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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - GUIDE TO VICTORIA HILL 1854 - 1949
... ... Thompson's of Castlemaine...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields DOCUMENT Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Guide to Victoria Hill 1854 - 1949 Gold Mines Hotel Rotary Club of Bendigo South City Council Bendigo and District Tourist Association Lansell's 180 Victoria Quartz Central Deborah Mine Ballerstedt's First Open Cut Theodore Ballerstedt Little 180 Co Thompson's of Castlemaine Rae's Open Cut Roberts & Son Quartz Roasting E J Dunn Great Central Victoria (Midway) A Richardson Handwritten (3587.35a) and carbon copy (3587.35b) of notes on Victoria Hill and Guide to Victoria Hill. ...Handwritten (3587.35a) and carbon copy (3587.35b) of notes on Victoria Hill and Guide to Victoria Hill. First page has a brief history and also mentions various clubs and the City Council who helped clean the rubbish from the Hill. Signed by Albert Richardson. Dated 5/4/1971.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, guide to victoria hill 1854 - 1949, gold mines hotel, rotary club of bendigo south, city council, bendigo and district tourist association, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, central deborah mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, theodore ballerstedt, little 180 co, thompson's of castlemaine, rae's open cut, roberts & son, quartz roasting, e j dunn, great central victoria (midway), a richardson -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncPhotograph, Thompsons Foundry, Skew Bridge Beam on Dray
... Thompson & Co Makers Castlemaine...Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Thompsons Foundry Thompson & Co Makers Castlemaine Photograph containing a large steel beam on a long dray with gentleman sitting on top of the beam. ...Photograph containing a large steel beam on a long dray with gentleman sitting on top of the beam. Several horses are in front of the dray and power pole in the backgroundThompson & Co Makers Castlemainethompsons foundry -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncBooklets, 1) Turbine Pumps Class "F". .2) Turbine Pumps Type "E"
... Made by Thompsons Co. Castlemaine. Stapled....Made by Thompsons Co. Castlemaine. Stapled. .1) Turbine Pumps Class "F". .2) Turbine Pumps Type "E". ...Two pamphlets detailing a type of turbine pump with photographs in b & w. .1) High Lift Single Stage. .2) Multi Stage Pumps. Made by Thompsons Co. Castlemaine. Stapled..1) Publication No. 8 20/1. .2) Publication No. 8 21/1.documents, pamphlets, machinery, pumps, trades, metal working, engineering -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncBooklets, 1) Angle Compressors. .2) Compound Blast-furnace Blowing Engine
... Two paper covered booklets printed in black and white with photographs of specified items. .2) On back cover has b & w photos of other products made by Thompsons & Co. (Castlemaine) Pty. Ltd.....Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Documents Pamphlets Engineering Machinery Compressors Two paper covered booklets printed in black and white with photographs of specified items. .2) On back cover has b & w photos of other products made by Thompsons & Co. (Castlemaine) Pty. Ltd.. .1) Angle Compressors. .2) Compound Blast-furnace Blowing Engine. ...Two paper covered booklets printed in black and white with photographs of specified items. .2) On back cover has b & w photos of other products made by Thompsons & Co. (Castlemaine) Pty. Ltd..documents, pamphlets, engineering, machinery, compressors -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncPump - Centrifugal, Early 20th Century
... Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Serial No 12036 ?8. 1"x1 1/4" Class G...Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Serial No 12036 ?8. 1"x1 1/4" Class G Painted Royal Blue mounted on a black painted metal base. ...Painted Royal Blue mounted on a black painted metal base. Old style 2 stage centrifugal pump. Branch positions:- Suction - side, Discharge - topThompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Serial No 12036 ?8. 1"x1 1/4" Class G -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncProgrammable Calculator
... First programmable calculator used by Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd....Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields First programmable calculator used by Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. engineering programmable calculator .1) Serial number on rear plate "816-00508". .2) Cards part number 5060-5919. .1) Hewlett Packard programmable calculator model HP9100A. ...First programmable calculator used by Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd..1) Hewlett Packard programmable calculator model HP9100A. Cream coloured metal housing. Four segment keyboard with keys coloured grey, cream and fawn. .2) Selection of 10 diagnostic cards for above in a plastic case with a clear plastic hinged push back lid..1) Serial number on rear plate "816-00508". .2) Cards part number 5060-5919.engineering, programmable calculator -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncAir Compressor
... Logo cast in relief in several places signifying - "Thompsons Castlemaine Engineering Propriety". Stenciled on cylinder "M75"....Logo cast in relief in several places signifying - "Thompsons Castlemaine Engineering Propriety". Stenciled on cylinder "M75". ...Horizontal single cylinder air compressor. V belt driven with 11 belts. V belt on one end of crankshaft and flywheel on the other end. Painted pale green.Logo cast in relief in several places signifying - "Thompsons Castlemaine Engineering Propriety". Stenciled on cylinder "M75".machinery - compressors; metalcraft. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Thompson's Foundry, 2013, 04/03/2013
... Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields castlemaine castlemaine market building Thompson's Foundry Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. castlemaine, castlemaine market building, thompson's foundry -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Thompson's Foundry, 2013, 04/03/2013
... Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields castlemaine castlemaine market building thompson's foundry Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. castlemaine, castlemaine market building, thompson's foundry -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Former George Clark and Son Building, Castlemaine, 2013, 04/03/2013
... Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields castlemaine George Clark George Clark and Son Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. castlemaine, george clark, george clark and son -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Castlemaine Pioneers and Old Residents' Building, 2013, 04/03/2013
... Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields castlemaine george clark george clark and son Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. ...Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. castlemaine, george clark, george clark and son -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncLeaflet, Thompson / Class "BG" Pumps
... Single fold leaflet detailing capacities of single stage centrifugal pumps made by Thompsons (Castlemaine) Ltd.. Page numbering indicates it is part of a larger publication....Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Documents Pamphlets Machinery Pumps Engineering Single fold leaflet detailing capacities of single stage centrifugal pumps made by Thompsons (Castlemaine) Ltd.. Page numbering indicates it is part of a larger publication. ...Single fold leaflet detailing capacities of single stage centrifugal pumps made by Thompsons (Castlemaine) Ltd.. Page numbering indicates it is part of a larger publication.documents, pamphlets, machinery, pumps, engineering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Bendigo Advertiser Staff, 1940s-1950s
... Black and white photograph of Bendigo Advertiser staff assembled in Castlemaine Botanical Gardens in front of Thompson's foundry, Castlemaine. Photograph mounted on gray cardboard with a black border. ...Bendigo Advertiser Staff Picnics Thompson Foundry Black and white photograph of Bendigo Advertiser staff assembled in Castlemaine Botanical Gardens in front of Thompson's foundry, Castlemaine. ...Black and white photograph of Bendigo Advertiser staff assembled in Castlemaine Botanical Gardens in front of Thompson's foundry, Castlemaine. Photograph mounted on gray cardboard with a black border. Group includes approximately 100 people. A group of children are seated in front of the adults with three scooters lying on the grass in the front. Verna Swalling (wearing white blouse and dark jacket) towards left of photo with arm through the crook of another woman's arm. bendigo advertiser staff, picnics, thompson foundry -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncManufacturing Plates
... Set of 8 steel plates for Thompsons Kelly & Lewis Castlemaine and Melbourne. .1 & .2) Used for Worthington pumps. ...Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields metalcraft commerce advertising Set of 8 steel plates for Thompsons Kelly & Lewis Castlemaine and Melbourne. .1 & .2) Used for Worthington pumps. ...Set of 8 steel plates for Thompsons Kelly & Lewis Castlemaine and Melbourne. .1 & .2) Used for Worthington pumps. Printed with specification categories, serial number, year of manufacture etc..metalcraft, commerce, advertising -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncBlue Prints
... "Thompsons Engineering / & Pipe Works / Castlemaine Victoria" in gold lettering on front cover....Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Documents Technical Metal working Drafting Pumping "Thompsons Engineering / & Pipe Works / Castlemaine Victoria" in gold lettering on front cover. ...Black plastic loose leaf book of blueprints of pump performance curves. Spine is reinforced with green plastic tape."Thompsons Engineering / & Pipe Works / Castlemaine Victoria" in gold lettering on front cover.documents, technical, metal working, drafting, pumping -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BRIEF HISTORIES OF THREE FAMILIES: SARVAAS, SADLER AND BRONSDON, 1990
... Reference to: Bendigo Grammar School; Thompsons Foundry (Castlemaine); Bendigo School of Mines; Sacred Heart Cathedral; Bendigo United Friendly Society Dispensary; Niagara Hotel; Humme and Iser; St Pauls Ladies Rowing Club; Bendigo Henley Committee; Morley Johnsons; Goornong Discussion Group. ...Reference to: Bendigo Grammar School; Thompsons Foundry (Castlemaine); Bendigo School of Mines; Sacred Heart Cathedral; Bendigo United Friendly Society Dispensary; Niagara Hotel; Humme and Iser; St Pauls Ladies Rowing Club; Bendigo Henley Committee; Morley Johnsons; Goornong Discussion Group. ...Brief histories of three Bendigo families - Sarvaas, Sadler and Bronsdon from the 1860s to 1964 compiled by Anne Bronsdon 1990. Reference to: Bendigo Grammar School; Thompsons Foundry (Castlemaine); Bendigo School of Mines; Sacred Heart Cathedral; Bendigo United Friendly Society Dispensary; Niagara Hotel; Humme and Iser; St Pauls Ladies Rowing Club; Bendigo Henley Committee; Morley Johnsons; Goornong Discussion Group. There is a two page history of the Bendigo Dispensary 1906 - 1941 as appendix.Anne Bronsdonperson, family, sarvaas family, friarstown, emu creek, sarvaas family, bendigo grammer school, thompsons foundry, bendigo school of mines, kennington red cross, mrs george wooton lansell, st pauls ladies rowing club, the duck pond, all saints church -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncBooklets, 1) Gravel Pumps. .2) Chokeless Pumps
... Two paper covered booklets with b & w photographs of pumps made by Thompsons Castlemaine. .1) Contains performance and dimension details with some hand written details. .2) Details of specialised pump for unstrained juices in cane sugar mills....Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Documents Pamphlets Machinery Pumps Engineering Two paper covered booklets with b & w photographs of pumps made by Thompsons Castlemaine. .1) Contains performance and dimension details with some hand written details. .2) Details of specialised pump for unstrained juices in cane sugar mills. .1) Gravel Pumps. .2) Chokeless Pumps. ...Two paper covered booklets with b & w photographs of pumps made by Thompsons Castlemaine. .1) Contains performance and dimension details with some hand written details. .2) Details of specialised pump for unstrained juices in cane sugar mills.documents, pamphlets, machinery, pumps, engineering -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum IncWooden Trays
... A set of plain wooden trays used by the "Tea Lady" at Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Plain wood with some lacquer. .1 & .2) Have hardboard bases with cut out sections on the front lips. ...Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc Vincents Road Maldon goldfields Domestic items Trays Trades Carpentary A set of plain wooden trays used by the "Tea Lady" at Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Plain wood with some lacquer. .1 & .2) Have hardboard bases with cut out sections on the front lips. ...A set of plain wooden trays used by the "Tea Lady" at Thompsons Castlemaine Ltd. Plain wood with some lacquer. .1 & .2) Have hardboard bases with cut out sections on the front lips. All have finger slots on the right and left sides.domestic items, trays, trades, carpentary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - EARLY IMAGES OF CENTRAL VICTORIA
... First Locomotive leaving Thompson's Foundry Castlemaine. 3. Portrait of Five Sisters. 4. ...First Locomotive leaving Thompson's Foundry Castlemaine. 3. Portrait of Five Sisters. 4. ...1. National Trust 2005 calendar titled 'Early Images of Central Victoria' . 2. A4 sized Deidre Chesney correspondence to Jim Evans thanking him for inclusion of two BHS donated photographs. 3. Order Form. Calendar images in consecutive order 1. Bicycle Race Bendigo c1930. [BHS] 2. First Locomotive leaving Thompson's Foundry Castlemaine. 3. Portrait of Five Sisters. 4. Hanging Rock Races 1890. 5. Heath's Grocery Store. 6. Bendigo Women's Sewing Circle for the Boer War held in Fortuna Villa. 7. The Corner 'Ballarat first Mining Exchange'. 8. Clunes Children in Fancy Dress. 9. Walking Group ,Trentham Falls 1920. 10. Motorcyclists outside the Dunn & Allan store Ararat 1920. 12. Daylesford Lacrosse Team, 1910.bendigo, history, early images -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - LETTER FROM THOMPSONS (CASTLEMAINE) LTD TO NORTH DEBORAH MINE
... Copy of correspondence from Thompsons (Castlemaine) Limited to Mr McCann, Manager, North Deborah Mine, Bendigo re the setting of the valves in the Roberts Winding Engine. ...Document NORTH DEBORAH MINE - LETTER FROM THOMPSONS (CASTLEMAINE) LTD TO NORTH DEBORAH MINE ...BHS CollectionFour handwritten pages. Copy of correspondence from Thompsons (Castlemaine) Limited to Mr McCann, Manager, North Deborah Mine, Bendigo re the setting of the valves in the Roberts Winding Engine. As they have not got any records of the design of the machine, they suggest dismantling part of the machine so that a reasonable setting can be determined and a chart made to which the fitters will have to adjust the Valves. Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, letter from thompsons (castlemaine) ltd, mr mccann, john g burnell, roberts steam winding engine, north deborah mining company no liability, mr j g browne, j j stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MINING REPORTS - DIRECT-ACTING WINDING ENGINES AT GREAT SOUTHERN EXTENDED LIMITED
... Messrs Thompson and Company Castlemaine...Handwritten notes on winding engines supplied by Messrs. Thompson and Company, of Castlemaine, Victoria. Notes give a description of economy, drums, drum brakes, clutches, drum shaft-bearings, Disc brakes, link-motion, dial indicators, stop valve, easing valve spring relief valve and the driver's platform....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields DOCUMENT Gold Mining Reports Direct-Acting winding engines at Great Southern Extended Limited Bendigo Mines Report 1900 W Abrahams Messrs Thompson and Company Castlemaine Stephenson's Pattern Allen's Pattern Handwritten notes on winding engines supplied by Messrs. ...Handwritten notes on winding engines supplied by Messrs. Thompson and Company, of Castlemaine, Victoria. Notes give a description of economy, drums, drum brakes, clutches, drum shaft-bearings, Disc brakes, link-motion, dial indicators, stop valve, easing valve spring relief valve and the driver's platform.document, gold, mining reports, direct-acting winding engines at great southern extended limited bendigo, mines report 1900, w abrahams, messrs thompson and company castlemaine, stephenson's pattern, allen's pattern -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - NOTES ON THE NORTH DEBORAH MINE
... ... Thompson & Co Engineers Castlemaine...Built by Thompson & Co Engineers, Castlemaine. Ref. for poppet legs - Annual Reports 1895 Page 61. ...Built by Thompson & Co Engineers, Castlemaine. Ref. for poppet legs - Annual Reports 1895 Page 61. ...Handwritten notes with typed copy of same:- Deborah Mine now North Deborah No 2 Shaft. 1st Winding engine. 2nd Winding Engine Roberts & Sons built 191-. Shifted to Deborah. Poppet Legs - Tubular Steel with four rivetted flanges. Came from Sebastion where they had not been erected, and originally from the Windmill Hill Mine, Long Gully. Built by Thompson & Co Engineers, Castlemaine. Ref. for poppet legs - Annual Reports 1895 Page 61. Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, notes on the north deborah mine, north deborah no 2 shaft, roberts & sons, windmill hill mine, thompson & co engineers castlemaine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: REPORT ON INSPECTION OF DEBORAH MINES
... Roberts' Winding Engine and Poppet legs at the Central Deborah Mine. Also a Thompson (Castlemaine) air compressor at this mine. ...Roberts' Winding Engine and Poppet legs at the Central Deborah Mine. Also a Thompson (Castlemaine) air compressor at this mine. ...Two page document ( carbon copy ) detailing report on inspection, mining machinery 17 November, 1971. Report states ' Met Mr. R. Barker, first to Nth Deborah met Frank Vincent at this mine. Inspected Great Southern engine. Other mines mentioned are South Deborah, Deborah Extended. Second page details tyhe mining machinery made and used in Bendigo such as R. Roberts' Winding Engine and Poppet legs at the Central Deborah Mine. Also a Thompson (Castlemaine) air compressor at this mine. Document signed by Albert Richardson 19.11.1971.bendigo, mining, mining equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE - AIR COMPRESSOR
... Hand written copy of Specifications of One - Two Stage Horizontal Air Compressor and Intercooler (with Belt Drive) by Thompson's Engineering & Pipe Co. Ltd., Castlemaine per Mr. T. J. ...Hand written copy of Specifications of One - Two Stage Horizontal Air Compressor and Intercooler (with Belt Drive) by Thompson's Engineering & Pipe Co. Ltd., Castlemaine per Mr. T. J. ...Hand written copy of Specifications of One - Two Stage Horizontal Air Compressor and Intercooler (with Belt Drive) by Thompson's Engineering & Pipe Co. Ltd., Castlemaine per Mr. T. J. Jorgenson, Consulting Engineer. Dated 22/5/45. Detailed description of the air compressor.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, air compressor, mr. t. j. jorgenson, thompson's engineering & pipe co. ltd. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - MACHINERY FILE, 1946
... Milne & Son, General Engineers, Ministry of Munitions, Holland Bros.., Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co., Castlemaine. All documents relate to provision of machinery work at the Deborah Gold Mines. ...Milne & Son, General Engineers, Ministry of Munitions, Holland Bros.., Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co., Castlemaine. All documents relate to provision of machinery work at the Deborah Gold Mines. ...Documents: brown manila folder. On front 'South Deborah Gold Mines NL. Machinery File' Contains letters and documents secured within folder with binder, from T.J. Jorgensen, consulting engineer and contractor, F.W. Milne & Son, General Engineers, Ministry of Munitions, Holland Bros.., Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co., Castlemaine. All documents relate to provision of machinery work at the Deborah Gold Mines. Attached is a selection from the folder.variousorganization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: south deborah gold mines nl, t.j. jorgensen, f.w. milne & son, thompsons engineering & pipe co., gold mining, engineers, machinery -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centrephotograph, Cutting timber
... Families living at Barkers Creek and Woodbrook obtained contracts to supply 'five foot wood' to Thompson's Foundry and Castlemaine Woollen Co. Rows of wood, neatly stacked, 10’ high X 5’ wide covered many acres at each factory, ready for use in firing the boilers. ...Families living at Barkers Creek and Woodbrook obtained contracts to supply 'five foot wood' to Thompson's Foundry and Castlemaine Woollen Co. Rows of wood, neatly stacked, 10’ high X 5’ wide covered many acres at each factory, ready for use in firing the boilers. ...Ken Peeler (at head of horse), Ken's father, Ern Peeler and brother Don Peeler (sitting on load) with dray-load of 'five-foot wood'. Peeler's Road, Barkers Creek. Photographed by Alice 'Girlie' Adams, approx. 1942. Families living at Barkers Creek and Woodbrook obtained contracts to supply 'five foot wood' to Thompson's Foundry and Castlemaine Woollen Co. Rows of wood, neatly stacked, 10’ high X 5’ wide covered many acres at each factory, ready for use in firing the boilers. Much bushland was thus cleared for orchard or pasture. The horse depicted is fully harnessed with bridle, eye-winkers and reins, dray collar, hames, shaft saddle with girth & pole straps and breeching straps. Neatly stowed under the dray shafts can be seen the props, used to keep the dray horizontal when the horse was to be taken out of the shafts. The dray was almost entirely constructed of wood, with steel tyres on the wheelsA reminder of the significance of local sources of fuel to some of Victoria’s biggest manufacturing concerns as well as depicting a major source of employment involving minimal capital. A B&W photograph depicting 2 men and a boy with a horse-drawn dray filled with wood. Photograph taken by Alice 'Girlie' Adams in 1942. Ken Peeler, Ern Peeler and Don Peeler appear in the picture along with a horse with no known name. -
Federation University Historical CollectionPlan, Mild Steel Boiler for Yarrawee Suction Dredge, 16 January 1907
... George Milford, a long term staff member of Thompsons Foundry Castlemaine, remembers discussing Alexander Sinclair with this son, Alex Sinclair Jnr. ...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields George Milford, a long term staff member of Thompsons Foundry Castlemaine, remembers discussing Alexander Sinclair with this son, Alex Sinclair Jnr. ...George Milford, a long term staff member of Thompsons Foundry Castlemaine, remembers discussing Alexander Sinclair with this son, Alex Sinclair Jnr. "When Alex Jnr was a boy, his father, a senior design engineer, was sent to Malaya to oversee the erection on site of a suction cutter dredge for Thompsons. This was an adaptation of the idea of a bucket-dredge, where gold is won from alluvial gravels. In the 1915-1920 era, the Thompsons Engineering Department designed a suction-cutter dredge, by which hydraulic suction with a revolving cutter at the end of a long proboscis would collect the alluvial soil and deliver it into the dredge for recovery of the precious metals. Export marketing was then ‘all the go’, and the tin dredges were ordered from Thompsons, using the new cutter design. The dredges were, of course, shipped to Malaya in pieces, ready to be assembled on site. A number of Thompsons employees were selected to travel to Malaya to assemble the dredges. There were fourteen men in the gang. These men sailed on 1st July 1925, their number including Delmenico, McKay and Charles Albert Hauser, an engine driver. C A Hauser died of malaria in Malaya shortly after arrival. Components for a further three of these dredges were in transit or on site when the first suction-cutter dredge was assembled and tested. The designers had failed to take into account the fact that, in the jungle floor in Malaya, many trees grow up, and fall down, in tropical conditions, and become submerged still waterlogged in the floor of the jungle, and in the tin-bearing gravels. The suction-cutter dredge was found to be inefficient in these circumstances, the price of tin had fallen and the Malayan client reneged on the contract. Faced with an outlay of over £4,000 on which no money would be received, the company went bankrupt on 25th August 1925. Alex Sinclair Snr was at that stage in Malaya, and received the news of the bankruptcy by telegram. Upon telegraphing his employers for funds to return home, he received the reply that there were no such funds available. Alex Sinclair Jnr told the story of how his father worked as a labourer in Malaya for two years, while his mother took in washing and ironing during the same period, until together they had assembled enough money to pay for his father’s return Anyone who talks about “the good old days” is talking nonsense!"Large blue printed paper plan outlining the conditions of contract for the making of a steel boiler. The Blueprint includes design drawings and written contract specifying materials, time frame and costs. Signed on front 'Alec Sinclair Consulting Engineer, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne'. Stamped on verso 'Printed by Paterson & Co, Colonial Mutual Chambers, Collins St, Melbourne'. blueprint, designs and plans, yarrawee suction dredge, conditions of contract, thompsons foundry castlemaine, george milford -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: VISIT OF BENDIGO MINE MANAGERS TO THOMPSON'S ENGINEERING WORKS, CASTLEMAINE
... Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) ...Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) ...Photograph. Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) re visit one hundred years ago - with photos of 14 men with part of Thompson & Co brick building in background: : Mr Hicks (Red, White and Blue); Mr Glanville (Hustlers Royal Reserve); Mr Kidd (Shamrock Co.0; Mr Hollow (South Bellevue); Mr Rowe (new Chum Rail); Mr Jas Northcote (Lansell's general manager); Mr Edward (Fortuna-Hustlers); Mr Prior (Garden Gully); Mr J Lonsdale (Shenandoah); Mr Whitford (Lazarus Co,); Mr Harvey (New Chum United); Mr Bradshaw (electrical engineering); Mr Lonsdale (Lazarus Co.); Mr L B McGrath (Thompson's representative).bendigo, gold mining, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VICTORIA HILL
... Ballerstedt's Crushing Battery at Victoria Hill, Thompson's Foundry at Castlemaine, Machinery made for Bendigo Mines, Air Compressor at Shenandoah Mine, Winding Engine at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Poppet Legs at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Air Compressor at New Chum Railway Mine, Fortune Hustlers G M Co Bendigo View of Mine, Winding Plant and Afternoon Shift and Underground Work in the New Chum Railway. ...Ballerstedt's Crushing Battery at Victoria Hill, Thompson's Foundry at Castlemaine, Machinery made for Bendigo Mines, Air Compressor at Shenandoah Mine, Winding Engine at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Poppet Legs at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Air Compressor at New Chum Railway Mine, Fortune Hustlers G M Co Bendigo View of Mine, Winding Plant and Afternoon Shift and Underground Work in the New Chum Railway. ...BHS CollectionHandwritten notes on recommendations for cleaning up and signposting Victoria Hill. Also contains list of photos from the Bendigonian of 1899. List of photos: Shamrock Mine, Undershot Water Wheel at Diamond Hill for Phillips Crushing Battery. Mr. Ballerstedt's Crushing Battery at Victoria Hill, Thompson's Foundry at Castlemaine, Machinery made for Bendigo Mines, Air Compressor at Shenandoah Mine, Winding Engine at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Poppet Legs at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Air Compressor at New Chum Railway Mine, Fortune Hustlers G M Co Bendigo View of Mine, Winding Plant and Afternoon Shift and Underground Work in the New Chum Railway. Also mentioned are notes on Machinery made by Thompsons. Also, a carbon copy of Annual Report to Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society, Victoria 1/7/71. Mentioned in the Report are: Historical Ball, The Central Deborah, Victoria Hill, Tours and Society Business. Albert Richardson document?document, victoria hill, recommendations for victoria hill, north old chum, ballerstedt's rich 24 yard claim, floyds battery lansell's big 180, the bendigonian 26/1/1899, 2/2/1899, 20/4/1899, 11/5/1899, 10/8/1899, 14/9/1899, shamrock mine, undershot waterwheel at diamond hill, phillips crushing battery, mr ballerstedt's crushing battery, thompson's foundry, shenandoah mine, koch's pioneer mine, new chum railway mine, fortuna hustlers g m co bendigo, new chum railway, st mungo lady barkly, catherine reef, new moon, rae's open cut, old court house eaglehawk, police barracks, vic wodetzki, joss house, central deborah, central nell gwynne, mr harold curnow, bendigo branch royal historical society victoria, mrs kingerlee, felicity kingerlee, mr h biggs, city council, rotary club of bendigo south, white hills cemetry, chinese joss house, bendigo pottery, mr derham, reservoir high, princess theatre, a n a hall, mr hattam, col. sprenger, survey corps, a richardson -
Bendigo Military MuseumDocument - MECHANICAL TEST RESULTS WW2, Thompson's Engineering and Pipe Works, 1942
... From Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co. Lt Castlemaine to General Motors Holden, South Aust A/C Ministry of Munitions. 1. ...From Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co. Lt Castlemaine to General Motors Holden, South Aust A/C Ministry of Munitions. 1. ...By referring to Cat No 7237.2 will bring up all items associated with Thompsons.This is a set of 3 sheets of steel tests on 6 PDR anti-tank gun tests. From Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co. Lt Castlemaine to General Motors Holden, South Aust A/C Ministry of Munitions. 1. Barrel NRS 2483 - 2484 - 2498 - 2499 - Dated 1943. 2. Barrel NRS 1809 - 1812 - 1826 - 1827 - Dated 1942. 3. Barrel NRS 1876 - 1877 - 1859 - 1871 - Dated 1943.Signed off by (?) Martin.gun barrel tests, pdr anti- tank.
