In the early 1970s the rope tows at Falls Creek were replaced by T Bars, after which they were replaced by chairlifts. When the snow thawed, the mountains reverberated from the sounds of blasting as new pylons were constructed for these chairlifts.Blasting equipment from the early 1970s in three parts, including a rectangle metal box with black with white text on top and six connectors, a rectangle yellow 'Blostometer 80' and a rectangle box with red knobs at end and enclosed in a black-brown leather case. 'EXPLODER TESTING RHEOSTAT' 'Blastometer 80' 'Nissan Blasting Machine - ICI - 30 shot condenser'falls creek, construction, blasting, explosives, snow, snow fields

Colour Slide: blasting on the side of the dam.lake bellfield

Lake Bellfield During ConstructionColour Slide: showing smoke after blasting during construction of lake Bellfieldgrampians

Lake Bellfield Under ConstructionColour Slide: Jast After blasting on the Eastern Side of lake Bellfield with Debris still airbourne.grampians

Blasting Powder Keg found underground when mine workings re-opened 1982-1983stawell

Photograph showing workmen clearing blockage on the G.O.R. circa 1940'sg.o.r; road blockage; road-blasting-1940's

Colour Slide. Showin a explosion creating the wall of the dam.lake bellfied

Colour Slide, shoing an explosion during the constuction of Lake Bellfieldgrampians, lake bellfield

Colour Slide, showing the dust cloud from an Explosion at lake Bellfield during construction.grampians, lake bellfield

Construction of Lake BellfieldColour Slide; Showing the rubble from an exlposion with smoke or dust still in th air

THIS TOOL CAME FROM WALTER COOK'S FARM AND WAS USED WHEN BLASTING ROCK DURING CONSTRUCTION OF SHEEP DIP. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE USED MUCH EARLIER IN THE HISTORY OF THE FARM TO BLAST THE WELL WHICH IS THE MAIN WATER SUPPLY FOR STOCKTOOL USED TO CLEAN OUT HOLE FOR DYNAMITE WHEN BLASTING ROCKlocal history, trades, tools, cook family

Sandstone rocks prior to blastinglake bellfield

Tile fragment after Nuclear Blast at Hiroshimaephemera, c1945, general

Results of Blasting during the construction of Lake Bellfieldlake bellfield

Used by Warrant Officer Class One Greg Westhead while he served in Bosnia. Refer to Cat No. 1496.7, 910.2, 7465.Cartoon image of a hand holding a detonator and a blast on the front cover. Drawing is mainly black and white, but a small amount of brown is present. All text on front is white except for title. Back cover is blank. About 35 pages long, detailing how to work with explosives. Inside many cartoon images providing visual aids to the instructions. Rectangle shaped book of medium size.Front cover in black: "BREACH OBSTACLES WITH EXPLOSIVES" . Front cover on detonator: "BLASTING MACHINE" . Front cover, bottom right: "GTA 5-11-16 FEBRUARY 1981 TO BE USED WITH ARTEP TASK # 7-3". book, guide, cartoons, explosives, greg westhead

Colour photographs of the Lal Lal Blast Furnace near Ballarat.lal lal blast furnace, lal lal

Colour Slide a maN attaching blasting canles at Lake Bellfieldgrampians