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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Manual, Water Supplies in the Field: Notes for medical officers
... Water Supplies in the Field: Notes for medical officers.... Officers Water Supplies in the Field: Notes for medical officers ...medical pamphlet, medical officers -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1909
... WATER SUPPLIES..., p. 41. WATER SUPPLIES D'Alton WATER SUPPLIES Channels Photo ...Grampians halls Gap at Stoney Creek Dredge. The site of the Stoney Creek diggings was in the upper catchment area of the creek, beside Silverband Road. For further information see: 'Bridging the Gap' by Ida Stanton, p. 49 and 'Victoria's Wonderland' by Halls Gap and Grampians Historical Society, p. 41.Photo shows eight men seated, two standing, 3 tents in background. 2nd right Alfred D'Alton 4th Right James Oliverwater supplies, d'alton, water supplies, channels -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - TAMING THE WILDERNESS, 1985
... water supplies... AUSTRALIA History water supplies Water supply irrigation Australian ...Taming The Wilderness, One family's contribution to irrigation in Australia.Primarily the story of the senior partner of the firm of Davies Brothers, John Herbert, and his family, it is a tribute to the many early contractors who were so largely responsible for Australia's development as a prosperous country. 94 pages with black and white photographs.A E Lawrenceaustralia, history, water supplies, water supply, irrigation, australian history, davies family. -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia
... WATER SUPPLIES...'/alton; 4th from right is James Oliver PEOPLE D'Alton WATER ...Grampians Halls Gap & Stoney Creek dredge. circa 1909 . 2nd man from right is Alfred D'/alton; 4th from right is James OliverPhoto shows eight men seated, two standing. 3 tents in background.Grampians Hallls Gap & Stoney Creek dredge circa 1909 written on backpeople, d'alton, water supplies, channels -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1906
... WATER SUPPLIES... taken at the Halls Gap School picnic. WATER SUPPLIES Halls Gap ...This is a photo taken at the Halls Gap School picnic.Group photo of twenty-five men, twenty women and eight children posed in a clearing. There are large trees and a mountain range in the background.water supplies, halls gap, tunnel, picnics -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
... WATER SUPPLIES...-80,93,107. WATER SUPPLIES Borough Huts BUILDINGS Shops Four people ...c Early 1900's. Borough Huts were originally used to house the workers for the Stawell Water Supply system, later used for holiday accommodation. For Further information see " Victoria's Wonderland p37,63,79-80,93,107.Four people sitting in a dray, two men in the front and two ladies in the back. Two horses are in the traces. They are in front of a weather board building with a galvanised iron roof, a veranda runs along the front of the building. Tall gum trees are behind the building, a mountain range can be seen vaguely in the background.water supplies, borough huts, buildings, shops -
Federation University Historical Collection
Report, Read Sturgess and Associates Consulting Economists et al, The Economic Significance of Grampians National Park, 1994 (and other reports), 1990-4
... water supplies... national park recreation water production bee keeping arapiles ....1) Grampians Surround Strategy, 1990 .2) Tourism and the Grampians Region: A Background Paper, 1990 .3) Grampians Surround Strategy and Discussion Paper, 1991 .4) The Economic Significance of Grampians National Park for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994Notes in pencil by Mary Hollick, lecturer in Tourism at the University of Ballarat.victorian tourisim industry, tourism, halls gap, grampians, grampians national park, recreation, water production, bee keeping, arapiles, dunkeld, balmoral, pomonal, wartook, population, agriculture, water supplies, minerals, hamilton, ararat, stawell, horsham, wimmera, koorie heritage, aboriginal heritage, koorie art sites, brambuk, waterways, wannon river, wimmera river, mount william creek, rocklands reservoir, lake lonsdale, lake fyans, lake toolando, cherrypool, mirranatwa, zumstein -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Manual for Water Bailiffs, 1963
... , M.I.E, Aust. Chief Divisional Engineer, Rural Water Supplies.... Supplies. Irrigation water bailiff Moore Gillard Hard Cover, pink ...Water bailiffs manual compiled under direction of J.N Moore, M.I.E, Aust. Chief Divisional Engineer, Rural Water Supplies.Hard Cover, pink spine, bound in blue. First edition 1963. Name on upper right hand front cover covered with green ink. 64 pages plus appendices.irrigation, water bailiff, moore, gillard -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Manual for Water Bailiffs, 1963
... Water Bailiffs' manual, compiled under direction of JW... Water Supplies irrigation books reference Hard cover, pink ...Water Bailiffs' manual, compiled under direction of JW Moore, MIE, Aust., Chief Divisional Engineer, Rural Water SuppliesHard cover, pink, spine bound in blue. First Edition 1963. Name on upper right hand front cover, covered with green ink.irrigation, books, reference -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Diamond Creek Basin Study. Part 1, A Compendium of Factors Relevant to Stormwater Flows, 1980
... and demand and help ensure reliable water supplies by identifying... and demand and help ensure reliable water supplies by identifying ...Basin Studies are studies to evaluate water supply and demand and help ensure reliable water supplies by identifying strategies to address imbalances in water supply and demand.Spiral Bound. 157 leaves in various foliations (some folded) : illustrated. (some colour.), maps (some colour.)aerial photographs, allendale road, arthurs creek mine, arthurs creek road bridge, arthurs creek, bald spur look-out, bank protection, bolton steet, bridge street bridge, bridge street, bridges, challenger street, chute street, construction, coolaroo drive, culvert, deep creek, diamond creek basin, diamond creek region, diamond creek, diamond street bridge, drainage works, eltham lower park, eltham town park, eltham trestle bridge, eltham west drains, eltham, erosion, flood management, floods, footbridge, glen katherine estate, gold mining, gum glade, hurstbridge, kangaroo ground, kinglake escarpment, kinglake national park, latiners hat factory, main road bridge, main road, masons falls, melbourne metropolitan board of works, monash bridge, mount sugarloaf, nillumbik park, orchards, railway culvert, railway line, ramptons road, real estate advertisement, research creek, st helena east drain, st helena road, st helena, storm sewers, stormwater, sugarloaf-preston transfer main crossing, susan street, union mine, village pond, water flow, watkins street, wattletree road, weidlich road, wingrove park, yarra river, zig zag road, water supply, basin study -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Exchange Press Pty Ltd, West Moorabool Water Board First Annual Report For The Year Ended 30th June 1969, 1969
... the water supplies of Geelong and Ballarat. Provides details... built on the West Moorabool River in 1972 to safeguard the water ...Documents the concept, construction and management of the Bungal dam built on the West Moorabool River in 1972 to safeguard the water supplies of Geelong and Ballarat. Provides details of the history, the West Morrabool Water Board and its members, the Act and finances.BookInk on paperlal lal, gordon, bungaree, wallace, lal lal, kerrit bareet, buninyong, bungal, lal lal reservoir, bungal dam, mt egerton, hopwoods hill, gordon, fiskens hill, green hill, mt buninyong, clarendon, r.g. biggs, w.f. stephen, r.a. horsfall, w.a. borthwick, t.m. conroy, sir henry bolte, west moorabool water board -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Y Valve
... Y valves were used to split water supplies so it could...Y valves were used to split water supplies so it could ...Y valves were used to split water supplies so it could be directed to a number of locations on a fire. In this case four outlets with two controlling valves. Canvas 1.5 inch hose was normally attached Screw connections rather than twist-camm locksY ValveYarrawonga Forests Commissionbushfire, fire pump, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, 1962 (Approximate)
... and was the town's original reservoir for household water supplies. After... and was the town's original reservoir for household water supplies. After ...Lake King in Rutherglen Park is a man made lake and was the town's original reservoir for household water supplies. After the Water Tower was built, Lake King was used by the local children as a swimming pool. Since the Swimming Pool was built, Lake King has reverted to a beauty spot.Small black and white snapshot of Lake King and Pier and equipment used for Reservoir purposes - UnmountedOn back: "Lake King pre 1962 from Nokie Morrison"lake king, reservoir -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Real estate sale, Forrester & Co, "Talbot Estate" Balaclava, Nov. 1917
... of the tram fares, agents, solicitors, terms of sale, roads and water... of the tram fares, agents, solicitors, terms of sale, roads and water ...Pamphlet advertising the sale of land at the Talbot Estate on the south side of Balaclava Road, Balaclava on Saturday 24 Nov. 1917. Promotes the train service from Flinders St, tram service, St Kilda Esplanade, tram services including a photo of PMTT No. 61 at the intersection of Kooyong Road and Balaclava Road. Gives details of the tram fares, agents, solicitors, terms of sale, roads and water supplies.Demonstrates the style of land sale pamphlet including the availability of tram services to prospective purchasers.Pamphlet - folded - printed in two colours of cream coloured paper with photographs.sale of land, trams, balaclava, balaclava road, real estate, talbot estate -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Wash Board Glass, mid 1900s
... stocked with water supplies and the very strict edict... that rural properties, on the whole, had water supplies sourced from ...This washboard is relatively "young" in that the timber has not "aged," however it could have been used by a rural family to wash "delicate" clothing which could not be placed within a large family washing machine or "copper". This type of washboard i.e. glass washboard, was used extensively during the war periods, 1914 to 1918 and 1939 to 1945 when corrugated metal was in scarce supply. Rural areas were the last sectors in Australia where washboards where, through necessity( droughts and lack of domestic water), used up until the late 1900s. This lingering usage was due to the fact that rural properties, on the whole, had water supplies sourced from farm dams and be the ones whose priority feed was targeting crops and farm animals before clothes and other domestic requirements. In the two millennium however, most rural areas are well stocked with water supplies and the very strict edict of conserving water, especially during droughts, of earlier times is not so critical.The Kiewa Valley although well supplied by rivers, streams and artesian water does occasionally through severe drought lack of water for farm domestic washing requirements.This washboard is made of a wooden frame and glass insert (corrugated on one side and smooth on the other). The washboard glass panel is contained within the wooden frame by routered grooves. The frame extends beyond the glass to form two legs below the glass insert and a hand grip above it. This hand grip allows for one hand to hold the washboard firmly upright and one hand to rub clothes vigorously (up and down) against the glass ridges.This action combined with a soap and water based freeing agent loosen any dirt particles which can be rinsed off. The appearance of this washboard is basic but does not detract from its effectiveness. The lack of "wear and tear" on the wooden frame suggest limited use. The construction suggests good workmanship even though there is no manufacturer's logo to be found on it.hand washing, household washing, domestic clothes washing, laundry -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... NEWLYN RESERVOIR - SUPPLIES WATER TO CLUNES TOWNSHIP... RESERVOIR - SUPPLIES WATER TO CLUNES TOWNSHIP local history ...NEWLYN RESERVOIR - SUPPLIES WATER TO CLUNES TOWNSHIPSEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF PART OF NEWLYN RESERVOIR - TREES SURROUNDING WATER EDGE. SMALL DANDING STRUCTURE ON RIGHT SIDE. BARE TREE BRANCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF PHOTOGRAPH.PART OF NEWLYN RESERVOIR ONCE OWNED BY CLUNES WATER COMMISSION AND SOLD TO S.R. & W.S.C. IN 1958local history, photography, photographs, water supply -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Snowy Water Inquiry, Snowy Water Inquiry Final Report, 1998
... on water supplies to existing irrigators or the viability... on water supplies to existing irrigators or the viability ...The Snowy Water Inquiry was commissioned in 1998 with a brief to recommend environmental water release options to the Commonwealth, Victorian, and NSW Governments so that corporatisation of the Snowy Mountains Scheme could proceed. These release options related to the Snowy River below Jindabyne, the Murray River and other rivers associated with the Scheme. The Inquiry objectives were that the recommendations would not adversely impact on water supplies to existing irrigators or the viability of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. (ref snowyhydro.com.au)This report contains information about water allocation and uses of the Snowy River.A book of 160 pp - Snowy River Inquiry Final report 23rd October 1998. Submitted to the Governments of New South Wales and Victoria / Commissioner: The Hon. Robert Webster. On the front cover are three aerial photographs of the Snowy River and Snowy Hydro Scheme. The book contains maps and photographs. snowy-river snowy-hydro snowy-mountains government-inquiry -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Stand-pipe at the corner of Warrigal and Riversdale Roads, Surrey Hills, c1916, c1916
... was included in our copy print as follows: "EVEN IN 1916, WATER... as follows: "EVEN IN 1916, WATER SUPPLIES FOR MANY SURREY HILLS ...This was part of an exhibition mounted by the Surrey Hills State Savings Bank in 1976. The original print had a text which was included in our copy print as follows: "EVEN IN 1916, WATER SUPPLIES FOR MANY SURREY HILLS FARMERS AND MARKET GARDENS STILL / CAME FROM THE STAND-PIPE AT THE WARRIGAL ROAD TRAM TERMINUS. PREVIOUSLY WATER WAS / PURCHASED FROM THE VILLAGE TANK AT THE CORNER OF WINDSOR CRESCENT AND UNION ROAD. / THE PRICE WAS 1/- FOR 400 GALLONS."Black and white photo of a horse and water cart in position at the stand-pipe. A man holds the horse's reins and 2 young boys are perched on the cart. In the background is a building that may be a shop with wagons outside and further down the road is a tram.horse-drawn vehicles, water supply, warrigal road, riversdale road, transport, surrey hills, standpipe -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Minor Outlet from Waranga Basin, 1957
... below photo: "Minor outlet from Waranga Basin / Supplies... Waranga Basin / Supplies water to parts of West Rodney and Tongala ...Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large, black and white photograph. Large square concrete building set in stone wall, water right foreground, stones left foreground, two men on top of wall left of building, windmill just visible above roof of buildingbelow photo: "Minor outlet from Waranga Basin / Supplies water to parts of West Rodney and Tongala Districts."victoria state rivers and water supply commission, waranga basin, irrigation -
Bendigo Military Museum
Programme - MENU, WATER TRANSPORT UNIT, DISBANDMENT DINNER, Melbourne Water Transport Unit, 1981
... Melbourne Water Transport Unit carried supplies by land... goldfields Melbourne Water Transport Unit carried supplies by land ...Melbourne Water Transport Unit carried supplies by land and sea.Single sheet of cardboard, off white, folded once. Printing is in blue ink. Front cover, RAACT badge, titled "Melbourne Water Transport Unit, Disbandment Dinner" plus "Held at A & F Receptions, Cromwell Rd, South Yarra - Saturday 28 June 1986". Inside are faint pictures of L.A.R.C.S. Printing of toasts, guests and menu is in red ink. Includes after dinner mints! Dining President WO2 R. Brown CSM.water transport, larcs, passchendaele barracks trust -
Melbourne Water
Photograph - Tunnel at the O'Shannasy Dam, 9th April 1921
... The O'Shannassy Reservoir supplies water to the Silvan... The O'Shannassy Reservoir supplies water to the Silvan Reservoir, which ...The O'Shannassy Reservoir supplies water to the Silvan Reservoir, which distributes it to most parts of Melbourne. The dam was completed in 1928 and is an earthfill embankment with a reinforced concrete core wall.This photograph is significant as it provides a detailed insight into the Boards activity and construction of one of Melbourne's most important water supply systems. Furthermore, it is of historical importance to the history of Melbourne while it is representative of shaping Melbourne's environments, transforming and managing land and natural resources, and providing urban infrastructure and services. This photograph also covers the theme of Safety, depicting the safety standards of the time particularly with clothing. Black and white photographmmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, melbourne water, silvan reservoir, o'shannassy reservoir, construction, work, men, infrastructure -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Sign - Public Works Office
... , ports and harbour,and water supplies. Much of this work... and harbour,and water supplies. Much of this work was managed through ...This sign points has two different messages. The first states Public Works Office, which was operational in Victoria between 1855 and 1987 dealt with many aspects of the states infrastructure. It had many different reponsibilities and roles from building government accommodation and fit out of buildings, licences for unused roads and water ways, main roads and bridges, ports and harbour,and water supplies. Much of this work was managed through local offices such as the one at Warrnambool. The sign on the reverse which states Witnesses Waiting Room relates to the court house which is where this sign originated.The Warrnambool court house was built in 1870-71 by the Victorian Public Works department and it is possible that this sign relates to that period.It is one of a number of public buildings built in the period 1870-1890 including the Police station and stables and police quarters, the Post Office and drill Hall , all in the same vicinity. This building reflects the growth of the town and also the importance it held at the time from a state level. The building while no longer used as a court house is a building of significance to Warrnambool as well as to the state of Victoria, being one of six around the state which were built in free classical style. This sign denotes the waiting room for witnesses which was situated on the western side of the building.A tangible link which provides historical and social significance to Warrnambool.Rectangular wooden sign with rounded corners. There is text on both sides painted in gold paint with shadow in black. One side is a darker brown stain . There are screw holes in each corner.and one hole on left middle of sign. Rounded edge on one side.Side 1:Witnesses Waiting Room Side 2:Public Works Office.warrnambool, warrnambool court house, public works department warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Certificate, F Petterd Boy Scouts, Circa 1926
... a hand to person in water. Advertisement for Scout supplies... in water. Advertisement for Scout supplies in blue ink ...Christ Church Warrnambool was one of the first hosts of the scouting movement in Warrnambool and in 1909 a bivouac was held in the church grounds under Scoutmaster Jones. It became a boys club in 1920 but the scouts were reformed in 1926, the date of this certificate. F Petterd is the name on the certificate.A record from one of the earliest times of the scout movement in Warrnambool. Rectangular light card certificate coloured in orange and blue. Scout motto “Be prepared” in top centre of certificate Depicts two boys, one holding Union Jack flag, the other offering a hand to person in water. Advertisement for Scout supplies in blue ink, on the reverse. Certificate register No 29058 on top left corner. F Petterd 1st Warrnamboolwarrnambool, f petterd, scouting in warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GETTING THE GOLD, c1850s
... purchase limited supplies of water from water carriers; Picture... the Gold. Slide: others would purchase limited supplies of water ...Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: others would purchase limited supplies of water from water carriers; Picture from Mitchell Library (by S T G) shows miners of the gold field. Markings: 66 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Dunkeld Museum Inc.
Yoke, Late 19th Century
... of milk, vegetables, water or other farm supplies. It has been... buckets of milk, vegetables, water or other farm supplies. It has ...The yoke was made by a farmer in Silesia for his daughter to use on the family farm. When the family migrated to Australia the yoke was brought with them. It was used for carrying buckets of milk, vegetables, water or other farm supplies. It has been used by various family members until recent times.Woman's agricultural yoke. Timber body carved to fit the neck and shoulders of the wearer with round extensions either end. Leather straps are suspended from slots in these round extensions close to the end and are held into the timber with metal nails. One strap has been repaired and joined with brass rivets. A metal hook hangs on the bottom of each leather strap and these are held in place by a brass rivet.yoke, silesia, milking -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
... and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other... on building infrastructure such as heating and water supplies, leading ...This image appears to show nurses at what is now the Mayday Hills Mental Asylum arriving for work in approximately 1900. These individuals are part of a long history of nursing in Beechworth. Three medical or social welfare facilities opened in the mid-1800s as part of a push by the township to become a regional centre for Government services. These were the Ovens District Hospital (opened in 1857), the Ovens Benevolent Asylum (opened in 1863), and the Beechworth Mental Hospital (opened in 1867 and renamed Mayday Hills Hospital at Centenary celebrations in 1967). It was recognised that the unsettled living conditions, poverty and relative isolation of the Goldfields environment could produce 'mental disturbances' which required local treatment facilities as services in Melbourne were too far away. Carole Woods' publication 'A Titan's Field' describes activities undertaken by patients at Beechworth Mental Hospital as including monthly balls and occasional concerts as well as work to make the facility self-supporting such as farm work and making clothes. She mentions a report in 1870 that the approximately 300 patients were clean and neat with 'no-one in restraint or seclusion' but that by 1905 the organisation had 623 patients which placed strain on building infrastructure such as heating and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other issues. A program of building works to extend and improve facilities followed over subsequent decades. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and Woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social and medical amenities in the early Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation into one nation. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a rectangular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.Obverse: i /burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, magic lantern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, nineteenth century, 1900s, twentieth century, emulsion slides, nursing, nurses, mental hospitals, lunatic asylums, asylums, social services, social welfare, insane asylums, mental health, infrastructure -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Lantern Slide, c1900
... and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other... and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other ...This image appears to show nurses at what is now the Mayday Hills Mental Asylum in approximately 1900. These individuals are part of a long history of nursing in Beechworth. Three medical or social welfare facilities opened in the mid-1800s as part of a push by the township to become a regional centre for Government services. These were the Ovens District Hospital (opened in 1857), the Ovens Benevolent Asylum (opened in 1863), and the Beechworth Mental Hospital (opened in 1867 and renamed Mayday Hills Hospital at Centenary celebrations in 1967). It was recognised that the unsettled living conditions, poverty and relative isolation of the Goldfields environment could produce 'mental disturbances' which required local treatment facilities as services in Melbourne were too far away. Carole Woods' publication 'A Titan's Field' describes activities undertaken by patients at Beechworth Mental Hospital as including monthly balls and occasional concerts as well as work to make the facility self-supporting such as farm work and making clothes. She mentions a report in 1870 that the approximately 300 patients were clean and neat with 'no-one in restraint or seclusion' but that by 1905 the organisation had 623 patients which placed strain on building infrastructure such as heating and water supplies, leading to high turnover of nurses and other issues. A program of building works to extend and improve facilities followed over subsequent decades. Lantern slides, sometimes called 'magic lantern' slides, are glass plates on which an image has been secured for the purpose of projection. Glass slides were etched or hand-painted for this purpose from the Eighteenth Century but the process became more popular and accessible to the public with the development of photographic-emulsion slides used with a 'Magic Lantern' device in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Photographic lantern slides comprise a double-negative emulsion layer (forming a positive image) between thin glass plates that are bound together. A number of processes existed to form and bind the emulsion layer to the base plate, including the albumen, wet plate collodion, gelatine dry plate and Woodburytype techniques. Lantern slides and magic lantern technologies are seen as foundational precursors to the development of modern photography and film-making techniques.This glass slide is significant because it provides insight into Beechworth's social and medical amenities in the early Twentieth Century, around the time of Australia's Federation into one nation. It is also an example of an early photographic and film-making technology in use in regional Victoria in the time period.Thin translucent sheet of glass with a circular image printed on the front and framed in a black backing. It is held together by metals strips to secure the edges of the slide.burke museum, beechworth, lantern slide, slide, glass slide, plate, burke museum collection, photograph, monochrome, magic lantern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, nineteenth century, 1900s, twentieth century, emulsion slides, nursing, nurses, mental hospitals, lunatic asylums, asylums, social services, social welfare, insane asylums, mental health, infrastructure -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Financial record - Ledger: Warrnambool Water works Trust, Circa 1900
... the filling of water carts. Similar supplies were also installed... the filling of water carts. Similar supplies were also installed ...This ledger contains entries which relate to waterworks and associated expenses: construction, pumping schemes, water from stand pipes, meter rent arrears, interest payments, pumping scheme. Early residents in Warrnambool relied on tanks and wells for their water supply and in 1880 the first water supply scheme was implemented from a well on Cannon Hill. Using a windmill the water was pumped up and stored in a small reservoir nearby then piped to the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets where a stand pipe allowed the filling of water carts. Similar supplies were also installed at Albert Park, the Botanic Gardens and the Cattle markets and from 1893 to 1939 water was drawn from the Merri River. Drainage works commenced with the building of the Japan Street tunnel in 1856. The Warrnambool Waterworks Trust was the body responsible for administering these works.The supply and storage of fresh water and drainage of the area was an important factor in the development and sustainability of the town. This ledger provides an insight into the daily operations of this organisation. Large suede covered journal. Tan in colour with pink, green and white on edge of pages. Faded black stylised border around front cover. Inside front covers are patterned in green and tan. Printed sheet with Warrnambool waterworks Trust is pasted inside front cover. Warrnambool Waterworks Trust stamp on sheet inside front cover.warrnambool water works, warrnambool water supply 1900, warrnambool water works ledger 1900, warrnambool waterworks trust -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Reports, Martin Westbrooke, Nanya Station
... areas of mallee with a Triodia understorey and restricted water... with a Triodia understorey and restricted water supplies, stocking rates ...Nanya Station, owned and managed by the University of Ballarat (now Federation University Australia), was purchased with assistance from the Department of Environment and Heritage Government Caring for our Country program. Nanya Station is located in the Scotia country, west of the Darling Ana-Branch in far western New South Wales and consists of the Nanya Western Lands Pastoral Lease 3281 – Perpetual Leasehold Lot 1244 in Deposited Plan 762778, Parish of Winnebaga, County of Tara and part of Lot 1242 County of Windeyer. Nanya is within the tribal area of the Danggali Aboriginal people, a sub-group of the Barkindji. Many Aboriginal sites have been recorded adjacent to major rivers in the region providing evidence that these areas supported a large population. The Scotia region has one of the shortest stock grazing histories of western NSW. Along with five other Scotia properties, Nanya was created as a pastoral lease in 1927. The first European settlement on the land followed exploration of the area by Sturt and Eyre. In 1854, the Lake Victoria lease which encompassed this area comprised 465,000ha.included Scotia blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4, Amoskeag and Winnebaga which formed the area known as the Scotia. It was described as a region of thick mallee scrub, interspersed with bluebush flats and Belah woodland. In the 1920s artesian water was found and the dry Scotia country was surveyed and divided into six Homestead leases allocated by ballot (Withers 1989). All properties were approximately 30,000ha, with a recommended stocking level of 3,000 sheep. Winnebaga (renamed Nanya) was taken up by Gordon Cumming. He initially dug a dam near the southeast corner of the property. A larger ground tank and rudimentary dwelling at the site of the present complex was later established. An adjacent area was cleared and cropped to provide feed for the horses used in digging the earth tanks. The ruins of the original building are located between the shearing shed and Homestead Tank. A cottage was built in the 1930s and a more substantial Red Gum framed homestead in the early 1950s. The lease was held by Mr Gordon Cumming until 1984 when it was purchased by Mr Norm Scadding as an extension to the adjacent lease, Belvedere. It was sold in 1995 to Mr Rob Taylor of Waikerie then in 1999 to BeMax Pty. Ltd., a sand mining company. These last three owners all permitted use of the property by the University for teaching and research. The Centre for Environmental Management at the University of Ballarat had been involved in studies of flora and fauna in western New South Wales since 1988. Studies became concentrated on the Scotia region with its variety of intact ecosystems due to a short pastoral history. Of particular significance is a system of natural salt lakes of which the most extensive is the Scotia Discharge Complex located on Nanya Station. An extensive vegetation survey of the Scotia region Westbrooke et al. 1998) highlighted the significance of the area both in terms of the range of communities in relatively intact condition and the occurrence of species and communities of restricted distribution. Nearly 400 species were recorded of which nine had either not previously been recorded or have restricted distribution in western NSW. Twenty-two plant communities occur on Nanya Station of which two, Halosarcia lylei low open shrubland and Hemichroa diandra/Halosarcia/Frankenia low open shrubland, are dominated by species not previously recorded from NSW. H. lylei and Acacia loderi shrublands are listed as endangered under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. As noted, the area has a relatively short grazing history and, due to the presence of large areas of mallee with a Triodia understorey and restricted water supplies, stocking rates have been low. The diversity of ecosystems in relatively intact condition and extensive areas of old growth mallee made Nanya a highly significant refuge for biological diversity. This factors led to the purchase of Nanya Station by the University of Ballarat in 2004 with the assistance of the Department of Environment and Heritage for the purposes of conservation, research and education. In 2010 the southern paddocks of Nagaella Station (10,000ha.) which lie along the northern boundary, were purchased with the assistance of Lower Murray Darling Catchment Management Authority and added to the Nanya lease to provide complete protection for the communities of the Nanya Discharge Complex and further high quality Malleefowl habitat. Four digital reports documents relating to Federation University's Nanya Station, Western New South Walesnanya station, scotia country, pastoral lease, winnebaga county, darling ana-branch, martin westbrooke, environmental education, nagaella station, lower murray darling catchment management authority, conservation research education, ian gribble, pat prevett, ian henderson, danggali -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1920-1950
... networks of races and dams to secure reliable supplies of water... networks of races and dams to secure reliable supplies of water ...This image taken between 1920-1930 depicts open-cut hydraulic sluicing at the Three Mile Mine, located about five kilometres south of Beechworth. Alluvial, or surface, mining began on this site in the 1850s, but was soon replaced by hydraulic sluicing methods. By the start of 1880 it is estimated that nine hundred miles of water races had been cut though soil and rock in the Beechworth district. Hydraulic sluicing employs high pressure jets of water to blast away large areas of earth and wash it down to be run through a sluice box. Gold gets caught in the sluice and the remaining slurry is washed away. Large water quantities were required for hydraulic sluicing, and the long water races and deep tailraces that were constructed were considered great engineering feats. This method of mining is extremely effective, but causes significant environmental damage and impacts to waterways and agricultural operations. Miners at Beechworth built extensive networks of races and dams to secure reliable supplies of water on a scale far greater than elsewhere in Victoria. By the 1880s Beechworth's water barons continued to hold more than half of all the water right licences on issue and undertook sluicing operations on a massive scale. The manipulation of surface and ground water via race networks was well planned and recorded in detail by local mining surveyors. The maps that were created, combined with modern geo-spatial technologies, provide a vital key in understanding the great lengths to which miners went to capture and control critical water resources. Today, Three Mile mine is called Baarmutha. The Three Mile Mine was unproductive until 1865 when John Pund and three other miners secured a fifteen year license and constructed a water race from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. In the early twentieth century Pund & Co. averaged over one thousand ounces of gold per year from the mine. After Pund's death in 1915, GSG Amalgamated Co operated the site, continuing sluicing until 1950. This image of hydraulic sluicing methods shows the extent of water-works engineering in the landscape. This photograph has historic and research potential for understanding changes to the landscape, the evolution of mining methods, and the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular photograph on matte paperReverse: 7597-1 / Sluice Mining / Copied from original on loan from Webb (Qld) / Donated Nov 2009 / Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950 / Managed by the Plain Bros then Parkinsons / Current Location is: Beechworth Animal Shelter / used for Baarmuthaburke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, hydraulic sluicing, spring creek, netwown falls, mining tunnels, water races, tailraces, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, john pund, water manipulation, water engineering, three mile creek, three mile mine, water race, large-scale mining methods, historical mining construction, alluvial mining, mining environmental impacts, baarmutha, water barons