Lifebuoy from ship sunk off Anglesea beach 1902. Inverlochy Aberdeenlifebuoy, inverlochy, shipwrecks

Colour photograph of a small sea swimming enclosure at Edwards Beach.balmoral, swimming pool, edwards beach, edwards beach childrens swimming baths, swimming pools, simming baths

This photograph was printed from a glass negative held in the Society's picture collection. The original glass negative is part of a set donated to the Society by Ian McKenzie, a professional photographer in Kew. A group of men and women in bathing costumes of the period on a suburban beach.bathers, glass negatives

Black and white postcard of South Beach Bathing boxes and swingsbeach, sea, seascape, south beach, bathiing boxes, swings, pea soup

Donated by Edith ElmsBlack & White Postcard of two ladies and child on Jetty with shed. Two boats moored on beach. People walking along street in background in front of houses. People walking along the beach."San Remo Sports"san remo beach, san remo, phillip island, edith elms

Black and white photograph of twelve fishermen dragging net across the beach, all with top hats on, Lakes Entrance Salmon Company netting salmon off the beach. Lakes Entrance Victoriafishing industry, boats and boating, fences, houses

2nd postcard the same image, 3rd postcard tinted, same imageBlack and white small format postcard of a crowd of people on the ocean beach. It shows portion of a brush windbreak fence, large expanse of sandy beach, & Southern Ocean. Lakes Entrance Victoriarecreation, restaurant, room display

The black and white photograph is a typical beach scene taken at Lady Bay, Warrnambool, between 1930 and 1932. In the background is the coastal trader, the steamship SS Casino. Adults and children are in the foreground, playing on the beach and in the water. The old jetty is on the left and the Warrnambool Breakwater is on the horizon. The S.S. Casino was a passenger and freight steamer built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1882 for the Newcastle and Hunter River Steam Navigation Company of N.S.W. The vessel weighed 425 tons gross with a length of 160.4 feet, a beam of 24.1 feet and a depth of 10.2 feet. Accommodation for 35 people was provided in the saloon, and 25 passengers in the fore-cabin, plus room for 300 tons of cargo. On May 30th 1882 the S.S. Casino called in at the Port of Warrnambool for coal, narrowly escaping being swept ashore in gale-force winds due to the pilot's quick action. At that time, still at anchor, the directors of the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company were so impressed that they bought the S S Casino immediately; being ideally suited for trade along the West Coast of Victoria; Belfast is the original name for Port Fairy, South West Victoria. The Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company was first managed by Messers Saltau and Osburne, and after the passing of Mr Osburne, by produce merchants Messers H. Sautau and Sons, owners of a hay and corn store and shipping agency was on the corner of Liebig and Koroit Streets in Warrnambool. The S.S. Casino was named “the most famous steamer to operate in Victorian waters along the West Coast” by maritime author Jack Loney. Captain Boyd was her first Master, followed by Captain Chapman, who stayed with her from 1890 until 1924. Captain W. Robertson followed for a short term, and then Captain Middleton took command from 1925 to 1932. The S.S. Casino had several mishaps during her life. One was on 3rd January 1898 when the ship collided with the S.S. Flinders in Apollo Bay with minor damage. Another was on 24th October 1924 when the Casino was grounded on a reef at Point Hawdon near Grey River and most of her cargo of Christmas goods had to be dumped into the sea. Then in February 1929, the Casino was ‘holed’ when it struck a submerged object as it entered Lady Bay, Warrnambool. On the morning of 10th July 1932, after attempting to berth at Apollo Bay jetty in heavy seas, Captain Middleton decided to take S S Casino out into the bay and wait until the seas abated. It was not realised that the anchor that steadied the ship during a manoeuver had pierced its hull, and it sank as it headed for the beach. Captain Middleton and nine others lost their lives, but nine people were rescued including the two female passengers. Captain Middleton had been in charge of the S.S. Casino for seven years. He was the first ship’s Master to lose his life in a shipwreck in the West Coast trade. In the years following the turn of the century, the S.S. Casino remained the only regular trader with normal passenger accommodation along the West Coast. From 1882 it had made at least 2,500 voyages on the one run. Flagstaff Hill’s collection has a portrait photograph of Captain Chapman, a ship model of the S.S. Casino that shows both forms of power under which it sailed, steam and sail. The ship is painted green and flies three flags. The inscription across the case of the ship model, incorrectly dated, tells the sad story of the wreck of the ship and the loss of lives on July 10th 1932 at Apollo Bay. A print in the Collection shows S.S. Casino underway in the heavy sea off Point Lonsdale, another two photographs show it at the Port of Warrnambool, leaving from the Breakwater in Lady Bay, and another identifies the S.S. Casino as a ship from the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Company.The photograph shows an example of the Warrnambool community and family bathing and beach activities of the 1930s. It also shows a point in time when the jetty and the Breakwater were in the Bay. The photograph is significant because of its association with the coastal trader S.S. Casino 1882-1932 and its significance to cargo and passenger trade along Victoria's West Coast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The wreck of the S.S. Casino is considered an important part of Victorian and Australian cultural heritage and as such has been declared and protected as a Historic Shipwreck under State and Commonwealth Law in the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Black and white photograph of steamship S.S Casino leaving Warrnambool. Taken from the beach, adults and children on shore and in the water. There is a jetty on the left and and the Breakwater on the right. Circa 1930-1932.newcastle and hunter river steam navigation company, belfast and koroit steam navigation company, h. sautau and sons, s.s. casino, west coast trader s.s. casino, victorian coastal trader, captain boyd, captain w. robertson, captain chapman, captain middleton, apollo bay shipwreck, lady bay warrnambool, saltau and osburne, port of warrnambool, warrnambool breakwater, beach, bathing, 1039, 1931, 1932, beach scene, swim, warrnambool jetty

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Geelong No. 6 turning from Moorabool St in Corio St enroute to Beach. Has many wool store buildings in the background. Printed on Ilford paper. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 25/6/2020. On rear in ink "SEC Geelong No. 6 to Beach. Turning out of Moorabool St. into Corio Terrace 1.50pm 3rd January 1945" Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number "T323" written in. trams, tramways, geelong, moorabool st, corio st, beach, tram 6

Also black and white enlargement 16 x 25 cmBlack and white photograph showing fishing boat 'Black Fin' aground at Corringle Beach near Orbost. Picture shows boat broadside to beach with bow facing west. Lakes Entrance Victoriacoast, shipwrecks, ships and shipping

B&W photograph. At place where concrete bridge is now located.Annotated on back [showing pebbly "beach" now no longer there]

Black and white small format postcard of the town, taken from the south shore of the lake. It shows a distant view of the town with Jemmys Point and Kalimna Heights in the background, portion of vegetation and south shore beside lake in foreground. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Township from Ocean Beach, Lakes Entrance V25vegetation, township, waterfront

Black and white small format postcard of town, taken from south shore of the lake. It shows a panoramic view of Esplanade and buildings, jetties, Great War Memorial cypress trees, Jemmys Point and Kalimna Heights in background. Vegetation of sand hummocks in foreground. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Township from Ocean Beach Lakes Entrance No 13memorials, vegetation, waterfront, township

In the late 19th century in the Orbost area roads were just bush tracks which generally were unsuitable for any type of vehicular traffic so were traversed mainly by horseback. As the settlement grew, a weekly mail service from Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance) was estab-lished. The settlers had to carry the mail for three months and each took a turn as mailman during that time. The first coach was driven by Mr Alex Hall. Eventually a daily mail service was set up and many drivers included B. Sutherland, W. Middleton, Jonson Bros., J. Mitchell, F. Newport, J. Geddes, A. Coulson, Bert Cessor, H. Weekes and A. Barthile. (info. from Newletter August 2007) This photograph is one of A. Coulson’s Coach crossing the Sand Bar at Lake Tyers.This is a pictorial record of very early transport in East Gippsland.A very faded small postcard / photograph of a horse and cart crossing a beach.on front in black writing - " Crossing at Lake Tyers" on back - "A Coulson"lake-tyers transport coulson-coaches

The Japanese government-issued Oceanian Pound was one of several issues of Japanese invasion money used during World War II. Consisting of only four denominations, the Oceanian Pound was the shortest set (i.e., total number of denominations) issued. Geographically, the region of Oceania comprises numerous islands across the vast South and Central Pacific which includes the islands of New Zealand.[1] Certain descriptions may or may not include Australia.[2] Oceania has also been defined by island groupings: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[1][3] However, from a numismatic perspective (i.e., the issuance of Japanese invasion money), Oceania consisted of the occupied territories of Guam, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Caroline Islands, Marianas Islands, Solomon Islands, Palau, and the now defunct Territory of New Guinea.[4] [5] Although officially called "Oceania" the region was considered a financial and currency union under Japanese colonial dominion that included several political jurisdictions rather than a single polity.A blue coloured paper note with picture of fruit and an island beach on the front.On the front reads "Japanese Government One Shilling" and on the reverse the number 1. On the front in red are the letters "OC".money, paper, currency, japanese, wwii, japan, oceania, shilling, one, occupation, japanese government, blue

Small black and white photo of penguins crossing the beach on Phillip IslandPenguins, Phillip Islandpenguins, photographs

Donated by Stan McFee from the Keith McIlwraith Collection.Black & White photograph of the Surf beach at Forrest Caves, Phillip Islandsurf beach forrest caves, phillip island, stan mcfee, keith mcilwraith collection

Part of a collection of Rose and Valentine postcards. Copied by John Jansson 1984Black and white postcard. Copy. View of McHaffie's Reef with a man on the beach.Scene McCaffeys Reef Cowesblack & white postcard copy, mchaffie's reef phillip island, phillip island coastline

Newspaper clipping - unknown dateArticle on tide damage to Penguin beach at Phillip Island and restoration workphillip island, penguin beach, tidal damage

Article from a collection of newspaper clippings from October 1968 to July 1971Newspaper article on Beach Buggies and their danger to the Sand Dunes at Phillip Island.phillip island, beach buggies, sand dunes