Various news articles pertaining to the January 1962 Victorian bushfires in the Dandenong and Healesville districts which by the third day had encompassed large areas of the State. Specific Eltham Shire districts mentioned include Panton Hill and Hurstbridge on page 1, Warrandyte on page 2, 3, 4 and 5, Hurstbridge, Smith’s Gully, Kinglake on page 3 and 4, Strathewen, Kangaroo Ground, Panton Hill, St. Andrews, Smith’s Gully on page 4 and Pound Bend, Smith’s Gully and Warrandyte on pages 20-21 • They Flee Night Peril, p1 (Illust.) • Their grim picnic; A flash fire strikes, p2 (Illust.) • Night of terror as towns quitted, p3 • Fought till he dropped, p3 (Illust.) • Rain in fire area, p3 • Wye River town goes, p3 • Black Friday Hero Dies In Fire; with wife, grandsons, p4 • Surrounded!, p4 (Illust.) • Main street houses ablaze, p4 • Hurstbridge is evacuated, p4 • Scores jump in river at Warrandyte, p5 • Hills people leave homes, p5 • “Fire” cry at Parlt., p5 • Blind – he’s safe now, p5 (Illust.) • Police Chief Runs Battle, p7 • From Fire Front: Hospital treats 34, p7 • Firms send help, p7 • Tragedy and Ruin: Third Day; Ferntree Gully; Warrandyte; Pound Bend; Smiths Gully; Escape for 18, pp20-21 (Illust.) • Church was a haven for the hurt, weary, p39 (Illust.) • A home is lost, p40 (Illust.) tom fielding collection, victorian bushfires - 1962, victorian bushfires – 1962, panton hill, hurstbridge, five ways crossroads, warrandyte south, dandenongs, upwey, mt. evelyn, monbulk, olinda, sassafras, st. andrews, warrandyte, christmas hills, yarra river, mitcham, whitehorse roiad, donvale, park orchards, metropolitan fire chief, w.t. aldridge, loughnan’s hill, ringwood, woori yallock, leslie ockwell, linda ockwell, kalorama, healesville, daylesford, fire damage – buildings, wye river, portland, eganstown, ballarat, sherbrooke park forest, forest commission headquarters, kallista, r.t. seaton, montrose, yallourn, central gippsland, smith’s creek, black friday, geoffrey ockwell, ronald ockwell, preston town hall, e.j. tenner, strathewen, kangaroo ground, eric farnsworth, adele farnsworth, robin farnsworth, roy cleland, ann cleland, belgrave, sassfras, kaloramalice commissioner porter, mansfield, box hill hospital, pound bend, ferntree gully, ferntree gully state school, w. carew, ann quinton

Various news articles pertaining to the January 1962 Victorian bushfires in the Dandenong and Healesville districts which by the third day had encompassed large areas of the State. Specific Eltham Shire districts mentioned include Warrandyte on page 1, St. Andrews and Smith’s Gully on page 2, St. Andrews on page 3 and 43, Panton Hill and Warrandyte on p23 and Hurstbridge on page 44 • It's Now Safe in Fire Areas; Death Toll Reaches 8, p1 (Illust.) • How they died, pp1-2 • It was “heaven” in the bush … Boys stayed on . . . to die, pp1-2 (Illust.) • Towns take stock as danger drops, p2 • £5400 to the relief fund, p2 • Fire now threat to Otways, p2 • Pensioners lose all, p2 • “…If Only The Rain Had Come” … and then it came to town, p3 (Illust.) • Our best rain since May • It halted at Grandma’s front gate, p5 (Illust.) • Now that the rain has come; It’s time for the clean-up, p6 • Wisps of smoke where flames danced, p7 • Charitry’s a loser, p7 • War Service homes claim, p7 • Help’s on way, p7 (Illust.) • Came with their gifts …, p7 • Fire summons for youth; “sparked the rest”, p9 • Three gaoled, p9 • They had to camp out at Wye River, p9 (Illust.) • “Probe Fires” – Stoneham, p9 • The Fourth Day: Scorched Earth!, pp22-23 (Illust.) • This home was saved but - , p22 (Illust.) • Relief Centre, p23 (Illust.) • Homeless, p23 (Illust.) • So little was left, p43 (Illust.) • Tommy saved his cat, p43 (Illust.) • Some were lucky … and some were tired, p44 (Illust.) tom fielding collection, victorian bushfires - 1962, victorian bushfires – 1962, ronald ockwell, geoffrey ockwell, woori yallock, william ockwell, leslie ockwell, linda may ockwell, black friday, victorian bushfires – 1939, warrandyte, arthur brown, harold vernon betton, bloom road, william smith, olinda, bushfire relief fund, yarra glen, healesville, railway line, st. andrews, smith’s gully, otway ranges, eric watts, edith varty, inverness road, mt. evelyn, wye river, panton hil, heather sullivan, warrandyte hall, montrose, kalorama, mrs e. tucker, shirley tucker, margaret tucker, joane tucker, roger tucker, trevor tucker, ann quinton, tom dunstan, hurstbridge hall

Small brown covered scrapbook with newsclipping written by William Robertson, and his handwritten corrections to the articles. Newsclips include poetry and articles on: Piggoreet, Captain Moonlight, Devil's Kitchen, Ballarat East Australian Natives' Association, A Total Eclipse, Ballarat Leads, Joe Mack Cricket, Trade Unionism, Jack Hewitt of Piggoreet, Astronomy, Golden Lake, Scientific Shearers, Eureka, Piggoreet Geological, Piggoreet Mining, Happy Valley, Exchequer Flat, Fairy's Fright, H.V. Mailboy, Shearers, Creswick, Geology of Smythesdale, Shearing in the 1890s, Piggoreet reunion, Scarsdale and Smythesdale, Scarsdale to Golden Lake, Derwent Jacks, Shanties Devil's Kitchen, Berringa Bushmen, Perseus, Kruger at Pitfield, Fires and Pitfield, Football Memories, Cambrian Hill, Theo Gribble, Jack Jones Pitfield, Risks at Pitfield, Superstition, Scarsdale, death notice for William Robertson's mother.On cover: "Wm Robertson 10 Young Street Ballarat East"andrew christie, mrs nimon, william christie, alec christie, grand trunk, cape clear, donald mclean's, alchemist co, john lynch, golden belt lead, paddy webb, annie rooney, kruger hanging, pitfield, boer war, napoleons, cambran hill, hiscocks, john winter, john jenkins, bonshaw, john bird, nintingbool, moppianum station, w.h. bird, david clarke, william hamilton, john clarke, benjamin j. scott, julius kleberger, m.a. weatherston, j.h. vaughan, a. reid, alfred william crow, p. young, george clarkson, a.w. crowe, william henderson, claud pender, a. garside, mount erip, alec crothers, communism, basalt, italian gully, john roberts, john browne, john crossthwaite, patrick mcgrath, newtown, john boyd, john bruce, william irwin, george hatfield, d. croswaite, grand trunk mine, golden horn, jubilee lode, woady yallock, springdallah, fairy glen lead, linton lead, south berry, banshee, wil-o-the wisps, forest creek, chewton, mount alexander, jim crow ranges, trawalla, j.g. roberts, carngham, german lead, scarsdale railway, great western, beaumont mine, north grenville, shearing, piggoreet reunion, scarsdale and smythesdale, scarsdale to golden lake, derwent jacks, shanties, devil's kitchen, berringa bushmen, perseus, kruger at pitfield, fires and pitfield, football memories, cambrian hill, theo gribble, jack jones pitfield, risks at pitfield, superstition, scarsdale, golden point lead outlet, frenchman's lead, trooper o'brogue, peroni, morelli, lucky woman's gully, william robertson, piggoreet, captain moonlight, devil's kitchen, ballarat east australian natives' association, total eclipse, ballarat leads, joe mack cricket, trade unionism, jack hewitt of piggoreet, astronomy, golden lake, scientific shearers, eureka, piggoreet geological, piggoreet mining, happy valley, exchequer flat, fairy's fright, h.v. mailboy, shearers, creswick, geology of smythesdale

The Ballarat-based firm, J Chatham and Co, serviced the Hotel Industry in Victoria, particularly Victoria’s Wimmera and Western Districts. Established by Jack { John} Chatham in 1956, The business was based at 7 Lydiard St South, Ballarat. As a regional hotel and motel broking specialist, he worked closely with other Ballarat businesses, including the Ballarat Brewery. On Jack's death in 1967, the business was taken over by his son, Philip, and renamed J Chatham Pty Ltd. The business continued to grow. Chatham House, the building the business operated from, and subsequently purchased and named, at 7 Lydiard St South, Ballarat still stands today. In the 1970's a Melbourne branch also opened in Dudley St, Nth Melbourne, In the 1980s the Melbourne branch, J Chatham and Daunt Pty Ltd, operated from 205 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, a few blocks west of the Carlton United Brewery. Philip's son, Andrew, joined the business, then called J Chatham, Daunt and Foley Pty Ltd., in the late 1980s. The business at this time operated from a terrace house [?Bouverie Street] Carlton near Grattan St. By 2005, the Daunt and Foley partnership had dissolved. Philip predeceased his wife, Elizabeth Chatham (nee Holmes), a Director of the Company in 2001. His share of the business was inherited by Andrew. Elizabeth died in 2005 and the business was sold in 2006. [Jane Dyer (nee Chatham).16 June 2024]Thirty-one real estate flyers j chatham, daunt, auction, "greenslopes" haddon, "mindai park" cape clear, kingston district, the mill restaurant malmsbury, "emu downs" beaufort, "wattlw grove" mount mercer, "rowan lodge", centennial hotel kensington, "ben nevis estate" elmhurst, "paddlesteamer lodge" wodonga place albury, "woodlands" ararat, lake wallace hotel, edenhope, cremorne hotel newtown geelong, terang hotel, avoca hotel, woori yallock hotel, ballarat tram family restaurant, victoria hotel woodend, patersons siding restaurant and bar, ballarat, the coorrabin motor inn, stawell, clifton hill hotel, clifton hill, albion hotel, kyabram, "stag hotel" learmonth, "osborne" rokewood, shamrock hotel echuca, willaura hotel, willaura, "boggy creek pub" curdie vale, shamrock hotel, dennington, "mt elephant hotel/motel" derrinallum, narmbool, ballarat, brighton inn hotel, khyat's, posters, real estate, hotels., restaurants

Amongst Kurth Kiln Cultral Heritage Artifacts assumed left after the Foresty Commission moved from Kurth Kiln to Kalista LowManufactured rusty metal cutting blades attached to metal handle No physical markingsshears

Specifically shaped hatchet with downward pointed blade and stubby short wooden handle 231 SCOTT Trojan

Part of Tools used for making charcoal during WWIIPurpose made Steel Clamp for attachment to to round shaft up to 5cm. Threaded section with "T" bar for tightening: Height 16cm Width 11cm, Depth 5cm Dia of shaft 3.5cm Thickness 1.8cm Plain steel, badly rusted, thread seized upNil

found amongst the tools at Kurth Kiln Part of wood harvesting machineryChisel shaped tool for a machine with a 3.5cm hole at one end. 3cm thick and 6cm wide at the thick end. Could be part of a slasher or hammermillrural industries

Heavy duty hex wheel wrench, losely tied to a piece of flat steel with several turns of steel wire (perhaps for strengthening). Handle Offset 22cm deep by 14cm wide. Flat steel base is warped and has three holes

found a Kurth Kiln amongst the charcoal making equipmentV Pulley Wheel 10cm diameter by 4cm wide, on a right angle steel shaft cirved and hooked for hanging. Bearing seized up

Kurth's kiln used creek water in a series of waterpipes to cool the charcoal below the flash point for extraction during the charing processA cylinder of wood fitted on a 1" waterpipe, secured by an elbow and a 1" locknut. A 10cl long piece of pipe is fitted on the other side of the elbow. The assembly could be part of the kiln water-cooling system

Machinery PartSteel Coil Tension Spring 26cm long. 5cm diameter made with 6mm dia round steel. Around loop at each end in the same plane provides for hooking onto equipment

Teardop shape steel ring with end squared and bent at right angle for 6cm. Possible chainlink or attachment to plant machinery

Dates to the charcoal making period in the 1940sBlacksmith Tongs, 51cm long, jaws 8cm by 2cm. Diameter of handles 1.2cm. Handles badly bent and rusted.

perhaps used to rake out chacoal from kilnFormed Steel Rake or Scraper, a half-round steel plate rivetted to a short shaped steel arm. Rounded side of steel plate is ground to an edge

Heavy Duty Rake, with attachment to 2.5cm waterpipe fitting. 8 steel prongs are fitted with a flat steel scraper (50 x 8cm x 3mm) at the end, held in place with two steel clamps and two hex bolts and nut each

Heavy Steel Shackle made from 3cm round steel. 10cm internal depth and 3cm clearance. 3cm threaded bolt with square head. Short section of torn 1.5cm wire rope still attached

A 10cm round cylinder of wood on a 1.2cm round steel shaft, shaped into a 15 x 15cm crank handle. Both ends of the wood are banded with 2.5cm flat steel, fastened with bullet head nails

Ratchet Assembly on a flat surface cast bearing; one side broken off. 10cm dia ratchet wheel held in position by a locating pin. Captive handle 1.2cm round steel 35cm long. A 15cm piece of chain is attached to the shaft.

Stranger Stone (Concrete?) Column, cone shaped with hollow cavity in bottom7cmwide by 23cm deep. Two mounting holes in rim of base 2.5cm dia x 23cm deep. Undetermined use.

Small Trolley Axle with centre pivot, 32cm long, 4cm wide and 1cm thick. Axle bearings are formed 1.5cm diameter. Captive centre pin 14cm long, 1.5cm diameter.

20cm dia Cast Iron Trolley Wheel with 4 ribbed spokes. The rim of the wheel is slightly rounded. Axle hole is 2cm dia.

The authors personal experiences visiting Kurth KilnKurth Kiln at the time the Friends of Kurth Kiln were formedTwo Page Article in the publication "Victoria's Heritage" by Mary Ryllis ClarkCopy shaded pink

Although the Beenak Post Office officially closed on 31 August 1951, the Mail Box continued to be used until 1976. The history of Beenak (the town that never was) is part of the Yarra Valley Ranges, and this picture tells the story of the historic MailboxBlack and White Picture of the original Beenak Post Office Letter Box, used for collecting mail during the Beenak Sawmilling operations. The Friends of Kurth Kiln have errected a Commemorative Plaque on site next to the huge gum tree that still carries the scar where the the mail box had been mounted. A full scale replica of the box has been fitted to the shed at Kurth Kiln, made and painted by Henk Bouck under the supervision of ex PMG officer John Waghorn beenak, post office

The Unit was picked up from a paddock on a farm in Bagshot, near Bendigo. It was donated to the Friends of Kurth Kiln Heritage Collection by the Family of Cyril H Peatling on 23 December 2006.Gas Producer Units are of significance to Kurth Kiln because they demonstrate the enduse of the charcoal that was created at Kurth Kiln. Considerable documentation has been made available to us on its history, including a picture of the truck is was mounted on. A Gas Producer Unit that converted charcoal into a gas suitable for the combustion engine. Used on motor vehicles during WWII petrol rationing restrictions. It consists of a hopper to hold the charcoal and a firebox to generate the gasNameplate missinggas producer, bagshot, wilma

The Gas Producer is fitted with hinged mountings for attachment to the rear of a vehicle. Its central oval hopper is flanged by two round containers interconnected with 50mm tubing A faded brass nameplate identifies the unit as a Cheney - Pederick make