For many years Legacy was invited to bring junior legatees to Government House for for an enjoyable Legacy Christmas party. There were entertainers, carousels and often a train ride. And the joy of a Christmas present for each child. This photo was published in the March 1945 newsletter so was from the party in December 1944. The caption says 'Oscar the bull was a great success with the children at the Junior Legacy Club's Christmas party in Government House grounds. The fact that Oscar wore boots did not in the least detract from his popularity, judging by the expressions of glee.' The governor at the time was His Excellency Sir Frederick Mann. This photo shows an entertainer dressed as a cow and the children on the lawn of Government House. It is from 1944 and was part of a photo album of many photos from the 1940s.An important photographic record of the work of Legacy in the 1940s.Black and white photo of an entertainer dressed as a cow and children at a Government House, part of a photo album with blue leather look back and front cover. From one of 20 pages with black and white photos.junior legatees, christmas, junior legatee outing

One of 5 photographs donated by Lyn Chambers & Frank Dominick - Wonthaggi Historical Society The following information was sent by a reader of VC for which we are very thankful. The golf course in San Remo was opened in 1922 and was on the land adjacent to Ocean Grove where Griffiths point lodge and Davis Point road now stand. One hole was placed on the flat land on the beach. There were red flags and the cows used to eat them. Black & White photograph of a group of people with their golf clubs. Noted on back of photo "San Remo Golf Links". A question mark re location as it seems too flat. Maybe it was in Cowes?? This has now been updated - see below under "Historical Information" 4/9/2016On back: San Remo Golf Links early 1920'sgolf links san remo, lyn chambers

One of a collection of 4 photographs donated by Y Hancock.Sepia postcard of Cowes Beach, Phillip Island"The Rose Series P. 3402" "The Beach, kCowes, Phillip Is., Vic."cowes beach phillip island, phillip island beaches, phillip island, y hancock

Two letters to newspaper on high cost of Ferry fares at Phillip Island.Two letters to newspaper on Ferry fares at Cowes.local history, documents, newspapers, phillip island, ferries, ferry fares

White painted cow with four black feet.toys, general

White and black painted cow with head lowered.toys, general

Large metal cow bell with metal cylinder.rural industry, agriculture

Violet MAGGS: related to William COOKSepia photograph of a woman milking a cow in a paddockmaggs violet dairying

Old shoe horn made of cow hornfootwear accessories, shoe horns, animal products

JACK EMMETT COLLECTION colour photograph 'Down to the beach Cowes 'mounted on cardboard - rear shows rubber stamp -'A.J. Murray commercial photographer -photo shop Cowes .'Won by (Miss ?) Ramage Ladies Table Tennis 'Bay View' Cowes Jan 1933'A.J. Murray commercial photographephotograph, landscape, cowes, 'a.j. murray commercial photographer

The artefact is a damaged brass cow bell recovered from the 1878 shipwreck of the LOCH ARD near Port Campbell. It was raised by Flagstaff Hill divers in 1973 and is in storage at the Maritime Village. The LOCH ARD was constructed on the Clyde in 1873 for the prestigious Loch Line of colonial clipper ships, designed for the Australian run. She sailed from England on 1 March 1878 carrying 37 crew, 17 passengers and a diverse general cargo ranging from luxury items to bulk railway iron. On 1 June 1878, emerging from fog and hearing too late the sound of breakers against the tall limestone cliffs, the vessel struck the southern foot of Mutton Bird Island and sank in 23 metres of water. Of the fifty-four people on board only two survived, one young male crewman and one young female passenger. A century later, despite the pounding seas and the efforts of looters, the wreck site continued to provide ample evidence of the extraordinary range of goods being imported into the Colony of Victoria in the post-Gold Rush era. Flagstaff Hill divers in the 1970s reported finds of “Bottles of champagne, window panes, rolls of zinc, barrels of cement, iron rails, clocks, lead shot, corrugated iron, lead, marble, salad oil bottles, ink bottles, copper wire, gin bottles, rolls of carpet, floor tiles, copper rivets, gas light fittings, pocket knives, toys, crystal chandeliers, beer mugs, cutlery, candles sticks, wick scissors, cow bells, and sauce bottles.” From this array of objects on the ocean floor emerged the humble brass cow bell. Cow bells were common to colonial agriculture and transport, used wherever animals were turned out to graze overnight and had to be rounded up again next morning. Bells were fastened around the necks of household milking cows, domestic goats, bullock teams, horse teams, and camel teams, to help find them in the pre-dawn light. Station shepherds and cattle drovers also used them to warn of any disturbances to their flocks and herds overnight. The bells were a necessary item in a largely unfenced continent. So important, that Anthony Mongon began making his pot-bells at Yackandandah from 1861, August Menneke produced the “Wagga Pot” from 1867, and Samuel Jones started manufacturing his distinctively shaped “Condamine Bell” in 1868. However, these deeply resonant Australian bells were made from iron — Mongon and Jones were blacksmiths who simply beat old pitsaw blades into shape. Few genuinely brass cow bells were made here, the vast majority being imported from Britain where the industry of brass founding was already well established. (Some bells were also imported from the United States, but these too were nearly all of iron).This bell is historically significant as typical of a cow bell used by farmers and herdsmen in Colonial Victoria. It was included in the cargo of the Loch Ard. Its significance is increased by being one of a collection of artefacts recovered by the Flagstaff Hill Divers from the wreck of the Loch Ard in the early 1970s. Items that come from several wrecks along Victoria's coast have also been recovered for Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s museum collection under a Government permit, illustrating this item’s level of historical value. The cow bell is also significant for being part of Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD, which is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best-known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history.Cow bell; a small brass bell, blunt-wedge shaped. The sides expand outwards from the smaller rectangular roof of the bell to a larger open rectangle or bell mouth. The handle, now missing, was fixed in two places at the top. A neat half-circle piece has been cut from the base on a long edge. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, eva carmichael, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, brass cow bell, colonial cow bells, 1878 shipwreck, shipwreck artefact, flagstaff hill divers, cow bell

8 photographs in a fold-out pack entitled: "Camera Highlights Illsutrating Coes, Phillip Island, Vic. The Isle of Enchentment" Black & White Souvenir Folder of 8 photographs taken around Phillip Island. 1. Summerland Surf Beach 2. Koala in a tree 3. Breakers at The Nobbies 4. The Jetty at Cowes with many people and the Cowes Jetty Shed on left of photo. 5. Seals on Seal Rocks 6. The Newhaven - San Remo Suspension Bridge 7. Penguins coming in after a day's fishing at Summerland Beach 8. The Nobbies and Seal Rocks.Each photograph similar to Physical Description. On back: Postage Rates within the British Empire. Without correspondence, in an unsealed envelope, will be 1.1/2d. If correspondence is added, postage will be 2.1/2d. whether envelope is sealed or unsealed. Foreign rate, 3.1/2d. Front Cover: Camera Highlights Illustrating Cowes Phillip Island, Vic. The Isle of Enchantment. Photos by A. J. Murray.summerland surf beach phillip island, wildlife - koala, wildlife - seals, wildlife - penguins, the nobbies phillip island, cowes jetty phillip island, cowes pier phillip island, suspension bridge phillip island, seal rocks phillip island, stan harris

One of a collection of photographs donated by Bruce BennettColoured copy of a postcard. Rock platform with breakers and Nobbies at top right."The Nobbies - Cowes"the nobbies phillip island, rock formation phillip island, south coast phillip island, coastline phillip island, bruce bennett

One of 16 photographs and postcards donated by Mary KarneyColour postcard of The Nobbies with rocks and surfing sea in the foreground."The Nobbies, Cowes."the nobbies phillip island, phillip island coastline, mary karney

One of a collection of over 400 Photographs in an Album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandAerial photograph of Cowes, Foreshore and Jetty looking west.local history, photography, photographs, cowes jetty foreshore, foreshore jetty cowes, aerial view of cowes phillip island, john jenner, bryant west

Rural City of Wangaratta CollectionA landscape painting of cows grazing at Merriwa Park, Wangaratta.Obverse: D. H. Flockart/ (bottom left corner)wangaratta art gallery, doris flockart, painting, pastoral, landscape

Collection of Newspaper clipping from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Mrs Robina Ethel Bell, 88, died in the Cowes Hospital.mrs robina ethel bell, oldest resident of phillip island dies, jean jamieson

Newspaper clipping 1968Article about an environmental poem to be placed on a sign on the Cowes foreshore.phillip island, cowes foreshore, environmental poem

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century to the present. Black and white photograph with white border of a cow standing by a gateCatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island

Born: The Hague, Netherlands 1861; Arrived: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1888; Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1941NationalismGift of Wooleen Pty. Ltd., 1980Rural landscape with grazing cows and trees. Gold gesso frame.Recto: Signed "J. H. Scheltema" in brown oil in l.r.c of compostion; Not dated; Not titled painting, landscape, pastoral, cows, animals, trees, grass, rural

Black and white photograph. Jesrsey cow standing in the Bull Paddock.On reverse, "Victoria Princess Betty 1939," and, "Photography by W.R. Garrett Phone Hawthorn 3685 No. 4173."cow, victoria princess betty, 1939, w.r. garrett, jersey cow, bull paddock, butter fat

Note by T.H. Kneen, "It is worth recording that 'Victoria Flirt' recorded the top Butter Fat production for Victoria-I think as a Junior 3-year old. Was an outstanding animal."Black and white photogtraph. Jersey cow standing in the Bull Paddock. On reverse, "Victoria Flirt," and, "Photography by W.R. Garrett Phone Hawthorn 3685 No. 4171."cow, victoria flirt, w.r. garrett, butter fat production, jesrsey cow, bull paddock

Black and white photograph. Close up of a Jersey cow udder.On reverse, "Victoria Flirt. Burnley. 1939," and, "Photography by W.R. Garrett Phone Hawthorn 3685 No. 4172."victoria flirt, 1939, w.r. garret, cow udder, jersey cow, butter fat

This item was presented to Elizabeth Hogan by her Inglewood friends on the occasion of her engagement to Gus Gervasoni. After her death it went to her sister Nell Brislane, until it was passed onto Elizabeth's son, John Hogan Gervasoni.Blue jardiniere with gold trim, featuring country scene with cows.elizabeth gervasoni, elizabeth hogan, inglewood, jardiniere, nell brislane, ellen brislane, bess gervasoni, bess hogan, cows

Medal presented to J Goldie from local farm family at Port Fairy Agricultural Show, formerly named Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural ShowRepresents medal awarded to entrants in Agricultural Shows c.1900Horse, cow, sheep, goat, pig, rooster in a rural sceneVilliers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association Awarded to J Goldie Jun. for Single Pony - not more than 14 hands 1900j goldie, agricultural, villiers and heytesbury, show

Donated by Ella Chalmers (née Fry) (1926).George Hudson holding a cow with its calf outside the Dairy. On reverse, "Victoria Free Martin and calf. (Friesian pure bred) also Mr. G. Hudson B.S.H. 1926 E. Chalmers 29 Macleod Pde. Macleod."george hudson, cow, calf, dairy, ella chalmers (née fry), victoria free martin, friesian pure bred