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Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (Item) - CAC Report on Visits to Snecma and Rolls-Royce, Report on Eleventh J.E.R. Conference, Paris and Visits to Snecma and Rolls-Royce
Report relates to replacing the ATAR 09C engine in the Mirage III, and CAC producing Rolls-Royce helicopter engines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE
Three type d copies of notes on the New Chum Railway Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft (4,318 feet), Size of lease, locality, plant - includes poppet legs,winding engine, two engine houses, crushing battery, early history, where the best gold was found, prominence, total gold production and dividends.document, gold, new chum railway mine, new chum railway mine, notes on the new chum railway mine, w d c denovan, mr piper, rourke & henderson's claim, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' g brown 1936, 'annals of bendigo' mining sections 1890 to 1910, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK POWER HOUSE, Date unknown
Two photographs of the interior of the Eaglehawk Power House showing large diesel engines and associated Generators. One photo is a close up of a motor generator set. The other is a wider view of the area, in the background are gauges and switching gear mounted in racks, in the right foreground is a compressed air tank, which was used for starting the engines. On the back is written Eaglehawk power house, Negative at 254.buildings, commercial, power station, eaglehawk power house -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Fire Engine, 1970s
Photographic print of a rephotographed photograph. Image shows timber building with open door, "FIRE ENGINE', painted above door. Fire cart in front of building.Front: 'Fire Station' - green ink Back: 'Fire station between parsonage and Church of England' - blue birofire station, fire engine -
Federation University Historical CollectionDocument - Documents, Ballarat School of Mines Examination Papers, 1873-82, 1870-1882
The Ballarat School of Mines located specialist examiners, such as Ferdinand von Mueller for Botany.Hand written and printed exam papers with answers for examiners markings, instructions. Examinations include Chemistry, Engine Drivers, Telegraphy, Captains for Quartz Mines and Botanyballarat school of mines, chemistry, engine drivers, telegraphy, captains for quartz mines, ferdinand von mueller, botany -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageGrinder
Grinding wheel, stone belt driven from the steam engine used for sharpening tools. Has a copper tub on top for water to run onto wheel.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, grinding wheel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - NELL GWYNNE MINE WINDING ENGINE
black and white photo: mining machinery. Brick platform in front of winding machine. On back of photo in biro ' Nell Gwynne' reefs. Winding Engine. On backAlan Doney ( J. Lerk 17.3.2000 )organization, business, nell gwynne reefs mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - NELL GWYNNE REEF: WINDING GEAR, 1964
black and white photo: winding gear in concrete base. RHSV Stamp/handwritten ' Nell Gwynne Reef' mine/winding engine/Walker & Coy. ' makers'Alan Doney (James Lerk, 10/2000 )organization, business, nnell gwynne reef mine -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Commonwealth Engine Works from Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1988
Photographed by Alison Kelly while she was joint caretaker of the building during the Mission Arts Centre days 1987 to 1991From album of photos mostly by Alison Kelly: Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen, view from roof to Commonwealth Engine works and Telecom, city in distancemissions to seamen, built environment, alison kelly -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
The Davies-Stiff Grating Ruling Engine
On of the world's largest capacity ruling engines ,operating between 1960 and 1972. Designed and constructed at the CSIRO Division of Chemical Physics by Dai Davies and Geoffrey Stiff. -
Puffing Billy RailwayNKs 5 - Victorian Railways 2'6" gauge trolly
NKS 5 - NKS Type Gangers Trolly - Victorian Railways 2'6" gauge trolly - a KS series Section Car often called the Kasey Jones The narrow gauge version of the broad gauge KS series cars. They were classed NKS with two stroke motors. These cars were built by the Spotswood Workshops, with castings coming from the Newport Workshops. KS is lighter car capable of carrying 4 men or sevenhundredweight Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Track Patrol Vehicle used by Puffing Billy Preservation SocietyMotorised small rectangular trolly made of wood and wrought iron Engine Type: 1 Cyl. reversible Fuel: 2 stroke Transmission: Belt driveNKS 5trolley, nks5, puffing billy, victorian railways, narrow gauge, 2'6" gauge, trolly -
Puffing Billy RailwayNKS Type Trolly - Victorian Railways 2'6" gauge trolly, NKS 8
NKS Type Gangers Trolly - Victorian Railways 2'6" gauge trolly - a KS series Section Car oftern called the Kasey Jones The narrow gauge version of the broad gauge KS series cars. They were classed NKS with two stroke motors. These cars were built by the Spotswood Workshops, with castings coming from the Newport Workshops. KS is lighter car capable of carrying 4 men or sevenhundredweight Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Track Patrol Vehicle used by Puffing Billy Preservation SocietyMotorised small rectangular trolly made of wood and wrought iron Engine Type: 1 Cyl. reversible Fuel: 2 stroke Transmission: Belt driveNKS 8puffing billy, victorian railways, trolley, narrow gauge, 2'6" gauge, kasey, trolly -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Rail accident, 1952
The train smash occurred in Sunbury between the Station Street level rail crossing and Sunbury Station on February 6th 1952 at around 10pm. The goods train was being pulled by the green locomotive, which was used to take the Jubilee train throughout Victoria in 1951, to acknowledge 125 of European settlement in Victoria, ran into the back of another stationary goods train on the rail line. The guard, A.C Read, in the stationary goods train was killed. P J Mcwhirter, the guard in the other train was injured. The tree lined street in the background is Horne Street.This smash was one of a number that have happened along the Sunbury rail line and in the vicinity of Sunbury Station over the years.A black and white photograph with a white border of a train smash which wrecked a steam engine and carriages. Workmen are on the tracks surveying the wreckage. A rail crossing is in the background.jubilee train, train crashes, station street, sunbury railway station, a c read, p j mcwhirter -
Numurkah & District Historical SocietyBooklet, V/Line Timetables for country and interstate services
90 page booklet of V/Line timetables. Effective October 27 1985. Green banner with pic of train engine and carriages. Price 50 cents -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Description of development of the Merlin engine during WW2 and it use in various fighters and bombers, numerous b/w photos of aircraft, engines and cut away drawings of engines ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE TRUST THE MERLIN IN PERSPECTIVE-the combat years HISTORICAL SERIES No.2, Alec Harvey-Bailey, ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE TRUST THE MERLIN IN PERSPECTIVE-the combat years HISTORICAL SERIES No.2, 1983
Description of development of the Merlin engine during WW2 and it use in various fighters and bombers, numerous b/w photos of aircraft, engines and cut away drawings of engines ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE TRUST THE MERLIN IN PERSPECTIVE-the combat years HISTORICAL SERIES No.2Mauve coloured cover with b/w photo of in flight Spitire, Hurricane and Lancaster over seanon-fictionDescription of development of the Merlin engine during WW2 and it use in various fighters and bombers, numerous b/w photos of aircraft, engines and cut away drawings of engines ROLLS-ROYCE HERITAGE TRUST THE MERLIN IN PERSPECTIVE-the combat years HISTORICAL SERIES No.2 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Instrument - Scientific Instrument, Knowles Platform Scales, c1900
Purchased at about the same time as the steam engine (cat. Non> 4066) for use with the friction brake that measured the steam engine output. Knowles Scale Works manf'r's of platform & counter scales Lowell, Mass.U.S.A.platform scales, counter scales, knowles scale works, scientific objects -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Directorate Of Training Pamphlets RAAF
Description: Engines. Operation. Maintenance, repair, wright cyclone engines. Volume 26. Published by George Newnes Ltd. Level of Importance: . -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - Wright R 3350 Duplex Cyclone 3,700 HP Air Cooled 18 Cylinder Radial
Historical Details: . Description: Developed in 1937 this engine is considered to be the peak in radial aircraft engine design. It was developed from the Wright R 1820. These engines were fitted to a number of aircraft types including the Lockheed Constellation airliner and Lockheed Ne. Level of Importance: States/n W532417 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: FORTUNA HUSTLERS MINE
Two page document with location map. The Fortuna Hustlers Gold mine was located close to the railway goods shed (Discovery Centre location) in an area occupied by Buckell and Jeffrey's office and yards. (now carpark of Marketplace shopping centre). It commenced operation in August 1888 and closed in December 1913.The depth of the shaft was 2,240ft. Features of the plant described are: the winding engine, the air compressor, boilers, baling tanks, poppet legs, engine house. The winding engine later worked at the Tambour Major at Specimen Hill; Birds Reef at Kangaroo Flat, Hercules No. 1 on top of Danger Hill and the North Virginia mine at Eaglehawk.bendigo, mining, fortuna hustlers mine -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy 222 Series Illustrated Parts Catalogue Volume 3, Chapters 57-83, Argosy Series 222 Illustrated Parts Catalgoue Volume 3, Chapters 57-83
Topics include wings, propellers, power plant, engine controls, engine indicating, exhaust, starting, water injection, and accessory gear boxes. -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub BranchManual - Spitfire 11A and 11B Aeroplanes Merlin XII Engine Pilots Instruction Manual, Spitfire Pilots Instruction Manual, Estimated 1940-1945
The cover of the manual has black lettering on an orange backgroundAir Publication 1565B Pilots Notes Spitfire 11A and 11B Aeroplanes MerlinXII Engine Prepared by Direction of the Minister of Aircraft Production.manual, pilots instruction manual, aeroplanes, spitfire 11a, spitfire 11b, merlin, merlin xii engine, training manual, minister of aircraft -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Aeroplane Maintenance And Operation Series , Engines (Part5)
Dealing with the maintenance and repair of the Pratt & Whitney "WASP JR.B" , WASP H1 , HORNET E and "Twin Wasp C' series engine. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Arthur Raistrick, Books relating to ironworks, 1975
.1) David and Sampson: A pair of blast furnace blowing engines, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Seven page booklet on a pair of blast furnace blowing engines which stand at the entrance to Blists Hill Open Air Museum. .2) The Coalbrookdale Ironworks, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Twenty page book on the Coalbrookdale Ironworks including a synopsis of some important events in the history of the company.blast furnace, blowing engines, ironbridge gorge museum trust, industrial heritage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DEBORAH MINE - NOTES ON THE DEBORAH MINE
One hand written notes, one typed and three carbon copies of notes on the Deborah Mine. Notes include depth of shaft, locality, plant, engine house, winding engine, boilers, crushing battery, earlier plant, prominence, best gold, gold yield and dividends. References: Mines Dept. Booklet Bendigo Goldfield 1936, Mines Dept. Quarterly and Annual Reports and A. Richardson.mine, gold, deborah mine, deborah mine, notes on the deborah mine, mines dept. booklet bendigo goldfield 1936, mines dept quarterly and annual reports, a. richardson -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Motor Mower, Mid 20th century
Atco cylinder mower with catcher and rollers. Large metal back roller, wooden small front roller. Foot operated starting mechanism. British coat of arms on catcher featuring lion and unicorn signifying royal appointment of mower manufacturer Mower painted green with green cylindrical petrol tank mounted above the engine between the handles. Engine controls on right side of handle. Makers name on catcher and petrol tank in gold paint.machinery., cylinder motor mower -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, BERLIN AIRLIFT, Original 1949
Item in the collection re Jack Mitchell, refer Cat No 7467 for his service details. Jack as per rear, front row 3rd from the left.Photo B & W Laminated showing a 2 engine aircraft with a large group of RAAF Aircrew, 1 row standing, 1 row sitting with a sign in front.On sign, "RAAF Squadron Berlin Airlift 14.9.48 - 29.8.49 - sorties 2002 - pounds carried ......... - flown ........ - passengers carried 6964". On rear, "RAAF Berlin Airlift - Squadron Lubeck Germany - Jack Mitchell - 3rd from left bottom row".photographs, berlin, raaf squadron, airlift -
Bendigo Military MuseumBooklet, Aircraft Identification - Part 4, 9.1942
Item in the collection of Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3710 for his service details.Image on front cover is of a city outline with a searchlight beam shining on a twin engine aircraft. Print is in blue ink. 64 pages. Illustrated with photos & descriptions of aircraft. Stamped in red ink top R: 3/3booklet, r.a.f., identification of aircraft -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BIG DEBORAH MINE
black and white photograph of the Big Deborah mine, showing infrastructure, chimney, large steel tank. Note the absence of cables from top of the poppet to the engine room.mining, surface equipment, big deborah mine. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - BADGE: BENDIGO MINERS AND ENGINEDRIVERS SPORTS
Dark red shield shaped badge with a red ribbon threaded through a hole at the top. Bendigo Miners' & Engine-Drivers Sports Committee badge. James, Printer.organization, mining, entertainment, badge, bendigo miners' & engine-drivers sports, james -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Large wooden framed colour panorama photograph of Port Melbourne waterfront, Alison Kelly
Framed photograph. Taken from Station Pier admin building approx 1990. Shows Engine Works; London Hotel; Swallow & Ariell; West Gate Bridgebuilt environment, piers & wharves, commonwealth government engine works, london family hotel, swallow & ariell ltd, west gate bridge, engineering - bridges, natural environment - beaches and foreshore
