These types of metal and glass railway signalling lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The three railway signalling lamps have local significance as a set donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways, as well as national significance as examples of the communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Set of three painted black metal and glass railway signal lamps used for various purposes during train journeys. The largest signal lamp has circular blue and red glass filters and a turning mechanism on the top under the handle. "A y" on a small copper plate on one side of the largest signal lamp - Lamp 1.railway lamps, signalling lamp, train signal lamps

These types of metal and glass railway signal lamps were used for communication, safety and lighting by train guards, shunters and signalmen, as well as station staff in the late 1880s to the early 1900s. They were hand operated and used fuel such as kerosene.The railway signal lamp has local significance as part of a set of three lamps donated by a resident of Wodonga who worked for the Victorian Railways. It also has national significance as an example of communication and safety equipment used by the railways in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century.Black painted metal signal lamp with a clear glass lens secured at the front and one thin elongated oval shaped handle showing at the back. The metal appears to be tin plated iron under the black paint layer. There is an oval plate with an embossed inscription on the proper left side of the lamp that is partly covered by the door at the front which holds the clear glass lens. The inscription includes the date 1901."...NARIPPINGILLE STOVE / CO LTD 1901 / PATENT...S & / ...NUFACTURERS / RMINGHAM" on an oval shaped plate on the proper left side, which is partly covered by the door with the clear glass lens.railways wodonga, victorian railways

City of Ringwood community information report issued December 1961, including financial summary and sections covering Re-Valuation, Sanitary Charge, Garbage Removal Charge, Private Street Construction, New Works, Sewerage, Street Lighting, Planning Scheme, Fire Hazards, Fly Control, Dog Nuisance, and list of Council Representatives.rinx

North Kew, now divided between Kew and Kew East, bordered the Yarra River. As such, it was a region subject to flooding in the Yarra Valley. Development beyond this point (ie Kellett Grove) was limited by the City of Kew's planning regulations. Prior to urban development, the area since European settlement and the first land sales in the district in the 1840s, had been used for dairy farming. Small sepia snapshot of floodwaters taken from near Willsmere Road, in what was then known as North Kew. The point of view is looking towards Fairfield. In the foreground are two figures viewing a group in a rowboat in the middle of the flooded river. Semi-submerged street lighting indicates that entire streets had been. overwhelmed by the flood waters. Verso: WILLSMERE ROAD NORTH KEW / Stamped 3 163yarra river -- north kew, floods -- yarra valley, floods -- north kew, floods -- 1934, natural disasters -- kew, willsmere road

BHS CollectionBendigo Locksmiths Book of Matches: Blue Match Book printed with * Bendigo Locksmiths and a picture of a key, Phone: 437227. On the back is * Bendigo Locksmiths and Repair Service, Killians Walk, Bendigo. Phone: 437227. Sandpaper at the bottom for lighting matches, all printed in Black. Full book of matches. Metal Staple to secure. Box 625Australian made by Byrant and May Contents 20. For PPA Advg, Bris 2219955, Melb 6452814.ephemera, mementoes, match book, bendigo locksmiths, killians walk.

Four separate agreements, one for each organisation. All details wages and conditions of work and disputes, grievances, and discipline, leave etc. Pages 1 - 10 - agreement with the PMTT - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/10/1912 to 1/6/1916. Signed for PMTT by Alex Cameron Chairman; Thomas King Member; and Thomas King Secretary and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 12 - 20 - ditto with NMELTL - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/1/1913 to 30/6/1916. Signed for NMETL by L. Voight, A.D. Murdoch and for Union by A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 21 - 32 - ditto with ESCo - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916, includes rosters for Ballarat and Bendigo. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 33 - 42 - ditto with Messrs Meakin and Thomas, Lessees of the Northcote Cable Tramways. Dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916. Signed by F.W. Meakin and Lena Thomas in front of Louis Waxman Solicitor and A. C. Warton, General Secretary.Yields information about the industrial agreements with Tramway operators in Victoria, except for MTOCo. Forty-Four page booklet, off-white paper, saddle-stapled, with additional dark grey colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust / The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited/ The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited and Messrs. Meakin and Thomas".Various doodles on some pages.tramways, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, atea, unions, agreements, esco, nmetl, pmtt, northcote cable trams, meaking and thomas, rosters

Newsletter - folded A3 sheet printed on gloss paper - "Swanston News" - issue No. 1, October 1998. Has items on Dandenong Road reserved track lighting, legacy, training, item on driver Scott Stevenson, training, Overhead Dual conversion and depot news. See also Reg Item 2766 for another versiontrams, tramways, swanston trams, dandenong rd, safety, tram depot, overhead

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by HTC members.Artistic aesthetic social significance for the members, subscribers and audience of the heidelberg theatre companyAll items in good condition 1 Program 2 photos 3 Review 4 Newsletter 5 poster 6 newspaper article and photo from The Melbourne Observer heidelberg theatre company, htc, 2016, 411

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by HTC members.Artistic aesthetic social significance for the members, subscribers and audience of the heidelberg theatre companyAll items in good condition 1 Program 2 photos 3 review 4 Newsletter 5 poster 6 newspaper The Heidelberger.letter to the editor from HTC patronheidelberg theatre company., htc, twelve angry men by reginald rose, director chris baldock, 2016, 413

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by HTC members.All items in good condition heidelberg theatre company, htc, god of carnage by yasmina reza, director terese maurici-ryan, 2016, 413

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by HTC members.All items in good condition heidelberg theatre company., htc, a streetcar named desire by tennessee williams, 2016, 414, karen wakeham

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by HTC members.All items in good conditionheidelberg theatre company, htc, one man, two guvnors by richard bean, 2016, 415, chris baldock

Two plaques in chapel are mentioning the donation of lights for the chapel: one mentions the standard lights donated by the Williamstown Lightkeepers Auxiliary in 1966 for the Sanctuary and another one (in the Baptistry) mentions the church lighting in memory of Miss Kimberley, Ballarat, December 1975.chapel, flinders street, st peter chapel, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, miss kimberley

Donors of the four floodlights for the Kangaroo Ground Tower. Lighting is provided three hours each night, free from TXU Electrical (Contained in an album originally put together by Harry Gilham. Photos subsequently relocated to photosafe archival storage.) [2001]Colour photographkangaroo ground, war memorial tower

Allan Charles Quinn went to sea aged 16 and photographed his work and the places he visited. His collection of photo albums provides a pictorial autobiography for a period in his life. Included in the Allan Charles Quinn Collection are a series of letters written to and from his mother.Black and white photograph of landing docks at San Francisco. To the right of the photograph is the streetscape which includes a walking track and street lighting in front of a road and row of shops or houses. To the centre of the photograph are the ramps to reach the jetty where the yachts are moored. To the left of the photograph are the bows of a long line of yachts. In the background of the photograph there is a large multi-storeyed building.Blue/green ink, handwritten on reverse: "30/9/49" Handwritten in pencil: "K9/A"san francisco, sailing boats, ramps, promenades, allan charles quinn

Blackout lantern used in WW11. This type of lantern was used during both World War. It is an artillery siege lamp and was originally used by artillery units. The lamps were powered by a single candle, the light being magnified by a lens. A shutter closes over the lens to give an illuminated vertical line. They were used originally in fortified siege artillery positions as a general purpose lamp. They were also used as aiming lamps when they were placed in front of artillery positions and used as a guide in aiming at night. These lamps were often used on the front of bicycles to guide at night. Donated by Clem Heather. Forestry Commision, carved faces on trees with axe., builder of tall. spliced single pole fire towers. This item is considered rare and important. It is historically and technically siginficant at a national level.Small black metal blackout lantern with handle. Front of lantern has round shield with small slit - small door at side for easy lighting of candle. It is hand held or placed on flat area, open base so candle can be inserted and 'screwed' in. Front is a magnifying glass and it has metal lens cover with vertical slit. lantern blackout ww11 military candle-power lamp

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. High Street, Eaglehawk. A line of shops with the State Savings Bank the closest. Beside the Bank is Ashman's Dry Cleaners followed by Hughes Photographer & more commercial premises after that. In the foreground is a large light pole with ornate lighting features and also there is a male cyclist. The tram lines are also clearly seen in the foreground.photograph, streetscape, eaglehawk, harry biggs collection, high street eaglehawk, state savings bank, ashman's dry cleaners, hughes photographer

Printed illustration on light weight card, of Bendigo No. 10. Printed by Stephen Watson, as Card No. 124. Photo by L. Crow. Photo taken late 1950's or early 1960 prior to the application of dash canopy lighting and warning stripes. Photo in Mitchell St. Bendigo, with an advertisement for Astor Radio in the background. Tram has the destination of Eaglehawk.trams, tramways, bendigo

Yields information the appearance and details about 27 at the Sebastopol terminus in the late 1950's.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC No. 27 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the pole turned and ready for the trip back to Lydiard St North. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Has the houses either side of the street in view. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 27

Yields information the appearance and details about No. 30 and the Albert St road crossing in the late 1950's, in particular the road surface and the buildings.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC No. 30 crossing Albert St Sebastopol, with the destination of Sebastopol - in particular the road surface and the buildings. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Has the houses either side of the street in view. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st, tram 30

Ballarat tram 41, turning into Sturt St from Bridge St, 24-3-1962. Tram has dash canopy lighting, Penfolds Sherry Roof ad. Many Holdens parked. South side Sturt Street buildings in background. Barrier rails have been changed over for off side running in Sturt St.'SEC Ballart, No. 41, Sturt St, 24--62' in blue inktramways, trams, ballarat, sturt st, grenville st, tram 41

Ballarat Tram No. 26, in Barkly St, near Main St. - 23.3.1962. Tram has dash canopy lighting, but small white strip. Has large briquettes roof ad and White Horse scotch whiskey ad on front. In back is vacant block and land and corner store. Young lady walking across the road to catch the tram.'SEC Ballarat, No. 26 in Barkly St. near Main St., Ballarat East, 23/3/62' in blue ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, barkly st, tram 26

Air raid precautions distributed to householders in Victoria. The booklet is part of a suite of materials used to support Air Raid Precautions (ARP) during the Second World War. Air raid wardens managed groups of people in using air raid facilities that were constructed throughout the district. The ARP scheme was based on that developed in the United Kingdom.Primary resources showing the materials and advice developed to protect civilians on the home front. Examples of such support in the Kew Historical Society's collection includes advice for authorised community representatives, insignia and equipment.This booklet was published by the State Emergency Council for Civil Defence Victoria in April 1941. The 37-page work provides advice about what to do in an air raid, lighting restrictions, the use of road vehicles and safety for pedestrians, and shelters. The final pages of the book include a number of illustrations providing guidelines for air raid shelter construction. second world war - air raid precautions, state emergency council for civil defence victoria - 1939-45, arp, air raid precautions, second world war — air raid precautions, state emergency council for civil defence victoria — 1939-1945, world war 2 — 1939-1945, home front — kew (vic.)

Murray Comrie Collection. A typed letter from W. Harwood and Leo Fitzgerald of the Old Tarnagulla-ites Association. Appears to be a standard letter sent to all members regarding an Annual Reunion to be held on February 9th 1974 at The Palms, Alexandra Avenue, Melbourne. Mentions an article about street lighting written by Murray Comrie and fundraising for restoration of the Methodist Church.tarnagulla, old tarnagulla-ites, old tarnagullians, reunions, methodist church, comrie, harwood, fitzgerald

Printed illustration on light weight card, of Bendigo No. 10. Printed by Stephen Watson, as Card No. 124. Photo by L. Crow. Photo taken late 1950's or early 1960 prior to the application of dash canopy lighting and warning stripes. Photo in Mitchell St. Bendigo, with an advertisement for Astor Radio in the background. Tram has the destination of Eaglehawk..trams, tramways, bendigo, tram 10

This is a hurricane lamp, so called because the tall glass dome was designed to protect the flame from excessive draft. These lamps were common in households in the first half of the 20th century ( used for house lighting) and later used for camping and out door activities.This item is retained as an example of type of lighting used in pre electricity times.This is a metal lamp with a glass bowl contained within a metal frame with a handle. There is a mantle inside the bowl. On the metal frame and base are various mechanisms for controlling the flame and a place for filling the container at the bottom with kerosene. The metal is heavily rusted with splotches of paint.vintage lighting, hurricane lamps

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Companygood1990, 255, cheryl ballantine

Produced and acted by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company and all supporting areas including set design, set building, lighting and sound design and operation, costumes, front of house, ticket sales, publicity and administration were undertaken by members of the Heidelberg Theatre Company.All items in good condition2003, 330, gayle poor, heidelberg theatre company, director