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Foden Wagons on the Western Front WWI

In May 1918, five Australian Army Corps, under the total command of Lieutenant General John Monash as GOC, made history as the Australian Imperial Forces went in to action to achieve some of its greatest victories south of the Somme River, in the...

Australian Moffat-Virtue Engine

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Early in the year 2016, my wife Lynne and I took collection of a shipping crate containing a Moffat Virtue MV3 engine and pump which my good friend in Australia, Ken Cummings, had sent to me as a 70th birthday present. This engine, Serial Number...

Pitfalls of the 1900s Working Man

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Those of us who ‘play’ with our old machinery, know full well we must always treat it with much respect as, without a doubt, if we do not, it will come back and bite us. Safety is paramount on the rally grounds at today’s vintage events...

Lives of the Engineers - Humble & Nicholson

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Geelong was Victoria’s second important port city. It also served as the gateway to Victoria’s prosperous western agricultural district. To serve that district, the engineering works of William Humble was founded in 1861. William Humble was born...

The Southern Sky Down at Ulidia

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Not many years later on 8th November 1935, Kingsford Smith and co-pilot, John Thompson (Tommy) Pethybridge disappeared over the Andaman Sea during their attempt in the Lady Southern Cross to break the England-Australia speed record. Though an...

The Toorak Cable Train Engine House

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One of the more recent losses to Melbourne’s industrial heritage was the Toorak cable tram engine house on the north-west corner of Toorak Road and Chapel Street, South Yarra. In its place will rise yet another tower of apartments (this one 50...

1918 Moline Plough Tractor

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Bryan Hamilton, of Koorlong, a small town to the west of Mildura, Victoria, is a member of the Tractor Restoration & Appreciation Club Sunraysia (TRACS), and has recently completed the refurbishment of his unusual looking tractor - a 1918 Moline...

The Little Grey Fergie Goes Red for the South Pole

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The world suffered an immeasurable loss with the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary on 11th January, 2008, and at the time, Australian journalists paid amazing tributes to this great man through television, press, and radio. Numerous tributes referred to...

The All British Winget 42 Tractor

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I read with interest Hugh Cawdell’s article in issue #195 with regards to the Winget tractor, as manufactured under license by Pederick Engineering. I must admit that I was not aware of Winget tractors being built in Australia so I thought the...

Stock Crawler Restoration

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Stock Crawler tractors were manufactured in Germany in the early 1920s following the successful Motor Plough made by the Stock-Motorpflug Ag earlier in the1900s. This tractor is a front wheel drive crawler with clutch and brake steering. It is...

The Mor-Lite Generating Plant

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Patrick Knight successfully identified my engine in issue #155 page 12 and, since then, I have been searching for any further information on these generating plants. These units first appeared around 1912 and were phased out by 1920 with the company...

The Atkinson Cycle Engine

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Being more of an historian than a hands-on preservationist, I have always been fascinated by the various designs of internal combustion conceived in the early days of the internal combustion engine. This is something you will no doubt have noticed...

98cc Villers Midget

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Whilst photographing a Villiers Mk. I Midget for this article, I started to clean the area where the prefix and serial number are stamped, thinking it was a pre-War engine. It has the prefix CYZ and Serial No. 37594. I then noticed what looked to be...

Fourth Generation Technology - 1920 International Harvester Titan 10-20 Tractor

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When I first see a piece of vintage machinery at a show or in a museum, I initially react to it in terms of its appearance. Maybe it is beautifully restored, or alternatively, it might be proudly wearing the rust and patina of age. Maybe it is very...

Winch Repairs to an 1882 Fowler Compound Ploughing Engine

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Every year, the Booleroo Steam and Traction Preservation Society conducts an annual rally during the last weekend in March. At this event, the Society’s extensive collection of early tractors, engines, and associated farm machinery is demonstrated...

13 Jun 2023

By The TOMM Team