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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration, "View of Ballarat today", c1910
... , looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway..., looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway ...Illustration or photograph taken from the Town Hall, looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway yards, Sturt St buildings are in view. Has a tram eastbound at Lydiard St and another waiting to depart Grenville St. There are two horse-drawn cabs in the view. The road surfaces have marks - either from being watered or graded. On the rear is a photograph of R O Henderson's New Furniture warehouse, View Point Bendigo. Yields information of Ballarat c1910.Black and white Illustration cut from a journal"1912" in pencil alongside the image title.tramways, trams, sturt st, esco, grenville st, bridge st, lydiard st north, black hill, post office -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R.L. Forster, G41, Beech Forest, 1950
... and, in 1951, finally moved to a new mill in the Beech Forest railway... in the Beech Forest railway yard. Potato output also rose, around 280 ...From 1945 a sawmill, the Calco Mill, was formed to cart sawn timber initially from the Zappelli's property on Denherts Track. The plant was later shifted to Pul's property and, in 1951, finally moved to a new mill in the Beech Forest railway yard. Potato output also rose, around 280 hectares and was shipped exclusively by rail until 1955. The railway was very busy, in fact so busy that potato farmers and especially saw millers started agitating for road transport.G41 locomotive, four NQR loaded wagons, and a louvred van near the Goods Shed. Next line, three loaded and three empty NQR wagons. In the foreground near the station building, a louvred van. A water tank and timber mill in the background. B/Wbeech forest; railways; loco g41; -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer St
... onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard... a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard ...Black and white photograph of cable trailer 88 being loaded onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard by the railway yard travelling gantry crane. Trailer lettered M&MTB. Has a man riding the top of the car before being loaded into a I type open wagon. Photo mid to late 1920s? Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number "Box 108-1. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and may not have been an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. The building in the background in Flinders Street (extension/west.) is the former Melbourne Harbour Trust Officers. By the time of this photo was taken the building was in the hands of the Department of Agriculture. Their name can just be seen on the top part of the building. It was demolished when the convention centre was built beside the WTC in the mid-1980’s. The crane was dismantled in the late 1990s around the time of the No 1 goods shed was moved to Bylands. The cable car has been stripped of a number of parts : Some windows. All the brake rigging and pawls All the roof-mounted destination boxes. The wheel skirt.Shows how redundant cable trams were sold and transported to country locations.Photograph - Black and White - Loading cable car trailer 88 at Spencer StHas Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "Box108-1" in ink on rear and "1-8"tramways, trams, cable trams, flinders st, sale of trams, railways, tram 88 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, Dave Macartney, 23/12/1967 12:00:00 AM
... buildings in the railway yard and part of the railway goods shed... in the railway yard and part of the railway goods shed. .2 - as for .2 ...Yields information about decorated trams, Bridge St traders Christmas tram and the area near the Ballarat level crossing.Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 17 about to cross the railway lines in Lydiard St. North. Has destination of "SEBASTOPOL". Tram decorated for Bridge St. Traders and has been painted white, except for warning stripes on front of tramcar. Sign on front says "BRIDGE ST TRADERS/SEASON GREETINGS". Photo taken 23/12/1967. 583.1 - as above but a wider view to the right, showing Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd, General Carriers buildings in the railway yard and part of the railway goods shed. .2 - as for .2.2 - has stamp on back "Ronald and Jennifer Burzacott, 22 Howard St, Sebastopol Vic 3356"trams, tramways, ballarat, bridge st. traders, lydiard st. north, christmas trams, railway , tram 17 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Flinders St Rail Yard and city, Biscay Greetings, mid 1970s
... Railway yard... railway yards and the city skyline. Photo shows the Swimming... terminus. Yields information about the Flinders Railway Yard prior ...Shows an aerial view looking west over the Flinders St railway yards and the city skyline. Photo shows the Swimming centre in Batman Ave, the Victorian Railways Metrol signal control building and the large yard with Tait, Harris and a silver train. On the left is the overhead wiring train A goods train lead by a flat top T class is passing in the lower part of the photo. In the 1980s the yards were redeveloped to provide the Tennis Centre, partly roofed at the western end and a new bridge over the yard at Exhibition St that replaced the tram track in Batman Ave and the Princes Bridge terminus.Yields information about the Flinders Railway Yard prior to redevelopment.Postcard - Flinders St Rail Yard and city - Serrated edges - Divided back BG83railways, victorian railways, railway yard, flinders st, suburban trains, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1955 or 1956
... shows the fence along the south side of the Railway goods yard... the fence along the south side of the Railway goods yard. Photo ...Black and white photograph of Geelong Pengelley tram No. 19 in Railway Terrace inbound to the City area. See also Reg. Item 2800 for the tram at the station terminus. Photo shows the fence along the south side of the Railway goods yard. Photo taken 1955 or 1956.tramways, trams, geelong, railway station, railway terrace, tram 19 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Victorian Railways (VR), "Sandringham" - Plan No. R17384, July 1940
... Railway station yard, facilities, tram depot, tram tracks, railway... station yard, facilities, tram depot, tram tracks, railway tracks ...Drawing - Victorian Railways R17384 showing Sandringham Railway station yard, facilities, tram depot, tram tracks, railway tracks, buildings, drains, poles, adjacent streets and buildings. Dated July 1940. The tram tracks have been inked in on the print.Yields information about issues Sandringham depot and its tram tracks.Drawing - photocopy of original- two parts joined in the centre by adhesive tape.trams, railways, vr trams, sandringham, tram tracks, depot, sandringham depot -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R. Preston, Beech Forest: Loading puncheons, c.1914
... between 1904 and 1933. At the eastern end of the railway yard... of the railway yard, near the six-ton derrick crane, a wooden tramline ...While one of the lesser prime loading points sawn and split timber were loaded at Beech Forest, and a large share of this was brought to the station over two timber tramways that operated between 1904 and 1933. At the eastern end of the railway yard, near the six-ton derrick crane, a wooden tramline curved out the gate and along the road for about 8 km (5 miles) to the co-operative Box Company, known locally as the Box mill, owned by the Victorian Diary Farmers' Co-operative whose purpose was the milling of butter boxes. Other millers also provided timber. Logs were hauled to the mill by horses, and the sawn timber despatched over a tramline that joined the Box mill line about 1.2 km (0.75 miles) along. B/W. Two men loading puncheons (a short post approximately 4 feet [1.2 metres] especially used for supporting a roof in a coal mine) on a NQR wagon at Beech Forest. Note the lack of trees in the background.beech forest; railways; puncheons; -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Map of Central Melbourne", c1952
... , railways, places of interest:. Includes railway yards. gardens...:. Includes railway yards. gardens, trams routes shown in direction ...Map - dyeline print then hand coloured, titled "Map of Central Melbourne", subtitled "Showing tram and bus routes, railways, places of interest:. Includes railway yards. gardens, trams routes shown in direction in some places. Has initials WKGP in bottom right hand corner. Map c1952, after the Latrobe St lines opened but before Bourke St lines opened. Note: 1 - The Hanna St or South Melbourne depot is shown south of City Road, not south of Sturt Street as it should have been. 2 - route 78 shown terminating at Batman Ave is incorrect, ran from Victoria and Church Sts. Original document scanned as a high res tiff file, approx. 60MB, see large files directory - htd3736-large.tiftrams, tramways, mmtb, map, melbourne, tram routes, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot, latrobe st, la trobe st -
Canterbury History Group
Map - Victorian Railways, Sheet no.10 , Hawthorn to Canterbury, 1/02/1914 12:00:00 AM
... , includes railway lines and station yards and may houses in nearby..., includes railway lines and station yards and may houses in nearby ...Map of Canterbury Railway Station and its surrounds, includes railway lines and station yards and may houses in nearby streets, February 1914.canterbury, canterbury railway station, canterbury road, maling road, bowling green, canterbury gardens, stationmasters houses, scott crescent, victorian railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: VARIOUS PHOTOS OF BENDIGO LOCOMOTIVE YARD AND STATION, 1969
... Various photographs of Benigo Railway Locomotive yard... Various photographs of Benigo Railway Locomotive yard and staff ...Various photographs of Benigo Railway Locomotive yard and staff A Bendigo locomotive yard and two engines B 1959 Bendigo Workshops cricket match,I Fisher batting C Waly Meagher, Dimmy Muldoon & Ned Breaton D Arthur Eaton, Acting Manaager Bendigo North Railways Workshop (taken between Sept & Dec 1969 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, c1955
... . Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town.... Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town ...Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Armstrong Street from the Town Hall tower - shows the street view, car parking arrangements prior to the construction of the Ballarat City Hall, c1955. The new Civic Hall was opened in 1956. Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town Hall and the Myers building late 1950's? trams, tramways, armstrong st, railway, town hall, myers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Ballarat Common, c 1890
... Botanical Gardens, Police Paddock and Ballarat Cattle Yards... and Ballarat Cattle Yards Railways area. 'R.W.' at bottom, Verso ...Hand drawn ink plan or field notes for a survey on faintly ruled foolscap paper. Field notes or survey depicting Ballarat Commons, Ballarat Botanical Gardens, Police Paddock and Ballarat Cattle Yards Railways area. 'R.W.' at bottom, Verso 'Ballarat' with various calculations. -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Doug McLean, Crowes: station yard, 1960
... In 1960 the Crowes railway station and yards had been... railway station and yards had been closed for six years, since ...In 1960 the Crowes railway station and yards had been closed for six years, since December 1954. This section was left to the elements, the line being rapidly covered with vegetation. This had to be cleared when rail recovery trains ran again to Crowes when the track was being pulled up in 1961.Colour. Crowes station yard in 1960; two tracks diverging from one. Not two cars in the middle distance. crowes; railway; -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, Jude, Ray, 1915 - 1969
... " 3103.6 - on back - " Orbost Railway Yards - 22 February 19369 Ray... & goods shed Ray Jude photo" 3103.6 - on back - " Orbost Railway ...These photographs relate to the East Gippsland Railway. The Bairnsdale-Orbost railway was opened in 1916 to serve the agricultural and timber industry. Because of the decline in traffic and heavy operating costs, the line was finally closed in August, 1987. Orbost Railway Station was opened on Monday 10 April 1916 as the terminus of the Orbost railway line, and closed in 1987. The station was located on the west side of the Snowy River despite the town of Orbost being on the east side of the river, in order to save on the costs of a bridge over the river, which at the time had highly variable levels. These photographs are associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.Seven black / white photographs and one postcard print.3103.1 on back - " Orbost- Snowy River flats viaduct 22-2-1964 ARHS special train Ray Jude photo" 3103.2 - on back -" Orbost Snowy River flats viaduct A.R.H.S. special train 22.2.1969" 3103.3 - on back - " A.R.H.S. special across bridge between Waygara & Nowa Nowa 22-2-1964 3103.4 - on back - " Nowa Nowa Boggy Creek Bridge A.R.H.s. Orbost tour Ray Jude photo" 3103.5 - on back - " Orbost 22-2-1969 SM office & goods shed Ray Jude photo" 3103.6 - on back - " Orbost Railway Yards - 22 February 19369 Ray Jude photo" 3103.7 - on back - " Orbost May 27 -1936 Orbost Rail Station" 3103.8 - on front - caption - Unloading Ballast Orbost line near Newmerella 1915 - J. Sullivan Colin ?orbost-railway east-gippsland-railway bairnsdale-orbost-railway -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Max Michell, No. 14 southbound in Lydiard St North, Sep. 1971
... Coffee Palace. Note the letter box at the railway station yard... at the railway station yard. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560 ...Yields information the operation of trams prior to the closure of the SEC system near the Railway Station. Has a strong association with the work of the Association of Railway Enthusiasts.AGFA blue and white plastic mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 14 southbound in Lydiard St North with a Twin Lakes and an auxiliary board advertising a Fete. No. 31 is northbound to Lydiard St North with an auxiliary board "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night". Photo taken Sept. 1971. In the background is the railway level crossing signal gantry and Reid's Coffee Palace. Note the letter box at the railway station yard. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "No. 31 and 14 cross at the end of the double track outside the Ballarat Coffee Palance - Oct. '68" Photo Max Michell Slide No. 7 Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, are, film strip, level crossings, lydiard st north, bray raceway, tram 31, tram 14 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: ACCOUNT - FRANK WALLIS
... , Municipal Yard Dues, Railway Freight, Discount, Droving & Feed.... & Guarantee, Municipal Yard Dues, Railway Freight, Discount, Droving ...Two account pages for sale of livestock by Frank Wallis & Co., Bendigo. Date line ends 192-. Frank Wallis & Co., Land and Live Stock Salesmen. Printed in dark blue with red cash lines and blue for charges. Charges are: Commission & Guarantee, Municipal Yard Dues, Railway Freight, Discount, Droving & Feed.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, frank wallis & co -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 1st X1, Hawthorn East Melbourne Cricket Club, c. 1927
... way for an extension of the Jolimont Yard railway sidings... to make way for an extension of the Jolimont Yard railway sidings ...The East Melbourne Cricket Ground was a grass oval sports venue located at the corner of Wellington Parade and Jolimont Parade, in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. After the 1921 football season, the ground was closed and then demolished to make way for an extension of the Jolimont Yard railway sidings. In 1921, East Melbourne Cricket Club merged with the Hawthorn Cricket Club, following the loss of the former's ground, to become known as Hawthorn-East Melbourne (or the "Combine"). In 1989, after the club relocated to Glen Waverley, it dropped "East Melbourne" from its title until becoming Hawthorn-Waverley in 1994.Team photo of the Hawthorn East Melbourne Cricket Club, from the collection made by one of its players, Christopher Robinson, pictured middle row, 4th from right. The photo was probably taken at the Glenferrie Oval where the team played. The Club were First Grade Premiers in 1927-28hawthorn east melbourne cricket club, glenferrie oval, cricket, sport, christopher robinson -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Haeusler Glass Negatives Collection - Merry-go-round - A. Weniger's Steam Carousel, c1910
... a railway truck in the Wodonga railway yards. The riding gallery... a railway truck in the Wodonga railway yards. The riding gallery ...This digital image was produced from one of the glass negatives that form part of the collection, probably taken by Louis Haeusler (b.1887) with the photographic equipment in the Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection. Merry-Go-Rounds or Carousels were a popular entertainment accompanying many celebrations and events in Albury and Wodonga from as early as the mid 1870s. They featured at events such as Empire Day and Arbor Day celebrations as well as the Wodonga Racing Club meetings, Wodonga Agricultural Shows and Victory Day celebrations at the end of World War 11. They were operated by a variety of travelling showmen and entrepreneurs. Early merry-go-rounds were steam powered. The merry-go-round in this negative was owned by Anton Weniger of Melbourne. From 1909, Mr Weniger operated a shooting gallery and Steam Riding Gallery on the Lower Esplanade, St. Kilda on land he had leased in 1909 from the St. Kilda Foreshore Trust. Weniger also took his carousels by train to many rural areas, including several visits to Albury, Yarrawonga and Benalla. His largest carousel was designed and built in Melbourne by Herbert Thomson in 1915. It has now been restored and has been on show as the Civic Carousel in Canberra, ACT since 1974. Anton Weniger’s steam merry-go-round was definitely in the Albury- Wodonga area in September 1912. As reported in the Border Morning Mail on Saturday 2 November 1912, Mr. Weniger was the victim of a robbery which included some money and his gold watch and chain, stolen from a railway truck in the Wodonga railway yards. The riding gallery and other belongings had been placed on the truck in Albury after the Albury show and sent on to Wodonga in transit to Wangaratta. Whilst in the Wodonga yards the truck was broken into and the goods stolen. Two of Weniger’s former employees, Herbert Backhouse and Edmund Pressard were subsequently charged with the robbery and sentenced to respective sentences of 3 and 9 months imprisonment, both with hard labour. In January 1916, Weniger’s Steam Riding Gallery was attacked by a group of rioting soldiers as a result of rising anti-German sentiment with the onset of World War 1. As a result, Anton Weniger terminated his interest and lease of the Steam Riding Gallery to his partner, William George Kelly. Although he had lived in Victoria for over 25 years and had been a naturalised Australian for 20 years, Anton Weniger was interned for the duration of World War 1 as an enemy alien. Anton Johannes Matthias Weniger died on 14 August 1923 and is buried in the Brighton General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria.This item is unique and has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.Digital image created from the Haeusler Glass negative collection. A large group of people standing around a Merry-Go-Round.At top left of Merry-Go-Round "A.WENIGER./MELBOURNE"wodonga pioneers, haeusler family, glass negatives, dry plate photography, carousel, anton weniger -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Footscray Tramway Trust, "Footscray Tramway Trust", 1917
... an 80lb/yard NSW railway section with a 30lb/yard bolt-on check... an 80lb/yard NSW railway section with a 30lb/yard bolt-on check ...First Annual Report of the Footscray Tramway Trust, for the year ending 30/9/1917. Lists the Trust Members, Consulting Engineers, and Secretary. Details the Trust's activities, financial loans, construction, car barn, and that it is the first Australian Tramway to use Australian-made rails. Engineering report by McCarty Underwood lists the lines to be built, and rails to use an 80lb/yard NSW railway section with a 30lb/yard bolt-on check rail. Notes the intention to have 7 one-man-operated cars and 3 combination cars. Gives expected cost of operations. Lists the Footscray Council Officers that were involved in the project. Supplementary letter from McCarty Underwood about the cost of the rails and the composite section dated 15/11/1917. Yields information about the construction of the Footscray Tramway Trust tramways.Ten foolscap sheets, duplicated, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, ftt, footscray tramways trust, new tramways, rails, tramway construction, annual reports -
Puffing Billy Railway
Lister Auto Truck
... for moving light loads around factories, railway yards and similar... tractor for moving light loads around factories, railway yards ...The Lister Auto-Truck was a small monowheel tractor built for moving light loads around factories, railway yards and similar sites. They were built by R A Lister and Company of Dursley, Gloucestershire, well known for their range of small stationary engines The Auto-Truck was one of several monowheel tractors to appear in the 1920s and '30s, with the availability of small, reliable petrol engines, as developed for motorcycles and the stationary engines for which Lister were already known. These were tricycle vehicles, with the single leading wheel used for both drive and steering. Their simple construction carried most of the mechanism on this wheel as a single unit, the chassis with the trailing wheels being little more than a trailer for balance. Simplicity was a key feature. The engines were single-cylinder and air-cooled. Ignition was by magneto, rather than requiring a battery and electrical system. One of these designs was produced in the 1920s by George Grist of the Auto Mower Co., Norton St Philip, Somerset. The engine was a JAP 600 cc four-stroke air-cooled sidevalve, a typical small engine of the time. The Auto Mower Co. were Lister agents and when Lister heard of this 'Auto-Truck' they bought one for use in their own factory. It was used to carry heavy engine castings from the foundry to the machine shop. Lister customers saw them and there was such interest in wanting to buy them that Lister negotiated with Auto Mower to build them under licence. Although Lister were already well known for their small petrol stationary engines, these were heavy cast-iron engines with water hopper cooling and unsuitable for vehicle use. Lister remained with the JAP engine for the Auto-Truck. The Auto-Truck was designed for use in factories or other places with smooth surfaces of concrete or tarmac. This allowed the use of small solid-tyred wheels with only simple suspension, making the vehicle simple, cheap and lightweight. They had little ability on soft surfaces though and could even topple over if driven carelessly across slopes. Their design was a compromise between the top-heavy nature of the tall engine grouping above its wheel and a well thought-out chassis for stability. The bearing between them was a large diameter ring roller bearing, mounted at the lowest part of the chassis. This gave rigidity and stability, even after long wear. A ring of rolled channel girder was attached to the engine group and rollers on the chassis carried the load upon this. On early Auto-Trucks this bearing is set very low, in line with the chassis members, and is covered by thin steel plates. The front panel of the engine cover is distinctive with large ventilation holes and a Lister signature cut through it. Strangely this panel is made of thick cast iron, providing substantial weight high on the engine and only adding to its top heaviness. To improve visibility of moving vehicles in noisy factories, this panel was often painted white, the rest of the vehicle being Lister's usual brunswick green. The driver was seated on a Brooks bicycle saddle, which in recognition of the lack of vehicle suspension, was carried on the end of a cantilevered bar that acted as a leaf spring. A wide handlebar on the engine group was used for steering. A squeeze bar the width of this handlebar engaged the clutch. Controls included a hand throttle, a gear lever with two forward and one reverse gears, and a large handbrake lever. The engine unit rotated freely for a full 360° rotation. When used in reverse, the Auto-Truck could either be driven from the saddle, looking backwards over the driver's shoulder; or they could dismount, swivel the engine unit around and control it as a pedestrian-controlled truck from behind. Under the engine cover were two equal diameter tanks, a fuel tank for petrol and a shorter oil tank. Engine and chain-drive lubrication used a total-loss oil system, controlled by a small pump and needle valve. Info Ref: Lister Auto-Truck - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lister_Auto-TruckHistoric - Industrial monowheel tractor for moving light loads around factories, railway yards and similar sites.The Lister Auto-Truck - small monowheel tractor Made of steel with three wheels. Powered by a J.A.P single cylinder petrol motor which is Hand Cranked to start.Lister puffing billy, lister, lister auto truck, monowheel tractor -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, August 21 1987
... Railway Yards - capacity 10 tons. The last wagons before being... Railway Yards - capacity 10 tons. The last wagons before being ...These photographs are of the final train to leave Orbost railway Station on August 21 1987 signalling the closure of the line. 3105.12 shows Locomotive T408 and on the side is written "LAST TRAIN EX ORBOST 24.8.87". These photographs are associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost. The closure of the line was a significant event in Orbost's history.Fifteen black / white photographs of the last train to leave Orbost Railway station.3105.1 - on back - "Last Train leaving Orbost Railway Station on Friday August 21. 1987. SRM August 26 1987 Last train from Orbost, Friday last saw the end of an era when the last freight train to pull out of Orbost Station at about 4.co pm. A symbolic wave from engineer, Bill Buckley, was the only ceremony to mark the passing of rail transport for East Gippsland." 3105.2 - on back - " Last train prepares to leave from Orbost on August 21, 1987." 3105.3 - on back - " The Orbost railhead following the departure of the last train on Friday August 21, 1987. Shows spectators who farewelled the last train." 3105.4 - on back - "From Grandview, Newmerella, shows the last train from Orbost crossing the timber Trestle (sic) viaduct across the Snowy River flats on Friday August 21, 1987" 3105.5 - on back - " A pair of Series 3 "T" Class Diesel Electric locomotives which were used to haul the final train from the Orbost Rail Head on Friday, August 21, 1987. Goods shed on right" 3105.6 - on back - " VFTY Timber Wagons at the Orbost Railway Station. 30 of these large wagons were built for the timber traffic between Orbost and Melbourne. Part of last train to leave Orbost on August 1, 1987." 3105.7 - on back - "The Fordson powered Rail Tractor which was used during shunting at the Orbost railway station, hooked up behind the second locomotive for its final journal from Orbost on Friday August 21, 1987." 3105.8 - on back - "Two Series 3 "T" Class Locomotives (Diesel Electric) were used to haul the final train from Orbost - T408 and T347, T408 was the leading locomotive. Orbost Goods Shed is on the left. Last train left on Friday August 27, 1987." 3105.9 - on back - " 3 "T" Class Diesel Electric locomotives often used in pairs to haul the timber trains out of Orbost. This locomotive was used to lead (haul) the final train from Orbost on Friday August 21, 1987" 3105.10 - on back - "The Gantry at the Orbost Railway Yards - capacity 10 tons. The last wagons before being hooked up to the locos for their last trip out of Orbost on Friday August 21, 1987" 3105.11 - on back - " Station Masters Office and Goods Shed at Orbost Railway Station. The two Series 3 "T" Class Diesel Electric locomotives waiting to haul the final train from Orbost on Friday 21 1987" otrbost-bairnsdale-railway east-gippsland-railway orbosr-railway-closure -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Rail cutting approaching Greensborough Station 1970, 1970_
Photograph of the rail cutting approaching Greensborough Station. Looking toward Church Street, with Watson's car yard on the left. Photo taken when widening cutting.Digital copy of black and white photograph. trains, greensborough railway station, church street greensborough -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Ballaarat Gold Field, 1861, 21/10/1861
A party of surveyors camped by Yuille's Swamp (later Lake Wendouree) and surveyed the countryside for a map to be produced by the Geological Survey of Victoria. In November 2004 the Central Highlands Regional Library presented a special edition of 200 copies of the 1861 map reproduced from a copy in their collection. Original geological map of Ballarat showing property, waterways, mines, churches, schools, water races, and garden reserves. It was compiled and drawn from the surveys of Mining Surveyors Davidson, Fitzpatrick and Cowan.Compiled & Drawn from the Survey of Mining Surveyors Davidson, Fitzpatrick and Cowan & the Plans in the Surveyor General's Office by J. Brahe, 21st October 1861. R. Brough Smyth, Secretary for Mines. The Honourable J.B. Humffray, M.L.A. Commr of Mines.ballarat, map, davidson, robert brough-smyth, fitzpatrick, cowan, yuille's swamp, public garden reserve, manure depot, black hill, ballarat east, old post office hill, pennyweight hill, claytons hill, golden point, mining, railway, cricket ground, swamp creek, cemetery, sludge reserve, bakery hill, gaelic church, juvenile reformatory, orphanage, specimen hill, eureka lead, cattle yard hill, dalton's flat, chinese village, poverty hill, railway reserve, little bendigo diggings, pound reserve, allied armies, flour mill, agricultural reserve, marsh, survey reserve, survey corps, white flat, yarrowee, yarrowee creek, brache, j. brache, survey, ballaarat gold field 1861 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910, 08/1910
Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, August 1910letterhead, education department, roland graham, coleraine, m. carew, row brothers, mount gambier, joseph row, r. blackburn, max kohl, wilfred p. avery, jubilee hall, broken hill, frederick e. barclay, pharmacy board victoria, harry shinningham, hobson's gold mining company, macquarie steam brick yards, james dewar, henrey sotheran & co, piccadilly, london, salop, thomas parker, frank tate, dressmaking, steiglitz, telegram, postcard, lahasa fiji, r. palmerf, church of england grammar school of girls, f. abrams, radium hill, welcome gold mine, stanley b. white, new golden gate gold mining company, n.j. wise, h.g. taylor, kout morrien harrow, l.f. fairthorne & sons, h.b. silberberg & co, skipton, henry f. hull, birthday tunnel company, l. hansen, victorian railways, edmund c. earles, lawrence, r. welesteo, wellington cyanide works, clunes, octavius williams, h.j. thwaites, tolarno station, gilbert pa, gilbert palmer, wool sorting, r.j. webster, w.a.t. davies, henry markwald, e. rolland -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph of Clover Dam foundations, Clover Dam Foundations, 1949
Stripping of the foundations commenced in 1948 and the first concrete in the dam was poured in May, 1949. With the suspension for the winter months of work on the High Plains, it was possible to increase the number of men, and work then proceeded at a steady pace for the remainder of the year. Some interruption was caused by a flood in September, which over topped the rockfill coffer dam. By the end of 1950 17,000 yards of material had been excavated from the foundations and 4,000 cubic yard of concrete placed. Work at Clover Dam was completed in 1953, but two bays were left open for flood emergency. The pondage was filled on the 16th August, 1954. A pictorial record of the placing of concrete foundations of Clover Dam and also shows the methods of construction used at this site in 1949.Black and white photograph taken during the construction of Clover Dam. Shows early stages of the concrete foundations, cranes and the railway line which was constructed to bring materials to the site. Handwritten in blue ink of back of photograph "Clover Dam Foundations"dam, foundations, concrete, construction -
Upper Yarra Museum
Negative Photographic Reproduction, Railway station Yarra Junction c1900s
... yarra junction railway station goods yard powelltown... junction railway station goods yard powelltown tramway ...yarra junction railway station goods yard powelltown tramway -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, 1949 newspaper clipping featuring 1916 photograph of Ringwood Railway Station staff - J. Trevenar, A.S.M.; J. Lawlor, junior clerk; O. Green, signalman; R. Boyle, yard porter; the next was the signal adjuster, name not known; P.A. Stuart, lad porter, later A.S.M. at Ringwood. The accompanying article also describes a later accident in which R. Boyle was killed
Heading of article reads, "Ringwood Station, 1916". Article reads, "The Station Staff in 1916 (reading from left):- J. Trevenar, A.S.M.; J. Lawlor, junior clerk; O. Green, signalman; R. Boyle, yard porter; the next was the signal adjuster, name not known; P.A. Stuart, lad porter, now A.S.M. at Ringwood. R. Boyle, the yard porter, was killed sometime afterwards right in front of the office. He was caught in between 2 sets of rails by passing trains, one train hit him and threw him under the other train, which cut his head off." "Mail 6/10/49". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood railway station precinct. Easterly view from pedestrian overpass c.1948
Accompanying printed sheet reads, "Taken a few minutes after the previous picture shows the Croydon train arriving. Also in this picture you can see the wooden pole supporting the wiring bridge over the goods yard. This was another temporary resulting from the June 1945 accident. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photographs, second half 20th century
... railway trucks on a rail line. 3151.4 was taken at the goods yard... railway trucks on a rail line. 3151.4 was taken at the goods yard ...3151.1 is of a water tanker on stand by at Orbost ready for emergency use. Similar suppliers were at Bairnsdale and Nowa Nowa. The two tankers hels about 9,000 gallons (34068.7 litres) - from a news item in "Gippsland" September, 1971. 3151.2 is of Victoria's X class 1,800 H.P general purpose diesel electric locomotive. Si had been ordered for the Victorian Railways and cost about £ 250,000 each. 3151.3 is of several loaded, covered railway trucks on a rail line. 3151.4 was taken at the goods yard at Orbost Railway Station. 3151.5 has some rail wagons with "SHOWMOBILE COUNCIL OF ADULT EDUCATION" on the sides. 3151.6 is of goods wagons (Probably not at Orbost Station) 3151.7 is a goods train 3151.8 shows the loading or unloading of farm produce at Orbost railway Station. 3151.9 shows cattle being loaded at Orbost Railway Station. 3151.10 is of a container N.Y.K. LINE ( a Japanese shipping company) This item is associated with the history of the Orbost-Bairnsdale railway line and therefore reflects the role that the rail line played in the social and economic history of Orbost.Ten black / white photographs related to Orbost rail. orbost-railway east-gippsland-railway transport-railway railway-engine orbost-railway-station export-produce