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Falls Creek Historical SocietyPostcard - Looking across the pondage lake to Mt Bogong
... Looking across the pondage lake to Mt Bogong...Pearce A colour image of a lake with Mount Bogong in the background Looking across the pondage lake to Mt Bogong Postcard Looking across the pondage lake to Mt Bogong ...These photographs were taken in and around Falls Creek by Samuel Keith Pearce and printed for him as a foldout postcard by NuColor Vue. The postcards state they were printed for S. K. Pearce Pty. Ltd of Tawonga and Mount Beauty. Samuel Keith Pearce was born on 24 June 1917 in Armadale, Victoria. By the late 1940s he owned the Mt Beauty Supermarket, Newsagency, Drapery and Hardware store at Mount Beauty and also a store at Tawonga in partnership with his brother Gordon Cathew Pearce. For some time, they operated as Pearce Brothers. In the early 1960s Keith also opened a mini mart In Falls Creek. As well as being a keen photographer and an astute businessman, Keith Pearce was a well-known identity in the Kiewa Valley, making many contributions to the development of the area over a long period. This included serving as a member of the Bright Shire Council for many years. He worked hard to promote the interests of the Upper Kiewa Valley. As a sign of recognition and appreciation for his contribution to the community, the park opposite the grocery store in Mount Beauty was named the SK Pearce Gardens in his honour. Samuel Keith Pearce died on 7 July 1994 in Mount Beauty, Victoria.This collection of postcards and images is significant because they were commissioned by a highly successful businessman in Falls Creek, Victoria.A colour image of a lake with Mount Bogong in the backgroundfalls creek, mt bogong, s. k. pearce -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPapers - Mt Beauty Pondage Walk
... During the 1980s and 1990s the Pondage Walk was popular as visitors were able to borrow a tape recording and stop along the way listening to the history of the area....Papers describing walks in the Mt Beauty area including the Mt Beauty Pondage Walk. Includes maps of the walks....Papers - Mt Beauty Pondage Walk ...The Mt Beauty area is picturesque during each of the seasons and therefore an attraction for tourists. During the 1980s and 1990s the Pondage Walk was popular as visitors were able to borrow a tape recording and stop along the way listening to the history of the area.After the completion of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme Mt Beauty became a tourist destination. The walks are popular and vary in length, difficulty and duration. Papers describing walks in the Mt Beauty area including the Mt Beauty Pondage Walk. Includes maps of the walks.mt beauty pondage walk, tourism -
Federation University Historical CollectionTrophy, Six Meter Henk Miller Line Special: 1975 - 1986, 1975
... This perpetual cup was awarded to the winners of the Raft Race held each year on the Hazelwood Pondage, Gippsland. It was an activity held by the students of the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, 1975 through to 1986. ...Base: G I A E - Annual Raft Race - Perpetual Trophy - Hazelwood Pondage Cup: Names of those who participated each year...Known as the 'Six Metre Henk Miller Line Special' The cup was passed to the Federation University Historical Collection at Mt Helen Campus. raft race perpetual cup hazelwood pondage gippsland institute of advanced education six meter henk miller Base: G I A E - Annual Raft Race - Perpetual Trophy - Hazelwood Pondage Cup: Names of those who participated each year Silver plated cup on bakelite base. ...This perpetual cup was awarded to the winners of the Raft Race held each year on the Hazelwood Pondage, Gippsland. It was an activity held by the students of the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, 1975 through to 1986. Known as the 'Six Metre Henk Miller Line Special' The cup was passed to the Federation University Historical Collection at Mt Helen Campus.Silver plated cup on bakelite base. Fine handle each side. Silver plate on base.Base: G I A E - Annual Raft Race - Perpetual Trophy - Hazelwood Pondage Cup: Names of those who participated each yearraft race, perpetual cup, hazelwood pondage, gippsland institute of advanced education, six meter, henk miller -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph of Mt. Beauty, Mt. Beauty from transmission line, Approx 1950/51
... ...pondage...There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. ...There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. ...This photo is of the very newly constructed State Electricity Commission town of Mt. Beauty. The houses up to Nelse street were erected from 1946 onward and then the township was extended beyond Nelse Street in 1950 which places this photograph about 1950/51. There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. The workmen's camp was enlarged in 1950 to the extent of providing accommodation for a total of 1,200. There are a number of dwellings on Simmonds Creek and the road to Falls Creek can clearly be seen. Snow capped Mt. Bogong is in the upper left of the photo with Mt. Beauty behind the township rising to Big Hill beyond that.Shows the newly constructed town of Mt. Beauty surrounded by farmland and before the regulating pondage was built to discharge water from the power stations via the West Kiewa tail race tunnel into the Kiewa River. Black and white photographHand written on back of photograph "Mt. Beauty from Transmission Line"mt. beauty, construction, pondage, state electricity commission -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPostcard Circa 1950, Mt. Beauty Village, Kiewa Hydro-Electricity Project, circa 1950
... This period in time was before the established wildlife and forest/nature groups became political activist who changed legislative acts to protect the environment. The regulatory pondage on the northern aspect of the village had no water over-spill from the unfinished power station....This item is a scanned black and white photograph of a panoramic view of Mount Beauty Village in 1950 (a closed village, entry by pass only). The regulatory pondage has earthen walls but no water.See 0480 (A) -(D) and (F) for other photos of similar postcards...This period in time was before the established wildlife and forest/nature groups became political activist who changed legislative acts to protect the environment. The regulatory pondage on the northern aspect of the village had no water over-spill from the unfinished power station. ...This postcard was produced in the 1950's for the tourist trade in the Kiewa Valley and Alpine region. It encompasses the period when the State of Victoria was pressured by the ever increasing demand by industry and its population for electricity supplies. Hydro electricity was seen as an untapped natural resource to quench this demand. The Victorian Alps and the rivers flowing into its valleys was ideal for the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme. The late 1940's saw the development of this scheme and the changing of sections of alpine landscape is covered by this and other postcards/pictures (tourists, construction workers, and established rural populations). This period in time was before the established wildlife and forest/nature groups became political activist who changed legislative acts to protect the environment. The regulatory pondage on the northern aspect of the village had no water over-spill from the unfinished power station.This rural region in 1950 (Kiewa Valley/alpine plains) was at most only significant to a smaller group of winter sports, summer hikers/horse riders and rural farmers/graziers. The numbers of tourists and the increase in the local resident population was boosted by the construction of the Hydro Electricity Scheme. This influx to the regional population resulted in a corresponding diversity in services and brought about an environment that responded to a growing level of tourists and thereby permitting this industry to grow more rapidly than it would have naturally. This postcard details an attraction to the "cleaner" method of providing electricity. This postcard was purchased in 1950 by a surveyor at Landford's Gap. The couple shown in this photograph would have been employed by the S.E.C. under the Kiewa Hydro-Electricity Scheme.This item is a scanned black and white photograph of a panoramic view of Mount Beauty Village in 1950 (a closed village, entry by pass only). The regulatory pondage has earthen walls but no water.See 0480 (A) -(D) and (F) for other photos of similar postcards"MT. BEAUTY VILLAGE KIEWA HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT"kiewa valley tourism, victorian alps, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPostcards - Mt Beauty x3
... Mt Beauty Township with Pondage and Mt Bogong...Mt Beauty Township with Pondage and Mt Bogong Postcards - Mt Beauty x3 ...Mt Beauty is an all year tourist destination. Mt Beauty Chalet no longer exists as it was burnt down. It was a landmark in the town especially during the State Electricity Commission of Victoria construction days.Mt Beauty is a construction town built in the 1940's and 1950's by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Three colored postcards created for tourism 1. Mt Beauty Chalet 2. Mt Beauty Township 3. Mt Beauty Township with Pondage and Mt Bogongmt beauty chalet; mt beauty township; postcards -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph - Mt Beauty timber Industries, 1960's (estimate only)
... Colour photograph of aerial view of Mt Beauty Timber Mills and surrounding area including pondage and part of airfield. Photo taken in 1960’s (estimate only)...Mt Beauty timber industry timber industry timber mill SECV Handwritten in ink on back of photograph in very faint writing – Recent photo of Mt Beauty Timber Industries Mt Beauty Operations Colour photograph of aerial view of Mt Beauty Timber Mills and surrounding area including pondage and part of airfield. Photo taken in 1960’s (estimate only) Photograph - Mt Beauty timber Industries ...Hume and Hovell discovered the area in 1824 and by the end of the 19th century the valley was transformed by logging, dairy and beef cattle properties and tobacco farms. Timber was required for construction of McKay Creek Power Station which began construction in 1951 and also the camps and houses for the workers and their families. There was a need for housing and infrastructure for an increasing population of workers for the hydro-electric scheme as there was a general shortage of this commodity. A timber mill was started in Tawonga by Mates, of Albury, in 1945, and electricity became available in 1946 the S.E.C. bought the mill, and enlarged it. In 1960 it was purchase by a local family. They also started a timber mill in Mt Beauty and worked both until 1980 when they closed the Tawonga mill and enlarged the mill called Mt. Beauty Timbers Pty Ltd which employed approximately 50 people. A pictorial record of the development of the Mt Beauty community and the local timber industry.Colour photograph of aerial view of Mt Beauty Timber Mills and surrounding area including pondage and part of airfield. Photo taken in 1960’s (estimate only)Handwritten in ink on back of photograph in very faint writing – Recent photo of Mt Beauty Timber Industries Mt Beauty Operationsmt beauty timber industry, timber industry, timber mill, secv -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotos - Mt Beauty
... x 2 B & W photos including x2 Co-operative Store and Pondage Wall (sepia); Very early gatehouse before boom gate (sepia)...Kiewa Valley Historical Society Mount Beauty Information Centre 31 Bogong High Plains Rd Mt Beauty high-country x 2 B & W photos including x2 Co-operative Store and Pondage Wall (sepia); Very early gatehouse before boom gate (sepia) Photos - Mt Beauty ...x 2 B & W photos including x2 Co-operative Store and Pondage Wall (sepia); Very early gatehouse before boom gate (sepia) -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotos x2 - Views of Mt Beauty
... Large - early photo of houses in front of pondage (taken for what is now the golf course). 2. ...Large - early photo of houses in front of pondage (taken for what is now the golf course). 2. ...The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Mt Beauty township as part of their construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Historic photos of the development of the Mt Beauty township2 B & W Photos. 1. Large - early photo of houses in front of pondage (taken for what is now the golf course). 2. Medium size - looking south towards Mt Beauty township with Mt Arthur in the backgroundOn back.1. Laurie Richards No. LH 1405 2. Laurie Richards No. Copy 518mt beauty township, laurie richards -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical SocietyPhotograph - B/W
... This is the pondage below Wartook Lake embankment. The photo is from the Weekly Times. ...Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society Centennial Hall 117-119 Grampians Road Halls Gap grampians This is the pondage below Wartook Lake embankment. The photo is from the Weekly Times. ...This is the pondage below Wartook Lake embankment. The photo is from the Weekly Times. Oddly, the inscription on the bottom of the photo does not appear to relate to the images.Photo shows a river with four people standing on a sandy bank. Four other people can be seen in the forgrouns standing on the near bank. A smaller inset at the top left corner seems to show a tee reflected in water.scenery, mackenzie river -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotos - Bi-centennial re-enactment
... The event took place at the Mount Beauty Pondage in 1988...The event took place at the Mount Beauty Pondage in 1988 The UKV Lions Club was formed in 1964 and is still operating today (2023) Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club Mt Beauty Pondage Bicentennial celebration Printed on back "This paper / manufactured / by Kodak" x7 Coloured square photos of people and yachts Photos - Bi-centennial re-enactment ...7 photos of the Bi-centennial re-enactment undertaken by the UKV Lions Club members and friends. The event took place at the Mount Beauty Pondage in 1988The UKV Lions Club was formed in 1964 and is still operating today (2023)x7 Coloured square photos of people and yachtsPrinted on back "This paper / manufactured / by Kodak"upper kiewa valley lions club, mt beauty pondage, bicentennial celebration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - UPPER RESERVE LAKE, early 1900's ?
... black and white photo, lake with swans in foreground, island in centre, water slide in background. Water pondage upper reserve looking west, giant water slide in background, C 1908, taken from post card...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PLACE Water upper reserve bendigo unknown black and white photo, lake with swans in foreground, island in centre, water slide in background. Water pondage upper reserve looking west, giant water slide in background, C 1908, taken from post card. ( James Lerk 17.12.1999 ) Photograph UPPER RESERVE LAKE ...black and white photo, lake with swans in foreground, island in centre, water slide in background. Water pondage upper reserve looking west, giant water slide in background, C 1908, taken from post card. ( James Lerk 17.12.1999 )unknownplace, water, upper reserve, bendigo -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotos - Mt Beauty Buildings in 1973. Set of 8, 1973
... Workman’s Club 2. View over the pondage 3. Tawonga Hospital (Mt Beauty) 4. Mt Beauty Chalet 5. ...Workman’s Club 2. View over the pondage 3. Tawonga Hospital (Mt Beauty) 4. Mt Beauty Chalet 5. ...The shopping centre in Mt Beauty, both buildings and streetscape, have undergone significant changes since 1973. The kindergarten has undergone extensive remodelling, The Chalet has been replaced by Svarmisk Resort and Accommodation Spa. Tawonga hospital has undergone extensive renovation and is now Mt Beauty Hospital AND Kiewa Valley House. The Workman’s Club changed name to the Country Club and has since closed down. Hospital and Kiewa Valley House now occupy what is shown as a vacant lot opposite the motel which is now called Mt Beauty Motor Inn.The houses in Mt Beauty were brought in by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria when they constructed Mt Beauty Town for their workers building the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. Mt Beauty is unique began as a construction town in the late 1940's.Colour photographs of various buildings in Mt Beauty taken in 1973 1. Workman’s Club 2. View over the pondage 3. Tawonga Hospital (Mt Beauty) 4. Mt Beauty Chalet 5. Mt Beauty Kindergarten 6. The Merjei Motel 7. 8 Valley Avenue 8. Shopping Centre Handwritten in ink on the back of photos 1. Workman’s Club 1973 (after the brick makeover) From the sports oval – the high school is to the right 2. A view over the pond 1973 3. Tawonga Hospital 1973 (Mt Beauty) 4. Mount Beauty Chalet 1973 5. Kindergarten 1973 6. The Merjei Motel 1973 7. Our house at 8 Valley Ave 1973, Owner after us erected the car port, let the front hedge run amok and vanquished the vegetable garden and citrus trees Dad created. 8. Shopping Centre 1973. At the end of the street is the hospital (believe it is now Mt Beauty Bush Nursing Hotel) mt beauty, workman's club, chalet, tawonga hospital -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhoto - Rocky Valley Dam
... The scheme consisted of storage dams and pondages, aqueducts, tunnels, pipelines, transmission lines and three power stations.. ...The scheme consisted of storage dams and pondages, aqueducts, tunnels, pipelines, transmission lines and three power stations.. ...The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme on the Bogong High Plains. The scheme consisted of storage dams and pondages, aqueducts, tunnels, pipelines, transmission lines and three power stations.. Rocky Valley dam was the biggest storage and the last to be completed.Rocky Valley dam was the largest storage within the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. Begun in 1954 and completed in 1960. It was linked to McKay Creek Power StationColoured photo attached to cream cardboard. The background shows hills and the foreground a sign "Rocky Valley Dam ..." The middle shows the dam with water and its bank. There is snow on the ground.rocky valley dam, kiewa hydro electric scheme, secv -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Clover Dam, Clover Dam Circa 1940, circa 1940s to 1950s
... ...pondage...This by-product allows agriculture and grazing to be less vulnerable to seasonal flooding thereby resulting in a more stable annual production level. dams pondage hydro electricity power stations Clover Dam SECV The reverse side of photo " KodakXtraLife II paper Reproduction (scanned) of a black and white photo of Clover Dam circa 1940. ...As part of the push to cut electricity costs and diversify supply, the Victorian Government (circa 1930) implemented the conversion strategy from mainly brown coal supply to hydro - electricity. The Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme became the largest scheme of its kind in the State Of Victoria and the second largest scheme in Australia. This dam was constructed to supply water to feed four turbines (62 mega watts) at the West Kiewa Power Station. This was at the forefront of sustainable "Green" energy. Costs associated with power supplies is still a major incentive of governments, however environmentally friendly alternatives such as wind and nuclear have also made inroads. The Kiewa valley and its surrounding alpine catchment were looked at(Victorian State Government), from the beginning of the twentieth century as a source of alternate power for an every increasing demand for electricity by growing population and heavy industrial ares within Melbourne City and State regions. Construction of dams, such as Clover Dam provided the large quantity holding areas of water required to turn the turbines at the various power stations to provide the electricity needed. The impact of these controls by moderating water run off from the alpine regions is beneficial in reducing flooding from thawing of snow on the alps. This by-product allows agriculture and grazing to be less vulnerable to seasonal flooding thereby resulting in a more stable annual production level.Reproduction (scanned) of a black and white photo of Clover Dam circa 1940. The paper used is KodakXtraLife II paperThe reverse side of photo " KodakXtraLife II paperdams, pondage, hydro electricity, power stations, clover dam, secv -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph - Folder of Photographs – Photocopied set of 10 black and white photographs (pages 29 - 38) from the display folder put together by KVHS to document life on the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric Scheme
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Large A3 size spiral bound display folder containing 21 pages of photocopied black and white photographs of various aspects of the early days of the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric scheme including equipment, various work sites and photographs of workers and their families. 1-Mt Beauty Pondage inlet-Regulating weir 2-Langfords Gap Basalt Hill-Tunnel in quarry face.3-Rocky Valley Camp-from Engineering Office 4-Basalt Hill tunnel portal 5-No 1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 6-No 1 Power Station 7-Overturned haulage wagons on the side of an embankment 8- Group of workers dressed in wet weather gear inside a tunnel 9-Workmen and vehicle in tunnel 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet ...1-1954 – Mt Beauty Pondage inlet – Regulating weir Page number 29 2-28/10/54 – Langfords Gap Basalt Hill – Tunnel in quarry face K7860 Page number 30 3-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 17.8.55 Time: No K8132 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works ROCKY VALLEY CAMP – FROM ENGINEERING OFFICE Page number 31 4-28/10/54 – Basalt Hill tunnel portal K7859 Page number 32 5-No.1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 5.7.56 Page number 33 6- No. 1 Power Station 26.4.59 Page number 34 7- No markings Page number 35 8-No markings (Wooden board on ground printed with - POLAR A.N.GELATINE DYNAMITE “75” DE 28.8.40) Page number 36 9-No markings Page number 37 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet Page number 38 ...Mount Beauty, and to a lesser extent Bogong, are among these places. secv; kiewa hydro electric scheme; mt beauty; bogong; construction area 1-1954 – Mt Beauty Pondage inlet – Regulating weir Page number 29 2-28/10/54 – Langfords Gap Basalt Hill – Tunnel in quarry face K7860 Page number 30 3-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 17.8.55 Time: No K8132 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works ROCKY VALLEY CAMP – FROM ENGINEERING OFFICE Page number 31 4-28/10/54 – Basalt Hill tunnel portal K7859 Page number 32 5-No.1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 5.7.56 Page number 33 6- No. 1 Power Station 26.4.59 Page number 34 7- No markings Page number 35 8-No markings (Wooden board on ground printed with - POLAR A.N.GELATINE DYNAMITE “75” DE 28.8.40) Page number 36 9-No markings Page number 37 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet Page number 38 Large A3 size spiral bound display folder containing 21 pages of photocopied black and white photographs of various aspects of the early days of the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric scheme including equipment, various work sites and photographs of workers and their families. 1-Mt Beauty Pondage inlet-Regulating weir 2-Langfords Gap Basalt Hill-Tunnel in quarry face.3-Rocky Valley Camp-from Engineering Office 4-Basalt Hill tunnel portal 5-No 1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 6-No 1 Power Station 7-Overturned haulage wagons on the side of an embankment 8- Group of workers dressed in wet weather gear inside a tunnel 9-Workmen and vehicle in tunnel 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet Photograph Folder of Photographs – Photocopied set of 10 black and white photographs (pages 29 - 38) from the display folder put together by KVHS to document life on the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric Scheme ...Although the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme was first proposed in 1911, construction did not commence until 1938. As part of the push to cut electricity costs and diversify supply, the Victorian Government (circa 1930) initiated the conversion from primarily brown coal supply to hydro – electricity. Field investigations during the 1940’s resulted in a new proposal for a scheme that had more than double the capacity of the 1938 scheme. The Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme became the largest scheme of its kind in the State Of Victoria and the second largest scheme in Australia. The number of personnel involved in the planning and construction of the scheme increased dramatically. During the late 1940’s, most activity centred around the construction of the West Kiewa Power Station, Rocky Valley Reservoir, McKay Creek Power Station and the Bogong Creek Aqueduct.A common thread across all the larger hydro scheme constructions was the need for workers, both qualified and unqualified who came from around the world seeking a new life for themselves and their families. New accommodation and facilities were required for the army of workers engaged in construction in often remote and wild areas. The SEC had a high demand for timber, and set up the first of a number of sawmills at Bogong Creek in 1939 and set up the first hardwood logging in the headwaters of the Kiewa River. These new ‘towns’ such as Mt Beauty and Bogong, survived, serving the needs of operational personnel and their families, and expanding with growth of new industries. Mount Beauty, and to a lesser extent Bogong, are among these places. Large A3 size spiral bound display folder containing 21 pages of photocopied black and white photographs of various aspects of the early days of the Kiewa Valley Hydro-electric scheme including equipment, various work sites and photographs of workers and their families. 1-Mt Beauty Pondage inlet-Regulating weir 2-Langfords Gap Basalt Hill-Tunnel in quarry face.3-Rocky Valley Camp-from Engineering Office 4-Basalt Hill tunnel portal 5-No 1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 6-No 1 Power Station 7-Overturned haulage wagons on the side of an embankment 8- Group of workers dressed in wet weather gear inside a tunnel 9-Workmen and vehicle in tunnel 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet 1-1954 – Mt Beauty Pondage inlet – Regulating weir Page number 29 2-28/10/54 – Langfords Gap Basalt Hill – Tunnel in quarry face K7860 Page number 30 3-STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA Date: 17.8.55 Time: No K8132 Kiewa Hydro Electric Works ROCKY VALLEY CAMP – FROM ENGINEERING OFFICE Page number 31 4-28/10/54 – Basalt Hill tunnel portal K7859 Page number 32 5-No.1 Pressure Shaft Works Bench 5.7.56 Page number 33 6- No. 1 Power Station 26.4.59 Page number 34 7- No markings Page number 35 8-No markings (Wooden board on ground printed with - POLAR A.N.GELATINE DYNAMITE “75” DE 28.8.40) Page number 36 9-No markings Page number 37 10-Howman’s Gap campsite at 4,150 feet Page number 38 secv; kiewa hydro electric scheme; mt beauty; bogong; construction area -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyAGL - Bogong Information Centre
... This involved the construction of a new underground Hydro Electric Power Station on AGL Hydro's Junction Dam regulating pondage near Bogong village in Vctoria's High country. ...This involved the construction of a new underground Hydro Electric Power Station on AGL Hydro's Junction Dam regulating pondage near Bogong village in Vctoria's High country. ...AGL took over the operation of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and constructed the 'Bogong Power Development Project. This involved the construction of a new underground Hydro Electric Power Station on AGL Hydro's Junction Dam regulating pondage near Bogong village in Vctoria's High country. Construction commenced in 2007 and was completed by the end of 2009The Bogong Power Development Project was important to Victoria as hydro power was environmentally friendly. It was important to convey this to the population by way of educating them on the understanding of how it worked and its benefits to providing power to Victoria and beyond.Collection of photos, folders and papers used at the Bogong Information Centre to inform the public on the operation of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. Dated 2007 - 2009bogong power development project, agl hydro at bogong -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Tailrace tunnel Arch Drive, Tunnel face at Tailrace showing Arch Drive, between 1943 and 1952
... Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River....Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River. ...This photo was taking during construction of the tailrace tunnel between West Kiewa Power Station and Mt. Beauty. Much of the area was unstable and timber supports were erected prior to concreting. The tunnel was commenced in 1941 and completed in 1952. It brings water from the power station into the open tailrace at Mt. Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River.Shows method of construction for supporting walls and ceiling of tunnel with timber, size of tunnel (note worker on upper level), and conditions in the work place during construction in the 1940's/50's - note the timber ladder to gain access to the upper level.Black and white photographHand written on back of photograph "Tunnel face at Tailrace showing Arch Drive".tailrace, power station, water, construction -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyMaps - Educational x 10 and Kiewa Scheme x1
... The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works map is pinkish and shows Rocky Valley Dam, Lake Guy and Mt Beauty pondage in dark blue....The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works map is pinkish and shows Rocky Valley Dam, Lake Guy and Mt Beauty pondage in dark blue. Maps - Educational x 10 and Kiewa Scheme x1 ...Maps were used to teach children geography, the explorers, the minerals, the world etc. The school bought and stored the maps so that they were available for use. This predated electronic devices. The KHE Works map was hand drawn showing lots of detail.These maps were used by the Bogong Primary School. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works was built by the SECV and produced hydro power. This map may have been used by pupils as well as workers on the Works. Large coloured maps on canvas, with a wooden beam along the top and bottom. Each one has a cord attached to the top so that the map may be hung up on a wall. Some are made by Chas. H. Scally & Co., Baronia Ave., Wollstonecraft, N.S.W. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Works map is pinkish and shows Rocky Valley Dam, Lake Guy and Mt Beauty pondage in dark blue.maps, educational maps, geography, primary school, kiewa hydro electric works -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPlans - Kiewa Works Area and Environs
... Kiewa Scheme No 5 Development Contour Plan of No 5 Pondage Area 2. Mt Beauty Township 3. Kiewa Scheme No 1 Development - McKay Creek Area, Construction Layout 4. ...Kiewa Scheme No 5 Development Contour Plan of No 5 Pondage Area 2. Mt Beauty Township 3. Kiewa Scheme No 1 Development - McKay Creek Area, Construction Layout 4. ...State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from the late 1940s to 1961. These plans were used during the construction.Plans and Maps were used during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric SchemeTransparent with blue tinge plans/maps created by the SECV during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. 1. Kiewa Scheme No 5 Development Contour Plan of No 5 Pondage Area 2. Mt Beauty Township 3. Kiewa Scheme No 1 Development - McKay Creek Area, Construction Layout 4. Kiewa Works and Environs 5. North Eastern Victoria and Adjoining Snowy Mountains Regionsecv, kiewa hydro electric scheme plans -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyFolder - Clare Roper No. 1, Items of Interest
... Includes - SECV brochure "Visit Victoria's beautiful Upper Kiewa Valley" Newspaper Article 30 July 1986 - "Ory Frehauf 'Father' - 61 year old Russian has lived at Falls Creek for 32 years" and an article - "Snow shoeing at Falls Creek" Newspaper Article 4 Nov. 1989 - Audrey Edmondson at Mt Beauty Pondage & Lions Club...Includes - SECV brochure "Visit Victoria's beautiful Upper Kiewa Valley" Newspaper Article 30 July 1986 - "Ory Frehauf 'Father' - 61 year old Russian has lived at Falls Creek for 32 years" and an article - "Snow shoeing at Falls Creek" Newspaper Article 4 Nov. 1989 - Audrey Edmondson at Mt Beauty Pondage & Lions Club Items of Interest Folder - Clare Roper No. 1 ...Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society. Orange plastic with clear front cover and 10 clear sleeves / pages. Includes - SECV brochure "Visit Victoria's beautiful Upper Kiewa Valley" Newspaper Article 30 July 1986 - "Ory Frehauf 'Father' - 61 year old Russian has lived at Falls Creek for 32 years" and an article - "Snow shoeing at Falls Creek" Newspaper Article 4 Nov. 1989 - Audrey Edmondson at Mt Beauty Pondage & Lions Clubclare roper; scrap book; -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Transmission lines Mount Beauty, 66 KVA Transmission lines from Clover Power Station, Circa 1950
... It also provides a view of the landscape before extensive development of Pondage and other non rural buildings....It also provides a view of the landscape before extensive development of Pondage and other non rural buildings. This photograph details a dramatic period in time which saw an enormous change to the exclusively rural area of the Kiewa Valley region in the mid 1900s (see sparse rural buildings/houses). ...This photograph is a "snap shot" in time circa 1950s detailing the rural environmental change and the progressive effects of the Kiewa Valley Hydro Scheme on the basic rural setting of the valley (note the sparsity of rural infrastructure). This photograph shows the beginning of the accommodation and administration buildings for use by the construction workers and auxiliary administration employees of the Victorian State Electricity Commission. It also provides a view of the landscape before extensive development of Pondage and other non rural buildings.This photograph details a dramatic period in time which saw an enormous change to the exclusively rural area of the Kiewa Valley region in the mid 1900s (see sparse rural buildings/houses). This change presented both physical and mental challenges to the existing quiet rural inhabitants of the valley. The State of Victoria had to make adjustments to the changing demands imposed by population and industrial expansions. The development of cleaner energy supplies to a growing population has its downside ,which ever way the intrusion into the "natural" landscape is made. The construction of the large Pondage at the centre of the photograph is a good example.This black and white photograph of a panoramic view of the Kiewa Valley (Mount Beauty SEC construction workers village) shows the newly completed transmission line towers delivering electrical power(66KVA) from the Clover Power Station. The photo is on 200gms paper and not on special photographic paper.mount beauty 1940 to 1950s, development of sec kiewa hydro scheme, sec victoria -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph of Rail Mounted Battery operated soil Bucket, between 1941 and 1946
... Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River. ...Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River. ...This machine was in use in the 1940's during the construction of the tunnels for the Hydro Electric scheme. This particular photograph was taken in the Tailrace Tunnel which brings water from West Kiewa Power Station to the open tailrace in Mt. Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River. This machine (or one similar) is on display on the Northern side of the entrance to the Visitor's Centre. The tailrace tunnel (or West Kiewa tunnel) was commenced in 1947 from both ends and the breakthrough occurred on 22nd. July, 1950Shows the size of the tunnel and the machinery used for excavation in the 1940's/50's.Black and white photographHandwritten on back of photograph "Jumbo" in Tailrace Tunneltunnel, machinery, water, tail race -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph of Clover Dam foundations, Clover Dam Foundations, 1949
... Work at Clover Dam was completed in 1953, but two bays were left open for flood emergency. The pondage was filled on the 16th August, 1954. ...Work at Clover Dam was completed in 1953, but two bays were left open for flood emergency. The pondage was filled on the 16th August, 1954. ...Stripping of the foundations commenced in 1948 and the first concrete in the dam was poured in May, 1949. With the suspension for the winter months of work on the High Plains, it was possible to increase the number of men, and work then proceeded at a steady pace for the remainder of the year. Some interruption was caused by a flood in September, which over topped the rockfill coffer dam. By the end of 1950 17,000 yards of material had been excavated from the foundations and 4,000 cubic yard of concrete placed. Work at Clover Dam was completed in 1953, but two bays were left open for flood emergency. The pondage was filled on the 16th August, 1954. A pictorial record of the placing of concrete foundations of Clover Dam and also shows the methods of construction used at this site in 1949.Black and white photograph taken during the construction of Clover Dam. Shows early stages of the concrete foundations, cranes and the railway line which was constructed to bring materials to the site. Handwritten in blue ink of back of photograph "Clover Dam Foundations"dam, foundations, concrete, construction -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph - Mt Beauty Camp, Estimated 1950-1951
... There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. ...There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. ...This photo is of the very newly constructed State Electricity Commission town of Mt. Beauty. The houses up to Nelse street were erected from 1946 onward and then the township was extended beyond Nelse Street in 1950 which places this photograph about 1950/51. There is no evidence of work being commenced on the regulating pondage but the tail race canal can be seen on the centre right of photo. The workmen's camp was enlarged in 1950 to the extent of providing accommodation for a total of 1,200. There are a number of dwellings on Simmonds Creek and the road to Falls Creek can clearly be seen. Snow capped Mt. Bogong is in the upper left of the photo with Mt. Beauty behind the township rising to Big Hill beyond that.Shows the newly constructed town of Mt. Beauty surrounded by farmland and before the regulating pondage was built to discharge water from the power stations via the West Kiewa tail race tunnel into the Kiewa River. Copy of black and white photograph of Mt Beauty CampWritten on the back in black ink - A Campenmt beauty camp, secv, construction town -
Federation University Historical CollectionAward - Trophy, Six Metre Henk Miller Line Special, 1981
... Six metre Henk Miller Line Special The GAIE Annual Raft Perpetual Trophy Hazelwood Pondage 1981 F Golly, S Corlett, G Honeychurch, M Jongerius, P Llewellyn, D Patching, D Wagner 1982 S Corlett, G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, D Wagner, M Jongerius, D Patching, 1983 C Blowers, A Casser, P Coultox, I Namiltox, A Hassak, S Kallbacka, R Lestin, R Shellcot, T Stevens 1984 D Patching, P Llewellyn, G Honeychurch, N Bates, R Dathan 1985 G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, G Martin, A Lonneveid, P newman 1986 James (Pas) Bennet Lindsay Fawell 1975 Meredith Annand, Ken Jeanes Tim Gallacher, Jeff Goodchild 1976 Ken Ken Jason, Chris Westaway, Karen Pearce, Charlie Wheelan 1977 Jeff Leamon, Chris Hobson 1978 Jeff Leamon, Ken Jeanes, Greg Vines, Vicki Whiteside...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields F Golly S Corlett G Honeychurch M Jongerius P Llewellyn D Patching D Wagner S Corlett G Honeychurch P Llewellyn D Wagner M Jongerius D Patching, C Blowers A Casser P Coultox I Namiltox A Hassak S Kallbacka R Lestin R Shellcot T Stevens D Patching P Llewellyn G Honeychurch N Bates R Dathan G Honeychurch P Llewellyn G Martin A Lonneveid P newman James (Pas) Bennet Lindsay Fawell Meredith Annand Ken Jeanes Tim Gallacher Jeff Goodchild Ken Jason Chris Westaway Karen Pearce Charlie Wheelan Jeff Leamon Chris Hobson Jeff Leamon Ken Jeanes Greg Vines Vicki Whiteside GIAE Gippsland Institute of Advanced education Churchill Campus Six metre Henk Miller Line Special The GAIE Annual Raft Perpetual Trophy Hazelwood Pondage 1981 F Golly, S Corlett, G Honeychurch, M Jongerius, P Llewellyn, D Patching, D Wagner 1982 S Corlett, G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, D Wagner, M Jongerius, D Patching, 1983 C Blowers, A Casser, P Coultox, I Namiltox, A Hassak, S Kallbacka, R Lestin, R Shellcot, T Stevens 1984 D Patching, P Llewellyn, G Honeychurch, N Bates, R Dathan 1985 G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, G Martin, A Lonneveid, P newman 1986 James (Pas) Bennet Lindsay Fawell 1975 Meredith Annand, Ken Jeanes Tim Gallacher, Jeff Goodchild 1976 Ken Ken Jason, Chris Westaway, Karen Pearce, Charlie Wheelan 1977 Jeff Leamon, Chris Hobson 1978 Jeff Leamon, Ken Jeanes, Greg Vines, Vicki Whiteside Silver cup with handles relating to the Gippsland Advanced Institute Education Six Metre Henk Miller Line Special Award Trophy ...Silver cup with handles relating to the Gippsland Advanced Institute EducationSix metre Henk Miller Line Special The GAIE Annual Raft Perpetual Trophy Hazelwood Pondage 1981 F Golly, S Corlett, G Honeychurch, M Jongerius, P Llewellyn, D Patching, D Wagner 1982 S Corlett, G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, D Wagner, M Jongerius, D Patching, 1983 C Blowers, A Casser, P Coultox, I Namiltox, A Hassak, S Kallbacka, R Lestin, R Shellcot, T Stevens 1984 D Patching, P Llewellyn, G Honeychurch, N Bates, R Dathan 1985 G Honeychurch, P Llewellyn, G Martin, A Lonneveid, P newman 1986 James (Pas) Bennet Lindsay Fawell 1975 Meredith Annand, Ken Jeanes Tim Gallacher, Jeff Goodchild 1976 Ken Ken Jason, Chris Westaway, Karen Pearce, Charlie Wheelan 1977 Jeff Leamon, Chris Hobson 1978 Jeff Leamon, Ken Jeanes, Greg Vines, Vicki Whitesidef golly, s corlett, g honeychurch, m jongerius, p llewellyn, d patching, d wagner, s corlett, g honeychurch, p llewellyn, d wagner, m jongerius, d patching,, c blowers, a casser, p coultox, i namiltox, a hassak, s kallbacka, r lestin, r shellcot, t stevens, d patching, p llewellyn, g honeychurch, n bates, r dathan, g honeychurch, p llewellyn, g martin, a lonneveid, p newman, james (pas) bennet, lindsay fawell, meredith annand, ken jeanes, tim gallacher, jeff goodchild, ken jason, chris westaway, karen pearce, charlie wheelan, jeff leamon, chris hobson, jeff leamon, ken jeanes, greg vines, vicki whiteside, giae, gippsland institute of advanced education, churchill campus -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 36 NO 15-MAY 1 2009
... Marysville & District Historical Society 39 Darwin Street Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges marysville victoria australia postcards from morocco travel diary buxton residents what's on when narbethong & granton community meeting men's breakfast buxton progress assocn alexandra cinema narbethong community & tourism group mobile vet family fishing festival eildon pondage narbethong community old hall site new building ideas narbethong public hall committee free bus service free shoulder bags advertisements triangle distribution & fire relief centre murrindindi shire council councillor comment rebuilding our community first steps church notices welcome back to marysville greaternoosa-virgin blue big sister program victorian bushfire appeal grants marysville medical clinic alexandra community health in buxton temporary relocation opportunities begin buxton rural fire brigade fire restrictions wanted local musicians welcome back flags public health forum men's health merv hughes marysville golfers meet golfer peter thompson community recovery update mayor's chair update on buxton gym suggestion health & wellbeing dangers of isolation p/t vacancy business recovery officer new beginnings fellowship paster conrad & ruth halyburton marysville community facility THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 36 NO 15-MAY 1 2009 ...marysville, victoria, australia, postcards from morocco, travel diary buxton residents, what's on when, narbethong & granton community meeting, men's breakfast, buxton progress assocn, alexandra cinema, narbethong community & tourism group, mobile vet, family fishing festival, eildon pondage, narbethong community, old hall site new building ideas, narbethong public hall committee, free bus service, free shoulder bags, advertisements, triangle distribution & fire relief centre, murrindindi shire council, councillor comment, rebuilding our community first steps, church notices, welcome back to marysville, greaternoosa-virgin blue big sister program, victorian bushfire appeal grants, marysville medical clinic, alexandra community health in buxton temporary relocation, opportunities begin, buxton rural fire brigade, fire restrictions, wanted local musicians, welcome back flags, public health forum men's health, merv hughes, marysville golfers meet golfer peter thompson, community recovery update, mayor's chair, update on buxton gym suggestion, health & wellbeing, dangers of isolation, p/t vacancy business recovery officer, new beginnings fellowship, paster conrad & ruth halyburton, marysville community facility -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 36 NO 13-APRIL 17 2009
... marysville victoria australia marysville welcomes visitors over easter an easter monday thank you advertisements child care available anzac day 2009 community support group bushfire authority & murrindindi shire create partnership agreement learn to fish at eildon pondage councillor comment climate change mayor's chair welcome back flags marysville fire brigade royal children's hospital good friday appeal church notices trauma counselling creative triangle buxton progress assocn meet & greet marysville visitors foundation for young australians 2009 young social pioneers alexandra community health in buxton temporary relocation the berry street story making voices heard at royal commission marysville & district lions club the great shed shindig marysville community golf & bowls club triangle community sausage sizzle funding for bushfire affected communities health & wellbeing managing grief community health at yea hospital highwood's day spa program marysville football club marysville community facility bushfire legal help youth week environment THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 36 NO 13-APRIL 17 2009 ...marysville, victoria, australia, marysville welcomes visitors over easter, an easter monday thank you, advertisements, child care available, anzac day 2009, community support group, bushfire authority & murrindindi shire create partnership agreement, learn to fish at eildon pondage, councillor comment, climate change, mayor's chair, welcome back flags, marysville fire brigade, royal children's hospital good friday appeal, church notices, trauma counselling, creative triangle, buxton progress assocn, meet & greet marysville visitors, foundation for young australians, 2009 young social pioneers, alexandra community health in buxton temporary relocation, the berry street story, making voices heard at royal commission, marysville & district lions club, the great shed shindig, marysville community golf & bowls club, triangle community sausage sizzle, funding for bushfire affected communities, health & wellbeing, managing grief, community health at yea hospital, highwood's day spa program, marysville football club, marysville community facility, bushfire legal help, youth week environment
