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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Sign - Campus Sign, Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Burnley Campus Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture Car Park, 1983-1996
... Burnley Campus Victorian College of Agriculture and...Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture ...Formerly Attached to fence on Yarra Boulevard sometime 1983-1996Large painted metal sign with attachment screws on reverse. Arrows indicate where the Car Park is. VCAH Logo. Sticker attached: Victorian Aids Council Phone Aidsline Aids is Real Use Condoms 419-3166. Another similar sticker on other side partially torn off.BURNLEY CAMPUS VICTORIAN COLLEGE OF OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE CARPARKcar park, vcah, aids, victorian aids council, campus signs -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - Royal Australian Survey Corps - School of Military Survey Precis - Formula for Survey Calculations, School of Military Survey, Balcombe, Circa 1960s
... Royal Australian Survey Corps - School of Military Survey...School of Military Survey, Balcombe ...This selection of Precis was produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, School of Military Survey, Balcombe, circa 1960s. The Precis are intended to instruct RASvy Surveyors employed on Engineer/ Field Survey Tasks on the calculations necessary for Surveying formula. The blue hard covered foolscap sized booklet held together with two Chicago screws contains 7 x precis listed below. .1 Setting out simple Curves .2 Earthworks .3 Calculation of area by double Latitude .4 Notes on Station Adjustment by Least Squares .5 Notes on Figure Adjustment by Least Squares .6 Technical Memo No1, Computation of Tellurometer Traverses using Plain Angles and Plain Distances by WO2 R Wilson RASvy (later Major) .7 Computing Traverses in Plane CoordinatesBlue Hard covered foolscap sized booklet held together with two Chicago screws. Booklet contains 7 x precis. .1 Setting out simple Curves .2 Earthworks .3 Calculation of area by double Latitude .4 Notes on Station Adjustment by Least Squares .5 Notes on Figure Adjustment by Least Squares .6 Technical Memo No1, Computation of Tellurometer Traverses using Plain Angles and Plain Distances by WO2 R Wilson (later Major) .7 Computing Traverses in Plane Coordinatesroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, school of military survey -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, The Department of Industry Science and Resources, Analysis of Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme, 2000
... Analysis of Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme...The Department of Industry Science and Resources ...Analysis of the complexity of water flow issues, electricity market implications and broader social economic and environmental considerations associated with the operation of the Snowy Mountains SchemeISBN 06427211440environment, water supply, waterways -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Shire of Tambo, Minutes of Tambo Shire Meeting 30-3-1993, 1993
... Minutes of Tambo Shire Meeting 30-3-1993...Shire of Tambo ...Transcript of the minutes of the ordinary meeting of Tambo Shire Council held 30 March 1993 at the Council Chambers Palmers Road Lakes Entrance Victorialocal government, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Commonwealth of Australia, The Productivity Commission, Conservation of Australia's Heritage, 2005
... Conservation of Australia's Heritage...Commonwealth of Australia, The Productivity Commission ...Draft paper by Productivity commission on inquiry into protection of National Heritage Places.heritage -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - Royal Australian Survey Corps - School of Military Survey Precis - Corrections to 1st Order Astronomical Observations 1964, School of Military Survey, Balcombe, 1964
... Royal Australian Survey Corps - School of Military Survey...School of Military Survey, Balcombe ...This is a precis produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps School of Military Survey in 1964. This is a very technical precis that describes the corrections that need to be applied to First Order Astronomical Theodolite Observations. First Order Astronomical positioning is the highest order and the most accurate determination of position using the stars and for that reason small allowances and corrections are needed to maintain/ improve relative accuracy.A 26 x page foolscap sized paper Precis, stapled and two hole punched. The precis does not have a protective cover and pages are discoloured. The precis contains typed text, tables and diagrams.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, astronomy -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - Australian School of Military Survey - Stereotemplets Precis, School of Military Survey, Balcombe, Unknown
... Australian School of Military Survey - Stereotemplets...School of Military Survey, Balcombe ...A 6 x page foolscap sized precis, two hole punched and stapled produced by the Australian School of Military Survey discusses using Stereo templet triangulation of aerial photography to establish extra supplementary horizontal control positions. Triangulation using Stereo Templates is a method of achieving the horizontal scale solutions required for photogrammetric mapping procedures.A 6 x page foolscap sized precis, two hole punched and stapled. The precis does not have a protective coverNo "61" on the top LH Cornerroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr, sms -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing Archive
Book - Illustrated book, Muriel Knox Doherty, The life and times of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 1996
... The life and times of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney...NSW College of Nursing ...A history of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, SydneyIllustrated book with olive green cover. Title, author's and editor's names printed in white ink on front and spine. Also on front cover is a black and white photograph of a bird's eye view of Prince Alfred Hospital [ca.1905] taken from St Andrews College (taken for the 23rd annual report of Prince Alfred Hospital for the year ending 1905). On the back cover are black and white photographs of the author and editor, along with information about them printed in white inknon-fictionA history of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydneyflorence nightingale, royal prince alfred hospital -sydney-history, nursing-history, women in medicine, medical colleges-nsw-history, nurses -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Audio - Audio Compact Cassette Tape, Shire of Eltham, Audio Recording; Listening to the landscape: stories and places collected from the Shire of Eltham, 1988, 1989
... places collected from the Shire of Eltham, 1988...Shire of Eltham ...Listening to the landscape is a project in sound, made from recordings and interviews collected in and around the Shire of Eltham over the course of 12 months which were published in 1989. Thirty people, all of whom have lived or worked around the region most of their lives, were interviewed. There are six "channels" of stories: 1. Getting around - 2. "they were the wildflowers - we used to pick armfuls of them in those days" - 3."Up around Kinglake" - 4. "But it was home and no-one could put us out of it" - 5. "It was all orchards" - 6. "gradually the houses came". Each with a slightly different theme. The stories are supported by environmental and historical sound recordings. Tapes converted to three CDs - titled "Getting around" - Armful of flowers" and "Up around Kinglake" which includes the six "channels".Master recordings on three compact cassette audio tapes, TDK AD46. Each tape labeled with the recording track in red ink and Dolby B Noise Reduction activated) also in black ink copyright Duncan King-Smith 1989 Copy 1 Channel 2: Armfuls of Wildflowers Channel 4: “It was home . . .” Copy 2 Channel 1: Getting around Channel 6: “Gradually the houses came . . . ” Copy 3 Channel 3: Up around Kinglake Channel 5: “ . . it was all orchards.” Also commercial compact cassettes and CD formats held and information booklet. Converted to mp3 format from CD 1 - Getting Around; 17:17, 23.7 MB, 192kbs 2 - Gradually the houses came; 17:32, 24.0 MB, 192kbs 3 - Up around Kinglake; 23:31, 32.3 MB, 192kbs 4 - It was all orchards; 23:52, 32.7 MB, 192kbs 5 - Armful of wild flowers; 20:38, 28.3 MB, 192kbs 6 - But it was home, and no-one could put us out of it; 20:58, 28.8 MB, 192kbsaudio cassette, audio recording, duncan king-smith, eltham, listening to the landscape, compact disc, oral history, shire of eltham archives, series 45 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Booklet - HANDBOOK, WW2, MILITARY BOARD, Army Headquarters, Melbourne. Issued by Command of the Military Board, "HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH - ARABIC and HEBREW", 1940
... "HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH - ARABIC and HEBREW".... Command of the Military Board. ...From booklet cover "(Words and phrases with their/ equivalent in colloquial ARABIC/ and/or HEBREW in daily requirement/ by Australian Imperial Force in the Middle East)" Original owner of item "Frederick James BARNSTABLE" 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion VX 55245.Soft cover booklet. Booklet - cover cardboard, grey colour with black colour print on front cover. Spire with metal staples. 32 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Handwritten information on title page - ink and pencil.Handwritten information - black ink pen "C.B. Laffaw". Also what appears to be numerous grey lead pencil notations.booklet, hardcover, ww2, frederick james barnstable -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Film - Video (DVD), Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Yarra River Conference Proceedings; a Board of Works centenary event, 13-16 April 1991
... Yarra River Conference Proceedings; a Board of Works...Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ...Yarra River Conference History Segment [Noted on VHS tape jackets "Due to unavoidable circumstances, the quality of these tapes in some setions is less than desired."] The Yarra River Conference, organised by the Board of Works as part of the Centenary Celebrations, was held in the Board's Head Office Theatrette from 13-16 April, 1991. A segment of the Conference focussed on the role that the Yarra River has played in relation to the historical development of Melbourne. Conceived and presented by a group of prominent historians as a chronological 'trip down the river in time', and profusely illustrated with slides, this segment traced the various impacts that urban and rural growth, development of marine commerce, recreational uses, and environmental problems have had on the Yarra during a century and a half of European occupation. As no formal written paper of this combined presentation is available, these two video-tapes provide a record for anyone who has an interest in tis fascinating aspect of the Yarra's history. The speakers who combined to present this segment are identified on the cover of Tape 2. Tape 1 (2 hours) 1838-1863 Deputy ?? to Utility Early navigators of the Yarra River; developing the port of Melbourne; the gold rush and its effect on the new colony; punts and bridges; water supply; pollution of the Yarra; the discovery of gold and early settlement of the Yarra valley; floods of 1839 and 1863. 1863-1891 Formation of the Harbour Trust; Coode Canal; pollution of the Yarra by industry; aborigines, gold miners, timber getters in the Upper Yarra areas; bridges; the flood of 1891. Tape 2 ( 1 1/2 hours) 1892-1934: People Begin to See Beauty and Romance to the River Henley-on-Yarra; realignment of the Yarra; MMBW is responsible for a sewerage system; new docks to cope with increased overseas trade; development of recreational parks; new reservoirs; timber production and timber tramways; bushfire; flood of 1934. 1935-1970: The River is Neglected Still, Except When it Proves Useful Bushfirs of 1939; the end of many sawmills; birth of tourism; increased interest in conservation and preservation of land for open space; further augmentation of water supply system; birth of containerisation changes the port; environmental concerns gain momentum. Speakers Dr Tony Dingle *, Department of Economic History, Monash University Dr Carolyn Rasmussen *, History Consultant Prof. Graeme Davison, History Department, Monash University Mr. Tom Griffiths, Lecturer in Public History, Monash Uiversity Mr. Patrick Miller, History Consultant Mr. Colin Jones, Author and Historian * Co-authors of the Board's history, 'Vital Connections'.video recording, yarra river, conference proceedings -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Robert F. McKillop, Directory of Australian Tourist Railways and Museums 1986, 1986
... Directory of Australian Tourist Railways and Museums 1986...Light Railway Research Society of Australia ...list of Australian tourist railways and museums in 1986ill, p.39.non-fictionlist of Australian tourist railways and museums in 1986railway and tramway preservation - australia, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Bob McKillop, Directory of Australian Tourist Railways and Museums 1993, 1993
... Directory of Australian Tourist Railways and Museums 1993...Light Railway Research Society of Australia ...A list of Australian tourist railways and museums in 1993Index, ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionA list of Australian tourist railways and museums in 1993railway and tramway preservation - australia, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Poster - Snake Bite treatment, T.R. Wilson, Secretary, Central Board of Health, What to do in case of snake-bite, 1865-1881
... What to do in case of snake-bite...T.R. Wilson, Secretary, Central Board of Health ...The poster has the following instructions for the treatment of snake bite:- "A ligature, that is, a strong string or narrow strip of clothing if no string is to be had, should be at once applied near the bitten part, and between the bite and the heart. tight enough to stop the circulation. The bitten part should then be immediately cut out by making, in the manner shown in the engravings, two curved incisions, which should be, where practicable, a quarter of an inch deep. The wound should then be well sucked for then minutes, by persons who have no wound, cut, sore or ulcer in their mouths, or on their lips. When the bite is on the head, face or body, or on any place where a ligature cannot be applied, the bitten part should be kept tightly pinched up till it can be cut out." The poster was authorised by T.R. Wilson, Secretary of Melbourne's Central Board of Health, between 1865 and 1881. It was printed by John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1865-1881. The Central Board of Health, Melbourne, was in existence between 1855 and 1889. This poster has significance as an early record of public health instruction issued by the Central Board of Health in Melbourne for the treatment of snake-bite. The materials used to mount and frame the poster are also of significance, with the printing being done on fabric, and the newspaper inserted between the poster and the backboards.Timber-framed rectangular poster with printed instructions for treating a snake bite. The poster is printed on fabric. Between the poster and the backboards is a layer of newspaper, revealed by the damaged fabric. The back of the frame is filled by three vertical timber panels that are strengthened by three horizontal timber slats across the top, centre and bottom. The timbers are fixed in place with nails. The edges of the frame at the back have remnants of paper. Two metal eyelets are inserted into the top edge of the frame. The poster was issued by the Central Board of Health in Melbourne and printed by the Government Printer in Melbourne. It has the British Coat of Arms on top, diagrams and text, plus sections of newsprint.Symbol of [British Coat of Arms] between the letters "V." and "R." Headline "CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH" Subheading "WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF SNAKE-BITE" Instructions are printed on the poster. Diagrams include a bite on the knee and bites on the hand. Publisher "Central Board of Health, Melbourne, 28th February ----" "(By Order of the Board), T.R. WILSON, Secretary" "BY AUTHORITY, - - - - - - - - -, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE" Newsprint includes:- "Duties in the bay were put ... --rried out. On ... harbour boat's cr-- ... , and formed of sufficient ... given ... to vessels in distress, and ... life-b- ... the help of a few..." and "last, a Gold English ... engraved -- cove-- to leave it at F.P. ..."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, central board of health, melbourne, t.r. wilson, secretasry, government printer, john ferres, snake-bite, treatment, first aid, 19th century, poster, government health announcement -
Greensborough Historical Society
Sign, Shire of Eltham, St Faiths Road, Shire of Eltham [street sign], 1960s
... St Faiths Road, Shire of Eltham [street sign]...Shire of Eltham ...Road sign pre 1994 of St Faiths Road, Montmorency, formerly in the Shire of Eltham. This early sign does not have the Shire of Eltham 'branding' of later signs. Following the redistribution of local government areas in 1994, St Faiths Road was allocated to the City of Banyule.Double Sided Metal sign, white with black writing shire of eltham, road sign, st faiths road montmorency -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Schedule of Fares and Charges - 26/1/1969", Jan. 1969
... "Schedule of Fares and Charges - 26/1/1969"...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Demonstrates the way the SEC advised passengers in Ballarat and Bendigo how the fare and charges systems worked and yielded information about the fare charges in force at the time. A copy was provided in each tram behind framed glass.Dye line print of a drawing showing Bendigo Tramways (SEC) Fares, Charges, and Section Map. Drawing No. VX1/130/1 Also gives charges for Scholar's Monthly tickets, Luggage, Parcels, Newspapers and Chartered trams. Dated January 1969. Titled - "Schedule of Fares and Charges - 26 January 1969". Shows offices as Dispensary Walk. For map - see bgofsmap.jpg and for actual fare tables, btm1734i1.jpg and btm1734i2.jpg."BTPS" in blue ink on reartrams, tramways, bendigo, fares, sections, map -
Greensborough Historical Society
Functional object - Padlock and Keys, Lockwood, Shire of Diamond Valley padlock and key and master key, 1960s
... Shire of Diamond Valley padlock and key and master key ...Shire of Diamond Valley ...Shire of Diamond Valley Master Key and padlock and key, used by Shire staff between 1964 and 1994.Lockwood padlock and two keysshire of diamond valley, keys, padlocks -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Review of Tramway Operations", 5/10/1954
... "Review of Tramway Operations"...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Document - memo from Departmental Tramways Supt. to Engineer Manager dated 6/10/1954, titled "Review of Tramway Operations". Looks at reducing costs by reduction in frequency, one-man operations, reduction in service hours, route abandonment and fares and charges for all three Provincial operations. Gives possible savings in manpower. Has a list of rolling stock for each city, numbers of conductors and drivers in each city and costs, mileages, and a summary of possible changes to headways.Demonstrates a SECV document detailing possibly savings in operational costs.Document - 11 foolscap pages with rounded corners - carbon copy - clipped in top left hand corner. Contained within a manila folder.tramways, tramcars, secv, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, headways, operations, crews, reports, closure, fares -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Geelong - Method of Sealing Tracks", 1930s?
... "Geelong - Method of Sealing Tracks"...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Document undated, most likely SECV, sets out the methods for the resealing of tram tracks in Geelong for either grooved rail or T rail. Demonstrates a document that sets out the procedure for the repair of the road surface in Geelong.Document - typed quarto sheet original.tramways, procedures, track maintenance, geelong, trackwork -
Bendigo Military Museum
Flyer - Department of Defence Auction Flyer- Map Printing and Finishing Plant 21 Feb 2007, Department of Defence Auction Flyer - Map Printing and Finishing Plant 21 Feb 2007, 21 Feb 2007
... Department of Defence Auction Flyer - Map Printing and...Australian Department of Defence ...This Flyer was produced by the Australian Govt Department of Defence for an auction to be held at Fortuna Bendigo on Wed 21 February 2007 at 11am for the sale of Map Printing and finishing Equipment that had been used by the Royal Australian Survey Corps at the Army Survey Regiment. The Flyer lists 76 x items of equipment being Auctioned. Items Auctioned include: Amrap Pallet Stretch Wrapping Machine, Crown 20IMT90 Electric Lift Truck, Roland R804 7B Large Format 4 x Colour Offset Printing Press, Wohlenburg 1850mm programmable Paper Guillotine Model MCS-2, Bauman Stack Lift, Barco Graphics Mega Setta Plus Large Format Image Setter, HP Design Jet 300P Colour Plotter and Heidelburg Speedmaster Model 102F 5 x Colour Offset Printing Press.A4 Auction Flyer, Blue, Double sided and 7 x photos of lithographic equipment. Contains lists of items to be auctioned.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr -
Greensborough Historical Society
Sign, Shire of Diamond Valley, Shire of Diamond Valley: Park or Reserve sign, 1964-1994
... Shire of Diamond Valley: Park or Reserve sign...Shire of Diamond Valley ...Shire of Diamond Valley timber sign. This sign would have been at the entry to one of the many public parks and reserves created during the time of the Shire of Diamond Valley (1964-1994). Following the redistribution of local government areas in 1994, the previous Shire of Diamond Valley was split between City of Banyule and Shire of Nillumbik. Signage would have been replaced to reflect the new 'owners' of the property. The exact location of this sign is unknown.Brown painted Timber sign with yellow writing etched into timbershire of diamond valley, sign, parks - greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Sign, Shire of Eltham, St Faiths Road, Shire of Eltham [street sign], 1970c
... St Faiths Road, Shire of Eltham [street sign]...Shire of Eltham ...Road sign pre 1994 of St Faiths Road, Montmorency, formerly in the Shire of Eltham. Following the redistribution of local government areas in 1994, St Faiths Road was allocated to the City of Banyule.Double Sided Metal sign painted yellow with green writing and Shire of Eltham Logo and Nameshire of eltham, sign, st faiths road montmorency -
Greensborough Historical Society
Plaque, Shire of Diamond Valley, Shire of Diamond Valley, Proclaimed 1964 Plaque, 1960s
... Shire of Diamond Valley, Proclaimed 1964 Plaque...Shire of Diamond Valley ...This Logo was from the front door of the original Diamond Valley Library under Shire of Diamond Valley offices, Civic Ave, Greensborough. This was before the current Diamond Valley branch was built.Round brass plaque with writing and logoshire of diamond valley, plaques, diamond valley library -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet - Calendar, Shire of Diamond Valley, Shire of Diamond Valley 1993 Calendar, 1993_
... Shire of Diamond Valley 1993 Calendar...Shire of Diamond Valley ...Copies of this calendar were distributed to households in the Shire of Diamond Valley. This 1993 Calendar features images of the Shire. Includes a Guide to services provided by Shire of Diamond Valley. The Shire of Diamond Valley was a Local Government Area located about 20 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. The Shire covered an area of 74.38 square kilometres and existed from 1964 until 1994.The annual calendar is a record of the activities and services in the former Shire of Diamond Valley.28 page calendar illustrated with photographs of the Shire, with 16 page liftout "Shire of Diamond Valley Resource Guide". shire of diamond valley, shire of diamond valley calendar -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of four instructions, Nov. 1965
... Set of four instructions...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Significant in being an assembled set of instructions that were used by tram crews for reference by management.Set of four SEC staff instructions stapled together for reference by managers. Stapled along the top edge with staples. Comprise: “Forest City” Signals – 5 pages – with handwritten notes on page 5, regarding “Shortening of signal section” dated 20 Jan 1965. – see Reg Item 3456 Tramcar Emergency Braking – 25/1/1965 – 2 pages – Reg Item 3457 Question and Answer paper – Brake Equipment Descriptions, etc. – 4 pages – Reg items 272, 3457, Special Order to Motorman (49/1) – 2 pages – 25/1/1965 – Reg item 3459 and 5371 for an undated issue. See the various Registered items for more details and 5370 for an undated version of the Tramcar Emergency Braking. Page 5 of the first document has hand written notes about “Shortening of signal section” Top sheet has a number of initials of people who have read/sighted the document - dated 8/11/1965 and 11/12/1965.trams, tramways, sec, instructions, braking, emergency, forest city signals -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Work on paper - Certificate, Shire of Colac, Shire Of Colac. Presented to Private E. Obourne, 09/09/1946
... Shire Of Colac. Presented to Private E. Obourne...Shire of Colac ...Certificate awarded by Shire of ColacPaper Certificate non-fictionCertificate awarded by Shire of Colaccertificate of appreciation, 2nd world war, colac -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, O'Callaghan, Thomas, Names of Victorian Railway Stations, 1918
... Names of Victorian Railway Stations...The Railways Commissioners and the Historical Society of ...An alphabetical listing of all the station names in Victoria & the origins of the names.p.100.non-fictionAn alphabetical listing of all the station names in Victoria & the origins of the names.railway stations - victoria - history, railroad stations -- australia -- history -
Canterbury History Group
Book, City of Camberwell, Pictures of Camberwell: a Progressive City
... Pictures of Camberwell: a Progressive City....City of Camberwell ...The book demonstrates with black and white photographs and text the progression of the Shire of Boroondara into the City of Camberwell, with a foreward by Gwen McWilliamnon-fictioncamberwell, burwood, glen iris, ashburton, canterbury, surrey hills, balwyn, deepdene, north balwyn, mcwilliam> gwen -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2, 1952", 1952
... "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Also includes notes on tramway statistics, employee's duties, one man operation, track drains, interchange of ideas and experiences and discussions of a general nature and notes on scrapping trams in badly damaged condition. Each item where relevant looks back at the actions from the previous conference. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 53 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned with a folding clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors, one man trams, scrapped trams, employees, rules -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", 1951
... "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and...State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) ...Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Opening note on page 2 - that the discussions should be based on the SEC operating the tramways indefinitely. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 26 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned (was stapled poorly) in the left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors