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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Uniform - Jacket, 19th-20th Century
This jacket appears to be part of the uniform, connected to Warrnambool through its sleeve labels, and to the sea, through its anchor and chain buttons. It may have been worn in the merchant navy by a senior seaman, due to the good quality of fabric and the double-breasted design, or to life saving at sea, such as a member of the Life Saving Rescue Crew, or even a Harbour Master. This jacket has been used for display on the ketch 'Reginald M', built in 1922 in South Australia and spending the final years of its life at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village from 1975-2016. The vessel spent much of its working life as a coastal trader along the south-eastern coast of Australia.This maritime jacket is significant for its connection with Warrnambool and to maritime service. Its high quality wool suggests that it was made for a senior ranking person. This jacket could have been used by a seaman in the merchant navy, which provided the essential service of transportation of goods and passengers between the ports of south-eastern Australia, including the Port of Warrnambool.Uniform jacket or coat, maritime. Heavy duty navy-coloured woollen jacket lined with light-weight woollen lining coloured blue with thin white stripe. Double-breasted front with eight buttons with the motif of anchor and chain. Two waist pockets on the outside, two breast pockets on the inside, closed with composition buttons on the lap, plus one spare button. Dark felt fabric labels were stitched to each sleeve just below the shoulder, with gold embroidered letters. Embroidered sleeve labels "WARRNAMBOOL" Embossed on eight buttons, symbol [chain joined to top of anchor and entwined around it, with text on anchor's crossbar]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, meritime uniform, men's jacket, woollen jacket, double-breasted jacket, merchant navy, maritime uniform jacket, anchor and chain buttons -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Viet Cong
Two piece black cotton top and pants. Top is button through at the front. Pants have elastic waist. A Vietnam Cong Uniformvc, black "pyjamas", uniform -
Bendigo Military Museum
Badge - BADGES & BUTTON WW1, 1) 1917-19, .2) post WW1, .3) WW1, .4) Post WW1
The items relate to Joseph Frederick Gunston No 3077 38th Batt AIF. Refer Ca No’s1640, 1641, 1642. Item .1) was referred to as a "Sweetheart Badge" made from two uniform badges. .1) Badge, Rising sun lapel, blackened brass, soldered onto a "Australia" shoulder badge. .2) Badge, brass, circular with Rising Sun in centre and crown atop, "Returned from Active Service". 2 lugs on rear. .3) Button, brass, round with map of Australia with crown and "Australian Military Forces" around outside. 1 lug on rear. .4) Badge, RSL membership with 2 soldiers in centre. Returned Sailors, Soldiers Imperial League of Australia. 2 lugs on rear with brass plate..2) "21552" .4) "V64773"numismatics-badges-military, metalcraft-brassware, rsl, badges -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET, RAAF, Aust Govt Clothing Factory, Fletcher Jones, ADA, 1981
Battle uniform jacket is for less formal circumstance. Belonging to "Peter Stoklahsa" enlisted 1966. Refer Cat 7674P.RAAF blue uniform jacket size 10 OR. Royal Australian Air Force shoulder patches.. Commonwealth emblem patch sewn onto lower arms. Two breast pockets with service ribbon attached above left pocket. Material epaulettes on each shoulder with a black button and gold RAAF Eagle and Crown Emblem. Zipped front with stretch bands on bottom sides. Inside cotton lining. Inside pocket - label of maker on inside.Label - "A.G.C.F. VIC. 1981. 8405.66.103.8063 Size 10 OR. Service No. Cleaning instructions. raaf, uniform, peter stoklahsa -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - DRESS UNIFORM, RAAF, Australian Govt Clothing Factory
Partial dress uniform of RAAF for "Peter Stoklahsa". Enlisted 1966 to 1987. Refer to cat No. 7674P.1. Dark blue pants size 97. White label on inside. 4 pockets, clip to do up and white elastic lining on inside. 2. RAAF blue jacket. Two breast pockets and two lower pocket flaps with no pocket. Four large front buttons and two smaller pocket buttons. 'Australia' shoulder flashes and service ribbon above left chest pocket. Inside cotton lining and inside pocket on right side. Makers label sewn on inside and Commonwealth emblem on sleeve. 3. Blue Air Force cap size 7. Leather inside lining and plastic and black material band. Button on each side with plastic strap. Gold Air Force emblem of Laurel leaves, spread Eagle and Crown.Inside maker - Australian Government Clothing Factory. Size 7.raaf, uniform, peter stoklahsa -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET AND TROUSERS, BATTLE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, 1953
"W.J.BERTUCH" SERVICE DETAILS - REFER CAT NO. 1664.2.1. Jacket - khaki colour, wool fabric, Battle dress style, belted at waist with metal buckle and brown plastic buttons. Collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap and sleeve cuffs. Shoulder insignia, white on red lettering "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT". Light khaki cotton twill fabric pocket lining. Manufacturers white fabric cotton labels. - Left pocket lining. Handwritten information. 2. Trousers - khaki colour wool fabric, Battle dress style, with two side pockets, two back pockets with concealed button down flap, one side leg pocket with concealed button down flap, button down belt loops on waist band, five button fly. Brown plastic buttons. Light khaki colour cotton twill lining to waist band and pockets. Manufacturers white cotton label, back waistband lining. Handwritten information. 3. Braces - type known as "POLICE AND FIREMEN". Set of cotton, flat elastic braces with leather button attachments for trousers. Stripes on elastic are brown, beige, blue, black and grey in colour. Metal slides for adjustment to wearers size. 1. & 2. Manufacturers information on labels. 1. Tw labels - black ink print - "Regimental NO./ NAME". Red ink print "M.T.X./ SIZE 3". Third cotton label - black ink print - all print indecipherable. Handwritten information - blue ink pen "PTE W.J. BERTUCH" 2. Black ink print "J. WILSON PTY LTD/ 1953/ SIZE 118/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ REGIMENTAL NO. / NAME". BLACK INK STAMP "?? - RO-SET" Handwritten information, blue ink pen "BERTUCH/ 59060". 3. Stamped on metal adjustment slides 'POLICE AND FIREMEN". Black ink stamp on leather F.B.??/ ^/ 1966/38.uniform, army, battle dress, w.j. bertuch -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHIRT AND TROUSERS, SERVICE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, 1966
"W.J. BERTUCH" for service details Refer Cat No. 1664.2.1. Shirt - Khaki colour cotton/polyester long sleeve with shoulder epaulettes and brown plastic buttons. Two front pockets with button down flaps. Gold colour metal badge "AUSTRALIA" - on right epaulette. Manufacturers white cotton fabric label inside back below collar and bottom of shirt. 2. Trousers - khaki colour wool/polyester fabric. Service dress style with fob pocket, two side pockets, one back pocket with concealed button down flap. Brown plastic buttons and metal fly zip. 3. Belt - light brown colour nylon webbing, service dress style with black colour metal slide buckle. Manufacturers information on labels in black ink print. 1. Top - "CLASS - 8405/ 66-017-2261/ REGIMENTAL NO./ NAME". Handwritten black ink pen "VS38". Bottom "MACHINE WASHABLE/ DO NOT BOIL/ DRIP DRY/ WARM IRON/ SALCO/ VICTORIA/ 1966. Handwritten black ink pen "VS38". 2. Rt side label 'REGIMENTAL NO./ NAME". Left side label "Dry Clean only/ Repress on original crease/ use damp cloth or medium/ TO HOT STEAM IRON/ Mending patch attached." Handwritten - black ink pen "VS38". 3. Black ink stamp - "CGCF D^D 1957? 0108/ 5499". uniform, army, service dress, wj bertuch -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET, BATTLE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, 1954
"Herbert Rex WILLIS" Reg No. 342872 Service Details. Refer Cat No. 5231.31. Jacket - Khaki colour, wool serge fabric, Battle dress style, belted at the waist with metal buckle and brown plastic buttons. Collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with concealed button down flap and sleeve cuffs. Shoulder insignia - with yellow lettering - "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS". Rank insignia on sleeves - brown, white and red, - Warrant Officer Second Class. Service Ribbons above left pocket L-R, Vietnam Campaign Medal. Long Service Medal, South Vietnamese Medal with clasp "60-". Light khaki colour cotton twill fabric lining. Manufacturers white cotton twill fabric label - inside on left pocket lining. 2. Lanyard - dark blue colour cotton cord with knots. 1. Manufacturers information on label - black ink print "REGIMENTAL NO./ NAME", Red ink print "M.TX/IZE 5". On pocket lining - purple ink "D^D/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ 1954. On collar lining - handwritten, black ink pen "WILLIS" .uniform, army, battle dress, rex willis -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection
Uniform - Cap, officers, c. 1940s
Uniform equipment worn by officers Khaki officers peaked cap with brown strap. One button on right side. Button on left is missing. Two small holes in front where hat badge has been removed, The fabric is slightly darker behid where the rising sun badge had previously been located. Inside the cap has a brown leather sweat band with the letters R R stamped into the right side. the top of the cap is padded RR Wardrop's of Melbourne, Collingwood & Geelong for all mens wear 5/6 rvr, uniform, hat -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHIRTS, AIR FORCE CADET, ADI, 1991
1. This is a deep blue cotton polyester shirt. It has two breast pockets, held shut with 1 button each. It has 5 buttons to hold shirt closed. It has long sleeves with the cuff held closed with one button. It has a fairly broad collar and epaulettes of the same material. 2. This is a deep blue cotton polyester shirt. It has two breast pockets, held shut with 1 button each. It has 5 buttons to hold shirt closed. It has short sleeves. It has a fairly broad collar and epaulettes of the same material.1. Written on label is W326143 B. Williams. 2. Written on label is W326143 ACW Williams.uniforms, air force cadets -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Army Pilots two piece flying suit
Army pilots flying suit, flash proof. Eppelet - Captain Brass zipper / 100% Polyamide . Left sleeve vertically zippered pocket with double pen pocket. Shirt has a pair of buttoned pockets. Shirt separate from trouser. Black BootsMarkcrow Scovill (Zipper inscription)uniform, flying suit -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Khaki Belt
Belt from khaki dress suit no.11798. Khaki material with silver buckle, two leather tabs attached to button on inside. Five buttons on insidebelt, uniform -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Officers Trousers, 1966 estimate
Officers dress trousers khaki. pleats fob pocket & two side pockets on front, one back pocket with flap, button fastening belt loops, all khakiEWP/Ltd South Australia 1966 Size 33 Long W33 I/L321/2 Class 8405 66-019-8490 AWM 11/66 66-019-8490 AWM 11/66clothing, dress uniform -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Camoflague Shirt
Camoflague shirt with two pockets on chest with two buttons on each. One button missing from top of shirt. One button missing from bottom of jacket. Tailor made in Vietnam.clothing, camoflague shirt, denis gibbons -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Uniform, Army, Vest
Green sleeveless vest in polar fleece material with pale green bias binding around collar & sleeve openings. 5 button holes down each side of front and 2 button holes on back collar - with labelclothing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Uniform Trousers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Uniform Trousers - MMTB, 13/02/1926 12:00:00 AM
Uniform Trousers - MMTB - dark blue serge cloth, red stripe or bead on the outside of the trousers vertically, two front pockets, one back pocket from heavy calico cloth, belt loops, buttons for a pair of braces to be attached if needed, white cloth inner band at the top of the garment, button up fly and leather strips around the front of the trousers at the bottom where they would contact a shoe. No size markings.trams, tramways, mmtb, uniforms -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Uniform - Jacket, RAAF Chaplain, c1942
The jacket belonged to RAAF Chaplain Aubrey Alfred Quick. Rev Quick served in seven Methodist Circuits in Victoria, one in Tasmania, one City Mission (North Melbourne) and also an appointment with the Methodist Inland Mission in Central Australia. He was one of the first ministers to be appointed to the new John Flynn Memorial Church in Alice Springs. Aubrey Quick was a part-time Chaplain in the Royal Australian Airforce and received an Order of Australia for his pastoral care of the apprentices the RAAF. He served on the University of Melbourne Queens College Council for 23 years. Navy blue wool belted jacket with four brass buttons and a brass buckle. The jacket has four pleated pockets, each with a brass button, one small ticket pocket on the RHS and two pale blue grosgrain ribbons at the cuffs. It is lined with black cotton and the sleeves with cream striped lining. The right pocket contains two metal Chaplain's RAAF metal hat badges and two colour bars.rev aubrey quick, raaf chaplain, methodist circuit, australian inland mission -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET, BATTLE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, 1954
Uniform issued to "WO1 D.M.FIELD" 313679, REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJOR.Jacket - Khaki colour wool serge fabric, Battle dress style, belted at the waist with metal buckle. Brown plastic buttons. Collar shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap. Shoulder sleeve insignia black colour with red embroidered lettering "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF TRANSPORT". Light Khaki colour cotton twill fabric pocket lining. Manufacturers white cotton fabric label - left pocket lining.Manufacturers information on two labels. Black ink print - "REGIMENTAL NO/ NAME" Red ink print - "M.TX Size 7" On pocket lining - purple ink stamp - "D^D/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ 1954" uniform, army, battle dress, wo1 dm field -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET AND TROUSERS, SERVICE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, c.1960's
Uniform issued to "W.O.1 D.M. Field" 313679 - Regimental Sergeant Major.1. Jacket - Khaki colour wool/polyester fabric. Service dress style old plastic buttons, Collar, shoulder epaulettes, four front pockets, top with buttons and two metal press studs on flap, lower button down flap. Sleeve insignia Australian Coat of Arms embroidered on patch, gold, green, blue, red, black and white for W.O.1. Buttons have raised emblem, globe, horse and crown R.A.E.M.E. Green polyester fabric lining with manufacturers label on inside left. 2. Trousers, Khaki colour wool/polyester fabric, service dress style, With fob pocket, two side pockets and one back pocket. Green polyester fabric waist and pocket lining with manufacturers white cotton label inside on back pocket.Manufacturers information on labels - black ink print. 1. "CARBONE APPAREL/ VICTORIA/ 6/ DRY CLEAN ONLY/ RE-PRESS USING IRON AND/ DAMP CLOTH OR MEDIUM/ TO HOT STEAM IRON/ CREASE UPPER HALF OF/ LAPEL ONLY./ SERVICE NO/ NAME" Handwritten blue ink pen "2332/ FIELD" . 2. Print and information on label - illegible.uniform, army, service dress, wo1 d.m. field -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - JACKET AND TROUSERS, BATTLE DRESS, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, 1981-82
1. Jacket - Khaki colour wool serge fabric, battle dress style, belted at the waist with metal buckle. Green colour plastic buttons. Collar, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with button down flap. Shoulder sleeve insignia, navy blue colour with gold embroidered lettering "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS". Rank Insignia - lower sleeve - Warrant Officer, Class 1. Manufacturers white cotton fabric label, inside left pocket. 2. Trousers - Khaki colour wool serge fabric. green plastic button, metal zipper fly, Fob pocket, two side pockets, one back pocket with button down flap. Manufacturers white cotton fabric label, back inside waistband.1. & 2. Manufacturers information - black ink print "BERENSEN PTY LTD/VICTORIA 1961/62/ NAME/ SERVICE NO./ DRY CLEAN ONLY/ PRESS IN ORIGINAL/ CREASE LINE/ USE DAMP CLOTH OR/ STEAM IRON/ MEDIUM TO HOT RANGE/ CREASE SET BY SIRO SET. Black ink stamp "DM FIELD/ WO2/ 313679".uniform, army, battle dress -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Clothing - Hat and Hat Box, late 19th - early 20th century
This hat and hat box was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. McDade is the surname of Dr Angus’ daughter Berry (Berenice) McDade nee Angus. This had belonged to her father Dr William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist (1901 –1970), who wore it on the ship T.S.S. LARGS BAY when travelling from Australia to Scotland for extended studies to be a “Fellow” of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in the 1929. This bicorn cocked hat was worn with the narrow points towards front and back. It is decorated with flat gold braid or ‘lace’ with a geometrical design. Regimental lace was worn on the uniform and headdress of regimental officers in the 19th century. Gold lace chevrons were worn on coats to signify rank. Drummers and Foot Guards also wore regimental lace on their garments to distinguish them from other military personnel. In the late 19th century the English and Welsh infantry officers’ uniforms displayed a rose-pattern lace. The gold bullion and underlying crimson ‘eyes’ have been used to signify the rank of the owner. The crimson eyes were used for military, blue eyes for naval personnel. Different numbers and colours of the bullion and eyes may have been used to represent different military ranks. The Regulations specify nine tassels and eleven underlying eyes but there could have been variations. We have not yet been able to identify the rank for this particular hat. The gold button’s emblem has a cross with five stars, a crown, and the motto “AUT PACE AUT BELLO”, translated “either in peace or in war”. Museum Victoria has a similar button and writes that buttons with this design were used in the nineteenth century by the Victorian Volunteers. The Australian War Memorial Curator of Military Heraldry advised Museum Victoria that these buttons dated from 1880-1892 and were worn by regular, unranked soldiers. The Australian War Memorial has a hat that is very similar in design, described as an “Artillery Staff Officer’s cocked had with plume, worn by Volunteer Artillery Staff in the Victorian Colonial Military Forces”. That hat is different in that it has a plume and the braid and button are silver. Berry MdDade, the donor, has used the hat many times as a dress-up hat but doesn’t know the origin of it. The hat seems to fit the design of the Staff Officers in Victorian Volunteers in Colonial times, but the button on this hat was used for unranked volunteers. Also, military uniforms usually have very clear manufacturer’s labels, as they are made by reputable companies under contract to the Defence Department. The manufacturer’s mark is not discernible on this hat. The origin, original wearer and use of this particular hat is unclear. The military bicorn cockade hat belonged to Dr William Roy Angus and is part of the W.R. Angus Collection. It is significant for still being located at the site where it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Black bicorn cocked hat and case. It appears to be part of a 19th century Colonial full dress military uniform. The long, narrow crescent-shaped hat is made of beaver fabric and the crown is lined with crimson silk and finished with a hand stitched leather sweatband. On one flat side there is a pleated black silk, lace cockade woven in the pattern of oak leaves and acorns. The cockade is overlaid with a double row of gold lace braiding secure with a Victorian Volunteer’s gold button. Wide diagonal bands of black lace braid trim are on each side of the gold braiding. The other side of the hat is plain. The front and back points of the hat each have seven gold bullion tassels with nine underlying twists of crimson ‘eyes’. The fitted metal carry case has a catch and a metal plaque on one side. The button bears a crown and cross with five stars and a motto. Inside the hat is a white name tag with clear adhesive over it, with black printed text with the name “Mc Dade”. The hat is part of the W.R. Angus Collection. The hat has no maker’s marks although there is a darker colour in the centre where there could have been a label. Inside the hat is taped a printed label; “Mc DADE 801 1032” Button’s emblem- a cross with five stars, under a crown, all within a buckled belt with the motto “AUT PACE AUT BELLO”. The plaque on the case has no legible marks. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, t.s.s. largs bay, berry mcdade, 19th century colonial military uniform, artillery staff officer’s cocked had, victorian volunteers, victorian colonial military forces, colonial militia, aut pace aut bello, cocked hat, cockade hat, bicorn hat, military bullion, oak leaves and acorns pattern, gold bullion tassels, military heraldry, w.r. angus collection. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Uniform - Tunic, 1899-1903
This original tunic or jacket is part of the full dress uniform of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery regiment. Its owner had the rank of Sergeant, as indicated by the three inverted chevrons. The Artillery design of the badges and buttons indicate the date of the tunic to be from 1893 to 1903. However the maker of the tunic, W. Moncton, began manufacture in Melbourne in 1899, so this the tunic can be dated between 1899 and 1903. The donor's grandfather was given this tunic but not the name of the original owner. It has since been suggested to the family that the tunic was worn by a local Western District Light Horse member. This could very well have been the case because mounted troops were officially referred to as the Light Horse in the late 19th to early 20th century. Several local men were involved in the Light Horse during the First World War. The donor's grandfather wore this tunic in the local district when riding a penny farthing bicycle. The donor's father also wore the tunic when dressed as a 'Captain' hosting a local disco dance. BRIEF MILITARY HISTORY- The Crimean War began In 1854 and many people in colonial Australia were afraid of a Russian attack. Volunteer forces were established to strengthen the British Imperial troops posted here. A battery of artillery was raised in Victoria as well as in other Australian states. In 1870 Australia became responsible for its own naval and military defence. The Volunteer Corps and Victorian Navy shared the responsibility of defending the existing forts, assisted by volunteer coastal and mobile field batteries. The Permanent Victorian Artillery force was established. It was disbanded in 1880 then re-formed in 1882 as the Victorian Garrison Artillery Corps. In 1895 the Geelong, Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland Batteries became part of the Western District Garrison Artillery. Many of the volunteers who served in the Artillery were from rural areas. They belonged to rifle clubs and were experience horsemen as well. Australia's defence at this time relied on these mounted troops, or Light Horse men. In 1899 the Victorian Garrison Artillery Corps amalgamated with the New South Wales and Queensland Permanent Artillery to become the Victorian Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). Then prior to Federation, the RAA and the Permanent Artillery of South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania all combined, becoming the Royal Australian Artillery Regiment with two Batteries of Field Artillery; Battery A from Sydney and Battery B from Melbourne.This original uniform tunic of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery is significant for its association with Australia's military defence and the fortifications of our district, state and country. The tunic is also significant, representing part of the history and evolution of uniforms in the Australian military forces. The tunic is also significant in its representation of Australia's independence in forming its own defences. The tunic has local significance in its connection with local social events.Tunic or jacket, part of the full dress uniform of the pre-Federation Victorian Permanent Artillery operating from 1893 to 1903. Original, single-breasted tunic of dark blue wool, red piping trim, black cotton lining in body. Sleeves lined with blue striped, white cotton. Front closure has eight brass buttons. Red band-style collar with hook-and-eye closure has gold bullion braid trim and a brass badge pinned each side at the front. Upper right sleeve has three inverted chevrons on red fabric with gold bullion braid trim (rank of Sergeant). Both sleeves have gold bullion braid 'Austrian knot' emblems stitched onto lower arm, with ends finishing on the inner sleeve. Shoulder epaulettes have red piping and smaller brass buttons. Closed back vent has vertical scalloped design with six brass buttons, in two columns of three, and red piping trim. Brass belt hook is attached to the left back waist, close to the seam (right side has a mark indicating a previous similar clip). Inside left breast is a concealed pocket. Tunic has both machine and hand stitching. All brass shank-style buttons have matching Artillery emblems with inscriptions on the back. The two brass collar badges have additional artillery emblems of exploding grenade and star as well as an inscription. Buttons were made for W. Moncton, of Melbourne and marked with his name. He traded from 1899, dating the tunic to between 1899 and 1903.Button front: Artillery emblem on front (field cannon facing left, in front of a muzzle-loading ram rod). Button back: engraved "W. MONCTON . MELBOURNE ." Collar badges: Artillery emblem (field cannon facing right | stars | exploding grenade | "AUSTRALIA")flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, uniform jacket, uniform tunic, garrison volunteer uniform, fortifications in victoria, victorian permanent artillery, pre-federation military uniform, sergeant's uniform, jacket, militia, victoria, victorian volunteer forces, victorian regiment, royal australian artillery, raa, field gun, sergeant, w. moncton, garrison, dress uniform, tunic, scarlet collar, red collar, scarlet piping, red piping, gold bullion, artillery emblem, light horse, artillery, mounted troops, victorian garrison artillery corps -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHIRT, ARMY, C.G.C.F, 1963
Part of the ' Kevin John Herdman', No. 397661, Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service.Jungle green coloured, cotton fabric shirt with long sleeves. Two button down breast pockets with plastic buttons. White cotton fabric manufacturer's label below collar on inside. Name label below manufacturer's label.On manufacturer's label: 'C.G.C.F., VICTORIA, 1963, SIZE 15 1/2, X33 ^. Handwritten in black ink on name label : '397661 HERDMAN'. uniform, shirt, army, work dress, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHIRT, ARMY
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" No. 397661 collection. See cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Jungle green coloured cotton fabric shirt with long sleeves. Two button down breast pockets with plastic buttons. Faded green coloured manufacturer's label sewn on inside below the collar.Handwritten in red on manufacturer's label: 'HER'. Handwritten in black on manufacturer's label: '397661 HERDMAN'uniform, shirt, army, work dress, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - TROUSERS, ARMY, Conway Bros Pty Ltd, 1971
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" No. 397661 Collection. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Polyester full length Khaki trousers. Metal zippered fly. Belt loops around waist. Two side pockets, one fob pocket and one button down hip pocket on RHS. On the inside under the belt section is a white towelling band. White calico manufacturers and name label sewn onto the hip pocket lining. Care instructions also on manufacturers label. Plastic buttons.Printed on Manufacturer's label: "CONWAY BROS. PTY LTD S.AUST, ^ 1971. Size 33RB, Waist 33, IN LEG 30 1/2 8405-66-018-5520, ARMY NO. NAME' Handwritten on Manufacturers label: "Herdman". Stamped in black on manufacturer's label: 'MO 21020" .uniform, trousers, kevin john herdman -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - TROUSERS, ARMY, Conway Bros Pty Ltd, 1969
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman" No. 397661 Collection. See cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Khaki wool serge fabric battle dress trousers with five button fly. Plastic buttons. Two side pockets, one fob and one button down hip pocket on RHS. Cotton and polyester fabric lining. Manufacturers label with black print attached to lining of hip pocket. Mending patch attached to label.On Manufacturer's label in black print: "CONWAY BROS PTY LTD, ADELAIDE, ^ , 1969, class 8405-66-025-6183, SIZE WAIST 33R, MATCHING JACKET 37-38R, NAME, ARMY NO.. Stamped in purple on Manufacturer's label: AWM 11".trousers, battle dress, kevin john herdman, army -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - UNIFORM, CAMOUFLAGE, ARMY, Australian Defence Industries, c
Uniform shirt and trousers issued to WO1 "Graham Russell WYBAR" Reg No. 317098. Refer Cat No. 6372.25 for photographs of G.R. Wybar.1. Shirt - camouflage jungle pattern, green and brown colours, polyester/cotton fabric with long sleeves, shoulder epaulettes, two front pockets with two button down flaps, left sleeve pocket with button down flap, green colour plastic buttons. Left shoulder patch with Rising Sun, crown and " THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY". Two rank insignia on sleeves and crown for WO1. Polyester fabric manufacturers label - no visible print information. 2. Trousers - camouflage jungle pattern green and brown colours, polyester/cotton fabric. Green colour plastic buttons, metal zipper fly, two side pockets, two front to side pockets with two button down flaps, back pocket and button down belt loops. Waist and pocket lining - polyester/cotton fabric. No manufacturers label.graham russell wybar, uniform, army, camouflage work dress -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Jacket
Green material Jacket with many enamel and cloth badges attached. Silver braid from right shoulder to top gold button. Ten gold buttons. Rank stripes on both sleeves. Gold and black cloth on right sleeve with horse embroidery. Black name badge cross on front.uniform, jacket -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Uniform - Dress Jacket, Defence Department Australia, Corporal's Dress Jacket, 1940?
Baulch Family HistorySIgnificantKhaki Dress Jacket size ? Issued by Defence Department AustraliaSleeve (both sleeves) patches Red and Blue on a grey background. Brass "Australia" flashes on both shoulders. Corporal stripes and Star on Right sleeve. Australian medals x 4 on right chest: - 1939 - 45 Star, - Pacific Star, - 1939-45 Australian Service Medal, -War Medal. Rising Sun Collar badges x 2. Brass buttons (1 button missing lower front) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Toy Soldier, circa 1878
The toy soldier is a relic from the shipwreck of the LOCH ARD in 1878. It has a companion piece in the Flagstaff Hill collection. The toy soldier is unpainted, but the style of uniform, and the weapons carried (a musket and a basket-handled cutlass), indicate it is a representation of the Napoleonic Wars period from the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mass-produced toy soldiers made of cast metal (lead or tin) became popular during the 1800s. Heyde of Germany manufactured silhouette-shaped flat toy soldiers early in the century. Mignot of France released three-dimensional solid figures and later around 1893 W. Britain, a toy company became known for its die-cast lead toy soldiers. These innovations were designed to make sets of toy soldiers more affordable for middle and lower-class children, extending the market beyond the intricately made and hand-crafted replicas that were the preserve of the rich in the eighteenth century. Wooden military figures, specially carved and unpainted ones, were therefore not particularly common at the time when the Loch Ard foundered on Victoria’s southwest coast. Mignot was the first to sell unpainted soldiers, leaving their customers to fill in the colours according to their own patriotic preferences. It is, therefore, possible the two figures in the Flagstaff Hill collection were part of a new set intended for sale, rather than part of a passenger’s existing collection. Loch Ard History: 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, Curle & 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 Lochard 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 Lochard 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 Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard 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 toy soldier represents a 19th-century child's interest in military history. The item is one of two toy soldiers recovered from the Loch Ard in Flagstaff Hill's collection. 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 accumulations of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collections of objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history, allowing us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.An unpainted, cream-coloured toy soldier, recovered from the Loch Ard. The figure wears a Napoleonic Wars-era uniform, a plumed helmet, a short jacket with tails, bib-front trousers with button closure, straps crossed at the front and back, and epaulettes. The figure is in marching posture with one foot extended forward, and is bearing a musket at the slope-arms position, with a sabre or cutlass slung behind. It is unable to stand on its own. There are reddish-brown and orange-brown stains on the head and body. The body has seams along both sides that are uneven at the lower leg. There is a hole in the back and the inside is hollow. The material has a rough texture.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch ard, toy soldier, napoleonic uniforms, military toy, moulded soldier