Showing 198 items matching dredging
-
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: DREDG013 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, dredging, dredge, barge -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Electro Hydraulic Dredge, Snake Valley, 1909
... Dredging ...Electro hydraulic dredge Snake Valley 1909. J Mc Bennett, was an engineer back at the main base, at Dawson's dam on the Carngham Road, Between Linton and Snake Valley. These dredges were used for getting gold. The streams of water under high pressure just washed the hills and ground away. This dredge closed down early 1910. 200 H.P. motors were used and 10 in. pumps.Black and white image of three workmen, one beside mining building the other two at dredge pump outlet. Image mounted on dark brown card. Between 1904 and 1911 the Electro Hydraulic Company sought to extract gold in an area north of Linton known as the Hard Hills. By blasting water from high-pressure hoses into the hillsides, soil containing gold was washed out for sluicing. Two gravel pumps in Dawson's Dam pumped the wash through the sluices. Despite considerable investment in expensive equipment, the Company did not have a great deal of success, and the mining operation ceased in 1911.mining, gold, mining equipment, electro hydraulic dredge, dredging, sluicing, dawson's dam, snake valley, miners -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Ship's Wheel from S S George Kermode, 1914
The Melbourne Harbour Trust Commission purchased the steam dredge SIR WILLIAM MATHEWS on 10 October 1941 from the Western Australian Government. Although the dredge was described as a suction dredge it was in fact a bucket dredge. After an overhaul, the vessel was renamed the GEORGE KERMODE and commenced operation in Victorian waters on 22 June 1942. The vessel was hired out to the Port of Burnie in 1945-46 but continued in the ownership of the Trust until 1 April 1976 when it was scuttled by the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands as part of their artificial reef program. This program resulted in a number of reefs being established in Port Phillip Bay, including one off Carrum containing the wooden steamer URALBA.Timber and brass ship's wheel from center ladder hopper dredge George Kermode (formerly Sir William Mathews). Built Paisley Scotland 1914.noneships wheel, scuttled vessels, artificial reefs, george kermode -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, dredging, 1958, 1950s, portland harbour trust -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: DREDG012 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, dredging, portland harbour trust, silo -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - harbour dredging, n.d
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour, dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Reclamation & dredging pipe, n.d
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, reclamation area, dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Life Boat Dredger, 1953
... dredging ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Life Boat Dredger 10.7.1953 (pencil, upper left)port of portland archives, dredging, 1953, 1950s, portland harbour trust -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph - Historical, maritime, 1900s to 1930s
This photograph shows the steam dredge Pioneer working to remove silt in Lady Bay, Port of Warrnambool. The dredge belonged to the Ports and Harbours department in Melbourne. Also in the photograph are two moored vessels, and the Warrnambool Lifeboat shed and Rocket house built on the Warrnambool Breakwater. The Warrnambool Harbour had been experiencing heavy silting and sanding for many years. The problem continued even after the construction of the Breakwater in 1890. The Ports and Harbours' new, larger suction hopper dredge, the Matthew Flinders, was also employed in May 1919 to remove the heavy silting in the Harbour. Both dredges were sent up from Melbourne when required over the years to periodically attend to the silting. The Matthew Flinders was still dredging the Harbour even in the 1930s. (The ship’s original master was J G Rosney. In February 1922 Percy Taylor from Ports and Harbours joined the Matthew Flinders as a Mate. 1923 the master in charge was Captain Dunbar. In August 1926 Percy Taylor was appointed as her Master and was later transferred to the Pioneer as Master in 1933.) 1930 the dredges were no longer required as the Harbour was no longer suitable as a port. However, one source notes that the Matthew Flinders was still dredging the Harbour in 1938.This photograph is significant for its association with the Port of Warrnambool, the Warrnambool Breakwater, and the issue of the silting in Lady Bay. The photograph is significant historically as it shows a point in time when efforts were employed to keep the Port of Warrnambool functioning, allowing shipping activities to continue operating. The need for dredging in the Warrnambool Harbour was a serious and ongoing problem, as silting continued to happen after a series of measures were taken to try and resolve the issue. Eventually, the Harbour could no longer function successfully as a port.Photograph, black and white, showing two similar images and printed together. Images of Lady Bay, Warrnambool, the dredge 'Pioneer' on the left, ships and the Warrnambool Lifeboat and Rocket House on the right, beside the Breakwater. Ca. 1900 to 1930."BL016"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, dredge, mathew flinders i, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, sanding, silting, breakwater, captain dunbar, ports & harbours, marine technology, percy taylor, matthew flinders, pioneer, dredge pioneer, lifeboat house, rocket house -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Electro Hydraulic Dredge, Snake Valley, 1909
... Dredging ...Black and white image of workmen at electro hydraulic dredge Snake Valley mine site. Image has been mounted on dark brown card. Electro hydraulic dredge Snake Valley Victoria 1909. J.M.C. Bennett was an engineer back at the main base, at Dawson's Dam on the Carngham Road, bet Linton and Snake Valley. These dredges were used for getting gold. The streams of water under high pressure just washed the hills and ground away. This dredge closed down early 1910. 200 H.P. Motors were used and 10 in. pumps.electro hydraulic dredge, dredging, sluicing, mining, gold, miners, mining equipment, snake valley -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
... Dredging ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Dec 1961 --- pencilport of portland archives, portland harbour, construction, ocean pier, dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging 1958, 1958
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: 18 Nov. 1958 (purple stamp, upper left)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plaque - Nameplate, Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd, Matthew Flinders I, 1917
This nameplate was attached to the steel steamer Matthew Flinders I, a Suction Hopper Dredge used for pumping up sit and sanding from seabeds. It was donated by the Marine Engineer, Neville Dodds, from Ports and Harbours, from the Matthew Flinders I. The Matthew Flinders was constructed by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy. Ltd in Sydney, New South Wales. Identified as Ship No. 40, the dredge had twin screw engines that were made in Sydney. Its gross tonnage was 1180. It was launched on July 15th, 1916, and registered in 1917 at the Port of Melbourne by the owner, the Department of Public Works in Victoria. Unlike bucket dredges, the Matthew Flinders did not use permanent moorings but instead had bow and stern anchors. It travelled forward on the bow anchor, taking up a strip of even-depth wilt from the bed below. A local newspaper noted that the Matthew Flinders has many advantages that were especially useful for its work at Warrnambool. Warrnambool Harbour had been experiencing silting and sanding for many years. The problem continued even after the construction of the Breakwater in 1890, which was overseen by New Zealand engineer Arthur Dudley Dobson. Melbourne’s Department of Ports and Harbours sent the new Matthew Flinders to dredge the heavy silting in the Warrnambool Harbour in May 1919. This work was previously done by the smaller dredge, the Pioneer. However, after a month of work, the Matthew Flinders was returned to Melbourne for alterations to make it suitable for work in the heavy seas it experienced at Warrnambool. Both dredges were sent up from Melbourne when required over the years to periodically attend to the silting in the Harbour, but the Matthew Flinders was preferred because of its efficiency. It was still dredging the Harbour even in July 1938. The ship’s original master was J G Rosney. In February 1922 Percy Taylor from Ports and Harbours joined the Matthew Flinders as a Mate. 1923 the master in charge was Captain Dunbar. In August 1926 Percy Taylor was appointed as her Master and was later transferred to the Pioneer as Master in 1933. 1930 the dredges were no longer required as the Harbour was no longer suitable as a port. However, one source notes that the Matthew Flinders was still dredging the Harbour in 1938.This nameplate is significant for its association with the suction hopper dredge Matthew Flinders I, which was used to remove the build-up of silt and sand from the Warrnambool Harbour, allowing shipping activities to continue to operate in the Port of Warrnambool. The nameplate identifies the vessel and shows that it was built in Australia in the early 20th century for use within Australia. The need for dredging in the Warrnambool Harbour was a serious and ongoing problem, as silting continued to happen after a series of measures were taken to try and resolve the issue. Eventually, the Harbour could no longer function successfully as a port.Brass nameplate, rectangular with cut-away corners and moulded text, mounted with screws on timber. The plate is from a vessel, the dredge Matthew Flinders I, ship no. 40, built by Morts Dock & Engineering Coy Ltd in Sydney, and registered in 1917. A small rectangular engraved plaque below the nameplate gives further details of the ship and the donor.On nameplate: "MORTS DOCK / & / ENGINEERING COY. LTD. / SHIP BUILDERS / SYDNEY 1917 / SHIP NO 40" On small plaque: "Donated by / NEVILLE DODDS / PORTS & HARBOURS / MARINE ENGINEER / EX "MATTHEW FLINDERS I"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, dredge, mathew flinders i, steel steam ship, twin screw engines, nsw, state of victoria, suction hopper, public works melbourne, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, sanding, silting, breakwater, morts dock & engineering co ltd, captain dunbar, ship no. 40, niville dodds, ports & harbours, marine engineer, marine technology, ship relic, percy taylor, matthew flinders, pioneer -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph - Photograph: Workers at Tarnagulla Gold Estates N.L, c.1905
Williams Family Collection. Monochrome photograph of workers at Tarnagulla Gold Estates N.L. An original photograph, mounted on card. Handwritten on from: "Tarnagulla Dredge".tarnagulla, people -
Seaworks Maritime Museum
Plate
Plate created to celebrate the centenary of the Melbourne Harbor Trust beginning operations. Presented by Australian Dredging and General works Pty. Ltd. Large blue and white Dutch Delftware ceremonial plate with image of two ships, one sailing ship and the Abel Tasman at sea. The Melbourne Harbor Trust shield features above the ships. "The Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners/ 1877 Centenary 1977/ 1877 1977/ Abel Tasman" On reverse: "Presented by/ Australian Dredging and/ General works Pty. Ltd./ Delfts blauw/ Hand painted / Made in Holland/ Wp." Sticker attached "43196 B" "PMA 0166/1" -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: dred 018 (pencil, lower left)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging, portland harbour trust -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour Dredging, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: (4) top left, blue biro PG 6/271" -62 - blue biroport of portland archives, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, c. 1953
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: DRED. 010 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging, portland harbour trust -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Alcoa Berth, Portland, June 1980, 1980
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Alcoa Berth/ June 1980 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, alcoa bert, 1980, 1980s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, Alcoa Berth, June 1980, 1980
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: Pencil notations on back for reprint. dred 006 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of horse drawn sand 'dredger', Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of horse drawn sand dredgingReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - harbour dredging, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Dred 005 in pencil.port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, Photograph - Reclamation, 1953
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: 10 February 1953 - stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: dred008 (pencil, lower right)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging, wharf -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Marion Dragline, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archiveport of portland archives, k s anderson wharf -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - dredging, 1958
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: 18 Nov. 1958 (purple stamp, upper left)port of portland archives, dredge, harbour dredging, portland harbour trust, 1950s, 1958 -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph, Sluicing Dredge, Tarnagulla
Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting the sluicing dredge, Tarnagulla. Copy photograph. mining -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lifeboat Dredger, 1953
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: P.H.T./ Print no. 7/17 Neg. No..../Date taken 27/7/53/ SUBJECT/ Lifeboat/ Dredger (purple ink stamp and handwriting, upper centre) dredger (pencil, upper left)port of portland archives, lifeboat dredger, 1953, 1950s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Reclamation, 1975
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: 'MUD CAT DEC '75 / dred009' in pencil