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Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Ann Gervasoni, Underground Tunnels on The Somme, France, 2014, 21/07/2014
... Underground Tunnels on The Somme, France, 2014 ...A number of underground tunnels created during World War One.tunnells, tunneller, world war one -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph during construction of West Kiewa tunnel, 'Timbering in West Kiewa Tunnel', c1947
The West Kiewa Tunnel (tailrace tunnel) was commenced from both ends in 1947. Very difficult conditions were encountered in the driving of this tunnel and this meant the immediate provision of support and later the lining of the tunnel with concrete. Work proceeded steadily and the breakthrough of the two headings occurred on 22nd July, 1950.This historical photograph shows in detail the amount of work necessary to stabilise and support the tunnel walls before lining with concrete. No solid rock was found and the tunneling proceeded through decomposed boulders, gravel and clay, hence the necessity for support and concreting. Black and white photograph showing the timber support, prior to lining with concrete, in the West Kiewa tunnel.Timbering in West Kiewa Tunnelwest kiewa, tailrace, tunnel -
Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Sub-Branch
Poster - Tunnel Rats
Collage of Tunnel Rats in action, including Honor Roll and text of Tunnel Rats tasks in Vietnam.A record of the 36 Tunnel Rats (Sappers) who died in service, of Tunnel Rat's general tasks, and 20 photos of Tunnel Rats in varying working and rest circumstances.Framed collage, of the Tunnel Rats (Sappers, Royal Australian Engineers), Vietnam. Rectangular, wood frame.Comprises 20 photos, three Tunnel Rats logos, four Corp badges and three Corp insignia with photos of the 36 Tunnel Rats (Sappers) who died in service down the lefthand side of the collage and a brief description of tasks performed by the Tunnel Rats down the righthand side of the collage. Engraved plate "Presented to the Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans Association by Michael Van Poeteren".vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch, tunnel rats -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Diorama, Cutaway of Cu Chi tunnels, 2004
... Tunnels ...There were hundreds of kilometers of tunnels and the Viet Cong used them for living and sleeping quarters, hospitals, arms factories and storage depots. Diorama of Viet Cong tunnel system over four levels in cut away aspectBrass plaque - Manufactured by members of the North West Sub Branch Education Team. P. Austin, J. Forster, M. Zukowski, G .O'Donovan. Presented to the VVAA Museum by the members of the North West Sub Branch, Melbourne. Vietnam Veteran's Association of Australia.diorama, tunnels, tunnel rats, viet cong, cu chi -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1928
... tunnels ...Photocopies of Hume Weir photographs 1928-29One of three black and white photographs, photocopied onto a single sheet of A4 paper. This one is of construction work on a cliff face, with train lines, tunnel and cable.Written on paper next to photo: "Detail of open cut for [illeg.]. Train lines for taking rock to crusher tunnel & stay ropes of suspension bridge showing"hume weir, suspension bridge, bridges, tunnels, construction -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photo - Junction Dam Diversion Tunnel
Junction (Lake Guy) Dam is a 'slab and buttress' type wall. A timber frame is built and then filled with concrete. The first batch of concrete was placed in September, 1940. By June, 1941 the buttresses were finished to a height safe from floods and in October of that year a flood of 2,800 cusecs occurred but with only slight damage to the installations. Industrial trouble caused some delays but there was also slow progress on the part of the contractor and the work was taken over by the S.E.C., terminating the contract. The dam was completed in March, 1944. A walkway was made through the dam wall. Lake Guy was named after Mr. L.T. Guy who was the Resident engineer, in charge of construction work and associated activities on the Kiewa Area from 1939 to November 1946.Diversion dams are installed to raise the water level of a body of water to be redirected. The redirected water is used for hydro electric power generation. A diversion tunnel is usually bored through solid rock next to the dam site to bypass the dam construction site. The dam is built while the river flows through the diversion tunnel.Photos of the construction of the Junction Dam detail the harsh conditions faced by construction workers, building dams and villages to accommodate workers in the 1940s to the 1950s. Australia at this period in time, experienced a surge of population (influx of World War II refugees), which was the catalyst for developing and undergoing an enormous hydroelectricity program for the Alpine regions, both in Victoria and New South Wales. This program was initiated to supply electricity to the major southern Australian cities of Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. It was thought that these developments would reduce, if not eliminate, the requirement for coal driven power stations. However time has demonstrated that these power stations have not matched the demand required by the industries and the populations of the major urban and cities.Black and white photograph of Junction Dam diversion tunnel at Bogong VillageHandwritten on back - Junction Dam Diversional Tunnelbogong, secv, junction dam, lake guy -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Tony Mangold & John Penycate et al, THE TUNNELS OF CUCHI, 1985
... THE TUNNELS OF CUCHI ...isbn:0 330 29191 2 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Ministry of Supply Experiments on Laminar-flow Aerofoil EQH 1260 in the William Froude National Tank and the Wind Tunnels at the National Physical Laboratory
... 1260 in the William Froude National Tank and the Wind Tunnels ... -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 5)
... The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 5) ...guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 4)
... The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 4) ...guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 1)
... The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 1) ...guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 2)
... The tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 2) ...guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, No Need for Heroes: the Aussies who discovered the Viet Cong's secret tunnels. (Copy 1), 1993
... Cong's secret tunnels. (Copy 1). ...australia. australian army. royal engineers, australia. australian army. royal engineers. field troop, 3., tunnels - vietnam - cu chi (quan) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, No Need for Heroes: the Aussies who discovered the Viet Cong's secret tunnels. (Copy 2), 1993
... Cong's secret tunnels. (Copy 2). ...australia. australian army. royal engineers, australia. australian army. royal engineers. field troop, 3., tunnels - vietnam - cu chi (quan) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War, 2006
... Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- tunnel warfare, vietnam war (1961-1975) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 6)
... The Tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 6). ...One of the more remarkable but little known campaigns of the vietnam War was fought inside the 200 miles of secret tunnel networks around Saigon between Viet Cong guerrillas and special American forces known as "Tunnel Rats"One of the more remarkable but little known campaigns of the vietnam War was fought inside the 200 miles of secret tunnel networks around Saigon between Viet Cong guerrillas and special American forces known as "Tunnel Rats" guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Tunnels of Cu Chi (hardcover) (Copy 3)
... The Tunnels of Cu Chi (hardcover) (Copy 3) ...The Tunnels of Cu chi is the hitherto untold story of an extraordinary campaign in the Vietnam war, a campaign fought with cunning and savagery between Viet Cong guerrillas and special teams of US infantrymen and labyrinth of underground tunnels and secret chambers that the Viet Cong had dug around Saigon.The Tunnels of Cu chi is the hitherto untold story of an extraordinary campaign in the Vietnam war, a campaign fought with cunning and savagery between Viet Cong guerrillas and special teams of US infantrymen and labyrinth of underground tunnels and secret chambers that the Viet Cong had dug around Saigon.guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Pound Bend Tunnel [Warrandyte], 1930–35
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The photos in this album are historically and socially significant as a record of recreational activities in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of photographs in the album provide views of sections of the Yarra, as well as areas in regional Victoria, that may otherwise be unavailable.One of 12 sepia [faded] photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club. This photo shows members of the club relaxing on the rocks near the Pound Bend Tunnel at Warrandyte."Pound Bend Tunnel"victorian canoe club, travel -- 1930s, canoeing, warrandyte, yarra river -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Tunnelling begins on Eastlink, 2005
... Tunnels ...Article about drilling tunnels for Eastlink.Article about drilling tunnels for Eastlink.Article about drilling tunnels for Eastlink.eastlink, deep creek road mitcham, tunnels, mullum mullum creek -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Laminated diagram Vietnam Tunnel System, Diagram of Vietnam Cong/NVA Underground tunnel System
A sample of the lengths that the Viet Cong went to to out stay their adversary.Laminated diagram of a "Viet" Cong/NVA tunnel system shows the ingenuity and use of the local terrain.Notations of areas of the tunnel systems and on the lower left of the laminated picture is a note that states "The diagram shows a typical tunnel complex used by the Viet Cong during the 1960's." -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Pound Bend Tunnel [Warrandyte], 1930–35
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The photos in this album are historically and socially significant as a record of recreational activities in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of photographs in the album provide views of sections of the Yarra, as well as areas in regional Victoria, that may otherwise be unavailable.One of 12 sepia [faded] photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club. This photo shows the mouth of the artificially made Pound Bend Tunnel, which was created to divert the course of the Yarra to enable gold prospecting in the river bed. "Pound Bend Tunnel"victorian canoe club, travel -- 1930s, canoeing, warrandyte, pound bend tunnel -
Charlton RSL Sub Branch
Decorative object - Christmas Cards WW1, Set of 3 Christmas cards
Glass frame with three(3) Christmas cards with the emblem of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company on rear.From Officers and Men of the 2nd Australian Tunneling Company "Somewhere in France" -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph of Rail Mounted Battery operated soil Bucket, between 1941 and 1946
This machine was in use in the 1940's during the construction of the tunnels for the Hydro Electric scheme. This particular photograph was taken in the Tailrace Tunnel which brings water from West Kiewa Power Station to the open tailrace in Mt. Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River. This machine (or one similar) is on display on the Northern side of the entrance to the Visitor's Centre. The tailrace tunnel (or West Kiewa tunnel) was commenced in 1947 from both ends and the breakthrough occurred on 22nd. July, 1950Shows the size of the tunnel and the machinery used for excavation in the 1940's/50's.Black and white photographHandwritten on back of photograph "Jumbo" in Tailrace Tunneltunnel, machinery, water, tail race -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, $80m tunnel plan to solve eastern suburb bottleneck, 2004
Article about proposal to build two tunnels in Springvale Road, Nunawading under Whitehorse Road and the railway line.Article about proposal to build two tunnels in Springvale Road, Nunawading under Whitehorse Road and the railway line. The tunnels are proposed by Whitehorse City Council.Article about proposal to build two tunnels in Springvale Road, Nunawading under Whitehorse Road and the railway line. springvale road, nunawading, whitehorse road, nunawading, city of whitehorse, duff, noelene, springvale road tunnels -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
This claim was named "Kangaroo". It had a deep tunnel but produced little gold. The claim was later sold to an Ararat Syndicate which sluiced out the tunnel.Photo of five miners grouped about a trolley at the mouth of a tunnel.mining, mafeking -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Water Supply Tunnel -- during Construction with 4 men working at tunnel entrance
Water Supply Tunnel. Four men working at Tunnel entrance. Grampians Range near Pomonal. Two men are working on the side of the embankment and the other 2 are working just outside the tunnel entrance. Four men working at the water supply tunnel entrance in Grampians Range near Pomonal.stawell grampians -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, The Drill to protect valley, 2005
... Tunnels ...Article about drilling tunnels for the Eastlink project to protect Mullum Mullum Valley.Article about drilling tunnels for the Eastlink project to protect Mullum Mullum Valley.Article about drilling tunnels for the Eastlink project to protect Mullum Mullum Valley.mullum mullum creek, deep creek road mitcham, eastlink, tunnels -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Eastern Freeway To Be Tunnelled, 2000
... Tunnels ...The Eastern freeway will be tunnelled under the Mullum Mullum Creek.The Eastern freeway will be tunnelled under the Mullum Mullum Creek.The Eastern freeway will be tunnelled under the Mullum Mullum Creek.eastern freeway extension, tunnels, mullum mullum valley, freeways, bushland, koonung mullum forestway association -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph Tailrace tunnel Arch Drive, Tunnel face at Tailrace showing Arch Drive, between 1943 and 1952
This photo was taking during construction of the tailrace tunnel between West Kiewa Power Station and Mt. Beauty. Much of the area was unstable and timber supports were erected prior to concreting. The tunnel was commenced in 1941 and completed in 1952. It brings water from the power station into the open tailrace at Mt. Beauty and then into the regulating pondage before discharge into the Kiewa River.Shows method of construction for supporting walls and ceiling of tunnel with timber, size of tunnel (note worker on upper level), and conditions in the work place during construction in the 1940's/50's - note the timber ladder to gain access to the upper level.Black and white photographHand written on back of photograph "Tunnel face at Tailrace showing Arch Drive".tailrace, power station, water, construction -
Sunbury & District Heritage Association Inc
Photograph, School Camp, 1988
The children from Bulla and MIckleham schools were attending a school camp at Beechworth and one of the activities was hiking in one of the nearby hills. While hiking they came across a tunnel which captured the attention of these children.A non-digital coloured photograph of four children looking into a tunnel, which is under an embankment.school camps, hiking, beechworth