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Negative - Machinery Display at Ballarat Showgrounds, Victoria, circa 1900 Image Reg. No: MM 000153

Negative - Copy
Description Of Content:
Machinery show at the Ballarat Showgrounds.
Acquisition Information:
Copied from E Tippett, 1985
Acknowledgement:
The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
Discipline: Technology

More information

Tagged with: advertising, agricultural equipment, agricultural shows, oil engines, showgrounds
Themes this item is part of: Engineering Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection
Primary Classification: AGRICULTURE & RURAL LIFE
Secondary Classification: Agricultural Shows
Tertiary Classification: promotional displays
Organisations Depicted: Ballarat Showgrounds
Format: Negative: Black & White; 35 mm
Place & Date Depicted: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
Photographer: Ms Lilian Pitts, circa 1900

Comments

Patrick Livingstone Posted on 19 Oct 2010 11:30 AM
The engine(s) in the photo is a Ronaldson Bros. & Tippett 'Austral Oil Engine'. It is an early style pushrod engine c1904-1907.

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