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Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Military Establishments located in South Australia, c1986
This is a set of 20 oblique angled photographs of military establishments located in South Australia circa 1986. 4th Field Survey Squadron located in Keswick Barracks Adelaide, features in photos .1P to .6P. Warradale Barracks, Adelaide features in photos .7P to .10P. Woodside Barracks features in photos .11P to .14P. The military establishment featured in photos .15P to .20P is unknown.This is a set of 20 oblique angled photographs of military establishments located in South Australia circa 1986. The black & white photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) to .6) - Photo, black & white, 1986. Keswick Barracks, Adelaide, SA. .7) to .10) - Photo, black & white, 1986. Warradale Barracks, Adelaide, SA. .11) to .14) - Photo, black & white, 1986. Woodside Barracks, SA. .15) to .20) - Photo, black & white, 1986. Unknown location, SA. .1P to .20P – ‘Keswick, Warradale and Woodside’ annotated on negatives sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, 4 fd svy sqn -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SERVICE DRESS, ARMY, OFFICER, CGCF (Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory), 1964 - 1978
1. Jacket - Khaki polyester jacket Officer's pattern. Four front pockets held shut with a brass button. It has RACT badges on each collar. The brass buttons are RACT motif, Lt Col badges on epaulettes. 2. Lanyard - blue and red. 3. Trousers - polyester khaki, zip fly, four pockets. 4. Shirt, khaki polyester, two pockets, long sleeve. 5. Tie, khaki, wool with elastic neck loop. 6. Sock - wool, dark khaki. 7. Sock - wool, light khaki.1. Inside is written - “Purcell M.W.R” then crossed out. 4. “NR59” is written in texta on manufacture's label.uniform, officer, army, passchendaele barracks trust -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - INRUSH OF WATER AT THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
Two handwritten extracts from the Bendigo Advertiser 17/6/1910 regarding the inrush of water at the Victoria Quartz Mine. 'When the inrush of water came on Tuesday night, the men had to make a hurried exit from the bottom of the shaft and 4254 ft. plat. The working equipment left below consists of three rock-drilling machines, air-winch, two trucks, about one ton of drills, while rails, air-pipes, etc, below the 3224 ft. plat are not likely to be recovered'. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, inrush of water at the victoria quartz, bendigo advertiser 17/6/1910 page 3, ar -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Gabrielle Hodson, "Tram costs put at $1.3m a km", 18/01/1997 12:00:00 AM
Item written by Gabrielle Hodson in The Courier, Ballarat, page 6 on 18/1/1997 quoting a figure provided by Dave Macartney of the BTM that tram tracks could cost about $1.3m / km. This is for single track compared to about $1.9m/km in Melbourne for double track. Notes comments by Andrew McEvoy of the Ballarat Tourism Board and spokesman for the new Victorian Transport Minister, Gavin Clancy. Also has a cartoon by Burns - titled "The Affordability" Item has been cut so the date and paper details are on a narrow folded strip attached to the main item."Frank Puls" in blue ink in the top right hand corner.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, transport minister -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 9, John Theodore, 1972 - 1974
Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 9 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1973 / 1974. .1 - Campbell Duncan operating a rail hole drill. .2 - Track construction - installation of No. 1 roadway commenced. .3 - ditto with overhead works - Warren Doubleday, Bill Kingsley, Clyde Croft and Noel Gipps .4 - ditto .5 - ditto .6 - overhead work .7 - laying a drainage pipe at the rear of the depot .8 - ditto - Loddington .9 - forming the cut off walls at the front of the depot.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Badge, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), 1910's
Cast hexagonal nickel plated brass or sterling silver badge with a single hole in the top, with words "Prahran Tramways Trust Malvern" on one side and on reverse "Officers No. Pass" with the number "6" stamped in. Fitted with a nickel plated ring. Raised edges with flat sides. Manufacturer unknown. In the lower edge of the reverse of the badge are the letters "STC.SN" stamped in. These are not present on the other two examples eg Reg Item 576. Has been mounted or enclosed within a coin collectors/sale cardboard folder with an embossed crown on the front. See Inscriptions.On card board enclosure in ink "Prahran Tram. Trust" and "Sterling Silver Pass" - "$15"trams, tramways, badges, officers, pmtt, passes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Heritage Victoria, "Historic Tram Shelters", Jul. 2007
Newspaper clipping or magazine cutting photocopy of two sheets - from Inherit, July 2006, pp 6 and7 of an article titled "Historic Tram Shelters", written by Paula Judson. Sub-titled "1906-2006: 100 years of the electrification of Melbourne Tramways". Looks at addition of the tram shelters to the Register of Historic buildings, an overview of the trusts, the shelters and why they were built, gives examples of Dandenong Road, costs, architects such as Leonard J. Flannagan/ Has photos of three of the shelters, Balaclava and Orrong Road, Dandenong and Hawthorn Road and Cotham and Burke Roads.Along the bottom edge of the first sheet "Inherit July 2006 pp6,7" in black ink.trams, tramways, shelters, heritage victoria, pmtt, htt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Yarra Trams, "Employee News - Upgrading W-Class trams for future generations", 27/09/2018 12:00:00 AM
Notice or newsletter titled "Employee News - Upgrading W-Class trams for future generations" published on an A4 sheet in colour, 27/9/2018 by Yarra Trams with the Keolis Downer logo. Advises that 6 more W class trams will be upgrade to W8's, removal of older W class trams from the city circle commencing 15 Oct., use of A class trams temporally and the refurbishment of trams used by the Tramcar Restaurant. Quotes Carla Purcell, Director Lines. Has a photo of an un-numbered W8 at the Bendigo Tram depot.trams, tramways, yarra trams, city circle, w class, w8 class, restaurant tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, White pages, "1991 Unique Australia - a Land worth seeing", 1991
Colour photograph cut from a Melbourne 1991 Where Pages Telephone Directory or Phone book cover with the title "1991 Unique Australia - a Land worth seeing" of Restaurant Tram No. 442 running a service eastbound in Collins St near Spring St with the Treasury building in the background. The conductor is sitting in the rear cab. Two copies held. Cut from a Melbourne telephone book as it has the then emergency service numbers on the rear. One copy of the full front page added 6/9/2019 from materials donated by Robert Green.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, collins st, treasury, tram 442 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Paul Edwards, "The House that Trams built...", c1980
Centre page spread of an article titled "The House that Trams built...", from the Australasian Post - undated - c1990, full colour, about the two ex Melbourne trams that Rolf Herweg used to build a house at Ferny Creek, tramcars No. 1 and 6. Gives details of the person, costs, and that he wishes to sell the house and move on. Written by Paul Edwards with photos by Barry Weller. See also Reg Item 1518 for another newspaper cutting and 1833 of the tram in MMTB service. See Reg Item 4657 for notes on the sale of the property.trams, tramways, ferny creek, tramcars, pmtt, melbourne, houses, tram 1, tram 6 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramways Development - M&MTB", late 1920's
Set of personal papers - placed in a file marked "Tramway Development M&MTB" Hand written calculations and sheets, mostly pencil only compiling the mileage of the MMTB from 1/2/1920. Includes one sheet in ink (imaged) showing details of electric railways taken over, constructed or removed since the inception of the board on 1/2/1920 to 30/6/1928. Separate compilations for the cable tram sheet. First sheet includes a summary of the cable, horse, trust, NMETL and VR tramways as at 30/11/1922.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, cable trams, htt, pmtt, horse trams, pmtt, ftt, nmetl, fnptt, mbctt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Performance of PCC Car No. 980", 31/08/1951 12:00:00 AM
Report on PCC type tramcar No. 980, 6 pages + blue print graph of acceleration compared with SW6 886 contained within one bound document titled "Performance of PCC Car No. 980". Dated 31/8/1951. Report looks at some safety concerns of the tramcar - rollback when starting on a steep positive grade, bucking of the car, high rate of acceleration and controller settings. Documents stapled on left hand side and bound with adhesive tape. Two copies held. Copy 2 is an original, Copy 1 is a carbon copy.trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, tramcars, pcc, braking, tram 980, tram 886 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, Extracts of PMTT Minutes - track layouts, 1950's
Set of papers, handwritten concerning the development and timing of the "PMTT", Prahran and Malvern - 6 sheets. Prepared by H. S. McComb - gives layout of the PMTT system, primarily of Burke Road, sketches of track layout, opening dates, sketches of various junctions, bridges, track miles, junctions, reconciliation of track lengths from various sources of High St Malvern, extension to Punt Road and St Kilda Roads includes duplications and a Wattle Tree Road. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, routes, track, surveys, punt rd, high st, wattle tree rd, duplications -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, The Met, "Tram Construction and Maintenance Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 1.7.1985", Jul. 1985
Depot List - 13 A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Tram Construction and Maintenance Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 1.7.1985" Sheets 1 to 6 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order including listing of tramcars for storage and disposal and storage and retention in operating condition to A 254. Sheets 7 to 12 - allocation by depot including trams in storage at Hawthorn, Approved disposal, future disposal, training tram, tourist trams and special purpose, Ministry of Arts, Decorated trams, Reserve trams. Sheet 13 - Summary of Fleet in Service.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Negative and Black & White Photograph/s, Ellis Collection, 1940
Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car 584 turning from Gertrude St Fitzroy into Nicholson St. In the background is the cable tram winding house and a large bill board advertising - see Reg Item 5600 for more details. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3600large.jpg 6" x 4" print held as well - image which has a narrower view. Mark on the front of the print near the top right hand corner. Based on a billboard date in Reg Item 3593, the year is 1940.trams, tramways, cable trams, gertrude st, nicholson st, winding houses, tram 584 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, Summer 1935
Negative (approx. 75 x 132) of a cable tram set, bogie trailer in Elizabeth St Melbourne between Collins and Little Collins St with the destination of Brunswick. In the background is the Beehive building (opened in 1935 advice of Rod Atkins 19-6-2019 by e-mail). The cable tram in Elizabeth St closed on 28/9/1935. Photo taken early 1935 on a summers day. The building also in the view, Newman's has a sign saying they have moved. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3622Large.jpgEnvelope containing typed "Cable Tram City / Clear Normal Speed:"trams, tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Student Concession form", 1993
1051 - Form - DL size, printed on off white paper, two colours, three fold giving details of student passes for Melbourne Metro area, regional transit student passes, eligibility criteria, how to obtain a concession card, conditions for use, a survey form. Partly filled in with some details - 9/1993. 1051.1 - Form DL - 5 fold, similar to above, dated 2001. See also Reg Item 5513 for another example. .3 - 6 fold DL with tear off application form for Myki use - dated 2007.trams, tramways, concession fares, students, tickets, passes, the met, ptc, myki -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - watch, City Life Australia, 100 years of electric trams in Melbourne, c2000
Wrist, electronic, watch, issued for the celebration of 100 years of electric trams in Melbourne, stainless steel case / plastic watch front, leather wrist strap within a plastic envelope with a paper information slip - two year warranty. Watch returns to City Life Aust. Pty Ltd, service centre, PO Box 515 Milton, Qld 4064. Has time only function. Made in China. 2nd copy added 16-6-2018 - completed with original packing and warranty dockets - from donation of Evan Cochrane.trams, tramways, 100 years of electric trams, yarra trams, souvenirs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Melbourne tram depots and workshops layouts, mid 1990's
Set of 9 A3 photocopies of Melbourne tram depots and workshops layouts. .1 - Preston Workshops - Existing Conditions - 1992 - P16745 .2 - Malvern Depot - 1:500, c1960. .3 - Camberwell Depot - c1960 .4 - Brunswick Depot - 1:500 - no date .5 - Essendon Depot - 1:500, Jan. 1950 .6 - Glenhuntly Depot - P.16333 - 1:500, Jan. 1993 .7 - East Preston Depot - 1:500, undated. .8 - Kew Depot - 1:500, c1950 .9 - Southbank - printed 1996 - poor quality.trams, tramways, depots, melbourne, ptc, mmtb, preston workshops, east preston depot, malvern depot, camberwell depot, brunswick depot, essendon depot, glenhuntly tram depot, kew depot, southbank depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Invitation, Tramway Labor Party Group, "Memorial Service" and "Order of Service", Jun. 1946
895.1 - Printed card, inviting Mr. R. Wearne to a WW2 or WWII Memorial Service at Malvern Depot on 16/6/1946. Arranged by The Employees of Malvern Tram Depot" and signed by F. H. Dye, Depot Delegate. 895.1 - Printed sheet, folded on off white paper, three sides, with a border on the front page, "Order of Service", Malvern Tramway Men and the Second World War, Unveiling Ceremony. Honouring the memory of two soldier's from Malvern Depot, J. Giggins (killed 1941) and W. E. Armstrong (who died as a PWO in 1943).hand written informationtrams, tramways, world war 2, malvern depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Route Numbers - Tram Routes - Commencing as from Sunday, 1st November 1970", Oct. 1970
Six page foolscap printed (Gestetner?) document titled "MMTB Route Numbers - Tram Routes - Commencing as from Sunday, 1st November 1970", listing all routes. Introduced numbers with "3" and stopped the use of letters, eg "4D". Provides information on amalgamated routes, route numbers to be shown when running in and out of depots, city termini to depot, and to city from depots. Pages 5 and 6 provide a list of bus route numbers. For the previous listing see Rec Number 1424. Second copy added 30-1-2017trams, tramways, mmtb, ptc, buses, route numbers, routes -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme - Kiewa Valley x2
The SECV constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemePhotos showing the development and history of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme2 copies of 8 small b & w photos. All with titles including "Kiewa Hydro Electric Project". They are in an envelope titled "Valentine's / Snapshots / Eight Real Photographs / Kiewa Valley / Published by /The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd / Melbourne and Sydney 1. Kiewa Valley Panorama 2.The East Kiewa River 3. Road to Bogong High Plains 4. Mt Beauty Village 5. Snowfall Bogong Village 6. Bogong Village 7. Junction Dam Spillway, Lake Guy Bogong 8. No 3 Power Station mt beauty, bogong village, bogong high plains, junction dam, power station -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - WORKWEAR, ARMY, ADI, 1991 & 1992
1. Hat - Camouflaged bush hat. Standard army bush hat, 6 cm brim. it has an ad hoc nylon string to hold it on head. It also has a large torn hole in it. 2. Jumper - Khaki, it has camouflaged shoulder pads. It is long sleeved, it has a draw cord for the neck. It has camouflaged pads on the elbows. 3. Shirt - T-shirt, camouflaged, short sleeved. Khaki trims on neck and arms, Size L. 4. Shirt - T-shirt, camouflaged, short sleeved. Khaki trims on neck and arms, Size M.2. Written on label is name "Vaughan".uniforms, aust. army, passchendaele barracks trust -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, JAPAN
Part of the Bennetts Collection. See Catalogue No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Marie Bennetts".1. Colour photograph of multi-story Japanese style building. Group of dancers in traditional costume on forecourt. 2. Colour photograph of Japanese Wrestlers in ring. Crowd of spectators in background. 3. Colour photograph of two Japanese ladies kneeling in front of an altar. 4. Colour photograph of a group of Japanese ladies seated around a table eating lunch. 5. Colour photograph of a Japanese bride in traditional costume at her wedding ceremony. Two other ladies featured. 6. Colour photograph of a Japanese housewife in traditional costume. Lady sitting in front of a tub,bennetts collection, alva bennetts, photographs, japan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST TEMPERANCE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE CERTIFICATE, 1888
Certificate of Membership. 1888. This certifies that James Lawson became a member of the Sandhurst Temperance Volunteer Fire Brigade on January 5th 1888 and filled the positions of station keeper and apparatus officer. This certificate being awarded for three years service. Signed. Thomas Reed. Captain. James Walker. Sec. 15-1-91. Top of Certificate: Ever Ready. Ever Willing. Bottom of Certificate: Never Failing. Never Shrinking. Left side: Striving with a will to save. Right side: Always Eager. Always Brave. 6 drawings of Firemen in action.F.W.Niven & Co. Lithos. Ballarat.sandhurst temperance volunteer fire brigade, sandhurst, james lawson -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - WEBBING KIT
.1 Basic webbing waist belt with metal keepers and buckles, metal holes for fixing equipment. .2 Basic webbing and padded harness with metal adjustable clips. .3 Basic ammo pouch, green, webbing and canvas, metal buckle strap. .4 Basic ammo pouch, green, webbing and canvas, metal buckle, adjustable clips. .5 Small miscellaneous pouch attached to shoulder pad. .6 Bum pack with liner, metal keeper and straps. .7 Toggle rope - green rope attached through rope loop.D(Up Arrow)D, Belt Individual, Equipment Nylon LC-2 DLA100 80-Fu-822, 8465 08 00 - 6448, Size Medium, Waist UNHEX, 30 inches (76cm), Cincinnati Association for the Blind. .5 Kangaroo stampwebbing, pouches, toggle rope -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - OLD VIOLET SHAFT - VIOLET ST. MINE 'BOILS' AGAIN
Newspaper article titled 'Violet St. Mine 'Boils' Again. A child walking near the shaft saw the ground collapse and shortly afterwards smoke drifting up. He told his parents who called the Bendigo Police. The area around the mouth of the saft was covered in cracks and seemed likely to collapse. Earlier a nearby resident had placed old iron and metal sheets over the area so that children would not walk on it. Once again children were attracted to it. Article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 19/6/67.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, old violet shaft, violet st. mine 'boils' again, mines department, bendigo police -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A.& S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONTRACT OF SALE
This business was owned by father and son, Henry Archibald Wilkinson and Samuel Ronald "Ron" Wilkinson. Henry (1882-1954) was born in Shepparton and died in Bendigo. He was married to Grace Hovendon in 1908. Samuel Ronald "Ron" (1914-1995), Henry's son, was married to Florence Jean McKerlie in 1937.Contract of sale of land dated 11th November, 1955 between Misses T.A. & I Pithie (sellers) and Mr. S.J. Quill (buyer) for land situate No. 6 Mill Street, Bendigo described in right to occupy residence area No.4878together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Also all electric light fittings and shades, all blinds, cupboard in bathroom, cupboard in vestibule, electric stovette, electric sink heater, warm ray heather, all curtains and floor coverings with the exception of the curtains and carpet in front bedroom. Price 2,400 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - FAVALORO COLLECTION: VERY LARGE LINEN PILLOW COVER-LACE TRIMMED, Late 1800-1950's
Textiles. Very large cover, with an envelope to enclose the pillow, stitched on the underside, with cotton tape ties to enclose the pillow. Beautiful fine cotton broderie fabric (possibly Swiss cotton broderie anglaise) edges the pillow. Corners of the embroidered cotton have been mitred in an unusual way, with the excess fabric still evident, in a 'kite-shaped' manner, in each corner. The embroidered cotton edging features a scalloped edge, with circular, and floral design. A 6 cm deep hem outlines the linen fabric edge, showing the embroidery fabric to advantage.textiles, domestic, very large linen pillow cover -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: RECEIPTS MAY 1889
Five Receipts from Messrs Connolly & Tatchell May 1889 The fronts have a green one penny stamp: a. 9 May 1889, £24/-/-, Albert, Renwick v Albert, b. May 10 1889 ,£ 6/-/- O;Loughlin v Kennedy. c. 13 th May 1889 £5/-/- recovered from Bohling J. Barry re Bohling; d 16 May 1889, £29/5/- interest received from Polkinghorne Ambrose Lake,, e. 23 May 1889 £18/2/5 G.H. Hobson re Clarke.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell, receipts