Sepia photograph of the coastline, people at the waters edge and standing on large granite blocks. Two people in a small dingy near the edge.The Quarries Cape Woolamaicape woolamai, photographs, granite quarry cape woolamai

Local SceneFrom Essendon looking west over the Maribyrnong River towards Duke Street Quarries Essendon - AR0017

In the words of the Donor, Betty Stone, "This walking stick was made by William Dale from wood obtained from his property Bluestone Quarries situated at Wangoom, Warrnambool. William Dale, the son of William Booth and Hannah (nee Broadbent) Dale was born on 8 July 1828 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. He emigrated to Australia in 1852 and seven years later purchased twenty acres of land in the shire of Wangoom, Warrnambool where he operated a quarry known as The Dale Bluestone Quarries. According to family legend, when William and his wife Elizabeth (nee Chamberlain) first moved into their bluestone cottage on the property, it was surrounded by dense bush that abounded with wildlife. William Dale used this walking stick in his later years. Although physically bent after years of toil, his grandchildren remembered him wheeling his barrow and walking with his stick around the quarries when aged well over eighty years. William Dale died at his residence on 14 December 1913 aged 85 years." (Note: For additional information please refer to Betty Stone’s book “Pioneers and Places - A History of three Warrnambool Pioneering Families” ie. Chamberlain, Dale and Lees Families) This item is associated with the families of Chamberlain, Dale and Lees. These families are listed in the "Pioneers' Register" for Warrnambool Township and Shire, 1835-1900, published by A.I.G.S. Warrnambool Branch. The handmade walking stick was made from local resources.Walking Stick, polished wood with grain and knots showing. Brass tip, 'J' shaped handle. Made by William Dale in the early 1900's of wood from his property, "Dale Bluestone Quarries", Wangoom, Warrnambool. From the 'Chamberlain Dale and Lees Collection'.flagstaff hill, warrnaflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, chamberlain, dale, lees, stone, betty stone, warrnambool pioneers, mbool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, dale bluestone quarries, william dale, walking aid, walking stick, mobility aid

Heatherlie quarryHeatherlie Quarry - Photo shows machinery in quarry; man in bottom right corner Mr F.R. Fameco of 'Heatherlee' Ararat at the Heatherlie Quarries Halls Gap written on backmining, mt difficult quarry

David (father) and Alec Kinnane (son) played cricket for Quarry Hill. This photo shows David (standing left) and Alec (squatting) on the right hand side. Quarry Hill Cricket Team, 1946Taken at Quarry Hill Reservealec kinnane, dave kinnane, quarry hill reserve, david kinnane, quarry hill cricket club

The Kealba Quarry began as a basalt quarry on the edge of St Albans / Kealba / Sunshine North and was later converted into the Kealba (Sunshine) Landfill, operated by the Barro Group. Its modern history is dominated by long-running community conflict, legal battles, and the 2019 present underground landfill fires (“hotspots”) that have caused severe odour and environmental concerns. As of the 19 February 2026, EPA Victoria confirmed that 3 of the 4 hotspots have been extinguished, but one hotspot remains active.5860.01 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Fires Up Legal Action.jpg 5860.02 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Resident's Newsletter Page 1.jpg 5860.02 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Resident's Newsletter Page 2.jpg 5860.03 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Licence Cancelled.jpg 5860.04 - Kealba Quarry - Charges Dropped.jpg 5860.05 - Kealba Quarry - No Meetings Until There's New Info.jpg 5860.06 - Kealba Quarry - Landfill Not Suitable EPA.jpg 5860.07 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Group Concrete And Rock Recycling Facility Resident Survey Page 1.jpg 5860.07 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Group Concrete And Rock Recycling Facility Resident Survey Page 2.jpg 5680.08 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Failing Brimbank As Fires Still Burn.jpg 5860.09 - Kealba Quarry - EPA Failing Brimbank.jpg 5860.10 - Kealba Quarry - Barro Suspended.jpg 5860.11 - Kealba Quarry - Kealba landfill Disaster A Toxic Prison Locals Can't Escape And No End In Slight.jpgkealba quarry, kealba landfill, barro group, mcintyre road, sunshine north, kealba

Slim A 5 book, well-illustrated, and a picture of Market Street Quarry on the front covernon-fictionThe history of quarrying bluestone in the 19th century in Melbourne's westbluestone, quarry

Granite Quarry opened at Cape Woolamai in 1891 by Chambers & Clutten of Melbourne, to supply stone for the facing of equitable buildings, Collins Street, Melbourne. Trolleys on rails brought stones to ship's side at low tide where a jib crane lifted them into the ship's hold. With high tide the ship was refloated.Granite Quarries Cape Woolamai on waters edge. A Cape Woolamai ancient crane in action. Very rocky point. Quarry attracted a community of 300 people.Granite Quarries Woolamailocal history, photographs, granite quarries, phillip island industries, sepia photograph, betty kus collection, granite quarry, cape woolamai, phillip island, bruce bennett

Heatherlie Quarry train excursion 1920s. One small and one enlargement of a quarry with a crane and an unidentified male next to crane.on the back of the small photo "Quarries Train excursion 1920's"stawell grampians industry

Monsanto|Pig & Calf Market|Market Timbers|Market Road Quarry|Kororoit Creekmarket road, quarry, quarries

A faded blue coloured cardboard cover with black information. There is a code near the top which reads WO COde No. 9552. Under the main test of the cover there is a rummber stamp mark which reads HQ 6 Const Gp, Library Copy No: and beside this is the number 57 written in red texta. There are two metal staples and two punch holes down the left hand side of the booklet,british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, quarries and gravel pits

Blue Stone Quarryquaary

Photograph 1 Ollie White Phyliss Winnie Rene Hazel Jean in Printing Office|Photograph 2 Phil david and Hazel in Sunshine Gardens|Photograph 3 Mr Wheeler Jean Ollie White Syl Bill French Eileen Molly Madge Hazel Bill Bennett Alex DecLeod named Girls from Printing Office|Photograph 4 Hazel Dickson and Phyliss Quayle|Photograph 5 Hazel Dickson and Phyliss Quayle at Work Printing Office|Photograph 6 Railway Line being built to Assumed Albion Quarry|Photograph 7 Railway Line being built to Assumed Albion Quarrydickson, quayle, albion quarry, quarries

Photo of a quarry showing a cutting and and old building. No landmarks in the photographquarry

Albion Quarry became a Boral site in 1965, operating through the late 1960s–early 1970s before quarrying ceased and the pit was later used as the Sunshine municipal tip, receiving household, industrial, chemical, and radioactive waste until 1990. The quarry was one of the largest bluestone quarries in Australia, producing stone for roads, rail ballast, bridges, public buildings, and private homes.Boral Quarryboral quarry, ballarat road, albion, albion quarry

Sepia toned photograph showing crane and workmen at a marble quarry at Buchan VictoriaMarble quarries at Buchan 1920s (from The Gap)businesses, engineering, road construction and maintenance

Albion Quarry began operations in 1888, and became one of the largest bluestone quarries in Australia, later it became the Sunshine municipal tip. In 1888, quarrying first began on the site by the Wales family. The quarry extracted high quality bluestone, ideal for road construction, railway ballast, culverts, bridges and public buildings and private homes. The site quickly became one of the most productive basalt quarries in the region. In 1907, the Albion Quarry Company was formed as a partnership between Alexander Wales, James Watter, Peter Rumpf, Thomas Adams, William Wright Wales and Alexander George Wales (later Sir George Wales, Lord Mayor of Melbourne) The company became the largest producer of quarry products in the Commonwealth. The quarry pit was, at one time, the largest in Australia. In January 1965, Boral acquired both Albion Quarry and Reid Quarry, merging them into Albion Reid Pty Ltd. Quarrying there continued until the late 1960s–early 1970s. After quarrying ceased, the enormous pit was used as the Sunshine municipal tip. Dumped into the hole included household waste, industrial waste, chemical waste, radioactive waste and large quantities of unknown fill. Dumping continued until 1990. In the 1990’s, a methane powered electricity plant was installed on the site, but it failed due to insufficient methane production. In 2019, the former quarry made national news due to ground contamination affecting 69 residential homes, 6 commercial properties and a community park. The site is now being reserved for the future Sunshine Energy Park and is awaiting redevelopment. This quarry is historically significant for its scale, its role in Melbourne’s infrastructure, and its later environmental legacy.These photographs document the initial phase of quarrying, featuring manual labour and transportation by horse and cart.Albion basalt quarryalbion quarry, ballarat road, albion, basalt, hulett street

Albion Quarrying Co Pty Ltd Golden 50 Years Jubileealbion quarry, hulett street, albion, quarry

The Kaolin Quarry at Bulla supplied Kaolin to the Northcote and Brunswick Pottery Works until it ceased operation at that site in the 1950s. The three arched bluestone bridge r3placed a ford crossing across Deep Creek, which along with Jacksons Creek flows into the Maribyrnong River.A black and white photograph of the Deep Creek and three arched bluestone bridge in the Bulla Township with the Kaolin Quarry in the background. One truck is crossing the bridge with a tanker approaching the bridge at the bottom of the Bulla Hill.deep creek, bridges, kaolin quarries, quarries, george evans collection

Heatherlie QuarryHeatherlie Quarry - Photo shows 2 people standing in quarry. Machinery in foreground; rock-face middle distancequarrying, mt difficult quarry

Heatherlie QuarryHeatherlie Quarry - Photo shows 2 people standing in quarry. Machinery in foreground. Rock-face middle distancequarrying, rocklyn

Quarry being inspected by Directors of Builders Trading & Roofing Co. Ltd.builders trading and roofing co. ltd., quarries

These photographs, taken by The Advocate in 1990, document the period when plans were announced to transform the two major quarry pits, McGrath Quarry and the former Boral Quarry, into a high‑end residential estate featuring up to six man‑made lakes. For the initial two years of the proposal, the quarries were to receive clean fill so the ground levels could be stabilised and made safe for redevelopment. The bitumen plant on the site was also slated for demolition as part of the transition. Repurposing quarry holes for residential development, rather than converting them into landfills, is significant because it transforms former extraction voids into enduring community assets with environmental, social, economic, and heritage value.These photographs highlight the extensive rock‑extraction industry that once operated across Melbourne’s western suburbs, particularly the sheer scale of the quarry holes it left behind.Quarry Berkshire and Duke St 434quarry, duke street, berkshire road, sunshine north, boral quarry, mcgrath quarry

Black Range Quarry SiteOut Croppping of Rock at Quarry Sitestawell