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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Papers - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme
Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme constructed by the SECV and completed in 1961The SECV constructed the KHES from the late 1940s to 1961 in north east Victoria9 black & white pages numbered 213 to 221 held together by a staple in the top left hand corner. Photocopied from 'Water Power June 1962'kiewa hydro electric scheme, water power 1962 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Booklet - Max Lawrence, Max Lawrence - Sue Field interviewed Max for this story
Max Lawrence worked as a surveyor on the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeBooklet of 4 pages with Max's photo on the front and with a black plastic spine and black back cover.max lawrence, kiewa hydro electric scheme, surveyor -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, A Single Motor Carriage Tait (Red Rattler) train arrives from Hurstbridge at Eltham Railway Station, 17 July 1983, 1983
A Flinders Street bound Hitachichi electric train is waiting at the station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Tait Single Motor Carriage 473M (Red Rattler) train departs Eltham for Hurstbridge, 17 July 1983, 1983
A Flinders Street bound Hitachichi electric train is waiting at the station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency473m, eltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Tait Single Motor Carriage 473M (Red Rattler) train departs Eltham for Hurstbridge, 17 July 1983, 1983
A Flinders Street Hitachichi electric train sits in the siding at the station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency473m, eltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train -
Federation University Historical Collection
Instrument - Scientific Equipment, Volt Meter, 1950s
Used to teach physics students - introduction to principles of electric powerA teaching / demonstration model with large scale and transparent panels. Polished wood frameBlack tape on front panel - "PHYSICS"scientific instrument, physics, electric power, voltmeter, ammeter -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Lady Sunbeam Home Hair Dryer, Sunbeam Corporation Australia, c1960
Sunbeam produced a wide range of hair dryers in a variety of sizes and shapes throughout the 1960s. Lady Sunbeam was promoted as providing unequalled efficiency as well as extra convenience and comfort. Whilst you dried your hair, you were able to sit and relax, read a book, write letters, knit or apply your nail enamel. The added convenient shoulder strap enabled you to complete other small household chores such as ironing - as long as they could be carried out within the distance of the power cord. Sunbeam History The Sunbeam Corporation began in Australia in 1902 as a small branch of the American group, Chicago Flexible Shaft Company.In 1946, this company changed its name to Sunbeam Corporation and developed the slogan "Best Electric Appliances Made". The company became publicly traded in 1952 and came into Australian ownership in 1987. In 1948 the company launched the Sunbeam Mixmaster®, the first small electrical appliance to be manufactured in Australia. In 2020, the company changed its name to Newell Australia.This item is representative of a range of domestic appliances used across Australia in the 1960s to make home life simpler and more convenient.Hair dryer in portable round plastic hinged case with motor fitted within the base. Plastic wire coiled hose is attached to the motor. A plastic hood edged with elastic and lace adjustment is fitted to the end of the hose. The hood has a pattern of gold embossed flowers. The motor has settings off, cool, warm, med, hot. An electric cord and plug are attached to the motor. The lid closes with a sprung knob and has a plastic carry handle. The "Lady Sunbeam" Logo is embossed on the lid.On lid: Lady Sunbeam / HAIR DRYER Underneath unit: MODEL AHD-7 220-250V 50CYC 300W.AC. ONLY/ PATENT PENDING RD.NO.42.338 MADE IN AUSTRALIA / Sunbeam CORPORATION LIMITEDsunbeam australia, domestic appliances, hair dryers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Bound copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1910-1912, 1910-1912
Bound copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine from 1910-1912 1911 - Hydro-electric Scheme for Tasmania - Wayne Krause 1912 - Mt Lyell Disasterballarat school of mines, alumni, hydro-electric scheme, tasmania, ballarat, mount lyell, wayne krause, krause, ferdinand krause, pyke's creek reservoir, pyke's creek reservoir excursion, excursions, pananma coal, pig iron, mount morgan, mount morgan old boys, mine salting, radium, safety cages, rifle shooting, oliver jager, oliver jaeger, o.e. jaeger, a. galloway, henry sutton, a.d. gilchrist, william baragwanath, virgil tucker, b .whitington, lim khoon fah, herbert hawkesworth, surveying, tuneneling, america, clays, floatation process, frequency changer, grampians, mt buffalo, mt feathertop, port pirrie, repatriation, scotsburn, scotsburn excursion, kalgoorlie school of mines, former ballarat school of mines students in kalgoorlie, kalgoorlie ore treatment -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Weapon, Detonator
Electric detonater (in box) black plastic box shape with aqua coloured aluminium pin. White plastic covered wire (twisted two strand) attached to pin top.Box AMM F16 LJW /N 71detonator -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Jack Palmer, 1950 c
Seven other black and white photographs taken at same event 6 x 8.5 cmBlack and white photograph showing twenty members of Tambo Shire Council and staff at a viewing point on their trip to the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme Alpine Country Victoriabusinesses, politics -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, Earl Ewers, 25/09/2005 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the photograph and BTM display set up in the depot part of celebrating 100th anniversary of electric trams in Ballarat and some of the people involved in the day.Colour print of the temporary display set up in the depot as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of electric trams in Ballarat. Printed on Kodak Royal Paper. Earl Ewers photograph. trams, tramways, displays, centenary, btm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Western Electric 4205E Vacuum Tube
Western Electric 4205E tennis ball with nipple on top, vacuum tube. Base Europe 4-Pin B4. filament: Vf 4.5 volts/lf 1.6 Ampere. western electric, radio valve, 4205e -
Vision Australia
Machine - Object, Clarke & Smith talking book player, 1950's
The first tape based talking book machine from the late 1950s, produced by Clarke & Smith, that allowed the listener to hear up to 20 hours of recordings. Although bulky (each tape cartridge alone weighed over 2 kgs), the MK1 was the first magnetic, multi-track tape produced and considered quite novel for it's time. The cartridge designed to be played on the Clarke & Smith Model12 Talking Book gramophone was designed to house the pick up mechanism (the phono cartridge which contains the stylus) in the lid, so that visually impaired people could just close the lid to play the record. Initially these players designed to handle only 24 rpm, but soon added 33 rpm and 16 rpm options via the dial located on the left hand corner of the disk base. Directions for using as well as reminders to use on alternating current only are located inside the lid. On the side of the player are two plastic dials: one for turning on and volume, the other for tone.Metal record player housed in a brown wooden carry case, with a speaker grill in the front, two plastic dials on the side and an electric cord extending from the back of the case.Manufactured for Nuffield Talking Book Libraryaudio equipment, clarke and smith -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Workers, horses and drays in Burwood Road [Hawthorn], E.J. Dower, 1913
One of a series of photographs, taken by Edgar James Dower in the second decade of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Olinda, his family later moved to Surrey Hills. He worked as an adult as a clerk in the city office of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and in his role as a 'collector', he was able to photograph scenes including the construction of tramlines and associated buildings in Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. Later he established a real estate agency with his brother - the E.J. Dower Real Estate Agency, Dandenong Office.The image is an historically significant record of the development of transport infrastructure which was used to connect Victorians in the first two decades of the twentieth century. This development resulted from increases in population and the consequent extension of Melbourne's suburbs. The photographs, both individually and collectively, richly detail the labour of workers and the tools and machinery used to create and extend Melbourne's tram network in the years preceding and during World War 1.Digital copy of an original mounted photograph depicting construction workers, horses and drays Hawthorn. The intense activity involved collecting materials for transport to the construction site in Cotham Road, Kew. Annotated recto: "Unloading trucks of metal for Kew Electric Tram Line in Cotham Road / At Hawthorn Railway Siding" Annotated verso: "Taken by E.J.D. / 1913"theme --- travelling by tram, theme -- connecting victorians by transport and communications, cotham road -- kew (vic.), trams -- kew (vic.), hawthorn railway station -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - cable trams, "Route Numbers and Signs"
Handwritten notes, appears to have been copied from a guide or book, such as Bradshaws. Provides notes on route numbers, connecting electric trams, a round trip by cable and electric trams (9d), penny sections, through fares and details of 15 different through routes. c1918?Demonstrates copying historic information from publications.Document - 7 quarto sheets - ruled, handwritten, stapled in top left hand corner.cable trams, electric trams, melbourne, round trips, guide books, penny sections -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo - Junction Dam, September 1941
Junction Dam was part of the Hydro Electric Scheme during the 1940'sState Electricity Commission of Victoria construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeBlack & white photo of Junction Dam constructionjunction dam, secv, bogong -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Steam locomotive J-508 in the Ararat Locomotive Shed, c.1971
In the background beside J-508 is a B-class diesel-electric locomotive Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, ararat locomotive shed, b class diesel-electric locomotive, j-508, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Steam locomotives J539, J-540 and J-541 at the Ararat Locomotive Shed, c.1971
J-508 and a B Class Diesel-electric locomtive inside the workshop.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, ararat locomotive shed, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), j-508, j-539, j-540, j-541, railway -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Safety Helmet - SECV
Safety helmets were used by workers on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.While working at McKay Creek Power Station, Alec Menzies was hit on the head with a rock and fell about 10 metres. Luckily he survived, and after a stint in hospital he was admitted to what was known as the Turtle Club. Ref. Mal Menzies, his son.Cream coloured safety helmet with 3 ridges at the top from back to front. It is light in weight. Inside has an attached cloth band with 'netting' of 6 straps attached to band and an inner band. Underneath the shade, at the front, it is coloured green.Centre front - a sticker - "Member/ Turtle Club. Inside: embossed an oval shape with 'hard/soiled' in its middle and underneath also embossed E.D. Bullard Co. / S.F. U.S.A.safety helmet, mckay creek power station, alec menzies, turtle club -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photos - Athletics Club - Gymnastics
The Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme managers organized YMCA representatives to organize activities for the thousands of workers employed on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. See: "Below Bogong - A History of Mount Beauty" compiled by Di Edmondson. Chapter 9, Page 297. The Story of Kiewa by Alex McCullough The Athletics Club was one of the first clubs and proved very popular1. b/w photo of weightlifting team 2. x7 photos of various weightlifting team 3. 135 mm x 85 mm b/w photo of men skipping 4. 135 mm x 85 mm b/w photo of men wrestling 5. 135 mm x 85 mm b/w photo of boys rope climbing 6. 135 mm x 85 mm b/w photo of man on parallel barsgymnastics, athletics, sport, ymca, mt beauty -
Federation University Historical Collection
Scientific Instrument, Watson, Interruptor (?)
Electrostatic precipitation device? Spark generator?A black cast iron cylindrical vessel, with unmovable top flange/cover. A variable speed electric motor with vertical shaft mounted on three bronze curved brackets centrally over the vessel. Motor shaft connected with bakelite coupling to a shaft that passes through the black top cover. The cover flange has two pairs of electric terminals posts, a shorting link and two gas cocks, all relevant to the insdie cavity.scientific instrument, interrupter, watson -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, John Alfred, "Leonora The End of the Line", c1985
Four page photocopy of an article titled "Leonora The End of the Line" written by John Alfred on the history of the Leonora WA tramway system, including the double deck steam tramcars, the single electric tramcar and the petrol engined rail vehicle. Has a map of the various rail routes between Leonora and Gwalia. Article appeared in the August 1968 issue of Electric Traction. Other items in the photocopy noted the planned closure of Brisbane tramways.trams, tramways, leonora, gwalia, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Gawler and Drummond Architects, "Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs", 1920's?
Map - photocopy - titled "Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs", c1920 showing railways, cable, electric tramways and authorised electric additions. Shows the South Melbourne St Kilda tram line and some lines in the Footscray area as dotted. Prepared by Gawler and Drummond Architects. Has an advertisement for "Rolfes" tea along the top edge and "See Victoria First" - Government Tourist Office, corner of Swanston and Collins St.trams, tramways, map, footscray, st kilda, new tramway, melbourne, tourism -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Stamp, Australia Post, 41c - featuring a Melbourne cable tram set, 1989
Australian postage stamp - 41c - featuring a Melbourne cable tram set - published or issued 1989. See Reg. Item 1442 for details of the stamp issue at the time. Has "VIC 3000" printed on the top of the stamp - from use? Original stamps not watermarked: Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. trams, tramways, stamp, cable trams, melbourne, australia post -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 8/04/1903 12:00:00 AM
Black and White reproduction (copy by scanning and reprinting) of a sepia toned image of an ESCo Bendigo Electric tramcar at the time of opening trails with many people on board, crews, a dog, in the Ball Mall area. Shows details of the car decoration, painting, crew uniforms, seating arrangements, truck arrangements. Information provided with photographs says "Trial run on route to Golden Square 8.4.1903", copied from Leonard C. Bennetts collection by William Scott. Shows edges and edge damage of original photograph. Two copies held.Copy 1 - has "20)" in the top left hand and right hand corners of the front of the photograph. On the rear "140)" in ink in the top left hand corner. In pencil and ink "Bendigo Tramways (Company electric) / Trial run on route to Golden Square 8.4.1903", "copies from Leonard C. Bennetts Collection" and a "William F Scott" address label in the bottom right hand corner. copy 2- has "12" in a circle on the top left hand front. Back has been covered by a sheet of paper, but has similar notes to copy 1 and cropping instructions.trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, golden square, trials, esco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Bendigo Tramways Brochure, abt 1950s
In 1890 Bendigo's first tramway battery-electric carriages operated between Sanhurst and Eaglehawk. In 1892 Battery-electrics were replaced by steam tram cars on the Bendigo Railway Station track to Eaglehawk. In 1903 Electric traction overhead was inaugurated extending to Quarry Hill, Golden Square and Lake Weeroona. In 1913 Open cross-seat cars added for the service Quarry Hill to Eaglehawk. In 1945 Traction bogie cars replaced older cars. In 1947 Birney safety cars (dead man controllers) replaced older carsBrochure, a "Welcome to Bendigo, and "Evolution of Bendigo Tramways." 8668.1 Brochure is titled "Welcome to Bendigo," on the front a photo of Charing Cross and Trams, also the Bendigo City Coat of Arms. Inside two pages and descriptions of six tram showing the "Evolution of Bendigo tramways." On the rear is a map of the tramways and places of interest to visit. The brochure was "Printed for the preservation committee in co-operation with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (Bendigo and District Branch) All donations for a preservation fund."history, bendigo tramways, evolution of bendigo tramways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Program and Toast list, 1951
In 1890 Bendigo's first tramway battery-electric carriages operated between Sanhurst and Eaglehawk. In 1892 Battery-electrics were replaced by steam tram cars on the Bendigo Railway Station track to Eaglehawk. In 1903 Electric traction overhead was inaugurated extending to Quarry Hill, Golden Square and Lake Weeroona. In 1913 Open cross-seat cars added for the service Quarry Hill to Eaglehawk. In 1945 Traction bogie cars replaced older cars. In 1947 Birney safety cars (dead man controllers) replaced older carsToast list for a Bendigo Tramways Division Retirement Dinner - A complimentary Dinner tendered to Mr Arthur Douglas on his retirement after 31 years as Secretary of The Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association. Held at the Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo Saturday 29th September 1951. Inside are two tramways photos, one of the Bendigo Steam trams 1902, and the other of trams passing through Charing Cross in 1951. On the last page is a program and menu for the event.history, bendigo tramways, evolution of bendigo tramways, arthur douglas, australian tramway and motor omnibus employees association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: BENDIGO ELECTRIC COMPANY LETTER & BOOKLET
Booklet on Alfloc water treatment service along with a one page letter from H.B.Selby & Co Pty Ltd to Bendigo Electric Company of Aust Pty Ltd with reference to Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Stand - Lamp, 1940's
Used by internees at Camp 3Round wooden base slightly fluted upright formed to hold a ceramic fitting for electric light glove. Existing electrical cord fitted in more recent times (after WW2)lamp stand, wood, hornung g, frank g, camp 3, tatura, ww2, handcraft, woodwork -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, The Tram Beats Bravo in 1889, 1889
Instead of attending the Melbourne Cup on 5th Nov 1889 to watch the horse 'Bravo' win, 5,000 people went by train to Box Hill, then transferred to the Electric Tram to visit Doncaster.electric tram, doncaster