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Federation University Historical CollectionPostcard - black and white, Bath Pump Room (interior), c1917
... ...pump house...Black and white postcard showing a number of chairs and tables in the Pump House at Bath, England....WW1 Australian Soldier's memorabilia bath pump house chatham-holmes family collection world war 1 postcard Black and white postcard showing a number of chairs and tables in the Pump House at Bath, England. ...WW1 Holmes Family souvenir. Bath is famous for its mineral water bath. The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing. The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level. There are four main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum, holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century. WW1 Australian Soldier's memorabiliaBlack and white postcard showing a number of chairs and tables in the Pump House at Bath, England.bath, pump house, chatham-holmes family collection, world war 1, postcard -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph - Slide, Cato Lake Pool in use
... Colour Photographic slide of old pool in useShowing pump House and Enterence....Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Colour Photographic slide of old pool in useShowing pump House and Enterence. Cato Lake Pool in use. ...Colour Photographic slide of old pool in useShowing pump House and Enterence. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
... Construction. 1963 opening of Eppalock Reservoir. Pump house to right of picture....Construction. 1963 opening of Eppalock Reservoir. Pump house to right of picture. Slide DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. ...Eppalock. Construction. 1963 opening of Eppalock Reservoir. Pump house to right of picture.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph, E C Joshua, Albert Park from the Gasworks to the Lagoon, 1921
... ...Pump House...Transport - Aviation and Aerodrome Sandridge Lagoon Natural Environment Recreation Built Environment Parks and Gardens E C JOSHUA H J LARKINS Gasworks Schumaker Mill furnishing works Pump House Sugar shed Joshua Bros Distillery "Albert Park from the Gasworks to the Lagoon" Copy of aerial photography 1921 of former lagoon area taken by E C JOSHUA (photographer) and Captain H J LARKIN (pilot). ...Rare copy of E C JOSHUA and Captain LARKIN work."Albert Park from the Gasworks to the Lagoon" Copy of aerial photography 1921 of former lagoon area taken by E C JOSHUA (photographer) and Captain H J LARKIN (pilot). "Views from an Aeroplane" black and white copy. Plus separate sheet giving brief description of photographtransport - aviation and aerodrome, sandridge lagoon, natural environment, recreation, built environment, parks and gardens, e c joshua, h j larkins, gasworks, schumaker mill furnishing works, pump house, sugar shed, joshua bros distillery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
... Opening Day 1963, demonstration of pump house. The crowd has gathered to watch....Opening Day 1963, demonstration of pump house. The crowd has gathered to watch. Slide DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. ...Eppalock. Construction. Opening Day 1963, demonstration of pump house. The crowd has gathered to watch.Agfacolourcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
... Construction. 1963 opening Eppalock Reservoir. The pump house at work, and the large spray it makes....Construction. 1963 opening Eppalock Reservoir. The pump house at work, and the large spray it makes. ...Eppalock. Construction. 1963 opening Eppalock Reservoir. The pump house at work, and the large spray it makes.Agfacolorcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
... The crowd have gathered to watch the pump house at work, and the large spray it makes....The crowd have gathered to watch the pump house at work, and the large spray it makes. ...Eppalock. Construction. 1963 opening Eppalock Reservoir. The crowd have gathered to watch the pump house at work, and the large spray it makes.civil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph, Paddle Steamer Weeroona in Dule's and Orr's Dry Dock, 1900s
... Shows wooden dock walls and pump house on right....Shows wooden dock walls and pump house on right. Paddle Steamer Weeroona in Dule's and Orr's Dry Dock Photograph ...Copyright Queenscliff Historical museum. Paddle Steamer Weeroona in Duke's and Orr's Dry Dock. Black and white photo . Shows vessel resting on keel blocks. Two men in foreground standing on dock floor. Shows wooden dock walls and pump house on right.transport - shipping, maritime, ps weeroona, duke's and orr's dry dock -
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)'Coronet' Breast Reliever used by Dr John Green, c. 1948, Coronet, c1948
... Consists of glass bulb and red rubber pump, housed in original box. Box consists of cardboard lid and base and is labelled "CORONET/ BRAND/ BREAST RELIEVER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/". ...Consists of glass bulb and red rubber pump, housed in original box. Box consists of cardboard lid and base and is labelled "CORONET/ BRAND/ BREAST RELIEVER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/". ...These breast pumps were known as breast relievers or breast exhausters. They were a refinement of the much earlier 'sucking glass'. The breast pump was refined during the Victorian age. Glass breast pumps were used to manually express milk for the infant. These pumps were in use from the early 1920s to the late 1960s. They can also be used to stimulate lactation. These pumps were widely used in the 1950s by mothers of premature babies. The milk was expressed by hand in the home, then transported to the hospital to feed the premature infant. Breast pump, Coronet brand. Consists of glass bulb and red rubber pump, housed in original box. Box consists of cardboard lid and base and is labelled "CORONET/ BRAND/ BREAST RELIEVER/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/". "DR. JOHN GREEN" written in pen on box label.breast feeding -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument - Envelope, Packet: Orcharding in Ringwood: Sharps Orchard; Pump's Orchard. "Reaghill" Reports by Richard Carter and David Harper
... Sharp's orchard - Heathmont; Pump's orchard and house locations; Harper's Bush - Heathmont...Ringwood and District Historical Society 125A Warrandyte Road Ringwood North melbourne Sharp's orchard - Heathmont; Pump's orchard and house locations; Harper's Bush - Heathmont Packet: Orcharding in Ringwood: Sharps Orchard; Pump's Orchard. ...Sharp's orchard - Heathmont; Pump's orchard and house locations; Harper's Bush - Heathmont -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1960
... Unknown what the photo is referencing, however, there is perhaps an old wooden pump house near a large body of water. Located inside the pump house is an old rusted steam engine, dated c1900, which could have controlled the flow of water. ...Unknown what the photo is referencing, however, there is perhaps an old wooden pump house near a large body of water. Located inside the pump house is an old rusted steam engine, dated c1900, which could have controlled the flow of water. ...The date this photograph was taken is unknown. Estimated date 1960-70s. The gentleman in the photograph and location the photograph was taken are also unknown. Perhaps in the Beechworth or Stanley area. Unknown what the photo is referencing, however, there is perhaps an old wooden pump house near a large body of water. Located inside the pump house is an old rusted steam engine, dated c1900, which could have controlled the flow of water. The photo is associated to another record, 6856 as it has the same elderly gentlemen in the image. He is able to be identified through wearing the same clothes and distinctive hat in both photographs. The photograph could be associated to mining as the gentleman is standing next to a small mine site in a related record. Colour rectangular photograph printed on glossy photographic paper. Obverse: Reverse: 6857/ colour photograph, beechworth, burke museum, mining, miners, stanley -
Ballarat Fire BrigadePhotograph
... REO pumper was housed at Ballarat Fire Station for a number of years in the 1920's...Ballarat Fire Brigade Corner Barkly & East Streets Ballarat East goldfields REO pumper was housed at Ballarat Fire Station for a number of years in the 1920's nil B&W photograph of 1920's REO pumper (registration 47813) out front of Ballarat Fire Station. ...REO pumper was housed at Ballarat Fire Station for a number of years in the 1920'sB&W photograph of 1920's REO pumper (registration 47813) out front of Ballarat Fire Station. Pumper has 1 fireman in driver seat and 1 fireman standing on rear of vehiclenil -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, Jacksons Creek Viaduct
... The weir at the base of the bridge was used to dam water as well as ensuring a water supply for the steam trains. The pump house at the base of the bridge was where the water was pumped and then taken to the railway station for the steam engines....The weir at the base of the bridge was used to dam water as well as ensuring a water supply for the steam trains. The pump house at the base of the bridge was where the water was pumped and then taken to the railway station for the steam engines. ...The four arch railway bridge, known as the Jacksons Creek Viaduct Bridge, spans the Jacksons Creek north of the Sunbury Railway Station. The weir at the base of the bridge was used to dam water as well as ensuring a water supply for the steam trains. The pump house at the base of the bridge was where the water was pumped and then taken to the railway station for the steam engines.This bridge is one of notable four railway bridges along the railway line that are in Sunbury. An enlarged black and white photograph with a white border of a high bridge over a watercourse.bridges, jacksons creek viaduct, jacksons creek viaduct bridge, railways -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, Alexandra and District, 2006
... Back cover has a circular emblem that has a miner digging, a pump house and poppet head and some bales of wool. ...Back cover has a circular emblem that has a miner digging, a pump house and poppet head and some bales of wool. ...A history of Alexandra and surroundsHardback. Front cover has a photograph of a farmhouse in a paddock with Cathedral Mountain in the background. Back cover has a circular emblem that has a miner digging, a pump house and poppet head and some bales of wool. The words 'Founded on gold wool and butter' surround the centre. There is also a photograph of the main street of old Alexandra with a stagecoach drawn by two horses that has three people seated in and on the stagecoach along with some luggage on the roof.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779alexandra region-victoria, history -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Rupertswood Viaduct
... The building in the LH corner was a pump house where water was pumped and taken to the water tower on Sunbury Station where the steam trains stopped to replenish their tanks. ...The building in the LH corner was a pump house where water was pumped and taken to the water tower on Sunbury Station where the steam trains stopped to replenish their tanks. ...The stone bridge is one of the many bridges built along the Bendigo Rail Line. This one along with four others are in Sunbury which were built in the late 1850s. This bridge spans the Rupertswood Viaduct which is north of the Sunbury Station. The building in the LH corner was a pump house where water was pumped and taken to the water tower on Sunbury Station where the steam trains stopped to replenish their tanks. The Bendigo Rail Line was the first Government owned and operated to be constructed in Victoria. Along the railway a number of famous bridges and tunnels were built and are of historical significance. The bridge spanning the Rupertswood Viaduct is one of them. A black and white photograph with a cream border of a high bridge spanning a deep valley. The roof of a small building is visible in the bottom LHS corner of the photograph.bridges, railways, rupertswood viaduct -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Sandridge Lagoon Port Melbourne c.1920, c. 1920
... Across the Lagoon is Harpers Starch factory with the pump house at right, & lour mill at left. Against the wharf lies the ketch 'Ripple' belonging to the Stennikens. ...Across the Lagoon is Harpers Starch factory with the pump house at right, & lour mill at left. Against the wharf lies the ketch 'Ripple' belonging to the Stennikens. ...Copy of B&W photograph c.1920 taken from the Eastern Jetty looking across Lagoon to Esplanade West with a yacht' in the foreground. Across the Lagoon is Harpers Starch factory with the pump house at right, & lour mill at left. Against the wharf lies the ketch 'Ripple' belonging to the Stennikens. Known as a 'ti-tree' ketch, it was used to transport ti-tree and shell grit from down the bay.Photograph of a single masted yacht in the Lagoon and Harpers Starch Factory in the background..built environment - commercial, harpers starch factory, transport - shipping, a stenniken -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Smith Dam, Karingal Drive, Eltham, 19 September 2006
... Gordon Ford designed the landscaping and the pump-house was demolished. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. ...Gordon Ford designed the landscaping and the pump-house was demolished. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. ...The dam at the entrance to the Nerreman Gateway in Eltham was built according to an internationally acclaimed theory developed by the builder's father. In 1920, Victorian engineer B.A. Smith was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers J. James R. Cross Gold Medal for his Technical Paper titled 'Arched Dams'. It was the first time this medal had been awarded outside the United States. The concrete arched dam across the Eltham West Drain was built in 1940 by B.A. Smith's son and engineer, D. B. (Bernie) Smith to water the 24 acre (9.75 ha) hobby farm owned by himself and new wife, Isa Smith. Upon completion of the dam a pump-house was constructed beside the creek but before the water could be pumped up the hill they had to dig a trench and lay 500m of 100mm water main to an elevated holding tank. The Smiths made the pump-house their home for several years until they constructed their home at the top of the hill overlooking Eltham and views extending to Kinglake. Following Bernie's death in 1983, Nerreman Park was subdivided between 1993 and 1995. Gordon Ford designed the landscaping and the pump-house was demolished. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p137 The dam at the entrance to the Nerreman Gateway in Eltham, was built according to an internationally acclaimed theory developed by the builder’s father. In 1920, Victorian engineer B A Smith was awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers J. James R. Croes Gold Medal, for his Technical Paper titled Arched Dams. It was the first time this medal had been awarded outside America. An international example of the application of Smith’s work can be found in the design of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, Nevada, USA. Built between 1930 and 1936, it is recognised by the ASCE as one of ‘America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders’.1 The concrete arched dam across the Eltham West Drain was built by B A Smith’s son and engineer, D B (Bernie) Smith. Bernie’s dam followed his father’s theory, having a curvature that takes maximum advantage of concrete’s great strength in compression. The water load is carried into the abutments because of this curvature, which permits a wall thickness of only 225 millimetres thick at its crest, despite the dam’s capacity of more than 4.5 megalitres. The Eltham dam was designed to water the 24 acre (9.75 ha) hobby farm belonging to newly married couple Bernie and Isa Smith. Bernie, from Armadale, and Isa, from a farm at Tyntynder near Swan Hill, were attracted to the hilly topography and the creek running through the property. It extended from Ryans Road, Eltham, to Karingal Drive, Montmorency and was adjacent to Meruka Park. The Smiths named it Nerreman Park using the Aboriginal word Nerreman meaning ‘River Bend’ as their creek had a pronounced bend.2 In 1940 the first thing Bernie did was to build a dam, and with Isa’s help, a pump-house, to secure a water supply for their cattle, pigs, chickens, orchard and vegetable gardens. It was also available for the fire-plugs, which they placed all over the property in case of bushfire. The couple built the pump-house beside the creek and installed a Tange three-plunger pump, which had originally supplied the City of Wodonga with water. But before the Smiths could pump water up the hill from the dam they had to dig a trench and lay about 550 yards (500m) of a four-inch (100mm) water main up to an elevated holding tank. The trench was dug with a single furrow plough drawn by an old draught horse. Living in rough conditions did not deter the Smiths, who made the pump-house their home, where they still lived when their first child was born in 1944. They later built their home at the top of their property overlooking Eltham, with magnificent views to Kinglake, the Dandenong Ranges and Melbourne. From 1946 it took them almost 20 years to complete the 36-square house with its 12-foot (3.6m) high ceilings. Material for the concrete roof and walls faced with sandstone, was ripped out of the ground on their property by plough pulled by tandem Clydesdale horses. Isa was a strong woman – two days before their second child was born – she set three huge sandstone boulders in place in the bottom wall of the garage. She also mixed all the cement for the house. A collapsed kitchen wall did not discourage her from rebuilding it in a week, while her husband was away working in the country. She later recalled: ‘We stood back to admire this beautiful wall we’d built and while we were looking at it, it came tumbling down’.3 Following Bernie’s death in 1983, Nerreman Park was subdivided, between 1993 and 1995. Local Gordon Ford designed the landscaping and the pump-house was pulled down. But the dam remains as a reminder of exceptional engineering4 – and of a remarkable couple.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, karingal drive, smiths dam, bernie smith, gordon ford, isa smith, nerreman gateway, nerreman park estate, dams -
Linton and District Historical Society IncWeights, Analite Pty Ltd Laboratory Equipment and Chemicals, Weights for gold, used at Dawson's Dam
... The weights were from the effects of James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett, whose photos of the Dawson Dam Pump House etc are in the Society's collection. ...The weights were from the effects of James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett, whose photos of the Dawson Dam Pump House etc are in the Society's collection. ...Used c.1907-1909 at Dawsons Dam mine by Engineer James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett. On slip of paper kept with box, dated 9-7-93: "This set of Gold Weights is to go to the Linton Historical Society to match a set of Gold Scales they have in their collection. The weights were from the effects of James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett, whose photos of the Dawson Dam Pump House etc are in the Society's collection. These weights were used at the Dawsons Dam main office, when the daily gold collection was weighed, Circa 1907-09". Signed "R McD Bennett".Brown analite box with metal clasp, containing a set of gold weights and tweezers. Weights vary in size.james mitchell carlyle (lyle) bennett, dawson's dam, mining, gold weights, russell mcdonagh bennett -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph, Grand Duke Mine, Timor, Victoria, 04/05/2025
... A massive pumping engine The arch before you is all that remains of the pump house that served to remove water from this mine. ...A massive pumping engine The arch before you is all that remains of the pump house that served to remove water from this mine. ...Running through this reserve was one of Victoria's richest gold deep leads. From 1869 to 1896 this mine produced 216,000 ounces of gold, valued at over £885,000. The Timor area was mainly mined by the Duke and Timor Gold Mining Company, later known as Duchess of Timor, Duke, and Grand Duke. On 03 May 1869, at a traditional afternoon ceremony, the machinery was started and launched by the old process of 'giving it a name'. A baptismal ceremony was performed, with a Miss Eliza Watson dashing a bottle of champagne over the fly wheel on its first revolution and proclaiming its name to be 'The Galatea'. The mine here was renowned for the massive pumping engine it boasted. Imported from England, the massive Cornish pump was an improvement that was added in 1874. It had a 30 ton iron beam. The mine was the economic centre of this area, employing hundreds of men over its 27 years. At the height of its operation the company's proprietors boasted that nearly all the inhabitants of the nearby towns of Timor and Bowenvale depended on the mine for support. There were some tumultuous times at the mine, with periods of financial strife as well as accidents. When the pumps broke down in 1879 the mine flooded and remained out of action for two years. Mining was a dangerous occupation and a tragic accident in December 1883 claimed the lives of four men. As the ground here was so wet, pumping water out of the mine was crucial to safely reach the gold. It was this pumping engine, reported to be the largest of its kind in Australia, and comparable in size to just two others in the world, that was the key to the success of the Grand Duke mine. Many other smaller nearby mines also had their water pumped out. During the last seven years of the mine's operation it pumped out 2,000 gallons of water every minute, making this the longest and most continuous wet mine in the state. As well as the pump house and engine, there were four main shafts, 12 Cornish flue boilers, eight iron puddling machines and one battery of 20 heads. A massive pumping engine The arch before you is all that remains of the pump house that served to remove water from this mine. When mining started at Timor in the late 1860s the ground here was very wet. If miners were to have any success in reaching the gold they had to remove the water from the ground. To deal with this challenge the company imported a massive Cornish pumping engine from England to pump water out of the mine. It was reputed to be one of the best pumping engines in the world at the time. The engine generated 270 horsepower and its iron beam, weighing 30 tons, was the largest in Victoria. The beam of the large pumping engine see-sawed on this pump house wall to move the plunger or bucket in the pump up and down. The vertical cylinder was 80 inches in diameter with a stroke of 10 feet. The piston itself was eight inches in diameter and 17 feet high and the piston pump had a diameter of 22 inches. For such large engines a massive wall to support the beam was necessary. The piston operated on the downstroke and consequently the cylinder had to be anchored to a considerable foundation to overcome the weight of the pump rods in the shaft. The whole apparatus had to be contained in a tall building because of its vertical configuration. The pumping engine's building has beam walls six feet wide and over 26 feet long which rest on foundations 16 feet deep. The granite used to construct the arch was quarried at Mt Hooghly, some eight or nine kilometres away.Colour photographs of the Grand Duke Mine at Timor near Maryborough, Victoria.grand duke mine, timor, maryborough, mining, duke and timor gold mining company, duchess of timor -
Melbourne WaterSouvenir confectionery bowl, 1930s-40s
... The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glades pools and rose gardens. ...The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glades pools and rose gardens. ...Melbourne Water inherited many of its water assets, such as reservoirs from its predecessor the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW). They have served the organisation well and have long been celebrated for both their natural beauty and engineering ingenuity. In the nineteenth century Victoria’s fundamental need for water infrastructure went beyond merely functional solutions and reflected the English ideal of the romance and beauty that was embodied in expanses of water. The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glades pools and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance. This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally. Clear glass flower shaped 'depression ware' confectionery bowl, with photographic image of Maroondah Reservoir outlet tower on basemelbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah reservoir, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, glass bowl -
Melbourne WaterSouvenir lapel pin/brooch Maroondah Dam, 1960s/70s
... The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. ...The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. ...Melbourne Water inherited many of its water assets, such as reservoirs from its predecessor the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW). They have served the organisation well and have long been celebrated for both their natural beauty and engineering ingenuity. In the nineteenth century Victoria’s fundamental need for water infrastructure went beyond merely functional solutions and reflected the English ideal of the romance and beauty that was embodied in expanses of water. The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance. This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally. Blue enamel and metal lapel pin/brooch depicting Maroondah Reservoir and outlet tower. Oval shaped with words 'Maroondah Dam' at the top and a ribbon banner containing 'Healesville' at the bottom. Maroondah Dam. Healesvillemelbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah reservoir, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, lapel pin, brooch -
Melbourne WaterSouvenir tea caddy spoon "Tea Time", Early 1960s
... The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. ...The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. ...Melbourne Water inherited many of its water assets, such as reservoirs from its predecessor the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW). They have served the organisation well and have long been celebrated for both their natural beauty and engineering ingenuity. In the nineteenth century Victoria’s fundamental need for water infrastructure went beyond merely functional solutions and reflected the English ideal of the romance and beauty that was embodied in expanses of water. The MMBW further enhanced this notion by incorporating beauty and function in to the Classical and Italianate designs of its infrastructure such as pumping houses and reservoir outlet towers. The reservoir gardens and picnic areas were landscaped with ornamental stonework, exotic trees, decorative flower beds, fern glads pools and rose gardens. All features of the water supply system became widely celebrated as beauty spots that continue to be very popular to this day with tourists and locals alike. This souvenir is a product of that flourishing tourist trade. These water supply sites continue to enhance Melbourne’s charm and liveability and are now recognised as places of cultural and historic significance This souvenir item has been curated by Melbourne Water as it represents an important historical aspect of the organisation by demonstrating the popularity of its water asset sites as recreational places and tourist attractions, and although these sites are functional parts of the water supply system, they were also designed to be enjoyed by the public both aesthetically and recreationally. Tea caddy spoon with clock face engraved showing 4pm on round spoon, tea pot shaped handle with enamel scenic view badge saying 'Healesville' ( depicting Maroondah Reservoir outlet tower). Tea caddy spoon box labelled 'Fine Silverware by Stokes'Stokes and Sons Stokes & Sons logo (Star with S and boomerang) EG. No. 15733melbourne metropolitan board of works, mmbw, maroondah reservoir, melbourne water, scenic view, souvenir, tea caddy spoon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: SCALEBUOY DIAGRAM
... Lay Out includes measurements, pump base, 2 valve houses, front and side walls and pipe layout....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields SCIENCES Instruments - general scalebuoy Bill Ashman Collection - Correspondence Rochester Butter Factory Lay Out Lay Out of Scalebuoy at the Rochester Butter Factory drawn in pencil on a piece of paper with the bottom right corner missing. Lay Out includes measurements, pump ...Lay Out of Scalebuoy at the Rochester Butter Factory drawn in pencil on a piece of paper with the bottom right corner missing. Lay Out includes measurements, pump base, 2 valve houses, front and side walls and pipe layout.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, rochester butter factory lay out -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument, Collection of copies of Maps relating to Wieland Houses and Properties (most undated), plus Document entitle Brian Pump's Orchard and House Locations, 25/2/2008
... house including sub-divisions. Mostly in Heathmont but also Scoresby Most pages are undated and do not have original sources Document 28054 entitled Brian Pump's Orchard and House Locations has notes with maps of various houses with numbers corresponding to those on the included maps and also to those in 28054-003 document ...house including sub-divisions. Mostly in Heathmont but also Scoresby Most pages are undated and do not have original sources Document 28054 entitled Brian Pump's Orchard and House Locations has notes with maps of various houses with numbers corresponding to those on the included maps and also to those in 28054-003 document Collection of copies of Maps relating to Wieland Houses and Properties (most undated), plus Document entitle Brian Pump's Orchard and House Locations Document ...Collection of A4 photocopies of maps and plans, some with yellow highlighting, showing locations of Wieland properties and house including sub-divisions. Mostly in Heathmont but also Scoresby Most pages are undated and do not have original sources Document 28054 entitled Brian Pump's Orchard and House Locations has notes with maps of various houses with numbers corresponding to those on the included maps and also to those in 28054-003 document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY
... Extracts include Capital, Shares, Names of Directors and Manager, Workings, Main shaft size and depth, Cost of work and labour, Drainage, Pumping Plant and Engine House....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields DOCUMENT Gold New Chum & Victoria Lines of Reef Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Ballerstedt & Co L L Edward Cook Esq Thomas Burrows Henry Jackson Alexander Rose David Chaplin Sterry Theodore Ballerstedt H B Nicholas Canal Basin Foundry Glasgow Photocopied handwritten notes about the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company. Extracts from Dickers M. Record Vol. 1 23/11/1861 Ps 2 &3. Extracts include Capital, Shares, Names of Directors and Manager, Workings, Main shaft size and depth, Cost of work and labour, Drainage, Pumping ...Photocopied handwritten notes about the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company. Extracts from Dickers M. Record Vol. 1 23/11/1861 Ps 2 &3. Extracts include Capital, Shares, Names of Directors and Manager, Workings, Main shaft size and depth, Cost of work and labour, Drainage, Pumping Plant and Engine House.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, victoria reef gold mines company, ballerstedt & co l l, edward cook esq, thomas burrows, henry jackson, alexander rose, david chaplin sterry, theodore ballerstedt, h b nicholas, canal basin foundry glasgow -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Framed photograph of Warrnambool Salt Water Baths, c. 1920
... pump. The men's pool was 100 feet by 50 feet and the women's pool was 60 feet by 30 feet with bathing strictly segregated in the 19th century. A building nearby housed...pump. The men's pool was 100 feet by 50 feet and the women's pool was 60 feet by 30 feet with bathing strictly segregated in the 19th century. A building nearby housed ...This is a framed photograph of the men's pool at the Warrnambool Salt Water Baths. These Baths were originally built at the end of Gilles Street on the line of the present railway line in 1876 but were rebuilt in 1889 further north in Gilles Street when the railway line was opened. The water was pumped from the sea, initially by a windmill and later by a gas pump. The men's pool was 100 feet by 50 feet and the women's pool was 60 feet by 30 feet with bathing strictly segregated in the 19th century. A building nearby housed marble cubicles with hot spa baths with the water heated on the site and a caretaker's cottage completed the complex. Men's nude bathing was a feature of the early 20th century. Originally built by a local public company the Baths were taken over by the Warrnambool Council. These baths were superseded by the opening in 1961 of an Olympic Pool In Warrnambool. The site and the remaining buildings of the old sea water baths are now heritage-listed and today form part of the headquarters of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society.This photograph is of historical significance as a depiction of the Warrnambool Salt water Baths in the early 20th century. These Baths were the basis for promoting Warrnambool as a health and spa resort town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This is a framed black and white photograph of the men's pool at the Warrnambool Salt Water Baths. It depicts men and boys swimming in the circular pool and one male on the diving board. All these men are naked. There are other clothed males and clothed attendants wearing hats and waistcoats. The change rooms are on the right side of the photograph and there is a fence with trees behind. The photograph is mounted on cardboard with a gilt edge and is held in a wooden ridged frame behind glass. warrnambool sea water baths, sea baths, warrnambool pool, gilles street -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Badge, Country Fire Brigade 1929
... house in Liebig Street. Since then the brigade has been situated in Raglan Parade, Timor Street and today is in Mortlake Road. Fire Brigade demonstrations were a feature of rural Fire Brigades, particularly in the 19th century. At these demonstrations firemen from all over the state were involved in competition using hose reels, pumps...house in Liebig Street. Since then the brigade has been situated in Raglan Parade, Timor Street and today is in Mortlake Road. Fire Brigade demonstrations were a feature of rural Fire Brigades, particularly in the 19th century. At these demonstrations firemen from all over the state were involved in competition using hose reels, pumps ...The Warrnambool Fire Brigade was formed in 1863 with the first fire engine house in Liebig Street. Since then the brigade has been situated in Raglan Parade, Timor Street and today is in Mortlake Road. Fire Brigade demonstrations were a feature of rural Fire Brigades, particularly in the 19th century. At these demonstrations firemen from all over the state were involved in competition using hose reels, pumps and ladders etc. A torch light procession was always part of the demonstration. The state Fire Brigade Demonstration was held in Warrnambool in March 1929. One hundred and nineteen teams entered the Champion Fours and there were ninety one entrants in the one man ladder competition which was won by a fireman from Carrum who was carried shoulder high around the oval. This badge has considerable significance as it is our only memento of the Fire Brigade demonstration held in Warrnambool in 1929. A gold coloured metal badge featuring a profile of a fireman's helmet at the top, a horizontal bar, ornate capital Letters; C F B painted ( the letter F is missing some paint ) in the centre and a dark blue scroll with text at the base. There is a small hook and a small hollow cylinder on the reverse. The clip is missing.1929 DEMONSTRATION WARRNAMBOOL country fire brigade, country fire brigade demonstration, warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Bottles (2), Bottle, c. 1900
... House building in Gilles Street Warrnambool. The wall replaced one damaged beyond repair following a car accident in 2019. The building was erected in 1889 as the caretaker’s cottage in the Warrnambool Sea Baths complex (for most of its existence it had two swimming pools, a hot sea water baths building and a caretaker’s cottage). The water in the baths were pumped...House building in Gilles Street Warrnambool. The wall replaced one damaged beyond repair following a car accident in 2019. The building was erected in 1889 as the caretaker’s cottage in the Warrnambool Sea Baths complex (for most of its existence it had two swimming pools, a hot sea water baths building and a caretaker’s cottage). The water in the baths were pumped ...These two bottles were found by workmen building a new retaining wall on the north side of the Les O’Callaghan History House building in Gilles Street Warrnambool. The wall replaced one damaged beyond repair following a car accident in 2019. The building was erected in 1889 as the caretaker’s cottage in the Warrnambool Sea Baths complex (for most of its existence it had two swimming pools, a hot sea water baths building and a caretaker’s cottage). The water in the baths were pumped up from the ocean and, for the hot baths, heated on site. These baths were the municipal baths until the mid 1950s. The bottles may have originated from the one of the families residing in the cottage or from passers-by in the adjoining Merri Street or from patrons of the baths. They appear to be over 100 years old but there is no way the ownership of the bottles can be established.These bottles are of interest as archeological finds after repair works to the Les O’Callaghan History House. .1 A dark green (or black?) glass bottle with a hollowed out concave base, no stopper and a slightly chipped rim on the top. The bottle is stained inside. .2 A green glass bottle with a hollowed out concave base, a moulded top with no stopper and an elongated neck. The bottle is stained inside. warrnambool & district historical society, heritageworks warrnambool, les o’callaghan history house, warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - Lithographic Squadron Personnel and Equipment, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, Lithographic Squadron Personnel and Equipment, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1990
... Fire pump testing shown in photos .12P & .13P was performed on a regular basis by the unit firefighting team. The building under construction in photo .11P was built with climate controls to house a map library and digital data media building. ...Fire pump testing shown in photos .12P & .13P was performed on a regular basis by the unit firefighting team. The building under construction in photo .11P was built with climate controls to house a map library and digital data media building. ...This is a set of 13 photographs of Lithographic personnel and equipment taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1990. Photos .1P to .3P feature the Beseler Model 4SAF Autofocus Enlarger and accessories. This enlarger was used to enlarge photographic media from the late 1950s. The following description written by Myron Matzkin appeared in the now-defunct Modern Photography magazine in April 1959: Specifications: Beseler Model 4SAF Autofocus Enlarger. Negative size: 16mm to 4x5. Focusing: Autofocusing by parallelogram, wheel and cam system. Light source: 150-watt opal lamp. Construction: Steel and extruded aluminum with pyramid structure and obelisk frame. Other features: Single set of condensers for all lenses, concealed counterbalance for crank-controlled up and down movement, horizontal projection, glassless negative carriers and wheel-mounted variable contrast paper filters. Fire pump testing shown in photos .12P & .13P was performed on a regular basis by the unit firefighting team. The building under construction in photo .11P was built with climate controls to house a map library and digital data media building. All geodetic and survey records previously located at the Field Survey Squadrons and Survey Directorate were centralised at the Army Svy Regt in 1992. More information on the centralisation of RA Svy records is provided in page 157 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. This is a set of 13 photographs of Lithographic Squadron personnel and equipment taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in 1990. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 2400 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) & .2) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Beseler Model 4SAF Autofocus Enlarger. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Beseler Model 4SAF Autofocus Enlarger accessories. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Scott Cameron retouches a film negative. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Print Troop’s SPR Syd Anstee. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Tony Purton. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Photo Troop’s SPR Ivan Parsons. .8) & .9) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Photo Troop’s LCPL John Bragg. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Print Troop’s SPR Ross Anza with a new haircut. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Concrete floor leveling with a screed inside new Map Library building. .12) & .13) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Fire pump put to the test in Fortuna’s lake.There are no personnel identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, litho, litho sqn -
Orbost & District Historical Societypump, late 19th -early 20th century
... Pumps were very important to people up through the 19th century as farm houses seldom had indoor plumbing with running water. ...Pumps were very important to people up through the 19th century as farm houses seldom had indoor plumbing with running water. ...Hand operated water pumps were used to supply water prior to the widespread use of windmill pumps, electric pumps and city water systems. Usually an old pump was made from cast iron, wood or tin. Pumps were very important to people up through the 19th century as farm houses seldom had indoor plumbing with running water. These pumps were also used for outdoor irrigation or laundry purposes.Hand operated water pumps were important before indoor plumbing was adequate. An iron water pump - hand-operated by a lever to the side. A plunger moves up and down (missing). It has a spout and has been painted brown.pump-water irrigation rural
