15 page document, photocopied. A collection of mine managers' reports and Albert Richardson's research re the mine known as the 'Big Deborah' on the Deborah line of reef. Contains details of the engine house, the boilers, the winding engine, reconditioning the boilers, the poppet legs, shaft details and underground equipment. The poppet legs are steel and originally from the 'Windmill Hill' mine, Sebastian. The Big Deborah had a shaft depth of 2017 feet, the No. 2 shaft was 240 feet. Mine formed in 1932, ceased operations in 1959, located in Golden Square, near the railway line. Report on diamond drilling at North Deborah.bendigo, mining, big deborah gold mine

Yields information about the approach of the SEC to one man trams, the history, issues and impacts on the costs of operation., Yields information about the approach of the SEC to one man trams, the history, issues and impacts on the costs of operation.Set of three memorandum concerning the operation of one-man trams. All with rounded corners. .1 - Memo dated 23/5/1962, forwarding various documents re one-man trams. .2 - Report to the Acting Secretary (TRB?) - looking at the use of one-man trams in order to have economies, issues, problems with traffic, problems of one door in use, safety, costs of duplication, savings, cheaper to run buses. .3 - Report - looks at the history of one-man trams, ESCo, fare boxes, post war, unions, bogie trams, and the Eaglehawk line. trams, tramways, closure, letters, one man trams, unions, history, fare boxes, esco

Newspaper Clipping undated from an unknown newspaper about the operation of a horse tram on the South Melbourne Football ground loop during the Moomba Festival. Noted the tram has been restored in the colours of the Royal Park (Zoo) line. Has a photo of a horse drawn tram with two horses and conductor, and family dressed in either period costume or a reproduction of a very old photograph. On the rear of the Newspaper is an item about people trying to save the horses that pulled the garbage trucks in the City of Port Melbourne. This probably dates the Clipping to the mid 1950's. Appears to be possibly a local paper.trams, tramways, horse trams, south melbourne football ground, moomba festival

1298 - Booklet with dark green embossed covers on card and 20 pages printed both sides, stapled with two steel staples. Gives details with an index of the rules for General, accidents etc, tramway operations, motormen and conductors. Three index pages and 14 pages of rules 1 to 123. Title of book embossed in gold on cover with SEC logo. 1298.1 - ditto, used - was issued to Terry Dix No. 29. Added 16/10/04 - after being on display in cabinet in 39 since 1992. See also Reg Item 3117 for other copies of this item.1298.1 - on inside of front cover in blue ink "Terry Dix / No. 29"trams, tramways, secv rules, rules, motormen, conductors

BTM produced postcard featuring three different views of trams in Wendouree Parade taken Dec. 1987. Titled "Ballarat Vintage Tramway" First photograph features BTM trams 27, 26 and 33 at the crossing loop and two close up images of 27 and 26. Card has a wide red border around it. On rear is a place for stamp, address, address for the Ballarat Vintage Tramway and details of the operations of the BTM. Photographs by William F. Scott. Printed by Scancolor Melbourne in Feb. 1988. See also Reg. Item 2007 for another photograph of the same scene. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, postcards, btm, gardens loop, tram 1

Piece of worn trolley wire (copper, probably cadmium copper) taken from north bound trolley wire between poles 9 and 17 (Loop and St. Aidans Drive) on 4/3/1997 during replacement operations. Is badly worn on one side. OK on the other side - slightly curve with worn side on the outside of the curve. Green (Oxidized) and sides, dark brown on top. Has been cut at either end. Images added 3-12-2016 See p14 of Section 65 of ICS Manual Tramway systems etc. London c1921.ballarat, overhead, fittings, trolley wire

Annual report of the MMTB for the year end 30/6/1964 - No. 45 - buff heavy paper cover with 48 pages on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Balance Sheet, Statement of funds, operation, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include trams operating in Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt-on-Main, window display Victoria House London, overseas recruiting, test equipment in a W class tram, building construction, Doncaster.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork

Yields information the operation of a Ballarat bogie tram in Melbourne following the close of the tramway system in 1971 and gives a direct comparison with a later model Melbourne tram.Series of two Black and White newspaper photographs of the operation of Ballarat 36 in Melbourne on 22/9/1971. 3887.1 - 36 and W2 542 in bound on Princes Bridge with a number of men in hats waiting at the tram stop. Has "Tourism Week Go See Ballarat" signs on the tramcar and Jex Soap pads on No. 542. No. 36 has the destination of Sebastopol. 387.2 - a proof sheet of 12 photographs, 35mm negatives, of No. 36 in St Kilda Road/Swanston St that a photos were selected from. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. On the rear of each photograph is a Herald Sun copyright stamp.tramways, trams, hawthorn, melbourne, ballarat tourism, tram 36, tram 542

Block of 100 tickets, 3d, Ballarat Vintage Tramway, A00001 to A000100. Printed on white paper, black ink with the "3d" and A prefix in red ink. Issued commencing 1 January 2008, to replace the 80c child single journey ticket. Stapled with a heavy staple at the top of the ticket onto a heavy brown cardboard sheet. With worksheet is a "Notice to Traffic Staff", issued by the Operations Manager, 26/10/2007. On the rear is a note regarding the BTM and contact details. 4028.1 - Block A7001 to A7100 - different style of printing the ticket number - provided to Archives by G. Young 3/2009.trams, tramways, tickets, btm

35mm slide, square format mounted in a "Kodak " cardboard slide mount with Kodak logos and printing of the SEC Inspector Group and Les Denmead in front of the depot shortly before the closure of the tramway system. Underexposed photo. In back: L. Wellard and Dave Kellett, front from left, Les Denmead, Theo Dunstan and Arthur Maxwell. Standing in front of No. 33. See also Reg Item 1861 for a black and white photo. Taken 23/8/1971 - the last Sunday of full operations? For details of Theo Dunstan, see worksheet file for Reg. Item 3231. Has date of "Sep 71" and "10" stamped onto the slide.tramways, trams, crews, ballarat, sec crews, personnel, staff photo, inspectors

Set of two colour prints from a scanned slide image, loaned by donor and some black and white prints 3246.1 - No. 34 and three other bogie trams parked in the City Loop. No. 34 showing "Special". Has Big W and Bridge St. in the background. A small family group standing by the front of No. 34. 3246.2 - ditto but without the family group. Colour Prints made by commercial machine printer direct from images on Kodak Xtralife Paper. Taken 23/8/1971 - the last Sunday of full operations? For high resolution image see btm3246i1h and 3246i2h. sturt st, city loop, bridge st, tram 34

Has a strong association with the day of the official opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway in 1975 and with Graeme Breydon.Yellow index board - printed as an "All Day Ticket" for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" - issued by the BTPS with space for the date to be written in and signature of the conductor who issued the ticket. Produced at the start of operations for the BTPS Dec. 1974 or Jan. 1975. Used until 31/10/1975 when next series of all day tickets introduced. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon, issued by A. Cook on 1/2/1975, the official day of opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the BTPS. Hand numbered "9" in the right hand edge. See Reg Item 2308 for unused samples.trams, tramways, btps, all day tickets, tickets

Yields information about the operation of the horse tram by the BTM in May 2012.Set of five colour photographs taken by Carolyn Cleak on 13/5/2012 of the operation of the horse tram and setting up the tent at Gardens Loop. .1 - turning the horses with No. 18 behind .2 - waiting at the loop with passengers boarding - Len Millar and Richard Gilbert in the photograph. .3 - ditto with Neil Lardner on top deck .4 - Setting up the tent - Graeme Cleak, Neville Hesketh, Peter Winspur, Alan Snowball and Richard Gilbert. .5 - ditto Printed on Fujichrome Crystal Archive paper. High Res image added 20-8-2016 of .1On rear of each photograph is date "13.5.12" and who the photo taken by in ink.trams, tramways, btm, horse tram, gardens loop, tram 1, tram 18

Research report - Manuscript - 22 pages titled "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", written by Miles Pierce of Engineers Australia Heritage. Gives the overseas background of cable trams, the personnel, the company, (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses, maps, the cable, the grip, the Trams themselves, Northcote Line, Operation and demise, remaining cable tram heritage. Has acknowledgements and references. Includes photographs and diagrams. Received by e-mail 9/7/2017. The Museum assisted with the report. Was scheduled to be presented at the Engineering Conference in Mildura Oct. 2017.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, construction, grip tram, engine houses, northcote cable tram

Photocopy of a Press Release or a News Release - 11 pages stapled in the top left hand corner. First 9 pages titled "Melbourne's Trams - A Tramway Museum and Tourist Tramway for Melbourne". Written by the Victorian Liberal National Party Coalition when in opposition by Shadow Minister for Public Transport Alan Brown setting out the proposal for the conversion of the Hawthorn Tram Depot into a Museum. Has proposal for the operation of the Museum, volunteer operated and a heritage tram service. Last two pages details the open day at Kew Tram Depot to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the depot - Sunday 8th December 1991trams, tramways, liberal party, press release, melbourne, museum, hawthorn, kew, kew depot

Digital copy of a 50 page report - "Recommendation of the Executive Director and assessment of cultural heritage significance - Brunswick West Tramway Substation" at 196a Dawson St Brunswick West. Report prepared November 2019. Details the history and context of the location relevant to the development of the West Coburg route, the equipment contained within the building, includes all moveable objects within the building including documents. Has a detailed statement of cultural significance, proposed permit policy. The history includes details of the electrification of the Melbourne's tramways, the mercury arc equipment, its operation, architecture. Report includes photographs of the interior of the building.trams, tramways, substation, west brunswick electric tramway, mercury arc, heritage victoria, significance, dawson st, transformer, power supply, electrical engineering, rotary converters

Book or magazine - 24 pages + card cover, Light Railways No. 65, July 1979, with an full article titled "The Sage of "Sandfly" and the Lost Tribe", and sub-titled "Baldwin built 0-4-0 Saddle Tanks on 3'6" gauge", written by John Buckland. Looks at the story of 8 locos purchased from Baldwin by Newell & Co and their use throughout Australia. Gives details of their construction, use and disposition, including the use of builder's number 9086, built 2/1888 and sold to Sorrento Tramway Co. Ltd. Refers to the Norm Wadeson article, with three photos of the tramway operation.trams, tramways, sorrento, steam trams, horse trams, tourism

Electro hydraulic dredge Snake Valley 1909. J Mc Bennett, was an engineer back at the main base, at Dawson's dam on the Carngham Road, Between Linton and Snake Valley. These dredges were used for getting gold. The streams of water under high pressure just washed the hills and ground away. This dredge closed down early 1910. 200 H.P. motors were used and 10 in. pumps.Black and white image of three workmen, one beside mining building the other two at dredge pump outlet. Image mounted on dark brown card. Between 1904 and 1911 the Electro Hydraulic Company sought to extract gold in an area north of Linton known as the Hard Hills. By blasting water from high-pressure hoses into the hillsides, soil containing gold was washed out for sluicing. Two gravel pumps in Dawson's Dam pumped the wash through the sluices. Despite considerable investment in expensive equipment, the Company did not have a great deal of success, and the mining operation ceased in 1911.mining, gold, mining equipment, electro hydraulic dredge, dredging, sluicing, dawson's dam, snake valley, miners

Joseph Roland Page Cross ; Service Number: 35864: Rank: Gunner; Roll title: FAB [Field Artillery Brigade] - 27 to 35 Reinforcements (November 1917 - June 1918) Conflict / Operation: First World War, 1914-1918; Date of embarkation: 9 November 1917; Place of embarkation: Melbourne; Ship embarked on: HMAT Port Sydney A15 (from First World War Embarkation Rolls). This photograph was used in the WW1 exhibition held in Orbost April 2015.This is a useful reference tool.A laminated b/w photograph of Gunner Joseph Roland Cross. It is a head and shoulders photograph of a soldier in uniform.GUNNER;Joseph Roland Cross HEAD DRIVER ; Heavy Artillery 28th Batallion, 3rd Brigade (1914-1918) WARcross-joseph-roland ww1

Commercial tin openers first appeared in the mid 19th century and this model dates from the early 20th century. An improved version when a second serrated wheel was added came into operation about the mid 1920s. Tins (now cans) of food with sealed tops became popular in the 20th century and all households needed a tin opener. Today the can opener is still used but increasingly the can lids have an inbuilt clip that is pulled out to open the can. This tin opener has no known local provenance but it is retained as an early model of a tin opener from the past. It will be useful for display. This is a cast iron tin opener with a cutting blade attached to a piece of metal with a screw. The metal handle curves out from the metal piece holding the blade. The opener is a little rusty in parts. The name ‘Guard ’ is on both sides of the handle in raised metal letters.‘Guard’ household items, history of warrnambool

Briar Hill Timber was associated with the Olympic Village Project being suppliers of all building materials including Flush Panel Doors, Mouldings and Joinery. Briar Hill Timber owned by F. Squire and the Squire family owned a lot of land around Briar Hill and land for forest at Flowerdale. The 16 mm film photographed by H.V. Plowman (converted to DVD) shows all aspects of the operations of Briar Hill Timber from logging of trees, to milling to manufacture of joinery and housing framesMP4 00:13:12; 247MB Converted from DVD converted from VHS video converted from 16mm colour filmbriar hill timber, f. squire, olympic village, 1956 olympic games, timber mill, flowerdale, cinematography, briar hill, h.v. plowman, logging, video recording

Historical WWII recount of the successful raid on the battleship dock at St. Nasiere. This was an action which could only be attempted precisely because it must appear to the enemy, to be absolutely impossible to undertake and for this reason alone it required courage and determination of a quite unusual order to carry out. The operation had been planned in great detail. Once the forces were committed each individual small ship and little group of soldiers had to fight it out by their own initiative in communication from the home front.A naval deployment during WWII in Normandy.Hardcover blue with red swatch, gold trim and gold writing. Photographs, Maps, Illustrations.Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl of Mountbatten of Burma KG. " A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy" Winston Churchill An original Companion Bookclub advertisement leaflet is tucked inside the back cover.st.nasiere raid, german informants, normandie dock, mountbatten, c.e. lucasphillips, robert ryder, the dock busters, caissons, the jaguar, navigation

Frecker carried out 7 sorties before joining the unit and 21 successful sorties with his squadron making a total of 179.4 hours operational flying. He was attacked and badly damaged by a night fighter on 12 April 1942, after attacking Essen. He brought his aircraft home and successfully crash-landed away from base without causing injury to his crew. Throughout his tour of operations he maintained a high degree of courage and skill.The Distinguished Flying Medal Register WWII. Flight Lt Frecker, Mason Day. Campaign Stars 1939-45 Star. Aircrew Europe Star. Pacific Star. War Medals - Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45.a22.02

Boiler purchased by Malvern city council to supply steam to a stationary vertical engine that drove a stone crusher. Built by George and George Pty. Ltd., Melbourne in 1929, it is an external under-fired return-flue type 18 tube boiler capable of supplying steam at 100 pounds per square inch (600 kPa). This boiler can be occasionally seen in steam at the Museum supplying steam for the operation of stationary engines on display near by. Donated by Malvern City Council in 1969. Historic - Industrial Steam Boiler EquipmentSteel, Cast IronGeorge and George Pty Ltd, Melbourne 1929george and george, malvern, steam, boiler, stone crusher, puffing billy