Demonstrates that gas and oil exploration has been occurring for at least 50 years. This records an incident involving an oil rig becoming detached and drifting on the rocks near Peterborough.Significant as it records an incident involving an oil rig becoming detached and drifting on the rocks near Peterborough. This was quite an event, and an eyewitness recalls how high and startlingly close the lights of the drifting rig appeared to be to the town. In daylight the rescue of the rig was an entertainment for the residents and holidaymakers.Photocopy of a two column article about an incident involving an oil rig.peterborough, oil rigs, marine rescue

Black and white photograph of the steam driven Nought 40 pile driver which hammered the piles through the hollow legs of jacket and a further 150 feet into the sea bed, Bass Straitoil and gas industry, engineering, bass strait

Second photograph of a trade vessel at the oil rig.Colour photograph of an oil rig in Bass Strait. Port Albert Victoriawaterways, oil and gas industry

RAAF flight over Oil Rig in Bass Strait, RAAFA.photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Con Kroker Private CollectionBlack & white photograph of a SEDCO Oil Rig in Portland Harbour. A speed boat in foreground.con kroker, kroker, photography

Slide. Bendigo Easter Procession 1967.John Brown float depicting an oil rig.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter procession 1967, bendigo easter procession 1967

Thought to be on the Fosters property c1940Black and white photograph of a postcard showing an oil rig on a property Lakes Entrance VictoriaAn Oil Well Lakes Entrancecivil engineering, oil and gas industry

Colour photograph taken at Barrys Beach, South Gippsland. Features an oil rig under construction. Trees and foliage in foreground. Blockmounted on board.

Colour photograph taken at Barrys Beach, South Gippsland. Features an oil rig under construction. Trees and foliage in foreground. Blockmounted on board.

Diving mask by maker Kirby Morgan, of modern design. Used for all facets of diving, used off shore on oil rig diving and Construction.OCEANEERING Santa Barbara Kirby Morgan New Line California Kirby Morgan TM Diving Systems Int'l 0355

Owner, Owen Allan of EdenColour photograph of the fishing boat 'Richard Allan' on slips, having sustained serious damage to the bow section after collision with an oil rig supply boat. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, shipwrecks, slipway

Colour photograph of wharf at Bullock Island showing oil rig supply vessel Lakes Tide and dredge Sandpiper at moorings Fishermans Coop building in background Thunderbird at New Works jetty in distance. Taken from dredge April Hamer Lakes Entrance Victoria 1989boats and boating, jetties, business, waterways

Colour photograph of the Esso oil rig supply vessel Kurnai Tide at Eastern Wharf prior to the official launch and unveiling of commemorative plaque by dignitaries from government, Esso and Koorie Elders at Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also one colour photograph taken before unveiling and two taken afterwards 04818.1, .2 and .3 10 x 15 cm fishing industry, oil and gas industry, boats and boating

Black and white photograph showing Esso's SE Training Officer Sam Peluso with Kurnai Tide crew Lance Dostine, Bob Sanger, Geoffrey deWarsop, Michael Catania, Karen Loughborough, Chris Finley Superviser after safety award for three years injury free. Esso Oil rig supply boat Kurnai Tide based at Lakes Entrance Victoriaaboriginals, boats and boating, oil and gas industry

Black and white photograph taken at official ceremony naming the Esso oil rig supply vessel Kurnai Tide at Eastern Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also two black and white photographs taken at same event showing Albert Mullett, Jack Jacko Johnson, Corey Simpson, Mark Boon: Daryl Archibald of Esso, Shane Doyle crew member and Brian Miers Minister of Aboriginal Affairs celebrations, local government, buildings

Totem of signs. 1. Hereford Stranded 1881. (Ship wrecked off Swampy Creek). 2. To Wensleydale Station Site 1890. (Railway Station Moriac to Wensleydale). 3. Pt Roadknight 1890. 4. Luggs Farm 1891. (orchard and dairy) called The Rookery. 5. First Toll Gate 1922. 6. Old Golf Link 1927. 7. Coal Discovery 1958. 8. Planet Oil Rig 1962.As abovehistoric signs

Bradford Kendall was established in 1922 by Lesley Bradford and Jim Kendall, investing their winnings on a race horse. They both previously worked at the BHP Steel Works. They gained contracts with the railways and mining industry. During World War II they also manufactured armaments. During the boom of the 1950s they established several foundries in South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Bradford Kendall Ltd Wodonga foundry was established in 1954. It melted down old railway wheels, rails and redundant machinery to produce a range of low-alloy steel products, especially for earth-moving vehicles, railways, oil rigs and sugar factories. Wodonga was ideally placed as a change point between the different rail gauges of Victoria and New South Wales, close to the Hume Highway and the Snowy Mountain Scheme. The first sod for the site was turned on 2nd June 1954 and the first melt and pour of molten metal at Wodonga took place on 7th July 1954. Bradford Kendall Plant No.5 in Wodonga became one of the most profitable foundries in the Bradford Kendall group. Bill Black became the first plant Manager, a position he held for 30 years. Another long term employee was Pat Gooding who began work at a 15 year old and retired for the position of Bradken foundry Manufacturing Manager 51 years later. In the early 1980s, Australian National Industries Ltd bought Bradford Kendall and other heavy engineering companies. The Wodonga foundry with its (then) 170 or so staff became part of Bradken Consolidated along with nine other foundries in Australia and New Zealand. In 1989, Kerry Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd took control of ANI. In January 1999, Smorgon Steel Group acquired ANI, which included the Bradken business. The company changed hands again in 2001 when Smorgon Steel Group sold Bradken to Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners (CHAMP). In 2016 negotiations began for Bradken to be taken over by Hitachi Construction for A$689 million. In April 2017 Bradken became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Limited.A collection of black and white images and advertising for Bradford Kendall (Bradken) Wodonga.bradford kendall, wodonga industries, wodonga businesses

B&W Photos of Building AHTS vessel Lady Elizabeth at ASI shipbuilders WA.Photo Captions. Australian Offshore Services, part of the Energy Services Division of P&O Australia Ltd. recently placed an order for a new anchor—handling supply vessel to be built by Australian Shipbuilding Industries (WA) Pty. Ltd. at Cockbum Sound, W.A. The 2,650 tonnes displacement ship will be the largest 111' the A.O.S. fleet and the first built for the Company in W.A. Delivery is scheduled for September 1982, after which the ship will join other units of the A.O.S. fleet serving 011 and gas projects in Bass Strait and off the W.A. coast. PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS: Length, overall 66.30 metres 14.15 " 5.65 H Beam Depth A new oil rig supply vessel for Australian Offshore Services, part of the Energy Services Division of P&O Australia Ltd. is due to be launched on September 9 at the Australian Shipbuilding Industries shipyard at South Coogee (W.A.). The ship will be named Lady Elizabeth by Ms Anne Elizabeth Blanckensee, wife of Mr Alan Blanckensee, a Director of P&O Australia Ltd. A.O.S. operates a large fleet of supply Vessels which support oil and gas exploration projects off the W.A. and Victorian coasts and LADY ELIZABETH will be the 14th ship built in Australia for the Company in the last 14 years. LADY ELIZABETH (2,650 tonnes displacement) is 66.30 metres in length, 14.15 metres beam and 5.65 metres moulded depth. She Will be powered by four Daihatsu engines developlng a combined total of 7,200 b.h.p. After the ceremony, the vessel's fitting out will continue and she is expected to enter service in October, under the Command of Captain G.D. Mellor of Thornlie, W.A.

non-fictionFrom the Back Cover Whether pulling barges on the Mississippi River, docking ships in Hong Kong Harbor, setting up oil rigs in the Arctic or fighting fires in Vancouver, tugs are without a doubt the world's hardest working boats. Bollard pull is a measure of a tug's potential towing power under certain conditions.tug boat, ships