Psyche Bend Pump Station

Psyche Bend Pump Station was built in 1891 by the Chaffey brothers, after Psyche Bend, in Mildura, Vic, was identified as a good location to install a pump station to meet the needs of a new irrigation settlement. The Chaffey brothers arrived in...

Giant Chamberlain Tractor - Bonus Photos

Ronaldson Tippet Factory Demolition

The 18th of December 2015, saw the central, last remaining section of the Ronaldson & Tippett factory in Ballarat, Vic demolished. The North section and landmark signed wall went in March 2013. The office block and paintshop, will also...

A.H. McDonald Vaporising Cup Oil Engines

Many years ago, I was with a friend at his parent’s house. It was a couple of years after his father had passed away, and he decided to show me his late Dad’s shed. It was in that shed that I first laid eyes on a McDonald vaporising cup engine...