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Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Cabinet
Cupboard is original to Lighthouse. This nineteenth century cedar furnishing has two doors and one internal shelf. It remains in the lighthouse although its original location was probably the lantern room, where similar surviving cabinets are more typically found. It was purpose built for the lighthouse with a curved back to fit the proportions of the tower interior with the wood reputed to have originated from a partition in the assistant lightkeepers’ houses, and the cupboard doors possibly crafted at a different time. Curved cabinets similar to this example can be found at three other early lighthouses investigated by this study. It is possible that these specially designed cabinets were included in the standard complement of furnishings provided to the colony’s lightstations by the Victorian Public Works Department. Other similar cabinets with curved backs remain in the Point Hicks Lighthouse and at Cape Nelson (two examples )and Cape Schanck, which has a curved front as well as back .The Gabo Island cabinet has first level contributory significance for its historic value, uniqueness, provenance to the lightstation and clear association with the functions of the lighthouse lantern room.Two door wooden (cedar) cabinet. One internal shelf, panelled, curved back. Doors are attached. Frame has been stripped, doors are unpainted. -
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Stand, pump & tank
Was the stand for a Chance Brothers air & oil containers fitted with pump handle & pressure gauges.This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness. The oil was fed under pressure to the burner mantle. It is all that remains of an air and kerosene oil tank installation, with each rounded side formerly supporting a heavy iron tank. The containers would have been fitted with a pump handle and pressure gauges. An intact assemblage is displayed in the AMSA offices, Canberra with a text that explains ‘This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness’.The system involved vaporising kerosene under pressure and mixing it with air and then burning the vapour to heat an incandescent mantle. The use of kerosene as a fuel to light the lantern became the most common system of illumination from the 1860s after the oil industry in the United States began to develop. The kerosene vapour burner was created in 1901 by British inventor Arthur Kitson (1859-1937) and perfected by Chance Bros for burning a more intense light in their renowned lenses. The lamp had to be watched throughout the night in case a mantle broke, and the tanks needed to be maintained by hand-pumping each hour or so. The Point Hicks lantern was initially lit by a six-wick Trinity house kerosene burner. This was replaced by the more efficient and brighter 55mm vaporised kerosene mantle burner in 1905, and the tank stand is probably original to this apparatus. Electricity eventually replaced kerosene at Point Hicks in 1964 making the tank installation obsolete, and the last kerosene system in an Australian lighthouse was replaced in 1985. Gabo Island Lightstation has a pair of tanks that are not attached to the optical system and are no longer in the lighthouse. They are also missing the pressure gauges that were formerly attached to the top of each cylinder. An intact tank assemblage is displayed at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse Museum it is detached and not original to the lighthouse. Although corroded, the remnant Point Hicks tank stand has first level contributory importance to the lightstation. It is significant for its provenance and historical value as part of the Chance Bros vaporised kerosene burner introduced in 1905 to intensify the light and improve the efficiency of the system. The rusted iron stand rests on four short legs and is shaped like a pair of spectacles. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 6 - 1995
Coloured photograph of the Golden Square Laurel Street P.S. Collection - Golden Square Primary School No. 1189 - Grade 6 - 1995 class. The photo has been taken at the piece of wooden playground equipment. Their names are:- Back Row:- Tim Krause, Benita Southon, Leah Dunne, Dane Butler, Natasha Turner, Jade Reardon, Emma Tacken, Trevor Caldwell, Jesse Bryan, Ashley Hicks. Middle Row:- Rebbeca Tremain, Taneka Ruschmeyer, Nathan Swinnerton, Joshua Grant, Renee Seybold, Nicole Herbertson, Krystle Hanley, Kylie Kalms, Mr. Shane Rodda (Teacher), Kristy Harrington. Front Row:- Aaron Martin, Danielle Martin, Nicole Hercus, Jenae Treble, Noel Lobley, Bronwyn Bourke. Absent:- Andrew Lawson. Oval sketch of the school on the right of the names.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - golden square primary school no. 1189 - grade 6 - 1995, tim krause, benita southon, leah dunne, dane butler, natasha turner, jade reardon, emma tacken, trevor caldwell, jesse bryan, ashley hicks, rebbeca tremain, taneka ruschmeyer, nathan swinnerton, joshua grant, renee seybold, nicole herbertson, krystle hanley, kylie kalms, mr. shane rodda (teacher), kristy harrington, aaron martin, danielle martin, nicole hercus, jenae treble, noel lobley, bronwyn bourke, andrew lawson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CLASS OF '46
BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Tuesday, January 13, 2004. Class of '46: Violet Street State School grade IV. Back row: Stan Thomas, Keith Gibbs, Don Hicks, Ken Stringer, Bill Allen, Dave Campbell, Bryan Roberts. Fourth row: Brian Grise, Leigh Derricott, ??, Mark Eddybone, Max Heritage, George Riley. Third row: Barry Rogers, Geoff Edlin, Toby Martin, Colin James, Robert Hartley, Kelvin Braumen. Second row: Marge Martin, Dawn Sims, Joan Jobe, Denise Plim, Audrey Fletcher, Joyce ?, Jennifer Comte. Front row: Shirley Trimble, Shirley Thomas, Joy Adamson, Rita Featherstone. Teacher: Mr Crabb. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DELL CAFÉ, RE-UNION DINNER, 29 March, 1947
Dell Café, Re-Union Dinner. Employees of the Old Firm D Whyte & Co. First Annual Re-Union Dinner, Saturday, 29th March, 1947. Dell Café, Hargreaves St. Bendigo. President: T D Cairns, Hon. Sec: J Swatton. Program includes singing and music. Record of Service, name and years of service of employees. R F Gray, T D Cairns, Geo Bennett, H Kerr, F Owen, W McCoy, W Hampton, W Chapmon, G Glover, J Guidice, P Williams, T Mills, K Swift, G O'Donnell, T Chalkey, C Lee, J Swatton, P Read, A Keast, L Rowe, J Richards, T Thompson, Clem Hicks, J Ash, M McDonald, P Burns, W Durwood, P Gouglin, S Clarke, H Colee, J Cox (Jack), S Davey, J Cox (Joe), H Francis, D Grant, E A Hargreaves, H Heggie, J Hicks, R Johnson, H Maybury, J Mead, J Murphy, Gus Lynch, R Nankervis, W Webster, F Wittscheibe, C Watson, R Veal, H Shuttleworth, T Edwards, P Seeber, W Beckerleg, R Huillier, Geo Hall, Les Maher, H Sims, B Patterson, M Clarke, H Robotham, T Lansell, W A McCawley, J Boland, W Gardiner, J Graham, B Stephenson, A Rowe, Geo Nevinson, J Loddington, V Thomas, F Swatton, C Eddy, D Sterry, A Warren, J Lych, Miss Liddy, Miss L Guest. 4 pages.Cambridge Press, Bendigoevent, social, dell café, dell café, re-union dinner. employees of the old firm d whyte & co. first annual re-union dinner, saturday, 29th march, 1947. hargreaves st. bendigo. president: t d cairns, hon. sec: j swatton. program includes singing and music. record of service. r f gray, t d cairns, geo bennett, h kerr, f owen, w mccoy, w hampton, w chapmon, g glover, j guidice, p williams, t mills, k swift, g o'donnell, t chalkey, c lee, j swatton, p read, a keast, l rowe, j richards, t thompson, clem hicks, j ash, m mcdonald, p burns, w durwood, p gouglin, s clarke, h colee, j cox (jack), s davey, j cox (joe), h francis, d grant, e a hargreaves, h heggie, j hicks, r johnson, h maybury, j mead, j murphy, gus lynch, r nankervis, w webster, f wittscheibe, c watson, r veal, h shuttleworth, t edwards, p seeber, w beckerleg, r huillier, geo hall, les maher, h sims, b patterson, m clarke, h robotham, t lansell, w a mccawley, j boland, w gardiner, j graham, b stephenson, a rowe, geo nevinson, j loddington, v thomas, f swatton, c eddy, d sterry, a warren, j lych, miss liddy, miss l guest -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Desk
This fairly substantial wooden desk with vinyl top was issued to Wilson’s Promontory Lightstation by the Department of Public Works in the 1960’s. Primarily the desk was used for correspondence purposes, and now has the Bureau of Meteorology computer stationed on it. Although the design and make of this desk is common to many lightstations across Victoria, it is a good example of the kind of furniture that was provided to Victorian lightstations in the 1960’s. The solidly constructed desk was used in the lightstation office. It is made of honeycoloured hardwood and has a green vinyl top and three drawers on the left side. The style suggests that it may date to the 1960s. Gabo Island Lightstation has two identical desks, and all were probably standard issue from the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service or Public Works Office. Another twentieth century vinyl topped desk at Gabo is manufactured with a steel frame. Cape Nelson, Cape Schanck, Point Hicks and Gabo Island retain nineteenth century cedar desks. The desk at Wilsons Promontory has second level significance as a good example of the style of office furnishing provided to lightstations in the 1960s.Wooden desk with square legs and green vinyl top. It has three drawers with wooden handles on the left . The top drawer has a keyhole. -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island LightstationThere are three, black Bakelite, wall mounted, crank handle telephones across the lightstation; one in the former assistant keeper’s quarters, and two in the former head keeper’s quarters. The phone has instructions for its use on the crank dial. Two have a coiled handset cord, which dates the phone to just after 1949 when these came into use. The third has a smooth cord and must pre date 1949. Another much older wall mounted phone remains in the lighthouse. The four telephones at Gabo Island formed an intercom system that facilitated communication between the lighthouse and lightstation buildings. They demonstrate the necessity for employing various methods of communication in a remotely located lighthouse as well as communication between the lightstation buildings. Telephones of the same wall mounted, crank dial type remain at Cape Otway, Point Hicks. As fixtures, the telephones belong to the building fabric and are included in the existing listing of the Gabo Island Lightstation in the Victorian Heritage Register (H1773). These intact items of equipment have first level contributory significance for their historic value and provenance.Black bakelite telephone, wall mounted with reciever/ handset on spiral cord attached to the body of the phone. There is a crank handle attached to the front of the telephone.On dial under crank handle. Outer perimeter of circular LABEL,"TO CALL:-TURN HANDLE & LIFT HANDSET / WHEN FINISHED PEPLACE HANDSET & TURN HANDLE"
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Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Lid, ship tank
The heavy cast iron, round lid was originally fastened into a large, riveted metal box, known as a ship tank. It has the name ‘John Bellamy London’ cast in capitals in a continuous circle on the outer edge of the lid face, and the words ‘Byng St Millwall’ on the inner circle. , of Millwall, London, manufactured boilers and ship tanks from the 1860s to the 1930s and came from a family of tank makers who began manufacturing tanks some time before 1856. Ship tanks were invented in 1808 by notable engineer, Richard Trevithick and his associate John Dickinson. Their patent obtained the same year described the tank’s superior cubic shape that allowed it to fit squarely as a container in vessels and thus use space efficiently, while its metal fabric preserved and secured its liquid or solid contents from damage. The containers revolutionised the movement of goods by ship and made wooden casks redundant. Research by Michael Pearson has determined that they were carried on passages to Australia from at least the 1830s conveying ships’ victuals and water storage, as well as general goods heading for the colonies. Pearson found photographic evidence of their use in the 1860s, and by the 1870s they appeared to be in common use. lids surviving from containers indicate that nearly all the tanks transported to Australia came from London manufacturers. It was usual for the brand name to also feature as a stencil on the tank but in most cases this eventually wore off. A tank without its original stencil survives at Wilsons Promontory. Tanks transporting ‘drinking water or perishable dry goods were hermetically sealed by the use of the tightly fitting lid with a rubber sealing ring ‘which was screwed tight with the aid of lugs cast into the lid and wedges cast into the rim of the loading hole’. The raised iron rod welded across the outer face of many lids such as the Bellamy example, allowed for screwing the lid tight. Once in the colonies, the ship tanks were often recycled and adapted for many resourceful uses such as packing cases, dog kennels, water tanks, oil containers and food stores and this invariably led to the separation of the lid and tank. The Bellamy lid could have been salvaged from a shipwreck but is more likely to have to have originated from a recycled tank that was brought to the lightstation for water storage purposes. Pearson writes that: Ship tanks show up at a wide range of sites, many of them isolated like lighthouses. They were, I think, usually taken there for the purposes they filled, usually water storage, as they were readily available, relatively light to transport, and probably very cheap to buy as second-hand goods containers. In rural areas they may have been scavenged for their new uses from local stores, to whom goods were delivered in them. Parks Victoria has identified five tank lids in the lightstation collections covered by this project. In addition to the Bellamy lid at Point Hicks, they include a Bow brand lid at Point Hicks and another at Cape Otway, unidentified lids at Cape Otway and Wilsons Promontory. Pearson and Miles Lewis have each recorded two versions of the Bellamy trade name on the lids; one being ‘John Bellamy Byng St. London’; the other, ‘John Bellamy Byng St. Millwall London’. The Point Hicks lid has the second version of the name, as do other examples in Victoria that Lewis has identified at Illawarra, Toorak; Warrock homestead, Casterton; Eeyeuk homestead, Terang; Ward’s Mill, Kyneton; and Boisdale homestead near Maffra, and in NSW at Ayrdale Park, Wolumla; and Bishop’s Lodge, Hay. Pearson’s list includes the same lids in NSW at Tumbarumba; the Quarantine Station, Sydney; Willandra Station; Bedervale, Braidwood; Gunnedah Museum; Walla Walla and Macquarie Island. The Point Hicks lid is currently stored in the lighthouse although it is unlikely that its use had any association with this building. The lid is in good condition and retains the central bung. Pearson notes that ‘surviving lids are far less numerous than the tanks themselves, presumably because the uses to which the tanks were put did not require the lid to be retained’.347 The Bellamy ship tank lid has first level contributory significance for its historic values. Circular cast-iron disc with raised outer ridge with inscription. It also has an inner depression with inscription. Two metal sections form handles over inner depression. Hole in middle of disc.Around perimeter of outer edge "JOHN BELLAMY LONDON" Around inner area "BYNG ST MILLWALL" -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Lithographic Technicians Preparing Printing Plates at the Army Survey Regiment, c1960s to c1980s
These eight photographs were most likely taken from the 1960s to the 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Photos .1P, .7P, and .8P are not annotated although .7P and .8P are positively identified. The others have the name of the technicians written on the back. In these photos the technician preparing printing plates for offset printing. The Printing Technician in photo .1P is resurfacing a zinc printing plate with ball bearings. In photos .2P to .6P the Printing Technicians are applying a light sensitive coating on the printing plate. In photos .7P and .8P the Printing Technicians are placing a map negative on top of the printing plate in a vacuum frame before light exposure. This is a set of photographs of lithographic technicians preparing printing plates at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo from c1960s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1960s, SPR Bruce, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Lance Percey, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, LCPL Col Hardisty, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, SPR Dave Edwards, Lithographic Squadron .5) - Photo, colour, c1970s, John Cain, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, colour, c1970s, SGT Ken Slater, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Roy Hicks, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, CPL Gary Drummond, Lithographic Squadron.1P - annotated 'SPR Bruce' on back of dupicate photo located in Volume 7 folder. .2 to .7 – personnel names (less rank) annotated on back. .8P – no annotationroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MENU FOR BALLS CITY OF BENDIGO JUBILEE
Three copies of menus, City of Bendigo Jubilee 1871 - 1921 Mayoral Ball Menus to be held at the Town Hall, Bendigo. D. Andrew, Mayor. Dated July 18th, 1921. Inside with the menu is a list of councillors from 1871 and 1921. Also Town Clerks from 1856 to 1921 and Area of City, Gold Yield 1871 to 1921 and value, 120 Miles of street Trees and £52,500 in Revenue. On the back is a picture of the Town Hall. (b) A menu for a Return Ball to His Worship the Mayor, Cr. D. Andrew and Mrs. Andrew to be held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 10th, 1921. On the left side of the menu is a purple coloured picture of a lady walking in a garden. She is carrying a posy of flowers and is wearing a long dress. M. Hicks is the caterer for both balls and Cambridge Press, the printer for the menus.bendigo, council, mayoral ball, menu for balls, d andrew, m hicks, cambridge press, city of bendigo jubilee of proclamation as a city 1871-1921, jas boyd, r burrowes, j mcintyre, g aspinall, e garsed, w c vahland, m moran, j holmes, a dunstan, j h curnow, w wilkie, t c pryor, j e holland, w t carter, m g guidice, w ewing, geo avery fletcher, d macdougall, w d c denovan, w honeybone -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: VISIT OF BENDIGO MINE MANAGERS TO THOMPSON'S ENGINEERING WORKS, CASTLEMAINE
Photograph. Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) re visit one hundred years ago - with photos of 14 men with part of Thompson & Co brick building in background: : Mr Hicks (Red, White and Blue); Mr Glanville (Hustlers Royal Reserve); Mr Kidd (Shamrock Co.0; Mr Hollow (South Bellevue); Mr Rowe (new Chum Rail); Mr Jas Northcote (Lansell's general manager); Mr Edward (Fortuna-Hustlers); Mr Prior (Garden Gully); Mr J Lonsdale (Shenandoah); Mr Whitford (Lazarus Co,); Mr Harvey (New Chum United); Mr Bradshaw (electrical engineering); Mr Lonsdale (Lazarus Co.); Mr L B McGrath (Thompson's representative).bendigo, gold mining, miners -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Creative Spaces : 21 years of Open Studios in Nillumbik, 2008
Published for the Nillumbik Artists' Open Studio Program. Text edited by Tony Summers and Elizabeth Vercoe. All images by Tony Summers, Upfront Pictures unless otherwise credited. Contents: Nillumbik Artists' Open Studios, Nillumbik: an historic and artistic meander, Open Studio: a reflection, Open Studios: a historic reflection, the artists, the studios, Linda MacAulay, Chris and Mary-Lou Pittard, Linda De Toma, Peter Accadia, Wendy Hicks, Stephanie Mew, Piers Brown, Jane Annois, The Naughty See Monkey, Ona Henderson and Sydd Tunn, Robina and Tony Summers, Peter Oyston, Elizabeth Vercoe, Judy Racz, Veronia Holland, Shaaron Smith, Margaret Summerton, Kim Tarpey, Judy Trembath, Dena Ashbolt, The Bladessin Press, Rob Hayley. The Nillumbik Artists' Studios Program was created in the 1980s by the Shire of Eltham and continues to operate throughout the Shire of Nillumbik in 2018. The program offers the rare opportunity to visit studios and talk to artists about their work in their own working environment.Softcover bound book. Text with colour photographs. Includes profiles of artists from the Shire of Nillumbik. 95 pagesnillumbik artists' open studios, linda macaulay, chris pittard, mary-lou pittard, linda detoma, peter accadia, wendy hicks,, stephanie mew, piers brown, jane annois, the naughty see monkey, ona henderson, syd tunn, ronina summers, tony summers, peter oyston, elizabeth vercoe, judy racz, veronia holland, shaaron smith, margaret summerton, kim tarpey, ev hales, judy trembath, dena ashbolt, baldessin press, rob hayley -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Lamp, Aldis
The lamps were pioneered by the British Navy in the late nineteenth century and introduced by the Royal Australian Navy after 1918, and continue to be used to the present day. Manufactured in 1960, the Wilsons Promontory lamp was provided to the lighthouse by the Department of Shipping for signalling ships but was also used for communicating with Cliffy Island, 18 nautical miles away. This type of lamp was renowned for its brilliant light, and lightkeepers from the two lightstations ‘used to practice their signalling with each other, as its effective use was reliant on precise positioning of the scope which is located on top of the lamp’. The inside of the case is imprinted with ‘RAN (Royal Australian Navy), and details on the lamp include a serial number, the date of 1960 and the initials of the Department of Transport, which at that time incorporated the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service. Another Aldis lamp and case with a date of 1960 is held at Cape Nelson and third lamp and case is at Point Hicks; (date unconfirmed but possibly 1943). A fourth lamp and case formerly at Cape Schanck disappeared from the collection sometime between 1995 and 2003.Aldis lamp and case (WPLS 0003.2; likely provenance) The lamps are not rare in museum collections however the Wilsons Promontory example has a confirmed provenance to the lightation and has first level contributory significance as a fine example of the Aldis lamps that were distributed to lightstations throughout Victoria and Australia.1. Handheld black signaling lantern with trigger mechanism. Glass front with inner reflective disc. Black electrical cord is attached with a two pronged plug at the end. 2. Black painted wooden box for transporting lantern. brass catch, leather handle. Grey electrical cord inside plus transformer. Hinged lid. The Aldis lamp is portable, hand held visual signalling lamp with trigger mechanism and inner reflective disk used for optical communication via Morse code. The concave mirror is tilted to focus the light into pulse signals. Larger versions of the lamp are fixed on ships or pedestals and have shutters in front of the device that are opened and closed to transmit signals. Wilsons Promontory’s black metal Aldis lamp and attached electrical cord has a black painted wooden carrying case with metal clasp and leather hand grip.1. On trigger;"AP16413" Around V shaped protrusion attached to lamp "AP197873 / AEI .LTD 59" Beneath screw on face;"AD16415" Inside lamp, under glass;"ADMIRALTY PATTERN 16409 / 5 INCH HAND SIGNALING LANTERN SERIAL No. 212 Year 1960 / AEI PTY LTD SYDNEY" •2. Box. On brass plate below handle."ADMIRALTY PATTERN 16409 / BOX FOR TRANSPORTING LANTERN / PATTERN 16409" Inside box on side of metal insert attached to inside of box;"EXTRA LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER / MADE BY / M.Brodribb, Melbourne/ cat & APP / No v/QR / 1811A / 50 / 60 va / CONT. 55 c / RATIO 240, 12 V TAPS " Top of metal box on sticker;"C of A / D.O.T 143076 / 12 V 5A" On Bakelite plug on metal box;"EXTRA LOW VOLTAGE" -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Swn Hill Nurses 39 and 58, 1958-1961
The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Schools P.T.S. 39 (Aug 1958) and 58 (Aug 1963) Girls from Swan Hill. Four pages of small portrait photos, nine portrait to a page, all with names. Donated by Mrs Val Steggall. 8590.26a Beveley Giddings, Maureen Deveraux,Patricia Purcell 8590.26b Moira Lyons, Wendy Fletcher, Eileen Harrington 8590.26c Cristine Cheney, Jennie Bell, Heather Dunstone 8590.26d Thelma Hicks. Greta Hercott, Barbara Robertson 8590.26e Jeanette Belcher, Rosemary Grinham, Leonie Berrett 8590.26f Lynette Wendel, Helen Palmer, Liz Looney 8590.26g Elizabeth Looney, Beryl Elford, Shirley Christenson 8590.26h Noreen Bryant, Elaine Cameron, Marlene Wishart 8590.26i Denise Read, Rhonda Williams, Jennifer Thomson 8590.26j Lorraine O'Bree, Judith Williams, Lesley Maloney, 8590.26k Janet Morris, Helen palmer, Velma Goulding, 8590.26l Faye Mason, Maureen Bryant, Marg Buesnell.nurse training, ndsn, lister house, school 39, school 58 -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Telephone
Telephones x 3 (GILS 0001, 0038, 0070; attached fixtures) There are three, black Bakelite, wall mounted, crank handle telephones across the lightstation; one in the former assistant keeper’s quarters, and two in the former head keeper’s quarters. The phone has instructions for its use on the crank dial. Two have acoiled handset cord, which dates the phone to just after 1949 when these came into use. The third has a smooth cord and must pre date 1949 (GILS 0070). Another much older wallmounted phone remains in the lighthouse (GILS 0041; attached fixture; see above 6.1). The four telephones at Gabo Island formed an intercom system that facilitated communication between the lighthouse and lightstation buildings. They demonstrate the necessity for employing various methods of communication in a remotely located lighthouse as well as communication between the lightstation buildings. Telephones of the same wall mounted, crank dial type remain at Cape Otway and Point Hicks As fixtures, the telephones belong to the building fabric and are included in the existing listing of the Gabo Island Lightstation in the Victorian Heritage Register (H1773). These intact items of equipment have first level contributory significance for their historic value and provenance.Black bakelite telephone, wall mounted with reciever/ handset on spiral cord attached to the body of the phone. There is a crank handle attached to the front of the telephone.On dial under crank handle. Outer perimeter of circular LABEL,"TO CALL:-TURN HANDLE & LIFT HANDSET / WHEN FINISHED PEPLACE HANDSET & TURN HANDLE" -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Lithographic Squadron with DCP Students, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1985
This is a set of six photographs of Lithographic Squadron personnel with Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) students at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo Victoria, 1985. These informal and formal group photos were taken on the day of a CO’s Parade. Litho Squadron provided printing and photographic reproduction to the two DCP students. RA Svy also provided technical training to DCP students in map production skills such as, cartography and photogrammetry at the Army Survey Regiment and the School of Military Survey, Bonegilla. The Australian Defence Force over several years sponsored international students from counties such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It is not known which South Pacific country these DCP students came from.This is a set of six photographs of Lithographic Squadron personnel with Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) students at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo Victoria, 1985. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) Photo, black & white, 1985. L to R: Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, Per Andersen, Trevor Osborne, Roy Hicks, Lance Strudwick, Steve Burke, Dale Hudson, Paul Baker, Ralph Chant, Peter Breukel, John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Chad Hardwick, Peter Imeson, DCP student John or Henry, unidentified, Greg Rowe, John South, unidentified, Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, John ‘Junior’ Whaling, Terry King, Daryl South, DCP student John or Henry, Bronwyn Jones, John Bateman, Kerron South, unidentified officer, Peter Dillon, Kim Reynolds, Rob Jones, unidentified, Jeff Lynch, Garry Hudson, Mark ‘Dogs’ Doherty, Jim Ash, Gavin Neilson, Jeff Willey, unidentified, Graham Johnston, Steve Egan, Peter Barrett, George Austen, Dave Miles. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1985. L to R: Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, Per Andersen, Trevor Osborne, Roy Hicks, Lance Strudwick, Steve Burke, Dale Hudson, Paul Baker, Ralph Chant, Peter Breukel, John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Chad Hardwick, Peter Imeson, DCP student John or Henry, unidentified, Greg Rowe, John South, unidentified, Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, John ‘Junior’ Whaling, Terry King, Daryl South, DCP student John or Henry, John Bateman, Kerron South, unidentified officer, Peter Dillon, Kim Reynolds, Rob Jones, unidentified, Jeff Lynch, Garry Hudson, Mark ‘Dogs’ Doherty, Jim Ash, Gavin Neilson, Jeff Willey, unidentified, Graham Johnston, Steve Egan, Peter Barrett, Dave Miles, George Austen. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1985. Photo Troop L to R: Steve Burke, Garry Hudson, Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, Ralph Chant, Gavin Neilson, DCP student John or Henry, Paul Baker, Trevor Osborne, Peter Imeson, Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, unidentified, John ‘Junior’ Whaling, DCP student John or Henry, Chad Hardwick, Terry King, Dave Miles, Graham Johnston, Kerron South, Bronwyn Jones, Rob Jones, unidentified. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1985. L to R: WO1 Jeff Lynch, DCP student John or Henry, CAPT John South, unidentified officer, DCP student John or Henry, WO2 Dave Miles. .5) & .6) - Photo, black & white, 1985. Print Troop L to R: Per Andersen, Daryl South, Lance Strudwick, Peter Dillon, DCP student John or Henry, Jeff Willey, John Bateman, Roy Hicks, Paul Davis, Dale Hudson, Kim Reynolds, Greg Rowe, Jim Ash, DCP student John or Henry, Mark ‘Dogs’ Doherty, Peter Breukel, Peter Barrett, unidentified, unidentified officer, Steve Egan, George Austen.No personnel are identified. Date and DCP students noted on film negative sleeve.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho sqn, litho -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map - Map/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Ballarat bus routes, 1971
Set of five maps prepared by the SEC/Transport Regulation Board? reviewing the option for Ballarat bus routes after the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Based on SEC drawing No. BA-D1-2222, drawn at 1" = 20 chains. Shows streets in Ballarat and Sebastopol areas. 1775.1 - tram lines shown in heavy blue lines, with grey and yellow (actual operating bus routes at the time?) routes marked out. A red dashed line defines the general built up area. 1775.2 - "PLAN A" - shows various routes in different colours for Davis, Sproule, Hick ex Whkes, Lyons, Braybrooks and Witkins services and existing tram lines. 1775.3 - "Plan B" 1775.4 - "Plan C" 1775.5 - "Plan D" 1175.6 - Plan as above, but showing existing bus routes, tram routes and suggested tram routes. Has a small sheet of paper that was clipped to the drawing. Not dated. Not known exactly the basis that these plans were drawn up on. Drawings to be scanned.trams, tramways, closure, bus routes, tram replacement, sec, transport regulation board, ballarat, tram routes -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson Lightstation
Furniture - Bookcase
Their polished wood finish appears to be original to their date of manufacture during the 1960s‐70s. They were located in the head keeper’s and assistant keepers’ quarters, where their use for office purposes also may have crossed over to a domestic function. In the post‐war years the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service (CLS) introduced modern, low‐cost furnishings to lightstations. Most notably, it commissioned a number of light, compact and functional items in bulk from émigré designer, Steven Kalmar (1909‐ 1989), who played a significant role in popularising modernist design concepts in Australia and drew his ideas from Scandinavian and American design trends. Born in Hungary, he trained as an architect and his contemporary affordable furnishings were especially suitable for the open‐plan houses being built in Australia’s new post‐war suburbs. It is not known whether the bookcases bear the Kalmar label, but the design, particularly the legs and bar bracing, is a signature style that is associated with his Sydney‐based firm, Kalmar Interiors. The CLS supplied the same bookshelves to a number of other lightstations, including Point Hicks, Cape Otway and Gabo Island, as well as other types of furnishings such as tables and cabinets. The bookcases have first level contributory significance as examples of the modernist furnishings that the Sydney‐based firm, Kalmar Interiors supplied to the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service in the post‐war years.The bookcases stand at about bench level and are almost square in dimension. They have two adjustable shelves as well as the base shelf and stand on legs supported by a single stretcher with a polished wood finish. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print - Reproduction of a painting, Captain James Cook - The First Voyage 1768-1771
The first voyage of Lieutenant James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun (3–4 of June 1769). Departing from Plymouth in August 1768, the expedition crossed the Atlantic, rounded Cape Horn and reached Tahiti in time to observe the transit of Venus. In September 1769 the expedition reached New Zealand. In April 1770 they became the first known Europeans to reach the east coast of Australia, making landfall near present-day Point Hicks, and then proceeding north to Botany Bay. The expedition continued northward along the Australian coastline. In October 1770 they reached the port of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies. They resumed their journey on 26 December, rounded the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771, and reached the English port of Deal on 12 July. The voyage lasted almost three years. Voyage 1 (1768–1771): ship Endeavour Route: London – Madiera – Rio de Janeiro – Cape Horn – Tuamotu Island – Tahiti – Society Islands – New Zealand – New Holland (Australia) – East Timor – Java – Batavia – Cape of Good Hope – St Helena – Ascension – LondonCook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755.Colour reproduction of portrait of Captain Cook by Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811)Captain James Cook - The First Voyage 1768-1771captain james cook, nathaniel dance (1735-1811), endeavour, navigators, sea voyage -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson Lightstation
Instrument - Lamp, Aldis
This portable, hand held visual signaling lamp, with trigger mechanism and inner reflective disk, was used for optical communication via Morse code, with the concave mirror tilted to focus the light into pulse signals. Larger versions of these lamps are fixed on ships or pedestals and have shutters in front of the light that are opened and closed to transmit signals. Smaller hand held versions like the Cape Nelson example have a concave mirror that is tilted to focus the light into pulse signals, and despite their size the lamps were renowned for their brilliant light. Invented by Arthur C W Aldis (1878‐1953) and pioneered by the British navy in the late nineteenth century, they continue to be used to the present day. Details on the Cape Nelson lamp include a serial number, a date of 1960 and the initials of the Department of Transport, which at that time incorporated the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service. Another lamp of the same date which is held at Wilsons Promontory was provided to the lighthouse by the Department of Shipping for signaling ships but was also used for communicating with Cliffy Island, 18 nautical miles away. Point Hicks also has an Aldis lamp and an associated case, which is painted an army green colour. A fourth lamp and case formerly at Cape Schanck disappeared from the collection sometime between 1995 and 2003. These types of lamps are not rare in museum collections.These types of lamps are not rare in museum collections however the Cape Nelson example has a reliable provenance to the lightstation and has first level contributory significance as a fine example of the Aldis lamps that were distributed to lightstations throughout Victoria and Australia.This object is comprised of a black metal encased Aldis lamp with electrical cord and associated wooden carrying case with metal clasp and red leather hand grip. yes -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses operating at the Army Survey Regiment, c1970s to c1980s
These ten photographs of the Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses were probably taken circa 1970s to 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. Although most photos are not annotated except for photos .1, .3P, .6P; most personnel are positively identified. The two Ultra-MAN-III Printing Presses were made in Germany at a standard map size format and introduced in June 1962 as a two-colour offset press with improved safety features. With an upgrade to a third colour deck in 1968, productivity greatly improved as the two presses could print a five colour standard topographic map in two passes, rather than the three passes before their upgrade. They were replaced with a single Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 five colour Printing Press in 1990. c1970s to c1980s.This is a set of photographs of the Ultra-MAN-III Printing Press operational at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1970s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, c1970s, L to R: Morgan, Mulqueen, Cook, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, unidentified, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Ken Slater, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: Kim Reynolds, Terry Winzar, Lithographic Squadron .5) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: Steve Egan, unidentified, Jim Cook, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Kim Reynolds, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Roy Hicks, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Lithographic Squadron .10) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Colin Yeats, Lithographic Squadron.1, .3P, .6P – personnel annotated 2P, .4P to .5P, .76P to .10P – no annotation royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Printer Technicians Operating Printing Presses at the Army Survey Regiment, c1970s, c1980s
These ninephotographs of Printer Technicians operating printing presses were probably taken circa 1970s and 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo.They are most likely operating the Komoni, Planeta or Ultra-MAN-III offset printing presses. Although these photos are not annotated most personnel are positively identified.This is a set of photographs of Printer Technicians operating printing presses at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo, c1970s, c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: Roy Hicks, Peter Dillon, Terry Winzar, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Daryl South, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Greg Rowe, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: Terry Winzar, unidentified, unidentified, Lithographic Squadron .5) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, unidentified, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Stuart Ridge, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Stuart Ridge, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Jim Ash, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, colour, c1970s, L to R: Paul Davis, Alan Fitts, John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Lithographic Squadron.1P to .8P – no annotationroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho, printing -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Desk, Foy & Gibson, Circa 1880s
The design of this small disc is from the Australian Colonial period. The cedar wood desk was made in Australian by Foy & Gibson in the 1880s, most probably in the business’s works in Collingwood, Victoria. The heavy brass locks fitted into the desk drawers were made by the famous Hobbs & Co of London, mid-late 19th century. In 1860 the business changed hands but the locks were still branded Hobbs & Co. The desk is branded with the symbol of Victoria’s Public Works Department. There is currently no information on when, where and by whom this desk was used. However, a very similar desk with Hobbs & Co. locks is on site at the Point Hicks Lightstation in Victoria and was formerly used by the Point Hicks head light keeper there. Other light stations also have similar desks from the P.W.D. (see also ‘Desk, Parks Victoria – Point Hicks Lightstation, Victorian Collections’.) HOBBS & CO., LONDON Alfred Charles Hobbs, 1812-1891, was American born. He became an executive salesman in 1840 for renowned lock manufacturer Day & Newell. His technique of exposing the weaknesses of people’s current locks was very successful in generating sales. He represented Day & Newell at London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, competing with other lock makers. Through the Exhibition he became famous for picking the best trusted Bramah and Chubb locks. Hobbs’ fame led him to found his own company in 1851 then register it in 1852 as Hobbs & Co., London. Hobbs was awarded the Telford Medal by the British Institution of Civil Engineers in 1854 for his paper 'On the Principles and Construction of Locks'. In 1855 the very successful company added partners and became Hobbs, Ashley and Co. In 1860, it traded under the name of Hobbs, Hart & Co. and was based in Cheapside London, where the business remained. Hobbs then returned to America, having sold the complete company to John Mathias Hart. He briefly returned to attend the 21st anniversary celebrations of the successful business in 1872. Hobbs kept himself busy in America, inventing and manufacturing firearm ammunition, for which he held several patents. He passed away there in 1891, a month after his 70th birthday. FOY & GIBSON Mark Foy wan an Irish draper who migrated to Bendigo, Victoria in 1858, attracted by the gold rush. He lived and worked in the area, establishing a drapery business. In the 1870s he moved to Melbourne where there were better prospects for expansion. He chose a place in Smith Street, Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, and started his business at the rear. In 1883 Foy retired, bringing in William Gibson as a partner, and then transferred his own share of the company to his son Francis Foy. Not long afterwards Francis sold his half share to Gibson, and the business continued under the name of Foy & Gibson. Francis Foy and he and his brother Mark Foy (junior) moved to Sydney. They established a business there in 1885, named after their father, Mark Foy. Gibson added to his business by starting his own manufacturing works from 1887, producing clothing, millinery, furniture, bedding and hardware for his stores. The factories, warehouses and stores complex became one of Victoria’s largest employers. He set up branches of his stores in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide and two more branches in Melbourne. Foy & Gibson (usually referred to as Foys) became one of Australia’s largest retail department stores. In 1931 Foy’s little house in Collingwood was still part of the entrance to Foy & Gibson Emporium. In 1955 the company was bought out by Cox Brothers. Later on the stores were sold to various businesses such as David Jones, Woolworths and Harris Scarfe. In 1968 Cox Brothers went into receivership, ending almost 100 years of the business known as Foy’s. The former Foy & Gibson Complex is registered by Heritage Council Victoria. “Designed by William Pitt, this magnificent 19th and early 20th century complex of factories, warehouses and showrooms saw the production of a remarkable range of goods for Foy & Gibson, Melbourne’s earliest department store chain”. (Quoted from the Plaque erected by the Collingwood Historical Society 2007) P.W.D. – Public Works Department, Victoria The desk is stamped “P.W.D,” signifying that it is from the Public Works Department in Victoria, which operated from 1855-1987. The department was responsible for, among other things, the design and supply of office furniture and equipment for public buildings and organisations. This desk is significant historically as it originated from Foy & Gibson, a colonial Australian company that had a positive and strong impact on employment, manufacturing and retailing in Melbourne, Victoria and Australia. The significance of Foy & Gibson to Victoria’s and Australia’s history is marked by the Collingwood Complex being registered in both Heritage Victoria Register (H0755, H0897 and H0896) and National Trust Register (B2668). This locks on this desk are significant for their connection with their manufacturer, Hobbs & Co, who invented a lock that surpassed the security of any other locks produced in the mid-19th century. Desk; Australian Colonial cedar desk, honey coloured. Desktop has a wooden border with a rolled edge and a fitted timber centrepiece. The four tapered legs are tulip turned. Two half-width drawers fit side by side and extend the full depth of the desk. The drawers have dovetail joints. Each drawer has two round wooden knob handles, a keyhole and a fitted, heavy brass lever lock. Inscriptions are on the desktop, drawers, desk leg and lock. Made in Australia circa 1880 by Foy & Gibson, lock made by Hobbs & Co, London.Impressed into timber frame of one drawer “FOY & GIBSON” Impressed into lock “HOBBS & CO / LONDON”, “MACHINE MADE”, “LEVER” Impressed along the front edge of the desktop [indecipherable] text. Impressed into the timber of right front leg “P. W. D.” below a ‘crown’ symbol Handwritten in white chalk under a drawer “206” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, desk, cedar desk, colonial desk, 1880s desk, australian colonial furniture, furniture, office furniture, office equipment, australian made furniture, colonial furniture, colonial hardware, foy & gibson, alfred charles hobbs, hobbs & co london, hobs & co lever lock, cabinetry lock, machine made lever lock, p.w.d., public works department victoria, day & newell, great exhibition of 1851, bramah lock, chubb lock, telford medal 1854, cheapside london, mark foy, mark foy – bendigo draper, smith street collingwood, william gibson, foy & gibson emporium, foy & gibson complex, cox brothers -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Tanks, kerosene vaporiser
The heavy twin tanks formerly contained vaporised kerosene which was used as a fuel to light the lantern. Kerosene became available in the 1860s as the oil industry in the United States developed, and vaporised kerosene soon became the most common system of illumination. The kerosene vapour lamp was perfected by Chance Bros. for burning the light in their renowned lenses. The system involved vaporising kerosene under pressure and mixing it with air and then burning the vapour to heat an incandescent mantle. The lamp had to be watched throughout the night in case a mantle broke, and the tanks needed to be maintained by hand-pumping each hour or so. Kerosene tanks like these were developed in the early twentieth century, and kerosene as a fuel was phased out by electricity, with the last kerosene system in Australia eventually replaced in 1985. The wick lamp in Gabo Island’s light was altered to a vaporised incandescent kerosene mantle burner in 1909. They would have been in use until 1935, when the light was electrified and the original first-order lens was replaced by a fourth-order lens. The Gabo Island tanks, which are presumed to be those used in the lighthouse between 1909 and 1935, are not attached to the optical apparatus and are no longer in the lighthouse. They are also missing the pressure gauges that were formerly attached to the top of each cylinder. Cape Schanck has a pair of unattached tanks, which are not historically associated with the lighthouse. Point Hicks has an iron stand that formerly supported its lighthouse oil tanks. Despite their lack of intactness, the Gabo Island tanks have first level contributory significance for their provenance to the lightstation and historic association with the lantern’s original Chance Brothers first order lens, which was removed in 1935Two large green cylinders standing in a metal frame. There is also a pumping mechanism attached to the stand with a wooden handle. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Planeta Polygraph Printing Press operating at the Army Survey Regiment, c1970s to c1980s
These nine photographs of the Planeta Polygraph Printing Press were probably taken circa 1970s to 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. The photos are not annotated except for .4P. The Planeta Polygraph Offset Printing Press was a two-colour offset press used to print Naval and medium format RAAF charts. The Planata Printing Press was one of the replacements for the George Mann Printing Presses. It was more reliable than the Komori Printing Press however procurement was difficult when spare parts were required. The Planeta Printing Press was built in East Germany and was in service at the Army Svy Regt from 1976 to 1994. It was replaced by the larger format Roland 8047B four colour Printing Press.This is a set of photographs of the Planeta Polygraph Printing Press operational at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1970s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: CPL Gary Kerr, Roy Hicks, Josh Degroot, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c c1970s, 1980s, George Austen, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, George Austen, Lithographic Squadron .5) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: unidentified, Jim Ash, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, Gary Kerr, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, CPL Russ Mollenhauer, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Stuart Ridge, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, colour, c1970s, L to R: CAPT Gary Kenney, Peter Barrett, Ken Modra, Lithographic Squadron .1 – no annotation .2P to.5P – personnel annotated .6P to .9 – no annotation royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: HERCULES MINE LONG GULLY
Hand written names of some of the men who worked at Hercules Mine, Long Gully. Written at the top is Driver Bill Tonkin. Before 1942 when Mine closed. The names are: Back Row - 1. Harry Harward, 2. Bonnie Bentley, 6. Archy Dumble, 7. Tom Kitt, 8. Charlie Ellis, 9. Dick Fraser, 12. Billy Goat Johns, 13. Jack Waterson, 14. Tom Bennetts - Blacksmith. 2nd Row - 4. New Williams, 5. Patsy Palmer, 6. Dave Hughes, 8. Tom Henderson, 9. Charlie Davey - Driver. 3rd Row - 1. Fred Batten, 2. Mick Meager, 7. Tom Hicks, 8. Tonkin. 4th Row - 1. Roy Rosewarne, 2. Gordon Ennor, 3. Taff Hawkins, 4. jack Trevena, 5. John Ennor - Manager, 6. Charlie Clapton, 8. Harry Pinder - Underground Manager. Written underneath is: Some Names of Men who worked at Hercules Mine, Long Gully. Paper is mounted on bright green paper which is mounted on orange card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - some names of men who worked at hercules mine long gully, bill tonkin, harry harwood, bonnie bentley, archy dumble, tom kitt, charlie ellis, dick fraser, billy goat johns, jack waterson, tom bennetts - blacksmith, ned williams, patsy palmer, dave hughes, tom henderson, charlie davey - driver, fred batten, mick meager, tom hicks, tonkin, roy rosewarne, gordon ennor, taff hawkins, jack travena, john ennor - manager, charlie clapton, harry pinder - underground manager, hercules mine -
Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Lightstation
Weights
The seven weights (0008.4 and 0136.3) are circular in shape with a hole in the centre and a groove cut across the radius. They were specifically designed to fit into a weight tube, which allowed movement of the weights that were used for driving the clockwork mechanism for turning the lighthouse lens. They are most likely original to the Chance Brothers system installed in 1913, which was originally equipped with a set of ten, each weighing around thirty kilograms.The weights were moved vertically in similar fashion to the way weights move on a grandfather clock. As the weight fell, the optic clock was driven and the lens was turned. To keep the clock turning, the weight needed to be wound back up to the top of its travel. Lighthouse keepers had to constantly wind the clock to keep the light active, and at least two keepers needed to observe a strict roster of hours. When electric motors were invented, weights became obsolete and the motors were able to turn the optic for as long as there was power to drive them. Wilsons Promontory’s Chance Bros. kerosene operated light, which was turned by a clockwork mechanism, was replaced by small electric motor in 1975, reducing the number of keepers and eliminating the need for weights. Cape Schanck has a set of fourteen weights remaining in situ in the lighthouse weight tube as well as another four detached weights, two of which may be associated with the 1859 mechanism. A small number of detached cast iron weights and two associated rods remain at the Point Hicks Lightstation and one weight is displayed in the lantern room at Cape Otway.The Wilson Promontory weights have first level contributory significance for the insights they provide into the technology and operations of a late nineteenth/early twentieth century lighthouse which has since been superseded. They are well provenanced and are significant for their historical value as part of the lightstation’s Chance Brothers optical system installed in 1913.Four circular disc shaped lead weights, all with a narrow section cut out to the middle of shape. (as in slice of cake) -
Parks Victoria - Cape Nelson Lightstation
Furniture - Cabinet
The two‐door cabinet with a bench top is a simply made nineteenth century utilitarian cupboard. It is similar in style to cupboards that were built into spaces either side of fireplaces in keepers’ quarters. All have two doors simply framed around recessed central panels, which are sometimes bevelled. They are opened with a key, or by a basic knob made of metal or turned wood. Most also are made from a light‐coloured wood, which in this case is possibly Huon pine. Some are painted, others show evidence of paint which has since been removed in an effort to restore the surface, and a few retain their original wood finish. This cabinet, which has plain recessed unbevelled panels, has one internal shelf and stands on the floor without a plinth base. The bench top has basic squared edges, and a low backing with curved ends extends around one side. These features suggest the cabinet was fixed and originally built into a corner. The Cape Nelson CMP identified a similar but slightly different cabinet in one of the assistant keepers’ quarters which is shown with shelves added to the top. Other similar two‐door, benchtop cupboards that were probably built‐in include those at Cape Otway and Cape Schanck , which have since been moved out of the residences. Built‐in cabinets were standard fittings in lightkeeper quarters as illustrated by the Point Hicks Lightstation CMP, which shows a built cupboard beside a fireplace. The Cape Nelson cabinet, an original domestic furnishing provided by the Public Works Department, has first level contributory significance for its historic values and provenance to the lightstation.Two‐door cabinet with a bench top. The doors are simply framed around recessed central panels.Light coloured wood. -
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Bookcase (2)
The two identical bookcases probably date to the 1960s-70s period and retain their original light wood finish. They contain two adjustable shelves as well as the base shelf and stand on four legs braced by a stretcher extending across the front and around the sides. The bracing and the angled slightly curved front legs, which do not align with corners of the cabinet, produce the appearance of a box resting on a separate frame. These modern style bookshelves are examples of the low-cost furnishings that the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service (CLS) introduced to Australian lightstations in the post-war years. Most notably, it commissioned a number of light, compact and functional items in bulk from émigré designer, Steven Kalmar (1909-1989), who played a significant role in popularising modernist design concepts in Australia and drew his ideas from Scandinavian and American design trends. Born in Hungary, he trained as an architect and his contemporary affordable furnishings were especially suitable for the open-plan houses being built in Australia’s new post-war suburbs. It is not known whether the bookcases bear the Kalmar label, but the design, particularly the legs and bar bracing, is a signature style of his Sydney-based firm, Kalmar Interiors. The CLS supplied the same bookshelves to a number of other lightstations, including Cape Nelson (3 examples), Cape Otway and Gabo Island (2 examples), as well as other types of furnishings such as tables and nests of coffee tables, cabinets, drawers, bedside tables. The Point Hicks bookcases original function was more likely office-related rather than domestic. The bookcases have first level contributory significance for their provenance and historic value as examples of the modernist furnishings that the Sydney-based firm, Kalmar Interiors supplied to the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service in the post-war years.Two bookcases in the Scandinavian style. Each have 3 internal shelves and four legs, light coloured wood. -
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Lid, Ship tank
The circular cast iron object is a lid that was originally fastened into a ship tank. This particular lid is cast with the name ‘Lancaster & Co Bow London E’ in capitals in a continuous circle on the outer edge of the lid face, and has the words ‘Bow Tank Works’ on the inner circle. It is the same type of round heavy lid that was made by tank manufacturer John Bellamy although it may be a younger example. According to Pearson, the Lancaster & Co firm produced tanks between 1910 and 1930 from their works in Bow, East London. It was possibly preceded by the company, Lancaster & Bawn, which ran between the 1870s and 1890s.Pearson has collected a list of Lancaster & Co tank lids that he and others have sighted at various locations in Australia including Coolgardie, WA; Gulgong Museum, NSW; the Quarantine Station, Sydney NSW; Blundell’s Cottage, NSW; and Woolmers homestead complex, TAS. In addition, Lewis has identified lids at Ayrdale, NSW, and the shearing shed at Murndal homestead, Western Victoria. It is most likely that more than three lids survive in Victoria and more will be identified, however, as noted by Pearson, ‘surviving lids are far less numerous than the tanks themselves, presumably because the uses to which the tanks were put did not require the lid to be retained’.Parks Victoria has identified five tank lids in the lightstation collections. There is another Lancaster & Co lid at Cape Otway and possibly a second example there as well. In addition there are Bellamy lids at Point Hicks and Cape Otway and an unidentified lid at Wilsons Promontory, and a tank without a lid at Wilsons Promontory. The Lancaster & Co ship tank lid has first level contributory significance for its historic values.Circular cast-iron disc, with raised outer ridge with inscription and inner depression with inscription. One metal section forms a handle over an inner depression.Around perimeter of outer edge "BOW LONDON.E LANCASTER & CO " Around inner area "BOW ANK WORK"