Postcard was copied from a photo copy collected by societyBlack & White copy of a Postcard showing Mitcham Railway Station with an electric train leaving the station for Melbourne. Note the Tile works in the background. Post card published by G B Carter M4803mitcham railway station, electric train

Yields information about the appearance of the depot area and shunting trams such as No. 41.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 41 shunting at the depot or running out. Tram has a electric cooking roof advertisement.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram 41

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1963 and the Sebastopol terminus.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 35 at the Sebastopol terminus with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North and an electric cooking roof advert."35 bogie Sebastopol 2-4-64" in ink.tramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, royal mail hotel, tram 35

Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history, including the Victorian Railway's trams. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover is a photo of Z3 at the Burwood terminus. Written by Norm Cross, Dale Budd and Randall Wilson as editors, published by Transit Australia Publishing. Has two maps, north and south of Melbourne, printed on the inside card covers. Published 1993. Yields information up to 1993 about Melbourne's tramcars.Book - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card card, printed on gloss paper - 7 sections, perfect bound, describes Melbourne's tram car fleet. mmtb, tramways, tramcars, melbourne, vr trams, destination city

Hand drawn plan on plain foolscap paper of proposed tram line from Loftus to View Point within National Park for South Pacific Electric Railways - with notes, proposed destination roll.trams, tramways, sper, national park line, loftus, destination roll

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.Cliff Thomas started his career with Victorian Railways at Geelong in 1946. He was driving electric locomotives and running the depot in 1952. Cliff moved to Wodonga in 1969 where he retired in 1984.railways wodonga, fred rochow, wodonga railwaymen, cliff thomas

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 36 at Lydiard St. North terminus. Tram has destination of "Sebastopol" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, lydiard st. north, tram 36

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 39 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 39

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 36 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 36

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 35 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 35

Paraffin lamp. Dark wooden turned ornate stem. Metal base. Vitreous enamel fuel reservoir. Glass chimney with mantel. Plastic and cloth shade."Aladdin 21C Made in England GB. PAT. NOS. 694273-4 21C11" imprinted on fuel reservoir. "Aladdin heat resistant glass" imprinted on chimney. " Remove this gallery when lighting REG. TM. Aladdin Made in England" Written on gallery (under chimney)lighting, kerosene & oil, aladdin, kitchen lamp, light, paraffin, mantel, table lamp, chimney, lamp shade.

Ron White worked for the SECV and was superintendent engineer of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme after its completion.Ron White lived in Mt Beauty and worked for the SECV until he retiredA very long banner with a gold border and with fancy font in red and black. Both ends are 'V' shaped. "Best Wishes Ron for a long retirement / from your friends at the SEC."ron white

Greensborough Plaza is getting even greener with the addition of four news electric car charging stations at the centre.News article 1 page, black text.greensborough plaza, electric car charging stations

During the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme the employees socialised by joining clubs such as the table tennis club.McKay Creek was the site of a power station where the employees lived in the camp while working there. Table tennis entertained them during their leisure time. This activity is of historic and social significance and can be compared with activities of today especially as Mt Beauty was built as a construction town for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and is now a small town with the added influence of tourism. McKay Creek was part of the construction with a work force living there.Large Black and white photo of the McKay Creek Table Tennis Club including 18 men and 1 boy.ID on the back and "AM Collection"mckay creek power station, table tennis club, kiewa hydro electric scheme

After the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme was constructed by the SECV, Mt Beauty became a popular destination for tourists. Tourism is a major industry for Mt Beautyx2 coloured postcards - 1 Mt Beauty chalet and 2. Mt Beauty Main Street (Also scanned in black and white)mt beauty chalet, mt beauty main street, tourism

Belonged to donor's father and used by him. Later used by donor until the advent of electric soldering irons.Long wooden handle with metal bar attached to shaped Copper piece.trades, plumbing, tinsmithing

used on spin from Wonthaggi to East Area. Found 10m N.W of electric shed June 1987Standard type of rail cutter/dog.

This item was acquired by the Ballarat School of Mines Electrical Engineering department for use in electric power laboratory as a source of D.C., and also for instructional purposes. This central mercury arc element was located in a cabinet with transparent side panels, and equipped with the required electric accessories, to be a self-contained stand-alone unit. Head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the time was John M. Sutherland.Mercury arc rectifier, 3-phase input. Constructed of blown glass, and complicated configuration: the central inverted truncated cone is provided with 3 large diameter "horns' and four smaller ones. Each horn has electrical connection to outside, some have side horns. Approximately half a cup of free mercury inside the glass complex. No. 33369scientific instrument, x-ray, x-ray tube, xray, john m. sutherland, electrical engineering, ballarat school of mines

Standard Telephones and Cables Pty Ltd was a telecommunications company that began as part of Western Electric, a telephone manufacturing company set up by Alexander Graham Bell. Following the First World War, Western Electric diversified to include electric generators and wireless receivers, all still imported. In 1925, Western Electric was sold to the International Telephone and Telegraph Company. In Australia, it became known as Standard Telephones and Cables (Australasia) They worked closely the Postmaster Generals department to set up telephone and radio networks throughout Australia. Its first factory was in Chippendale, New South Wales but ut developed to have branches in all stated of Australia. By the end of the Second World War STC was Australia's biggest manufacturer due to its critical role in producing telecommunications equipment, domestic radio receivers, telecom cables, military equipment and electron tubes. The company returned to peacetime manufacture. Rather than reduce staff it used its excess capacity to produce electric irons and other domestic appliances including vacuum cleaners and floor polishers. This model was produced at the beginning of the 1950s. It was once owned by Mr. Stiff from Stiff and Gannon, Wodonga.This item has local and national significance. It was used in a local Wodonga business and is representative of domestic appliances used in the 1950s. It also has national significance as it is an excellent example of good produced by the manufacturing industry in Australia during that period.Model 30 Airzone Vacuum Cleaner and accessories. Manufactured in AustraliaMetal logo for Airzone including engine specificationsdomestic appliances, standard telephones and cables pty ltd

This is a vintage item dating from the early 20th century. It is a hand-held lantern that could also have been hung from a ledge or wall. Lanterns of this type were often used by railway employees or ship's crew for signalling. The lighting was probably obtained by a candle as there is no evidence of an oil mechanism.This item is of interest because of its age and its possible use locally over a hundred years ago.This is a metal lantern painted black on the outside and silver-frosted inside. It has a rectangular-shaped body with bevelled glass, a semi-circular metal top and a metal handle. The hinged glass door on the side is missing.vintage lighting, hand-held metal lanterns

This type of rectangular dark blue painted metal railway lamp was used by train guards in the Victorian Railways in the 20th century for communication, safety and lighting. It is the same type as the lamp attached to the Victorian Railways guard's leather satchel dated to the 1970s, registration WHS 00074 on Victorian Collections online.The Victorian Railways lamp has local significance as it was donated by a resident of Wodonga, as well as state significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the Victorian Railways employees in the 20th century.Rectangular dark blue painted metal lamp with a large handle on the top and a circular glass disk in front of a green filter. The initials 'V.R.' are embossed on the top and both sides. White metal/aluminium rim around the clear glass disk."V.R." on the top and both sides.victorian railways lamps, v.r. lamps, vr lamps, victorian railways guard's lamp, victorian railways equipment

Kerosene lamps were used as a main source of lighting throughout Australia prior to the supply of domestic electrical services. This was obviously later in many rural areas. This lamp was used in the home of Mrs. Gina Elizabeth Harris of Bethanga in Northeast Victoria where electricity was connected on 23 March 1959.This lamp is representative of the lamps used throughout Australia prior to the introduction of domestic electricity supplies. This vintage kerosene lamp is model No. 21 which was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in Greenford, Middlesex, England in the 1950s. Base stems were mostly made from wood, turned into several different patterns. More expensive table lamp stems were of metal. Bases were mostly steel filled with sand as a weight. When Bakelite became available it was used extensively in three different colours, although collectors say that white bases were used primarily in hospitals and churches and are more rare. On wick knob: "21/Aladdin Industries Ltd/GREENFORD" Inscribed around burner: "GB Patent No 9. 69-4273-4"kerosene lamp, bakelite, domestic appliances

This gas lamp light and stand came from the original manufacturer in Melbourne. Gas street lights such as this one were used in Melbourne from the mid-19th century. The lights enabled safer after-dark travel for pedestrians and vehicles and were a deterrent to crime. A lamp lighter was employed to keep the lamps lit, sometimes with little success due to weather conditions and the pranks of youths. WARRNAMBOOL Gasworks In Warrnambool prior to 1874 there were about twenty rare, individually lit street lights in Warrnambool, each with its own supply of kerosene. These lamps were in the central business area of Timor, Koroit and Liebig Streets. The Warrnambool Gas Company Ltd. was registered as an incorporated company in 1873. It was a private, locally owned business. It was located at 209-215 Merri Street, Warrnambool, on the land, which is just west of the later-built railway station. The first managers of the Gas Company lived in a substantial stone house on site, but later the managers lived in a residence in Henna Street between Merri and Timor Streets. The original home, which still stands, became a residence for the Railway Station Master from about 1890. In August 1874 the construction of the gasworks was complete and at the end of that month gas was supplied to all of the existing lamps in Warrnambool for the first time. The Warrnambool Gas Company wound up in 1880-1881 and was purchased by the Warrnambool Borough Council with money raised by a loan – the Borough’s first ‘loan transaction’. The Council established a piped network to supply gas to other street connections. The gasworks were privatised and upgraded in 1952. In 1972 the town supply was converted to liquid petroleum gas and by the early 1980s the gasworks were closed down. In 1986 Warrnambool was supplied with natural gas from a site near Port Campbell. The Warrnambool gasworks supplied all street and shop lighting and most domestic lighting until 1923 when electricity was available for lighting. Bromfield Street in Warrnambool was named after the director of the gasworks, James Astley Bromfield (1823-1903). He arrived in Warrnambool from Worcestershire, England, in 1852 and was very active in the local council and community. Cockman Street was named after the first secretary of the gasworks in 1874, Walter Cockman (c.1821-1892). He was a Mayor and businessman. The second Manager, Luther Rodgers, worked for the gas company for about twenty years and both Rodger Place and Rodgers Road in Warrnambool have been named after him. LAMP LIGHTS IN MELBOURNE In the 1820s Melbourne's innkeepers were legally required to have a lamp light outside their premises from sunset to sunrise. This was the first instance of street lamps being used in Melbourne. In 1847 the first oil lamp was used in the city. In 1849 a gas lamp was installed on the Swanston Street Bridge and much of the city had oil lamps installed by then. In August 1857 the installation of street gas lamps began in Melbourne. They were welcomed for the much brighter illumination they gave. By 1860 there were 414 lamp pillars. The phrase was quoted often - "A light was as good as a policeman". The first gas burners used for street lighting were called 'fishtail' gas burners. These were replaced in the early 1900s by gas mantles. The City of Melbourne Gas Coke Company was formed in 1850 but due to the Gold Rush the manufacture and distribution of the gas supply was delayed until January 1856. By the 1890s the gas supplying the lights was supplied by three companies in Melbourne. In 1879 a football match was played at the MCG under electric lighting and gradually electric arc lights were installed inside and outside buildings in the city. Lamp lights such as the one in Flagstaff Hill’s collection were no longer needed. (References: John Lindsay re Lamp Light history 2019-01-29, Former Warrnambool Gas Company Limited, Victorian Heritage Database Report, Heritage Number 149746 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/149746/download-report ) The lamp light is representative of the lamps used in Melbourne from the mid-nineteenth century to light the streets at night and make Melbourne a safer city. The lamp is also representative of the gas street lighting in Warrnambool from the mid-1870s-1920s.Lamp light or gas light. Street light, one of the last gas street lights removed from Melbourne. (Reconditioned by Friends of Flagstaff Hill, 2013)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, lamp light, gas light, gas lamp, street lamp, street light, gas street light, melbourne street lighting, warrnambool street lighting, melbourne gas street light, warrnambool gas company, warrnambool gasworks, james bromfield, walter cockman, luther rodgers, city of melbourne gas coke company

(Third Newspaper Clipping )The Shamrock lights are blazing again article. Photograph of a chandelier framed in an archway in the first floor foyer. Electricity was a modern innovation when the Shamrock re-opened in 1897. Electric light lit the interior throughout and there were electric bells in every room. (The fourth Image directly underneath) depicts an invitation to the Governor of Victoria and his wife Lady Loch to a sumptuous banquet at The Shamrock in Novemebr 1886 to commemmorate their visit Sandhurst for the opening of the Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition.bendigo, history, shamrock hotel

Manilla envelope [a] with handwritten caption,'Agreement dated October 7th 1947, Neon Electric Signs, White & Dunstan, McCallum St, Swan Hill, rent £1/12/6 monthly. [b] Pinned Official letterhead notepaper of ' Neon Electric Signs' addressed to Managing Director Cohn Bros, Victoria Brewery. Re File No 5382. Acknowledging letter of Dec 10th, requesting copy of agreement. [c] Rental & Maintenance Agreement between White & Dunstan Swan Hill.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

List - 12 A4 pages, typed listing the opening dates of tramways in the Melbourne district, excludes Provincial tramways. Includes horse tram lines, cable lines, closure and conversion dates and electric tramways from 1884 to 1995. Does not appear to list closure dates of electric tram line. Includes the VR, and the various trust and private operations. Based on previous documents (Reg item 816 to 818) has been prepared by Ross Wilson c 1996.trams, tramways, tramways, opening, horse trams, cable trams, closure, conversion, dates

Looking east No. 117. Large tree on left near electric pole still standing today in front of No. 121.Black and white photographic printOriginally located in a Filmpro King Size Prints processing envelope $3.01 Shire of Eltham 9/9/66 and noted as Calrossie Ave area and crossed out Eltham-Yarra Glen Road, Bridge Street to Elsa Court existing conditions mid 1967brougham street, eltham, infrastructure, road construction, roads

The Kiewa Hydro Workmen's Club was established in 1948. It was a recreational facility for the men working on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The Kiewa Hydro Workmen's Club was established firstly as a shop by the SECV during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. It became a Club to enable members to purchase and consume liquor on the premises. Alex McCullough was a member in 1955 and was a prominent citizen.Small, thin booklet with grey cardboard cover with 16 pages (out of order) stapled at the spine. Copies of the By-Laws are enclosed but not attached. Ticket: 'Member's Ticket with expiry date and the names of the committee printed on it.A, McCullough printed on the member's line.kiewa hydro workmen's club, recreation at mt beauty, alex mccullough