Francis Powell (1861-) and Francis Hanmer (1858-1925) founded Powell and Hanmer Ltd in the Summer of 1885 for the manufacturer of bike and carriage lamps. Their first advertisements began to appear in November of 1885. In 1890 they lodged a Patent for “velocipede” lamps to be used by lightweight wheeled vehicles propelled by a rider, such as a bike, tricycle and railroad handcar. In April of 1913, they were selling headlamps for cars and in 1914 built their second factory manufacturing dynamo lighting sets in Rocky Lane Birmingham, also for the production of dynamos for motor cars. Then in 1929 Powell and Hanmer Ltd, was acquired by the Lucas company which was at that time the main competitor for the manufacture of non-electrical equipment for cycles and motorcycles. When a director of Powell and Hanmer joined the board of Austin motor cars, Lucas feared that Austins might encourage Powell and Hanmer to start to produce electrical equipment for supply to the company and as a result this association might affect Lucas's business with other large vehicle manufacturers. As a result, Lucas made an offer to Powell & Hanmer and purchased the business for £500,000. Carbide lighting was used in rural and urban areas of Australia which were not served by electrification. Its use began shortly after 1900 in many countries and continued past the 1950s. Calcium carbide pellets were placed in a container outside the home, with water piped to the container and allowed to drip on the pellets releasing acetylene. This gas was piped to lighting fixtures inside the house, where it was burned, creating a very bright flame. Carbide lighting was inexpensive but was prone to gas leaks and explosions. Early models of the automobile, motorbike and bicycles used carbide lamps as headlamps. Acetylene gas, derived from carbide, enabled early automobiles to drive safely at night. Thick concave mirrors combined with magnifying lenses projected the acetylene flame light. These type of lights were used until reliable batteries and dynamos became available, and manufacturers switched to electric lights. Acetylene lamps were also used on riverboats for night navigation. The National Museum of Australia has a lamp made in about 1910 that was used onboard the PS Enterprise, an 1878 Australian paddle steamer, currently owned by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. It is still operational, and one of the oldest working paddle steamers in the world, listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vehicles.Acetylene Carbide lamp, marine pattern burner housing and reflector missing Carbide Lamp, metal. Has plate for attaching to wall, & gimbal to allow lamp to remain vertical. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, carbide lamp, motor vehicle, bike lamp, lighting, vehicle lighting, powell, hanmer, acetylene gas lamp, early lighting, marine lighting

A large folder containing many pictures taken from a variety of sources. Sources include 'The Illustrated London News,' 'The Sun' and 'Woman's Day and Home.' 1933 - 1963.The Illustrated London News,' 'The Sun' and 'Woman's Day and Homeephemera, mementoes, history, lydia chancellor, collection, photos, pictures, ephemera, botany, plants, flowers, royal yacht britannia, history, british royal family, royalty, coronation, motor car history, automobile history, vintage cars, veteran cars, birds, art history, architecture, theatre, buildings, geography, adam lindsay gordon, australian poetry, children's games, australian art, albert namatjira, melbourne, christianity, religion, advertisements, london, tower of london, thames, river thames, brisbane, sydney, boats, ships, events, entertainment, exploration, heritage

Typed letter to R. J. Bartle, Esq., from D. O'Connor, Engineer and ?, Chief Engineer, of the National Roads and Motorists Association (N.S.W.) dated November 8, 1936. Letter mentions four tests done in a car over a stretch of ground to measure fuel consumption. Tests were done with and without the device installed in the fuel system. Paper has printed letterhead and the names of the President, Vice-Presidents, Hon Treasurer, Council and Secretary with the AAA and NRMA emblems on the left side of the page.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, national roads & motorists' association (n.s.w.), n.r.m.a. house, australian automobile association, r j bartle esq, hon j c watson, hon g r w mcdonald, charles ludowici esq, alderman james mcmahon, j bryden brown esq, d m cooper esq, e h cowdery esq, c r davidson esq, hon j m dunningham mla, a m graham esq, a s lumby esq, rev father w nicol, dr harold norrie, dr f antill pockley, ald h l primrose mla, a e rudder esq, lt-col g c somerville cmg dso, major blair wark vc dso, g a l wilson mla, h i johnson fiis, d o'connor?

Four RACV Route Maps and Touring Information, Bendigo to Alexandra via Seymour and Yea, Bendigo to Mt Gambier and return, Bendigo to Horsham via Ararat and Bendigo to Anglesea, dated 1 March 76. Also an unsigned Safe Driving Pledge.j w swatton collection, royal automobile club of victoria

Henry Sutton was born in Ballarat. He became one of Australia's greatest inventors. The Ballarat Car is the oldest privately owned car in Australia. It was designed and built in Ballarat around 1900.Colour photograph's showing Henry Sutton's Ballarat Car on display in the Ballarat Mining exchange during the Ballarat Heritage Festival in 2011. henry sutton, sutton, ballarat car, automobile, ballarat mining exchange

Boyd comments on Australian life and culture in the first half of the twentieth century up until 1959. He reflects on changes - is it progress? - from the pastoral to the industrial, briefly on housing and construction, and emphasises US influences in design (especially cars) and politics, and the lingering, conservative influence of the UK. Robin Boyd wrote this article anonymously. He was a member of the 'Round Table', a English based group on imperial and commonwealth matters.Original manuscript of an article published in The Round Table, "The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs", Vol 50, Issue 159, pp 26-31, 1959.Typewritten, quarto, 6 pagesAnnotations and corrections in pencilaustralian identity, taste, automobile design, they're a weird mob, nino culotta, 1959 australia, cyril pearl, on the beach, so you want to be an australian, sidney nolan, john ely burchard, robin boyd, manuscript

Country street directory which contains maps, lists, and tourist information.Maps, colour photographsroad maps

Black and white photograph of 2 ladies in an early model carOn back of photo: "Mrs. Bob Young (driver) Betty (Elizabeth Taylor). Passenger was Mrs George Ballack" "1st motor car to come to Rutherglen" car, history, automobile

A number of colour photographs of Henry Sutton's Ballarat Car, as displayed at Ballarat Heritage Weekend 2011/henry suttton, car, automobile, ballarat car

The photograph shows an old car rounding a bend on what is now the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road. Around 1930 it would have been called the CRB Road or the Main Road. The photograph is in the Ivy Child Album. Ivy May Child (1910 – 1989) was the daughter of Arthur Edward (Ted) Child (1878 – 1964) and Ethel May Madden (1888 – 1970). Ted Child was the son of Matthew Francis Child (1839 – 1933) and Martha Jeeves (1857 – 1926). He was the grandson of one of the early pioneers Francis Child. Ivy grew up on the family property on Childs Road and took many photographs. Most of these are glued into her photo album. The album covered the years from c1927 – 1932. Ivy married Henry William Burgess (1906 – 1968) in 1944.Sepia coloured photograph showing an old car rounding a bend in the road.Below photograph in album: The Main Mountain Highwaymain road, crb road mt dandenong tourist road, car, automobile, ivy child, kalorama

The photograph is a pair to a similar photograph taken from the front view. The car is travelling down the CRB or Main Road at Kalorama c1930. Now named the Mt Dandenong Tourist Road. The photograph is glued in the Ivy Child Album. Ivy May Child (1910 – 1989) was the daughter of Arthur Edward (Ted) Child (1878 – 1964) and Ethel May Madden (1888 – 1970). Ted Child was the son of Matthew Francis Child (1839 – 1933) and Martha Jeeves (1857 – 1926). He was the grandson of one of the early pioneers Francis Child. Ivy grew up on the family property on Childs Road and took many photographs. Most of these are glued into her photo album. The album covered the years from c1927 – 1932. Ivy married Henry William Burgess (1906 – 1968) in 1944. The photographs remain in their original state in the album with individual copies made. Sepia coloured photograph showing an old car travelling down a road bordered by a rail fence.Written below the photograph in album: Going Downcar, automobile, ivy child, crb road, main road, mt dandenong tourist road

Yields information about the extent of Ballarat in the early to mid 1960's shows the tram lines and other rail lines in the district.Printed street map titled "Ballarat District Map", published by the RACV, showing the central part of Ballarat, Ballarat Outlets, streets, principal attractions, Ballarat and district maps and information, and a list of sporting and entertainment facilities. Has the tram lines shown dotted, does not run out to Sebastopol or the Lydiard St North terminus. Each map in the bottom left hand corner has the numbers "1166", possibly indicating the date.trams, tramways, map, ballarat, racv, railways

Printed street map titled "Bendigo District Map", published by the RACV, showing the central part of Bendigo, Bendigo Outlets, streets, principal attractions, Bendigo and district maps and information, and a list of sporting and entertainment facilities. Has the tram lines shown dotted, only shows the full extent of the Golden Square line. The main map has the number "0171" in the bottom left hand corner, indicating the publication date.in ink on the Bendigo Outlet map, "3/4" along bottom edge.trams, tramways, map, bendigo, racv, railways

Printed street map titled "Bendigo Including city and district maps", published by the RACV, showing the central part of Bendigo on the front cover, Bendigo Outlets and notes on the city itself. Has the tram lines shown dotted, only shows the full extent of the Golden Square line. Inside has a district road map. The front cover has the number "0468" in the bottom left hand corner, indicating the publication date.in ink on the Bendigo Outlet map, has various notes showing the location of crossing loops on and off the map and the location of the tram depot itself.trams, tramways, map, bendigo, racv, railways

Family snapshots of old SorrentoPaddle steamers enabled family holidays in Port Phillip Locations before the spread of automobiles. Three photographs show activity on the pier and Paddle Steamer.5 photos of old Sorrentolifeboat practice, sorrento pier, bread van, passengers awaiting steamer

Shows the central part of Ballarat, Ballarat Outlets, streets, principal attractions, Ballarat and district maps and information. Has the tram lines shown dotted, does not run out to Sebastopol or the Lydiard St North terminus. Each map in the bottom left-hand corner has the number "1061", possibly indicating the date. Has notes on the City, points of interest, and an advertisement for Caltex. See item 4929 for a larger version dated 1966. Yields information about the extent of Ballarat in the early 1960's shows the tram lines and other rail lines in the district. Four fold map printed on white paper, titled "Ballarat including city and district maps" - Map No. MAP 15.314 and dated 10-61. Produced by the RACVmap, tranways, ballarat, racv, railways

Small portable car repair kit in metal boxcar repair kits

106p. ill. An illustrated book telling the story of how Australia's motor industry grew. On page 17 it mentions cars designed and built for Harley Tarrant, who was a local Surrey Hills resident.106p. ill. An illustrated book telling the story of how Australia's motor industry grew. On page 17 it mentions cars designed and built for Harley Tarrant, who was a local Surrey Hills resident.automobile industry and trade, (mr) harley tarrant, tarrant car, cars, motor vehicles

Mr. Bralsford,the Transport Manager at Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), is instructing RDNS staff in the responsibilities of driving an RDNS vehicle. The Sisters were undergoing a Post Basic Course given by RDNS Educators, Car maintenance was necessary from 1937 when a car was donated by the Rotary Club to Melbourne District Nursing Society, (MDNS). Another car was donated, by General Motors-Holden, via the Duchess of Gloucester, in 1947, and the fleet began to grow from 1950 with seven Ford Prefects being provided by the Hospital and Charities Commission. For many years Melford Motors in South Melbourne maintained the MDNS fleet, until the fleet grew to the point of, the now named, Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) providing its own Car Maintenance Division to service the cars regularly. The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, (RACV), attended any breakdowns which occurred when nursing staff were on the road. Each new Sister employed by the Service was taken out for a driving test before she drove a District car. Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has had various modes of transport over the last 130 plus years. At first, from 1885 as Melbourne District Nursing Society (MDNS), their Trained nurses (Nurses) walked the streets and lane ways amid the slums of central Melbourne. As the Society expanded public transport was used; bicycles were bought by the Society in 1903 and used in inner areas until 1945. During the Spanish flu epidemic, in 1919, MDNS appealed for assistance to procure Motor vehicles so the Nurses could visit an influx of cases. Through trusts, grants and donations four 'Ford T Model' cars were procured which enabled the Nurses to triple their visits. Through constant use the cars were in such a poor state they were sold in 1927. A Motor Auxiliary was formed in 1929 to take Sisters to patients, and some Sisters used their own cars; even a motorcycle was used by one Sister in 1933. All these forms of transport were intermingled until, having received Royal patronage; the now Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) had its own full fleet of vehicles by the mid 1960s. In many areas there were unsealed roads, in various conditions, which the Sisters negotiated to reach their patients to give care. Seat-belts had been introduced to Victoria in 1959 and District fitted them to their cars from 1962, even though they did not become compulsory until 1970. The Melways Directory of maps was introduced in 1966 which was a boon to the Sisters, though it was a few years before it went beyond Seville, so those that did the Warburton and Powelltown area worked off a large paper map. By 2009 there were 598 cars in the fleet and the Sisters travelled 9 million 200,000 kilometres – this is equivalent to 12 trips to the moon and back. Black and white photograph showing Mr. Bralsford instructing RDNS staff. In the left foreground is Sister (Sr) Liz Thomson who has her dark hair drawn back, is looking down at a piece of white paper resting on the arm of the wooden chair on which she is sitting. In front of her are the back views of Sr. Betty McDonald with curled dark hair and to her right is Sister Joanne Wilkinson. Mr. Bralsford, who has short dark hair; is wearing glasses, and wearing a grey coat, is standing in front of them pointing to a blackboard with his extended left arm and hand. He is looking down, and has his right hand on a piece of white paper on a desk. A strip heater is high on the left hand wall.Photographers stamp and Quote No. GW 101royal district nursing service, rdns, rdns transport, rdns education, melford motors, racv, sister liz thomson, sister betty mcdonald, sister joanne wilkinson, mr bralsford

20cm x 12.5cm black and white photograph of the corrugated metal shed which house the Laffan Bros, Kilmore Motors. There are three petrol bowsers situated outside the building.Written on a sticker on the back: 472 14-86-21 west side Sydney St.garage, automobile repair shop, mechanics