Black and white photograph, small photo of train carriages, derailed. Written on back: Sea Lake Mileage 239, Sunday June, 1961.place, train, derailment, photograph, train derailment. sea lake. mileage 239, sunday june, 1961.

Framed black and white photograph of HMAS Sydney at sea. HMAS Sydney (A214) known as the Vung Tau Ferry enroute to Vietnam in 1968.photograph, hmas sydney, vung tau ferry, ran

One of a series of postcards of Port Said, probably purchased at the end of the First World War and brought back to Australia by a member of the Christian or Washfold Families.Sepia postcard of quay at Port Said, located on the north east coast of Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea, showing statue of Lesseps, dhow and schooner. The Cairo Postcard Trust Cairo 956 / Serle 632washfold family, port said - postcards, statue of lesseps, postcards - port said, christian-washfold collection, wwi

Two colour slides of children and legatees gathered in a park for Operation Float, there are refreshments available. Operation Float was an event run by Melbourne Legacy to take Junior legatees on an outing. It could have been to naval boats such as HMAS Cerberus or to a Yacht club. It gave the junior legatees the opportunity to see a naval boat in action, spend time on the water or try sailing. Part of a set of slides that are printed on Ektachrome and discoloured to a pink tinge. The year is possibly 1961 as one slide has the date on it. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of outings being organised for children.Colour slide x 2 of children and legatees assembled in a park near the sea in Kodak Ektachrome cardboard mount with yellow and blue print.Printed on front 'Made in USA' in blue ink. Embossed with '2' in one corner. Other slide has '3' embossed in one corner. Printed on reverse "Kodak Ektachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" in blue ink.operation float, junior legatee outings

320 p.: decorative grey and black cover with images of a ship on the sea, seaweed or flowers. Title and author's name embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, fred j. whishaw

Owner / skipper Civic Star John GuillotBlack and white photograph of the fishing boat Civic Star, three men on deck. At sea in Bass Strait, off Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, fishing industry

Mr Reilly, Grenville Shire engineer 1923-1930, twin daughters approx 8 y.o.Sepia photographs of the twin daughters of Mr. & Mrs. Reilly, aged about eight. The girls are wearing short summer dresses and paddling in the sea.reilly twins, faull collection

Black and white postcard small format of east side of Red Bluff rocks and driftwood at the base, calm sea Lake Tyers Victoriatopography, ocean

Bought with funds generated by cemetery tours , presented to SHNCHC by SHHS following a presentation to the Society by the author. Graeme Davison has lived in Surrey Hills for many years. A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: A family history by historian Graeme Davison - A widow and her 8 older children are uprooted from their Hampshire farm in 1850 and thrown together on an emigrate ship with 38 distressed needlewomen from London. How they came to be on the boat, and what happened on the high seas and afterwards in Australia , is a vivid tale of family ambitions and fears, successes and catastrophes. The Hewetts were not famous or distinguished, but their story reveals much about the foundations of Australia. Inscriptions: Title Page : (signed by author) :Graeme Davisonfamily history, hewett family, (mr) graeme davison

Photographs of Lewis Lewis and Reg Ansett in various locations with family and friends. Three photocopies of photographs and 1 real photograph. They all have Lewis Lewis in them as well as others. The real photograph is a black and white photo of Lewis Lewis and his family beside a fence looking over the sea with large sea cliffs behind them (Image 3a). One of the photographs is a copy of this photo (Image 3b). Another photocopy is black and white photo of a different group of people in the same location by the sea (Image 3c). The last photocopy is black and white of a small plane with a group of people beside it (Image 3d). The real photograph has an attachment on the back that says, '1930 - 1940 on tour with Bus owner Booter and Bendigo (Image 3a). His Mother, his grandfather, his wife, Reg Ansett, his Aunty and Lewis Lewis.' The photocopy of the real photograph has black pen written on it that says, 'His mother, his grandfather, wife, Reg Ansett, his Aunty, Lewis Lewis, Garage Boort and Bendigo Bus owner 1920 - 1940. Built Medical Centre he left behind Rosanna,' (Image 3b). The last photocopy has blue pen written above the photo saying, 'History Lewis Lewis and Reg Ansett,' (Image 3d). lewis lewis, seaside, reg ansett, plane, buses

Cloth Pennant HMAS Sydney 805 Squadron Sea Fury 816 Squadron Fire Fly I take but I surrenderpennant, h.m.a.s. sydney pennant,

The plaque accompanying the stained glass window by Gerry Cummins was dedicated in 1981 to the men who gave their lives during the World War II period in the merchant and navy services.The chapel originally designed as a Memorial to the Great War 1914-18 continues to be a place of commemoration for both merchant and naval services of WW2 and other conflicts.Small rectangular plaque made of steel mounted on wood. The plaque features helm representing Merchant seamen and an anchor with a crown on top representing the Navy. Both are gold plated. To the glory of God and In memory of those who went down to the sea in ships 1939-1945 24 Dec, 1981.second world war, world war two, navy, merchant, plaque, 1981, ww2, merchant navy

The volumes belonged to Arthur George Holley No 13556 RAN. Refer 2134 for service history also 2134, 2135.3, 2137. The booklets are the "Official organ of the NSW Branch of the HMAS Tingira Old Boys Association". Title of the publishing is "Open Sea". They are white gloss paper front and rear with all printing in blue. At the top of each publication is "Open Sea", under drawing of a ship centre then under is membership caulifications, Vol No and dated. The 20 volumes are from period 1966-1981.booklets, naval, ran

Items in the collection relating to ARTHUR GEORGE HOLLEY no 13556 RAN Refer cat no 2134 for his service record. The photographs are from his personal album, and are mainly official photographs widely available among the services. The photographs are from Australian , British and American sources. This set coincides with the Hobart's service around the time of the Battle of the Coral Sea, and her involvement in the Solomons and Guadalcanal landings. Whilst not taken personally, these photographs do capture some of the events Holley and his Hobart crewmates would have experienced and witnessed.Each description is preceded by an approximate date e.g.1940 06 is June 1940. 1. 1942 05 Coral Sea Japanese aircraft under AA fire.jpg 2. 1942 05 Coral Sea Japanese bombers aircraft under AA fire.jpg 3. 1942 08 HMAS Australia near miss caption three down in that bunch we missed a few.jpg 4. 1942 08 Solomon Islands Hobart white ensign battle flag flying at main mast.jpg 5. 1942 08 Solomons caption a few seconds later another one down this one goes to transports.jpg 6. 1942 08 Solomons caption peaceful and placid waters fury above.jpg 7. 1942 08 Solomons USS Astoria shoots down first high level bomber.jpg 8. 1942 08 Transport on fire off Guadalcanal 9. 1942 08 Solomons American destroyers open up on shore targets.jpg 10. 1942 08 Solomons caption Hobart alters course bombs fall in wake.jpghmas hobart, arthur george holley ran, pacific theatre, battle of the coral sea, solomons campaign

This print is one of a pair (Thermopylae). The original was painted by Arthur Chidley, an English artist from the late 19th Century. The Cutty Sark was a British clipper ship. Built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis shipping line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. , This item is an example of a piece of art likely to be found in a home where a framed print was considered to be an essential finishing touch. The Cutty Sark is the last tea clipper in existence and is considered a maritime treasure. Black framed print of "Cutty Sark" - ship in full sail. Ship is on rough seas. The wooden frame sections are simply mitred and nailed at the corners.Back- 4296picture cutty-sark chidley

The Race meeting notice was souvenired by Bill Jeffers VX52782 9th Div 2nd AIF. Refer 147 for his service details.1.) Printed Notice dated 7th September 1940 "AIF Race Meeting" GAZA. The frame, timber, is surrounded with hundreds of sea shells glued on.race meeting, framed, barbara

"Crossing the line" ceremonies were routinely conducted when a crew member made their first crossing of the equator. This photograph depicts aspects of that ceremony and, as Allan Charles Quinn is the photographer, it is obviously not his first crossing. This photograph was exhibited by the Mission to Seafarers as part of the exhibition "Letters from Abroad" in 2012.This photograph is from the Allan Charles Quinn collection which is a collection of letters and photographs depicting aspects of the life of a young man who went to sea in the period immediately following World War II.Black and white photograph depicting aspect of the "crossing the line" ceremony performed at sea on the Ariston. This ceremony was performed to mark a person's first crossing of the equator.Black ink on reverse: Crossing the equator 10.9.46allan-charles-quinn, crossing-the-line, sweden, central-america, north-west-indies, south-america, equator, ariston, letters-from-abroad