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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", 1951
Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Opening note on page 2 - that the discussions should be based on the SEC operating the tramways indefinitely. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 26 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned (was stapled poorly) in the left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "1000th tram so quiet it wasn't seen"
Provides information about the construction of the Bourke Street lines, silent trams, overhead installation and replacement buses. Shows the emphasis on the use of silent trams.Yields information about the construction of new silent trams and the Bourke Street lines.Set of three newspaper clippings regarding Bourke St construction and new silent trams. 1 - "1000th tram so quiet it wasn't seen" - dated 31 May 1955 - The Argus 2 - "Silent tram for Bourke Street" - dated 20 June 1955 - Photo by Geoff Grant 3 - "Trams to Replace East Brunswick Buses Soon" - dated 29 Mar 1956 - The AgeDated with a hand date stamp.tramways, trams, bourke street, new tramways, bus replacement, silent trams, tram 1000 -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Steam Engine
Vertical cylinder steam engine painted black, red and grey. In working order. Large flywheel and pulley on RHS and mounted on a raised concrete base. Belt drive overhead governor.No. "8532" is cast on the LHS of the frame.engines, steam, vertical -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Overhead crane in sidings on Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Glen Stuart, 1987
From set of nine colour photographs of various locations on the Port Melbourne Railway Line from Port Melbourne to Montague Stations, 1987: Overhead crane in the sidings on Evans Streettransport - railways, glen stuart -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital photograph of Tram 18 being moved to new museum, Peter Waugh
Tram being moved by truck prior to track constructionYields information about methods of moving trams at the museum Digital photograph of a large articulated truck moving Tram 18 from the workshop into the new museum building. A man uses a pole to lift the overhead wire to give the tram clearance.btm, moving trams, tram 18, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Andrew Howlett, BTPS depot under construction, Jun. 1973
Yields information about the BTPS Tram depot construction and track work.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed June 1973 of the BTPS depot with the track to Nos. 2 and 3 road constructed and the hole for the overhead in No. 2 road made."Sebastopol term" in red ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, btps, depot, trackwork -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1990c
Colour photograph showing rusted remains of the grab winch. Part of the overhead gantry system designed to lift huge precast concrete blocks in construction of piers. Lakes Entrance Victoriaislands, waterways, public works, boats and boating -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINE WINDER HOUSE
Black and white photograph. Mine winder house, poppet head, ore bins, overhead ?, chimney and shed. Residences adjacent to mine and streets. Other poppet heads near horizon.mining, surface equipment, surface site, bendigo, mines and mining, mine, mining, poppet head, transport, dray, mining landscape, landscape -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Drawing - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: SKETCH OF MINING AREA
Pen and ink sketch of a mining scene. Sketch shows poppet legs and mine buildings, overhead mine structures, railway, township, miners cottages in a bush setting. Artist unknownart, mining in bendigo, sketch of mining area -
National Wool Museum
Tool
For moving running belt from fixed to free pulley, probably from shearing corunder. See Wolsely overhead equipment. May be related to Accn. No. 6. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fountain Head Brewery in Armstrong is established by Mr Jens Kofoed
Photo of four story brick building with brick chimney stack and overhead tramway. Fountain Head Brewery Armstrong. Established by Jens Kofoed Brewery Armstrongstawell industry ararat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, W. A. Agnew, "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 1915
Book - six sections, 134 pages + end pages + heavy card covered with a red stippled paper titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 7th Edition, written by W. A. Agnew, published by H. Alabaster, Gatehouse & Co. Ludgate Hill in 1915. Right hand of sheets rounded. Has a table of contents and index at the rear. Written for Motormen, Inspectors and depot workers. Covers many aspects of the electric circuits for trams, including controller diagrams, tramways, tramcars, controllers, overhead, brakes, on the road and faults and Breakdowns. Would have been a reference guide for training staff. Scanned in three pdf files.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance, tramcars, training, controllers, overhead -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, The Forest City Electric Co. Limited England, "Forest City" products, 1936
Yields information about the equipment offered to Ballarat at the time of the determining what type of signals to put in to improve safety on the system, following the take over by the SEC of the tramways. Gives details about other tramway equipment available on the market place.A set of documents under cover of a Forest City letter dated 29/7/1936 to the General Manager Ballarat, typed in black and red ink. Has a date received stamp of 20 August 1936. Contains the following items. 4911.1 - Letter from "The Forest City Electric Co. Limited" to ESCo re Point controllers, tramway signals and warning signs, dated 29/7/1936 - 2 pages 4911.2 - Collins Patent Automatic Point Turner - sheet 19 - 4 pages - sheet 19, two copies 4911.2a - ditto, sheet 18 QT - four pages 4911.3 - Electrically operated Point switches, overhead frogs and signals for tramcar depots. - four pages 4911.4 - Automatic Tramway Signals - five pages - sheet ATS1 4911.5 - Universal Insulator - Sheet 17 - 2 pages 4911.6 - Porcelain hangers - sheet 15/1 - 2 pages 4911.7 - Porcelain insulators for cap and cone suspensions - page 11, 1 page. 4911.8 - Motor Bus and Tramcar Stage and Fare Signs in Cast Aluminium - sheet MD2 - 1 page 4911.9 - Flashers and Spellers - Sheet F1 - 2 pages 4911.10 - Forest City Relays - 2 pages 4911.11 - Traffic light - 1 page, sheet 2A Note the letter the price of the non car counting signals is 20 pounds, including freight.On letter notes in margins and margin on page 2 against tramway signals, marked in red. On rear of page 2 is a pencil sketch.trams, tramways, signals, overhead, traffic lights, points -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Antenna Matching Unit MX-6707/VRC, Telex Communications Inc, abt 1960
Used as part of Antenna AS-1729/VRC used with US made VHF radio configurationsEquipment used by the RegimentA plastic body with aluminium top section to which is attached a spring top section incorporating a thread for mounting the antenna. The spring mount provides flexibility for the antenna if the vehicle strikes an overhead object. the No 13043 Rantenna mount, mx-6707/vrc -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, May, 1888
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Mid-foreground two men on the rail tracks on the timber trestle which carry an overhead gantry to handle heavy material in the construction of the Goulburn Weirgoulburn weir, victorian state rivers and supply commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: ROYAL FLYING CORPS BASE, MONTROSE, UK
Black and white postcard. On bottom of postcard :'Preparing for a start. Royal Flying Corps Base, Montrose' Image shows 3 bi-planes in front of hangars, one biplane flying overhead.Davidson's Real Photographic Seriesmilitary, aviation, royal flying corps -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Steam Engine, C 1849
Thought to be the world's only working example of this engine. Used for driving overhead shafts in workshops, sawmills etc. Restored by members of the MVMM. Found at the Demsters property Shelbourne. Thought to be the only one of its kind in the world.Horizontal steam engine driving a flat belt pulley. Pulley shaft at right angles to engine shaft also carries a large flywheel. A mechanical oiler mounted on the engine base is activated by the engine valve shaft. Engine cylinder and valve housing painted dark green. Engine base, pulley and flywheel painted maroon. Oiler painted mid green.On engine valve box cover - Light green cast iron oval plate with "Cornelius Pettet / Engineer / Edinburgh" Brass plate on oiler - "Delvac Mechanical Lubricator / Design No 18376 / Made for and supplied by / Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. / Australia"machinery; engines; steam power source -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria, `
``Newspaper clipping from "The Post" 21-1-97", P2, Cable rates under review A proposal being considered by Maroondah and other Victorian councils to charge telecommunication and power companies rates on their overhead cables was met with a low-key response by Telstra last week. Optus Vision would be affected too.` -
Puffing Billy Railway
Railway Sign - Victorian Railways - Terminal stop Board - End of electrification
Victorian Railways - Terminal stop Board - End of electrification sign This ‘star’ sign signified that beyond this object there was no further powered overhead to operate on the Melbourne suburban rail network.Historic - Victorian Railways - Terminal stop Board - End of electrification signRailway Sign - Victorian Railways - Terminal stop Board - End of electrification sign metal star shaped enamel sign with Black dot in centreBlack Dotpuffing billy, victorian railways, terminal stop board, end of electrification sign -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - WW1 BOOK, Allen and Unwin, Gallipoli The Turkish Story, c.2003
Soft cover book, 166 pages, sepia coloured photograph of Turkish troops in a trench. An Officer in background is under overhead cover, writing is in white ink. Illustrated with black & white photographs & maps.Written inside are 2 autographs & the words: To Jenny with out best wishes, 09.03.06.books-military-history, turkish -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Overhead crane in sidings on Evans Street, Port Melbourne, Glen Stuart, 1987
From set of nine colour photographs of various locations on the Port Melbourne Railway Line from Port Melbourne to Montague Stations, 1987: Enlarged view of overhead crane in the sidings at Evans Streettransport - railways, glen stuart -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1940
After 1934 flood damage to second bridge, centre pile was replaced by a truss girder, this survived until 1971 floodBlack and white photograph showing second Orbost Bridge over the Snowy River, wooden planks, railing and overhead support. Motor bike leaning on railing at near end of bridge. Orbost, Victoria.bridges, waterways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Tram 28 at SEC Ballarat depot, Richard Jones, Dec. 1969
Image shows Ballarat 28 at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot. Tram has two SEC roof advertisements. Note the trolley pole has been removed from the overhead.Yields information about SEC Ballarat depot and tram 28.Digital image of a Kodachrome slideballarat, trams, tramways, tram 28, depot, sec depot -
Bendigo Military Museum
Print - NURSE PRINT, FRAMED, Post WW2
This print was originally hanging in the foyer at the entrance to the Billiard room pre the SMI becoming a Military Museum.A Sister of the Army Nursing Service Maple coloured timber glass front, cardboard back. Coloured print by Ivor Hele with white boarder. Female figure in sitting position in nurses uniform.with steel helmet in left hand. Under the print, “A sister of the Army Nursing service” On label under print. “In Memory of Able Seaman W Haas RAN This print along with the overhead flag display was presented to the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch by Cpl J ROWELL in memory of Able seaman W.HAAS. R.A.N”. brsl, smirsl, ivor hele, nurse -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, extracts from the HTT Annual reports, 1950's
Set of papers - 28 sheets giving extracts from the HTT Annual reports - hand written in ink on plain quarto paper. - Notes the closing date of the horse tramway as 31/1/16 - whether to delegate operation to PMTT - Wattle Park - Metropolitan Tramway Park - Riversdale Road extension - Construction of the tramway, contracts and issues - Opening of the Line - extension of the depot - New tramcars - Burwood Accident - Report of Engineer and Manager - Permanent Way issues - Overhead Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil. See Reg Items 2364 to 2367 for copies of the original reports.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, annual reports, pmtt, wattle park, riversdale rd, construction, hawthorn depot, track, overhead -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - Australian - United Kingdom Exchange End of Tour Report by WO2 KA Fenton RE 1990, WO2 KA Fenton RE, 25.10.1990
A 2 x year personnel exchange program existed between RASvy and the Survey elements of the Royal Engineers UK. This is an end of Tour Report produced by WO2 KA Fenton RE of his experiences during his exchange tour. An A4 Booklet stylised map of the world with Corps Badges foe RASvy and Royal Engineers (UK), back cover overhead aerial Photo of Army Svy Regt, 14 Pages, 4 Annexes and an enclosureroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Weeaproinah Passenger Shelter, 1962, 3 March 1962
B/W. The Weeaproinah passenger shelter with boy looking out, 3 March 1962. The remains of a picket fence and gate across the entrance to the shelter with an aged corrugated shed and failing overhead name plate...weeaproinah; railways; -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Lilian Butler, SEC Wendouree Parade depot, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot .1 - View of the rear of the depot from Gregory St after closure of the depot itself. .2 - View of the depot from Wendouree Parade with a worker sweeping the track and No. 12 sitting on No. 4 road. .3 - No. 34 with part of No. 34 poking out of No. 1 road. .4 - View of No. 0 road with no trams and the tennis courts. .5 - view of No. 40 inside the depot with one of the doors open. .6 - view of workers propping or lifting the overhead in front of the depot in order to load a tram. No. 40 visible. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, overhead, gregory st, tennis court, 0 road, tram 12, tram 34, tram 40 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Guided Missile Destroyer And Gunline Ship HMAS Hobart
A coloured photograph in a black frame of an overhead shot of HMAS Hobart at sea. Bottom right hand side of photograph reads Voyages To Vietnam Collection. Bottom right side of photograph reads Copyright Bruce Hambour.photograph, hmas hobart, voyages to vietnam collection, cerberus collection -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, B. Prentice, early 1973
Yields information the construction of the depot fan by the BTPS and the various stages of the work.Black and white photograph of trams 26 and 27 on the depot fan, early 1973 after the completion of the crossover but before overhead erected. Bob Prentice photograph. See - 1972-73 Annual Report - list of dates."Bob Prentice" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, tramcars, tram 26, tram 27