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Written by Paul Pavlinovich
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 21:14 |
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Ted has written many articles for Steam and Engine, this time he has excelled himself and sent me a host of pictures of some engines from various locations around Queensland. They are not presented in any particular order. The description and comments for each one are Ted's. The photos and text are © Copyright 1999 Ted Lee.
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An I.B.C. Portable engine used by the Inter-colonial Boreing Company to sink Artiesen Bores. Winten. |
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Petrol / Kero engine found at Mary Kathlene Park Cloncurry. [Paul: Kenny Williams left a message on the guest book which sheds some light on this engine, he says it is a Wolseley R type "...or as we pommes call it a style 4". Thanks Kenny] |
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A Sunshine (Victoria) 3hp Petrol Kerosene 2 stroke at Ilfacombe. |
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MARS Diesel 3hp @ 650RPM at Ilfracombe Brisbane |
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No name, but looks like an Emu with modified ignition at Miles Historical Village. |
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Petter Oil Engine (2 stroke) S Type 5hp @ 600 RPM and Landsborough (Matilda Highway) Ilfracombe near Longreach. |
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Fairbanks Morse 2 stroke air start. Flywheel diameter approx 7 feet. |
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Fairbanks Morse. Not a runner, set up to draw attention to the pump and irrigation business behind on the Stuart Highway south of Darwin. |
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EMU Clark and Fauset Brisbane. Petrol / Kerosene. Impulse magneto (missing), points in combustion chamber (no spark plug). This one is mounted on a percussion type bore sinking machine at Ilfracombe. |
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No 332 Holt Ruston Proctor, engine made by Perkins. [Ed: the following text is taken from a sign on the exhibit] "This 1917 Ruston kerosene tractor is one of only three remaining in the world (confirmed by the world authority and register keeper of Lincoln England). Being the forerunner to the Caterpillar tractor. There were 443 of them manufactured under license from Holt U.S.A. Most of these went to Russia during the first world war. This tractor was used in the building of the Longreach to Winton railway line in 1925 then plater to pull a Comet Fire-Plough. The Ruston has been kindly donated to the Ilfracombe museum by Charlie Harris & Sons of Longreach in 1992. |
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McDonald Super Diesel |
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McDonald Imperial Super Diesel. The noise of this motor caused a shearers strike on Clarendon Station near Longreach it was then moved to drive a deep well pump-jack (in the back ground). |
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Dial Oil Engine made in Brisbane by Lewis and Company. Pat. 21 Sept 1905. |
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This Lister was still free to turn over and complete kerosene engine. |
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Another Lister Kero engine. |
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Cooper 3hp Type W @ 500 RPM Petrol / Kerosene engine. |
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Ronaldson Bros & Tippett 4hp Type CF Opposed Valve Diesel. An elderly couple sent an urgent message to me, their 32v lighting plant had stopped and would not go, on a property near Emerald. An engine just like this, the injector was blocked, now to unblock it. Asked the old lady for a needle but it was way too big. With my 12v drill and an axe stone I ground the needle down & pricked the injector. You should have seen the smiles (toothless ones) when the lights came on just in time for tea. |
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A Southern Cross or Buzzacott [Ed: or Rosebery] pumper Petrol/Kerosene incomplete at Ilfracombe. |
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This photo shows the mounting saddle where the machine was bolted to the bore pipe. |
Thanks to Ted Lee for another excellent contribution.
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