This artwork was a finalist in the 1987 Shire of Eltham Art Awards. The materials Cowcher has chosen constitute different transformations of earth - stone, sand (fired into glass), bamboo and dried grass. The work is a sign of the artist's passion in working with these materials and 'packaging' them into an aesthetic composition that connect and dance with one another.Three purple glass objects in the form of pine cones, held together by raffia, resting on a large slab of white stone. N/A

This letter dated 23 July 1939 was written in response to an article in the Herald newspaper about the wreck of the Scammell off Torquay in 1891. The writer. Frances Gearing aged 9 years at the time, witnessed the aftermath of the wreck.An eyewitness account of a significant event in Torquay's history.Black and white photocopywreck of joseph h scammell

Article published in the Geelong Advertiser on 23 August 1971 telling the story of the Geelong Skindiving Club recovering the anchor from the wreck of the Scammell lost on the reef at Point Danger Torquay in 1891.contemporary record of the recovery of a significant artefact from an old wreck off Torquay.Black and white photocopywreck of joseph h scammell

This article is the binnacle cover from the compass of the Scammell wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.This is an original artefact discovered at Point Danger Torquay in 1934. Its whereabouts were unknown until 1996 when it was donated to the Society.Round metal object, possibly cover from ships compass.Brass plate attached with provenance of itemshipwreck, great ocean road, torquay, joseph h. scammell, 1891, arnold goetz

Scammell house Photocopy of original walls and doorsscammel deckhouse, wreck of joseph h scammell

Scammell HousePhoto of front of house & Drivewaywreck of joseph h scammell

Photograph is of Mary Gundry (nee Watson)Mary Gundry was the wife of Joseph Gundry, She was born on 23 July 1816 in Hobart Town and married Joseph at Hamilton, Tasmania. She died in 1905 and is buried at Jan Juc. (Bellbrae). Her grandmother was Rachel Hoddy who was transported to Australia on the Lady Juliana in the Second Fleet. The women of the Second Fleet were transported and recruited to Sydney to restore the imbalance to "civilise" the colony. Rachel married Isaac Williams who had been transported to Norfolk Island and later Tasmania. Her child Hannah Williams as the first generation would be referred to as a Currency Lass. She later married a convict Richard Watson. Hannah is buried at Watsons Marsh in the Derwent Valley in Tasmania. Their child Mary was to become Mary Gundry. Joseph and Mary arrived in Victoria with two children, John William and Joseph James. Mary had another child, Mary, when she married Joseph.Charles was the first child born at Jan Juc in 1844. Black and white photograph

underwater photo of items from wreck on the ocean floorwreck of joseph h scammell

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tells story of Scammell House Torquayphotocopy of newspaper article; Geelong Advertiser 1996wreck of joseph h scammell

Advertisement for sale of land at Best Estate, Blackburn North. Part of the original land holdings of R. de Stoop and R. Best of British Fur Co.sale of land at Best Estate, Blackburn North. Part of the original land holdings of R. de Stoop and R. Best of British Fur Co.land subdivision, best estate, blackburn north, chapman street, middleborough road, joseph street, nestor grove, vivian street, de stoop, roger, best, richard, british fur company

Photocopy of Certificate of Title Vol 3271 Fol 654003, 50 acres fronting on Canterbury Road, including Scott Street being part of Crown Portion 124, Parish of Nunawading, County of Bourke, in the name of William Scott, 20 June 1908; transfers to 8 October 1936 with notes of previous owners of parts of lot 124 from November 1858.scott street, mitcham, scott, william, polak, nelson, land subdivision, canterbury road, vermont, mitcham road, isaak, johnson, miller frederick, james, becker, lydia malvina, huffey, harry, graham, annie bella, langford, william allan, emily mary, caplin, ethel grace, armstrong, mary, cook, joseph allan, isabella, isaac william, mettzke, frederick oscar, whitmore, doris margaret, elizabeth, thomas, stephen, beach, william griffin, brown, hosking, bonnel, alphonse, saul, martin, richards, twose, richard frederick, charles, george, ham, cornelius job, sprigg, shaw, gavin, william barker, jane, mcclelland, david goodwin, thomas robert

Copy of official record of licencees of the Blackburn Hotel (previously the Travellers Rest Hotel) covering the period from 1920 to May 1977.blackburn hotel, travellers rest hotel, graham, george edwin, gromann, eugene, jackman, harry stanley, emily, johnson, richard, male, william, carmody, thomas joseph, watson, john maggington, kelly, charlotte, lynch, john thomas, phyllis lydia, jennings, john walter reginald, stafford, o'dwyer, james joseph, harris, ramon john, upton, brian ronald

Photocopies of record of subdivision of David Boyle's land in Canterbury Road, Forest Hill covering the period from November 1885 to February 1898 including a scale drawing of the land and the creation of an easement for Mount Pleasant Road.boyle, david, walter, william james, joseph nash, alexander, janet kennedy, furborough, henry, canterbury road, forest hill, mount pleasant road, land subdivision

Record of land purchase by Louis Laurence Smith dated 31 July 1858. The land is adjacent to Dandenong Creek. Records of the transfer of the land in June 1895 are included. Photocopies.dandenong creek, smith, l l dr, william, gallien, jacque jean, speary, catherine, langdon, harry joseph, foster, john, youngman, edward, simmons, morris, mayfield, william george, marion, land sales

1. Extraordinary election circular for Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, Mitcham Riding, Friday Jun 13, 1930, election brochure for P.J. Madden. 2. Mr George G. Walker, election brochure. 3. Shire has applied for loan of 15,000 ponds to expedite progress and relieve unemployment; brochure in favour by progressive League.Extraordinary election circular for Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, Mitcham Riding, Friday Jun 13, 1930,elections., shire of blackburn and mitcham, markham, patrick .joseph., walker, george g., blackburn and mitcham progressive league

The pump was restored by Alan Mitchell who was an employee of Zerbe Engineering, Ashburn Place, Blackburn. The work was carried out by Alan in their workshop.The pump was patented by Joseph W. Douglas, Middletown Conn. and the patent was assigned to W & B Douglas.A reconstructed well of red bricks. Circular, dome shaped, it has a grill on the flat top of the dome on which the force pump is situated next to the grill. It circulates the water which is held in a tank beneath the brick structure. The force pump is hand operated with a replacement handle made c1965 by Alan Mitchell who restored and donated the pump. The well is located outside the kitchen door of Schwerkolt Cottage.Patented 1842 M--D Conn.civil engineering, water supply, machinery, pumps

Three Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Plans of Drainage No. 204510 for Mr. P. J. Markham, o & o, and W. G. Tuck, Agent. Municipality - Blackburn & Mitcham [of] Mitcham Post Office and residence.non-fictionPlans of drainage no 204510 for Mr P. J. Markham, o & o, and W. G. Tuck, Agent. Three plans: the original proposed (31-7-1939); the approved plan (19-10-1939); and the as-built plan (10-8-1940).mitcham post office, tuck, w. g., markham, patrick joseph, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

Plans and elevations for the Post office shops and dwelling at Mitcham for P. J. Markham, Esq. Sydney Smith, Ogg & Serpell, Architects, 1923. Original and preservation copy. Digital image held on DVD: see NP 3949non-fictionPost office shops and dwelling at Mitcham for P. J. Markham, Esq. [Plans and elevations].mitcham post office, markham, patrick joseph