Horizontal Oil Engine

Physical description

Austral 8 HP oil engine on 4 wheeled steel chassis with wrought iron wheels.
Two double flywheels and flat belt pulley.
Water cooled exhaust system at the crank end of the engine.
Galvanised iron fuel tank slung under the engine.
Painted green and black with red wheels.

Inscriptions & markings

On an oval brass plate on the side of the engine :- "The Austral Oil Engine / Ronaldson Bros / Makers / No 663 / & Tippett / Ballarat Victoria"

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