Series 05: Poole & Steel collection of photographs and plans, ca. 1902-1950s

MLMSS 7701/Box 3
MLMSS 7701/Box 4

series

1902-ca. 1950s

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Architectural and Technical Drawings

455935

Approximately 230 photographs (2 boxes) - gelatin silver - 26.5 x 32 cm or smaller
18 plans - diazotype, no colour - various sizes
1 brass disc - 3.5 cm in diameter

MLMSS 7701/Box 3

Photographs:

Item 01: Album of photographs, ca 1902-1949: Shipbuilding operations, projects and equipment in Balmain and at the Umeari Gold Ltd site. Most of the photographs are individually captioned

Folder 01: Poole and Steel workshop, Balmain, ca. 1920s-1940s; Equipment, n.d., mostly Balmain workshop

Folder 02: Identified vessels built or launched: River Loddon, Cootamundra, Katoomba, Blackmans Point Ferry, Changte, Main Roads Board vehicular ferry, ca. 1930s-1940s; Vacuum Oil Company Barges 1928, 1954; Francis Peat (Barge), 1929; George Peat (Barge), 1929; Department of Navy Fuel Oil vessel, 1944

Folder 03: Huey Moot (Thailand) Dredge project, 1947; Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd. project, 1949; Geraldton launch, ca. 1940s; Burrinjuck Dam project, 1956

Folder 04: Melbourne Harbor Trust vessel, ca. 1958; Shell Oil Company Barge, ca. 1950’s; Unidentified vessels, ca. 1940s-1950’s; Miscellaneous photocopies and articles about launching of ships by Poole and Steel

Folder 05: Miscellaneous photographs of operations, dredges, launches, workshops, ca. 1920s-1940s; Darlington Point Road Bridge, Murrimbidgee River, n.d.

Folder 06: Projects in South Australia, ca. 1930’s: contents list provided by donor; Osborne Workshop, South Australia, ca. 1920’s.

MLMSS 7701/Box 4

Item 01: Poole and Steel brass disc

Item 02: Large photographs of Balmain operations: Sydney (Ship) car ferry, HMAS No. 19, Malayan Tin Dredging Ltd, Tronoh Mines Ltd, 1949 (5 photographs)

Item 03: Plans:
Anchor winch, n.d.
Gantries over slip ways – Works – Port Adelaide, 1918
10 inch bore and 5 foot, 0 inch stroke air hoist … 1919
Main roof principle – Port Adelaide shipyard, 1919
General arrangement: Trailing suction dredger, 1925
General arrangement of engines, 1926
Poole and Steel Ltd, Osborne, S.A. Layout of works, 1928
Poole and Steel Ltd, Balmain: Shop: General arrangement – gap riveter, 1938
Poole and Steel Ltd, Balmain: Shop: Saw for Australian paper manufacturers Brass Plates. 1939
Poole and Steel Ltd, Balmain: Shipyard: General arrangement – 5T. cantilever crane, 1940
Showing premises near Donnelly St, White Bay, Balmain, ca. 1940
Poole and Steel Ltd, Balmain: Shop: 2 ton jib cranes – hydraulic press, 1941
Eken and Doherty: 700 ton oil lighter: Shell Oil Co. of Australia, 1957
Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners Williamstown workshops and slipways: Floating Plant Standard Wardrobe and Food Locker, 1958
[Mobile hopper barge], ca. 1959
Poole and Steel Ltd, Balmain: 650 ton dumb hopper lighters: launching arrangements, 1959
Poole and Steel Ltd: Balmain Layout Proposal 1961
HMA Naval dockyard: Garden Island, Mechanical drawing Office: Stiffness nomogram for round and square helical springs, 1964?