingles Street showing both ground plan and longitudinal and traverse sections at Station Place, Heath, Nott and Bay Streets.Signed by surveyor Chas. Clay and James Bibby plus Thomas (Reek) Warren as witness to latter sig. Also a no: 355/H1 added later.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, charles clay, thomas (reek) warren, james bibby -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract, construction of Williamstown Short Road, Port Melbourne, 13 Nov 1896
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths rumpt bros & ebeling ...Contract for the construction of Williamstown Short Road and part of Graham Streetengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, rumpt bros & ebeling, town of port melbourne, town of williamstown -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Department of Lands and Survey re proclaimation of Beach Street, Sandridge, Department of Lands and Survey, 16 Mar 1861
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... government - borough of sandridge engineering - roads streets lanes ...Handwritten letter on blue foolscap laid paper, from Dept of Lands and Survey 16.3.1861, directing attention to proclamation in Government Gazette re Beech Street (sic) Sandridgelocal government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Melway Greater Melbourne Street Directory, Melway, 1990 - 2009
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... environment engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths natural ...Four editions of Melway Greater Melbourne Street Directory .01 Edition 20 (1990) - Reg Yellow and green vertical banded cover .02 Edition 24 (1994) - Green, orange, white cover .03 Edition 32 (2005) - Dark and light blue cover .04 Edition 36 (2009) - White, red and black coverbuilt environment, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, natural environment, transport - roads, melbourne, streets, mapping -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Relating to Ed Whiting, 1930s
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... - domestic engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths Edwin ...See 1833.02 for more information about Little Bay St. Ed WHITING lived in Dow St Port Melbourne in 1930s (A PMHPS Member in 2000s). Photos copied by Ed WHITING for PMHPS include Violet JOHNSON (now WOODS) as a little girl and later as a young woman. Shows 1930s Port Melbourne life.Note that .01, .02, .05 are in hard copy and a copy of all six is on database Black and white photos (copies) from the 1930s .01 - Ed WHITING and friend Ron .02 - Ed WHITING and three friends at BP filling station on Beach St near Princes Pier .03 - Ed WHITING and two friends in Port Melbourne lane.(database) .04 - Violet JOHNSON and friends, Port Melbourne backyard area (database) .05 - Violet JOHNSON and friend on Little Bay St .06 - Violet JOHNSON with pretend gun (database)families, domestic life, built environment - domestic, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, edwin whiting, violet johnson, violet woods johnson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Sink-hole, Liardet Street, Port Melbourne, 17 Dec 2014
... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths... Engineering - Roads Streets Lanes and Footpaths Engineering - Canals ...In the early hours of Tuesday 16 December, 2014 a water main burst in Liardet St. The resulting sink-hole swallowed two cars and left a massive hole which took 8 days to repair and re-open the road. Several houses on the city side of Liardet St suffered water damage and water also entered the underground car park of the apartment block on the beach side.Photos taken of the damage and vehicle recoveries when a sink-hole opened up on Liardet Street on Tuesday 16 December 2014.built environment - domestic, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - canals and drainage, liardet street, water supply, fran egan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map, City of Port Melbourne, Oct 1963
... engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths... - princes pier piers and wharves - station pier engineering - roads ...Gives a visual understanding of the Port Melbourne area in 1963A detailed map of the Port Melbourne area in October 1963. Details roads and laneways, undeground cables, light and power poles, sewer, bridges, piers reserve and park areas.local government, built environment, piers and wharves, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, parks and gardens, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - station pier, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - canals and drainage -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view showing route of Lower Yarra Crossing Project (West Gate Bridge), Apr 1966
... gate bridge transport - roads engineering - bridges 'Lower ...Black and white aerial photomap showing the proposed route of the Lower Yarra Crossing Project, later to become the West Gate Bridge and Freeway. April 1966'Lower Yarra Crossing Project' '296769'west gate bridge, transport - roads, engineering - bridges -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article and Photograph, Lovitt's Engineering, 2017_
... around Lovitt's Engineering, Para Road Greensborough.... the area and businesses around Lovitt's Engineering, Para Road ...Photograph and information about the area and businesses around Lovitt's Engineering, Para Road Greensborough.This photograph and text was copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Article and photograph sourced from social media.lovitt technologies, para road greensborough -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Plaque - Heraldry, Plaque - 31 Regional Cadet Unit Ringwood (31 RCU)
... - Norwood, Ringwood. Based at A Combat Engineering Regt - Dublin... - Norwood, Ringwood. Based at A Combat Engineering Regt - Dublin ...Timber plaque featuring badge of 31 Army Cadet Unit - Norwood, Ringwood. Based at A Combat Engineering Regt - Dublin Road, Rigwood.PRESENTED TO / LILYDALE R.S.L./ IN APPRECIATION OF THE / SUPPORT PROVIDED TO / 31 RCU RINGWOOD / 25 JULY 1991 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Institute of Engineers Australia (IEAust), Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia" - Vol 6, No. 10, Oct. 1934, "Metropolitan and Provincial Tramways", Oct. 1934
... activities, and 100 years of Engineering in Victoria. These include...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Journal or magazine - stapled pages approx. 100 printed on semi gloss paper, with glue outside cover, titled Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia" - Vol 6, No. 10, Oct. 1934 - Special issue - Melbourne Centenary Celebrations 1934 - 1935. Contains transactions of radio frequency, institution and related activities, and 100 years of Engineering in Victoria. These include maps of Victoria and Melbourne, Engineering Education (Kernot), Metropolitan Roads and Bridges by J. Noble Anderson City Engineer of Richmond, Country Roads and Bridges, Railway Development (VR), Metropolitan and Provincial Tramways (Strickland and Russell), Port of Melbourne, Outer ports, air transport, water supply, sewerage and drainage, gas industry, electricity supply, communications (telephone and telegraph), industrial development and mining. Has ads for British Insulated cables, Thompsons Engineer, Goodyear, GEC - British General Electric, Associated General electric, Vickers and many other companies. Photocopy of article from the Bob Lilburn collection.trams, tramways, centenary, victoria, tramways, railways, secv, mmtb, cable trams -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklets, Coventry Engineering Society Journal, 1926, 1926
... . Includes * Coventry Engineering Society Annual Report * Road... Engineering Society Annual Report * Road Springs by C.E. Cary .3) Vol ...Six grey soft covered Coventry Engineering Society Journals. .1) Vol. 6 No. 3, March 1925. Includes * The Influences of Rates of Colling upon Cast Iron by H. Beeny * Pulverised Coal by J. Pickin (Junior) .2) Vol. 7. No. 1, January 1926. Includes * Coventry Engineering Society Annual Report * Road Springs by C.E. Cary .3) Vol. 7. No. 2, February 1926. Includes * Some methods of Testing Engines by G.H. Walker Vol. 7. No. 3, March 1926. Includes * Notes on the Disposal of a Town's Refuse by H.L. Bunting * How roadcasting is Done by J.A. Cooper Vol. 7. No. 4, April, 1926. Includes * The Applicaton of Thermionic Repeaters to Long Distance Telephony by H.C. Hannam-Clark Vol. 7. No. 5, May 1926. Includes * Automobile Design by W. Ferrier Brown * Floodlighting and its Possibilities by H.C. Wheat Vol. 7. No. 6, June 1926. Includes * Machines for Testing Materials by H.N. Cox * Characteristics and uses of Ground Gears by H.F.L. Orcutt * Instruments for Recording Minute Oscillations * Characteristics of Iron Ores by A.J. Aierscoventry, engineering, coventry engineering society, peterborough cathedral, cast iron, h. beeny, pulverised coal, j. pickin (junior), road springs, c.e. cary, testing engines, g.h. walker, disposal of a town's refuse, h.l. bunting, roadcasting, j.a. cooper, thermionic repeaters, long distance telephony, h.c. hannam-clark, automobile design, w. ferrier brown, floodlighting, h.c. wheat, machines for testing materials, h.n. cox, ground gears, h.f.l. orcutt, instruments for recording minute oscillations, iron ores, a.j. aiers -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Stereoscopic Photograph, Unknown c1875
Depicted in the photograph is Newtown Bridge or the Newtown Falls Bridge, in Beechworth, Victoria. Noted for its location, detailed craftsmanship and stonemasonry by Scottish stonemasons the Newtown Bridge was built in the 19th century provincial town of Beechworth (completed in 1875). The bridge was built over Spring Creek, spanning 6.3 meters wide and 24.8 meters tall. Beechworth held a distinct role in the administrative and commercial management of Victoria's north-eastern goldfields, with many objects and structures still well preserved from the towns establishment. The bridge indicates the growth of the town, replacing a previous timber structure as well as its association to the mining activity in the area and the rapid increase in Australia's economy that led to investment and development of roads and railways. The local granite used in the construction of the single arch Newtown Bridge makes the bridge and other buildings made with the granite unique to the area, the honey-toned material distinct to Beechworth. This photograph is historically significant as it provides insight into the industrial development of Beechworth and the surrounding area, contributed to by the goldfields. The photograph further captures the representation of vernacular engineering traditions and Scottish stonemasonry.Two sepia-toned rectangular photographs featuring a bridge in the background printed on matte photographic paper mounted on card.Reverse: 97.2324/ Newtown Bridge/ Beechworthbridge, newtown beechworth, newtown bridge, newtown, beechworth, beechworth falls bridge, beechworth mining district, spring creek, -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, early 20th century
There is no information with this photograph. It could be associated with the construction of the East Gippsland Railway.This is a pictorial record of construction work in the early 20th century. It shows the use of hand tools and horse and cart transport.A black / white photograph on a black buff card. It shows men working with picks and shovels to construct a pass. There is a horse and cart in the foreground.road-construction railway-construction civil-engineering -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Compass, late 19th to early 20th century
This large compass is well made. It is now pitted and scratched, indication much use. Compasses were used to measure and mark out the head of the barrel by coopers. Very large compasses were used by block, spar and pump makers to help shave off angles left by axes and other tools on mast sides. Also they were used by blacksmiths in their work draftsmen, carpenters, engineers and navigators.This compass is an example of a drawing instrument that could have been used in the 19th and early 20th century by coopers and blacksmiths as well as navigators and ship smiths.Compass; large metal compass, 90-degree angle, two pointed arms hinged at the top. Inscription on the top of one arm.Stamped into the metal " J J E " ( or J J F )flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, compass, drawing instrument, measuring instrument, scientific instrument, draftsman, technical drawing, navigation, engineering, blacksmith, cooper, plumber -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Diving Compressor, Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd, 1880-1890
This compressor was part of the E.G. Ward Collection. It is connected to the diving suit and boots also in our collection. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water-pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12 bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunneling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr. E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The compressor is a very significant item as it gives a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. Siebe & Gorman the company that made the equipment was a leading inventor, developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job during the early days of marine exploration.A single cylinder divers' pump by Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London, eccentric hand cranked in brass mounted mahogany case with instructions to the underside of the lid, brass covered pressure gauge and air outlet, brass makers plaque to the front, water inlet and outlet to the rear, green painted lifting rings. Machinery has some blue painted areas on the metal.Plate on the back 'WATER SUPPLY" "WATER OVERFLOW" "WATER DRAIN-IN" Pressure gauge dial "BOURDON'S PRESSURE GAUGE" STEBE GORMAN & CO. LONDON", "LBS PRESSURE" "FEET OF SALT WATER" Plate on the front " PATENT, Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Submarine Engineers" below emblem (Lion, Crown, Horse)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, maritime-museum, diving compressor, london, siebe gorman & co ltd, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving, maritime museum, maritime village, manine history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Diving Suit, boots and weight, 1900
This diving suit with helmet, boots and weight is part of the E.G.Ward collection, along with the diving compressor and a photograph of a diver in this equipment. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12-bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunnelling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A.Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire-fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The items are very significant as a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. The company that made the equipment was a leading inventor,developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job.Diving suit including helmet, boots and a weight. Diving suit is made of canvas with knitted cuffs. The helmet is metal. The boots have a thick sole and thick leather upper that is held on with leather straps and buckles. The toe of the boot is heavy metal. The weight is worn next to the trunk of the diver and it has an inscription to mark the front. It is worn with straps and buckles holding it in place. Royal Navy Admiralty Pattern 6 bolt No 3 light Siebe Gorman light diving helmet circa 1960 used by the Royal Navy before and after World War 2"Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Marine Engineers London. Patent" with "E G Ward" on front and back plate. On weight "FRONT"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, diving suit, siebe gorman and co ltd., siebe gorman and co ltd marine engineers london, marine engineers, diving helmet, diving boots, diving weight, marine diving, maritimemuseum, maritime village, maritime history, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plaque - Nameplate, Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd, Matthew Flinders I, 1917
This nameplate was attached to the steel steamer Matthew Flinders I, a Suction Hopper Dredge used for pumping up sit and sanding from seabeds. It was donated by the Marine Engineer, Neville Dodds, from Ports and Harbours, from the Matthew Flinders I. The Matthew Flinders was constructed by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy. Ltd in Sydney, New South Wales. Identified as Ship No. 40, the dredge had twin screw engines that were made in Sydney. Its gross tonnage was 1180. It was launched on July 15th, 1916, and registered in 1917 at the Port of Melbourne by the owner, the Department of Public Works in Victoria. Unlike bucket dredges, the Matthew Flinders did not use permanent moorings but instead had bow and stern anchors. It travelled forward on the bow anchor, taking up a strip of even-depth wilt from the bed below. A local newspaper noted that the Matthew Flinders has many advantages that were especially useful for its work at Warrnambool. Warrnambool Harbour had been experiencing silting and sanding for many years. The problem continued even after the construction of the Breakwater in 1890, which was overseen by New Zealand engineer Arthur Dudley Dobson. Melbourne’s Department of Ports and Harbours sent the new Matthew Flinders to dredge the heavy silting in the Warrnambool Harbour in May 1919. This work was previously done by the smaller dredge, the Pioneer. However, after a month of work, the Matthew Flinders was returned to Melbourne for alterations to make it suitable for work in the heavy seas it experienced at Warrnambool. Both dredges were sent up from Melbourne when required over the years to periodically attend to the silting in the Harbour, but the Matthew Flinders was preferred because of its efficiency. It was still dredging the Harbour even in July 1938. The ship’s original master was J G Rosney. In February 1922 Percy Taylor from Ports and Harbours joined the Matthew Flinders as a Mate. 1923 the master in charge was Captain Dunbar. In August 1926 Percy Taylor was appointed as her Master and was later transferred to the Pioneer as Master in 1933. 1930 the dredges were no longer required as the Harbour was no longer suitable as a port. However, one source notes that the Matthew Flinders was still dredging the Harbour in 1938.This nameplate is significant for its association with the suction hopper dredge Matthew Flinders I, which was used to remove the build-up of silt and sand from the Warrnambool Harbour, allowing shipping activities to continue to operate in the Port of Warrnambool. The nameplate identifies the vessel and shows that it was built in Australia in the early 20th century for use within Australia. The need for dredging in the Warrnambool Harbour was a serious and ongoing problem, as silting continued to happen after a series of measures were taken to try and resolve the issue. Eventually, the Harbour could no longer function successfully as a port.Brass nameplate, rectangular with cut-away corners and moulded text, mounted with screws on timber. The plate is from a vessel, the dredge Matthew Flinders I, ship no. 40, built by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy Ltd in Sydney, and registered in 1917. A small rectangular engraved plaque below the nameplate gives further details of the ship and the donor.On nameplate: "MORTS DOCK / & / ENGINEERING COY. LTD. / SHIP BUILDERS / SYDNEY 1917 / SHIP NO 40" On small plaque: "Donated by / NEVILLE DODDS / PORTS & HARBOURS / MARINE ENGINEER / EX "MATTHEW FLINDERS I"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, dredge, mathew flinders i, steel steam ship, twin screw engines, nsw, state of victoria, suction hopper, public works melbourne, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, sanding, silting, breakwater, morts dock & engineering co ltd, captain dunbar, ship no. 40, niville dodds, ports & harbours, marine engineer, marine technology, ship relic, percy taylor, matthew flinders, pioneer