1. Private Roads Construction Receipt, Shire of Eltham for payment by W. McDonald on account of liability to construction of Greensborough Railway Station Estate private roads 2. Receipt for road making of Rattray Road, 13 March 1965Digital file only scanned by EDHS from item on loan (photocopy only)greensborough railway station estate, i. mcdonald, private roads, rattray road, receipt, road construction, w. mcdonald

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, road construction, sherbourne road, simms road

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, road construction, sherbourne road, simms road

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, road construction, sherbourne road, simms road

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, road construction, sherbourne road, simms road

35mm colour positive transparency blue Agfacolour Service plastic mountbriar hill, overpass, para road, railway bridge, road construction, sherbourne road, simms road

Hardcover. Green dust cover. Front cover photograph is Krauss 0-4-OWT, builder's No. 2459 of 1891, takes water at the western end of Rubicon Lane in 1934. Driver Bob Rees attends to his engine while brakeman Hayden looks on. End papers show a photograph of a man standing besides a timber railway trolley holding onto the brake lever. There is a group of men, some sitting and some standing, on piles of cut timber under a large, open shed in the background. There are also some small, timber, tent like structures standing next to the railway tracks. There is a forest in the far background. Written in white is the line "Mr Clarke & Kidd's Sawmill". non-fictionrubicon, timber, sawmill, railway, tramway, clarke and pearce, evans, peter, marysville, krause, forest, mountain

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Siam–Burma Railway, the Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415-kilometre railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II. This railway completed the rail link between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. This is a poster advertising the showing of a film on the making of the railway.In all, 9,500 Australian prisoners of war worked on the construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway, which ran from Bampong, Thailand, to Thanbyuzayat, Burma . Building commenced at each end of the railway. Altogether, 2,646 Australians died working on the railway.Rectangular shaped black and white film poster.The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Posterposters, burma-thailand death railway film poster, world war two, lara r.s.l.

Book details the construction of the Thai Burma Railway & the bridge over the Rivew Kwai. Contains detailed photos & drawings. Taken from an oration by Fred Seiker in which he recalls the conditions under which the POW's lived & worked.Soft cover illustrated front & back with colour & black & white photos. 60 pages with cut edges. Bound with staples. Stamped inside front & back covers: Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch books-military-history, civil engineering/railways, river kwai, burma

Item donated by Alf Maskell POW. Refer 2485 for his service history.Diagram showing construction of Burma-Siam railway. White background with black writing & markings. Mounted on blue board.Top centre: Diagram showing disposition of strength and others during construction of Burma - Siam Rly (Finished about Oct / Nov 1943)documents - maps, military history - pows

Book is an account of the experiences of members of F Force, Australian & British POWs who were part of the Construction Force of the Burma - Thailand Railway in 1943.Brown, soft card cover. Illustrated with title on front & spine in white letters. 170 cut edge pages. Black & white illustrations.On front cover under clear tape: Changi to Burma Railway 6/12 Previous owner's name stamped on title page - Dr L K Morgan, 57 McIvor Road, Bendigo.books, military

The Terminus Hotel opened in January 1884, coinciding with the opening of the railway. The hotel had a close connection with the railway, catering for travellers and relieving railway workers. In December 1903 the original wooden structure burnt to the ground. The hotel was rebuilt in 1904 in much the same form see Record No 00306. Mr Andrew Kelly of Nullawil took over the enterprise circa 1930 giving it a new look in the 'Art Deco' style of the period. Mr Kelly and family ran a successful hotel business for forty years.Copy of a B&W photograph of the Terminus Hotel, situated in Broadway Wycheproof circa 1930s. Of brick construction, featuring arch entrance doorways and windows. A verandah protects the street facade. The architecture represents the 'Art Deco' period.Nonehotel wycheproof broadway, men clothing, art deco 1930s

This gas lamp light and stand came from the original manufacturer in Melbourne. Gas street lights such as this one were used in Melbourne from the mid-19th century. The lights enabled safer after-dark travel for pedestrians and vehicles and were a deterrent to crime. A lamp lighter was employed to keep the lamps lit, sometimes with little success due to weather conditions and the pranks of youths. WARRNAMBOOL Gasworks In Warrnambool prior to 1874 there were about twenty rare, individually lit street lights in Warrnambool, each with its own supply of kerosene. These lamps were in the central business area of Timor, Koroit and Liebig Streets. The Warrnambool Gas Company Ltd. was registered as an incorporated company in 1873. It was a private, locally owned business. It was located at 209-215 Merri Street, Warrnambool, on the land, which is just west of the later-built railway station. The first managers of the Gas Company lived in a substantial stone house on site, but later the managers lived in a residence in Henna Street between Merri and Timor Streets. The original home, which still stands, became a residence for the Railway Station Master from about 1890. In August 1874 the construction of the gasworks was complete and at the end of that month gas was supplied to all of the existing lamps in Warrnambool for the first time. The Warrnambool Gas Company wound up in 1880-1881 and was purchased by the Warrnambool Borough Council with money raised by a loan – the Borough’s first ‘loan transaction’. The Council established a piped network to supply gas to other street connections. The gasworks were privatised and upgraded in 1952. In 1972 the town supply was converted to liquid petroleum gas and by the early 1980s the gasworks were closed down. In 1986 Warrnambool was supplied with natural gas from a site near Port Campbell. The Warrnambool gasworks supplied all street and shop lighting and most domestic lighting until 1923 when electricity was available for lighting. Bromfield Street in Warrnambool was named after the director of the gasworks, James Astley Bromfield (1823-1903). He arrived in Warrnambool from Worcestershire, England, in 1852 and was very active in the local council and community. Cockman Street was named after the first secretary of the gasworks in 1874, Walter Cockman (c.1821-1892). He was a Mayor and businessman. The second Manager, Luther Rodgers, worked for the gas company for about twenty years and both Rodger Place and Rodgers Road in Warrnambool have been named after him. LAMP LIGHTS IN MELBOURNE In the 1820s Melbourne's innkeepers were legally required to have a lamp light outside their premises from sunset to sunrise. This was the first instance of street lamps being used in Melbourne. In 1847 the first oil lamp was used in the city. In 1849 a gas lamp was installed on the Swanston Street Bridge and much of the city had oil lamps installed by then. In August 1857 the installation of street gas lamps began in Melbourne. They were welcomed for the much brighter illumination they gave. By 1860 there were 414 lamp pillars. The phrase was quoted often - "A light was as good as a policeman". The first gas burners used for street lighting were called 'fishtail' gas burners. These were replaced in the early 1900s by gas mantles. The City of Melbourne Gas Coke Company was formed in 1850 but due to the Gold Rush the manufacture and distribution of the gas supply was delayed until January 1856. By the 1890s the gas supplying the lights was supplied by three companies in Melbourne. In 1879 a football match was played at the MCG under electric lighting and gradually electric arc lights were installed inside and outside buildings in the city. Lamp lights such as the one in Flagstaff Hill’s collection were no longer needed. (References: John Lindsay re Lamp Light history 2019-01-29, Former Warrnambool Gas Company Limited, Victorian Heritage Database Report, Heritage Number 149746 https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/149746/download-report ) The lamp light is representative of the lamps used in Melbourne from the mid-nineteenth century to light the streets at night and make Melbourne a safer city. The lamp is also representative of the gas street lighting in Warrnambool from the mid-1870s-1920s.Lamp light or gas light. Street light, one of the last gas street lights removed from Melbourne. (Reconditioned by Friends of Flagstaff Hill, 2013)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, lamp light, gas light, gas lamp, street lamp, street light, gas street light, melbourne street lighting, warrnambool street lighting, melbourne gas street light, warrnambool gas company, warrnambool gasworks, james bromfield, walter cockman, luther rodgers, city of melbourne gas coke company

Retrieved from original location by Kevin Myers during official military preparations for a Hellfire Pass memorial in recognition of the allied POW lives lost during construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Direct connection between local (Montmorency and Victorian) soldiers in WW2 and the work undertaken by allied prisoners of the Japanese Army.Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Noneprisoner of war, burma, ww2, railway

A photograph of the railway trestle bridge at Eltham. Built in 1902, it is the only railway bridge of predominantly timber construction that is still in regular use. The bridge is listed on the Victorian Heritage Database.1 colour photograph.peter graham, eltham, trestle bridge eltham

Photograph of construction of the new station at Greensborough. The existing track can be seen plus construction of a second track, making the station an island platform. The new station was opened on 03/04/1970.Digital copy of black and white photograph. trains, greensborough railway station

Photograph of construction of the new station at Greensborough. This shows gantries and overhead electricals. The photo is taken from the station master's house looking toward the station and sidings. The new station was opened on 03/04/1970.Digital copy of black and white photograph. trains, greensborough railway station

Watsonia Station during the duplication of the train line c1978. This photograph shows the existing rail line and the construction of the new tracks in the cutting. Looking toward Grimshaw Street.Shows the rural nature of the Greensborough area in the early 20th centuryDigital copy of colour photograph. trains, watsonia railway station

Photographs of the Watsonia station and surrounding train line during construction of the lowered train line - late 1970s.This text and photographs were copied from a Facebook site. Members are people who lived in the Greensborough area and share their reminiscences of the area with others. The site is administered by a GHS member but is not officially affiliated with the Society. Any information is the opinion of the contributor. Photographs and text sourced from social media.watsonia railway station, hurstbridge train line

Background to the construction of the Heidelberg to Eltham railway extension, completed May 1902, written and collated by Peter SimmenauerFolder containing 4 p. article, copies of newspaper articles and contemporary documents and photographsrailways, hurstbridge rail line, heidelberg station, eltham station

Photograph of workmen at a cutting along the Greensborough to Eltham rail line, 1902.Digital copy of black and white photograph.greensborough station, rail line

Leading up to the opening of Greensborough Plaza, traffic along Main Street was affected by the part closure due to the construction of a road bridge over the railway line.Significant infrastructure changes in Greensborough at the time of the opening of Greensborough Plaza in 1978.Photocopy of news clipping (Item 958). Text and black and white images.

Leading up to the opening of Greensborough Plaza, traffic along Main Street was affected by the part closure due to the construction of a road bridge over the railway line.Significant infrastructure changes in Greensborough at the time of the opening of Greensborough Plaza in 1978.Original news clipping (Item 904) and photocopy of same (Item 958). Text and black and white images.main street greensborough, para road, railway, greensborough plaza

Railway survey camp 1880 After choosing the route, the rail survey was undertaken followed by the construction of the line in less than a year. By Nov 1881 access by rail for Heatherlie to Melbourne was a reality Railway survey camp Heatherlie quarry; 11 men, some standing, some reclining in front of 6 army style tentsstructures, tents