This photograph shows the remains of the clipper ship LIGHTNING as it continues to burn to its end in Corio Bay, Geelong, 31st October 1869. The American clipper ship LIGHTNING was a 3 masted, fully rigged extreme clipper ship. She was commissioned by James Baines, of the Black Ball Line in Liverpool, England, during the time of the Australian Gold Rush for the trade of passengers and cargo between England and Australia. Her cargo listed early consignments of livestock and animals, including rabbits sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea, Victoria. The LIGHTNING was built in 1854 by shipbuilder Donald McKay, of East Boston, USA. She was described as spacious and comfortable, and one of the smartest ships known. The LIGHTNING set many speed records for her sea crossings, and became one of the most famous of the racing clippers and one of the fastest ever launched. In 1854, with Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes and Mate ‘Bully’ Bragg, LIGHTNING made the return trip from Melbourne to Liverpool in only 64 days, 3 hours and 10 minutes; a record for all time. Captain Enright became the new Master of LIGHTNING soon afterwards. He has been described as one of the finest mariners in the Australian trade. One of Captain Enright’s innovations was to publish a ship’s paper called The Lightning Gazette. (Captain Forbes had left to captain the SCHOMBERG.) In January 1855 Capt. Enright sailed the LIGHTNING from Liverpool with over 700 passengers and returned home carrying gold as her cargo. In 1857, for a very brief time under Capt. Byrne the LIGHTNING was used as a troop ship, taking British officers and soldiers, stores and ammunition, to fight in India. In 1859 she then returned to her run between Liverpool and Melbourne, apart from 1867 when she made a special trip between Melbourne and Port Chalmers in New Zealand. In 1869 the LIGHTNING was sold to Thomas Harrison of Liverpool, and she continued to sail for the Black Ball Line. Master of LIGHTNING, Captain Henry Jones, sailed her to Geelong in October 1869, and whilst docked, he had her loaded with a cargo of wool, copper, wire, tallow and other goods. At about 1am on 31st October 1869, whilst still docked and fully laden, a fire was noticed on the LIGHTNING. Efforts to extinguished the fire were unsuccessful, so she was towed to the shoals in Corio Bay, where she eventually sank, losing all cargo but no lives. The area is now known as Lightning Shoals. The LIGHTNING is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S415. She is historically significant for being one of the fastest wooden ships ever built, the first clipper built in the USA for British owners and being the worst shipping disaster in Geelong's history. It spent its whole career carrying cargo and immigrants from England to Australia.Black and white photograph of the burning of the sailing ship LIGHTNING, 31st October 1869 in Corio Bay, Geelong. The photograph shows the ship with only 2 masts remaining, still billowing smoke. Below the photograph is the photograph's title.Title hand written 'LIGHTNING"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing ship lightning, extreme clipper ship, american clipper ship, record breaking clipper ship, james baines, black ball line, donald mckay shipbuilder, captain ‘bully’ forbes, australian immigration, liverpool to melbourne migration, captain enright, captain byrne, captain henry jones, corio bay geelong, lightning shoals geelong, rabbits introduced to australia, burning of the lightning, historic photograph of shipwreck lightning

Photo depicts a Dennys Lascelles auction on 27 Nov. 1946 in Geelong, where 8371 bales of wool were sold at an average price per bale of 36-15-2. The auctioneer was Mr P.F. White. This photo originally hung in the Dennys Lascelles office in Horsham.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED / GEELONG. / SALE BY AUCTION 27th NOVEMBER 1946. / 8371 BALES - AVERAGE PRICE PER BALE 36-15-2 / AVERAGE PRICE PER LB. 29.66d. / Auctioneer Mr. P.F. WHITE. SILENCEwool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

List - 3 typed quarto sheets titled :Geelong Tramways - Overhead Electrical Fittings Etc", providing a list of Geelong tramways overhead equipment details - Drawing number, title and date. Provides details of overhead construction at various locations. Drawings dated up to 1946.secv, drawings, overhead, geelong

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong No. 3 at the junction between Aberdeen St and Pakington St. The tram has the destination of West. The conductress is standing in the doorway. In the background is the store of "Wm F Orr Decorator" Photo mid 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, aberdeen st, pakington st, west, tram 3

This shield records the cyclists who were high achievers in track cycling in the Geelong region at this time.This shield has an important place in the history of men in track cycling in Geelong.A mahogany coloured rectangular wooden shield with brass plated plaques containing inscriptions of winners of the senior men's track aggregate during the years 1996-2008. There is an emblem of a cyclist and two banners at the top centre of the shield. "Geelong West Cycling Club/Senior Track Aggregate/1996/Geoff Robertson/1997/Bill Clifton/1998/Matthew Heath/1999/Lee Godfrey/2000/Matthew Heath/2001/Geoff Robertson/2002/Tim Wilson/2003/Matt Pope/2004/Matt Pope/2005/Steve Young/2006/Steve Young/2007/Steve Young/2008/Marcus Mettenhall"geelong west cycling club; senior track aggregate; geoff robertson; bill clifton; matthew heath; lee godfrey; matthew heath; geoff robertson; tim wilson; matt pope; steve young; marcus mettenhall;

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Geelong, No 16 at the Eastern Park terminus on 6/3/1954. Tram showing destination of "Garden St" Keith Kings No. I(x)(8) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph. 1929.1 - same photograph from the Wal Jack album, see Reg Item 5003, added 12/8/2013.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. I(x)(8) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Geelong / No. 16 / "Pengelley" car as converted for "one-man" operation / Eastern Park terminus 6/3/54". 1929.1 - Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. I(x)(viii) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Geelong / No. 16 at Eastern Park terminus Royal visit day. / Note: Flags on roof."trams, tramways, geelong, eastern park, tram 16

Postcards produced by Collins Bros Pty Ltd weaving and finishing mills, Geelong, advertising "Physician" brand blankets, flannels, ladies dress materials.Postcard advertising Collins Bros Mill products and showing the weaving and finishing mills.COLLINS BROS PTY LTD / WOOLLEN MANUFACTURERS, GEELONG. / Views of the Weaving & Finishing Mills / MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS 'PHYSICIAN' BRAND / BLANKETS FLANNELS / LADIES DRESS MATERIALS / SPOTLESS FINISH / FREE FROM FILLING / GUARANTEED PURE VIRGIN WOOL / TR POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY / KODAK / AUSTRAL / KODAK / AUSTRALtextile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong No. 35 at the Belmont terminus, c 1950. Tram has the destination of Belmont. The driver and conductor are conferring. A very similar image is Reg Item 7116, attributed to Ken McCarthy. Photo mid 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, belmont, tram 35

Book published in 2003 by the author spanning years in the 1970s and 1980s when he taught Bricklaying at Preston Technical College which later became Preston College of TAFE.Book of 37 pages with photos and bibiliography. Bricklayers--Victoria--Biography. Bricklaying -- Study and teaching. Geelong (Vic.) -- Biography preston techinical school, preston college of tafe, bricklaying study and teaching 1970s-1980s, frank upfill, staff 1970s-1980s, inmit

A bite on the Beechy. Norman Houghton. Norman Houghton; Geelong (Vic); c.2011. 7 p.; refs. Paper.beech forest; colac; railways; gellibrand; wyelangta; lavers hill; crowes;

Shows the results of an accident, possible at the same time of a photograph in the collection of an AEC solid tyre truck carrying sacks of coal? See Reg Item 7750 which shows possibly the actual event on 9-2-1927.Yields information on the nature of damage following a collision with another vehicle. The body of the tramcar is preserved by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria at Bylands See https://tmsv.org.au/gallery/fleet/geelg22.htmCopy photograph on black plastic type backing with black edges of Geelong tramcar No. 22, damaged following an accident. geelong, tramways, pengelley, accidents, tram 22, trams

This book was designed for amateurs to research and write history, particularly local history, It mainly uses Victorian examples, as described in 1985.Soft cover book 149 pages. The cover is beige coloured with a cover illustration of Yarra Street, Geelong 1872.First published in 1985 by George Allen and Unwin Australia Pty Ltdlocal history, hibbens, fahey and askew

Colac was the centre of a spidery rail network over which were carted anything and everything by Victorian Railways, the common carrier throughout the area. The main line through the region was the 35 km rail route from Birregurra (and thence to Geelong) though Colac to Pirron Yallock (and thence to Warrnambool and Port Fairy) from March, 1877, to July, 1883. The first branch line ran from Irrewarra to Beeac in 1889, which then extended in stages to Cressy and on the Ballarat. The second branch line was the 31 km long Birregurra to Forrest in 1891. The cost of building railways into mountainous terrain meant the third branch line was a narrow-gauge 2 foot 6 inch line, first of all to Beech Forest in 1902, and then to Crowes in 1911, for a total of 71 km. The final rail connection was the 16 km branch from Colac to Alvie to facilitate the transport of onions, opening in 1923. Each line had its own character and peculiarities derived from its foundation, geography and economic base. As a general rule, the loadings on the branch lines had greater output tonnage than inwards, the reverse of the main line. The lines traversed agricultural and timber areas where inputs like seed, grass, fertiliser and labour were minor, compared with the output, timber, wool, cream, butter, cheese fruit, potatoes, onion, grain and livestock.Rail Centre Colac. Rail stations in the Colac Otway Shire, 1877 to 2014. Norman Houghton. 1st ed. Norman Houghton; Geelong (Vic); 2014. vi, 262 p.; illus., maps, index. Soft cover.colac; cressy; forrest; beech forest; crowes

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong car at the Wharf terminus. Tram has the destination of West. Has the waterfront in the background. Based on other photos possibly June 1939. See also Reg Item 7813 for a similar photograph. Maybe the same tram.trams, tramways, geelong, wharf

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong bogie 32 at the Beach terminus, c1950. See Reg Item 7814 for a similar photograph, most likely taken at the same time. Tram 32 has the destination of "West". Shows the double track layout at this location. trams, tramways, geelong, beach, tram 32

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong No. 8 possibly in Pakington St after leaving West. The tram has the destination of Beach. Early !950's. prior to the 1/12/1952 route reorganisation, when West trams went to Beach or Station trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, tram 8

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionMalop Street, Geelong No 5 KODAK PRINTtextile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, geelong, victoria

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionJohnstone Park, Geelong No 6 KODAK PRINTtextile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, geelong, victoria

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionJohnstone Park, Geelong No 4 KODAK PRINTtextile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, geelong, victoria

Acquired when "Classweave Industries" closed downFederal Woollen Mills, North Geelong, Vicwoollen mills, classweave industries pty ltd federal woollen mills ltd

Queenscliffe family.Queenscliffe family's life & timesBeazley Family of Queenscliffe, Newspaper clippingGA [Geelong Advertiser] July 18, '55.history

Part of old Lintonian Collection ; No. 140.Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit, standing on a garden path.On back: "Thomas Jones, Geelong Road, Linton".thomas jones, old lintonian collection

Taken c1911, this photograph shows Kathleen Price (1894 - 1954) aged 18. Kathleen was the daughter of early settlers on Lot 1 of the Village Settlement, Edward Joseph and Annie (nee Ross) Price. Kathleen had two brothers - Charles born 1893 and Edward John born 1899. The family worked their business as equal partners. Kathleen married Frank Gardiner in 1916 and moved to Bateford , Geelong.Black and white studio photograph showing a young girl with a plait hanging over her left shoulder. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.Kathleen Price aged 18. Daughter of Edward Joseph Price and Annie Ada nee Ross. Married Frank Gardiner of Geelong (Batesford) in 1916. Children - two daughters and six sons. Died 1954.kathleen price, kathleen gardiner, frank gardiner, charles price, edward john price, edward joseph price, annie price, annie ross

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 25 and 1 at the junction between the Newtown and East lines, in Pakington St. Photo by Wal Jack 3/1/1945. City of Newtown and Chilwell offices on the right hand side. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 29/6/2020. Has the rear in ink "SEC Geelong No. 25 from Beach to Newtown, No. 1 from East to Chilwell (straight down hill) Newtown Junc. Pakington St 3-1-45". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp on the rear with the number T326 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, pakington st, newtown, east, tram 25, tram 1

Osborne House was used as a Naval College from 1915-1917 it was served as a Naval Convalescent Hospital, followed by the home of Australia's first submarine fleet (1919-1924) and a training base during WW2.It is possible this photograph taken in 1920 shows a crew from the submarine fleet. This photograph is historically significant, it represents use of the building by the Navy and was taken onsite at the training facility. The crew and dogs are wearing a variety of clothing suggesting they were performing or having a break from work. This photograph is significant for its connections to Victoria's history of defense and building Geelong's workforce.A black and white photograph showing a crew ashore in May 1920. The photograph has been taken out the front of the stables at Osborne House, Geelong. Photo shows 15 crew members and 3 dogs dressed up. One crew member holds a copy of the Geelong Advertiser in his hands.osborne house stables, australian naval college, submarine fleet

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 17 at West terminus in Pakington St. Note the shelter and phone box that appear in Reg Item 7829. On the left is the Telegraph Hotel building and in the background is a shop advertising Robur Tea. Photo mid to late 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, west, pakington st, tram 17