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Newspaper - The Sun Newspaper dated 9/11/1942 - Special- My War Part 33 - Vast U.S. Landings in French Africa - The Dam Busters, Local Newspaper dated 9/11/1942 reporting on World War 2 Events - My War Part 33
Local Newspaper Reporting On World War @ Events - Special - My War Part 33Local Newspaper reporting on World War 2 Events dated 9/11/1942 - Special - My War Part 33Local Newspaper dated 9/11/1942 reporting on World War 2 Events - My War Part 33Vast U.S. Landings in French Africa - The Dam Bustersvast u.s. landings in french africa - the dam busters, world war 2, local newspaper 9/11/1942 -
Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic, Gladys Reynell et al, Blue Bowl By Osrey, 1923
Gladys REYNELL (04/091881 - 16/11/1956) Born Glenelg, South Australia Gladys Reynell was South Australia's first studio potter and the first Australian artist to apply modernist principles to the crafts. For four years she worked from Ballarat. Osrey Pottery Ballarat operated between 1922 and 1926 by Gladys Reynell and George Osborne. The name of the pottery was an acronym formed from their surnames. Gladys Reynell, her sister Emily and brothers Rupert and Carew supported the war effort during World War One. Rupert Reynell was a neurologist who valued handicrafts in the rehabilitation of shell-shocked soldiers. He influenced Gladys and Margaret Rose (Rose) McPherson (later known as Margaret Preston) to learn pottery at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, London, in 1916. Next year a friend sent Gladys some Kangaroo Island clay which excited her: 'I thought then that it could be the most delightful thing on earth to make pots in Australia from virgin clay'. In 1918 Gladys and Rose began teaching pottery to soldiers at Seale Hayne Neurological Hospital, Devon. In September 1919 Gladys Reynell came home in September due to her father's illness. She established the Reynella Pottery and became responsible for all stages of pottery production. Using a seasoned dump of buff-coloured clay from a well at nearby McLaren Vale Gladys Reynell built and fired her own kiln; threw simple, robust forms based on early European folk pottery; and decorated them with designs inspired by both Aboriginal art—one of the earliest to use this as a source. Gladys Reynell decorated her earthenware pottery with the characteristic rich 'Reynella blue' slip. On 14 August 1922 at St Mary's Church, Edwardstown, Gladys married George Samuel Osborne, an ex-serviceman and gardener at Reynella; they had no children. Between 1922 and 1926 they set up Osrey Pottery In Ballarat. Gladys produced pottery for sale at fairs with George as her assistant. She would throw her pots in the street, causing a sensation. In 1926 George contracted lead poisoning from lead in the glazes. They moved to rural Curdievale where Gladys resumed painting and making woodcuts. From 1939 Gladys and George lived in Melbourne. In World War II she worked in the army pay corps, in the Taxation Office, and as a translator of French. Gladys died of cancer on 16 November 1956; her husband scattered her ashes at Reynella. Her ceramics, the work of one of Australia's earliest studio potters, have been avidly collected since the late 1960s and are in most major art galleries. Small blue glazed ceramic bowl incised around the top with a decorative frieze. Incised on the base "(Dam Clay) Ballarat 1923, Osrey"gladys reynell, osrey pottery, blue bowl, incised bowl, australian studio pottery, ceramics, native clay -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - Stilling pool opposite outlet section of dam, December 1925, 1927
This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR. 18. Stilling pool opposite outlet section of dam. New South Wales. December 1925 A stilling pool is a structure at the downstream side of a dam, designed to take away some of the energy from overtopping water flowing down the spillway, to reduce the risk of erosion of the ground near the dam and the dam itself.hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume reservoir construction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
Eppalock. Construction. Man in shorts and shirt standing near a broken cart at the farm dam. Markings: Old farm dam. Eppalock near Lyal. March 1963.Kodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour Photograph, Federation University Mount Helen Campus Entrance, 21/05/2010
Colour photograph the walkway and dam at Mpount Helen Campus.buildings, mount helen campus, the flags, autumn colouring -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Sign showing cross section of dam at Lake Bellfieldlake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Constructing Lake Bellfield
Looking from the wall of the dam toward Halls gap.lake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Blasting the wall, 1965
Colour Slide. Showin a explosion creating the wall of the dam.lake bellfied -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Three Compactors, 1965
Colour Slide: Three Compactors on th ebase of the damlake bellfield -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Long shot Lake Bellfield being filled, 1960's
Lake Bellfield bieng filled , lookig across the dam grampians, lake bellfield -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Set of 6 framed photographs - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme
Official photos - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme constructed by State Electricity Commission of VictoriaOfficial photos of KHES in the Kiewa Valley1. Junction Dam Excavation - 5th April 1941 2. Bogong Residential Area Development - 24th April 1940 3. Beginning of Mt Beauty Township - 20th February 1947 4.Pretty Valley Bridge - 9th September 1940 5. Junction Dam - General View from Downstream - 15th September 1943 6. Construction of Dam Wall for Rocky Valley Dam - 1958khes, secv -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Bethanga Bridge
The Bethanga Bridge was built between 1927 and 1930 as a joint venture between Victoria and New South Wales and was a key element of the River Murray Waters Agreement. It consists of nine spans of 82 metres long. Each span is supported between double reinforced concrete pylons and a riveted steel camel back Pratt truss. The overall span of the bridge is a length of 752 metres. It was completed in 1929 at a cost of £194,000. The road deck was initially constructed from timber but was replaced in 1961 with a concrete waffle slab deck 7.7metres wide. In 1961 the bridge deck and truss structure were raised 300 millimetres to allow for the enlargement of the lake. The bridge was designed in NSW by road engineer Percy Alan and the trusses were built by the Charles Ruwolt Pty. Ltd. Charles Ruwolt Pty. Ltd. was originally established by Charles Ruwolt as a foundry at Wangaratta in 1902 and transferred its operations to Richmond, Melbourne in 1914. By 1938 it had become one of the biggest engineering companies in Australia. After Charles Ruwolt’s death in 1946, Vickers Ltd. acquired the company and in 1948 the firm became known as Vickers Ruwolt Pty. Ltd. Because of the Bethanga Bridge’s unique location, over the waters of a dam with the border running down the centre of the body of water, the Bethanga Bridge is the only built structure shared by both Victoria and New South Wales. As the border of New South Wales aligns with the southern bank of the Murray River all of the other bridges along its length are deemed to be in New South Wales. The Bethanga Bridge is listed on both the New South Wales State Heritage Register and the Victorian Heritage Database. In 2015 the Bethanga Bridge was nominated for a heritage award by the Institution of Engineering Australia.These images are significant because they document the construction of a bridge which links Victoria and New South Wales and has been recognised for its historical, technical and engineering significance.A collection of photos documenting the construction of the Bethanga Bridge which links the States of Victoria and New South Wales as part of the construction of the Hume Dam .bethanga bridge, hume dam constuction, charles ruwolt, percy allan engineer -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 1936
Photo taken by the photographer for Victoria State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionMedium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir overall picture - Original reservoir and dam / rock and earth fill dam wall and construction huts left of centre / trees foreground / tree covered hills top left and across top / dam water / with leisure craft near wall.goulburn, irrigation, photo, victoria state rivers and water supply commission, eildon, eildon weir -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
4 Photos framed - Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme 1940s
These 4 black and white photos are very clear and are of Bogong in the 1940s when the Kiewa Hydro electric Scheme was being constructed. Bogong was the first construction site. Bogong was a township and construction site for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme built by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. These photos in the early 1940s (during WW2) tell the story of fire, flood and living conditions with the inference of transport being horses in 1940 compared with its development in 1944.1. Tent camp at the 'Junction', Bogong 1940 2. Junction Dam September 1940: floodwaters over coffer dam 3. 'Reservoir' Camp with Bogong Stables in foreground, 1940 4. Junction Dam and Bogong village in August 1944 Each photo has string attached on the back with tape - for hangingSticker on the back of each photo: 'Framing/ Colour Magic / Shop 7, Lismore Central / Carrington Street, Lismore / Phone (02) 6621 3289'bogong township 1940, junction dam 1944, reservoir camp 1940, bogong stables 1940, tent camp at bogong -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1960
Eppalock. Construction. Viewing the opening . Markings: Eppalock Dam SiteKodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - KURTING, Dec 1968
Slide. Kurting. Teo young children standing near the dam.slide, bendigo, kurting., kurting. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Livermore's Orchard
Coloured photo of dam on Livermore's Orchard, Morack Road, Vermontlivermore, clem, douglas, orchards -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Maryborough Water Supply
Photograph of men standing along a dam wall at Maryborough, Victoria.maryborough, maryborough water supply -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, October 1929
Photocopies of Hume Weir photographs 1928-29One of two black and white photographs, photocopied onto a single sheet of A4 paper. This one is of construction work on a dam, showing lower part of dam wall, and featuring one of the valves.Written on paper next to photo: "Needle valve Hume Weir Albury Oct '29"hume weir, construction, dam construction -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Photo-colour- Bill Montague boat
Colour photograph of Bill Montague on his boat, on the dam at the orchard at Narre Warren. Bill is the only person on his boat whichmoves alone in the water as the dam bank and trees surround him. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - Section of completed coffer dam, January 1927, 1927
This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927. This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR. 20. Section of completed coffer dam with river diverted over the concrete foundations of dam that were placed during the first stage of operations. New South Wales. January 1927. Cofferdams are temporary structures used where construction is being carried out in areas submerged in water. They are most commonly used to facilitate the construction or repair of dams, piers and bridges. To divert the river, a Coffer Dam was built across the old bed above and below the Dam site and tying into the end of the concrete wall built inside the levee bank. This completely surrounded the remainder of the site of the Dam and south wing wall, including an area of 12½ acres. hume reservoir australia, river murray waters scheme, hume reservoir construction -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 13/04/1918
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Eildon Reservoir overall picture / dam wall and construction huts left of middle / dam filled with water right of wall / tree covered hills beyond.goulburn weir, victorian state rivers and supply commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Peter Ellis Collection, Kaweka Wildflower Reserve, Castlemaine, Lightning Hill Lookout Bendigo, One Tree Hill Lookout Tower Bendigo, Kamarooka Forest Area, c1970-1972
Kaweka Reserve is a a small reserve of approximately 8ha. The land was donated to the Castlemaine City to be a wildflower Reserve. A management committee was formed in 1966. The committee is still managing the park. Vicroads Edition 6: Map 59E2, 628 H4 Location. Turner St, Castlemaine. From the Castlemaine Post Office, drive north (towards Bendigo) and turn right along Turner Street to the park entrance. What to do: walk along some of the tracks through the park follow the nature trail bird watch have a picnic at the picnic tables. RUSH Dam is a basic free camping area sits alongside Rush Dam in the Greater Bendigo National Park, featuring a single picnic table and wood fire barbecue.Peter Ellis Collection: Seventeen slides of Kaweka Wildflower Reserve, Castlemaine, Lightning Hill Lookout Bendigo, One Tree Hill Lookout Tower Bendigo. Also the Rush Dam free camping area at Kamarooka. Also a slide of an unknown group having a meal or day out; perhaps also a working bee. In addition there are two slides of a house - location not specified; and a working bee clearing along a pipeline at Big Hill. Peter was a chemistry lecturer at the Bendigo Institute of technology.history, bendigo, peter ellis collection, whipstick bendigo, bendigo state forests, kaweka wildflower reserve castlemaine, one tree hill lookout bendigo, lightning hill lookout bendigo, kamarooka, rush dam kamarooka, greater bendigo national park -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 24/3/1917
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Sugarloaf Reservoir construction of core wall and tower / Rail trucks on single line bottom centre / Traction engine and pump in timber shed lower right / Horses and carts on bank beside upper dams/ words printed:"Upper Dam Core Wall , Bed Rock, Lower Dam."victorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf reservoir -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Construction of Maroondah Dam, c.1926
Henry Beater Christian (1886-1962) , was a descendant of one of the earliest settler families in Kew. Employed at the Kew Asylum as a 'public servant', he was a skilled amateur photographer, photographing numerous scenes in Kew and on his travels around Victoria. The majority of his photographs date from 1916 to 1929. His finest photographs are housed in two photograph albums. Digital copy of a photograph from page 22 of the 47-page photograph album containing 261 gelatinous silver images, loaned by Diane Washfold with given to digitise and hold a copy in our collection. This photograph, dating from the 1920s, shows a dam wall being constructed. The dam is probably the Maroondah Dam which was built by the MMBW in the 1920s. henry beater christian (1886-1962), landscape photography, christian-washfold collection, photograph albums, water catchments -- melbourne (vic.), dam walls, maroondah dam