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Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Cravat
This United Nations cravat was worn in conjunction with 0077.1 by Damien Batty with the Australian Forces whilst peace keeping in Somalia.United Nations blue cotton cravat with two broad broad bow tie-like ends and a pleated central section. Worn in conjunction to the United Nations beret, 0077.1. peace keeping, united nations, cravat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Telegram of Condolence
A copy of a telegram sent to Mr Walter Noack (Errol's father) from W.C. Westmoreland, General, United States Army Commanding expressing his sympathy and heartfelt condolences of all personnel of the United States military Assistance Command.A copy of a telegram sent to Mr Walter Noack (Errol's father) from W.C. Westmoreland, General, United States Army Commanding expressing his sympathy and heartfelt condolences of all personnel of the United States military Assistance Command.telegram, pte errol wayne noack, 5 rar, united states army, w.c. westmoreland, killed in action, gen westmoreland, united states commanding officer, condolences, united states military assistance command, grant collins -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Sandridge United Friendly Societies Dispensary to Mr Sanderson, 22 Sep 1908
Was left at 63 Station Street after Mrs Sanderson's death (daughter in law?)Framed letter 1908 from the Sandridge United Friendly Societies' Dispensary to Mr Sanderson of 63 Station Street, in appreciation of his services as Chairman. Handwritten and signed by William Stocker, Sec.Headed 'Sandridge United Friendly Societies'Dispensary. Watermark on left hand side: 'Cottonpole'societies clubs unions and other organisations, sandridge united friendly societies' dispensary, sanderson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: SHARE CERTIFICATES - UNITED HUSTLER'S & REDAN COMPANY, 22/07/1912 to 26/10/1914
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. 2 Share Certificates issued by the United Hustler's and Redan Company, Hustler's Reef, Bendigo. Each certificate represents 50 shares at One Pound each. Capital raised was 48,000 Pounds from 48,000 shares. Certificate No. 2848 issued to Arthur Allsop of Bendigo on 22 July 1912. Certificate No. 2620 issued to A.Allsop of Bendigo on 26 Oct 1914. Both certificates signed by Lea B.Birch, Legal Manager.United Hustler's & Redan Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, united hustler's & redan co., gold mining, share certificates, arthur allsop, lea b.birch -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, Wright & Rounds, Wright & Rounds Brass Band News, 1 March 1936
Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.An 8 page newspaper containing information about band news from various districts in the United Kingdom, as well as advertisements. This paper belonged to Frank Wright. It was no.654.frank wright, wright & rounds brass band news, composer, conductor -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1948
Indicates a friendship at the timeQuinn CollectionTwo-page letter written on two sheets of blue, lined paper (0379.a1-a2), dated 11/07/48 and written on board S.S.Morgenster whilst in New York, with white airmail envelope (0379b). The envelope is addressed to Mr Allen Quinn and bears one purple, 3-cent, United States postage stamp.letters-from-abroad, quinn, new york, 1948, s.s. morgenster -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Bendigo United Cricket Club
The Bendigo United Cricket Club was initially called the "District Club" at its inception in 1853. Its name changed to Bendigo United in 1861. The "Upper Reserve was so named 1897-1953 when its name charged to the Queen Elizabeth Oval.Copy of sepia photograph of a cricket match. Bendigo United Cricket Club at play on the Upper Reserve Bendigo.upper reserve, cricket -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated, c. 1970s
Bishop James Armstrong of the United Methodist Church of the USA visited Victoria on a speaking tour.B&W head and shoulders studio portrait of Bishop James Armstrong (USA United Methodist Church)bishop james armstrong, united methodist church usa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: SHARE CERTIFICATES - NORTH ARGUS UNITED GOLD MINING CO, 02/03/1894
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by the North Argus United Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Moon Reef, Garden Gully Line, Eaglehawk. Certificate Nos. 2131 & 2132 each of 100 shares issued to N.Kershaw of Bendigo on 2 March 1894. Each share of 10 shillings each raised 15,000 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificates signed by J.H.Kirkwood, Manager.North Argus United Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, north argus united gold mining co., n.kershaw, j.h.kirkwood. -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, C. NETTLETON, CIRCA 1865
SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH AND PHOTOCOPY OF CLUNES UNITED QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, TALL CHIMNEY ON RIGHT HAND SIDE.CLUNES UNITED QUARTZ MINING COMPANY REGISTERED CLUNES HANDWRITTEN NOTES: PERIOD 1865 TAKEN FROM HILLSIDE BELOW PORT PHILLIP MINE (SOUTH) LOCATIONS OF VARIOUS BUILDINGSlocal history, photography, photographs, mining -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Allan Charles Quinn, 05/11/1949
Allan writes that, although he is still waiting to sign on to a ship, '....I am at the top of the list now at the union and definitely expect to be away in a day or two.'Quinn CollectionOne and a half page letter written in green ink on two sheets of thin, blue unlined paper (0828.a1-0828.a2) dated 5/11/49 and headed San Francisco. Cream coloured envelope (0828.b) has a border of alternating pale blue and cream diagonal stripes.The letter is from Allan to his mother. There is a 15 cent airmail United States postage stamp on the envelope. The postmark is barely visible.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Currency - Military Payment Certificate
Currency issued by United States Military to United States personnel in accordance with applicable rules and regulations during the conflict in Vietnam.A green five (5) cent Military Payment Certificate. "The number 5 is located on all four corners./"Military Payment Certificate"/"C12466001C"/"FIVE CENTS"/"47"/An image of a submarine located on right hand side with six (6) persons standing on the tower with a United States flag./ Right hand side vertically "Series 681"/Centre bottom "For Use In United States Military Establishments By United States/ Authorised Personnel In Accordance With Applicable Rules And Regulations"united states, currency, five cents, vietnam war, military payment certificate. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
ticket, 1880's
The Potosi was built in Scotland in 1873 by John Elder and Co.It was a cargo/passenger iron screw steamer and sailed from 1880-1887 under the Orient Line Australia service. Samuel James Lynn was born in 1865 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Sam left his home in Coleraine in 1883 at the age of 17. (More information in O.D.H.S. newsletter No. 91 September, 2012 by Margaret Hollands) Samuel Lynn was a well-known Orbost pioneer. Ho owned much property throughout the district , bred Clydesdale horses and fattened about 600 cattle. He was in great demand as a judge of both cattle and horses at agricultural shows in Victoria and interstate. He was a shire councillor for 30 years and president several times. He took a great interest in the sporting clubs of the town and played cricket until late in life. He was goal umpire for the local football team for many years, judged for the Orbost Racing Club and was the first president of the Orbost Bowls Club. He was also a member of the first municipal band. A paper passenger's contract ticket for Samuel Lynn on the Steam Ship Potosi from Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool, United Kingdom to Melbourne, Australia. It is white with black print and hand-written details.front - signed "Samuel Lynn"lynn-samuel potosi-steamship -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Greeting Card, c1980
This greeting card was used by United Nation forces to hand Somalian locals for the purpose of conveying information. Small white greeting card written in the Somali language. On the front left side there features the United Nations symbol and on right side there features a five point star. On the reverse, there are two rows of flags that represent the countries working in Somalia as part of the United Nations, on the left side there is an image of a helicopter above an image of a tree and a camel. On the right side there features an image of an United Nations troop carrier (M113 APC) and in the centre there is an image a UN officer shaking hands with a Somalian local. Text in Somalian greeting card, somalia, united nations -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, 14 October 1956
The United Protestant Church at Woomera was built at a cost of 10,000 pounds. It was opened on 14 October 1956 by the Governor General Sir Robert George. The church was dedicated by Chaplain General A. Brooke and Principal Air Chaplain R.C. Russell. B & W exterior view of the United Protestant Church at Woomera, South Australia.united protestant church, woomera, governor general sir robert george, chaplain general a. brooke, principal air chaplain r.c. russell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Panorama Of Stawell from Big Hill looking North West 1878 Mines Visible
On very left behind the winding engine shed in the foreground is the South Cross Mines No8 & No9. The next mine to the right not counting the Whims is the Crown Cross United Mine with curved tramway. Tyne Reefing Company is barely visible at centre of image in front of left end of settling dam. The Great Northern is centre right of image, Extended Cross Reef Mine, then Oriental Mine, the Grant Lamont Battery and two Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Poppet Heads.Scotchmans United Quarts Mining Company 1878Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell mining -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Framed Certificate of Appreciation
A colourful certificate surrounded by 21 Flags of the United Nations in a wooden frame with glass.The Korean War 1950-53 / A proud border of 21 flags of the United Nations Forces which resisted the invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea. Presented to Lilydale Sub Branch RSL in Grateful recognition of the valued support of the Korea War Memorial Appeal. -
Mont De Lancey
Book, M.A.P, The Treasure on the Beach and What it did for Gilbert West, c late 1800's
A young boy finds what he thinks is treasure when he walks along the beach near his home. The story has religious themes and depicts family life in England in the late 1800'sSmall blue hardcover children's book - The Treasure on the Beach and what it did for Gilbert West by M.A.P. The front cover has a black floral design which continues onto the spine and the back, with the title surrounded in gold boxes and the word, Illustrated, in gold lettering underneath. On the back is a symbol for the publisher Sunday School Union. Black and white illustrations throughout with one on the frontispiece of Gilbert West on the beach. Black and white illumination style lettering is used for the first word of each new chapter. Tissue paper covers the title page. 107p.fictionA young boy finds what he thinks is treasure when he walks along the beach near his home. The story has religious themes and depicts family life in England in the late 1800'schildren's fiction, family life fiction, adventure stories -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image, William Ewart Lockhart, The Jubilee Celebration in Westminster Abbey, June 21st 1887, 01/09/1890
Queen Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1819-1901.Photogravure of Queen Victoria's 1887 Jubilee Celebrations in Westminster Abbeywilliam ewart lockhart, queen victoria, jubiliee -
Unions Ballarat
Lloyd George (British Prime Ministers) (Don Woodward Collection), Morgan, Kenneth O, 1974
Biography of David Lloyd George who was the last Liberal Party PM in the United Kingdom.Politics and history - United Kingdom. Biographical interest - Lloyd George.Book; 224 pages. Dustjacket: sepia photograph of Lloyd George; black, brown and white lettering; author's and editor's names and title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, george, david lloyd, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, biography -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Award - Medal, Nelson Johnson, November 1880
This medal for bravery, for rescue of the crew from the shipwreck “Eric the Red” on 4th September 1880, was awarded to one of the crew of the steamer S.S. Dawn by the President of the United States in July 1881. The medal is engraved with the name “Nelson Johnson” (the anglicised version of his Swedish name Neils Frederick Yohnson). It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in 2013 by Nelson’s granddaughter. Nelson had migrated from Sweden to Sydney in 1879. The next year in 1880, aged 24, he was a seaman on the steamship Dawn and involved in the rescue of the survivors of the Eric the Red. Nelson Johnson was a crew member of the S.S. Dawn and was one of the rescue team in the dinghy in the early morning of September 4th 1880. Medals were awarded to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn by the President of the United States, through the Consul-general (Mr Oliver M. Spencer), in July 1881 “ … in recognition of their humane efforts in rescuing the 23 survivors of the American built wooden sailing ship, the Eric the Red, on 4th September 1880.” The men were also presented with substantial monetary rewards and gifts. The city of Warrnambool’s care of the survivors was also mentioned by the President at the presentation, saying that “the city hosted and supported the crew ‘most graciously’. Previously, a week after the shipwreck, the Australian Government had also conveyed its thanks to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn “Captain Griffith Jones, S.S. Dawn, The Hon. Mr Clark desires that the thanks of the Government should be conveyed to you for the prompt, persevering and seamanlike qualities displayed by you, your officers and crew in saving the number of lives you did on the occasion referred to. The hon. The Commissioner has also been pleased to award you a souvenir in commemoration of the occasion, and a sum of 65 pounds to be awarded to your officers and crew according to annexed scale. I am, &c, W Collins Rees, for and in the absence of the Chief Harbour Master.” The Awards are as follows: - Crew of DAWN'S lifeboat-Chief Officer, Mr G. Peat, 15 pounds; boat's crew-G. Sterge, A.B., 5 pounds; T. Hammond, A.B., 5 pounds; J. Black, A.B., 5 pounds; H. Edwards, A.B., 5 pounds. Dinghy's Crew-Second Officer, Mr Christie, 10 pounds; boat's crew -F. Lafer, A.B., 5 pounds; W. Johnstone, A.B., 5 pounds; Mr Lear, provedore, 5 pounds; Mr Dove, purser, 5 pounds. Captain Jones receives a piece of plate. (from “Wreck of the ship Eric the Red” by Jack Loney) The medal’s history, according to the Editor of ‘E-Sylum’ (the newsletter of The Numismatic Bibliomania Society “… appears to be an example of an 1880 State Department medal, catalogued as LS-3 (page 322 of R. W. Julian's book, Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892). The reverse is mostly blank for engraving, surrounded by a thin wreath. It was designed by George Morgan, chief engraver for the Philadelphia Mint, and struck in gold, silver and bronze. The one pictured here (in The Standard newspaper, 2nd July 2013) appears to be silver.” The following is an account of the events which led to the awarding of this medal. The American ship Eric the Red was a wooden, three-masted clipper ship. She had 1,580 tons register and was the largest full-rigged ship built at Bath, Maine, USA in 1871. She was built and registered by Arthur Sewall, later to become the partnership E. & A. Sewall, the 51st ship built by this company. The annually-published List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. shows Bath was still the home port of Eric the Red in 1880. The vessel was named after the Viking discoverer, Eric ‘the Red-haired’ Thorvaldsson, who was the first European to reach the shores of North America (in 980AD). The ship Eric the Red at first traded in coal between America and Britain, and later traded in guano nitrates from South America. In 1879 she was re-metalled and was in first-class condition. On 10th June 1880 (some records say 12th June) Eric the Red departed New York for Melbourne and then Sydney. She had been commissioned by American trade representatives to carry a special cargo of 500 exhibits (1400 tons) – about a quarter to a third of America’s total exhibits - for the U.S.A. pavilion at Melbourne’s first International Exhibition. The exhibits included furniture, ironmongery, wines, chemicals, dental and surgical instruments, paper, cages, bronze lamp trimmings, axles, stamped ware, astronomical and time globes, samples of corn and the choicest of leaf tobacco. Other general cargo included merchandise such as cases of kerosene and turpentine, brooms, Bristol's Sarsaparilla, Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, Wheeler’s thresher machine, axe handles and tools, cases of silver plate, toys, pianos and organs, carriages and Yankee notions. The Eric the Red left New York under the command of Captain Zaccheus Allen (or some records say Captain Jacques Allen) and 24 other crew including the owner’s son third mate Ned Sewall. There were also 2 saloon passengers on board. The ship had been sailing for an uneventful 85 days and the voyage was almost at its end. As Eric the Red approached Cape Otway there was a moderate north-west wind and a hazy and overcast atmosphere. On 4th September 1880 at about 1:30 am Captain Allen sighted the Cape Otway light and was keeping the ship 5-6 miles offshore to stay clear of the hazardous Otway Reef. However, he had badly misjudged his position. The ship hit the Otway Reef about 2 miles out to sea, southwest of the Cape Otway light station. Captain Allen ordered the wheel to be put ‘hard up’ thinking that she might float off the reef. The sea knocked the helmsman away from the wheel, broke the wheel ropes and carried away the rudder. The lifeboats were swamped, the mizzenmast fell, with all of its riggings, then the mainmast also fell and the ship broke in two. Some said that the passenger Vaughan, who was travelling for his health and not very strong, was washed overboard and never seen again. The ship started breaking up. The forward house came adrift with three of the crew on it as well as a longboat, which the men succeeded in launching and keeping afloat by continually bailing with their sea boots. The captain, the third mate (the owner’s son) and others clung to the mizzenmast in the sea. Then the owner’s son was washed away off the mast. Within 10 minutes the rest of the ship was in pieces, completely wrecked, with cargo and wreckage floating in the sea. The captain encouraged the second mate to swim with him to the deckhouse where there were other crew but the second mate wouldn’t go with him. Eventually, the Captain made it to the deckhouse and the men pulled him up. At about 4:30 am the group of men on the deckhouse saw the lights of a steamer and called for help. At the same time, they noticed the second mate and the other man had drifted nearby, still on the spur, and pulled them both onto the wreck. The coastal steamer SS Dawn was returning to Warrnambool from Melbourne, and its sailing time was different to its usual schedule. She was built in 1876 and bought by the Portland and Belfast Steam Navigation Co. in 1877. At the time of this journey, she was commanded by Captain Jones and was sailing between Melbourne and Portland via Warrnambool. The provedore the Dawn, Benjamin Lear, heard cries of distress coming through the portholes of the saloon. He gave the alarm and the engines were stopped. Cries could be heard clearly, coming from the land. Captain Jones sent out crew in two boats and fired off rockets and blue lights to illuminate the area. They picked up the three survivors who were in the long boat from Eric the Red. Two men were picked up out of the water, one being the owner’s son who was clinging to floating kerosene boxes. At daylight, the Dawn then rescued the 18 men from the floating portion of the deckhouse, which had drifted about 4 miles from where they’d struck the reef. Shortly after the rescue the deckhouse drifted onto breakers and was thrown onto rocks at Point Franklin, about 2 miles east of Cape Otway. Captain Jones had signalled to Cape Otway lighthouse the number of the Eric the Red and later signalled that there was a wreck at Otway Reef but there was no response from the lighthouse. The captain and crew of the Dawn spent several more hours searching unsuccessfully for more survivors, even going back as far as Apollo Bay. On board the Dawn the exhausted men received care and attention to their needs and wants, including much-needed clothing. Captain Allen was amongst the 23 battered and injured men who were rescued and later taken to Warrnambool for care. Warrnambool’s mayor and town clerk offered them all hospitality, the three badly injured men going to the hospital for care and others to the Olive Branch Hotel, then on to Melbourne. Captain Allen’s leg injury prevented him from going ashore so he and three other men travelled on the Dawn to Portland. They were met by the mayor who also treated them all with great kindness. Captain Allen took the train back to Melbourne then returned to America. Those saved were Captain Zaccheus Allen (or Jacques Allen), J. Darcy chief mate, James F. Lawrence second mate, Ned Sewall third mate and owner’s son, John French the cook, C. Nelson sail maker, Clarence W. New passenger, and able seamen Dickenson, J. Black, Denis White, C. Herbert, C. Thompson, A. Brooks, D. Wilson, J. Ellis, Q. Thompson, C. Newman, W. Paul, J. Davis, M. Horenleng, J. Ogduff, T. W. Drew, R. Richardson. Four men had lost their lives; three of them were crew (Gus Dahlgreen ship’s carpenter, H. Ackman steward, who drowned in his cabin, and George Silver seaman) and one a passenger (J. B. Vaughan). The body of one of them had been found washed up at Cape Otway and was later buried in the lighthouse cemetery; another body was seen on an inaccessible ledge. Twelve months later the second mate James F. Lawrence, from Nova Scotia passed away in the Warrnambool district; an obituary was displayed in the local paper. Neither the ship nor its cargo was insured. The ship was worth about £15,000 and the cargo was reportedly worth £40,000; only about £2,000 worth had been recovered. Cargo and wreckage washed up at Apollo Bay, Peterborough, Port Campbell, Western Port and according to some reports, even as far away as the beaches of New Zealand. The day after the wreck the government steamship Pharos was sent from Queenscliff to clear the shipping lanes of debris that could be a danger to ships. The large midship deckhouse of the ship was found floating in a calm sea near Henty Reef. Items such as an American chair, a ladder and a nest of boxes were all on top of the deckhouse. As it was so large and could cause danger to passing ships, Captain Payne had the deckhouse towed towards the shore just beyond Apollo Bay. Between Apollo Bay and Blanket Bay, the captain and crew of Pharos collected Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, nests of boxes, bottles of Bristol’s sarsaparilla, pieces of common American chairs, axe handles, a Wheelers’ Patent thresher and a sailor’s trunk with the words “A. James” on the front. A ship’s flag-board bearing the words “Eric the Red” was found on the deckhouse; finally, those on board the Pharos had the name of the wrecked vessel. During this operation, Pharos came across the government steamer Victoria and also a steamer S.S. Otway, both of which were picking up flotsam and wreckage. A whole side of the hull and three large pieces of the other side of the hull, with some of the copper sheathing stripped off, had floated onto Point Franklin. Some of the vessels' yards and portions of her masts were on shore. The pieces of canvas attached to the yards and masts confirmed that the vessel had been under sail. The beach there was piled with debris several feet high. There were many cases of Diamond Oil kerosene, labelled R. W. Cameron and Company, New York. There were also many large planks of red pine, portions of a small white boat and a large, well-used oar. Other items found ashore included sewing machines (some consigned to ‘Long and Co.”) and notions, axe and scythe handles, hay forks, wooden pegs, rolls of wire (some branded “T.S” and Co, Melbourne”), kegs of nails branded “A.T. and Co.” from the factory of A. Field and Son, Taunton, Massachusetts, croquet balls and mallets, buggy fittings, rat traps, perfumery, cutlery and Douay Bibles, clocks, bicycles, chairs, a fly wheel, a cooking stove, timber, boxes, pianos, organs and a ladder. (Wooden clothes pegs drifted in for many years). There seemed to be no personal luggage or clothing. The Pharos encountered a long line, about one and a half miles, of f locating wreckage about 10 miles off land, southeast of Cape Otway, and in some places about 40 feet wide. It seemed that more than half of it was from Eric the Red. The ship’s crew rescued 3 cases that were for the Melbourne Exhibition and other items from amongst the debris. There were also chairs, doors, musical instruments, washing boards, nests of trunks and flycatchers floating in the sea. Most of the goods were saturated and smelt of kerosene. A section of the hull lies buried in the sand at Parker River Beach. An anchor with a chain is embedded in the rocks east of Point Franklin and a second anchor, thought to be from Eric the Red, is on display at the Cape Otway light station. (There is a photograph of a life belt on the verandah of Rivernook Guest House in Princetown with the words “ERIC THE RED / BOSTON”. This is rather a mystery as the ship was registered in Bath, Maine, USA.) Parts of the ship are on display at Bimbi Park Caravan Park and at Apollo Bay Museum. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village also has part of the helm (steering wheel), a carved wooden sword (said to be the only remaining portion of the ship’s figurehead; further research is currently being carried out), a door, a metal rod, samples of wood and this medal awarded for the rescue of the crew. Much of the wreckage was recovered by the local residents before police and other authorities arrived at the scene. Looters went to great effort to salvage goods, being lowered down the high cliff faces to areas with little or no beach to collect items from the wreckage, their mates above watching out for dangerous waves. A Tasmanian newspaper reports on a court case in Stawell, Victoria, noting a man who was caught 2 months later selling tobacco from the wreckage of Eric the Red. Some of the silverware is still treasured by descendants of Mr Mackenzie who was given these items by officials for his help in securing the cargo. The gifts included silver coffee and teapots, half a dozen silver serviette rings and two sewing machines. A Mr G.W. Black has in his possession a medal and a purse that was awarded to his father, another Dawn crew member who was part of the rescue team. The medal is similarly inscribed and named “To John Black ….” (from “Shipwrecks” by Margaret E. Mackenzie, 3rd edition, published 1964). The wreck and cargo were sold to a Melbourne man who salvaged a quantity of high-quality tobacco and dental and surgical instruments. Timbers from the ship were salvaged and used in the construction of houses and shed around Apollo Bay, including a guest house, Milford House (since burnt down in bushfires), which had furniture, fittings and timber on the dining room floor from the ship. A 39.7-foot-long trading ketch, the Apollo, was also built from its timbers by Mr Burgess in 1883 and subsequently used in Tasmanian waters. It was the first attempt at shipbuilding in Apollo Bay. In 1881 a red light was installed about 300 feet above sea level at the base of the Cape Otway lighthouse to warn ships when they were too close to shore; It would not be visible unless a ship came within 3 miles from it. This has proved to be an effective warning. Nelson Johnson married Elizabeth Howard in 1881 and they had 10 children, the father of the medal’s donor being the youngest. They lived in 13 Tichbourne Place, South Melbourne, Victoria. Nelson died in 1922 in Fitzroy Victoria, age 66. In 1895 the owners of the S.S. Dawn, the Portland and Belfast Steam Navigation Co., wound up and sold out to the Belfast Company who took over the Dawn for one year before selling her to Howard Smith. She was condemned and sunk in Suva in 1928. The State Library of Victoria has a lithograph in its collection depicting the steamer Dawn and the shipwrecked men, titled. "Wreck of the ship Eric the Red, Cape Otway: rescue of the crew by the Dawn". The medal for bravery is associated with the ship the “The Eric the Red which is historically significant as one of Victoria's major 19th century shipwrecks. (Heritage Victoria Eric the Red; HV ID 239) The wreck led to the provision of an additional warning light placed below the Cape Otway lighthouse to alert mariners to the location of Otway Reef. The site is archaeologically significant for its remains of a large and varied cargo and ship's fittings being scattered over a wide area. The site is recreationally and aesthetically significant as it is one of the few sites along this coast where tourists can visit identifiable remains of a large wooden shipwreck, and for its location set against the background of Cape Otway, Bass Strait, and the Cape Otway lighthouse.“ (Victorian Heritage Database Registration Number S239, Official Number 8745 USA) This medal was awarded to Nelson Johnson by the U.S. President for bravery in the rescue of the Eric the Red crew. The obverse of the round, solid silver medal has an inscription around the rim. In the centre of the medal is the head of Liberty to the left, hair in a bun, with a sprig of leaves in the top left of a band around her head. There is a 6-pointed star below the portrait, between the start and end of the inscription. There are two raised areas on the rim, horizontally opposite each other, from the edge to just below the lettering and coinciding with the holes drilled in the edge. Slightly right of the top is a round indentation in the rim. The reverse has a wreath of leaves as a border, joined at the bottom by a ribbon bow. In the centre of the medal is an inscription, decorated with 3-pronged design and dots. The edge is plain with 2 small, rough and uneven holes horizontally opposite to each other, as though they had been used for mounting the medal at some stage. The medal has a matte finish on both sides and is slightly pitted and scratched.“PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” around the perimeter of the obverse of the medal. “TO / Nelson Johnson, / seaman of the British, / str “Dawn”, for bravery, / at risk of life, / in / rescuing the crew of / the American Ship / “Eric the Red.” “M” on obverse, truncation of the portraitwarrnambool, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, eric the red, zaccheus allen, sewall, 1880, melbourne exhibition, cape otway, otway reef, victorian shipwreck, medal, nelson johnson, neils frederick yohnson, s.s. dawn, george morgan, hero -
Federation University Historical Collection
Award, University of Ballarat Appreciation Award for High Quality of Education Provided
An award presented to the University of Ballarat in 2009 from the United Emirates Embassy - Canberra. The award is appreciation of the high quality of Education provided by the university, An triangular perspex award mounted on gold and wooden base. United Arab Emirates Embassy - Canberra, To University of Ballarat, In appreciation of Education Provided by the university 2009.award, trophy, university of ballarat, education, united arab emirates embassy, canberra, appreciation, 2009, university -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Chatham-Holmes Collection: Holiday Diary, Elizabeth Chatham, 1985, 1985
Journal kept by Elizabeth Chatham while travelling overseas in 1985. Trip was to the United States of America and Canada.Brown Diary.journal, elizabeth chatham, 1985, canada, united states of america, chatham-holmes collection -
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Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches (Don Woodward Collection), Churchill, Winston, 2004
Compiled by the grandson of Winston Churchill. Churchill was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. Biographical and historical interest.Book; 524 pages. Front cover: white background; two-tone picture of Winston Churchill with crowd; black lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime ministers - united kingdom, churchill, sir winston, politics, politics and government -
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Harold Wilson: A critical biography (Don Woodward Collection), Smith, Dudley, 1964
A biography of Harold Wilson, former Labor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. Political and biographical interest - United Kingdom.Book; 224 pages. Cover: black; author's name and title. Dust jacket: plastic covering; red background; black and white photo of Harold Wilson; black and white lettering; author's name and title.Ex-library copy. Library and bookshop markings btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, wilson, harold, biography -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Railway United Football Club, Premiers 1925-26, 1926
From William Hegarty's collection, donated by daughter Barbara Hegarty Gardiner. By 1925 Railway United were effectively the PMFC Seconds and were referred to in the media as Port Melbourne Junior Football Club although the Railway United name remained in use locally for many years. The Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA) had been split into two sections. Section B consisted of teams associated with senior clubs playing in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) with unaligned teams making up Section A. Finals were played between the top teams in each section and then the two winners (premiers) played off in a final match to determine which club won the John Wren Shield as premier of the VJFA. 1925: Port Melbourne 12.11.83 def Williamstown 6.12.48 at Yarraville on 5 Sep 1925 to claim the B Section premiership. In the challenge match for the John Wren Shield played at the Motordrome, 3 Oct 1925, Yarraville 10.15.75 def Port Melbourne 5.10.40. 1926: Port Melbourne 12.11.83 def Northcote 6.12.48 at the Motordrome on 18 Sep 1926 to claim the VJFA VFA Section premiership. Again Port 11.11.77 lost to Yarraville 15.16.106 in the challenge match for the John Wren Shield played at the Motordrome, 2 Oct 1926. Yarraville were then able to claim the John Wren Shield outright and hold it permanently as a result of winning it on three occasions.Photograph of Railway United Football Team Premiers 1925-26sport - australian rules football, jim hall, bill wilson, ern atkinson, george murphy, bert roune (?), mick bragg, alby keogh, william (bill) hegarty, tom davis, bill johnson, archibald (arch) todd, port melbourne railway united football club, port melbourne junior football club, alby mowlam -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Electric Food Mixer, Estimated pre- WW2
"Marvel" Electric Food Mixer - two beaters affixed to cylindical component that encases electric motor with cord attached - this component attached to metal stand with swivelling device - all metal painted pale green including rotating stand for placing mixing bowl on - black plastic? handle on moveable top section and circular open holes on top and around the sides.Plaque affixed to cylindrical section reads "75 watt/VOLTS AC DC 25 STYLE 21 No 1304082/MARVEL/Electric Food Mixer/Licensed under United States Patents/No's...... -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Shirt, US Army fatigue
Typical United States Army issue fatigue shirt worn by soldiers in the Vietnam War. this item was collected by National Serviceman R A Laing, Royal Australian Corps of Signals, 110 Signal Squadron, Vietnam 1969.A green United States Army issue fatigue shirt with four pockets on the front. Pockets have slanted flaps. Shirt is fastened by 5 plastic buttons. United States cotton badges on the left side of the shirt and on the top of the left sleeve. One is Airborne. The soldier's name is above the pocket on the right shirt front. On the right side of the shirt above the pocket appears the word "SPEIGHTS". Above the left side pocket appears 3 cloth badges. One says US Army. On the front left side pocket is a material badge of a winged torch with flames.united states army, fatigue shirt, u s uniform, laing -
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Nancy Reagan: The unauthorized biography (Don Woodward Collection), Kelley, Kitty, 1991
Biography of Nancy Reagan. Nancy Reagan was First Lady of the United States from 1981-1989 during the Presidency of her husband Ronald Reagan.Biographical interest - Nancy Reagan. Politics - USA.Book; 532 pages. Dustjacket: colour photograph of Nancy Reagan; red and black lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, reagan, nancy, reagan, ronald, politics and government - usa, president - usa -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Allan Charles Quinn, January 1949
Quinn CollectionLetter written by Allan to his mother on one side only of a single sheet of off-white paper (0803a). The letter is headed New York and dated 5-02-49. The large buff-coloured envelope (0803b) bears two green United States postage stamps and is post-marked Brooklyn, New York letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949