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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Letter - Queenscliffe Lifeboat member letter 1966, Tom Thwaites' Lifeboat crew member letter 1966, c1966
... Queenscliffe Lifeboat member letter 1966...Letter by Tom Thwaites c1966 re himself, the Lifeboat..., the Lifeboat and Queenscliffe Tom Thwaites' Lifeboat crew member letter ...LifeboatsLifeboatsLetter by Tom Thwaites c1966 re himself, the Lifeboat and QueenscliffeReverse " NIL "historical references -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph, Photographer unknown, c1930
... Black & white photograph of the seaward view of lifeboat...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Lifeboat launch lifeboat Queenscliffe launching ...Lifeboat launchRealismBlack & white photograph of the seaward view of lifeboat the Queenscliffe launching c1930.Reverse: nillifeboat, queenscliffe, launching -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of three Queenscliffe organisational representative, Colour Photograph, 1981-82
... lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preserved...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preserved Lifeboats ...lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboats, history & charitable worksColour photograph of representatives of Queenscliffe's 3 main organisationsReverse - 1981-82 presentation of cheques - proceeds of Queenscliffe marketcommunity information, lifeboat preservation society, historical society, cottage by the sea -
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Photograph - Photos of 1982-83 Cheque Presentations, Colour Photographs, 1982-83
... lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preserved...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preserved Lifeboats ...lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboats, history & charitable worksColour photographs of representatives of Queenscliffe's organisationsReverse - 1982-83 presentation of cheques - proceeds of Queenscliffe marketcommunity information, lifeboat preservation society, historical society, cottage by the sea -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Negative - Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE - sails being lifted, Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, 1949
... Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE - sails being lifted...Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE...Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE crew, Ferrier brothers...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE crew, Ferrier brothers ...Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE crew, Ferrier brothersLifeboat QUEENSCLIFFENegative - Ferrier brothers raising a sail on QUEENSCLIFFE c1945Reverse - " NIL "historical references, lifeboat, queenscliffe lb, the time, ferrier -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Plaque - Identification Plate
... Lifeboat Queenscliffe...Plate was originally fixed on the engine of the lifeboat... of the lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' Lifeboat Queenscliffe Engine Plate Weyburn ...Plate was originally fixed on the engine of the lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'Brass circular Identification plate mounted on round timber base.Royal National Lifeboat Institution, London. Built by Weyburn Eng Co Ld. Eustead Surrey Englandlifeboat queenscliffe, engine plate, weyburn engine no.12 -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Shermuly Pistol Rocket Appratus Lifeboat model MarkII, The Shermuly Pistol Rocket Apperatus Ltd
... Used is Lifeboat "Queenscliffe" from 1926 to 1976...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Used is Lifeboat "Queenscliffe" from 1926 ...Used is Lifeboat "Queenscliffe" from 1926 to 1976Early example of life saving line throwing mechanism used up to the 1970s.Metal firing mechanism and barrel with bakelite handleShermuly, Patent No. 503324, SPRA,1031 lifeboat, shermuly, rescue -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph, Photographer unknown
... Undated black & white photo of the Lifeboat "Queenscliffe...Photo of the Lifeboat shed housing the "Queenscliffe... "Queenscliffe", moored, with flags. Lifeboat On the reverse - "NIL ...Undated black & white photo of the Lifeboat "Queenscliffe", moored, with flags.RealismPhoto of the Lifeboat shed housing the "Queenscliffe" before it was moved.On the reverse - "NIL"lifeboat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Line Firing Gun, manufactured by B.S.A. [Birmingham Small Arms Company], Birmingham Small Arms
... A line firing rifle used in rescue training by the lifeboat...Queenscliffe Lifeboat... by the lifeboat Queenscliffe crew from 1926 to 1976. A rare representation ...A line firing rifle used in rescue training by the lifeboat Queenscliffe crew from 1926 to 1976.A rare representation of old life saving line throwing mechanisms in use up to the 1970s. Metal breech loading gun with wooden stock and rope canaster for attaching rescue line Trade Marks, B.S.A., [three rifles leaning together].lifeboat, rescue, line firing, queenscliffe, rifle, bsa, birmingham small arms company -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Winch
... Winch used for retrieving the lifeboat Queenscliffe from...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Winch used for retrieving the lifeboat Queenscliffe from the water. It was originally installed in the lifeboat shed on the pier in QueenscliffThis winch was removed from the Queenscliff Pier Lifeboat shed and moved the the QMMWisconsin 4 cylinder engine powered winchwinch, lifeboat, queenscliff -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Queenscliff Lifeboat under sail, 06 March 1926
... The Lifeboat Queenscliffe was built in Adelaide...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula The Lifeboat Queenscliffe was built in Adelaide ...The Lifeboat Queenscliffe was built in Adelaide and commenced service at Queenscliff in 1926. She was taken out of service in 1976 by the Marine Board of Victoria and subsequently offered to the Borough of Queenscliffe for care and display. The Lifeboat is listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV). To view the classification follow the link to the Queenscliffe page on the ARHV site. During her 50 years of service the Queenscliffe attended many calls for assistance both inside and outside the Heads. Some of the vessels and calls for help the lifeboat attended were: 1960 - Army Commandos lost in the Rip 1967 - The search for the late Prime Minister Harold Holt 1974 - The last attendance to a vessel was to the Brisbane Trader which was on fire The shed which housed the lifeboat is located on the Queenscliff 'New' or 'Steamer' Pier (built in 1884). This shed includes the internal section of the slipway used to launch and retrieve the lifeboat. The external slipway and some other structures associated with the lifeboat shed have been removed. Originally fitted with two masts, the stern mast being removed in the 1960's. A retractable centre plate was used when under sail. Delivered with an 80 hp Wayburn petrol motor which was later replaced by a 72 hp Gardiner diesel. Top speed of 7.5 knots and a range of 350 miles.Photograph of lifeboat Queenscliff at sea under sailQueenscliffelifeboat, a. macfarlane & sons -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Breeches Buoy
The breeches buoy and endless line from the Queenscliff lifeboat were used for taking survivors from wreck to shore. Breeches buoy with canvas breechesbreeches buoy, rescue, lifeboat, endless line -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Compass, Dent & Co & Johnson Ltd
Ship's compass from the lifeboat QueenscliffShip's compass, brass with oval viewing window, two side electric lights and top carrying handle Front: 4' Dent & Co & Johnson Ltd, Linwood. N.B. and Londoncompass, lifeboat, queenscliff -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Machine - Inboard Motor
Ex steel lifeboat in yard which has origins with Geelong Sea CadetsTwin Cylinder Yanmar diesel inboard motor with gearbox. Manual start, water cooled (Model and Horse Power not known)geelong sea cadets, lifeboats, in board motor, yanmar -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Paddles
... between Points Nepean and Lonsdale. The 'Queenscliffe' lifeboat ...In 1960 seventy-four commandos from 2 Commando Company left Point Lonsdale at 6pm on February 17 to cross The Rip in an exercise raid on the Portsea officer school. Shortly after departing, a strong tide caught the raiding party and pushed them out to sea through The Rip, where 10-metre waves capsized many of the kayaks and amphibious vehicles. Many of the men were picked up by larger rescue boats, only to be overturned once again in the heavy seas. Warrant Officer George Drakopolous and the driver of his amphibious DUKW, Private Eddie Meyer, both drowned as their vehicle sank. Eight of the commandos were rescued in Bass Strait after being picked up by an Italian ship, the Toscana. Commando Roger Wood helped others board the Toscana safely but was washed off a rope ladder by a monster wave and into the sea. His body was never found. It remains one of Australia's least-known peacetime military tragedies.One of the later disasters around the Rip between Points Nepean and Lonsdale. The 'Queenscliffe' lifeboat turned out to search for survivors without success Paddles from a Mk3 foldaboat used in ill fated commando training exercise in 1960the rip disaster, kayaks, oars -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - Framed Watercolour, Fishermen's Pier Queenscliff
Queenscliff’s first pier, then known as the Fishermen’s Pier, was completed in 1857. It was not until some thirty years later that the second Steamer Pier was constructed adjacent to the former and periodically extended from the mid to late 1880s to cope with the demand in pleasure bay steamer services. The last of these extensions was to provide a dog-leg construction and the extant shelter shed. 1960 witnessed the demolition of the original Fishermen’s Pier - by this time having been extended in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the equivalent length of the Steamer Pier - and saw the relocation of its 1926-29 lifeboat house to the Steamer Pier, now Queenscliff Pier. The mid to late 2000s saw Queenscliff Harbour undergo large-scale redevelopment in order to deepen its waters for pleasure craft and increase its berths to over 300. This was met with strong community opposition, largely with concerns for neighbourhood character and perceived cause for gentrification its stakeholders would impart. With early construction estimates of $20 million dollars, this figure had almost doubled upon realisation. (Lovell Chen Architects. ‘Individual Property Citation’, Queenscliffe Heritage Study, 2009.) (Freya Mitchell, ‘Queenscliff residents fight a tide of development sweeping the historic town’ ABC radio, 15 April 2005).Fishermen's Pier Watercolour painting of Fishermen's Pier in Queenscliffwatercolour, fishermen's pier, queenscliff -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Binnacle
The binnacle was originally from a lifeboat of the tug 'Melbourne' previously 'Howard Smith'. When the vessel sank at Gellibrand [Williamstown], the binnacle was under water for about one month. The lifeboat was later cut loose from the wreck by a salvage crew [as told by the donor].A good example of a small binnacle and compass as used on a lifeboat from the 1950s.Binnacle, brass with wick light mounted on timberbinnacle, compass, tug boat, 'melbourne', 'howard smith' -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Letter - Letter ex Borough of Queenscliffe re sea rescue commendation to Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew 4-12-1961, Letter of commendation, 4-12-1961
Commendation to Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew 1961Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew Letter ex Borough of Queenscliffe re sea rescue commendation to Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew 4-12-1961Reverse " NIL "lifeboat resue -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Letter - Letter ex Borough of Queenscliffe re WANGARA rescue 4 Dec 1961, Letter of commendation, 4-12-1961
Commendation to Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew re WANGARA 1961Queenscliff Lifeboat Crew Letter ex Borough of Queenscliffe re WANGARA rescue 4 Dec 1961Reverse " NIL "lifeboat resue -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of lifeboat house & slipway Queenscliffe, Lifeboat house plans, 26 February 1926
... Photo of lifeboat house & slipway Queenscliffe...B&W Photo of lifeboat & slipway plans for Queenscliffe 25... of Lifeboat Shed & Slipway 1926 Queenscliffe pilot boats Reverse " NIL ...Queenscliffe pilot boat housing historyPlan of Lifeboat Shed & Slipway 1926B&W Photo of lifeboat & slipway plans for Queenscliffe 25 Feb 1926Reverse " NIL "queenscliffe pilot boats -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of lifeboat pre-restoration at QMC cNov.1985, Photo lifeboat at QMC before restoration, c1985
... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'... 'Queenscliffe' Reverse " moved in Nov 1985 " Photo of lifeboat pre ...Lifeboat displayLifeboat display.Photo of lifeboat pre-restoration at QMC cNov.1985Reverse " moved in Nov 1985 "lifeboat 'queenscliffe' -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of lifeboat crew football team 1913, Photo lifeboat crew football team 1913, c1913
... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'... Team Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' lifeboat crew football team ...Lifeboat crew football team 19131913 Football TeamPhoto of 1913 Queenscliffe football team B&W photo.Reverse " FOOTBALL TEAM - 1913 "lifeboat 'queenscliffe', lifeboat crew, football team -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - 3 Photos of people involved in the rescue of crew from the 20t sailboat MERLAN, B&W photos of rescue team 16 Jan 1949, c1949
... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' lifeboat crew football team Reverse " NIL ...Lifeboat rescue crew 19491949 rescue crewSir T Maltby & guests, rescuers & crew of the MERLAN 1949, dinner.Reverse " NIL "lifeboat 'queenscliffe', lifeboat crew, football team -
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Newspaper - Newspaper clip re Opening of QMC 1987, QMC Opening article 1987, c1987
... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' QMC Opening Reverse " Lewis Ferrier ...QMC opening & lifeboat display.1987 OpeningNewspaper clipping re Opening of QMC 1987Reverse " Lewis Ferrier / official opening 1987-03-06 | copyright Geelong Advertiser "lifeboat 'queenscliffe', qmc opening -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of MERLAN's rescued crew with R Shapter 1949 &MERLAN wreck lifeboat crew c1949, R Shapter with crew from MERLAN, c1949
... Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe'... & rescued MERLAN crew. Lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' lifeboat crew MERLAN ...MERLAN wreck & rescued crew. 1949R Shapter & rescued MERLAN crew.B&W Photo of MERLAN's rescued crew with R Shapter 1949Reverse " NIL "lifeboat 'queenscliffe', lifeboat crew, merlan wreck -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - B&W photo of lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, incl. Lewis Ferrier ex crew member c1987, Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, incl. Lewis Ferrier c1987, c1987
... B&W photo of lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, incl. Lewis Ferrier ex...Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, incl. Lewis Ferrier c1987... Maritime centre opening. Lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE, incl. Lewis Ferrier ...Opening of Queenscliffe Maritime Centre c1987Opening of the Queenscliffe Maritime CentreNews clipping GA 2/7/1987 re Queenscliffe Maritime centre opening.Reverse " NIL "queenscliffe maritime centre -
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Book - badges, 1934
Given to those who attended the Back to Queenscliff and Pt. Lonsdale celebrations in 1934 Two round badges, one in the shape of a ships wheel.White Badge: Queenscliff regatta and swimming carnival; The lifeboat Blue badge: Back to Queenscliff and Pt Lonsdale 1934 -
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Equipment - Two pullies used on breeches buoys
Snap type pulley used to attach to a line spread between two points to transfer persons or goods. Used as part of rocket rescue.Lifeboat crew used this equipment for training in the use of rockets and breeches buoy rescue during the Lifeboat service between 1926 and 1976.Two brass pulleys surrounded with a brass housing which is hinged to allow a line to be attached.brass, pulley, rescue, rocket -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Rocket Launcher
Used by Queenscliff Lifeboat crew up till 1970.Rocket Launcher on Tripod. All metal painted greySchermuly Coastgaurd Engineers 70mm Line Throwing Rocket A Schermuly Product Made in England Lot 5 R 10 77rocket, rescue -
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Functional object - Flaked Line
Used by Queenscliff lifeboat crewFlaked line in blue wooden storage box.No1 LINE FOR PRACTICE USE ONLYrescue, lifeboat, rocket