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Greensborough Historical Society
Slide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Construction of the Western Ring Road: Slide 57, 1990s
... Construction of the Western Ring Road: Slide 57...western ring road... and construction of the Western Ring Road in background....Photograph Slide Construction of the Western Ring Road ...Photograph shows residential development with auction board and construction of the Western Ring Road in background.Part of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No maker's marks. No caption on slide.western ring road, metropolitan ring road, apollo parkways -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley News, Plan for new East-West freeway link, 1967c
... western ring road...Early plans for the Greensborough by-pass and western ring... ring road. greensborough bypass western ring road Diamond ...Early plans for the Greensborough by-pass and western ring road.Newspaper clipping, black and white text and image.greensborough bypass, western ring road -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, North East Link considered, 28/09/2016
... western ring road...The proposed North East Link will connect the Western Ring... Road and the Eastern Freeway. north east link western ring road ...The proposed North East Link will connect the Western Ring Road and the Eastern Freeway.News clipping, black text.north east link, western ring road -
Greensborough Historical Society
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Victorian Government, Fixing the missing link in Melbourne's freeway network, 2020_12
... western ring road... ring road hurstbridge rail line North East Link Authority ...An update on major projects in Victoria, named "Victoria's Big Build" including the North East Link Project, M80 Ring Road upgrades, Hurstbridge rail line duplication and level crossing removals. Large sheet folded twice. Colour illus. and map. 2 copies.north east link, victoria's big build, western ring road, hurstbridge rail line -
Greensborough Historical Society
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Victorian Government, Transforming road and rail travel: Victoria's big build; North and North East edition. Issue 01/2021, 2021
... western ring road... ring road hurstbridge rail line 8 p., colour illus. and map ...An update on major projects in Victoria, named "Victoria's Big Build" including the North East Link Project, M80 Ring Road upgrades, Hurstbridge rail line duplication and level crossing removals. 8 p., colour illus. and map. north east link, victoria's big build, western ring road, hurstbridge rail line -
Greensborough Historical Society
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Victorian Government, Preparing for major construction of the M80 Ring Road completion: Big Build: M80 Ring Road. Community update March 2024, 2024
... western ring road... western ring road 4 p., colour illus. Preparing for major ...An update on major projects in Victoria, in particular the M80 Ring Road upgrades. Beginning in 2024, these updates are distributed to the local area.4 p., colour illus. north east link, victoria's big build, western ring road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Scrubber 11 W on Bundoora line, Ray Marsh, 29-9-1998
... after passing under the Western Ring Road overpass. Tram... passing under the Western Ring Road overpass. Tram is a former ...Colour print of Scrubber tram 11W in Plenty Road Bundoora after passing under the Western Ring Road overpass. Tram is a former Sydney scrubber tram and is now located at the Sydney Tramway Museum.Yields information about scrubber tram 11WColour print on Kodak Royal paper, with price lable and details hand written on rear along with the stamp of "Railway Tramway Photography"."11 W Bundoora 29-8-1998" and source stamp on rear.tramways, trams, scrubber 11w, tram 11w, plenty road, bundoora -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Taking on gridlock, 10/05/2017
... end of the Western (Metropolitan) Ring Road.... (Metropolitan) Ring Road. transport metropolitan ring road Diamond ...Millions were splashed on roads and transport during the 2017-2018 State Budget in a bid to ease the gridlock which plagues the region. Including improvements to the Greensborough end of the Western (Metropolitan) Ring Road.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.transport, metropolitan ring road -
Puffing Billy Railway
Explosives Wagon, unkown
... Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry... Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry ...This 2 foot 6 inch (762mm) gauge wagon was used for carrying explosives and was used with the Greenbat Battery loco. It was donated to the Walhalla Goldfields Railway on long term loan in 2013 along with a large quantity of narrow gauge trollies and light rail from Orica’s now closed munitions factory in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory Orica Deer Park in Melbourne’s west has been used since circa 1875 for various forms of manufacturing and storage of chemicals. Although the site is bounded by Ballarat Road, Station Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry point for industrial operations is situated at Gate 6 of Tilburn Road. Operations include: • a specialty chemicals facility producing products for mining services operations • quarry services • other chemical manufacture activities. The Deer Park factory complex The factory complex is of historical significance for the major role it played in Australia's manufacturing and mining industries through the development of progressively more efficient and safer explosives. It also contributed to wartime production in ammunition, initiators and the development of synthetic ammonia production and construction of the Defence Explosives Annexe No 5 (later the Albion Explosives Factory) during World War Two. The factory complex is also of technical significance for the unusual and specialised design of many of the buildings and structures, both in the layout of the works and the individual design of buildings. Blast protection and safety measures such as mounds around the buildings, 'cleanways' and buffer zones between production areas were employed extensively. A characteristic of many production buildings was the elimination of cavities where explosive compounds could lodge. The combination of concrete barriers and light-weight construction was designed to direct explosion debris away from operators or other buildings. The narrow gauge tramway, which ran through the explosives section, is a rare survivor of nineteenth century materials-handling methods. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Wagon for carrying Explosives at the Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory, Deer park, Victoria, Australia Wagon for carrying explosives made from Timber and steelwagon for carrying explosives, puffing billy, industrial narrow gauge railway, orica - deer park munitions factory, explosives wagon -
Puffing Billy Railway
Greenbat Battery Loco, Greenwood & Batley ltd
... Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry... Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry ...Greenbat Battery Loco Built by Greenwood & Batley Ltd Builders No. 420363/2 This Greenbat Battery Loco has been loaned to the Museum by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway, who had acquired it in 2013 along with a large quantity of narrow gauge trollies and light rail from Orica’s now closed munitions factory in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The trolley on display was one of two in use from the 1970s. Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory Orica Deer Park in Melbourne’s west has been used since circa 1875 for various forms of manufacturing and storage of chemicals. Although the site is bounded by Ballarat Road, Station Street, Tilburn Road and the Western Ring Road, the current entry point for industrial operations is situated at Gate 6 off Tilburn Road. Operations include: • a specialty chemicals facility producing products for mining services operations • quarry services • other chemical manufacture activities. The Deer Park factory complex is of historical significance as the location of the first plant for the manufacture of high explosives in Australia and has been, for its entire history, the most important, if not only, commercial manufacturer of high explosives in Australia. It commenced operation under the importer Jones Scott and Co, and then the Australian Lithofracteur Company (Krebs Patent), a rival to Nobel's dynamite patent. The factory was producing nitro-glycerine based explosives in Australia only a couple of years after Nobel's Ardeer factory began operating in Scotland. The explosives factories complex is of historical significance for the association with the Australian Lithofracteur Company, Australian Explosives and Chemicals, the Nobel company and later ICIANZ, which grew to become one of the largest explosives, chemical and plastics manufacturers in Australia. It was the pioneer of the industry and retained its dominance through monopolistic practices, taking over most of its competitors in the Australasian region. Substantial parts of the pre-Second World War layout of the site remain which, with a number of significant buildings dating back to the 1920s and '30s, indicate past and present processes of manufacturing, the necessary safety measures required and the integrated nature of the explosives and chemical industry. The narrow gauge tramway, which ran through the explosives section, was a rare survivor of nineteenth century materials-handling methods into the 21st Century. Greenwood & Batley were a large engineering manufacturer with a wide range of products, including armaments, electrical engineering, and printing and milling machinery. They also produced a range of battery-electric railway locomotives under the brand name Greenbat. The works was in Armley, Leeds, UK. Greenbat was the trade name for the railway locomotives built by Greenwood & Batley. The company specialised in electric locomotives, particularly battery-powered types for use in mines and other hazardous environments. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Battery Locomotive - Orica - Deer Park Munitions factory - Deep park, Victoria, Australia Battery Locomotive - made of iron puffing billy, greenbat battery loco, battery locomotive, industrial narrow gauge railway, orica - deer park munitions factory -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bullock's Yoke, 1902
This yoke would have been used as a harness for a bullock team . Bullocks were used extensively in the 19th and early 20th centuries for cartage and haulage, particularly for wool in the Western District. This yoke was from the property "Rose Park" in Willatook and used about 1902. The property of "Rose Park" was owned by Stan Baulch who inherited the property in 1919. Up to his death in 1980 he was an active member of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society and had a special interest in the local history of bullock teams and bullockies.This is retained as a memento of early farming practices in the Western District of Victoria.The yoke has a heavy wooden curved piece shaped at both ends with holes along the piece to hold two heavy metal rings which protrude through the wooden section and have pointed ends. The holes also contain two large metal hoops. A short chain is attached bullock team and bullockies, stan baulch, rose park -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medallion, Trophy Environmental achievement, 2000
This is a medallion awarded in 2000 by Powercor Warrnambool to Elmac Hydroponics. Powercor Australia, founded in 1994, is an electrical distribution company operating in the Western District of Victoria and the western suburbs of Melbourne. Powercor Warrnambool, like other Powercor organizations, is involved in giving Business Excellence Awards annually to businesses in its area of supply. In 2014 there were 15 awards for Business Excellence. Elmac Hydroponics was a business growing and supplying organically-produced tomatoes from 1997 to 2004. It was situated at Mount Pleasant, Princes Highway, Allansford, Victoria. The business was operated by Graeme and Barbara McLeod and Keith and Leonie Ellerton. Hydroponics is a system of growing plants without soil, using a nutrient solution. Elmac Hydroponics had a 2,000 square metre greenhouse with 10,000 growing points. This is a significant medallion, showing the award given to a small business in the Warrnambool area and indicating its achievements in the environmental area. Elmac was an industry leader in in implementing an ‘Autopot’ hydroponic system which is aimed at reducing nutrient and waste water to zero. Elmac was also a finalist in the Ericsson 2002 Innovation Awards.This is a gilt metal medallion, oval-shaped, with an ornamental edging and a shield-shaped design on one side and a circular design on the other. The top has two metal rings for attachment to a chain or wall hook. On one side: ‘Environmental Achievement, Elmac Hydroponics’ On obverse side: ‘Powercor Warrnambool Region Business Achievement Awards, 2000’ elmac hydroponics, powercor business awards, warrnambool