The black and white photograph depicts the Lady Bay Lighthouse Complex at Flagstaff Hill, Warrnambool. It was opened on this site in 1871. From left to right, the Chartroom (previously named the Store), Upper Lighthouse, Flagstaff, Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters. The bluestone buildings are facing North on Merri Street. The Harbour Pilot's Lodgings were on the east of the Complex. There are two unknown male figures standing in front of the light-coloured picket fence that encompasses the Complex. The photograph is mounted on card. WARRNAMBOOL'S LADY BAY LIGHTHOUSES In the 1800s ships sailing from England to Australia began to use Bass Strait as a faster route to Melbourne. Small navigation errors led to many tragic shipwrecks. From 1848 lighthouses were operating along Victoria’s southern coast as a guide for sailors. Coastal towns such as Warrnambool grew and the exchange of trade and passengers was of great benefit. However, the uncertain weather changes, relatively shallow waters and treacherous, hidden rocky reefs were not really suitable for a Harbour and in the 1840s and 1850s, there were many shipwrecks in the area, with some even stranded in its Lady Bay harbour. A jetty was built in 1850 and a flagstaff to guide seafarers was placed up high on what became known now as Flagstaff Hill. In November 1857 the Victorian Government recommended that Warrnambool Harbour had beacons and two lighthouses to guide vessels into and out of the Harbour safely. The white light of the Middle Island lighthouse was to be used for the first time on September 1, 1859. The red light of the Beach Lighthouse, a wooden obelisk structure, was first operated on March 25, 1860, but in 1868 this light was ‘discontinued’ due to it being too low. Melbourne’s Department of Public Works decided to relocate the Middle Island Lighthouse Complex - Lighthouse, Keeper’s Quarters, Privy, Store Room and even water tanks - to Flagstaff Hill. The lower obelisk was shortened, and a protruding gallery, railing, and external ladder were added, and the light from the Beach Lighthouse. A green guiding light was erected on the end of the jetty. The transfer of the Complex began in March 1871. Each shaped stone of the lighthouse was carefully numbered, removed then reassembled on Flagstaff Hill. In 1872 the well was sunk behind the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage. The Keepers and families had left Middle Island in April and moved to Flagstaff Hill in October 1871. Vessels entering Lady Bay align the Upper and Lower Lighthouse towers during the day and the lights at night. The Upper Lighthouse is a round tower, and the Lower Light is square. The Lighthouses were categorised as harbour lights rather than coastal lights, so they remain under the control of the Victorian Government’s Ports and Harbours section. The lights were originally powered by oil, then acetylene gas, later by electricity, and then converted to solar power in 1988. In 1993 the solar panel was replaced by a battery charger. A decision was made in 1936 to replace the lighthouses’ lights with unattended lights that no longer required Keepers and Assistants. At least 29 Keepers had attended to the lighthouse from its opening in 1859 to when the last official Lightkeepers left In April 1916. The Warrnambool Harbour Board rented out the Quarters from 1916 to 1936. The Board closed down but the rentals continued with other unknown landlords. In the 1970s the Flagstaff Hill Planning Board was set up under the chairmanship of John Lindsay. The Board was to make recommendations to the Warrnambool City Council regarding using the buildings and the rest of the Crown Land on the site. The Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village opened in 1975 and began renovating the Cottage in stages, during which time evidence of a 1920s fire was found in the eastern section of the cottage. Additions of a porch on the west and a washroom on the east were made in the 1980s. The western part of the building is now a Shipwreck Museum and the east has returned to a late 19th-century Lighthouse Keeper’s cottage and includes the screen made by Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Thomas Hope in the late 19th century. He served as Assistant Keeper in Warrnambool for two periods.The Warrnambool Lighthouse Complex is now listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, H1520, for being of historical, scientific (technological) and architectural significance to the State of Victoria. The Complex is significant as an example of early colonial development. The buildings are significant for their connection with the important navigational function of the Lighthouses, a function still being performed to this day. The buildings are also significant as an example of structures designed and works carried out by the Public Works Department in Victoria in the mid-to-late 19th century. The structures still stand strong. Photograph; Warrnambool Lighthouse Keeper's cottage, lighthouse, flagstaff and chartroom at Flagstaff Hill, and a light-coloured picket fence with gate. Two male figures are in front of the fence. Black and white print glued to a yellow card. The inscription is indecipherable. The right side of the cottage has a built-in, enclosed addition.Ink stamped in lower right hand corner, too faded to be legible.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, warrnambool, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, lighthouse keeper's cottage, lighthouse residence, lighthouse, chart room, quarters, privy, middle island, beach lighthouse, obelisk, lighthouse complex, lady bay complex, warrnambool port, warrnambool harbour, lady bay, keepers, lighthouse keeper, upper lighthouse, lower lighthouse, assistant keeper, ports and harbours, cottage

Warrnambool Harbour Board The Warrnambool Harbour Board was constituted by Oder of Council in 1928 under the Harbour Board’s Act of 1927. The Board was made up had 7 members 1 from the Government in Council, 3 from the City Council and 3 from the Shire of Victoria. After the functions of the lighthouse keepers ceased, the Lady Bay Assistant Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters, on the western side of the building, wererented out to the public as living quarters.The book is significant for its connection with the Heritage Listed Lady Bay Lighthouse Complex. It is also connected to the community of Warrnambool, and to the Warrnambool Harbour Board.Hard covered ledger book with bound pages and hand written entries. Grey cloth covered back and front covers with spine and corners reinforced with light brown fabric. Book was labelled and printed for use as the Warrnambool Harbour Board Rent Register . Hard covered bound ledger book with hand written entries dated October 1930 to 1936 Rent paid on the Western side of the building previously used as the Assistant Lighthouse Keepers Cottage.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, warrnambool harbour board rent register, lady bay lighthouse complex, lady bay lighthouse keeper's quarters, lighthouse keeper's quarters, assistant lighthouse keeper's quarters, assistant lighthouse keeper, rent paid, record book, rent book, rent register, warrnambool harbour board

RAN Pattern 37, Webbing White with Brass keepers.equipment, ww2, ran

RAAF uniform worn by Squadron Leader Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons, Operations Officer for No. 77 Squadron. Part of the Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons MBE Collection. See Catalogue No. 5374P for details of his service record..1) RAAF uniform jacket, dark blue in colour. Black fabric inner lining. Gold coloured buttons. Coat has two button down breast pockets and two button-down side pockets. Dark blue fabric belt with metal buckle is threaded through two belt loops. Three rows of service ribbons including an MBE ribbon and pilot officer's wings on left hand breast. Rank insignia on the bottom of each sleeve. .2) Dark blue fabric trousers with two side pockets, belt loops and button fly. Buttons for braces on the inner waist band. .3) Dark blue fabric tie. Manufacturer's label on keeper loop..1) On label sewn into neck: 'M TX'. .2) On label sewn onto inside waist band: ' M TX'. .3) On keeper: Trent Nathan'.uniform, raaf, ian a. 'joe' lyons

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Busy bees: members of a North Bendigo Progress Association working bee, circa 1929. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

With Capt. Stacy Cotton in costume left back & Lieut Tania McKennaChildren with Bee Posters in front of Salvation Army Citadel

Keeper's Residence, circa 1915. Members of the Grant family standing in front of the residence. Keeper Donald (Dan) Grant at left, his wife Alice Matilda Great at right, on verandah.

Exact contents are unknown. From the title it is a recording from the Annual Federal Conference of Legacy Clubs held in Melbourne in October 1961. Photo is a sample and will be updated when the tape has been located again. Photo TBA.A record that the conference proceedings were worthy of being recorded for future reference.An audio tape on a clear spool in a red square cardboard box with the brand BASF. Plastic red keeper attached to spool and green leader tape.Container, Magnetophoneband, BASF, TYP LGS,black print, front and rear. Langspielband Long playing tape, green print on white background. Front and rear. 540m, 1800 feet red print on white background. BASF plus logo 1865, white print on green background. Green edge, made in W-Germany, 540m Langspielband in black print. 1800 feet Long playing tape, BASF in white print. Inner container black print, title, date, 2, handwritten in blue biro. Spool, clear. Magnetic tape, brown. Leader green. Keeper, red. Spool, BASF, black type on red background. White circles in ascending order on red background. White sticker with blue border, handwritten ll 2- 1. Magnetic tape, brown with green leader, langspiel LGS 35, Longplay. conference, legatee

Makes up part of firemans belt that was owned by Senior Firefighter (S/F) W.G. Jamieson who was stationed at Ballarat Fire Station as part of the permanent staff. Brown leatherbelt keeper for holding hydrant spanner on firemans beltw g jamieson, ballarat fire station, hydrant spanner keeper

Belt Webbing Black with brass keepers. Pattern 37, dressuniform, vietnam, army