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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumCarpentry tools
... Handmade wooden carpentry tool with adjustable centre piece....Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Articles recovered from Camp 13 site 1989. carpentry tools Murchison Camp 13 Camp 13 Handmade wooden carpentry tool with adjustable centre piece. Carpentry tools ...Articles recovered from Camp 13 site 1989.Handmade wooden carpentry tool with adjustable centre piece.Camp 13carpentry tools, murchison camp 13 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumWood shaver, 1940's
... Handmade wooden shaver with metal piece/blade on underside...Similarprinciple to a wood plane shaver - wood haering m camp 3 tatura ww2 camp 3 trades carpentry Handmade wooden shaver with metal piece/blade on underside Wood shaver ...Made by internee at Camp 3, Tatura and used there as a carpentry hand tool for shaving wooden objects. Similarprinciple to a wood planeHandmade wooden shaver with metal piece/blade on undersideshaver - wood, haering m, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, trades, carpentry -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Weapon - Field gun, L5 Pack Howitzer, 1960 approx
... 105mm L5 Pack Howitzer: field artillery piece....National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Howitzers Field gun artillery Pack Howitzer L5 nil 105mm L5 Pack Howitzer: field artillery piece. L5 Pack Howitzer Weapon Field gun Oto Mellara ...105mm L5 Pack Howitzer: field artillery piece.nilhowitzers, field gun, artillery, pack howitzer, l5 -
Numurkah & District Historical SocietyWalt Disney Jigsaw Puzzle
... Cardboard box with 16 piece jigsaw puzzle inside...Numurkah & District Historical Society Old Bank Building cnr Melville and Knox Street (118-120 Melville St) Numurkah the-murray games, family, jigsaw puzzle See photo Cardboard box with 16 piece jigsaw puzzle inside Walt Disney Jigsaw Puzzle ...Cardboard box with 16 piece jigsaw puzzle insideSee photogames, family, jigsaw puzzle -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncDecorative object - Embroidered Silk Handkerchief
... A square piece of embroidered silk decorated with a floral design....Mrs N Sumner nee Turner 22-12-1911" A square piece of embroidered silk decorated with a floral design. ...This item is from a collection donated by descendants of John Francis Turner of Wodonga. Mr Turner was born on 6 June 1885. He completed all of his schooling at Scots Boarding School in Albury, New South Wales. On leaving school, he was employed at Dalgety’s, Albury as an auctioneer. In 1924 John was promoted to Manager of the Wodonga Branch of Dalgety’s. On 15/03/1900 he married Beatrice Neal (born 7/12/1887 and died 7/2/1953) from Collingwood, Victoria. They had four daughters – Frances (Nancy), Heather, Jessie and Mary. In 1920, the family moved from Albury to Wodonga, purchasing their family home “Locherbie” at 169 High Street, Wodonga. "Locherbie" still stands in Wodonga in 2022. The collection contains items used by the Turner family during their life in Wodonga.This item comes from a collection used by a prominent citizen of Wodonga. It is also an excellent example handcraft of the late 19th and early 20th century.A square piece of embroidered silk decorated with a floral design.Information on accompanying note; "This was used to put over my head when I was asleep when I was only a few weeks old. Mrs N Sumner nee Turner 22-12-1911"domestic items, personal accessories -
University of Melbourne, School of ChemistryIlluminating Lamp
... The illuminating lamp - piece of a capillary elecrometer adapted at MU...University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry University of Melbourne Grattan St Melbourne melbourne The illuminating lamp - piece of a capillary elecrometer adapted at MU Illuminating Lamp ...The illuminating lamp - piece of a capillary elecrometer adapted at MU -
Stawell Historical Society IncMemorabilia - Realia, Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoon, 1948
... Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoon...Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoon...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Stawell Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoon Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoon Memorabilia Realia ...Four Piece Silver Tea Set with Tray and Spoonstawell -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage CollectionBell, brass
... Brass bell with small piece of white cord attached....Brass bell with small piece of white cord attached. Bell, brass ...Brass bell with small piece of white cord attached.BRIGGS embossed on top of bell. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Textile - Lace Piece
... Ecru linen needlelace piece with centre round pattern....Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne handcrafts needlework Ecru linen needlelace piece with centre round pattern. Textile Lace Piece ...Ecru linen needlelace piece with centre round pattern.handcrafts, needlework -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental CollectionHeadwear - Emu plume
... A bunch of emu feathers attached to a piece of tanned skin....In 1992, the slouch hat with plumes was reintroduced as the official head dress of the Roya Australian Armoured corps although the black beret continues to be worn as work dress. emu light horse plume A bunch of emu feathers attached to a piece of tanned skin. Headwear Emu plume ...A plume of emu feathers was worn in the puggaree of the slouch hat by Australian Light Horse. The tradition was continued by Australian armoured regiments wearing a smaller tuft of emu plumes behind the hat badge on the black beret. In 1992, the slouch hat with plumes was reintroduced as the official head dress of the Roya Australian Armoured corps although the black beret continues to be worn as work dress.A bunch of emu feathers attached to a piece of tanned skin.emu, light horse, plume -
The Dunmoochin FoundationOil Painting, Sketch for Ceramic Mural, 1954
... Painting depicting a four piece mural of an abstract design. ...Painting depicting a four piece mural of an abstract design. Sketch for Ceramic Mural Oil Painting Donald Laycock ...Painting depicting a four piece mural of an abstract design. Inscribed in chalk on frame lower left 'Sketch for Ceramic Mural'. Inscribed on reverse of frame "Donald Laycock/ Design for a Mural 1954'.donald laycock, painting, ceramic mural -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyImage, c1990
... Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building...See website for details. gold battery gold processing Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building Image ...This photograph is of Battery Box, showing the mouth where quartz is fed in. The five stamper rods can also be seen. This is one of a series of photographs of the Rutherglen Gold Battery. The battery's purpose was to crush quartz from nearby quartz reefs and extract gold from within. The battery was erected in 1908 and consists of a five-head battery, Wilfrey table, Bergin pan, portable steam engine and shed. The battery was restored in 2011/12 and can be viewed daily between 9.00am and 5.00pm. See website for details. Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a buildinggold battery, gold processing -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyImage, c1990
... Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building...See website for details. gold battery gold processing Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building Image ...This photograph is a view from the lower side of the stamper, showing amalgam table, box and stampers. This is one of a series of photographs of the Rutherglen Gold Battery. The battery's purpose was to crush quartz from nearby quartz reefs and extract gold from within. The battery was erected in 1908 and consists of a five-head battery, Wilfrey table, Bergin pan, portable steam engine and shed. The battery was restored in 2011/12 and can be viewed daily between 9.00am and 5.00pm. See website for details. Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a buildinggold battery, gold processing -
Rutherglen Historical SocietyImage, c1990
... Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building...See website for details. gold battery gold processing Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a building Image ...This photograph is a view of the flywheel that drives the stampers. This is one of a series of photographs of the Rutherglen Gold Battery. The battery's purpose was to crush quartz from nearby quartz reefs and extract gold from within. The battery was erected in 1908 and consists of a five-head battery, Wilfrey table, Bergin pan, portable steam engine and shed. The battery was restored in 2011/12 and can be viewed daily between 9.00am and 5.00pm. See website for details. Colour photograph of a large piece of machinery inside a buildinggold battery, gold processing -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchDocument, Air Raid Precautions Shire of Doncaster and Templetowe State Emergency Council for Civil Defence (Vic), Unknown
... Single piece cardboard wtih Air Raid Instruction....Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne Air Raid Instructions Single piece cardboard wtih Air Raid Instruction. ...Single piece cardboard wtih Air Raid Instruction.Air Raid Instructions -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchEquipment, Unknown
... 3 piece expandable web belt with metal fittings....Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne 3 piece expandable web belt with metal fittings. ...3 piece expandable web belt with metal fittings. -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionSculpture - Cobra sculpture, Cobra wooden sculpture
... Cobra sculpture made from a single piece of wood...The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical Collection 202 Burwood Rd Hawthorn melbourne Cobra sculpture made from a single piece of wood Cobra wooden sculpture Sculpture Cobra sculpture ...Cobra sculpture made from a single piece of wood -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionNewspaper - Newspaper clippings (Copy), '60 nurses from Singapore reach Australia'
... Copied on to A4 piece of white paper with four items...This article was written in 1942 after Gethla's return to Australia Of significance to the AHNL, as Gethla Forsyth was an Alfred Hospital Nursing graduate Gethla Forsyth World War 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 Nursing Australian Army Nursing Service Alfred Hospital Previous catalogue number written at left of items Copied on to A4 piece of white paper with four items '60 nurses from Singapore reach Australia' Newspaper Newspaper clippings (Copy) ...Gethla Forsyth, Alfred trainee, served with the Australian Army Nursing Serviceduring World War II. After enlisting in July 1941, she was sent to Singapore as part of reinforcements for the 2/13th Australian General Hospital in January 1992. On February 12 1942 she was one of the nurses evacuated by the cargo vessel Empire Star. This ship suffered bomb damage, but after emergency repairs in Batavia (Jakarta) arrived in Freemantle on February 23 1942. Prior to discharge in 1946 she also woked at Duntroon Hospital Gethla also helped establish the Nurses Memorial Centre in St Kilda Rd Melbourne. This article was written in 1942 after Gethla's return to AustraliaOf significance to the AHNL, as Gethla Forsyth was an Alfred Hospital Nursing graduateCopied on to A4 piece of white paper with four items Previous catalogue number written at left of itemsgethla forsyth, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing, australian army nursing service, alfred hospital -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clippings, The Age, Vice-Regal, Thursday 7 June 1990
... Newspaper clippings attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper...Jean McCaughey Returned Nurses' Club B C Lawson Newspaper clippings attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper Vice-Regal Newspaper Newspaper clippings The Age ...Clipping with publication title and date. Second clipping about Jean McCaughey [23rd Victorian Governor's wife] attending a luncheon at ANZAC House given by Returned Nurses' Club as a guest of then president B C Lawson.Newspaper clippings attached with sticky tape to a piece of paperjean mccaughey, returned nurses' club, b c lawson -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clippings, The Age, Nurse, survivor of torpedoed ship, attends men's re-union (photocopy), Thursday 7 June 1990
... Newspaper clipping attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper...SS Ballarat F A Tallow Eliza Isabel Lord 'The Sun / THURSDAY APRIL 26 1934' Newspaper clipping attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper Nurse, survivor of torpedoed ship, attends men's re-union (photocopy) Newspaper Newspaper clippings The Age ...Article about Sisters F A Tallow [Tallow potentially a married name] & [Eliza Isabel] Lord who were the only women aboard the [SS] Ballarat when it was torpedoed in 1917.Newspaper clipping attached with sticky tape to a piece of paper'The Sun / THURSDAY APRIL 26 1934'ss ballarat, f a tallow, eliza isabel lord -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (item), Statement Showing Whether and Under What Conditions R.A.A.F. Mechanical Vehicles May be Transported by Rail or Over Mainland Railway Systems
... Table on a large piece of drafting paper (roughly 1mx0.5m)...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Table on a large piece of drafting paper (roughly 1mx0.5m) Statement Showing Whether and Under What Conditions R.A.A.F. ... -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Textile - Lace Piece
... Piece cream Guipere lace used for demonstration purposes...Eichhom Plaven I. V.' Piece cream Guipere lace used for demonstration purposes Textile Lace Piece ...Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Piece cream Guipere lace used for demonstration purposeson display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plaven I. V.'handcrafts, lacemaking -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Textile - Lace Piece
... Cream Guipere lace piece used for demonstration purposes...Cream Guipere lace piece used for demonstration purposes Textile Lace Piece ...Part of a travelling salesman's lace samples from Plauen, East Germany, a lace making town since 13th Century.Cream Guipere lace piece used for demonstration purposeson display stand ' C. R. Eichhom Plauen I. V.handcrafts, lacemaking -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Tools, Plane Tool, Late 19th century
... This is a wooden plane tool with a boat-shaped body curved at the sides and a wooden piece inserted in a top opening. This wooden piece holds a metal blade which protrudes at a slit opening in the base of the body. ...The straight-edged metal blade and the wooden piece are held together by a metal screw. Plane Tool Tools ...This plane tool is believed to have belonged to a Warrnambool carpenter, Henry Phillips. English-born Henry Phillips (1821-1896) came to Australia with his wife Elizabeth in 1849 and lived for some time in Port Fairy. In 1865 he formed a partnership in Warrnambool with Christopher Beattie and established the undertaking business of Beattie and Phillips. This business continued on after the deaths of the founding partners, Beattie and Phillips and lasted until the year 2000. In Warrnambool Henry Phillips was involved in the management of the Mechanics’ Institute.This tool is of interest, firstly as an example of a 19th century carpenter’s tool and secondly as a memento of the 19th century Warrnambool businessman, Henry Phillips. This is a wooden plane tool with a boat-shaped body curved at the sides and a wooden piece inserted in a top opening. This wooden piece holds a metal blade which protrudes at a slit opening in the base of the body. The straight-edged metal blade and the wooden piece are held together by a metal screw. vintage tools, henry phillips -
Clunes MuseumEquipment - MICROSCOPE, c1880
... .1 Microscope - Binocular Binomax Model No. 10303 with 2 x objective lens with adjustable frame and base .2 Graticule Measure Eye Piece .3 Medium Magnify Eye Piece .4 Angular Measure Eye Piece .5 Angle 45degree Optical Path Attachment...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields beck microscope binoculars binomax 10303 Beck London .1 Microscope - Binocular Binomax Model No. 10303 with 2 x objective lens with adjustable frame and base .2 Graticule Measure Eye Piece .3 Medium Magnify Eye Piece .4 Angular Measure Eye Piece .5 Angle 45degree Optical Path Attachment Equipment MICROSCOPE ....1 Microscope - Binocular Binomax Model No. 10303 with 2 x objective lens with adjustable frame and base .2 Graticule Measure Eye Piece .3 Medium Magnify Eye Piece .4 Angular Measure Eye Piece .5 Angle 45degree Optical Path AttachmentBeck Londonbeck, microscope, binoculars, binomax 10303 -
Clunes MuseumEquipment - SHEARING HAND PIECES
... .1 Hand piece complete with one comb cutter and leather covered hand piece grip. ...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields SHEARING SHEEP MECHANICAL .1 Hand piece complete with one comb cutter and leather covered hand piece grip. ....1 Hand piece complete with one comb cutter and leather covered hand piece grip. (thin top comb missing from bracket). Also has rubber guard tied on with leather thong. .2 One shearing hand piece without comb cutter metal. shearing, sheep, mechanical -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Domestic object - Wash Set
... Six piece crockery personal wash set comprising large bowl, large jug, 3 piece soap set with bowl, perforated inlay piece and lid and small jug possibly for toothbrush. ...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne domestic items ablutions crockery Six piece crockery personal wash set comprising large bowl, large jug, 3 piece soap set with bowl, perforated inlay piece and lid and small jug possibly for toothbrush. ...Six piece crockery personal wash set comprising large bowl, large jug, 3 piece soap set with bowl, perforated inlay piece and lid and small jug possibly for toothbrush. White China with pink and blue flowers and brown leaves. Wash bowl and jug.domestic items, ablutions, crockery -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTool - Pocket Knife, ca 1855
... The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...Piece of Pocket Knife, metal Ornate side. Holes drilled through. ...The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...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. At a cost of £43,103, 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. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. 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.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Piece of Pocket Knife, metal Ornate side. Holes drilled through. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. Fancy design in metalwarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, pocket knife -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTool - Pocket Knife, ca 1855
... The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...Piece of pocket knife, bone material, drilled holes. ...The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...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. At a cost of £43,103, 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. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. 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.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Piece of pocket knife, bone material, drilled holes. Orange discolouring. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, pocket knife -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTool - Pocket Knife, ca 1855
... The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...Piece of metal pocket knife, with an end section and blade with broken end. ...The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. ...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. At a cost of £43,103, 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. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. 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.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Piece of metal pocket knife, with an end section and blade with broken end. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, pocket knife
