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Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph - Folder of Photographs – Photocopied set of 10 black and white photographs (pages 29 - 38) from the display folder put together by KVHS to document life on the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric Scheme
Although the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme was first proposed in 1911, construction did not commence until 1938. As part of the push to cut electricity costs and diversify supply, the Victorian Government (circa 1930) initiated the conversion from primarily brown coal supply to hydro – electricity. Field investigations during the 1940’s resulted in a new proposal for a scheme that had more than double the capacity of the 1938 scheme. The Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme became the largest scheme of its kind in the State Of Victoria and the second largest scheme in Australia. The number of personnel involved in the planning and construction of the scheme increased dramatically. During the late 1940’s, most activity centred around the construction of the West Kiewa Power Station, Rocky Valley Reservoir, McKay Creek Power Station and the Bogong Creek Aqueduct.A common thread across all the larger hydro scheme constructions was the need for workers, both qualified and unqualified who came from around the world seeking a new life for themselves and their families. New accommodation and facilities were required for the army of workers engaged in construction in often remote and wild areas. The SEC had a high demand for timber, and set up the first of a number of sawmills at Bogong Creek in 1939 and set up the first hardwood logging in the headwaters of the Kiewa River. These new ‘towns’ such as Mt Beauty and Bogong, survived, serving the needs of operational personnel and their families, and expanding with growth of new industries. Mount Beauty, and to a lesser extent Bogong, are among these places. Large A3 size spiral bound display folder containing 21 pages of photocopied black and white photographs of various aspects of the early days of the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric scheme including equipment, various work sites and photographs of workers and their families. 1-Mt Beauty Pondage inlet-Regulating weir 2-Langfords Gap Basalt Hill-Tunnel in quarry face.3-Rocky Valley Camp-from Engineering Office 4-Basalt Hill tunnel portal 5-No 1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 6-No 1 Power Station 7-Overturned haulage wagons on the side of an embankment 8- Group of workers dressed in wet weather gear inside a tunnel 9-Workmen and vehicle in tunnel 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet 1-1954 – Mt Beauty Pondage inlet – Regulating weir Page number 29 2-28/10/54 – Langfords Gap Basalt Hill – Tunnel in quarry face K7860 Page number 30 3-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 17.8.55 Time: No K8132 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works ROCKY VALLEY CAMP – FROM ENGINEERING OFFICE Page number 31 4-28/10/54 – Basalt Hill tunnel portal K7859 Page number 32 5-No.1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 5.7.56 Page number 33 6- No. 1 Power Station 26.4.59 Page number 34 7- No markings Page number 35 8-No markings (Wooden board on ground printed with - POLAR A.N.GELATINE DYNAMITE “75” DE 28.8.40) Page number 36 9-No markings Page number 37 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet Page number 38 secv; kiewa hydro electric scheme; mt beauty; bogong; construction area -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LETTER RE LEASE 10931, 23rd January, 1942
2 page letter from Bendigo Mines No Liability, 360 Collins Street, Melbourne to Manager, Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Co., N.L., dated 23rd January 1942. Letter deals with the sale from Nell Gwynne Mines, to Central Nell Gwynne Company G.M.L., No. 10931. 'located within the boundaries of this lease was the main shaft of Nell Gwynne (B.M.L. ) Mines N.L. 'previous to this sale the leases held by the Nell Gwynne company had been consolidated into G.M.L. 10931 but a machinery area No 10878 also held by the Company covering the area around the main shaft to a depth of 25ft was not included in the consolidation owing to some technical objection by the Mines Department'bendigo, mining, bendigo mines no liability -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1988
A MacGregor 'Bergelin Long String 2' model tennis racquet with polygonal head shape, open throat and handle wrapped with perforated leather. Plastic butt cap embossed with words: 'LONGSTRING/TENSION'. Net strung in diamond pattern, and net extends beyond head into open throat area. On edges of racquet, strings are routed along edge of head and shaft and anchored into handle. Manufacturer name printed along right pillar of open shaft. On left pillar is printed: 'FOR DEMONSTRATION ONLY'. Model name printed across base of head. Series of guide numbers printed around head and open throat area. Materials: Graphite, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1934
A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model open throat tennis racquet. String whipping and paint around shoulders and around base of throat. On obverse, model name is printed across throat. On reverse, manufacturer name is printed across throat. Printed on right side of shaft is name of manufacturer and words: 'MADE IN USA/LICENSED UNDER/PAT. NO 1664466' and 'STRUNG BY'. Printed on left side of shaft: PATENTED/TOP FLITE CONSTRUCTION'. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip, with string whipping at top end of grip. End wrap missing. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1933
A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with open throat and octagonal grooved handle. String whipping around shoulders, throat pieces and around base of throat. Leather end wrap. On obverse, model name appears as a decal atop throat on base of head. On both obverse and reverse the trademark, patent information and country of manufacture are printed on shaft. On reverse, Manufacturer name is printed as decal on base of head, above throat. Indistinct letters carved into handle,and into shaft. Instructions on side of throat state: BAL/FROM/THIS/POINT. On one side of shaft:WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A. and further down:STRUNG BY. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Stringtennis -
Cheese World Museum
Butter Churn, Taco butter churn, 1880 (estimated)
These glass churns came in several different sizes. A 3 and 1/2 pint vessel could churn 2 pints of cream into butter. A similar glass churn is advertised in the mail order catalogue for D & W Chandler Ltd, Melbourne. Issue No.49, page 168. Listed as 'Butter machines (Glass) Makes butter equal to the best wooden churn, and quicker. Prices-2 qts, 9/6; 3 quts, 13/3; 4 qts, 14/6 each.'Taco butter churn with square clear glass jar with round mouth and round green painted metal lid with a small wedge of airholes. The lid has a round turning mechanism with attached wooden handle. A shaft with a metal paddle goes down into the jar to beat the cream. A paper label is attached to the bottom.'Taco Burnley England' on turning mechanism on lid, 'British Foreign Pats Pending' on reverse. 'Made in England' imprinted on base. Paper label attached to base 'Kraft Foods Ltd' 'M.G.'butter, allansford, dairy industry, dairy utensils, butter churns, kraft foods ltd, taco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Five copies of ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historic Guide to Bendigo with map of goldfields showing streets, lines of reef, principal shafts. Recommended for tourists, students, prospectors and historians.' Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Third Edition. Maps, photos, illustratons. Only four copies have maps.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, bendigo history, history, victorian history, victoria, australian history, gold fields, gold, gold discoveries, the royal historical society of victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on the New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include depth of Shaft, locality, Formation & Registration, Last year of production 1931, Size of lease, Early History, Plant, Poppet Legs, Telephone & Electric Signalling, Gold Obtained, Prominence, Total Gold Production and Dividends.document, gold, new moon mine, new moon mine, notes on the new moon mine, garden gully line of reef, prospector's vote, h harkness & coy, thompson & co of castlemaine, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1907 to 1931, a richardson, souvenir declaration 200th dividend issued by directors new moon 1/12/1906, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORTH HUSTLERS - NOTE ON NORTH HUSTLERS
Handwritten note and carbon copy on North Hustlers. Note reads: 18/6/71 For North Hustlers Hill. Please alter if possible for 4th Edition, Historical Guide. Quote: 'North Hustlers, originally known as New Hustlers. Shaft 450 feet deep. No gold production. Worked 1940 - 1942.document, gold, north hustlers, north hustlers, note on north hustlers, 4th edition historical guide, new hustlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIRGINIA MINE - VIRGINIA MINE STATISTICS
Handwritten notes on the Virginia Mine. Notes include gold yield, dividends, depth of shaft, wages bill for each fortnight, thickness of reef, length of claim, mine workings, machinery, winding engines, boiler pressure and battery. Mine Manager Mr Hooper and Battery Manager Mr S H Patterson.document, gold, virginia mine, virginia mine, virginia mine statistics, the bendigonian annual xmas 1908, gt northern mine, mr hooper, mr s h patterson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1970
Wagon at Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. Signed attached to wagon reads This wagon, during the years 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used in the mines in the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Diamond Hill Goldfields. . . Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. See wagon in SL1608.67slide, bendigo, hume & iser pty ltd, hume & iser, sign on wagon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEFS, BENDIGO, September 1913
Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2 Mine, Bendigo.Plate No. V (5).. Great Extended Hustler's Lease, Imperial Hustler's, Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2 Park & Main Shafts, Fortuna Hustler's Lease.Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw Underground survey Office Bendigo September 1913Underground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's royal reserve no. 2 mine* -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEF, BENDIGO
Map, Hustler's Line of Reef, Bendigo, Fortuna Hustler's Mine, Longitudinal Section. Plate No. 1V (4). NOTE--- Plates 4,8,13,29,26 & 31 form a Longitudinal Section from Fortuna Hustler's to Hustler's Consols Mine.Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 2228 feetUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, fortuna hustler's mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - NOTES ON MINES
Printed notes on some mines. Mines mentioned are: Little '180', South Ironbark, Ironbark, Hercules, Central Nell Gwynne and the New Chum Syncline. Notes include depth of shafts, machinery, poppet legs, gold yields and Dividends. Written in ink at the bottom: Albert - a sample of your work - H Biggs.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, notes on mines, little '180', john brown knitwear factory, roberts & sons, south ironbark, victoria consols east shaft, rae's hill, ironbark, manchester arms, unity mine, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, hercules and energetic, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, long gully post office, wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, bendigo city council, goldmines hotel, mr jack barker, bendigo and district tourist association, the new chum syncline, h biggs -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Buggy, Surry or White Chapel Buggy, 1890's
1890's Surrey or White Chapel BuggyHistoricHorse drawn wooden buggy. Long wooden shafts. Sometimes known as Piano Box Buggy. 4 large wooden wheels with rubber strip on wheel - 16 spokes. Black leather seats with buttoned upholster. Leather canopy cover. Leather arm rests. Side lamps and small step down -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1881
A tilt-top tennis racquet with: solid convex throat; rare double strung net; whipping around uncharacteristically short shaft; and, a fine-grooved, rounded handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: P.T.A.S./+WORTHING+/-1881-/X. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1926
A Dayton Junior Pilot tennis racquet, with a wholly steel frame. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decal of model features on left side of shaft. Materials: Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cord, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
An unstrung WGS tennis racquet, with raised lower shoulders, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and, a leather handle grip with patterned perforations. On throat is a decal comprising of a shield device mounted by crest and helm, featuring initials: WGS. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Leather, Cloth, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A light blue metal tennis racquet with double shaft, and metal bridge. Handle wrapped with perforated leather grip tape. Yellow plastic butt cap with adhesive label stating: 'MIDLAND/S.T.R.'. Nylon strings and round head shape. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Adhesive labeltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
A wooden Spalding Jack Purcell Tournament/Personal badminton racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders, along with string whipping around shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Paint, Leather, Gut, Glue, Cloth, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A Scott Daniels Signature tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Manufactured to mimic the Wilson models of the late 1960's- early 1970's. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Enamel, Plastic, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1955
A Wilson Famous Player Series, Frank Sedgman Southern Cross tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Angular shaft features decal of head and neck photo image of Sedgman. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, String, Ribbontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1975
A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Regent logo features across base of head, and on butt cap. Silhouette image of a male youth playing tennis features on the throat. Model name features along the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Vinyl, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A wooden racquet, with green and white plastic shoulder and shaft reinforcements, and fine-grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: LENOX. Inscription across throat on reverse: DAVEGA/SPORTS, with red white and blue banner device. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1960
A collection of three identical Spalding 'Viscount' tennis racquets (.1-.3), with: Wilson 'Champioship' nylon netting; black with gold, perforated leather handle grips; and ribbon whipping around shoulders and shafts. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paint, Ink, Ribbon, Vinyl, Lacquer, Glue, Metaltennis -
Parks Victoria - Maldon State Battery
Pan, Berdan
A Berdan pan was a grinding pan. The circular pan was set at an angle, and as the pan revolved, a heavy iron ball rotated in the lowest point, grinding sand or mineral to a fine powder. It was frequently used to grind impurities out of amalgam (gold in mercury), and to grind batch-lots of heavy mineral. It is also known as a ball mill. Two strong wooden A frames supporting large iron pivotable bowl with a large iron ball inside the bowl. There are cogs underneath bowl which are connected to rotating belts extending from main battery shaft. The chute attached below the bowl is directed into a circular metal container. The frame is painted green. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Tip Dray, Prior to 1930s
A Dray is a type of dead axle wagon that was used to transport heavy loads or objects. They had a flat level floor and while some had no sides, others had box bodies and sides. Tip Drays (also known as Tip Carts, Muck Cart, Scotch Cart, Tumbrel or Putt in different parts of England) were smaller than other drays as their loads were heavy and usually only pulled by one horse. Their basic design included two wheels, a tipping body and shafts. The Tip Dray has a unique mechanism that allows the top to tip backwards to tip the load out of the back of the dray. The tipper was activated by a handle at the front allowing the driver to operate it while still having control over the horse. A Tip Dray was an indispensable piece of equipment in the days before tractors and mechanical trucks. They were used by farmers and carters to transport hay, rocks, bricks, gravel and rubbish etc. and because they were useful for dumping loads, they were favoured for use in road and railway construction. A photo in the collection of the Lorne Historical Society shows a tipping dray being used during the construction of the Great Ocean Road. They were part of the daily street traffic in towns and cities around Australia from the early days of settlement. In Australia in the early 1900's, carters began to join unions to protect their jobs and pay. N.S.W. had a "Trolley, Draymen and Carters Union", Queensland had a "Tip Dray Men's Association" and in W. A. the "Top Dray Driver's Union" had a "cessation of work" in 1911 when they were fighting for an increase in their day's wages. In 1910 a meeting of Tip Carters was held in Geelong at the Trades Hall to discuss the formation of a union (The Geelong Tip Dray Carters) which was a success and a schedule of rates for all carting, whether by contract or day labor, was fixed. By 1912 they had "labelled" more than 50 drays and had representatives on the "Trades Hall and Eight Hours Committee". By the mid 1930's and early 1940's, tip drays were being superseded by mechanical trucks and utes. However tip drays continued to be used in some circumstances. They were a practical solution to the problem of petrol rationing during W. W. 2. It was noted in a letter to the editor in the "Sunshine Advocate" in 1938 that a positive argument for continued use of Tip Drays for rubbish collection related to the idea that a horse drawn vehicle involved with lots of stops and starts at different houses (very like a milkman's delivery route) often involved the horse "driving itself" while the driver picked up the rubbish - something a motor truck was unable to do! Another article written in August 1935 and published in the Age in a parliamentary report into the rubber industry noted "tip drays had almost disappeared and in their place, metal was carted in 5 ton motor trucks" but the report went on to say that as a part of the Government relief work (during the Great Depression) the Government had "to some extent reintroduced the tip drays so that a greater number of men would be employed". This particular tip dray was owned by Mr. Oswald (Jack) Bourke. He used it to deliver dry goods from Sunbury to the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne several times a week in the 1930's and then (between 1945 and 1962) Mr. Bourke used it on the garbage round in Springvale Victoria for the Springvale Council. The Council owned three drays and the "No. 3" painted on this dray is in recognition of its original number. After the death of Mr. Bourke in 1990, one of Mr. Bourke's sons (Andy) found the dray in a shed and restored it. The sign writing on the back and side panels were added during the restoration. This Tipping Dray is a significant example of a horse drawn vehicle that was used by workers from the early days of white settlement through to the 1940's and even into the early 1960's. It was used in a range of "working class" occupations - road construction, railway construction, carting goods, rubbish collection etc. and would have been found in cities, country towns and on farms.A wooden and metal tipping dray with a box body and four sides. It has two iron and wooden wheels (with 14 spokes), two wooden shafts and a metal tipping mechanism. The back panel folds down to allow loads to be dumped out. It is painted in green and cream with sign writing on one of the sides and on the front and back panels. It features decorative painted lines and designs in burgundy, cream and light blue on most of the wooden parts. The tipping mechanism is on the front of the dray's left side and consists of a metal pin secured with a metal ring, and a lever.Front of dray - "No. 3" Side of dray - "A. & M. BOURKE / Contractors / LONGWARRY" Back of dray - "G.T. ANDREWS / QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET - Stand C23 / Phone DANDENONG 225"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, tipping dray, dray, tip dray, tip cart, vehicles, horse drawn vehicle, springvale council, jack bourke, muck cart, scotch cart, tumbrel, putt, box body, oswald bourke, sunbury, queen victoria market, melbourne, no. 3 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Selwynite, Unknown
Selwynite is a fine-grained, compact green rock made primarily of chromian muscovite (fuchsite) and diaspore. Corundum and fuchsite can occur together in the form of massive aggregates or nodules. Often, copper carbonates are found as earthy films or tiny crystals in joint planes. The mineral name honours the late A. R. C. Selwyn, founding Director of the Geological Survey of Victoria. The particular specimen, a mottled green stone suitable for carving was recovered and found in Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. The rarity and qualities of this mineral attracted commercial mining, which was not successful, but traces of the mine shafts still exist today, and it is still highly valued by mineral collectors.Selwynit is considered to be one of the rare forms of rock because it is composed of phosphate minerals containing zirconium. This is an extremely rare combination found in nature. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A fine grained rock composed of mainly of chromian muscovite (fuchsite) diaspore and corundum.geological specimen, geology, geology collection, burke museum, beechworth, mineralogy, heathcote, mineral collectors, selwynite, green rock, rock specimen -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Probang
Until suction became available in the 1930s, maintenance of a clear airway during oral and nasal surgery relied on posturing of the patient, mopping with sponges or the temporary placement of swabs or throat guards. Removal of surgical debris such as polyps, blood clots or foreign bodies could only be effected by the finger or devices such as probangs. The Probang is inserted blind (perhaps guided by a finger), the main shaft can then be held in the left hand whilst the right hand withdraws the inner tube. This results in a fanning out of the linear strands which are visible proximal to the tip. Held in this position the instrument is withdrawn and is supposed to scoop out the offending mass. Long flexible metal rod covered in gum resin sheath with a ring grip at the proximal end and a smooth metal rounded edge tip for insertion into the airway for clearing of obstructive matter.Stamped onto gum resin sheath: MADE FOR / CARL ZOELLER BRISBANE / GERMANY Stamped onto gum resin sheath in gold leaf: [indecipherable - presumably manufacturer's label]probang, flexible, oral, airway, horsehair, anaesthesia, obstruction, dr sharkey, lidcombe state hospital -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Cliff Burtt, Buninyong Bivium, 2016
Buninyong Bivium (2016) by Cliff Burtt engages with the geography and history of the Buninyong region in both pre and post settlement. The town of Buninyong is dominated by the profiles of Mt Helen and the extinct volcano Mt. Buninyong. Traditional land of the Wadawurrung people, today the area remains a significant site for the culture of indigenous people and their connection to the land. The profile of this sculpture is based on topographical mapping of the area, depicting sections of the landscape. The gaps between the elements of the work can be viewed as representations of the shafts sunk into the earth by the early gold miners and compound curves on the upper surfaces are mirroring the topography of the area, while cut-aways in the sides are suggestive of rock strata.The artwork is of aesthetic and social significance to the people of BallaratCorten steel sculpture made of five unique sculptural pieces secured to at concreate base at pavement levelbuninyong, cliff burtt, sculpture, public art, mining, ballarat