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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Vessel - Couta boat, Viator, 1890-1920
The historic Victorian ‘couta boat “Viator” was built by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones of Williamstown in Melbourne, between 1890 and 1920. He was one of the early builders of this design. The features of Viator - carvel planked, open cockpit, vertical stem and straight keel, single mast and a pivoting centreboard - are all characteristics of an early Bass Strait ‘couta boat. This has been confirmed by experienced Victorian ‘couta boat restorer Tim Phillips. Viator served as a ‘couta fishing boat in the Warrnambool area until the mid-1930s, then some say she served as a mail ferry across to Portland. Later it was used as a fishing and recreation boat for local families. For years Viator sat in a paddock in East Warrnambool until purchased in 1975 and donated to Flagstaff Hill. ‘COUTA BOATS - The ‘couta design for vessels is believed to have originated at Port Phillip, Victoria, for the purpose of the Barracouta (‘couta) fishing industry, being both fast and seaworthy. , The 'couta fish was an important food fish in Australian waters, supplying Melbourne with plenty of inexpensive fish. VIATORY’S OWNERS - Some of Viator’s history is known: - 1940, registered Port Fairy and owned by G.J. Richards. - 1941-1945, registered in Port Fairy and owned by Jens “Peter” Petersen. - 1950’s “Brusher” Richards of Warrnambool and Port Fairy used it for fishing. - Peter Watson and his son also went fishing in Viator. - Frank Ferrier, boat builder, was an owner (son of ‘La Bella’ hero, William Ferrier) - Arthur Rogers owned Viator too, then sold it to Terry Pridmore and Wayne Moorefield - The Viator was stored in a paddock, unused for years, in Fairmont Avenue, Warrnambool, where it was gradually deteriorating. - 1975 Viator was purchase at a very reasonable price from Pridmore, then donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. RESTORATION - Shipwright Erik Mikkelsen soon started restoration on the Viator after it arrived at Flagstaff Hill in 1975. In 2006 the Maritime Museums of Australia awarded a grant to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village to assist with the restoration and renovation of the Viator. Its restoration continues today in the care of Flagstaff Hill’s boat builder. J R. JONES - boat builder The photograph of the EVA MYRL shows the builder J R Jones with his team of workers. The other photograph shows a vessel built by J R Jones' son, J B Jones of Footscray, and his team of boat boulders. The photograph of the EVA MYRL was taken by E. A. Dond---. The other photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St Kilda.The Viator is the most significant boat in the Flagstaff Hill's fleet, being the last remaining local 'couta boat and one of few existing examples of this craft. Viator received Heritage status with the Australian Maritime Museums Council and is listed on the Australian Register of Historical Vessels in 2006 (ARHV Number: HV000561). Viator was built in Victoria in the early days by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones, and sailed by fishermen for many years, both local and on the coastal waters of Victoria, and was possibly used for the mail service. It is significant for being used for the fishing trade, for government service, perhaps as a mail boat, and for recreation by local families.Vessel, the ‘Viator’, an historic Victorian ‘couta boat, handmade by renowned boat builder This J.R. Jones 'couta boat, the Viator, was built in Williamstown, c.1890-1920. The single mast vessel has a Caravel hull built from New Zealand Kauri, blackwood, with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem and stern. It has a pivoting centreboard. Two photographs are included; one of the builder with his team, the other is of his son J B Jones, with his team. Marked "Viator" Photograph 1759.2: "E. A. Dond---" (indecipherable". Handwritten on back "Grandfather / J R Jones / Built" Photograph 1759.3; sign within photograph "J B JONES / BUILDER / FOOTSCRAY", stamped in the card, bottom right " ----- / MELBOURNE" and handwritten on the back "I think this is Mr Abel Sturrock Coot Albert Park Lake"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, arhv hv000561, arthur rogers, bass strait ‘couta boat, “brusher” richards of warrnambool and port fairy, clinker hull boat, ‘couta crafted boat c 1890-1905, ‘couta fishing boat, erik mikkelsen shipwright, g.j. richards of port fairy, jens “peter” petersen, john lindsay, old mail boat, pivoting centerboard boat, peter watson, single-masted ketch, terry prodmore and wayne moorefield, vessel viator, viator a historical vessel, victorian ‘couta boat, victorian barracoota boat, warrnambool ‘couta boat, western victoria fishing boat, western victoria mail boat, hv000561, australian register of historical vessels, erik mikkelsen, j b jones, j b jones boat builder, footscray, sturrock coot, sturrock, j r jones, j r jones boat builder, williamstown, eva myrl -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, est. 1860-1875
In 1875, the Rocky Mountain Extended Gold Sluicing Company Ltd was created, utilising the previous Rocky Mountain claim for the area near Lake Sambell. The company employed A.L Martin to survey an area for a tunnel underneath Beechworth and Johnson Stephens to dig it. The tunnel was built at a rate of 40 feet a month and eventually measured 800 metres. The tunnel was a true accomplishment both in the present and during the 19th century. It was considered to be a marvelous engineering feat. Beechworth is renowned for its hydraulic sluice method of mining. This involved soil being exposed to torrents of water from high-pressure hoses. From 1876 until its closure in 1921, the mine produced an astounding 47,926 ozs of gold. Companies like this were the source of income for many Chinese gold-diggers who sought to make their fortune on the goldfields of Beechworth. During the height of the rush, the town had around 7,000 Chinese inhabitants living on the outskirts of town as they were not permitted to live within Beechworth itself.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portrays an open-cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1910. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertaken which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This image of the Rocky Mountain mine is historically significant as the mining complex is now non-existent, with the only remains being the tunnel built in 1880 by the company, which was considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the time. The image also provides a first-hand look into the social and cultural networks at play during the 19th century with racial segregation of the Chinese at the 'Chinese Camp', as well as an insight into Beechworth's origins during the Gold Rush.A sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper as a postcardReverse: Historic Beechworth / 7792.1 / ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINE / Viewed from the “Chinese Camp”, shown partly in the foreground, we see the central plant of the famous Rocky Mountain Mining Company. This extensive complex, of which nothing remains, was situated between Silver Creek and the present Lake Sambell area. The company was responsible for a tunnel cut through solid bedrock underneath the town of Beechworth and surfacing near the keystone bridge on the Wangaratta side. Completed in 1880 it was declared to be one of the greatest engineering feats in Australia. The tunnel is still basically intact today. / Series by Wooragee Graphics: Historic Beechworth. / COPYRIGHT BURKE MUSEUM / No.72 beechworth, rocky mountain mine, sluicing, gold rush, mining, gold -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - Colour, Michael Taffe, Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat, c1983
Hymettus won the Caulfield Cup in 1898 and the owners built this house, near Lake Wendouree, with the winnings. It won the title of Ballarat's Champion Cottage from 1915-18. The cottage contains many of the original furnishings and fittings and has beautiful gardens. Two digital images of Ballarat's hymettus Cottage. .1) The garden as it was before the 1980s drought. .2) The Cottagehymettus, hymettus cottage, garden, flower, taffe -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photo, Lake Bolac Post Office 1904
Pictured outside the Lake Bolac Post Office in 1904 are Mr Dalgleish and Post Mistress, Mrs Frances Murray. This was the original Post Office opened in 1887 and was located on the Glenelg Highway. It later became an office for Denny's Lascelles stock agents.black and white photographpost office, frances murray, 1904, dalgleish, post mistress -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Grubbing rocks at "Boswell Park", Lake Bolac
Grubbing rocks at "Boswell Park" Lake Bolac, in order to prepare the ground for ploughing and cropping. Most ground on the Western District volcanic plains had to be prepared in this way before the soil could be tilled. "Boswell Park" was run by the Moreton family.lake bolac, boswell park, grubbing rocks, moreton, cropping -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Picnic at Mt Hamilton
Lake Bolac families enjoying a picnic at the Mt Hamilton volcanic crater to the east of the township, near Nerrin Nerrin. Pictured are, from left: Ethel, Alice and Eva Veale, Blanche and Marian "Minnie' Ward and Ruth Helme. Circa 1900.lake bolac, veale, waed, helme, mt hamilton, nerrin nerrin, volcano -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Book, Autograph Book
The Olympic Games came to Australia in 1956, the first time they had been held in the Southern Hemisphere and in Australia. The rowing and canoeing events were held on Lake Wendouree at Ballarat and local children with autograph books eagerly sought the competitors' autographs.lake wendouree, ballarat, olympic games, 1956, southern hemisphere, australia, rowing, canoeing, autograph. -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden
Work on paper - Brochure, Welcome to The City of Ballaarat
non-fictioncity of ballaarat, welcome, ballarat, lake wendouree, rowing, canoeing, 1956, southern hemisphere, -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Machine - Adding machine
Includes power cable and paper docket roll, converted from Imperial to Decimal in 1969, bought from Australian Paper Mills 1955c by donor, used in Lakes Entrance Caravan Park and Traralgon during 1960's and 1970'sElectric Adding machine, grey case sits on black rubble pad, 9 rows of 6 keyscommerce, office equipment, stationery -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Ballarat Botanical Gardens by Lake Wendouree
Printed full colour postcard titled "Ballarat Botanical Gardens by Lake Wendouree Victoria Australia". Features photos of the Sensory Garden, Begonias, Prime Ministers Avenue, Lake Wendouree and No. 661, Wendouree Parade and Robert Clark centre logo. On rear is places for correspondence, stamp, barcode, address and rose image. Has the name of the publisher "Rose Stereograph Co. Glen Waverley Victoria" and name of photographers, Neil Cutts and Stephen Cutts". Rose Series No. 3620. trams, tramways, btm, wendouree parade, gardens, begonia festival, tram 26 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals. Small area of ocean, rest land with lakes.Front: '820 -9' - handwritten, white, border 'RUN 5' 'PORTLAND', printed, white, lower borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, coastline -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO : NO. 13 : LAKE WEEROONA, BENDIGO : UNDATED
Views of Bendigo. No. 13 of a series of sixteen black and white photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The label No. 13 is in the bottom right corner, Lake Weeroona, Bendigo on the left. Undatedbendigo, parks and gardens, lake weeroona, lake weeroona, bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AULSEBROOK COLLECTION: 1971 EPPALOCK GOLD CUP PROGRAM, 1971
1971 Eppalock Gold Cup Program -Victorian Speedboat club -Derrinal Pool - Lake Eppalock, Sunday, 7th March -A5 paper booklet -Programme of events/boats and competitors -3 pages -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - PRINT: DAYBREAK, 1920
Print titled Daybreak showing a scene of mountains, lake and 2 women between column in tones of Blue & Autumn Colours on Card with Black Mount, markings read 'Reinthall & Newman NY Daybreak'painting, print, landscape, daybreak, landscape -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - digital, LJ Gervasoni, Murtoa War Memorial Gates and Arch, 2011, August 2011
Digital photograph showing the World War I and World War II war memorial gates and arch at Murtoa located beside the lake and the football ground. A figure of a solider stands atop the arch.war memorial, murtoa, arch, wwi, wwii, world war -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Booklet, Harderwijk en de Zuiderzee (Harderwijk and the Zuiderzee) by Eibert den Herder
8pp pamphlet on very old cheap newsprint publishing one man's struggle against the Afsluitdijk the dike which would connect North Holland with Friesland and create a lake (IJsselmeer) out of the Zuiderzee.Pencil mark seems to indicate cost -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Shepparton, 1991
Commissioned by City of Shepparton showing history of Shepparton in pictures, from early days, culture, industries, leisureNavy blue cover. Main picture on front cover Monash Park by night. Water features lit up, small orchard scene and boating on river. Back cover - fireworks at Lake Victoria.shepparton, goulburn valley, city of shepparton, history of shepparton -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Lakes Entrance Post Primary. A School for the Community Souvenir of Opening Day, 1984
Souvenir booklet published to mark the official opening of the Lakes Entrance Post Primary School July 25 1984. Traces the development of school, lists initial teachers, and members of interim school council.schools -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Johnstone, Elsie, H.M.A.S. Barcoo. The Story of a Ship and Her Ship's Company, 2009
Twenty-eight stories from descendants of William Carstairs, founder of the Lakes Entrance, Victoria, fishing industry in the nineteenth century. These stories reflect everydayt life in this small town during the twentieth century.fishing industry, township, genealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Tract Consultants Australia Pty Ltd and J L Sach and Associates Pty Ltd, Lake Tyers Beach and Surrounds Draft Startegy Plan March 1990, 1986
A development strategy plan prepared by Tract Consultants and J L Sach and Associates, for the Shire of Tambo, focusing in particular on the townships at the Eastern section of the Gippsland Lakes. Minimal consideration is given to the Buchan areagovernment, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1930 c
Black and white photograph of Paul Witts Boomerang Cafe with lady holding a baby near a soft top car beside cafe just west of Myer Street on Esplanade Lakes Entrance Victoriaaccommodation, roads and streets -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1921 c
Also a second identical postcard which has been tinted 05268.1Black and white postcard showing sixteen people onboard Roadknights launch Lalla Rhookh, six people on jetty, two smaller boats moored nearby on Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoriaaccommodation, guesthouses -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1975
Colour photograph of five women Nell Ross, Ella Cole, Nan Fraser, Dorothy Lindsay, Muriel Gregory all member of the Uniting Church taken at Jemmys Point Lakes Entrance Victoriaagriculture, machinery -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1935 c
Also and enlarged copy of same photograph 05347.1 10 x 13 cmBlack and white photograph of Steve and Sis Tunks with Jack and June Fish standing at a site showing a crane and several large rocks and part of tramline possibly North Arm Lakes Entrance Victoriacelebrations, genealogy -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1/05/1992 12:00:00 AM
Also a black and white photograph of another car at same event 05028.1 8.5 x 11.5 cmBlack and white photograph of Ray Clark Motel Proprietor and a baby with Loyd Healey and his 1928 Model A Ford during visit of Goulburn Valley Motor Vehicle Collection to Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, collections -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1947
Also a black and white photograph of Hancocks truck on Harbecks wharf 05065.1 29 x 20 cm Also same photograph in colour in Hancock boxBlack and white photograph of Hancocks KS5 International truck Jenny Charlie Hancock Jnr, Peter Stevers and Max Severs in photograph at Carstairs Ice Works Staunton Street Lakes Entrance Victoriatransport, guesthouses, fishing industry -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Victorian Collections, 1930
Framed and glazed copy of testimonial letter to Mr.& Mrs. Schulz, prior to their departure from Lakes Entrance, Victoria, containing the signatures of all residents of Hummocks. Dated New Year's Eve 1980. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Blackburn Lake Sanctuary information, 1988
Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake.Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake. Visitors guide sheet and brochure advertising 'Bush Tucker Walkabout'. Open Day, including leaflet about local Wurundjeri tribe and plants they used.Information pamphlet re history of Blackburn Lake. blackburn lake sanctuary, city of nunawading, adult deaf and dumb society, native plants, wildlife, bush tucker walkabout, wurundjeri aboriginal tribe -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Sugar Gliders under study, 5/09/1990 12:00:00 AM
Article from Nunawading Gazette 5 September 1990 about investigation into fate of sugar glider possums in the Blackburn Lake Reserve. Research by Monash University students Kris Juzva and Paula Peeters.wildlife, sugar gliders, blackburn lake sanctuary, peeters, paula, juzva, kris -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Blackburn Lake painting, 1988
Two paintings in Darwin Science and Art Museum by Theo Hansen (1870 - 1945) of Blackburn Lake.Two paintings in Darwin Science and Art Museum by Theo Hansen (1870 - 1945) of Blackburn Lake. Studied in Melbourne National Gallery School and Paris. Exhibited at Victorian Artists Society until 1906.Two paintings in Darwin Science and Art Museum by Theo Hansen (1870 - 1945) of Blackburn Lake. artists, hansen, theo brooke, victorian artists society, heidelberg school, colonial school, shimmin, bruce