Three small publications on treatment of water, The Need For Water Treatment in Boilers, Testing Water by the Volumetric Method, Threshold Treatment With Calgon.books, technical, chemistry

Black and white photograph taken during inspection at the waste water treatment plant Golf Links Road Lakes Entrance Victoriawater resources, public works

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, water treatment plant

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 9 strips Colour print 10 x 15 cmFuji HG 200 CA-1kangaroo ground, maroondah aqueduct, water treatment plant

Printed brochure titled ' A Scientific Treatise on Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment. Top of front page has a green bulb at the top with the title underneath. Brochure gives the history of the Scalebuoy, the fundamental principles, use and a summary of the Scalebuoy method of water treatment. Written by R. H. S. Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, a scientific treatise on scalebuoy process of water treatment, scalebuoys (new zealand) ltd, r h s abbott, herald printing works auckland

Typed notes titled 'Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment'. Notes give some history, fundamental principles, use and summary.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy process of water treatment

Booklet on Alfloc water treatment service along with a one page letter from H.B.Selby & Co Pty Ltd to Bendigo Electric Company of Aust Pty Ltd with reference to Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy

Colour photograph of rock lining at the Sugarloaf-Preston transfer main crossing. The Sugarloaf Reservoir and the Winneke Water Treatment Plant (Winneke) are located 32 km north-east of Melbourne, near Christmas Hills. rock lining, water supply

Leather display case holding scalebuoys belonged to Bill Ashman, who was a salesperson for the Abbott company. A Scalebuoy is a handheld water treatment device, invented by Hartley Abbott and patented under the name of the Bendigo Electronic Company, designed to prevent scale buildup in water vessels and boilers by supposedly "softening" the water. Brown leather case with 2 keys containing 4 scalebuoys of various types and sizes held in a blue velvet holder & a pocket in lid holding 9 publications by W.N.Abbott on the uses of Scalebuoys along with 2 letters attesting to the success of Scalebuoys.scalebuoy, w. abbott

Two newspaper articles discussing the proposed construction of the Yarra Dam at Warrandyte: Yarra Dam at Warrandyte not the only alternative - Mr Stokes, Diamond Valley Mirror, 14 October, 1964 Fears grow on Yarra Valley Dam Board orders air surey, Diamond Valley Mirror, 24 February 1965 The Sugarloaf Reservoir Project, including a major pumping station and water treatment plant was completed, increasing Melbourne's total storage capacity by 95,000 million litres in 1981.2 pageswater supply, sugarloaf, reservoir, christmas hills, yarra dam, warrandyte

A newspaper article about scientists working on water treatment processes. This document was from a file of information about guest speakers (see also 00812-00822 and 00830-00837). So it is assumed that one of the scientists mentioned was approached to speak at a Legacy function. The caption mentions Dr Don Willis (CSIRO), Dr Hans Battered (ICI), Dr Brian Bolto (CSIRO), and Dr Allan Cope (ICI). Legatees met regularly and had guest speakers to entertain and inform on different subjects at their Tuesday Luncheons. The Programme Committee was responsible for organising the speakers.A record that the speakers at Legacy functions came from many walks of life and the subjects spoken on were varied.Newspaper article with black and white photos of scientists.speakers, legatee event

Brochure titled Scalebuoys. Contains Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy . . . Process of Water Treatment (By the Creator R. H. S. Abbott, Jnr.)Also mentions How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Water-Softener', Special Features and First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoys Units includes Domestic Household Tank Unit, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit, Scalebuoy Tap Unit, Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses, Scalebuoy Hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Agitation Tank Unit, Motorized Tank Unit, A Few of the Many Industrial & Processing Applications, Motor Car Unit and a Special Note on Medical Use of Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, cambridge press

Piece of paper with a sketch of a Scalebuoy Unit used in conjunction with water treatment & Plant attached to a wood fired Boiler at the Pyramid Hill Butter Factory. Sketch shows the Scalebuoy Unit. Note at the bottom mentions that he did not see the unit as it was intended for use. The unit had been broken up when he first saw it. Would have been about thirty mercury flasks, each of which was covered in an easily removable film of salt deposit. Interest was sparked after cleaning one of the flasks and seeing the engraving. He regretted not taking the whole of the unit. On the back is written the name - Frank Honeychurch-8 Harley St, Bendigo 1/3/02.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, pyramid hill scale buoy butter factory, frank honeychurch

Six copies of an eight page brochure titled 'Scalebuoys'. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Items mentioned are: Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy - Process of Water Treatment, How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Water-Softener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units for Domestic Household Tanks, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit, Scalebuoy Tap Unit, Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses, Scalebuoy Hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Agitation Tank Unit, Motorised Tank Unit. Also A Few of the Many Industrial & Processing Applications, Motor Car Unit. On the back page is a list of where Scalebuoy Units have been installed.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott, jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, civic square bendigo, cambridge press

"Potassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula KMnO4. It is a salt consisting of K+ and MnO−4 ions. Formerly known as permanganate of potash or Condy's crystals, it is a strong oxidizing agent. It dissolves in water to give intensely pink or purple solutions, the evaporation of which leaves prismatic purplish-black glistening crystals. (Which is what in contained in the bottle.) As an oxidant, potassium permanganate can act as an antiseptic. For example, dilute solutions are used to treat canker sores (ulcers), disinfectant for the hands and treatment for mild pompholyx, dermatitis, and fungal infections of the hands or feet. Potassium permanganate is used extensively in the water treatment industry. Historically it was used to disinfect drinking water. (From Wikipedia)" Eight sided, rectangular, clear glass bottle containing grey filings. It is closed with a cork, which is probably broken off. Label indicates Potassium Permanagate manufactured by Felton, Grimwade & Duerdins Ltd. "POTASSI PERMANGANATE."/"POISON"/"Felton Grimwade & Duerdins Ltd." on label on front. There are numbers in the glass on the bottom: "1608 M" and small difficult to read letters. deaf children australia,, chemical, antiseptic, potassium permanganate, water purifier, felton grimwade & duerdins ltd, bottle

Eight page brochure printed by Cambridge Press titled Scalebuoys. Sole Australian Distributor Frank A. Stevenson, 62 Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo. Pages have green horizontal lines. Brochure mentions the Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment by the Creator R. H. S. Abbott, Jnr. Other topics are How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Watersoftener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units are for Domestic Household Tank Unit, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and Scalebuoy Tap Unit. Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses are listed. There is also a Scalebuoy hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and a Motorized Tank Unit. There are illustrations of the Units. There are also a list of A Few of the Many Industrial and Processing Applications. On the back page is a Special Note on Medical use of Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scalebuoys, the scalebuoy company, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, cambridge press

Three New Bendigo Gold Project newsletters, dated November 2000, June 2002 and April 2003. November 2000 newsletter is headed ' Phase One of Decline Complete' Articles include description of works, rehabilitation work, exploration drilling - underground and surface drilling and dewatering and safety. Map showing decline development superimposed on street map on back of sheet. June 2002 newsletter, headed 'Environmental Manager Joins the Team' describes the appointment and previous experience of Philipa Varris. The newsletter includes information on water treatment plant, new shaft below the surface and provides a personality profile of John Cahill (Frank) the Senior Geologist. April 2003 newsletter, headed 'Bendigo Mining Seeks Site Expansion for Production' provides facts on the Swan Decline, a mine public open day, bird watching at Woodvale, the advisory board and a personality profile on Phil Walklate, project draftsman. A decline development map is provided on bottom right of sheet. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, kangaroo flat, new bendigo gold project, drilling, rehabilitation, bree darcy, sam mcgowan, marilynh sprague, philipa varris, swan decline

"James Pinkerton, described by fellow settler Isaac Batey as ‘a fine old Scotish [sic] gentleman’, and his wife Margaret established ‘Chamois Ponds’ on Kororoit Creek in the Keilor district in 1840.44 After a fire in 1848, the Pinkerton family moved further west to a holding called Yaloke, on the Werribee River in the Melton district.45 Today, the Surbiton Park water treatment plant operates on part of the Yaloke run. The Pinkerton family is remembered in Melton in part due to the historic graves of the original settler, Margaret Pinkerton, and four of her grandchildren, which were marked by a memorial cairn in 1931. Changes to sewage flood zoning in the area in the 1990s necessitated that these burials be relocated. Members of the Melton & District Historical Society oversaw a project to relocate the Pinkerton graves and cairn 200 metres from their original site to their current resting place at Mount Cottrell. This relocation ceremony took place on 8 November 1992, with the participation of local school students and with Pinkerton descendants playing a central role. This occasion also marked the opening of the Pinkerton Forest Project, which saw 50 hectares of degraded woodland in Surbiton Park protected for regeneration".Photograph of Jame Pinkerton featured in the the Telegraphlocal identities, pioneer families

Yields information about a provision of treated wooden pine sleepers to tramways in Ballarat.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated 18-9-53 regarding treated softwood sleepers, 100 installed in 1936 from Ballarat Water Commission, creosote treatment CSIRO. Titled "Still good after Seventeen Years" Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.Pencil date of "18-9-53"trams, tramways, sleepers, tram track, trackwork

Eleven page article titled Water Softening in the Boiler by the 'Alfloc' System. This is an internal method of conditioning boiler feed water and the use of coagulants designed to prevent scale formation in the boiler and accessory plant, to reduce corrosion to a minimum, and further to provide for those conditions in the boiler water which from present experience are believed to prevent the occurrence of caustic ombrittlement. Different chemicals were used to suit different types of water in different areas. Items discussed are: Summary, Introduction, External treatment, Internal Treatment, General Principles of the 'Alfloc' Internal Treatment, Precipitation of the Scale-forming Salts, Temporary Hardness, Permanent Hardness, Conditioning of the Precipitate - Floc Formation, Efficient Control of the Concentration of both Dissolved and Suspended Solids by Blowdown, Prevention of Corrosion, Testing and Control, The 'Alfloc' Reagents for Internal Treatment, 'Alfloc' Liquors, 'Alfloc' Briquettes, Alfloc' Powders, Methods of Application, Liquors - Stationary boilers and Locomotive boilers, Briquettes - Stationary boilers and Locomotive boilers, Powders, Blowdown, Sludge, Caustic Embrittlement, Control of 'Alfloc' System, Cost and Economies of 'Alfloc' Internal Treatment and 'Alfloc' Water Treatment Service. Listed on page 11 are ICIANZ Sales Offices the Australian States. Between pages 7 and 8 is a page of diagrams. They are: Showing method of feeding liquors to the feed tank of boilers for 'Alfloc' internal treatment, typical arrangement of pressure vessel and typical arrangement of 'Alfloc' by-pass feeder.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, alfloc system, imperial chemical industries limited alkali division, alfloc liquors, alfloc briquettes, alfloc powders, imperial chemical industries of australia and new zealand limited, elder smith & co limited, chemical & textile agencies pty ltd

Four copies of a typed letter from ? Bell, Manager of the Union Oil, Soap & Candle Co. Ltd. To Scalebuoys (N. Z.) Ltd., dated 16 February, 1938. Letter refers to Scalebuoy treatment of water for boiler feed. Mentioned is how clean the boiler were of scale and sludge. Letter typed on paper with printed letterhead.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, union oil soap & candle co limited, scalebuoys (n.z.) ltd, ? bell

A.W.Dickson was a Real Estate Agent in Ringwood for many years. These calendars show the local buildings of the day. For example the original Eastland 's building of 1967, Maroondah Hospital 1976 and the Civic Centre now the Karralyka Centre.1 1987 calendar with six black and white photos of buildings and vistas around Ringwood with monthly dates in lower quarter of page. 2 1988 calendar with six posters advertising early 20th century land sales in Ringwood, Heathmont and Ringwood East with dates in lower quarter of page Compiled by A.W.Dickson Pty. Ltd. Real Estate Agent. Photographed by C.M.S. Photographers - 725 9441 (January February 1987) RINGWOOD LAKE - Ideal picnic spot for Ringwood Model power boats frequently on display. Barbecue area, playground, resting place for old steam engine. Yabbie netting is a favourite pastime here. (March April 1987) CLOCK TOWER - Moved from its former site on Warrandyte Road corner in 1967 and re-built in its present location, brick by brick. A wreath laying ceremony is held here on Anzac day each year. (May June 1987) RINGWOOD AQUATIC CENTRE - A world class swimming facility opened in 1986 at a cost of $3 million. Featuring the latest ozone water treatment techniques. In summer folding doors can be opened to give access to existing outdoor pools and sunbathing area. (July August 1987) MAROONDAH HOSPITAL - Opened in 1976 after many years of fund raising efforts by local people. The opening of casualty facilities was welcomed by locals as previously Box Hill Hospital catered for the entre area. (September October 1987) EASTLAND - Opened October 1967. Built on a former football oval. Now about to undergo major extensions to cater for Ringwood's population growth into the 21st Century. November December 1987 CIVIC CENTRE - Built on the site of a former antimony mine behind the council offices. Now the venue for many activities and a local point for Ringwood's Cultural Life.

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 10th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Loan Borrowings Meals on Wheels Quarterly Report Land Transfer to Council Surrey Street Voter's Roll Review Land Purchase by the Council and Transfer Western Avenue Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Income Security Deer Park West Kindergarten Bon Thomas Reserve Deer Park Elderly Citizens' Club National Youth Workers Conference Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Protean (Holdings) Ltd S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Somerville Road Tottenham Adulterated Foods Institute of Trading Standards Annual National Conference 1st to 3rd November 1979 Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act Storm Water Treatment Facilities Sanitary Contract Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Removal of Fire Hazards 1979/80 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Extensions to the Pavilion at Kinder Smith Reserve by the Sunshine Y.C.W. Football Club Ground Allocations for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Ground Allocations Schools for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Public Works and Planning Compensation Bill (Gobbo Legislation) Model Cluster Code 1979 Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats Corner of Forrest Street and Kororoit Street Albion Rezoning of Land North East Corner Lawrence Street and 174 - 178 Forrest Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Pavilion (Place of Assembly) Kinder Smith Reserve Lily Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Light Industry (Food Preparation) 70 Warwick Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats 7 & 8 Metherall Street Planning Permit Timber yard and Hardware Sales Railway Lot 78 Sunshine Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory 12 Williamson Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Extension 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Nonilluminated Business Sigh McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Railway Sidings Wright Street North Side Opposite Market Road Intersection Sunshine Planning Permit Application Elderly Citizens' Club and Activities Centre Randall Street Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Garage Lot 5 Korowa Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Sunroom Addition to Existing Apartment House & Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Albion Planning Permit Extensions to the Existing Office and Truck Sales and Service Centre Lot 2 Geelong Road North East Corner McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign 54A Station Place Sunshine Consolidated of Title Lot 31 Dunbar Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Lots 2005 & 2006 Neale Road and Oakwood Road Deer Park Sydney Street Albion Reconstruction Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Residential Building Vacant Lots in City of Sunshine - M.M.B.W. Report Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Larisa Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Chaplin Reserve & Cranwell Park Bon Thomas Pre-School Centre Variation Diamond Reserve Pre-School Centre & Diamond Reserve Infant Welfare Centre Variation Orama Street Child Care Centre Variation Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Proposed Pavilion Various Reserves Tallintyre Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve, Errington Reserve, Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Barrett Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Larisa Reserve & Bon Thomas Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Sewerage Facilities Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 40 - 42 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Siting of Building 24 Tulloch Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Joan Street Sunshine West Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive Albanvale Siting of Building 18 Murray Street Sunshine West Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 14 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Supreme Court Writ 28 - 30 Ridley Street Albion Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 31st August 1979surrey street, sunshine north, western avenue, sunshine, deer park west kindergarten, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, deer park elderly citizens' club, station road, sassella park, protean, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, kinder smith reserve, lily street, braybrook, sunshine y.c.w. football club, tottenham parade, forrest street, ardeer, lawrence street, warwick road, metherall street, sunshine road, williamson road, maribyrnong, berkshire road, mcintyre road, neale road, wright street, market road, maribyrnong elderly citizens' club, randall street, geelong road, francis street, brooklyn, korowa street, sunshine west, ridley street, albion, mcdonald road, station place, dunbar street, oakwood road, sydney street, hulett street, larisa reserve, larisa road, st. albans, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street, chaplin reserve, anderson road, cranwell park, cranwell street, diamond reserve pre-school centre, diamond reserve infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare complex, rosamond road, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, robert bruce reserve, errington reserve, main road east, ralph street reserve, ralph street, robert barrett reserve, tulloch street, joan street, entally drive, murray street, the esplanade

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 11th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Loan Borrowings Meals on Wheels Quarterly Report Land Transfer to Council Surrey Street Voter's Roll Review Land Purchase by the Council and Transfer Western Avenue Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Relief Income Security Deer Park West Kindergarten Bon Thomas Reserve Deer Park Elderly Citizens' Club National Youth Workers Conference Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Infant Welfare Protean (Holdings) Ltd S.C.I. Meat & Paper Pty Ltd Somerville Road Tottenham Adulterated Foods Institute of Trading Standards Annual National Conference 1st to 3rd November 1979 Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australasia) Ltd Section 95 Health Act Storm Water Treatment Facilities Sanitary Contract Health Act Registrations for 1979 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the Superintendent of Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Removal of Fire Hazards 1979/80 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Extensions to the Pavilion at Kinder Smith Reserve by the Sunshine Y.C.W. Football Club Ground Allocations for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Ground Allocations Schools for the Summer Seasons 1979/80 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Public Works and Planning Compensation Bill (Gobbo Legislation) Model Cluster Code 1979 Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Warehouse Lots 6 & 7 Tottenham Parade Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats Corner of Forrest Street and Kororoit Street Albion Rezoning of Land North East Corner Lawrence Street and 174 - 178 Forrest Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Extension of Existing Pavilion (Place of Assembly) Kinder Smith Reserve Lily Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Light Industry (Food Preparation) 70 Warwick Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Flats 7 & 8 Metherall Street Planning Permit Timber yard and Hardware Sales Railway Lot 78 Sunshine Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Factory 12 Williamson Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Factory Extension 176 McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Nonilluminated Business Sigh McIntyre Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Railway Sidings Wright Street North Side Opposite Market Road Intersection Sunshine Planning Permit Application Elderly Citizens' Club and Activities Centre Randall Street Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Petrol Filling Station South East Corner Geelong Road and Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Garage Lot 5 Korowa Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Sunroom Addition to Existing Apartment House & Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Albion Planning Permit Extensions to the Existing Office and Truck Sales and Service Centre Lot 2 Geelong Road North East Corner McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Internally Illuminated Sign 54A Station Place Sunshine Consolidated of Title Lot 31 Dunbar Street Sunshine Plan of Subdivision Lots 2005 & 2006 Neale Road and Oakwood Road Deer Park Sydney Street Albion Reconstruction Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Residential Building Vacant Lots in City of Sunshine - M.M.B.W. Report Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Larisa Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Chaplin Reserve & Cranwell Park Bon Thomas Pre-School Centre Variation Diamond Reserve Pre-School Centre & Diamond Reserve Infant Welfare Centre Variation Orama Street Child Care Centre Variation Highpoint West Welfare Complex Variation Proposed Pavilion Various Reserves Tallintyre Reserve, Robert Bruce Reserve, Errington Reserve, Ralph Street Reserve, Robert Barrett Reserve, McKechnie Reserve, Larisa Reserve & Bon Thomas Reserve Robert Barrett Reserve Sewerage Facilities Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 40 - 42 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Siting of Building 24 Tulloch Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Joan Street Sunshine West Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive Albanvale Siting of Building 18 Murray Street Sunshine West Building on Flood Prone Land Lot 14 The Esplanade Maribyrnong Supreme Court Writ 28 - 30 Ridley Street Albion Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as a t 31st August 1979surrey street, sunshine north, western avenue, sunshine, deer park west kindergarten, bon thomas reserve, quinn street, deer park, deer park elderly citizens' club, station road, protean, s.c.i. meat & paper pty ltd, somerville road, tottenham, thomas borthwick & sons, francis street, brooklyn, kinder smith reserve, sunshine y.c.w. football club, lily street, braybrook, tottenham parade, forrest street, kororoit street, albion, lawrence street, ardeer, warwick road, sunshine road, williamson road, maribyrnong, berkshire road, mcintyre road, neale road, wright street, market road, maribyrnong elderly citizens' club, randall street, geelong road, korowa street, sunshine west, ridley street, mcdonald road, station place, dunbar street, oakwood road, sydney street, hulett street, larisa reserve, larisa road, st. albans, mckechnie reserve, mckechnie street, chaplin reserve, anderson road, cranwell park, cranwell street, bon thomas pre-school centre, diamond reserve pre-school centre, diamond reserve infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, albanvale, orama street child care centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare complex, tallintyre reserve, kermeen street, robert bruce reserve, errington reserve, main road east, ralph street reserve, ralph street, robert barrett reserve, tulloch street, joan street, entally drive, murray street, the esplanade

Opened in 1891, the bridge formed part of the Maroondah Aqueduct carrying water from Watts River near Healesville to the reservoir at Preston where it joined Melbourne's metropolitan water system. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p99 Built to supply thirsty Melbourne in the late 19th century, the siphon bridge spanning the Plenty River off Leischa Court, Greensborough, was part of an engineering masterpiece. Opened in 1891, the bridge formed part of the Maroondah Aqueduct carrying water from the Watts River near Healesville to the reservoir at Preston where it joined the metropolitan distribution system. A major link in Melbourne’s water supply, it also had a huge impact on communities, which mushroomed along its route. Named after the Aboriginal word for the area around the Maroondah Reservoir, the Maroondah Aqueduct was fully operational until the 1970s. Since the 1980s the land along parts of the aqueduct have been used for walking and bicycle riding, shaded in places by Monterey Pine trees planted to stabilise the surrounding ground. From 1857 the Yan Yean Reservoir supplied Melbourne’s water but the growing city needed additional catchments.1 In 1886 work began on a weir on the Watts River to enable the aqueduct to carry most of the river water 41 miles (66km) to Melbourne. The aqueduct, built by the Board of Works, is the oldest remaining aqueduct near Melbourne and was probably the first built with concrete.2 Although the aqueduct is now only used between the Maroondah and Sugarloaf Reservoirs, it can still be traced across the Shire. It extends from the Maroondah Reservoir through Christmas Hills, Kangaroo Ground, Research, Eltham, St Helena and then previously wound west through Greensborough to Reservoir.3 Built by horse and manpower the aqueduct gravity fed 25 million gallons (113.6ML) of water a day to Melbourne along a gradient of one foot to the mile. It included 25 miles (41km) of open concrete and brick channel, six miles (10km) of tunnels, and nine miles (15km) of 14 inverted siphons of riveted wrought-iron across creeks. Bricks for the aqueduct were made from clay found near the sites and remains of several kilns can still be found between Kangaroo Ground and Christmas Hills. Building the aqueduct transformed local communities. An abattoir was established at Christmas Hills. Grog shanties and labourers’ camps sprang up and local courts dealt with cases of ‘petty pilfering and boisterous behaviour’.4 The Kangaroo Ground school population jumped to 91, crammed into a room with one teacher. Miners who built the tunnels camped just north of Churinga in Greensborough – then called Tunnel Hill Camp – and adjacent to the Evelyn Arms Hotel. The miners’ high spirits were sometimes quenched in horse troughs or by a ‘welt under the ear and kick on the behind’ as the local constable calmed them down rather than lock them up.5 But the growing city of Melbourne needed more water, so the O’Shannassy catchment, east of Warburton, was added to the system in 1914. In 1920 work began on the present concrete Maroondah Dam one mile (1.6km) from the weir on the Watts River. The aqueduct capacity was thus doubled to 50 million gallons (227ML) a day.6 Intense land development threatened to pollute the open water supply, so channel sections were replaced with large pipes. In the late 1960s a large water main was built from the tunnel outlet at Research and extended through St Helena and Greensborough, so this section of the aqueduct was taken out of use. Long sections of the unused open channels in Greensborough and Bundoora were destroyed, but the old channel in Research and Eltham North remained largely intact. In the 1970s, the Sugarloaf Reservoir was constructed, inundating 445 hectares of land in Christmas Hills. Sugarloaf was officially opened in 1980 and serves as a water storage and treatment plant supplying Melbourne. In the early 1980s pipes replaced the section from Sugarloaf Reservoir to the tunnel entrance at Kangaroo Ground. The Research-Kangaroo Ground tunnel operates as part of the pipeline system.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, maroondah aqueduct, pipe bridge, siphon bridge