Black and white photograph of small group of children one named as Scott Froud on bank of Tambo River, with nets and buckets of water, samples collected for the water watch program at primary school Johnsonville Victoriaschools, activities

A block and tackle is a simple but highly effective lifting device, thought to have been invented by Archimedes. These systems were used extensively for construction in the ancient world, and continue to be used today for various applications, especially at sea, where non-motorised lifting systems are highly useful. A basic block and tackle includes a single fixed pulley or block, and at least one additional pulley, linked with rope, to form a complete set. Depending on the size of the load being lifted, additional sets may be used to further distribute the weight.A mid-twentieth example of a wooden block that shows advances in the design of the marine block compared to late 19th century blocks, with hook and pin and its compliance plate meeting the marine standards of the time.Two sheave rope block; two metal sheaves in polished wooden block with a metal inner pin with a ring on top and a bucket on the bottom. Rectangle carved into one cheek with inscriptions on the attached compliance plate with inscriptions. Stamped within a lozenge: "2 ↑ CS"flagstaff hill museum, flagstaff hill village, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, block & tackle, rope, lifting heavy weights, ship rigging, cargo lifiting, two sheave block, compliance plate, marine technology

Cast iron mercury bucket, used to hold mercury, potentially in the process of recovering minute pieces of gold mixed in soil and sediments. See research page for description of one process of using mercury to extract gold.gold mines, mining equipment, mercury bucket, miners used mercury in a number of ways to amalgamate gold, with each mill or battery operator having their preferred method depending on the nature of the ore. by the late 1850s the most common way of crushing goldbearing quartz ores or consolidated alluvial cements was in a stamp battery. the battery featured heavy iron stamp heads held in a frame, with each head often weighing up to 500 pounds (226 kg) or more (see msv 1880, page 45) (birrell 2005). stamp heads were lifted and dropped by a rotating overhead cam shaft driven by a steam engine or water wheel. ore was fed into a large cast-iron battery box, mixed with a steady stream of water, and pulverised by the stamp heads. in some batteries, mercury was placed in the base of the boxes to amalgamate with freed gold. the violent agitation of the mercury in the mortar box, however, could cause the mercury to break into myriad tiny globules that were carried away by the water with the tailings, thus losing a certain amount of gold in the process (thompson 1867; ritchie & hooker 1997). the water and sand slurry was splashed by the falling stamps from the box through fine mesh screens and onto inclined wooden tables below the mortar box (figure 2). the tables were covered with copper sheets or plates coated with mercury, which caught and amalgamated with a portion of the gold. the grey putty-like amalgam was periodically scraped off the sheets and retorted in a furnace to collect the gold and recover the mercury for reuse. mercury was inevitably lost from the plates, while poor maintenance resulted in further losses of gold and mercury in the tailings. mercury use and loss from gold mining in 19th century victoria. peter davies1, susan lawrence, and jodi turnbull, department of archaeology and history, la trobe university.

Black and white photograph of Mr R A Andy Beveridge of KiaOra Guesthouse wearing thigh high waders, holding a box under one arm, a kerosene tin bucket in other hand. Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy, guesthouses

Early miners at work caption reads: "The large bucket, called kibble, is used to pull up the unwanted debris, the smaller iron buckets are used to raise the alluvial material containing gold. This material is mixed with water in the puddling barrells (foreground) and poured into the cradle (left). The rocking motion causes the gold specks to sink to the bottom from where it is collected. The remaining material may then be hand washed in the gold pan held by the miner." This photograph possibly taken at Diamond Creek.From the John Davidson collection.Photograph in black plastic frame with typed caption on matte.john davidson, diamond creek, gold miners, mines and mining

This postcard was produced as a black and white card titled, "Early 1900 - Bush Hut , Gippsland", in the early 20th century. The original card had a blank white rectangular strip on the right side of the photograph. This was for the message. There is little information with this item except for a note indicating that it was a hut at Newmerella. This is a pictorial record of a bark hut of the kind built by the early settlers of East Gippsland. Few early settlers could afford the time, or possessed the capital, to build any dwelling more impressive than a slab hut: Postcards form a vital part of social and historical records for researchers. A postcard showing a bearded man sitting on a stool outside a bark hut. There are various tools - a wheelbarrow and shovels, buckets, a panning dish and a saw hanging above him to the left. . It is in a bush setting and the photograph has been tinted.on back - POSTCARD - in red :"Essie & Ruby McKena. Emily Ville, Ascot Vale Road Flemington"dwelling-bush hut-bark

Stawell Shire Hall in the process of being painted. The photo shows the painter up the ladder with a paint bucket. A bicycle is leaning against the decorative fence possible the painters bike.Coloured photograph of the Stawell Shire Hall being painted. A person in white overalls is standing on the top rails of the ladder painting the decorative window out the front. A taller ladder is positioned near the door and leaning against the parapet. The photo also shows the decorative fence, with a white post and white gate. Peterboro Cardboards The Canadian Board/Le Carton Canadian No. 337stawell

A history of the goldfields and mineral districts of VictoriaHardcover. Front cover has an illustration of a miner standing next to a hole in the ground which is surrounded by logs. He is standing on top of a platform made out of planks of wood and he is turning a handle on a hand winch to bring up a bucket.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold mining, gold mine, mineral resources, victoria, australia, history, robert brough smyth

This item produced to commemorate the centenary of the Rupertswood Battery from 30 December 1884 to 30 December 1984.A square bucket-shaped liqueur glass with a stem that tapers to a round base. Made of clear glass with a gold transfer of "Battery of Horse Artillery" on the front and another transfer on the back commemorating a centenary of the Rupertswood Battery. The lip of the glass is painted gold.Front: "BATTERY OF HORSE ARTILLERY" with a transfer of Rupertswood gun.wine glasses, armed forces, rupertswood battery, victorian horse artillery, commemoration, souvenirs, glasses, domestic items, george evans collection

Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo taken at Best's Cellars Great Western. Group of men and boys picking grapes. Some of them are standing on the tray of a cart with barrels into which the buckets full of grapes are tipped. All the workers have hats or caps on. winery, wine making

Cream is put in the metal drum, and in the surrounding space within the wooden bucket. A mixture of ice and salt is packed, turning the crank wheel rotated and paddle in the drum and mixed the cream as it froze within the encircling ice.Wooden assay barrel with two galvanised metal bands around it. Sealed inside is a cast iron drum for freezing the cream, with a cast iron hand-cranked handle and a wooden knob. Mechanism is attached to barrel with bolts and screws. Shepard's Lightning made in USA 6 oz. (On the churning mechanism) Pat. Sept 25 88, March 17 91, Feb 23 92 (On the Drum) 713 (On the Crank handle)

Occasional picnic trains took large groups of visitors to the base of the mountain range & sometimes as far as the quarry. Other journeys terminated at Fyans Creek station on the south side of Mt Dryden. Most trips were Sunday School & Church outings, some on the annual Good Friday picnic. Spring was also a popular timePhoto shows train at siding. Man standing on engine roof with bucket in hand; woman in right hand corner of photo looking on; passenger looking out of open doorway. R333 written on back of engine car. Engine turned back to fronttransport, trains

Occasional picnic trains took large groups of visitors to the base of the mountain range & sometimes as far as the quarry. Other journeys terminated at Fyan's Creek station on the south side of Mt. Dryden. Most trips were Sunday School & church outings - some on the annual Good Friday picnic day. spring was also a popular time.Photo shows train at siding. Man standing on engine roof with bucket in hand; woman in right-hand corner looking on; passenger standing at open carriage door. R 333 written on back of engine car. Engine turned back to front.transport, trains

The coal from this open-cut mine is used to generate electricity for the State of Victoria. in 1934 two thousand miles of high tension transmission lines conveyed energy from a system of inter-linked power stations to the whole Melbourne metropolitan area, as well as to nearly 170 rural centres. Black and white image of the western end of the Yallourn open-cut in 1934. the bucket dredge on surface is reaching down 90 feet, on which level there is another similar dredge going down another 90 feet to the bottom of the 180 foot seam.yallourn, electricty, power, coal, open-cut, dredge

The dredge 'Wombat' owned by John Carpenter, contractor for stage one of cutting the entrance from the lake through to ocean - Bass Strait. Photo shows channel partly dredged and men on work platform in front of dredge.Black and white photograph showing bucket dredge Wombat removing sand from between piers. Dunes on western side on left, lakes in background, hills of Kalimna and Nungurner in distance. Work platform in front of dredge with workers. Lakes Entrance Victoria waterways, public works, dredging

Five page copy of a broadcast titled 'Hydroculture' dated 10 September, 1937. Heading - Chemistry of Today. Mentioned is plant growth, farmers, chemicals for plant growth, and an experiment with a tomato plant grown in a bucket. Broadcast (2) written at the top of page.sciences, instruments - general, bill ashman collection - correspondence, chemistry of today, hydroculture, john seaverns

2 workers and an excavator digging trenches, man on left has his foot on the bucket of a bobcat, background shows 2 large buildings, one cream? The other larger silver, double gate entrance to the larger building, old tyre on heap of rubble.Kodakperson, group, males

Colour front cover, drawn image of people carrying a pole with a rectangular bucket suspended on the pole, the people wear hats and the sky is an orangey colour. Back cover has some quotes from nurses featured in the book as well as a blurb describing the book. non-fiction"Hunger and humiliation were just some of the privations endured by those members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were captives of the Japanese during World War II. Of the thirty-two held in Sumatra and on Banka Island, twenty-four survived the severe physical conditions in the prison camps. Another group captured in Rabaul were held in Japan, where the cold was as bitter as their hunger. This is the dramatic account of those Australian nurses, of their struggles and their support for each other through the long years of war and captivity. In includes the horrifying story of Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the callous massacre on Banka Island where twenty-three women were ordered into the sea and shot. It records the degradation of the daily 'tenko', the starvation and appalling lack of hygiene, but also tells how the women were at times able to rise above these miseries through their concerts and the soaring harmonies of the voice choir. Catherine Kenny interviewd many of the nurses and collected photographs, diaries and letters from the Australian War Memorial as well as from the women themselves." Blurb on back cover of book.wwii, world war 2, world war two, japan, pow, pows, prisoners of war, prisoner of war, australian army nursing service, mitliary nursing, australian army

Also one smaller copy, two copies missing|Also larger copyBlack and white postcard of the Baang Yarnda moored on the lake, photo taken at sunset shows yacht and rowing boats tied to jetty. Baang Yarnda used as extra accommodation for Broomes Federal Hotel was originally the bucket dredge Wombat. Lakes Entrance VictoriaSunset Lakes Entranceguesthouses, boats and boating, waterfront

Belonged to and used by Patrick O'Kane 1872 - 1947 in the Burramine/Boosey districtHeavy all iron well bucket. Riveted together in two halves (top and bottom). Made from metal sheets riveted together, also strengthened with iron straps. It has a large, round iron rod turned into a hook which is attached across the top.nonebucket

Diggers & Mining. Gold. ? Chinese quarter on an Ovens diggings. Slide shows the Chinese quarters which is a different style building to all others. There are also some Chinese caring buckets in the traditional Chinese manner. Markings: 2 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Two blotters advertising V.P.C. tomato sauce. One has a photo of four little dogs looking down on something with the words: who said ''rats!''. The other has a picture of a woman with five buckets feeding a herd of cows. Underneath the words: breakfast time.bendigo, business, vpc tomato sauce

b.d. "geo kermode". lino bresciani.b.d. "geo kermode". lino bresciani.