Historic - Victorian Railways Locomotive Number Plate used on Steam Locomotive 5A Loco: 5A In service Saturday, 23rd March 1901 Scrapped Monday, 7th July 1958 Livery Black Owner VR Gauge 762 Status Scrapped Service History : Mar 1901 Colac - initial allocation of a new locomotive Mar 1901 - Feb 1902 Colac Dec 1902 - Oct 1908 UFTG. Nov 1908 - Oct 1912 Colac Nov 1912 - May 1913 Other Jun 1913 - Jun 1915 UFTG. Sep 1915 - Sep 1920 Moe Oct 1920 - Nov 1921 UFTG. Mar 1922 - Jan 1927 Colac Mar 1927 - Aug 1927 Moe Oct 1927 - Jan 1928 UFTG. Feb 1928 - Dec 1934 Colac Jan 1935 - Mar 1935 Moe Apr 1935 - Sep 1942 Colac Mar 1943 - Mar 1949 Moe Apr 1949 - Nov 1957 Colac Dec 1957 Colac - Stored. Feb 1958 - Jul 1958 Workshops - ScrappedHistoric - Victorian Railways Locomotive Number Plate used on Steam Locomotive 5AVictorian Railways produced 5a number plate. made of cast iron5a5a, puffing billy, victorian railways

In 1973, parents of children in Diamond Valley Little Athletics were angered at the suggestion that the proposed all weather track at Willinda Park be scrapped. There was some talk of acquiring "Partington land" between the rail line and Plenty River, south of Church Street. News clipping, black and white text. 3 scans.diamond valley little athletics association, willinda park, partington family

Photograph of Bendigo Tram 22 at the depot, side on view and end on showing the destination of "Depot". Shows the straight sill or floor of the tram which made boarding difficult. Former MMTB No. 153. It was not a popular tram due to the high steps and was scrapped in 1956.Yields information about Bendigo tram 22.Photograph, black and white, with notes on rear.In ink "No 22 car Bendigo 1947" and Ken Magor stamp on both.tramways, trams, bendigo, tram 22

Photo shows MMTB Scrubber No. 5 at Preston Workshops. The tram was constructed by the Melbourne & Brunswick Tramways Trust in 1917-1918 to control dust on partly surfaced roads. Converted by the MMTB to a scrubber in 1932, and withdrawn during 1959 and scrapped during 1966.Yields information about MMTB Scrubber trams.Black and white on Kodak papertramways, trams, scrubber 5, mbctt

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Thursday 22/7/1971, titled "Now everyone wants a tram". Item reports on the 117 applications for the 48 trams in Ballarat and Bendigo. Applications from NZ, UK and USA had been received. Mentions the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, Borough of Sebastopol. The SEC was selecting the most worthy, but eliminating applications for them as sleepouts. Has a photo of No.31 at the junction of Bridge and Main Streets Ballarat. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Item has been folded for inclusion within a scrap book. Has a piece of plain paper Secured to the back of the portion that was not Secured to the scrap book itself.btps, tram acquisition, sale of trams, sec

The photo shows wattle-bark stripping, taking place at Roses Gap (western end). The identity of the men is unknown.The photo shows three men in a cleared area of bush, one is standing holding a bundle of wattle bark, another is behind and to the left of him also holding bark and a third is standing to the right and is scrapping bark from a tree above his head with a long stick . There is a hut in the background, the right side of which is just a frame. timber industries, wattlebark stripping, scenery, roses gap

Railways Collection - colour photo (part of a series) of an Unspecified number of Multi wheel Super Heavy Transport Vehicles-all of which appear to be transporting Railway related items. The front vehicle appears to be carrying a partly scrapped Locomotive Diesel engine in VR gold and blue colours and a boy is standing on the road beneath the Locomotive.photograph, train, diesel

The album originally started as a the Geelong album and remnants of photos hinges and notes left on the sheets. Has some 101 black and white photographs. All of the photographs would have been obtained from his correspondents. Cities include: Bendigo steam loco and carriage - tram 1895 Dusseldorf Bonn Essen Halle Hamm Herford Gladbach Hamburg Bremen Duisburg Wupertal Bamberg Koln Munich Wuppertal - schwebebahn Salzburg The Hague Amsterdam Montreux Geneva Athens Odessa Moscow Brux Onaden Berlin Augsburg Heilbron Waldenberg Darmstadt Mannheim Remscheid Belgium Hagen Lille Aachen Heidelberg Duren Bremen Worms Wurzburg LeipZig Copenhagen Linz Brussels Dortmund Nuremberg Hannover Letmathe Kustrin Leige Emden Amiens Trieste Rome Naples Le bourget-du-lac Grenoble Madrid valenciaHas a strong association with Wal Jack and his collecting of tramway history / developments until 1964.Brown covered bound album with word "Scrap Album on front cover, with dark brown paper inside covers holding some 15 sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in black ink with some labels pasted under the photos in black ink. trams, tramways, europe

The Thomas James Connelly collection. T. J. Connelly - Brassfounder, Coppersmith, Plumber and Gasfitter. Located in High St. Bendigo. Items of correspondence. Small scrap from an account book page? Six persons/businesses listed with amounts. E. Keep & Co. / Bra?kes Rollinson? / Maclean & White / Mitchell & Borman? / Danks / E. Baines.trades, plumbing, thomas james connelly, connelly, thomas james. plumbers.

Scrap book with approximately thiry pages with pasted in material: military service of F.C. Sweeney, G.T. Sweemey and Sons, F.C. Sweeney Ltd., Boy Scout movement, F.C. Sweeney, Mayor City of Heidelberg, personal correspondence. Shirley (daughter) and F.C. Sweeney, newspaper obituary on the death of F.C. Sweeney. a Front Cover b Inner pagehistory, australian, victoria.

Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Geelong and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Geelong - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, geelong, sec, tramcars

Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Bendigo and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Bendigo - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, tramcars

Album of press clippings the relate to Melbourne Legacy in 1960. The items were cut from the newspaper and pasted into a scrap book with brown pages. For many years Legacy kept scrap books of press clippings that related to their work and publicity. Includes Junior legatee outings such as operation float, and looking after widows in operation firewood. Plus a guest speaker Sir Macfarlane Burnet visited Legacy. Actress and opera singer June Bronhill visited Legacy girls classes when proceeds from the premiere of The Merry Widow was donated to Legacy. Also the Governor of Victoria at the Government House Christmas party 1960 Not all pages have been scanned but some are listed from 02077 to 02088.A record of the articles that were published in the press in 1960.Brown cardboard album with brown pages with newspaper articles pasted on them.Handwritten in black texta on cover '21' as part of an old archive numbering system.christmas, operation float, annual demonstration, junior legatee outings, speakers, operation firewood, gala performance, governor of victoria

L1152 entered service Wednesday, 29th April 1953 and was withdrawn Thursday, 9th October 1986 Scrapped January 1988 Source: Vicsig.net https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=locomotives&number=1152&class=L&type=Electric%20(1500V%20DC)&orgstate=VDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyflinders street railway yard, l class electric locomotive, l1152

Photo shows Ballarat bogie tram 37 leaving the tram depot in Wendouree Parade. The tram itself was renumbered in Sept 1952 (Reg Item 5533) and scrapped in 1955 following a major accident in April 1954 - see Reg item 5315. Date 1952 to 1954.Yields information about bogie tram 37 c1953Black and White photograph of - Ballarat 37 leaving the depot.Has in ink on rear " R Lilburn"ballarat, tramways, trams, tram 37, depot

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Thursday 6/8/1971, titled "Council to count cost of saving some trams". Item reports on the request by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS) to approve in principle, the operation of a working tramway museum in the Gardens Reserve and the use of Wendouree Parade. Notes which tramcars had been allocated to the BTPS by the SEC. Report from the tourism committee, Cr. J. A. Chisholm. Also noted work by Mr. Tom Evans MLA in Securing the SEC depot for temporary storage of the trams. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Item has been folded for inclusion within a scrap book. Has a piece of plain paper Secured to the back of the portion that was not Secured to the scrap book itself.btps, off site storage, sec depot, city of ballarat, wendouree parade

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, of Monday 20/9/1971, titled "Last trip by man who was on the first" in the Outlook profile Section of the newspaper about Mr. Charles Rollan who was a passenger on the last Sebastopol tram and rode on the horse trams on the Sebastopol line. Noted that a photo of Mr. Rollan was in the supplement Section of the newspaper. See Reg. Item 269. Mr. Rollan, 91, who was a compositor for the Evening Echo newspaper, retold stories about the horse tram days. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Item has been folded for inclusion within a scrap book. Has a piece of plain paper Secured to the back of the portion that was not Secured to the scrap book itself.horse trams, sebastopol, last tram

Schematics and details of Navy ships manufactured during WW2. First HMAS YARRA which was a Yarra Class sloop, commissioned Jan 1936 and sunk by Japanese on 4th March 1942. Second ship was HMAS WARRAMUNGA, a Tribal Class Destroyer Commissioned No. 42 and scrapped Jan 1963.1. Drafting drawing of HMAS YARRA March 1941 from side profile and top down profile on white paper stapled to cardboard. Includes description of all details of ship. 2, Drafting drawing of HMAS WARRAMUNGA March 1943 with side profile and top down profile.1. Headed 'HMAS YARRA March '41: Scale 1 inch = 16 feet. 2. Headed 'HMAS WARRAMUNGA" March '43: Scale 1 inch = 24 feet.hmas yarra, hmas warramunga

Photo shows the second Bendigo tram to carry the number 7. It has the destination of Quarry Hill. Most of the weather blinds are drawn. The tram was former MMTB No. 90, purchased in 1931, scrapped in 1951. The tram was not converted for one-man operation. Reference Destination Eaglehawk. Photo c1940.Yields information about Bendigo tramways operations and tram 7.Black and white photograph of the 2nd Bendigo No. 7tramways, trams, sec tramways, tram 7, quarry hill

This cash book, found in the old Mackay Taylor building in Kepler Street, contains entries relating to Costs Accounts and Trust Accounts for the Warrnambool firm of Fletcher and Mackay which had been formed from the amalgamation of the law firms of George Mackay and James Fletcher in 1893. In the 1920s the firm became Mackay and Taylor after J. McD. Taylor became the partner with George Mackay. This firm was a prominent one in Warrnambool until the 1990s. This cash book is of considerable interest as the entries show the names of many well-known residents of Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The firm of Fletcher and Mackay was an important one in Warrnambool at that time and George Mackay, one of the partners of the firm, was prominent in local community and civic affairs. This is a ledger with black binding and buff-coloured spine and corner reinforcements. There are 135 double-sided pages. The pages have been printed with red ruled lines for accounting purposes. There are red and blue mottled coloured cardboard pages at the beginning and end of the book. There are two loose pages which appear to be scrap notes only. The entries are written in black ink.White paper pasted on front cover: ‘Cash Book from April 26th 1898 to March 22nd 1902’ Spine: ‘1898-1902 Cash Book’ james fletcher and george mackay, warrnambool law firms, warrnambool

Railways Collection - colour photo (part of a series ) of an Unspecified number of Multi wheel Super Heavy Transport Vehicles-all of which appear to be transporting Railway related items. The front vehicle appears to be carrying a partly scrapped Locomotive Diesel engine there is a sign on the front vehicle - 'Danger Long wide Load' and a boy is standing on the step to the Passenger door.photograph, train, diesel

Grey covered auction catalogue for a sale at the Quartz Block Mine, Taradale, Vic. On 8 March, 1939. For sale were electrical and mining equipment, tools, buildings, scrap iron and piping. Part of the sale was at the Nigel Shaft and part at the Prospecting Shaft. Catalogue has the price of each item written beside it. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - quartz block mine - taradale, mr l c stuckey, j h curnow & son, the cambridge press

Red covered auction catalogue with black printing for a sale on account of State Rivers & Water Supply Commission at the Central Plant Workshops, Golden Square, Bendigo on the 18th March 1969. For sale was Earthmoving and Construction Plant and Equipment, Motor Vehicles, General Stores, Scrap Iron and Steel and Furniture. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - state rivers & water supply commission, central plant workshops golden square, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, l c osborne, clem hill, t apps, bolton's print

List of Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board tramcars - handwritten and signed W.Jack. Dated 1947 - showing type, car numbers, builder, year of service, seating capacity, HP of motors, length and weight. Also shows car scrapped, gauge, route mileage and colours. See also Reg items 152 and 5628 for other lists.fremantle, mtt, perth

The 8th Light Horse Regiment was raised at Broadmeadows Camp in 1914 and served at Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine, Transjordan and Syria. At Gallipoli the regiment took part in the ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915 and suffered horrendous casualties including the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White. Following the evacuation the regiment was brought up to full strength under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Maygar VC and went on the participate in all the major actions of the desert campaign culminating in the capitulation of Turkey in October 1918. The regiment was in reserve at Beersheba and came under air attack resulting in the death of Lieutenant Colonel Maygar. The post-war regimental association met regularly until the late 1970s when dwindling numbers brought about its closure.A rare document relating to a Victorian mounted regiment of World War 1 (1914-1918) with the thank-you cards providing a unique method of recording the passing of this proud regiment into history.Blue hardback scrap book containing a roll of members of the 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF Association, some newspaper clippings about Light Horse in the Middle East campaign, collection of return-thanks cards for deceased members of the regiment pasted in, and hand written letter to Matthew (Matt) Maynes thanking him for his sterling service as secretary of the association.8th light horse, association, wwi, world war one

Possibly used to hold spare mechanical partsSmall rectangular shaped wooden box, unpainted, broken straps, maybe previously attached to a lid, solid wood on all sides, double base, inscription written on inside of box. Bolts: 6, double washer: 1, washers: 20, bolts: 7, shoulder flat cylinder:1, stake: 1, scrap metal: 7, screws: 2.Yes