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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Equipment - Camera, c1915
Camera was originally owned by the owners grandfather and used by him at home and overseas. Later given to his son (donors farther)Brownie Autographic Folding No.2 Camera. Uses 120 roll film. Has a steel inscribing pin for writing on film through window on back of camera to record details. Has a ball bearing shutter - patented in USA, Jan 18, 1910 - Jan 7, 1913. Bellows folds back into camera and can be adjusted to 8,25, or 100 feet from object. Viewfinder can be varied from portrait to landscape view. It has a leather handle - film loaded by opening clip on lower front. Leather carrying case with name of original owner -G.H.Parsons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.photography, cameras -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - M>Tram CSE Bag, M>Tram, c.2000s
Used by Customer Service Employees (CSEs), or tram attendants, working for M>Tram.Accessory belonging to a now-superceded transit operator (since 2004). Likely well-used by attendant staff of said operator.Black fabric bag with the M>Tram logo stitched on one side. On the adjustable strap is an additional bag with Velcro adhesive, plus a adjustable plastic padding.public transport, m>tram, trams, staff -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Pulley Sheave, 1873
A sheave is a pulley with a grooved wheel for holding a belt, wire rope, or rope. The grooved wheel spins on an axle or bearing inside the frame of the block. This allows the wire or rope to move freely minimizing friction and wear on the cable. Sheaves can be used to redirect a cable or rope, lift loads, and transmit power. The words sheave and pulley are sometimes used interchangeably. The sheave was recovered at the time of the discovery of the Loch Ard wreck site in the 1970s. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Pulley sheave; round wooden block with metal disc in centre. Metal disc has large central machined hole and three equidistant small holes closer to the edge. Part of the rope groove is uneven. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, pulley sheave, pulley, ship rigging -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Bottle, T Obbinson, Sandridge
Purchased by Peter Libbis at the Williamstown bottle fair 7.2.1999 Small, green bottle vertically inscribed 'T. Obbinson Sandridge'domestic life, business and traders, t obbinson -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Container, Model Dairy, Milk Bottle, Twentieth Century
The Model Dairy was founded by the Kew pioneer, James Venn Morgan. The dairy had a number of different locations in Kew depending on the time period. Its final incarnation was on the north side of Cotham Road, between Ridgeway Avenue and Kent Street, Kew. The final factory was designed by the architects Bates, Smart and McCutcheon.Kew was a major milk producing district in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries, with three major dairy farms lining the Yarra between Studley Park in the west and Burke Road in the east. In addition to these dairy producers, there were also a number of accredited dairy retailers in the suburb. The largest and most enduring of these was the Model Dairy founded by the Kew pioneer James Venn Morgan. Milk bottles that include the name of the producer or retailer are historically significant as they represent a period in Kew's history before the mass production of milk in the second half of the Twentieth Century. A number of these named bottles have the additional attribute of rarity.Milk bottle - Model Dairy Kew. Pressed inscription: "Model Dairy Ltd Kew." Reverse: " This bottle contains milk bottled for sale by Model Dairey Ltd and always remains their property. It is loaned & cannot legally be used by others. One Imperial Pint. This bottle differs from 1981.0010 in that it has two pressed rings on the neck of the bottle.milk bottles, model dairy (kew) -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Equipment - Mirror
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Survival Kit, individual survival kit, reserve packet
Contains mossie headnet and mittens, tablets, safety pin, fire starting kit.0545 - c50 - 9500survival equipment, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - PITTOCK COLLECTION: COACH BUILDERS WOODEN TOOL BOX
Coach builder's wooden tool box, constructed from pine, unpainted internally; with four steel casters for movabliity. Rope handles on shortest ends, through timber connections. Body of the box painted light green, with the lid painted dark brown. Box has two lidded boxes made to fit the longer width of the box, and half the depth. Box: 930 w x 850 d x 680 h Two internal boxes: 860 w x 200 d x 80/100 h, painted black. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Canteen
Silver Metal Cup with adjustable handle which folds under cup to fit into a holder.DS Hamill mfg Co Inc 1963cup -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Bottle, Lewis & Whitty milk of magnesium, excavated from cesspit at All England Eleven Hotel, 1850s - 1860s
Dug from ground at demolished 282 Rouse Street in 1999 and donated by Peter LIBBISLewis & Whitty (Melbourne) milk of magnesium bottle from group of 1850/1860s bottles dug up at 282 Rouse Street in 1999Lewis & Whitty (Melbourne)domestic life - containers, business and traders - hotels, all england eleven hotel, w h dawbarn & son, health - general health, lewis & whitty (melbourne) -
Clunes Museum
Container - PERFUME BOTTLES
TWO IDENTICAL PATTERN GLASS BOTTLE WITH GLASS STOPPERSlocal history, personal effects, cosmetics, perfume container -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Water bottle, standard issue water bottle, not known
Part of Baulch Family Collectionaverage significanceAluminum water bottle with green canvas covernil -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Equipment, Army, Ground Sheet
Khaki coloured nylon material ground sheet. Envelope styled reinforced. Blow up bladder inside outer envelope. Waterproof base for bedding.ground sheet -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Bottle, Clag bottle, 1922 to 1929
This bottle held "Clag', a glue used in many offices and schools. Clag was trademarked in 1898. The A G M initials on the base mean this bottle was made between 1922 and 1929. Clear glass bottle, pressed inscription.Inscription: "The property of J.Angus & Co." Faint A G M on base.glass bottles, clag, glue bottles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: SWAN HILL SODA SYPHON
COHN BROTHERS - SWAN HILL -SODA SYPHON- Red Plastic Top The Bottle is made of clear glass and contains a blue liquid. A circular label is etched into the glass. It Contains the words ' COHNS LIMITED SWAN HILL' arranged in a circular fashion. The bottle is approximately 80mm in diameter and 350mm high. The bottle is shaped externally by a series of vertical fluted sides. On bottom of bottle, within a white printed rectangle, is ' This syphon is the property of Cohn's Limited Swan Hill and cannot be legally used by others'. Currently stored in Cohns Timber Bottle Crate - Item # 7322cohnsfood technology, bottles, soda syphon -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Porthole, First half of the 20th century
A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Though the term is of maritime origin, it is also used to describe round windows on armoured vehicles and aircraft. On a ship, the function of a porthole, when open, is to permit light and fresh air to enter the dark and often damp below-deck quarters of the vessel. It also affords below-deck occupants a limited view to the outside world. When closed, the porthole provides a strong water-tight, weather-tight and sometimes light-tight barrier.The porthole is an example of a ships fittings and is not associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unable to be determined at this time and the item is believed to have been made in the first half of the 20th century.Porthole and cover, brass and glass with 1 screw dog to secure hinged cover. Marked 6" on ringflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, porthole -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Container - Tin, John Oakley and Sons Ltd Wellington Emery Black Lead Mills
Used by the Powling Family.Used in the residence of the Powling familyMetal container for knife polish with a perforated lid for sprinkling. Contents now solid. Label on the front is green and red with an illustration of a manWord - "Wellington" above the illustration of a man Words- "knife Polish across the figure Words underneath - "John Oakley and Sons Ltd." "Wellington Emery Black Lead Mills London" Back of tin - directions for use and also information of productj.w.powling. port fairy, polish, knife, black lead -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - A large timber fid, 20 March 2018
A fid is a conical tool traditionally made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas.Fids where traditionally used for working with rope and/or sails on sailing ships. They are still in use today for working with rope.Large timber fid with a metal ring attached to wide end for strength used for splicing rope or cable.fid, sail making, rope splicing -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Thomas Chubb Shield, C. 1936
The Baranduda and District School Sports Association held its first interschool sporting competition in 1936. Schools included in this association were Allan’s Flat, Bonegilla, Baranduda, Leneva, Mitta Junction, Staghorn Flat and Wodonga West. This commemorative trophy, The Thomas Chubb Shield, was donated to the Sports Association by Mr. Albert John Chubb, in memory of his father. Mr. Thomas Chubb was a successful businessman in Albury and an active supporter of many institutions and community organisations in the Albury Wodonga area. Mr. Albert Chubb actively supported school sports carnivals across the district, including being the official starter at many events.This trophy has local social and cultural significance as it provides evidence of sporting and social interaction between the small schools in the Wodonga and surrounding communities,A wooden shield presented to recognise winners of the Baranduda and District School Sports Association from 1936 to 1949. A metal hanger is attached to the top.On top metal banner "THE THOMAS CHUBB SHIELD" . On central shield "BARANDUDA /AND/DISTRICT/ SCHOOLS/ SPORTS ASSN. On small shields from top to bottom, "LENEVA 1936/ BONEGILLA 1939/ LENEVA 1941/ LENEVA 1949/ LENEVA 1948/ LENEVA 1947/ ALLANS FLAT 1940/ MITTA JUNCTION 1937"baranduda sports association, school sports, wodonga district, thomas chubb -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Lure, c. 1970
Fishing lure. Dark red horsehair covering shank of hook, lead 'head' painted burgundy, black and white painted 'eye'. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - SADDLE, c. 1915 to 1930
Standard issue saddle used by the Australian Light Horse, artillery and transport units during WW1 and after (between the wars). The Universal Pattern saddles were designed to have interchangeable parts, making them easy to repair.1912 Universal Pattern steel arch brown leather saddle. Tree is made of wood with shredded cotton waste padding attached. Various brass rings are located on the saddle for attaching sundry equipment. No stirrups, stirrup leathers or girth. The leather seat covers the frame between the front and rear metal arches and is attached to them using linen webbing slings. Leather sweat flaps on each side.Stamped on the rear of the seat: 'S (broad up arrow)'australian light horse, military equipment, saddle, transport -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - MATTRESS SECTIONS, INNER, C. 1960’s
Used by 3789179 Pte Frank FRIGERIO, 7 RAR, South Vietnam, 1967 - 1968..1) - .3) Set of 3 black nylon tubes divided into 3 cells for a flat appearance. Air nozzle & bung at one end. equipment, mattress, section inner -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Curling Tongs
Metal tongs with two prongs and two handles. Used for curling hair.Marcel 9costume accessories, hair accessories -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Pocket knife holder
Used to carry pocket knife on belt and manufactured by Holden and FrostMade and sold by Holden and FrostLeather pocket knife holder, loop over with press studleather, knife holder -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Container - Tin Container (Vita-B)
Vitamin B supplement in powder formThin round tin container with rusted pull-off lid. Has faded white and grey coloured background with white and black writing.VitaBvitab, tin container, vitamin powder -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Basket
Item used in offices earlier part of the 20th century, waste baskets were sold in great numbers with many differing designs from the 1830s most from this time were made of willow or bamboo. Later wire mesh and pressed steel were used.An early example of a wire mesh industrial type of waste basket used in office situations.Basket metal waste paper with wire mesh joined to iron ring at top and flat round cork base.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Working Heritage Crown Land Collection
Functional object - Nail, Nail - large with square head
Three large rusted nails with a square headarchaeology, historic building, former royal mint -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - MINERS WATER BOTTLE
A miners water bottle made of galvanized iron with handle. It has few dents and rust patches but overall in fair condition.mining, equipment, water bottle -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - Warner Super SCARAB 165 Hp Air Cooled 7 Cylinder Radial
Historical Details: . Description: Originally developed in 1928 by the Warner Aircraft Corporation. It powered a number of American designs including the Cessna Airmaster and the Fairchild 24. In Australia the Super Scarab was fitted to the locally designed and manufactured Wackett Tra. Level of Importance: State -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Container - Small Glass Container
Small glass container with a square base and an broken octagonal rim surrounding the circular opening on the top. Found within the front storage location of the parent item.volum collection