The Cliff & Bunting Company was founded by Harry Cliff, who arrived from England in 1882, and Johnathon Craven Bunting, also from England.

The Cliff & Bunting Traction Engine was built at the North Melbourne works, Australia circa 1907.

Cliff & Bunting were agents for Kelly Traction Engines, manufactured in Springfield, U.S.A. and it appears that they utilised some of the Kelly features into the Cliff & Bunting Traction Engine.

The Company was sold to the Baltic Simplex Machinery Co. on the 7th of July, 1955.

The photograph on the right is thought to be the original built as it shows some of the Kelly features including left hand drive.

The photograph on the right show a Cliff & Bunting working in the Wodonga area, N.S.W, Australia in the early 1900's by the Rapsley's.

Photgraph courtesy:Bicentennial Copying Project, State Library of New South Wales.

The original drawings for the 3" Scale Model were produced by Peter Bucknell from the Mooroolbark Rail & Engineering Club.

Peter spent may hours travelling to Inglewood, Victoria, to measure and draw his plans.

The Cliff & Bunting Traction Engine on the right was being used as a stationary boiler for the distilling of euctalyptus oil.

This Cliff & Bunting was resume by the Australian Federal Government and is now housed at Science Works, Victoria, Australia.