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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIRGINIA MINE - RUNNING TRIALS OF THE STEAM PLANT AT THE VIRGINIA MINE EAGLEHAWK
Typed photocopy of an article titled 'Running trials of the Steam Plant at the Virginia Mine, Eaglehawk by Assistant Inspector Ross. Article describes the plant and mentions the working of the air compressor, battery engine, evaporation test, air compressor test and evaporation. The second page has diagrams of theair compressor test and battery engine.document, gold, virginia mine, virginia mine, running trials of the steam plant at the virginia mine eaglehawk, assistant inspector ross, state coal mine wonthaggi -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Engine House - Abbotsford and Queensberry Sts, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), 1934
Photograph of of the North Melbourne engine house, or power house or winding house on the corner of Abbotsford St and Queensberry St. Dated 1934 on the rear of the photo. Shows the chimney. This building remains intact other than for the chimney.Yields information about cable trams engine houses.Black & White Photograph - two copies held.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on the rear and a date "Nth Melb Engine House 1934" in pencil on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, abbotsford st, engine houses, power house, winding houses, queensberry st -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Newspaper - Article re the Australian steam-packet "Cleopatra", Photographer unknown, Plate and story, 04 Sept 1952
An original newspaper cutting from The Illustrated London News 04 Sep 1852 regarding the steam-packet Cleopatra leaving London for Port Phillip and Sydney.Realism, historical, etchingsAn original newspaper cutting from The Illustrated London News 04 Sep 1852 regarding the steam-packet Cleopatra leaving London for Port Phillip and Sydney.On the reverse - [NIL] 1852, steam-packet ship, cleopatra, iron-screw steam-ship -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Newspaper - Article re the Australian steam-packet "Adelaide", Photographer unknown, Plate and story, 04 Dec 1952
An original newspaper cutting from The Illustrated London News 04 Sep 1852 regarding the steam-packet Cleopatra leaving London for Port Phillip and Sydney.Realism, historical, etchingsAn original newspaper cutting from The Illustrated London News 04 Dec 1852 regarding the steam-packet ADELAIDE leaving London for Port Phillip and Sydney.On the reverse - [NIL] 1852, steam-packet ship, iron-screw steam-ship, ss adelaide -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, C1890
This photograph shows the construction of the first bridge over the Snowy River at Orbost being built. a copy was also donated by Gil and Heather Richardson. The first pile bridge over the Snowy River was just completed by Mr Jim Granter when the 1891 flood took out the centre,. There were differences of opinion as to whether the council should pay . The Shire Secretary, Mr John Draffin, persuaded them to honour their obligations. Mr Granter and Mr Clarke finished it as a suspension bridge which was opened by Mrs William Watt. Soon after a mob of cattle stampeded, the weight snapped the cable, letting one side sag. Mr R.P. Cameron repaired it and this bridge remained until 1922. "In 1890 the contract for a bridge was let to Mr James Granter for £1450. This structure with additions and improvements made to it was to cost the ratepayers about £2,500, and its erection was proceeded with in a very satisfactory manner until, just as the greater-part of the work had been completed, the flood of 1891 came down on it, piling up mountains of logs, timber and debris against the piers, which had not been made wide enough apart to allow for. contingencies of this kind. The structure held out bravely until the turn of the flood and then gave way with a crash, about five bays from the centre disappearing in the stream." ( Snowy River Mail August 12 1893)This is a pictorial record of the construction of the first bridge over the Snowy River.A black / white photograph of four men working on the construction of a new bridge and its pylons a man is standing on a timber tower/ derrick. There are logs in the foreground, trees in the background. sheds on the left and possibly a steam engine.on back - "first bridge - 1st pile being driven"snowy-river-bridge granter-jim bridge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GEORGE LAKEY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. George Lakey, of Dingee, shifted his house from Bendigo to Dingee, using the steam engine. Taken around 1918 to 1920. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: WORKING MODELS FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Printed document titled: Models of Simple Steam Engines by T. Jones, M. I. Mech. E. and T. Gilbert Jones, M. Sc., Wh. Sc. Includes descriptions of models. Four pageseducation, tertiary, models for engineering students. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph, The Nook
The photograph was taken in The Nook. Terence O'Brien rented the land from Goonawarra from the 1890s to 1905 where he grew cereal crops. The terraces on the hillside were built to grow vines when the property was one of the first vineyards in the area. The men in the image are from L-R: Mr. Heath in the white cutter owned the chaff cutter, John Leyden with hand on fence, Michael Dillon, Terence O'Brien and Phil Ratile are on top of the haystack, Andy Burke standing with hand on hip.The growing and harvesting of cereal crops was an important agricultural industry in the early days of Sunbury's settlement by both the Indigenous People and Europeans.A non-digital photograph black and white photograph of eleven men gathering hay with the aid of a steam traction engine in a wide open valley. A hillside in the distance has been terraced and there is a house on the hill in the distance.the nook, terence o'brien, andy burke, mr. heath, michael dillon, philratile, goonawarra, vineyards -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Badge - Hat Badge, Chas. R Martin. Melbourne, 1880-1925
Part of Capt. William Robertson's Collection. Spare cap badge of the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company - S.S.Casino uniform.Small cap badge: gold emboridered cap badge of laurel leaves around red and cream flag of Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company on Black felt backgroundBKNSlocal history, costume, male uniform, civilian, s.s.casino, robertson, captain or mr william, belfast and koroit steam navigation company -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph (item) - Digital Image
Cocks Pioneer New Engines, c. 1934. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64 397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, engine, electricity, gold mining, tin mining, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Engine, Micro-ruling engine, Wm Stone #1
From attached information on display: This engine was designed to explore the nature and magnitude of mechanical defects in ruling engines. It was used to cut simple rulings for the calibration of microscope fields of view.First micro-ruling engine made (1934), by Stone, with flat rectangular iron base and wheel mechanism. A scriber made of a gramophone needle is in place over the glass slide on a ruling table. A second holder for a diamond lies beside the instrument. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
Collision of 2 steam engines during wartime at Murchison east.B & W. photo. train locomotives, soldiers in foreground.murchison victoria, train locomotives, railway crashes -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Glass plate - Bendigo steam tram No 2 Mollison St, William H Robinson, 1892/1895
Glass plate negative of Bendigo Tramways Co. Ltd steam tram motor (No. 2) and trailer No. 6, Trailer No. 6 has a roof advertising board "Drapery half price Beehive Sale". Shows in detail the presentation of the trams, painting scheme, bogie arrangements. Photo in Mollison St. See items 987, 1439 and 4369 for other reproductions of this photograph.Yields information about Bendigo steam tram and their trailers.Glass plate negative in a brown paper envelope.The envelope has Wal Jack stamps T168 and T169 and a written note "Bendigo Steam Trams"trams, tramways, bendigo, mollison st, steam trams, trailers, tram 2, tram 6 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: RAILWAY STATION BENDIGO, 1870's ?
Early photograph of the Railway Station in Bendigo, there are advertising signs on the backs of the buildings on the right hand side. Three trains are visible, two facing south and one in steam and moving northwards. The engine is partially obscured by steam, there are several open goods wagons and a louvered van toward the rear. Under the photo is Plate 24 ( 3 copies)organization, public utility, railway, railway station bendigo -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Horizontal Oil Engine, Early 20th century
Horizontal cylinder oil engine in working order. Mounted on a steel chassis with 4 cast iron wheels. Two flywheels and one flat belt pulley. Cylindrical cooling water tank and exhaust vertical exhaust pipe mounted at crankshaft end. Engine painted green with red wheels and red crankshaft balance weights. Oval brass plate on cylinder - "The Austral Oil Engine / Ronaldson Bros. / Makers / No. 1113 ? & Tippett / Ballarat Victoria" Thin oval metal transfer on cooling water tank with makers name and place of manufacture around Australian coat of arms.machinery; oil engine; metalwork -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne cable tram system, 1971?
Map showing the Melbourne cable tram system, with a list of opening and closing dates for the various lines, opened by the Melbourne Tramways Trust. Shows engine houses and car houses (or depots), location names, railways, and a scale. Includes notes on other dates tracks were changed and the Northcote to Clifton Hill line. No marks as to who prepared the map.Yields information about the Melbourne Cable Tram system.Foolscap sheet - Map - Melbourne cable tram system showing tracks, car houses and engine houses.Has a date stamp 22 Apr 1971 in bottom right hand corner.tramways, cable trams, trams, map, melbourne tramways trust, mtt, engine houses, depots, car houses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TEAM EFFORT
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Team effort: a steam engine, used to drive a chaff cutter, is pulled by a team of six bullocks at Lyal, near Redesdale, in the early 1900s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
National Wool Museum
Drawing - Framed Illustration, Dennys Lascelles Austin & Co. Wool and Grain Warehouses Geelong, c.1913
Previously on display at the National Wool Museum on level 1 in Gallery 2 foyer.Framed illustration showing the external view of the Dennys Lascelles Austin & Co. wool and grain warehouse, including the Bow Truss Building. A car, horse drawn cart, people and a steam engine are shown on the street in the foreground.Front: DENNYS LASCELLES AUSTIN & CO. / WOOL & GRAIN BROKERS, GEELONG. / WOOL & GRAIN WAREHOUSES GEELONG. Back: NORMAN BURN / (LATE OF CHARITY'S) / Art Picture Framer / And / Repairer of Pianos & Organs / NOTE ADDRESS: / 15, JAMES STREET, GEELONG / (Opposite Davies Furntiture Warehouse).dennys lascelles wool store, austin, bow truss building, wool, geelong -
Puffing Billy Railway
Allen Twin Cylinder Engine Driving A Brush Electrical Generator
Allen Twin Cylinder Engine Driving A Brush Electrical Generator Built by W. H. Allen & Co, Ltd ., Bedford, England ( serial Number R1/14738/4) it was used at Kodak Australia, Abbotsford plant , to provide power through the attached Brush Electrical Generator ( serial 21177 of 1929 ) for the photographic plant. Donated by Kodak ( Australia ) Ltd. in 1966Historic - Industrial Twin Cylinder Engine Driving A Brush Electrical Generator used by Kodak Australia, at their Abbotsford plant, Abbotsford, Victoria, AustraliaTwin Cylinder Engine Driving A Brush Electrical Generator made of steel , iron, wrought iron, brassBuilt by W. H. Allen & Co, Ltd ., Bedford, England ( serial Number R1/14738/4)puffing billy, twin cylinder engine, brush electrical generator, w. h. allen & co, ltd -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph of Tarnagulla children going to Peace Celebration, 1919, Tarnagulla children going to Peace Celebration, 1919, 1919
Murray Comrie Collection. Following the Armistice at the conclusion of the First World War, the residents of Tarnagulla, Newbridge, Arnold's Bridge (Arnold), Murphy's Creek and Woodstock gathered for a Peace Picnic celebration at Newbridge in July 1919. The traction engine of Calder Bros. was used to convey the Tarnagulla contingent to Newbridge on five wagons. A huge bonfire was lit at night. The picnic was declared an unqualified success, and the Tarnagulla participants returned to town at 7.30pm that evening.Monochrome photograph depicting children from Tarnagulla School on wagons pulled by Don Calder's steam traction engine, going to a Peace Celebration in 1919. Copy of an older original, Copy probably made in 1980s-90s. There were four wagons crammed with children, followed by a fifth wagon with the Tarnagulla Brass Band at full volume. The convoy travelled direct to Newbridge to the picnic ground, then home via Llanelly where they were cheered on by the Llanelly schoolchildren and residents. tarnagulla, war, military, ww1, first world war, peace, commemoration, community celebrations, school, children, calder, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: WORKING MODELS OF HIGH-SPEED STEAM ENGINES
Set of six cardboard cards modelsof valve and piston motions of high speed steam engines. Produced by Thomas Jomes and T Gilbert Jones. Printed document titled: Working Models of High-speed Steam Engines, Series No. 3 by T. Jones, M. I. Mech. E. and T. Gilbert Jones, M. Sc., Wh. Sc., A. M. Inst. E. E. There is a reduced facsimile of Model No. 6. The 'Willans' Central-Valve Single-Acting Compound Engine, a description on using the models, a List of Models, Special Engineering Publications, Working Models and The 'X' Series of Cardboard Models. Also for full particulars sned to UK.education, tertiary, models for engineering students., working models of high-speed steam engines series no 3, westinghouse, belliss, erith, clayton, willans -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Manual, Crompton Atmospheric Silent Ash Hoist Installation Patents
Relates to management by engine room firemen of Ash and soot and clinker in the engine room of a steam ship. Hoists were used to discharge accumulated ash at the end of shifts. Mariner Duncan had a particular regard for the Mission to Seafarers. This plate for display on a commissioned new table at the MTSV chapel acknowledges his bequest and the material donated. Collectively the G W Duncan material includes: photographs, professional data memorabilia and written and commercially printed resources. The memorabilia relates to his career at sea and in particular the role of an engineer, including a handwritten manual of notes and references relating to the mechanical and engineering aspects and areas of responsibility for maintenance. Pale blue soft cover commercially printed manual or handbook relating to patents for Crompton Atmospheric Silent Ash Hoists. Features small diagram of figure pulling on a chain and view of ship silhouette on horizon seen through a porthole.see attached imageship engines, ship maintenance, ash hoists, coal, clinker, george winfield duncan (1922-2017), ship engineer, s.s. athenic -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Les Ogden, Gellibrand: Excursion train to Beech Forest, 1960, 1960
Another excursion train travels to Beech Forest in 1960. At Gellibrand railway yards engine G42 leads the train with driver L. Moore and fireman, Les Ogden.B/W. Locomotive G42 and an excursion train to Beech Forest, on track number one, in 1960. The fireman, Les Ogden, hangs from the engine. The other tracks are empty.gellibrand; railway; loco g42; -
Puffing Billy Railway
George and George multi tube under fired boiler, 1929
Boiler purchased by Malvern city council to supply steam to a stationary vertical engine that drove a stone crusher. Built by George and George Pty. Ltd., Melbourne in 1929, it is an external under-fired return-flue type 18 tube boiler capable of supplying steam at 100 pounds per square inch (600 kPa). This boiler can be occasionally seen in steam at the Museum supplying steam for the operation of stationary engines on display near by. Donated by Malvern City Council in 1969. Historic - Industrial Steam Boiler EquipmentSteel, Cast IronGeorge and George Pty Ltd, Melbourne 1929george and george, malvern, steam, boiler, stone crusher, puffing billy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Former Bendigo Steam motors at David Mitchell Estate, Ray Pearson, c1930
Two black and white photographs of former Bendigo steam motor No. 2 at the David Mitchell estate railway, Lilydale district, photographed c1930. Reference Light railways 208, August 2009, page 9.Yields information about a former Bendigo steam motor.Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. .1 - On rear in ink "Steam motor from the Bendigo steam tramway's (rebuilt). This was taken at the David Mitchell Estate at Lilydale used to run to the Mt Evelyn about 6 miles. Broken up after this photo was taken" Similar notes on rear of Ken Magor collections with the additional detail of photographer - Ray Pearson.trams, tramways, bendigo, steam trams, light railways, tram 2 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Fred Rochow Railways Collection - Locomotives 1210 and 3112 waiting to cross, 15 October 1988
The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.This locomotive was built in 1878 by Beyer Peacock & Co, Manchester, England. It arrived in Sydney on August 19, 1878 and began its working life as No 120 of C[79] class on the southern and western lines of NSW in September that year. On 24 May 1914, when the new branch line to Canberra was completed, the locomotive unofficially opened the track by pulling the first train to the construction site of the national capital. The engine was given the new number 1210 in the 1923 re-classification of NSW engines. Locomotive 1210 continued in use until 1958 when it was finally withdrawn from service. The NSW Steam Tram and Preservation Society appealed to the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) and the NSW Railways to assist in the locomotive's preservation. As a result of the Society's appeal the locomotive was purchased by the NCDC for 800 pounds. The locomotive was relocated to the Canberra Railway Museum in 1984. It was restored with funds received from the Australian Bicentennial Authority. It was a requirement of the Bicentennial Authority Grant that the engine be operational. The locomotive was re-commissioned by the Member for Canberra, the Hon Ros Kelly, on 19 September 1988. As part of the Australian Bicentennial celebrations Locomotive 1210 attended the AusSteam '88 event in Melbourne, travelling south in the company with Locomotive 3112. It is claimed by the Australian Railway Historical Society that No 1210 is the oldest operational main line steam locomotive in the world.On front of locomotive "1210" railways wodonga, fred rochow, locomotive 1210 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Magdala Shaft, 1986
7082a: - Induction fan discharge from the Stawell Gold MIne, this gunck would include the diesel fumes of trucks and mining machines. The steam Plume drifts over the nearby trees blackening and killing the. It also drifts over the reservior adding a touch of spice to the town's drinking water. site closed in 2001. Another fan is located near to Darlington Lane and McLennan Street.2 Photographs: 7082:Showing workmen drilling a shaft with a car in the background 7082a: Showing Steam? coming from the shaft.On Reverse: 7082 Mick Walsh 52 Patrick Street Phone 053 ******mining -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph, C. 1915 - 09/07/1917
This black and white photograph of the tugboat NYORA towing the steam ship INVERNESS-SHIRE was taken between 1915, when the INVERNESS-SHIRE was dis-masted, and 9the July 1917, when NYORA tragically sank. The sailing ship INVERNESS-SHIRE was a four masted steel barque built in 1894 by Robert Duncan & Co. Limited, Glasgow, U.K. (The supervising engineer during the building was William Cumming. He accompanied every ship he’d built on their maiden voyages from UK to Melbourne.) In 1916 she was purchased by A/S Christiansand (Sven O. Stray), Kristiansand, Norway and renamed SVARTSKOG. In October 1920 she disappeared at sea, carrying a cargo of coal, and all hands were lost. The steam powered NYORA was a powerful tugboat and a salvage vessel built by J.P. Rennoldson & Sons Ltd, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK. She was originally launched with the name NEPEAN in May 1909, then as NYORA in August 1909 and registered in Melbourne in November 1909 by owners Huddart Parker Pty Ltd. She was made of steel, had triple-compounded steam engines, and her dimensions were 306 ton, 135.0 x 25.1 x 13.6ft. The Melbourne tug NYORA was known as “one of the best known tugs in Victoria, and carried the latest appliances for firefighting and salvage purposes.” She serviced the Port of Melbourne for most of her career. In July 1917 NYORA was towing the American schooner ASTORIA from Port Pirie to Sydney, because ASTORIA’s engines had broken down; she had been delivering a large cargo of timber. On July 9th the vessels were two days out from Port Pirie. At 10:30am NYORA foundered after casting off at Cape Jaffa, 50 miles south of Kingston, South Australia, and sank. Only 2 of the 16 crew survived; NYORA’s Master, Captain W.M. McBain (William Murray) and helmsman, able seaman Gordon Lansley. They were rescued by the two Cape Jaffa light keepers, Jamieson & Clark, who launched the rescue from the Cape Jaffa lighthouse on Margaret Brock Reef. Both men were brought to the lighthouse keeper’s cottage where they recuperated after their long exposure to the rough. (The Queenscliff Sentinal of 14th July 1917 noted that both saved men originated from the same district; Gordon Lansley was from Queenscliff and Captain McBain formerly from Point Lonsdale.) The ASTORIA was “in a very dangerous position ten miles west of the Margaret Brock reef near the Cape Jaffa lighthouse, setting towards the land.” Captain Solly from Beachport later said “Owing to the position … the ship was very fortunate in making Guichen Bay in safety, as she did” (Guichen Bay is south of Robe). Captain Bull, manager of Huddart Packer Pty Ltd, NYORA’s owner, was unable to see any reason for the foundering, as the NYORA was well known for its seaworthiness. At a hearing later on, the Marine Board could blame on no-one either, but found that the ship had been swamped by heavy seas, and had listed to one side when a load of 40 tons of coal in sacks on her deck shifted. The tow line to the ASTORIA was cut to try and save the tug but a huge wave swamped her, crashed open the engine room door and flooded the compartment. It was impossible to launch the lifeboats due to the listing of the sea and NYORA sank within 15 minutes. There was some criticism of the length of time it took Captain Solly and the lifeboat crew to get from Beachport to Cape Jaffa to help with the rescue. However, they had great difficulty in the very strong seas, taking 9 hours just to reach Robe, which was only 32 miles away. There they filled the tanks with ample benzene for the task ahead (impossible to do at sea at the time), took in food and brought on board the Robe Harbour Master, Mr Sneath. The Harbour Master was then able to safely pilot the lifeboat to Cape Jaffa in the smoother coastal waters, saving very much time, but by the time they arrived at Cape Jaffa the 2 survivors had already been taken to the lighthouse on the mainland. There was also a question as to the chances of the ship ASTORIA lowering a lifeboat to help with the disaster. Captain Solly explained that it would have been impossible without sacrificing the lives of the lifeboat crew , due to the great height of the ship out of the water and the roughness of the sea. Captain Svenson, of the ASTORIA, said himself “We are ourselves in a helpless position” and “"Cannot see anything of lifeboats”. One of the 14 lost crew of the NYORA was Hugh Edwards, whose body was not recovered. The descendants of Captain William McBain have continued the seafaring heritage. His son was also a tugboat captain (Captain Norman Clive McBain), working mostly from Reid Street Pier, Williamstown, who would often take his own grandson out to sea to spend time with him on his tugboat. Now that grandson has built a tugboat in memory of his heritage and spends time in it with his own grandson. The Cape Jaffa original lighthouse has been dismantled and moved to Kingston and is now a Lighthouse Museum. The attached photographs of Margaret Brock Reef, and the Cape Jaffa Lighthourse keeper's cottage (now in ruins) is courtesy of Capt. William McBain's great grandson, who visited the area in 2015. There is a model of the NYORA in Museum Victoria, donated by Huddart Packer & Co Ltd. in 1937. This photograph is significant for its association with the tugboat NYORA, that is part of the seafaring history of the Port of Melbourne and associated Victorian ports. Black and White photograph of the tugboat NYORA and steam ship INVERNESS-SHIRE. C. 1915-1917.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, historic maritime photograph, lighthouses, shipwrecks, steamships, j.p. rennoldson & sons ltd, huddart parker pty ltd, nepean, nyora, inverness-shire, astoria, captain w.m. mcbain, william cummings supervising engineer, cape jaffa lighthouse, beachport lifeboat, captain solly, captain svenson, margaret brock reef -
Puffing Billy Railway
Heinrici Hot Air Motor, 1900s
Louis Heinrici, Germany, circa 1900 a small Stirling type hot air engine in which a body of air is worked constantly, being alternately heated and cooled during each revolution of the crankshaft. Heinrici hot air engines are of the valveless, closed cycle type, generally called Stirling cycle engines, after Robert Stirling, the Scottish Presbyterian minister who pioneered their development in the early 1800's. They operate by alternately heating and cooling a quantity of air, called the working fluid, contained in the engine's internal spaces. Heat is applied externally and passes through the cylinder wall, heating the working fluid, which is then expanded against a piston to do mechanical work. After heating and expanding, the working fluid is moved to a cool space where it cools and contracts before being returned to the hot space for the cycle to repeat. It has a displacer (just a loose piston), below and in the same cylinder as the power piston to which it is connected via cranks and linkages so as to lead by 90degrees of crankshaft angle. The displacer space and the piston space are connected by the annular gap around the loose fitting displacer so that the working fluid moves between these spaces and changes volume by the appropriate ratio as the engine rotates. Because they have no valves and experience no sudden pressure changes, Stirling engines are noted for quietness and reliability. Heinricis use air at atmospheric pressure for their working fluid, but for higher specific output (power for size) and better efficiency, modern Stirling cycle engines use pressurised gas- air, nitrogen, helium or hydrogen.Historic - Hot Air Engine - MotorHot Air Motor made of Steel with two drive wheels. a small Stirling type hot air engine in which a body of air is worked constantly, being alternately heated and cooled during each revolution of the crankshaft. Heinrici Motorheinrici hot air motor, puffing billy -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Photograph of a Kettle Decatizing apparatus, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany. It was sent to Arthur Heaton & Co. Ltd as part of a price quotation. Decatizing is the process of forcing steam through wool.Photograph, 1931, of a Kettle Decatizing apparatus, as produced by H. Krantz Soehne (manufacturers of finishing machinery) of Aachen, Germany. Decatizing is the process of forcing steam through wool.H. KRANTZ SOEHNE / AACHEN. 231.textile machinery textile finishing, h. krantz s?? arthur heaton and co. ltd, decatizing, textile machinery, textile finishing