Gas Tank Being Placed in Position - Location and Date UnknownPolaroidorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, gas tank

Photo of the tray of a truck with 3 pallets on, a gas tank on a train and a pallet on the ground. Date and location unknownKodakphotograph, tank, gas under pressure

Photo of a gas tank on a train carriage and a white Bedford truck. A row of warehouses in background. Date and location unknownKodakphotograph, tank, gas under pressure

13(in a circle) T.L.P.G Plan - centre left High speed Gas Tank. Right Another gas Tank and a Brambles Bulk Haulage Truck. Date Unknown.organisation, industry, gas and fuel

Photo of a gas tank on train carriage and another goods train carriage. Date and location unknownKodakphotograph, train, goods

Green lawn, roses, road 3 buildings in the background and a large gas tank. Date and location unknownbusiness, retail, gas and fuel

Derelict rear of building built as Bridge Store in 1872 for Peter Johnson, later Wylie's Building and a furniture store. Photo taken for the Museum.Colour photograph of the rear of an old, brick two storey building. Building appears derelict and disused. Not all the building is in the photo. Old rainwater tank on RH side, part of the roof is missing and the beams are exposed. Gas tank/hot water service in corner in the centre of the photo. Single door to the right of the gas tank and double doors to the left.bridge store, peter johnson, wylie's building, business

Photo of a gas plant with several gas tanks, two sheds and two large silos. Pic 19. June 1986 Gas Arrival.organisation, industry, gas and fuel

Derelict rear of building built as Bridge Store in 1872 for Peter Johnson, later Wylie's Building and a furniture store. Photo taken for the Museum by R. Brownjohn.Colour photograph of the rear of an old, brick two storey building. Building appears derelict and disused. Part of the roof is missing on the lower section and the beams are exposed. Verandah is sagging. Gas tank/hot water service in corner in the centre of the photo. Single door to the right of the gas tank and double doors to the left. One large and one small window in the upstairs section. Chimney on LH side of upper storey.bridge store, peter johnson, wylie's building, charlton, business

T.L.P.G. Plan. On Left hand side Brambles gas Truck. A small shed and on the left hand side to gas tanks. Several houses can be seen in background. Date Unknown.organisation, industry, gas and fuel

Photo of a plant date and location unknown - Left side a gas tank in the centre a round silos and a large open shed with chimney and tractor or excavator at front. At left of photo a Pile of dirty.organisation, industry, gas and fuel

Photo of gas tank on train carriage, several people are standing on top of the tank. A truck can be seen on the right with 2 people standing on the back, another person on the platform. At the left another goods train carriage. Date and location unknown.Kodakphotograph, train, goods

Gas and Fuel depot with big gas tank. Centre background shows a large brick building with a row of windows just below roof line. White panel van is parked on righthand has red sign writing. Four white posts. Foreground is a large heap of gravel road base materialbusiness, retail, gas and fuel

2 photos of the Abel street depot Bendigo. One photo gives view from the street of the security fence surrounding the property, and the grounds within, Semi trailer with large gas tank is partially visible in the background. Second photo shows a white panel van with identification of advertising on rear doors, and ladder on roof, to the right an access road can be seen.bendigo, industry, gas and fuel depot

L.P.G. Plan Gas and fuel Corporation of Victoria '' Golden Square Gas Plant'' Tank of ''High Speed Gas heat that obeys you '' at centre left side and a brambles baulk haulage truck at centre right.. Date Unknownorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

A tank crew gas mask as issued by the United States of America army during World War 2. When correctly worn by the wearer there is a tube fitting at the rear of the head which was connected to a length of flexible hose to receive a fresh air supply.

This utility truck was one of two used by the Albury Gas Co, from the Gas Works in Kiewa Street, Albury to service the coal gas supply system in Albury during the war years from 1939-1945. The gas bags were installed as petrol was in short supply. One of the trucks was driven by John (Jack) Stanley Cruickshank, also known as Wodonga's Gas Man. Jack became foreman for the Wodonga Branch of the Albury Gas Co. An 80 millimetre galvanised steel pipeline was installed from the Albury Gas Co. in Kiewa Street, Albury, to 26 Church Street, Wodonga. A 40 horsepower pump pushed the gas to holding tanks. Sections of the gas pipeline to Wodonga can still be observed under some of the bridges from Albury to Wodonga. Jack also supervised the laying of the gas pipes in the streets of Wodonga, being hand dug by a gang of 15- 20 men. He was Wodonga's first Gas Fitter, both fitting gas appliances and overseeing their maintenance. Jack Cruickshank passed away in 1979 and is buried at the Wodonga Cemetery.This image is significant because it represents the installation of gas supply to Wodonga, Victoria.A black and white photo of a large van with a gas-filled bag on top of it and also a portrait of Jack Cruickshank. Photos are mounted together with text in a wooden frame.jack cruickshank, wodonga gas supply co.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tilley-storm-lantern-X246-May- Tilley storm lantern, this model has been in production since 1964 The Tilley Lamp derives from John Tilley’s invention of the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe in 1813 in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene_lamp#Pressure_lamp Pressure lamps are far more sophisticated than wick lamps and produce a much brighter light, although they can be quite complicated and fiddly to use. This type of lamp is commonly known in the UK as a "Tilley lamp", after a manufacturer of the same name, and in North America as a "Coleman lantern" for similar reasons. A kerosene blowtorch displaying the various aspects of the kerosene burnerA pressure lamp has a fuel tank at the bottom with a small pump to pressurise the kerosene. There is a narrow gap up to the top of the lamp, called a flue, and at the top of the lamp there is a burner (gas outlet). Directly underneath the burner is the mantle, a fabric bag coated with chemicals that incandesce when heated by the gas flame. The burner lamp is known for its brightness. It is so bright because of the amount of pressure that is placed onto the wick. This pressure allows a steady flow of the gasoline and a constant light Tilley Storm Pressure Lantern, model no x246 has a stainless steel base which is filled with kerosene, with a pump used to pressurize the kerosene vapor. Under the base is a sticker.On top is a black hood with vents which sits on the glass heat resistant shade. The glass shade has an etched label. It has a white and pink mantle on the central rod with a long shaped stainless steel handle, this folds down when not in use.Base - Sticker Tilley Lamp Model X246 Etched on glass shade Tilley, Durosil, ITI, Heat Resistant. Made in Englandlantern tilley pump pressure mantle kerosene methylated spirits stainless steel lamp kerosene lamp round glass cylinder

Yellow soft covered book with the cover featuring a carved timber memorial.non-fictionvillers-brettonneux, world war 1, world war one, french, amiens, charles rosenthal, keith murdoch, henry rawlinson, hobbsm pompey elliott, ferdinand foch, john monash, red baron, von richthofen, tanks, 5th australia division, harold elliott, sadlier, marshall, aboriginal diggers, bill egan, australian armt band, ypres, robinvale, robin cuttle, frederick birks, gas, 58th battalion, tom brain, dick bowman, william james

Bullet feed for Japanese M92 7.7mm Gas Operated Heavy Machine Gun & anti tank & tracer proj4ectilesammunition, army

The College’s spray was one of the first pieces of surgical memorabilia to come into the possession of the College. It had been used in the Listerian wards of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and was presented , along with some other artefacts, by James Hogarth Pringle in 1930. Joseph Lister (1827-1912) is known as a father of modern surgery. His methods of preventing infection were controversial in their time, but are today recognized as a major advance in the practice of surgery. Lister’s life and achievements are too well known to be recounted here. The definitive biography was written by his nephew, Sir Rickman Godlee (PRCSE 1911-13), and published in 1917. Douglas Guthrie gives an glimpse of Lister at work: “...He never wore a white gown and frequently did not even remove his coat, but simply rolled back his sleeves and turned up his coat collar to protect his starched collar from the cloud of carbolic spray in which he operated...” From advances in bacteriology, and discoveries by Robert Koch and others, it became increasingly evident that airborne bacteria were not a significant contributor to sepsis in surgical wounds. They also demonstrated that the body had its own defences against invading organisms, which were seriously compromised by the effects of the carbolic spray. Gradually the use of the spray was curtailed, Lister himself finally abandoning it in 1887. Lister performed the first antiseptic operation, the dressing and splintage of a compound fracture of the lower leg, in 1865. At this time he used carbolic solution by application, and dressings soaked in the solution. The spray was developed later, after many different methods, including carbolic and linseed oil putty, had been tried in order to reduce the harmful side-effects of undiluted carbolic acid. The steam spray was developed in 1869, and announced to the medical world in 1871. Lister’s purpose in adopting the spray was to kill airborne bacteria in the vicinity of the operation before they could reach the patient. It came to be used all over the world for many years. However, it had serious disadvantages, which even Lister acknowledged. The principal problem was the inhalation of carbolic vapour by everyone in the vicinity, including the patient and the operator. In addition, if the patient had been anæsthetized using chloroform, the gas lights decomposed the vapour into chlorine gas, making any procedure an ordeal of endurance.The spray consists of a steam boiler heated by a wick, a nozzle for the steam to escape, and a glass jar for the carbolic solution. Fuel for the wick is carried in a tank at the base. Valves regulate the pressure of the steam, and the nozzle is adjustable. The boiler is made of cast iron, the fittings are brass, and the handles are of wood. Empty, the apparatus weighs 8 lbs (3.2 kg). lister, carbolic spray, antiseptic

The Q class were introduced as bogie flatwagons in the 1870's. Large Q wagons as shown were built to the 1920's In the early 1900's, some Q wagons were modified for Pintsch Gas traffic with a small pump motor cabin at one end and a tank for carrying the gas. Other conversions for traffic were as required. Examples were: sheet glass, skeletal underframes between workshops In 1926 the railways built two narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. As normal wagons were unsuitable for moving these locomotives a special skeletal wagon was built. The engines were split into units for transportation. It featured axle bearings and boxes from steam engines, had hinged buffers that could drop out of the way during loading/unloading. It also featured 'strap' rail along the deck. The wagon was Q 129. This wagon was also available for general narrow gauge rolling stock. Q wagons were numbered from 1 to 136. Service History: *Q 129.VA - 1/ 6/1926 NWS Built new H/brake & drop buffers. For traffic of Narrow Guage stock 31/ 1/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 16/ 6/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (50 days) 6/11/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 27/11/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (22 days) 24/ 8/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 10/ 9/1936 NWS Out of Workshops (18 days) 27/11/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 26/ 2/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (Light repairs) circa 1960 - Photograph SL20 p32, loaded with 7NA / /1975 - Photograph #393 / /1976 - Photograph #553, #554 19/ 3/1979 - Condemned - 10/ 4/1979 - Off Register - 10/ 4/1979 - Sold (to) ETR, Belgrave / /1989 EME Body [GRE]. [SXC]: 29/3/92, MEL127E5, Puffing Billy at station Historic - Victorian Railways - Transporter wagon used to carry and transfer 2' 6" Narrow gauge rolling stock over Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) main lines to the narrow gauge lines. Q 129 was unique, it was built to transport narrow gauge locomotives. Transporter Wagon made of Steel and wrought Iron129Q129q, puffing billy, transporter wagon

The locomotive was supplied new by Decauville to the Metropolitan Gas Company Ltd, Melbourne, for use at their gasworks in West Melbourne, where it was named Carbon suppied in 1889 (Couillet builder's number 986, Decauville serial number 90). It was named Carbon. The West Melbourne gas works sourced its coal from Maitland, New South Wales, and the coal was brought by ship to a wharf adjacent to the West Melbourne gas plant. John Benn and Carbon were used to haul the coal over a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railway from the wharf to the gasworks, a distance of about 450 metres (500 yards). West Melbourne Gas Works No. "Carbon" Wheels: 0-4-0T Builder: Couillet Build Date: 1890 Construction No.: 986 Empty Weight: Unknown Weight on Drivers: Unknown Driver Diameter: Unknown Tractive Effort: Unknown Boiler Pressure: Unknown Cylinders: Unknown Fuel: Coal Gauge: 30 Decauville locomotives The firm Société Anonyme Decauville located at Petit Bourg, France, was founded to manufacture light railways pioneered by French farmer Paul Decauville to transport crops from the field in 1875. Decauville began designing their own locomotives in 1882, although initially manufacture was contracted out to other builders, notably the Belgian firm Hainault at Couillet Although not well known in Australia, in Europe Couillet was a significant builder of steam locomotives of many different gauges and sizes over a long period of time. The locomotive was supplied new by Decauville to the Metropolitan Gas Company Ltd, Melbourne, for use at their gasworks in West Melbourne, where it was named Carbon (986) . Carbon ( 986 ) The locomotive weighs approximately seven tons. It has the Couillet builder's number 986. of 1889 It was built for Decauville & Cie. of Paris, suppliers of portable and industrial railway equipment, and has their serial number of 90 of 1890. Built in 1889 for the West Melbourne site of the Metropolitan Gas Company, it is a four-wheel tank locomotive and was named “Carbon”. It was withdrawn from service in the 1930s and stored until sold privately in 1962. For a few years in the 1960s it was used on a circle of track at Walhalla, before going to the Whistle Stop Amusement Park in Frankston. Although a number of similar locomotives still exist, as far as is known Carbon is the only one still operating in its original condition. Historic - Industrial railways - Metropolitan Gas Company Ltd, Melbourne Steam Locomotive Small Decauville Couillet Steam locomotive. - Iron & wrought iron framesCouillet builder's number 986, Decauville serial number 90puffing billy, narrow gauge, industrial narrow gauge railway, couillet 986, decauville 90, steam locomotive, metropolitan gas company, carbon

861 John Benn Locomotive - in active service - Emerald Station Built in 1886 by Société Anonyme Usines Métallurgiques du Hainaut - Locomotives Couillet for the West Melbourne site of the Metropolitan Gas Company, as a four-wheel tank locomotive similar to 986 and named “John Benn”. The West Melbourne gas works sourced its coal from Maitland, New South Wales, and the coal was brought by ship to a wharf adjacent to the West Melbourne gas plant. John Benn and Carbon were used to haul the coal over a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge railway from the wharf to the gasworks, a distance of about 450 metres (500 yards). It was withdrawn from service in the 1930s and stored until sold privately in 1962. It was rebuilt by its new owners in the style of an American locomotive of the 1880s and was used for some years at Walhalla. It currently has the name “J.C. Rees” and is used in active service for the 861 Footplate Experience. Wheels: 2-4-2ST Builder: Couillet Build Date: 1886 Construction No.: 861 Empty Weight: Unknown Weight on Drivers: Unknown Driver Diameter: Unknown Tractive Effort: Unknown Boiler Pressure: Unknown Cylinders: Unknown Fuel: Coal Gauge: 30 inchesHistoric - Industrial railways - Metropolitan Gas Company Ltd, Melbourne Steam LocomotiveDecauville Steam Locomotive 861 John Reespuffing billy, narrow gauge, industrial narrow gauge railway, metropolitan gas company, decauville 43, steam locomotive, john rees, john benn, 861 locomotive, couillet, 861

Steam Locomotive - 1711 Peckett “Sir John Grice” Date built - 1926 Locomotive type ; Cranmore Original owner - Metropolitan Gas Coy., West Melbourne Original gauge - 762mm Withdrawn - 1941 Next owner - Whistle Stop Amusement Park, Frankston Built in 1926 for the West Melbourne site of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and issued to traffic the same year this saddle tank locomotive was named “Sir John Grice” in 1928. It was withdrawn from traffic in 1941 and stored until sold privately in 1962. In 1965 it was sold again and went to the Whistle Stop Amusement Park in Frankston and again stored until bought at auction by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 1974 and put on static display in the Steam Museum. Restoration started in 1978 and it was returned to service in 1981 painted light green with yellow lining. It is temporarily renamed “Thomas the Tank Engine” with a fibreglass “Thomas” body cover each time it appears in the “Thomas the Tank Engine” shows at Gembrook station.Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Steam Locomotive used at the Metropolitan Gas Coy., West Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSteam Locomotive made of steel, wrought iron Peckettpeckett “sir john grice”, 1711 peckett, puffing billy, steam locomotive, industrial narrow gauge railway, metropolitan gas coy., west melbourne

This iron was given to Isobel and Stan Campbell by another woman in Boort Victoria pre 1999 as per the letter attached with the Donation form. These irons were manufactured in Australia as per the printing on the cardboard box and instruction sheet. These self-generating gas irons used methylated spirits in the small tank at the back of the iron. The irons would have been used prior to electricity being available to be connected to a house and used for ironing clothes and other woven material items used by the members of the household.Brown cardboard box with separate lid with black printing on the front and back of box and lid. A heavy silver iron with 13 holes along each side there is a black handle screwed to top of iron and a small round container attached to the back. An instruction sheet. Box front and back - The "STAR"/Self-Generating Gas iron/(Registered)/Is Made In Australia!/By Australian Workers!/From Australian Material!/ Instruction sheet - MADE IN AUSTRALIA/.../The "STAR' is the most economical Iron ever put on the Market , and/being manufactured of the best materials only, will last a life-time./...social history, domestic appliance, irons, george evans collection, isobel campbell, 1990s

Brooklyn Park homestead built 1875 by Stephen George Staughton, son of Simon Staughton. In 1907 the residence was refurbished for Cr Stephen John Staughton who was returning from England with his bride. The building contained over 25 rooms some 25x20 feet. There were elaborately decorated rooms with friezes, embossed wall papers, massive curtains, marble and carved mantle pieces. A Ryder Erickson Hot air engine pumped water from underground tanks up to elevated tanks to circulate water through the house. Acetylene gas generator for 100 light and chandeliers. Prominent family with civic connection in Melton holding very large areas of land. 'Brooklyn' mansion built by Stephen Staughton, local identities, pioneer families