Megger as the device was called, is in fact its brand name. It is a device that supplies a DC (direct current as per car batteries) voltage to enable testing of electrical apparatus. This particular device produces 250volts DC when the handle is turned vigorously. If an electrical device, such as a kettle or toaster, blew a fuse or tripped a circuit breaker, when switched on, then it must be checked electrically before any more use. Following the repair of the faulty item a megger would be used to check if either of the AC 240volt plugs leads were touching the metal case (earth). The output leads of the megger would be connected with one to the earth (metal case) and the other to each of the power connections in turn. A good megger reading of 50,000 ohms (resistance) would enable the device to be returned to service. A reading of zero ohms resistance would mean that it would again blow a fuse, and was therefore unsafe to use. In the electrical industry e.g. the former State Electricity Commission, a megger would be used to test lots of similar item in sequence. Because of the vigorous job of winding the handle, two persons were often used to save time. One would crank madly whilst the other shifted the leads. This particular megger is of a small voltage, but other meggers are bigger and have a few ranges of DC voltages able to be selected. The optimal megger for large Generating machines was motor driven megger. This was applied to the device being tested for a duration of approximately 30 minutes with reading of the resistance taken at regular intervals.All equipment belonging to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria was labelled with a metal plaque attached to it. The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme in the Upper Kiewa Valley and on the Bogong High Plains. The scheme began in 1938 and finished in 1961 when this megger was used and also possibly later as the SECV remained to maintain and operate the Scheme. This megger is of significance in relation to the advancement of technology.A rectangular box in dark brown bakerlite casing. It has an agent's plaque fixed to the left of the face and on the right is the marker's recessed stamp. In the middle in a transparent window so the level of ohms can be read. The front also has two recessed fixing knobs in black. On one side is a crank handle with a knob that lifts up and is turned vigorously to create the voltage. The back has four recessed screws and four small leather pads. There is a hole on each side to insert wires. There are two copper insulated wires. The SECV Plaque states: State/Electricity Commission/of/Victoria/ Electrical Engineer's Section/ No.1747 The Agent's Plaque states: H. Rowe & Co. Pty Ltd/Melbourne & Sydney/Sole Agents/in Australia for/Evershed & Vignoles Ltd Maker's states: 500 volts/Megger/Regd Trade Mark/Made in England/Patent No/400728electrical meters, electrical equipment, fuses, safety, state electricity commission of victoria, mt beauty, bogong village

This collection of nine photos was most likely taken in Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s to 1980s. The two Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses were made in Germany at a standard map size format and introduced in June 1962 as a two-colour offset press with improved safety features. With an upgrade to a third colour deck in 1968, productivity greatly improved as the two presses could print a five-colour standard topographic map in two passes, rather than the three passes before their upgrade. They were replaced with a single Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 five colour Printing Press in 1990. There is more information on the Ultra-MAN-III, Printing Press on page 71 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. For additional photos, refer to item 6065.10P for Ultra-MAN-III presses. The Krause Wohlenberg in photo .5P was a heavy-duty guillotine to trim bulk printed map stock in the c1970s and c1980s. See item 6069.6P for more information and photos of guillotine equipment. Densitometer readings as shown in photo .6P were essential to the quality control of film and printing processes, reductions in time taken and material wastage.This is a set of nine photographs of Print Troop personnel and equipment from Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1970s to 1980s. The photographs are on 35mm colour slides and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses, L to R: unidentified technician, Laurie Sutton, SGT Jim Cook, unidentified technician. .2) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses, unidentified technicians (x2). George Mann Fast Five Quad Demi Printing Press in background. .3) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses, unidentified technicians (x2), George Austen in background and George Mann Fast Five Quad Demi Printing Press next to back wall. .4) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Press, unidentified technicians (x2) operating George Mann Fast Five Quad Demi Printing Press in background. .5) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Krause Wohlenberg heavy-duty paper guillotine, unidentified technician. .6) - Photo, colour, c1970s, Densitometer reading taken by unidentified technician. .7) - Photo, colour, c1980s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses, L to R: Janet Murray, Lance Strudwick, Terry Winzar, Komori Newkoni and Planeta Polygraph Printing Press in background. .8) to .9) - Photo, colour, c1980s, Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses, Janet Murray, Komori Newkoni and Planeta Polygraph Printing Presses in background..1P to .9P - There are no annotations stored with the 35mm slides.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho

This photograph is a snapshot of how the Celia Little Room was used in the late 1950s, and the people who visited the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne at the time.The Mission to Seafarers Melbourne is a place of respite for visiting seafarers since 1917. The image shows a particular point in history in the Celia Little Room at the Mission, where the services provided to seafarers are being used.The image depicts a group of people in the foreground of the Celia Little Room at Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. A Priest is sitting to the left of a table with a number of tea cups and saucers. There is a man sitting in the middle with his arms crossed with his elbows on the table. A lady sits to the right of the table and she is holding a cup and saucer. Another man is sitting between the lady and the man with his arms crossed, he is bald. There are two men in the background who appear to be reading, one man is partially blocked from view by the man at the table with his arms crossed. The walls are timber lined.The reverse side of the photograph in the top right corner is an "O" with what appears to be a "9" in the middle of the "O". table, tea, reverend, reading, mission-to-seafarers-melbourne, celia-little-room, priest, wains-coting, flinders-street

The Art of Speech, A Note Book for Use in Speech Training and Oral English Lessons by H. W. Traynor. Second Edition-Revised. Hard cover book with mid blue cloth cover. Foreword by Professor J. J. Stable, M.A., The University of Queensland, Brisbane, February, 1940.Preface by H.W.T., Grimwade House, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 1939. Topics include Introductory; Voice and Speech; Respiration - The Act of Breathing; Phonetics; Vowels; Diphthongs; Consonants; On Reading Aloud; A Self-Correction Chart and Index of First Lines and Authors.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - the art of speech, h w traynor, australian music examination board, professor j j stable ma, whitcombe & tombs pty ltd, professor g h cowling, mr a j dunstan, hwt, australian educational quarterly april 1929

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

7151: A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. 7151-1: TWO PEOPLE, THE MAN FACING LEFT THE WOMAN FACING RIGHT LOOKING AT A MAP. 7151-2: TWO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF A FAMILY HISTORY, READING A PAGE IN PLASTIC SLIP COVER. 7151-3 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT SHOWING PAGE TO CAMERA. 7151-4 A WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF PLASTIC CONTAINER. 7151-5 SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS BUT HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER. 7151-6 SIX PEOPLE SITTING DOWN, THREE ON RIGHT, THREE ON LEFT. 7151-7: TWO WOMEN ON SITTING HOLING A CERTIFICATE.7151-1, 7151-4,7151-5 'Stop Press Treasures Uncovered' Stop Press in Redbiarri

Summary sheet, photocopied onto heat sensitive paper, odd size, of the various runs start or On times, where started, meal relief times, hours, rates of pay whether one man, two man or assisting rates for Sundays, Saturdays and Weekdays. Not dated. Broken down into AM, PM and assists. Stored with these sheets are a photocopies of each sheet are full size copies made on A3 paper. Spread over two A3 sheets. Photocopies enable better reading than that of the original in many places. Other places already faded out. trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, rosters

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 42 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from the south west looking up Lydiard Street. The cemetery gates can be seen in the background. The trolley pole it is ready to head back into the city, and the destination board is reading Sebastopol. There are children and the crew posing beside the tram for the photograph. There is a crowd of people, standing on the road near the tram, and others waiting to take photos. The photographer says this was taken of the last of the last tram to run in Lydiard Street in 1971. Photo quality is poor as the original image was blurred.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, maximum traction, cemetery, tram 42

This building dated back to the 1880s and had previously operated as Delany's Hotel and then the Royal Hotel. It was built near the site of the original Delany's Hotel, built in 1856. The Royal Hotel closed in 1921 after the area voted to be a 'dry area' in the local option poll. Tower House Day and Boarding School operated from 1921 until 1932. Norman Carter took many photos of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert from the 1920s; many were associated with events and activities of the Church of England.Black and white photo of a partially demolished building. The roof and part of the second storey are missing. What remains indicates that it has been a large building in the Victorian style. Along one side at ground level there are 4 arches, perhaps entry to a covered veranda, above which is a colonnade, and perhaps an open veranda on the upper level. There is a mixture of treatments to the surrounds of the windows. On the corner, within an arch which may have once been a doorway, is a sign reading: "TOWER HOUSE / DAY / & / BOARDING SCHOOL". There is a car with a retractable hood in the lower RH Corner of the photo.Rear top centre in blue biro "1932" (crossed out); top RH corner "498" in red biro; centre "Demolition of / Tower House Day & Boarding / cr Canterbury & Broughton Rds / previously Tower House Hotel / originally Royal Hotel / See partner photo."; bottom RH cnr "demol (in red biro) / 20-8-32". All in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting.tower house day and boarding school, schools, education, royal hotel, hotels, construction and demolition, dry area, licensing polls, temperance movement, delany's hotel, norman carter

Poster - printed on off white paper of a lady with 5 parcels, a case mark "S. S" and a well dressed man reading a newspaper and with two fingers around the hand rail looking at here - taking up the whole of the seat. In the background is a sign on the tram with the words "Move Up Please" Has a message "Here's another "Selfish Sue" who dawdles all her shopping thru, then late she rushes for Tram, and some tired worker has to stand". Promoting early shopping and passenger behaviour. Has the initials JH on the bottom of the message.trams, tramways, passengers, behaviour, shoppers, cartoons, illustrations

This book has been compiled by W H C Darvall, the Honorary Secretary at the Mission,( turn of 19th- 20th C.) A chronological recording of key dates and events in relation to the workings of the Mission to Seafarers (Victorian Seamen's Mission). The book also includes a number of clippings from newspapers or journals and concludes with an invitation to attend a special meeting of the Mission to discuss a proposed amalgamation with the Victorian Branch of the London Missions to Seamen, 15 November 1905. The author Mr Darvall arrived in Australia as a migrant 1853, served as the first Town Clerk of Beechworth 1856-1870. A solicitor in Collins St 1870s onward, he died in 1906.In diligently recording "matters of interest" to the Mission, Darvall has provided us with a significant point of reference from the establishment of the Victorian Bethel Union, afloat in 1850s through to the proposed amalgamation with the Missions to Seamen finalised in 1906. Many of the events were compiled retrospectively drawing on Annual reports and minutes but many were recorded contemporaneously from the 1890s. The Chronology serves as a means of verifying events through other sources such as minute books, annual reports and so on. It also provides us with the names and functions of people who had significant roles within the Mission from its earliest days in the 1850s through to the amalgamation of 1906.Label adhered to front cover, handwritten in ink: "The Victorian Seamen's Mission/An epitomised History/of/Matters of interest connected therewith/compiled by/ W.H.G. Darvall / Honorary Secretary" Label adhered to inside cover, printed label reading: "No.....Date....18.../A & W Bruce/Manufacturing Stationers,/65 Bourke Street West,/Melbourne/in re-ordering this book it is necessary to state the no. only"minutes, clippings, proceedings, william henry charles darvall (1830-1906)

To recognise the achievements of those who undertook and completed a transcription course, this certificate was awarded to "a duly qualified Braille writer and competent to transcribe Books for the Blind", by the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution. These volunteers were involved in the expansion of the library as they created Braille from the print version of texts. 20/10/1917 - Elizabeth Harris. Signed by the President Thomas Anderson Stuart illegible date (1921-1932) - Mollie Turner. Signed by the President Sir Alfred Meeks.Cream page attached to cardboard with col. illustrationsFrame with garden decorations around writing, and a white flower/waratah/blue bird/Braille board sits amongst wattle in various corners. A B/W image of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institute building in William Street sits above the main text, whilst two women reading or using Braille and a building labelled 'Library for the Blind' sit to the left and right of the frame.sydney industrial blind institution, mollie turner, elizabeth harris

Samuel Painter, saddler, enlarged George Taylor's premises after buying the building in 1888. He carried on the saddlery while his wife conducted a fancy goods shop. The building on the left was occupied by a bootmaker, Abraham Tracey.Copy of photograph of S. Painter's Saddlery, showing a group of buildings in Main Street, Bacchus Marsh in the later part of the 19th century, post 1883. On the left can be seen part of a building which bears the sign A. Tracey. The middle building carries a large sign advertising the proprietor and his business. It has a large double window, flanked on either side with a doorway. A variety of goods can be seen in the window. On the right is a weatherboard building also set up as a shop. At the front of this complex can be seen two men both wearing work aprons and three children standing on the footpath. Two buggies are pulled up in front of the complex, one four-wheeled, one two wheeled, the smaller vehicle pulled by a pony. The deep gutter is bridged by boards giving access to the unmade road. On the front: Sign above central building: S.PAINTER. SADDLE HARNESS & COLLAR MAKER. COLLARS CAREFULLY FITTED. On the central window can be seen a sign reading Stationery & Fancy Goods. On the window above the door: Bacchus Marsh Emporium. On the back: Handwritten: Bought by Bowden. Old building on left replaced by W.J.Wilson Hairdresser 1896. Painter Main Street now State Bank.saddlery, shops bacchus marsh vic., small businesses bacchus marsh, fancy goods, george taylor, bootmakers, samuel painter

The pilot is more than likely Flt Lieut. Jim Nixon with his Spad aircraft during WW1. James Harold Claude Nixon was born 12/12/1890 and before enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force was an auctioneer at Delegate. After training at Aldershot for the Royal Flying Corps he was granted an Aviators Certificate (No. 4607) by the Royal Aero Club. ( more reading in "From White Knowle to Pumpkin Point" by Peter Nixon)The Nixon family was a prominent family in the history of Orbost and its surrounds.A black / white photograph of a man in uniform standing next to a small fighter plane (a biplane). There are two copies and a letter from Peter Nixon with this photograph.handwritten on back - "Since writing that letter of grief, found now that I am going out to fly the Spad Scout which photo you see here. I am going across tomorrow morning so will not be long to know what ariel (sic) warfare is like now. I am in the best of health & happy as a lark. This is all I have to say with lots of love from your son Jim"nixon-james-pilot-ww1

This milli-volt meter was manufactured after 1950 and used by the SEC Vic (Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme) from that date until late 1900's. It was used to measure very small voltages associated with the operation of the various Hydro Generators. The readings were able to be shown by the resistor in use in the current circuit. During this time period, high quality testing instruments were either sourced from Europe or England.This milli-volt meter is very significant to the Kiewa Valley as it was used by those electrical technicians, who were part of the Kiewa Hydro Scheme. An "off spin" from the Scheme was the beginning of an explosion in "human" resources into the Kiewa Valley. This influx of population transformed the region from that of a basically quiet rural region to one which evolved into both industrial and larger residential community. This evolution in the Kiewa Valley created a change, not only in the "physical" landscape(better roads and infrastructure), but also the socio-economic growth within the Valley allowing other "tourist" based industries to expand within the valley and Alpine areas.This millivolts DC meter was used in the 1950's. It is contained in a wooden box and has two coloured (red/black, positive and negative) screw tight knobs which have bake-lite connections. It also has a covered (black tin) view meter marked from zero to 10 millivolts. Underneath this and within a round bake-lite is a small adjustment screw. The top of the box is fastened onto the main structure by six brass screws. The back of the structure is fastened by eight brass screws and there are four small bake-lite rest knobs.On the face of the millivolt compartment , and at the top "TO BE USED WITH DIAL HORIZONTAL TEMP. COEF. +- .08 % PER oC. Underneath the scale "MILLIVOLTS D.C. F.G." (LEAD RESIS. .05 OHMS)" underneath and to the left "MADE IN ENGLAND BY" "EVERSHED & VIGNOLES Ltd" and to the right "No. 857842" underneath Regd. TRADE MARK MEGGERkiewa valley tourism, victorian alps, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth