The "Humble" Blog

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Today we traded in a 30HP Condor Air Compressor - manufactured in Argentina !

The unit has some nice dangerous features like

• ungaurded fan
• bare electrical cables
• high noise levels

Not the sort of machine you really want in your factory !

The client manufactures packaged diesel driven equipment and wanted a reliable SAFE compressor system that would deliver instrument grade compressed air.

We supplied a CSA20/8-500D Screw Compressor Package http://www.enerquip.com.au/csa_industrial_air_compressor.php?feature=overview

You can see photos of installs we have carried out for other clients at http://www.enerquip.com.au/csa_industrial_air_compressor.php?feature=gallery

Today 9 Apprentices visited our facility for a quick visit, and to gain a little knowledge of the air compressor industry. (they are part of a group training scheme)

We showed them a link to our website for when they need to convert info in compressed air http://www.enerquip.com.au/conversionprogram.php

We test run this compressor ----> http://www.enerquip.com.au/csb25to40.php so they could see and hear what an industrial screw compressor ran and sounded like. I think they were surpised at how quiet a screw compressor is! Lucky for us our air compressors are just about the quietest available in the compressor industry in Australia.

Also gave them a copy of a few pages from http://www.screwcompressors.com.au for background info on air compressors.

Hopefully one day on or more of them may want to fix air compressors for a living.

We are always on the lookout for good air compressor mechanics / fitters Click here if you want to apply for a position ! http://www.enerquip.com.au/servicetechnician.php 

Interesting kids all keen to learn...

The principal building at Barwon Heads is the Coffee Palace, which is owned by a company, and, although only about three years established, has won golden opinions from its numerous patrons. The courteous manager and his assistants have proved themselves all that could be desired, both from the financial consideration of the company, and the comfort and requirements of visitors. The palace contains thirty-four bedrooms, parlors, dining room, and sitting-rooms. An inexhaustible supply of pure water is laid on to the premises, and fresh-water baths are available for all. The supply of fresh-water baths are available for all. The supply of fresh water is obtained by sinking, and three wells have been so formed: two by the Shire Council for public use, and one by the Coffee Palace Company, from which the water is laid on to the Palace and Cobb & Co.'s Stables. The whole scheme of the water supply is effective, ingenious, and inexpensive; a windmill being the motive power to raise it for distribution. We believe the entire cost was under £100. The aim of the management is evidently to make this seaside home replete with every convenience, combined with reasonable charges.

A commodious Recreation Hall adjoins the palace, and is well-lighted and seated for entertainments. The billiard-room measures 25 feet by 30 feet, fitted with one of Alcock's best tables, the use of which can be obtained for a small charge. A good asphalt Tennis Court is also attached, and is a great attraction to many. A Post and Telegraph Office is connected with the palace, and mails are despatched and received daily via Geelong.

Boating, fishing, and picnic parties are made up as required, to visit the lake and other points of interest; those desirous to avail themselves of such, should apply to the manager the day previous to starting. Cobb and Co. have here well-appointed stables, horses, &c.; conveyances can be obtained on very reasonable terms.

Coaches leave Geelong daily, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., during the summer season, and once a day all the year round.

The drive is a pleasant one, and if intending visitors prefer the route east of Connewarre, or by railway, or Queenscliff, a boat will be sent across the river to Ocean Grove, and on payment of a small extra charge Cobb and Co. will convey passengers to the crossing-place at the edge of the river.

The vicinity of Barwon Heads has, from time to time, figured largely in the matter of shipwrecks. We have only to recall the deep interest awakened in this colony by referring to the "Sussex", the "Joseph H Scammell", the steamer "Bancoora", and the "Enterprise". The two former became total wrecks, and the two latter were ultimately saved. A trip to Bream Creek and Spring Creek would give the tourist the exact locality of such disasters, and conveyances can be obtained from Cobb and Co.'s Stables for drives in this direction.

Visitors from Melbourne will find the combined Tickets issued by M. L. Hutchinson, 305 & 307 Little Collins Street, ensure a pleasant and inexpensive trip. The Tickets include first-class return fares per Huddart, Parker & Co.'s Steamers, and Cobb & Co.'s Coaches. Tickets available for one month at the small cost of 8s. Cobb & Co.'s Coach meets 10 a.m. Melbourne boat at Geelong wharf.

Round Tickets may also be procured from the same Office for 9s. The Tickets entitle the holder to a First-class Return Passage from Melbourne to Queenscliff per bay steamers Ozone or Hygeia; also return fare from Queenscliff to Barwon Heads.

Passengers may return, if desired, via Geelong, the Tickets being available for Geelong and Barwon Heads Coaches; also, Huddart, Park & Co.'s Geelong and Melbourne Steamers. Excursionists may break their journey at Queenscliff, Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads or Geelong. One month allowed for return.

Through Tickets, including Coach and Rail, are issued at reduced Rates during summer months by M. L. Hutchinson, 305 & 307 Little Collins Street, or from Cobb & Co's Offices, Melbourne, Ballarat, and Bendigo. Excursionists from other distant railway towns should procure a Sea-side Railway Ticket to Geelong, by which a considerable saving is effected.

If advice is sent to Cobb & Co.'s Geelong Office, a Coach will meet passengers at the local Railway Station.

All visitors should go and see the wonderful collection of stones on the beach, about one mile from Barwon Heads. The geologist, or, indeed, anyone loving the wonders and beauties of Nature, will find material for thought, interest, and discussion as to how such a variety is located on this spot. For about half-a-mile, specimens of various strata are to be found, including different-coloured sandstone, basalt, and conglomerates of every form and hue. Many are really beautiful, as well as curious; and, we have no doubt, some will find a new destination before years roll by.¹

References :

1. A. J. Campbell, Tourists' Guide to Geelong and the South Watering Places, Henry Thacker, Geelong, 1893, pp. 32-34.

HUMBLE, WILLIAM (1835-1917), manufacturer, was born on 9 April 1835 in Thornton Steward, Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Humble, farmer, and his wife Jane, née Bland. He was apprenticed in his native town and then worked for Hornsby & Sons, agricultural implement makers at Grantham and also for Bates & Vaughan, Middlesbrough. He arrived at Melbourne in the Electric in 1858 and joined Thomas Fulton's foundry as a journeyman. In 1860 he moved to Geelong where he was employed at the Corio Foundry, chiefly in casting postal pillar boxes. In 1861 with John Simmons and Ward Nicholson he bought the Western Foundry in Geelong. Business was good. Simmons died in 1863 and next year Humble and Nicholson decided to control the business themselves. Their partnership lasted until Nicholson retired in 1900.

By 1866 Humble & Nicholson were able to buy the Vulcan Foundry in Geelong. Their success continued through the 1870s and 1880s as Victorian manufacturers benefited from the large government contracts that resulted from the policy of protection. By 1888 Humble & Nicholson had won £60,000 in government contracts, their main source of profits; they built the £5000 bridge at Cressy, the hydraulic crane at Echuca and boilers, tanks and pumps for several public authorities. They also had an extensive private market linked to the agricultural economy around Geelong. The firm made the Ferrier woolpress, began building reaping and binding machines in 1872 and was one of the first Australian companies to manufacture refrigerating machines on the absorption principle. From 1900 Humble was in partnership with three of his four sons: Thomas Strong and William Henry were practical engineers and George Bland was an accountant who had worked for the Commercial Bank for fourteen years.

Humble was active in community affairs. A councillor from 1869, he ended his municipal career as mayor of Geelong in 1888-89. He was the first treasurer of the Gordon Technological Institute and one of its original three trustees. He was also a trustee of the Geelong Free Library and a member of the board of the Geelong Hospital. As a zealous Methodist he staunchly supported temperance and was a director of the short-lived Geelong Coffee Palace Co. Ltd in 1888-89. He was closely associated with James Munro and M. H. Davies but never extreme in his views. He helped to form the short-lived Chilwell Gold Mining Co. and was a director in 1878-79. In politics he was a protectionist but his evidence to the royal commission on the tariff in 1883 suggests that this allegiance was more a matter of profit than principle. His great sustaining interest was his business and he was always a keen inventor. In 1869 he began to manufacture velocipedes and later built the first car made in Geelong. The chassis and body were made in the foundry and a De Dion engine was added to the car which his family used for many years. Humble died at Geelong on 27 February 1917, survived by his wife Emma, née Strong, whom he had married on 22 July 1865, and by three sons and one daughter.

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A. Sutherland et al, Victoria and its Metropolis, vol 2 (Melb, 1888); J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vol 2 (Melb, 1904); W. R. Brownhill, The History of Geelong and Corio Bay (Melb, 1955); Geelong Advertiser, 28 Feb 1917. More on the resources

Author: George Parsons

Print Publication Details: George Parsons, 'Humble, William (1835 - 1917)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, p. 443.

HUMBLE, GEORGE BLAND (1839-1930), teacher and town clerk, was born on 22 December 1839 at Leyburn Moor House, near Richmond, Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Humble, farmer, and his wife Jane, née Bland. He was educated at the Wesleyan School at Richmond and the Wesleyan Normal Institute, London, where he taught until appointed headmaster of the Wesleyan School Marylebone. Invited by the government of Western Australia to teach at Greenough Flats, he sailed in the Robert Morrison on 25 August 1861 and after a stormy voyage arrived at Fremantle on 13 July 1862. He taught for a year in a primitive schoolhouse at Greenough, was nearly drowned in the floods of 1863 and survived another fierce storm as he sailed south to become headmaster of the Fremantle Boys' School. Conscientious in his work, he was respected by his pupils who presented him with an illuminated address and silver tea service when he resigned in 1889.

Humble had been commissioned second lieutenant in the Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1864, and in 1870 sponsored a memorial to the military commandant to change it into the Fremantle Rifle Volunteers. He was promoted first lieutenant and became captain in command. An unpleasant letter in the West Australian, 9 May 1888, caused him to tender his resignation, but he recalled it at the request of his officers and men. His popularity and enthusiasm were duly acknowledged by the gifts of a gold locket and a major's presentation sword when he retired in 1889.

Elected councillor for Fremantle North ward in January 1874, Humble could not take his seat as his simultaneous application for the post of part-time clerk of works was successful. When Fremantle was made a corporation in 1883 he became town clerk. In 1892 his position was amalgamated with that of the secretary of the local board of health so that he could become a full-time officer to the council. With manifold duties he undoubtedly worked very hard and probably devoted much private time to council work, despite his concurrent employment as part-time secretary of the Fremantle Benefit Building and Investment Society. In November 1893 the auditor reported to the Fremantle Town Council that far too much clerical work was expected of Humble and that his responsibilities extended beyond the duties defined in the by-laws. Urged by the auditor to respect the secretarial status of the town clerk, the council accepted the report and unanimously moved that 'the worthy town clerk … should be placed in his proper position as their chief official and responsible adviser'. However, Humble was shocked in March 1904 when the new mayor, F. Cadd, demanded his resignation, declaring that he was not satisfied with the administration of council affairs. Although divided on the issue, the councillors agreed to accept Humble's resignation and granted him twelve months leave on the maximum gratuity provided by the Act. In 1905 Humble was narrowly defeated as a candidate in the mayoral election.

With an abiding interest in the Wesleyan Church, Humble also was deacon at the Congregational Chapel with Rev. J. Johnston and later instrumental in building the Johnston Memorial Church at Fremantle. A prominent Freemason, justice of the peace and active sportsman, Humble was a founding member of the Fremantle Cemetery Board and planned his own funeral six weeks before he died on 23 October 1930. He was predeceased in January 1908 by his wife Ellen, daughter of Stephen Allpike, master blacksmith, whom he had married in 1864 at the Congregational Chapel, Fremantle. Of their two sons and five daughters, John Alfred Ernest (1867-1912) founded a business in Fremantle and maintained his father's association with the volunteer movement, which merged with the 11th Infantry Regiment and from which he retired as major and second-in-command in 1909.

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J. K. Ewers, The Western Gateway (Fremantle, 1948); G. F. Wieck, The Volunteer Movement in Western Australia, 1861-1903 (Perth, 1962); West Australian, 9, 21, 24 May 1888, 21 Apr, 10 June 1889, 6 Sept 1890, 27 Oct 1930; Western Mail (Perth), 25 Jan 1908; Fremantle Town Council minute books (State Library of Western Australia, and Council Chambers, Fremantle). More on the resources

Author: Wendy Birman

Print Publication Details: Wendy Birman, 'Humble, George Bland (1839 - 1930)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 442-443

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In 1950 he became musical assistant to Rene Leibowitz and also toured Europe as Keith Humble was born in Geelong, Victoria, in 1927. He started to learn the piano at the age of five, and while in high school began to perform with jazz groups. In 1946 he enrolled at the Melbourne University Conservatorium, where he studied traditional harmony, composition and counterpoint. The awarding of an AMEB Commonwealth Scholarship enabled him to travel to Britain in 1950 to study at the Royal College of Music, London. Here he studied under Howard Ferguson and Paul Steinitz to obtain his Licentiate Diploma, before travelling to Paris on another scholarship to attend the École Normale de Musique, where he studied piano with Madame Bascourret, Alfred Cortot's assistant. Humble was accepted as a private composition student by René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the concept of serialism.

After studying with Leibowitz for a year, Humble became his teacher's assistant, working as a rehearsal pianist for recordings such as Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, and also gaining experience as a conductor. Having been offered a position on the staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium, Humble returned to Australia in 1956, but became so discouraged by the lack of interest in contemporary music that he remained in Australia for only one year before returning to Paris. He returned to working with Leibowitz on recording projects and in classes and established the Centre de Musique at the American Centre for Students and Artists in 1959. He was the musical director of the Centre de Musique from 1960 until he returned to Australia permanently in 1966, resuming this position for periods of three and six months respectively in 1966/67 and 1968. In this period (1959-68) Humble also gave 'composition classes for the young', for 7- to 12-year olds.

In 1964 Humble undertook a lecture/recital tour of colleges and universities in the USA and also visited Australia briefly to present a composers' workshop, which has been regarded as being the impetus for the formation of the Melbourne Branch of the International Society for Contemporary Music. He returned permanently in 1966, taking up the position of Senior Lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium, where he established the Electronic Music Studio at the Grainger Centre, re-established the Opera School and formed the Society for the Private Performance of New Music.

Humble spent 1970 as Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Diego, and as a visiting lecturer at Boston University and at the University of New York, Albany. He was appointed Professor at the University of California, San Diego in 1971.

In 1974, Humble returned to Australia and was appointed Foundation Professor at La Trobe University. This position gave him the opportunity to put into practice the ideas on music education he had been formulating throughout his career, and which had hitherto only occasionally been realised, in such achievements as the Centre de Musique. As the brief for the establishment of the department was that it should complement the other tertiary music institutions already established in Melbourne, Humble was able to make technology a focal point, placing electronic music on an equal footing with more traditional music studies.

Humble helped to found the Australian Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) in 1975, with the purpose of promoting contemporary music and encouraging and performing the work of young Australian composers. His vision for this ensemble was that it would be a national group, which would present the best of contemporary music played by the best available performers. He himself performed with the group and was their musical director until 1978.

An accomplished pianist and conductor, Humble made regular tours of Europe and the USA to perform, and was frequently a guest lecturer at American universities. He maintained a special relationship with the University of California, San Diego, where he was several times Visiting Professor after having made Australia his permanent home. The periods of time he spent in this fashion at UCSD between 1982 and 1986 saw him engaged in computer-assisted experimental and intuitive music research as part of the ensemble KIVA, in conjunction with Professors Jean-Charles Francois and John Silber.

In 1977 Humble won the National Critics Award as the most outstanding

Biography compiled from an undated biography of unknown provenance, a draft biography (1983) by Olive Lawson, a curriculum vitae (c.1986) provided by the composer, a review by Jeremy Vincent (The Australian, 21 July, 1995), and from information in the Biographical Directory of Australian Composers (Australian Music Centre, 1996)

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