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Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The Religious Tract Society, Norwegian pictures, 1890
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1898 for first prize in Botany. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in brown cloth with gilt and black illustrations on front cover and spine. Gilt edges on pages, floral end pages, foxing on pages throughout. Black and white illustrations throughout with fold out colored map. 221 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College,/ BALLARAT./ First Prize./ Botany-Class I/ Awarded to/ May Adelaide Anstis/ MRS. KENNEDY,/ Principal./ DECEMBER, 1898. "Clarendon Ladies' College" stamped on title page. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ college crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1898, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The Religious Tract Society, Icelandic pictures, 1893
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1898 for first prize in English. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in green cloth with color illustrations on front cover and spine. Floral end papers, gilt edges, foxing on pages throughout, black and white illustrations throughout. 176 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College,/ BALLARAT./ First Prize./ English-Class I/ Awarded to/ May Adelaide Anstis/ MRS. KENNEDY,/ Principal./ December, 1898. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presbyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ college crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61. "Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies' College" stamped on fly leaf and title page.may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1898, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, The Religious Tract Society, Pictures from bible lands, Prior to the book prize given on December, 1895
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1895 for first prize in Bible. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936. Bound in brown cloth with gilt and black illustrations on front cover and spine. Floral end papers, gilt edges, black and white illustrations throughout, foxing on pages. 214 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College,/ BALLARAT./ First PRIZE./ Bible-Class II./ AWARDED TO/ May Adelaide Anstis/ R. Kennedy,/ PRINCIPAL./ December, 1895. "Clarendon Presbyterian ladies' college" stamped on fly leaf and title page. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ college crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1895, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, The poetical works of James Russell Lowell, Prior to the book prize given on December, 1898
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1898 for first prize in Latin. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in brown padded calf with red/gilt edges. Floral end papers, several black and white illustrations, slight spine detachment. Some discolouring of pages, 519 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College,/ BALLARAT./ First PRIZE./ Latin-Class I./ AWARDED TO/ May Adelaide Anstis/ R. Kennedy,/ PRINCIPAL./ December, 1894. "Clarendon Presbyterian ladies' college" stamped on fly leaf. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ college crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1898, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Frederick Warne and Co. et al, The poetical works of Longfellow, Prior to the book prize given on December 1897
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1897 for first prize in Arithmetic. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in soft brown calf with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Floral end papers with slight foxing on pages. Red gilt edges, 664 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College/ BALLARAT./ First Prize./ Arithmetic-Class II/ Awarded to/ May Adelaide Anstis/ MRS. KENNEDY,/ PRINCIPAL./ DECEMBER 1897. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ college crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1897, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Frederick Warne and Co. et al, The poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier, Prior to the book prize given on December, 1897
This book was awarded to May Adelaide Anstis in 1897 for first prize in Arithmetic. May entered Clarendon Ladies' College in 1891. On the original register father's name is listed as William and the residence as Neil St, Ballarat.Presbyterian educators placed great value on a classical education matched with diligence in study. Book prizes were highly regarded and academic success admired. In the school’s early years prizes were ordered direct from London and had the school crest embossed in gold on the front or back cover. Many of the prizes given in early years were returned to the school to equip the Weatherly Library when it opened in 1936.Bound in soft red calf with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Red gilt edges and floral end papers. 576 p.Book plate inside front cover: Clarendon Ladies' College/ BALLARAT./ First Prize./ Composition-Class II/ Awarded to/ May Adelaide Anstis/ MRS. KENNEDY,/ PRINCIPAL./ DECEMBER 1897 "Clarendon Presbyterian ladies' college" stamped on title page adn fly leaf. Book plate on fly leaf: Clarendon Presyterian/ Ladies' College/ Ballarat/ College crest/ Presented by:/ Miss Kimberly/ Date: 30/11/61may-adelaide-anstis, book-prize, 1897, clarendon-ladies'-college, william. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Jar, Peck's paste jar, 1930s
This bottle held "Peck's Paste', The company, Harry Peck & Co., was founded in 1891 and soon began making potted meats and fish pastes in their factory in South London. Peck's Paste arrived in Australia in 1904.Clear glass bottle, embossed inscription.Inscription: "Peck's" on side of jar; the base has the design number as "7134 50=R.C. ...) The rest is missing because of a chip on base.glass bottles, peck's paste -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Article - Transcript from the The Courier, May 1891 re horse tram accident
Transcript of an article from The Courier, Ballarat, 21 and 22/5/1891 about the death of Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram. Two sheets, gives full details of the event.Yields information about accidents or events involving horse trams.Copy of a transcript from The Courier, Ballarat, re the death of a Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram - see pdf file for good scan of the two sheets.ballarat, horse trams, tramways, lydiard st, accidents, horses, charles leggo -
Mansfield Historical Society
bottle, F Wheeler
This item was found on the site of F Wheeler's cordial factory in Chenery Street Mansfield which was in operation in 1891.Water was carted from Devil's River and stored in a 28,000 gallon tank. Mr Keane was the manager.As cordial factories are no longer in use in Mansfield this broken bottle has historic significance and it is aesthetically pleasing because of the many colours which can been seen in the green glass'Green glass cordial bottle with torpedo base - broken -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Dog, 19th century
This toy dog was part of the cargo from the Fiji and amongst the articles salvaged from the wreck. The three-masted iron barque Fiji had been built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1875 by Harland and Wolfe for a Liverpool based shipping company. The ship departed Hamburg on 22nd May 1891 bound for Melbourne, under the command of Captain William Vickers with a crew of 25. The ship’s manifest shows that she was loaded with a cargo of 260 cases of dynamite, pig iron, steel goods, spirits (whisky, schnapps, gin, brandy), sailcloth, tobacco, coiled fencing wire, concrete, 400 German pianos (Sweet Hapsburg), concertinas and other musical instruments, artists supplies including brushes, porcelain, furniture, china, and general cargo including candles. There were also toys in anticipation for Christmas, including wooden rocking horses, miniature ships, dolls with china limbs and rubber balls. On September 5th, one hundred days out from Hamburg in squally and boisterous south west winds the Cape Otway light was sighted on a bearing differing from Captain Vickers’ calculation of his position. At about 2:30am, Sunday 6th September 1891 land was reported 4-5 miles off the port bow. The captain tried to put the ship on the other tack, but she would not respond. He then tried to turn her the other way but just as the manoeuvre was being completed the Fiji struck rock only 300 yards (274 metres) from shore. The place is known as Wreck Bay, Moonlight Head. Blue lights were burned and rockets fired whilst an effort was made to lower boats but all capsized or swamped and smashed to pieces. Two of the younger crewmen volunteered to swim for the shore, taking a line. One, a Russian named Daniel Carkland, drowned after he was swept away when the line broke. The other, 17 year old able seaman Julius Gebauhr, a German, reached shore safely on his second attempt but without the line, which he had cut lose with his sheath-knife when it become tangled in kelp. He rested on the beach a while then climbed the steep cliffs in search of help. At about 10am on the Sunday morning a party of land selectors - including F. J. Stansmore, Leslie Dickson (or Dixon) and Mott - found Gebauhr. They were near Ryans Den, on their travels on horseback from Princetown towards Moonlight Head, and about 5km from the wreck. Gebauhr was lying in the scrub in a poor state, bleeding and dressed only in singlet, socks and a belt with his sheath-knife, ready for all emergencies. At first they were concerned about his wild and shaggy looking state and what seemed to be gibberish speech, taking him to be an escaped lunatic. They were reassured after he threw his knife away and realised that he was speaking half-English, half-German. They gave him food and brandy and some clothing and were then able to gain information about the wreck. Some of the men took him to Rivernook, a nearby guest house owned by John Evans, where he was cared for. Stansmore and Dickson rode off to try and summon help. Others went down to the site of the wreck. Messages for rescuing the rest of the crew were sent both to Port Campbell for the rocket rescue crew and to Warrnambool for the lifeboat. The S.S. Casino sailed from Portland towards the scene. After travelling the 25 miles to the scene, half of the Port Campbell rocket crew and equipment arrived and set up the rocket tripod on the beach below the cliffs. By this time the crew of the Fiji had been clinging to the jib-boom for almost 15 hours, calling frantically for help. Mr Tregear from the Rocket Crew fired the line. The light line broke and the rocket was carried away. A second line was successfully fired across the ship and made fast. The anxious sailors then attempted to come ashore along the line but, with as many as five at a time, the line sagged considerably and some were washed off. Others, nearly exhausted, had to then make their way through masses of seaweed and were often smothered by waves. Only 14 of the 24 who had remained on the ship made it to shore. Many onlookers on the beach took it in turns to go into the surf and drag half-drowned seamen to safety. These rescuers included Bill (William James) Robe, Edwin Vinge, Hugh Cameron, Fenelon Mott, Arthur Wilkinson and Peter Carmody. (Peter Carmody was also involved in the rescue of men from the Newfield.) Arthur Wilkinson, a 29 year old land selector, swam out to the aid of one of the ship’s crewmen, a carpenter named John Plunken. Plunken was attempting to swim from the Fiji to the shore. Two or three times both men almost reached the shore but were washed back to the wreck. A line was thrown to them and they were both hauled aboard. It was thought that Wilkinson struck his head on the anchor before s they were brought up. He remained unconscious. The carpenter survived this ordeal but Wilkinson later died and his body was washed up the next day. It was 26 year old Bill Robe who hauled out the last man, the captain, who had become tangled in the kelp. The wreck of the Fiji was smashed apart within 20 minutes of the captain being brought ashore, and it settled in about 6m of water. Of the 26 men on the Fiji, 11 in total lost their lives. The remains of 7 bodies were washed onto the beach and their coffins were made from timbers from the wrecked Fiji. They were buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The survivors were warmed by fires on the beach then taken to Rivernook and cared for over the next few days. Funds were raised by local communities soon after the wreck in aid of the sufferers of the Fiji disaster. Captain Vickers was severely reprimanded for his mishandling of the ship. His Masters Certificate was suspended for 12 months. At the time there was also a great deal of public criticism at the slow and disorganised rescue attempt to save those on board. The important canvas ‘breech buoy’ or ‘bucket chair’ and the heavy line from the Rocket Rescue was in the half of the rocket outfit that didn’t make it in time for the rescue: they had been delayed at the Gellibrand River ferry. Communications to Warrnambool were down so the call for help didn’t get through on time and the two or three boats that had been notified of the wreck failed to reach it in time. Much looting occurred of the cargo that washed up on the shore, with nearly every visitor leaving the beach with bulky pockets. One looter was caught with a small load of red and white rubber balls, which were duly confiscated and he was ‘detained’ for 14 days. Essence of peppermint mysteriously turned up in many settlers homes. Sailcloth was salvaged and used for horse rugs and tent flies. Soon after the wreck “Fiji tobacco” was being advertised around Victoria. A Customs officer, trying to prevent some of the looting, was assaulted by looters and thrown over a steep cliff. He managed to cling to a bush lower down until rescued. In 1894 some coiled fencing wire was salvaged from the wreck. Hundreds of coils are still strewn over the site of the wreck, encrusted and solidified. The hull is broken but the vessel’s iron ribs can be seen along with some of the cargo of concrete and pig iron. Captain Vickers presented Bill Robe with his silver-cased pocket watch, the only possession that he still had, as a token for having saved his life and the lives of some of the crew. (The pocket watch came with 2 winding keys, one to wind it and one to change the hands.) Years later Bill passed the watch to his brother-in-law Gib (Gilbert) Hulands as payment of a debt and it has been passed down the family to Gilbert Hulands’ grandson, John Hulands. Seaman Julius Gebauhr later gave his knife, in its hand crafted leather sheath, to F. J. Stansmore for caring for him when he came ashore. The knife handle had a personal inscription on it. A marble headstone on the 200m high cliffs overlooking Wreck Beach, west of Moonlight Head, paying tribute to the men who lost their lives when Fiji ran aground. The scene of the wreck is marked by the anchor from the Fiji, erected by Warrnambool skin divers in 1967. Amongst the artefacts salvaged from the Fiji are bisque (or china) toys, (including miniature animals, limbs from small bisque dolls), rubber balls, a slate pencil, a glass bottle, sample of rope from the distress rocket and a candlestick holder. These items are now part of the Fiji collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, along with Captain Vickers’ pocket watch and Julius Gebauhr’s sheath knife.Flagstaff Hill’s Fiji collection is of historical significance at a State level because of its association with the wreck Fiji, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S259. The Fiji is archaeologically significant as the wreck of a typical 19th century international sailing ship with cargo. It is educationally and recreationally significant as one of Victoria's most spectacular historic shipwreck dive sites with structural features and remains of the cargo evident. It also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The Fiji collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history.China toy dog salvaged from the wreck of the Fiji. This moulded toy is made of bisque (sometimes described as bisque or porcelain) and is tan in colour. The dog is solid with a pitted surface1891, china, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwrecked artefact, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, porcelain, moonlight head, wreck bay, cargo, bisque, toys -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: BENDIGO HISTORICAL INFORMATION
9 pages document City of Bendigo historical information. After a brief description of the area, population, dwellings, city revenues, amount of gold and value of gold mined there is a timeline of the history of Bendigo starting in 1840 when the site of Bendigo was included in the Ravenswood run to 1891 when the city of Sandhurst changed to City of Bendigo. The following 8 pages dig deeper in the history starting with the find of the first gold nugget and describing the various industries that developed in the city. A description of the climate, agricultural activities, prominent people and buildings is also given.bendigo, history, city history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - TYPED PAPER: THE BOLD BENDIGO THEORY
Typed 9-page paper - ''Bendigo-Cum-Sandhurst-Bendigo --- The Bold Bendigo Theory. Outlines the Abednigo Thompson story, the Conan Doyle poem (text); Bendigo-Sandhurst-Bendigo history incl ref to plebiscite in 1891. Concludes: '' …when one considers all the evidences of time and circumstance that point to the Bold Abednigo (Bendigo) theory, it seems natural to give it precedence over all others because of the sheer logic of its progressive sequence and its reasoning''. Various handwritten phrases inserted as corrections/amplifications of text.document, names of bendigo pioneers, ross heverfield, robert ross haverfield. mr charles sherrard. bendigo creek. william thompson (bold bendigo) -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, School of Primary Agriculture & Horticulture - Burnley, c. 1925-1926
Copy of plan photographed at the Public Records Office Victoria. Central Administration Correspondence Files 1912-1939 ITEM. VPRS 10163/P0003/2. Accomodation Burnley School Part 1. Traced from M.M.B.W. Plan No. 42. Scale 160 ft=1 in. Level Datum L.M.N. Hobson's Bay. Traced by C.E.B.W. 16.02.1926. Additional matter in red and green inserted by F.E.T.C. 09.02.1926. Note by J.J. Rae (Principal). Lists W.C.s (toilets). Shows 1891 Flood Line. Possibly dates from 1925.prov, school of primary agriculture and horticulture, burnely, j.j. rae -
Koroit & District Historical Society
Photograph, Hulm Family
Bert Hulm was born on 20/06/1891 and died 04/12/1967. He was a Corporal (5110) of the 46th Battalion, and was gassed during World War One. His children were Chriss, Pauline and Bill. A family of nine people comprising the Hulm Family of Kirkstall. Man standing second from the right is Bert (Herbert) Hulm who was married Emily Lenehan. hulm, kirkstall, lenehan, 46th battalion, world war 1 -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Copy letter, Scammell Collection
This letter dated 23 July 1939 was written in response to an article in the Herald newspaper about the wreck of the Scammell off Torquay in 1891. The writer. Frances Gearing aged 9 years at the time, witnessed the aftermath of the wreck.An eyewitness account of a significant event in Torquay's history.Black and white photocopywreck of joseph h scammell -
Unions Ballarat
John Hancock and the rise of Victorian Labor : the first detonation of the volcano, Claven, Jim, 1993
Biography of Labor's first member of the Victorian legislature in Footscray, Victoria. Hancock was an MLA in 1891–1892 and 1894–1899. The author, Jim Claven, was a member of the ALP Victorian branch administrative committee and the Fabian Society executive.Biographical history pertaining to the Victorian ALP.Paper; book. Front cover: blue background; yellow and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labor council, ballarat trades hall, victorian parliament, claven, jim, hancock, john, alp, australian labor party, fabian society, elections, government, mlas, member of legislative assembly, politicians, politics -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Document - Seymour Road, 47, Elsternwick
Two documents (with working notes) about the history of this property: 1/Typed document dated 03/06/1989 from Brighton Historical Society covering history of owners/residents from 1891 to 1974 with particular history of the Siddall family. Handwritten undated working notes accompany the document. 2/Typed document dated 22/07/1989 from Brighton Historical Society covering history of owners/residents for a shorter period 1891 to 1957. This one inclueds more detail about the other longterm occupants as well. Handwritten undated working notes accompany the document.marcola, seymour road, elsternwick, beemery park, land subdivisions, bullock hillary, landells rosalind, hubbard edward w, lazarus mark, mccrea d g rev, mackay angas, patterson john r, robertson john r, de hugard alex, siddall jas w, siddall norman, caulfield grammar school, siddall phyllis, brock ella, siddall mrs, whitehead alfred e, brock john, jackson pp, murphy te, house names -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Document, Life history of Sgt. William Carroll, (estimated); early -mid 1990
This short history is in a display of photos and a copy of a letter written home by Sgt Carroll to his Aunt.A brief written life history from birth to death of William Carroll service Number 815. As written by a member of Red Cliffs R.S.L. in consultation with the family.Born in Wangaratta in 1891, was a drover and boundary rider in Queensland when enlisted.Sgt. Carroll was one of the original members of the 21st Battalion, 6th Brigade, 1st AIF, which was formed at Broadmeadows early 1915. The battalion embarked from Melbourne on the Uylsses on the 8th May 1915 enroute to the Middle East. Saw action Middle East> Gallipoli>Middle East to reform and reorganise > Western Front> Somme> Bullecourt> Ypres> Somme> Mont St. Quentin> Villiers Bretonneux> Hamel Mutiny./ Sgt. Carroll was twice wounded in action (at Fluers and Broondseinde)and was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal, with a Sgt Cozens (No 825 also original member, on the 15th September 1916, for exceptional zeal in the performance of their duties and coolness in action, which had a great affect on the moral of their mem. He was discharged medically unfit with gun wounds to his left knee and back. Of the full Battalion strength of the original Officers and men, there were 16 Officers and 24 Or's left. 21st Battalion left buried on foreign soil 47 Officers and 827 Or's. It was the highest decorated Battalion of the 6th Brigade. Listed are some of the Battles and Misfortunes that Sgt. Carrol survived to return to Australia. Torpedoed on the troop ship Southland enroute to Gallipoli 1915;/ First Australian troops to Garrison Cairo; First Australian Infantry Unit into line in France; Last out of the line; Staging a successful mutiny; 21st Battalion was disbanded in 1918. Sgt. Carroll was given block 276 Red Cliffs, he sold his block in 1982. He was interested in Community affairs and was involved in ADFA, RSL, Mildura Club, and Mildura Show Society and was the third last Red Cliffs Soldier Settler to die. He was in his 100th year.medal, distinguished, battalion, aif, 21st, 6th, brigade, 1st, mutiny, gallipoli, wangaratta, 1891, boundary, rider, ulysses, middle, east, western, front, conduct -
Orbost & District Historical Society
certificate, 1920
James Massey Herbert was born in 1891 and died in 1971. He was the son of Lancelot Herbert and Martha Rawling. He was married to Alma Young and his sons were Graham and Eric Herbert. ( info. from John Phillips)The Herberts were early settlers in Orbost. James Massey Herbert was an Orbost Shire councillor for 1 term (1943-1945).A white paper certificate with black print. It is a Honolulu Police Department Chauffeurs Certificate , No. 9994, made out to James Massey Herbert. It cost $3.00 and is valid for six months from the date of issue. It has been signed by the deputy sheriff, city and county of Honolulu.on back - "July 20/20..."herbert-james-massey -
The Beechworth Burke Museum Research Collection
Card (Series) - Index Card, George Tibbits, Crawford Street, Beechworth, 1976
George Tibbits, University of Melbourne. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town & Regional PlanningIndex system that support the research for Beechworth : historical reconstruction / [by] George Tibbits ... [et al]Arranged by street names of BeechworthEach index card includes: street name and number of property, image of property, allotment and section number, property owners and dates of ownership, description of the property according to rate records, property floor plan with dimensions.beechworth, george tibbitsbeechworth, george tibbits -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda 2018, 25/07/2019
In 2018 GHS members visited Turner's Bakery in Mernda for lunch and continued on to visit historic sites remaining in the Mernda area. This photograph shows the Bridge Inn Hotel Mernda, established 1891. The hotel is still operating in the 21st century.Mernda is an area of rapid modern growth with a few remaining historic buildings dating from the 19th century.Digital copy of colour photographmernda, bridge inn hotel mernda, mernda historic sites, hotels mernda -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian and Uniting Church in Scallan Street c1984
St. Matthew’s Church. Presbyterian and Uniting Church Scallan Street photo taken approx. 1984. The building was opened in October 1891. Mr. E. C. Grant generously paid for the cost of erecting the Sunday School and some furnishings. Timber building with arched shaped windows and a corrugated roof.stawell religion -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Scammell Collection
Article from the Geelong Advertiser on 3 September 1975 speculates on the origin of artefacts found at Point Impossible beach, approximately 3 miles from Point Danger. Are they parts of the Scammell wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891. The loss of the Scammell in 1891 was a significant event in the history of Torquay.Black and White photocopyshipwrecks great ocean road victoria -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black and white photograph, Frances Schwerkolt
Francesca Both married Louis Schwerkolt in 1890. They had five children: Louisa; 1890 Alice: 1891 Frances: 1893 Violet: 1897 Ernest: 1902. They also adopted a boy, Leslie Hogan who married their daughter Frances. Frances Schwerkolt standing in white outfit, large white hat and black belt.George Janes Photoman Model Studios. 350 Smith Street Collingwood.frances schwerkolt, frances hogan -
Clunes Museum
Financial record - RECEIPT BOOK, VICTUALLER'S LICENCE
RECEIPT BOOKS, BLUE CARDBOARD COVER WITH LINEN SPINE. VICTUALLERS LICENCE 25 POUNDS. .1 Licence Numbers 4541 - 4550 dated 31/12/1890 - 24/12/1892 issued to: 4541 - 2 McCartney James, Club Hotel Fraser St Clunes 4543 Heffernan , James The Ristori Commercial Hotel, Allendale 4544 Gelbert Fred The Town Hall Hotel, 4545 Cocking Wm The Telegraph Hotel, Clunes 4546 Murray, David The Speculation Hotel, Clunes 4547 Rintel Janne The Club Hotel, Clunes 4548 Cocking Wm The Telegraph Hotel Clunes 4549 Heffernan, James The Ristori Commercial Hotel, Allendale 4550 Malley Wm The Club Hotel Clunes .2 Licence Numbers 4521 - 4530 dated 24/12/1886 to 27/12/1888 4521 Cocking William Telegraph Hotel Clunes 4522 Gelbert, Frank Town Hall Hotel, Clunes 4523 Bassett Christopher Nags Head Hotel, Clunes 4524 Burns Wm Burt Club Hotel, Clunes 4525 Cocking Wm Telegraph Hotel Clunes 4526 Gilbert Frederick Town Hall Hotel, Clunes 4527 Burns Wm Burt Club Hotel Clunes 4528 Bassett, Christopher Nags Head Hotel, Clunes 4529 Gilbert Frederick Town Hall Hotel, Clunes 4530 Cocking Wm Telegraph Hotel, Clunes .3 Licence Numbers 4531 - 4540 dated 1/1/1889 - 1/1/1891 4531 Wilson Geo. Sutherland Club Hotel Clunes 4532 Gilbert Frederick Town Hall Hotel, Clunes 4533 Heffernan James Ristori Commercial Hotel Allendale 4534 Cocking Wm Telegraph Hotel Clunes 4535 Murray David Speculation Hotel, Allendale 4536 McCartney James Club Hotel, Clunes 4537 Heffernan James Ristorii Commercial Hotel, Allendale 4538 Cocking, Wm Telegraph Hotel, Clunes 4539 Gilbert Fred. Town Hall Hotel Clunes 4540 Murray David Speculation Hotel, Allendale.1 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1890 - 1892 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 4541 - 4550 INCLUSIVE .2 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1886 - 1888 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 4521 - 4530 INCLUSIVE .3 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1888 - 1890 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 4531 - 4540 INCLUSIVE .4 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1887 - 1892 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 50 INCLUSIVE .5 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1888 - 1890 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 50 INCLUSIVE .6 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1890 - 1891 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1- 50 INCLUSIVE .7 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1890 - 1892 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 25 INCLUSIVE .8 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1891 - 1892 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 25 INCLUSIVE .9 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1892 - 1893 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 25 INCLUSIVE .10 SOFT COVER BOOK IN BLUE CONTAINS CONTAINS RECEIPTS OF VICTUALLER'S LICENCES 1893 - 1893 FOR CLUNES AND SURROUNDS HOTELS SERIES 1 - 25 INCLUSIVE .11 UNBOUND 15 CERTIFICATES DATED 1889 "CERTIFICATE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF A VICTUALLER'S LICENCE" .12 UNBOUND 32 CERTIFICATES DATED 1887 "CERTIFICATE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF A VICTUALLER'S LICENCE" .13 UNBOUND 26 CERTIFICATES DATED 1889 "CERTIFICATE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF A VICTUALLER'S LICENCE" LABEL ON FRONT COVER: .1.2.3 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 25 POUNDS, INITALIALED RG 5/8/1886 .4 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS .5 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS BOOK 228 .6 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS BOOK 263 ORANGE CRAYON HANDWRITING ON FRONT COVER "EXHAUSTED AFTER AUDIT 7-12-91" .7 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 OUNDS BOOK 350 .8 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS BOOK 344 ORANGE CRAYON HANDWRITING ON FRONT COVER "EXHAUSTED AFTER AUDIT 7-12-91" .9 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS BOOK 398 .10 VICTUALLER'S LICENCE 15 POUNDS BOOK 399 (LABEL TORN IN HALF) RED INK HANDWRITING ON FRONT COVER "NO.1 EXHAUSTED AFTER AUDIT 24-8-93" local history, book, receipts, clunes hotels -
Federation University Historical Collection
Drawing - Artwork - Drawing, Ponsonby Carew-Smyth, 'Design for a Town Hall' by Ponsonby Carew-Smyth, c1895
Ponsonby May Carew Smyth was born at Cork, Ireland, Carew-Smyth studied at the Belfast School of Art and Design. Carew Smyth taught at the national Art Training School, London and Rugby School. He arrived in Australia in January 1891, and was appointed Principal of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery School (Ballarat West Technical Art School) from 1891 to 1899. In 1907 Carew Smyth was Chief Inspector of Art for the Victorian Education department. He designed commemorative wall plaques for state schools after World War One. In 1936 Carew Smyth was Acting Director of the National Gallery of Victoria.Drawing on card of a principal elevation for the design of a town hall. Includes a "National Art Training School" lable A sticker with the number 2234 A sticker with the words "National Bronze Medal (+ illegble) Stamped 'Work accepted For Certificate" Embossed "Department of Science and Art" with handwritten Certificate 17107ponsonby carew-smyth, architectural drawing, clock tower, ballarat technical art school, ballarat west technical art school, art training school, london, rugby school, ballarat fine art gallery school, art gallery of ballarat, national art training school -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Rubber ball, 19th Century
This rubber ball was part of the cargo from the Fiji and amongst the articles salvaged from the wreck. A press report notes that the balls collected from the Fiji’s cargo were originally red and white. The three-masted iron barque Fiji had been built in Belfast, Ireland, in 1875 by Harland and Wolfe for a Liverpool based shipping company. The ship departed Hamburg on 22nd May 1891 bound for Melbourne, under the command of Captain William Vickers with a crew of 25. The ship’s manifest shows that she was loaded with a cargo of 260 cases of dynamite, pig iron, steel goods, spirits (whisky, schnapps, gin, brandy), sailcloth, tobacco, coiled fencing wire, concrete, 400 German pianos (Sweet Hapsburg), concertinas and other musical instruments, artists supplies including brushes, porcelain, furniture, china, and general cargo including candles. There were also toys in anticipation for Christmas, including wooden rocking horses, miniature ships, dolls with china limbs and rubber balls. On September 5th, one hundred days out from Hamburg in squally and boisterous south west winds the Cape Otway light was sighted on a bearing differing from Captain Vickers’ calculation of his position. At about 2:30am, Sunday 6th September 1891 land was reported 4-5 miles off the port bow. The captain tried to put the ship on the other tack, but she would not respond. He then tried to turn her the other way but just as the manoeuvre was being completed the Fiji struck rock only 300 yards (274 metres) from shore. The place is known as Wreck Bay, Moonlight Head. Blue lights were burned and rockets fired whilst an effort was made to lower boats but all capsized or swamped and smashed to pieces. Two of the younger crewmen volunteered to swim for the shore, taking a line. One, a Russian named Daniel Carkland, drowned after he was swept away when the line broke. The other, 17 year old able seaman Julius Gebauhr, a German, reached shore safely on his second attempt but without the line, which he had cut lose with his sheath-knife when it become tangled in kelp. He rested on the beach a while then climbed the steep cliffs in search of help. At about 10am on the Sunday morning a party of land selectors - including F. J. Stansmore, Leslie Dickson (or Dixon) and Mott - found Gebauhr. They were near Ryans Den, on their travels on horseback from Princetown towards Moonlight Head, and about 5km from the wreck. Gebauhr was lying in the scrub in a poor state, bleeding and dressed only in singlet, socks and a belt with his sheath-knife, ready for all emergencies. At first they were concerned about his wild and shaggy looking state and what seemed to be gibberish speech, taking him to be an escaped lunatic. They were reassured after he threw his knife away and realised that he was speaking half-English, half-German. They gave him food and brandy and some clothing and were then able to gain information about the wreck. Some of the men took him to Rivernook, a nearby guest house owned by John Evans, where he was cared for. Stansmore and Dickson rode off to try and summon help. Others went down to the site of the wreck. Messages for rescuing the rest of the crew were sent both to Port Campbell for the rocket rescue crew and to Warrnambool for the lifeboat. The S.S. Casino sailed from Portland towards the scene. After travelling the 25 miles to the scene, half of the Port Campbell rocket crew and equipment arrived and set up the rocket tripod on the beach below the cliffs. By this time the crew of the Fiji had been clinging to the jib-boom for almost 15 hours, calling frantically for help. Mr Tregear from the Rocket Crew fired the line. The light line broke and the rocket was carried away. A second line was successfully fired across the ship and made fast. The anxious sailors then attempted to come ashore along the line but, with as many as five at a time, the line sagged considerably and some were washed off. Others, nearly exhausted, had to then make their way through masses of seaweed and were often smothered by waves. Only 14 of the 24 who had remained on the ship made it to shore. Many onlookers on the beach took it in turns to go into the surf and drag half-drowned seamen to safety. These rescuers included Bill (William James) Robe, Edwin Vinge, Hugh Cameron, Fenelon Mott, Arthur Wilkinson and Peter Carmody. (Peter Carmody was also involved in the rescue of men from the Newfield.) Arthur Wilkinson, a 29 year old land selector, swam out to the aid of one of the ship’s crewmen, a carpenter named John Plunken. Plunken was attempting to swim from the Fiji to the shore. Two or three times both men almost reached the shore but were washed back to the wreck. A line was thrown to them and they were both hauled aboard. It was thought that Wilkinson struck his head on the anchor before s they were brought up. He remained unconscious. The carpenter survived this ordeal but Wilkinson later died and his body was washed up the next day. It was 26 year old Bill Robe who hauled out the last man, the captain, who had become tangled in the kelp. The wreck of the Fiji was smashed apart within 20 minutes of the captain being brought ashore, and it settled in about 6m of water. Of the 26 men on the Fiji, 11 in total lost their lives. The remains of 7 bodies were washed onto the beach and their coffins were made from timbers from the wrecked Fiji. They were buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The survivors were warmed by fires on the beach then taken to Rivernook and cared for over the next few days. Funds were raised by local communities soon after the wreck in aid of the sufferers of the Fiji disaster. Captain Vickers was severely reprimanded for his mishandling of the ship. His Masters Certificate was suspended for 12 months. At the time there was also a great deal of public criticism at the slow and disorganised rescue attempt to save those on board. The important canvas ‘breech buoy’ or ‘bucket chair’ and the heavy line from the Rocket Rescue was in the half of the rocket outfit that didn’t make it in time for the rescue: they had been delayed at the Gellibrand River ferry. Communications to Warrnambool were down so the call for help didn’t get through on time and the two or three boats that had been notified of the wreck failed to reach it in time. Much looting occurred of the cargo that washed up on the shore, with nearly every visitor leaving the beach with bulky pockets. One looter was caught with a small load of red and white rubber balls, which were duly confiscated and he was ‘detained’ for 14 days. Essence of peppermint mysteriously turned up in many settlers homes. Sailcloth was salvaged and used for horse rugs and tent flies. Soon after the wreck “Fiji tobacco” was being advertised around Victoria. A Customs officer, trying to prevent some of the looting, was assaulted by looters and thrown over a steep cliff. He managed to cling to a bush lower down until rescued. In 1894 some coiled fencing wire was salvaged from the wreck. Hundreds of coils are still strewn over the site of the wreck, encrusted and solidified. The hull is broken but the vessel’s iron ribs can be seen along with some of the cargo of concrete and pig iron. Captain Vickers presented Bill Robe with his silver-cased pocket watch, the only possession that he still had, as a token for having saved his life and the lives of some of the crew. (The pocket watch came with 2 winding keys, one to wind it and one to change the hands.) Years later Bill passed the watch to his brother-in-law Gib (Gilbert) Hulands as payment of a debt and it has been passed down the family to Gilbert Hulands’ grandson, John Hulands. Seaman Julius Gebauhr later gave his knife, in its hand crafted leather sheath, to F. J. Stansmore for caring for him when he came ashore. The knife handle had a personal inscription on it. A marble headstone on the 200m high cliffs overlooking Wreck Beach, west of Moonlight Head, paying tribute to the men who lost their lives when Fiji ran aground. The scene of the wreck is marked by the anchor from the Fiji, erected by Warrnambool skin divers in 1967. Amongst the artefacts salvaged from the Fiji are bisque (or china) toys, (including miniature animals, limbs from small bisque dolls), rubber balls, a slate pencil, a glass bottle, sample of rope from the distress rocket and a candlestick holder. These items are now part of the Fiji collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, along with Captain Vickers’ pocket watch and Julius Gebauhr’s sheath knife. This toy rubber ball is classified as Fiji 3 on the SWR Flagstaff Hill’s Fiji collection is of historical significance at a State level because of its association with the wreck Fiji, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S259. The Fiji is archaeologically significant as the wreck of a typical 19th century international sailing ship with cargo. It is educationally and recreationally significant as one of Victoria's most spectacular historic shipwreck dive sites with structural features and remains of the cargo evident. It also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The Fiji collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history. Rubber ball salvaged from the wreck of the Fiji. The rubber is perishing and the surface is pitted and bumpy. The material is tan in colour with a slightly pitted surface. warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, shipwrecked artefact, wreck bay, moonlight head, 1891, cargo, rubber ball, toy, fiji, captain vickers, william vickers -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Card - Theatre Tickets, Warrnambool Town Hall tickets
These are theatre tickets issued to those attending a Naval Band Concert at the Warrnambool Town Hall on November 18th 1961. The Warrnambool Town Hall, opened in 1891, was located at the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets and is now in the same precinct as the Lighthouse Theatre.These tickets are of minor interest as examples of local theatre tickets used sixty years ago.75 Blue rectangular shaped tickets serrated line on left side , 72 Orange rectangular shaped tickets, serrated line on left side with printing on both packsW'bool Town Hall STALLS STALLS Naval Band Concert. Sat. Nov. 18th 3 G Town Hall, Warrnambool STALLS This Portion for Doorkeeper' NAVAL BAND CONCERT Saturday, November 18th, '61 3 Gwarrnambool town hall naval band -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Floral, Industrial and Art Society (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationProvenance OrderSubject file containing six examples of printed ephemera, once owned by Amy Grigg of Pakington Street. Most of the items relate to awards given by the Kew Floral, Industrial and Arts Society, while another is a certificate issued by the Victorian Education Department as a ‘Certificate of Exemption from Compulsory Education’, dated 1891. The latter was ‘dated’ at Kew. The five awards given by the Society were for achievement in baking, writing and sewing. A later hand has added the date 1889 to these certificates. Also in the file is a newspaper article donated by Miss Henty that describes the first exhibition of the Society.kew (vic) - history, kew floral industrial and art society, amy griggkew (vic) - history, kew floral industrial and art society, amy grigg -
Federation University Historical Collection
Print - Artwork - Portrait, Sir Redmond Barry KCMG, 1881
The original of this portrait is held by Melbourne University Art Collection. Redmond Barry was the first President of the Ballarat School of Mines. Until 2020 this was exhibited at the Ballarat School of Mines Administratin building, outside Founders Room. Artist George Folingsby died in 1891.Framed reproduction of a painting of edmond Barry by George Folingsby.His HOnour Sir Redmond Barry K.C.M.G., M.A., LL.D 1813-1880 Foundation Presidet of the S.M.B., 1870-1876 Trustee of the S.M.B., 1870-1880 Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, 1853-1880redmond barry, george folingsby, available