Restoration of sea going barque The Polly WoodsideRestored shipThe Barque "Polly Woodside", National Trust's pamphlet, c1988Reverse - " n/a "historical references, polly woodside

The Polly Woodside awardRestored ship statusThe Age Tue 01 Nov 1988 article re Polly Woodside awardReverse - " n/a "historical references, polly woodside

The Polly Woodside centenary Nov 1985100 year anniversary gazette1985 Polly Woodside Centenary GazetteReverse - " n/a "historical references, polly woodside, gazette

Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento on 1May1913Life saving methodRocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento, Argus, 3May1913Reverse - " nil "historical references, rocket rescue

KARA Couta boatKARA Couta boat in a gale.KARA, Jurgens' Couta boat in SE gale in 1953Reverse - " late Arnold Jurgens fishing boat KARA / She was deliberately beached between the piers to save her from being wrecked like the P & H survey launch FLINDERS [refer 1985-146] / South East gale February 1953 "historical references, kara, couta boat

JAMES WILLIAM fishing boat beachedstranded JAMES WILLIAMBlack & white photo of the fishing boat JAMES WILLIAM stranded & beached at Point Lonsdale Reverse - " The JAMES WILLIAM stranded approx 1/2 mile west of the Pt Lonsdale lighthouse / owner James 'Dugga' Warren, crewman C Zanoni / For date - see L Ferrier / salvaged by jacking up, putting cradle under, 300-400 people pulled her up under dunes, on planking tracks and rollers / 3 weeks later used the same procedure to launch her into sea. "historical references, fishing boat, stranded & beached, james william

Zanoni ship paintings Echo news article 1988Zanoni ship paintings"The old man and his sea gallery" - Echo news - 2 Feb 1988 newspaper clippingReverse - " "historical references, zanoni ship paintings, newspaper article

Wrecked fishing boatWrecked fishing boat MERLANB & W photo of the wrecked MERLAN on the beachReverse - " NIL ".historical references

Couta fishing boatsCouta fishing boat RFD399B & W photo of the registered fishing boat RFD399Reverse - " Registered Fishing Boat 399 / see Frank Ferrier for details ".historical references

Couta fishing boatsCouta fishing boat RFD399B & W photo of the sunken rescue dinghyReverse - " L to R / Frank Ferrier, Ron Shapter, Tony Jergens, Tom Warren / sunken 14 ft dinghy used in rescue of wreck of Merlan / This sat on Lonsdale pier for a considerable time (2 years?) prior to rescue. When they put it in to rescue the dinghy commenced filling and rescue were carried out while bailing. ".historical references

Couta fishing boatsCouta fishing boat VALMAB & W photo of the Couta fishing boat VALMAReverse - " Albert Johnson's boat? / at Port Fairy see Murray Johnson at Pt Lonsdale / From Lewis Ferrier / VALMA built by Jones. Melb. c1918 / Owner Cyril Stephens ".historical references

Cray fishing boatsCray fishing boat AUDREY MAYB & W photo of the AUDREY MAY a cray fishing boatReverse - " Audrey May - cray fishing vessel owned by Bill Johnson, previously owned by Norman Johnson. Boat came from Hobart Tasmania. Note ratlines & height of mast - now shortened - circa 1940 ".historical references

Lifeboat equipmentLifeboat equipment userSepia photo of Henry Freeman - lifeboat disaster survivorReverse - " Gift from Henry Reid 6/11/86 - Artboard AB 57 - Frank Meadow Sutcliffe 1853 - 1941 - Henry Freeman - A portrait of Henry Freeman. Lifeboatman for over forty years & sole survivor of the Whitby lifeboat disaster of 1861 in which twelve men were drowned close by the West pier. Henry Freeman was the only one wearing a newly designed Ministry Life Jacket. - Reproduction by courtesy of the Sutcliffe Gallery, Whitby. - Hand finished photographs printed from Sutcliffe's original negative available from The Sutcliffe Gallery, 1 Flowergate, Whitby, Yorks White. Write for details. (c) Camden Graphics Ltd 1977 43 Camden Passage London N1 01-226 2061 ".historical references

Permitted shelfish take/catch.Preservation of shellfish in & around Queenscliffefull colour Fisheries Pamphlet re Shellfish take quantities permitted, part 1 - 3Reverse - " nil ".historical references

tugboat rescueTugboatBlack & white photograph of Tugboat SS MINAH hauling the ketch DEFENDER off sandbank near Indented Head-St.LeonardsReverse - " "Minah" a Govt ship (tugboat) from Swan Island ".historical references

shipwrecks at Corsair Rock VictoriaFishing boat, shipwreckBlack & white photograph of [possibly] The THISTLE lrior to running aground & the newspaper articles about that & the survivor.Reverse - " possibly 'THISTLE' - lost Point Nepean / see Frank Ferrier for details ".historical references

shipwreck at Barwon HeadsSS ORUNGAL shipwreckPencil sketch, post card and B&W photo of SS ORUNGAL agroundReverse - " NIL ".historical references

LifeboatsEnglish magazine from 1925 about Lifeboats & associated information.Pages from the Feb 1925 booklet The LifeboatReverse - " NIL ".historical references

Trading clipper shipsAustralian coastal tradeTyped essay by J McGrath about American built clippers trading around Australia's coast.Reverse - " NIL ".historical references

Trading clipper shipsAustralian coastal tradeBlack & white photograph of the fishing boat ALMA c1931Reverse - " NIL ".historical references

Trading clipper shipsAustralian coastal tradeBlack & white photograph of the fishing boat ALMA c1931Reverse - " NIL ".historical references

Ship wreck & reportingAustralian coastal rescues.Black & white photograph lifeboat & a collection of news articles from 1887Reverse - " NIL ".historical references

Licenced boatman Richard J PascoeAustralian coastal rescue operativeQMM data sheet 1990, original boat licence, sepia portrait & RAAF boat photoPhoto Reverse - " About 1940 / Dick Pascoe JR ".historical references

R J Pascoe and RAAF RescueAustralian coastal & port rescues.Black & white photograph, sepia portrait, receipt & boatman licence re R J PascoeReverse - boat photo " about 1940 ", nothing on the other items.historical references

World wars experiences of a ship's CaptainWorld war shippingWeekend Herald article re Capt. J E Hughes' experiencesReverse " NIL ".historical references

coastal shipwrecksshipwrecks off Warrnambool VictoriaWarrnambool Standard articles re the wreck of the La Bella in 1905Reverse " NIL ".historical references

coastal shipwreck survivorsshipwrecks off Warrnambool Victoria and the survivorsStudio photograph of 4 survivors from the wreck of the La Bella in 1905Reverse " Queenscliff Vic / photo copied June 20th 1986 / Captain Mylius photo not available / Frank B Ferrier 1986".historical references

shipwrecks, painters/artists, funeral notice & photoscoastal inhabitants and shipwrecksnews clipping re Zanoni painter, H Holt, Wangara & Scammel wrecksReverse " NIL ".historical references

shipwrecks, painters/artists, funeral notice & photoscoastal inhabitants and shipwrecksnews clipping re Swan Island, car ferry issues, The SUEVIC issues, gas pipeline Reverse " NIL ".historical references

shipwreckscoastal shipwrecksnews clipping re the BELTANA aground on Corsair Reef, 1963Reverse " NIL ".historical references