Vehicle - Aveling & Porter 11629, South Melbourne City Council Aveling & Porter 10 ton Steam Roller, 1923

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Aveling & Porter - Steam Locomotion on Common Roads - History and development of steam locomotion on common roads by William Fletcher. Published 1891

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Dimensions of Simple and Compound Road Locomotives from Steam Locomotion on Common Roads - History and development of steam locomotion on common roads by William Fletcher. Published 1891

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Historical information

Built by Aveling & Porter Ltd., Rochester, Kent, England
Builder’s Number 11629 of 1923
Weight 10 Tons

Used by the South Melbourne Council in road construction between 1926 and 1963

Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steam roller manufacturer. Thomas Aveling and Richard Thomas Porter entered into partnership in 1862, developed a steam engine three years later in 1865. The company became the largest manufacturer of steam rollers in the world.

Service History :
Title: City Surveyor's report Creator: Johnson, A.L
Publisher: Prahran City Council Date: 1921
.... The 10-ton steam roller worked 302 days, the Aveling and Porter 12½-ton roller worked 211 days while the Garrett steam wagon continues to carry tar and road materials.

city of prahran annual reports 1912-1913
http://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/history/city-of-prahran-annual-reports-1912-1913.pdf

Significance

Industrial Steam Roller - Road Construction, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Physical description

Aveling & Porter 10 ton Steam Roller with roof and rear tool box

Inscriptions & markings

Builders Number 11629 Aveling & Porter

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Steam Locomotion on Common Roads - History and development of steam locomotion on common roads by William Fletcher. Published 1891 Steam Locomotion on Common Roads - History and development of steam locomotion on common roads by William Fletcher. Published 1891

Identifier

000012

Date made

1923

Place made

Rochester, Kent, England

Materials

Steel, bress, bronze, copper, Cast iron

Measurements

Weight: 10 tonne tonne

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