Nine photographs from a collection of 33 donated by Leonie Brennan. Photographs belonged to Edward (Ted) Sands, hairdresser.Photograph 215-01 Black & White photograph of 3 people standing in front of Mr Anderson's shop in Cowes. Miss D Winson?? Mr O S Kennedy & Mr R Anderson. Photograph 215-02 Black & White photograph of landing cranes on the Cowes pier. Cowes foreshore and mature trees in background. Photograph 215-03 Black & White photograph of the early construction of Phillip Island bridge viewed from Phillip Island. Shows the base structure of the first bridge. Photograph 215-04 Black & White photograph of the Newhaven - San Remo Punt on the shore on the Phillip Island side. Photograph 215-05 Black & White photograph of Edward (Ted) Sands standing in front of R Anderson's shop in Cowes. Photograph 215-06 Black & White photograph of a koala in tree in front of shed and water tanks. Photograph 215-07 Black & White photograph of the Isle of Wight Hotel showing front footpath and shop next door. Photograph 215-08 Black & White Photograph of the Cowes beach at low tide, showing mature trees on the foreshore and boats in the water. Photograph 215-09 Black & White Photograph of Mr R Anderson's Shop in Cowes.All photographs except for one marked on front with "Cowes" the month and year 1940.cowes shop phillip island, mr anderson, mr o s kennedy, mr edward (ted) sands, isle of wight hotel phillip island, cowes pier phillip island, cowes beach phillip island, newhaven-san remo punt, wildlife - koala, koala cowes phillip island, phillip island first bridge, leonie brennan

One of a group of photographs/postcards from the Bryant West Collection donated by Mary Karney.Coloured postcard of three men sitting on the Cowes Pier with the sea baths in background.Phillip Island from Cowes Pier On Back: New Year's greetings from J. J. Robb sent to Miss M Robb.cowes pier phillip island, cowes jetty phillip island, cowes beach phillip island, bryant west collection, mary karney

Donated by Stan McFee from the Keith McIlwraith Collection.Black & White Postcard of an unmade road to the Back Beach, Cowes. Road edged with trees and bushes."The Rose Series, P. 662" "Road to the Back Beach, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria". On Back: "This road 1 mile from Cowes" Letter: "Dear Marie, Wishing you many happy returns and the best of good wishes with much love. From all at "Heath Hill".road to back beach, cowes, phillip island, stan mcfee, keith mcilwraith collection

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decadeBlack and white photograph of a herd of milking cows in the holding yard. A dam and the shoreline are in the background.Catalogue number written in pencil on reverse. On reverse in pen 'Oct 1940 Milking cows in the holding yard in front of the milking shed'churchill island, cows

Photo from the Bryant West CollectionBlack & white photo on cardboard mount of Cowes Football Team in 1919Competitive football began in 1919 on Phillip Island with three local teams in Cowes, Ventnor, Rhyll. Premiers 1919 Full list of players written on mount.cowes, cowes football team premiers 1919, football, sport, bryant west, local identities

"Waiting to meet the Boat". Cowes Post Office, corner Main Street and The Esplanade. A brick building with corrugated iron roof, two brick chimneys, a porch extending across front verandah, wooden posts, awning roof striped. Fencing across with free access above four steps. Ten figures on verandah and in front with hats, bags and jackets. Women with long skirts and dresses. In foreground a small fenced area.Post Office, crn Esplanade and Main Street, Coweslocal history, photographs, buildings - historic, post office, black & white photograph, mary robb

When the only link to the mainland was by sea, the Cowes Jetty Shed - built in 1870 - was used to store incoming goods to Phillip Island. The Shed is one of the oldest buildings on Phillip Island and one of the few with the distinctive curved roof. The Shed was restored in 1992. Built by the Ports & Harbors Dept.Photograph of Jetty Shed situated at the entrance to the Cowes pier - note curved roof.local history, photographs, buildings, historic, buildings - historical, coloured photograph, john cook, phillip island, cowes jetty shed

Both photographs from the Bryant West Collection.285-01. Photograph of two children - Bryant and Floris West in old store garden at Cowes. 285-02. Photograph of Alex Moncrieff Robb reading a newspaper at Robb's General Store or West's.285-01. Bryant & Floris West in old store garden Cowes. 285-02. Alex Moncrieff Robb. Side verandah at at Store, Cowes.bryant west, bryant west collection, floris west, alex moncrieff robb, mary karney

The artefact is a brass cow bell recovered from the 1878 shipwreck of the LOCH ARD near Port Campbell. It was raised by Flagstaff Hill divers in 1973 and is in storage at the Maritime Village. The LOCH ARD was constructed on the Clyde in 1873 for the prestigious Loch Line of colonial clipper ships, designed for the Australian run. She sailed from England on 1 March 1878 carrying 37 crew, 17 passengers and a diverse general cargo ranging from luxury items to bulk railway iron. On 1 June 1878, emerging from fog and hearing too late the sound of breakers against the tall limestone cliffs, the vessel struck the southern foot of Mutton Bird Island and sank in 23 metres of water. Of the fifty-four people on board only two survived, one young male crewman, Tom Pearce, and one young female passenger, Eva Carmichael. A century later, despite the pounding seas and the efforts of looters, the wreck site continued to provide ample evidence of the extraordinary range of goods being imported into the Colony of Victoria in the post-Gold Rush era. Flagstaff Hill divers in the 1970s reported finds of “Bottles of champagne, window panes, rolls of zinc, barrels of cement, iron rails, clocks, lead shot, corrugated iron, lead, marble, salad oil bottles, ink bottles, copper wire, gin bottles, rolls of carpet, floor tiles, copper rivets, gas light fittings, pocket knives, toys, crystal chandeliers, beer mugs, cutlery, candles sticks, wick scissors, cow bells, and sauce bottles.” From this array of objects on the ocean floor emerged the humble brass cow bell. Cow bells were common to colonial agriculture and transport, used wherever animals were turned out to graze overnight and had to be rounded up again next morning. Bells were fastened around the necks of household milking cows, domestic goats, bullock teams, horse teams, and camel teams, to help find them in the pre-dawn light. Station shepherds and cattle drovers also used them to warn of any disturbances to their flocks and herds overnight. The bells were a necessary item in a largely unfenced continent. So important, that Anthony Mongon began making his pot-bells at Yackandandah from 1861, August Menneke produced the “Wagga Pot” from 1867, and Samuel Jones started manufacturing his distinctively shaped “Condamine Bell” in 1868. However, these deeply resonant Australian bells were made from iron — Mongon and Jones were blacksmiths who simply beat old pitsaw blades into shape. Few genuinely brass cow bells were made here, the vast majority being imported from Britain where the industry of brass founding was already well established. (Some bells were also imported from the United States, but these too were nearly all of iron). This bell is historically significant as typical of a cow bell used by farmers and herdsmen in Colonial Victoria. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Cow bell, brass, covered in encrustation, handle missing from the top.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, maritime museum, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, loch ard, mutton bird island, glenample, eva carmichael, tom pearce, flagstaff hill divers, cow bell, horse bell, bell smith, vintage bell, farmer, shepherd, drover, stock bell, brass bell

Book belonged to Rudolf Himmer, Programme Controller for ABC Radio Victoria, who had a holiday home in Cowes on Phillip Island.Book belonged to Rudolf Himmer, Programme Controller for ABC Radio Victoria, who had a holiday home in Cowes on Phillip Island.as first published in 1950 from the original mss. prepared for the press with introduction and notes by Frederick A. Pottle. xii, 360 p. Labelled: Himmer Bequest Stamped: Cowes Public Libraryboswell's london journal, 1762-1763, boswell, james, 1740-1795, pottle, frederick a. (frederick albert), 1897-1987, reprint society, heinemann, rudolf himmer

The Heytesbury Settlement Scheme in the area west of Colac and bordering the Otway Ranges. The Settlement was established in 1960 as a dairying area and was one of the largest post World War Two farming settlements. This cow tag has been broken at the top and detached from the animal.The item is of some interest as coming from the Heytesbuty Settlement. Dairying is of major importance in the Warrnambool area and this extends to the Heytesbury area. These cow tags have now been superseded by more improved technological equipment. This is a brass cow tag. It is semi-circular with a ring top, broken or worn through at the top. ‘1292’ ‘Heytes East’ heytesbury settlement scheme, cow tag

Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989-Barn interior "Remains of cow feed mangers. Rough bush timber roof supports"Hill's Dairy / Remains of cow feed mangers / Rough bush timber roof supports

The tenant lived at the mercy of the resident landlord. Home was a one-roomed house, a chimney of wicker work plastered over with mud or just a hole in the roof. The walls might consist of mud too, or sods of grass. Any windows, were rarely glazed and would be open to the elements all year round. The Pig, if any, was kept in the house, the most valuable possession. Sold for cash at local market. The main items in the house were a potato pot and water bucket. As well as mother, father and children, there could well be grandparents all living in the same cramped conditions. The family would sleep on rushes or straw lain on the floor. Most tenants were tenants 'at will ', which meant they could be evicted at the 'will' of the landlord. Some had a lease for the life of the father and the eldest son, and this meant they were relatively safe from eviction as long as they could pay their rent. There was a tradition of passing on a portion of your land from father to each of the sons, who would build a small dwelling, and in turn pass a portion onto their own sons. This cycle of subdivision meant that many families were surviving on a tiny plot of land from which to derive a crop of potatoes for the year. Women worked hard in this environment, rearing children, cooking, cleaning, tending to any animals such a pigs or chicken and when needed, helping in the potato field. Life was dictated by the annual rent due to the landlord. Other typical expenses could be the Hearth Tax (actually charged by the number of fire places in a house) Turf, Hay (for any farm animals) and tithes. A tax known as the tithes were calculated at one tenth the value of everything saleable. Tithes were a bitter issue. They were for the support of the Church of Ireland, Protestant Bishops and Ministers, and a cess tax for the construction and maintenance of Protestant Church buildings. The problem being that the vast majority of those paying the Tax were Catholic and paying to support something that was contrary to their beliefs. Potatoes were the staple diet from September through to the end of Spring of the following year. But the summer months were months of hunger and hardship as they waited for the following harvest to come in Autumn. During these months people had to resort to eating anything they could find; turnips, cabbage, even wild grass, nettles, wild berries and dandelions. Those who lived close to the sea would collect seaweed and use it spread on their land as a form of manure. The dependency of so much of the population on the Potato as their sole source of food was to prove disastrous during the Famine years. [http://www.youririshroots.com/irishhistory/tenant.php, accessed 14 December 2013]A woman spins wools, while another cards fleece in preparation for spinning. I man smokes a pipe by an open fireplace, while a cow takes shelter in the cabin for warmth. ballarat irish, cabin, spinning, wool, cow

One of 23 photographs from the Jessie Smith Collection. Donated by Stan McFeeBlack & White photograph of Men, Women and Children in front of Cowes School. Lord Stradbroke & sons ringing the bell for the first time.On back: "Lord Stradbroke & sons ringing bell at Cowes School for first time." (signed) J.S.cowes school, phillip island, lord stradbroke, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Photographs taken by Jessie "Girlie" Smith of San Remo who owned the Penguin Cafe in Thompson Avenue, Cowes.Photograph (2) showing scene during fire at Isle of Wight Hotel. Tall chimney visible. Smoke still bollowing at right.Isle of Wight fire Cowes on photo No. 1 Post Cardphillip island, isle of wight hotel fire, jessie smith

One of a collection of photographs purchased from Photo First, Thompson Avenue, Cowes, when it closed in June, 2014. The opening of the War Memorial on the Cowes foreshore near the Jetty was unveiled by Mr Henry Brand, Anzac Day 1920. Large Black & White photograph of a crowd at the opening of the Cowes War Memorial, near the Jetty and opposite the Isle of wight Hotel. Very wet day as people with umbrellas to keep the rain off.cowes war memorial, mr henry brand, anzac day, photo first phillip island

The Cowes Jetty looking towards The Isle of Wight Hotel. The Jetty shed on the right. Four young people sitting on the fence at end of Jetty. The Rose Series P 656The Rose Series P 656 From the Pier, Cowes Phillip Is, Victorialocal history, postcards, jetties, cowes, phillip island, sepia photograph, ian reiher, isle of wight hotel, jetty

Fred was an early Cowes resident who was a soldier in WW1. HistoricalLarge, oval black and white photo in thin cardboard folderFred Watchorn [England] A I F [ Rabaul 1914 . Died at Cowes Vic 1933]photograph, fred watchorn

Five of a collection of 12 photographs and postcards donated by Jill Palmer.Five black & white postcards taken around Phillip Island. 357-08: Looking from the Cowes Pier towards the Isle of Wight Hotel. Shows camel rides on the beach. 357-09: Bayview Guest House on The Esplanade, Cowes. 357-10: A koala and young on tree. 357-11: Penguins coming in at dusk at the Penguin Parade. 357-12: Broadbent's Official Map of Phillip Island.357-08: The Pier, Cowes. No. 9. 357-09: Photo Shop Series. Bayview Guest House. Cowes. 357-10: Native Bears (Koala) at Cowes No. 55B. 357-11: Photo Shop Series. Parade of the Penguins. Phillip Island. 357-12: Broadbent's Official Map. Phillip Island.cowes pier, cowes beach, wildlife - koalas, wildlife - penguins, bayview guest house cowes phillip island, map of phillip island

One of a collection of photographs purchased from Photo First, Thompson Avenue, Cowes, when it closed down in June 2014. Photograph of The Esplancade near corner of Bass Avenue. Tennis Courts belonging to Yackatoon or Continental.Large Black & White photograph of The Esplanade, Cowes showing cars, tennis courts and Moreton Bay fig in the foreground.the esplanade cowes, moreton bay fig, photo first phillip island

Used as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried p 60.Black and white photograph. Ella Fry, student, holding Friesan cow, Victoria Free Martin.On reverse, "1926 Melbourne Royal Show Ella Fry with Victoria Free Martin."1926, melbourne royal show, ella fry, green grows our garden, a.p. winzenried, cow, victoria free martin, friesan cow, student

One of a collection of photographs donated by Mrs. W. Rankine.Postcard showing four children on railing at the Cowes Pier, Phillip Island. View of the Jetty Shed on the right, Jetty Triangle and Isle of Wight Hotel in the background.The Rose Series, P 656. "From the Pier, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria" 1919 - 1920phillip island, cowes, the jetty shed cowes, the pier cowes

One of 23 photographs from the Jessie Smith Collection. Donated by Stan McFeeBlack & White photograph of Lord & Lady Stradbroke on submarine at Cowes Pier. Man with suitcase between them. Sailor in uniform on left. Funnel or submarine on the right.On Back: "Lord & Lady Stradbroke on submarine Cowes Pier" Signed J H Smithlord & lady stradbroke, cowes pier, submarine cowes pier, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee

Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. Mr. George Cox, elderly fisherman outside his hut which was located near the end of Cowes Jetty, Phillip IslandB&W postcard."Looking for the boats". Fisherman at Cowes. Real Photo Series M2384.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, local identities, black & white postcard copy, george cox, fisherman, jetties, cowes, phillip island

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century to the present.Black and white photograph of cows in the milking yard on Churchill Island with a full dam in the background.Catalogue number written in pencil on the reverse. Handwritten on reverse in pen 'The milking yard on Churchill Island. Some of the cows ready for milking. Main dam in background'churchill island

Used at Cowes ambulance station. Part of the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service Country DivisionBrown fibreboard case with carry handle. Full medical contents inside.TRADE SANAX MARK VICTORIAN CIVIL AMBULANCE SERVICE COUNTRY DIVISION COWEScowes

Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989- Inside the barn. Note the rough roof supports and sparse construction. The cows' feed mangers are on the right.Inside the barn./ Note the rough roof supports and sparse construction. / The cows' feed mangers are on the right.

Hill's Dairy, Canterbury Road, Ringwood 1989- "In the old barn beyond the cow sheds, A mixture of rough bush and sawn (mill) Timbers"Hill's Dairy / In the old barn beyond the cow sheds / A mixture of rough bush and sawn (mill) Timbers

Donated by Stan McFee from the Keith McIlwraith Collection.Sepia postcard of the Soldiers' Memorial behind gate and fence in foreground with Cowes Pier and sheds in background. People walking on pier where boats are moored. Cars and horse drawn carriage in front of the Memorial."View from Soldiers' Memorial, Cowes, Phillip Island. Valentine's, M5821"soldiers' memorial cowes, cowes jetty phillip island, stan mcfee, keith mcilwraith collection