Five people sit around a table at the North Britain Hotel in Ballarat. They are sharing a mean to thank Zig Plavina for his long term voluntary efforts with the University of Ballarat Historical Collection. They are from left to right: Roy Schrieke (front), Ken Clements, Clare Gervasoni, Robert Hook, Zigurds Plavinauniversity of ballarat, university of ballarat historical collection, volunteers, zig plavina, ken clements, robert hook, roy schrieke, clare gervasoni, university of ballarat, university of ballarat historical collection, volunteers, zig plavina, ken clements, robert hook, roy schrieke, clare gervasoni

The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community. Cudgewa Line -The Cudgewa railway line opened in stages between 1889 and 1921. The first section from Wodonga to Huon opened on 10 September 1889. It was extended to Bolga on 18 July 1890, Tallangatta on 24 July 1891, Shelley on 13 June 1916 (the highest station in Victoria), Beetomba on 10 April 1919 and Cudgewa on 5 May 1921. In 1919, the line was used to carry materials for the construction of Hume Weir, and three years later a spur line connecting Ebden to the weir was opened. In the 1960s, Cudgewa became the railhead of materials for the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The last passenger service from Wodonga to Tallangatta ran on 30 September 1961 The turntable and passenger platform at Cudgewa were abolished in 1976.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.Historical Steam locomotive on journey to Cudgewa. Locomotive K184 leading with Driver Noel Strauss and Fireman Barrows. Locomotive K186 is the Banker with Driver Doug West. A banker is railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient. K Class Locomotives - One of VR's most successful classes of loco they were built over a 24 year period. A general purpose, light lines loco the K class had a very long career in all sorts of service from branch line passenger and goods work to pilot and banker duties and roadside mainline service. The K class is credited with working virtually every line in the VR system and hauling almost every kind of train. The majority of the class lasted into the 60's. K 184 and K186 were built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1945 to the successful K-class 2-8-0 locomotive design for branch-line work. K184 entered service on 9 January 1946. K186 entered service on 19 March 1946. K184 was used on heritage services with Steamrail Victoria through the 1970s. It was withdrawn from service in 1980 and is stored at Newport Workshops. and is now used as a source of spare parts; other Steamrail K Class locomotives occasionally wear its number plates and headlight number boards. K186 was scrapped on 25 October 1967.railways wodonga, fred rochow, cudgewa station, high country railway line, k class locomotives

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Prior to computers this item is an example of a gone by era of a data retrival systemPaper Catalogue Cards of the Sunshine & District Historical Society Collection stored in a 4 drawer wooden boxsunshine & district historical society

Slide. Unveiling of the Cenotaph, Charring Cross, Bendigo. Looking towards Pall Mall & Mitchell Street. Dated 2.6.57slide, bendigo, cenotaph, castlemaine historical society collection, unveiling cenotaph charring cross bendigo

Slide. Cenotaph, Bendigo Bishop Riley in foreground. Dated 2.6.57slide, bendigo, cenotaph, castlemaine historical society collection cenotaph bendigo bishop riley

Slide. Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo. Looking south from the Law Courts end. Dated 25.3.57slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens, castlemaine historical society collection conservatory gardens bendigo

Slide. Conservatory Gardens, Bridge Street, Bendigo. Dated 25.3.57slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens, castlemaine historical society collection conservatory gardens bendigo

Slide. Conservatory Garden, Bridge Street Bendigo. Looking at Law Courts and Bull Street. Dated 25.3.57slide, bendigo, conservatory gardens, castlemaine historical society collection conservatory gardens bendigo law courts bull street view

Slide. Music For The People, Bendigo. View from behind the audience towards Sound Shell in Rosalind Park. Dated 24.3.57slide, bendigo, law courts, castlemaine historical society collection music for the people rosalind park sound shell

Slide. Bill Newman, Music For The People, Bendigo. Dated 24.3.57slide, bendigo, music for the people, castlemaine historical society collection bill newman music for the people bendigo

Slide. Glenda Raymond Music For The People, Bendigo. Dated 24.3.57slide, bendigo, glenda raymond, castlemaine historical society collection glenda raymond music for the people

Slide. View from Big Hill, Bendigo. Dated 27.8.55slide, bendigo, big hill, castlemaine historical society collection view big hill

Slide. Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo. Pall Mall streetscape in background. Dated 28.5.55slide, bendigo, alexandra fountain, castlemaine historical society collection alexandra fountain charring cross bendigo

Slide. Cenotaph, Charing Cross. City Family Hotel in background. Dated 16.4.58slide, bendigo, cenotaph, castlemaine historical society collection cenotaph charring cross bendigo

Slide. Alexandra Fountain Charing Cross, looking towards Mitchell St. Trelor Watchmaker with clock at top of building. Dated 28.5.55slide, bendigo, alexandra fountain, castlemaine historical society collection alexandra fountain bendigo mitchell street

Slide. Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo. Corner of High St & Mitchell St. Dated 28.5.55slide, bendigo, alexandra fountain, castlemaine historical society collection, alexandra fountain, bendigo

Slide. In Rosalind Park. Dated 28.5.55slide, bendigo, castlemaine historical society collection

Slides. View of Bendigo from Rosalind Park view from tower. Dated 28.5.55slide, bendigo, rosalind park, castlemaine historical society collection

Clare Gervasoni was appointed university curator in 2000. Before that time she had worked in numourous positions including Castlemaine Art Gallery, Sovereign Hill, and as an art educator. University of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Image of University of Ballarat Curator, Clare Gervasoni, surrounded by artefacts from the Historical Collection. The image was taken to announce the appointment of a new curator. clare gervasoni, university of ballarat historical collection, federation university historical collection, museum, curator, ballarat school of mines

Established in 1988, the Keilor Historical Society (KHS) was formed to document and celebrate the rich history of Keilor, a township with deep Indigenous, colonial, and agricultural roots. The society published newsletters with stories, events and newspaper articles on the history of Keilor. This CD contains a collection of these newsletters. Keilor Historical Society Newsletter Collection 1990 - 1993, 1996 - 2002, 2004 - 2010 Newsletrerskeilor historical society, keilor

Brown soft covered books featuring beautiful photographs featuring Federation University's historic landscape, and items from the Federation University Historical Collection. federation university, federation university historical collection, historic campuses, enrolment book, ballarat east plan, ballarat schhol of mines associates boards, assay kilns, stained glass, former ballarat gaol, smb campus, leather tools, camp st, arts academy, former ballarat post office, post office gallery, mace, federation university mace, former stawell school of mines, jacarandah restaurant, ballarat mechanics' institute