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Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Stawell Technical School finishing the Chimney demolition with a front end loader
... Stawell Technical School finishing the Chimney demolition with a front end loader...Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney....Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney. ...Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney.stawell education -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Front End Loader Service
... Front End Loader Service...They are servicing a front end loader of 17 Construction Squadron, working on the road construction between Dat Do and the Phuoc Tuy Province capital Baria....Front End Loader Service Photograph Gibbons, Denis ...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 with a mobile service unit from the Royal Australian Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. They are servicing a front end loader of 17 Construction Squadron, working on the road construction between Dat Do and the Phuoc Tuy Province capital Baria.photograph, raeme, 17 const sqn, dat do, phuoc tuy province, baria, gibbons collection catalogue, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons, diggers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Front End Loader
... Front End Loader...A black and white photograph of The Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam Mr Ralph Harry inspects a front end loader at the Phuoc Tuy Province Capital, Baria prior to a handing over ceramony of the machine and other equipment to the Province Chief Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truoc...Photograph Ambassador Harry Phuoc Tuy Province Baria Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truoc Gibbons Collection Catalogue Mr Ralph Harry (Australian Ambassador To South Vietnam) Province Chief Denis Gibbons A black and white photograph of The Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam Mr Ralph Harry inspects a front end loader at the Phuoc Tuy Province Capital, Baria prior to a handing over ceramony of the machine and other equipment to the Province Chief Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truoc Front End Loader Photograph Gibbons, Denis ...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 The Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam Mr Ralph Harry inspects a front end loader at the Phuoc Tuy Province Capital, Baria prior to a handing over ceramony of the machine and other equipment to the Province Chief Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truocphotograph, ambassador harry, phuoc tuy province, baria, lt col nguyen ba truoc, gibbons collection catalogue, mr ralph harry (australian ambassador to south vietnam), province chief, denis gibbons -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Front End Loader 2
... Front End Loader 2...A black and white photograph of the Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam, Mr Ralph Harry, inspecting a front-end loader at Phuoc Tuy Province Capital, Baria prior to a handing over ceremony of the machine and other equipment to the Provincial Chief Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truoc....Front End Loader 2 Photograph Gibbons, Denis ...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 the Australian Ambassador to South Vietnam, Mr Ralph Harry, inspecting a front-end loader at Phuoc Tuy Province Capital, Baria prior to a handing over ceremony of the machine and other equipment to the Provincial Chief Lt Col Nguyen Ba Truoc.photograph, mr ralph harry (australian ambassador to south vietnam), phuoc tuy province, baria, provincial chief lt col nguyen ba truoc, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1966
... Construction well underway. Front end loader cement mixer workmen MAY69M5...Construction well underway. Front end loader and cement mixer, and workmen. ...Construction well underway. Front end loader cement mixer workmen MAY69M5 Kodak EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. ...EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Construction well underway. Front end loader and cement mixer, and workmen. Markings: MAY69M5 Made in Austraila.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1966. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. construction well underway. front end loader cement mixer workmen may69m5 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Mobile Crusher 2
... ...Front End Loader...A black and white photograph of Engineers, from 17 Construction Squadron, use a front end loader to deliver rock into a mobile crusher used to prepare fine rock material for all types of foundation work, used in construction projects throughout Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam....Photograph Engineers 17 Const Sqn Phuoc Tuy Province Gibbons Collection Catalogue Photographer Vietnam War Denis Gibbons Front End Loader Machinery A black and white photograph of Engineers, from 17 Construction Squadron, use a front end loader to deliver rock into a mobile crusher used to prepare fine rock material for all types of foundation work, used in construction projects throughout Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. ...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 Engineers, from 17 Construction Squadron, use a front end loader to deliver rock into a mobile crusher used to prepare fine rock material for all types of foundation work, used in construction projects throughout Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam.photograph, engineers, 17 const sqn, phuoc tuy province, gibbons collection catalogue, photographer, vietnam war, denis gibbons, front end loader, machinery -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Massey Ferguson Industrial & Construction Machinery On Site Servicing Photograph
... A black & white photograph with two Massey Ferguson employees inspecting an oil filter standing in front of a Massey Ferguson serving panel van and a Handmag tractor front end Loader...Handmag tractor front end loader...Massey Ferguson Sunshine Harvester Works Handmag tractor front end loader A black & white photograph with two Massey Ferguson employees inspecting an oil filter standing in front of a Massey Ferguson serving panel van and a Handmag tractor front end Loader Photograph Massey Ferguson Industrial & Construction Machinery On Site Servicing Photograph ...Handmag tractor front end loadermassey ferguson, sunshine harvester works -
Port of EchucaColoured Photograph, 04/03/1984
... This is a coloured square photograph of an orange front end loader clearing a track from Hopwood Gardens down to the river. ...On the orange front end loader are the numbers "5900" and the word "case." ...This is a coloured square photograph of an orange front end loader clearing a track from Hopwood Gardens down to the river. ...The P.S Adelaide was launched on 21st July 1866. It was owned by J.G.Grassie from Poon Boon Station and the Officer Family of Murray Downs Station Swan Hill. The Adelaide was named after the niece of the Officer Bros, Adelaide Blackwood. The shipwright who built her was George Linklater. The Adelaide brought wool and passengers from the wool stations on the Murray and Darling Rivers down to the Echuca Wharf. In 1872 she was sold to David Blair & Sons. She was used to bring timber from the Barmah Forest to the Echuca Wharf. She did this work for the next 80 years. In 1953 she was tied up near the Mill and left. In 1958 she went to Paringa South Australia to work in the sawmill industry again. In 1960 the Echuca Apex Club and The Echuca Historical Society raised enough funds to buy the P.S. Adelaide and return her to Echuca. In November 1963 she was lifted out of the water and placed in Hopwood Gardens as this was thought to be a way of preserving her. In 1984 it was decided to return her to the water to resume work as a passenger vessel. In that time the Port of Echuca and the Echuca Wharf had been restored as a Tourist Precinct. This photograph shows the beginning of the task to return her to the river. It took several weeks in March 1984.The P.S Adelaide is extremely significant as it it the oldest known wooden hulled paddle steamers in the world. She was built in Echuca in 1866 and still operates on the Murray River today. She has worked in the Wool Industry, the Timber Industry and the Tourist Industry.This is a coloured square photograph of an orange front end loader clearing a track from Hopwood Gardens down to the river. The track was used to bring the P.S Adelaide from the gardens back into the river. The P.S Adelaide is in the background. The paddle steamer appears to be up on a trailer of some sort and is surrounded but plastic orange temporary fencing. There are small mounds of soil in the foreground.On the orange front end loader are the numbers "5900" and the word "case." p.s. adelaide, grassie, j.g, port of echuca, linklater, george, poon boon station, blair, david, murray river, darling river, logging industry, officer brothers., barmah forest, fulton & shaw, hutchinson, kevin, murray downs station, blackwood, adelaide -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSlide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
... Worksite with excavator, bulldozer, front end loaders....Worksite with excavator, bulldozer, front end loaders. Slide Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland ...Coloured slide. Worksite with excavator, bulldozer, front end loaders.portland airport, cashmore airport, air travel, construction site, engineering -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSlide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
... Coloured slide. Front end loader being loaded on to a semi-trailer....Coloured slide. Front end loader being loaded on to a semi-trailer. ...Coloured slide. Front end loader being loaded on to a semi-trailer. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1960
... Construction. Front end loader loading dirt and rock into the back of a truck....Construction. Front end loader loading dirt and rock into the back of a truck. ...Eppalock. Construction. Front end loader loading dirt and rock into the back of a truck.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
... Black and white photo of front end loader loading a truck with gravel, Cape Grant quarry...Port of Portland Authority Archives Back: Purple PHT stamp Black and white photo of front end loader loading a truck with gravel, Cape Grant quarry Photograph Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Blacknose Quarry, n.d
... Black and white photo of Blacknose quarry face, looking south. A front end loader is pushing dirt / rubble into sea....Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives Blacknose Quarry Back: Purple PHT stamp Black and white photo of Blacknose quarry face, looking south. A front end loader is pushing dirt / rubble into sea. ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stampport of portland archives, blacknose quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Ship Loading Grain, n.d
... Black and white photo, showing grain conveyor belt, ship being loaded, front end loader with scoop full of grain...Black and white photo, showing grain conveyor belt, ship being loaded, front end loader with scoop full of grain Photograph Photograph - Ship Loading Grain ... -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Blacknose Quarry, 22/01/1953
... Black and white photo of Blacknose quarry face, looking north from magazine. Front end loader loading rocks onto truck....Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives Blacknose Quarry Front: 'BLACKNOSE QUARRY FACE 22/1/53' ' - printed on bottom frame Back: Purple PHT stamp Black and white photo of Blacknose quarry face, looking north from magazine. Front end loader loading rocks onto truck. Photograph Photograph - Blacknose Quarry ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 'BLACKNOSE QUARRY FACE 22/1/53' ' - printed on bottom frame Back: Purple PHT stampport of portland archives, blacknose quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSlide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
... Rectangular concrete drain running S to N, right of slide. Front end loader carrying a section of drain, on left, grader behind....Rectangular concrete drain running S to N, right of slide. Front end loader carrying a section of drain, on left, grader behind. ...Coloured slide. Rectangular concrete drain running S to N, right of slide. Front end loader carrying a section of drain, on left, grader behind. -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Stawell Technical School clean up after the Chimney coming down
... Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney....Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney. ...Stawell Technical School. Front end Loader with pile of bricks from chimney.stawell education -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Blacknos Quarry, 13/01/1953
... Two workmen on cliff face. Front-end loader off left hand edge of road...Two workmen on cliff face. Front-end loader off left hand edge of road Photograph Photograph - Blacknos Quarry ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stamp '5/11' - top left, black ink, crossed out -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO MALE
... Bill Dingfelder on front end loader watching the coal feed to coal conveyer. ...PERSON Individual bill dingfelder Bill Dingfelder on front end loader watching the coal feed to coal conveyer. ...Bill Dingfelder on front end loader watching the coal feed to coal conveyer. On rear of photo is a stamp Photography by Gas & Fuel Corporation Printing Section, Ref. No. Date.person, individual, bill dingfelder -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Sun, “And up goes a tram”, 29/01/1973 12:00:00 AM
... Newspaper clipping titled: “And up goes a tram” The Herald, Mon, Jan 29, 1973 Photo and text, Tram collision with front-end loader in High St, St Kilda Route 67 – Carnegie, tram # 551, no one was hurt, tram overtook the front-end loader in High St, about 300 yd from St Kilda junction. ...Trams tramways Accidents Collision High St St Kilda Junction Carnegie tram 551 Newspaper clipping titled: “And up goes a tram” The Herald, Mon, Jan 29, 1973 Photo and text, Tram collision with front-end loader in High St, St Kilda Route 67 – Carnegie, tram # 551, no one was hurt, tram overtook the front-end loader in High St, about 300 yd from St Kilda junction. ...Newspaper clipping titled: “And up goes a tram” The Herald, Mon, Jan 29, 1973 Photo and text, Tram collision with front-end loader in High St, St Kilda Route 67 – Carnegie, tram # 551, no one was hurt, tram overtook the front-end loader in High St, about 300 yd from St Kilda junction. Vehicles collided and FEL was pinned under the tram. Tram pushed off the tracks and tilted. 2 female passengers. Accident happened about 8 am.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, high st, st kilda junction, carnegie, tram 551 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - OLD VIOLET SHAFT - THE VIOLET STREET 'VOLCANO' IS NOW EXTINCT
... Article mentions that the fire in the shaft is now out. A front-end loader had been used to push copious quantities of sand and mullock over it....Article mentions that the fire in the shaft is now out. A front-end loader had been used to push copious quantities of sand and mullock over it. ...Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 13/5/67. Article mentions that the fire in the shaft is now out. A front-end loader had been used to push copious quantities of sand and mullock over it.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, old violet shaft, old violet shaft, the violet street 'volcano' is now extinct, bendigo advertiser 13/5/67, mines department, golden square fire brigade, mr frank vincent, violet street state school -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Upgrade of Myer Street Lakes Entrance Victoria.1980, V Bennett, 1980 c
... Colour photograph showing front end loader and tip truck removing crest of Myer Street prior to relevelling and sealing Lakes Entrance Victoria c1980. ...The 7 other colour photographs showing works in progress levelling crest of Myer Street numbers 04298.1, .2, .3, .4 .5, .6 size 10 x 15 cm Parks Roads and Streets Civil Engineering Colour photograph showing front end loader and tip truck removing crest of Myer Street prior to relevelling and sealing Lakes Entrance Victoria c1980. ...The 7 other colour photographs showing works in progress levelling crest of Myer Street numbers 04298.1, .2, .3, .4 .5, .6 size 10 x 15 cmColour photograph showing front end loader and tip truck removing crest of Myer Street prior to relevelling and sealing Lakes Entrance Victoria c1980. Plus seven other colour photographs showing works in progress levelling crest of Myer Street numbers parks, roads and streets, civil engineering -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph - City of Kew vehicles and workers, c. 1960
... The photograph shows a Council-owned front end loader and a Council trailer....The photograph shows a Council-owned front end loader and a Council trailer. Photograph City of Kew vehicles and workers ...Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of road works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The photograph shows a Council-owned front end loader and a Council trailer.city of kew, public works, tom bentley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
... Foreman), Hugh Ward (District Manager), Graham Sheckelton (Works Chemist, John Rooney (Leading Hand Stoker), John Varker, Driver Front end Loader and Truck....Foreman), Hugh Ward (District Manager), Graham Sheckelton (Works Chemist, John Rooney (Leading Hand Stoker), John Varker, Driver Front end Loader and Truck. Photograph CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE ...Circa 1974 Location Unknown - Group Photo From Left to Right: Unknown, Joe Lukesiswiz, Ron Boucher (Works Foreman), Harold Ennor (Assist. Foreman), Hugh Ward (District Manager), Graham Sheckelton (Works Chemist, John Rooney (Leading Hand Stoker), John Varker, Driver Front end Loader and Truck.person, group, business -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - ANDERSONS (R.G. LONG) QUARTZ CRUSHING ALLENDALE
... Iron building, excavators, front end loaders, electric crane on Chev. 6 x 6 truck, compressors, tip trucks, primary and secondary crushers, electric motors, elevators, steel workshop and general plant and equipment. ...Iron building, excavators, front end loaders, electric crane on Chev. 6 x 6 truck, compressors, tip trucks, primary and secondary crushers, electric motors, elevators, steel workshop and general plant and equipment. ...Three red covered auction catalogues for a sale on the 7th April, 1976 at Andersons (R. G. Long) Quartz Crushing Pty. Ltd. And Allenvale Mining & Contracting Pty. Ltd., Bendigo. Crushing and Quarrying Plants. For sale were Corr. Iron building, excavators, front end loaders, electric crane on Chev. 6 x 6 truck, compressors, tip trucks, primary and secondary crushers, electric motors, elevators, steel workshop and general plant and equipment. Also approx. 3/4 acre Freehold land. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. Were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - andersons (r. g. long) quartz crushing pty. ltd, allenvale mining & contracting pty ltd, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, c hill, i m dyett, bolton bros print -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionSplitting Gun, Black Powder
... Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. They had a ¾ inch hole drilled about 9 inches deep into the centre of the shaft with a small pilot hole drilled from the outside to load the fuse. The tube was carefully loaded with an amount of black gunpowder using a funnel and spoon. Experience being the guide on how much powder to use, which depended on log size, species and difficulty of splitting the wood. The hole was stopped with a piece of wadded paper and the gun positioned at the end of a length of the log to be split. The splitting gun was then belted into the log with a large wooden maul or even the back of an axe to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches. There were often markings as a guide. This also had the effect of tamping the black powder inside the gun. Preferably the gun was backed up by another large log to absorb the shock and avoid it flying off in the bush somewhere. I have seen guns where a length of string and coloured flag could be attached to help find them. A length of fuse was then inserted in the small hole and lit. Kaboom !!!! Needless to say, the splitting gun was a dangerous implement.Commonly used to split pulpwood but now rareBlack Powder Splitting GunFive marking rings used to guide how far the gun was in the logforest harvesting -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionLog Splitting Gun
... Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. They had a ¾ inch hole drilled about 9 inches deep into the centre of the shaft with a small pilot hole drilled from the outside to load the fuse. The tube was carefully loaded with an amount of black gunpowder using a funnel and spoon. Experience being the guide on how much powder to use, which depended on log size, species and difficulty of splitting the wood. The hole was stopped with a piece of wadded paper and the gun positioned at the end of a length of the log to be split. The splitting gun was then belted into the log with a large wooden maul or even the back of an axe to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches. There were often markings as a guide. This also had the effect of tamping the black powder inside the gun. Preferably the gun was backed up by another large log to absorb the recoil shock and avoid it flying off in the bush somewhere. I have seen guns where a length of string and coloured flag could be attached to help find them. A length of fuse was then inserted in the small hole and lit. Kaboom !!!! Needless to say, the splitting gun was a dangerous implement.Log Splitting gun (large 50cm)forests commission victoria (fcv), hand tools -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionLog Splitting Gun
... Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. ...Black powder splitting guns were commonly used to split large logs into more manageable pieces before the advent of excavators and front-end loaders in bush logging operations. A typical splitting gun used in Victorian forests was a piece of high-grade steel about 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter and about 16 inches long, and slightly tapered at one end. They had a ¾ inch hole drilled about 9 inches deep into the centre of the shaft with a small pilot hole drilled from the outside to load the fuse. The tube was carefully loaded with an amount of black gunpowder using a funnel and spoon. Experience being the guide on how much powder to use, which depended on log size, species and difficulty of splitting the wood. The hole was stopped with a piece of wadded paper and the gun positioned at the end of a length of the log to be split. The splitting gun was then belted into the log with a large wooden maul or even the back of an axe to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches. There were often markings as a guide. This also had the effect of tamping the black powder inside the gun. Preferably the gun was backed up by another large log to absorb the recoil shock and avoid it flying off in the bush somewhere. I have seen guns where a length of string and coloured flag could be attached to help find them. A length of fuse was then inserted in the small hole and lit. Kaboom !!!! Needless to say, the splitting gun was a dangerous implement.Log Splitting gun (large 45cm)forests commission victoria (fcv), hand tools -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Anchor, John Trotman, 1852 to early 1900s
... Once the anchor had been lifted onto the Breakwater, a front-end loader moved it onto a truck for delivery to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. ...Once the anchor had been lifted onto the Breakwater, a front-end loader moved it onto a truck for delivery to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. ...This Trotman’s pattern stock anchor is the southernmost anchor displayed in Flagstaff Hill’s Anchor Graveyard. Patented by John Trotman in 1852, this robust design was used on merchant ships and became known for its practical efficiency. Around midday on 15 April 2001, in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, Birdon Dredging crews raised this anchor from the seabed. Company spokesperson Steve Walker explained that the team was hired to dredge the harbour and discovered the anchor, still attached to its long chain, when the chain became tangled in the cutter blade of their dredging equipment. Once the anchor had been lifted onto the Breakwater, a front-end loader moved it onto a truck for delivery to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. Howard Nichol, the Museum Manager at the time, estimated that the anchor could be up to 130 years old. Former Museum Manager and diver Peter Ronald later identified it as a Trotman’s type, like those used on several major wrecks in the region. According to Nichol, museum staff believed this anchor may have been one of a pair used to secure a mooring designed to catch drifting vessels and prevent ships from washing onto the sandbar or drifting out to sea in rough weather. This mooring line appears as a dotted line on a 1890 chart of Lady Bay approved by Lieutenant Stanley of the British Admiralty. The anchor’s location matches a point marked on that chart, and the length of its chain supports the theory. Nichol noted that the chart is a detailed survey of the bay, showing two anchors with buoys at either end, with about one hundred yards of chain stretched between them. Before the building of the Breakwater, the bay was especially treacherous, so ships would anchor there and use the chain as a safeguard. About Trotman’s Anchors In the mid-19th century, the Admiralty sought an anchor design with greater holding power. To assess the strengths of the leading designs, it appointed the Committee of 1852 on Anchors. Among the anchors reviewed, the Trotman’s pattern anchor received the highest rating. The Trotman’s anchor resembles the Admiralty pattern but includes pivoting arms that move as the anchor settles. As it takes hold, the upper fluke folds back against the shank, allowing the anchor to sit lower and reducing the risk of the chain, cable, or rope becoming tangled. A fitting at the top of the shank also allows the chain to be quickly released if necessary. This Trotman’s anchor is significant as a part of the maritime history of the Port of Warrnambool regardless of whether it belonged to one of the 29 ships that were stranded or wrecked in Lady Bay. The anchor is connected to the many attempts to maintain Warrnambool as a safe and manageable port, including the various plans for the construction of the Breakwater.Anchor: an iron Trotman’s pattern style with a rectangular-section shank that is wider in the middle and has a base that extends on two opposite sides in a ‘fork prong’ manner. A crescent-shaped, double-ended arm is fitted into the base of the shank with a bolt, enabling it to pivot. Each arm has a fluke in the shape of an upward palm with an attached metal plate that forms a horn at the back of the palm. A long, round-section pipe is fitted to the top of the shank at 90 degrees to the arms; one side has an elbow bend parallel to the arms, and both ends have an attached metal sphere. The pivoting ring at the top of the shank can be lifted for a quick release of the chain.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, anchor, mooring, trotman, lady bay, breakwater, admiralty, ship equipment, stock anchor, john trotman, 1852 patent, 2001, birdon dredging, steve walker, howard nichol, peter ronald, british admiralty, lieutenant stanley, committee of 1852 on anchors -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedAdministrative record - City of Sunshine - Commissioner Mr Alexander "Alex" George Gillon Collection 1976 - 1982 - Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the City of Sunshine on 13th June 1978, City of Sunshine, 7th June 1978
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Albans Road / Main Road East / East Esplanade Give Way to Right Signs Western Highway Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Funds Street Lighting Western Highway (Ballarat Road, Ashley Street and Mitchell Street Intersection Princess Highway West Old Geelong Road to McDonald Road Northern Service Road Replacement of Plant Nos 51 & 58 Chamberlin Front End Loaders Sunshine Swimming Pool Progress Report Relocation of Steel Framed Steel Clad Sheds to Errington Reserve and Robert Bruce Reserve Fairbairn Road Pre-School Centre Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Scovell Reserve Proposal by Maidstone Junior Sporting Club to Construct a Recreation Hall Report of the Acting Building surveyor Outbuilding 19 Charlotte Street Sunshine West Outbuilding 34 Bent Street St. ...Albans Road / Main Road East / East Esplanade Give Way to Right Signs Western Highway Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Funds Street Lighting Western Highway (Ballarat Road, Ashley Street and Mitchell Street Intersection Princess Highway West Old Geelong Road to McDonald Road Northern Service Road Replacement of Plant Nos 51 & 58 Chamberlin Front End Loaders Sunshine Swimming Pool Progress Report Relocation of Steel Framed Steel Clad Sheds to Errington Reserve and Robert Bruce Reserve Fairbairn Road Pre-School Centre Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Scovell Reserve Proposal by Maidstone Junior Sporting Club to Construct a Recreation Hall Report of the Acting Building surveyor Outbuilding 19 Charlotte Street Sunshine West Outbuilding 34 Bent Street St. ...Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the City of Sunshine on 13th June 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Increased Crime Request for Royal Commission Loan Programme Increased Borrowing Allocation for 1978/79 Pre-Natal Clinic Sunshine Infant Welfare Centre Land Transfer Discontinued Road Between Verdun Street and Mitchell Street Crown Lands Adjoining Kororoit Creek / Anderson Road / Graham Street Proposed Committee of Management Lease Italo-Australian Co-Operative Social Club Ltd Separate Rate Off Street Parking Scheme Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Representation Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Family and Community Service Programme State Grants (Home Care) Act Welfare Officers Subsidies Proposal for Funding for Emergency Relief in the Western Region Caretaker / Cleaner Lions House of Sunshine Senior Citizens Club Howard Kingham Lodge Hostel for the Frail Aged Proposal for Upgrading Housing Commission Areas Report of the Acting Chief Health Inspector Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Quarterly Return of Food Samples Infant Welfare Immunisation St. Albans Deer Park Infant Welfare Centre Gas fired Toilet "Destroilet" Report of the By-Lawa Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringements Report of the City Librarian Second Bookmobile School Holiday Programme 15th to 26th May Children's Literature Second National Seminar September 1st to 5th 1978 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Proposed Formation of Western Region Commission Municipal Recreation Officers' Sub Committee Ground Allocations Winter Seasons 1978 Report of the City Engineer Proposed Amendment No 81 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Land Acquisition Maribyrnong Valley Land Use Permit Application Extensions to Marian College Secondary School Lots 590 & 591 Glengala Road Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 31 Bardsley Street Land Use Permit Application Take Away Foods Lot 8 Market Place Land Use Permit Application Advertising Sign A.C. Sheeting Pty Ltd 1 Fourth Avenue Land Use Permit Application Drive In Bottle Shop and Extension to St. Albans Hotel McKechnie Street Plan of Subdivision Gladstone Street and Garfield Street Strata Subdivision 11 Yarmouth Avenue Consolidation of Title Somers Street and Henderson Street Plan of Subdivision Geelong Road and Francis Street Tenders for Surplus Equipment Mowers Contract Construction of Neale Road Somerville Road Outfall Drain Subsidy for Victoria S.E.S. Local Unit McIntyre Road / Sunshine Avenue Construction Construction of Wright Street Bridge Account for Reinstatement 11 Commercial Street Allocation of Funds Joint Works Main and Unclassified Roads Proposed Intersection Signals St. Albans Road / Main Road East / East Esplanade Give Way to Right Signs Western Highway Fitzgerald Road / Boundary Road Funds Street Lighting Western Highway (Ballarat Road, Ashley Street and Mitchell Street Intersection Princess Highway West Old Geelong Road to McDonald Road Northern Service Road Replacement of Plant Nos 51 & 58 Chamberlin Front End Loaders Sunshine Swimming Pool Progress Report Relocation of Steel Framed Steel Clad Sheds to Errington Reserve and Robert Bruce Reserve Fairbairn Road Pre-School Centre Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Scovell Reserve Proposal by Maidstone Junior Sporting Club to Construct a Recreation Hall Report of the Acting Building surveyor Outbuilding 19 Charlotte Street Sunshine West Outbuilding 34 Bent Street St. Albans Outbuilding 2 Lynch Street Sunshine Outbuilding 18 Hertford Road Sunshine Outbuilding 16 Baynton Avenue Sunshine North Dangerous and Ruinous Building Van Ness Avenue (Former Rock Crushing Plant) Report of the Director Parks & Recreation Summer School Park Management 1979 Children's Playgrounds Burnley Horticultural College Nursery Trends and Development Bon Thomas Reserve Development Main Pavilion House McKay Gardens Demolition Bon Thomas Reserve Development Tender Tree Surgery Maintenance Seminar Royal Australian Institute of Parks & Recreations Victoria Region city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, sunshine infant welfare centre, verdun street, mitchell street, maidstone, kororoit creek, anderson road, graham street, sunshine, italo-australian co-operative social club, furlong road, st. albans, lions house of sunshine senior citizens club, watt street, corio street, howard kingham lodge hostel, darnley street, braybrook, deer park infant welfare centre, maribyrnong valley, marian college, glengala road, bardsley street, sunshine west, market place, fourth avenue, st. albans hotel, mckechnie street, gladstone street, garfield street, yarmouth avenue, somers street, henderson street, sunshine north, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, mcintyre road, sunshine avenue, wright street bridge, wright street, commercial street, st. albans road, main road east, east esplanade, western highway, fitzgerald road, boundary road, ballarat road, ashley street, princess highway, old geelong road, mcdonald road, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, errington reserve, robert bruce reserve, station road, deer park, scovell reserve, maidstone junior sporting club, charlotte street, bent street, lynch street, hertford road, baynton avenue, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, bon thomas reserve, quinn street
