Sir Arvi Hiller Parbo: A.H. Parbo joined Western Mining Corporation in 1956 and over the next 12 years held the positions of Underground Surveyor, Underground Manager, Technical Assistant to the Managing Director, and Deputy General Superintendent. He was appointed General Manager in 1968 and became a Director in 1970. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director in 1971 and became Managing Director in the same year. In 1974, Parbo was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Western Mining Corporation. Western Mining Corporation Limited (WMC), incorporated on 2 March 1933, was active in minerals exploration and production in Australia and elsewhere until taken over by BHP Billiton in June 2005. A comprehensive history of the company has not been published, but there is a great deal of published and unpublished material recording various aspects of its activities. This list shows what is known to be available, and where. Arvi Parbo, Melbourne, June 2012 The Name of the Company: For legal, tax and accounting reasons on 19 November 1979 Western Mining Corporation Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Mining Corporation Holdings Limited. On 16 November 1995 the name Western Mining Corporation Holdings Limited was changed to WMC Limited. In December 2002 WMC Limited demerged into two companies: WMC Resources Limited and Alumina Limited. WMC Resources Limited was taken over by BHP Billiton in June 2005. Alumina Limited continues as a public company. Source: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-495696799/viewTwo copies of letter sent from Western Mining Corporation dated 18th November, 1974, to: a. Mr. Ken Harris. from A.H. Parbo, Managing Director, thanking him for his letter and notes re Bendigo Mining b. Mr. J.H Lalor, Regional Exploration Manager, Eastern States, informing him of Ken Harris' notes of the Bendigo goldfield.bendigo, gold mining, exploration, bendigo, western mining corporation, bendigo goldfield, mining, ken harris, a. parbo, fosterville

History and performance information re The Bendigo Theatre Co (Bendigo Operatic Society) (Pat Lyon). Details of founding of company in early 1950s and references to people involved. Company change to Bendigo Theatre Co. in Feb 1984. Includes list of 91 (named) productions from 1953 to to 1993 (with dates) with total of 478 performances. Also - productions listed by the relevant Director; list of Musical Directors; List of Pianists; List of Choreographers (no dates); list of Life Members; List of Lighting personnel.entertainment, theatre, bendigo theatre company

From The Sun of Wednesday Sept 12 1945, a, page 6, Coding of Names criticised ARMY GIVES LISTS OF FREED VICTORIANS listing names so identified, and message to relatives, included a reference to J. F. Dale to his parents H. C. Dale of 47 Joseph Street Bendigo. Item re radio expert got news for P.O.W.s and on b, page 5 HIGH PRODUCTION COSY INVESTIGATION; RSL Wants clinics for War Neurosis; BRAVERY EARNS MM; LAND LEASES ADVOCATED Assembly Discussion on Settling Soldiers; WOOL BUYING SCHEME CHANGE SOON; CWA makes Requests; Good homes needed; Decentralization Urged; Peck killed in air accident. C Page 27 of the Advocate April 13 1939, Requiem for Late Father Ronan, popular Bendigo Priest. This page also has advertisements for the Beehive, Davey & Waddington, Matthews Bros, Sandhurst and northern district Trustees, W. Ewing & Son, H & C Styles, McEncroe Milk Products.the sun newspaper, the advocate

This bottle was made in Scotland and recovered decades later from a shipwreck along the coast of Victoria. It may have been amongst the ship's cargo, its provisions or amongst a passenger's personal luggage. It is now part of the John Chance collection. Stoneware bottles similar to this one were in common use during the mid-to-late 19th century. They were used to store and transport. The bottles were handmade using either a potter's wheel or in moulds such as a plaster mould, which gave the bottles uniformity in size and shape. The bottle would then be fired and glazed in a hot kiln. Makers often identified their bottles with the impression of a small symbol or adding a colour to the mouth. The manufacturer usually stamped their bottles with their name and logo, and sometimes a message that the bottle remained their property and should be returned to them. The bottles could then be cleaned and refilled. The Barrowfield pottery was founded in 1866 by Henry Kennedy, an Irish native, in the Camlachie district east of Glasgow, close to the Campbellfield and Mount Blue potteries. It is believed that Kennedy started with just one kiln but by 1871 was employing forty men and six boys and such was the success of the enterprise that by 1880, no less than eight kilns were in operation and a year later one hundred and the pottery was employing eighteen people. Stoneware bottle production was a mainstay of the pottery and over “1500 dozen” were being turned out daily along with other wares, including 30-gallon ironstone containers. With so many kilns in operation, six hundred saggars were required every week but, unlike some potteries, these were made on the premises from Garnkirk and Glenboig fire clays. Pottery production reaches a high scale which presented a high risk of fire and Barrowfield was no exception. In April 1884 heat from a kiln set fire to the roof resulting in significant structural damage, the loss of unfinished wares alone amounting to £10,000 a very substantial sum in 1884.  The pottery recovered from this reverse but then Henry Kennedy died in July 1890. The terms of his will indicated that he and his sons John and Joseph were partners and this was reflected in a change of title in the 1891-92 Post Office Directory to Henry Kennedy & Sons. Despite the growth of the business there was still space enough, however, to allow china, earthenware and glass retailers Daniel and John McDougall to commence production of their Nautilus wares there in 1894, the success of which allowed them to soon move to permanent quarters at the empty Saracen Pottery, Possil. In around 1900 John Kennedy left to resurrect the liquidated Cleland Pottery and although Barrowfield remained listed as Henry Kennedy & Sons, brother Joseph was in control. In 1911 Henry Kennedy & Sons Ltd was formed, with two of the four directors being the Kennedy brothers. The pottery’s growth to this point was reflected in the eighteen kilns the largest pottery kilns then recorded in Scotland.   However, the disruption of the First World War and the combined effects of subsequent economic depression, US prohibition, hygiene regulations and competition from alternative materials posed severe challenges for stoneware potteries in the post-war years as they competed with each other for diminishing markets. Competitors such as Eagle and Caledonian Potteries fell by the wayside and finally, Barrowfield closed in 1929. This stoneware bottle is historically significant for its manufacture and use in the late 19th to the early 20th century. The bottle is also significant as it was recovered by John Chance, a diver, from a wreck on the coast of Victoria in the 1960s-70s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have since been donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection by his family, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. Stoneware was produced at Barrowfield pottery for the domestic and export markets, with South America being a large market. Barrowfield stoneware can be found throughout the world. Its longevity and abundant production makes the subject item a significant addition to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum collection.Bottle, salt glazed stoneware, beige, some discolouration above base. Chip on base and on neck. Inscriptions stamped near base.Makers lozenge stamped, H Kennedy Barrowfield Pottery GLASGOW at base.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, john chance, h kennedy pottery, stoneware, ironstone, pottery, barrowfield glasgow

Yields information about the disposal of the SEC Ballarat tramcar fleet and locations.Typed original of a list of disposals of the Ballarat Tramcar fleet, with corrections. Would have been used in the production of a duplicated list of disposals published to members April 1972 - See "Information for Members and Interested Parties", March 1972 or April / May 1972. Typed on foolscap paper. Gives a list of the trams and where there were at the time of publication and the current owner/custodian. Has handwritten changes in ink. See also Reg items 3929 and 6664 for other lists.sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars

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This chronometer was made around 1936 and has been on display at Flagstaff Hill for over 40 years as part of the exhibit of the ‘Reginald M’, an Australian-built, 19ss, coastal trader vessel. A chronometer is an accurate mechanical instrument used for measuring time. It is constructed carefully to remain stable even under the changing conditions of seafaring life such as temperature, humidity and air pressure. The Master or Navigator of a ship could use the chronometer and the positions of celestial bodies to calculate the ship’s latitude at sea. In 1905 the business Chronometerwerke GmbH was formed in Frankfurt, Germany, to supply the country with high-quality mechanical chronometers and ship clocks for their maritime trade, making the country independent of other international suppliers such as those in England. In 1938 the firm was renamed Wempe Chronometerwerke. The business continues today. Its products now include its well-known chronometers, battery-powered ship clocks, ship’s bell clocks, barometers, barographs, thermometers, hygrometers, comfort meters to measure temperature and humidity, and wristwatches. The company also performs chronometer testing facilities for the State’s Weights and Measures office. The article written by Givi in July 2022 “The Basics of Marine Meteorology – a Guide for Seafarers” refers to the weather’s signs and patterns being repeated over and over, and the recording of these observations helps forecasters predict changes in the weather. The chronometer is an example of a mechanical navigational marine instrument in use in the early to the mid-20th century. The maker is significant as part of a German government initiative to be self-sufficient in the production of good quality marine technology. This chronometer is significant as part of the exhibit, the Australian-built vessel, 1922 coastal trader ‘Reginald M’, listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels and on display for over 40 years.Marine chronometer or marine clock, brass case, glass cover, Roman numerals, 24-hour numbers beside them. Two black hands, a keyhole for winding and ventilation holes in the side. The base has a collar with four machined mounting holes. Inscriptions are on the clock’s face."Made in Germany" and "WEMPE / CHRONOMETERWERKE / HAMBURG"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, marine meteorology, horology, chronometer, marine technology, latitude, marine navigation, mechanical instrument, scientific instrument, ship clock, chromometerwerke gmbh, wempe chronometerwerke, marine clock