A book titled 'The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh Statesman, Soldier, Traveller and Historian. The typical man of the Elizabethan Age; explorer of Guiana and founder of Virginia; court favourite and political martyr.' London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 1 -15pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 'Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, sir walter raleigh, lydia chancellor, collection, sir walter raleigh, the life of sir walter raleigh, person, male, individual, soldier, traveller, historian, penny books, history, guiana, virginia, united states of america, american politics, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, biographies, penny books, advertisements

A book titled ' The Life of Oliver Goldsmith novelist, poet and dramatist. Author of one of the most popular stories and some of the most charming poems in the English language. Essayist and humorous satirist.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 145 - 160 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are advertisements of note.books, biography, oliver goldsmith, lydia chancellor, collection, oliver goldsmith, person, individual, famous people, male, penny books, ward & lock's penny historical series, biographical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, novels, poets, poetry, drama, english literature, sartire, advertisements

A pink book titled 'The Life of Charles Lever the Irish National Novelist. The chronicler of Ireland's gallantry; the genial and kindhearted novelist whose wit and humour were combined with wisdom.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E. C. 337 - 352 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are advertisements of note.books, biography, charles lever, lydia chancellor, collection, charles lever, male, individual, person, famous people, irish history, writer, writing, irish novelists, ward & lock's penny historical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, advertisements, penny books

A book titled ' The Life of Christopher Columbus. Discoverer of the New World.' 'The Voyager, Astronomer, Geographer, whose genius widened the limits of the World to his own time and to subsequent ages.' Published London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 369 - 383 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, christopher columbus, lydia chancellor, collection, history, explorers, famous people, astronomy, geography, exploration, christopher columbus, biographical series, biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, male, person individual, penny books, advertisements

The image on this coin shows a British monarch, the young Queen Victoria, at a time when Australia was a Colony of Britain. This coin has be cancelled from circulation.This coin represents the currency used in Australia in the 19th century.Coin, Queen Victorian Penny, 1872, Obverse shows the "Young Head" of Queen Victoria. Reverse shows Britannia. Coin well worn. Obverse has a cancellation stamp.Obverse: "VICTORIA D.G." BRITT : REG : F D " Reverse: "one - - - - - - -" "18 - - " Stamp: (paperclip shape)flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, coin, british coin, currency, penny, 19th century, queen victoria, young queen victoria, 1872, blank, cancellation stamp, cancelled coin, brittania

A paperback book titled ''Mr. Gilfil's Love Story.'' Written by George Eliot. Published by Collins' Clear-Type Press. London and Glasgow. 62pgs. Collins Penny Library.George Eliotbooks, fiction, romance, lydia chancellor, collection, fiction, romance, love stories, collins' penny library, recreations, book, books

Handwritten Receipt dated 10th December 1896 for Cohn's Brewery dividend cheque from Executors J Clarke for Mr Howat. One Penny Duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Stack of Cohns receipts dating from 1893 -96 fastened together. Diverse business houses and companies. Majority have one penny stamp duty stamps attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Cohn Bros Share Transfer & Acceptance from Lewis Richmond Hasell to Arthur H Hasell dated 31st March 1894. One Penny duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, lewis richmond hasell. arthur h hasell.

Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Catherine Hayes to George Harold Watson dated 11th March 1895. One penny duty stamp paid.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, catherine hayes bridge st bendigo. george harold watson forest st.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery shares of Sidney Brewster J Rike transferred to Alfred Nicholson dated November 16th 1895. One penny duty stamp affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, alfred nicholson. sidney brewster rike.

Picture postcard 'Port Melbourne Railway Pier, Melbourne' 1904. Tinted photo on grey background. Penny stamp and Daylesford address on back, message beside picture on front.'6/5/04 Arrived home safe. (illegible initial)'transport - shipping, piers and wharves - railway pier

This design of ink bottle was commonly referred to as a ‘penny ink well’ because it was very inexpensive to produce. It is also known as a dwarf ink bottle. Pen and ink has been in use for hand writing from about the seventh century up until the mid-20th century up until around the mid-19th century a quill pen made from a bird’s feather was used. In the 1850s the steel point pen was invented and could be manufactured on machines in large quantities. In the 1880s a successful portable fountain pen was designed, giving a smooth flowing ink and ease of use replacing the quill or dip pen. History of the Loch Ard: 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 Loch Ard 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 that 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 families 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 Loch Ard 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 Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefact's 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 artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.This ink bottle is historically significant as it represents methods of hand written communication that were still common up until the mid-20th century, when fountain pens and ballpoint pens took over in popularity and convenience. 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 artefact's from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefact's from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's 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 that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Stoneware penny ink bottle; ironstone salt-glazed stoneware, cylindrical shape with small mouth and squat neck, broad shoulders, brown colour. Bottle still has cork in neck. Dark encrustations on body and base.Sticker "L/62"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, penny ink well, writing equipment, domestic, stoneware, clay, ceramic, pottery, ink well, inkwell, ink bottle, dip pen, ink, hand writing, business, vintage, dwarf ink

Has the name 'Minnie Zeising' written on front cover.Reference book for multiplication tables and various weights and measurements.Guy's Universal Penny Table book/Improved and enlarged edition/London/Allman & Son Ltd./67 New Oxford Streetbooks, reference

'The School Paper' was published monthly, graded according to the classes and were used as teaching aides as well as practise in reading. Cost was one penny per paper.'The School Paper' issued by the Victorian Education Department for Grades v and vii. Issued monthly except January.|Includes one set of 11 for 1948. One paper for February 1937|and six papers for 1946 ( March, July, August, October and December). Further cardboard cover in set.|Repaired 11/2011books, school/educational

A book titled ' Guy Fawkes: The story of The Gunpowder Plot. A True Narrative of the terrible Conspiracy to Blow Up the King and Parliament with Gunpowder.' Published London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 513 - 528 pgs.(ill.) . This booklet is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, guy fawkes, lydia chancellor, collection, person, individual, male, history, british history, ward & lock's penny biographies, penny books, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, guy fawkes, gunpowder plot, advertisements, book, books

A book titled ' The Sicilian Vespers. The story of a Nation's Vengeance. The uprising of an oppressed people against the conqueror : a most important epoch of Italian history.' London : Ward, Loc k & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : Bond Street. 433 - 448 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, italy, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, italy, italian history, advertisements, book, books, penny books

A book titled ' The Arrest of the Five Members: the Story of King Charles's folly. A record of the stirring events which led to the Great Civil War.' Publilshed London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York: 10 Bond Street. 689 - 704 pgs. (ill.) This book is one of a series of 37 Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, english history, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, penny books, historical series, history, the arrest of the five members:the story of king charles's folly, civil war, england, english history, advertisements, book, books

A book titled ' The Reign of Terror: The Story of the French Revolution, 1792. A stirring Naration of that terrible time when a Raging Mob ruled Paris.' Published: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 641 - 656 pgs.(ill.). This book is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Book's for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, french history, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, the french revolution, french history, france, revolution, reign of terror, advertisements, paris, book, books, penny books

A book titled 'The Life of Peter the Great Czar of Russia. The founder of a mighty power; a working king; sparing neither his country, his people, nor himself, in the effort to regenerate his empire.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 385 - 400 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, peter the great, lydia chancellor, collection, peter the great, the life of peter the great, person, individual, male, russian history, russia, czars, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographical series, biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, famous people, penny books, advertisements

A book titled 'The Life of Dr. Johnson moralist, essayist, poet and scholar. The most conspicuous figure in the London literary life of the last century ; powerful writer, eminent lexicographer ; a great and good man.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 97 - 112 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, dr. samuel johnson, lydia chancellor, collection, dr. johnson, the life of dr, johnson, dr. samuel johnson, male, individual, person, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, advertisements, london, english literature, poets, poetry, writer, biographies, penny books, advertisements, penny books

A book titled ' The Life of Julius Caesar the great Roman Emperor. The greatest genius of the Roman world ; warrior, statesman and ruler; conqueror of the most famous Roman General, and the founder of centuries of Imperial rule.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C.417 - 432 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.''Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, julius caesar, lydia chancellor, collection, julius caesar, roman history, italian history, rome, individual, person, male, penny books, biographical series, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, advertisements, biographies, the life of juliius caesar

A book titled ' Alexander The Great King of Macedonia. The mightiest of conquerors and chiefs; one who spread Greek civilisation and culture throughout distant nations. The most consummate General and Commander of the Ancient World.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Sallisbury Square, E.C. 577 - 592 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Locks Penny Books for the People' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, alexander the great, lydia chancellor, collection, alexander the great, greece, macedonia, greek history, ancient world, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, male, person, individual, advertisements, biographical series, penny bopoks, the life of alexander the great

A book titled ' The Life of Alfred The Great King of Wessex. The illustrious Anglo-Saxon ruler. The darling of the English people. Neither elated by prosperity nor depressed by adversity, but doing his duty in both.' London : Ward, Locke & Co., Salilsbury Square, E.C. 625 - 640 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, alfred the great, lydia chancellor, collection, alfred the great, king of wessex, the life of alfred the great, english history, anglo-saxons, book, books, person, male, individual, ward & lock's penny books for the people, ward & lock's penny biographies, penny books, advertisements, biographical series

A book titled 'The Life of Charles J. Fox the great leader of the Whig Party. Statesman, orator and patriot; consistent advocate of peace, liberty and progress. True and generous as a friend; and, as a foe, noble, placable and forgiving.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 465 - 480 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Bjiographical Series.' Price one penny. There are advertisements of note.books, biography, charles j. fox, lydia chancellor, collection, charles j. fox, person, male, individual, famous people, english history, english politics, ward & lock's penny books for the people, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographies, advertisements, penny books, biographical series

A book titled 'The Life of Joseph Garibaldi the liberator of Italy. The brave warrior who freed his country from the yoke of despotism. The ardent, persevering and unconquerable p atriot, who preferred honourable poverty to splendid servitude.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C.This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are advertisements of note.books, biography, joseph garibaldi, lydia chancellor, collection, joseph garibaldi, person, individual, male, famous people, italy, italilan history, ward & lock's penny historical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, penny books, advertisements