Used by professional diver Bill Young in Antarctic, Queensland and local waters Twin cylinder early 50s aqualung complete with mouthpiece, harness and pressure gauge connectionsdiving equipment, bill young

Used by all ships until replaced by more modern methods after c.1960. Used with clock recorder, log line and governor to record distance travelled.Ships log rotator and connecting eyeInsignia, T W Cherub 245, T Walker and Son Ltd. Birmingham Englandships measuring log

Recovered from the wreck site of the Fiji. The barque Fiji left Hamburg on 22nd of May 1891. The vessel went ashore at 3 am on the morning of the 6th of September 1891in squally and boisterous weather soon after sighting Cape Otway. The wind had suddenly veered, and the vessel missed stays after attempting to wear ship and was driven onto the rocks. Attempts were made to launch the boats but they were swamped and dashed to pieces. Delays in getting the lifeboat and rocket apparatus to the scene resulted in 12 of the 25 crew drowning after 10 hours trapped on board. A local resident, Arthur Wilkinson, lost his life trying to save one of the crew who was struggling in the surf. Coffins were made out of the wreck timbers and the men buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The deaths precipitated critical comment in the press over the lack of prompt action. Other news items appeared claiming drunk and disorderly behaviour by plunderers amongst the corpses and wreckage on the beach. The controversy reached parliament.Brown bottleWarner's, Safe, Cure, Melbourne Aust, London Eng, Toronto Can, Rochester NY USAwrecks, salvage, bottle, barque fiji

CAMBRIDGESHIRE (J. Marshall) was on voyage from Gravesend UK to Sydney, New South Wales with a cargo of general and a crew of 40, when she was lost off Cambridgeshire Reef Tasmania. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?54312Earthenware bottle from the wreck of the Cambridgeshireshipwrecks, cabridgeshire, salvage, bottle

The Victoria Tower was lost on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne on 17 October 1869/10/1869 after 85 days at sea. It was wrecked on Lonsdale Reef while approaching Port Phillip Heads. The 2,300 tons cargo contained general cargo, bottled beer, slates, iron pipes and hardware. It was owned by the White Star Line, T. Ismay. The Master of the vessel was Captain Kerr. The weather conditions were hazy, squally, thick and clearing at times. The cause was attributed to running ashore in thick weather and careless navigation. There were 34 passengers and 16 crew members on board all of whom survivied.A beer bottle with an attached sticker Victoria TowerMB, CV, Property of the Manufacturers Bottle Co of Victoria Pty Ltd. Underneath F 40shipwrecks, victoria tower, bottle

Bandsaw was operating in the former Higgs Brothers Boatyard which along with Charlie Blunt’s Boatbuilders and Barrow’s Boatyard operated from the Western Beach boat yard which is now a park in Geelong. The park design honours the area’s extensive industrial past, showcasing remaining infrastructure and some historic original boats from the area. Interpretive signage onsite provides further information about the history of the area, including the addition of sea baths in the 1840s. Higgs Brothers were the builders of many boats still in existence in Victoria.A 1908 Wolfenden bandsawWolfendengeelong, higgs brothers boat yard, wolfenden wood working machinery, boat buiding

4 Boat cradle trolley wheels from a Cayzer launching cradleboat building, trolley wheels, cayzer boat yard

Shipwright toolsWooden Serving Malletmallet, shipwright wooden tools

Mark verified from Staffordshire Potteries websiteOwned by Bay steamers Ltd who operated in Port PhillipSaucer, vitreous china, white glaze; 1/4 broken offBay Steamers Ltd Melbourne - black crest John Maddock and Sons Ltd Englandchina, bayside steamers

Retrieved from sea bed by local diverOne cognac bottle and two blue and white bowlsBoutelleau and Co on cognac bottleshipwrecks, salvage, bottle, bowl, tableware

Staedtler Navigational Rulernavigational instruments, ruler

Timber shed which housed the slipway winch in the Queenscliff Harbour. Slipway ceased operation in 2009 with the harbour redevelopmentwinch shed, queenscliff harbour

Originally kept on the Point Lonsdale Pier for inshore rescue activity in the 60s and 70sFollowing a near drowning, boat was made available by locals to be used for inshore rescue needs.Open inboard powered motor boatboat, point lonsdale, inshore rescue

Twin Cylinder water cooled 2 stroke outboard motor 18 HP features clam shell engine coverFastwin 18

Thought to have been built for the RAN, some tie later donated to Polly Woodside Museum then to the QMMNavy whaler, timber clinker construction, double ended design, propeller powered2714 [hull number]boat, clinker built, ran, polly woodside

The barque David Clarke was launched in 1816 and may have been broken up at Batavia in 1854. She sailed one of the last voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). In 1842 she transported more than 300 convicts to Hobart. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.In 1839 she carried mainly Scots assisted migrants to Australia, and was the first immigrant ship to sail from the Great Britain directly to Port Phillip.Scale model of the barque David Clarkemigrant ships, convict ships, port phillip, boat models

These craft were in use since the early 1900s in Swan BayCarvel planked swan class sailing dinghy designed for use in shallow Swan Bay.sailing, dinghy, carvel planked, swan bay