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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Lee, Robert, Transport - An Australian History
... Transportation - Australia - history.... Transportation - Australia Transportation - Australia - history A history ...A history of transportation in Australia, rail, road, air and on water.index, ill, p.371.non-fictionA history of transportation in Australia, rail, road, air and on water.transportation - australia, transportation - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Wilkes, John, Australia's Transport Crisis, 1956
... transportation - Australia - history - politics... - Australia transportation - Australia - history - politics A history ...A history of transport problems in Australia and political decision making in transport policy.ill, p.215.non-fictionA history of transport problems in Australia and political decision making in transport policy.transportation - australia, transportation - australia - history - politics -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brand, Mona Alexis, Transport in Australia - Making Australian Society, 1979
... Transportation - Australia - history..., ill, p.111. Transportation - Australia - history transport ...A history of transportation in Australiaindex, ill, p.111.non-fictionA history of transportation in Australiatransportation - australia - history, transport - history - australia - pictorial -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Suitcase, 1930-1945
The suitcase didn't catch on until the end of the 19th century, it was quite literally as a case for suits. A typical suitcase came equipped with an inner sleeve for storing shirts, and sometimes a little hat box on the side. But even in the early 20th century, the "dress-suit case" was only one of countless styles of container travellers could buy, from steamer trunks to club bags. By the late 19th century a significant point was reached in the history of transportation, it was the beginning of mass tourism, rather than travel for travels sake made use of by the wealthy in society. Travel wasn't just for the wealthy any more but everyone. Suitcases began as an afterthought in the luggage and leather goods business, but they soon became the very symbol of travel. An 1897 wholesale price list included the words "suitcase" only twice in a 20-page list of luggage types. In America a 1907 T. Eaton & Co. Catalogue, trunks took up a full page while suitcases share a page with club bags and valises. In a 1911 a United Company catalogue, now displayed around 40 per cent of the advertisements were for suitcases. Early suitcases were lighter and more portable than trunks, but they were still bulky by today's standards. Leather, canvas, wicker or thick rubbery cloth was stretched over a rigid wood or steel frame. Corners were rounded out using brass or leather caps and some had wooden rails running around the case. Until steamship travel declined during the mid-20th century, many of these types of the case were advertised as waterproof with some lightweight models marketed specifically to women. The item gives us a snap-shot as to how people undertook travelling during a time when undertaking a journey for pleasure at the end of the 19th century was mainly only for the wealthy. This time saw the beginnings of change from the wealthy in society being able to travel, to the onset of mass tourism. Along with this change in societal norms saw many innervations to the design of luggage as it became a fashionable item.Suitcase, brown canvas with three wooden reinforcing lateral rails running around the case, leather handle each end (one broken), two locks.. Maker Pettigrew & Stephens Ltd Glasgow. "A.T.Cox 354/3 Riversdale Rd Campberwell, Vic Australia" and "W.ON" painted over on each endflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, suitcase, -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet (2 copies), Department of Shipping and Transport, Commonwealth Explosives Transport Committee, Notes for the Guidance of Drivers and Attendants engaged in the Transportation of Commonwealth Explosives, July 1967
Intrstructions for Army driversA soft covered booklet issued as a guide for all drivers and attendants engaged in the transportation of explosives by road.7610-66-027-8250 Badge of Commonwealth of Australiaexplosives, transport, instructions -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Personal memoir, Arthur Tonkin, Up the Dusty Track: The Northern Territory Experience
This is a personal account of Arthur Ernest Tonkin's experiences during World War 2. Arthur was a member of the 147 Australian General Transport Company. He enlisted in Alice Springs and spent the war as a driver along the route between Alice Springs and Darwin. There was no railway between Alice Springs and Darwin, and the road was more like a dirt track, but was essential for transportation of troops and supplies. Arthur was born in 1921 and spent most of his life in Surrey Hills.This is a compelling memoir written by a gentleman with a profound interest in history and an outstanding memory for detail, so although compiled when he was an advanced age, it is a significant memoir.illus.; 22p.; photos, A4 photocopied booklet spiral boundworld war, 1939-1945, darwin overland maintenance force, (mr) (lt col) noel medway loutit, central australian motor transport group, arthur ernest tonkin, memoir -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Robin Da Costa-Adams, Enniskillen McAlpin Residence, Feb-09
This report was prepared by historian Robin da Costa-Adams to assess the cultural heritage significance of "Enniskillen" at 14 Balwyn Road, Canterbury. It includes some family history on a number of prominent families - the McAlpin family, the Hindson family and the architect, Arthur William Plaisted who designed 'Enniskillen' for the McAlpin family. McAlpin's was a major Victorian flour company in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Owned and operated by J. McAlpin and Sons, the company sold its flour products across Australia and overseas. McAlpin's developed a successful marketing campaign which was pitched directly at housewives. One innovation was the publishing of a free cookbook which had recipes in it that used McAlpin's products. These free cookbooks were published successively from the 1930s through to the 1960s in Australia. Arthur Plaisted also designed the Surrey Hills Medical Centre in Union Road c1911. Some of his work is featured on the State Library of Victoria Collection. Robin da Costa-Adams has researched and written many publications including 'Blackburn a picturesque history, 1978'; 'Land of Gold: Gwlad yr Aur: James Tipping and a Mining Heritage'; 'Address (with signatories) from the women of Ballarat & Ballarat East to the women of England 1864 : against transportation of convicts', compiled and indexed by Robin; and 'Connie's Story : commemorating the Life of Mrs Edward (Plorn) Dickens'. Robin has been a tireless campaigner for heritage protection in Canterbury. This document on 'Enniskillen' was included with Robin's submission for 2 VCAT hearings regarding possible development of the property. Both resulted in a judgement against the proposed developments. In the recent (2021) hearing the document was specifically mentioned in the judgement.A report prepared by Robin da Costa-Adams in 2009 to assess the cultural heritage significance of "Enniskillen" at 14 Balwyn Road, Canterbury. It includes some family history on the McAlpin family, the Hindson family and the architect Arthur WIlliam Plaisted family.(mr) arthur plaisted, (mr) walter plaisted, enniskillen, shrublands, house names, (mr) francis henty, (mrs) mary henty, (mr) ernest carter, heathfield, (mr) john hindson, (mrs) alice hindson, (mr) william hindson, (mrs) annie west mcalpin, (mr) john mcalpin, mcalpin bakery, (mr) keith matthies, dental surgeon, (mr) william wolf, architects, (miss) mary beacon, robin ca costa-adams -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Nail, circa 1810
... Australian History and the transportation of convicts to Australia ...This copper nail, sometimes known as a ‘Dumpy Bolt’ or spike, was salvaged from the hull of the wreck of the “George III”. It dates back to at least 1810. It was found by an abalone diver on the south east coast of Tasmania. The nail would have been used to hold the layers of the ship’s keel frame and the planking together. The nail has been passed from the abalone diver to an interested business man on a trip to the south of Hobart, on again to the business man’s close friend who then donated it to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The metal of nails such as this one, after being in the sea for a long time, become affected by the natural reaction of the sea water, causing it to degenerate and thin, and the stress from the force of the sea over the years alters its shape. Iron nails had been used on ships previously, but they quickly corroded in the salt; ships needed regular, costly and time-consuming maintenance to replace the iron nails. Towards the end of the 18th century the British Navy trialled the use of copper nails, finding them to be very successful. Merchant ships began to adopt this process in the early 19th century, although it made ship building very expensive and was more often used for ships such as the “George III” that sailed on long voyages. The three masted sailing ship “George III” was a convict transport ship built in Deptford, England, in 1810. On 14th December 1834 she left Woolwich, England, bound for Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), under Captain William Hall Moxey. She was carrying 220 male convicts plus crew, guards and their families, totalling 294 persons (another 2 were during the voyage). Amongst the cargo were military stores including several copper drums of gun powder. On 27th January 1835 the “George III” was near the Equator, about half way into her journey. A fire broke out and the gun powder was in danger of explosion, threatening the whole ship. Two convicts braved the heat and smoke, entered the store and seized the gun powder drums, suffering burns for their efforts but saving a probable disaster. The fire destroyed some of the provisions and food was scarce. Many became ill with scurvy and some died during the journey. Nearing the end of their journey on 10th April 1835 the “George III” was headed through the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, south east Tasmania, between the mainland and Bruny Island. She was sailing in the moonlit night to hasten her arrival in port due to the great number of sick on board. She struck uncharted rocks, known only to the local whalers, between Actaeon Reef and Southport Lagoon and within hours began to break up. The ship’s boats were used to first rescue the women and children. Firearms were used to help quell the panic of the convicts below decks and some were killed by the shots. Many convicts, including the sick, were drowned. In all, 133 lives were lost including 5 of the crew, guards and their families. It was the third worst shipping disaster in Tasmanian waters. A monument in honour of the prisoners who perished in the “George III” has been erected, noting the date of the wreck as “Friday 10th April 1835.” (NOTE: there are a few differences between sources regarding dates of the shipwreck, some saying March and others April 1835. There are also differences in the figures of those on board and the number of lives lost.) The copper nail is significant as an example of sailing ship construction; fasteners used in the early 19th century on ships carrying convicts to Australia. The nail is also significant for its association with the ship “George III”. The “George III” is registered on the Australian National Shipwreck Database, ID 7195 as an Historic Shipwreck. She is the third worst shipwreck in Tasmanian waters. She is also associated with Early Australian History and the transportation of convicts to Australia. The incident of the fire on board and the bravery of the convicts in making the gun powder safe is an example of the social character of the people in early Tasmanian colonisation. Copper nail (also called a Dumpy bolt or spike) from the convict ship George III, wrecked in 1835. Nail is long, bent in an ‘L’ shape about 3/5ths along, tapering from both ends to the bend. Both ends are flat and do not taper to a point, nor have a thread. The shorter end has been polished, showing bright copper. There is pitting along the nail and virdigris is evident on the longer, unpolished end. The nail is displayed with the longer section resting on a wooden board between two ‘U’ shaped uprights, the shorter section upright. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, george iii, ship construction, ship nail, 1835 shipwreck, 19th century shipwreck, william moxey, d'entrecasteaux channel, convict transportation, copper nail, dumpy bolt, spike, keel nail -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - CAC History Correspondence Surface Transportation Railways from 5/7/74
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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Electric Traction Association, Adelaide on the move1878-1978: Public transport in a changing scene, 1978
The story of the development of public transportation in Adelaide from horse trams to the present bus and tram and railway systemIll, p.96.non-fictionThe story of the development of public transportation in Adelaide from horse trams to the present bus and tram and railway systemtramways - adelaide, horse tramways - adelaide, suburban railways - adelaide -
Unions Ballarat
Eureka : The songs that made Australia, 31 cm
Songs of Australian heritage for voice. Melody line only with chord symbols. Includes guitar tablature for chords. Convicts, transportation and sea shanties. Pioneering, goldrush days and bushrangers. Shearers, drovers and bush life. Swagmen, Victorian expansion, sporting life and disasters. Contents: • According to the Act • The Albury ram • Another fall of rain • Australia's on the Wallaby • The bald-headed end of the broom • The ballad of Ben Hall • The ballad of the Kelly Gang • The banks of the Condamine • The big-gun shearer • The black velvet band • The blackboys Waltzing Matilda • Bluey Brink • Bold Jack Donohue • Bound for Botany Bay • Brisbane ladies • Cain killed Abel • The cane-cutter's lament • The carrier's song • The Catalpa • Charlie Mopps • Click go the shears • The cockies of Bungaree • Colonial experience • Coming down the flat • The convict maid • The currency lasses • The death of Alec Robertson • The death of Ben Hall • The death of Willie Stone • Denis O'Reilly • The drover's dream • The dying aviator • The dying stockman • Eight little cylinders • The Eldorado mining disaster • The exile of Erin • Farewell to Greta • Flash Jack from Gundagai • The flash stockman • Frank Gardiner • The freehold on the plain • The gaol song • The girls of the Shamrock Shores • The golden gullies of the Palmer • The gumtree canoe • The Hamfat man • Heenan and Sayers • Henry's downfall • Here's adieu to all judges and juries • I've been to Australia, Oh • Jim Jones at Botany Bay • Jog along til shearing • John Kanaka • The Lachlan Tigers • Leave her, jollies, leave her • Les Darcy • The limejuice tub • Look out below • Maggie May • Maids of Australia • Man of the Earth • The Maryborough miner • Moreton Bay • The morning of the fray • Morrisey and the Russian sailor • Musselman • The mustering song • My name is Edward Kelly • Nails • The new chum Chinaman • Nine miles from Gundagai • The nose on my old man • Oh, give me a hut • The old bark hut • The old bullock dray • One of the has-beens • The overlanders • Pint Pot and Billy • Pity poor labourers • Radcliffe Highway • The rigs of the time • Rolling home • The Ryebuck shearer • Sam Holt • Sign-on day • Sixteen thousand miles from home • South Australia • The springtime it brings on the shearing • The stockman's last bed • The Sunshine Railway disaster • Tambaroora Ted • The tattooed lady • Ten thousand miles away • The tent poles are rotten • Travelling down the Castlereagh • Tumba-bloody-Rumba • The two professional hums • Van Diemen's Land • The wallaby brigade • When we get our tuppence back • The wild colonial boy • Woolloomooloo Australian culture, folklore and history in songs.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: multicoloured background; picture of swaggy with guitar; picture of Eureka flag; black and green lettering. Back cover: red, orange and white background; Eureka flag; picture of a shearer with sheep; picture of a person in Ned Kelly armour playing a guitar on a horse; picture of woman facing the Ned Kelly figure; brand with the message "unsurpassed Australian made".Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author bio; praise from Jack Pobar, swagman.songs, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, convicts, transportation, sea shanties, pioneering, gold, goldrush, bushrangers, shearers, drovers, bush life, sporting life, disasters, music -
Unions Ballarat
Select Documents in Australian History 1788-1850, 1950
Australian history 1788-1850 Table of contents: 1. The British background 2. The first settlements 3. Transportation 4. Immigration 5. Land policy 6. The squatters 7. Constitutional history 8. Economic and social conditionsConstitution, land, economic and social history pertinent to the period 1788-1850.Hardback; book.Previous owner's name and pencil notes on front page. Cover: authors' names and title.australian history, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, cmh clark, manning clark, economics, social policy, crime, australian settlement, convicts, migration, lands, squatters, constitution, land -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Rogers, Phillipa, Troops, Trains and Trades: the wartime role of the railways of Western Australia, 1939-1945, 1999
The story of the railway personnel and success of the railway system in WA in ensuring the effective movement of troops and supplies during World War 2.Index, ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionThe story of the railway personnel and success of the railway system in WA in ensuring the effective movement of troops and supplies during World War 2.world war, 1939-1945 -- transportation -- australia -- western australia, railroads -- australia -- western australia -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Cassell, Getting around town : a history of urban transport in Australia, 1980
... railways - Australia A history of urban transportation in Australia ...A history of urban transportation in AustraliaIndex, ill, p.176.A history of urban transportation in Australiaurban transport - australia, urban railways - australia -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Plant Transportation, A Brief History, July, 2007
Plant transportation was important especially in establishing new gardens and in reminding those living in strange lands, of home.The transportation of plants from other parts of the world was important in establishing the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and other gardens in Australia.4 pages with subheadings on pp. 1-4.Nonejohn garner, doctor john garner, plant transportation, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, the australian experience of plant transportation, ballarat experience of plant transportaion, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
The Celtic Club
Book, A. G. L. Shaw, Convicts and the colonies: A study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire, 1966
A study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire.Index, bib. tables, p.362.non-fictionA study of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other parts of the British Empire.transportation - history, penal colonies - british empire -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Cooper, Ian G, Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955, 2006
A history of the tram and bus network in Launceston Tasmania from 1911 to 1955.ill, maps, p.170.non-fictionA history of the tram and bus network in Launceston Tasmania from 1911 to 1955.local transit -- tasmania -- launceston -- history, transportation -- tasmania -- launceston -- history -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Paul W. Simpson, Wind jammer : tales of the clipper ship Loch Soy : 1878 - 1899, 2016
“The Loch Soy was built for Aitken, Liburn & Co of Glasgow. She sailed between Britain and Australia for more than twenty years. In that time she established a reputation as a crack wool clipper. … The clipper lasted twenty one years before coming to grief on the jagged shore of Kangaroo Island during the predawn hours of April 24th 1899 ...”--Back cover. Contains biographical information. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and index.Softcover Book, 442 Pages, Apps 1-9, Bibliography and Index, by Paul W Simpson. Front cover depicts the vessel in question in rough seas (oil painting), wide blue horizontal bands above and below the picture. Back covers is portion of a period photograph of the Loch Soy.non-fiction“The Loch Soy was built for Aitken, Liburn & Co of Glasgow. She sailed between Britain and Australia for more than twenty years. In that time she established a reputation as a crack wool clipper. … The clipper lasted twenty one years before coming to grief on the jagged shore of Kangaroo Island during the predawn hours of April 24th 1899 ...”--Back cover. Contains biographical information. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and index.clipper, loch, jammer, shipwreck, simpson, kangaroo island, loch sloy ship, wool, transportation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Chris Steele, Roger Wheaton, "W(h)ither Electric Traction? "A Philosophical Appraisal"", c1986
Reprint of a paper presented at a Technical Conference of the Institution of Engineers Australia, titled "W(h)ither Electric Traction? "A Philosophical Appraisal"", five pages (print on one side only) and then stapled within a printed cover. Written by Chris Steele and Roger Wheaton. Looks at the history of electric traction, its uses and applications to Adelaide. Has tables for 1965 and 1986. No conference or publication date shown on document.On front cover in ink "4J33" and "with my compliments Chris Steele"trams, tramways, transportation, planning, adelaide, technical paper -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Australian Railway Union and others, "Melbourne Transportation Study - The Transportation Plan - 1970 to 1985", 1970
A series of four reports regarding the implementation and work done by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee completed in 1969. Prepared by Australian Railways Union, Boilermakers and Blacksmiths Society, Tramway Employees' Association and the Amalgamated Engineering Union. .1 - Bulletin No. 1 - 18 white sheets duplicated - looks at the plan, results, services, motor vehicles and public transport. .2 - Bulletin No. 2 - 14 - yellow sheets duplicated - The Press and the Plan. .3 - Bulletin No. 3 - 10 pink sheets duplicated - The Underground loop - to be or not to be. .4 - Report on the Teach-in held on 15/5/1970 - 3 green sheets stapled - refers to the above documents and the 4th - The MMTB - its past and present - what of its future (that was in course of preparation)trams, tramways, public transport, history, mmtb, transportation plan, unions, melbourne, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Institute of Engineers Australia (IEAust), "Symposium 'Electric Traction Systems", May. 1975
Report - approx. 55 A4 photocopied sheets - bound with white comb binding, with embossed leather imitation grey card covers, titled "Symposium 'Electric Traction Systems' ", presented by the Institution of Engineers Australia, Vic Div, Tues 6/5/1975. Contains three papers: 1 - "Electricity of Transportation" - R. G. Chapman, SEC 2 - "Electric vehicles for Street Transport:" - F. D. Snell - MMTB 3 - "Electric Railways" - A. Firth - VR Paper 2 looks at the history of the MMTB system, the W class tram, control systems, lack of new trams in the 1960's, ordering of the Z class tram, its specification and manufacture, 980, 1041 and other forms of public transport on roads - trolley buses, gadgetbahns, and lots of possibilities of new systems including battery vehicles.On rear in ink in top right hand corner "D. W. Lees"trams, tramways, reports, mmtb, tramcars, pcc class, z class, melbourne, history, trolley buses, electrical engineering, controllers -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Quint Bronwyn, Path Among the Years History of Shire of Bairnsdale, 1999
A collection of stories of convict ancestors written by their descendants, members of the The Descendants of Convicts Group. The stories outline their lives prior to crime and convictions,transportation and lives in Australia.convicts, genealogy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - RECOLLECTIONS CARING FOR COLLECTIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA
ReCollections, caring for collections across Australia,boxed set, comprising of 7 volumes plus index, vol1 Caring for Cultural Material, vol2 Caring for Cultural Material, vol3 Damage and Decay, vol4 Managing Collections, vol5 Managing People, vol6 Handling,Transportation,Storage and Display, vol7 Glossary.Heritage Collections Councilbooks, technical, collections -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 60 MILES, 17000 MILES
60 Miles, 17000 Miles a hard cover book with dust jacket 93 pages with black and white illustrations. The book covers the history of mainly Great Britain from 1700 through to the 1850 period & the transportation of the general public to America and Australia.Digby Asterrnevictoria, history, goldfields, great britain-victoria-gold discovery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: POSTCARD - CAMEL TRAIN
Australian aborigines using camels for goods transportation during their 'walkabout'.Bill Ramsden, P9841.cottage, miners -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, A Railway History of the Illawarra, 1978
... District - railways - history A history of rail transportation ...A history of rail transportation at Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd Port Kembla, New South Wales together with an account of the development of railways and shipping ports in the Illawarra region.ill, maps, p.33.non-fictionA history of rail transportation at Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd Port Kembla, New South Wales together with an account of the development of railways and shipping ports in the Illawarra region.railroad construction - new south wales - history, illawarra district - railways - history