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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, E. Chalmers, Mr. Vic Lawry, 1926
Used as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried p 70. "Young orchard supervisor in Department of Agriculture - came from Tasmania." T.H. Kneen.Black and white photograph. Vic Lawry, Staff member, standing in front of a shed containing terracotta drainage pipes and sacks.On reverse, "Mr. Laurey (sic) "Vic" B.H.C. 1926."sheds, drainage pipes, mr. laurey (sic), green grows our garden, a.p. winzenried, orchard supervisor, vic lawry, ella chalmers (nee fry), ella fry -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Invitation, Town Clerk, Port Melbourne to attend conference wih South Melbourne Council, 21 May 1892
Request from Town Clerk to attend conference with South Melbourne Council 25 May 1892 to discuss drainage to pumping stationlocal government - borough of port melbourne, built environment - civic, engineering - canals and drainage -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Notice of Certificate of Title to Wunderlich Ltd, 1937
The Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham requested to sell some land which had previously been reserved for drainage purposes to Wunderlich Ltd.The Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham requested to sell some land which had previously been reserved for drainage purposes to Wunderlich Ltd.The Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham requested to sell some land which had previously been reserved for drainage purposes to Wunderlich Ltd.shire of blackburn and mitcham, wunderlich limited, tile factories, land sales -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW CHUM DRAINAGE
Information regarding drainage issues in the mines on the New Chum line of reef. Copy only of original written by Albert Richardson. For example: ' the companies included in the New Chum Drainage Association have bailed for the past month 6,558,880 gallons, as against 8,403,150 gallons for the previous month. December 6th. 1901, page 4, Mining Intelligence.bendigo, mining, new chum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOAN LEVERSHA COLLECTION: BENDIGO SEWERAGE AUTHORITY PLAN HOUSE DRAINAGE
Bendigo Sewerage Authority plan of house drainage for Mr Douglas Dean, situation of property: weatherboard dwelling, 26 Bolt Street, Long Gully. Drainage plan no.35, Detail plan No. 134, retic. area No. long Gully. fee 7/6. Scale 40 feet to 1 inch. Dated 30/08/1954.organisation, government, bendigo sewerage authority -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Egg Slice, 1900 (estimated)
This item would have been made, possibly by the blacksmith. This item shows ingenuity in producing a item for use in the home. It may have been home-made because comparable items may not have been available to buy or possibly because of the maker's financial situation.Roughly made - home produced. Long handle with flattened slice-end riveted on. Diamond pattern of holes to allow drainage of oil/liquid.kitchen, food, preparation, tin, homemade, egg, slice -
Federation University Historical Collection
Student's Technical Drawing, Engineering Drawings, 1971, 1971
.1) Pencil on paper student's technical drawing 'Sliding roof' .2) Pencil on paper student's technical drawing 'Drainage inlet to river'ballarat school of mines, technical drawing, astbury, donald john, donald astbury, ballarat institute of advanced education, alumni -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - EVA WILSON COLLECTION: HARGREAVES MALL CONSTRUCTION 1982
Image shows Hargeaves Mall, two large concrete boxes in centre of image - drainage pits ? Williams the Shoemen and Thomas Jewellers in background.place, bendigo, hargreaves mall, bendigo, hargreaves mall -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter book 5, 1910
This letter book has letters, invoices and sketch maps and dates from 1910 to 1914. It came from the office of John William Crawley, Junior, an engineer, surveyor and architect in private practice in Warrnambool and also the official engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. His father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as the Shire Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. The letter book was passed on to John Crawley’s son, Rolf, engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. The letter book then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying business of Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool and the Warrnambool and District Historical Society has acquired the letter book, one of several Crawley ledgers, from the estate of Michael Hand.This letter book is of considerable significance as it contains maps, plans, sketches and written information, the work of John William Crawley, Junior, the Shire of Warrnambool engineer for 40 years. It will be very useful for research purposes. This is a brown-covered letter book of 750 pages with a mottled blue inside lining. The pages contain an alphabetical index and copies of handwritten letters and sketch maps and plans. There is one loose letter dated 1937. The pages are somewhat stained and the spine on the cover has been torn away. There is a mauve stamp on the first page. ‘5’ ‘Rolf L. Crawley, Civil Engineer, Drainage and Water Supply Engineer, Licensed Surveyor, Registered Architect, Warrnambool’ rolf crawley, warrnambool, john william crawley, junior, warrnambool -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction of Portland Airport, 1980s
Coloured slide. Excavator on left. Trench running north to south. Two men at excavator. Dirt pile to right of trench. Drainage hose in foregroundportland airport, cashmore, construction, portland development -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Duck Pens at Burnley Competitions. Plan of Floor No 1, c. 1940
Hand drawn plan, coloured. Plan of Floor of Duck Pens with Level for Drain. Imperial measurements, so before 1966.duck pens, drainage -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, first half 20th century
Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and steam shovels. This machine is probably a drag line excavator.This photograph records early an early type of excavator used to construct drainage channels in rural Victoria.A black / white photograph / postcard of a man digging in a very large trench, probably a drainage channel, with an earth mover in the background. The machine has the name "RUSTON" on it.drainage-channel earth-moving-machinery -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, first half 20th century
Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and steam shovels. This photograph records early an early type of excavator used to construct drainage channels in rural Victoria.A black / white photograph / postcard of a man digging in a very large trench, probably a drainage channel, with an earth mover in the background. The machine has the name "RUSTON" on it.drainage-channel earth-moving-machinery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: PLAN OF HOUSE DRAINAGE
Bendigo Sewerage Authority, Plan of House Drainage. For Mrs. C. Prout, weatherboard property situated at 24 Quick Street. The plan is dated 30/10/1930.organization, public utility, water -
Peterborough History Group
Article - Peterborough gives scheme the go ahead
Records date of approval for town drainageconfirms dateNewspaper clippingFriday January 18th 1985peterborough 3270, peterborough town planning, residential drainage systems, mary hughes, warrnambool shire council -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - RAIN HEAD, 1919, Post WW1
This Rain Head came from what was originally the “School of Mines” in Bendigo which is now part of “TAFE”.Rain head, cast, top section is rectangular shape with cast lettering on, drainage tapers down, near the bottom is a depiction of a Rising Sun cast in. Measurements are an estimation at this stage.“Victory 1919”rain, head, container -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - Core wall with drainage tunnel and earth embankment in progress in Victoria, June 1924, 1927
This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR. 14. Core wall with drainage tunnel and earth embankment in progress in Victoria, June 1924.hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume reservoir construction -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Ledger, Letter book 1892-1904, 1892
This letter book has letters, sketch maps and plans and dates from 1892 to 1904. It came from the office of John William Crawley, Junior, an engineer, architect and surveyor in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer of the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. His father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as the Shire Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. This letter book was passed on to John Crawley’s son, Rolf Crawley, Engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. The letter book then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying business of Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society has acquired the letter book, one of several Crawley ledgers, from the Michael Hand estate. This letter book is of considerable significance as it contains maps, plans, sketches and written information which is the work of John William Crawley Junior, the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool for 40 years. It will be very useful to researchers. This is a hard cover letter book of 500 pages. The cover is black with leather binding on the edges of the cover and on the spine. The pages contain an alphabetical listing of the letters, handwritten letters and many sketch maps and plans. There are several loose pages of plans and diagrams at the back of the book. The inside of the covers has a blue mottled pattern. The edges of the cover are torn. There is a mauve stamp on the first page. ‘Letter Book 1892 to 1901’ ‘Rolf L. Crawley, Civil Engineer, Drainage and Water Supply Engineer, Licensed Surveyor, Registered Architect, Warrnambool’ john william crawley, junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter book 13, 1920
This letter book contains letters, sketch maps and plans and dates from 1920 to 1923. It came from the office of John William Crawley Junior, an engineer, architect and surveyor in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. His father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as the Shire Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. The letter book was passed onto John Crawley’s son, Rolf, the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. It then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying business on Rolf Crawley in Warrnambool. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society acquired the letter book, along with several other Crawley ledgers, from the estate of Michael Hand. This letter book is of considerable significance as it contains letters and maps drawn up by John William Crawley, an engineer in the Shire of Warrnambool for 40 years. It will be very useful for researchers.This is a dark red hard- cover letter book of 1001 pages. The book has brown binding on the corners of the cover and on the spine. There is gold lettering on the spine. The inside of the cover is lined with a multi-coloured mottled pattern. The cover is stained and scuffed. The pages contain handwritten letters, sketch maps and plans and an alphabetical index at the front. There are three loose pages. There is a mauve stamp on the first page.‘Letter Book 1920 to 1923’ ‘Rolf. L. Crawley Civil Engineer, Drainage and Water Supply Engineer, Licensed Surveyor, Registered Architect, Warrnambool’ john william crawley junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/09/1993 12:00:00 AM
Flooding due to inadequate drainage, it soon went down.Black and white photograph showing flooding on Esplanade west of Myers Street intersection, businesses in photograph Pinochio Pizzaria, Lakes Auto Parts, Arjus Pizza, Bait and Tackle and Mobil Service Station on opposite corner Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter book 11, Letters 1926 - 1929, 1926
This letter book contains handwritten letters and sketch maps and dates from 1926 to 1929. It came from the office of John William Crawley Junior, an engineer, surveyor and architect in private practice in Warrnambool and also the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1895 to 1935. His father, brother and son were also engineers and worked in that capacity or as the Shire Secretary for the Shire of Warrnambool, with the Crawley family recording a total of 132 years of service to the Shire. The Shire of Warrnambool existed from 1863 to 1994. The letter book was passed on to John Crawley’s son, Rolf, the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool from 1935 to 1968. It then came into the possession of Michael Hand who took over the private surveying practice of Rolf Crawley. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society acquired the letter book, along with several other Crawley ledgers, from the estate of Michael Hand. This letter book is of considerable significance as it contains letters and maps drawn up by John William Crawley, Junior who had a private engineering and surveying practice in Warrnambool and was the engineer for the Shire of Warrnambool for 40 years. It will be very useful for researchers. This is a green hard cover letter book of 1000 pages. It has handwritten letters and sketch maps and an alphabetical index at the front. The cover has brown binding on the edges of the cover and the spine. There is gold lettering on the spine. The cover has an inside mottled red lining. There is a mauve stamp on the first page. ‘Letter Book 1926 to 1929’ ‘P’ ‘Rolf. L. Crawley, Civil Engineer, Drainage and Water Supply Engineer, Licensed Surveyor, Registered Architect, Warrnambool’ john william crawley junior, warrnambool, rolf crawley, warrnambool, shire of warrnambool -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Culvert construction: Buttermans Track, St Andrews, 19 Jun. 1981
Culvert construction / drainage operations undertaken throughout the Shire of Eltham35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 2) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome Cardbuttermans track, culvert, infrastructure, roadworks, st andrews -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Culvert construction: Buttermans Track, St Andrews, 19 Jun. 1981
Culvert construction / drainage operations undertaken throughout the Shire of Eltham35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 2) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome Cardbuttermans track, culvert, infrastructure, roadworks, st andrews -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sketch
One of a collection of over 400 sketches & photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandSketch map of Westernport Bay region showing probable drainage directions of the ancient river system. Drawn by Dr G Baker from original maps by E S Hills D.Sc.local history, illustrations, pen & ink, westernport bay region, black & white sketch, physiography, dr g baker, e s hill d.sc, john jenner, bryant west -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plan, Plan of Subdivision No.11498 with handwritten costing notations - East Ringwood Central Estate c.1948
Two handwritten pages showing layout of Subdivision no 11498 with surveyor notations including property sizes and road construction cost calculations. Drainage easement 6 feet wide shaded blue.Plan of Subdivision No. 11498, Part of Crown Allotment 27, Parish of Ringwood, County of Mornington, (Certificate of Title Vol 5120 Fol 1023945). Owner Mr Vogel. Subdivision includes Knaith Road, Northwood Street, Langley Street, Bondi Street, and Government Road (later Alexandra Road), Ringwood East. G. Parsons & Sons, Licensed Surveyors, 389 Flinders Lane (Melbourne). -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Reconstruction of Lane built in Depression C.1930, 1/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
Coloured photo of Reconstruction of Lane built in Depression C.1930. Brick lifted to enable drainage for Dual Occupancy. Lane runs North & South between Harrison & McDowall Streets, Mitcham.harrison street, mitcham, mcdowall street, mitcham. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - TIN CONTAINER
Round galvanised metal container, use unknown, with centre divider, one side with drainage holes, hanger on back painted outside in brown with red & gold bands & unreadable gilt lettering.domestic equipment, containers -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan - Photocopy, Edward Owens, Contour Plan of the Town of Richmond, 1873
Photocopy of contour plan of Richmond prepared by M. Egan (?), Architect and Edward Owens, Government Surveyor on 25.03.1873. Plan C. Shows proposed Main Drains and Horticultural Garden. From State Library of Victorian VSL 821.08 Richmond 1873edward owens, drainage, gardens -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Burnley Horticultural College Lateral Drains, c.1930
Hand drawn on waxed linen. (1) Lateral Drains. (2) Longitudinal Section. From A.W. Jessep file, "Improvements (Completed)."drainage, burnley horticultural school, a.w. jessep -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GETTING THE GOLD, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: (S.T. Gill) 'Hole on the Gravel Pits'. Top right corner: 2 words illegible - of candles x water (x in the pictures shows where the water is laying). Bottom right; Hole in the gravel pits. Well for drainage (if you look closely at the sketch there is a mark on the boards that matches the mark beside the wording to show you where the drainage is). Markings: 36 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields