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Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - SKETCH WW2, 23 April 1941
VX35607 PTE F. A. LEITH, VX39281 CPL A. W. DENNIS, VX 37785 CPL E F EAMES, VX40454 K. JINKINS, VX32720 D S BARTON, VX40633 COOK J. WALLWONK, CAPT GREVILLE, DRIVER SPROULL (GIPPSLAND), DRIVER KEENE (NSW), VX25134 PTE N. SPEARS, VX49884 BATMAN TICH HENDERSON, VX45176 H.S. COLLINS, VX45671 DRIVER L.W. GARRIE, VX47945 CPL H.B. O'CONNOR, VX42129 F. NASH, VX 39092 F.J. GILES, VX40003 CPL R. JOHNSON, VX25874 H.E. DOIG, VX27236 C.H. DEMILLO, MESS ORDERLY MICK HEARNEE, SGT L. ATKINSON, SGT BIGGS (VICTORIA), VX 39296 A.V. BLACK, SGT GILES (China & New Guinea), VX 26561 W.J. HIPE, VX 43532 E.P. OGIET, J.H. McKINNON, VX35133 O.A. JOYCE.Sketch - In centre in black ink is a sketch of a soldier in uniform with helmet, back pack & rifle with fixed bayonet in L hand . Khaki background. Plastic coated with white cardboard backingWritten at top: “2/5 Field Hygiene Section AIF Malaya” Written underneath: Names & numbers of Section Members2/5th field hygiene section, malaya, ww2, memorabilia -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Photograph, Invalid returned servicemen arrive at Mr & Mrs Dixon's home, 42 Essex Road, Surrey Hills, 1919
The Dixon family lived at 42 Essex Road for decades from 1890s to 1940s. Herbert William Dixon was a civil servant. The family frequently hosted World War 1 veterans. Nursing care and hospitality were also offered in a number of other Surrey Hills homes. His son Hugh Banks Dixon embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916. He was an motor mechanic / engineer and was assigned to the 4th Motor Transport Section as a transport driver. Herbert died in 1936.Black and white photo of 2 vehicles transporting invalid soldiers to the home of Mr and Mrs H W Dixon of 42 Essex Road, Surrey Hills. One is parked; the other appears to be moving. Both vehicles have their hoods down. In the first, the driver and one man beside him are in civilian dress; the other four are in army uniform with the 3rd man in the front seat being an officer.1914-1918, essex road, world war 1, returned service people, herbert william dixon -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - DRIVERS HANDBOOK, 1940
Item issued to W.H.GREENMAN VX126789. Refer Cat No 81 for his service details and other.Paper covered book of Standing Orders for Drivers of Mechanical Vehicles, 1940/ 20 pages.Handwritten on top left inside cover: VX126789 DVR Greenman W H Handwritten on top centre 1st page: DVR Greenman W H VX126789booklets, drivers, vehicles -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Book, F W Niven & Co, "Ballarat Tramway Company, Rules for Drivers and Conductors", 1887
Provides a set of rules for horse drivers and conductors for the Ballarat Tramway Co. Note the spelling for the company name with a single "a" rather than the "aa" in Ballarat. Has two tear-out slips that were to be signed by either the conductor or the car driver. Gives 17 rules for drivers and 18 rules for conductors. Printed by F W Niven of Ballarat.Yields information about the rules that the conductors and drivers of the Ballarat horse trams operated under.Bound book, green gold block titled "Ballarat Tramway Company, Rules for Drivers and Conductors", 12 pages + two perforated sheets that could be torn out and signed. Was bound with a cotton thread and centre staples.secv, tramways, horse trams, ballaarat tramway company, rules -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, c1963
B&W negative of tram 680 in Barkly St, Russell St, West Footscray Tram has destination Williamstown Rd. Driver and conductor posing for camera on front steps of tram.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR102A" written in red ink, "F16" in pencil, "61A" in green ink and dated stamped as 1 Jan 1963.trams, tramways, x2 class, footscray, barkly st, williamstown rd, crews, drivers, conductors, russell st, tram 680 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Letter - Letter and Life Summary, W. T. BYRNE
1.Photocopy of letter dated 24/12/1914 handwritten by William Thomas Byrne of Docker's Plain whilst at training camp - 3rd light horse brigade train - to his sister. 2.Photocopy of brief summary of W.T.Byrne's life to when he was discharged in 1918 - photocopied from Docker Plains School Honor Book William Thomas BYRNE was born on 21/9/1890 at Docker Plains to William and Johanna Byrne. He was educated at Docker Plains and Wangaratta State schools. A farmer when he enlisted on 13/10/1914. He trained at Broadmeadows and embarked on Hororata on 17/4/1915. He served with the 3rd Light Horse and 12th and/or 27th ASC - Army Service Corps as a Driver. Newspaper article dated 7/11/2003 states letter was found inside second hand book and the writer of the letter identified as the uncle of local Wangaratta resident and historian Bill O'Callaghan. The letter written prior to embarking overseas was addressed to Mrs Connell Ford Street Wangaratta but intended for his sister Nora, a Nun at Brigidine Convent, Albert Park. Photocopy of handwritten letter and life history summary in black ink on white paper 3rd Light Horse Brigade train 24/12/14william thomas byrne 5692, docker's plains -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Greensborough Football Club Premiers 1952, 1952_
A team photograph of the 1952 Australian Rules Football team from the Greensborough Football Club. Includes players and support staff. This photograph is a record of those involved with the club in a Premiership year 1952.Black and White photograph of the Greensborough Football Team 1952. Includes name of players and support team. Mounted on brown card. Greensborough Football Club. Premiers 1952. Team names: Standing at rear: H. Cockbill (Committee) J. Richards (Committee) E. Elliott (Vice President) J. Lawrence (Vice President) K. White (Committee) R. Tooth (Treasurer). Back row: L. Hall (Trainer) C. Cook (Trainer) R. Ormsby D. Wickes R. Sondemeyer D. Franklin G. Hughes A. Montfort W. Dodds H. Wasley(Goal umpire) Centre Row: W. Cecil (Secretary) R. Towler D. McDowell P. Adamson (Captain and Coach) Dr E. P. Cordner (President) F. LeGassick G. Coventry G. Driver Front Row: D. Hall E. White N. Brooks R. Sherriff E. McDowell J. Elygreensborough football club, premiers 1952 -
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, Firestone Rubber Company, Firestone Rubber Company "Sundowners", late 1960's
Demonstrates how advertising was done within W class tramcars - boxes of the driver's door and yields information about the Firestone Sundowner casual shoes.Poster Firestone Rubber Company "Sundowners", the dress casual shoes for the family. Thought to date from the late 1960's possibly when the trams were withdrawn. Were located in the end advertising panels over the doors of W3 661 and used a base for historical photographs of 661 in Melbourne (See Reg Item 4692 and 4693) until replaced during 2009, when collected.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, w class trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PURDY COLLECTION: NEW RED WHITE AND BLUE/NORTH BLUE 2, 3 BLUE MINES
Black and white image - very faded - of miners from the New Red White and Blue Mine, and North Deborah Mine. Men are standing in front of large mullock heaps, sitting in front and standing on slope of mullock heap behind. Very large group of men dressed in working clothes. On top of image in biro New Red, White and Blue North Blue, 2 and 3 Blue, 1923 On back of image: written in biro are names of men. New Red White and Blue Consolidated Mining Co., North Red White and Blue No. 2 north of main shaft, No. 3 Blue, south of main shaft, Quart Hill, Adams Road. Names of miners written in back in pen: (no order given) New Red, White and Blue Consolidated Mining Co., North Red, White and Blue No 2 north of main shaft, No 3 Blue South of Main Shaft, Quartz Hill, Adams Road, (Golden Square). Mine managers: W Brimacombe, Fred Woods, Bob O'Brien, John Saunders, George Kinsgley, Jim Arthur, Bill Bren, Charle Cheetham, Tom Rowe (Snr), Grimshaw Hayes. Underground managers - shift bosses Bill Crosman, Steve Rothenberger, Tom Turner, Jim Chapman, Snowy Read, Jim Poole, J Champman, Bil Leggo, Gus Vlaminck, Biven Shelton, Ted Connors. (Photo) Phil Lanyon, Jack Plant, Jim Plant, Tom Turner, Tom Rowe (Sen) Bob O'Brien, Jim Buller, Arthur Webster, C. Neeman, Jack Craven, Peter Millar, Engine Driver Fred Watson, P Hopley, Jim Purdy, Jack Bottom, George Ross, Dave Rigbye, Gill Dupey, Fred Smith, Er Smith, Dick Plowright, Charlie Rickards, H. Stevenson, Sal Smith, Bill Harris, Frank Greig, C. Reid, Bill Leggo, Jim Poole, George Moore, W. Webb, Windy Hurst Shaft repairing: Harry Shelton, Bil Beveridge, Ted Porter, Joe? Harry Pollard, W. Polglase, Dave Lyke, Bill Del, W. Boland, Jack Hosking, Polshaw, Pomp Davidson, Jim Lesley, Dan Scully, Cliff Barton, George Barton, Tom Crowther, Bill?, Jack Hosking, Ern Rushmeyer, George Hocking, W. Benbow, Joe Hocking, Jim Jose, Jack Jose, Herb Bill, Dick Arthur, Taff Hocking, Charlie Dean, pat Doyle, Peter Doyle, Bob Davey, Roger Trewarne, Wilf Watson, Bill Hatfield, Dick Lanyon, Hughie Atherton, Ashley Rigbye, John Purdy, Bill Watson, Jim Watson, Perce Johnson, Russ Champan, W. McNamara, W. Nievandt, E. Jobe, Bill Yates, Yate McBeth, Alex Eadie, Jim Eadie, Jorgensens, Leo Atherton, Ted Comners, 2 Battery: Mears, Bill Dewar, Dave Luke, Allan Arthur. Deutchman, Les Balle, Perce Balle, Bob Hunter, Ray Jackson, Cec Waterman, George Randall, Ted Porter, Yate McBeth, W. Lamont, D. Rigbye, J. Purdy Platman North Blue 14 years (7.7.1920 - 1.11.1940) Engine Drivers: Fred Watson, Jack Plant, Harry Hanson, Anthony Hall, Jack Botton, Harry Nicholas, John Teasdale.bendigo, mining, red white and blue -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - W class 307 and crew, 1924-1928
Photograph shows W class 307 standing on slightly curved track displaying destination "Victoria Bridge" and no route number box attached. The uniformed motorman and conductor stand on the roadway next to the front driver's cab where the trolley pole has been tied down. The conductor wears his coin bag and the driver is holding the tram's key and air brake handle. An elderly male passenger with coat stands at the drop-centre doorway and other passengers are inside. The car body of W 307 was built by Holden Motor Body Builders in South Australia in 1924 as part of a large contract to build W class trams. Victoria Bridge was the termini of both the Collins Street and Victoria Parade cable tram that closed in 1929 and the Mont Albert electric tram from Union Road, via Whitehorse Road and Kew Junction. Perhaps this photograph is of the Mont Albert terminus although the curved track suggests otherwise.Yields information about early W class tramcars . Black and white photograph with penciled dates on rearPencil writing reads "Between 2/9/24 & 19/3/28" trolley pole, drop-centre, w class, tram 307, victoria bridge, route number box, key, air brake handle, car body, holden motor body builders, mont albert, termini -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Tramway Brakes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "General Principles of braking", May 1944
Document titled "General Principles of braking" set outs the basis of tramcar braking systems, impact of wet conditions, sanding, brake equipment - air and hand, brake failures and the use of electrical braking, and nomenclature such as hand brakes, service brake, emergency brake, reverse motor action and regenerative motor action. Document dated 22/5/1944.Demonstrates SECV document about braking systems and driver instructions.Typed carbon copy - three Foolscap sheets with two punch holes on the side.In ink in top left hand corner "Copy sent W Thomas 23/5"tramways, ballarat, brakes, tramcar brakes, braking, instructions, secv instructions -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - AIR BRAKES
Handwritten quote from W. Abraham, Inspl of Mines, Bendigo. He had been at the Great Northern Company's mine when the engine driver was hauling water from the 1.780 feet level, with a tank on one side and a cage on the other, broke the cross-head and two motion-bars; the drums reversed and desecended about 50 feet. The driver applied the air-brakes. The drums were brought a standstill, without any further damage. The Insp. Was in favour of the air -brakes and thought every should be compelled to use them in shafts below 1,000 feet in depth. Also a list of companies who have had these brakes fitted to their winding plants and a list of the companies who intend to fit them. Also mentioned is the price of fitting which was from 30 to 50 pounds.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, air brakes, secretary mines report 1900 page 69, w abraham, great northern company, harkness & co, james mitchell, princess dagmar g m coy, confidence extended g m coy, victoria reef quartz coy, new moon g m coy, great southern garden gully g m coy, francis ormond g m coy chewton -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Train Derailment near Glenorchy February 1971-- 6 Photos, 1971
Series of six photographs of Train derailment near Glenorchy February 1971. These Photographs are copies o=from negatives held by the society - Made possible by grant 1991. These photographs taken of a train accident. The Afternoon Passenger Train - at the level crossing on the Warracknabeal - Stawell Road. There are 2 crossings on the road - This crossing is near the Wimmera River Rail Bridge. The cause of the accident - was a collision between a loaded Gravel truck and the passenger train. The Driver of the Truck was killed. 1231-2 B/w Photo of Train Smash near Glenorchy. This photo was donated from the estate of Mr Boothey in 2010, and is almost identical to one in 1231. This Photo is in album 4. B/W Photos of a Train Smash - 1231 The deisel Engine completely derailed off the rail line. 1231-1 showing the derailed rolling stock from another angle. Many onlookers. 1231-2 The Boogie is completely off the carriage 3 Photogrpahsstawell railways transport, glenochy