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Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Token, State Coal Mine
Small brass disk with a number stamped on. Two holes near top edge."1089" -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Book, Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, "Transcriptions of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers Vol XIV", 1912
Owned by General Manager J. McLeish.Stained beige cover. Inscription title in black. 327 pages. Titled "Transcriptions of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers Vol XIV".On cover " Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers". On spine " Transcriptions Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers Vol XIV". -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Key, Dalson, Melbourne, Post 1931
Key that opened the gates to No. 20 shaft.Key on metal chain. Chain is attached to a large metal tag.on tag: 20 shaft gates. on key: R 62, Dalson (7V) Melb. Aust. -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Booklet, Government Printers, "Daily Inspection", C 1960's
Booklet of "Daily Inspection" report sheets, serrated edge. Green cardboard cover, stapled spine covered in grey binding tape. -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Notebook, "Victorian Railways Notebook", C 1950's
Notebook used to record bags of horse feed at the different mine areas.Dirty brown cardboard cover, grey binding tape on spine. Black text on front cover.Victorian Railways. Notebook 1875-49 -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Token
Skip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.Small brass rectangle with one curved end. Small hole through left-hand side."19" -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - WonthaggiSkip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.833.1, 833.2: small brass diamond with rope attached through a hole in the top corner."5"
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Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Token, State Coal Mine
Skip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.Small brass diamond with rope attached through a hole in the top corner."18" -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Lamp, C 1960's
Used by miners at SCM to test for gas.Davey Safety Lampon side: EP 82 -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
First Aid box
Used for first aid in SCMBlack first aid box with a red cross on the lid. Still has first aid contents inside -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Ticket, Victorian Railways
Railway luggage ticket to ensure that luggage reaches its destination which is the State Coal Mine.Small used railway luggage ticket with inscriptions.Yes -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Booklet, Sullivan Machinery Company
Booklet about the Edison Model J Miners Electric Safety Cap Lamp. Small booklet with black and blue text, appears to be the manual for the lamp (SCM 0004) -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Bag /satchel, C 1900's
Nobby Smith's bag used when out riding his horse fixing fences. Made by Arthur Smales. Nobby Smith worked for almost 30 years at the SCM as a Stable Manager. "Come here! Gee off" Joe & Lyn Chambers December 1991Leather bag / satchel with flap and buckle, long shoulder strap. Side panel stiched with white stitching. -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Shower rose, State Coal Mine, C 1930's
Shower rose from Kirrak Area change rooms.Steel cylinder with small opening at the top -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Functional object - Hook, block and tackle
Block and tackle hook with frame for two pulleys. (pulleys missing) hook rotates in metal pin (as designed), but metal pin rusted into frame; surface rust all over. Composed of three sheets of steel connected by belts to hook. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, bearing cover
Wooden pattern used to make impression in sand to form mold for casting hot metal. These patterns were for the caps for bearing covers.Wood, with an oval footprint. Pins underneath with covered channel across oval, cylindrical cap mounted on top of channel, semi-circular (approx) flanges either side of channel cover. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, handle
Wood, cylindrical base, curved narrowing neck, sperical (approx) top; nail hammered diagionally through top. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Patterns
Two slightly different wooden patterns for casting unknown item. (approx.) Rectangular piece of wood with a narrower piece affixed across top ( long side of rectangle); narrow piece has two curved 'wedges' attached (one loose). -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, wooden
It is unknown what this item was a pattern for.One flat piece of rectangular wood with a hole on the top - center and two nails, one at the top left corner, one at the bottom - RH corner. A second piece of wood is attached on top of the first; it is smaller in width and split exactly in two. There is a design cut out of second piece in shape of a pear. Bulbous part of design is centered around a hole in the first piece of wood. Three nails protrude from the second piece of wood. Three nails in the second piece of wood are located; one in each section of the more bulbous end of cut-out, & third on one section of the smaller end of cut-out. Hole on bottom of wood does not go all of the way through. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, wooden
This is a pattern for the stove front for the oat kiln at the mill.Rectangular piece of wood, broken at one end with two full cutouts and part of third. One, and the part of another cut-out is high arches. Frame, missing in places, running along outer rim and along cut-outs. Two rows of nails run down between arches holding braces in palce on back. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Machine - Auger, wood
Augers were used in processing the grain, however this wooden auger is possibly a pattern for a cast metal auger.A long piece of hexagonal wood with a descending spiral of square wooden blades. On the top it has a circular piece of wood -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, ring gear
Used to make cast for the metal ring gear for the water wheel which powered the Mill.Slightly arched wooden pattern with wooden ridges along the edge. Three square metal plates with a hole in the centre, bolted on with four bolts. Ten pentagin pieces of wood attached to the face. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Tool - Pattern, wooden
Used as pattern to cast crown wheel of drive on water wheel. Actual drive has since been sold, only mold remainsCircular wooden pattern, raised centre circular area surrounded by four wide, flat spokes at regular intervals (the interim spaces being cut out with rounded corners) which are in turn surrounded by a rim which tapers back from the centre of the piece and has fixed to it regularly interleaved slats. Slats of protruding oblongs tapered from attachment to top and also central end to outer point. Light coloured wood 1 & 2 are Broken off pieces of back. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Equipment - Drive shaft
Probably used to drive machinery as part of milling process.From left to right along long centre pole (horizontal) is a small wide wheel, on a narrow arched stand.At the centre of the pole is a larger, slimmer wheel followed by a smaller wheel. -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Rectangular copper stencil plate, ribbed edging; Anderson's Mill trademark (circular saw) in centre; some lettering is difficult to read due to corrosion / breaking of this section; some green surface corrosion; red paint around central trademark saw and lettering."FLAKE / ANDERSON'S / OAT MEAL / SMEATON" -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Rounded trapezoidal shape, metal, letters stamped out. Hole bottom RH corner."A PAT / KINGSTON" -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.(approx) Rectangular metal stencil for oat or flour bag; rectangular section has been cut away from top LH corner, triangular section has been cut away from top RH corner; significant surface rusting; one letter of the stencil marking (letter R) has been covered over with a rectangular metal piece soldered onto stencil surface."SGC (R) / PORT SWETTENHAM" -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Metal stencil (steel), rusty rectangular shape, corners cut off. Lettering surrounded with blue paint. Square hole top RH corner."BMTC / PENANG" -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain.Rectangular, brown, vinyl type material. Lettering: Andersons (blue) Cow Meal (red) Made by D. Anderson & Co Millers, Smeaton Vic, 100lbs, when Pac" (all blue) Some lettering broken bottom right."ANDERSONS / COW MEAL / MADE BY / D. ANDERSON & CO / MILLERS / SMEATON VIC / 100 LBS / WHEN PAC" -
Parks Victoria - Andersons Mill
Sign - Stencil
This stencil was used on bags and possibly other packaging containing grain processed and packed at Anderson's Mill. The stencil would have indicated the destination of, or origin of the grain. Paint applied to stencil in the 1980;s for use on an interpretation display board.Rectangular, galvanised iron stencil for oat bag; small section cut away from each corner; bottom R corner cut-out and replaced with new stencil (Lettering 'Horses'), soldered on from behind main sheet. GLEN DEVON lettering surrounded by red paint, then later with blue paint.; red paint around other lettering (feed oats for racehorses)"GLEN DEVON / FEED OATS / FOR / RACE HORSES"