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Melbourne Water
Ashtray, Graceburn Weir, Healesville Souvenir, 1930s-1940s
The Maroondah System was first and foremost developed as a functional component of Melbourne's Water Supply System. In addition to functionality, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) envisioned the Maroondah Reserve to be enjoyed aesthetically and recreationally by the public. This souvenir illustrates the realisation of the Maroondah System as a local recreational and tourist attraction in the early 20th century. The Maroondah Reserve gardens were landscaped with English-style ornamental stonework, exotic trees, flower beds and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance.This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally.This Souvenir glass ashtray, used as a receptacle for ash from cigarettes, features a photograph of the Graceburn Weir on the base, with text reading “The Graceburn Weir, Healesville”. Rather small in size, this ashtray has a unique shape with four protruding glass points to place cigarettes. melbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah, dam, healesville, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, glass, ashtray, graceburnweir -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: DAVID WEIR LETTER
Letter dated 21 August 1884 from David Weir to his son. Three pages in length.genealogy, family, lithgow, letters, david weir, john scott lithgow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: DAVID WEIR LETTER
Letter dated 8 December 1883 written by David Weir to his children. Two pages in length.genealogy, family, lithgow, letters, david weir, john scott lithgow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: DAVID WEIR LETTER
Letter dated 24 November 1884 from David Weir to his children. Three pages in length.genealogy, family, lithgow, letters, david weir, john scott lithgow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - EPPALOCK RESERVOIR ON THE CAMPASPE, STATE RIVERS AND WATER SUPPLY 1960
Booklet, 23 pages, detailing the construction of the Eppalock Reservoir. Printed on front cover 'State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria. Construction of the Eppalock Reservoir on the Campaspe River'. Photograph on front cover shows the Campaspe River at Eppalock. Water flowing over the existing weir. Information contained in the booklet pertains to the history of weirs along the Campaspe and the development of the Eppalock project. Black and white photos of opening ceremony of build and historical photos of weirs.bendigo, waterworks, eppalock weir -
Clunes Museum
Plan - PLANS, Harry E Sando, Borough of Clunes Contract 96.6 of 1893/4, c1894
Harry E Sando C.E. (Borough Enginee) as at 10th March 1894, this plan also signed by the contactor and witness, both signatures are illegibleColoured drawings on tracing/architects papers, pinned with dress makers pins to stiff paper. Scale 2 feet to 1 inchHeadings on plans; "Ground Plan No.1, Ground Plan No.2, Sections of weirscreswick creek, flood mitigation, weir system -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - FOSTER AND WILSON COLLECTION: EPPALOCK WEIR
Newspaper article about the building of Eppalock Weir and a farewell to Mr & Mrs S. McKinnon prior to their leaving Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo, s mckinnon, foster & wilson collection, eppalock weir, mr & mrs s mckinnon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HUGH ENNES COLLECTION: EPPALOCK WEIR WATER OVERFLOW - JAN 2011
The Hugh Ennes collection. Colour photograph. Erosion after water overflows from Eppalock Weir, January 2011.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photographs: Laanecoorie Weir In Flood, 1956, 1956
David Gordon Collection. Series of five small monochrome photographs of Laanecoorie Weir In Flood, on June 3rd 1956. Taken at Laanecoorie, Victoria.water, flood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: THANKYOU CARD
Thank you card issued by the Weslayan Church, Castlemaine & Sandhurst District Victoria: Presented to Mr & Mrs Weir in recognition of kindness shown to Ministers during the sittings of the District Meeting of 1878. Signed Spencer Williams, Chairman and A. Mitchell, B.A?. The E Dowling Collection. Related to Lithgow and Weir families.genealogy, family, lithgow, lithgow family, weir family, weslayan church castlemaine & sandhurst district -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph Album - Photos of Victoria, c. 1948
Photograph album, green covers, contains black and white photos of Canberra, Gippsland, Albury, Hume Weir, Gundagai, and the Grampians. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: DAVID WEIR LETTER
Letter dated 22 August 1883, from David Weir of Kangaroo Flat to his children. Four pages in length.genealogy, family, lithgow, letters, david weir, kangaroo flat -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
A sepia coloured photograph mounted on cardboard of Jackson's Creek in flood, near the weir close to where the old mill stood.written on back in biro: "Down Old Mill / Jackson's Creek / in flood" / ERIC BOARDMANjackson's creek, mills, eadies flour mill, boardman, eric, christiansen, chris, photographers, floods, george evans collection -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
framed certificate
blue and white certificate in medium brown framed that has a very narrow gold line on the inner sides.Yarrawonga weir-Lake Mulwala Golden Anniversary Participation certificate 29/10/89 -
Melbourne Water
Transparency, Staff and Chauffeurs at the O'Shannassy Weir Quarters, 8th April, 1921
The O'Shannassy Weir was a small Weir created in 1911 and completed in 1913, and was the originating point of outflow into the Aqueduct. In 1928, it was replaced by the much larger O'Shannassy Reservoir. The Weir had water moving along the Aqueduct to the Surrey Hills Reservoir. Many structures at the Weir precinct have survived and remain in-situ.The O'shannassy Weir and Aqueduct contains a wide range of intact and diverse features. This demonstrates the way in which the Board constructed and managed the water supply that flowed through farmland and forest areas subject to timber milling. The caretakers residences that are located along the aqueduct were utilised by caretakers who were responsible for maintaining one of their four sections of the channel. This transparency is significant for its historic association to the establishment of the weir and to those who worked on the project, and at the quarters. weir, o'shannassy, aqueduct, reservoir, melbourne water, mmbw, staff -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FLOWING
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Flowing: this photograph was taken at the Laanecoorie Weir in the mid 1980s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - River of Islands, Kath & Leon Bentley, 1985
A detailed guide to the Murray RIver, including descriptions of the terrain and settlements along the river as well as detailed charts of the river from Yarrawonga to the Hume WeirAn A4 sized publication including text, photos and maps describing the history and surrounds of the Murray River from Yarrawonga to the Hume Weir.A detailed guide to the Murray RIver, including descriptions of the terrain and settlements along the river as well as detailed charts of the river from Yarrawonga to the Hume Weirmurray river navigation, murray river settlement, leisure activities - boating -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c 1930
Black and white photograph of the Bethanga Bridge with hills in the background.On back of photo: "Hume Weir" and an oval rubber stamp "V. Peterson | Photographer | Hume Reservoir"hume dam, hume weir, hume reservoir, lake hume, bethanga bridge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Glass Plate Negative - Group of women standing on top of weir, c. 1890
Glass plate negative. Image shows a group of women standing on top of weir. Dress estimated to late 19th, early 20th Century. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, F W N and Co Melb, 1908 c
Also a small postcard showing hotel, wharf and fishing boat at Paynesville 05131.1 6 x 9 cmA tinted decorative postcard advertising the tariff of Weirs Paynesville Hotel. The card also shows the hotel fishing boats and wharf at Paynesville Victoriabuildings, township -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
CLUNES WATER SHED SUPPLY MAP SHEWING THE POSITION OF WATERSHED ECT. FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND MINING PURPOSES TO THE TOWN OF & GOLDMINES IN AND AROUND CLUNES.PHOTOCOPY SECTION OF PHOTOGRAPH AND PLAQUE AND MAP OF CLUNES WATER SUPPLY. SHOWING THE POSITION OF WATERSHED, DAM, WEIR PIPEHEAD RESERVOIR PIPE TRACK.SEE PHOTOGRAPH ON BACK OF HISTORY OF OBJECT.local history, photographs, water supply -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Greensborough Historical Society et al, Trevor Crosswell Weir, 1914-1918
A short article about Trevor Crosswell Weir and his service in World War 1. Trevor Weir was born in Bundoora.1 page, text and colour images.world war 1 project, trevor crosswell weir -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Greensborough Historical Society et al, William Gordon Weir, 1914-1918
A short article about William Gordon Weir and his service in World War 1. William Weir was born in Whittlesea/Bundoora.1 page, text and colour images.world war 1 project, william gordon weir -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Clothing from the Weir Collection, Kew Library 2018, 11/04/2018
From its beginnings in 1958, the Society has mounted exhibitions and/or displays, in early days in shop window and in community spaces located in the Kew City Hall (later Kew Library), and since 2010 at the Kew Court House. Exhibitions typically coincided with the annual Kew Community Festival in March, but after 2013 evolved into three new exhibitions yearly at the Kew Court House. Smaller displays continue to be mounted in the Kew Library. Display of seven costumes from the Weir collection dating from the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s used as a display at the 11 April 2018 monthly meeting at which the speakers were Jillian Rigby, Robert Baker and Suzanne McWha. The topic was the Weirs of Princess Street (Kew). The dresses form part of the Kew Historical Society Australian fashion collection and are catalogued individually.weir collection, women's clothing, kew historical society - meetings, australian fashion - 19100s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s -
Puffing Billy Railway
Steam Driven Weir Pump, 1900s
G. and J. Weir of Holm Foundry, Cathcart, Glasgow and now known as the Weir Group. The company was established in 1871 as an engineering firm by two brothers, George and James Weir, founding G. & J. Weir Ltd. The Weir brothers produced numerous groundbreaking inventions in pumping equipment, primarily for the Clyde shipyards and the steam ships built there. These pumps became extremely well known for their use as boiler feedwater pumps, and for ship's auxiliary equipment such as evaporators. Under W D Weir, the company turned to producing munitions and war material in the First World War. As well as shells, they manufactured aircraft including the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 fighter and bomber. James George Weir (aviator, son of James Galloway Weir) a director of the company formed the Cierva Autogiro Company. G & J Weir would be a financial supporter of the company during its existence. In 1943, they provided the finances for the construction of the W.9, an experimental helicopter, to Air Ministry requirements. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1946. Double-acting Weir steam pumps were virtually standard fitment on British-built steamships, being used for pumping water, fuel, air and much else well into the 1950s, as well as being used on other ships worldwide. Historic - Double-acting Weir steam pumpSteam Driven Pump made of iron & steel puffing billy, weir pump, weir, steam driven pump -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ACCENT ON AXEDALE, 1970
Accent on Axedale. Published by the centenary and back to Axedale Committee. Includes articles on early settlement, hotels, churches, industry, sporting clubs, Eppalock weir.foreword by Ian Smith.axedale, history, back to, axedale, hotel, church, school, back to, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - FOSTER AND WILSON COLLECTION: EPPALOCK WEIR
Newspaper cutting entitled 'Readers Put Their Views'. A letter written by S. McKinnon, Stephen Street, North Balwyn, about the building of Eppalock Weir.newspaper, bendigo, s mckinnon, foster & wilson collection, eppalock weir, s. mckinnon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: A PLEASANT SUNDAY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. A pleasant Sunday: enjoying a day's fishing at Fernihurst Weir on the Loddon River, circa 1902.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HUGH ENNES COLLECTION: EPPALOCK WEIR WATER OVERFLOW - JAN 2011
The Hugh Ennes collection. Colour photograph. Erosion after water overflows from Eppalock Weir, January 2011. There are two copies of thios photo.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Programme, Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, 1954
A souvenir program featuring dates and times of the Royal visit and photographs of the Queen and Duke, the old Eildon Weir, Westminster Abby interior and Buckingham Palace. Royal crest