McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, North Virginia GM Co NL, Certificate of Boiler Inspection. Certificate that boiler is in good order and may be use up to a pressure of 100 lbs. per square inch. Dated: 23/11/1934. Signed: P Wagstaff, Inspector of Mines Issued by Signature: Samuel ? ?? Makers name A Roberts & Sons. Type Cornish Boiler 25' 6'' x 6' 6'' dia 1/2 plates, 5/8'' ends. Adamson welded flue. 3' 6'' dia 1/2'' plateorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gm co nl, certificate of boiler inspection mines act victoria

Hand written copies of boiler inspections and descriptions. Dates 1933, 1937, 1941and 1953.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, boiler inspectin reports

Document McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet, one page certificate of inspection of boiler; South Deborah Gold Mine NL; Roberts and Sons boilerorganization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, south deborah gold mine nl, boiler inspection

Document. Envelope containing:- Agreements, Insurance Policy, Boiler Inspection Cert., War Damage Commission form, Weapons requisition from Victorian Police (1942).McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, gold mining, agreements, state accident insurance office, mines policy, boiler inspection cert., war damage commission form, weapons requisition (1942). herbert jackson leed

A part (half?) of a small form, split in two, dated and signed by Johan Sarvaas which gives permission for the boiler at the Bendigo Butter Factory to be used, and specifies a fee of 1 pound.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory, bendigo butter factory. johan sarvaas. inspector of boilers.

Document: Mines Act 1928, certificate of inspection of boiler. Two certificates, pinned in LH top corner, for inspection of boilers at Deborah Gold Mining Company. Dated 31st Dec. 1946. Signed G. Hadden, Chief Mining Inspector.Department of Mines, Melbourneorganization, mining, deborah mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: mining, gold mining, boilers, boiler, g. hadden

Document. Envelope contains: - Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Receipt for Treasury Bonds, Bendigo Sewerage Authority + Final Certificate, War Damage Commission Receipt lease, Agreement with Monument Hill Consolidated. Central Deborah Gold Mine.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central deborah gmc nl, gold mining, boiler inspection cert. treasury bonds receipt, bendigo sewerage authority

Certificate of inspection of a under fired multitubular boiler at the Bendigo Butter Factory. Registration no. 1425. Dated 6 July 1908 and signed by Johan Sarvaas, Inspector of Boilers), and A. Merrin (Chief Inspector). The owner is given as J. Cumming, Mundy St, Bendigo. The document states that the boiler can be used up to a pressure of 90 lbs. Information includes particulars of the boiler. There is a 'date received' stamp on the top right-hand corner dated 7 July 1908.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory, bendigo butter factory. boilers. johan savaas. a. merrin.

Thirty six page foolscap booklet with some black and white photographic image. It includs statistics relating to the mining industry. Images include Limestone Quarry at Cave Hill, Lilydale; Golden Retriever nuggett; The Wedderburn Dog nuggett; Moning Star Mine, Wood's Point; shallow drilling; penicillin tanks; Mines Department Laboratory; Charging; Aurora Mine, Daylesford; Hattietville Dredge; North Deborah Mine, Bendigo; Central Victorian Dredge, Strangwaysj.g. gouley, mining, coal, gold, silver, geology, boiler inspection, leasing, gold buyers act, lilydale, fireclay, harrietville dredge, aurora mine daylesford, williams reward mine daylesford, strangways dredge, north deborah mine bendigo, statistics, bendigo mine, department of mines victoria, annual report, statistics relating to mining industry

"J547 undergoes maintenance that required removal of its motion gear, axle box and wheel set. The dome cover has also been removed to facilitate a boiler inspection and/or work on the regularor valve. November 1962" - NewsrailDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, j-512, j-547, j-class steam locomotive (vulcan foundry), railway turntable, railway workshop

Document; Manilla folder contains loose documents: correspondence, tribute agreement, wire rope test reports,, certificate of inspection of boiler, certificate of inspection of air receiver, transfer of claim, share receipts.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Printed document Inspection and Regulation of Boilers, dated 12th February 1929, No 3645 which sets out rules and regulations for the ownership and use of boilers. Items mentioned are: Inspectors, Registration of Boilers, Inspection of Boilers, Certificate of Inspection, Powers and Duties of Inspectors, Necessity for Certificate, Notice f Alterations, Duties and Liabilities of Owners of Boilers and Others, Explosions and Accidents and Miscellaneous. Also Schedules. First Schedule is the Number and Title of Act, Second Schedule is Notice of Registration, Third Schedule is Certificate of Inspection, Fourth Schedule is certificate stating the number of lbs. per square inch the safety valve blows off, Fifth Schedule is Notice to Owner that Boiler is Dangerous and Sixth Schedule is a Report with regard to Explosion of or Accident causing damage or injury to a Steam Boiler. Document is part of the Albert Richardson Collection. document, mining reports, boilers inspection act 1928, t rider

Letter and boiler inspection certificate issued to J.J. Stanistreet Esq., Garden Gully & Moon Extended Gold Mines N.L., Charing Cross Bendigo. 'Two certificates for air receiver and boiler received from the Mines Department' written in letter. Note: Only one certificate attached for air receiver. Certificate dated 15th February 1934. Letterhead 'Miller & Co., Machinery Pty. Ltd., Bendigo Branch 10 Forest Street, Bendigo, dated 20th February 1934.Miller & Co Machinery Pty Ltd.gold, mining, garden gully & moon extended gold mines

Document. Envelope contains: - Insurance Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, War Damage Commission Form.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, napoleon reef gmc nl, gold mining, insurance policy, cert. of inspection of boiler, war damage commission form

Document. Envelope contains: - Insurance papers, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Lease Agreements. War Damage Commision Receipts.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, deborah united gmc nl, gold mining, insurance papers

Document. Envelope contains: - Tribute Agreements. Sales Agreement for Quartz Prospecting Claims, Lease Agreements, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Hire Agreement for Boiler.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central garden gully gmc, gold mining, lease agreements

Document. Envelope contains: - Company Re Organization - North Hustlers Mining Co, Leasehold transfer, Stock Option, Machinery Hire, Cert. of Inspection of Air Receiver, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Air Compressor Hire Agreement & etc.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, east moon gmc nl, gold mining, company re-organisation, north hustlers mining co, lease, stock option, miller & co (machinery) proprietary limited

Document. Envelope contains: - Insurance Policies, Receipts Hire agreement for Steam driven air compressor and site map and specifications. Tender for new compressor, treasure Bonds and Lease Agreements. Envelope with a 2 pence red postage stamp with the profile of King George 5th and a crown above his head addressed to Mrs. C. Russell of 7 Willowbank Road N7, Melbourne. War Damage Commission receipts. Correspondence from The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited regarding Treasury Bonds. Receipt for Boiler Test, Certificate of inspection of Boiler.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, east clarence gmc nl, gold mining, insurance policies, treasury bonds

Document. South Nell Gwynne G.M.Co. N/L. Envelope contains: - Insurance Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, War Damage Commission form, Agreement 'Adoption by New Company (endorsed), Hire Agreement with Central Nell GM Co NL, and South Nell Gwynne. Termination of Hire Agreement.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, south nell gmc nl, gold mining, insurance, albion chambers, bendigo. state accident insurance office

Documents: Envelope contains - agreement re Lease 10287 at Sebastian. Working documents for shares, prospectus, certificate of inspection of boiler, share receipt forms, transfer of Land Title from Mr J. O Charlton, summary 'Re Sebastian Mining Leases' details gold won and dividends paid 1880 - 1887.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stanistreet. sabastian mining leases. south frederick the great co n\l

Document. Envelope contains: - Dept. of Lands and Survey Permissive Occupancy agreement & receipts, Fire Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Insurance Policies, Crown Land Receipts. Right No. 4827 Eaglehawk. Pressure Gauge readings from Russell & Russell, manufacturer of Steam Vacuum and Compound Gauges dated 25th August 1939.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north hustlers gmc nl, gold mining, dept. of lands & survey permissive occupancy agreement, fire policy, state accident insurance mine policies

Documents; Bundle of documents tied with string, Cert of Inspection for Boiler, Electricity Agreement, Scrip Certificates, Commonwealth Bank Pass Book for (pounds)10 deposit for PMG charges, Lease Agreement, Name change from Big Hill North N.L., Lease agreement Tennant Creek, Insurance documents, Rules. Legal Opinion Document. Golden Carshalton N.L.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, golden carshalton nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Deborah Ext GM Co. Certificates of Inspection of Boiler: a/ 14 Nov 1940, b/ 27 Nov 1940, c/ 13 May 1946 , d/ 17 May 1946. All inspections were of boiler at Deborah Extended, 2 boilers made by; Roberts & Sons Cornish Boiler, and 2 boilers by Babcock & Wilcox Air Receiver.organization, business, mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, deborah ext gm co. certificate of inspection of boiler department of mines roberts & sons cornish babcock & wilcox air receiver

Documents: Envelope contains - 1934 Certificate for wire ropes, Certificates of Inspection of Boiler 1936, 1933 Prospectus, Agreements with Herbert Jackson Leed(South Blue Consolidated), correspondence, 1933 list of applications for shares and related documents, suspension of Labour Covenant for lease 9982, 1933 list of Allotted shares, 1933 hire agreement - Miller & Co machinery for winding engines boiler, air compressor, pump, air receiver.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stanistreet

Handwritten notes from the Annual Report, including Gold & Mineral Statistics, 1936. Mentioned are the London price of gold and the equivalent local price, No of batteries, Abandoned Mining Shafts, Cost of making the shafts safe, Inspection of boilers and the no condemned, No of First and Second Class e 'driver Certificates issued for 1935 and 1936, Alluvial and quartz gold yields for the Bendigo District, men employed in mining, Accidents and development at the Central Nell Gwynne.document, gold, mining reports, annual report including gold & mineral statistics 1936, state batteries, central nell gwynne

Document. Bundle of legal documents. Certificates of Inspection for Boiler, State Accident Insurance Office Mines Policy, Prospectus 1940, Agreements. War Damage Commission Receipts. A notice of a Call of Six Pence per Share dated Wednesday, 12th September 1945. George Mackay was Chairman of Directors also a Directors Report. Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited Fire Policy dated 29th April 1959. State accident Insurance Policy, Employees Indemnity Policy.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, nell gwynne reef nl, gold mining, insurance

1. Agreement between Herbert Jackson Leed/South Wattle Gully dated 14.9.1936. 2. Agreement between Herbert Jackson Leed/John Jepson Stanistreet 24.7.1936. 3.Agreement Norman Loder/Herbert Jackson Leed 9.3.1936. 4. 23.9.1939 insurance policy (State Accident Insurance). 5..Hire agreement Miller & Co machinery & mine 6.9.1937. 6. Receipt for advance subscription to Commonwealth Loan 13.9.1946.7. Certificate inspection of boiler 19.11.1936. 8. Donation. 9. Purchase wire rope. South Wattle Gully Coy .N.L. (50).MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining contracts, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Black and white photographs - 2 copiesTyped below photograph, "Boiler explosion at Ringwood station 20/6/1894. Heard in Box Hill". Article from newspapers:- Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 21 Official enquiry. The Board of Enquiry appointed by the Railway Commissioners to enquire into the causes of the boiler explosion which shattered the locomotive at Ringwood on Saturday night, assembled at the Railway department on Wednesday to commence its deliberations, The board consisted of Mr R. Fulton, engineer, C. W. McLean; engineer to the Marine Board, and Mr Mephan Ferguson, iron-founder. There is some difficulty at the outset about the constitution of the board; It was suggested that the Apt of Parliament contemplated that boards of experts, after the manner of the present one, needed, to have their appointments confirmed by the Governor-in-Council. The point, however, was not considered sufficiently important to prevent the board from proceeding with evidence. Robert Greyford, stationmaster at Ringwood, was the first witness. He said he saw the explosion on Saturday night at about twenty minutes to 8. There was a rush to the engine to see what had happened, and the driver and fireman were both found on the platform of the engine. The driver seemed badly hurt, but the fireman, to all appearances, was not so badly injured. They were both attended to and sent up to Melbourne by the last suburban train. Witness had a look at the engine and found the dome and all the plates round the boiler blown clean, away. The springs were also blown clean away. The Chairman (Mr Fulton) : Did you measure the distance ? Witness: Yes; one of the plates was 209 yards away. A piece from the top of the boiler 15 pounds in weight he found driven into the hard beaten track 410 yards away. Several pieces of boiler plate were found scattered at various distances. The buildings roundabout were injured. The Chairman; Did you notice anything peculiar about either of the driver or the fireman ? — No ; nothing wrong, with either of them. If the engine was blowing off at all, it must have been very light. In your opinion, were they perfectly sober ? — Perfectly. In approaching the station, is there a down or an up grade? — A very slight down grade. How is the road from Healesville ? — Up and down all the way. It is down, grade for about 200 yards coming into Ringwood station. They shut off ; steam about a quarter of a mile away, and come in at a good pace. They generally put on 15 pounds of steam while they are in the station. Mr Ferguson : Had the driver the usual load on ? — Yes ; about the usual load. Witness added that he had known the driver personally for about 10 years, and he had always been a careful, steady, sober man. He did not know the fireman so well. John Palmer, porter at Ringwood station, also saw the explosion. He was attending to the train on its arrival. He was knocked down by the force of the explosion. When he got up he saw the engine driver being carried into the office covered in blood. He noticed nothing peculiar about the driver and fireman, nor about the engine. Mr McLean : How far were you from the engine when you were knocked down ? — From ten to fifteen yards. William Paul, the guard of the train to which the injured locomotive Was attached, said he was looking at the engine at the very moment the explosion occurred. It seemed to come from exactly under the dome. The force of it took him off his feet. He was about 15 yards from the tender. When he rose he tried to reach the engine, but could not do so on account of the steam and coal dust. He called out to know whether any of the passengers were injured, and got no response, so that he concluded they were all right. All the lamps but about half dozen were extinguished by the force of the explosion, although the glass was not broken. He could testify most distinctly that the driver and fireman were both sober. The driver was a man who never drank. The steam started to blow off about a minute and a half before the explosion took place. The last place at which the engine took water was Healesville. The Chairman : Do yon know anything of the quality of the water there ? Is it creek water ? — Yes ; it comes from the Graceburn River. You never heard of its quality ?— No. How long have you known this engine on the road— About 13 months. Hew long have you known the driver on this line ? — About six weeks. I have known the fireman several years. The driver was a strict teetotaller, and I never saw the fireman take anything to drink in his life. Mr T. H, Woodroffe, chief mechanical engineer of the Victorian Railways, produced a report he had written to the secretary, about this explosion. The document gave facts concerning the engine and the explosion. It stated that the rapture seemed to have occurred at the rim of the plates adjoining the fire box. The engine was built at the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, in 1883. It was repaired at various times, the last time being in July of last year when it was sent to the Port Melbourne shops, and was then tested to a cold water pressure of 195 and found all right. It was the custom to overhaul all locomotives about every five years. The Chairman : There were no very heavy repairs in July, 1893; were there? — Not to the boilers. The shop manager's report says that the plug and safety tap holes were repaired, five new copper studs put in firebox, ash-pan door repaired, tender cleaned and overhauled, and studs re-rivetted, and boiler tested to pressure of 195, cold water. Mr Woodroffe read the report of the repairs effected to the boiler in December, 1888. That would be the time the plate was put in the boiler. On that occasion three new plates were put in the bottom and the boiler tested up to 195. The Chairman: Do you keep a record of the water used ?— Yes, the water in this case, I think, came from the Maroondah scheme. Mr Woodroffe said boilers were examined front time to time in the running sheds. In his opinion every possible care had been taken to keep the engine in proper care. There might, however, be lessons learnt from this. The Chairman: No doubt. From his examination of the plates [the] witness did not think the state of them could have been detected from the outside. There were no signs of leakage or sweating or anything of that sort. The next witness- was Walter Stinton, workshop manager at Newport and he said that the injured engine had been repeatedly repaired under his charge. He gave a technical account of the repairs effected on various occasions. The testing of locomotives was under his special notice. They had a high pressure pipe running; round the works, and a pump set at 2001b. When the boiler was pumped full of water the pressure when applied up to 1951b. The board appointed by the department to inquire into the Ringwood locomotive boiler explosion sat again at Spencer street on 25th inst. Mr R. Fulton presided and the other members of the board were. Mr Mephan Ferguson and Mr C. W. McLean. Charles Grubb, foreman of the boiler-makers at the Newport workshops, said he had inspected the pieces of plate that had been blown out of the engine, and after examining them, pointed out to the Chief Mechanical Engineer the portion where the plate had started to burst. It was under the lap, on the right hand side of the boiler. The grooving might be accounted for by bad water. During the past twenty years he had examined all the boilers that came into the Williamstown workshops, and while some were hardly marked at all, others were very badly eaten away. The practice was to cut out the defective portions. In this case the boiler was repaired in a similar manner. The Chairman : Can you suggest any other way of repairing so as to prevent accident ? — No, unless by taking out a plate on one side from the joint, and carrying it further up so as to avoid the joints meeting, or by taking out the plate altogether. What would.be the cost .of putting in a new " plate I—Perhaps about double the price; but I wouldn't recommend that course. It would be putting a new plate against plates that have been in use ten years or so and that would not be advisable. I think the present system better. I consider the present system of repairing the best. This is the first we have had so bad like that, to my knowledge. You attributed this to bad water. Is there no other probable cause ? — Well; unless the iron be bad. This was Lowmoor iron. I think this accident was caused by the eating away of plates. This one was the worst I have seen, for the short time it had been running. We use three classes of iron — Lowmoor, Monkbridge and Bowling. By Mr Woodroffe (Chief Mechanical Engineer) ; There are engines still running that were repaired at the same time as this one, in 1888, and. in the same way. These are engines 339 and 333. They have been recently examined and are in splendid order. What in your experience, is the age of a boiler on the Victorian railways? — From 17 to 20 years our earlier boilers stood. The later boilers don't stand so well. How is that? — There is difference in construction, and the material is lighter. The old boilers had thicker plates. Have you been asked in any way to curtail boiler affairs? — No, sir; nor in any way. You have never hesitated to carry out any necessary repairs? — Never. Our orders have been to exercise every care in examining, repairing and renewing boilers. Witness said that his practice was when an engine came into the workshop to find out how long she had been running. If over five years, he informed the workshop manager, and they thought it necessary the tubes were taken nut. If everything was in good order witness reported to the manager. The cost of taking out the tubes and putting them in again was about L20. Mr Woodroffe : Have you ever hesitated to repair a boiler on the score of expense ? — No, never. Mr McLean : Hew do yon ascertain whether a boiler requires repairs?— I keep a record of every boiler examined. From every boiler that comes in I have the dome covers taken off, and when it is practical I get inside. l can almost tell from the top of a boiler what the bottom is like. If there is any doubt about it I have the tubes taken out. If I have suspicion of defective plate I cause to have bored a triangle in the plate at the point where there is the most wear. There is a travelling inspector who visits all the running sheds of the colony except Port Melbourne and tests the boilers. He reports to us and we note what he points out. Alfred Thompson, locomotive inspector of the eastern section, said he knew this engine, 297R. He read a list of her repairs. He heard of the accident on Saturday night and went up to Ringwood. The Chairman : Did you ever notice anything peculiar about the engine? — No, I considered her A1 and would not have hesitated to have put on 140lb pressure owing to the repairs she had undergone. Witness considered that the explosion was caused by the expansion and contraction of the plates ; and, no doubt, the plate had been eaten away through bad water. The other side of the boiler showed: signs of corrosion: By Mr Woodroffe ; Is every care taken with the boilers ? — Yes, every possible care is taken for the safety of boilers, Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, NARROW ESACPE FROM FATALITIES. THE DAMAGED ENGINE. [See drawing of loco – saved in “Railways” folder] The explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood on Saturday evening, formed the subject of much discussion in railway circles on Monday. The Minister arrived at the office at an unusually early hour and immediately entered into a consultation with the acting chairman, Mr Kibble, and Mr Commissioner Murray. As the result of the interview it was resolved to ask three gentlemen of acknowledged engineering experience to sib as a board with the . object of inquiring into the cause of the accident and furnishing a report. Mr Richardson and the Commissioners are tally seized of the importance of having a searching investigation into the accident, and, with Mr Murray, the former went to Ringwood to inspect the scene of the disaster. They will he accompanied by Mr Woodroffe. During the morning no official report had come to hand from the driver or fireman of the engine in reference to the accident, but that is thought to be due to the circumstance that they have not sufficiently recovered to be able to give a circumstantial account of what occurred. The engine was one of the old R's, and, Mr Kibble pronounced them to be about the best class of engines used. So far nothing can be said as to the probable cause of the accident, as the broken plating of the engine has not been submitted to the inspection of experts. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 27 January 1894, page 7 STATEMENT BY THE FIREMAN. This morning Thomas Miles, fireman on the engine the boiler of which exploded on Saturday night, is suffering from an injury to the spine, as well as a very severe shaking to the system. He states that he was fireman on the engine attached to the train which left Healesville on Saturday evening, at ten minutes to 8. Everything went all right until Ringwood was reached, when, .just as the train was about to continue its journey, a load explosion took place and Miles remembers nothing more until he was picked np on the platform ; and found himself suffering from a pain in the back, and an injury to his arm. He cannot think of any reason which could have caused the explosion, as there was plenty of water in the boiler, and everything seemed working all right. Mr R. Fulton, consulting engineer, of Queen street; Mr McLean, a member of the Marine Board ; and Mr Mephan Ferguson, engineer, have consented to act as a board to inquire into the cause of the engine boiler explosion at Ringwood on Saturday evening. The board has been appointed under section 117 of Act 1135, which provides that the Governor-in-Council may direct the taking of a such a step. Mr1 Fulton will act as chairman of the board, which met for the first time at the railway offices, Spencer street, this forenoon. Before separating the members of the Board paid a visit to the Prince's Bridge locomotive sheds in company with Mr Woodroffe, the chief mechanical engineer, for the purpose of inspecting the shattered boiler. It has been stated that the explosion is known to have been caused by a flaw in a plate which was put on the boiler about four years ago, but enquiries have tailed to elicit anything in support of that view. The engineers connected with the department are not inclined to say anything on the subject. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 14 April 1894, page 20 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion, The Minister of Railways has received the supplementary report of the board appointed by him to investigate the circumstances connected with the explosion of a locomotive boiler at Ringwood. In their first report the board did not attach blame to anyone. Mr Richardson felt satisfied that the responsibility of having the engines properly inspected and overhauled periodically could be fixed if the inquiry were extended. He therefore referred the matter again to the Board, who took further evidence. In the report now furnished, the Board hold Loco. Inspector Thompson blameable, but point out as a mitigating circumstance that he had not received "written instructions" respecting inspections and overhauls. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 7 July 1894, page 32 The Ringwood Boiler Explosion. The Minister of Railways takes exception to the tone of a paragraph appearing in a morning contemporary respecting the Ringwood boiler explosion. It makes it appear that Mr Richardson has referred the report of the board which considered the facts connected with the explosion to the Crown solicitor simply because he differed from the finding of the board. The Minister explains that when he received the report he found that the responsibility for having boilers properly inspected and overhauled had not been clearly fixed. He personally obtained farther evidence on that point, and arrived at a conclusion, from which the commissioners differed. As he did not like to take upon himself the responsibility of deciding upon the effect of the evidence, he submitted the matter to the Crown Solicitor, but that officer did not furnish him with the information sought. He has, therefore, referred the question to the Attorney-General, together with the draft of a regulation respecting boiler inspections and overhauls in the future. Mr Richardson says that his whole aim is to have the responsibility positively fixed. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 28 April 1894, page 23 The Minister of Railways has completed his consideration of the supplementary report received by him from the Ringwood Boiler Explosion Board. The report, it will be remembered, held Loco-Inspector Thompson blameable for the non-inspection of the boiler, but considered there was extenuating circumstances. There was a certain amount of doubt as to the absolute instructions given for overhauling engines periodically. Mr. Richardson is sending the report on to the Commissioners with instructions that the responsibility respecting inspection of boilers shall be made clear for the future.

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -Black and white photo of K class steam train Number 171 - which appears to be outside a Railways workshop sitting behind an Inspection pit and flanked by workers inspecting the train. There is another steam train inside the Repair shop. An explanatory note says - In this photograph taken in 1951 Workshop staff gather around what appears to be a freshly overhauled k 171 at the Bendigo north weighbridge. New boilers for D and K class locomotives were built at Bendigo North in the 1950's.railways, bendigo to melbourne