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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Water standpipe, Langlands Bros. & Co, 1880-1893
This water standpipe is believed to be the only one of its kind in working order. It was originally located in Warrnambool, on the hillside at the corner of Mickle Crescent and Banyan Street, providing water for the Chinese Market Gardens below, on the flats. It was removed from this location on May 2nd, 1979, with the intention to relocate it at the new Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum & Village. The standpipe lay in storage for years until the Warrnambool Company, Chemblast, offered to restore it for use as a working display. The display was officially opened on March 31, 2014. The water from the adjacent lake is drawn out with a hand operated water pump, and goes up into the standpipe, where flows through the canvas hose and into the top of the Furphy Farm Water Cart. The display is a visual acknowledgement of the years served by Flagstaff Hill volunteer and Friends of Flagstaff Hill Chairperson, Bob Crossman. Warrnambool’s early settlers had no water supply prior to the mid-1850s. They relied on rain water tanks, domestic wells and springs. The town experienced a huge, destructive fire in William Bateman Jnr. & Co.’s large produce store in November 1856, which highlighted the need for both a fire brigade and a good supply of water. In 1863 a volunteer fire brigade was established. In August 1880 the town celebrated the installation of its first water standpipe on the corner of Liebig and Timor streets. The water was pumped from springs at Cannon Hill through the connected pipeline to the standpipe, then distributed to households via horse and cart. Each of the licenced cart drivers were compelled by Council regulations to keep their carts full from sunset to sunrise, ready to cart water to outbreaks of fire. They received a fee for this service. In 1893 the town installed a water supply, sourced from the Merri River, stored in a reservoir basin and tower in north Liebig Street, and distributed throughout the town in a system of pipes. By late 1939 a reticulated supply was installed, with the water piped in under the Otway Scheme. Standpipes are still used in modern times in rural and remote areas for homes, farms, stock, agriculture and firefighting. Many commercial or government owned standpipes are metered, charging a fee for the quantities of water supplied. This water standpipe was made by Langlands Foundry Co. Limited, Melbourne, which was establish in 1842. It was Melbourne’s first foundry and iron shipbuilder, and one of the largest employers in Victoria at the time. Langlands was known for its high quality workmanship and wide range of goods for mining, engineering, marine, railway and other industrial uses. The company made the first cast bell, the first lamp posts in the colony, and the boiler for the first Australian train. In the 1860s it produced cast iron pipes for the Board of Works, which laid the pipes for Melbourne’s first reticulated water supply. The firm was bought by Austral Otis Co. in 1897.This water standpipe is significant historically as it is believed to be the only one of its type in working condition. The standpipe is significant for being manufactured by early colonial firm Langlands Foundry of Melbourne, which was known for high quality, cast iron products. The firm made the boiler for the first Australian train, assembled the first Australian paddle steamer and made the first Australian cast bell and lamp posts. Langlands was one of the largest employers in Victoria at the time. The standpipe is significant historically as it represents the evolution of water supply services in Australia. Standpipe; vertical cast iron water pipe, painted crimson, fixed in position, tapering inward from the round base to the rectangular joint near the finial on top. A hexagonal pipe extends at right angles from the joint, with an outlet fitting and flow-controlling wheel on the end. A length of canvas hose hangs from the outlet fitting. Inscriptions are on one face of the joint. The standpipe was made by Langlands Foundry Company of Melbourne. Embossed “LANGLANDS FOUNDRY CO. / LIMITED / ENGINEERS / MELBOURNE”warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, flagstaff hill, standpipe, stand-pipe, water standpipe, fire standpipe, firefighting equipment, water supply equipment, chinese market gardens, banyan street, liebig street, water tower, bateman’s fire, working display, water supply, town water, rural water, reticulated water, cannon hill spring, merri river, otway water, water carters, horse and cart water supply, volunteer fire brigade, langlands foundry, early melbourne, iron works, bob crossman, late 19th century water supply -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Bon Voyage, 1914
From the Smallpage family collection, donated by Ann SmallpageBon voyage card 1914, hand painted onto smooth, round-cornered, grey cardboard by 'F.J.E.', depicting the Australian flag, a black swan, a seagull, R.M.S. Otway under sail and a decorative device. Handwritten sentimentHandwritten "Though Leagues of Sea divide us / True friendship has no end Though you are not beside us / we will think of you Old Friend"transport - shipping, arts and entertainment - visual arts, rms otway, painting -
Winchelsea and District Historical Society
Collection photos, J W (Jack) McClelland, Circ.1915
A series of photos taken in the Otways circ. 1915 showing aspects of the logging operations The actual logging operations are show including logging , transport and mill operations. Also shown are views of the forest at that time including scenic attractions. The life style of the workers is covered showing both the working and living environments. The photos were taken by J W (Jack) McCleland on glass and copies were made available to the Winchelsea Historical Society by a descendant. The collection shows the working and living environment of workers in the timber industry in the early 1900'sSeries of 70 photos from glass plates showing logging by Hendy & Sons near Mt Sabine and views of the Otways. Taken around 1915Nilotways, timber, henry, sabine mcclelland, rail, photo, -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark et al, Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Southwest Victoria, 2002
Dictionary including Indigenous and European place names. Origins are given.maps, b&w photographsdhauwurd wurrung, giraiwurrung, djargurd wurrung, gadubanud, buandig, gulidjan, moyne, corangamite, colac-otway, wimmera, glenelg, warrnambool -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, P D Gardner, Names of Bass Strait : their origins, meanings and history, 1996
An examination of the origins of over 400 names in and around the Bass Strait, including Victorian areas from Cape Otway to Lakes Entrance and the north coast of Tasmania.Maps, b&w illustrations, b&w photographsbunerong, bass strait, tasmania, place names, bassian isthmus, king island, otway coast, port phillip bay, western port bay, wilsons promontory, cape barren island, flinders island, king island -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Still Image, 1948 - 1956
Subject: Coffs Harbour 1956 . Subject: Grampians no. 11-15. Subject: Kinglake area 1948 -1950 Run 7 no.14 - 16, Run 8 no.69 -70 . Subject: Princetown Run 7 . Subject: South Gippsland Run 7 no.102 - 105. Subject: Otway area. Stored in 5 brown envelopes in a brown cardboard file box marked "INTERPRETATIONS. South Gippsland .......Otway area prints"Aerial Photographs -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, Len Pawluk, Otway Coastline, 2005
Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize 2005.A coastal landscape of people frolicking on the beach of an inlet, painted in oil using blues, browns, yellows, and whites.Obverse: L Pawluk/ 2005/ (bottom left) Wangaratta Art Show - 2005/ ** Grand Winner **/ 'Otway Coastline' - Artist: Len Pawluk/ Judge: Wykeham Perry/ (plaque mounted on frame) wangaratta art gallery, len pawluk, landscape, painting, coastal, otway -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
One of three photographs of delegates to the 1955 Wool Textile Conference in Australia.This photograph is of a visit to the shearing shed at "Boonoke" stud at Deniliquin, NSW.DEPT OF THE INTERIOR - NEWS AND INFORMATION BUREAUwool - research shearing sheds, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy falkiner, mr otway maclaren - f.s. falkiner and sons pty ltd, boonoke, deniliquin, nsw, wool - research, shearing sheds -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Ward Room Plaque HMAS Otway, C 1940
Built in Britain for the Australian Government the HMAS Otway arrived in Sydney in 1929. Owing to shortage of funds the submarine was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1931. Otway served through WW2 and was scrapped in August 1945.Wooden shield with emblem of panther and boomerang / aboriginal weapons HMAS Otway Ward Room Plaque, Oberon class submarine. Otway -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Colac Herald Press, Paddy's Poems, 2004
Born in the Otways at Tanybryn in 1929 where he spent the bulk of his life he started writing poems in 1999 and since then has had over 100 poems listed. While many poems are memories of what has gone in Paddy's past he also pens about current day events, such as "Bob and Betty", or just about life as he sees it, such as "Diamonds in the Sky".Paddy's poems. The poetry of Paddy O'Connor, the Otway poet. P.J. O'Connor; Apollo Bay (Vic); 2004. vii, 121 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 0 646 44331 3Paddy & Betty O'Connor 61 Wallace Street Colac VIC 3250paddy o'connor; poems; otways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Knox Collection, Sale of the Ditchley Park Estate, Beech Forest, 1908
Commercial realities and bushfires caused the Beech Forest community to re-establish itself around the railway station, away from Gardner Hill. This caused John W. Gardner to subdivide his land on the north side of the railway station. One subdivision was created near the Ditchley railway station on the old racecourse site, and another of 25 allotments forming what became Southorn Street. There were very few takers for these lots nor any buyers for the Ditchley subdivision.Photocopy. 260mm x 159mm. An advertisement for the sale of the Ditchley Park Estate, Beech Forest. Under instructions from Mr. J.W. Gardner Dalgety & Co. Ltd. will sell the subdivision of the Ditchley Park Estate on Tuesday, March 30, 1909, at 2 o'clock. A map of Beech Forest township and the Ditchley Park Estate is attached, as are the terms of sale and a description of the area.. beech forest; ditchley park; land sale; advertisment; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest: line to Crowes, 1912, 1912
B/W. Lead-in to Beech Forest Railway Station in 1912, with line to Crowes on the left and the line from Colac on the right. Note Gardner Street crossing the Crowes line, the Beech Forest Public Hall to its left, a house further down, and the Catholic Church to the right.beech forest; railways;, beech forest; railways; -
Colac RSL Sub Branch
Decorative object - Baulch Brothers. Their Service - Our Heritage. Photo/Badge Collection, Baulch Family, 2008
Item donated to Colac RSL by the Baulch Family February 2008. Constructed of Otway Forest Blackwood. Made by Frank Nemec of Eden N.S.W High SignificanceBlackwood Timber Frame. Blue material cloth background, with photos and military badges. Banner - Blue material with gold writingPhoto Frame:- Upper Left. Private Frank Baulch. VX72238 + small Rising Sun Badge. Born 15/11/1911 at Glen Aire, Vic. Enlisted 15/2/1942 in Caulfield, Vic. Discharged 3/12/1945. 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion. Lower Left. Corporal Horace Baulch. VX869036 + Large Rising Sun Badge. Born 29/4/1942 at Colac, Vic. Enlisted 29/4/1942 at Seymour, Vic. Discharged 13/3/1946. H.Q. AMF School of Mechanization. Centre. Lance Corporal Stanley Baulch VX72233. Born 8/12/1914 at Gellibrand, Vic. Enlisted 19/1/1942 in Caulfield, Vic. Discharged 5/12/1945. 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion. Private Jack Baulch VX72232. Born 18/5/1917 at Colac, Vic. Enlisted 15/1/1942 in Colac, Vic. Discharged 29/1/1946. ? Battalion Lower Centre. Female Relatives Badges and Information sheet. Badges:- Sarah, Alice, Iris and Elizabeth Baulch. Photo Sarah and Fred Baulch. Upper Right. Alexander Baulch VX56771 + small Rising Sun Badge. Born 21/2/1919 at Collingwood, Vic. Enlisted 28/5/1942 at Royal Park, Vic. Discharged 20/11/1945. ? Batt. Lower Right. Norman Baulch. VX86902 + large Rising Sun Badge. Enlisted 28/5/1942 at Royal Park, Vic. Born 5/12/1921 at Colac, Vic. Enlisted 29/7/1942 in Seymour, Vic. Discharged 28/2/1945. ?Batt. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Boltons Office National Celebrating 120 years of Business in Bendigo, 2005
Parry Collection History tells us that Benjamin Bolton and his two eldest sons, William and Arthur, began a printing business known as Bolton & Sons on March 25, 1885. But the Bolton name could just as easily have been erased from the annals of Bendigo during the treacherous sea journey that brought them from England in 1883. Benjamin, his wife and eight children (the youngest of whom was only three months old), boarded the “clipper” ship Ivanhoe on 17 July 1883 with little idea of what lay in store for them. Halfway through their 84-day journey, the Ivanhoe found itself in the midst of an equinoxial gale. For two days and nights, the ship was battered by huge seas and winds, while the Boltons and other passengers were battened down below deck with just a few candles and no fresh food or water. The ship and its passengers survived, but many of the crew were injured, and the ship was badly damaged. Having survived the gale, a week later, the Ivanhoe was hit with sleet, hail and snow, and the peril of icebergs. It must have been a great day for the Bolton family when Cape Otway appeared out of the fog, and the cry of “land ho!” echoed about the ship. The Bolton’s had arrived, and a Bendigo institution was about to be born. The location of the original printing business was in High Street but later moved to Williamson Street where the business underwent a name change to Bolton Bros and expanded into manufacturing paper bags and other stationery lines. In 1902, Bolton Bros moved to 43 Mitchell Street, which housed the retail stationery department and the main office, while the printing factory was on the second and third floors. Next door at 47 Mitchell Street, the wholesale division and machine service department operated. William and Arthur Bolton and their sons travelled throughout central and northern Victoria selling their own products and representing other companies. They are credited with being the innovators of the loose-leaf ledger. Today, of course, the business is back in Williamson Street with an even greater presence but the same entrepreneurial flair that has seen it survive and flourish through everything history has thrown at it. Having gone through five generations of family ownership, current company director-David Bolton, is proud of his company’s history and contribution to the local economy.Boltons Office National Celebrating 120 years of Business in Bendigo - 41 pages covering 1885-2005history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, boltons office national bendigo -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Cup and saucer, circa 1800s
The donor is a descendant of Henry Bayles Ford, who was the light house keeper at Cape Otway for thirty years (1838-1878). Bayles' wife, Mary Ann had been governess for the Latrobe family. The original tea set was a gift to their daughter Agatha,, and the remaining cup and saucer has been passed down to her descendants.Porcelain cup and saucer, originally part of a tea set. Blue band on cup and edge of saucer. Cup rests on three feet. Grape vine motifs (colour) on cup, gold decoration on cup and saucer.1407 stamped on bottom of cup. Marking on saucer illegible.cup maryborough -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Edna and Bon's family camp trip at Apollo Bay, 1948
Wendy Barrie's memories of Apollo Bay The camping trips were a yearly event after the harvest had finished. The trip down to the beach was a much-anticipated event heading out through Parwan and to Geelong leaving behind the hot and dusty plains and our parents relieved to have the hard work of harvesting left behind. The Otways in the distance were reached with great anticipation, Mum in the car and Dad in the Truck ahead of us anxiously winding through the narrow roads and negotiating the hairpin bends and breathing in the cool fresh air of the forest, and keeping an eye out of the log trucks that might come sweeping the corner. The tree ferns with their dripping moisture and the giant trees and the unmistakeable small of the eucalypts. Great excitement was when we caught our first view of the sea from the highest point of the road and then is was the cautious drive the sea level to the sight of the blue ocean with the white of the waves crashing on the rocks and the pristine sand. The water from the Wild Dog and Skenes creek trickling onto the ocean. The tree ferns with their dripping moisture and the giant trees and the unmistakeable smell of the eucalypts. The return journey was usually taken on the Great Ocean Road, it was considered safer to be on the inside of the road. In the early days it was very narrow and passing oncoming cars was taken very cautiously. Landslides and floods sometimes meant we would take the inland route. One year the bridges were washed away and bailey bridges were erected to keep the road open. Rock falls off the cliffs were common Stops on the way home gave us our last chance for our feet in the sand and a swim in the ocean. By the time we reached the hill at Angle Sea the vast blue ocean was behind us and we trekked back through Geelong- Bacchus road and the plains of stubble and the dry grass, and sometimes evidence of burnt patches from a bush fire. The closest we came to a pool at home was the concrete sheep trough at the gate to the work sheds. It was filled with bore water pumped from the nearby windmill. Edna, Bon and their family members at their camp site in Apollo Baylocal identities