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Kyneton Fire Brigade
Memorabilia - Trophy
Fire Brigade Trophy awarded Sandhurst 1886Fire Brigade DemonstrationsSilver urn, heavily chased decoration on body and base. Gold inside bowl. Elongated handles with ram's head decoration.U.F.B.D. 1886 SANDHURST 2nd Prize Ladder & Hose Event Won by KYNETON V.F.BRIGADE Reverse : Presented by F.WILLSkyneton fire brigade, kyneton volunteer fire brigade, country fire authority, trophy, sandhurst, wills f, ladder & hose event -
Victoria Police Museum
Police record (May Hall), 15 December 1919
In March 1917, fire services attended a fire in a domestic dwelling in Carlton. When the owners returned they found that some of their clothing was missing. May Hall, 19, was later charged with stealing clothing and then burning those she did not want. Prison record for May Hall, prisoner registered number 7351, giving details of the prisoner, her crimes and the dates and places of her trials.english speaking prisoner, female prisoner, may hall, burglary, stealing, arson -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Cartridge
105mm Fired Tank Cartridge Case with Inerting Certificate for display purposes from 1 Armoured Regiment and presented to Brig. Ash POWER CSC from the Commanding Officers and Men 1st Armoured Regiment to mark the occasion of his ' Big Bang" 19 Jun 03 - fired by the Brigade Commander prior to redeployment and one of the last cartridges to be fired from a leopard tank prior to being replaced by the Abrams tank. A common, NATO-standard, tank gun cartridge used in 105mm gunsLarge brass empty cartridge case Plaque - Presented to Brig Ash POWER CSC from the Commanding Officers and Men 1st Armoured Regiment to mark the occasion of your Big Bang 19 Jun 03 Base - SATO NT 278/03...105MMTK PW244tank, cartridge, 1 armoured regiment -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Painting - Print - Framed
Displayed in original toy cabinet of museum for unknown length of time. Copy of an original lithographBiography of Outhwaite, Ida Sherbourne 188 - 1960 in Supplementary FileBlack and white etched print of children and pixies playing around open fire. Print is set in brown wooden frame. Copy of an original lithograph. The etching is by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite identified by her signature in the top right hand corner covered by the mounting.|On the back of this copy of the etching (the page appears to be cut from a book) is an etching of a koala and a camp fire on which he has brewed billy tea. A sweet four verse poem describing the picture accompanies the etching.|The initials I.S.R.O. are at base of the etchingillustrations, reproductions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1970
Black and white reproduction of a photo that appeared in the Melbourne Sun News Pictorial, 6 November 1923, of the aftermath of the fire at the Zoo horse tram depot. Has workers wheeling wheels. The Timeline history of Melbourne trams - Barry George et al, dates the fire as 4 November 1923, during the Police Strike. Four horse tram cars were destroyed as a result. The photo has mounted onto a Norman Co. cardboard tag using an adhesive substance. Photo could be peeled off card if needed.On the rear of the card is the TMSV Address stamp and on the rear of the photograph in ink "Melbourne Sun News Pictorial, 6 November 1923".trams, tramways, zoo tram, police strike, fire -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Weapon - Carronade, Unknown (Replica)
This deck cannon is believed to be a replica Carronade as it has no foundry mark, year of manufacture, proof marks or weight of carronade on it. However, its design matches the design of Carronades used in the early to mid 19th century. History: The carronade was designed as a short-range naval weapon with a low muzzle velocity for merchant ships, but it also found a niche role on warships. It was produced by the Carron iron works and was at first sold as a complete system with the gun, mounting, and shot altogether. Carronades initially became popular on British merchant ships during the American Revolutionary War. A lightweight gun that needed only a small gun crew and was devastating at short range was well suited to defending merchant ships against French and American privateers. Its invention is variously attributed to Lieutenant General Robert Melville in 1759, or to Charles Gascoigne, manager of the Carron Company from 1769 to 1779. In its early years, the weapon was sometimes called a "mellvinade" or a "gasconade". The carronade can be seen as the culmination of a development of naval guns reducing the barrel length and thereby the gunpowder charge. The Carron Company was already selling a "new light-constructed" gun, two-thirds of the weight of the standard naval gun and charged with one-sixth of the weight of the ball in powder before it introduced the carronade, which further halved the gunpowder charge. The theory of its design was to use less powder and had other advantages that were advertised in the company's sales pamphlet of the time, state. The smaller gunpowder charge reduced the barrel heating in action, also reduced the recoil. The mounting, attached to the side of the ship on a pivot, took the recoil on a slider, without altering the alignment of the gun. The pamphlet advocated the use of woolen cartridges, which eliminated the need for wadding and worming, although they were more expensive. Carronades also simplified gunnery for comparatively untrained merchant seamen in both aiming and reloading that was part of the rationale for adopting the gun. Other advantages promoted by the company were. The replacement of trunnions by a bolt underneath, to connect the gun to the mounting, reduced the width of the carriage that enhanced the wide angle of fire. A merchant ship would almost always be running away from an enemy, so a wide-angle of fire was much more important than on a warship. A carronade weighed a quarter as much as a standard cannon and used a quarter to a third of the gunpowder charge. This reduced charge allowed Carronades to have a shorter length and much lighter weight than long guns. Increasing the size of the bore and ball reduces the required length of the barrel. The force acting on the ball is proportional to the square of the diameter, while the mass of the ball rises by the cube, so acceleration is slower; thus, the barrel can be shorter and therefore lighter. Long guns were also much heavier than Carronades because they were over-specified to be capable of being double-shotted,(to load cannons with twice the shot, for increased damage at the expense of range). Whereas it was dangerous to do this in a carronade. A ship could carry more carronades, or carronades of a larger caliber, than long guns, and carronades could be mounted on the upper decks, where heavy long guns could cause the ship to be top-heavy and unstable. Carronades also required a smaller gun crew, which was very important for merchant ships, and they were faster to reload. Additional notes: Cannon cast in England, Wales and Scotland had their imperial weight chiselled or engraved in the format of 4-2-0 on the bottom of the cascabel, indicating the weight of the cannon as 4 hundredweight, 2 quarters and 0 pounds. Since a hundredweight equals 112 pounds and a quarter weight is 28 pounds the total weight is 504 pounds or about 228 kilograms. The small bore replica carronade and carriage is part of a collection of nineteenth Century Flagstaff Hill Guns and cannons, and is a representation of carronades used from the early 18th up to the 1850s on merchant and military ships particularly the British Royal Navy until 1850. This example is not significant in the historic sense but demonstrates the type of artillery used aboard vessels of the time for protection & offensive military actions. Cannon, cast iron, small smooth bore cannon on the stepped wooden carriage with wooden wheels. It appears to fire a 12-pound cannonball. The Cannon barrel can have its elevation adjusted via a sliding sloped block at the rear of the cannon. Gun carriage has loops for locating and holding the carriage in position with the use of ropes. It is believed this carronade is a replica of a mid-to-late 19th-century Carronade cannon.Cast into metal; [Royal emblem of Queen Victoria (VR "Victoria Regina")]warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cannon, naval cannon, cannon on carriage, 19th century cannon, fortifications, smooth bore cannon, 12 pounder, carronade, artillery, replica, deck cannon, cannon in carriage, ship cannon -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
photograph
D.Langshaw in turn out gear in front of a fire truck.black and white photographD.Langshawd. langshaw -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bushfire Damage at the Apple tree orchard at Pomonal 1939
Apple tree orchard after 1939 Fires at PomonalBlack and white photo of what looks to be an orchard as fruit on the ground.stawell -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Street Parade In Malmsbury, Malmsbury ca1990
People - Captain Koala Associated with - Junior Fire Brigade -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Margaret Mann, Toorourrong Reservoir after fires, March 2012
7 photographs of Toorourrong Reservoir after fires 2012.7 colour photographstoorourrong reservoir, bushfire -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Group photograph, Telecom workers after the 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires
cGroup of Telecom workers who received an award for maintaining communications in Lorne during the 1983 Ash Wednesday Fires. Left to Right: S. Rayner; B. Dickinson; B. Floyd; M. Yorke; B. Weller; A. Freametelecomworkers, ash wednesday fires 1983, s.rayner, b.dickinson, b. floyd, m.yorke, b. weller, a.freame, communications, awards -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (3 copies), Browning Machine Gun Caliber 0.50 HB M2, Dec 1955
Soft covered booklet which arranges a step by step progressive training layout of familiarisation, mechanics, crew drills and techniques of fire of the gun. Two copies have Appendix VII, Designation Crews. Printed in May 1956FM 23-6550 caliber machine gun -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Fire screen
Fire screen, gold plated meta,l fan shaped. Centre stem has sculptured head of loon (?)-type animal with wings. Main fan area has fold away leaves that fold to centre stem.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, fire screen, fan shaped fire screen, fire guard, fireplace, fire place tool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CHOP UP
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Cho-up: Mr. Frank Coghill stands with the last of the district's chock and log fences. This fence was erected on the ''Oaklands'' plain, but was destroyed by fire in 1969. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE SYDENHAM GARDENS HOTEL
''The Sydenham Gardens Hotel'' - by John O'C. Hattam. Reference to Sydenham Gardens Road; the Atlas Hotel on Heathcote road; The Beehive; Roberts and Sons iron foundry; Craigs; fire; de-licencing; horse race - the ''A-Free-Goer'';buildings, hotel, sydenham garden hotel, white hills. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: CAMP HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
A black and white photograph of Camp Hill Primary School above Rosalind Park. This is a brick building with arches and quoins, tall lancet windows and steep slated roofs. It has a tower with a balcony, a fire-brigade lookout and a steeple.bendigo, education, camp hill primary school, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, primary schools, state schools, bendigo teachers' college, buildings, schools, central state school, camp hill primary school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SANDHURST'S EARLY FIRE BRIGADES INCLUDING LONG GULLY, c2001
Sandhurst's Early Fire Brigades Including Long Gully. Publisher George A Ellis, Bendigo. ISBN: 0-9578144-1-0. 84 pages. Photographs & illustrations. Loose A4 sheet in back with list of corrections in book.George A Ellisbendigo, fire brigade, 1855 -1899, bendigo history fire brigades -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MCGIBBONY HOUSE
Photo: black and white - Written on back in pen : 'McGibbony house - croquet lawn.' Incomplete stamp on back ' T.C. Watts & Son, auctioneer, estate agents, imperial fire office, Beehive Chambers, Pall Mall, Bendigo.buildings, house, mcgibbony -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: UNIDENTIFIED PHOTOGRAPH
James Lerk Collection - Unidentified photograph. Three objects in this photo - Metal fire extinguisher; rounded (spherical) pot and white bottle marked Summery's /Wine & Spirit Vaults/Grantham (19th C stone beer bottle) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: WILD BEASTS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, May 29, 2004. Wild beasts: ladies of the Golden Square fire brigade committee depicting a bullock team in the back to Golden Square procession, year unknown.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: UNVEILING OF PLAQUE
Copy of a letter to Garth Head from George A Ellis, dated 17 May 2000 re: Proposed program for the Unveiling of the Plaque at the Former Long Gully Fire Station on 20 August 2000. Signed George A Ellis.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - unveiling of plaque, cfa, state government of victoria, garth head, mr haermeyer, george a ellis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - OLD VIOLET SHAFT - THE VIOLET STREET 'VOLCANO' IS NOW EXTINCT
Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 13/5/67. Article mentions that the fire in the shaft is now out. A front-end loader had been used to push copious quantities of sand and mullock over it.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, old violet shaft, old violet shaft, the violet street 'volcano' is now extinct, bendigo advertiser 13/5/67, mines department, golden square fire brigade, mr frank vincent, violet street state school -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, The Battle of Coral - Balmoral
Describes the Coral - Balmoral Battle in detail. There is a coloured photo of M543 wrecker, "Tunza Gutz" in muddy ground. Also a b/w image of an artillery piece firing flechette & canister rounds at NVA/VC wave attacks.battle of coral-balmoral -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph - B&W image
A black and white photograph of Gunners of 104 Battery Royal Australian Artillery at Fire Base Betty attend the nightly situation report and orders. It was here that each detachment received its harrasment and indiction targets and timings for the nightphotograph, artillery, 104 battery raa, fire base betty, gunner, gibbons collection catalogue, gunner -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Christmas Decorations
A black and white photograph of Diggers at 1st Australian Task Force Base Headquarters hang Christmas decorations in their recreation hut. The NVA/VietCong had just announced that there would be a cease fire for the traditional Western Christmas periodphotograph, 1st australian task force, nva/vc, christmas, gibbons collection catalogue -
Clunes Museum
Document - NEWSPAPER - CUTTING, 1944 BUSHFIRES, 10/01/1944
1944 BUSHFIRES.1 ARTICLE THE SUN, 9/01/1944. BUSHFIRES BURNT 15 HOMES, HOSPITAL AT CLUNES .2 ARTICLE THE SUN, 10/01/1944. BUSHFIRES AT CLUNES .3 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES FIRE AFTERMATHbushfires, 1944 -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Corowa Free Press, 12/07/2017
Newspaper clipping of the first and second pages of the Corowa Free Press of Wednesday, 12th July 2017, articles covering the fire at the Silver Key Café in Main Street Rutherglen, which took place on Sunday, 9th July.silver key cafe, fire -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Corowa Free Press, 26/07/2017
Newspaper clipping of the first and second pages of the Corowa Free Press of Wednesday, 26th July 2017, articles covering the fire at the Silver Key Café in Main Street Rutherglen, which took place on Sunday, 9th July.silver key cafe, fire -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1925c
Black and white photograph of fire damage to Venga Guest House. It shows the destroyed eastern wall of the guest house, charred timber framework and wall lining, woman inside window looking out. Lakes Entrance Victoria.guesthouses, disasters -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2000
Date made December 2000Colour photograph showing destroyed Club Hotel. Photo taken from the Esplanade, front carparks covered with water and hoses as Lakes Entrance Fire Brigade damp down remaining trouble spots. Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, fire brigade, disasters