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Melbourne's Living Museum of the West
Booklet, Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, Meat and By-Products, 1993
... boiling down works on the Maribyrnong River, from water-colour... on the Maribyrnong River, from water-colour by Greeves C. 1850s Meat ...The meat industry and animal by-product works of Melbourne's West, in the series "Interpreting the Cultural Landscape", with the assistance of the Department of Planning and Development, VictoriaThe Australian Meat Preserving Company was established on the banks of the Maribyrnong River in 1870 on the site of boiling works dating from the 1840s.32 page booklet, A5, Cover illustration of Raleigh's boiling down works on the Maribyrnong River, from water-colour by Greeves C. 1850s Title: Meat and By-Products Author: Gary Vines Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Inc.western suburbs, meat industry -
Orbost & District Historical Society
survey, 1941
... A survey map produced by the State Rivers and Water Supply...-River A survey map produced by the State Rivers and Water Supply ...this item is a useful reference tool.A survey map produced by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. It is on white paper with blue ink. It is a hand-drawn survey of the Snowy River in 1939-40.survey map snowy-river -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Water Ledger, 1928
... Ledger used at State Rivers & Water Supply Commission... Tatura the-murray Ledger used at State Rivers & Water Supply ...Ledger used at State Rivers & Water Supply Commission - Rodney District, showing water discharges from Waranga and Goulburn Reservoir and Weir and channels. Also rainfall. 1928 to 1950Large book.Green cardboard cover. suede leather spine and cornersirrigation, rural, industries, irrigaiton -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Supply of Water for Irrigation in Victoria 1881-1981, 1988
... changed from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission to Rural Water... 1981 the name changed from State Rivers & Water Supply ...Early history of irrigation in Victoria. From 1981 the name changed from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission to Rural Water Commission. Major changes have occurred sinceCream plasticized cover. Black writing. Photo of horse team and scoop working on Waranga Basin or channelsirrigation, books, history, local, rural, industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - J W SWATTON COLLECTION: STATE RIVERS AND WATER COMMISSION ACCOUNT
... Account issued by State Rivers And Water Supply Commision... ESSENTIAL SERVICES water supply Account issued by State Rivers ...Account issued by State Rivers And Water Supply Commision for water rates 1963/64 addressed to J. W. Swatton 60 Shamrock and MacKenzie Streets, Bendigo.essential services, water supply -
Peterborough History Group
Photograph - Photographs of The Bridge over The Curdies River
... showing different water levels in the river... the East side showing different water levels in the river ...Historic views of the old wooden bridge, since replaced, and also showing the configuration of the river at that time.River and bridge integral part of Peterborough life. Digital image of two black and white photographs of the Bridge over the Curdies River, both taken from the East side showing different water levels in the rivercurdies river, curdies river bridge peterborough, peterborough victoria, great ocean road, curdies river estuary -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene with excavator, bucket upraised, in right foreground. Two men looking at something, left foreground. Two small figures mid distance.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator bucket in operation, right foreground. Two men, one arm raised, pointing, in left foregroundBelow photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator bucket in operation / Man operation machine right foreground / Several small indistinct figures mid distance working in channel bed.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator operating right mid distance, scoop bucket operating top of earth wall left mid distance, supervised by figure on top of earth wall.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background."goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene - with excavator operating in mid distance, tractor with rooter in foreground.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Channel excavation in progress / 200 W. Bucyrus Dragline, D.8 Caterpillar Tractor with rooter with "Gradall"goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Transport office Camp 13, 1950
... by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission..... Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply ...Shows Army garrison huts in camp 13 Murchison. Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Black and white photograph. Army huts - view looking down main street - transport office on left - poplars and telegraph pole rightvictorian state rivers and supply commission, camp 13, murchison, water commission camp, army garrison huts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction, 1957
... Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers... State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga ...Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of the Goulburn Waranga main channel in 1957.Large black and white photograph - dry mounted to cream board. Channel excavation scene with excavator in right foreground, bucket scooping earth in middle foreground, two small figures of men working mid-distance.Below photo: "Goulburn Waranga Main Channel Construction / Bucyrus 200 W. Excavator with 6 c. yd. Bucket / Looking towards off-take at Goulburn Weir / Completed Excavation in Background.goulburn, waranga, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Supply of Water for Irrigation in Victoria 1881-1981, 1981
... and salinity. Change from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission... and salinity. Change from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission ...Includes history of early irrigation schemes, Goulburn system, river Murray system, Post war expansion, drainage and salinity. Change from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission to Rural CommissionCream cover, black writing. Cover photo of early days of irrigation, many channels constructed by teams of horses dragging scoops.sr & wscommision, books, rural, industry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Map, Irrigation Trust distribution channels
... Map retrieved from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission... Tatura the-murray Map retrieved from State Rivers & Water Supply ...Map retrieved from State Rivers & Water Supply Commission Offices by Gilian Payne. Map of Rodney Irrigation Trust distribution channels, 1887, prepared by Walter Scott Murray. Copied in seven sections. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Arnall & Jackson: Printers & Stationers, Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer : Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928
... Supply (State Rivers and Water Supply Commission).... and Towns, Boroughs, Shires). - Water Supply (State Rivers and Water ...The Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson.Bound copy of the Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer: Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928. The volume contains 846 pages and includes sections on: - Comparative table – Municipal Returns for Twenty-one Years. - Index to Townships, Parishes and Railway Stations. - Changes and appointments. - Commonwealth of Australia (Constitution, Parliament, Departments and Officers). - State of Victoria (Parliament, Departments and Officers / Boards, Institutions, Trusts and Loans). - Municipalities in Victoria (Cities and Towns, Boroughs, Shires). - Water Supply (State Rivers and Water Supply Commission).non-fictionThe Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson. victoria -- registers -- periodicals., victoria -- directories., water-supply -- victoria -- directories., municipal government -- victoria -- periodicals., cities and towns -- victoria -- directories. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Article - Book Photocopy, John Stewart Dethridge
... and the Dethridge Meter adopted for standard use by the State Rivers... by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Dethridge Irrigation ...Excerpt telling the story of John Stewart Dethridge and the Dethridge Meter adopted for standard use by the State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionPhotocopied section of a book on 2 pages with picture of J. S. Dethridge and the Dethridge Meterdethridge, irrigation, dethridge meter, dethridge wheel, j. s. dethridge, john stewart dethridge, john dethridge -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
CD, 1961 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Water Loss Report to Victorian Government Public Works Committee
... Donor F.L. Burns was a design engineer with State Rivers... with State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and wrote, as part ...Donor F.L. Burns was a design engineer with State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and wrote, as part of a report, "methods of reducing seepage losses".Silver disc. Black text. Inside a black and clear plastic rectangular cover.irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Progress of Irrigation - Story of a "Channel Guard"
... the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission after 46 years working... retired from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission after 46 ...Story of a Channel Guard, George Wheeler, who retired from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission after 46 years working with them.3 A4 pages of typed story.victoria state rivers and water supply commission, george wheeler -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - L. PROUT COLLECTION: WATER RATES
... Seven invoices from the State Rivers and Water Supply... ORGANIZATION Public utility water Seven invoices from the State Rivers ...Seven invoices from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission from 1960 to 1962 plus 2 receipt for payments. The invoices are in the name of Lilian M. Prout, 24 Quick Street, Bendigoorganization, public utility, water -
Wannon Water
Knee pads
... Knee pads were used by State Rivers and Water Supply... Knee pads were used by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission ...Knee pads were used by State Rivers and Water Supply Commission staff for crawling through pipes from Dales Road to Brierly Basin around the 1980's.Suede leather knee pads, filled with heavy duty foam, velcro strips attached to front for easy way of fastening tiesknee pad -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Video tape, Sir Ronald East, 1993/06/05
... of State Rivers and Water Supply Commission from 1937 - 1965... Chairman of State Rivers and Water Supply Commission from 1937 ...Interview made with Sir Ronald East (Long term Chairman of State Rivers and Water Supply Commission from 1937 - 1965) and part of a longer tape made by the MDBC.VHS Video Tape - Murray-Darling Basin CommissionMurray-Darling Basin Commission Sir Ronald East 5-6-1993irrigation, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, sir ronald east -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Box, 1920's
... Employment records of State Rivers and Water Supply... Tatura the-murray Employment records of State Rivers and Water ...Employment records of State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for construction of Waranga Basin 1923 - 1929. Cards handwritten by D.O'Shannessy who was taught to read and write by the Waranga school teacher.Plastic box containing 235 employment cardstatura, irrigation, employment records, waranga basin, rural water corporation, rural water commission, goulburn murray water, rural, industry, employment, records -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
... water course (b) Buried river valley (c) Washdirt Markings: 22... streams . . . (a) Existing water course (b) Buried river valley (c ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. . . . In the deep leads, or buried valleys of ancient streams . . . (a) Existing water course (b) Buried river valley (c) Washdirt Markings: 22 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - BARNADOWN WATERCOLOUR
... . Markings: Along the River Bank. Campaspe river. Barnadown water.... Campaspe river. Barnadown water colour by John. B.Perry. Painting ...Watercolour - Along the River Bank by John.B.Perry showing open style hay shed, log rail fence & native australian trees. Markings: Along the River Bank. Campaspe river. Barnadown water colour by John. B.Perry.John.B.Perryplace, land, riverbank site -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Snowy River Story, April 2005
... and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. Claire Miller... and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. Claire Miller ...This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. Claire Miller is a senior journalist for The Age newspaper with a special interest in the environment. She has covered this campaign since 1999.This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. It is significant to this collection as many of the current residents of Orbost were involved in the campaign.A 270pp paperback book titled Snowy River Story written by Claire Miller. On the front cover is a coloured photograph of the Snowy River at Bete Bolong. It documents the story of the campaign to save the Snowy River.snowy-river snowy-mountains-hydro-electric-scheme environmental -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, A South Australian Colonist of 1836 and his Descendants, 1972
... with Sir Ronald knowing he had held high office in the Stae Rivers... in the Stae Rivers and Water Supply irrigation east sir r book history ...Presented by Sir Ronald East for display and research into irrigation history. We received this book following correspondence with Sir Ronald knowing he had held high office in the Stae Rivers and Water SupplyHard cover book. Dark green flyleaf cover with plastic cover. Photograph of samuel East in centre of cover. White Writing.irrigation, east, sir r, book, history, local -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1962
... ; State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Eppalock Project...; State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Eppalock Project ...Mouat Collection - Farming in the Wimmera. Slide shows; State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Eppalock Project. Cross section of dam along tunnel. Markings: Plan of Eppalock Res. Near Bendigo SEP 62M. Used as a teaching aid.kodak -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SLIDE, May 1970 - Jan 1972
... water from either a river or dam can be seen to the right... water from either a river or dam can be seen to the right ...Coloured slide transparency. Image is of a bush area. There is some machinery set into the ground in the foreground and some water from either a river or dam can be seen to the right. The words, Ruedin's Euc Oil Condenser are handwritten across the bottom border.Kodachrome Transparencyslide, bendigo, bendigo institute of technology -
Puffing Billy Railway
Side Tipping Wagon - W. G. Allen & Sons (Tipton) Ltd
... for the state Rivers & Water Supply Commission of Victoria. The small... tunnel at Tarago in Gippsland for the state Rivers & Water Supply ...Built by W. G. Allen & Sons (Tipton) Ltd., Tipton, Staffordshire, England. This vehicle was used on the construction of dams, etc., and the Jindivick tunnel at Tarago in Gippsland for the state Rivers & Water Supply Commission of Victoria. The small wheel located on the side ran up a suitably located ramp automatically tipping the hopper and emptying the contents. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - side tipping wagon used by the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission of Victoria - Jindivick tunnel at Tarago, Victoria, AustraliaSide Tipping Wagon made of Iron, steel and wrought ironpuffing billy railway, pbr, side tipping wagon - w. g. allen & sons (tipton) ltd, puffing billy, side tipping wagon, w. g. allen & sons (tipton) ltd, jindivick tunnel, state rivers & water supply commission of victoria