Tractors and Farm Machinery

Fordson

Manufacturer: Fordson
Year of Manufacture: 1948
Country Assembled In: England
Size Nominal: Horse power 45HP
Number of cylinder: 4
Fuel used: Petrol Kero
Owned By: Barry Webster
Location: Wyee
Restored By: Barry & Neil Webester
History of Ownership: Fitted with a front blade
Used to: clear properties

New Record Machinery Company of West Melbourne

Manufacturer: New Record Machinery Company of West Melbourne
Year of Manufacture: 1920
Country Assembled In: Australia
Manufactures Number: Engine 11135
Size Nominal: Horsepower 2hp at 500 RPM
Number of cylinders: 1
Fuel used: Petrol 

Engine type: Roseberry 2hp Hit & Miss engine. Ignition was supplied from a Wico EK magneto.
Water capacity: 2 gallons

Weight of Machine: 400 kgs
Owned By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association
Location: Rally Ground
Restored By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association
History of Ownership: The machine was donated by a community member, being several pallets of parts. The engine has been rebuilt with new piston rings fitted, valve and valve seats machined, Magneto serviced and assembled with new gaskets.  The saw metal components have been sandblasted and painted. Any missing components were manufactured in house. We used as much of the original timber work as possible

Used to: They were mainly used to cross-cut felled logs.

Jaques Brothers

Manufacturer: Jaques Brothers
Year of Manufacture: 1952
Location: Richmond Victoria. The company is still in existence, manufacturing Jaw Crushers
Country Assembled In: Australia
Weight of Machine: 2.5 ton
Manufactures Number: J15 -394
Size Nominal: Horse power 45 HP
Fuel used: Diesel
Engine: 4-cylinder Perkins
Location: Local area
Restored By: Currently in the process of being restored back to operational condition. The machine will be on display at Steamfest in a partially assembled condition.
History of Ownership: The machine originally worked in a rural shire council in Victoria in a rock quarry. The machine was last purchased from a yard in Sydney
The dipper arm and bucket came from Victoria as separate item

 

Danger Gedye and Malloch Sydney

Manufacturer: Boiler Danger Gedye and Malloch Sydney
Year of Manufacture: 1930
Country Assembled In: Australia
Manufactures Number: 63-B-37
Size Nominal: Horse power 3 HP
Number of cylinders: Single
Fuel used: Wood
Boiler Pressure: 35 PSI
Water capacity: 45 litres
Boiler Type: Underfired horizontal steam kettle
Weight of Engine: 25KG
Owned By: Nigel Stokes
Location: Glen Oak
Restored By: Nigel Stokes
History of Ownership: Steam engine purchased for Ross Taylor in 2020 Ross purchased from a deceased estate in Syndey
The boiler was purchased from Scott Taylor of Tamworth it came out of a Dairy

International Harvester model D1510

Year of Manufacture: 1976
Country Assembled In: Geelong, Australia
Manufactures Number: F000835
Size Nominal: Horse power 180hp
Number of cylinder: V8
Fuel used: Copious amounts of petrol
Weight of Engine: 3300kg with a GVM of 6300kg
Owned By: Reverie Ironworks
Location: Kurri Kurri
Restored By: Unrestored original condition and only requires general maintenance to keep operating reliably.
History of Ownership: Purchased new from Intermotors of Queanbeyan NSW in 1977 by the Hartge family for use as a stock transporter. Subsequently sold to a family member, Roger Medway, operating “Avon” Merino stud near Gunning NSW. Purchased by Reverie Ironworks in 2003 and used to transport heritage items of machinery to various functions and it does this task extremely well.
Used to: Farm duties and retired to transporting heritage machiney.

General Motors Holden

Manufacturer: General Motors Holden
Year of Manufacture: 1940
Country Assembled In: Australia
Manufactures Number: GMC0018
Size Nominal: Horse power 95hp
Number of cylinder: 6 cylinder OHV
Fuel used: Petrol
Weight of Engine: 1250kg
Owned By: Reverie Ironworks
Location: Kurri Kurri
Restored By: Reverie Ironworks
History of Ownership: Various owners in and around Guyra NSW. Last known owner was W.H.Coakes. Purchased in 1995 as a wreck and restored to original condition by 2005. Used sparingly since restoration and transports various items of farming hardware with historic value.
Used to: Believed to be the delivery truck for the “Arcadia Stores” in Guyra and used in its working life as a general purpose 1 ton table top truck

 

6 Wheel People Mover Trailer (HECTAS)

Manufacturer: 6 Wheel People Mover Trailer (HECTAS)
Year of Manufacture: 1971
Country Assembled In: Australia
Manufactures Number: 1251
Size Nominal: Horse power N/A
Fuel used: Any available source of movement such as a steam traction engine or a diesel powered tractor.
Water capacity: Capacity to transport up to 16 passengers
Weight of Engine: Weighs approximately 1.5 tonne
Owned By: Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association
Location: Garnham Rally Grounds
Restored By: Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association
History of Ownership: Purchased new by Ian Gordon, grazier, for transporting stock feed around his Oberon property. The trailer was deemed to be too high off the ground for ease of hand loading bales of hay and was retired early under some pine trees. Rescued by Jim Hawkes and donated to Maitland group for restoration as a people mover.
Used to: Transport stock feed and general farm duties but repurposed as a people mover.

Fordson P6

Manufacturer: Fordson P6

Year of Manufacture: 1950

Country Assembled In: England 

Size Nominal Horse power: 45Hp

Number of cylinders: 6

Fuel used: Diesel 

Owned By: Barry Webster 

Location: Wyee 

Restored By: Barry and Neil Webester

History of Ownership: Owned by 3 generations of the Webster family Wyee  Always in a shed. 

Used to: Small Farm Crop Rotation

Caterpillar RD4

Manufacturer: Caterpillar RD4

Year of Manufacture: 1937

Country Assembled In: USA ILLINOIS

Manufactures Number: 496615

Size Nominal Horse power: 35HP

Number of cylinders: 4

Fuel used: Diesel 

Owned By: Barry Webster

Location: Whee

Restored By: Barry and Neil Webster. 

History of Ownership: Owned by 3 generations of the Webster family Wyee is always in a shed. 

Used to: Working life on the family property at Wyee

Ferguson Modified TEF20

Manufacturer: Ferguson Modified TEF20

Year of Manufacture: 1953

Country Assembled In: Australia

Manufactures Number: TEF333164

Size Nominal Horse power: 20

Number of cylinders: 4

Fuel used: Diesel 

Weight of Engine: 1400kgs

Owned By: Geoff Parsons

Location: Seaham Machinery Appreciation Club

Restored By: Geoff Parsons

History of Ownership: Purchased from Gerrard Martin East Maitland Member of MSAAMA 30.3.21. Fully restored and modified, including replacing the line injector pump with a CAV rotary injector pump, known as the “GM Diesel “

Used to: Display and Demonstration 

Leyland 154

Manufacturer: Leyland 154 (also known as Leyland Mini Tractor)

Year of Manufacture: Between 1970 and 1984.

Country Assembled In: Produced at Bathgate, Scotland

Manufactures Number:  1977

Size Nominal Horse power: 28HP

Fuel used: Diesel 

Weight of Engine: 2 Speed PTO 540/1000 rpm

Owned By: Geoff Parsons

History of Ownership: Purchased in 2015 from a farm on Melville Ford Road, Maitland.
Sponsored by Seaham Machinery Appreciation Club.

Massey Ferguson MF35

Manufacturer: Massey Ferguson MF35

Year of Manufacture: 1959

Country Assembled In: England 

Manufactures Number:132912

Size Nominal Horse power: 34

Number of cylinders: 23c 4-cylinder diesel

Fuel used: Diesel 

Weight of Engine: 1350kgs

Owned By: Geoff Parsons

Location: Seaham Machinery Appreciation Club

Restored By: Geoff Parsons

History of Ownership: Purchased from Chris Beach of broke near Singleton
No other history known, the tractor was not working and was left on the property Chris purchased

Used to: Display and Demonstration 

Ferguson Holden

Manufacturer: Ferguson Holden

Year of Manufacture: 1953 1979

Country Assembled In: Australia

Manufactures Number: ZR54778

Size Nominal Horse power: lots

Number of cylinders: V8 Holden 253

Fuel used: Petrol

Weight of Engine: 1500kgs

Owned By: Geoff Parsons

Location: Seaham Machinery Appreciation Club

Restored By: Geoff Parsons

Used to: Display and Demonstration 

Replica Living Van

Manufacturer: Replica living Van  

Country Assembled In: Australia

Owned By: Jim Hawkes

Restored by: Jim Hawkes used recycled materials during its manufacture  

Location: Kurri

Used to: Replica Living Van These were used by threshing contractors to camp out when on the job during harvest times. Built from recycled materials to maintain a patina to represent a bygone era.

Chaff Cutter H V McKay

Manufacturer: H.V. McKay Sunshine 3 blade Chaff cutter

Year of Manufacture: 1920’s

Country Assembled In: Australia

Owned By: Jim Hawkes

Location: Kurri

Restored by: Jim Hawkes using recycled materials to maintain an as is found condition

Used to: H.V. Makay 3 blade Chaff cutter Date of manufacture Unknown but typical of the 1920’s with a 4’ flat belt drive. Chaff Cutters were used to cut stalks of lucerne wheat oats or barley to make chaff stock feeds.

Steam heated Corn Cooker

How it came about
Councillor Peter Garnham President of Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association attended the 200 years celebration of the founding of the city of Bathurst. At the event they gave away to the public corn on the cob it was cooked in a wood fired tub the corn was served with butter pepper and salt.
Peter suggested at the Steamfest steering committee meeting that the committee should look at serving corn on the cob at the Steamfest Festival 2016. Better still if we could use steam to heat the cooking vessel

The Steam heated Corn Cooker
The concept of using steam to heat a vessel that the corn was to be cooked in was discussed at the next meeting of Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association. One of our members had a 150 Gallon Stainless steel refrigerated milk cooling vat that he felt would do the job and donated it to the club.
The refrigeration pipe work was removed and the dimple plate heat exchanger that forms the curved bottom of the vessel was pipe up to have steam connected to it.
Steam at 40 PSI from a Portable Steam Engine will be feed to the cookers steam distribution manifold via a high pressure flexible steam hose.
The temperature of the water will be controlled by a manual control / isolation valve there is a pressure gauge after the isolation valve to indicate the pressure within the heat exchanger and a dial thermometer to indicate cooking temperature mounted on / in the vessel. The heat exchanger is split into two circuits the steam will exit the heat exchanger via two stem traps and non-return valves this will allow the condensate (condensed steam to be feed back to the boiler feed water tank for re use as feed water for the Portable Steam Engines boiler.

Twin Tipping Pot Steam Heated Cooking Kettle

This unit was often found in steam powered ship galleys, hospitals and commercial kitchens
This unit was restored by Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association
The cooker as donated by a Victorian steam club
Bob Pritchard transported the cooker from Victoria to Maitland where club member Tom Bartle immediately began to dismantle, refurbished and reassembled the unit. Tom used his engineer skills to come up with quite a few ingenious methods to facilitate the repairs to most of the components that required overhauling
Once refurbished and assembled the cooker was pneumatically tested, hydraulically tested before being finally connect to a steam supply
The cooker worked as designed. The club chief cooked up a storm of jacket potatoes in one pot and corn in the other as a trial and to commission the unit
The unit worked as designed, a testament to Tom’s engineering skills.
The unit will be used at Club events to cook meals or as steam operated display unit
Its first outing is to Wellington Vintage Fair first weekend in March 2022 where it will be piped up to the Wellington Fowler Traction engines boiler as its steam supply
A service club will be cooking corn in it on the Sunday of

Maitland Rail Museum

Visit the Maitland Rail Museum marquee in The Garnham Ground and talk to members of the Museum.

Go back in time to the early days when steam locomotives reigned supreme.

Expect to see displays of interesting old tools and artefacts, historic photographs, maps and timetables as well as an assortment of replica builders’ and other plates.

Maitland Rail Museum members will be on hand to answer your questions.

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Heritage Walks

Take a 30 minute walking tour with the Maitland and District Historical Society to learn more about the Railway Station Precinct and surrounds, including the significance of the railway to the local area.

Tours are available at 11.30am and 2.00pm on Saturday and Sunday.

The walks cost $6 per person and include a printed brochure.

Walks depart from the Information Tent at the Maitland Railway Station precinct.

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Traction and Portable Engine Display

2025 Traction and Portable Engines

R. Wolf Portable Semi Portable Steam Engine

Manufacturer R.: Wolf Portable Semi Portable Steam Engine

Year of Manufacture: 1899

Country Assembled: In Magdeburg – Buckau Germany 1899

Manufactures: Number 7332

Size Nominal: Horse power 5 hp

Number of cylinders: 1

Fuel used: Coal wood

Boiler Pressure: 100psi original 45 psi current

Water capacity: 200 litres

Boiler Type: Fire tube boiler

Weight of Engine: 2.25 tons

Owned By: Robert Newbigging

Location: Telegraph point

Restored By: By self

History of Ownership: It came from a Germany Naval Vessel WW1 it was used as a winch to raise and lower the anchors there were two fitted to the ship The ship was dismantled in Melbourne and the semi portable engines removed and sold Dr Fitzpatrick from Walcha used the engine to a run a woolshed until 1930 when electricity arrived it was sold to a Mr Wall Who used it to power a docking saw at his sawmill until 1947 Robert Newbigging purchased it in 2000and had it running by 2004

Used to: Operated anchor winches

Marshall Sons & Co Ltd Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Year of Manufacture: 1907

Country Assembled In: England

Manufactures Number: 5555

Size Nominal: Horse power 6 NHP

Number of cylinders: Single cylinder double acting 8” Bore 10”Stroke

Type of boiler: Locomotive

Boiler pressure: 100 PSI

Fuel used: Wood

Weight of machine: 4.5 ton

Owned By: Len Gaut

Location: Mulbring

Restored By: J. Liddle of Duri 1980’s

History of Ownership: Current – Maitland City Council Previous

Description and Use: Used to operate a saw mill in the Forbes district NSW

Richard Garrett and Sons Leiston Works

Manufacturer: Richard Garrett and Sons
Leiston Works
Year of Manufacture: September or October 1864 Oldest surviving Garret portable in Australia
Country Assembled In: Leiston near Saxmundham, Suffolk
Manufactures Number: Eng no 2123
Size Nominal Horse power: 4 NHP
Number of cylinders: Single cylinder double acting 5 “ Bore 10 “Stroke
Type of boiler: Locomotive
Boiler pressure: Original 90 PSI
Fuel used: Wood
Weight of machine: 2 ½ ton
Owned By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association Inc
Location: Hunter Valley
Restored By: Display Engine only, front axle to be straightened. Painted with diesel engine oil to preserve it in its present state
History of Ownership: Gold Mine Fosterton north of (Dugong)
About 10.2km north of Dungog and 7km north-north-west of the Rocky Hill Mine, is the Fosterton Mine (55) [GR 47730050]. The workings comprising of shafts and shallow pits of unknown dimensions were sunk on a quartz vein lying in a shear zone surrounded by pebbly feldspathic sandstone. Nothing further is recorded.
Description and Use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaffcutters, agriculture machinery, pumps and ore crushers
This machine drove an Ore crusher at a gold mine located in the Dungog area
It was buried under a rock fall. The damage to the front axle occurred when it was removed with a Bulldozer.

TAR POT

Manufacturer: Weeks and Son LTD Maidstone, Kent UK

Year of Manufacture: Circa 1028

Country Assembled In: Perseverance Iron Works England

Fuel used: Coal fired Tar sprayer

Boiler Pressure: Open to atmosphere

Tar capacity: 100 gallons

Boiler Type: Single grate underfired

Weight of Engine: 1 Tonne

Owned By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association

Location: Maitland

Restored By: Unrestored

History of Ownership: Believed to have been purchased by the Sydney Municipal Council. Passed to Trevor Gaut and donated it to Maitland Steam by Reverie Iron Works

Used to: Used to spray tar onto gravel road surfaces, which were then finished by a steam roller

Marshall and Sons Gainsborough England

Manufacture: Marshall and Sons Gainsborough England

Country Assembled In: England

Manufactures Number: 8821

Type of Boiler: Locomotive

Fuel Used: Wood

Boiler pressure: Design 120PSI 

Weight of engine: 4.5 tonne

Owned By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association

Location: Maitland 

Restored By: To be restored at a later date if anyone knows of parts that will suit this machinery, please contact us on 0428396849.

History of Ownership: The engine was imported by Alfred Shaw and Coy agent for Marshall engines. Engine build register is number 12. The engine was purchased by Warwick Peel of Spring Ridge of NSW and subsequently purchased by Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association ion for future preservation This engine has an identical engine number 8827. 

Used to: It is believed to have operated a drill rig in the Burke area

Marshall Sons & Co Ltd

Manufacture: Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Country Assembled In: England

Manufactures Number: 19385

Type of Boiler: Locomotive

Fuel Used: Wood

Boiler pressure: Original 120 PSI
Current 75 PSI

Weight of engine: 4.5 tonne

Owned By: Maitland City Council

Location: Hunter Valley

Restored By: Current – Maitland City Council
Previous

Description and use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaffcutters and other agriculture machinery
They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed

Restoration works by MS&AMA: 

 Re-tubed by club
 Governor Re built
 New Piston Rod fitted
 New Piston and Rings
 Lubricator rebuilt
 New ash pan 2019
 New council emblem mounting timbers 2019

Robey & Co Ltd of Lincoln

Manufacture: Robey & Co Ltd of Lincoln

Country Assembled In: England

Manufactures Number: eng no 30168

Type of Boiler: Robey locomotive firebox portable

Fuel Used: Wood

Boiler pressure: Original 110 PSI
Current 90PSI

Weight of engine: 4 tonne

Owned By: Wayne Gray

Location: Hunter Valley

Restored By: Wayne Gray

History of Ownership: The engine came from the Woodstock shearing shed
Property name “Underwood

Description and use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaffcutters and other agriculture machinery
They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed. 

History: Robert Robey started business in 1854, manufacturing portable steam engines and thrashing machines. His range of agricultural equipment rapidly expanded; in the Great Exhibition of 1862 “fixed engines, traction engines, ploughing tackle, corn mills, saw benches etc” were on display and soon a complete range of mining equipment was on offer from winding and pumping engines to locomotives, cages and kibbles.

Aveling and Porter of Rochester in Kent

Year of Manufacture: 1920

Country Assembled In: England

Manufactures Number: 9247

Type of Boiler: Belpair Locomotive type

Fuel Used: Coke /coal

Boiler pressure: 200 psi 

Weight of engine: 6.6 tonne

Owned By: Museum of applied arts and science

Location: Sydney 

Restored By: Museum of applied arts and science. 

History of Ownership: Rockdale Council It is rare as only 3 are left in the world and it was used for carting gravel to make roads in Rockdale municipality

Description and use: Use to cart rock blue metal and Sandstone for road and gutter building.

Robey & Co

Year of Manufacture: 1910

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type

Fuel Used: Wood

Boiler pressure: Original 120 PSI
Current 80 PSI

Weight of engine: 12 tonne

Owned By: Maitland Steam & Antique Machinery Association

Location: Hunter Valley 

Restored By: Alan Simpson addition feed water line has been fitted to allow water to be pumped into boiler via an Economiser

History of Ownership: Alan Simpson
Tingha Tin Mine

Description and use: This Machine was used to drive ore crushers and water pumps used in a Tin Mine at Tingha
The water pumps operated at around 35psi the water was pumped through pressure nozzles to remove materials from the mine this was called Hydraulic Mining

History: Robert Robey started business in 1854, manufacturing portable steam engines and thrashing machines. His range of agricultural equipment rapidly expanded; in the Great Exhibition of 1862 ” fixed engines, traction engines, ploughing tackle, corn mills, saw benches etc” were on display and soon a complete range of mining equipment was on offer from winding and pumping engines to locomotives, cages and kibbles.
Imported into Australian by agent, Arthur Leplastrier & Co. of Sydney. 

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Buffalo Pitts

Year of Manufacture: 1906

Country Assembled In: USA

Manufacturers Number: 8728

Type of Boiler: Wet bottom boiler, fire box (33”h x 22”w x 32”l) 4.88 sq. ft grate
Tubes – 32 off x 2” Ø x 60” long.
Large heating surface (106 Sq. ft.) makes for very free steaming

Fuel Used: Wood Straw

Boiler pressure: The boiler was inspected and given a 110 psi ticket (originally 135 PSI when new 100 years ago).

Weight of engine: 3 tonnes

Owned By:Paul Debono

Location: Hunter Valley 

Restored By: Brendan Brady and friends

History of Ownership: This engine was recovered from the Dorrigo area and may have been used in the saw milling industry.
By 1986 it was restored and being used for cutting firewood in a back yard in Hornsby.

Description and use: Portable steam engines were used as a portable power source for driving a range of machinery in both industrial and agricultural settings. For example and engine like this could have driven a saw bench, irrigation pump, threshing drum, engineering workshop etc. Portable engines are designed to be drawn from job to job by a horse or bullock team. As can be seen on this example, the team driver had a commanding, if somewhat precarious perch.

Bufflo Pits Driving Water Pump

Richard Hornsby & Sons Grantham England

Year of Manufacture: 1903

Country Assembled In: England

Manufacturers Number: 8780

Type of Boiler: Fire tube

Fuel Used: Wood 

Boiler pressure: Original 90 PSI
Current 90 PSI

Weight of engine: 5 tone 

Owned By: The Brady Bunch

Location: Campbelltown

Restored By: Brendan Brady and friends

History of Ownership: Worked a shearing shed at Dunedoo Near Dubbo
1903 to 1920. 

Description and use: Steam engines of this type drove pumps chaffcutters, saw mills, mining equipment and other agriculture machinery.
They were called portable engines as they could be transported to different locations by means of horses, mules and oxen teams.

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Marshall Sons Gainsborough

Year of Manufacture: November 1913

Country Assembled In: England

Manufacturers Number: 62517

Type of Boiler: Fire tube

Fuel Used: Wood 

Weight of engine: 11.5 tone empty

Owned By:Brady Family

Location: Original working location Tasmania and is now located in Sydney

Restored By: Marshall traction engine 62517 is in a unrestored condition.

History of Ownership: Marshall traction engine 62517, nominal erecting date 29/10/1913 was part of an order of four engines placed A. G. Webster Agents Hobart.
D. W. Bowman Cheshunt, commissioned an owner’s plate for the side of the tender ex works. The engine remained with D. W. Bowman until 1922 where it was acquired by C. Richardson and Sons. The engine then went to R. Geard of Pawtella and was later purchased by Ray Millington who shipped it to Sydney.

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Bufflalo Pitts

Year of Manufacture: 1912

Country Assembled In: USA

Type of Boiler: Locomotive 

Fuel Used: Wood 

Weight of engine: 8.5 tons 

Owned By: Alan Simpson 

Location: Tamworth

Restored By: Alan Simpson purchases in 1975 restoration completed in 1988.

Used to: The traction engine was used to operate the Upper Horton Mill and attend to yard duties as required 

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Ruston Proctor Co

Manufacturer: Ruston Proctor Co Ltd of Lincoln UK at the company’s Sheaf Iron Works in Lincoln.

Year of Manufacture: 1913

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube

Fuel Used: Wood and Coal

Owned By: Jim & Lyndle Hawkes

Location: Kurri NSW

Restored By: Current owners and took over 6 years. The boiler work was completed by Ken Ainsworth of Goulburn.

Description of Use: The Ruston (known as Reverie) is an 8nhp double crank compound 2 speed agricultural traction engine. These engines were designed for mainly agricultural purposes such as powering (via a flat belt) threshing drums, chaff cutters, sawmills, pumps and land clearing.

This engine is also fitted with a winch that could be used to pull logs out of the bush and itself out of bogs. Water is carried in the rear tender and in a belly tank that is suspended under the boiler. Fuel is carried in the coal bunker that is located at the rear of the engine.

Timber is carried in the steel basket that hangs over the rear of the engine.
Maximum road speed is 4 miles per hour.

JIM HAWKS

Manufacturer: Ruston Proctor Co Ltd of Lincoln UK at the company’s Sheaf Iron Works in Lincoln.

Year of Manufacture: 1913

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube

Fuel Used: Wood and Coal

Owned By: Jim & Lyndle Hawkes

Location: Kurri NSW

Restored By: Current owners and took over 6 years. The boiler work was completed by Ken Ainsworth of Goulburn.

Description of Use: The Ruston (known as Reverie) is an 8nhp double crank compound 2 speed agricultural traction engine. These engines were designed for mainly agricultural purposes such as powering (via a flat belt) threshing drums, chaff cutters, sawmills, pumps and land clearing.

This engine is also fitted with a winch that could be used to pull logs out of the bush and itself out of bogs. Water is carried in the rear tender and in a belly tank that is suspended under the boiler. Fuel is carried in the coal bunker that is located at the rear of the engine.

Timber is carried in the steel basket that hangs over the rear of the engine.
Maximum road speed is 4 miles per hour.

SOOTY

Manufacturer: Fowler built-in leads 

Year of Manufacture: 1326

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube

Fuel Used: Wood and Coal

Owned By: J Preston

Weight of machine: 10 tonnes 

Size Nominal Horsepower: 4NHP 

Location: Wellington, NSW 

Restored By: John Preston 

Repairs carry out since Steamfest 2016. 

  • New front rubber tyres fitted 
  • New fusible plug fitted 
  • New washout plugs fitted
  • New drain cock values cylinder chest 
  • Rebuilt eccentrics
  •  Belly tank was internally blasted and painted 

History of Ownership: Purchased to the Camden City Council  

Description of Use: Sooty is a Fowler Convertible Traction engine. The front wheels can be replaced with a solid roller to convent it from a traction engine to a steam roller. This engine is also fitted with a winch that could be used to pull logs out of the bush. Water is carried in the rear tender and in a belly tank that is suspended under the boiler. Fuel is carried in the coal bunker that is located at the rear of the engine. Timber is carried in the steel basket that hangs over the rear of the engine. 

 

Ruston Proctor

Manufacturer: Ruston Proctor Co Ltd of Lincoln UK at the company’s Sheaf Iron Works in Lincoln.

Year of Manufacture: 1910

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Steven King

Location: Glen Innes, NSW

Restored By: John Gotts, Scoresby. Further work by current owner will include restoration of boiler cladding and full length canopy.

Description of Use: The “colonial type” was Ruston Proctor’s answer to competition from American manufacturers. It was lighter, with wide wheels, and easy rear access to the footplate making it suitable for ‘direct ploughing’. The use of a clutch in the smaller flywheel followed American practice, along with a longer fire box for burning wood.

This engine excelled at chaff cutting (up to 2 tons an hour) and would have towed the Bunting chaff cutter, steamer and cook house from farm to farm at it’s maximum speed of 2 mph. It was later used to drive a saw mill around which time the clutch was removed.

15 of the SHA class were imported into Australia by McKay’s of which only two others are known to have survived (41000 now owned by George Brown and 42028 owned by Neil Asplin) and if there are others the owner would be delighted to hear from you.

Marshall Sons and Company Ltd.

Manufacturer:Marshall Sons and Company Ltd.

Year of Manufacture: 1913

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube

Fuel Used: Wood and Coal

Owned By: David Toyne

Location: Oberon NSW

Restored By: The engine has never been derelict. David Von Stieglitz carried out some minor boiler work and gave her a coat of paint in 1971 in preparation for the Launceston Centenary Show.

Description of Use: Although dispatched in 1913, the engine wasn’t put to work until 1922. In that time it had travelled from England to New Zealand and then on to Tasmania. In 1922 it was acquired by Ned Peterson, A threshing and chaff cutting contractor in Westbury Tasmania. Ned was also an engine dealer.
The engine spent most of its short working life driving Walter’s sawmill, and then, for a short their stone crusher. It was laid up in the late 1950s.
Since the 1970s it has been rallied by the two preservation owners, David Von Stieglitz and David Toyne.
In 2017 the engine was taken out of service and stripped down to have a new firebox fitted by K & H Ainsworth of Goulburn. It returned to steam in 2022 with Steamfest Maitland being its first public event.
The engine carries the name Andora, which is the name of the property on which it resided for 45 years.

6HP Brittannia

Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Year of Manufacture: 1907

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Colonial

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Antony Pritchett

Location: Hunter Valley 

Restored By: David and Antony Pritchett

Description of Use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaff cutters and other agriculture machinery.
They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed

14 HP Marshall

Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Year of Manufacture: 1911

Country Assembled In: England

Manufacturers Number: 46024 Engine Number 1004

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Kelly and Peter Garnham

Location: Maitland NSW

Restored By: Peter Garnham and members of Maitland Steam and Antique Machinery Association

History of Ownership: Current – Garnham Family Purchased Feb 2017
Previous –2016 – 2017 Reverie Iron Works Oberon
1911 imported into Tasmania
1930 Purchased by Furney travelling Chaff Cutting. Then transported to Mainland and installed in Furney Factory Dubbo to supply steam to Factory. Removed from Factory and sat on Farm in Dubbo to rot.
2016 Rescued by Reverie Ironworks and transported to Oberon
2017 Purchased by Garnham Family with Purpose of restoration and Run in Maitland

Description of Use: Engines of this type which combined a light weight engine and boiler drove pumps Chaffcutters and other agriculture machinery.

They were called portable because they could be carted easily around the country side as needed.

8HP Marshall

Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Year of Manufacture: 1914

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Ross Taylor

Location: Tamworth

Restored By: Ross Taylor

History of Ownership: 2017 Ken Kradic sold portable to Ross Taylor 2000 purchased from Stan Williams by Ken Kradic.  Purchased by Stan Williams for $200 in 1972 it worked his saw mill from 1972 to 1976. In 1976 it was replaced by a14hp Marshall portable

Description of Use: Used to saw Mill Equipment

Bill Ives Marshall

Manufacturer: Marshall Sons & Co Ltd
Britannia Iron Works, Gainsborough, England

Year of Manufacture: 1925

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type

Fuel Used: Coal or Firewood

Owned By: Bill and Daniel Ives

Location: Brisbane

Restored By: Bob and Bill Ives

Description of Use: Marshall 80161 was built in 1925 and arrived in Australia in February 1926. The Roller was imported for the Queensland Main Roads Commission by the Queensland Machinery Company. The roller was used by main roads in the southeast Queensland area.

The last known job was the Toowoomba range west of Brisbane. It was sold in the early 1960’s to Cyril Cadwallader for preservation. It was subsequently sold to a caravan park builder who used it to build a caravan park at Caboolture. It then went to a private collector and then to a couple of tourist parks.

The last park closed, and the roller again went to a private collector. It wasn’t steamable then and he towed it to roll his driveway with a frontend loader. One day the roller got away and dragged the frontend loader down the road.

Bill bought the roller shortly after that and he and his family have had it running for over 30 years.

Marshall

Manufacturer: Marshall

Year of Manufacture: 1911

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Locomotive

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By:  Jim Hawkes

Location: Maitland

Restored By: Andy Sinclair

History of Ownership: Left Gainsborough work on the 26th July 1911 and shipped tp Scruttons Pty Ltd Sydney. Sold to the underwood family and used to power a sawmill in the Kenebri district NSW Purchased in 1985 by Andy Sinclair and restored.

Used to: Power a Sawmill

Stanley Steamer racing car

Manufacturer: Stanley Twins

Year of Manufacture: 1921

Country Assembled In: USA

Type of Boiler: fire tube

Number of Cylinders: Twin cylinder double acting Cylinder 4’’Bore X 5” Stroke

Fuel Used: Kerosene Main Burner Pilot Burner Sheltie
Fuel tank 15 Gallons

Owned By: John Pryde

Location: Hunter Valley 

Restored By:  John Pryde 2nd Stanley Steamer He has restored

History of Ownership: Purchased from Janet Holmes a court. 

Used to: Steam Power Tourer 7 seater
A full tank of fuel gives 150 to 250 MPG
In 1906 a Stanley Steamer racing car reached a top speed of
127.66 MPH
In1907 the same car tried to better it top speed and crashed at
180 MPH

Morris Family - Truck

Manufacturer: Bufflalo Pitts

Year of Manufacture: 1912

Country Assembled In: USA 

Type of Boiler: Locomotive

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Alan Simpson

Location: Tamworth

Restored by: Alan Simpson purchased in 1975 restoration completed in 1988.

Used to: The traction engine was used to operate the Upper Horton Mill and attend to yard duties as required. 

4 HP Marshall

Manufacturer: Marshall 

Year of Manufacture: 1911

Manufactures Number: 57264

Country Assembled In: England

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Type

Fuel Used: Wood

Owned By: Jim Hawkes

Location: Maitland NSW

Restored By: Andy Sinclair

History of Ownership: Left Gainsborough work on the 26th July 1911 and shipped tp Scruttons Pty Ltd Sydney. Sold to the underwood family and used to power a sawmill in the Kenebri district NSW Purchased in 1985 by Andy Sinclair and restored.

Used to: Power a Sawmill

Roby Traction engine GH PM

Manufacturer: Robey 

Year of Manufacture: 1924

Manufactures Number: MO 30317, Engine No 41802

Size Nominal Horse Power:10HP

Number of Cylinders: 2

Type of Boiler: Fire Tube 

Boiler Pressure: 100  

Fuel Used: Wood or Coal 

Owned By: Phil Mullins

Location: Wagga Wagga

Restored by: Maintained by Phil Mullins and Geffrey Holgate – has never been restored. 

History of Ownership: New to James Dunns in 1924. It was railed to Wagga Wagga and used to cut chaff in the district of Riverina and bring the chaff back to the railhead in Wagga Wagga or warehouse. It all so use to bring timber to the Hardy Bros mill in Wagga and at one stage moved the old hospital to a new site. It ended up at the chaff mill in Henty in 1952 and went with the mill when George Wettern and Co brought the chaff mill in Allan Street, Henty in 1962. Some time later in the 1960’s Allan Pickering came down from Sydney and George gave him the engine to take home to Sydney and restore. So Allan lit a fire in it, intending to stream it to the rail yard in Henty, to train it back to Sydney. Butdastard stuck at 40 pounds when a fire tube blew out, so Allan left the engine in Henty.
In 1983 Brian and his father with the help of Harold Fife fitted a new set of tubes and bottom stays in the firebox. The Robey attended the 1986 Henty Centenary, it first road trip. Brian Wettern had a lot of fun with the Robey attending many a rally and road run with it, such as Yerong Creek Rally and the NHMA National Rally when it was held in Henty.
I meet Brian in 2004, when the Wagga Historic Engine Club was retrieving it’s sister engine from the Botanic Gardens in Wagga Wagga – which is currently being restored by the club.
I then started to help crew the Robey with Brian when it went out to events.
In 2016, Brian decided that it was time to move the Robey on and rang myself to see if I was interested in buying the Robey, as he didn’t want the engine to be scrapped or go overseas or leave the district. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Since then the Robey has been in regular use. It had a few problems. We have replaced the big end bearings; gearing and it use to jump out of gear, which is a little frightening when you have no brakes.

Used to: Chaff cutting and heavy haulage.

Yorkshire Steam Wagon

Manufacturer: Yorkshire Steam Wagon

Year of Manufacture: 1924

Manufactures Number: 2049

Manufactures Number: England

Size Nominal Horse Power:6 NHP

Number of Cylinders: 2 Compound 

Type of Boiler: Two pass double ended superheated

Boiler Pressure: Originally 220PSI Currently 180PSI

Fuel Used: Wood or Coal 

Owned By: Robert Jones

Location: Melbourne

Restored by: Dave Mickle

History of Ownership: Dave Mickle 1980-2002
Robert Jones 2002-present

Used to: General freight haulage.

Robey & co

Manufacturer: Robey & co

Year of Manufacture: 1923

Manufactures Number: 40902

Size Nominal Horse Power: 4HP

Number of Cylinders: 2 in a Compound arrangement

Type of Boiler: Locomotive/ fire tube.

Boiler Pressure: 120psi  

Fuel Used: Coal / wood

Owned By: Sarah Gray, Operated by Son Michael & Grandson Myles

Restored by: Maintained by Phil Mullins and Geffrey Holgate – has never been restored. 

History of Ownership: Ordered new for Alexandera / Newtown council & sold after the end of WW2. Believed to be used as a stationary boiler in the Southwestern Sydney for agriculture use. Then made its way south to a property at Balmoral on the Picton – Mittagong loop line.
Saved & initially restored in the 1970’s by the late Benny Rachwal & members of the Colo Vale Steam machinery group. Benny ‘spotted’ roller from the cab of a railway locomotive he was driving and later returned to the property to see about saving the engine.
The engine operated in the 1970’s through to the late 1980’s with Wayne Gray taking on many of the ongoing repairs such as ash pan replacement, boiler tubes and fabrication repairs to the bunker.
The engine was passed down to Sarah Gray from Benny. The roller was out of action from the 1990’s through to the late 2010’s. Michael, Brother John and Wayne spent many hours of work in spare time fully restoring the engine to what you see today.

Latest Restoration work by: Wayne Gray, Michael Gray, John Gray.

JOhn Fowler

Manufacturer: John Fowler

Year of Manufacture: 1922. It left the works for Australia on the 29-4-1922

Manufactures Number: 14676

Country Assembled In: England 

Size Nominal Horse Power: 4NHP

Number of Cylinders: 2 Compound 

Type of Boiler: Locomotive

Boiler Pressure: 180 PSI

Fuel Used: Coal

Owned By: Stephen Deacon

Restored by: Stephen Deacon

Weight of Engine: 10.5 tons

History of Ownership: Bought new by the BOREE Shire Council at Cudal, NSW. Used for road making around the Boree Shire until the early 1950’s. It was sold to a local man, Arthur Davis who towed a large chaff cutter around the local farms contract chaff cutting. In the early 1960’s was sold to a Mr Fester of Coonabarrabran who tried to use it on his farm but was too heavy for farm soils and was abandoned. Eddie Manglesdorf of Coolamon bought it in the 1970’s but it was so badly worn out he sold it to me, Stephen Deacon on 15-1-1979. I spent 10 years rebuilding it and had its first running to Thirroul public school 100 year celebrations. It was completely dismantled and the boiler was cut up to repair it as it was rusting thin in the inner firebox. It has just returned to operating condition again.

Stephen Deacon C & S

Manufacturer: Clayton & Shuttleworth

Year of Manufacture: 1009

Manufactures Number: 41817

Country Assembled In: England 

Size Nominal Horse Power: 4NHP

Number of Cylinders: Single 

Type of Boiler: Locomotive Fire tube 

Boiler Pressure: 80 PSI

Fuel Used: Timber wood 

Owned By: Stephen Deacon

Restored by: Stephen Deacon

Weight of Engine: 3.5 tons

History of Ownership:  Imported from England in 1909 through Dalgety
&Co Agents Sydney Work a shearing shed at Werris Creek NSW Purchased in 1970. Went through a few
owners until purchased by Stephen Deacon in 2022. It was restored over a few months. 

The Sentinel Wagon Works

Manufacturer:The Sentinel Wagon Works.
They were a British steam wagon and locomotive manufacturer in Shrewsbury, England.

Year of Manufacture: 1924

Manufactures Number: Super Sentinel Steam Wagon No.5322

Country Assembled In: England 

Size Nominal Horse Power: 70 HP

Number of Cylinders: Twin-cylinder double-acting

Type of Boiler: Vertical Water Tube Type

Boiler Pressure: 230 PSI

Fuel Used: Coal

Owned By: Paul Dove, Karen Clark and Emily

Location: Bargo, NSW

Restored by: Early restoration by Clarrie Wallis
2013/14 restoration by Paul Dove.
Boiler rebuilt and other mechanical repairs

History of Ownership: Bought new by Ted Flower from agents William Adams & Co. Then Walter Berry of Trundle, then Bob McLeod of Cowra, then Clarrie Wallis of Kogarah then Paul Dove of Bargo.

Description and Use: It was used to deliver brown coal around Melbourne before being bought and driven to Trundle, NSW in 1939 to use on the Berry family farm ‘Woodview’ to deliver bagged wheat to the railhead.

On site demonstrations: 

A Buffalo Pits portable steam engine will be driving a saw bench cutting up timber Supply the wood for the Clayton & Shuttleworth portable steam engine  

The Clayton & Shuttleworth portable steam engine  will be driving a power generator The power generated will be used to charge a Tesla electric Car  

Steampunk

Dijor’s Repurposed Fun and Folly: The Art and Philosophy of Upcycling

At the heart of Dijor’s creative journey lies a simple yet profound philosophy everything has potential and a story waiting to be told. From the curbside finds to the neglected bric-a-brac, Dijor believes in the magic of transformation where the discarded becomes delightful, and the mundane turns marvelous.

Sustainability and Environment Repurposing is Dijor’s way of contributing to a more sustainable and eco-friendlier world. By rescuing materials from landfill and giving them a new lease on life, Dijor reduces waste and promotes a culture of recycling and reimagining.

Creativity and Innovation Repurposing challenges the imagination and sparks innovation. It’s about looking at an old chair, a broken lamp, or a pile of fabric scraps and envisioning their hidden potential. For Dijor, every project is a puzzle, and every piece has a unique role to play in creating something beautiful and functional.

Storytelling and Heritage Every item has a past, a history that adds depth and character to its new form. Dijor takes joy in uncovering these stories and weaving them into the new creations. It’s about preserving a piece of the past while crafting something that resonates with the present.

Community and Connection Dijor’s work isn’t just about the finished product — it’s about the journey and the connections made along the way. Whether it’s through workshops, demonstrations, or collaborations, Dijor fosters a sense of community and shared creativity. It’s about bringing people together to celebrate the joy of making and the beauty of repurposing.

Fun and Playfulness Above all, Dijor’s approach to repurposing is infused with a sense of fun and playfulness. It’s about embracing the unexpected, experimenting with different materials, and enjoying the process of discovery and creation. It’s a reminder that creativity has no limits and that joy can be found in the simplest of things.

Dijor’s Repurposed Fun and Folly is not just a venture it’s a philosophy, a way of seeing the world through a lens of possibility and wonder. It’s a call to look beyond the surface and find the extraordinary in the ordinary.

 

Demonstrations and Q&A 11.30am and 2.00pm