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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Document - Navigation Chart, C. Bougaroni to Fratelli Rocks including the Galita Channel
British Admiralty Navigation Chart - Africa, North Coast - C. Bougaroni to Fratelli Rocks and including The Galita Channelwarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, british admiralty navigation chart, navigation chart, c. bougaroni to fratelli rocks including the galita channel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, SMB: Catalogue of a Collection of Rocks, Minerals, etc, 1883
This list of rocks, minerals, etc. from Victoria was complied and forwarded by the School of Mines, Ballarat, to the Calcutta International Exhibition. At the end of the exhibition the items were to be presented to the Geological Survey of India. One Hundred items are listed. Pages 4 and 5 also show diagrams relating to the land formations and sections. Places in Victoria are named indicating where items were found. List compiled by Professor Ferdinand Moritz Krause. He joined Ballarat School of Mines in 1880 and lectured in Mineralogy and Geology. He was also the Curator of the Ballarat School of Mines Museum.6 pages, handwrittenSignature of F M Krause Dated 30th August 1883ballarat school of mines, rocks, minerals, calcutta international exhibition, geology survey of india, victoria, professor ferdinand moritz krause, mineralogy, geology, curator, ballarat school of mines museum -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks 1878
Sister Rocks 1878Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks looking West
Sister Rocks Looking WestPhotograph of Sister Rock's looking west Sister Rock's - at Stawell pre Graffiti stawell tourism -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Front Cover of 12 Stawell and District Views as Souvenir Booklet & the Sister Rocks -- 2 Photos -- Postcards-- Coloured
Sister Rocks 1950'sstawell -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Rocks - Minerals, Two rocks from Ringwood Antimony Mine c 1900, c. 1900
Two rocks showing quartz, basalt and stibnite. Some yellowing due to oxides of antimony from the Ringwood antimony mine. No traces of gold however! -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Intrusive rocks of Melbourne, 1976
Copy of page 373 from 'Geology of Victoria' on intrusive rocks of Melbourne by K.G. Bowen.Copy of page 373 from 'Geology of Victoria' on intrusive rocks of Melbourne by K.G. Bowen. At Tally Ho there is a circular plug, considered to be quartz diorite.Copy of page 373 from 'Geology of Victoria' on intrusive rocks of Melbourne by K.G. Bowen.mines and mining, geological society of australia -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks 2011 -- 4 Photos -- Coloured
Four Colour photographs of Sister Rocks c 2011. Four coloured photos of Sister Rock's looking East -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Carol Ann Jones, Sister Rocks Stawell 2016, 2016
Sister Rocks taken from Western side in 2016tourism -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Venus Bath, Flagstaff Black Range & Sister Rocks -- Postcards -- 3 Photos
3 Post cards - Venus Bath. Sister Rocks. Flagstaff Black Rangestawell -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Gary Field, 1963
Photographs taken by Gary Field. Lady in photos is Gary's mother. She planted Angophora trees near corner of Daffyd Street and Appley Avenue. (Information supplies by John Eddy).Four black & white photographs of panoramic views from and of Daffyd Street, Red Rocks in 1963, looking north with French Island and the Peninsula on the horizon, view of houses and caravans in Daffyd Street and showing local scrub and housing.daffyd street red rocks, red rocks phillip island, houses 1960's, gary field -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Ex Stawellites" Group at the Sister Rocks 1941
Ex Stawellites Group at Sister Rocks Sept 1941. Australian Women's Legion Mill Theos on left.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks looking South
Sister Rocks Stawell Looking South. Two men one with Rifle standing and boy sitting on rock. c 1890Black & White photograph of Sister Rock's looking South. Thee males in the center of the photo one holding a rifle all looking to the right. c 1890"Looking South" this copy was supplied by Mr. Robert. Sleep Scallan St Stawell.stawell scene -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Township looking towards Sister Rocks which includes Stawell East School 1880 -- later becoming Stawell High School
Stawell Township - includes Stawell East School 1880. Later Stawell High School. Looking towards Sister Rocks.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks at the rear looking West
Original B&W photograph of Sister Rocks with 7 people standing around and on the rocks. The view is from the rear of the rock's looking West c 1895. Duplicate photo of the same view. This photograph appears in Mark Twain's, A Journey Around The World by Mark Twain. American Publishing Company Hartford Connecticut, Chapter Twenty Three, Published in 1898. His visit to Stawell was in 1895 Two black & white photographs of Sister Rock's looking West. One a duplicate of the original.Original "Rear of Sister Rock's looking West". Duplicate "Looking West" stawell scenery -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Painting - Artwork - Painting, [Balancing Rocks] by Arthur Lindsay
Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Unframed lansdcape by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, rocks, landscape -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Sister Rocks Pleasant Creek 1866
The Sister Rocks Pleasant Creek. Part of a collection of Photographs by Mr. O.G. Armstrong as commissioned by the Shire of Stawell for the Inter-colonial and Paris Exhibition in Melbourne in 1866.stawell tourism -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Linocut - Admella Rescue Series No. 3, Bob Stone, '..... they were four hours amongst the rocks and breakers before they got ashore' - SA Advertiser 20th August 1859', 2009
Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut Print. Third print in suite of 16 in the Admella Rescue Series. Shows two men on rocky shore, rough sea in background. One man on hands and knees, the other, still in water, holding a long box. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut Bob Stone 2009 '..... they were four hours amongst the rocks and breakers before they got ashore' - SA Advertiser 20th August 1859' - handwritten, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Post Card, Falls of Halladale on the Rocks, 1909
Black and White postcard titled "Falls of Halladale on the rocks". Dark ink, script handwriting is added "Wrecked at Peterborough 14-.11-08 during my stay". Letter on reverse side dated 8.09. (SH 098-2 Ships F - H).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, post card, postcard, falls of halladale -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks 1952 with Dianne Morgan
Dianne Morgan from Ararat at Sister Rocks. c 1952 Diane is standing in front of a lions face painted with a white outline on a dark background. Photograph is black & white taken in 1965. Diane married Noel Raeburn in 1965.Diane Morgan from Ararat at Sister Rock's. c 1952 stawell scenery -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Grubbing rocks at "Boswell Park", Lake Bolac
Grubbing rocks at "Boswell Park" Lake Bolac, in order to prepare the ground for ploughing and cropping. Most ground on the Western District volcanic plains had to be prepared in this way before the soil could be tilled. "Boswell Park" was run by the Moreton family.lake bolac, boswell park, grubbing rocks, moreton, cropping -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Petrology for students : an introduction to the study of rocks under the microsope, 1908
Red hard covered book of 329 pages. Includes black and one line illustrations of microscopal views. Fourth edition.Signed inside front "S. Mayo"petrology, s. mayo, alfred harker, microscope, rocks, sam mayo -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks -- 3 photos
Three black & white original photo's of Sister Rock's c 1930's. Also 3 enlarged copies of the original three photographs showing more details of the photographs. Two of the photos have a person sitting on top of the Sister's Rock's and one just of the graffiti rocks with trees in the foreground.Three original black & white photographs of Sister Rock's and 3 prints of the originals. c1930's Sister's Rock's 57stawell scenery -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks Title Documents c 1867
Photographs of title documents related to the Sister’s Rocks. c 1867. In 1866 a photographer Mr. O.G. Armstrong feared the Sister's Rock's would be used for building material. Mr. Armstrong and Samuel John Davidson squatter of Great Western leased the ground around the Rock's under the 42nd section of then existing "Land Act" enclosing the rocks with a rough fence. Davidson's lease application was dated 30th Jan 1867. The area applied for was 10 acres and issued 2nd July 1867. The fee paid 2 pound 10 shillings annually till July 1871 when an application to purchase was lodged. Two years later the land was transferred to the Borough of Stawell. Photographs also show maps of the areas. Information also includes 3 typed pages copied from the documents photographs. Documents relating to the Sister Rock's c 1867.documents relating to sister's rock's -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1930's
One of 23 photographs from the Jessie Smith Collection. Donated by Stan McFee.Black & White photograph The Nobbies with sea crashing on to the rocks. A figure of a man standing on rocks to the right of the photograph.On Back: "Nobbies - Seal Rocks in distance.the nobbies, phillip island, seal rocks, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sister Rocks looking North c1860's
Sister Rocks. Looking North c1860's. This photo is of a well known land mark along the Western Highway. They take their name from 3 sisters named Levy, who camped there with their parents during the early days of Stawell. In 2011 photos were taken to update and add to our "Sister Rock" collection. Direction of photos has been identified and are catalogued as on the updated index card. Black & White print of a photograph depicting large granite boulders with trees in foreground. c1900Looking North from Western Highwaystawell scenery -
Federation University Historical Collection
Geological specimen - Rocks, Petrified Wood, New South Wales
From the Ballarat School of Mines.rocks, petrified wood -
Federation University Historical Collection
Geological specimen - Rocks, Dravite
From the Ballarat School of Mines.Geological Specimenrocks, geology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Rocks, Geological specimen
From the Ballarat School of Mines.Geological Specimenrocks, geology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Rocks, Banded Sandston - Hemimorphite, Schistosity
From the Ballarat School of Mines.Geological specimenrocks, geology