Clear glass medicine bottle. Cylindrical in shape, sheared top.bottle, medicine, chinese, goldfields

Group of four medicine bottles. 00203.1 : Clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00203.2 : Pale green clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. 00203.3 : Clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular tapered shape with a sheared top. Cracked. 00203.4 : Clear glass medicine bottle, cylindrical shape, lipped top with cork residue in base.00203.4 : Chinese characters on base.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, buckland valley

Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular shape with a sheared top.bottle, chinese, medicine, goldfields, harrietville

Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular shape, sheared top.medicine, bottle, chinese, harrietville, goldfields

Clear glass medicine bottle. Cylindrical shape, collar at neck of bottle, lipped top, broken at lip.medicine, bottle, chinese, goldfields, harrietville

Group of two medicine bottles. 00208.1 : Thick pale green glass medicine bottle, rectangular, tapered shape with a sheared top. Several cracks. 00208.2 : Thick clear glass medicine bottle, rectangular, tapered shape. Cracks in glass.medicine, bottle, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley

Group of two medicine bottles. 00209.1 : Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape. 00209.2 : Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape.medicine, bottle, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley

Group of seven medicine bottles. 00210.1 00210.2 00210.3 00210.4: Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape. 00210.5 : Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape. 00210.6 : Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape. 00210.7 : Pale green glass medicine bottle, tapered towards the base. Rectangular shape.bottle, medicine, chinese, goldfields, harrietville

Group of two Chinese cash coins.money, coins, cash coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley

Section of an opium tin lid. Paper label attached to metal face of opium tin. Chinese writing on the paper label. Black Chinese characters.tin, opium, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley

Oblong Chinese calligraphy stone, with a shallow area cut into both front and back surfaces.Some scratches and lines on one surface.calligraphy, calligraphy stone, chinese, goldfields, harrietville

Oblong stone. All sides show evidence of rubbing.turkey stone, chinese, goldfields, harrietville

Metal suspension scales. Very rusted. 00222.1 : Metal arm - brass 00222.2 : Forked handle - brass. 00222.3 : Larger dish - of unknown material, has a broken piece 00222.4 : Smaller dish - 0f unknown material 00222.5 : Steel fulcrum rod - Possibly manufactured by Aldo Gios.weighing scales, goldfields, chinese, buckland valley

Metal, suspension gold scales, very rusted, gold pans broken. 00223.1 : Arm and handle 00223.2 : Intact dish - brass with four suspension holes. Slight damage on side. 00223.3 : Two parts to the dish - badly damaged.weighing scales, goldfields, chinese, gold, buckland valley

Circular piece of slate, broken in two and glued. Linear markings scratched onto surface.slate, chinese, harrietville, goldfields

Metal cleaver, rusted and missing the handle. Blade has indentations along the cutting edge.cleaver, goldfields, chinese, harrietville, cooking utensils

Metal box - tin, used for opium.Chinese characters on each end.box, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, opium, recreation

Chinese rough stoneware dish, in two pieces that has been repaired. One fragment missing.. Terracotta colour.Chinese characters stamped on the bowl of the dish.dish, chinese, goldfields, stoneware

Brass handle, circular at one end. Two holes for attachment of missing part.brass, goldfields, buckland valley, handle, chinese

Brown stoneware jar. Has a lip opening,the lid is missing. Reconstructed from many large fragments. several small fragments missing. Four elongated attachments positioned below the lip of the jar.jar, chinese, stoneware, goldfields, buckland valley

Group of three opium fens. Hand cut from opium tins. Used for buying and selling small amounts of opium. 00235.1 : oblong 00235.2 : oblong 00235.3 : squareopium, fen, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley

Tin box used to store opium. Metal is broken in several places with a piece missing from one face. Has been repaired and glued.Chinese characters on top and base of box.tin box, goldfields, opium, chinese, recreation, buckland valley

Group of two Chinese cash coins.Chinese characters on each coin.money, cash coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

Group of two Chinese cash coins.Chinese characters on each coin.money, cash coins, chinese, goldfields, buckland valley, aldo gios

This teacup is part of a four-piece place setting, comprising a teacup, saucer and plates, from a tea set. The tea set was given by Eva Carmichael, a survivor of the ship Loch Ard which was wrecked near Port Campbell in 1878, to Jane Shields, the young woman who supported Eva during her recovery from the ordeal. Ms Shields was Eva’s close companion while she was convalescing at Glenample Homestead. The friendship between the two women continued after Eva Carmichael returned to her home in Britain, became Mrs Townsend, and had three sons. Jane Shields also married, becoming Mrs John Osborne and bearing four daughters and two sons. In 1926-27, almost forty-eight years after the shipwreck, one of Jane’s daughters (Ella Marie Schulby nee Osborne) visited Eva in England. Eva gave her the tea set to take back home to her mother. Jane died in 1932 and her tea set was inherited by her daughters, who divided it between themselves, a four-piece place setting for each of them. A brief history of the Loch Ard: - The Loch Ard was named after a Scottish lake. It was one of the famous Loch Line of ships that sailed the long voyage from England to Australia. Barclay, Curdle and Co. built the three-masted iron ship in Glasgow in 1873. It had sailed 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 recently married, 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, 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, and a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. Other cargo included items intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The Loch Ard had been sailing for three months and was close to its destination. At 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs expected to see land, but the Loch Ard ran into a fog that greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs became anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. The fog lifted at 4 am. A lookout announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view; the ship was much closer to them than Captain Gibbs expected. It was not long before the Loch Ard's bow swung towards land. Although the Captain tried to manage the vessel, his attempts didn’t work and the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. The top deck became loosened from the hull, and the masts and rigging crashed down, knocking passengers and crew overboard. The lifeboat was launched by Tom Pearce but crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce managed to cling to the lifeboat’s overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and the tide brought him back to what is now called Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore and found a cave for shelter. A passenger, Eva Carmichael, had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening and was confronted by towering cliffs above the ship. She was soon swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore and to the shelter of the cave. He revived Eva with a bottle of brandy from a case that had washed up on the beach. Tom scaled a cliff in search of help and followed some horse hoof prints. He came from two men from Glenample Station, three and a half miles away. He told the men of the tragedy and then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. They reached Loch Ard Gorge and took the two shipwreck survivors 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 and was presented with a medal and some money. 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.This blue china tea set, comprising a teacup, saucer and two plates, is of high significance as it is closely connected to the wreck of the Loch Ard, and to one of only two survivors, Eva Carmichael. Memorabilia connected to Eva Carmichael are precious and rare. The Loch Ard shipwreck is significant 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. The group gives a snapshot of history, enabling us to interpret the story of this tragic event and the lives of the people involved. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allow us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. The collection's historical significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.The teacup is part of a china tea set place setting, which comprises the teacup, a saucer and two plates of slightly different sizes. The cup is a royal blue outer, white inside with gold lip, a gold ring around the base and a gold handle. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, china tea set, tea set, royal blue china, tom pearce, eva carmichael, jane shields, glenample, loch ard, place setting, teacup