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Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, J. Keenan, Ansett Transport Industries. Correspondence letter to the School of Mines & Industries, Ballarat, 1949, 09/12/1949
J. Keenan is responding to Richard Walter Richards' request from the 29th November to obtain a 4-cylinder diesel engine for the purpose of assisting in the training of Motor Mechanics at the Ballarat School of Mines. Keenan states that the company regrets to inform Richards that they are unable to fulfil his request and cannot offer any other suggestions as to where to locate a suitable engine.A letter of correspondence from J. Keenan, General Manager of Ansett Transport Industries. (Division of Ansett Transport Industries Ltd.), 414 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria towards Mr. Richard Walter Richards, The Principal of the School of Mines & Industries, Ballarat, VIC. The letter is dated 9th December, 1949.Ansett Motors Ltd. Hamilton Post Office Box Handwritten A.142, and 13/12/49 in top left hand corner in pen, RMR in pencil. Signed J. Keenan.ansett, ansett motors,ansett transport industries, ansett travel service, ballarat school of mines, j. keenan, r.w. richards, dick richards,pioneer tours, ansett airways, ansett travel hotels, diesel engine, motor mechanic, hamilton -
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Fire Engine - Ladder "Leyland Ladder", Leyland Ladder, 1938
Leyland Metz turntable ladder Manufactured 1938 for Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board, Melbourne (MFB) Steel 5 stage extension ladder on turntable with maximum extension ? m [ ? feet] Mounted on Leyland ? chassis with 8 cylinder petrol engine. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CALEB THOMAS - CROSS SECTIONS 10/10/84
Handwritten notes cross sections mentioning mine, engine location, height of legs and for two the height of the landing brace. Mines mentioned are: South Catherine, Ellenborough, Belmont & Saxby, York & Durham, (Snobs Hill) Old Williams and Acadia Catherine.mining, equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE - NOTES ON CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE
2 copies of notes on the Central Deborah Gold Mine, 1 hand written and 1 carbon copy. Notes include Locality, the Shaft and it's depth, the Original Shaft and a Winding Engine which had been at several other sites.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, notes on central deborah gold mine, winding engine, roberts & sons, new chum goldfields, new golden fleece, deborah -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: 6 MEN , TWO IN MILITARY UNIFORM IN HANGAR
photograph: 6 men seated, one standing at rear. Five men dressed in suits, two in military uniform. Appear to be standing inside hangar with plane engines, wing structures. Written on top above head of man standing ' Basil'aviation, military, men in hangar, basil watson collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SEYMOUR RAILWAY BOOK
John G Jennings & Robert K Whitehead publication titled ' Seymour A Railway Town' reprint July 2005. Published by Seymour and District Historical Society. Seventy-five pages. White coloured cover with blue diesel train engine.books, technical, railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: PROMOTION FIREMAN TO ENGINE DRIVER
Typewritten copy advising that J. H. Badham has been promoted from Fireman to Engine driver, and indicating the raise in salary from 18/2 per day to 22/2 per day , from 28/7/41.Victorian Railwaysrailways, bendigo to melbourne -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1918
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Sugarloaf Reservoir construction 22/2/1918 / Round concrete control tower and the spillway under construction / Traction engine and pump under timber cover middle foreground / Mount Sugarloaf in background.victorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf reservoir -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - YANDOIT CO. N.L
Grey covered auction catalogue for a sale of Mining Machinery, Tools,Buildings, Piping, engines, Poppet Legs and other Equipment at the Yandoit Co. N. L., Yandoit on 19/4/1939. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - yandoit co n l, j h curnow & son, the cambridge press -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GREAT SOUTHERN MINE - CAGE ACCIDENT AT VICTORIA QUEEN NO 4 SHAFT
Handwritten account of cage accident at the Great Southern Coy's Victoria Queen No 4 Shaft in 1881. Two brothers, David and Thomas Clapperton were killed when the cage fell. The engine driver's name was Tyler. Also, a typed copy.mine, gold, great southern mine, cage accident at victoria queen no 4 shaft, david clapperton, thomas clapperton, tyler -
Gippsland Vehicle Collection
Oil Dispensing Bottle Crate, c.1950
Common in all service stations for engine oil top-up at pump service area by service station attendant.Before 'self serve' pump operations service station attendants 'serviced' the vehicle on the forecourt whilst filling with petrol, checking oil levels, water etc.Metal carry crate for 6 oil dispenser bottlesnoneshell, oil, oil bottle, oil crate, golden fleece, castrol, motor oil, engine oil -
Gippsland Vehicle Collection
Maker's Name: Various oil companies (Golden Fleece, Shell, Castrol etc) Maker's Role: Oil & petroleum products et al, c.1950
Common in all service stations for engine oil top-up at pump service area by service station attendant.Before 'self serve' pump operations service station attendants 'serviced' the vehicle on the forecourt whilst filling with petrol, checking oil levels, water etc.Glass wide mouthed bottle with plastic conical spout and capBottle - "FILL TO LINE INDICATED BY ARROW' & "500ml B.T. N.S.W." Spout - Golden Fleece logo with "GOLDEN FLEECE Supreme Motor Oil"oil, oil bottle, golden fleece, motor oil, engine oil -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Documents Relating to Armstrong Siddeley Gas Turbine and Double Mamba Propeller Engines, Armstrong Siddeley
In addition to the Double Mamba, the booklets refer to the Nene as well as gas turbine and turbo-jet engines more generally. -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Painting - Framed Print, Gerald Coulson, Merlin's Thunder, 1997
Lancaster Mk1 built at Castle Bromwich early 1945 with Merlin 24 Engines. Served with 149 Squadron & 44 Squadron.Framed print titled "Merlin's Thunder"PLAQUE INSCRIBED " Merlin's Thunder" by Gerald Goulson presented to Lilydale RSL by Gordon Anderson 1997 -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - HR Holden premier 1966
The HR was an update from the HD wirh minor styling changes on the body. Engine capacity was increased from the 179 to the 186.Manufactured by GMH 1966 _ 1968Metallic green body with white roofHolden emblem on front grill, premier on C pillar, Holden 186 on boot, venetian blind inside rear windowholden, sedan, premier -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - VF Calais concept, 2013
2013 Concept pilot used for media release of VE sedans. Engine is a High performance V6 . ( No V8 available in this model)Built by GMH in Elizabeth (South Australia) as promotional pre release vehicle4 Door sedan .Nitrate (Silver - Grey) Side indicators mounted on vents on front quarter panel. Day running lights together with fog lights lower front bumper. Alloy wheels, pronounced chrome grilleRound Holden emblem both centre grill and boot lid, Calais on LHS Boot lidholden, ve concept, calais -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - PROPELLER, AIRCRAFT, pre WW2
This will be for an Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Engine. They were produced between 1935 - 1948. For example they were used on AVRO ANSON AIRCRAFT.This propellor is crafted from eight layers of timber. The hub is round. It has eight holes for mounting bolts. The bolt holes are approx 13mm diameter. The two tips are aerofoil shape and squared off. Tip ends are 9.5 cm wide. On both sides of the hub are segments cut out. Approx 20 cm wide and 5 cm high.There is a brass plaque attached to the hub. Inscribed on it is; “DWG No. 2 3931/7. D.7. 33'. P.6.95' CHEETAH X LH”aircraft engines, avro ansons, propellor -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1910
Unknown timber mill in the Grampians.The photo shows an open sided building. In the building there is cut wood stacked on a trolley to the left with further, further cut wood in front of it. A steam engine can be seen in the far side of the building. Off-cuts and saw dust are visible in front of the building.timber industries, logging, sawmilling -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Photograph, Prototype Armoured Vehicle, est 1930's or 40's
A b&w photograph that appears to be either a mock up or prototype of an an armoured vehicle. A turret mounting a 25 pdr (?) gun is on the back of a truck chassis. The driver's cabin is offset to the right and is armour protected as is the engine compartment. The truck is a Blitz or Bedford type.Vehicle is signed "F83431"photo, afv prototype -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Note book, Book of Theoretical Questions & Answers Grade 1
The book has a hard cover burgundy in colour and has unlined pages containing hand written notes in ink. The notes consist of music - timbers- steam engines/miners wages and crossword entry from circa 1933 folded inside pages.No inscriptions or markings. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1917
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. 30/6/1917 Sugarloaf Dam wall construction / Timber form-work ready for concrete pour / Four workmen in foreground / Engine track rail line left / Hut at foot of hill loomingvictorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf dam -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Company Scene c1890's. Same as 2640
Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Company Shaft was 1,018 feet deep.Stawell Mining Scene from Big Hill. Close up view of the winding engine shed Poppet Head and Building Scotchman's United Mine. Rear poppet head Crown Cross. Upper Main Street visible left Back of Photo. Stawell 176 Miles from Melbournemining, panorama -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - STACK TALK THE NEWSLETTER OF STEAMRAIL VICTORIA INCORPORATED
A copy of Stack Talk The newsletter of the Steamrail Victoria Incorporated. Volume 3, Issue 5. Price $2.50 November/December 1992. On front cover a photo of a Steam engine with the caption Exclusive: The Return to Service of K 183. 48 pages in totalmagazine, organization, steamrail victoria -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting - poster, R.W. Warnock, 'Mobil Oil', c1935
Reginald (Reg) WARNOCK (1915-1991) Reginald William Warnock undertook the Commercial Art course during the 1930s. On completion, he worked as a designer at Paton’s Advertising Service, Melbourne. Commercial art subjects between 1915 and 1939 reflected changing practises and industry requirements, with Ballarat graduates in demand. In the 1936 Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report it was stated: "It is my pleasure to report a most successful year in the Technical Art School. I the Annual Poster Competition for Technical Schools, organised by Wiltshires Pty Limited, 16 prized valued at 33 pounds 8 shillings - out of 23 prizes valued at 56 pounds - were won by our students. R.W. Warnock moved from Ballarat to Moonee Ponds towards the end of March, 1937. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Commercial art Framed original poster completed at the Ballarat Technical Art School by R.W. Warnock. It shows Oil pouring from a bottle in front of a steam engine. Please use the comment link below if you can assist with information about R.W. Warnock."For power and efficiency" "Mobil Oil"art, artwork, warnock, mobil, oil, poster, r.w. warnock, available, alumni, locomotive, steam engine, motor oil, advertisement, reginald warnock -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Postcard - Museum, Engelander John Co Pty Ltd, 1980
Colour postcard showing Antique Car and Folk Museum at 20 - 24 Princes Highway. Vehicles parked in front include a log wagon, large Fowler steam traction engine, a motor buggy and a penny-farthing bicycle. Lakes Entrance VictoriaAntique Car and Folk Museum Lakes Entrancemuseums, vehicles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FARM PRODUCTION
Leopold Walter Twigg (1870-1935) married Mary Ann Lily (Lily) Douglas (1874-1952) in 1900. Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2003. Farm production: tanks built for Leo Twigg on his Newbridge property in 1908. Each silo held 25,000 bags of wheat. They were filled by an engine-driven elevator. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - OLD NAPOLEON MINE - THE OLD NAPOLEON MINE AND BENDIGO GOLDFIELD
Handwritten notes and typed copies of same, on the Old Napoleon Mine AND MINES OF bENDIGO AND eAGLEHAWK Date 1885. Notes mention winding engine and boiler. The boiler was too small for Sth Bellevue Mine says Mr Hooper. Albert Richardson Collectiondocument, gold, old napoleon mine, old napoleon mine, notes on the old napoleon mine, sth bellevue mine, mr hooper -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Routine Maintenance
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of 2Lt Tom 'Rockets' Guivarra, a fixed wing pilot with 161 (Indep) Recce Flt checks with a maintenance technician during routine maintenance on one of the flights Cessna fixed wing aircraft's engines. (Circa April 1967)photograph, 161 recon flt, 2lt tom "rockets" guivarra, cessna, gibbons collection catalogue, fixed wing pilot, 161 (indep) recce flt, denis gibbons -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Cooper 2-stand semi-poratble sheating plant
Photograph of Coooper shearing plant.Photograph of Coooper shearing plant.Cooper 2-stand semi-poratble sheating plant powered by pilot air cooled petrol engine circa 1949 Photography by Athol Shmith Pty Ltd 125 Collins St. Melbourne No. ......shearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd athol shmith pty ltd -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - VP Commodore
Produced from 1991 til 1993Manufactured by GMHWhite painted 4 door sedan. Spoiler on the boot lid, sun visor over windscreen. Black decorative strips along both sides of the car. Clear plastic insert in Grille, wind deflectors on both front windows.Holden emblem bonnet front centre, lion emblem on boot lid, Holden LHS rear, with Commodore executive on RHS of boot, engine designation (VC3.8) injection on both front quarter panels.vp model, commodore, sedan