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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, RAF, Air Ministry, RAF Pocket Book 1932, 1932
.1) Folding, wrap around pocket book, blue buckram. Title is embossed in black ink. Booklet contains large amount of information on RAF basic subjects if navigation, liaison signalling, ranks, aircraft markings or worlds air forces, camping, 142 pages. .2) Amendment List No's dated 1933.Centre: “RAF Pocket Book 1932” Top right: “AP 1081”books-military/reference, military history-air force, raf -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Map Set, Timor Leste, 1999
Operational maps for Australian Defence Force participation in InterfetSet of maps for Timor-Leste Op Interfet 1. Ermera District Navigation Map 1:25,000 2. Dare Area Special 1:25,000 3. Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections 4. Dili Planning Map Overlay Timor-Leste 1:6,000 5. Timor-Leste Planning Mao -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Bubble sextant, Henry Hughes & Son, c.1930s
These instruments were used on aircraft to obtain the altitude of the sun or other celestial body to aid navigation. This particular one came from a former RAAF pilot.This bubble sextant, complete with original wooden storage case with leather strap, was manufactured c.1930s. Black and metallic, it has a mirror in the middle, various knobs on the sides and a cylindrical handle on each side.sextant, altitude, navigation, instrument -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Steel Sample, ca. 1876
The sample of steel from which the S.S. Julia Percy’s boiler was made has been tested, according to the attached label. The test involved heating the steel to blood red temperature (or dark red colour) then dipping it into water and bending it when it was cold. A “very severe test for quality” was written on the ticket by T.H. Osborne. (Mr Thomas Hamilton Osborne was the secretary for the Western Steam Navigation Co, established in Warrnambool in 1886. The company’s office was on the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets in Warrnambool and its north-western wall is now part of the current Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery. ) Cold bending of steel in a press or through rollers is the typical method of curving steel for construction. The steel needs to be manufactured in such a way that it is strong enough yet still flexible enough not to crack when bent or rolled. The boiler on the Julia Percy could have been a Scotch Boiler, a design introduced in the 1870’s and still being used today. This design was more robust that previous boilers, generating higher working steam pressures. The design incorporate greater ability to roll iron plates, leading to greater strength, thicker plating and fewer riveted joints. They were originally made of iron then later incorporated steel sections until they were entirely constructed of steel. Many examples of this type of boiler can be found on wreck sites. Shipping was the cheapest and most practical means of carrying produce and goods during the period 1840-1890. Regular domestic steamer services commenced in the Warrnambool district in the late 1850’s and by 1870 the passenger trade was booming. Produce was loaded from the jetty into ‘lighters’ (small boats), which took it to the ships at anchorage in the bay. Passengers were taken to the ship’s side then climbed aboard up ladders or gangways. The coming of the railway in October 1889 meant the gradual decline and end of the steam shipping era. Originally the ship was known as the SS Julia Percy and was later renamed as the Leeuwin. She was an iron passenger-cargo steam ship built in Glasgow by Thomas Wingate for the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company, which commissioned the ship for the steamship trade in Victoria’s western district. She was first registered in Warrnambool, Victoria in 1876. At one point in time the Julia Percy would sail from Warrnambool to Melbourne every Friday and return from Melbourne to Warrnambool every Tuesday. The cost of a return ticket for a Saloon Fare was £1.0.0. She would sail “if practical and weather permitting”. The Julia Percy changed hands several times. Her next owner was the Western Steam Navigaiton Co of Melbourne (1887). It was the manager of this company, Mr. T.H. Osborne, who tagged ths steel sample above. Melbourne Steamship Co became the next owners (1890), followed by William Howard Smith and Sons (1901) for use in Queensland coastal trades, then she was bought by George Turnbull in 1903 and used for local mail contract in Western Australia. She was sold to the Melbourne Steamship Company Ltd. (1906) and re-named the Leeuwi but continued in her Western Australian coastal run. She was converted into a coal hulk in Melbourne in 1910 as a result of damaged caused when she was driven against the jetty at Dongara during a gale. The ship was eventually dismantled and scuttled in Bass Strait on 28 December 1934. The steel sample is significant for its association with the wreck of the Leeuwin (Julia Percy), which is on the Victorian Heritage Register. It is historically significant for being a rare artefact that has potential to interpret aspects of western Victoria’s 19th century steamship trade and Victorian cultural history, including the testing and manufacturing process associated with steam power. Leeuwin is listed on the Victorian heritage Register as being historically significant ‘as one of only four wrecks of steamships in Victorian waters associated with the western district of Victoria’s coastal steamship trade. Her registered number is VHR S413. A sample of the steel from which the boiler of the "SS Julia Percy" (later named Leeuwin) was made. The piece of steel is a ‘C’ shape with the ends almost meeting. A luggage ticket is tied onto the steel and has an inscription on it. The steel is rusty.Ticket with typed information “Steel of which the Boiler of the “Julia Percy” (Warrnambool Steam Navigation Co) was made. TEST: Made Blood hot or Dark Red then dipped into water and bent cold. A very severe test for quality T.H. Osborne. Below these words is the hand written inscription in black “FM 151 / 9.75” julia percy, leeuwin, steel, boiler, steam ship, metal testing, western steam navigation co., flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, t.h. osborne -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Silver Reflections Studio, 1924c
Black and white photograph showing view of New Works. Village on dunes at entrance to Gippsland Lakes from ocean - Bass Strait. View shows SS Gippsland at New Works wharf, Cunninghame Arm, part of Bullock Island and mouth of North Arm, post and rail fence along roadway down Jemmys Point. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, jetties, machinery, navigation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1920 c
Black and white photograph showing S S Gippsland leaving Kalimna Jetty heading towards Metung. View of jetty shows five men on jetty, three of them manhandling the trolley loaded with goods, probably off the Gippsland. Three small row boats tied to jetty. Two small jetties on far right and small launch. Kalimna Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Jetty Gippsland Lakesjetties, navigation, ships and shipping, topography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Fish Marie, 1995
Black and white photograph of a bulldozer with a bucket scoop shifting sand on Bullock Island. This sand was dumped during dredging operations at the entrance and around the lakes. Lakes Entrance Victoriaislands, education, waterways, navigation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Cooper Alexander, 1915c
Second copy 8 x 14Black and white postcard of the track to Kalimna Jetty Gippsland Lakes Victoria showing shed at approach to jetty, lake and Rigby Island in background. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPath and Jetty Kalimnajetties, waterways, boats and boating, navigation -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1920c
Black and white photograph of the steamer Gippsland leaving the Kalimna Jetty Gippsland Lakes Victoria. It shows the steep cliffs of Jemmys Point Bullock Island and entrance in the background. Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Cove and Jetty Gippsland Lakesjetties, navigation, topography, boats and boating -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 2000
Colour photograph of aerial view of the entrance at Lakes Entrance, shows part of Rigby Island, Bullock Island, North Arm, Cunninghame Arm and buildup of sand on ocean shores of sand hummocks. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, ocean, navigation, waterways -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Valentine Series, 1940
Black and white small format postcard of the timber observation lookout at Jemmys Point, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, showing the timber tower with observation deck, signal light on steel tower nearby. Top of old standing lookout tree just visible.Jemmys Point Lakes Entrancehistoric sites, navigation, world war 1939 - 1945, room display -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aviation Ground School Training - Cadet System, The Nes Cadet System of Ground School Training
Text for ground school cadets on navigation, meteorology, radio beam flying & orientation , circa 1930sManual style booknon-fictionText for ground school cadets on navigation, meteorology, radio beam flying & orientation , circa 1930snavigation, meterorology, radio beam fl, orientation circa 1930s -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph
This shows the S.S.Wannon turning in the specially widened part of the river called the "turning basin" before slipping into her berth at the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company wharfBlack and white photograph of SS Wannon turning in the Moyne Rivership, boat, sea, moyne river, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, turning basin -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1920c
also Black and white copy 10 x 12|also Sepia toned copy 10 x 15Sepia toned small format postcard of the steamer Gippsland leaving Kalimna Jetty, Gippsland Lakes Victoria, also showing boat ramps beside jetty, three rowing boats moored at lower landing, persons pushing trolly along jetty, Navigation light on jetty, rustic jetty and small boat in background. Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Jetty Gippsland Lakesjetties, waterways, topography -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1938
Reprinted from Rev. Alfred Maher's photo album, Anglican Church Archives, Sale, VictoriaBlack and white photograph of Nyerimilang Jetty, Gippsland Lakes. It shows a short jetty with boat landing, navigation light and storage shed on jetty, boatshed on bank. Small motor car beside boat shed. Distant view across lake to eastern point of Flanagan Island, Fraser Island and Rigby Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, restaurant, boats and boating, waterways, topography -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF Publication No.2 - Vocabulary Of Stores
Description: 250 pages. Published by Litton Industries Inc. Published November 1967. F-4D Inertial Navigation and Weapon Release Computer Systems Handbook Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Wasp Junior R935 Engines Manual
Description: 150 pages. Published by Litton Industries Inc. Published January 1969. McDonnell Douglas F-4E Inertial Navigation Bombing System Handbook Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Automatic Engine Controls
Description: 320 pages. Published by Odhams Press Ltd. Published 1943. Practical Guide to Aero-Engines, Aircraft Construction, Wireless and Electricity, and Air Navigation. Level of Importance: World. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Oar, n.d
The oard comes from the SS Casino. The SS Casino was a screw steamer which launched from Dundee, Scotland in 1882. It was built to order for the NSW North Coast Sydney by Mr B. B. Nichol of the Newcastle and Hunter Steam Navigation Company. On its delivery voyage it stopped in Warrnambool where it was sighted by the owners of the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company who were seeking a vessel. They successfully bid for it and bought it for 14,250 pounds. In 1932 the SS Casino ran aground just off the coast of Apollo Bay.S S CasinoRowing oar, timber, repainted marked 'casino' on blade. Oar has had another section of shaft and handle added.Front: on blade 'CASINO' Back: -s s casino, shipwreck, oar, 1900s -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, P.O. Maloja, 1928
The SS Maloja was a passenger liner operated by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation between 1923 and 1954. The ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser upon her arrival at AdenB & W landscape photograph with view from the dock of nearside port bow and superstructure of a moored ship. Men at dockside level are loading or unloading with net in foreground. railway vehicles are lined alongside under a shed. A faint series of letters can be made out near the portholes towards top of bow. This could be name of the vessel. Handwritten in black ink beneath lower edge of image on album page as "P O Maloja" (this may be misnamed) see notes belowsteam ships, world war 2, p.o. maloja, ss maloja, p & o, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company, fan album -
Vision Australia
Object, White cane with brown handle
Another example of a painted white cane, made from a tree branch stripped of lateral buds, but with a metal tip indicating its primary use as a navigation device rather than a support stick.Wooden white cane with crooked handle with metal tipassistive devices -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine (Item) - Deleted
Description: Models EMB-110K1 EMB-110P1 EMB-110 P2 Technical Radio Navigation T.O.IC95A-2-9 Level of Importance: . Historical Details: Missing Jan 1968 to Dec 1977 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Lycoming Parts Catalogue
Description: 35 pages. Published by Kearfott Company Inc. Published July 1952. Navigational Systems Operating Instructions (magnetic slaved, directional gyro-stablized compass system) Level of Importance: World. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1925c
Hand coloured postcard showing the S S Gippsland leaving Kalimna Jetty. Jetty has two sheds on north end of jetty belonging to Kalimna Hotel. Navigation light on south end of jetty. M V Sagitassein lower right corner of photo. Jemmys Point in background with road cutting visible. Kalimna Lakes Entrance VictoriaKalimna Jettyships and shipping, waterways, islands, jetties -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Air Navigation Volume Ii
Description: 308 pages. Published by H.M. Stationery Office - Air Ministry. Published 7/6/1944. AP 1234. RAF Manuals of Air Navigation, Revised Edition - 1944 Level of Importance: World. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Glass Plate, Henry Sutton, Hertford Lock by Henry Sutton, c1891
Henry Sutton was born in Ballarat into the musical Sutton Family. He is known as an important Australian inventor. Photograph of Hertford Lock. lockkeepers house. A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. Hertford Lock is situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by British Waterways and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation.henry sutton, glass plates, photography, swans -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Archive (Item) - Box WP8 Prowse Collection See details under Description Section
Description: Turbomeca leaflet Airvan leaflet (12 copies) Flight Computer - US Army Airforces RAAF Defence Instruction AAP 7214-003-4-11 Instrument Systems - IPB Sleigh News Dec 78 Jindivik Project Production Bulletins - Various Flight Manual - Jindivik Mk 3A A Level of Importance: State. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (Item) - Navigational Computor MK III D Ref. No. 6B/180
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Aviation Machinist'S Mate 3
Description: 300 pages. Published by the Department of the Air Force. Published 15/4/1960. AFM 51-40 Vol. 2. United States Air Force Air Navigation Manual for Training Level of Importance: World. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Wooden Plaque
The VOC sent its trading ships to the (then) Dutch East Indies to collect spices and other goods. In the 17th century accurate navigation was not always possible and ships might end up on the wild, unchartered West Australian coastline. Item recalls the fact that the WA coast was unintentionally visited by Dutch ships during the 17th and 18th centuries. Because the coast was so unattractive the Dutch did not try to settle the country.Large rectangular timber plaque with scalloped edges depicting historic shipwrecks of Western Australia.An insert reads: "Historic Shipwrecks of Western Australia (Protected as of 1983). Coastal cities are marked with their names and dots along the coastline indicate wreck sites. Most are named and dated; others marked as unidentified. An inset map deals with the area around Fremantle and shows a large number of wrecks. A separate typed notice attached to the map identifies the five known Dutch wrecks - all ships of the VOC - Vereennigde East Indian Compagnie (Dutch East India Company). Further than that there are a distance scale and a compass.