Gang Shed Ganger may refer to: The head of a gang of labourers, especially on canals or railways. They were Men who had the job of track maintenance repair and upkeep or construction for sections of the lines. Gang Sheds were used to keep their tools and equipment and Trollys in. The shed houses and protects the historic trolley and tool collection within. loose based replica Victorian Railways gang shed, permanent way building. Gang Shed constructed of timber and corrugated ironpuffing billy, gang shed, kilmore gang shed, victorian railways, ganger, railway track

Victorian Railways repairers with their NKS motor trolley outside the gang sheds at Beech Forest, Wednesday, 24 March 1954. beech forest; victorian railways; repairers; motor trolley; gang shed;

B/W. Poison trolley NG No.1 on the Gang Shed siding at Beech Forest on 8 January 1958. The Gang Shed is shown. In the right background the Otway Shire Secretary's house.beech forest; railways;

Gangers Shed Desk A desk used in the Gang Shed for office work and other associated functions. Historic - Victorian Railways Permanent Way and Works - Gangers Shed Desk Gangers Shed Desk made of wood with wrought iron fittingspuffing billy, gangers shed desk, victorian railways

The railway track was maintained initially by seven three-man gangs headed by a ganger. The gangers tended to be promoted into the Otways but many of their subordinate staff of repairers were local recruits. There were two track gangs at Beech Forest until 1954, so a large number of gangers and repairers was present over the years. World War 2 with petrol and rubber rationing provided a boost to the line. The 1939 bushfire killed a great deal of timber which had to transported out of the Otways, and the commencement of a vigorous wartime pulp wood traffic from Beech Forest meant that only the railway could efficiently handle the volume of traffic. By early 1940 not only the Garratt was running a daily train to Beech Forest but an NA goods train was scheduled to run at night. As a result the track gangs were also particularly busy at the same time.B/W. In snow at Beech Forest, a track gang on a trolley at the entrance to the Way and Works shed, comprising G. Newland, Ned Hewing, Bill Taylor, Jim Gowty, and Buck.beech forest; railways; g. newland; ned hewing; bill taylor; jim gowty; snow; track gang;

Report of Committee Meetings 5th June 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Diamond Avenue Building final completion delayed due to electrician's strike, landscaping cannot commence until sheds erected Bon Thomas Reserve Building final completion delayed due to electrician's strike, landscaping cannot commence until sheds erected Orama Street Child Care Centre completion subject to electrician's strike Highpoint West primary steel frames have been erected Northumberland Road building complete Deer Park Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre new tenders being submitted Depot Amenities Block area should be ready for demolition this week Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue completed, footpath and crossing in progress Drainage Melon Street completed, damaged kerb & channel being reconstructed Drainage Phoenix Street completed, kerb & channel reinstatement in progress Gangs have spent time in many areas correcting minor drainage problems Footpath Hall Street completed Footpath Esmond Street bridge approaches completed Footpath Millers Road commenced Area south of Churchill Avenue progressing Some men were used to make safe the fire damaged building at the Corner of City Place and Sun Crescent (Deneys) C.R.B. Works Martket Road C.R.B. Works Duke Street East Side between McGrath Quarry and Surrey Street C.R.B. Works South Road C.R.B. Works Hot Mix Cranbourne Avenue, Gerald Street, Boundary Road, Fitzgerald Road and Hulett Street Street Tree Planting 1500 trees have been planted Street Tree Pruning work progressing Bon Thomas Reserve Development levels to be provided to allow spreading of soil Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Fees The Hub Sports Centre Swimming Pool Instruction Sunshine North Technical School Oval Agreement Traffic Offences Court Fines Estimates Review 1978/79 Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Finalisation of Gooding Street Part Private Street Scheme Report of the Chief Helath Surveyor Environment Protection Authority Draft Noise Control Policy W. Pridhams (Aust) Pty Ltd Lots 12 to 16 Merino Street Laverton North Site Objection Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer By-Laws Officers Course Report of the City Engineer Policy of Service Premises in Residential and Industrial Zone Planning Permit Application Subdivision for Shop Purposes Corner Evergreen Avenue and Wintersun Drive Albanvale Planning Permit Application National Bank of Australasia Ltd Bank Extensions Hampshire Road Proposed Signals Deferred Payment of Cost Scheme Report of the Building Surveyor Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 4 Devonshire Road (Nursing Home Site)diamond avenue reserve, diamond avenue, albanvale, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west, northumberland road, sunshine north, deer park ballarat road infant welfare centre, ballarat road, king edward avenue, albion, melon street, braybrook, phoenix street, hall street, sunshine west, esmond street, ardeer, millers road, brooklyn, churchill avenue, sun crescent, city place, deneys, martket road, sunshine, duke street, mcgrath quarry, surrey street, cranbourne avenue, gerald street, boundary road, fitzgerald road, hulett street, the hub, sunshine north technical school, gooding street, st. albans, pridhams, laverton north, evergreen avenue, wintersun drive, hampshire road, devonshire road, merino street

This Australian yesteryear postcard was published by Cobb & Co in circa 1990. It is a sepia toned artwork of the Ann Jones Inn in Glenrowan which was taken prior to 1880. The building at rear in this photograph was the private residence of Ann Jones, a migrant from Tipperary, Ireland. Two years after building her private residence, in 1878/1879, Ann Jones added the Inn to the front of the building which is depicted in the postcard. In 1880 the Inn was burned to the ground during the Kelly Gang siege. After the siege, Ann Jones and her children continued to live on the same location in a makeshift hut. This hut was later replaced with a dwelling using compensation money provided to Ann from the government for the loss of her property and goods; however, she was denied a new trading licence which did not enable her to re-establish her previously successful business. The reverse of this postcard provides a snippet of information into the Glenrowan siege, for which this site is most well-known. It outlines the role and demise of the members of the Kelly Gang but what it does not include is how Ann Jones, owner of the Inn depicted on the postcard, was impacted. Ann’s son of 13 years, Johnny was killed during the siege, and a bullet grazed the forehead of her daughter, Jane Jones. Jane would die two years after this event from tuberculosis, but it was believed by Ann that the cause was grief for the death of her brother and distress at having witnessed the siege. Ann was provided with 100 pounds in compensation money for the loss of her children. Her husband, Owen Jones passed away late 1880 and in 1891 Ann Jones remarried. She died at the age of 80 in 1910. The “last stand” of the Kelly Gang at this location is estimated by Dr Stuart Dawson of Monash University to have taken less than 10 minutes in duration. During and following this time, the life of Ann Jones was turned upside down and everything she had worked for in the preceding years was now in ruins. This postcard has the capacity to reveal information about the popularity of the Kelly story in Australia. It was created in approximately the 1990s which perhaps reveals a resurgence in interest into the Kelly Gang and Australian history when card was made. This image, and others depicting the Ann Jone’s Inn, have the ability to shed light on the Kelly story and the events of the Glenrowan Siege. Additionally, they can reveal information into the life of a female business owner during the 1870-1880 period. Archaeological research has been conducted at this site by LaTrobe University and a study of these images alongside the analysis of the material culture found at this location can help to build more comprehensive understanding into life in Australia during this period and Ann Jones herself.Sepia rectangular postcard printed on cardObverse: [Illegible] Reverse: G4/ 3276/ Australian / Yesteryear / cards/ correspondence / address / Published by Cobb & Co (03) 5766 2409 / The Glenrowan Inn owned by Ann Jones. / It was this Inn in which the Kelly Gang imprisoned / 62 people, while waiting for the special train / carrying the police to arrive from Benalla. On 28th / June 1880, following a seige which lasted over 12 / hours, Ned Kelly was captured. Joe Byrne was shot, / and the Inn was set on fire in an attempt to flush out / the two remaining outlaws, Dan Kelly and Steve / Hart. However, some time prior, the two boys, it / was believed, had committed suicide, as a result, / their bodies were incinerated beyond recognition. / A sepia tone facsimile of / an early Australian photograph. /kelly album, postcard, glenrowan inn, kelly siege, australia yesteryear card, cobb & co publisher, ned kelly capture, jones ann, dan kelly, joe byrne, steve hart, fire, train, police, benalla, 28 june 1880

This Carte-de-viste (CdV) previously belonged to the donor's grandfather, Daniel Mullins who was a Police Officer stationed at Glenrowan soon after the Kelly gang siege. It is unclear; however, whether or not the man depicted in the photograph is Daniel Mullins or a different police officer. The Police Station at Glenrowan depicted in this CdV stood during the events of the Kelly gang's siege. Today, the siege has become an important part of Australian culture and Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang (comprising of Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne) has become ingrained in Australian history and mythology. A CdV is a sepia toned photograph mounted on card and is generally of a small size. This particular style was first patented by Andre Adolphe Eugene Disdéri (1819-1889) in 1854. In 1857, the CdV was introduced to England and after photographs of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their family were taken using CdV in 1860 the popularity of this method reached a peak. This photograph is part of the Burke Museum "Kelly album" which includes a significant collection of photographs and artefacts connected to Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang. Ned Kelly and his gang have become ingrained in Australian popular culture and thus many museums, art galleries and private collections house material connected to the Kelly story which allows the events and people to be researched and interpreted. Items pertaining to the Kelly gang, including photographs like this one which depicts a police officer standing outside of the Glenrowan Police Station, are of great historical significance. Photographs like this can provide valuable information on the architecture, lifestyle and dress of colonial Australia. When studied, photographs have the ability to shed more light on the events of the Kelly gang and colonial Australia. This photograph is also of artistic significance because of the popularity of the CdV during the nineteenth century.A sepia toned photograph mounted on grey card with rounded corners. The image has been captured by an unknown photographer and depicts the outside the Glenrowan Police Station. In front of the Station stands an unidentified policeman and lying on the ground behind the policeman is a medium sized dog with dark colouring. The Police Station depicted in this photograph is a classic example of Australian country colonial architecture typically seen dating to the nineteenth century. It has the typical features of an Australian colonial 'miners' cottage' with the gable roof and a skillion at rear. A white picket fence is stands between the Station and the policeman. A small building is located at the rear of the Station which may have served as a lockup.BMM 8083kelly album, glenrowan, police, police station, photograph, ned kelly, australia, colonial australia, victoria, james bray, william e barnes, daniel mullins

Report of the Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel Holehouse Street Sunshine North completed Kerb & Channel McLeod Street commenced Kerb & Channel Mernda Street & Mayne Street Sunshine West complete Kerb & Channel Navigator Street commenced Footpath Yewers Street Sunshine completed Footpath Treloar Crescent commenced Footpath East side of Melon Street to Joyce Street commenced Roadwork Approximately one week was lost general reconstruction works as a result of a Transport Workers' Union strike. Roadwork Boundary Road fixed cilvert Roadwork Gladstone Street area and Station Road general tifying up of the area Drainage Evans Street commenced Lindenow Street commenced Maintenance of Footbridges now completed 2 - 4 Burton Crescent was tidied up Ballarat Road Infant Welfare Centre completed and occupied Depot Amenities Block completed and occupied Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre & Highpoint West Library & Highpoint West Child Care Centre Parsons Reserve quote for brick shed for Sunshine Amateur Athletic Club Tallintyre Reserve Toilet Block costs for repairs due to vandalism McKechnie Street Reserve second soccer ground ready for seedings Ardeer Reserve investigation for replacement of water service Tree Lopping trees at Parsons Reserve have been completed and Gang to more to Tom O'Brien Reserve and King Edward Avenue before finalising the project Report of the Finance Committee Meeting Report of the Town Clerk Workers' Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Payment Fidelity Guarantee Insurance Action Waste Collection Pty Ltd Legal Proceedings Meals on Wheels Tenders Leasing of Plant Rates, Sanitary and Interest Charges Adjustments / Abandonments Report of the City Engineer & Planner Purchase of Two-Way Radios Report of the Agenda & Forward Planning Committee Meeting Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Priorities for Buildings Development on Reserves Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premise and Amusement Parlour Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Caretaker's Dwelling Furlong Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Garden and Building Supplies Francis Street Orders of the Day Drainage Sunshine View Estate Stage 2holehouse street, sunshine north, mcleod street, mernda street, mayne street, sunshine west, navigator street, maribyrnong, yewers street, sunshine, treloar crescent, melon street, joyce street, braybrook, boundary road, brooklyn, gladstone street, station road, st. albans, evans street, lindenow street, burton crescent, ballarat road infant welfare centre, ballarat road, deer park, highpoint west infant welfare centre, highpoint west library, highpoint west child care centre, rosamond road, parsons reserve, standford street, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, mckechnie street reserve, mckechnie street, ardeer reserve, ardeer, sunshine amateur athletic club, tom o'brien reserve, matthews street, king edward avenue, albion, action waste collection, disraeli street, furlong road, francis street

Report of Committee Meetings 10th April 1979 Report of Works Committee Meeting Kerb & Channel King Edward Avenue two-thirds complete Kerb & Channel Carlisle Street Completed Kerb & Channel Gang moving to Dinnell Street Footpath Coolamon Street Completed Footpath Bazentin Street Completed Footpath Lawson Street and South of Churchill Avenue have commenced Drainage Boundary Road Less rock being experienced, anticipated to completed within one week Gang will move to Phoenix Street Drainage Melon Street Approximately one-third complete, project slowing down due to rock Road Work King Edward Avenue Asphalted to Hayden Street Road Work Access area around newly relocated Gatehouse Sunshine Tip has been completed Bon Thomas Reserve Infant Welfare Centre & Diamond Avenue Infant Welfare Centre no change due to painters strike Orama Street Infant Welfare Centre Inside partitioning completed Highpoint West Infant Welfare Centre Ready of laying of foundations Northumberland Road Child Care Centre 75% Complete Depot Amenities Block Tenders being called Scovell Reserve no discussions between sporting clubs Errington Reserve Shed & Robert Bruce Reserve Shed Quotations being called for installation of timber flooring and connection to power supply Sassella Park Ground top-dressed however it will be four weeks before usable Tree Lopping A large percentage of labour has been taken up on this project Pizzey Street Playground Preliminary works have commenced All Sporting Grounds are ready for winter use It appears Robert Barrett Reserve may need to assist with winter fixture. Investigate the possibility of a shed being installed Discussions have been held with West United Soccer Club who have expressed concerns with the involvement of the Dynamo Soccer Club at McKechnie Reserve Landscaping of Bon Thomas Reserve and Diamond Venue Reserve held up waiting Health Department Approvalking edward avenue, albion, carlisle street, maidstone, dinnell street, sunshine west, coolamon street, bazentin street, lawson street, churchill avenue, braybrook, boundary road, brooklyn, phoenix street, sunshine north, melon street, hayden street, sunshine tip, bon thomas reserve infant welfare centre, quinn street, deer park, diamond avenue infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street infant welfare centre, orama street, highpoint west infant welfare centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, northumberland road child care centre, northumberland road, scovell reserve, scovell crescent, errington reserve, main road east, st. albans, robert bruce reserve, station road, sassella park, pizzey street, sunshine, robert barrett reserve, west united soccer club, dynamo soccer club, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street