Instead of miracles expected by the Pentagon the 1965-1966 dry season in South Vietnam has ended with the flop is the U.S. strategic plan.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, pentagon, hanoi

This photograph was taken around 1958.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, port moresby, papuans, dry season

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This item is significant because it documents the wide range of actions and responsibilities undertaken by the Falls Creek Tourist Area Management Committee.A circular to Licensees and Lessees expressing the Committee's thanks for co-operation given during the recent water difficulties. This was the result of a dry season and less run-off. The issue of garbage was again raised.falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, r.t. (bob) scott, ross milne memorial ski jump

Black and white photograph of Colin Murray and Jeremy Gaylard at the East Gippsland Catchment and Land Protection meeting during inspection of the area of Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also a colour photograph of upper reaches of the Nicholson River during a dry season environment, wetlands, rivers, conservation

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Diggers of 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conducting Operation Goodwood move out with Centurian tank support from 1st Armoured Regiment, during this, the dry season. Operations with the tanks was a hot and very dusty affair.photograph, 1 rar, 1st armoured regiment, operation goodwood, centurion tank, gibbons collection catalogue, 1st battalion, diggers, denis gibbons

Photo of the falls in Sherbrooke Forest. Huge amount of large rocks in and around creek bed. Ferns grow up sides of banks. Low volume of water indicates dry season. At the top of the falls a man sits with another person who appears to be a woman. c.1920.

This photograph was taken at Wooragee Landcare workshop (Quoll), field day in Mt Pilot park on Bush Recovery: After the Fires. This is part of the Biodiversity Month on September 2004. The Bush Recovery workshop was held on Sunday 12th September 2-4pm with Christine Watson, Sue Berwick and Natasha Schedvin, and another workshop on Wednesday, 15th September, 9am to 12 noon with local biologist Glen Johnson and botanists Gill Earl and Christine Watson. The topics involved in the training involved what species have returned, what species haven't, what recovery studies are being carried out, how are the barking owls and phascogales faring, and why is Mt Pilot important. The photograph shows L-R: Colin Payne; Jerry Alexander; Geoff Galbraith. Bush fires are common in Australia due to several reasons. One is due to the geographic spread of fire's seasons, secondly, the absence of El Nino conditions are also linked to fires. Climate change also affected Australia's hot and dry seasons. Australia's climate began warming since the 1970s. Human-induced fires also contributed to this increase in temperatures across the nation. Bush fires happened in Mt Pilot in 2003 but it has recovered well since. This makes Mt Pilot an important site to understand bushfire recovery. This photograph contributes to the scientific and historical records on bushfire recovery in Victoria. It creates a picture of Victorian community activities and efforts on biodiversity, climate change, and environmental care.Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paperReverse: WAN NA 0A2A0N0 NN2 0 163 / (No. 2)wooragee, wooragee landcare group, wooragee landcare, bush fires, bush recover, mt pilot, biodiversity month, botany, botanists, bush recovery, quoll, foxy, fox, forest, environment, climate change, bushfire recovery, bushfires, 2004 bushfire, field work, after the fires, fire, biodiversity

Designed to be used with a Sun Sculpture viewfinder.A collection containing 3 stereoscopes from the Underwood and Underwood brothers Ottawa, Kansas. depciting images of Australian sheep stations and the Dalgetty's wool sales floor. Copyrighted in 1908 by Underwood and Underwood. Each item consists of two identical photographs, side by side on a grey backing card with rounded edges.Wording: Underwood & Underwood, publishers. / Ney York, London, Torronto - Canada, Ottawa - Kansas.;Method: Printed;Location: Left Hand side of card perpendicular to the image. Wording: Works and Studios ~ / Arlington, N.J. Westwood, N.J.;Method: Printed;Location: Right Hand Side of card perpendicular to the photograph Wording: Sun Scultpure /Trade Mark. ;Method: Printed;Location: Right hand side of card. Wording: (27) - 10255 - Dalgetty's Sales Rooms where wool-buyers came from all parts of / the world - Australia. Copyright 1908 by Underwood & Underwood. U-113253.;Method: Printed;Location: Bottom of card. Wording: (57) - 10285 - Drink for 5000 thirsty sheep on a big ranch at Warrah, Australia. / Copyright 1908 by Underwood & Underwood. U-113324;Method: Printed;Location: Bottom of Card. Wording: (29) - 10257 - four thousand sheep changing pasture during a dry season - / Australia. Copyright 1908 by Underwood & Underwood. U-113121.;Method: Printed;Location: Bottom of Card.stereoscope, photographs, sun sculpture viewfinder, sheep, wool, station, underwood and underwood, dalgetys, warrah

The work of the Australian Survey Corps is to make maps for the Army. At the outbreak of war very little of the mainland had been mapped, especially the northern parts. The best maps in existence of the N.T. coast in Dec "41 were those made by Matt Flinders in 1801 -1802. The Army soon got out new maps of all important areas including much of the inland. Later it was decided to bring the complete coastline up to date. Several parties put in between them six months on the coast during the dry season of "45 but a couple more months would be needed to complete the program when the "wet" interrupted the work. A small section from Buckingham Bay - Groote Eylandt was still untouched and this diary covers that section of the N.T. Coast. A survey party of four men was chosen who were to be transported from place to place by the AK121 Aroetta - a ketch of 25 tons belonging to an army unit called N.T. Coastal Recce whose work it was to patrol the coast and as well do air - sea rescue. The survey party: Lieut Jack Worsley (the Loot) Sgt Jack Love, Spr Jack Cook, Spr Pat Hede. Crew of Aroetta: Liet Ralph Warne (Skipper), Sgt Buckley (Buck) (First Mate and Orderly Rm), Sgt Jim Terjesen (Jumbo) Bosun, WO2 Tom Davis (Engineer), Cpl Kevin Monk (Artificer), L/Cpl Jack Cox (Deck Hand), Spr Jack Andrews (Signals), Spr Laurie Rament (Ass. Engineer), Spr McKenzie (Mac) (Cook). The complete history is not available after July 31 1945. The remainder of the notes are very badly water-damaged and in some places unreadable.A4 Booklet, plain paper with text and diagrams and half tone photograph of Lt Jack Worsley with plastic binderSigned by George Barton Maj. for LtCol GS. NT Forceroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

This flip top pocket steel ash tray was at the beginning of the social "cleaning up" of cigarette ash and related products. This cigarette waste container was for those occasions when it was polite not to throw the cigarette ash and used up cigarettes "buts" on the ground, or if working in any rural area during a dry fire prone season, when discarding burning cigarette waste could set up a severe "bush" fire. It was also at the beginning of an intensive look at the affects of smoking upon the health of users. Later in the 1900s was a time when medical evidence supported a ground swell of the anti smoking movement which resulted in further restrictions of the use cigarette smoking in public places. Before the anti cigarette smoking revolution, it was both fashionable and manly to either roll your own cigarette or open up a packet of "tailor made's". In the rural and man's man environment the roll your own provided a visual acknowledgement that the user was "true blue" Aussie male and not a city boy. The cycle of use of cigarettes has drastically changed from when this item was first used. Today's society (post 2000) has produced a ground swell of government and non government organisations whose aim is provide a cigarette "ash" free environment and society. This is highlighted in the beginning of the 2000 millennium by a cigarette "Free" Australia campaign, and the pocket flip top personal ash tray as a practical solution for butt litter disposal.This pocket ash tray not only was used when social graces required it to, but also provided a container for any unfinished cigarettes or stogies (cheap half used cigars). In rural areas (open fresh air countryside), where time was always made available for the "smoko" (Australian rest period), at any time, especially after some hard physical work, the ability to have a self contained ashing apparatus, not to offend the gentler folk, was a pre-requisite . The rural environment, in the days of these cigarette ash containers,was one which could range from harsh and unforgiving to mild and relaxing. Smoking could be enjoyed anywhere and at any time without too much "fussing" around. This ash tray was mobile, convenient, unobtrusive and regarded by the user as being considerate to those around. It also eliminated the tell tale evidence that the "no smoking" signs had been ignored. The Kiewa Valley was like many rural ares that found it hard for smokers to come to grips with a governmental "non smoking policy" to indoor recreational and other "confined space" environments. Tin plated mild steel round container with a lid. The opening lid is spring loaded, hinged top, circular and fixed by a clasp, pop- riveted (4) onto the main housing. Opposite the hinge the lid is held closed by a small metal ball fitting tightly to the top wall of the container. The lid is opened by the use of a fingernail positioned at junction of lid to body. This edge is bevelled to allow access. personal effects, tobacco waste products, smoking accessories

This flip top pocket aluminium ash tray was at the beginning of the social "cleaning up" of cigarette ash and related products. This cigarette waste container was for those occasions when it was polite not to throw the cigarette ash and used up cigarettes "buts" on the ground, or if working in any rural area during a dry fire prone season, when discarding burning cigarette waste could set up a severe "bush" fire. It was also at the beginning of an intensive look at the affects of smoking upon the health of users. Later in the 1900s was a time when medical evidence supported a ground swell of the anti smoking movement which resulted in further restrictions of the use cigarette smoking in public places. Before the anti cigarette smoking revolution, it was both fashionable and manly to either roll your own cigarette or open up a packet of "tailor made's". In the rural and man's man environment the roll your own provided a visual acknowledgement that the user was "true blue" Aussie male and not a city boy. The cycle of use of cigarettes has drastically changed from when this item was first used. Today's society (post 2000) has produced a ground swell of government and non government organisations whose aim is provide a cigarette "ash" free environment and society. This is highlighted in the beginning of the 2000 millennium by a cigarette "Free" Australia campaign, and the pocket flip top personal ash tray as a practical solution for butt litter disposal.This light weight aluminium pocket ash tray not only was used when social graces required it to, but also provided a container for any unfinished cigarettes or stogies (cheap half used cigars). In rural areas (open fresh air countryside), where time was always made available for the "smoko" (Australian rest period), at any time, especially after some hard physical work, the ability to have a self contained ashing apparatus, not to offend the gentler folk, was a pre-requisite . The rural environment, in the days of these cigarette ash containers,was one which could range from harsh and unforgiving to mild and relaxing. Smoking could be enjoyed anywhere and at any time without too much "fussing" around. This ash tray was mobile, convenient, unobtrusive and regarded by the user as being considerate to those around. It also eliminated the tell tale evidence that the "no smoking" signs had been ignored. The Kiewa Valley was like many rural ares that found it hard for smokers to come to grips with a governmental "non smoking policy" to indoor recreational and other "confined space" environments. The covered lid reduces odors and eliminates ashes from being blown around.Aluminium round container with a lid. The opening lid is spring loaded, hinged top, circular and fixed by a clasp, pop- riveted (4) onto the main housing. Opposite the hinge the lid is held closed by a small metal ball fitting tightly to the top wall of the container. The lid is opened by the use of a fingernail positioned at junction of lid to body. This edge is bevelled to allow access.personal effects, tobacco waste products, smoking accessories, tobacco

The Olive-Backed Oriole are very common birds for northern and eastern Australia, as well as New Guinea. Similar to the Yellow Oriole, this species is more versatile yet less distinctive in colouring. The streaked underparts and red bill and eyes are easy identification features of this bird. Both sexes look very similar, with female colouring being slightly duller than males. This species frequents open forests and woodlands, and can tolerate dry climates. Most of this species breeds from September to January during the tropical wet season in northern Australia, but some are known to migrate south to breed in the summer. This species eats mainly native fruit, berries, and insects. This specimen is a good example of this species, but the colouring is very dull compared to living birds. This specimen has one red eye, which is a good example of a distinctive feature of this species. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This Olive-Backed Oriole has a faint olive-green head and back, and a faint red-tinged beak. Its body is cream coloured with brown streaks. It has one red eye. This specimen appears to be immature and/or female, as it has a pale pill and a duller-olive green back, with streaks quite high up on it's chin, which is indicative of an immature female of this species. This specimen stands upon a wooden platform and has an identification tag tied around its leg.Swing-tag: 52a / Australian Oriole / See catalogue page 17. taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, oriole, olive-backed oriole, yellow oriole, australian birds

The red-winged blackbird is native to North America. They live in a verity of places from southern Alaska at its northern most point, to the Yucatan peninsula in the south and covers the greater part of the continent reaching from the Pacific coast of California and Canada to the eastern seaboard. Populations that are most northerly migrate south after the mating season, but some of the populations in the central and western United States, Central America and the Gulf Coast are resident year-round. In the breeding season, Red-winged blackbirds are found in a range of fresh and saltwater environments, including in small trees and bushes along marshes and watercourses, in agricultural areas and dry meadows. During migration, they can be found in, pastures, prairies and cultivated fields. They are polygamous. In the north, the early arrival and tumbling song of these birds are welcome indications of spring's return. The Red-winged blackbirds are known for their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches on this specimen are rather dull and the feathers are not as glossy black as they are in other images. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.This is one of the most common birds in North America and is the most boldly coloured one. The males are glossy-black with shoulder patches of scarlet and yellow which they are able to puff up or hide according to their level of confidence. Females look like a big, dark sparrow, being a subdued, streaky brown. This specimen has the colouring of the male Red-Winged Blackbird which helps to identify it as such.Swing-Tag: 137a. / Red-winged Starling / Catalogue page, 58 / Tag: A. 4429taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, american birds, north america, red-winged blackbird, red-winged starling, migratory, alaska, canada, saltwater

The red-winged blackbird is native to North America. They live in a verity of places from southern Alaska at its northern most point, to the Yucatan peninsula in the south and covers the greater part of the continent reaching from the Pacific coast of California and Canada to the eastern seaboard. Populations that are most northerly migrate south after the mating season, but some of the populations in the central and western United States, Central America and the Gulf Coast are resident year-round. In the breeding season, Red-winged blackbirds are found in a range of fresh and saltwater environments, including in small trees and bushes along marshes and watercourses, in agricultural areas and dry meadows. During migration, they can be found in, pastures, prairies and cultivated fields. They are polygamous. The Red-winged blackbirds are known for their scarlet and yellow shoulder patches but on this specimen are rather dull and the feathers are not as glossy black as they are in other images. It is mounted accurately but the feathers appear to be ruffled. This specimen is part of a collection of almost 200 animal specimens that were originally acquired as skins from various institutions across Australia, including the Australian Museum in Sydney and the National Museum of Victoria (known as Museums Victoria since 1983), as well as individuals such as amateur anthropologist Reynell Eveleigh Johns between 1860-1880. These skins were then mounted by members of the Burke Museum Committee and put-on display in the formal space of the Museum’s original exhibition hall where they continue to be on display. This display of taxidermy mounts initially served to instruct visitors to the Burke Museum of the natural world around them, today it serves as an insight into the collecting habits of the 19th century.This specimen is part of a significant and rare taxidermy mount collection in the Burke Museum. This collection is scientifically and culturally important for reminding us of how science continues to shape our understanding of the modern world. They demonstrate a capacity to hold evidence of how Australia’s fauna history existed in the past and are potentially important for future environmental research. This collection continues to be on display in the Museum and has become a key part to interpreting the collecting habits of the 19th century.The Red-Winged Blackbird is one of the most common birds in North America and is the most boldly coloured one. The males are glossy-black with shoulder patches of scarlet and yellow which they are able to puff up or hide according to their level of confidence. Females look like a big, dark sparrow, being a subdued, streaky brown. The colouring of this particular specimen identifies it as male.[torn] page 58 / Tag: A. 4423taxidermy mount, taxidermy, animalia, burke museum, beechworth, australian museum, skin, reynell eveleigh johns, bird, american birds, north america, red-winged blackbird, red-winged starling, migratory, alaska, canada, saltwater

This iron chaff cutter was a vital piece of rural machinery especial for cattle in areas subjected to limited grass growing seasons. The Kiewa Valley and Alpine regions were up to the 21st century "snowed" in. The conditions requiring summer crops and fodder to be prolonged for the harsh winter climate are now becoming less and less and may confirm the precursor of "global warming". The Kiewa Valley is still a strong base for dairy cattle and other stock requiring all year access to hay/grass supplies. The use of, now defunct, Tobacco drying sheds for the storage of hay and other fodder is typical of the Australian farmer/grazier's adaptability to utilise anything available. To think outside the square.Black Iron Chaff Cutter. The wheel has a single piece inside with 4 curved spokes with adjustable blades attached by 4 screws & 3 rivets. The wheel has a wooden handle. Operated by cogs. HOCKING GREASE BALLARAT COGS FREELYagriculture, farm machinery, stock feeding, grazier, farm animals

p.227.fictionKien's job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. He knows the area well - this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to a senseless war.vietnam war 1961-1975 - fiction, vietnam war 1961-1975 - history

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Sunshine to be held on 2nd November 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Purchase of Goods Preference to Local Manufacturer Loan Authority Railway Land Corner Devonshire Road and Alexandra Avenue Closure of Warrs Road to Through Traffic Appointment of Auditor Regionalisation of Refuge Disposal Proposed Legislation Land Acquisition Agreement Proposed Open Space Lot 23 Disraeli Street Approved of General Valuation Proposed Purchase of Sunshine Tip Approval of Overdraft Sanitary and Interest Abandonments for 1976/1977 Community Arts Officers' Discussion Day Outreach 77 Refund of Payments to Rosamond Bowling Club & Maribyrnong RSL Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for Install of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Report of Weights & Measures Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Registration of Premises Petrol Station Complaint Municipal Refuse Composting Symposium 9th November 1977 Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Pollution Report of the By-Laws Officer Fire Hazard Removal Tenders Season Snake Eradication Authorisations for Council Officers Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Flats 52B Forrest Street Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 1 Monash Street North West Corner Cornwall Road Land Use Permit Application Stan Cash Sale and Distribution of Floor Coverings, Building's Hardware and Electrical Domestic Appliances and Furniture Corner Halstead Street and Ashley Street Land Use Permit Sky Sign Somerville Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Albanvale Estate Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 Rosamond Road Land Use Permit Application Office and Warehouse Complex Fairbairn Road and Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Fairbairn Road Land Use Permit Application Addition to Existing Shopping Plaza Lot 4 St. Albans Road Adjacent to Existing Shopping Plaza Lot 3 Princess Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Addition of Sun Blind 323 Main Road West Land Use Permit Application Stan Cash Furniture and Carpet Sales and Buildings Hardware Corner Halstead Street and Ashley Street Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign Lot 1 Duke Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Office and Amenities Block Serving Fuel Oil Depot Lot 1 Duke Street Car Parking Hampstead Road near Mitchell Street Damage to Kerb & Channel and Road Payment Andrew Street Financial Assistance Restoration Works Easter Flooding Treasury of Victoria Joint Works Robinsons Road Reconstruction and Maintenance Country Roads Board Funded Project Outdoor Employees Christmas Holidays Break-up 1977 Sixteenth Municipal Superintendents' of Works Conference Statcon Signal Program Intersection of Ashley Street, Sunshine Road & Dempster Street Royal Victorian Institute of the Blind Work Experience Programs Bon Thomas Reserve Development National Safety Council of Australia Senior Management Local Government Authority National Safety Council of Australia Accident Control Course Royal Australian Insitiute Parks and Recreation Vicitorian Division Seminar Turf Wickets Half Cost Footpath and Kerb and Channel Neale Road Half Cost Footpath and Kerb and Channel Northumberland Road Neale Road Construction Tenders Car Parking Willey Street and Rufford Street Part Olny Private Street Scheme (Drainage) Steer Street Group Objection Variations to Contract Fourth Aveneue Furlong Road Estate Stages 1 & 2 Report of the Building Surveyor Uniform Building Regulations Draft Amendment Fency Lot 343 Anley Place Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Dempster Park Cricket Pavilion Ainsworth Reserve Child Care Centre / Pavilion Glengala Road Sunshine West Deer Park Pre-School Centre Cash in Lieu Flats Lot 472 Hendry Street Sunshine West Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment 15th October 1977 & 16th October 1977 Confirmation of Loan with State Insurance city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, devonshire road, sunshine, warrs road, maribyrnong, disraeli street, st. albans, alexandra avenue, rosamond bowling club, rosamond road, maribyrnong rsl, raleigh road, forrest street, albion, monash street, cornwall road, stan cash, halstead street, ashley street, maidstone, somerville road, brooklyn, albanvale, fairbairn road, sunshine west, st. albans road, princess street, furlong road, duke street, sunshine north, mitchell street, hampstead road, andrew street, sunshine road, dempster street, tottenham, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, neale road, northumberland road, willey street, rufford street, fourth aveneue, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, ainsworth reserve child care centre, deer park pre-school centre, hendry street, sunshine tip

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 2nd November 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Purchase of Goods Preference to Local Manufacturer Loan Authority Railway Land Corner Devonshire Road and Alexandra Avenue Closure of Warrs Road to Through Traffic Appointment of Auditor Regionalisation of Refuge Disposal Proposed Legislation Land Acquisition Agreement Proposed Open Space Lot 23 Disraeli Street Approved of General Valuation Proposed Purchase of Sunshine Tip Approval of Overdraft Sanitary and Interest Abandonments for 1976/1977 Community Arts Officers' Discussion Day Outreach 77 Refund of Payments to Rosamond Bowling Club & Maribyrnong RSL Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for Install of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrate Court Report of Weights & Measures Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Registration of Premises Petrol Station Complaint Municipal Refuse Composting Symposium 9th November 1977 Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Pollution Report of the By-Laws Officer Fire Hazard Removal Tenders Season Snake Eradication Authorisations for Council Officers Report of the City Engineer Land Use Permit Application Flats 52B Forrest Street Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 1 Monash Street North West Corner Cornwall Road Land Use Permit Application Stan Cash Sale and Distribution of Floor Coverings, Building's Hardware and Electrical Domestic Appliances and Furniture Corner Halstead Street and Ashley Street Land Use Permit Sky Sign Somerville Road Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Albanvale Estate Land Use Permit Application Car Sales Yard Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 Rosamond Road Land Use Permit Application Office and Warehouse Complex Fairbairn Road and Land Use Permit Application Subdivision Fairbairn Road Land Use Permit Application Addition to Existing Shopping Plaza Lot 4 St. Albans Road Adjacent to Existing Shopping Plaza Lot 3 Princess Street Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Furlong Road Land Use Permit Application Addition of Sun Blind 323 Main Road West Land Use Permit Application Stan Cash Furniture and Carpet Sales and Buildings Hardware Corner Halstead Street and Ashley Street Land Use Permit Application Sky Sign Lot 1 Duke Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Existing Office and Amenities Block Serving Fuel Oil Depot Lot 1 Duke Street Car Parking Hampstead Road near Mitchell Street Damage to Kerb & Channel and Road Payment Andrew Street Financial Assistance Restoration Works Easter Flooding Treasury of Victoria Joint Works Robinsons Road Reconstruction and Maintenance Country Roads Board Funded Project Outdoor Employees Christmas Holidays Break-up 1977 Sixteenth Municipal Superintendents' of Works Conference Statcon Signal Program Intersection of Ashley Street, Sunshine Road & Dempster Street Royal Victorian Institute of the Blind Work Experience Programs Bon Thomas Reserve Development National Safety Council of Australia Senior Management Local Government Authority National Safety Council of Australia Accident Control Course Royal Australian Insitiute Parks and Recreation Vicitorian Division Seminar Turf Wickets Half Cost Footpath and Kerb and Channel Neale Road Half Cost Footpath and Kerb and Channel Northumberland Road Neale Road Construction Tenders Car Parking Willey Street and Rufford Street Part Olny Private Street Scheme (Drainage) Steer Street Group Objection Variations to Contract Fourth Aveneue Furlong Road Estate Stages 1 & 2 Report of the Building Surveyor Uniform Building Regulations Draft Amendment Fency Lot 343 Anley Place Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Braybrook Dempster Park Cricket Pavilion Ainsworth Reserve Child Care Centre / Pavilion Glengala Road Sunshine West Deer Park Pre-School Centre Cash in Lieu Flats Lot 472 Hendry Street Sunshine West Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment 15th October 1977 & 16th October 1977 Confirmation of Loan with State Insurance Extraordinary Business Financial Assistance for Persons Affected by the Recent S.E.C. Strike city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, devonshire road, alexandra avenue, sunshine, warrs road, maribyrnong, disraeli street, st. albans, maribyrnong rsl, rosamond road, raleigh road, forrest street, albion, monash street, cornwall road, stan cash, sunshine tip, halstead street, ashley street, maidstone, somerville road, brooklyn, albanvale, fairbairn road, sunshine west, st. albans road, princess street, main road west, duke street, sunshine north, hampstead road, mitchell street, andrew street, sunshine road, dempster street, tottenham, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, neale road, northumberland road, willey street, rufford street, fourth aveneue, anley place, skinner reserve, churchill avenue, braybrook, dempster park, phoenix street, ainsworth reserve child care centre, deer park pre-school centre, hendry street

Donated by Lewe who is a local member of Beechworth RSL.The social significance is that it represents Lewe’s service and is shared by donating his jacket.Jacket service dress blue grey with insignia rank for leading aircraftsman on the upper sleeves of both arms.Shoulder flashes with the word,Australia , on both shoulders.8 gold buttons in parallel columns of 4.2 buttons one on each breast pockets.Gold airforce eagle on both upper lapels.Label on outside of inside right breast pocketCloth label 75mm wide by 80mm long. Faint grey no,s - “12 “at top left corner”,8051” at right corner and “12” on bottom left corner. Ink wording as follows: “KENTISH CLOTHES “ on top first line of label,”S.A./1972/Gov,t or Defence arrow sign/8405-66-037- 4802/size 39 REGULAR/MATCHING TROUSERS/35 WAIST/SERVICE NO” with dotted line for wearer to write on.This is blank. “NAME” with dotted line also blank.” DRY CLEAN ONLY/REPRESS WITH DAMP CLOTH/DO NOT SIRO-SET” on bottom of wording.jacket, service, dress

Many of the brigade and group base radios were situated in private residences and operated primarily by fire fighters wives who held the position of Communications Officer, either registered as a brigade member or informally. Edna Barrie was never registered as an operational brigade member but operated informally as an assistant to her husband Bon. She was however a member of the Melton Fire Brigade Ladies Auxiliary from its inception in 1968, a non-operational position. Edna kept up to date with radio procedure following the 1967 handbook; preparing maps, plotting compass points and taking notes on weather forecasts from the SA Border and Western District. Daily notes were taken in anticipation of fire warnings. These log books and daily radio traffic were incidental to the regular radio schedules. Emergency turnouts noted, burning off times and predicted location of smoke. In the summer fire season all TBF (total fire ban days were recorded.)CFA burning off dry grassemergency services

Minnie PWERLE (c1910-2006) Atnwengerrp/Utopia Minnie Pwerle's Dreamings consist of elements of 'Bush Melon' and 'Awelye'. Awelys-Atnwengerrp' is depicted by a series of lines painted in varying widths and colours. These patters represent the lines painted on the top had of women's bodies during ceremonies in Minnie's country of Atnwengerrp. 'Bush Melon' is depicted using linear design of curves and circles in different colours creating a very loose and bold design. This dreaming tells the story of this lovely sweet food that comes from a very small bush and is only found in Atnwengerrp. Once very abundant and fruiting in the summer season, the Bush Melon is now hard to find. Minnie and other women used to collect this fruit (that was green in colour and then ripened to a brown colour) and scrape out the small black seeds. They would then eat the fruit straight away or cut it in pieces and skewer them onto a piece of wood to dry then to be eaten in the coming months when bush tucker was scarce. These artistic symbols carry potent spiritual meanings.. The physical creation of these Dreamings in an important part of the continuation of an ancient and rich cultural heritage. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Awelye & Bush Melon Dreaming, 2004 Acrylic on canvas, over three panels art, artwork, minnie pwerle, aboriginal, anmatyerre language, atnwengerrp country

Malleefowls (Leipoa Ocellata) are shy, ground-dwelling birds that make their homes in Mallee country. The nearby Wyperfeld National Park in Hopetoun is a known habitat. The malleefowl mounds are one of the most fascinating things about the malleefowl. Unlike most birds, they don’t build nests in trees or on the ground. Instead, they create large nesting mounds of sand, soil, and organic material, sometimes up to 5 metres in diameter and 1 metre in height. After the female malleefowl lays the eggs, the heat generated by the decomposition of the organic material inside the mound incubates them. The male bird constantly adjusts the temperature by adding or removing material. It’s a process that can take several months and requires meticulous care, making the malleefowl parents some of the most dedicated. Their breeding season is between September and January, and use the same malleefowl mounds for multiple seasons. Malleefowl chicks often hatch from November to January. Mallee is a type of bushland found in parts of Victoria and South Australia. It’s made up of scraggly, multi-stemmed eucalyptus trees that are very tough and can survive in dry, harsh conditions. Patchewollock, Mallee, Malleefowl, mallee fowl, Phil RiggColour photograph of malleefowl sculpture built almost entirely from painted corrugated iron. They are located near the Patchewollock Railway Station.

Photographic reproduction in black and whiteCurtis family L-R Harry Hilda Bill Marjory(holding grapes) May Fred Isobelle Alison(in front)dried fruit picking dip tins merbein west horse-drawn grapes

1. Booklet issued by Dept. of Agriculture. Includes: Name, Size, Use, Quality, Season, Colour, Origin and Remarks. dated June, 1892. 2. Exercise book with a cover stating "List of Fruit Trees, etc., Grown at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, Richmond Park, Burnley. 1893. but nothing in it except a prospectus. 3. Small card with the logo of the Department of Agriculture Victoria and Burnley Horticultural College Burnley Gardens Swan Street, Richmond, 3121 Phone (03) 81 1346.1.With Compliments handwritten and stamp Geo. Neilson, Curator, R. H. Gardens, Richmond Park.department of agriculture, department of agriculture victoria, george neilson, list of fruit trees, 1892, marketing of fruit trees, canning of fruit, drying fruit, exporting fruit, prospectus 1893

M&MTB Season Greetings Card 1926 – 1927. The card consists of a heavily embossed brown cover with the MMTB logo on the front cover, with a printed sheet internally and tied together with a green ribbon. The photographs have been overlaid with a gold borders and the message has been printed in gold ink. An experienced printer estimated it would have taken some two hours to hand set the message, the press operator another two hours to get the registration correct before printing it and after printing allowed up to four days for the gold ink to dry before handling the paper again. This is certainly a work of art in terms of printing. Whether it was done by the M&MTB’s internal printing office is unknown. Of the view it would have only been sent to “select” people. On the front of the insert sheet is a photo of Dandenong Road, page 2 a message from The Board, page 3 a photo of Wattle Park, page 4 blank.trams, tramways, christmas cards, mmtb, wattle park, dandenong road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 16th October 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Polling Hours Petition for Change Crown Reserves vesting in the Council Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estate Deer Park Funds of Former Western Suburbs Municipal Association Proposed Transfer to Western Region Commission Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estates Deer Park Municipal Association Increase in Subscriptions Supplementary Valuations Western Suburbs Review of Municipal Boundaries Proposed Purchase of Land Maribyrnong Valley Sealing of Land Transfer Rights of Way Rear of Sims Property Deer Park Contract for Cleaning of Council Properties Variation of Municipal Officers Award Award Matters Road Funding New Tax Levy Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Victorian Municipal Welfare Officers Association Quarterly Conference 24th October 1979 Proposal of Upgrading Housing Commission Areas in Sunshine Braybrook / Maidstone Housing Commission Liaison Committee West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Limited to Purchase 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Community Youth Support Scheme Albanvale Playgroup Victorian Council of the Ageing Quarterly Meeting Report of the Chief Health Inspector Report of the Inspector of Weights and Measures Municipal Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Asbestos Dumping of Waste Material by James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd Infant Welfare Installation of a Septic Tank Recirculating Sand Filter System Application for Installation of a Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Draft Environment Protection Policy for the Air Environment of Victoria Sanitary Contract Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1972 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements School Crossing Supervision Snake Eradication Dog Act Increased Fees Lost Dogs' Home Fire Hazard Removal Tenders Season 1979/80 Proposed Control of Stray Cats Amendment to the Local Government Act No 9283 Report of the City Librarian Christmas / New Year 1979/80 Public Hours Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Joint Use Libraries Report on Melton Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer August / September 1979 Holiday Programmes Report of the City Engineer & Planner Survey of Existing Cafes and Restaurants in Sunshine Shopping Centre Planning Permit Application Cafe Lots 2 & 3 (Shops 2 & 3) Watt Street Sunshine Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme (Retail Facilities) Rezoning of Land North East Corner of Mitchell Street and Hampstead Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Office Extension to F.B.T. Pty Ltd Transport Depot North West Corner of Alick Road and Kalingra Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Amusement Machine Addition to Existing Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Amendment No 88 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Signs Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Service Premises Additions to Existing Cluster Subdivision 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Place of Worship Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Cafe and Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Additional Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units Lot 13 Hertford Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Truck Park Lot 189 West Avenue Sunshine North Enforcement 36 Wintersun Drive Albanvale Panel Beating and Mechanical Repairs Amendment No 81 Part 4 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lot 1 Bunnett Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Room Lot 173 Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Truck Wash Lot 1 McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Licensed Sports Club Talmage Street Albion Planning Permit Application Office Sims Supermarkets 463 Somerville Road Tottenham Home Occupation 3 Phase Power Connection 7 Conifer Avenue Brooklyn Strata Subdivision Lot 583 Stradbroke Drive St. Albans Consolidation of Title 3 Deakin Street Maidstone Cancellation of Easement Opie Road Subdivision Albanvale Strata Subdivision 65 Mailey Street Sunshine West Reuction of Road Reserve Width Opie Road Albanvale Drainage Reserve Ballarat Road and Victor Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 19 Mayne Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Contract Construction of Right of Way off Cornhill Street St. Albans Tenders for Road Sweeper Tenders for Class 6 Dozer Tenders for Semi-Trailer Type Bookmobile Tenders for Tractor Loader Drainage Stage 2 Sunshine View Estate Neale Road / Station Road Intersection Improvement Works Sunshine High School North Sunshine Fun Playgroup Land Slippage Van Ness Avenue / Belvedere Close Maribyrnong Right of Way Wright Street to Sunshine West High School Road 7 Drain Westerngate North Stage 4 Electrification of Railway to Deer Park Allocation of Funds 1979/80 Joint Works Unclassified Road Country Roads Board Proposed Bus Stop Bookmobile Site 6 McKechnie Street St. Albans Prohibited Parking Kermeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Control Items Civic Guides Reflectorized Pavement Markers Fairbairn Road Vandalism Prohibited Parking Churchill Avenue / Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Maidstone Albion Tennis Club Pavilion Aycliffe Drive Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Deer Park Variations Diamond Avenue Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Albanvale Variations Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Deer Park Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Variations Highpoint West Welfare Centre Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 171 Billingham Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 48 Warick Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 21 Lachlan Road Sunshine West Building Over Easement 41 Woodland Drive Albanvale Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 485 Cumbernauld Crescent Deer Park Siting of Building 504 Neale Road Deer Park Siting of Building Lot 877 Livingston Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Millbank Drive Deer Park Fence 33 Raleigh Road Maribyrnong Installation of Underground Tank 76 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Underground Tank Corner Princess Highway (Geelong Road) and Burgess Road Brooklyn Building in Breach of Regulations Lot 50 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 25th September 1979 Notice of Motion Setting of General Rate Levymaribyrnong valley, sims, deer park, western suburbs spastic relief association, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, albanvale playgroup, sunshine tip, hulett street, james hardie & co, watt street, sunshine, mitchell street, hampstead road, maidstone, f.b.t. pty ltd, alick road, kalingra road, tottenham, wright street, neale road, station road, vule street, st. albans, disraeli street, hertford road, west avenue, sunshine north, wintersun drive, albanvale, bunnett street, fairbairn road, mcdonald road, brooklyn, talmage street, albion, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, somerville road, conifer avenue, stradbroke drive, deakin street, opie road, mailey street, ballarat road, victor street, mayne street, cornhill street, sunshine high school, north sunshine fun playgroup, van ness avenue, belvedere close, maribyrnong, sunshine west high school, lachlan road, mckechnie street, kermeen street, churchill avenue, western highway, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, aycliffe drive pre-school & infant welfare centre, aycliffe drive, diamond avenue pre-school & infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, quinn street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare centre, rosamond road, billingham road, warick road, woodland drive, entally drive, cumbernauld crescent, livingston street, millbank drive, raleigh road, berkshire road, geelong road, burgess road, princess highway

Bushfire behaviour is influenced by many things including temperature, relative humidity, forest type, fuel quantity and fuel dryness, topography and even slope. Wind has a dominant effect on the Rate of Spread (ROS), and also bushfire size, shape and direction. Fuel arrangement is as important as fuel quantity (tonnes/ha). Fibrous and ribbon bark, together with elevated and near-surface scrub fuels act as ladders which lead flames into the tree canopy. But the availability of fuel to burn depends largely on its moisture content. When it exceeds 20-25% not much will burn, whereas 12-15% is generally ideal for fuel reduction burning, but if the moisture content drops as low as 7-10% virtually everything will ignite, and fire behaviour becomes extreme. During the afternoon of the Ash Wednesday bushfires on 16 February 1983 fuel moisture contents were recorded at Stawell as low as 2.7%. Fine fuels like leaves and bark can rapidly absorb moisture after a shower of rain, or from the air when the Relative Humidity (RH) is high, and the temperature is low. Conversely, they can also dry out very quickly. So even though the overall fuel quantity in the forest doesn’t change, the fine fuel availability can increase rapidly from zero after rain to many tonnes per hectare as the fuel dries out. This can happen over a few hours on hot and windy days. Heavy fuels like logs on the ground take longer to dry out. Since the 1930s foresters, firefighters and researchers have been working to develop quick and reliable techniques for measuring fuel moisture content. One of the most accurate methods is slowly drying a sample of fuel in a conventional oven for 24-48 hours to remove all the moisture and measuring the weight difference, but this takes time and is not practical in the field when rapid measurements are needed. But oven drying is often used as a benchmark to compare other methods. Microwave ovens are faster but can cause uneven drying and even char the fuel. They are also not very practical for use in the field. Some mathematical models rely on weather records such as rainfall, wind speed, evaporation, cloud cover, shading, relative humidity, slope, aspect and season of the year to predict soil and fuel moisture. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index of soil dryness is the most common. But complex fuels with leaves, twigs, grass etc make the predictive models often inadequate for fine fuels. The most common technique in Victorian forests until recently was the trusty Speedy Moisture Meter. Originally developed in England during the 1920s for measuring moisture in wheat and other grains it was adapted for Australian forest fuels in the 1950s (I think). Fuel was first ground using a Spong mincer, often attached to the bullbar of a vehicle, and a small sample placed into the Speedy together with a measure of calcium carbide and then sealed. A chemical reaction created gas pressure which was read on the external dial. There were important techniques with cleaning, mincing and using the chemicals with the Speedy to give reliable readings, but it was quick, inexpensive, robust, portable and practical in the field. It was used routinely before igniting a fuel reduction burn or measuring fuel moisture differentials on slash burns. But in about 1996, Karen Chatto and Kevin Tolhurst from the Department’s Creswick Research Station developed the Wiltronics Fuel Moisture meter which measured electrical resistance. Wiltronics is an Australian owned company operating from Ballarat. The final result was a kit that was portable, accurate and could reliably measure fuel moisture contents between 3% and 200%. Although expensive, it is now widely used by fire agencies around the world which has virtually relegated the Speedy to the back cupboard.Prototype Fuel moisture meterT-H Fine Fuel Meterforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest measurement

The Aerial Drip Torch (ADT) was an idea conceived in Canada in the 1970s by John Muraro It was developed in 1982 by the New Zealand Forest Service to become the Ashley Aphid Helitorch. Forestry Tasmania acquired one of the machines and modified it in February 1987. Also known as a dragon helitorch it consisted of a large 135-litre tank containing jellied petrol, a displacement pump, propane ignition system, burner nozzle and fire extinguisher system. It was first trialled in Victoria at Swifts Creek in 1991 and the Aerial Drip Torch (ADT) has now become standard practice.Two Aerial Drip Torches (ADTs) were built in the 1990s by the Fire Equipment Development Centre at North Altona, They were developed in conjunction with the Department of Conservation and Land Management in Western Australia. The first was trialled during the 1991/92 autumn burning season. The machine proved to be successful and a second machine was introduced in 1998 to assist with burning operations across the State. The ADTs were commonly used for regeneration burning (controlled burning of logging slash). The first ADT introduced in 1992 had a dry weight of 160kg and a capacity of 130 litres, providing about an hour of operation. Following initial use, systematic modifications were adapted including improved ignition of gel at the drop tube, installation of an air bleed valve at the pump to assist pump priming and improved mounting brackets for the CO2 bottles and propane canister attached to the machine. The second, and lightweight ADT, introduced in 1998 had a dry weight of 68kg and a capacity of 200 litres due to a smaller lightweight frame and plastic (Polyfin) tank. In operation the ADT is suspended below a helicopter via four strops attached to the vessel and a cable to the helicopter cargo hook. Gelled fuel is dispensed via a drop tube which is attached to the pump outlet of the machine, and ignited via a gas torch. Safety features built into the first ADT were: a brass melting plug designed to be activated at 200 C bursting disc designed to burst at170 Kpa should the vessel over pressurise. a pressure relief valve set to 35 Kpa ( vessel operated between 16 &34 Kpa) a low pressure sensor designed to shut down the machine should the vessel pressure drop below 15Kpa. the vessel is filled with CO2 above the gelled fuel to eliminate ignition with in the vessel. CO2 is used to expel any residue of ignited gel from the drop tube to prevent ignition when flying outside the boundaries of the burning area. See FIRE EQUIPMENT NOTE - 46 [ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CKtcH-3rUlrtbE9dkNP27PYT2-raVVhF/view ]forests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, bushfire aviation, planned burning

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 16th October 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Polling Hours Petition for Change Crown Reserves vesting in the Council Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estate Deer Park Funds of Former Western Suburbs Municipal Association Proposed Transfer to Western Region Commission Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estates Deer Park Municipal Association Increase in Subscriptions Supplementary Valuations Western Suburbs Review of Municipal Boundaries Proposed Purchase of Land Maribyrnong Valley Sealing of Land Transfer Rights of Way Rear of Sims Property Deer Park Contract for Cleaning of Council Properties Variation of Municipal Officers Award Award Matters Road Funding New Tax Levy Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Victorian Municipal Welfare Officers Association Quarterly Conference 24th October 1979 Proposal of Upgrading Housing Commission Areas in Sunshine Braybrook / Maidstone Housing Commission Liaison Committee West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Limited to Purchase 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Community Youth Support Scheme Albanvale Playgroup Victorian Council of the Ageing Quarterly Meeting Report of the Chief Health Inspector Report of the Inspector of Weights and Measures Municipal Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Asbestos Dumping of Waste Material by James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd Infant Welfare Installation of a Septic Tank Recirculating Sand Filter System Application for Installation of a Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Draft Environment Protection Policy for the Air Environment of Victoria Sanitary Contract Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1972 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements School Crossing Supervision Snake Eradication Dog Act Increased Fees Lost Dogs' Home Fire Hazard Removal Tenders Season 1979/80 Proposed Control of Stray Cats Amendment to the Local Government Act No 9283 Report of the City Librarian Christmas / New Year 1979/80 Public Hours Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Joint Use Libraries Report on Melton Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer August / September 1979 Holiday Programmes Report of the City Engineer & Planner Survey of Existing Cafes and Restaurants in Sunshine Shopping Centre Planning Permit Application Cafe Lots 2 & 3 (Shops 2 & 3) Watt Street Sunshine Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme (Retail Facilities) Rezoning of Land North East Corner of Mitchell Street and Hampstead Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Office Extension to F.B.T. Pty Ltd Transport Depot North West Corner of Alick Road and Kalingra Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Amusement Machine Addition to Existing Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Amendment No 88 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Signs Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Service Premises Additions to Existing Cluster Subdivision 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Place of Worship Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Cafe and Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Additional Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units Lot 13 Hertford Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Truck Park Lot 189 West Avenue Sunshine North Enforcement 36 Wintersun Drive Albanvale Panel Beating and Mechanical Repairs Amendment No 81 Part 4 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lot 1 Bunnett Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Room Lot 173 Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Truck Wash Lot 1 McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Licensed Sports Club Talmage Street Albion Planning Permit Application Office Sims Supermarkets 463 Somerville Road Tottenham Home Occupation 3 Phase Power Connection 7 Conifer Avenue Brooklyn Strata Subdivision Lot 583 Stradbroke Drive St. Albans Consolidation of Title 3 Deakin Street Maidstone Cancellation of Easement Opie Road Subdivision Albanvale Strata Subdivision 65 Mailey Street Sunshine West Reuction of Road Reserve Width Opie Road Albanvale Drainage Reserve Ballarat Road and Victor Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 19 Mayne Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Contract Construction of Right of Way off Cornhill Street St. Albans Tenders for Road Sweeper Tenders for Class 6 Dozer Tenders for Semi-Trailer Type Bookmobile Tenders for Tractor Loader Drainage Stage 2 Sunshine View Estate Neale Road / Station Road Intersection Improvement Works Sunshine High School North Sunshine Fun Playgroup Land Slippage Van Ness Avenue / Belvedere Close Maribyrnong Right of Way Wright Street to Sunshine West High School Road 7 Drain Westerngate North Stage 4 Electrification of Railway to Deer Park Allocation of Funds 1979/80 Joint Works Unclassified Road Country Roads Board Proposed Bus Stop Bookmobile Site 6 McKechnie Street St. Albans Prohibited Parking Kermeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Control Items Civic Guides Reflectorized Pavement Markers Fairbairn Road Vandalism Prohibited Parking Churchill Avenue / Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Maidstone Albion Tennis Club Pavilion Aycliffe Drive Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Deer Park Variations Diamond Avenue Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Albanvale Variations Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Deer Park Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Variations Highpoint West Welfare Centre Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 171 Billingham Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 48 Warick Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 21 Lachlan Road Sunshine West Building Over Easement 41 Woodland Drive Albanvale Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 485 Cumbernauld Crescent Deer Park Siting of Building 504 Neale Road Deer Park Siting of Building Lot 877 Livingston Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Millbank Drive Deer Park Fence 33 Raleigh Road Maribyrnong Installation of Underground Tank 76 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Underground Tank Corner Princess Highway (Geelong Road) and Burgess Road Brooklyn Building in Breach of Regulations Lot 50 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 25th September 1979 Notice of Motion Setting of General Rate Levy Extraordinary Business Report of the City Engineer & Planner Construction of Neale Road West of Oakwood Road Albanvale Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centremaribyrnong valley, sims, deer park, western suburbs spastic relief association, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, albanvale playgroup, sunshine tip, hulett street, james hardie & co, watt street, sunshine, mitchell street, hampstead road, maidstone, f.b.t., alick road, kalingra road, tottenham, wright street, neale road, station road, vule street, st. albans, disraeli street, hertford road, west avenue, sunshine north, wintersun drive, albanvale panel, bunnett street, fairbairn road, mcdonald, brooklyn, talmage street, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, albion, somerville road, conifer avenue, stradbroke drive, deakin street, opie road, mailey street, ballarat road, victor street, mayne street, cornhill street, sunshine high school, north sunshine fun playgroup, van ness avenue, belvedere close, mckechnie street, kermeen street, churchill avenue, western highway, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, aycliffe drive pre-school & infant welfare centre, aycliffe drive, diamond avenue pre-school & infant welfare centre, albanvale, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, quinn street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare centre, rosamond road, billingham road, warick road, woodland drive, entally drive, cumbernauld crescent, livingston street, millbank drive, raleigh road, princess highway, geelong road, burgess road, cromer avenue, oakwood road

Report of Committee Meetings 11th March 1980 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Navigator Street Maribyrnong completed Kerb & Channel Lindenow Street Maidstone in progress Kerb & Channel Forrest Street in progress Kerb & Channel Raleigh Road / Navigator Street Maribyrnong Intersection requires to be excavated Footpath Myamyn Street Braybrook in progress Footpath Hampton Street & Elizabeth Street Braybrook in progress Reinstatements Approximatley 6 to 9 months in arrears. Major concern is reinstatement of areas damaged by other instrumentalities Drainage Fisher Street Maidstone anticipated to completed next week Road Work During the fortnight no major road works were undertaken however reinstatement carried out in Furlong Road, Allandale Road and Ballarat Road / Station Road Intersection Selwyn Park Tennis Pavilion progressing satisfactorily Aycliffe Avenue Infant Welfare Centre & Child Care Centre progressing satisfactorily Report of buildings damaged due to dry summer More Park, Sunshine Bowling Club & Selwyn Park Orama Street Child Care Centre landscaping in progress Sassella Park work will commence at the end of the Little Athletics Season Major Work is centred on preparation of the grounds for the commencement of the football season I.C.I. Oval inspection and final decision of steps to be taken to improve the ground Selwyn Park recently grassed area is progressing satisfactorily Ralph Street Reserve power being switched off at meters thereby rendering the sprinklers non operable Report of the Finance Committee Report of the Swimming Instruction Staff Matters Action Waste Collections Pty Ltd Legal proceedings Project Cost Analysis for Period Ended 11th February 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Cherry Crescent Child Care Centre Braybrook navigator street, maribyrnong, lindenow street, forrest street, sunshine, ardeer, raleigh road, myamyn street, hampton street, elizabeth street, braybrook, fisher street, maidstone, furlong road, sunshine north, allandale road, kings park, ballarat road, station road, deer park, albion tennis club, albion tennis club pavilion, selwyn street, albion, aycliffe avenue infant welfare centre & child care, aycliffe avenue, more park, sunshine bowling club, anderson road, deer park little athletics centre, i.c.i. oval, ralph street reserve, ralph street, sunshine west, action waste collections, cherry crescent child care centre, cherry crescent