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Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Coal Scuttle (Kolenkit)
A souvenir imitation coal scuttle fashioned from beaten copper. It is on a brass stand and has brass handles fastened with lion head studs and copper rivets. The handle has an imitation Delft blue grip. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Newsclippings, Artafact, Framed covers of VIOSH Newsletters and Advertising, c1995, 1995-1996
Federation University VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree – on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge..1 Black framed advertisement with grey border,1995. A black and white photo of two coal miners adjacent to a heading "To the coal industry, safety is paramount" - white writing on a red background The advertisement is aimed at the coal industry promoting VIOSH at the University of Ballarat .2 Black framed advertisement with grey border,1995. A black and white photo of two coal miners adjacent to a heading "To the coal industry, safety is paramount" - white writing on a red background The advertisement is aimed at the coal industry promoting VIOSH at the University of Ballarat .3 Black framed advertisement with grey border A black and white photo of a man loading boxes onto a Qantas aircraft next to white writing on a red background - "their reputation may spread across the world" The advertisement is aimed at industry promoting VIOSH at the University of Ballarat .4 Black framed advertisement with grey border, 1995 A black and white photo of a man loading boxes onto a Qantas aircraft next to white writing on a red background - "their reputation may spread across the world" The advertisement is aimed at industry promoting VIOSH at the University of Ballarat .5 Black with gold line framed news article including a black and white photograph,1996. Blue with orange lined mount board. Article titled "A network of OHS news and ideas Subtitle "new identity reflects expanding regional role. The 1st edition of VIOSH Australia News. .6 Black with gold line framed news article including a black and white photograph, 1996. Blue with orange line mount board. Article titled "Grad Dip gets a major refit for 1997" Subtitle - "Course graduates well satisfied" .6 Framer - unknown. Job description attached to verso with tape Markings Framers details verso lls: "Artafact"viosh, viosh australia, occupatonal health and safety, viosh australia graduate diploma, environment systems, hazard controls, occupational health and safety management, anne taylor, robin hood, protector safety travel bursary 1996, viosh australia advertising, university of ballarat advertising, coal mining occupational health and safety, steve cowley, ashok nath, viosh asia pacific, viosh fiji -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Early 1900's
Donated by Jessie Smith (nee Small)Sepia photograph of a horse tethered to fence at Griffiths Point (now San Remo). Pier Hotel in the background on left. Right foreground Bergin's Pier. Mid pier, Government pier. Background part at the Coal pier.horse tethered, phillip island, jessie smith, griffiths point, san remo, pier hotel san remo, bergin's pier san remo -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Horse Brass
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 Rectangular horse harness brass plate. Plate has a concave corner. 2½" x 2". Large lump of concretion on back of plate with possibly coal embedded. Front is encrusted. 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, horse harness, horse brass -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Photocopy of 3 newspaper articles The first ''Bendigo's coal gas era ends'' from Dec 10, 1973, the second ''Not to East'' from 23/02/1976 and the last ''Councillors in a quandary'' from 23/02/1977.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, gas related item -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINE ENGINE ROOM
black And white photograph : mine engine room showing machinery, brick and galvanised iron building. Cylinders and drive sheels. On back in pencil ' Outtrim Howitt Britiish Consolidated/ Coal Mine/ Outtrim/ Air Compressing plant.organization, business, mine machinery -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mine Map, 1933
6299.1 - Very faded map of Outtrim coal mine area detailing mine tunnels, tramways, topography and other information. Shows later small addendum/modification in ball point pen, Done 26/06/1953 -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R. Preston, Beech Forest: Loading puncheons, c.1914, c.1914
While one of the lesser prime loading points sawn and split timber were loaded at Beech Forest, and a large share of this was brought to the station over two timber tramways that operated between 1904 and 1933. At the eastern end of the railway yard, near the six-ton derrick crane, a wooden tramline curved out the gate and along the road for about 8 km (5 miles) to the co-operative Box Company, known locally as the Box mill, owned by the Victorian Diary Farmers' Co-operative whose purpose was the milling of butter boxes. Other millers also provided timber. Logs were hauled to the mill by horses, and the sawn timber despatched over a tramline that joined the Box mill line about 1.2 km (0.75 miles) along. B/W. Two men loading puncheons (a short post approximately 4 feet [1.2 metres] especially used for supporting a roof in a coal mine) on a NQR wagon at Beech Forest. Note the lack of trees in the background.beech forest; railways; puncheons; -
Clunes Museum
Book, Percy, John, Percy's Metallurgy - Iron & Steel, 1894
Dowlais is a former Iron/steel making and coal mining town in Wales, United Kingdom.1 Hardcover book light brown embossed cover, gold lettering on spine, 1864, subject matter, the art of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture. With illustrations, chiefly from original drawings, carefully laid down to scale. .2 Newspaper Article "Dr. Percy on Iron and Steel" published in The Times Tuesday, May 17, 1864 .3 Plan for Dowlais New Mills Gold Lettering on spine: "Percy's Metallurgy Iron & Steel London John Murray Faded Maroon stamp page 2 - Clunes School of Mines No. 24 16 Jun 93metallurgy, mining -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, 'State Electricty Commission of Victoria Rail Transport: Yallourn Open Cut"
Provides details of the history of SECV rail operations in the Yallourn and other power station open cuts and the transport of coal and the locomotives used in the Latrobe Valley operations of the SEC. Possibly prepared in the early 1980s. Rail operations on the interconnecting railway ceased in 2000. Shows outline diagrams of the steam, electric and diesel locomotives and the coal wagons.Provides information about the SEC Coal railways and their rolling stock used for power generation in Victoria.Report or document - 16 A4 pages titled Report - 'State Electricty Commission of Victoria Rail Transport: Yallourn Open Cut"sec tramways, power supply, secv, open cut mining, locomotives, interconnecting railway -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Ticket, Victorian Railways
Railway luggage ticket to ensure that luggage reaches its destination which is the State Coal Mine.Small used railway luggage ticket with inscriptions.Yes -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Historical, maritime
Photograph, long and narrow, of Warrnambool Breakwater; unloading coal from a large ship, with a woman and three children standing on the Breakwater wall, watching. A group of about 40 men standing on the carriages, ship and tramway track are posing for the photograph.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, warrnambool breakwater -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Coal tramway, Town Pier to Gas Works via Esplanade West, 1880s
From set of three photocopies of two plans of coal tramway, Town Pier to Gas Works via Esplanade West: Full size plan with cross sections, signed by South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and Gas Co. engineerstransport - tramways, utilities - gas, sandridge lagoon, industry - manufacturing, piers and wharves - town pier, metropolitan gas company, australasia sugar refining company, robert harper & co ltd -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Deckhouse from Shandon, Robert Duncan & Co, 1883
The Shandon was a 1387 ton iron sailing ship, of length 245.9 feet, beam 37.8 feet and draught of 21.3 feet. She was built in 1883 at Port Glasgow and had a chequered career as a trader for nearly 40 years. She was converted to a lighter until the end of WWI then re-rigged as a barque and spent the next four years trading across the Pacific Ocean. In 1922 she was in use as a coal hulk in Adelaide. During WWII she was a coal hulk in Townsville. Shandon had one moment of glory in 1934 when she was involved in Victoria's 100th anniversary celebrations. The Shandon will eventually open as a public display, after restoration. c1912 Barque rigged 1924 Laid up and used as a coal hulk again. 1946 While under tow, got ashore in a cyclone 1935 Re-rigged for Centenary Maritime Exhibition at Melbourne then reverted to coal hulk. Original deckhouse from sailing vessel Shandon. Deckhouse would have been used as crew's quarters including galley, eating and sleeping space as well as room for storage. 4 portholes and 2 doors with separate galley compartment with own split door. deck house, shandon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - CORNISH PUMPING ENGINES
Handwritten notes on Cornish Pumping Engines, Ref. Dickers Mining Record, vol. 1,No 9 July 1862, Page 17. Notes give details of the Cornish Pumping Engines, actual horse-power, coal consumption and size of boilers.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, cornish pumping engines, dickers mining record vol 1 no 9 july 1862, sir charles lemon, consolidated mines, mr guy, phillips and darlington's record of mining -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, 1923 - 1929
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1905-1912. Detailing sampling food for tests, Pure Food Act, Test weights and measures incuding those of wood merchants (Coal and Firewood Act), Prosecutions, water supply problems.local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey - sanitary inspector -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1935 c
Gas works closed in 1959 due to wide use of bottle gas after seventy yearsBlack and white photograph of workmen Rod McNamara, Peter Taylor, Rocky McNamara in drays, Arthur McNamara Tom McNamara Snr Mr Carusso Manager standing at gas works with horses, drays and shovels for moving coal Bairnsdale Victoriabusinesses -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, American Mine Accounting, 1913, 1913
Red hardcovered book of 367 pages including index. Contents include: Minie Iron Ore; Mining and Milling Natice Copper; Mining Copper Ore; Mning Coal and Making Coke; Mining and Milling Gold Ore; Engineering and Geological Data. mining, accounting, economics, america, mining iron ore, mining native copper, mining copper ore, mining coal\mining gold ore, portland gold mining co, cripple creek, arizona mining co, utah fuel co, oliver iron co, ojibway mining co -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Colour photograph of seated man
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows different events and the community engagement fostered over the last few decadesColour photograph of a man seated in front of an outdoor fire rimmed with bricks, and a colonial dutch oven and water tank placed among the flames. People are seen walking in the background, along with another firepit with two dutch ovens partially covered by coals.catalogue number written on reverse in pen churchill island, photograph -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coal shovel, late 19th century - 1940's
This was A Slab Hut (Orbost Information Centre) display item. It may have been used as a coal scuttle or a maize shovel.A well-used cast iron shovel with a tubular fitting for a handle. BRAD?cast-iron shovel -
Federation University Art Collection
Sculpture, Hiro Kuwahara, 'Falcon' by Hiro Kuwahara, 1988
Hiro KUWAHARA Hiro Kuwahara was an artist in residence at Gippsland Institute of Art in 1988. The role was sponsored by the Coal Corporation of VictoriaSculpture of a bird made of claySignature incised on backbird, sculpture, coal corporation of victoria, hiro kuwahara, artist in residence -
Seaworks Maritime Museum
Shipbuilders model, R W Miller
Original ship - 11,741 gross tons. 589' x 70' x 30' (179.5 x 21.34 x 9.14m). Oil tanker built by Eriksberg Motor Vessels at Gottenburg, Sweden in 1951 for Hjalmar Bjorge of Norway as the Storheim. Purchased November 1964 and renamed R W MILLER. Had a crew of 39 seamen, including the officers. 1973 sold to Independent Shipping Company Pty Ltd of Singapore. Renamed Cherry Victor. Scrapped 1979. Robert Miller traded under the name R W Miller and Company from early 1912. One of Miller's first contracts was to pick up overburden and spoil from the sinking of the Balmain Colliery shaft and dump it at sea. Miller saw the opportunity to sell this material and he ended up getting a sixpence a ton from a local council and other contractors for use as road bases and building foundations. This close association with coal led to Robert W Miller on 15th January 1913 being given the contract for coal distribution from Sydney Harbour Colliery (Balmain mine). So began a long association with coal. Miller built a fleet of lighters that were used to transport blue metal, sand and coal around Sydney Harbour. This introduction into coal transport opened a prospect for him to enter the larger coal shipping transport. During 1917 Miller purchased a vessel, the taking over 1985 by Howard Smith Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Build date 1951-1979. Ship builders model of the tanker R W Miller in a glass case. The body is painted in colours of maroon, green and grey, the deck with detailed fittings and superstructure, an Australian merchant flag flying from the stern, within a mahogany framed glazed display casePlaque at foot of model: M/T R.W. MIILRT/ BUILT GOT. 1951/ OWNERS R.W. MILLER & CO. PTY. LTD/ LENGTH OVERALL 559.04"/ LENGTH BETWEEN P.P 526.06"/ EXTREME BREADTH 70.00"/ MOULDED DEPTH 39.03"/ DEADWEIGHT TONNAGE 18,500/ MACHINERY B & W TYPE A I.H.P 7, 600" on model: "R.W Miller" painted in black -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Willits H. Sawyer, "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the Scope and workings of the SEC Acts", 1926
Thirty two page report titled "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the Scope and workings of the SEC Acts", prepared by Willits H. Sawyer, dated 1926. Royal Commission into the status and affairs of the SEC, undertakings, works, programmes, charges, acquisition of power companies, extension of the power system, tramway and railway power systems, use of brown coal, council facilities, substations, nature of the power supply, sale of appliances, coal mining methods, distribution of power supply systems. Presented to both houses of the Victorian Parliament . Folded and stapled in the centre. Sheets have rounded corners.Stamp of the "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd" in top right hand corner dated 27 Apr. 1927"trams, tramways, sec, yallourn, power supply, royal commission -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Wooden Carving, The Polly Woodside, 1974
The Polly Woodside was built in Belfast in 1885, the three-masted cargo vessel carried coal and wheat between England and South America.Wooden wall plaque - a carving of the 'Polly Woodside. It is stained, gold with brown tones. In a frame which is painted gold, 3 strips of timber screwed to back of plaque, top bottom and centre. Two eyelets and string for hanging.Back: 'The Polly Woodside carved by W.L. Dusting 1974' - hand written, black birocarving, artwork, polly woodside -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Ballarat School of Mines Assay Room, c1900, c1901
The depicted Ballarat School of Mines Assaying Furnace probably dates back to the mid 1890s. The photo first appears in the Ballarat School of Mines Calendar for 1900, but references to these facilities were mentioned in 1887. These facilities were updated and expanded on several occasions. Black and white photograph of the assay furnaces at the Ballarat School of Mines. The Assay-room contained 16 smelting furnaces, 16 muffle furnaces fro coke, charcoal, bituminous coal and gas, and featured all the usual tools and appliances. There was an adjoining weighing room.ballarat school of mines, scientific equipment, assaying, laboratory, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINING & GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 1940
Mining & Geological Journal January 1940 Vol.2 No.2 Mine reports Chewton Gold Field, Geological Glossary, Flotation Process, Wonthaggi Coal Field published hald yearly by he Department of Mines Victoria contains photographs, maps and illustrations.gold, mining, journal -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Morley's Coal Depot, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Arthur Rowan, 1986
As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Morely's Coal Depot 2 Bay Street, corner Beach Street and Post Office Place. Established 1872. First owner: William T. CLARKE [Photo from north east]built environment - commercial, arthur rowan, william t clarke, morley coal depot, william morley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Colour Print/s, Colin Rough, 24/01/2003 12:00:00 AM
Set of three colour prints taken at the site of the Newcastle Tramway Museum 26/4/2002 by Colin Rough. .1 - W2 432 with the side cladding removed. .2 - ditto .3 - W2 245 in poor condition, with a coal loader conveyor in the background.In ink on rear of each "W class tram Mt Dee, Maitland 26/4/02"trams, tramways, maitland, newcastle, w2 class, tram 245, tram 432, scrapped trams, sw2 class -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Fire Box, Late 19th to early 20th century
Item used in the late Victorian to early Edwardian period as an insert into a house fireplace allowing the burning of coal or wood as fuel to heat a home.An item that is significant as it gives an insight into daily domestic life in the home regards heating.Fire box insert & tray black metal Embossed design to casting at back of box flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Gippsland Heritage Journal - issue 20, 1997
No 21 of a series contains articles on building materials around the Gippsland Lakes, Brown Coal Mine School, Rancby Church, Yarrams Regents Theatre, town of Moe, Mary Fullerton, Kingsford-Smith, Wonthaggi Leek Club. Also many photographs and lithograph obuilding industry, schools, religion, township