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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - B&W photos of QMM c1987 x 2, Two B&W QMM photos c1987, c1987
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history ...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum historyQueenscliffe Maritime MuseumEarly black & white photos of the east elevation of Queenscliffe Maritime Museum, c1987.Reverse " NIL "queenscliffe maritime museum -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - B&W photos of Queenscliffe Maritime Museum [aka Centre] c1987 x 7, B&W/Colour photos of QMM c1987, c1987
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history ...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum historyQueenscliffe Maritime MuseumBlack & white/colour photos of the east elevation of the then Queenscliffe Maritime Centre, c1987.Reverse " NIL "queenscliffe maritime museum -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - QMM Interior photos c1987, B&W/Colour photos of QMM interiors c1987, c1987
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Queenscliffe Maritime Museum history ...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum historyQueenscliffe Maritime MuseumBlack & white/colour photos of the lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE installed in the then Queenscliffe Maritime Centre, c1987.Reverse " NIL "queenscliffe maritime museum -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Drawing - Drawing showing the Queenscliffe Maritime Centre's [QMC} location in 1987, Map showing QMC location in 1987, 1987
... Queenscliffe Maritime Centre history...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Queenscliffe Maritime Centre history Location ...Queenscliffe Maritime Centre historyLocation map of the original Queenscliffe Drawing showing the Queenscliffe Maritime Centre's [QMC} location in 1987.Reverse " NIL " -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photographs & Newspaper clippings re Queenscliffe Maritime Centre Opening Ceremony Feb. 1987, Queenscliffe Maritime Centre Opening 1987, 1987
... Queenscliffe Maritime Centre history...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Queenscliffe Maritime Centre history Opening ...Queenscliffe Maritime Centre historyOpening Queenscliffe Maritime Centre in 1987Various news article, photos both B&W + Colour re QMC opening in 1987.Reverse " NIL " -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, Arthur Victor Gregory, The Wangaratta Off Gabo, before 1946
... of the maritime history in Australia.... of the maritime history in Australia. wangaratta art gallery maritime art ...Gregory is from an artistic family who are well known for their maritime paintings, with his father being G. F. Gregory. Through his paintings, Gregory has left a valuable record of the maritime history in Australia.maritime artRural City of Wangaratta Collection. Gift of Transatlantic Steamship Company, Gothenburg.A maritime painting of a steamship in watercolour and gouache.Obverse: WANGARATTA/ Off Gabo/ A. V. Gregory (along bottom edge of painting) PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF WANGARATTA/ BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE M V WANGARATTA/ OWNED BY TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP CO LTD/ GOTHENBURG/ February 1946/ (inscription of plaque mounted to frame)wangaratta art gallery, maritime art, arthur victor gregory, wangaratta, gabo -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Australian Fisheries 1983, Fisheries Division, Department of Primary Industry, Australian Government, January 1982
... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region ...The Australian Fisheries MagazinesBlue hard cover book with multiple sections inside, each section containing its own numbering system. Some advertisements and photos throughout the book. non-fictionThe Australian Fisheries Magazines fisheries, fishing, maratime -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Australian Fisheries 1982, Fisheries Division, Department of Primary Industry, Australian Government, January 1982
... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region ...The Australian Fisheries MagazinesBlue hard cover book with multiple sections inside, each section containing its own numbering system. Some advertisements and photos throughout the book. non-fictionThe Australian Fisheries Magazines fisheries, fishing, maratime -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Norie's Nautical Tables, Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd, 1981
... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region... of the maritime history of Portland and the surrounding region ...This book contains nautical tables such as the Suns Total Correction, Table of the angles of the Mariner's Compass, Traverse Table, Logs. of Trig. Functions, Haversines, Hour angle etc.Black covered hard cover book. 546 pages plus an index.non-fictionThis book contains nautical tables such as the Suns Total Correction, Table of the angles of the Mariner's Compass, Traverse Table, Logs. of Trig. Functions, Haversines, Hour angle etc.nautical, angles, compass, logs, functions -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, History for State Schools
... -museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village history ...History for State Schools Compliled by: Allingham & Lyttle Publisher: M L Hutchinson Date: 1904flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, history for state schools, book -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Stella Maris tearooms FSH, 2016
... , warrnambool flagstaff hill maritime village history of warrnambool ...This cook book has been published by the Friends of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Inc. This group do volunteer work at Flagstaff Hill, publicize the activities and historical collection at the Village and raise funds to carry out improvements and new installations. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village was established in 1975, initially as a private venture sponsored by a group of businessmen in Warrnambool but it was later taken over by the Warrnambool City Council. It operates as an historical park and a tourist venture every day of the year except Christmas Day and has a night Sound and Light Show called ‘Shipwrecked’. The historical collection at the Village features many important shipwreck relics from the area, with the most important being the ‘Loch Ard’ ceramic peacock. The cook book is a tribute to the local women of the past and there are many recipes collected from the ‘Grannies’ of yesteryear. The tea rooms at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village are called ‘Stella Maris’ (Latin for ‘Star of the Sea’) and call to mind both the maritime heritage of the area and the name of the Australian Catholic Missions to Seamen which still operates. This book is of interest as a product of Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. It has been edited by John Lindsay who was one of the founders of Flagstaff Hill in 1975 and is today a Life Member and Helen Sheedy who has also been connected with the administration of the Village in the past. The book also features art works from many artists from Warrnambool and district. This is a soft cover book of 100 pages. The cover has a white background with a colour sketch of the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Stella Maris Tea Rooms on the front cover and a colour photograph of a Flagstaff Hill panorama on the back cover. The book contains an introduction, some information related to food, cooking and diet, recipes from the past and present, some local historical material and some information on the artists whose work is featured in the book. Many colour sketches and photographs are scattered throughout the text. The book is bound with plastic spiral rings and the front is covered with a sheet of clear plastic. stella maris tea rooms, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime village, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, The Mystery of AE1 Australia's Lost Submarine & Crew, 2014
... during WWI. books-maritime military history-navy submarine AE1 ...The Mystery of AE1 Australia's Lost Submarine & Crew. AE1 simply disappeared. This was the first loss of a military unit during WWI.Cover is soft cardboard, grey & dark blue coloured print on front, spine & back. Background grey & blue coloured seascape of navy vessels on front. Black & white photos of submarines on back. 200 pages, cut plain white. Illustrated with sepia, colour & black & white photos.Handwritten in blue ink on front fly leaf: "Best wishes Kathryn Spurling"books-maritime, military history-navy, submarine, ae1 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Paul W. Simpson, Wind jammer : tales of the clipper ship Loch Soy : 1878 - 1899, 2016
... of early Australian maritime history. ... of early Australian maritime history. The book's author Paul W ...“The Loch Soy was built for Aitken, Liburn & Co of Glasgow. She sailed between Britain and Australia for more than twenty years. In that time she established a reputation as a crack wool clipper. … The clipper lasted twenty one years before coming to grief on the jagged shore of Kangaroo Island during the predawn hours of April 24th 1899 ...”--Back cover. Contains biographical information. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and index.Softcover Book, 442 Pages, Apps 1-9, Bibliography and Index, by Paul W Simpson. Front cover depicts the vessel in question in rough seas (oil painting), wide blue horizontal bands above and below the picture. Back covers is portion of a period photograph of the Loch Soy.non-fiction“The Loch Soy was built for Aitken, Liburn & Co of Glasgow. She sailed between Britain and Australia for more than twenty years. In that time she established a reputation as a crack wool clipper. … The clipper lasted twenty one years before coming to grief on the jagged shore of Kangaroo Island during the predawn hours of April 24th 1899 ...”--Back cover. Contains biographical information. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-420) and index.clipper, loch, jammer, shipwreck, simpson, kangaroo island, loch sloy ship, wool, transportation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - Video Recording - Digital, Bruce Gooley, Men and Ships Driven by the Wind, 27 Sep 2022
... interest in maritime history. He is a volunteer tutor... in maritime history. He is a volunteer tutor at the Hawthorn ...Bruce GOOLEY is a graduate of Melbourne University and a researcher, presenter and self-published author with a special interest in maritime history. He is a volunteer tutor at the Hawthorn University of the Third Age (U3A). He has presented over 120 one and a half hour illustrated maritime history talks there, and has also presented to Provis and Historical Societies, and has documented these talks in book format. Bruce was a member of the Mornington Yacht Club for more than 50 years and owned and raced yachts in Port Phillip Bay, and Bass Strait, and has crewed on yachts racing to Vanuatu and around the State of Hawaii and cruising in the Beagle Channel. He is also a member of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network and he has presented several papers to them.Digital video recording of PMHPS meeting held on 27 September 2022. Bruce GOOLEY presents "Men and Ships Driven by the Wind"bruce gooley, transport - shipping -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road, 1976
... in maritime history after preparing several general history booklets... in maritime history after preparing several general history booklets ...Jack Kenneth Loney (21 October 1925 – 13 February 1995) was an amateur Australian marine historian who published over one hundred books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. He was a schoolteacher and principal until his retirement. He became interested in maritime history after preparing several general history booklets covering the Otway region of western Victoria, Australia.This item is a useful reference tool.A 132 pp book with a coloured photograph of the Great Ocean Road, on the south-western coast of Victoria, on the front cover. The title. "Wrecks Along The Great Ocean Road" is in black print above the photograph. The book contains black / white photographs and sepia text.It lists and describes shipwrecks on the west coast from Point Lonsdale to Portland.shipwrecks-great-ocean-road-victoria shipping-history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Badge, Port of Warrnambool Flagstaff Hill, Late 20th century
... maritime history of the region. It is situated overlooking Lady Bay... Hill is a maritime museum which draws on the rich maritime ...Flagstaff Hill is a maritime museum which draws on the rich maritime history of the region. It is situated overlooking Lady Bay in Warrnambool and is designed to represent the town of Warrnambool in around the 1870-80’s As well as paid staff on site it enjoys a large volunteer group who do various tasks around the village from tours to maintenance and recording of information. This badge recognises the contribution of one such volunteer. An item which recognizes effort in the local community.Round gold edged medal with picture of lighthouse and flagstaff surrounded by red with gold lettering. Number engraved on back.698 engraved on back. Port of Warrnambool Villager 1850. Flagstaff Hillflagstaff hill badge, warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Machine - Diving Compressor, Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd, 1880-1890
... museum maritime village manine history Plate on the back 'WATER ...This compressor was part of the E.G. Ward Collection. It is connected to the diving suit and boots also in our collection. Siebe Gorman & Company Ltd was a British company that developed diving equipment and breathing equipment and worked on commercial diving and marine salvage projects. The company advertised itself as 'Submarine Engineers'. It was founded by Augustus Siebe, a German-born British engineer chiefly known for his contributions to diving equipment. Siebe Gorman traded as an engineering firm for over 180 years from 1819 to 1999. The early success of the business was due to its founder, the Prussian immigrant Christian 'Augustus' Siebe (1788-1872). For business reasons, he applied for and was granted British citizenship in 1856. He was a gifted engineer who was able to translate theoretical problems into practical, working products. During the industrial Victorian period, the business traded as 'A. Siebe' at 145 High Street Holborn London, but in 1828 new premises were acquired at 5 Denmark Street, Soho. The family firm produced a wide range of manufactured goods including paper-making machinery, measuring machinery, water-pumps, refrigeration equipment and diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe specialised in submarine engineering early on and the company gained a reputation for the manufacture of safe, reliable diving apparatus. Augustus Siebe is best remembered for the development and manufacture of the ‘closed’ Diving Dress based on the ideas of Charles and John Deane, George Edwards and Charles Pasley. Apart from some small modifications to valves and diver communications, the basic 12 bolt ‘closed’ diving dress remained relatively unchanged after the 1870s. Later company successes were also based on innovation, with new products that could be successfully developed and manufactured to high standards. This was largely attributed to the inventive nature, foresight, engineering and entrepreneurial skills of Robert Henry Davis (1870-1965). In 1882, RH Davis joined the company of 'Siebe & Gorman' as a young 11-year-old office boy and he was to remain with the company until he died in 1965. Augustus Siebe retired in 1869 and handed over the company to a new partnership of Henry H. Siebe (1830-1885) and William A. O'Gorman (1834-1904). The new firm traded as 'Siebe & Gorman' (1870-1879) from premises in and around Mason Street, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. The two partners soon recognised the potential of R.H. Davis and in 1894, aged 24, he became General Manager of Siebe & Gorman. Davis increasingly ran the company until the surviving partner (W.A. Gorman) died in 1904. The firm was disposed of to the Vickers (armaments) family and a new company 'Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd.' (1905-1998) was formed. Under the chairmanship of Albert Vickers, R.H. Davis was kept on as Managing Director, and the company forged ahead. However, after WW1, the Great Depression caused manufacturing output and share prices to slump. In 1924 Robert Davis made a deal with the Vickers Board and acquired control of the company through majority shares. Under his leadership, the Siebe Gorman Company flourished and within time, four of his sons also joined the firm. The company gained a worldwide reputation for the manufacture of diving apparatus, decompression and observation chambers, and safety breathing apparatus of all types for use on the land, in the air and under the sea (including mine rescue, tunneling, aircraft, diving, submarine escape and in other hazardous environments). Close research and development links with the MOD (especially the Admiralty), also provided a lucrative outlet for the company products. In 1932, Robert Davis was knighted by King George V, principally for his invention of the ‘Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus’ (D.S.E.A.). Siebe Gorman essentially remained a family firm from the beginning (under A Siebe) until it became a public company for the first time in 1952. However, following WW2, British manufacturing stagnated through stifled investment and post-war austerity, and there was little innovation. Siebe Gorman fortunes began to decline as an ageing Sir Robert Davis failed to invest, or change the company business and management practices. In 1959, Siebe Gorman was acquired by the “Fairy Group” and the ailing Sir Robert was made Life President. Consequently, nothing changed and the slow decline continued until Sir Robert's death in March 1965. Around 1960, Siebe Gorman acquired the diving apparatus manufacturer C E Heinke, and for a brief period, it manufactured some diving equipment under the combined name of Siebe Heinke. Around 1964, Mr. E. 'Barry' Stephens was appointed as the new Managing Director to modernise Siebe Gorman. Changes were made, including a move to a new factory in Wales in 1975. The new company concentrated on fire fighting breathing apparatus and escape equipment, and the move coincided with the loss of many of the older, traditional craft skills. Between 1985 and 1998, Siebe expanded through acquisitions, and several other companies were acquired. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has therefore traded as A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998).The compressor is a very significant item as it gives a snapshot into marine history and the development of diving equipment generally especially that used for salvage operations before and during WW2. Siebe & Gorman the company that made the equipment was a leading inventor, developer and innovator of marine equipment with its early helmets and other items eagerly sought after today for collections around the world. The items in the Flagstaff Hill collection give us an insight as to how divers operated and the dangers they faced doing a very necessary and dangerous job during the early days of marine exploration.A single cylinder divers' pump by Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London, eccentric hand cranked in brass mounted mahogany case with instructions to the underside of the lid, brass covered pressure gauge and air outlet, brass makers plaque to the front, water inlet and outlet to the rear, green painted lifting rings. Machinery has some blue painted areas on the metal.Plate on the back 'WATER SUPPLY" "WATER OVERFLOW" "WATER DRAIN-IN" Pressure gauge dial "BOURDON'S PRESSURE GAUGE" STEBE GORMAN & CO. LONDON", "LBS PRESSURE" "FEET OF SALT WATER" Plate on the front " PATENT, Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd Submarine Engineers" below emblem (Lion, Crown, Horse)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, maritime-museum, diving compressor, london, siebe gorman & co ltd, marine technology, life saving, deep sea diving, maritime museum, maritime village, manine history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The History of the Great European War Vol 4 set 1
... Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street ...The History of the Great European War Vol 4 set 1flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the history of the great european war, book, the history of the great european war vol 4 set 1 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The History of the Great European War 1914-1918 Vol 5
... shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village The History ...The History of the Great European War Vol 5 set 2-1flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, the history of the great european war vol 5 set 2-1, book, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The History of the Great European War Vol 7 set 2-2
... Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street ...The History of the Great European War Vol 7 set 2-2flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the history of the great european war vol 7 set 2-2, the history of the great european war -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Rotary Fog Horn, Unknown
... when burned to waterline near pier. local history maritime ..."Eagle Star" ferry used until 1970's when burned to waterline near pier.Patent Rotary Fog Horn from "Eagle Star" ferrylocal history, maritime technology, communications, signals, fog horn, eagle star -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Engine Room Signal, Unknown
... -island-and-the-bass-coast Unknown local history maritime ...UnknownEngine Room Signal. Direction face hands attached to central internal bar - stem screw mounted.local history, maritime technology, communications, signals, engine room signal -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Anchor, 1920 approximate
... . 'Hollydene' during oystering. local history maritime technology ship ...Handmade by Bill Kennon for use on M.V. 'Hollydene' during oystering.White painted iron Grappling Anchorlocal history, maritime technology, ship fittings, grappling anchor, hollydene, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Ship's Wheel, Unknown
... -island-and-the-bass-coast Unknown local history maritime ...Unknown8 Spar Ship's Wheel - each spar topped with wooden handle.local history, maritime technology, ship fittings, ship wheel 8 spar -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975 local history maritime ...Part of collection donated to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975View of Ferry - S.S.Genista - leaving Cowes Pier.local history, maritime technology, ferries documents, postcards, jetties, phillip island, ferries, sepia postcard, ferry, ss genista, cowes pier, bernard grayden -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975 local history maritime ...Part of collection donated to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975View of S.S. "Genista" leaving Cowes Pier.local history, maritime technology, ferries documents, postcards, jetties, ferries, cowes, phillip island, sepia postcard, ss genista, bernard grayden -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975 local history maritime ...Part of collection donated to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975S.S. "Plover" leaving Cowes Pier, crowded with people.S.S. Plover leaving Cowes, Phillip Island. Valentine Series M4916local history, maritime technology, boats documents, postcards, ferries, jetties, phillip island, sepia postcard, ss plover, cowes jetty, bernard grayden -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975 local history maritime ...Part of collection donated to the Museum by Mr. Bernard Grayden. 1975View of "Alvina" at Cowes Pier, and Cowes Beach showing sign about Beach Buildings on building at leftThe "Alvina" leaving the Pier, Cowes. Valentine Series No. 55local history, maritime technology, boats documents, postcards, jetties, vessels, cowes, phillip island, sepia postcard, alvina, beach, bernard grayden -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Brick fragments from the site of William Dutton's House, Portland, c. 1840
... House. William Dutton Portland History maritime whaling sealing ...Brick fragments came from the site of Dutton's House. Made locally. Displayed at History House.Bricks from site of Dutton's house.william dutton, portland history, maritime, whaling, sealing -
Clunes Museum
tool - SCREWDRIVER, MATHISSON
... HISTORY MARITIME TECHNOLOGY SHIP BUILDING TOOLS MATHISSON GLASGOW ...LARGE METAL SCREWDRIVER WITH WOODEN HANDLEMATHISSON GLASGOWlocal history, maritime technology, ship building, tools