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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DEBORAH MINE - DEBORAH MINE MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
Hand written notes on machinery and equipment at the Deborah Mine. Reference: Mining & Geological Journal July 1938, pages 28 & 29. Items mentioned include: Poppet Legs, winding engines, boiler, suction gas plant, electricity, battery and surface plant. J. J. Caldwell name on the paper.mine, gold, deborah mine, deborah mine, deborah mine machinery & equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW ARGUS GOLD MINE, EAGLEHAWK
Slide. New Argus Gold Mine, Eaglehawk, west of Sailor's Gully Road. Image taken about 1906. Poppet head with elevated tramway, with ore cart on tracks. Engine room and boiler on LH side, brick chimney at rear. Large group of men standing at base of poppet head.No. 23 on bottom of slide.mine, gold, new argus., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: A 24 SCALEBUOY UNIT
Black and white photo showing a 24 Scalebuoy Unit at the Cohuna Butter Factory. Unit is a tank like structure mounted on the floor and has an end with eight fastening wheels and two other plates with six bolts in them. Written on the back is: Cohuna Butter Factory Boiler unit 24 buoys.sciences, bill ashman collection - correspondence, cohuna butter factory -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH NELL GOLD MINING CO NL, 1938 - 1942
Document. South Nell Gwynne G.M.Co. N/L. Envelope contains: - Insurance Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, War Damage Commission form, Agreement 'Adoption by New Company (endorsed), Hire Agreement with Central Nell GM Co NL, and South Nell Gwynne. Termination of Hire Agreement.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, south nell gmc nl, gold mining, insurance, albion chambers, bendigo. state accident insurance office -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIRGINIA MINE - VIRGINIA MINE STATISTICS
Handwritten notes on the Virginia Mine. Notes include gold yield, dividends, depth of shaft, wages bill for each fortnight, thickness of reef, length of claim, mine workings, machinery, winding engines, boiler pressure and battery. Mine Manager Mr Hooper and Battery Manager Mr S H Patterson.document, gold, virginia mine, virginia mine, virginia mine statistics, the bendigonian annual xmas 1908, gt northern mine, mr hooper, mr s h patterson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, "Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Co'ys Pier, Sandridge (Port Melbourne) 1865", 1865
City of Port Phillip Collection - pm 0988 "Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Co'ys Pier, Sandridge (Port Melbourne) 1865" . View looking South showing tall masted ships and in the foreground, workmen, carriages loaded with ballast and a boiler for steam powered cranes. Image attributed to Charles Nettleton transport - shipping, piers and wharves - railway pier, maritime, railway pier, charles nettleton, hobson's bay united railway -
Clunes Museum
Document - BUTTER FACTORY
CLUNES BUTTER FACTORY TENDER FORMS .1 TENDER FORM FOR BOILER ROOM, MACHINERY ROOM, REFRIDGERATING CHAMBER 104.14.10 = 15 POUNDS .2 TENDER FORM FOR CARPENTRY AND JOINERY WORK 91.18.4 POUNDS .3 COPY OF CARPENTRY AND JOINERY TENDER FORM .1-.3 DATED 02/08/1984butterfactory, tender butterfactory -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish Marie, 1977
Date made 18 January 1977.Colour photograph of Rex Fish standing beside the boiler which provided steam power to drive the winch to transfer rock from the tram, trucks to the barge at North Arm. This rock quarried at Mississippi Creek was used to stabilise the entrance piers, and build rock groynes around the lakes. Lakes Entrance Victoriavegetation, waterways, historic sites -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Diamond Creek Gold Mine
Situated at the end of Fraser Street, Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek Gold Mine was the largest in the Diamond Valley Shire with a shaft depth of over 290 metres at the peak of its development in 1915. The surface plant was quite large with four boilers and five steam engines working the battery, winder, water pump, air compressor and lighting generator.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, diamond creek, goldmine, gold mine, poppet head -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Phil Bryce, Removal of a fibre-glass chimney extension from a chimney from the former Ballarat Brewery, 2015, 13/11/2015
The chimney extension on what was the former Carlton and United Breweries boiler house at Ballarat installed in 1972 and it is constructed of a special formulation of fibreglass reinforced plastics designed to operate at elevated temperature (ie boiler flue gas). It is thought to be one of 26 or 28 fibreglass boiler chimneys designed and installed in Victoria in the 1970s, and is thought to be one of the last to be removed. In its day the fibreglass chimney extension was at the cutting edge of fibreglass technology and is therefore well worth retaining. Removal of the chimney extension to the brick chimney outside the brewery building was deemed necessary to prolong the life of the chimney, and also because the fibreglass extension had reached end of life and posing a possible threat. According an Engineering assessment, fibreglass structures have a life expectancy of between 20 years (when fatigue loaded) and up to 100 years (static loaded). We don’t know when it was added to the chimney but believe it was most likely in the early 1970s. Given that it is subject to wind load and often observed to be moving in the wind it is likely that it will be at the end of its life. The chimney will be made good and we have the necessary planning approvals in place to undertake the works. The chimney extension was removed on 13 November 2015 in accordance with a planning permit obtained by the University. The extension is believed to have been added in the 1970s and was predominantly made from fibre glass. The structure was removed for safety reasons and to preserve the integrity of the historic brick chimney which supported it. Coloured digital photographs associated with the removal of a fibreglass extension to a chimney which was part of the Former Ballarat Brewery/Carlton and United Breweries complex. Images also include the last day the chimney was in situ.chimney, fibreglass, former ballarat brewery, former carlton and united breweries, ballarat school of mines, brewery complex -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter, dated 17 October,1943 to Mr. F. Stevenson from ? Wallace, Engineer-in-charge at the Gunbower Co-operative Butter Factory and Trading Coy. Ltd. He mentions in the letter the amount of scale that has been dislodged in the boiler since the Scalebuoy was installed. Letter has printed letterhead in shades of brown.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, gunbower co-operative butter factory and trading coy ltd. f stevenson, wallace -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: POPPETHEAD AND MINE BUILDINGS
Black and white photograph: image shows a mine site with mulloch dump LH side; poppet head in centre and corrugated iron mine building on RH side. At rear of building is a boiler. A large chimney, possibly metal, at front of building. Possibly Central Nell Gwynne Mine although un-named on photograph.bendigo, mining, mine site -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH FREDERICK THE GREAT CO NL, 1934
Documents: Envelope contains - agreement re Lease 10287 at Sebastian. Working documents for shares, prospectus, certificate of inspection of boiler, share receipt forms, transfer of Land Title from Mr J. O Charlton, summary 'Re Sebastian Mining Leases' details gold won and dividends paid 1880 - 1887.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stanistreet. sabastian mining leases. south frederick the great co n\l -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH HUSTLERS GMC NL, 1934 - 1940
Document. Envelope contains: - Dept. of Lands and Survey Permissive Occupancy agreement & receipts, Fire Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Insurance Policies, Crown Land Receipts. Right No. 4827 Eaglehawk. Pressure Gauge readings from Russell & Russell, manufacturer of Steam Vacuum and Compound Gauges dated 25th August 1939.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north hustlers gmc nl, gold mining, dept. of lands & survey permissive occupancy agreement, fire policy, state accident insurance mine policies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - MINING MACHINERY, NEW CHUM LINE, EAGLEHAWK
Handwritten notes on mining machinery sold at auction. South St Mungo - Winding Engine. Pair of 15 ? Cyl. Winding Engines. 7 ft Winding Gear. Also Jackass Boiler. Feed Pump, Trucks, Rails, Flat Sheets, Poppet Heads, Housing, etc. Sold for 270 pounds. Purchaser H Ralph for Austral Drill Co. Lady Barkly Company - 12 inch Cylinder Winding Engine. 8 ft Winding Gear. Cornish Flue Boiler, Feed Pump, Rails,Poppet Heads, Housing, etc. Sold for 162 pound 10 shillings. Purchaser W. J. Sever, Mining Merchants, Melb. Crushing Battery - Complete 40 Head Battery. Tandem Compound Engine. 11 in & 22 in Cylinders. High Press, Boilers, Electric Lighting Plant. 6 in Cyl. High Speed Engine, Fire-proof, Feed Pump, Rails, Flat Sheets, Tools & Sundries. 1000 pound to R. Ralph. These three mining plants, complete. Sold by Messrs Bell, Lambert and Nixon - Auctioneers. Ref; Bendigo Advertiser. July 14th 1910 Page 2.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria lines of reef, mining machinery new chum line eaglehawk, south st mungo, h ralph, austral drill co, lady barkly company, w j sever, crushing battery, messrs bell, lambert and nixon, bendigo advertiser july 14th 1910 page 2 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: PRINCESS DAGMAR MINE, GARDEN GULLY LINE
4 page handwritten document, (copy) detailing some of the Mine Manager's reports for Princess Dagmar mine 1881 - 1914. Example: Reportof 8.3.1881, shaft 213, Mine Manager J. Ebboth. 'Discussed with Mr. Roberts re cheapest and bst method of supplying water to boiler, recommend a donkey engine. Mr. Lansell has one at the 180 which is not large enough for the big boiler and which is to be changed or sold for a larger one. This engine according to report costs 20 pounds. One of this kind will pump hot water which we require. Subject to your approval I have taken on John Roberts as engine driver. He comes to me as a steady man competent to drive engine and sharpen drills.'bendigo, mining, princess dagmar -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NAPOLEON GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 5th September 1947
Document: Letter to Central Napoleon Gold Mines N.L from Dickson & Tadgell Chartered Accountants and Company Managers on behalf of North Nell Gwyne Company making an offer of £65 for Central Napoleon Company's Vertical Boiler, letter found in the Central Napoleon GM N.L Minutes Book No 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - GOLD MINE, CLUNES
Two red covered auction catalogues for an auction held at the Gold Mine, Clunes on 15 March, 1941. Sale comprised of Winches, boilers, pumps, wire ropes, piping, rails, poppet legs, cages, tanks, trucks and tools, etc. Contains descriptions of the larger machinery. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - gold mines - clunes, clunes goldfields (1931) limited, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, the cambridge press -
Puffing Billy Railway
Steam Driven Weir Pump, 1900s
Weir Pumps - these types of vertical pumps were used extensively with both land and marine steam pumps. The pumps were also used for various duties from pumping oil fuel and feed water for boilers, to draining bilges on steam ship[s They are a single cylinder, double acting vertical pumps used by G. & J. Weir Ltd. , of Cathcart, Glasgow Historic - Weir Vertical PumpSteam Driven Weir Pump Green and Black with metal parts.No. B49717puffing billy, weir, steam pump -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - SCALEBUOY
Scalebuoy. Invented by Hartley Abbott & patented under the name of the Bendigo Electronic Company, made in various sizes & for different applications, such as to prevent scaling in the boilers at mines. Made up of a sealed glass bulb containing mercury and gasses enclosed within a chromed wire cage & with a chromed handle. The one shown being a hand held shaker model.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - Souvenir ESCo opening Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), August 1905
Used as a souvenir ticket and postcard on the opening day of the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo), Ballarat tramways on 18 August 1905, Has been punched for the Mount Pleasant and Orphanage - Grenville St section. Collected by David Budge - 1879 - 1974, son of William and Mary Budge of Trevor St Ballarat, who worked for the Victorian Railways as a blacksmith residing in Walnut St Carnegie. Demonstrates a souvenir item for the opening of the electric tramways in Ballarat in the form of a postcard, which could be sent to others as a souvenir of the new tram system in Ballarat. Has a strong association with the collector.Postcard - size Souvenir Tram ticket, printed using blue ink on one side with fare, photos of power station, engine room, boiler room and a tram & No.2341 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. See item 608 for other examples.esco, opening, tramways, ballarat, tickets, postcards, david budge -
Port of Echuca
Photograph, Early 20th Century
The P.S Australien was built in 1897 by Richard Wilson, of Moama. In 1937 the vessel was used to tow boilers, winches and derricks to the banks of the Murray River to aide in the construction of Locks 6,7,9 and Yarrawonga Weir. The barge is viewed from the rear, as the rudder can be seen, and shows the enormity of the loads of wool which a barge could carry. The two vessels are tied together and appear to be moored at a small pier.The P.S Australien is one of the oldest paddle steamers built at Echuca. It was a working vessel during the construction of the Yarrawonga weir in the 1930s which was the beginning of the irrigation system which enabled the Agriculture Industry to become such a prominent part of the Murray-Darling River Basin social history. A paddle steamer and a barge, loaded with wool, are seen docked together on a river. There is a small wooden jetty leading to the bank where gum trees are growing.p.s australien, yarrawonga weir, echuca paddlesteamers, murray river paddle steamers, wilson, richard, wool industry -
Puffing Billy Railway
Weir Pump ( no. 2 ), Vertical ( no. 2 )
Weir Vertical Pump Weir Pumps - these types of vertical pumps were used extensively with both land and marine steam pumps. The pumps were also used for various duties from pumping oil fuel and feed water for boilers, to draining bilges on steam ship[s single cylinder, double acting vertical pumps used by G. & J. Weir Ltd. , of Cathcart, Glasgow .Weir Vertical Pump ( no. 2 ) - Steel vertical pumpWeirpuffing billy, fluid pump, weir, vetical pump -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Boiler explosion at Ringwood station 20th June 1894 for engine 297R. "Heard in Box Hill"
Black and white photographs - 2 copiesTyped below photograph, "Boiler explosion at Ringwood station 20/6/1894. Heard in Box Hill". Article from newspapers:- Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 21 Official enquiry. The Board of Enquiry appointed by the Railway Commissioners to enquire into the causes of the boiler explosion which shattered the locomotive at Ringwood on Saturday night, assembled at the Railway department on Wednesday to commence its deliberations, The board consisted of Mr R. Fulton, engineer, C. W. McLean; engineer to the Marine Board, and Mr Mephan Ferguson, iron-founder. There is some difficulty at the outset about the constitution of the board; It was suggested that the Apt of Parliament contemplated that boards of experts, after the manner of the present one, needed, to have their appointments confirmed by the Governor-in-Council. The point, however, was not considered sufficiently important to prevent the board from proceeding with evidence. Robert Greyford, stationmaster at Ringwood, was the first witness. He said he saw the explosion on Saturday night at about twenty minutes to 8. There was a rush to the engine to see what had happened, and the driver and fireman were both found on the platform of the engine. The driver seemed badly hurt, but the fireman, to all appearances, was not so badly injured. They were both attended to and sent up to Melbourne by the last suburban train. Witness had a look at the engine and found the dome and all the plates round the boiler blown clean, away. The springs were also blown clean away. The Chairman (Mr Fulton) : Did you measure the distance ? Witness: Yes; one of the plates was 209 yards away. A piece from the top of the boiler 15 pounds in weight he found driven into the hard beaten track 410 yards away. Several pieces of boiler plate were found scattered at various distances. The buildings roundabout were injured. The Chairman; Did you notice anything peculiar about either of the driver or the fireman ? — No ; nothing wrong, with either of them. If the engine was blowing off at all, it must have been very light. In your opinion, were they perfectly sober ? — Perfectly. In approaching the station, is there a down or an up grade? — A very slight down grade. How is the road from Healesville ? — Up and down all the way. It is down, grade for about 200 yards coming into Ringwood station. They shut off ; steam about a quarter of a mile away, and come in at a good pace. They generally put on 15 pounds of steam while they are in the station. Mr Ferguson : Had the driver the usual load on ? — Yes ; about the usual load. Witness added that he had known the driver personally for about 10 years, and he had always been a careful, steady, sober man. He did not know the fireman so well. John Palmer, porter at Ringwood station, also saw the explosion. He was attending to the train on its arrival. He was knocked down by the force of the explosion. When he got up he saw the engine driver being carried into the office covered in blood. He noticed nothing peculiar about the driver and fireman, nor about the engine. Mr McLean : How far were you from the engine when you were knocked down ? — From ten to fifteen yards. William Paul, the guard of the train to which the injured locomotive Was attached, said he was looking at the engine at the very moment the explosion occurred. It seemed to come from exactly under the dome. The force of it took him off his feet. He was about 15 yards from the tender. When he rose he tried to reach the engine, but could not do so on account of the steam and coal dust. He called out to know whether any of the passengers were injured, and got no response, so that he concluded they were all right. All the lamps but about half dozen were extinguished by the force of the explosion, although the glass was not broken. He could testify most distinctly that the driver and fireman were both sober. The driver was a man who never drank. The steam started to blow off about a minute and a half before the explosion took place. The last place at which the engine took water was Healesville. The Chairman : Do yon know anything of the quality of the water there ? Is it creek water ? — Yes ; it comes from the Graceburn River. You never heard of its quality ?— No. How long have you known this engine on the road— About 13 months. Hew long have you known the driver on this line ? — About six weeks. I have known the fireman several years. The driver was a strict teetotaller, and I never saw the fireman take anything to drink in his life. Mr T. H, Woodroffe, chief mechanical engineer of the Victorian Railways, produced a report he had written to the secretary, about this explosion. The document gave facts concerning the engine and the explosion. It stated that the rapture seemed to have occurred at the rim of the plates adjoining the fire box. The engine was built at the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, in 1883. It was repaired at various times, the last time being in July of last year when it was sent to the Port Melbourne shops, and was then tested to a cold water pressure of 195 and found all right. It was the custom to overhaul all locomotives about every five years. The Chairman : There were no very heavy repairs in July, 1893; were there? — Not to the boilers. The shop manager's report says that the plug and safety tap holes were repaired, five new copper studs put in firebox, ash-pan door repaired, tender cleaned and overhauled, and studs re-rivetted, and boiler tested to pressure of 195, cold water. Mr Woodroffe read the report of the repairs effected to the boiler in December, 1888. That would be the time the plate was put in the boiler. On that occasion three new plates were put in the bottom and the boiler tested up to 195. The Chairman: Do you keep a record of the water used ?— Yes, the water in this case, I think, came from the Maroondah scheme. Mr Woodroffe said boilers were examined front time to time in the running sheds. In his opinion every possible care had been taken to keep the engine in proper care. There might, however, be lessons learnt from this. The Chairman: No doubt. From his examination of the plates [the] witness did not think the state of them could have been detected from the outside. There were no signs of leakage or sweating or anything of that sort. The next witness- was Walter Stinton, workshop manager at Newport and he said that the injured engine had been repeatedly repaired under his charge. He gave a technical account of the repairs effected on various occasions. The testing of locomotives was under his special notice. They had a high pressure pipe running; round the works, and a pump set at 2001b. When the boiler was pumped full of water the pressure when applied up to 1951b. The board appointed by the department to inquire into the Ringwood locomotive boiler explosion sat again at Spencer street on 25th inst. Mr R. Fulton presided and the other members of the board were. Mr Mephan Ferguson and Mr C. W. McLean. Charles Grubb, foreman of the boiler-makers at the Newport workshops, said he had inspected the pieces of plate that had been blown out of the engine, and after examining them, pointed out to the Chief Mechanical Engineer the portion where the plate had started to burst. It was under the lap, on the right hand side of the boiler. The grooving might be accounted for by bad water. During the past twenty years he had examined all the boilers that came into the Williamstown workshops, and while some were hardly marked at all, others were very badly eaten away. The practice was to cut out the defective portions. In this case the boiler was repaired in a similar manner. The Chairman : Can you suggest any other way of repairing so as to prevent accident ? — No, unless by taking out a plate on one side from the joint, and carrying it further up so as to avoid the joints meeting, or by taking out the plate altogether. What would.be the cost .of putting in a new " plate I—Perhaps about double the price; but I wouldn't recommend that course. It would be putting a new plate against plates that have been in use ten years or so and that would not be advisable. I think the present system better. I consider the present system of repairing the best. This is the first we have had so bad like that, to my knowledge. You attributed this to bad water. Is there no other probable cause ? — Well; unless the iron be bad. This was Lowmoor iron. I think this accident was caused by the eating away of plates. This one was the worst I have seen, for the short time it had been running. We use three classes of iron — Lowmoor, Monkbridge and Bowling. By Mr Woodroffe (Chief Mechanical Engineer) ; There are engines still running that were repaired at the same time as this one, in 1888, and. in the same way. These are engines 339 and 333. They have been recently examined and are in splendid order. What in your experience, is the age of a boiler on the Victorian railways? — From 17 to 20 years our earlier boilers stood. The later boilers don't stand so well. How is that? — There is difference in construction, and the material is lighter. The old boilers had thicker plates. Have you been asked in any way to curtail boiler affairs? — No, sir; nor in any way. You have never hesitated to carry out any necessary repairs? — Never. Our orders have been to exercise every care in examining, repairing and renewing boilers. Witness said that his practice was when an engine came into the workshop to find out how long she had been running. If over five years, he informed the workshop manager, and they thought it necessary the tubes were taken nut. If everything was in good order witness reported to the manager. The cost of taking out the tubes and putting them in again was about L20. Mr Woodroffe : Have you ever hesitated to repair a boiler on the score of expense ? — No, never. Mr McLean : Hew do yon ascertain whether a boiler requires repairs?— I keep a record of every boiler examined. From every boiler that comes in I have the dome covers taken off, and when it is practical I get inside. l can almost tell from the top of a boiler what the bottom is like. If there is any doubt about it I have the tubes taken out. If I have suspicion of defective plate I cause to have bored a triangle in the plate at the point where there is the most wear. There is a travelling inspector who visits all the running sheds of the colony except Port Melbourne and tests the boilers. He reports to us and we note what he points out. Alfred Thompson, locomotive inspector of the eastern section, said he knew this engine, 297R. He read a list of her repairs. He heard of the accident on Saturday night and went up to Ringwood. The Chairman : Did you ever notice anything peculiar about the engine? — No, I considered her A1 and would not have hesitated to have put on 140lb pressure owing to the repairs she had undergone. Witness considered that the explosion was caused by the expansion and contraction of the plates ; and, no doubt, the plate had been eaten away through bad water. The other side of the boiler showed: signs of corrosion: By Mr Woodroffe ; Is every care taken with the boilers ? — Yes, every possible care is taken for the safety of boilers, Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, NARROW ESACPE FROM FATALITIES. THE DAMAGED ENGINE. [See drawing of loco – saved in “Railways” folder] The explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood on Saturday evening, formed the subject of much discussion in railway circles on Monday. The Minister arrived at the office at an unusually early hour and immediately entered into a consultation with the acting chairman, Mr Kibble, and Mr Commissioner Murray. As the result of the interview it was resolved to ask three gentlemen of acknowledged engineering experience to sib as a board with the . object of inquiring into the cause of the accident and furnishing a report. Mr Richardson and the Commissioners are tally seized of the importance of having a searching investigation into the accident, and, with Mr Murray, the former went to Ringwood to inspect the scene of the disaster. They will he accompanied by Mr Woodroffe. During the morning no official report had come to hand from the driver or fireman of the engine in reference to the accident, but that is thought to be due to the circumstance that they have not sufficiently recovered to be able to give a circumstantial account of what occurred. The engine was one of the old R's, and, Mr Kibble pronounced them to be about the best class of engines used. So far nothing can be said as to the probable cause of the accident, as the broken plating of the engine has not been submitted to the inspection of experts. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 STATEMENT BY THE FIREMAN. This morning Thomas Miles, fireman on the engine the boiler of which exploded on Saturday night, is suffering from an injury to the spine, as well as a very severe shaking to the system. He states that he was fireman on the engine attached to the train which left Healesville on Saturday evening, at ten minutes to 8. Everything went all right until Ringwood was reached, when, .just as the train was about to continue its journey, a load explosion took place and Miles remembers nothing more until he was picked np on the platform ; and found himself suffering from a pain in the back, and an injury to his arm. He cannot think of any reason which could have caused the explosion, as there was plenty of water in the boiler, and everything seemed working all right. Mr R. Fulton, consulting engineer, of Queen street; Mr McLean, a member of the Marine Board ; and Mr Mephan Ferguson, engineer, have consented to act as a board to inquire into the cause of the engine boiler explosion at Ringwood on Saturday evening. The board has been appointed under section 117 of Act 1135, which provides that the Governor-in-Council may direct the taking of a such a step. Mr1 Fulton will act as chairman of the board, which met for the first time at the railway offices, Spencer street, this forenoon. Before separating the members of the Board paid a visit to the Prince's Bridge locomotive sheds in company with Mr Woodroffe, the chief mechanical engineer, for the purpose of inspecting the shattered boiler. It has been stated that the explosion is known to have been caused by a flaw in a plate which was put on the boiler about four years ago, but enquiries have tailed to elicit anything in support of that view. The engineers connected with the department are not inclined to say anything on the subject. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1894, page 20 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion, The Minister of Railways has received the supplementary report of the board appointed by him to investigate the circumstances connected with the explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood. In their first report the board did not attach blame to anyone. Mr Richardson felt satisfied that the responsibility of having the engines properly inspected and overhauled periodically could be fixed if the inquiry were extended. He therefore referred the matter again to the Board, who took further evidence. In the report now furnished, the Board hold Loco. Inspector Thompson blameable, but point out as a mitigating circumstance that he had not received "written instructions" respecting inspections and overhauls. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 7 July 1894, page 32 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion. The Minister of Railways takes exception to the tone of a paragraph appearing in a morning contemporary respecting the Ringwood boiler explosion. It makes it appear that Mr Richardson has referred the report of the board which considered the facts connected with the explosion to the Crown solicitor simply because he differed from the finding of the board. The Minister explains that when he received the report he found that the responsibility for having boilers properly inspected and overhauled had not been clearly fixed. He personally obtained farther evidence on that point, and arrived at a conclusion, from which the commissioners differed. As he did not like to take upon himself the responsibility of deciding upon the effect of the evidence, he submitted the matter to the Crown Solicitor, but that officer did not furnish him with the information sought. He has, therefore, referred the question to the Attorney-General, together with the draft of a regulation respecting boiler inspections and overhauls in the future. Mr Richardson says that his whole aim is to have the responsibility positively fixed. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 28 April 1894, page 23 The Minister of Railways has completed his consideration of the supplementary report received by him from the Ringwood Boiler Explosion Board. The report, it will be remembered, held Loco-Inspector Thompson blameable for the non-inspection of the boiler, but considered there was extenuating circumstances. There was a certain amount of doubt as to the absolute instructions given for overhauling engines periodically. Mr. Richardson is sending the report on to the Commissioners with instructions that the responsibility respecting inspection of boilers shall be made clear for the future. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLDEN CARSHALTON NO LIABILITY, 1934-1960
Documents; Bundle of documents tied with string, Cert of Inspection for Boiler, Electricity Agreement, Scrip Certificates, Commonwealth Bank Pass Book for (pounds)10 deposit for PMG charges, Lease Agreement, Name change from Big Hill North N.L., Lease agreement Tennant Creek, Insurance documents, Rules. Legal Opinion Document. Golden Carshalton N.L.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, golden carshalton nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Three typed copies of a letter dated 29 June, 1938. Letter is to Scalebuoys (New Zealand) Ltd. From the Manager of The Whangarei Co-op Dairy Company Ltd. Mentioning the improvement in the condition of the two boilers since using the Scalebuoy. Also mentioned that using the treated water gave a better result for washing the five churns than the untreated water.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, whangarei co-operative dairy company, ltd, scalebuoys (new zealand) ltd, babcock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - MINING EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, ETC
BHS CollectionHandwritten, carbon copy of a list of boilers, crushing equipment, burners, Cyanide plants and rails at various locations.Locations include: Deborah Mine, Deborah Extended, Monument Hill, R. Barker's Yard, Victoria Hill, Maldon State Battery, Liddle's Bendigo, Devonshire Sands, North Deborah, The Great Southern, South Deborah, North Hustlers and Wattle Gully.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, mining equipment machinery etc, deborah mine, deborah extended, monument hill, r barker's yard, victoria hill, miller & co melb, maldon state battery, john cocks, mr l picken, liddle's bendigo, g holt, devonshire sands, graham bedford, central deborah, north deborah, great southern, south deborah, north hustlers, wattle gully -
Clunes Museum
Certificate, 1919
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS ENGINE DRIVER FOR MINING PURPOSES, PRESENTED TO ARTHUR ALLEN. WE CERTIFY THAT YOU HAVE THIS DAY PASSED THE EXAMINATION TO QUALIFY TO FULFIL THE DUTIES OF SECOND CLASS ENGINEER DRIVER ON THE PURSANCE OF MINES ACTS. GRANT YOU THIS CERTIFICATE.OF COMPETANCY WHICH ENTITLES YOUTO DRIVE ANY ENGINE WITHOUT A CONDENSER FOR MINING PURPOSE EXCEPT A WINDING ENGINE AND TO TAKE CHARGE OF ANY STEAM BOILERCERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AS ENGINE DRIVER FOR MINING PURPOSES, PRESENTED TO ARTHUR ALLEN BY BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINE DRIVERS.local history, document, certificates, mining -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Manual - Manual, Ship engineering, PLIBRICO, Plibrico Modern Boiler Settings, 1960s
... boilers ...Mariner Duncan had a particular regard for the Mission to Seafarers. A plate for display on a commissioned new table at the MTSV acknowledges his bequest and the material donated. Collectively the G W Duncan material includes: photographs, professional data memorabilia and written and commercially printed resources. The memorabilia relates to his career at sea and in particular the role of an engineer, including a handwritten manual of notes and references relating to the mechanical and engineering aspects and areas of responsibility for maintenance. A stapled book with black cover and the word PLIBRICO in ochre printed at top centre.mariner manuals, manual, boilers, maintenance, engineers, engine rooms, george winfield duncan (1922-2017), ship engineer, s.s. athenic -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Book, W.C. MacGibbon, Board of Trade Orals and Marine Knowledge Steam and Motor
... boilers ...Red cloth hard cover book of 1166 pagesSticker on inside front cover ÄDMIRALTY CHART AGENTS / BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS / J. DONNE & SON / 349 POST OFFICE PLACE / MELBOURNE" Handwritten in pencil on first page "A.C. DUNSMUIR / 98 BRAUND RD / PROSPECT" non-fiction, marine engineering, shipbuilding, electricity, steam engines, turbines, boilers, ships, trade