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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Drawing - Drawings by James Conder
From a group of items re ártist, poet and four-navy veteran James Conder 1872-1954: .07 - Hand drawn pictures of "Cerberus" .08 - Drawing of sailing ship with annotations naming all sail types .09 - Hand illustrated sheet from "Under Canvas - Notes from a sailor's log"armed services - navy, transport - shipping, james bryance conder, royal australian navy, royal navy squadron, victorian navy, royal australian naval college, australian merchant navy -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 20/5/46
Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 depicting his time sailing across Europe.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Two page, double sided letter (0326.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 20/05/46 while at sea and envelope (0326.B)Envelope: "Mrs S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia" There are 5 postage stamps running along the right hand side, as well as two ink stamps. Letter: Sky Mail symbol on top left hand cornerallan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946, europe -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer
Also a black and white photograph of Entrance with sailing vessel beside Western Pier 05256.1 12.5 x 17 cmBlack and white photograph of Esplanade from boat harbour showing Loch Ard with the Blackbird behind it. Kents Garage far left with Venga guesthouse and Robinhood Inn to the right Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Esplanade from Boat Harbour Lakes Entrancefishing industry -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - Oil Painting, Dacre Smyth, 1. 'Queenscliffe' in open shed. 2. 1988 Tall Ships at Queenscliff; Leeuwin, Asgard
Tall Ships at Queenscliff; 'The sail training barquentine "Leeuwin" from West Australia and the Republic of Ireland brigantine "Asgard II" at anchor off Queenscliff prior to the "Arrival Convoy" in Melbourne of a number of the Tall Ships, all bound eventually for Sydney via Hobart for Australia's 1988 bicentenary. The Queenscliff pier with the old lifeboat shed and the Blacklight (Queenscliffe's High Light) alongside the old signal tower are also depicted. Port Phillip Heads in the disctance. By Dacre Smyth 29 Dec 1987.A barquentine or schooner barque is a sailing vessel with three or more masts; with a square rigged foremast and fore-and-aft rigged main, mizzen and any other masts. A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts.Oil painting in frame of the Leeuwin and Asgard tall ships in Queenscliff 1988.On front: Tall Ships at Queenscliff (LEEUWIN and ASGARD). Hand written on back: Tall Ships at Queenscliff; 'The sail training barquentine "Leeuwin" from West Australia and the Republic of Ireland brigantine "Asgard II" at anchor off Queenscliff prior to the "Arrival Convoy" in Melbourne of a number of the Tall Ships, all bound eventually for Sydney via Hobart for Australia's 1988 bicentenary. The Queenscliff pier with the old lifeboat shed and the Blacklight (Queenscliffe's High Light) alongside the old signal tower are also depicted. Port Phillip Heads in the disctance. By Dacre Smyth 29 Dec 1987'.leeuwin, barquentine, queenscliff, dacre smyth, brigantine -
Mont De Lancey
Book, John F. Shaw and Co. Ltd, My Adventure Book, c.1920
A collection of adventure stories for children.A large hardcover with the title printed in red at the top, My Adventure Book of stories for children by multiple authors, with a coloured illustration on the front cover of two men floating on a raft at sea waving to a sailing ship in the distance. The spine has the title, publisher and a lined drawing of a man on a horse. It is illustrated in monochrome and also colour plates. fictionA collection of adventure stories for children.adventure stories, children's fiction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Mixed media - Compact Disk - Portland Songs, n.d
Compact disk of Ken Robertson's Portland Victoria songs. 11 songs about Portland and surrounds, written and recorded by Ken Robertson of Swan Hill. CD has coloured detail of ship sails on the front. CD is in case, clear plastic, image of sailing ship with full sail, front sleeve; list of songs on backmusic, songs, recording, portland songs -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Clock Parts, Bef. 01-06-1878
The clock parts were discovered in 1980 by Julie Wilkins, a Victorian scuba diver who had already experienced more than 500 dives in Australia and overseas. She was holidaying in Peterborough, Victoria, and looking forward to discovering more about the famous Loch Ard ship, wrecked in June 1878 at Mutton Bird Island. The fast Glasgow-built clipper ship was only five years old when the tragedy occurred. There were 54 people on board the vessel and only two survived Julie's holiday photograph of Boat Bay reminds her of her most memorable dive. Submerged in the calm, flat sea, she was carefully scanning around the remains of the old wreck when, to her amazement, a gold coin and a small gold cross suddenly came up towards her. She excitedly cupped them in her hands and then stowed the treasures safely in her wetsuit and continued her dive. She soon discovered a group of brass carriage clock parts and some bottles of champagne. It was a day full of surprises. The items were easily recognisable, without any build-up of encrustations or concretion. Julie secretly enjoyed her treasures for twenty-four years then packed them up for the early morning train trip to Warrnambool. After a short walk to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village. Her photograph was taken as she handed over her precious find, she told her story to a local newspaper reporter, lunched a café in town then took the late afternoon train home. Her generous donation is now part of a vast collection of Loch Ard shipwreck artefacts, including the gold watch and the Minton Majolica model peacock. This group of brass clockwork parts is incomplete. The pieces were in the ocean for over 100 years before Julie recovered them from the Loch Ard wreck. Their size would suit the works of a carriage clock, with a mainspring and weight to power the clock movement, a pendulum to measure the clock's speed, arbours, posts, pillars and at least one other plate. They would have been mounted inside a protective case with a small door to easily access the clock face for setting the time and accessing the key's winding hole. The clock cases were usually made from decorative gilt brass with a glass front and a carrying handle. The parts include a weighted second hand with a decorative four-pronged finish at one end, a rounded weight at the other, and a hole for attaching it to the clock face. The gear teeth profiles are ‘cycloidal’, an arch shape with vertical sides, which is common for antique clocks. Modern clockworks have ‘involute’ teeth with sloping sides and a squared-off top. The brass carriage clock parts are an example of a mechanical clock produced in the 1870s. The clock's design is a part of the chain of technological improvements in methods for timekeeping. Its cycloidal gear teeth were the forerunner of the more modern involute gears. The group of clock parts includes a weighted hand or arm for signifying the seconds. This feature was uncommon in portable Victorian-era clocks. The clock parts are also significant for their association with the ill-fated sailing ship Loch Ard, wrecked in 1878. The travelling clock or officer’s clock may have been part of the cargo destined for the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition, or the personal possession of one of the people on board the vessel. Brass clockwork parts from a mechanical clock, sixteen pieces. Parts comprise a plate, large gears or wheels, small pinions or wheels with fine teeth, wheels with cogs, and a weighted second hand. The parts were from a carriage clock ca. 1878. They were recovered from the wreck of the sailing ship Loch Ard.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, loch ard, wreck of the loch ard, 1878, mutton bird island, peterborough, scuba diver, 1980s, shipwreck artefact, relic, clock, mechanical, clock parts, time, timekeeper, horology, chronometry, cogs, time keeping device, scientific instrument, chronometer, john harrison, longitude, carriage clock, coach clock, portable clock, travelling clock, travel clock, traveller’s clock, officer’s clock, weighted second hand, victorian era, cycloidal gear teeth, brass clock, julie wilkins -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Advertisement for Lake View Hotel 1916. From Citizens & Sports publication
The Lake View Hotel is located on Wendouree Parade. The proprietor was R. Taylor. The advertisement also shows the hire of sailing and rowing boats. lake view hotel, wendouree parade, r. taylor, advertising, boatshed, vehicle, boats, ballarat -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Medallion, Stokes Melbourne, Centenary of Victoria 1935, 1933
This medal was given to Victorian school children to celebrate the centenary of European settlement in Victoria and the establishment of Melbourne in 1835. Portland was settled by the Henty brothers and John Batman and John Fawkner are the two names associated with the founding of Melbourne. The Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance was dedicated during these celebrations. This medal is a memento of the centenary of Victoria and may have been given a local Warrnambool school child. Circular silver coloured medal with ring at top and a further ring inserted. The obverse features a sailing ship entering a bay. Since "Portland " is part of the text it is assumed the bay is situated in Portland. Text The reverse features a hatted man wearing a suit and holding a walking stick standing on a grassy shore, a body of water and a sky line of buildings Obverse CENTENARY OF VICTORIA 1934 PORTLAND 1834 Reverse CENTENARY OF MELBOURNE 1935 1835 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph
Black And White Photograph of the sailing ship Mercury, on reverse side it reads "Wooden Brig 150 Tons 94'5 X 20'8 X 11'4 Built In Brunswick 1851. Onwer (1878) R.D Greer & Gullock, Launceston. Master J Todd". 186 mm x 113 mm Sh 197 Ships M - Rflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, mercury, photograph, r.d greer & gullock, -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Shipwrecks
Margaret MacKenzie had first hand knowledge of many shipwrecks along Victoria's treacherous 'shipwreck' coast. In her later years her failing sight caused her to attend the nearby eye specialist Dr W.R. Angus in Warrnambool. Dr Angus designed the cover for Margate's book. Margaret's daughter assisted in the writing due to her mother's failing sight.Shipwrecks by M.E. MacKenzie, part of the W.R. Angus Collection. An authentic account of wrecks from Peterborough to Cape Otway, Victoria. Cover printed in blue, black and white, depicts sailing ship approaching cliffs, and a map of the coast of south west Victoria, showing Peterborough and Cape Otway. Art work for cover was done by Dr. W.R. Angusflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecks, m e mackenzie, peterborough, cape otway, shipwreck coast, book, w.r. angus -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY WW2, C.O. Jennings (Captain "Mick" Jennings R.E.), "An Ocean Without Shores", 1950
"AN OCEAN WITHOUT SHORES" Tale of the adventures which befell two British soldiers in their attempt to escape from Singapore and the enemy.Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, light brown colour buckram with dark blue print on spine and on front cover illustration - sketch of sailing dinghy. 223 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Owner's stamp - front end paper, title page and throughout pages. Front end paper/ Title page - owner's stamp - blue ink "RETURNED & SERVICES LEAGUE/MEMORIAL HALL BENDIGO" Pages throughout book - owner's stamp, black ink "TUBERCULAR SOLDIER'S AID SOCIETY/ INORPORATED".books, military history, ww2, biography -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Newspaper clipping, Two old Victorian ladies are saved from cracking up
This newspaper clipping was collected by a member of the Bay Steamers Maritime Museum as a record of the long process to preserve and restore the steam tug Wattle. This article appeared in the newspaper ________ in 1980 to report that there were two historic vessels with a Victorian connection that were going to be saved from destruction by not-for-profit organisations. ST Wattle was to be saved by the Victorian Steamship Association and Alma Doepel by Sail and Adventure Limited and the Alma Supporters Club. This newspaper clipping is an important historic document as it records one of many instances of not-for-profit volutneer operated organisations saving important historic vessels as there are no alternatives in the government or private sector. The article records the first stages of a very long restoration period. In 2012 the Wattle and Alma Doepel continue to be in the process of restoration 30 years after this initital report. Admittedly, Wattle had many years of operation between 1980 and 2007 but this article does show how time consuming it is to preserve historic vessels and how important it is for volunteers to complete these restoration projects as there are limited options otherwise from the government or private sector.Black and white newspaper clipping outlining the recent plans to save the two historic vessels Steam Tug Wattle and sailing ship Alma Doepel. A large photoshoped image of the Wattle and Alma Doepel is at the top of the news article followed by a short section of text describing the history of the two vessels and the groups that are going to save them from detoriationst wattle, wattle, alma doepel, steam tug, sailing ship, victorian steamship association, williamstown, victorian, heritage, maritime, seaport, sail and adventure limited, alma doepel supporters club, bay steamers maritime museum, volunteers, restoration -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Australian Consolidated Press Ltd, The Bulletin (Special Bicentennial Edition) January 26th.1988, 1988
A large dark blue soft cover book with the the title written in large red letters at the top,on a white stripe underneath this is written Special Bicentennial Edition and under this on the dark blue are five white stars depicting the Southern Cross four of the stars has the face of a historical person on it and the fifth star has an old sailing ship.non-fictionbicentennial, settlement, politics, religion, sport, food, 1788, business, population, booms, anglo australia. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Souvenir - Playing cards
Pack of cards used by Mary Schwerkolt on her journey on the Seydlitz from New York via Bremen in 1908 to Melbourne to claim her inheritance. Bremer was the departure point for migrants leaving Germany.Complete set of (1-52) playing cards. Reverse has sailing ship and insignia in circle bottom left of crossed anchor and key. Writing at top: Norddeutscher, Lloyd, Bremen, at bottom right corner: New York, Baltimore Sud America Ost-Asien Australien. (53) Paper envelope (brown) in which cards were stored.whalen, rosalie, schwerkolt, mary, playing cards, games, seydlitz, bremen, new york, baltimore -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Postcard - Historical, maritime, Breakwater, Warrnambool, ca. 1890
The local photograph shows the original footbridge across the Merri River near its mouth, the Viaduct road and the Warrnambool Breakwater with the Titan crane on it. The breakwater's construction was completed in 1890, the year this photograph was taken. The Viaduct has since been filled in to prevent water from passing through the pylons, and the footbridge has been replaced. The postcard has a personal message written on the back to a Dr Scott from May. The photograph is locally significant for recording the completion of the Warrnambool Breakwater, for showing the original design of the Viaduct and for a clear view of the original footbridge across the Merri River. It is also of significance for being used by a female to send a greeting from Warrnambool to a doctor. Postcard, coloured, of the Warrnambool Breakwater, with the Merri River footbridge and the Viaduct in the foreground. Pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart are on the Viaduct, The lifeboat house and other buildings are near the beginning of the Breakwater. A three-masted sailing ship is in port. The photograph was taken from Middle Island. A personal message is written on the back, and a title is printed on the front. Produced in Germany in the 1890s.On the front: "Breakwater, Warrnambool" Written on the reverse: "Warrnambool Wishing Dear Dr Scott the Compliments of the Season With love and best wishes, From May"warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, postcard, coloured postcard, warrnambool breakwater, breakwater, viaduct, 1890s, merri river footbridge, dr scott, may -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Bulmer and Segerberg, 1912c
Black and white postcard showing view of township. Background shows Kalimna escarpment. Middle ground shows historic Club Hotel on left. Foreground shows Works buildings, school building, corner of Harbour Master's house on right. SS Gippsland at New Works wharf, with passengers. Small sailing boat on lake. Lakes Entrance VictoriaCunninghame from the New Worksjetties, township, boats and boating -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MALONE COLLECTION: GREETING CARDS
Beige vellum card with white insert. Insert has 3.8mm coloured circular scene of 4 men in a red row boat with sailing boats in the background. The vallum outer has a cutout to show the scene. On the right is 'Greeting' printed in Brown & gold. Some thistle flowers around the G. Card and insert held together with a mauve cord.British Manufactureperson, greeting cards, malone collection, malone collection, greeting cards -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block, Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd
Single metal pulley or sheave with wooden cheeks. In sailing blocks have many uses including hauling up sails and loading cargo.Single sheave wood block with rope strap running to a metal thimble. Wooden body held together with rivets. Made in Japan by Tateno Sersakusho Pty Ltd. Image on wood where there was once an oval shape fixed into two holes. Brass plate attached, oval, with Inscription. Symbol pressed into wood. Inscription of brass plate "SW LO.175T". Symbol pressed into wood [Diamond above / x \ ]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, wood block, block, tateno sersakusho pty ltd., ship rigging -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Furniture - Timber wash stand cabinet, porcelain basin, brocade dust cover, 4 May 2015
Wash stand possibly from sailing ship cabinet formerly owned by Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Keeper Charles Alec Richardson 1950sWooden wash stand and blue and white porcelain basin [not original], mirror under lid [not original] with brown brocade dust covermarine furniture, lighthouse keeper, charles alec richardson, point lonsdale lighthouse -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Pascoe Publishing, Cape Otway: Cape of Secrets. Bruce Pascoe. Lyn Harwood, 1999
Cape Otway is a story of sailing ships, race wars, shipwrecks, bushfires, murder and betrayal, love and revenge, births and deaths, and of the oldest lighthouse in Australia.Cape Otway: Cape of secrets. Bruce Pascoe. Lyn Harwood. 1st ed., rev. Pascoe Publishing; Apollo Bay (Vic); 1999. 96 p.; illus, map. Soft cover. ISBN 0-947087-33-8cape otway; bruce pascoe; lyn harwood; kooris; aboriginals; birds; plants; palaeontology; bush tucker; -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Port Fairy – The Town That Kept Its Character, 2018
This book by Marten Syme is a history of Port Fairy from 1835 to 2018. The earlier histories of Port Fairy do not cover most of the 20th century and none of the 21st century. This book is a scholarly work and offers fresh perspectives on many aspects of Port Fairy history and questions some long-held views, especially on the early years of the town. Port Fairy, 293 kilometres west of Melbourne, has a rich history and is one of the earliest places in Victoria to be settled by Europeans. The author Marten Syme has written extensively on both maritime and local history and is a resident of Port Fairy. This book is of considerable significance as it is a comprehensive history of Port Fairy and complements and adds to the earlier histories of this town. It will be a very useful addition to libraries and will be a great aid to family history and local history researchers.This is a hard cover book of 295 pages. The cover is grey with gold lettering on the spine. The dust cover has white printing and an illustration with a green background with a multi-colour design of sailing ships, trees and harbour entrance. The pages of printed material are in five parts with a bibliography and an index. The book has black and white photographs, maps and other illustrative material. Signature of author (Marten A. Syme)port fairy, marten syme, port fairy, history of warrnambool -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Decorative Fork
Highly decorative silver-coated object in the shape of a four-pronged fork. A sailing ship forms the top of the handle. The handle (or stem) has 2 curlices on each side. The main section depicts a homely interior in which a seated woman plays the harp, a man stands listening and a child sits on the potty. The whole is surrounded by raised vine-like patterning. A very tiny triangle is engraved in the point of the fork at the back. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, 1915
Bill did not return from the war. More information in "World War One - a history in 100 stories" by Bruice Scates, Rebecca Wheatley and Laura James.Black and white photo of William Johnstone Knox (Bill), Lieutenant (later Captain) 13th Field Artillery Brigade, World War I. The Brigade is shown marching up Beach Street, Port Melbourne, probably 28.06.1915 (the date of sailing). Bill is at the front on the left hand side of the march. (RHS of photo) Photo shows Beach St commercial buildings.built environment - commercial, war - world war i, william johnstone (bill) knox, harper's starch factory, bayview hotel -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Coin - Token, W.W. Jamieson Store token
William Wilson Jamieson came to Warrnambool around 1857 after running a Ironmongers business in Hawthorne died . He opened his store in Liebig St which he operated until his death in 1882. He was quite active in the community serving on the town council for a number of years and also the Oddfellows Lodge and the Mechanics Institute. He came to Warrnambool in 1857, after running an Ironmonger's business in Hawthorn and having worked for the hardware company McEwan & Co. in Melbourne. He bought a weatherboard building that had previously been a 'bowling saloon' in Liebig Street and opened a business that Gardner describes as a general store and Turnbull describes as a drapery store. He was a member of the town council from 1862 to 1874 and from 1877 to 1880 and also served as mayor for two terms. He was also active in community organisations including the Mechanics institute and the Oddfellows This token is of great importance. It is significant for three reasons: 1. It is an example of an 1850s Australian token, demonstrating an early business practice in our history. 2. It is an example of a Warrnambool token produced by an important Warrnambool business (only two firms in Warrnambool produced tokens)A round copper token. The token was issued by: W.W. Jamieson & Co.. Liebeg St. Warrnambool, Storekeepers 1862 which is in raised lettering on the obverse of the token. The reverse features a blindfolded woman with the scales of Justice in her raised right hand. She is standing beside the seashore with a sailing ship in the background AUSTRALIA is stampedabove the figure anf the date 1862 is stamped below.W.W. JAMIESON & CO STOREKEEPERS LIEBEG STREET WARRNAMBOOL. AUSTRALIA1862jamieson token, warrnambool, william wilson jamieson, warrnambool ironmonger -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINER'S RIGHTS - MINER'S RIGHT NO 13568
Very pale green Miner's Right No 13568 issued by the Colony of Victoria, Series B. It cost five shillings and was for Sandhurst, dated 21 September, 1868. Across the top is a crest with a lion and a unicorn holding up an oval piece with a crown and a lion on top, In the oval is an illustration with two men and a woman and sailing ships in the background. It was issued to Mr John ?.document, gold, miner's right, miner's rights, miner's right no 13568, john ferres -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Postcard, Moyne river Port Fairy-holiday time
S.s.Casino crowded with tourists returning after sailing around the bay during Terang Day. The couta boats in full sail possibly did the same thing Hand-coloured photograph of ship and wharfship, boat, sea, river, s.s.casino, couta boats, moyne -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Block, Alexander Stephen and Sons, 1869
These remains of a block, shackle and wire are from the sailing ship Newfield. This would have been one of the hundreds of blocks and shackles used in the rigging of the vessel. The Newfield was a three-masted iron and steel barque, built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1869 by Alexander Stephen and Sons. It was owned by the Newfield Ship Company in 1890 and later that year It was registered in Liverpool to owners Brownells and Co. The Newfield left Sharpness, Scotland, on 28th May 1892 with a crew of 25 under the command of Captain George Scott and on 1st June left Liverpool. She was bound for Brisbane, Australia, with a cargo of 1850 tons of fine rock salt. On the night of 28 August 1892, the Captain mistook the Cape Otway light for that of Cape Wickham (King Island) and altered tack to the north and east putting the vessel on a collision course with the Victorian coast. At around 3:40 am the Newfield struck rocks about 100 yards from shore, and 5 feet of water filled the holds immediately. The captain gave orders to lower the boats which caused a disorganised scramble for safety among the crew. The starboard lifeboat was cleared for lowering with two seamen and two apprentices in her, but almost as soon as she touched the water she was smashed to bits against the side of the vessel, and only one of the four reached safety ashore, able seaman McLeod. The rough sea made the job of launching lifeboats very difficult. The first two lifeboats launched by the crew were smashed against the side of the ship and some men were crushed or swept away. The third lifeboat brought eight men to shore. It capsized when the crew tried to return it to the ship for further rescue The rescue was a difficult operation. The Port Campbell Rocket Crew arrived and fired four rocket lines, none of which connected with the ship. Peter Carmody, a local man, volunteered to swim about one mile offshore to the ship with a line to guide the fourth and final lifeboat safely to shore. He was assisted by James McKenzie and Gerard Irvine. Seventeen men survived the shipwreck but the captain and eight of his crew perished. The Newfield remained upright on the reef with sails set for a considerable time as the wind slowly ripped the canvas to shreds and the sea battered the hull to pieces. The Marine Board inquiry found the wreck was caused by a "one-man style of navigation" and that the Captain had not heeded the advice of his crew. For his heroic efforts, Peter Carmody was awarded the Bramley-Moore medal by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society for Saving Life at sea on January 21st 1893. The medal and a letter of congratulations were donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum by Peter Carmody's granddaughter Norma Bracken and her son Stuart Bracken on 25th May 2006. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Newfield is significant for its association with the shipwreck Newfield, which is listed on the Victorian Heritage Registry. The collection is additionally significant because of the medal awarded to a local man Peter Carmody. The Newfield collection historically also represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history and its association with the shipwreck.This is what remains of a block, shackle and wire from the wreck of the sailing ship “Newfield”. The object is heavily encrusted. The exterior (cheeks) of the block is missing. The disc of the block has a channel part way around its face, about 2 cm from the edge. Two long, narrow plates are joined onto the centre of the disc’s face with a bolt through the centre. The other ends of the two plates join onto the elbow of the shackle. The elbow of the shackle is also joined onto a rod. At the other end of the rod can be seen the ends of thick wire strands.block, 1893, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, peter carmody, newfield, 1892, port campbell, shipwreck, ship, victorian shipwrecks, barque, ship wreck, peterborough, sailing ship, 29 august 1892, block and shackle, curdies river, bramley-moore medal -
Bialik College
Photograph, Students Performing, Shakespeare Grove, 1960s
Students dressed up in costumes, taking part in a drama production at the Shakespeare Grove campus, 1960s. The stage screen in the background depicts the ocean, sailing boats, and a lighthouse.shakespeare grove, visual and performing arts, primary school, drama, music -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1948
Letter from Allan Quinn to his mother written in 1945 in which he tells his mother how happy he is to be sailing on Swedish ships again.This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century.Letter (0308.A1) written in 1948 on blue paper which converts into an envelope.The front of the envelope states "AIR LETTER" with the address appearing below it. There are also five stamps across the front of the envelope.allan quinn, mission to seafarers, letter, swedish, new york, 1948