VA Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Report from C.Pasley to the Honorable Colonial Secretary about the aftermath of the battleshow of force

Anglo-Indian Pamela "Pam" McCarthy was struck by polio in 1945 at age 11 In addition to her becoming a singer, she also competed at a variety of sporting meets for the disabled.Grey plastic medal case.The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes he text "Stokes (Australia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.pamela mccarthy, victorian paraplegic games

Kevin Richard Coombs, OAM (born 30 May 1941) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer and athlete who competed at 5 Paralympics including the first Paralympic Games in 1960. He was the first Australian Aboriginal Paralympic competitor for Australia.Grey plastic medal case.The lid on the case is inscribed with the word "TROPHY" and a laurel wreath. The bottom of the case is inscribed with "Casecraft. CAT. No 102". The interior of the case includes he text "Stokes (Australia) Limited - medallists and silversmtihs est. 1855:.australian paraplegic games, kevin coombs

From the library of John Pascoe Fawkner considered together with John Batman as a founder of Melbourne and one of the first group of free settlers to arrive in Victoria 1835. J.J.Walsh who inscribed this copy married Fawkner's widow following the death of Fawkner.A folio edition in half morocco ruled in gilt over marbled paper boards with 74 engraved plates.Inscribed on main title page J J Walsh 15 Temple Court and further Inscribed and dated 'John Pascoe Fawkner, Feby 1855 Bohn' on title page and again on the verso of the last plate.john pascoe fawkner, london, melbourne

Amongst the items of cargo recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg were riding spurs. This spur has been restored to show the type of finish the Spurs would have had when they were new. ABOUT THE SCHOMBERG- When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. The Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three-masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. Schomberg departed Liverpool for Melbourne on 6 October 1855 under her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, with 430 passengers and 3000 tons of cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. Schomberg’s journey was slower than the predicted 60 days. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on an uncharted sand spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.This spur is significant as an example of an item in common use in the mid-19th century. The Schomberg collection as a whole is of historical and archaeological significance at a State level. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is also significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered shipwreck (VHR S 612). The collection is of prime significance because of the relationship between the objects salvaged, as together they help us to interpret the story of the Schomberg. The collection as a whole is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria's maritime history and its potential to interpret social and historical themes. Spur; wish-bone shaped metal with a knob on one end, a drilled hole on the other and a hook shaped extension in the centre that has a hole through it. The edges are smooth and rounded. It was recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg and has since been reconditioned.warrnambool, flagstaff hill, maritime village, maritime museum, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, shipwreck artefact, schomberg, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, silver plated spur, horse riding, spur, cargo, riding equipment

The photographs are of David Medhurst (1855-1939) and Martha (Ruston) Medhurst (1860-1943).The Medhurst and Ruston families were pioneers of the Greensborough district and were related to the Partington family.An A5 black and white copy of 2 Medhurst family photographs.Names of people are hand written on the rear.medhurst, rustin, greensborough, partington, photographs, ruston

24 pp, A4non-fictionA 24 page booklet of landmark decisions by the Victorian Government between 1855 - 2006 was published to celebrate their 150th anniversary. aborigines, coranderrk, victorian government, suffrage, land settlement, farming, water, gardening, land use

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Gold License No.43john ferres

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:J.M. Grant about the proposed resolutions of the public meeting held in Melbourne

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Record of meeting between miners delegates and Hotham re: demanding release of prisoners charged with riotpolitical meeting

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Ballarat Reform League Chartergoldfields, ballarat east, human rights

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Letter from US Consul; he believes no Americans are involvedjames m. tarleton

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Captain Thomas reports on the attack on the Eureka Stockade to the Major Adjutant Generaltrial, w.h. paul, robert adair, john smith, felix boyle, william butwell, timothy galvin, william french, michael roney, h.c. wise, john byrne, henry colles, william juniper, bernard o'donnell, joseph wall, patrick sullivan, j.w. thomas

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:A letter from a young Englishman living in Ballarat supporting the diggers movementtrial, defending the diggers, scobie murder

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Geelong Advertiser extract about 30th November

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Martial Law declared in the district of Buninyong/Prohibition of arms and supplies

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Charles Hotham, requesting troops from the 99th Regiment to be sent to Melbourne,trial

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Proceedings from the Legislative Council (Hothams account)

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Martial Law revoked

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Hotham calls for all loyal British subjects to enrol for servicecall to arms

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:New Constitution recommended from the people of Victoria

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Support for the Governor from the Legislative Assembly in maintaining law and order

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Support for the Governor from the City of Melbourne and councillors

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Support for the Governor from the Bankers, Merchants and Landholders, tradesmen

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Rede's account of the Gravel Pits riots and call for Martial Law to be proclaimed

VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Geelong Advertiser, 12 December, 1854 report on the week in Ballarat (up to Dec 1)