Black and white photograph of bushfire aftermath Laughing Waters Road area Eltham 1965laughing waters road, eltham, fires, bush fires, george w bell collection

Black and white photograph of bushfire aftermath Laughing Waters Road Eltham 1965.laughing waters road, eltham, fires, bush fires, george w bell collection

Mrs J.L.Smith and Ada Smith in the backyard of the house Law Muir Den 510 Centre Rd Bentleigh c 1910. . The early settler women usually devoted a whole day to washing as it was very labourious. A fire was lit in a stone pit and a large tub of water boiled. Soap that had been made, usually in the previous Autumn, from fat drippings and caustic soda, was flaked into the tub to form suds. The clothes were moved around in the tub with a long wooden paddle that was also used to lift the clothes out of the tub into another tub of cold rinsing water..Stains were removed by scrubbing soap on the cloth against a scrubbing board. Clothes were wrung by hand or a mechanical wringer and hung on the clothes line to dry. Mary Ann Smith was married John Logan Smith 1860-1932 who at first rented a cottage 'Law Muir Den' & Shed from Mr Box and commenced business as a wood merchant - sawing logs into shorter pieces using one horse to power the saw. He purchased the property, added to the buildings , began trading in fuel and fodder as well and installed a chaff cutting mill powered by 10hp steam engine. The business prospered As Motor transport was increasing 1926 J L Smith built a small Garage on the opposite corner (Woolworths Supermarket 2005) , employed a good mechanic ( Reg Hunt ) and developed another successful business. J.L.Smith was an early settler in East Brighton now Bentleigh and established successful Wood cutting, Grain & Chaff cutting and Motor garage businesses in Centre Road . He was elected Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin and, with Mary Ann, his family were involved with local Church, Red Cross, and other community organizations.Photograph, Black & White, showing 2 women washing clothes in a large tub, set over a fire in a stone pit, in the back yard. Clothes are hanging from a rope line strung between 2 trees and held up with a wooden 'prop'

Photograph taken by Jessie Smith ("Girlie") of San Remo who owned the Penguin Cafe in Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island One of the Jessie Smith Collection.Black & White photograph of the scene after fire. Chimney remaining standing. Isle of Wight Hotel. 23/4/1925phillip island, isle of wight, phillip island, jessie smith, isle of wight fire, phillip island

Displayed at History House.Part of wooden fire plug. Base broken, most of white paint missing. FP/16 printed on upper end.Front: FP/16 (black paint)

Black and white photograph of Ballarat taken from the Ballarat West Fire Brigade on the corner of Sturt Street and Raglan Street. ballarat, ballarat west fire brigade, solomon and bardwell

Cardboard stencil of the letters BCFB - probably Ballarat City Fire Brigade - as made and used by Keith Rash of K.E. Signwriter.keith rash, k.e. rash, ballarat city fire brigade

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. At the ready: the Bendigo Fire Brigade in the late 1800s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

greetings from Proserpine N.Q. postcard showing cane fields on fire - glossy colour photo battered round the edgesMurray Viewspostcard, photograph, various themes, proserpine n.q.showing cane fields on fire -

Coloured photograph of rear view of Fortuna building showing some parked cars, scaffolding, fire escape clearly visible.

Photographic copy of sketch: Fire at the Victoria Sugar Co. Australian Sketcher 12 July 1875 (digital image on database)'B2' and '13' on backfire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victoria sugar co

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. No longer: Christ Church, Sandhurst, which was destroyed by fire in 1925.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Historic BuildingsB/W original photo, Merryweather Fire Engine, driven by George White and horse, Warrenheip Street, 1930'sbuninyong, national bank, merryweather, fire brigade, george white, fire engine

6 - S/O Brian Humpfrys and wife Gail (both seated at a table). Gail has a toddler in a check shirt and auburn hair on her lap. 7 - J. Rosser walking is carrying a bag of potatoes in front of B. Sherritt(child) followingSelection of 15 photographs from the 'Bush Dance' August 1985 held in the motor room of the Ely Street fire station..6 - S/O Brian Humpfrys and wife Gail Bush dance Aug 1985 .7 - J. Rosser B. Sherritt(child) Bush dance 1985 (Aug)

Draft Report on the fire management strategy for bushland reserves by Whitehorse City Council. 20 October 1997. 45 pagesDraft Report on the fire management bushfire prevention, city of whitehorse, antonio park, mitcham, bellbird dell, blackburn lake sanctuary, hale property, heatherdale reserve, stephens reserve, somers trail, trove park, yarran dheran, r e gray reserve

Black and white photograph of two crewmen of 8/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles in turret of M113 Fire Support Vehicle

Donald Clark Collection.An invitation addressed to Donald Clark for the Tarnagulla Urban Fire Brigade's 125th Anniversary Celebration, held on 19th November 1994.

Donald Clark Collection.An invitation addressed to Mr & Mrs Donald Clark for the Invitation to opening of the new Tarnagulla Fire Station on 31 July 1988.

Professor Ernest Edgar Kurth of the University of Tasmania, invented a faster, simpler and cleaner way to produce charcoal on a continuous basis during the second world war. The charcoal was used to produce a combustible gas in motor cars, as a substitute for petrol, which was heavily rationed. The first batch of charcoal was produced in February 1942 and continued until the end of the war. Wood from stringybark trees was cut into lengths and fed into a kiln which converted it into charcoal. The Kiln is located on Beenak Road, 7km north of Gembrook. It has great historical significance, particularly as an alternative supplier of fuel during the second world war. It is a State Registered facility, managed by the Friends of Kirth Kiln and the park is managed by Parks Victoria Green soft covered book of 150 pages, with a photo of 2 men and a boy out in the bush with 3 fires burning.Contains a Prelude about Ernest Edgar Kurth written by Alfred Klink (2013) and a Foreward by John Sullivan (Heritage Officer of Parks Victoria). There is an Acknowledgement page, with recognition given to the grant provided by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. e.e. kurth, kirth kiln, charcoal kiln, parks victoria