Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. Side view of the building.Fujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo

Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. Side view of the building.Fujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo

Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. Rear view of the buildingFujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo

Photo of cardboard box with the words ''Gas&Fuel Bendigo'' on it.Kodakbusiness, retail, gas and fuel

Bendigo Gas Works, Weeroona Ave, Bendigo. Gasometerslide, bendigo, bendigo gas works, bendigo gas works

Slide. Bendigo Buildings. Bendigo Gasometer (gas works).slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings.

Gas and Fuel Building Site - Date and location UnknownFujicolorbuildings, commercial, gas and fuel

First Burn Off Natural Gas Bendigo, 1973.bendigo, industry, gas and fuel

First Burn Off Natural Gas Bendigo, 1973.bendigo, industry, gas and fuel

Apparatus used in demonstrating Diffusion of Gases 19th Century

Pieces of apparatus to demonstrate combustion of one gas in another

The Panther lamp was made by Powell and Hanmer of Birmingham. (see Item 7354) This model appears to be dated from the 1920's. Early models of the automobile, motorbike and bicycles used carbide lamps as headlamps. Acetylene gas, derived from carbide, enabled early automobiles to drive safely at night. Thick concave mirrors combined with magnifying lenses projected the acetylene flame light. These type of lights were used until reliable batteries and dynamos became available, and manufacturers switched to electric lights.Carbide Vehicle Lamp.-Silvered Metal, Lens Assembly . Small Green lens on both sides of the assembly, with a clear lens in front. 'Panther B'Ham' is stamped on the lower part of the assembly. In addition a Logo is Stamped with 'P H' and 'Ltd' under those letters. Carbide Gas section missing.Panther B'Ham

4 pages of the Gas and Fuel Corporation Newsletter. One article on ''Bendigo - Victoria's Golden City'' one on ''Natural gas in June'' one on ''Bendigo Showroom'' one titled ''Where it all began'' on the History of the Bendigo gas company. Also one page with 5 photos of ''Our People at Bendigo''newspaper, bendigo, pipeline gas and fuel newsletter

Cut out from the ''Pipeline Jan/Feb 1976'' The Pipeline was a newsletter published by Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria. The article is titled ''Gas Plays Big Part in Bendigo's Background''newspaper, bendigo, pipeline gas and fuel newsletter

T.L.P.G. Plan. On Left hand side Brambles gas Truck. A small shed and on the left hand side to gas tanks. Several houses can be seen in background. Date Unknown.organisation, industry, gas and fuel

Robert James Minnitt introduced the concept of self-administered analgesia, using an apparatus designed and built in conjunction with London scientific instrument-maker, Charles King. The Minnitt apparatus met with considerable success and led to further modifications, including the introduction of the Queen Charlotte gas-air analgesia apparatus in 1936, manufactured by the British Oxygen Company.Black and white photograph of a Minnitt gas/air analgesia apparatus, in a Queen Charlotte case. The case is standing open with the apparatus inside. A label with instructions is on the left side of the case, and the apparatus is on the right side of the case. A nitrous oxide cylinder tank and valve is connected to a small box with a regulator. A tube with a breathing mask is attached to the box. The Queen Charlotte case has hinges on the side and a handle on the top.minnitt gas air apparatus, minnitt, nitrous oxide, queen charlotte case, anaesthetic equipment

Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. Side view of the finished building.Fujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo

Construction of Gas&Fuel headquarters. Side view of the finished building.Fujibuildings, gas company, gas & fuel bendigo

group of gas and fuel employees around a table for some functionKodakperson, group, males

Inside of showroom with several gas stoves. Date and location unknownKodakbusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom

Inside of showroom with several gas heaters. Date and location unknownKodakbusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom

Inside of showroom with several gas stoves cook tops and hotplatesKodakbusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom

Pink etched glass gas light shade with fluted bottom.lighting, gas, shade

Slide, Bendigo Easter Fair. Gas & Fuel Corporation float.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter fair., bendigo easter fair.

At guide hall on corner of Layzell and Patrick Streets Pam SmithFour Brownies making tea with wooden bench and gas burner A Marshall Studios Quality Prints guides

Bendigo Showroom Date and Location Unknown - 4 Gas HeathersAgfabusiness, retail, gas and fuel showroom

Gas Tank Being Placed in Position - Location and Date UnknownPolaroidorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

Diffusion of Gases, probably 19th Century, from (glass blowing)

When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Gas Light Fitting, Brass wall mount of a swinging armed gas bracket, with gate valve. Has heavy concretion. Artefact Reg No S/76. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg.warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, gas light fitting, brass gas light fitting