Heavy Cast aluminium box with hinged lid. Colour is drab olive. Each end has a belt loop. There is a semi rotating clip on the front of the lid section to hold it shut. Inside are, Morse key, 3 switches, Buzzer Assembly, 3 terminals and built in battery box. Inside the lid are the circuits for the device and operating instructions. On lid top are numbers 732 and an arrow head. On front is "Wireless Remote Control Unit A, PMG s W/S SYD. Serial No. 19055." Insie the hinge bracket is broken.Inside on battery compartment lid is:- "Wireless Remote/ Control Unit A/ PMG W/S STD/ Ser No. 19055/ 1944. signals, army, equipment, remote control unit

Heavy cast Aluminium box with hinged lid. Colour is drab olive. Each end has a belt loop. There is a semi rotating clip on the front of the lid section to hold it shut. Inside are Morse Key, 3 switches, Buzzer Assembly, 3 terminals and a built in battery box. Inside the lid are the circuits for the device and operating instructions. On lid is stamped 'D^D'. On front is "Wireless Remote Control Unit A, Serial No. 18017. Inside is marked serial 18017. Inside on Battery cover is: - Wireless Remote Control Units 'A'./ Stromberg Carlson Serial No....... 1941. Inside on front panel is :- Serial No. 18017/ D^D Vac No. ZA 7533".wireless remote control unit, signals, army, morse code

Instruction - 3 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes -Tradesman's assistant procedures" Details electrical work to be done on the rostered day in for RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes by the Tradesman's assistant for the Electrical Mechanic. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, electrical equipment, instructions, procedures, controllers

Instruction - 3 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes - Electrical Mechanics Procedure" Details electrical work to be done on the rostered day in for RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes maintenance, checks, adjustments, safety, testing and closing the boxes. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, electrical equipment, instructions, procedures, controllers

Wireless remote control unitSerial No. 20790. Defence Department voc No. Z.A. 7533

Wireless Remote Control Unit A Serial 17284equipment, 1941, army

In use in January 1973 (details on back). Probably from regional station or regional station officer's house for after hours call outs. Possibly from suburban station offocer's house. Source Chas Martin AHSV curator.Black telephone with white speaker in frontCALL SIGN BASE CALL STC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT M1050

In use 1973 (label on back). Probably from regional station or regional station officer's house for after hours call outs. Possibly from suburban station officer's house. Source Chas Martin AHSV curator.Light brown telephone with speaker in front face.CALL SIGN BASE CALL STC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT M1050

After the 1939 bushfires, the Forests Commission Victoria invested heavily in a radically new communications network. After suffering some inevitable delays due to the war, radio VL3AA switched into full operation in October 1945 proudly beaming out 200 watts across the State. But by today’s standards, the technology was primitive and the reception poor unless the user was on a high point somewhere. The radio signal was "line-of-sight" and bounced between fire towers and relay transmitters across the mountains back to the District offices. The advent of solid-state electronics in the 1960s replaced the more delicate valve sets which enabled greater use of vehicle mounted radios. The Commission continued to research, develop and build new radios at its many workshops around Victoria. The network was supported by a large team of skilled radio technicians. The more secure and versatile State Mobile Radio (SMR) digital trunk system came into operation in about 1995. Upgraded Tait Radios were purchased in 2014 after recommendations of the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission. But it was the convergence of separate technologies such as 5G mobile phones, high-capacity and light-weight lithium batteries, Wi-Fi, the ever-expanding internet, cloud data storage, digital cameras, GPS, personal organisers and hundreds of supporting Apps into powerful smartphones and tablets which revolutionised bushfire communications from the mid-2000s. Radio Desk SetRemote Control Unit RC4B CFL Ballarat Region 09/123bushfire, radios, forests commission victoria (fcv)

This Favag Timer apparatus was a part of the first electronic control system -(1960's), in Victoria), which worked using telephone stepping selectors to convey a change in voltage providing a regulated pulse from the control centre(Mount Beauty) to the remote Power Stations opening and closing (stop/start) of various devices at the Power Station and a return signal confirmed the action taken. Testing of this unit was carried out using a "dummy" device at the remote Power Station so as not to disrupt the power plant's operation. This timer was one of many electrical apparatus connected to the large SEC Victoria Hydro Scheme's electrical power producing generators. These generators are powered by the hydro force of "stored" water at a higher altitude. The establishment of both the NSW and Victorian Hydro Schemes was achieved from the early 1900's to the 1960's. At this point in time the need for additional power sources to quench both an industrial and domestic demand for electricity was purely an economic and not and environmental (carbon reduction) factor. This hydro scheme was instigated by "the Government of the day" as a bold move and was the major force of the World War II refugee and "technical" workforce,inclusion of skilled and unskilled, migration into the Australian environment. Although this mass "invasion" of workers with families was thought of in some circles as intrusive, the expansion of population post war years and its integration into the Australian rural sector, produced the multi- lingual multi-cultural diversity of later years.This Favag Timer was one of the crucial pieces of equipment that made it possible for the Mount Beauty Terminal Station to control the operations of these Power Stations; McKay, Clover, West Kiewa Power Stations and the Dederang Terminal Station.This aluminium and anodised "FAVAG" (pulse) timer is fastened to a base structure which comes with its own metal cover that is fastened by two metal hooks. From the top of these hooks runs a thick leather "carry" strap.The instrument, itself, a small "micro motor" at one end tape feeding spool on the other. Aluminium metal structures offer a preventative barrier against any electronic spikes from static electricity sources. There are two toggle switches to the bottom right hand side and twelve coloured "pin" connection points.There is a sliding access sleeve which exposes a circuit board.with various leads fastened on each side. In front of one of this slide are two "screw in" fuses, spare fuses are in a small envelope taped above. Circuit diagrams are etched white on black background on the top face of the main structure. At the base of the back section is a two pronged input terminal. There is a fine black rubber layer (cushioning) for the mian top cover.On the cover fastened with two rivets "FAVAG" underneath in small print "Fabrique d'appareils electriques S.A." underneathe "NEUCHATEL-SUISSE". on one end is a "STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA" metal label screwed on.The back label has manufacturers' type and model number.sec vic kiewa hydro scheme, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth

Three page photocopy of MMTB May 1970 document titled "RC1 and RC2 Control Unit boxes Maintenance - electrical mechanic's procedure" for the rostered day-in service of Remote Control Relay boxes fitted to Melbourne trams. Provides the instructions for inspection and replacement of parts if needed. trams, tramways, tramcars, controllers, general electric, english electric