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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1995
Black and White Photograph of Phillip Davis, Mark Birrell, George Bates at launch of Cunninghame Arm project 1995 Lakes Entrance Victoriamuincipal history -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
Black and white photograph Lorraine Terrill, Cancer Council supporter prior to the launch of her book Courage to Care. Lakes Entrance Victoriafire brigade, volunteering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BOOK. BENDIGO RAILWAY 150TH. BOOK LAUNCH
Book. Bendigo Railway 150th. Book launch. 34 pages. Melbourne to Bendigo Railway 1862 - 2012. Sunday 21st October 12.30pm. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Station facelift, 15/09/1992 12:00:00 AM
Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy.Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy. Details were released by minister for Transport Spyker and Member for Mitcham, Harrowfield launched at Mitcham Station the $630,000 facility would be monitored by closed circuit T.V., have an open looking counter and air conditioned waiting room. Security car parking and improved passenger information systems. The number of police employed to secure safe travel on public transport will increase from 130 to nearly 300.Nunawading Station will be one of the first to be converted into a Travel safe Station under A.L.P. policy. trains, nunawading railway station, spyker, peter, harrowfield, john, safety, pescott, roger -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Rocket Launcher, John Dennett, 1860s
This rocket launching machine is used in conjunction with the Dennett Rocket Set. Both are part of the rocket rescue equipment that launches the line-throwing rescue rockets. A light line is threaded through the carved holes in the 8 foot long shaft and attached to the scribed channel at the base of the shaft. The rocket head is fitted to the shaft and inserted into the machine. The machine is set at an angle determined by the person in charge of the rescue crew, and the legs and base of the machine are adjusted accordingly with the use of the quadrant, or protractor, and plumb-bob on the side of the machine. The rocket is then ignited and fired across the vessel in distress. John Dennett - John Dennett was from Carisbrooke, in the Ilse of Wight, UK. In 1826 he invented, patented and demonstrated an improved method of rocket powered, line firing rescue equipment for saving lives. The rockets had a longer range than the mortars being used, they were lighter, needed less preparation time, only needed one line for repeated shots, and fewer people were needed to move the equipment. Very favourable reports of Dennett’s rockets were received by those in charge of His Majesty’s Naval and Military services. In 1832, Dennett’s rocket-thrown line was sent out to the wreck of the ‘Bainbridge’, and was responsible for nineteen survivors coming ashore in two boatloads, along the fired line. Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. He became known as ‘Rocket Man’ and his rockets were used in rescues at least until 1890, when his son Horatio was running the business. A rocket weighing 23 lb would have a range of about 250 yards (228 metres), on average. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it. In 1858 the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for lifeboat stations in Victoria, and in 1864 a rocket house was built to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. The British Board of Trade published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A tally board was then sent out to the ship with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line, then secure the attached whip block to the mast or other sturdy part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser was then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. This rocket launcher machine is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Rocket launcher, named a Rocket Machine, and storage box. Launcher has a long open metal channel with a spike at the base, and narrow, rectangular device, which is the line-firing rocket machine, at the top, all painted blue. Two hinged wooden legs are attached where the channel and machine meet. The side of the machine has an oval cut-out window and an attached quadrant, or protractor, with a plumb-bob on it. The quadrant has angles marked in degrees. The long protective box has white stencilled letters along the side. Its lid has three hinges and is fastened with two metal latches.On box “ROCKET MACHINE” On quadrant “10” “20” “30” “40”flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck, life-saving, lifesaving, rescue crew, rescue, rocket rescue, maritime accidents, shipwreck victim, rocket crew, beach rescue, line rescue, rescue equipment, rocket firing equipment, rocket rescue equipment, rocket apparatus, beach apparatus, petticoat breeches, breeches buoy, rocket house, rocket shed, lifeboat men, rocket equipment, rocket machine, rocket head, rocket launcher, rocket line, marine technology, william schermuly, line-firing pistol, line throwing gun, schermuly pistol, pistol rocket apparatus, beach rescue set, traveller, block, running block, pulley, hawser, faking, faking box, faked line, rescue boat, lifeboat, lady bay, warrnambool harbour, port of warrnambool, tramway jetty, volunteer lifesavers, volunteer crew, breakwater, lifeboat warrnambool, rocket rescue method, rocket rescue apparatus, captain manby, mortar, henry trengrouse, sky rocket, john dennett, shore to ship, colonel boxer, two-stage rocket, italian hemp, quadrant, protractor, schermuly, line-throwing pistol, line throwing cartridge, rocket apparatus rescue, stranded vessel, tally board, light line, whip line, endless whip, petticoat buoy, traveller chair, traveller block, her majesty’s coast guard, harbour board, line thrower, line throwing, beach cart, hand barrow, sand anchor, hawser cutter, life jacket, faking board, welsh hand barrow, rocket set -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ian Brain and Richard Ashton, 12/2001
Photograph of Ian Brain (Manager of Vicnet West) and Richard Ashton (Federal Minister for Communication, INformation Technology and the Arts at the launch of E-Commerce report.ian brain, vicnet west, richard ashton, e-commerce -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Invitation to book launch, Mary Mason, Linking Us Together, 2001
'Linking Us Together' was produced for daylinks by designer Mary Mason who also coordinated the campaign and designed these items.One of three promotional items for Linking Us Together book, 2001: invitation to the book launch, 11 October 2001 Ref 1475, the book.publishing, transport, mary mason, south port day links inc -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Invitation - Admella 150th Anniversary, 2009
Yellow A4 sheet, printed on one side in black. Invitation to launch of new signage at the old Portland Cemetery, as part of Admella 150 festival.admella 150th, anniversary, celebration, portland lifeboat, portland cemetery -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - K. S. Anderson at the launch of "A Port is Built", 1981
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, k s anderson, a port is built -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1/09/2000 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of Tony and Jan Barton with daughter Emily at the Thunderbird Tourist launch weight tests at marina Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoriafundraising -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1955c
The Bluebird plied Lakes for years until replaced by Peel's StormbirdBlack and white photograph showing launch Bluebird II on Gippsland Lakes. Ten people onboard. Sand hummocks in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriajetties, waterways, boats and boating, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1940 c
Black and white photograph showing launch Bellbird on Cunninghame Arm. About sixteen people onboard. Sand hummocks in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriatourism, waterways, boats and boating -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1998
Date made 16 December 1998Colour photograph of aluminium catarmaran Star Trek in the carpark on Esplanade with people milling around prior to launch in Cunninghame Arm, Lakes Entrance, Victoriamachinery, boats and boating, waterfront -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1998
Date made 16 December 1998Colour photograph of aluminium catarmaran Star Trek prior to launch with the crane getting into position in the carpark on the Esplanade Cunningham Arm, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.machinery, waterfront, boats and boating -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph -K.S. Anderson at the launch of "A Port of Built" with Jenny Ward and Wendy Murrell, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: KS Anderson/ at the launch of A Port of Built/ with Jenny Ward +/ Wendy Murrell (blue pen, centre)port of portland authority archives -
Port of Echuca
Colour negative, coloured photograph and coloured enlargement, 03/04/1984
These photographs and negative show the P. S. Adelaide travelling from Paddlewheel Park up to the Echcua wharf, immediately after being re-launched into the Murray River on 03/04/1984. The P.S.Adelaide had been displayed in the Hopwood Gardens, as a static display since 1960. The P.S Adelaide is the second oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer, still operative, in the world. The P.S Pevensey is leading the way up to the wharf, and an unknown smaller paddle steamer follows behind. This photograph is significant because it shows the P.S Adelaide back in the Murray River after 24 years as a static display in the Hopwood Gardens. The P.S Adelaide is the second oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer, still operative in the world. In July 2016 it celebrated its 150th birthday. These images relate to P000059.3, P000060.3, P000061.3, P000062.2, P000063.3, P000070.2, P000071.Colour negative and two different sized photographs showing three paddle steamers travelling upstream towards the Echcua Wharf. There is a small unidentifiable paddle steamer in the foreground. The P.S Adelaide is sailing between the other two paddle steamers. The P.S Pevensey is in the background. The P.S Murray Queen is in the foreground. All three boats are heading towards the wharf, immediately after the re-launch of the P.S Adelaide from the Hopwood Gardens, back into the Murray River on 03/04/1984.p.s pevensey, p.s adelaide, p.s philadelphia, echcua wharf, p.s murray queen -
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Photograph, c. early 1997
Colour photograph. Shilling Fund launch. Janet England, Chair of Trust, addressing the audience. Level four Victoria room QVWC building. Candles in foreground.fundraising events, official events, historic buildings, charitable organisations -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, Studley Heights Estate, 1936
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.Subdivision plans are historically important documents used as evidence of the growth of suburbs in Australia. They frequently provide information about when the land was sold on which a built structure was subsequently constructed as well as evidence relating to surveyors and real estate and financial agents. The numerous subdivision plans in the Kew Historical Society's collection represent working documents, ranging from the initial sketches made in planning a subdivision to printed plans on which auctioneers or agents listed the prices for which individual lots were sold. In a number of cases, the reverse of a subdivision plan in the collection includes a photograph of a house that was also for sale by the agent. These photographs provide significant heritage information relating house design and decoration, fencing and household gardens.The ‘Studley Heights Estate’ on the South Side of Studley Park Road was launched in 1936. The seventeen allotments in the subdivision fronted Hyton Crescent and Studley Park Road.subdivision plans - kew, studley heights estate -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1922 c
╩n back of photograph written Howie Roadknight at the wheel with best wishes from Wel DashBlack and white photograph showing Howie Roadknight at the wheel of the launch Lalla Rhookh with about sixteen passengers on board on Cunninghame Arm Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, celebrations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, L E Tidy Town Committee, 1994 c
Also a second colour photograph of similar view taken same day 05157.1 10 x 15 cmColour photogfraph of pathway with newly planted palm trees beside Cunninghame Arm, tourist launch jetty and moored boats in distance Lakes Entrance Victoriaislands -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 2000
Colour photograph of boats moored at Post Office Jetty. Tourist launch Stormbird, also fishing boats Cath Lena and Sharben. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, tourism, jetties, boardwalk -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1940c
Black and white photograph showing rocks, jetty and crane west of entrance piers. Peel's launch Blackbird on left and Bellbird at jetty at Lakes Entrance, Victoriaboats and boating, jetties -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Mounted photograph, Black and white, Reverend Fred Laight conducting a service in the floating church the "John Ashley"
large rectangular b/w photograph in landscape format. Inscription typed on paper and stuck to back of photo: "The Rev. Fred Laight conducts a service on board the mission launch JOHN ASHLEY"john ashley, floating church, reverend laight, fred laight, reverend john ashley (1801-1886), mission to seamen, river thames, england -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: Ringwood Bicentenary 1988 material
Bicentenary 1988; 1. Nostalgia Night and Book Launch Tickets (Place of many Eagles); 2. Nostalgia Night Souvenir Programme. Certificate awarded to R.H.S. display. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Eildon Reservoir, 1955
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Large sepia photograph Eildon Reservoir - cars buses and people on road, top of dam wall - motor launch mid-photo, rounded hills forming horizonvictorian state rivers and supply commission, eildon reservoir -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Invitation, launch of Under the Hook, Tom Hills Archive, Feb 1982
Simple, typed invitation from authors Tom HILLS and Wendy LOWENSTEIN to the launch of 'Under the Hook', Wednesday 3 March 1982 at Port Melbourne Town HallIn pencil at bottom: '1982'celebrations fetes and exhibitions, arts and entertainment - literature, piers and wharves - waterside workers, tom hills, wendy lowenstein, geoff swayn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, A Co-op drop finds a market, 2003
Gavan Oakley, ex Nunawading Councillor, has now started a co-operative making wine in the Yarra Valley. He is launching his venture at Nunawading Market.Gavan Oakley, ex Nunawading Councillor, has now started a co-operative making wine in the Yarra Valley. He is launching his venture at Nunawading Market.Gavan Oakley, ex Nunawading Councillor, has now started a co-operative making wine in the Yarra Valley. He is launching his venture at Nunawading Market.viticulture, oakley, gavan, nunawading market -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Marie Fish, Reg Remembers, 2008c
Folder containing material collected prior to the writing of the book Carpentertown A history of the new works cottages also the book launch at the new works Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses, historic sites, genealogy, public works -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1925
Photo taken same year Swan Reach bridge collapsed 16 November 1925Black and white photograph of the lifting bridge over the Tambo River taken from the stern of a boat. A tourist launch under the bridge in distance. Swan Reach Victoriabridges, waterways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - 1980 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: BENDIGO LEADS THE WAY WITH HERITAGE BUILDINGS
21.3.1980 Bendigo Advertiser newspaper article 'Bendigo leads the way with heritage buildings ' re: the launching of 'Heritage Week ' .The clipping shows a photo of the Law Courts building.newspaper, bendigo advertiser