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TitleOlds EngineAdditional Information'Olds Engine'
The DVD opens with Peter Olds giving a brief explanation of the EEOC engine design that Olds Engineering of Maryborough QId built and patented in 1979. This is followed by a practical demonstration of the waste heat exhaust discharge looking directly into the exhaust port of one of the firm's standard marine engines while working under load.
The "workshop engine" is the very engine William Olds brought to Maryborough from Gympie in 1925 to drive his small machine tools. In that year the worldwide depression began to take hold, and the engine was sufficient for this operation, up until the end of the Second World War. During this time a special fuel allowance was made, as the business was engaged in fine production work for the War effort. This is the stationery version of the engine that he built in Gympie. These were used for driving Milking Machines, Lighting Plants etc, so were fitted with an extra large flywheel for steady running at constant speeds.
The last internal combustion engine to be run is one of the three EEOC engines made by the company incorporating their patented technology. All of the engines demonstrated were run with open exhausts. (no mufflers) The final footage shows just two of the many "external combustion" engines made by the firm.
The "Mary Ann", built by Olds, is a replica of the first locomotive built in Queensland. The original was built by John Walker & Co of Maryborough in 1873.
The designs and manufacture of all patterns and castings for the engines, including the Mary Ann Replica, were made and machined in house.
Wm Olds & Sons Pty Ltd
78-80 North Street
Corporate CreatorA D CraneFormatMP4Original formatVHSDuration17 minutes
The DVD opens with Peter Olds giving a brief explanation of the EEOC engine design that Olds Engineering of Maryborough QId built and patented in 1979. This is followed by a practical demonstration of the waste heat exhaust discharge looking directly into the exhaust port of one of the firm's standard marine engines while working under load.
The "workshop engine" is the very engine William Olds brought to Maryborough from Gympie in 1925 to drive his small machine tools. In that year the worldwide depression began to take hold, and the engine was sufficient for this operation, up until the end of the Second World War. During this time a special fuel allowance was made, as the business was engaged in fine production work for the War effort. This is the stationery version of the engine that he built in Gympie. These were used for driving Milking Machines, Lighting Plants etc, so were fitted with an extra large flywheel for steady running at constant speeds.
The last internal combustion engine to be run is one of the three EEOC engines made by the company incorporating their patented technology. All of the engines demonstrated were run with open exhausts. (no mufflers) The final footage shows just two of the many "external combustion" engines made by the firm.
The "Mary Ann", built by Olds, is a replica of the first locomotive built in Queensland. The original was built by John Walker & Co of Maryborough in 1873.
The designs and manufacture of all patterns and castings for the engines, including the Mary Ann Replica, were made and machined in house.
Wm Olds & Sons Pty Ltd
78-80 North Street
Corporate CreatorA D CraneFormatMP4Original formatVHSDuration17 minutes
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Olds Engine. Heritage Noosa, accessed 11/11/2025, https://heritage.noosa.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/29904
