On 29 August 1908 Melbourne gaped in wonder as 16 white-hulled battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet, carrying 14,000 naval personnel, steamed into Port Phillip Bay. The ‘Great White Fleet’ was circumnavigating the globe on a tour launched by President Theodore Roosevelt. The cruise was a display of naval power and practical exercise, testing the battle-readiness of the US Navy and demonstrating its ability to patrol and protect the west coast and American interests in the Pacific including Australia.An original unframed photograph of the United States Altantic Fleet entering Port Phillip Bay in 1908 and a copy framed and mounted under glass.Port Phillip Bay 1908; United States Atlantic Fleetthe great white fleet, us atlantic fleet, 1908, port phillip bay

Produced by the United States Navy during 1940. While the Second World War had broken out, the United States where yet to joinworld war two, united states navy, aircraft navigation

Provides information about a system of safe working on a single line tramway or interurban railway or tram line. Has an illustration of the signal, coloured on the front cover. Gives details of the company, automatic electric block signals for 'railways' - interurban operation. The type K2-signal is one that can register up to 15 cars into and out of a section. Gives details, line diagrams and electrical details of this signal works, installation requirements and Trolley Contactors. Centre page has an electric diagram. Received by ESCo 4/11/1926.Yields information about a system on controlling vehicles on a single line railway or tramway section.Twenty page book, printed on art paper, centre page electrical diagram and light blue covers, titled "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", with three centre staples. Noted by stamp on page 1 "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA"The "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria 4/11/1926" in purple ink on the front cover, page 1and 5. On page 1 in black stamp ink "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA" and on top of page 1 "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 2" in black ink. On page 20 at bottom :From Nachod and United States Signal Co. Incorporated Louisville".trams, tramways, signals, railways, tramways

Red nylon flag featuring yellow and white eagle, standing on a gray round map of the world featuring North and South America in yellow. Large banner on bottom of flag saying "United States Marine Corps" Also around the world globe is an anchor and rope also in yellowUnited States Marine Corpsflag, united states - marine corps

This manual describes how to hand create "Shaded Relief" or the appearance of hills. This manual was produced by the Aeronautical Chart Information Centre, United States Air Force, St Louis 18, Missouri. Shaded relief was produced by hand at the Army Survey Regiment in the 50's, 60's and 70's so that it could be shown on small scale topographical maps and RAAF Aeronauical Charts. Shaded relief continued to be produced by hand until the mid 1980's when it was replaced by digital production methods.Grey covered Manual, gloss paper, stapled together.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Box of samples representative of the official standards of the United States for grades of wool, obtained from USA Department of Agriculture.Box of samples representative of the official standards of the United States for grades of wool.T-83 NOVEMBER 15....65 Elroy M Pople IN CHARGE LIVESTOCK DIVISION WOOL LABORATORYwool measurement, woolclassing objective measurement, usa: dept of agriculture port phillip mills pty ltd, wool - measurement, woolclassing - objective measurement

History of The United States Vol 1 From the Discovery of the Amercian Continent Author: George Bancroft Publisher: George Routledge & Co Date: 1852Label on spine cover with typed text R.H. 973 BAN Pastedown front end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, history of the united states vol 1

History of The United States Vol 2 From the Discovery of the Amercian Continent Author: George Bancroft Publisher: George Routledge & Co Date: 1851Label on spine cover with typed text R.H. 973 BAN Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, history of the united states vol 2, george bancroft

Box of samples representative of the official standards of the United States for grades of wool top, obtained from USA Department of Agriculture.Box of samples representative of the official standards of the United States for grades of wool top.T-19 APRIL 7.. 66 Elroy M Pople IN CHARGE LIVESTOCK DIVISION WOOL LABORATORYwool measurement, woolclassing objective measurement, usa: dept of agriculture port phillip mills pty ltd, wool - measurement, woolclassing - objective measurement

Report from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on the visit by several officers of the board to the United States (Manila – formerly as part of US territory, Guam, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland) and Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria). The tour examined the fleet, operations and maintenance of these North American cities. Has an index on the rear.A document that detailed operations of North American streetcars from an Australian perspective, in particular PCC cars during the 1940s, some systems of which no longer exist.Report of Visit to United States and Canada by S.M. Richardson, H.H. Bell, Jnr and J.R. Patterson - Officers of the Board. Approx 90 duplicated pages, secured with folding clips with card covers.public transport, tramways, mmtb, reports, usa, canada, pcc class, overseas tours

A cream coloured cardboard cover with black information. Top right hand side reads FM 21-40. At the botton of the cover under a black line is the signia for the United States of America War Office. Under this reads Headquarters, Departmet of the Army September 1966. There are three punch holes down the left hand side.united states - armed forces - service manuals, nuclear defense, chemical biological