I I I I I I I I J. LAYCOCK AND SON I

I ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS I

I 1889 - 1985 I I (INTERIM REPORT) I I I ·1 I J.W. Gibson I 1985 I I

I CONTENTS

I Page I 1. Introduction 2. Hi story 1 I 3. The Site 5

I 4. The Buildings 6

I 4.1 Moto r Gar ag e 4.2 Water Closet I 4.3 Factory I 5. The Acetylene Plant 12 I 6. The Recordi ng Te am 15 I 7. Recommendat ions 16 16 I 8. Acknowl ed gements 9. References 17 I 10. Appendices (A - P) 19 I I I I I I I I I

I 1. INTRODUCTION

I Joseph Laycock and Son was a small industrial enterprise situated at 108-110 Seymour Street, Bathurst (NSW). The enterprise 'comlTEnced as a Blacksmiths shop I owned by Mr. Henry Anderson in 1889. The shop was purchased in 1889 by Mr. Thomas Laycock who had emigrated fran Durhan, England in 1884. I Thomas expanded the shop to introduce a machine shop driven by a central lineshaft to cope with the repair of stean powered equi\l1lent, and successive I family owners of the shop progressively diversified its operations into founding I and we 1 di ng. In 1919 they expanded into the manufacture of elevators and conveyors for bagged I comrrodities such as wheat, and flour. Production continued, with the addition of Potato Grading and Threshing machines, until 1969 when the advent of bulk I grain handling techniques produced a drop in demand.

The Factory building was a timber post and beam construction, clad with hardw:lOd I slabs and roofed in galvanised iron. It initial.ly contained one brick hearth forge. Laycocks extended the building when they purchased it in 1889, and again I in 1919. The shop was progressively powered by stean, gas, DC electricity and I town electricity. Joseph William Laycock continued to use the facilities until 1983 when he I carried on his work of light general engineering in an adjacent building.

At the time the site was recorded in 1985 the building, machinery, and equipment I had not been upgraded. The shop represented a unique example of a small I integrated manufacturing concern of the late nineteenth century. I I I

I J. LAYCOCK and SONS 1889 - 1985 I ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS I 2. History:

The town of Bathurst was proclaimed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on a site I in Wi lli an Street near the banks of the Macquarie river on 7 May 18151• It was initi ally a base for further exploration to the West and f'brthwest. I Following the first discovery of alluvi al gold at what is nON Ophir in 1851 and subsequent intensive reef mining at Hill End, Bathurst became the centre I of the go 1 d rush and a boom town. Tr ansport to and from Bathurst was by overland coach, until April 1876 when the railway link to Sydney was finally I completed. Despite the gold rush of the nineteenth century, Bathurst grB'l as a city based on agricultural and pastoral income.

I By 1875 Mr H Anderson (Blacksmith) occupied a large block of land in Seymour Street, between Keppel and Piper Street2, before Lord Street had been estab­ I lished. On this block Mr Anderson established his trade as a Blacksmith and Farrier and by 1886 he had built a 4 bedroom house on the block and was I actively trading as a General Blacksmith. I Thomas Laycock (1838-1900) a Gunsmith and Blacksmith emigrated from Durham (England) in 1884 together with his wife Jane (nee Parker) and fanily of 3 girls (Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah) and 4 boys (Thomas, O1arles, Joseph and I John). Thomas joined the Railway Branch of the Department of Public Works on 12 August 1884. He was stationed at Bathurst as a blacksmith on a pay of I 10/. per day. His sons Thomas and Joseph also joined the Railway Branch. Thomas joi ned as a carpenter in June 1884 and was stat ioned' at Bath urst from I February 1885 on 8/. per day.3 Joseph and John were both founding members of the Bathurst District Band which had its first practice on 29 January I 18864 It had formed out of the Bathurst Railway Band which commenced in 1885. Joseph pl ayed trombone and John the cornet. In 1 ate 1889 Thomas purchased Andersons 29 year old business, and having completely refitted the I old shop, began trading as Thomas Laycock and Son - Practical Engineers and I General Blacksmiths5 at 108 Seymour Street.

1. Do rma n H. S., n. d., P5 I 2. Di rectory of the town of Bathurst, 1862, p18 3. Ra il way Branch, Ret urn of Employees 1887, p55 4. Bathurst District Band 1885 - 1935, plO,ll I 5. Bathurst Daily Times, 23/12/1889 and 4/11/1889 I I

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I Joseph Wi lli an (1865-1939) joined the Railway Branch after his father and brother on 17 August 1884. He joi ned as a 1 abourer on 7/6 per day. In I Sept611ber 1884 he was transferred6 to Bathurst. He married Jane Fi tzsimrrons in 1887 and they lived at Vale Road, Bathurst where his first daughter Elsie I was born in 1890. He was sent to Wellington (NSW) to install a Railway Turntable and whilst there his son Joseph Cyril was born in 1892. He returned to Bathurst to live at 108 Seymour Street where two daughters I (L ill i an in 1898 and Gl adys in 1900) were born 7.

I When Thomas died in August 1900, Joseph William (35) and his brother Charles (18) took over management of the business operating it under the nane I Laycock Bros. IIEngineers, Boilermakers and General Blacksmithsll. In Apri 1 1917 Charles retired from the partnership and in May 1917 Joseph brought his il son Joseph Cyril (25) into the business. At the same time the name of the business was changed to Joseph Laycock and Son IIEngi neersll8 • Joseph Wi lli an is registered at this time as living at 108 Seymour Street, and Joseph Cyril I is regi stered as 1i vi ng at 112 Seymour St reet.

i By 1917 the Bl acksmiths shop h ad been extended, a foundry added, and a machine shop installed. J. Laycock and Son comrrenced the manufacture of I grain elevators in- 1918; the first to be sold in 19199. Parts were cast in their own Foundry until it becane too costly to freight the ra-J materi als I required and the Foundry ceased operation in 1926 or 192710. Other products included conveyors and conveyor extensions up to 18.3 metres long. Elevators and conveyors were produced specifically for handling grain, coal, I tomatoes, hay, wood, paper pulp, 'vIK)ol and bricks. The reliability of the Laycock grain elevator is clearly indicated in a testimonial from F. Crago

I and Sons, Fl our-mi llers, dated 2 March 1945 11 ••• the elevator purch ased from I you in 1919 is still giving every satisfaction ... 11. 11,12The firm also

6. Railway Branch, Return of Employees, 1887, p55 I 7. Laycock J. W., 1985, Appendix B, p22 8. Registrar of Companies, NSW, 1903-1917. 9. Laycock Journal, Book 3, 1919, p496 10. Hill A., 1985, Appendix C, p28 I ll. Laycock·s - Elevators and Conveyors, n.d., appendix N 12. I Western Times, 1969 I I I

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I designed, patented and manufactured a Wh itehead Thresher which was sold to Flour Mi 11s to extract grai n from the head.13 The fi rm also carri ed out I general engineering functions such as repairs to Stean Traction Engines and Rollers.14 Joseph Gyril used the forge to manufacture two large gates for I the Wi lli an Street entrance to the School of Arts. When this entrance was replaced by shops, the gates were stored and subsequently erected on the I Keppel and George Street entrance to Machattie Park. 15 I The Farriers shop by this time had become a general Blacksmiths shop for welding, shaping and bending steel and also for the heat treabnent of tool I and spring steels.16 In the early 1920's Laycock's operated one of the fi rst Motor Garages in I Bathurst in a shop in Keppel Street between Bentick and Willian Street. 17 Around about 1925 they built a Motor Garage in front of the residence at 108 I Seymour Street18.

During the 1930's they purchased one of the first Aston Electric Arc I Welders, to repair a split in the Firebox of a Stean Traction Engine, saving days of work. They also extended their business interests into the fledg­ I ling Radio and Electrical Industry by opening a Radio and Electrical shop at 53A Keppel Street in 1934. This shop was closed in 1944 when war broke I out19. With the closure of the Radio shop in Keppel Street the finn was registered as carrying on the business as Engineers and Manufacturers. I During the war they carried out Defence contracts. 20

Joseph William died in July 1q39 aged 74, leaving Joseph Gyril (47) and his I son Joseph Wi lli an (19) to continue management of the finn. About 1945 the house at 108 Seymour Street, (behind the 1925 Motor Garage) was demolished. ,I No further development was undertaken on this site. JJseph W. worked with the firm until wartime when he took a short period for war service, after I which he returned to the finn where he has worked up to the present time.

I 13. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p23 14. Hill A., 1985, appendix G, p35 15. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p22 I 16. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p23 17. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p23 18. Hill A., 1985, appendix C, p35 19. Registrar General, 1936-1944. I 20. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p23 I I

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I In 1952 the first Laycock Potato Grader and Sizer was added to the firms products .21 This product was introduced to provide farrrers with a rreans of I grading potatoes so that they could fulfil 1 a requirement of the Potato 22 I Board. Joseph Cyri 1 di ed in November 1958. Joseph Wi 11 i am together with Elle n I Teresa, both resident at No. 112 Seymour Street, became partners and in 1962 the firm was trading as J. Laycock and Son "General M=chanical Engineers and I Manu facturers". 2 3 With increasing growth in bulk grain handling facilities the demand for I grain elevators declined and the firm ceased production in 1969.

I The firm had only ever employed a few rren over and above the family, often using casual labour where necessary (ie: a moulder in the foundry when it I was operating, and painters to paint the finished products)24. In the year"s approaching 1969 only casual labour was used on the site. It is understood that there was never any union representation in the works in the period I 1917 to 1969 when production ceased.

I Joseph Willi am continued to manage the works and the garage beheen 1969 and 1983 carrying out general maintenance and engineering functions as well as I motor vehicle repair and maintenance. The machinery used in the factory during this period were the pedestal drill, h"ackscw and the power operated I shears. Subsidence caused the cet:ltral lineshaft to bend. An attempt was made by Joseph Wi lli am to jack up one of the support posts but this was not fully successful, causing him to abandon the factory in 1983 and continue I work in the adjacent motor garage until his retirement in 1985.

I The factory was initially powered by a single steam engine25 outside the", building at the rear, and later a gas engine located inside the building I northeast of the Office. With the advent of electrical power the firm

I 2l. Laycocks Potato Graders and si zers, n .d., appendix 0 22. Laycock J. W., 1985, appendix B, p23-24 23. Registrar General, 1958-1966. I 24. Hill A., 1985, appendix C, p36 25. Laycock, J.W., 1985, appendix A, p19 and p21 I I I

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I installed a D.C. generating plant to produce their own electricity, this was followed by town supply electricity driving a central electric motor. They I also had a carbide generating plant to supply acetylene gas for the works.

I 3. THE SITE Refer to Site Plan, appendix J.

I , The fi rm occupies the equivalent of two suburban blocks of land in '(nos: 108-110) Seymour Street, Bathurst, just Northeast of its junction with Piper I Street. This is approximately 2 street blocks Southeast and 3 blocks South­ west of the city's central business district, and 2 blocks Northwest of the I railway station. The surrounding area is predominantly residential, how­ ever, a number of early industries in Bathurst were establi shed between the I business district and the railway line - notably that of Wm. Tremain, Flourmillers, est. 1875. The adjacent residential homes are single storey semidetached cottages and terraces of Victorian architectural style, and I Federation styl e cottages.

I The site is reasonably flat (dropping approximately 1m from West to East and approx level North to South) and almost square (30.5m x 37m), with three I buildings remaining - the Factory, the Motor Gara9,e and a Water Closet (W.C.). Other features of the site include two concrete pads that were I associated with the (now demolished) cottage, a ship's rivetted water tank, a coke pile and a scrap steel/iron pile along the Southeast boundary, a I number of motor car bodies and chassis. A coal pile lies on the Eastern corner of the Factory and a variety of scrap rretal lies along its Northeast I side. Two fruit trees (pomegranate26) 1i e to the Northwest of the W. C and behi n d I the garage. There are a number of other bushes on the site which is covered with a variety of grasses up to 1m high, and a bamboo patch near the back I fence.

I 26. Hill, A., 1985, appendix C, p35 I I I I

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I 4. THE BUILDINGS: I Refer to Building Plan, appendix K. Three buildings remain on the site, the oldest of which is the focus of this I study. They are:

4.1 ______Motor Garage:.;.;,t....~~~....;. (approx. _____1925): _ This building is located in the Northern I corner of the site with its length facing Seymour Street and end adjacent to the Northeast boundary. This building (16.5 x 9.3m) is I constructed in sawn hardwood, clad in corrugated galvanised iron, with a hip roof also in- corrugated galvanised iron. Eight skylights are let I into the hip roof, and the floor is concrete, there are windows in the Southeast and Southwest walls, and a door in the centre of the South­ I west wall. I The side facing Seymour Street has two large timber sliding doors which c lose to a central jamb. The front panel between the door and the I north east end of the building has signwriting: ll I IIMobiloil - make the chart your guide while the panel between the door and the southwest end of the building I has signwriting I IIShell - Motor Spiri tll. This panel is shown in a photograph in one brochure w-ith the sign­ I writing IIChandler and Cleveland Carsll.27 In another brochure28 the ll I signwriting reads "Shell - well balanced spirit . Above the two doors is the signwriting: I "J. Laycock and Son"

I On the Northeast wall of this building there is signwriting I 27. Laycock - Potato Graders and Sizers, n.d., appendix 0 I 28. Laycock - Elevators and Conveyors, n.d., appendix N I ------I

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I "SHELL MOTOR SP IRIT AND OILS"

I (black on a yellow background). Underneath this however, and very faded, can be seen the word IGARffiE" in large (black?) letters with a I white shadow. All the signwriting has faded badly but still remains barely vi sib le. I A small shed is attached to the rear of the Garage toward the north east end. Machinery within the garage includes a lathe, drill press, I milling machine and the Aston welder.

I 4.2 Wate( Closet: This exists as an outhouse near the centre of the site. In relation to the now demolished cottage this building would have been I behind and to the Southeast. The building is constructed of sawn hard­ wood (100 x 50) clad with corrugated galvanised iron on three sides and I with a similarly clad skillion roof.

The door is made of vertical tongue and grooved boards of ledged I design. It is hu.ng on two T butt hinges with an external barrel bolt. The pedestal is ceramic with a modern cistern mounted on the Northeast I wall. A basin with tap is mounted on the left (Northwest) wall. Plumbing to the building is galvanised iron and within the building it I is copper pipe. Whilst this building now appears incongruous with the site, it was obviously associated with the cottage, and remains now I because it is the only such faci 1ity on the site.

4.3 Factory: This building (31.6m x 8.6m) is the oldest structure on the I site and as such is the focus of this study. It is located on the Southwest boundary of the site with one end facing Seymour Street. It ,I is constructed of debarked hardwood posts and sawn timber beans and rafters. Cladding varies around the building from vertical timber I slabs, to sheet corrugated galvanised iron and tongue and groove boards. The roof is of hip design clad in corrugated galvanised iron I with a ski lli on on the Northeast side.

The hip has been modified in two places on the Southeast end to provide I for a tall piece of machinery or to mount a piece of machinery high in the roof. A second, shorter, skillion is attached to the Southeast end I of the bu il di ng to provi de a roof for the office. I I

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I The only internal wall is a dividing wall between the office and the remainder of the structure. Several ledged (some braced) doors on T 'I butt hinges are provided for access. Shutters and timber franed windows provide light and ventilation. A photograph in the company I brochures29,30 shows an elevated hoarding on the street face sign­ written with the words "J. LAYCOCK AND SON". This sign was found I stored on the joists in the motor garage, but has been painted over. I This building contains four main functional areas: (a) Blacksmiths Shop, (b) Foundry, (c) Machine shop and an (d) Office/ I Storeroom.

I Little evidence of the building's history is available, at this time, however, it is most probable that the Bl ack smi ths shop was the origi nal I structure. This has probably been extended, firstly, to add a machine shop in what is now the foundry area, and secondly to move the machine shop31 to its existing position and so allow for the foundry. The only I incongruous construction within the main part of the structure is a slight realignment of the Southwest wall between the Blacksmiths, shop I and the foundry. In the blacksmiths shop the vertical timber slabs are nailed on the outside of the top plate, whereas, in the foundry and I work shop they are nail ed on the ins ide of the top pl ate. The sl abs are circular sawn timber approXimately 200 x 40. A single remaining post I from a post and rail fence lies in alignment with the Blacksmiths shop wall along this side, suggesting a fence along the alignment when the blacksmiths shop was extended. The skillion on the Northeast side has I probably had the wall covering added in at least two stages.32

I a) Blacksmiths Shop: This area is approximately 9n x an in.the Seymour Street end of the building. The southwest wall is of I vertical split slabs without windows or doors. The front, facing Seymour Street, is clad with corrugated galvanised iron painted I, green with the corrugations horizontal. This wall has a stable door and two 4 light glazed timber franed windows, and is covered I 29. Laycock's - Elevators and Conveyors, n.d., appendix N 30. Laycock's - Potato Graders and Sizers, n.d., appendix 0 'f 31. Laycock, J.W., 1985, appendix D, p43 32. Hill, A., 1985, appendix C, p32 ------" I

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I wi th a creepi ng vi ne. The wall ext ends to the Northeast to form a fence between the Factory and the motor garage. Thi s fence has a I double gate incorporated in it and is covered with corrugated gal­ vanised iron with the corrugations vertical. I The Northeast wall is clad in corrugated galvanised iron (corruga­ tions vertical). It incorporates a double entrance door of I vertical sawn timber planks of ledged design. The two doors are I mounted on h and forged straps and pi ns. The floor is di rt. The Blacksmiths shop contains one forge with a set of hand operated I bellows. These bellOHs are not connected to the forge, which is now blown from an electric powered blower located in the motor garage. Mr J. W. Laycock 33 indicated that there was at one time a second forge to the southeast of the existing forge. Other equip­ ment includes a set of hand operated sheet metal rollers, a port- able forge, an anvil, two swage blocks, hammers, leg vice, chisels, sets, blacksmiths tongs and a variety of pick heads. A It/ater tap I lies approx lm to the northeast of the forge.

I b) ,Foundry.: This lies in the middle section of the building and is approximately 9m x IOn. The Southwest wall is constructed the sane I as this wall on the blacksmiths shop, however, it is slightly out of line with it, as already mentioned. The Northeast wall is clad in galvanised iron (corrugations vertical), 'containing one door on I T butt hinges and five timber f.raned windOHs. Outside ground level is slightly above internal floor level and a small ramp leads from I the door into the building.

,I There is evidence of bearing block mounts for a lineshaft (drilled holes, packing blocks and grease) on three of the tie beans. This I suggests that some lineshaft driven machinery existed in this area before it was used as a foundry, and may be consistant with the pub 1 i c announcement in 1889 that IIthey intend carryi ng on the I business on a much larger scalell34• I 33. Laycock, J.W., 1985, appendix D, p43 I 34. Bathurst Daily Times, November 1889 I

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I The foundry cupola for producing molten iron stands outside the bui 1di ng adjacent to the Northeast wall approx. 2.5m Southeast of I, the door. Coke for the cupo la is stacked on the Southeast boundry of the property, as is scrap iron. A coke fired crucible furnace t (probably for bronze) lies under the Northeast skillion approx. 6m Northwest of the door, and almost adjacent to the double entrance I door in the Blacksmiths part of the building.

The foundry floor is covered with black loam, with a low pile of I ash Southeast of the crucible furnace.

Timber Casting boxes (cope and drag) are stored on two crude racks above the foundry floor. This area has been used to store steel I rod and bar in steel racks located on the Southwest side of the foundry area. A small rack is also located under the skillion, .1 against the wall.

The acetylene gas line terminates on one of the posts (No.30) in I the middle of the foundry area suggesting that this area was used I for assembly of components after it ceased as a Foundry. c) Machine Shop: This area is adjacent to the Foundry and is approxi­ I mately 9m square. The Southwest wall which is continuous with the foundry wall, is of vertical slab construction with a large shutter (wi th horizontal sl ats), two wi ndows and a door of ledged construc­ I tion. The windows have been boarded up.

I The northeast wall is clad wi th tongue and grooved board s (vert ical) with five timber franed wi ndows and a door. Port ion of I this cladding did not exist in 1925.35 The rear (Southeast) wall is clad in 150nm vertical timber slabs with one s.ix light timber I framed window. This wall is only 3.ln long. An internal wall divides the machine shop from the office/storeroom. This wall (4.5m) contains two timber framed windows and a ledged door. The I floor is concrete (approx 5Onm) , covered with dirt, except under the skillion where it is dirt. There are two skylights in the I roof.

I 35. Hill, A., 1985, appendix C, p32 I I 11

There is a sink in the Southern corner of the building, two benches under the skillion and storage shelves on the Southeast and North­ east walls. The floor plan shows the location of the machinery which is detailed in the appendices (appendix K).

A large electric motor is mounted, above ground level, in the Southern corner of the machine shop. This is linked by flat leather belting to a 7m long central line shaft with 10 pulleys on it. The line shaft is mounted with four plumber block bearings to the cross tie beams.

The line shaft drives five other short shafts by 5 separate belts. These shafts are then connected to the machines. Provision is made I on each machine, or on its own drive shaft, to transfer the drive belt onto an idler pulley and so di sconnect the machine fran the continuously driven line shaft (refer: appendix L).

The central line shaft used to be driven by a gas engine mounted at 'i floor level in the eastern corner of the machine shop.36 It is nON driven by an electric motor located in the southern corner above I ground. I The hip roof at the Southeastern end of the shop has been modified in two pl aces to provide for something tall to be mounted, however, I no evidence as to the purpose of this has been forthcoming. The floor of the workshop is scattered with scrap iron/steel. A I number of old radio chassis are stacked against the office wall. A wide range of drills, reamers, grinding wheels, milling cutters, I and lathe tools (carbon tool steel) are on the benches or on racks behind, under or beside the machines. The turret lathe had a I number of examples of a type of lIax len beside it. It was assuned that these and 75mm cast iron wheels were the last items to be I produced on this machine. 37

36. Hill, A., 1985, appendix C, p27 I 37. Hill, A., 1985, appendix C, p29 I I I

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I The other lathes had many accessories (chucks, change gears, cutt­ ing tools) beside them and also quite a number of raw castings of I various components. Notable amongst the lathe accessories was a large timber structure, of truncated square pyramid shape, contain­ I ing change gears for the Pitt Bros. lathe. I The acetylene line terminates in two places in the Machine Shop (posts 1 and 3).

I d) Office: The office lies under a short skillion on the southeast end of the workshop and is approximately 5m x~. It is divided in half to provide a small storeroom. It is constructed of sawn t im­ ber clad on the outside with galvanised iron (vertical corruga­ I tions) and tongue and grooved boards. The office has an internal lining of fibro with no lining in the storeroan. There are two I timber framed glazed windows in the external wall of the office and one in the storeroan (made up of two adjacent franes). There was I shelving along the Southwest wall of the storeroom, some made from petrol can boxes, and a bench on the Southeast wall. The shel vi ng contained many books and tools (chasing dies and holders, I mandrels). The bench was scattered wi th some hand woodtlorki ng tools. A shelf over the 'door to the workshop contained a very I large number of receipt books,38 etc. There were a few patterns (for castings) on the floor. I The office contained two desks, one in the west corner, and one on the northeast wall under the wi ndON. The desks each had on than a I number of company record book s38. Photographs on the walls showed I the staff with examples of the works products. I 5. THE ACETYLENE PLANT The factory was suppl i ed with acetylene gas from an acetylene produci n g I plant located outs ide the bu i 1 di ng, northeast of the office, a pl ant installed between 1912 and 1920.

38. Crani n, A., 1985, appendix F, p47 I I, 13

I The gas was used in conjunct ion wi th bottl ed oxygen gas suppl i ed by Comox for low pressure oxy-acetylene welding torches, which were in use from the 1I middle 1920's.

I The Acetylene was produced in two generators (steel cYlinders~170x 330). Each cylinder was sealed at one end and had a close fitting ranovable cap at I the other. The cylinders were on their side and had two galvanised steel pipes fitted into the top of one side. One of these pipes fed water into the cylinder via a gas cock, and the other fed acetylene ga? via another gas I cock to the gas reservoir.

I In operation the cylinder was loaded with calcium carbide through the end. I The cap was repl aced and the water cock opened. The react i on: I

I produced acetyl ene gas and 1 ime. The gas was fed from the re 1 evan t generator to the base of the gas reservoir. The gas cock in the acetylene I lines allowed each generator to be isolated from the system to allow refill­ ing with carbide. When recorded, one cylinder was missing and the other was I below ground level. They may have been below ground in operation to reduce dangerous gas leakage from the cylinder cap durlng operation. I' The gas reservoir consists' of a galvanised iron (steel) cylinder (4)760 x 1300) closed at one end on a timber base and filled with water. A second I cylinder (~700 x 1300) closed at one end and inverted into the water bath. Acetyl ene fed from the generators into the bottom of the water tank \',Qul d I bubble to the surface and collect under the second tank which would then float. A small gas cock in the top of the floating cylinder would allow air I to be let out of the tank and allow it to sink during initial setting up. The mass of the floating tank would place the acetylene under a small positive pressure. Guidebars were provided to keep the floating cylinder I upright.

I The gas output pipe passed through the base of the water tank and rises above the water level into the gas space. This gas line passed through the I southeast hip of the factory roof and terminated on three posts (1, 3 and I ------I

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I 30) in gas cocks. A water trap and safety device was mounted on one of these outlets (in foundry area) with rubber hoses (very perished) connected I to a blowtorch.

I An oxygen regulator and gauges hanging on a bracket was also connected to the sane blowtorch. Brackets were provided at the base of the pole to hold I the oxygen cylinder. I The oxygen regulator was labelled: I COMMOX BRAND. THE ENDURANCE GAS REGULATOR. The high pressure gauge was calibrated to 180 ATM and the low pressure gauge I to 280 p.s.i. The gauge was labelled Comox, C.O. and A. Ltd., makers Sydney.

I A number of oxy-acetylene blowtorches existed, the one connected to the systen being labelled: i UNIVERS,Lll CUTTER COMOX BRAND I C.0. and A Limi ted No. 2353 I The Australian Oxygen Co. commenced the first oxygen production in Jlustrali a in 1910, but in 1912 the Commonwealth Oxygen Co. Ltd with the backi ng of the I British Oxygen Co. set up an Oxygen production plant in Alexandria N.S.W.39 I Their trade name being COMOX BRAND. In 1920 this Company (C.O.C. Ltd) changed its name to Commonwealth Oxygen I and Accessories (C.O. & A. Ltd) when operation were transferred from Alexandria to Balmain. I Dissolved Acetylene was available as an imported product as early as 1904 but it was very expensive. In 1908 a dissolved acetylene plant was estab- I lished by Gardner Waern but many industrial concerns installed their own

carbide generators to produce their own low pressure acetylene. The r(Jtl I product for this, Calcium Carbide, though available as an imported product,

I 39. Savage, P., 1974, p23 I I

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I was produced in Australia in 1916 by the Hydroelectric Power and Metallur- gical Co. Ltd in Tasmani a. In 1919 this Company changed its name to Carbide I and Electro Products Ltd. Severe competition existed in the market place at· the time with cheap imported carbide being dumped on the Australian market. I The company was rescued by the Tasmani an Government and the Federal Govern­ ment placed an embargo on imported carbide. The State Government took over I the finn in 1923, with Henry Jones & Co. PjL (I.X.L.) as distributers. In 1927 the Government sold the Company to the Australian Commonwealth Carbide I Co. Ltd incorporated 1927. Commonwealth Oxygen became part of a large amalgamation of related indus­ I tries in 1935 under the nane, Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd (C.I.G. )40.

11 6. THE RECORDING TEAM:

I Members of staff from the Hi story Department of Sydney Un ivers i ty and th e Industrial Arts Department of Sydney College of Advanced Education together with students from the Industrial Arts Department of S.C.A.E. wer€ I respons ib le for detail i ng and recordi ng the site in March-July 1985.

I Members of the team were assigned the following main tasks:

I i) Artifact Recording Mr A Spencer, Mr J Spencer, Mr P Hyland ii) Company Records - Dr A Crenin (S.U.) iii) Historical Record - Mr G Shearsby (SCAE), t~r J Gibson (SCAE) I i v) Mach i ne Records - Mr D Coyl e v) Photographic Record - Mr P du Crest, Mr R Pengelly, Mr A Spencer I vi) Theodolite Survey - Mr N Frougas, Mr J Gibson (SCAE), Mr G Hinson I vi i ) Tri angul at i on Survey - Mr P Chew, Mr K Ho 1 man, Mr J Spencer The site plan, building plan and layout of the line-shafting were draughted I on an IBM loaned IBM-PC computer using the Comprador PjL supplied Autocad 2 computer aided draughting programme. Artifacts from the site were catal­ ogued on an IBM-PC Portable Computer using the progranme dbase 11 provided I by Parity Computer Ltd to provide a record of each artifact, or group of artifacts, their size, their location in the factory, and their location at I the storage site at Bathurst &::>ld Diggings M.lseum. I 40. Savage, P., 1974, p77 I I

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I 7. RECOMMENDATIONS:

I 1) That as much as possible of the building and its contents be preserved I on another suitable site, such as the Bathurst Gold Diggi ngs Museum. 2) That the Diaries, Debtors ledgers, and the large leather-bound ledger be I obtained from Mr J W Laycock and deposited in a suitable public-access repository.

I 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

I I Acknowledgements are made to the following people for their help and guid­ I ance in the completion of this project: Mr N Barlow - Councillor, Bathurst City Council. I Mr A Hill - former employee Mr J Hughes - Director, Bathurst Gold Diggings Museum I Mr J W Laycock - Manager, J Laycock and Son I I

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I 9. FOOTNOTE REFERENCES:

I 1. Dorman, H.S. (n.d.) A portrait of Bathurst. Robert Brown.

I 2. (1862). The directory of the town of Bathurst, NSW. Sydney: Wilton.

I 3. Railway Branch of Department of Public Works (1887). Return of employees. The Branch, Sydney.

I 4. (n.d.). Fiftieth anniversary souvenir of Bathurst district band. I Pamphlet, no publisher. I 5. Bathurst Dai ly Times (1889). Adverti sements. 23 D:=cember, 4 November. 6. Railway Branch. of Department of Public Works (1887). Return of I emRloyees, The Branch, Sydney. I 7. Registrar of Companies NSW. Company records 1903-1917. I 9. Laycock, J.C. (1919). - Financial journal. P496. I 12. Western Times (1969). Bathurst 1890-1930. Article 13 November. 19. Registrar of Companies NSW. Company records 1936-1944. I 23. Registrar of Companies NSW. Company records 1958-1966.

I 34. Bathurst Daily Times. (1889). Advertisement. 23 D:=cember

I 39. Savage, P. (1974). With enthusiasm burning: Sydney: Commonwealth I Indu stri al Gases. 40. Savage, P. (1974). With enthusiasm burning. Sydney: Commonwealth I Indu stri al Gases. I I I I

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I Appendices Page

I A) Recollections of Interview with Mr J.W. Laycock on 28/3/1985 by Mr G. 19 Shearsby. I B) Letter from Mr J.W. Laycock - received 26/4/1985. 22 I C) Record of Intervi ew with Mr A. Hill on 26/4/1985 by Mr J. Gi bson. 25

I D) Synopsis of Interview with Mr J.W. Laycock on 31/5/1985. 43

I E) Listing of Machinery and Equipment present in Factory on 28/3/1985. 44

I F) List of Company Records in the Office and Adjoining Store on 28/3/1985. 47 I G) Data - Triangulation Survey of Internal Post s. 50

I H) Data - Theodolite Surveys a) Site 53 b) Posts I c),machinery I I) Laycock Fami ly Tree. 59 I J) Gibson J.W, Site Plan. 60

K) Gibson J.W., Plan of Farrier Shop, Foundry, Machine Shop and Office I Bu i 1di ng. 61

I L) Gibson J.W., Plan of Line Shafting. 62 I M) Gibson, J.W., Plan of Acetylene Plant 63 I N) Laycock IS Elevators and Conveyors - Company Brochure. 64 I 0) Laycockls Potato Graders and Sizers - Company Brochure., 85 I I I

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I APPENDIX A I J. LAYCOCK AND SON I Recollections of Interview with Mr J.W. Laycock on 28.3.85 by Mr G Shearsby (It

I should be noted that Mr Laycock did not wish to have the interview recorded) I In 1880's his grandfather came from Durham (England) worked on railways as I boilermaker and his father was born in Wellington. The grandfather moved to Bathurst and there was a Farriers shop run by a fellow called Anderson. It was I extended and machinery installed and Laycocks began work. I 1918 making elevators (Brochure). C.l. plate was screwed to them. i Hi s father got gates off another buil di ng and renewed (remade) them for gates to ("Machattie") Park, Bathurst. I Used to repair steam engines. I In 1900's made a Whitehead thresher. In the office of the works is a photo I showi ng first elevator made by Laycocks (L to R) (i) possibly a Mr Anderson I (ii) Mr Laycock (Sen.) and (iii) their moulder. They were casting both Bronze and C.I. An opposition firm round the time I probably naned Fish ploughs. I Actual works were fired by steam, then oil and gas. Made own D.C. electricity I and own acetylene for oxy-acetylene. I I I I

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I Oldest lathe was one in middle of the works. 1I Near entrance to office was some large machine which went up into the raised I roof section. It was bolted to some heavy ......

I Another photo in office is Mr Laycock and his son fishing. I Mr Laycock has offered MIC and Foundry to Canon Byron for Karingal and wished I the fani1y nane to be recognised. To be moved by end of June if possible.

I Foundation of oil engine and gas engine are concrete and are at back toward I office but on other side of the building.

I Assoc. with the works was the grandfathers house which was located at the back of the current works. House pulled down earlier. His father had lived in the I house nearer to or south of the actual old works. I There was no union representation in the works and he cannot remember how many I people were employed there in his father, grandfather's day. The boss was the foreman (his father). I Aedeen mentioned that he had done war service but was injured before leaving I Austral i a. I He has done other things in the town: T.V. and radio shop which did not do too I we 11. I I I ------, I

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I Book s gi ven to us, but not personal or factory documents. I Key person seems to be Canon Byron and he is the one who he is doing this for

1I (i .e. donating mic etc).

I The steam engine was out the back next to the office - pads should be able to be I located.

I Gas and oil engines definitely inside.

I Another photograph in the office showed stacks of grain or (sand bags) and these I also appear in the catalogue. I G. Shearsby I I I I I I I -I I I I

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I APPENDIX B

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I LETTER FROM MR J W LAYCOCK (Received 26.4.85)

I Thomas Laycock a Gunsmith Blacksmith came out from Durham England with hi s f anily of 3 gi r1s and 4 boys in the 1880s and sett1 ed in Bathurst. An other I daughter was born here. He lived at 108 Seymour Street adjacent and behind a Farriers Shop owned by a Mr Anderson. I am not sure but I believe he had a shop I in Keppe1 Street and later behind the Farriers. His sons names were Thomas, I Ch ar1es, Joseph and Jack, I mi ght add that all gun parts he made on the forge tempering his own springs etc. He died in 1902 aged 62. As I have never I worried about tracing the background of the work I do not know what happened until 1913. In a local paper of that year I was shown an advert La}Cock and Co. I Seymour Street. No doubt the Registration Act of 1902 caught up and I have the Registration of firm IIrecent1y operating as La}Cock Brosll and one, IINow operat­ I i ng as J Laycock and Sonll dated August 1917. Both Joseph and John were origi na1 members of Bathurst District Ban9 which had its first practice January 1886. I Joseph Laycock came to Bathurst with his parents etc. in the 1880's and joined I the Railways as Blacksmith. He was born in 1865 and died in 1939. He married in 1887 and lived at Vale Road, Bathurst where his first daughter was born in I 1889. He was sent to Wellington to instal the Railway Turntable where his son Joseph Cyril was born in 1891. He had two more daughters both born in Bathurst. I I am yet to find out when he left the Railway but he then lived at 108 Seymour Street. With reference to the Main Big W.J. Gates on the Kepp1e, George Street I corners of the Park was made by him on the Forge sane being for the Wi 11i an St Entrance to the School of Arts which was the back entrance to the City pictures. I This entrance was replaced by shops and the gates stored until placed in their I present position. They [Laycocks] were agents for International Harvester Farm I I I I 23 .

I Machinery and travelled by sulky to outlying towns selling and installing I machi nes.

I, I was informed by my father that they had one of the first Oxy ketylene Plants west of the mountains. Same was Low Pressure which required an Oxy Cylinder and

I their own Acetylene making plant [Gauge and Torches are at shop]. They designed I and patented a Whitehead Thresher which was used in Flour Mills to extract grain from head. They operated, as I was told, the first outlets say one of the first I motor garages in Bathurst in Keppel Street between Bentick and William Streets and in very early 1920's built a garage in front of residence at 108 Seymour I Street. They commenced manufacturing elevators in 1917 the first to be sold in 1918. Parts were cast in their own foundry up until it became too costly to

I freight the raw materials required by rail and for the same reason the steel I mills (Lithgow) moved to Wollongong. They finally got these castings from Fairy Meadow. Their own patterns were supplied. The Blacksmiths shop was not used as I a Farriers but as a General Blacksmith which was required in those days with a workshop to weld, shape, and bend steel before machining also for the tempering

I of parts. In the 1930's they bought one of, if not the first electric welder in I Bathurst. This was an Aston Welder with a big amperage gauge on top. They bought same to weld a split in the Firebox of a Steam Traction Engine. This 1 saved days of work and labour as to do same before meant the removal of all tubes and the patching by rivets of the .crack. This also meant the beginning of

1 the end of the Bl ack srni th. In the 1930' s they opened a Radi 0 and El ectrical I Goods shop at 53A Keppel Street. Their phone no. was 99 and their box no. was 99 so the motto "say 99 when your radio is sick". They also carried on 1 Electrical Contract work. They closed this shop when war broke out through lack of suppl ies. During the war they carried out Defence contracts. After the war I they manufactured a Potato Grader and Sizer as the Potato Board required I I I

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I potatoes to be graded to size. When the potato board was aboli shed the grOtJers I went back to their old method of packing and the Potato Grader-Sizer was no longer req ui red. I

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I APPENDIX C J. LAYCOCK & SON I Transcript of interview with Mr A. Hill of Newport, Sydney. Mr Hill was I apprenticed to Laycocks in the 1920's (63 years ago). Taken while walking I through the factory on 26.4.85. I J.G. Yes, They've been taken up to Karingal Village, this roorning. I A.H. If we had a big job we used to undo this, put a block of \\Ood under here.

I J.G. Pack up the headstock [Reference to Lathe No. 2J. I A.H. This was our winter ••••••••••.• I J.G. Winter Heating! I A.H. It used to stand just here, [Between Drill 1, Lathe 2J that been going I ever since. I J.G. Joe was saying that he only really finished up in here a couple of years I ago.

I A.H. I didn't know when he finished up, to tell you the truth. I J.G. Thats in this building, what happened he tells us is that the line I shafting dropped and he had a go at jacking it up again but wasn't very s'ucessful so he works now in next door with the 1athe and mill and other I bits and pieces he's got in there. I I --~~--~~~~~~~~~~------~~----~~~------~----~--- I I 26

I A.H...... •...... He'd be about 70. I J . G• Ye s , r i gh t. I A.H. He was about 8 years old in 1923, when I came here, I was about 16, about I 8 years older than him, that's why I reckon he's around about 70. I J.G. And you used to work up on the forge mainly? I A.H. No, on the lathe, apprentice fitter until 1927, I spent five years here. I I J.G. Was this the only lathe [No. 7J there when you were here? I A.H. No, a chappy, uh, a bloke that owned a pub, a fellow name of Stokes, wanted his son to learn the lathe, so he bought a lathe, they put it in I there for nothing, over there in the corner. His son, a fellow by the n ane of Stokes, Len Stokes, he came to work here. Si nce those days, 1923, I that lathe there [No. 7J and also this one's been added. I J.G. The Turret Lathe? I A.H. Wonder how long this Turret Lathe's been here? I I J.G. Was it steam driven when you were here? I I I I I

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I A.H. No, No, We had an old gas engi ne, di rty old gas engi ne, I wondered if it I was st i 11 here. It used to stand in that corner. [Ins ide and N. of office] I Start the gas engine up and she'd start the stuff up.

I J.G. So she ran across to the main line? I A.H. That shaper, I don't know how old that shaper is. I J.G. Therels no dates on the machines as best we can find out. I I A.H. No, went to a secondhand sale out near Ke lso one day. One of the pi ck s [t hat] was here had Andersons name on it. An old ch ap by the n erne of I Anderson was the first fellow here. Then Laycock's came after him. I'm sorry that I didn't get into that pick with Andersons' nane on it. I I And are you going to dismantle it all, are you? I J.G. Welre just recording what is here, measuring up, finding the locations of things, and measuring the positions of the posts and the locations of the I machines with a view to ...... •.•..

I A.H. I saw Joe about six years ago, I live down at Sydney now, but live come I up to see. I suppose you kn ow Di ck As hwo od and An ne As hwo od with the Council? I I J. G. That IS your daughter? I I I

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I A.H. Yes, I come up now and again to say Hello. She said they're pulling down I the old machinery. I said "What are they going to do with it?" She said they gave it to some ... there's a chappy out there at St. Barnabas. , I J.G. Canon Byron, we hope it is going to go up on to Mt. Panorama at the I museum. We1ve got students who are taking small bits and pieces up I today, some of the tools and stuff that might get lost if a contractor comes in or the Council comes in. I A.H. I wonder whether it came from the railway. So you1ve got the job in I front of you?

I J.G. Ah, Yes, plenty of work. i A.H. Talk about a moulding shop you know. We used to do our own moulding, I casting in cast iron. We had a moul der here.

I J.G. There are still a lot of pattern boxes up the top here, and up there. I I don't think they've been touched for donkeys ages.

I A.H. They gave up moulding before I left. They found it cheaper to get them I from Li thgow . I J.G. When did you leave.

I A.H. I left in 1928, my time was finished then. They ....•. moulding ..•.... I about 1926 or 27 down to Lithgow and then got the casting brought up. I I I

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I J.G. Th~y contracted it out to Lithgow in 1926 or 1927. How was the Iron I furnace blown?

I A.H. They used to buy the Cast Iron around the place and 1 ight it up, they'd put a charge of coke, then coke and metal, coke and metal and then tap I the thi ng. I J.G. It should have had a blower on it. Do you remember a blower? I A.H. No, No blower - we had no electricity in those days - we used to run a I generator down there at the end of the shop if we wanted it. Light up I early in the morning. I J.G. About how many tons of iron would you pour in a day or in one go?

I A.H. Hard to tell. All this floor would be covered with mo~ds and there Id be I enough cast iron in there to run all the moul ds. I Most of them [the patterns] were wooden ones of course except one, one woul d be of metal. I I J .G. We haven It found a metal one. I A.H. It had four wheels, these elevators had little wheels on them. Well, one of the boxes - the pattern itself has four wheels. It shoul d be there, I but I suppose that there are no patterns there, they'd send the patterns down to get them done. I I I I

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I J.G. There are a couple of patterns in the office. i I A.H. I don't think Joe does much work now? I J.G. I don't know. I I A.H. We used to do big welding there, 3 inch, 2 inch shafts. I J.G. All forge welded together, eh?

I A.H. He was a marvellous tradesman old Joe ...•...... •

I I remember him saying one day, can you give us the M=thodist hamrrer up I here - that two face [expletive deleted] thing down there, give us that.

I J.G. No, that'd be right.

I A. H. What part of it are you taki ng? I J. G. On ly the machi nery area, Joe wants thi s area for a son ....•..•••••..... I A.H. I'll tell you something too, this ground floor, this dirt floor, its a

I lot easier for a man as a tradesman. I J.G. Rather than concrete? It's not as hard, its got a bit of give in it. I A.H. The taps gone, we used to have a tap here somewhere. [Adjacent to forge I on Southern side] and a big bowl of water here to cool things down. I I I

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I J.G. The bowl of water on here? I A.H. The acetylene thing, we used to make our own acetylene. I J.G. Its still there, lIve been out drawing it today, rreasuring it up. I I A.H. It was one of my jobs to keep it up when we \\ere doing the oxy welding. There wasn It any ...• at the time in Bathurst, talki ng between - bel ON 30 I [1930J, the only oxy plant in Bathurst was here and on the railway.

I J.G. And both of the same style?

1 A.H. I don It know what was down there, I never used to go down there. I J. G. No? I' I A.H. That would be the only two in Bathurst at the time. I J.G. The safety device is still on the post here and a set of gauges.

I Joe said this morning that this was a safety. They had water in that di d I they? I A.H. I suppose the water came over instead of the gas ...... IT\Y job was always to ...... if the pressure built up in the acetylene it used to bubble up I over the top, it was only one galvanised drum in another galvanised drum full of water. Underneath you had a kind of little receiver that had a I I I I

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I lid on it. You filled it up with Carbide, put the lid on then turned the I water on and up she'd go. Talking about that ...... ~rrelevant discussion] I think his grandfather lived till he was seventy four I [JJe s].

I I wondered if the old gas engine was here. Still - used to run on town I gas. I The place hasn't changed.

I There was another old lathe like that down at the Purway ["Permanent Way" railway workshops], Bathurst. Perhaps it's still there but not that many I of them around, like that one - finished. I J.G. What was it like working here in winter? - or shouldn't I ask? I A.H. When I first came here, that was never covered in - from the middle door I' down was never covered in. I As I was saying to Dick when I came in; at home when big lightning storms I cane, mum used to make us put all the steelwork (cutl ery etc) under the tablecloth. Then my first job was working the lathe, then when the I lightning used to shoot along I used to say, "well I'm going to have I trouble putting this under the tablecloth! ". No - that was all open. I J.G. Was it roofed? - a skillion roof? I I I I

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I A.H. Yes, yes, just no wall on that side. I J.G. That would have made it a bit cold in winter? I A.H. You didn't seem to notice it in those days - until we got the fires I going. 'I We had to be tough then. I That old shaper and that lathe, - that old shaper must be old down there. I They had some real old machinery dOtln there in 'Purway' that should have been worth looking after and keeping especially the wood working part of I it. They had one there that I used to work on when I worked down there - I it had 1856 on it - yes. I doubt if there'd be ever any of it down there - it was a kind'of a planing machine. I I J.G. That was another engineering place in Bathurst was it? I A.H. Down at Purway workshops.

I J.G. At the railway?

I A.H. Yes. I J.G. Was. that near the station? I I A.H. It's in a big building down at the end of this street here - down I I I

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I straight here. Now of course the've got that colossal buil di ng over the I other side. I J.G. That would be roughly south of the Railway Station?

I A.H. No, straight down the end of this street - Piper Street. I You ltIOuldn't see a machine like that in a hell of a long while.

,I J.G. What was this drill used for?

I A.H. Lines, great big long stuff. Real long stuff. There's a part of Bathurst here that's got clay - people used to buy the old railway lines

I in the hope of stopping the house from cracking and lay the rails down i and that's what we used to drill. See the shaft - it works from a wheel up on the drive shaft there, put the drill in here, wind it down, there I was no wall so you've got a big long length. Without the lining on the outside of the building there, you could just bring the railway line

I straight in. I By the time Joe got here - although Joe could remember it when he had no I sides on there. We used to have a little front (wall) dONn there in the corner where the engines was - used to be a galvanised tank sitting out

I there with hot water in it to have a wash with. I No such thing as showers in those days. I J.G. Did you know when they demolished the house? I I I I

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1 A.H. No I donlt - they just kept the 2 little pomegranate trees. I donlt know I, when they demolished the house. I know when that was built - around about 1925. I I J.G. What Ilm calling the new building? I . A. H. Yes. That IS a pomegranate tree there - out in the yard there.

I J. G. Therels a photo of that new building in one of the brochures with the I house still there~ so the house I1l1st have been there after 1925? I A. H. Yes I think the house was there up until 1940.

I You think of all those steam engines and traction engines kicking around - they all used to come here for repairing~ - if they wanted tubes - and

I those thi ngs that used to trundle around the streets~ the road-r'ollers ~ I' we used to put new plates on the wheels.

I' J.G. When you look around the place~ therels been some very heavy engineering done here. I I A. H. It was the only - when I talk about the lathe~ when the \\001 scour used to have a coupl e of great big wooden rollers~ real big ones. I J.G. Was the office there when you were here? I I A. H. In two bits just 1 i ke that. I I ------, I

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I They used to have a generator alongside to generate electricity. The I only electric light in town in th0se days was the picture shows - and here - in the early 19201s •••••.••. swi tchboard .•.•.•..... were driven I by the shafts, off the main line shafts, drove the generators. There was no such things as electric motors you know. I I J.G. What voltage was the generator? I A.H. No I canlt remember.

I J.G. How many people worked here while you were here?

I A. H. Joe, Cyri 1, myself, - there was on ly the four of us and the moul der - he I didn 1 t have a full time job either.

I J.G. He was only in on a part-time basis?

I A.H. Yes, We had to get a painter to paint the elevators. I J.G. They1d all be hand painted? I I A.H. Yes. No such things as spray guns. I They used to make 2 machines here, they had the patent for 2 machines - the Laycock El evator and the Laycock gri nder, for gri ndi ng up a ki nd of I wheat. Only a small machine - we used to sell a few. I I I I

I 37 I )w here's a brochure on a potato grader in the office. I hat must have come later. I hy does the building go up here at a peak - any reason? I I don't think I looked up there too often. I Ihen you look at the structure of the building, the original ridge corteS ilong to about there then comes dcwm and it looks to me as if this is a I later modification to handle something that was fairly big here I 10 luck, with that one. He was a very versatile tradesman J:le Laycock - I )ld Joe. He'd go up there (Blacksmiths shop) weld a 2" or 3" shaft :ogether and then come down to the lathe to work with the calipers. He I lelieved in calipers. I ~nd get it to size what's more? I Oh yes! She leaks a bit. I I Yes, it does leak a bi t. I It's a wonder its here! ...... I I I I I

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I though, being galvanised, although its got a good fall too. I J.G. The skillion hasnlt a good fall. I A.H. Probably a lot newer than the rest of it. I I J.G. Yes, the skillions may have been recovered. I A.H. • ••..•.the col d.•...•

I J.G. So it was open right down here to the corner, wasnlt it?

I You can just see part of the carbide generator out through the wi ndow I there.

I A.H. There wouldnlt be much of that left.

I J .G. It IS st ill standi ng up - that IS it over there, out through the wi ndow. I A.H. It used to be over here, just in the corner, just on the other side of I the building [he seaned to be talking about behind the office].

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I J.G. No, itls a carbide generator, definitely. Joe took me around there this I morning and pointed it out.

I A.H. They must have shifted it. That IS where it used to stand, just at the back here. I I J.G. Just at the back of the office? I Joe said this morning that there had been two of them. So maybe an earlier one and a later one. I I Do you recognise any of these castings? I A.H. That there would be part of the elevator.

I J.G. All these chain cogs.

I A.H. • .•••.•.•. got to be bored out for a brass bush. I J.G. What was the shaper used for? I A.H. Slotting out the keyways in the cogs. The Keyways in the shafts we used I to cut in the lathe. We had an attachment on the spindle, and in the I spindle weld put these little milling cutters. And then put the shafts, bolt the shafts in the [tool holder on] crosslide under those four bolts, I and have them [axle] exactly just right, and run the thing up and down [across the bed]. I I I I

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I J.G. You'll see the cutters here. I A.H. That's them, different sizes. We'd pull the chuck off and put the head I on. That's how we used to cut they keyways.

I J.G. What were these used for?

I A.H. Yes, expanders for tubes in boilers. If they blew a tube, they used to I knock the tubes out and clean the boiler out, then they had to put the tube back. To expand the tube, you'd sit in the smokebox and put this I over the tube then put this taper in to expand the tube. A boiler I maker's job. To expand the tubes in a boiler. I J.G. Turning this in pushes the rollers out.

I A.H. The roller has a smooth roller [surface] on it, and of course you mustn't I make it too tight or too loose. I J.G. Here's another, bigger, head [tube expander] without the centre in it. I A.H. We used to look after the flour mills' boilers too. There was only two in town. One at Crago's mill and one da.-.rn ...... [at Tranains?] •..•.. I I It's hard to imagine the town you know. We had two flour mills going flat out - none now. Tranains was quite a colossal show. I J.G. I think they have packed it in now. I I I I I 41

I A.H. Yes, they tell me that the machinery wasnlt bought, they only bought the I Name for Tremai nes flour. I J.G. I see.

, I You don It know what that big rack was used for? It IS got cl arrps on th e I side there, obviously somethings been, itls a jig for jigging something up. I This stuff here (about 3/4 square steel) used to be for the axles of the I elevators •••.•.••for the wheels, itls a wonder there are not some aroond 3" or 4" diameter .•••.....• · This is a refinerrent, herels a face plate

I off a 1 athe. I J.G. The sink, you think is a refinement [next to office door on southern I wall].

I A.H. We didnlt have one of them. I J.G. Herels a boiler feed pump. I A.H. Yes, we used to have one for putting pressure on the boilers first - I after we tubed them. I J.G. For testing? I I I I I

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I A.H. Ye s••••••••..•. I I was amazed when I had a look 6 or 7 years ago, I couldnlt believe it I ••.••.••. hasnlt changed.

I J .G. There IS a number of -years of shavings there. I A.H. castings of the ...... I J.G. A nice little hacksaw. I I A. H. Gee it IS done some work. I J. G. It must have cut a lot of stock in itls day?

I A. H. Oh, yes. I I J.W. GIBSON I I I I I I I I

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I J. LAYCOCK AND SON I APPENDIX D SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEW WITH MR J LAYCOCK ON 31-5-85 I (It should be noted that Mr Laycock did not wish to have the interview I recorded) •

I i) A second Blacksmiths Forge used to stand to the East of the existing forge I with the water tap between them.

I ii) Three joists over the Foundry area show evidence of having a line shaft mounted across them: ie: drilled holes, grease, and (on the eastmost of I the three) the original packing blocks. i iii) The apprentice Mr Stokes' father owned a pub at teorges plains. A lathe I was installed for him to learn on and taken when he left. Another lathe I was installed to replace it. I iv) The apprentice whom we met and spoke with earlier was Mr A (Archie) Hill.

I v) The Homemade drilling mic was made from a modified agricultural horsewo rk s. I I I J. Gi bson I I I I

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I J. LAYCOCK AND SON I APPENDIX E LISTING OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT I PRESENT IN FACTORY ON 28/3/85

I 1. Drill i ng Machi ne Homemade I 2. Lathe: 3n bed, 200nm centre hei ght. I Pitt Bros. Livers • •• , England

I 3. Sh aper:

I 4. Drilling machine - small, mounted on pipe stand. I 5. Turret Lathe: I Pratt and Whitney and Co

I Mirtford, Conn, USA I Serial No: 1039 Patented: July 30 1895 May 8 1892 I Dec 2 1902 Jan 27 1903

I Jan 28 1904 I Joe indicated on 21.2.1986 that the Turret lathe came from the closure of the I Small Arts Factory on Blayney Road. I I I ------~-~------, I I 45

I 6. Drilling machine: large pedestal

Buff a1 0 Forge Co.,

I Bu f fa 10, New York, US A I 7. Lathe. 1.4m Bed, 150nm centre height I The Triumph, 2433 (inside guard)

I 8. Drilling machine: large Pedestal Sib1ey and Ward I South Bend I NB Patented

I 9. Grinder: 0 200 mm wheel.' Specification plate missing

I 10. Power hacksaw: I 11. Shears: I Inc. Acme Machine Tool Co., 51 to 65 Bathurst Street, I Sydney

I 12. Electric motor:

I The British Thomson - Houston Co Ltd I Rugby England. Induction motor type K4818 H.P. 5. 3PH 50 cycles 725 rpm Vo 1t s 400-440 I Amps. 7.6 No. SW14296A I Sole Agents Australian General Electric Co. I Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle I I I

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I 13. Forge:

I 14. Ro 11 er s : I 15. San d Tro 11 ey :

I W.J. F1 emmi ng I 40 Princes Highway St. Peters I Use only Shell motor oil S.A.E. and Shell comp'd grease No. 5.

I 16. Cupola: ,I 17. Crucible Furnace: I MACHINERY IN 1925 GARAGE I Lathe Power hacks aw

I Macson Peerless I Bed length 240cm Length of stroke 6 inch Ta i1 stock above bed 22cm I Mill (Homz) (Pratt & Whitney) Slotter (Vert)

I Hartford Conn Pr att & Wh itney Co. I Tab 1 e Length 75cm Hartford Conn USA Table Length 14 3/4 inch. I Note: Numbers above correspond to numbers placed on machines to identify them during photographing and recording. I I I !I

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I APPENDIX F I J LAYCOCK AND SON I List of Company Records in the Office and adjoining Store, March 1985. I 1. Debtors' Ledgers, with details of transactions, for 1903

I 1911 I 1931 (i n Store) 1932 I 1938

I 2. Large leather-bound ledger, with accounts 1936-41 and 1949-52 (i n Office). I 3. Debtor's Ledger., 1959, without details of transactions, but with reference I to numbered invoices (in Office).

I 4. Mi scell aneous Invoice books, Order books, Cheque book stubs (i n Office). I 5. Cash payment book, 1935. I I 6. Payments books, 1937. I 7. Miscellaneous invoice carbons, order books, 1937 and 1938. I 8. Two undated Debtor's Ledgers I I I I

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I 9. Invoice books 1939-44, 1954. I 10. Letter books, 1940's (reused school copybook and reused 1934 cashbook). I 1945 I 1946-47 I 11. Diaries 1918,1919,1924. I I 12. Order book for Australian General Electric. I N.B: Items 5-12 are in the Store. I Assessment: All of the records are of interest, but the task of assembling them (they are in considerable disorder), cataloguing and analysing then is probably I too t ime-consumi ng to warrant the expense of preservi ng them al L I shoul d recamrend, however, that the Di aries, Debtors Ledgers, and the large leather­

I bound 'ledger (items 1-3, 8,11) be obtained from Mr Laycock and deposited in a I suitable public-access repository, e.g. Mitchell Library, Bathurst City Library, Sydney CAE or Mitchell CAE Library. I L) Parti al list of catalogues, etc .. donated by Mr Laycock to Sydney Institute

I of Educ at ion. I Catalogues: I I Dangar-Gedye no. 53 I I I

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I M.P. Gregory no. 2, 1922 I EMF Arc Welding electrodes 1937 Pamphlets, Herbert Morris, Loughborough (conveyor belts) I Minnesota Manufacturer's Association (conveyor belts) Geo. Salter, West Bromwich 1923 (spring balance weighing machines) I Danks, Melbourne & Sydney (2) (components); Danks no. 1, 1941 L. Starrett Co. Athol, Mass. U.S.A. (measuring devices) I Australian General Electric 1938 I Goodall's tools and engineering supplies, no. 4 Machinery, Annual Buyer's Guide (U.K.), 21st edition I Noyes Bros (Sydney) Ltd, Engineers &Merchants William Adams & Co, 1924 (40 years since foundation in 1884) and 1930 's? I Scrutton's, The Engineer's Depot Sydney (1910's?) I Jones Burton & Co., Li verpoo 1, 10th ed Australasian Hardware and Machinery, Oct. 1. 1918-Jan. 1. 1918 I Directories: I Austral i an Manufacturers' Yearbook, 1954 I Australi an Manufacturers Directory, 1937 Motor Tr ade Di rectory, 1927 I Di rectory of Agricultur al Mach i nery and Eq ui pTle nt, Manufacturers and I Di stri butors (Department of Primary Industry, Canberr a) 1958 I Exhibition catalogue: International Machine Tools Exhibition (London) 1952 I Or A Cremi n I I I I I 50

I APPENDIX G J LAY COCK AND SON I TRIANGULATION SURVEY OF INTERNAL POSTS I Note: i) All measurements centre to centre unless otherwise stated. I ii) Numbers 1-35 were painted on tops of posts in March 1985.

I POST TO POST DISTANCE POST TO POST DISTANCE

I 9 56 8730 (post missing) 1 9 6030' 9 14 3170 I 1 8 6240 9 15 5100 I 1 7 7100 9 16 7160 1 14 3475 15 4 3600 I 1 15 4550 15 16 2160 1 16 6150 15 3 4250 I 1 2 3690 15 22 6150 1 20 4970 15 58 5140 I 1 21 5830 15 25 5120 1 28 2420 15 57 5560 I 2 15 2520 15 21 5280 I 2 3 3660 15 20 5090 2 23 6120 28 29 5990 I 2 49 6500 28 36 17420 2 48 5840 28 30 2640 I 2 22 4500 28 31 5900 2 4 4670 28 32 8780 I 2 25 6650 28 33 12610 2 58 5980 28 47 2250 I 2 24 5690 28 46 3760 I I I

I 51 I I POST TO POST DISTANCE POST TO POST DISTANCE

I 2 23 6130 28 45 6450 2 57 7100 28 44 9180 I 2 5 6350 28 54 7020 I 2 6 7030 28 53 7930 2 7 5970 28 19 3460 I 2 8 6210 28 13 2700 2 9 7040 28 12 3130 I 2 28 6130 28 11 3410 I 9 8 1710 28 10 5560 9 7 3770 28 20 7260 I 9 6 7300 28 21 8140 28 22 10320 23 49 2600 I 28 48 12440 24 48 4840 I 28 3 9850 24 58 625 28 50 12280 25 58 835 I 28 15 6760 25 57 670 28 16 8510 56 57 1400 I 28 4 10220 3 2 3700 28 58 11720 3 1· 7400 I 28 25 12340 3 28 9800 I 28 57 12530 3 30 12450 29 5 10160 3 31 15700 I 29 8 4450 3 32 18600 29 14 5100 3 33 22400 I 29 43 13266 3 39 26100 I 3 4 2620 I I

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POST TO POST DISTANCE POST TO POST DISTANCE I I

I 29 6 10100 21 , 20 1300 29 7 6550 21 19 5600 I 29 30 6600 21 47 9520 I 29 9 2800 21 46 10450 29 51 2730 21 45 13700 I 29 52 5570 21 44 16600 29 35 8620 21 43 18200 I 29 34 12340 21 42 20300 I 29 36 16020 21 41 21550 .36 4 26530 21 40 24100 I 36 5 26000 9 10 1070 36 39 5880 1 11 2340 I 36 40 8610 1 14 3500 I 36 41 8920 36 42 9360 I 36 43 10250 36 6 26100 I 36 34 3700 36 35 7400 I 36 52 10400 I 36 51 13300 36 29 16000 I 36 9 18700 36 8 20400 I 36 7 22500 I 36 6 26000 I I

I 53 I APPENDIX H J. LAYCOCK AND SON I THEODOLITE SURVEY LOG

I STATION TO BEARI NG RANGE HEIGHT DISTANCE COMP UTER DEGREES mm m PLOT I 1 Height of Instrument 1455 Left entrance post 42 20 161 1428 1402 5.1 1270 011 I 1377 Right entrance post 43 2j) 311 1420 1400 4.0 1050 431 1380 I Post 44 450 31 1 1315 1295 4.0 830 43 1 1275

I Post 32 600 141 1430 1423 1.3 6gO 031 1417 I Post 45 780 081 1421 1385 4.6 510 16 1 1379

Left door post 46 9]0 45 1 1455 1415 8.0 310 321 I 1375 Right door post 47 1000 331 1484 1440 8.8 280 441 I 1396

Post 31 1080 001 1461 1444 3.6 210 171 I 1425 1 Post 28 1200 101 1685 1639 9.3 90 07 I 1592 Post 1 1210 551 1775 1716 12.0 70 221 1649 I 1 Door Post 13 1260 38 1 1889 1730 21.9 20 39 1670 I Door Post 12 1310 361 1748 1689 11.9 3570 401 1629 1 I Post 11 1330 37 1747 1688 11.8 3550 40 I 1629 I Post 16 1300 221 1802 1715 17.6 35sO 551 1626 Post 15 1320 55 1 1769 1690 15.8 3560 221 I 1611 I I I

I 54 - I STATION TO BEARING RANGE HEIGHT DISTANCE COtvPUTER DEGREES mm m PLOT I 1 Post 14 1360 10' 1740 1672 13.5 353D 07' 1605

Post 10 1450 47' 1705 1645 12.3 3430 30' I 1582

Post 9 1500 071 1666 1604 12.5 3390 10' I 1541

Post 35 2150 00' 1445 1424 4.2 2740 17' I 1403 Post 34 2570 00' 1355 1328 5.4 2320 17' I 1301 Corner post 36 2770 54' 1220 1180 8.0 2110 23' I 1140 Left door post 37 2800 33' 1322 1284 7.7 2080 441 1245 I 0 1 Right door post 38 2870 541 1370 1332 7.5 201 23 1295

I Post 33 3340 191 1459 1442 3.4 1540 58' 1425 0 I Corner post 40 3400 35' 148 42'

1 Station 2 (corrected) 1290 53' 1789 1714 15.0 3590 07 I 1639 (Refer- I ence) I I I I I I I I

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I STATION TO BEARING RANGE HEIGHT DISTANCE COf'IPUTER DEGR EES mm m PLOT I 2 Height of Instrument 1460 Stat ion 1 (corrected) 3090 53' 1262 1189 15.0 1790 08' I 1112 Post 19 3530 03' 1425 1397 5.5 1280 31' I 1370 Right door post 21 570 23' 1412 1389 4.6 640 12' I 1366 Post 22 760 24' 450 10'

I Post 48 850 31' 1571 1537 7.1 360 03' 1500

I Corner post 49 890 00' 320 34'

I Post 3 1000 27' 1495 1473 4.2 210 08' 1453

Post 50 1070 40' 1459 ·1426 6.5 130 54' I 1394

Corner post 23 1110 46' 1416 1385 6.1 90 49' I 1355 Post 16 1230 07' . 1472 1459 2.6 3580 28' I 1446 Post 4 1350 20' 1484 1462 4.3 3460 15' I 1441 Left office door post 25 1400 38' 3400 55' I Post 15 1740 15' 1433 1429 0.8 3070 19' 1425

I Left door post 7 1860 55' 1447 1424 4.6 2940 40' 1401 I Right door post 59 19aO 27' 1419 1398 4.3 2830 08' 1376

Post 8 2030 57' 1423 1402 4.2 2770 37' I 1381

Post 9 2480 41' 1352 1327 5.0 2320 53' I 1302

Post 14 2630 21' 1457 1446.5 2.1 2180 13' I 1436 I I

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- I STATION TO BEARING RANGE HEIGHT DISTANCE COMPUTER DEGREES mm m PLOT I 2 Post 29 2660 28' 1347 1311 7.2 2150 07' 1275 I Post 51 2760 10' 1265 1218 9.5 2050 25' 1170

End of lineshaft, post 11 2900 00' 1445 1430 3.0 1910 34' I 1415

Post 33 3070 08' 1268 1176 18.3 1740 27' I 1085 Post 32 3080 10' 1141 1068 14.5 1730 25' I 996 Post 31 3090 36' 1237 1180 11.5 1710 58' I 1122 Post 30 3130 31' 1320 1280 8.2 1680 04' I 1238 Post 1 3300 36' 1494 1477 3.4 1500 58' 1460

I Pitt Bros. Lathe - 3240 53' 1470 1455 3.0 1560 42' Headstock 1440

I Pi tt Bras Lath e - 750 26' 1461 1452.5 1.7 460 08' tailstock 1444

Shaping machine 960 35' 1445 1442 1.2 240 59' I 1433

Shapi ng machi ne 1110 55' 1495 1475 3.8 90 40' I 1457 I Pedestal Drill - No. 4 1470 16' 3.3 3340 19' Turret Lathe· - headstock 1630 18' 1477 1460 3.5 3180 17' I 1442 Turret lathe - tailstock 1500 16' 1476 1452 4.9 3310 19' I 1427 Buffalo Forge Drill 1670 43' 1390 1382 1.7 3130 51' 1373

I Triumph Lathe - heads tack 2020 08' 1459 1441 3.5 2790 27' 1424

I Tri umph Lathe - tai lstock 2360 00' 1408 1389 3.9· 2450 45' 1369 I I - I

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, .- - I I I STATION TO BEARING RANGE HEIGHT oISTANCE COMPUTER OEGR EES mm m PLOT

~.-- I 2 Sibley and Ward Orill 2220 08' 1436 1429 1.4 2590 27' 1422 I Gri nder 2440 04' 1430 1413 3.4 237031 ' 1396 Acme Shears - Flywheel 2560 45' 1426 1408 3.6 2240 49' I 1390 Acme Shears - jaws 2670 08' 1369 1346 4.6 2140 27' I 1323 Power Hacksaw - vice 2730 14' 1445 1431 2.8 2080 21' I 1417 Power Hacksaw - drive pulley 2910 51' 1462 1450 2.5 1890 43' I 1437 I I ,I I I I I I I I I I I

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I STATION TO BEARING RANGE HEIGHT DISTANCE COrvPUTER DEGREES mm m PLOT

I 3 Toilet - Back corner 620 40 1 1488 1458 6.0 660 201 1428

1 I Toilet - Front corner 750 00 1 1414 1394 4.1 540 00 1373

Toilet - Front corner 860 351 1450 1426 4.9 4~ 25 1 I 1401

Yard - Back corner 930 06 1 2010 1920 18.0 350 34' I 1830 Yard - Back corner 1820 301 1692 1570 24.4 3060 301 I 1448 Office - corner 1920 56 1 1445 1365 16.0 2960 04 1 I 1285 Left Door Post 21 2210 031 1426 1372 10.8 2670 57 1 1318

I 1 Workshop - Front corner 2850 15 1 1120 985 27.0 2030 45 850

I Work shop - Front corner 2890 00 1 1265 1182 16.5 2000 001 1100 I Garage - corner 3290 16 1 1422 1340 16.2 1590 73 1 1260

Garage - corner storeroom 3330 50' 1432 1365 13.4 1550 101 I 1298 Garage - Back corner 3460 10' 1500 1427 15.6 1420 50' I 1344 I

Note: i) All theodolite bearings have been corrected to accommodate variations I caused by local metallic objects. I i i ) Beari ngs are from magnet i c Nort h • iii) Computer Plots are with reference to the mathematical plus X axis. I I I I I I 59 APPENDIX I J. LAYCOCK AND SON

I LAYCOCK FAMILY TREE

I JOHN LAYCOCK (Gentleman) b: 1802 m: 1825, MARY MARTIN, I Bolton, Cumberland. I

I ? THOMAS WILLIAM ? ? ? b: 1838, Bolton, Cumberland d: 1900, Bathurst m: 1859, JANE PARKER, I Cookermouth, Cumberland. I i I t~ARY THOMAS JOSEPH WILLIAM JOHN ELIZABETH SARAH CHARLES CORA b: 1860 b: 1862 b: 1865, Durham b: 1872 b: 1875 b: 1878 b: 1882 b: 1884 d: 1939, Bathurst I I m: 1887, JANE FITZSIMMONS,L----- CLARICE Bathurst. b: 1895 I I

ELSIE JOSEPH CYRIL LILLIAN GLADYS b: 1890 b: 1892, Wellington b: 1898 b: 1900 ·1 d: 1958, Bathurst m: 1915, ELLEN T. PILLEY, I Bathurst. I

NORMA JOSEPH WILLIAM JEAN DOROTHY t·10IRA I b: 1917 b: 1920, Bathurst b: 1923 b: 1928 b: 1930 d: 1986, Bathurst m: 1950, WHANEETA E. HOWARD, I Bathurst. I I --- --~~-

------2800 39030 5300 7300 ~ 4900 , .... TREE rO r i CON RETE 11000------.I ° TREE 9100 SLA t-S_-f 16550 BAMBOO GARAGE 7700 L,,------, -..J t....- 4700 CONCRETE '---~30500 SCRAP 1- IRON

~UPOLA OGASOMETER DrANK F'ACTORY 1 OFFICE 5490

1r------~-----LL------.l t--______-=281q_O ______-=-_--..1 J.LA YCOCK Se SON SITE PLAN All DIMENSIONS IN mm DO NOT SCALE 108 SEYMOUR ST SCALE 11100 7/85 BATHURST DRAVNI JV ------

41 42 430 44 45 46 47 19 2 2 48, 9 FURNACE BENCH I 30 28 1 2 3 50 0 0 0 0'1 MC1 10 0 0 33 32 °31 13- MC2 I HDULDING BOXES I 23 0 FORGE ABOVE ~ 120 15. 016 .17 24 OFFICE 11 a 10 0 4 a4 »0 f:rn Effi MC.() '1:J -54 '1:J 38 tIJ Z 53. HDULDING BOXES ~ 0 010 H 34 35 52 51 ABCVE 29 :x: 0 ~ TOP VIEW

/ ~ r-ffij I I HE ffiJEEEEEB

28100 REAR VIEW

SOUTHWEST SIDE VIEW

J. LA YCOCK & SON EBEB J LAYCOCK & SON FACTORY PLAN FRONT VIEW SECTION 108 SEYMOUR ST SCALE 1175 BATHURST ~------

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I APPENDIX M. J. LAYCOCK AND SON.

I ACETYLENE PLANT.

I ACE:TYLENE 10 --"""I' Gfte HOLDER

WAT'liR. \N -~

ACb.lYLENt; G~N(;RATOl2.

~ CLOSE I=ITTING,R.Ef\40VABLE CAP FOR. RLl..-ING.

ACElY~N(; GAS HOLDER.

GUIDE FRAME 25X6

2630 ~rt--- q> 700 GALVANISED IRON lANK-

4>760 P'E'-- aAUlANISED CALCIUM I~IANK,... I 64. I APPENDIX N. I LAYCOCK'S I ELEV ATORS & CONVEYORS I ,I L R A A I B P o I I U D R H I A N I D L Straight Gantry, type suitable for low stacking. I I N I LOW. COSTS\. -~ , G I I Manufactured by·:·. loseph-Laycock& Son I SEYMOUR STREET, BATHURST N.S.W. AUSTRALIA I T elephane; Bathurst 3509 I I I I I I 65. I I INTRODUCTION

I THE LA YCOCK ELEVATOR is being manufactured by Joseph Laycock & Son. Bathurst, N.S.\v., Australia, 2nd is being used with 3atisfaction in all parts of the Common­ I wealth. The de:ails have been developed and designed by practical men accustomed during their lifetime to the mechanical handling of goods on a large scale. With the assistance I of the knowledge of their clients. this m=.chin::: !ca3 a.dvanced in design to be equal to the world's best.

This machine is fitted to the specifications of the Scaffolds & Lifts Act: which I includes the Laycock Weston type brake for the easy lowering of the Main Gantry.

The Elevator is entirely constructed of steel and iron, no woodwork being used in I its manufacture. After long periods of use the Laycock Elevator has proved itself super­ ior to the best imported machine used for similar purposes. I This brochure gives illustrations of different types of this Elevator; however, if the machine for your particular job is not listed, then Joseph Laycock & Son will have pleasure I in designing for your own individual requirements. Whatever your handling problems I -however "different" or difficult -put them to us. It involves no obligation!

I LAYCOCK ELEVATORS cut hand- ling costs to the minimum. I , . t,.AY~QGK. EU;VAI0RS $a.VEl from 50 to 70 per cent. on manual handling methods. I Elevator fitted with Conveyor'Extensions I USE LAYCOCK ELEVA'rqRS and, :,CONVEYORS PRICES ON APPLICATION STATING:- I TYPE AND SIZE OF GOODS TO STACK ~AX. HEJGHT TO STACK TYPE OF FLOOR ANY SPECiAL REQUIREMENTS I I I I I I 66. I L( I I I I I I

I LAYCOCK STRAIGHT GANTRY TYPE ELEVATOR.

I THE LAYCOCK STRAIGHT GANTRY TYPE ELEVATORisasingle gantry machine which is manufac· tured to load any type of goods from ground level. The top end will rise from shoulder height to specified height i.e. a 16ft elevator will rise to 16ft. This machine can be supplied with front wheels I 7" x 3" cast or solid rubber and castors or with fixed axle and 450 x 8 pneumatic tyred for towing. Back wheels are small castors under rr.achine. I SAFETY

I ELEVATOR USERS are compelled by law to have fitt-ed the requirements of the Department of Labour and Industry.

I LAYCOCK ELEVATORS come to you with every safeguard and fitted with all the repuir,;!ments of the Scaffolds & Lifts Act., i.e. Weston type Brake~ Bac.!>stop, Guards etc. I FIXED ELEVATORS. If required loading or movement of goods is at one position only then perhaps a fixed type elevator would be more suitable for your requirements. I I I I I I I ,Tt "T L I II I I I I I I I I I LAYCOCK STANDARD TYPE ELEVATOR. I THE LA YCOCK STANDARD TYPE ELEVATOR is a two gantry machine and the gap in these gantries is dosed by means of a rack to enable it to load or unload any size gools. Bottom gantry is at floor level while top gantry has a minimum height of shoulder height and a maximum as specified. This machine is supplied with 7" x 3" cast or I solid rubber wheels and castors or with a fixe:! axle and 16" pneumatic tyred wheels at front and castors at back.

LA YCOCK ELEVATORS are made 80 that conveyor sections can be connected. You can convey and pile in one I continuous movement, thus avoiding trucking and handling between the loading end of conyeyor and delivery end of elevator. - I I I STANDARD ELEVATOR FITTED WITH ENGINE {FAIRYMEAD SUGAR CO. Q'LAND] I I I I I I 68. I I

We shall not I RECOMMEND A CONVEYOR Unless it be I A SOUND INVESTMENT Conveyor with Frame fitted for Motor or Engine. I Let US study your case. I Our counsel will cost NOTHING I I

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I cOnveyor (fig 2) End Elevation. If your requirements are not here,. WHAT ARE THEY? I 60ft ConveY,or- Extensions. Note. Conveyors can be driv~n by elevato'rs We can serve you, too. I as well as framed conveyors. I I I I I I 69. I I I I I I I I

I LAYCOCK SPECIAL BALANCED TYPE ELEVATOR

I THE LAYCOCK SPECIAL B.ALANCED TYPE ELEVATOR is a two gantry machine and is manufactured in two .types. TYPE A. This type has. a fixed gap and is used for carrying bags of wheat bag size, boxes of I banana case size and bales. ' TYPE B. This type isfitt~i\v'itbtack and will handle any. size goods. These Machi~es are niriunt~d -6n~8 in. x 3 in. cast, Of 16 in. pneumatic:.~ed wheels with front I axle fixed and back axle on turntable. They are also fitted with an extra jib at back to raise hottom gantry from floor level to a maximum of over truck height. &ont gantry will rise I from a mioimum of shoulder height to a maximum as specified.

I NOTHING BETTER THAN A LAYCOCK

I To Wheat Agents, Flourmillers and others interested in bulk handling of any description this I will serve to bring under notice an appliance to take care of your stacking and storage problems I I I I I

I FIFTEEN reasons whl) l)OU cannot be without" The Lal)cock Elevator PRICE is right Less than similar machines. PURCHASE encourages local industry made in Australia. I ELEV A TORS are built by experts ELEVATORS can be portable and easily moved to job in hand ELEVATORS can be raised or lowered whilst in motion I NO LIFTING goods can be tipped direct from barrows BOTTOM GANTRY can be adjusted to required position ELEVATORS are steel casting of grey cast iron no wood MINIMUM power required to drive I CAN BE USED for loading or unloading CAPACITY is .goods in 50 ft. per minute ELEV A TORS give full lift to the height claimed I ELEV ATORS can be supplied to suit any product ELEV ATORS will reduce labor costs of handling I THEY have stood the test of time and experience I I I I

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Unloading and Stacking Wheat at McLeod's Flour Mills, Dubbo, N.S.W. with a No. 22 I SPECIAL BALANCED LAYCOCK ELEVATOR. I I I I I I' i I I I

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I LAYCOCK SPECIAL I BALANCED TYPE I ELEVATORS working at I Australian Wheat Board Depot, I Spring Hill. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I LA YCOCK SPECIAL BALANCED TYPE STACKING BALED LUCERNE HAY AT MESSRS. WEIR BROS. HOLMWOOD. I I I I I I ANOTHER LA YCOCK ELEVATOR FOR SHIPMENT I I I I I ( '( I I I Coat Loader or lJnloader~ Muniipal Gasworks, Orange I (Fig. O. Side Elevation. I If you have to move I Coal or Wood, even if

the distance be only a

I few yards, it will pro- I bably pay you to have the work done mech- I anicaUy instead of manually, I

I Wood Fuel Elevator Coal Loader (F [g. 2) End Elevation I For More More Output

I Means~Cheaper output I Output, and Install a Cheaper Laycock Output Means I Elevator or Easier Conveyor I Sales I I I I I I I TUIU" YOL1R WALKER~ INTO WORKERS, I LET YOUR GOODS I TRAVEL ALONE FEET CAME FlHST, I THEN WHEELS, THEN THE I LAYCOCK I ELEVATORS AND I CONVEYORS I

I !1-:/'':~.l.-:/,~~~-::n.-:/'.l:'Y"'::'Y"':~~~:-./'.l:·J~:J~.l:J~r.J!"-':"!f ~ ~ ~ S I c ~ Tomato Elevator and Washer ~ Elevators made in ,,'arions sizes according ft ~ to the height to be piled, weight, size and ~. ~ ~ I ~ character of commodity to be handled. 8 § Made from smallest si:cs t.J any maximum ~ ~ ~ I § height. f ~ ~ ~ ~ S B I S ELEVATORS BEGI!' HANDLING :~ v 8 8 WHERE THE WORK BEGINS 8 8 8 I S TO BE LABORIOL:S R G B ~ ~ I ~~:-.;c~'tY'.l."Y-...::-.r~7.N:'Y"'::-:Y~:"::--:':-./'x./'x./'.l:-./''::Y.:r./'x./'x./'.::-...-:.::-/.::".: ;2 I Tomato Washer and PickIer I I I I 75. I I I I I I I I 1I SPECIAL ELEVATOR I I Designed and Built for the I AUSTRALIAN PAPER MILLS BOTANY, N.S.W.

I FOR HANDLING PAPER PULP WASTE PAPER BUNDLES PILING 30 FEET HIGH. I STACKING AND DE-STAKING I I I I I I I" I _, ~, " f t t f 76. I I I I I I Except for fine Wines, nothing can be added I to the value of goods by Time.

I To - Save Time is there ... I fore . Pure Saving and LAYCOCK I ELE VATORS I AND I CONVEYORS Save a lot of Time. I I I I I I I I 77.

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I Special Elevator for handling Bricks

I Elevator in position for loading ~~~~~~~~~ You probably require a LAYCOCK ~8 ~ ELEVATOR in your business. If ,; i~ you do, state the following detail!: ~ I j ~ (1) Height to which you require t i\~ to elevate. Z~ I ~~ (2) Commodities to be handled. ~~ ~~. (3) Dimensions of goods. g,~ 8 (4) \Veight of packages or units. 8 Q ~ I 8 (5) Number of packages or units 8 ~~ (6;0 :::::~~e:ed:~I:~. 1'1 NOTE:- The elevators are revers­ I ible. Goods can be lowered just as easily as they are taken up. I Laycock midget low loader I I I I I I 78. I' lOli ( '{ I',; I I I I I I I I I SPECIAL LAYCOCK ELEVATOR at the Harbour Board, Bundaberg Queensland. I 8~ ~ I NOTE i I 8 ~hen ordering, mention type of Elevator~C § and required vertical height to which bags 1'\\ e are to be elevated I \ 8 \ l \ ~ Other Elevators and Conveyors to handle all \ I \ ~ classes of materials quoted for on I S application d ' ~1.: When or ering parts state: Serial Number §1.: ~ S ~ Part of machine it is attached and if ~ I q on Left or Right. S C ~ 8 Standing at Bottom Gantry and looking up ':.: ~ machine, left and right is similar ~; I Top Gantry

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YOUR BEST ECONOMY MOVE - INSTAL A LAYCOCK ELEVATOR OR I CONVEYOR I Following is a list of SATISFIED USERS of LAYCOCK ELEVATOR:- J. A. Hemphill & Sons Ltd. Dalgety & Company West Wyalong power House Great Southern Flour Mills Warren power House I Queensland Machinery Company Bacaldine Shire Council (Queensland) Stratton & Sons Ltd. (Cootamundra) Mungo Scott Ltd. Y ~)Ung Roller Flour Mills T. Cameron (Talbraga) I Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Western Flour Milling Co. F airym~d Sugar Co. (Queensland) Victorian State Railways J. Ireland (Newcastle) McLeod Flour Mills (Dubbo & Gilgandra) Meggitts Ltd. (Parr~matta) Queensland Wheat Board I Millaquin Sugar Company T ancred Bros. Ltd. (Tenterfield, Bourke) C. S. McIntyre Ltd. (Newcastle) Waters Ltd. (Bond Store) Packer Bros. and Begrie Ltd. Bellingen Shire Co:uncil F. Crago & Sons Ltd. (Sydney & Moree) I Brunton Flour Milling Co. T remain Bros. Flour Mills Bathurst Co~op. Pulping Co. Bathurst Municipal Council Bames Flour Milling Co. (Queensland) Parkes Municipal Council Mackenzie & Sons Pty. Ltd. (Manilla) I Condobolin Municipal Council Australian Wheat Board (Homebush) Orange Municipal' Council Bundaberg Harbor Board, Bundaberg (Q.) Southern Cross Flour ,Mills (Newtown) Toohey's Ltd. (Sydney) 'I Mulgrave Central Mills (Queensland) Murrami Rice Mills Co. (Leeton) Gibson & Howes (Queensland) Parker & Wright (Peak Hill) Bolden & Co. (Kogarah) Aust. Glass Manufactures Co. Pty. Ltd. Lawson Bros. Caq:ying Co" (CamperdoVfIl.) (Waterloo) , ' I W. & T. Hayes (Millthorpe) , ' Lindly W?lker'Wheat'Co~;'Ltd."{Sydney)' ::, ' A. H .. Gavena,gh (Garema) & Dunn Pty. Ltd, .(Crepfttll) Tresilliori~ . '," ~ F a~'~t'<~,s."'Flour Milling Co. (Wellington) Aust. W~ndow Glass Pty. ,Ltd., ~Alexandria) Dp.~ton 'Bp)s. (Orange) Sydney Milling Co. Pty. Ltd. (Glebe) I Marian O~iJ.tral Mill Co. (Mackay, Qld.) McGee &' Co:.Ltcl. (Parkes)" :::;' ,'~,: , Harris & Co. (Forbes) 'Clarence 130nded & Free Stores (P-yrmont) McLeods Flour Mills (Wellington) ,Martin Bros. (Orange) , I Nal;'randera Mun~cipal Council " Direc. of Agriculture (Suva, Fiji) R. MacArthur Onslci:w (Orange) , Corp Flo1,1r Mills' (Cowra) 'p-, '" ' R. 'S. Lamb & Co. Pty. Ltd. (Alexandria) Edwin Davey & 'So~s , (Pyrmont) , Nowra Co~Op. Dairy Co. (Bomaderry) Tancred Bros. PtY. Ltd. (Beaudesert. Qld.) I Arthur Stockman Pty. Ltd., Strathfield W. Angliss & Co. (Daroobalgie) Eugowra Produce Milling Co. Wright Heaton & Co. (Park~s) We,;:;tern Stores &;' Edgleys '(Bathurst) N.S.W. Producers Co. (Cowra) I Western St<;>res &: Edg~eys (Ox:ange) N.S.W. Pastoral Co. (Forbes) Loves Flour -Mills (Enfield) " R. A. Williams Pty. Ltd. (Fairfield) Namoi FJ~ur Mills (Gunnedah) Aust. Cakes Pty. Ltd. (Leichhardt) Norco Co~Oi). Ltd. (Byron Bay, Kyogle) Cardingi:on Pty: .Ltd:' (Molong) I Aust. Estates Pty. Ltd.:' (NJng~n) , Memsie Pastoral Co. (Cowra) , I I I I I I 80. I Testiln011ials

I Bathurst, 24th Septcmber. 1919. October 15th, 1931, Messrs. J. Laycock & Son, Bathurst. :Messrs. J. Laycock & Son, Bathurst. Dear Sirs, Dear Sirs, The Eleyator you made for us has gi~'en entire 'l'l1e Bag Elevator that we purcl1ased troUl you I satisfaction. For stacking wheat and loadmg t~ucks about twelve years ago is still going splendidly. it would be yery hard to beat. \Ve are so satisfied There has been practically no cost of upkeep. We with this machine that we have pleasure in ordering believe it will be in good order for the next twenty another tor our Boggabri Mill. years. Yours faithfully, We use it for both the loading and unloading at I TREMAIN BROS. trucks with all sacks .and calico bags, etc. It can be used to great advantage for many purposes in Mills and Bag Stores. It has proved a great money­ sayer for handling all bags, etc. Yours faithfully, I Bathurst, 23rd October, 1931. F. CRAGO & SONS LTD. Messrs. J. Laycock & Son, Bathurst. Dear Sirs, In regard to your Bag Conveyor, which was in­ Bathurst, 2nd March, 1945. stalled by us in 1918. We would advise that this Machine has been in .:Ifessrs. J. Laycock & Son, Bathurst. I constant use since the above date, during which Dear Sirs, time the cost of repairs has been practically nil, in reference to your letter at March 1st, we and the Machine is still in perfect working order. have pleasure to inform you that the elevator pur­ We consider that this Machine is the most suit­ chased from you in 1919 is still giving every satis­ able for expeditious handling of bags of any kind, faction and the upkeep of this machine is practically I and the saving in handling charges would pay the nil. initial cost in a very short time. Yours faithfully, Yours faithfully. F. CRAGO & SONS PTY. LTD. I TREMAIK BROS. LTD. MuniCipality of Orange, Gasworks Department, Orange, 28th October, 1931. Bathurst, 2nd March, 1945. !vIessrs. J. Laycock & Son, Engineers, Bathurst. Messrs. J. Laycock & Son, Bathurst. Dear Sirs, Dear 'Sirs, I r have much pleasure in stating that the Coal Vole are pleased to advise that your Bag Con­ Conveyor supplied by you is working perfectly, after yeyor installed in 1918, and used daily since that being in continuous use during the past eighteen time, is still in perfect working .order. The machinc months. ruring that time we have unloaded OYer has handled many million bags, yet the cost of up. 5,600 tons of coal, ranging from fines to extra large. keep since the installation has been infinitesimal The installation of this Conveyor has eliminaten. which speaks volumes for our workmanship. ' the necessity of double handling, and reduced our The two Conveyors purchased trom you in 1939 costs by at least 9d. per ton. The largest amount of and 1944 have been working without hitch, and the coal handled in one day was 75 tons, and this 'with resultant economy in handling costs of bagged pro- three men, working one halt hour over ordinary ·ducts has been considerable. . time. 'When one considers that the delivery end I . We recommend your machines as being the most of the Conveyor is 21 teet trom the truck, then the satIsfactory type for the expeditious and economical benefits are apparent. handling of bags. Not one penny has been spent on repairs during We now await delivery of the Loader Machin~ ·ordered. the period, and no sign of unusual wear and tear. Yours faithfully, I Yours faithfully. J. B. SCOTT, TREMAIN BROS. PT~ .. LTD. Engineer and Manager. I Bathurst, 29th September, 1919. Having purchased from Laycock and Son a Port­ niJ:e Eleyator for elevating wheat, floU!. etc., and loading trucks, we find it a boon in handlin?, all I sacks. We consider the machine will pay for Itself the first tweh'e months. There is at least 100 per cent. saving in handling all sacks. It gives abso­ lutely no trouble and lasts a lifetime, and we can I thoroughly recommend it to be a great money-saver. F. CRAGO & SONS LTD. I I I I I I 81. I I Duplicate Parts I I I I '.- I .," I

No. 1 5.-Chain Tightener Sprocket. 1/1 Bore No. I.-Delivery Take Up Plate (right) I No. 16.-Driving Chain Pin No. 2.-Delivery Take Up Plate (left) No. 17.-Driving Chain Link No. 3.-Receiving Take Up Plate (right) No. 18.-·No. 62 Plain Chain I No. 4.-·Receiving Take Up Plate (left) No. 20.-Swing Plate Loose Collar No. 5.-Chain Tightener No. 21.-Heavy Bushed Angle Bearing, 1i" I No. 6.-Tension Stud Screw, 6 x ! No. 22.-Swing Plate Bearing Holder and Cap No. 7.-.-Swing Plate Bearing (right) Swing Plate Bearing (left) not shown No. 23.-Small Angle Bearing. 1i" I No. 8.-Heavy Bushed Swing Plate Bearing 24.-Worm (right). I i" shaft No. 25.-Ratchet Winch Drum (right and Heavy Bushed Swing Plate Bearing No. left) (left) not marked. 1i" shaft I No. 26.-Large Winch Gear. H" Bore. 37 teeth No. 9.-Loose Collar. li". li" Bore No. 27.-Jib Stay Bracket No. 10.-Quadrant Rack and Cap I No. 28.-Pawl Stud No. 1 \.-Worm Handle No. 29.-Winch and Worm Wheel Bearing No. 1 2.-Worm Bracket Bearing No. 30.-No. 1 and 2 Tension Plate Nut I No. 13.-Jib Bracket No. 31.-Worm Wbeel No. 14.-Small Winch Gear, 1i" Bore. t i" I Keyway No. n.-Pawl I I I I I 82. Duplicate Parts I I I I I I

No. 45.-Worm Wheel Shaft. I" dia. No. 33.-Driving Chain I No. 34.-Main Driving Sprocket. 23 teeth No. 46.-Carrier Axle with Kt attach. No. 47.-Extension Connecting Link and Cap No. 35.-Clutch Sprocket. 9 teeth I No. 36.-.Carrier Sprocket, 7 teeth No. 48.-Jib Wheel No. 37 .-Delivery End Roller Sprocket. 12 No. 49.-Transport Wheel No. 50.-Take Up Bearing (receiving) I teeth No. 38.-Connecting Sprocket. t 5 teeth No. 5 1.-.Clutch Handle No. 39.-Clutch Shaft No. 52.-Clutch Dog I No. 40.-Main Drive Shaft. 4 keyways No. 53.-Take Up Bearing (delivery) No. 54.-Under~arriage Plate No. 4 I.-Drive Shaft, 3 keyways {- -. I No. 42.-Receiving End Shaft. 2 keyways No. 55.-'Carrier Wheel No. 43.-Winch Drum Shaft. 2· long keyways No. 56.-Rope Wheel No. 44.-5econdary Winch Shaft. 1 keyway. No: 57 .-Quadrant Rack Sprocket .. .fQ.rk I I!" dia No,~8.-Underc<;l.rr.i~ge

SPARE PARTS' NOT iLLUSTRATED. I ~ No. Type Brake No. 62.-Double Easy Winch Bloc~s 79:-W~~t~~ I No. 70.-Transport Wheels, 18" x 3" No. '80.-Backstop· No. 73 .-Drive Sprocket. 18 teeth No. 8l.-I;nd Guard Delivery No. 77 .-Tran sport Wheels. 3" No. 82.-End Guard Receiving No. 83.-Pneumatic Wheels. 450 x 8 I No. 78.-Pneumatic Wheel Hub Also Pneumatic Tyres, Tube,. Rims. Engines. Motors, Pulleys and Belts availab!e. I I I I I I 83. I LAYCOCI('S I ELEVATORS & CONVEYORS I Have You Wasted Height in Your Shed .? I

Stack your goods to the I How do you unload ceiling and load your and load your trucks ..trucks the easy ,way with when trucking? the:cheapest, strong est I ~nit in'the world to-day I

I Elevator at Trernain Bros.' Mill, Bathurst. Another FAMOUSL'AYCOCK PRODUCT I I I I Laycock Potato Grader with Sizer I Manufactured b:y ;- Joseph Laycock & Son SEYMOUR STREET, BA THURST t\1 I N.s.W. AUSTRALIA t.G~~1.€ - Telephone: BathuTSt 350<) t~S' I Distributors O~'CO

I Set up and Prinw! /ry Western Paper S.. pply Pry. Led., BathuTSt, NoS. W. I I I I I 84. I APPENDIX O. I LAYCOCK'S I Potato Graders and Sizers I A R I C A I C p U I I R o A

I T Laycock Grader with Sizer 6 E I R S A I I o Z LOW COSTS I I E N I S 6 I MANUFACTURED BY- I Joseph-Laycock &1 Son Seymour Street, Bathurst, N .S.W., Australia I TELEPHONE 3509 BATHURST I I I I I I 85. I Sturdy Construction I

I THE LA YCOCK POTATO GRADER AND SIZER IS being manufactured by ~.!Ies5rS. Joseph Laycock and Son, Bathurst, N.S.W., Australia. I The details have been developed and designed by practical men wiTh the assistance of the knowledge of the large potato growers. I The first machine was manufactured at the request of Mr. Tom Moad. Spring H:1I, N.S.W., his testimonial reads VIZ.: I Testimonial I 14th April, 1955. MESSRS. JOSEPH LAYCOCK & SON, BATHURST, N.s.W. I Dear Sirs, I purchased the firsT "LAYCOCK" Potato Grade rand Sizer Three years ago and during that time have graded approx. 8,000 bags. I am sure it has paid for itse:f three times over and I would not be without it. I Being all steel, it is very strong and has a great acvantage in the fact that it can be unbolted and in thre~ pieces in a matter of minutes. Two men can dismantle and load on to a two ton truck for shifting in less than half an hour. I The running costs and upkeep are almost nil and I can strongly recommend this machine due to working experi­ ence. Yours faithfully, I TOM MOAD, Spring Hill. I I DOUBLE OUTPUT Not only are sizes more uniform and accurate with LA YCOCK POTATO GRADER AND SIZERS but working I with a 3 men team then twice the output is enjoyed. NOTE.-The machine illustrat"ed when operated by three men has an approx. output of 20 bags per hour. Larger machines with greater outp~t ~re available: Advise your individual requirements and we will furnish particulars I by return. I I I I I I 86. I Laycock Graders I I LA YCOCK POTATO GRADERS AND SIZERS with

hOG. Rollers are of tallow :athe turned an::: ::: de6:J While I thus the for ef potatoes the operator more time to concentrate en actual I • I

REMOVABLE BAG HOLDERS are fixed to both I s;des el the grader at correct height for the opera- the required p:-:;7ce~< I

STOP START SWITCH also p:a::eo in easy reach of I the operator. I GEAR CHANGE also within easy reach gives eperator choice of five speeos. I

POWER TRANSMISSION is a V belt drive from I meto', through gear and roller chain drive to roller drive. I End view with shute lowered I

BAGGERS are supplied as part of grader to enable to be bagged without passing through sizer if same I is not required. I I I I I I 87. I Instal a Laycock I I OPERATION OF GRADERS. can be when iCl lowered or lifted on to shute when

same IS HI Polatoes pass over dirt to thus clean I potaloes. Space between rollers is one inch and less theln that drop out. While moving up the grader they roll over and over and enables a thorough inspection without handling the good potatoes. On passing over I grader they bagger into two I I BAG SHUT OFF enables operator to shut off supply to full bag while fresh empty bag is replaced. I I I I

I Grader with Bagger Attached I I

TIME SAVER of bagger attachment is noted by taking grader into field for the bagging of the dug potatoes. I Sizing can then be carried out in the shed when weather demands an indoor iob. I I I I I I 88. I Laycock Sizers I I lAYCOCK POTATO SIZERS of all steel construction with screen which has two size mesh and open­ ing at end. Six holders are attached on to enable down of shut offs are fitted for I of in operation. Bagger is removed from SIZER attached by undoing four wing nuts. Screen is reVOlved by belt drive from grader.

I OPERATION. Potatoes pass over grader into screen of SIZER. Smallest potatoes pass out first mesh into bags. next size pass out next mesh into I bags and remainder pass out end· of screen into bags. I SCREENS are divided into two SIZe meshes giVing three sizes with end outlet. Should you require more sizes then soare screens can be carried and changed I ;n a matter of minutes. You can have your choice of the two sizes on your screen from I ~in.. I ~in .. 2in., 2*in., 2±in. With larger graders an extra mesh I can be fitted to screen. I • I Advalttages ACCURATE UNIFORM SIZES I UNIFORM WEIGHTS SEED EASILY SORTED End view of Sizer I I LAYCOCK SIZERS ARE NOT ONLY FASTER I BUT MORE ACCURATE I I I I I I 89. I I LAYCOCK'S I Elevators and Conveyors I L R I A A B p I o I I U D R H I A S N I A D Straight Gantry, type suitable for low stacking I V L I I I N Have You Wasted Height in N G Your Shed? G

I How do ~'OH unload and load your trucks whell trueking potatoes?

Staek ~'OHr potato('s to the (-eiling and load your trucks the easy way with the' ehe'apest, I stl'OIlW'st unit in the world toda~·. I USE LAYCOCK ELEVATORS and CONVEYORS PRICES ON APPLICATION ST,A,m~G:- TYPE AND SIZE OF GOODS TO STACK MAX. HEIGHT TO STACK I TYPE OF FLOOR ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS I I I I I I 90. I Instal a Laycock Elevator I

I Whatever your handling problems -however "different" or difficult -put them to us. It involves no I obligation! LA YCOCK ELEVATORS cut hand­ I ling costs to the minimum. LA YCOCK ELEVATORS save from 50 to 70 per cent. on manual I handling methods. I Elevator fitted with Conveyor Extensions Your best econonlY l110ve - Instal a Laycock Elevator I or Conveyor

I Elevators made in various sizes according to the height to be piled, weight, size and character of commodity to be handled. Made from smallest sizes to a maximum height of 37 feet.

The standard type elevator begins to pile at approximately 6 feet from the floor, lower tiers being placed by I manual effort as a general rule .. The ELEVATOR BEGINS HANDLING WHERE THE WORK BEGINS TO BE LABORIOUS.

I LAYCOCK ELEVATORS are made so that conveyor sections can be connected. You can convey and pile in one continuous movement, thus avoiding trucking and handling between the loading end of conveyor and delivery end I d elevator. I I Standard Elevator fitted with Engine I (Fairymead Sugar CO,, Q')and), I I I I I I 9l. I . I I

! I I I I Western Times Print. Bathurst I I I I' I I I I I I I I I