The Drawings were to be used for manufacture of all the components of the Pikrose engine.Some of the Pikrose Engine was manufactured by Austin Hopkinson and Co. Ltd. The drawings belonged to the SECV and were created in the 1950s. The engine was used in tunnel construction.

These drawings were used in the workshop of the SECV during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The engine was used in the tunnel and powered by compressed air.

KVHS has the drawings only. Workshop drawings consisting of about 20 paper sheets. Size 2 Pikrose engines powered by compressed air and a winch used to operate a scraper. Used in tunnels of shaft.

pikrose engine drawings, compressed air engine, austin hopkinson co. ltd., workshop drawings

State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme from the late 1940s to 1961. These plans were used during the construction.

Plans and Maps were used during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme

Transparent with blue tinge plans/maps created by the SECV during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. 1. Kiewa Scheme No 5 Development Contour Plan of No 5 Pondage Area 2. Mt Beauty Township 3. Kiewa Scheme No 1 Development - McKay Creek Area, Construction Layout 4. Kiewa Works and Environs 5. North Eastern Victoria and Adjoining Snowy Mountains Region

secv, kiewa hydro electric scheme plans

Planimetric maps are 2 dimensional representations of the Earth's surface, showing the location and spatial arrangement of features such as roads, buildings, and bodies of water. The parish maps show the occupiers with leases or licences of the land. These are updated by the Department of Lands regularly.

The names of early settlers of the Kiewa Valley occupying land by lease or licence are shown. Many of these familie's descendants still live in the Kiewa Valley.

1. Kiewa Area Planimetric Map (photo) 2. Wermatong, County of Bogong Parish Map 3. Mulllindolingong, County of Bogong Parish Map 4. Mullagong, County of Bogong Parish Map All black and white

kiewa valley. parish maps. land owners

Mt Beauty residents swam in the local rivers. The new complex was safer and included amenities eg. toilets, change room etc. It was easier to supervise and teach swimmers and to develop their skills in water.

The swimming pool enabled residents and visitors of the Kiewa Valley to swim in safety and to improve their water skills.

Two Black and White plans each showing the proposed buildings and pool areas of the Mt Beauty Swimming Pool and Sporting Complex. Dated 26th June 1985

mt beauty swimming pool, shire of bright

The map features Beechworth and its history.

This map features the north-east and in particular, Beechworth where residents of the Kiewa Valley may have shopped or visited for appointments.

Black and white map with references to roads and gold. The centre of the map is Beechworth and in the bottom left side of the map is the heading Beechworth with 12 lines of print of information regarding Beechworth. The Kiewa Valley is not identified.

beechworth

Planimetric maps are two-dimensional representations of the Earth's surface, showing the location and spatial arrangement of features such as roads, buildings, and bodies of water.

A very clear map showing the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme in two dimensions to include the construction done by the SECV.

Black and white Map of the Kiewa Area from Mt Beauty to the High Plains covering the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and surrounds. Drawn on 11th May 1966

kiewa hydro electric scheme 1966

The Department of Lands regularly updated the occupiers with leases or licences of the land.

The names of the early settlers of the Kiewa Valley occupying land by lease or licence are shown. Many of these familie's descendants still live in the Kiewa Valley.

Government (Lands Department?) cloth map showing the leases or licenses of occupiers of the land in the valley. The Kiewa River is shown in blue and roads in yellow. There is no date on the map.

parish of mullindolingong map, settlers of the kiewa valley

Series of five includes: Bogong High Plains - Pretty Valley Sheet, Rocky Valley Sheet and Bogong Sheet. The Hotham Sheet is in the tube but not photographed. The Spion Kopje Sheet is not included. The Victoria Conservation Trust published the posters in 1980

Bogong High Plains

There are 4 sheets - Hotham not photographed. The Victoria Conservation Trust published this series of the Bogong High Plains in 1980. All coloured, glossy and two sided.

flora and fauna, bogong high plains, victoria conservation trust

Drawn and reproduced at the Dept. of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, Victoria November 1948

Black and white map of Freeburgh, County of Bogong and Delatite

freeburgh, map county of bogong and delatite

The Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club sponsored a Collection Guide Dog. Money was collected regularly by Guide Dog volunteers. The funds are used for Guide dog training programs. They are trained to guide a person who has low vision, disability or illness. It began in the 1950s and by 1957 there was a guide dog organisation in each Australian state .

UKV Lions club was active in the Kiewa Valley raising money for charities eg. Blind Institute. Collection dogs were used as a novel way to collect money and easily supported by businesses etc. In 2024, our society is becoming cashless creating a problem for collection dogs etc. with donations more often made by internet banking.

A) Light coloured 'plastic'/'ceramic' labrador dog with a brown strap, a money slot is on the top of his head, and he is sitting on a brown stand. B) Cloth Pennant is triangular and long mostly white (dirty) with blue print and logo and a blue border. The end for attaching is of purple bias binding with two hooks for attaching to a stand.

B) Pennant: 'Royal Guide Dogs Association / Mobility/ '78 / For the Blind / Community/ Service Award'

guide dogs, upper kiewa valley lions club, fund raising, blind people

The Gestetner is a type of duplicating machine named after its inventor, David Gestetner (1854-1939). (Ref. Wikipedia) Used as a photocopying machine. It made multiple typed or written document copies.

Newspaper clipping 11 July 1972. See KVHS 1030 and KVHS 0198

The tree was found along the Kiewa River and indicates that Aborigines lived by the river and used tree bark to craft canoes to cross rivers and to fish in the deeper sections of the river.

Wooden board with raised letters glued on. Surrounded by a wooden frame with decorated corners. It has 3vwooden footings. some letters have fallen off. See KVHS 1030

Message: Aborigine Canoe Tree / From Mr D. Leys Property / Presented By / Kiewa Valley Historical Society / To The / Kiewa Consolidated School. / 11 July 1972

canoe tree at kiewa

Used in the Kiewa Valley

Pale green cylinder with electric cord attached. Langco brand

Lanco / 56-AH - 2961 / volts, serial no., watts. / gallons Cat. No.

hot water service, lanco

Cash Tray underneath. Electric

Used in the Kiewa Valley

Casio / AC 240V 5060Hz 27W / Model CE- 2104 / Serial No. 4412296 Casio CE-2108 DTC / Machine Sales - Service - hire / Daro Twin / City Pty Ltd / Office machines & supplies / 490 McCauley St Albury 2640

Used for postage of letters / parcels weighing up to 28 lb.. Mercury was first founded in South Australia in 1946

Use at a post office in te Kiewa Valley

Painted gold steel scales with tray for goods and a smaller tray, with edges, for weights.

Centre front: 'Mercury' embolished. Below is a tin plate: 'Mercury Scale Co. Ltd. / Scale Maunfacturerers / The Barton S.A. / No. 9366 Cap. 28 lb.

mercury scales, postage

Skis and snow equipment has changed / developed over the years from the 1940s to the present day. The collection of skis etc. is an example of the changes

The Kiewa Valley is below the Bogong High Plains with the ski resort Falls Creek 30 km away. The local people are involved with the ski industry providing ski equipment to the visitors.

A variety of skis, stocks and boots used for cross country skiing and downhill skiing.

skis, ski boots, ski stocks, cross country skiing, downhill skiing

Snow shoes enable the wearer to walk on the snow without sinking into it. These snow shoes are an earlier variety as there is no plastic.

Used at Falls Creek on the Bogong High Plains

Long basket (webbing) framed with cane into an oblong attached at the back and wider at the front. Leather/material straps are in the middle for the boot to be attached.

snow shoes

Crutches are used by patients recovering from an injury to the lower part of the leg. They transfer the body weight from the leg to the torso and arms. This one is an older model.

Used by a resident of the Kiewa Valley

2 wooden underarm crutches with leather (?) padded underarm support. The length can be altered by taking out the 'pin' and relocating it to another hole either higher or lower.

crutches, medical aid

Speakers were used to amplify the sound of the movie being shown. The Pyrox Victor was for 16mm films and used from the 1940s.

Used in the Kiewa Valley possibly at the Mt Beauty Community Hall for weekly films

Heavy large red box with 'Pyrox Vicor' on one side. 'Rola' is inscribed at the end of the cone and centred in the front. The company, Rola, of Richmond, Victoria, Model 12U. Circa 1940s. It has a long electrical cord alo inside the case. Both speakers are the same except one is in a poor condition.

pyrox victor, rola manufacturers, film projector speakers

A movie projector (or film projector) is an opto-mechanical device for displaying motion picture film by projecting it onto a screen.

Used in the Kiewa Valley possibly in the Mt Beauty Community Hall for the weekly movies/films.

Large ered box with handle at the top. One side opens showing all working parts and instructins. Knobs are labelled eg. volme, amplifier etc. It is heavy and comes with two equally large speakers also in red boxes.

In 1889, 24 residents of the Running Creek and surrounding district submitted a petition to the Minister of Lands, Melbourne requesting land for a cemetery. Their request was granted. The Cemetery was decommissioned in the early 1950s and the last trustee for the cemetery died in 1986. There is a wooden fence around the boundary (May 2024). One paper lists 29 names in the Burial Register 1861-1948. The last two sheets record the history as a timeline from the 1850s to the 1900s.

Havilah was a gold mining settlement from the 1850s located 20km west of the Kiewa Valley and in the Ovens catchment near Myrtleford.

Five black and white A4 pages stapled together. Copies of the sign erected at the gate of 'Havilah cemetery formerly Running Creek Cemetery'. Also the 'History of Havilah formerly Running Creek'

havilah, running creek, cemetery

Prams were very common as few families had cars in the 1940s to transport children. Prams were used so that babies could sleep outdoors and be moved within walking distance.

Original vintage cyclops 1940s pram. This pram is typical of the prams used in the Kiewa Valley during the 1940s and into the 1950s when Mt Beauty township was built and included many families with young children.

Painted beige cane and steel pram with 4 spoked wheels and rubber tyres supported by steel springs. Cream colour. Lined with vinyl (perhaps). Cane decoration on each side.

Decorative cane pattern on each side

wicker, pram, cyclops

The Yackandandah and District Historical Society decided to write up a history of the school which had begun as a Church of England School from 1855 to 1872 before the commencement of the current primary school.

The early history of the school is relevant to the Kiewa Valley as it was the closest school at the time.and existed before "Education is to be secular, compulsory until the age of 15, free in basic subjects" The Roper family pages 22, 29, 30

Small booklet with 39 pages held by two staples. The cardboard cover is light green with the dates in dark green and the title and authors in red. No pictures. No contents or index.

'C. Roper' written in blue ink on the front cover.

yackandandah school, education

Pennants are used to advertise events or places. This pennant includes all the main areas of construction done by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria during their construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.

The pennant advertises the highlights in the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.

A small triangular navy blue with gold printing fabric with a strip of woollen bias binding on the left side with a tab at the top and bottom for attaching to a rod to enable the pennant to hang. The background of the printing is of mountains with water flowing out of a dam and in the front on the left power poles and power lines.

In gold - large letters"Kiewa Scheme" decreasing in size. On the top also in gold "Mt Beauty" "Clover Dam" and "Bogong Village" and underneath "Falls Creek" Rocky Valley"

kiewa scheme, pennant

The sickle was used to cut crops and grass and vegetable matter. It has been in use for a very long time but has probably been superceded by electric tools in developed countries.

This sickle was used by a resident of the Kiewa Valley.

A curved steel edged blade fixed to a short wooden handle. It is used for harvesting the crops, grass and cutting other vegetative matters. The previous KVHS committee referred to it as a '"Hand Craft Cutter".

sickle, farm tool, garden tool

Hickory wood is hard and heavy. Owned and used by Wally Deans.

Used by SECV employee, Wally Deans who worked on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.

Wooden skis made of hickory wood with metal binding and leather straps. Cane stocks with wide baskets. Ski boots are black, lace up with a steel plate screwed onto the front of the sole. The boots are in a steel hanging device for storage and transportation.

Skis: "S.E.C. -3" inscribed on side. "66 / Hickory / 1742" on front of ski. Binding: 'Northland'. "Kanadar". Steel Carrier: "Tyrol / Can.Pat.1962 / U.S.Pat. 3074085 / Made in Canada"

wally deans, ski equipment, skis, ski boots, ski stocks

In the Middle Ages double-acting bellows was introduced. It had 2 parts, one operated by hand or foot, the other took air from it and was weighted so it forced air out while the part was filling. Blacksmithing is the shaping of hot iron and steel, usually by hammering. Very hot fires were produced by 1.a hot air blast. 2. burning charcoal (not wood). Bellows were used to make tools, fix equipment including machinery, drays, carriages, harnesses etc.

Farmers in the Kiewa Valley often had their blacksmith forge. They made their own tools, were able to mend equipment, drays etc., gates, and most items that were made of iron and steel.

Large Double Acting bellow with wooden top and bottom, shaped like a 'water drop' - narrow at one end and broad at the other. The wood is held by strips of wood and leather bound and placed around the perimeter. The wood on the top side has inscriptions (illegible). The wood on the bottom side has a rectangular hole. The narrow end feeds into a pipe to enable the fire to receive a hot blast of air. When the bellow is squeezed it allows both pieces of wood to be pushed together.

Illegible

blackmiths, bellows, double acting bellow

Housewives waxed their floors to clean, shine and preseve their lino floors.

Use by residents of the Kiewa Valley. Waxing floors was common in the 1950s.

Round red and blue tin with white and black print. Contains some wax.

Fisher's Extra Rich Wax Net 375g 'cleans, shines, preserves, your floors' Manufacturers: Reckitts Household Division, Sydney 10046D

floor wax, reckitts, fisher's wax

The Bar Lock typewriter is a patented design by the inventor and lawyer Charles Spiro in 1888. The keys are easily recognised and well spaced.

Used by the typists working in the office for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria during the construction of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme

Large, heavy black typewriter with white letters on the keys. Green matt finish with gold printing. c 1921 Model 22?

Bar-Lock / Manufactured by / Bar-Lock Typewriter Co. Nottingham England/Supplied by / Richard Williams Pty Ltd. 193/197 King St. Melbourne At the back in gold print: "Serial / Number' rest too hard to read.

typewriter, bar-lock, office equipment

Pianola roll is a music storage medium used to operate a player piano, piano player or reproducing piano. The roll moves over a reading system known as a tracker bar; the playing cycle for each musical note is triggered when a perforation crosses the bar. They have been in continuous production since at least 1896. These rolls are c1920s.

Used and owned by a resident of the Kiewa Valley. An alternative form of musical entertainment in the home. The music itself is historic and an example of what songs were popular in the 1920s.

Stored in 2 boxes. Box 1. Mastertouch Rolls = 21; Universal Song Roll = 1; Vocalsty Song Roll = 3; Gulbransen Roll = 3 Box 2. Mastertouch = 2; Unidentified = 18 Most rolls are in original cardboard boxes with labels on the end. Rolls in various condition. Most rolls intact. Rolls of paper end are metal or Bakorlite, paper rolled onto a cardboard core. Boxes are dark colours. They ore continuous rolls of paper with holes punched into them. These perforations represent note control data.

pianola rolls, music, entertainment