Victoria Heritage Engineering Knowledge Base

Engineering Heritage Victoria (EHV) is progressively developing this knowledge base to provide resources to assist the practice of Heritage Engineering in Victoria.

Heritage Protection in Victoria:

It is important to understand the historical significance and heritage protection of a property, place, object, movable heritage or other historical items in Victoria. Legislative heritage protection in Victoria is provided by many agencies at Local, State, National and International levels.

Local government - responsible for locally significant heritage places through Heritage Overlays, under planning controls.
Heritage Victoria – responsible for state significant heritage places and objects in the Victorian Heritage Register, historical archaeological sites in the Victorian Heritage Inventory, and shipwrecks.
First Peoples - State Relations, Registered Aboriginal Parties and the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council – protect and manage Aboriginal cultural heritage and intangible heritage and recognise Aboriginal people as the primary guardians of their cultural heritage. Knowledge and lore, practices and people, objects and places have legislative protection.
Australian Government and Australian Heritage Council – responsible for places of outstanding heritage value to Australia (national heritage).
UNESCO – responsible for places of outstanding universal value (world heritage).

State level places and objects are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR), or the Victorian Heritage Inventory (VHI) and at municipal level by being included within a Heritage Overlay in a local planning scheme. (Note that not all municipalities have established Heritage Overlays.) Access to the VHR, VHI and current Heritage Overlay listings are available through the Victorian Heritage Database.

All historical archaeological sites in Victoria are protected by law.
All Maritime heritage, underwater heritage sites, are protected.
State level Geo-heritage is recognised, but not yet uniformly protected by legislation. Some geo-heritage sites are included in Heritage Overlays.

Other listings, such as the National Trust of Victoria list, accessible through the Victorian Heritage Database should be consulted.
Such lists provide guidance, but do not provide legislative protection.

Thematic and typological studies:

There are many National and State level thematic histories or studies of relevance to Engineering Heritage in Victoria.
An incomplete list is provided below:

Bridges and engineering structures:
- Engineering achievements in Victorian Manufacturing, 1849-1945, 1. The achievements Technology report, Peter Milner. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Melbourne, 1989
- Metal Road Bridges in Victoria: Survey and Assessment and Development of Significance Criteria of Historical Metal Road Bridges, Biosis Research Pty Ltd, Gary Vines and Ken McInnes, 2003.
- Metal road bridges in Victoria, Gary Vines, 1 CD-Rom. 2003.
- National Trust study of Victoria's concrete road bridges, 2v. National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Gary Vines, 2008.
- National Trust study of Victoria's rail and masonry bridges, 2v. National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Gary Vines, 2011.
- Monash Bridges: Typology Study Reinforced Concrete Bridges in Victoria 1897-1917, Lesley Alves and Alan Holgate, Monash University Faculties of Engineering and Arts, 1998.
- Quarry and Stone, Bluestone Quarrying, Stonemasonry and Building, in Melbourne's West Living Museum of the West, Gary Vines, 1993
- The Principal Engineering Establishments in Victoria in the Period 1842-1945, Matthew Churchward, 1988
- A Preliminary Study of Historic Engineering Establishments in Richmond and Burnley, Peter Milner, 1986
- Harbour, railways, industrial conservation study, Meredith Gould (Firm). 1v. 1985.
- Monier arch bridges of Bendigo, Alan Holgate, 2nd ed. 1999.
- Wooden Wonders: Victoria's timber bridges, Don Chambers, Hyland House, Flemington
Coastal, marine and riverine:
- Jetties and Piers: A background history of maritime infrastructure in Victoria, 2007, prepared by Jill Barnard, Heritage Council of Victoria
- Lighthouses type profile 1988: report to the Australian Heritage Commission, J.H. Winston-Gregson, Australian Heritage Commission [Canberra?] Access Archaeology, 1988
- Historic shipping on the Murray River: a guide to the terrestrial and submerged archaeological resources in New South Wales and Victoria / Kenderdine, Sarah; New South Wales. Dept. of Planning Victoria. Dept. of Planning and Development Murray-Darling Basin Commission (Australia) The Department, Sydney, 1994.
Defence:
- Thematic history of defence in Victoria, Patrick Miller. Melbourne, Australian Construction Services, 1995.
Government and justice:
- Australia Post survey of historic properties in Victoria, G. S. Warmington; Andrew Ward, Australia Post. 2 vols. [Melbourne? Australia Post] 1990.
- The Public Works Department of Victoria - 1851-1900: an architectural history, Trethowan. 2 vols. [Melbourne] Dept. of Architecture & Building, University of Melbourne, 1975.
- Historic Public Buildings in Victoria: Materials, Methods and Styles: a cultural sites network background study, prepared for the Historic Places Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, August 1998.
Industry
- A report to the Australian Heritage Commission on sawmill and tramway sites in the Central Highland forests of Victoria, Peter Evans. [Canberra : Australian Heritage Commission, 1993] Description: 3 v. : ill, maps; 30 cm. (Contents: V.1. Methodology for assessment of significance and recommendations for the Register of the National Estate -- v.2. The Rubicon forest -- v.3. Photographs.)
- An archaeological and historical overview of limeburning in Victoria, ( Variable title: An archaeological and historical overview of lime burning in Victoria ) / Harrington, Jane. [Melbourne] Heritage Council, 2000.
- The development of manufacturing industry in Melbourne: a report submitted to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (Variable title: Report of the Technical Advisory Committee on Manufacturing in Melbourne) /Technical Advisory Committee on Manufacturing in Melbourne; Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works [Melbourne] M.M.B.W. 1979.
- A report for the Industrial History Committee, National Trust of Victoria [Victoria]) Engineering achievements in Victorian Manufacturing, 1849-1945, 1. The manufacturers Technology report / Peter Milner. Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Melbourne, 1989 (A report for the Industrial History Committee, National Trust of Victoria [Victoria]) Educational Institutions in Victoria: a survey
- Farm buildings in Victoria to 1938, Richard Aitken, 3v. in 1. 1994.
- Fibre and fabric the wool, cotton, textile and allied industries in Melbourne's West, Gary Vines, Victoria. Dept. of Planning and Development Highpoint City, Vic : Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, 1993.
- Industrial heritage project. Appendix F, architectural assessment / Andrew C. Ward and Associates [Melbourne]: The Authors , 1989.
- Industrial heartland: introduction to the Western Region Industrial Heritage Study / Vines, Gary; Ward, Andrew. Living Museum of the West (Melbourne). Highpoint City, Vic. Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, 1990.
- Industrial history: manufacturing industry project methodology statement / Penny, Jan; National Trust of Australia (Victoria) [Melbourne] The Author, 1992.
- Industrial awakening: a geography of Australian manufacturing, 1788 to 1890 / Linge, G.J.R. (Godfrey James Rutherford). Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1979.
- Manufacturing in Melbourne, Rimmer, P.J. (Peter James) Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, Dept. of Human Geography, Australian National University, 1969 [i.e. 1970]
- Northern suburbs factory study, Vines, Gary & Churchward, Matthew. Historic Buildings Council (Vic,) 2 vols. Highpoint, Vic. Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, 1992.
- The development of manufacturing industry in Melbourne: a report submitted to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, (Variable title: Report of the Technical Advisory Committee on Manufacturing in Melbourne) /Technical Advisory Committee on Manufacturing in Melbourne; Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works [Melbourne] M.M.B.W. 1979.
- A preliminary study of historic engineering establishments in Richmond and Burnley, Milner, P. (Peter); University of Melbourne. Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 1986.
- Some significant industrial sites in South Melbourne, Milner, P. (Peter). [Melbourne] [National Trust of Australia (Victoria)] 1986.
Mining:
- Coal Mining Heritage Study in Victoria , Jack Vines, 2008.
- Historic mining sites in the Dunolly Mining Division, Bannear, David. 2v.in1. 1993. (Contents: Part 1. Project report -- Part 2. Site gazetteer.)
- Historic mining sites in the Heathcote (Waranga South) Mining Division, Bannear, David. 2 v. in 1. 1993. (Contents: Part 1. Project report -- Part 2. Site gazetteer.)
- Historic mining sites in the Maldon Mining Division, Bannear, David. 2 v. in 1. 1993. (Contents: Part 1. Project report -- Part 2. Site gazetteer.)
- Historic mining sites in the Sandhurst, Eaglehawk and Raywood Mining Division, Bannear, David. 2 v. 1993. (Contents: v.1 Project report -- v.2 Site gazetteer.)
- Historic mining sites in the Rushworth (Waranga North) Mining Division, Bannear, David. 2v. in 1. 1993. (Contents: Part 1. Project report -- Part 2. Site gazetteer.)
- Preservation of historic gold-mining sites: report to the Minister for Conservation Victoria. Ministry for Conservation Land Conservation Council. 1978.
Trams:
- Melbourne metropolitan tramway heritage study. Biosis Research, Gary Vines, 2011. Report for Heritage Victoria.
Transport:
- Harbour, railways, industrial conservation study. Railway area, Meredith Gould [Melbourne] Melbourne City Council, 1985.
- History Heritage and Culture Pty Ltd, Moving Goods and People: an historic survey of road and rail transport in Victoria: a cultural sites network background study, Inventory of road and railway heritage places, Leigh Edmonds, prepared for the Historic Places Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, March 2001.
- Living Histories, 'Moving Goods and People by Sea and Inland Waterways': an historical survey of sea and river transport in Victoria: a cultural sites network Background Study prepared for the Historic Places Section, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Jill Barnard, June 2000.
- The motor garage and service station in Victoria a survey, Daniel Catrice & Michele Summerton. Melbourne: Dept. of Infrastructure. Heritage Victoria, 1997.
- Preston Tramway Heritage Review Andrew Ward, 2000.
- Some Notes on the Railway Workshops at Newport, Spotswood and Williamstown, Peter Milner, 1993
- A Study of Historic Sawmill and Tramway Sites in the North East Forest Region Victoria: Method & National Estate Place Assessments, Peter Evans, Environment Australia.
- Study of historic railway buildings and structures for V/Line, Andrew C. Ward and Associates; State Transport Authority, Victoria. 4 vols. Armadale, Vic. Andrew C. Ward, 1988.
- Victoria's railway stations: an architectural survey, Andrew Ward, A. Donnelly, Australian Railway Historical Society. Multi vols. Box Hill, Vic. ARHS (Vic. Division) 1982. (v.1,2,3 Pt.1, 3 Pt.2, 4 Pt.1, 4 Pt.2)
- The Victorian steam heritage register, Matthew S. Churchward, The Victorian Steam Heritage Survey, Melbourne: Scienceworks, Museum of Victoria, 1994.
- Wheels in Victoria, 1824-1984: a record of wheeled transport through a century and a half of technological change, Malcolm Grant, H. H. Paynting, [Melbourne] Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, [1988].
Water supply:
- Victorian water supply heritage study, Context, 2007.