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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Drill rounds, .303 inch, c 1905
... , bullet component made of red gum. Old type Enfield steel charger... in them to show that they are inert, bullet component made of red ...Used by Victorian Light Horse 1906As used by Australian Light HorseClip of 5 .303" drill rounds in charger. Rounds - brass cases with holes drilled in them to show that they are inert, bullet component made of red gum. Old type Enfield steel charger clip"E" stamped on charger -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Dhurringile Mansion Stables, 1977
... of old stables built in 1902 with red gum chopping block... J. Lowry in courtyard of old stables built in 1902 with red ...Copy of original photograph, Courtyard of stables, store rooms, pay office for original Dhurringile Mansion.Black and white photograph of Mr J. Lowry in courtyard of old stables built in 1902 with red gum chopping block, the dome of the underground tank which was 20 feet deep and 18 feet in diameter.jack lowry, dhurringile stables -
Port of Echuca
Photograph, P.S. Rodney with barges Horace & Nelson, c.1890
... resting on these. Riverbank lined with red gums. ... with wool bales and crew resting on these. Riverbank lined with red ...P.S Rodney with barges Horace & Nelson laden with wool bales bought into the Port to be unloaded onto rail trucks to go to markets in Melbourne. c.1890 Paddlesteamers travelled the river systems to bring wool from out- lying properties into the Port of Echuca to be transported by rail to Melbourne. This was prior to road & rail transport in the 1800'sOne of thousands of photos taken depicting the transportation of wool from out- lying properties to the rail head at Port of Echuca using paddlesteamers. P.S.Rodney alongside barges Horace & Nelson, tied to historic Echuca Wharf, with Pride of the Murray paddlesteamer & barge in back ground all vessels loaded with wool bales and crew resting on these. Riverbank lined with red gums. Handwritten in pen on lower left back corner "Rodney with barges Horace & Nelson c. 1890"farming, economy, p s rodney, port of echuca, wool bales, wharf, barges, horrace, nelson, paddlesteamer rodney, echuca -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, "Lake Boloke" homestead and the dry shore-line of Lake Bolac, circa 1855
... , believed taken in the early 1850's. The row of River red-gums.... The row of River red-gums indicates the shoreline of Lake Bolac ...A very early view of the first blue-stone homestead and out-buildings at "Lake Boloke" station, established by Robert Patterson, believed taken in the early 1850's. The row of River red-gums indicates the shoreline of Lake Bolac which seems to be at least partially dry.lake bolac, lake boloke station, patterson -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wool winder, 1940's
... Superb hand tooled red gum wool winder on a base of 2... woodwork Superb hand tooled red gum wool winder on a base of 2 ...Made by Internee at Camp 3Superb hand tooled red gum wool winder on a base of 2 hexagonal pieces, 2 small hexagonals on the top piece of wood support one fixed position spool whilst the upper spool is adjustable up or downwool, hoefer r, wood, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, textile, machinery, spinning, handcrafts, woodwork -
Clunes Museum
Administrative record - BOOK, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND SURVEY, LICENCE
... OF EUCALYPTUS TIMBER EXCEPTING RED GUM AND IRON BARK.... EXCEPTING RED GUM AND IRON BARK. local history receipt books early ...RECEIPTS ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY TO CUT AND TAKE AWAY WOOD. ISSUED EACH QUARTER. LOCALITY - ALL CROWN LANDS, NOT BEING IN STATE FORESTS OR RESERVES FOR ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE. GUM, STRINGYBARK, BOX, MESSMATE AND OTHER KINDS OF EUCALYPTUS TIMBER EXCEPTING RED GUM AND IRON BARK.BLUE CARDBOARD COVERED BOOK CONTAINING TIMBER LICENCES FOR ORDINARY WOOD, COSTING 5/- .1 ISSUED 1886 - 1887 RECEIPT NUMBERS 181901 - 181925 .2 ISSUED 1885 - 1886 RECEIPT NUMBERS 185276 - 185300 DETAILS OF NAMES OF PERSONS LICENCES ISSUED TO ATTACHED TO BACK OF BOOKSlocal history, receipt books, early citizens, wood licences -
Port of Echuca
Audio - Oral History - Geoff Evans, Oral History of Geoffrey Thomas Evans of Echuca b1924 d 2007, 2002
... officially as the Evans Bros. Echuca Red Gum Sawmill. This site... officially as the Evans Bros. Echuca Red Gum Sawmill. This site ...Geoff Evans was the third generation to run Evans Brothers Sawmills that operated from the northern end of the Echuca Wharf from 1923 to 1983. His grandfather Richard James Evans orig. of England, settled in Victoria at a young age. He first worked as a butcher and later cut firewood in the Heathcote and Bacchus Marsh area. ‘R.J.’, as he was known established a sawmill at Barmah in the 1890s, before relocating to this site in 1923. It became known officially as the Evans Bros. Echuca Red Gum Sawmill. This site proved more economical due to its position at the railhead. Paddlesteamers towed barges carrying the logs from the surrounding forests to this mill. The Steamers that were owned by the Evans family were the Edwards (built 1875) and the Melbourne (built 1912). The Edwards was the main towing vessel. Outrigger barges at this mill were the Impulse (1885), Alison (1907), Clyde (once a paddlesteamer, built in 1884). Insider barges at the mill were old wool barges with iron topsides, the J.L.Roberts (1894), ADA (1899) and the Whaler which was of wooden construction. The Evans Mill cut both red gum and Murray pine. There was a main mill for the red gum and a second one for the pine on this site. Two new Marshall steam engines had been purchased by the family, one was used in the P.S. Edwards and the other for the Barmah mill and later this site. The Evans Bros. Mill was very much a family concern with it being owned and operated firstly by R.J., then his son Frederick. R. Evans and later grandson Geoff Evans. The mill employed 18 workers and operated until the 1980s, only briefly was it in the hands of other owners before the construction on part of the site of a tourist-oriented building known as the Red Gum Works which eventually made way for the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre in 2014.Knowledge of the redgum timber milling industry and associated mechanisms such as log slips is scant with little photographic representations to be found. The industry created alongside the Murray River in various places was very unique given the nature of red gum not floating and ingenuity and making use of local resources was required. Geoff Evans had firsthand knowledge of much of this process and how the Echuca Wharf area used to be in past decades. Geoff was also a popular musician and mayor of Echuca so had much knowledge of the local history and community.Digital recording of oral history interview with Geoff Evans of Evans Brothers Sawmill Echuca. evans bros, evans bros saw mills, evans' sawmill, geoff evans, log slip, log skid, p.s. edwards, p.s. melbourne, impulse barge, allison barge, clyde barge, j.l. roberts barge, ada barge, whaler barge, murray pine, redgum, marshall engines, r.j evans, f.j. evans, discovery centre, p.s. marion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: PALL MALL, SANDHURST, Early 1860's
... guards as well as several large Red Gums... as several large Red Gums Photograph WES HARRY COLLECTION: PALL MALL ...Photograph of a section of Pall Mall, Eastwards from the corner of Bull Street. Some of the businesses visible are : Freemasons (hotel?), outfitters, Monster sale of Drapery, C. Huxtable, Saddlers, In The foreground there are numerous tree guards as well as several large Red Gumsplace, streetscape, pall mall, pall mall, freemasons, c, huxtable, bianchi -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Murray Views Gympie, 1980
... on site of Latrobe River wharf, river running very high, two red... running very high, two red gum trees in water on left. Longford ...Photo printed on Jumbo card by Murray Views, Gympie QLDColour photograph showing swing bridge on Latrobe River, shows north facing side of bridge, willows on opposite bank on site of Latrobe River wharf, river running very high, two red gum trees in water on left. Longford Victoriabridges, advertising -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Joiners Mallet
... faces are a reddish colour and could be red gum. ... and could be red gum. Joiners Mallet ...A joiners mallet constructed with a mortised handle into a metal shell bound around the striking faces. It is used for tapping wooden joints together such as mortise and tenon joints. There is an unidentified symbol on one side of the metal casting. Wooden striking faces are a reddish colour and could be red gum. Symboljoinery, woodworking, timber forestry branding hammer -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newsletter, No. 201 November 2011
... : Montsalvat Revisited • November Meeting • Lower Plenty River Red Gum...: Montsalvat Revisited • November Meeting • Lower Plenty River Red Gum ...Contents: • Next meeting, guest speaker; Mike Ridley: Montsalvat Revisited • November Meeting • Lower Plenty River Red Gum Walk • Eltham Cemetery Visit • Christmas Function • 200 Newsletters – More to Come • A Brief History of the Bonds Road Area, Lower Plenty (From Newsletter No. 3, September 1978) • Grant from the Bendigo Bank • From Our Newspaper Files contributed by Harry Gilham • And Also The Shire of Eltham Historical Society was formed in October 1967. The first newsletter of the Society was issued May 1978 and has been published continuously ever since on a bi-monthly basis. With the cessation of the Shire of Eltham in late 1994, the Society's name was revised to Eltham District Historical Society and this name first appeared with issue No. 103, July 1995. The collection of the Society's newsletters provides a valuable resource on the history of the Society's activities, office bearers and committee members, guest speakers and subjects of historical interest pertinent to the former Shire of Eltham and the Eltham District.A4 photocopied newsletter distributed to membersnewsletter, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1970
... in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied... the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used ...Wagon at Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. Signed attached to wagon reads This wagon, during the years 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used in the mines in the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Diamond Hill Goldfields. . . Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. See wagon in SL1608.67slide, bendigo, hume & iser pty ltd, hume & iser, sign on wagon -
Port of Echuca
Functional object - Outrigger Barge - Murray River, D26
... . Enterprise, eventually beginning in 1988 using local red gum..., eventually beginning in 1988 using local red gum. The barge ...The D26 is an authentic outrigger logging barge - one of four that were towed by P.S. Adelaide for 80 years of its working life. In 1987 Council purchased the barge from Deakin Shire in South Australia for $15,000. However, its restoration was put on hold until the crew had completed work on the P.S. Enterprise, eventually beginning in 1988 using local red gum. The barge was relaunched at Echuca East on Australia Day, 1990. The D26 remains at the Port of Echuca and on special occasions can be seen being towed by the P.S. Adelaide for demonstrations. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tray, 1940's
... Superb wooden tray, red gum. Map of Australia in centre... camp 3 handcrafts woodcarving As above Superb wooden tray, red ...Made by Welm Haar at Camp 3, Compound BSuperb wooden tray, red gum. Map of Australia in centre with states and capitals. Kangaroo top left hand, bottom corner, King George 6th head on the back of a penny. Top right hand corner - army hut, coin with King George 5th head and under that "War Camps, canteen Coupons 280075 1/-", a penny with Kangaroo. Tatura bottom in the centre.As abovetray, wood, map of australia, kangaroo, haar w, haar r, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodcarving -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PLANTING OF RED FLOWERING GUM
... DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PLANTING OF RED FLOWERING GUM... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red..., Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley ...COLLECTION OF colour PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House .photograph, person, male / female, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards , australia day 26.1.1988 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PLANTING OF RED FLOWERING GUM
... DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PLANTING OF RED FLOWERING GUM... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red..., Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley ...COLLECTION OF colour PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House.photograph, person, male / female, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards , australia day 26.1.1988 -
Port of Echuca
Coloured Photograph, 04/03/1984
... inches X 3 ft. 6 inches built of 3 inch red gum planking... as the second busiest port in Victoria. Worked in the Red Gum logging ...This photograph of the plaque on the side of the P.S Adelaide while she was a stationary exhibit in the Hopwood Gardens from 1963 until 1984 tells the story of her manufacture and her work life up until 1963. The P.S Adelaide was launched on 21st July 1866. It was owned by J.G.Grassie from Poon Boon Station and the Officer Family of Murray Downs Station Swan Hill. The Adelaide was named after the niece of the Officer Bros, Adelaide Blackwood. The shipwrights who built her was George Linklater. The Adelaide brought wool and passengers from the wool stations on the Murray and Darling Rivers down to the Echuca Wharf. In 1872 she was sold to David Blair & Sons. She was used to bring timber from the Barmah Forest to the Echuca Wharf. She did this work for the next 80 years. In 1953 she was tied up near the Mill and left In 1958 she went to Paringa South Australia to work in the sawmill industry again. In 1960 the Echuca Apex Club and The Echuca Historical Society raised enough funds to buy the P.S. Adelaide and return her to Echuca. In November 1963 she was lifted out of the water and placed in Hopwood Gardens as this was thought to be a way of preserving her. In 1984 it was decided to return her to the water to resume work as a passenger vessel. In that time the Port of Echuca and the Echuca Wharf had been restored as a Tourist Precinct. The P.S Adelaide is extremely significant as it it the oldest known wooden hulled paddle steamers in the world. She was built in Echuca in 1866 and still operates on the Murray River today. She has worked in the Wool Industry, the Timber Industry and the Tourist Industry.Coloured photograph showing the information sign which was attached to the side of the P.S Adelaide whilst she was a stationary exhibit in the Hopwood Gardens from 1963 until 1984.On the sign is written; " P.S Adelaide/built on the Murray at Echuca for Officer Grassie &Co. Of Poon Boon and Murray Downs stations. Launched 20th July 1866. The vessel is typical of the steamers trading in the era of the Riverina and Darling River trade of 1853 to the early 1900's and which had by 1872 established aEchuca as the second busiest port in Victoria. Worked in the Red Gum logging trade until 1958 under the ownership of the Murray River Sawmills Co. She was purchased by that company from David Blair Saw Miller of Echuca in 1861. 75ft. 4 inches X 12 ft.5 inches X 3 ft. 6 inches built of 3 inch red gum planking on an angle. Iron frames 2? X 2?5/6. 30 H.P. Nominal arc original and made by Fulton & Shaw of Melbourne. Twin cylinders. 14 bore. 16 stroke Stephenson's reversing gear controlled by Captain from the wheelhouse. Locomotive type red gum wood. Master, Mate, Engineer, Fireman, Cook, and Deckhand. p.s. adelaide, port of echuca, grassie, j.g, linklater, george, poon boon station, blair, david, murray river, darling river, logging industry, officer brothers., barmah forest, fulton & shaw, hutchinson, kevin, adelaide blackwood, murray downs station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: COMMEMORATING BICENTANNIAL
... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at D House ...COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House. Commemorating bicentannial.photograph, building, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards , australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at d house / -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a man and a woman
... Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a red... and a woman standing in front of a red flowering gum and a bench ...Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs dating from the nineteenth century.Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a red flowering gum and a bench. The man is obscured by either an opaque area either from a printing area or visual interferencecatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of a man and a woman
... Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a red... and a woman standing in front of a red flowering gum and a bench ...Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large collection of photographs dating from the nineteenth century.Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a red flowering gum and a bench. The man is obscured by either an opaque area either from a printing area or visual interferencecatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: INSIDE DINING ROOM
... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley ...COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House. Inside dining room.photograph, house, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards, australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at dudley house. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge, 1885
... (red gum). Later it was the Hurst family home where Henry... (red gum). Later it was the Hurst family home where Henry Hurst ...Allwood at Hurstbridge was named and first settled in 1837 by the Haley family. A house was built of one round of vertical slabs (red gum). Later it was the Hurst family home where Henry Hurst was shot by Burke the Bushranger on 4 October 1886. George Gray took over the property and the original home was eventually demolished. Gray, a fruit grower established an orchard and Allwood Nurseries which became a very successful business growing and exporting. This is probably around the time when this photo was taken where rows of fruit trees can be seen in the foreground. A house and associated buildings, possibly part of the nursery are behind. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, diamond creek, hurstbridge, allwood, orchard -
Mordialloc College Alumni Association Inc (MCAA)
Photograph, 1979 Wyperfeld Old Be-al River Red Gum Tree, 1979
... 1979 Wyperfeld Old Be-al River Red Gum Tree...old be-al river red gum... magnificent River Red Gums in the land. This glorious tree... of the most magnificent River Red Gums in the land. This glorious tree ...1979 - Mordialloc-Chelsea High School students standing in front of “Old Be-al” in Victoria’s Wyperfeld National Park, near Outlet Creek. It has been described as one of the most magnificent River Red Gums in the land. This glorious tree with foliage hanging to the ground escaped the fire of 1959 but not the fire of 1982 that damaged it badly. It lives on but has also suffered from lack of water and is now inaccessible to the public in a reference area. The MCAA has provided this image to the Friends of Wyperfeld National Park. Mordialloc-Chelsea High School students visited the Wyperfeld National park annually for the biology and geography Year 11 school camp.Example of a River Red Gum at Wyperfeld National Park.Digital image reproduced from colour slide.big desert fire 1959, mordialloc-chelsea high school camp, wyperfeld national park, fire 1982, old be-al river red gum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: PICNIC IN THE GARDEN
... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red... 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House. Sitting ...COLLECTION OF colour PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House. Sitting at a table in the garden.photograph, person, male / female, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards, australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at dudley house. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - HUME AND ISER TIMBER WAGON (1873 - 1941), 1970
... red gum used in gold mines... 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft... SLIDE Bendigo hume & iser pty ltd Hume & Iser Pty Ltd red gum ...Timber wagon at Hume and Iser Pty Ltd est 1887. Timber wagon, large wheels, pictured in front of Hume and Iser sign. Sign attached to wagon reads, 'This wagon, during the years 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used in the mines in the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Diamond Hill Goldfields. Hume & Iser Pty Ltd.' Could have been used in Easter Parade?slide, bendigo, hume & iser pty ltd, hume & iser pty ltd, red gum used in gold mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: SITTING AT DINNER TABLE
... Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum... in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red... Awards Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum ...COLLECTION OF colour PHOTOGRAPHS re Mrs Watson ( Honoured in Australia Day Awards, Australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at Dudley House. Guests sitting at dinner tables.photograph, person, female, mrs watson ( honoured in australia day awards, australia day 26.1.1988 - planting of red flowering gum at dudley house. -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Poster
... copies of poster. Illustrations; honey in jar, honey bee & red... bee & red flowering gum, mocha honey cheesecake, yellow ...Poster of Australian Honey: Nature's Health Food. Nine copies of poster. Illustrations; honey in jar, honey bee & red flowering gum, mocha honey cheesecake, yellow flowering gum.Printer; Australian Honey Boardposter, australian, honey, health, beechworth honey -
Port of Echuca
Functional object - Insider Barge - Murray River, Ada, 1899
... . In the late 1930s she was bought by the Evans Brothers' Red Gum.... In the late 1930s she was bought by the Evans Brothers' Red Gum ...The Ada is a barge made of a composite of wood and iron. it was built at Echuca in 1899 to carry wool and cargo from station properties on the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers to the Port of Echuca . It was towed along the river by paddle steamers, mainly The PS Pevensey. The Ada could carry 350 tons of cargo and was originally owned by The Permewan and Wright, Murray Shipping Co. In the late 1930s she was bought by the Evans Brothers' Red Gum Sawmill. Two bulkheads were removed to enable the logs, to be placed inside and transported to the mills. Road transport overtook the use of the river barges, and The Ada was left abandoned on the banks of the Murray River opposite the sawmill until it was purchased by the Port of Echuca in 1974 and refloated in 1979.A barge with a composite hull of steel and timber which was built in 1898ADA signage on port and starboard bow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TWO UNDERGROUND PHOTOS
... facing the sides of the shaft prior to the boxing in with red gum... in with red gum slabs. one man is using a sledge hammer and the other ...Copies of two dark black and white photos of underground mining at the Hercules mine. The left side one shows two miners facing the sides of the shaft prior to the boxing in with red gum slabs. one man is using a sledge hammer and the other is using a hand pick. The right-hand side photo This photo was either the Shenandoah or the New Chum Railway. Five men standing on a higher part are holding lamps and one man is standing on a ladder.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - two underground photos, hercules, shenandoah, new chum railway, victoria quartz -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Vessel - Couta boat, Viator, 1890-1920
... , with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem and stern. It has a pivoting... Kauri, blackwood, with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem ...The historic Victorian ‘couta boat “Viator” was built by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones of Williamstown in Melbourne, between 1890 and 1920. He was one of the early builders of this design. The features of Viator - carvel planked, open cockpit, vertical stem and straight keel, single mast and a pivoting centreboard - are all characteristics of an early Bass Strait ‘couta boat. This has been confirmed by experienced Victorian ‘couta boat restorer Tim Phillips. Viator served as a ‘couta fishing boat in the Warrnambool area until the mid-1930s, then some say she served as a mail ferry across to Portland. Later it was used as a fishing and recreation boat for local families. For years Viator sat in a paddock in East Warrnambool until purchased in 1975 and donated to Flagstaff Hill. ‘COUTA BOATS - The ‘couta design for vessels is believed to have originated at Port Phillip, Victoria, for the purpose of the Barracouta (‘couta) fishing industry, being both fast and seaworthy. , The 'couta fish was an important food fish in Australian waters, supplying Melbourne with plenty of inexpensive fish. VIATORY’S OWNERS - Some of Viator’s history is known: - 1940, registered Port Fairy and owned by G.J. Richards. - 1941-1945, registered in Port Fairy and owned by Jens “Peter” Petersen. - 1950’s “Brusher” Richards of Warrnambool and Port Fairy used it for fishing. - Peter Watson and his son also went fishing in Viator. - Frank Ferrier, boat builder, was an owner (son of ‘La Bella’ hero, William Ferrier) - Arthur Rogers owned Viator too, then sold it to Terry Pridmore and Wayne Moorefield - The Viator was stored in a paddock, unused for years, in Fairmont Avenue, Warrnambool, where it was gradually deteriorating. - 1975 Viator was purchase at a very reasonable price from Pridmore, then donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. RESTORATION - Shipwright Erik Mikkelsen soon started restoration on the Viator after it arrived at Flagstaff Hill in 1975. In 2006 the Maritime Museums of Australia awarded a grant to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village to assist with the restoration and renovation of the Viator. Its restoration continues today in the care of Flagstaff Hill’s boat builder. J R. JONES - boat builder The photograph of the EVA MYRL shows the builder J R Jones with his team of workers. The other photograph shows a vessel built by J R Jones' son, J B Jones of Footscray, and his team of boat boulders. The photograph of the EVA MYRL was taken by E. A. Dond---. The other photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St Kilda.The Viator is the most significant boat in the Flagstaff Hill's fleet, being the last remaining local 'couta boat and one of few existing examples of this craft. Viator received Heritage status with the Australian Maritime Museums Council and is listed on the Australian Register of Historical Vessels in 2006 (ARHV Number: HV000561). Viator was built in Victoria in the early days by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones, and sailed by fishermen for many years, both local and on the coastal waters of Victoria, and was possibly used for the mail service. It is significant for being used for the fishing trade, for government service, perhaps as a mail boat, and for recreation by local families.Vessel, the ‘Viator’, an historic Victorian ‘couta boat, handmade by renowned boat builder This J.R. Jones 'couta boat, the Viator, was built in Williamstown, c.1890-1920. The single mast vessel has a Caravel hull built from New Zealand Kauri, blackwood, with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem and stern. It has a pivoting centreboard. Two photographs are included; one of the builder with his team, the other is of his son J B Jones, with his team. Marked "Viator" Photograph 1759.2: "E. A. Dond---" (indecipherable". Handwritten on back "Grandfather / J R Jones / Built" Photograph 1759.3; sign within photograph "J B JONES / BUILDER / FOOTSCRAY", stamped in the card, bottom right " ----- / MELBOURNE" and handwritten on the back "I think this is Mr Abel Sturrock Coot Albert Park Lake"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, arhv hv000561, arthur rogers, bass strait ‘couta boat, “brusher” richards of warrnambool and port fairy, clinker hull boat, ‘couta crafted boat c 1890-1905, ‘couta fishing boat, erik mikkelsen shipwright, g.j. richards of port fairy, jens “peter” petersen, john lindsay, old mail boat, pivoting centerboard boat, peter watson, single-masted ketch, terry prodmore and wayne moorefield, vessel viator, viator a historical vessel, victorian ‘couta boat, victorian barracoota boat, warrnambool ‘couta boat, western victoria fishing boat, western victoria mail boat, hv000561, australian register of historical vessels, erik mikkelsen, j b jones, j b jones boat builder, footscray, sturrock coot, sturrock, j r jones, j r jones boat builder, williamstown, eva myrl