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Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c 1989-1990
A set of 12 photographs of the 'Enterprize Project' showing the different stages of the rebuilding of the historic schooner 'Enterprize' which brought early setters to Victoria from Tasmania in 1834. George Evans who settled in Sunbury was one of the schooner passengers.A coloured photograph of the early stages in the reconstruction of the schooner 'Enterprize'. The ribs of the hull are exposed and some of the boards around the sides of the hull have been fitted. The structure is on a raised scaffold under an open shed. A painted sign 'Enterprize Project' shows details of the project is under a wooden stairway.schnooner 'enterprize', evans, irene, south wharf - melbourne, enterprize project, shire of bulla, george evans collection -
Inverloch Historical Society
000470 - c.1940 - Colour Photograph - "Road to Wharf" - Beach Road/The Esplanade now has bitumen surface - from Betty Pink
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Federation University Art Collection
watercolour on paper, [Wharf] by Neville Bunning
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Unframed watercolour painting of a railway line along a river.art, artwork, neville bunning -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Signal Light Box / flashlight
Flashlights where a vital tool for night time map reading, signaling with coloured lenses and many other uses. The blackout during the war also meant for a extended popularity of flashlights. Many carried them onto the streets to see as the streetlights where very rare and to top that of mostly blacked out. Most flashlights where fitted with blinds or coloured lenses to hide the bright light they produced. These coloured lenses where also used to signal between individual soldiers. Mostly used in the 1940s by the military and civilians alike. A small metal light signal box or flashlight.Petrix No. 678signal box, flashlight, petrix 678 -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Sextant in wooden box
This sextant was used by Captain J Menzies, Harbour Master in Warrnambool who testified in the Victorian Royal Commission of 1925 on the development of Warrnambool Harbour.A maritime instrument with links to Victorian Harbour Development history of the early twentieth century.A brass sextant in wooden box'J Menzies' hand written on box lid.sextant, capt. j. menzies -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Print - Framed copy of an engraving of the sailing ship 'Nelson' in the Alfred Graving Dock in Williamstown, 1868, HMVS Nelson in the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, Victoria, 1868
As the White Ensign was reserved entirely for the use of the Royal Navy, the Admiral decided to approve of a new ensign for the Victorian Navy and this was flown for the first time from Nelson on 9th March 1870. The new ensign was very similar to the present day national flag and incorporated the Union flag with five white stars on a blue field.Following upon a series of ‘Russian scares’ in the 1870s, Nelson presumably by permission of the Admiralty, was converted into a fighting ship for the Victorian Navy; she was cut down to a single- decker, the fore and mizzen masts were removed, and the armament modified by the landing of several of the old muzzle-loaders and the addition of a number of new breech-loading guns. This conversion was carried out in the new drydock in 1881.A framed copy of an engraving entitled: 'Opening of the Graving Dock, Williamstown'.Opening of the Graving Dock, Williamstownhmvs nelson, alfred graving dock, williamstown -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Cranks for Barlow winch
Started way back in the mid sixties, Malcolm Barlow first started to build BARLOW winches in a small garage in Sydney. Even though, or maybe because of the uncanny resemblance of those early winches to the American manufactured BARIENT winches, they have stood the test of time.Australian made yachting winch equipment made in the 1960sA wooden box containing 3 winchesBarlow, Australia yachting, barlow winches, winches -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Furniture - Paillasse mattress
The donor's husband served in the navy and used this mattress on a hammock during war years.A single mattress stuffed with waddingEssanjay Mfg. Co. Sydney 1941 palliasse, hammock -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Clothing - Fishermen's Smock
This smock was hand sewn by Florence Kelly for her husband Reuben Kelly to be used as protective clothing when catching couta in Port Fairy 1948.Fishing industry from Queenscliffe to Port Fairy up to the 1950s /60s. A hand sewn fishermen's smock used by the maker's husband as protective clothing when fishing for couta.couta fishing, protective clothing, fishing industry, port fairy, fishermen's smock -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Uniform - Hat Band
In the evening of 20 November 1940, while en route from Queenscliff to Portsea in Port Phillip Bay where she intended to anchor for the evening, she collided with the 10,364 ton, outward bound passenger liner, MV Duntroon, which struck her amidships on the port side. Duntroon’s captain had believed that she was on a parallel course to Goorangai and overtaking her. By the time he realised Goorangai’s true course, with Duntroon travelling at more than 17 knots, it was too late to avoid the collision. Goorangai was cut in two and sank in less than a minute with the loss of her entire crew of 24. Just six bodies were recovered in subsequent salvage operations. She was the first ship lost by the RAN in World War II.This event is still remembered by the community at an annual ceremony in Queenscliffe. The hat band holds Victorian Heritage Register number S294 / 151982A hat band of Signalman Jack Herbert RAN mounted on a display board containing a copy of a signed photograph of the HMAS Goorangai ships company and an extract of his service record.hmas goorangai, mv duntroon, wwii, royal australian navy, port phillip -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Spectacle Rings
Part of a collection of maritime artefacts donated by Wilfred [Bill] Libby These items were used on sailing ships.Two metal spectacle rings or ironsspectacle rings, shackels, spectacle irons, sail fittings, sailing -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Memorabilia - ship plaques [10], Ocean Liner souvenirs [2], school book [1]
Six items of memorabilia; ships' plaques, liner souvenirs, school bookships' plaques, ocean liner souvenirs, school book -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Tin Cash Box
The cash box was used at the Williamstown Customs House.Cash box in use by the Port Phillip Sea Pilot Service for many years.a tin cash box inscribed with Port Phillip Sea Pilots on front sideChubb's Patent: Makers to her Majesty: 1456475: 28 Queen Victoria St: London. Port Phillip Sea Pilots on the outside.ppsp, sea pilot service, cash box -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Vortex Pump
For over 45 years, Richard has used Wendy regularly for recreational fishing and occasional sailing out of Queenscliff. He has the original cotton canvas sails that were fitted on the boat when she was built, and which still are in working condition. Richard says that one of his favourite pastimes has been trolling for pike around Swan Island, close by Queenscliff, ensuring that the heritage of this Lacco-built boat fishing boat is preserved. In about 2015, Wendy underwent a rebuild including: a new centre-case, ribs and deck, and a new Yanmar engine. The works were done by Bryon Miller of Peninsula Wooden Boats. Wendy remains berthed, fore and aft, at Number 12 pile in front of Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club. Well known couta boat in QueenscliffeAustralian made Kopsen vortex bilge pump.Kopsen Vortexcouta boats, 'wendy", bilge pump -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Document - copy of extract
Title: The romance of the "Edina" : the world's oldest screw-steamship : with chapters on the auxiliary steamship :Great Britain", and the Port Phillip Bay steamers past and present / by C. Dickson Gregory Author: Gregory, C. Dickson (Charles Dickson) Publication Information: Melbourne : Robertson & Mullens, 1935 Physical Description: xii, 84 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm Series Link: Queenscliffe Maritime Museum General Note: Item no. Corporate Subject: Edina (Ship) Great Britain (Ship) Subject Term: Shipping -- Victoria Geographic Term: Port Phillip Bay Region (Vic.) -- History Format: Books Holds: 0 Copies: 2This iron hull single screw steamer had a long and distinguished carrier operating between 1853 and 1938. She served in the Crimean war carrying stores and horses to the Black Sea and later trading in the Mediterranean, and carrying cotton for the Confederate States in the American Civil War. Edina arrived in Melbourne under sail in March 1863 and was purchased by Stephen Henty for use from ports in western Victoria and later carried gold prospectors across the Tasman to New Zealand. After a refit in 1870 she was used in the coastal trade along the Queensland coast for Howard Smith until returning to Victoria and the Melbourne-Geelong trade as a cargo-passenger vessel. The Edina had two narrow escapes from destruction in 1898 and 1899 when she collided with other steamers, both being sunk. A further refit in 1917 altered her appearance with a new mast, funnel, bridge and promenade deck. By 1924 Edina had made over 12,000 Melbourne-Geelong passages and carried over one million people on the service. A further collision in July 1931 which sank the tug Hovell forced Edina onto a mudbank on Port Phillip Bay. She was taken out of service in 1938 but was later renamed Dinah and used as a lighter until 1958 when she was broken up and her remains used as land-fill.Extract from the book 'The Romance of the Edina' showing signatures of her last voyage crew in 1938.'The Romance of the Edina'ss edina, port phillip, steam ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Bearing compass hand held
Formerly of Station Works, Wakering Road, Barking, Essex, Henry Browne & Son were important British compass makers. The company was founded in the nineteenth century in Barking and London. They were respected English instrument makers who made fine quality compasses, ships clocks, inclinometers, sextants and chandlery items for over 140 years. Their "Dead Beat" compass, which was well dampened to reduce oscillation, was fitted to many Allied ships during the Second World War. Sestrel was their famous Trade Mark brand. The company was sold to John Lilley & Gillie Ltd and SIRS Navigation, both UK companies, in 1993. Example of a hand held compass used in WWIIA Sestrel hand held bearing compass with wooden handle in own glass fronted, wooden container.Sestrel Henry Browne & Son Ltd Barking Londoncompass, navigation -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Compass
8 cm compass Pattern 9628 in wooden boxCompass Patt 9628S Delicate instrument handle with care 287A/62compass, navigation -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Brass Lantern
Prior to the launch of the motor powered Queenscliffe, three row boats were in service as lifeboats. This lantern was part of the equipment of the third lifeboat up to 1926.A brass lamp which was part of the safety equipment on board the Third Queenscliff LifeboatBrass Lantern with interchangeable port and starboard glass filters run of kerosene.Brandt Bros Melbourne Manufacturers 422 Elizabeth Streetlight, navigational safety -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Deck Light
The ship was built in 1953 by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, Scotland for the Port Phillip Sea Pilots organisation as a pilot cutter. Her role as a pilot cutter was to sail with pilots on board to meet ships entering Port Phillip Bay. Pilots would be transferred by the Wyuna's workboat to the vessel requiring pilotage while it was stopped dead in the water, with shelter provided by the vessel itself.Brass Deck Light with globemv wyuna, port phillip pilot service -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Echo Roll Reader
A hand driven echo roller reader.echo sounding, hydrography -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Sun valve
The light was powered by a kerosene lantern that had to be kept alight by the keepers until the introduction of bottled acetylene gas in 1925. The light operated for 111 years until 1985 when it was turned off for a trial period. It was never turned back on. A sun valve is a flow control activated by sunlight heat which automatically shuts off gas during daylight hours. Relic from the Hovell light run on acetylene from 1925 to 1985Sun valve from the Hovell Pile Lighthovell pile light, south channel, port phillip -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Navigational Compass
A round hand held navigational engineer compassEngineer Compassnavigation, compass -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Weapon - Shell timing mechanism
A conical timing mechanism with Shell Timing Mechanism and cone cover.ordnance, shell timing mechanism -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - A parallel ruler and dividers
Navigational equipmentNavigational equipment A timber and brass parallel ruler and brass dividersparallel ruler, dividers, navigation, chart reading -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Depth Recorder
Marlin Depth recorder DIR 110A paper type recorder fishing, depth recorder, instruments -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Coin - Assorted coin and other objects retrieved from the ocean floor
Coin and other metal objects retrieved from the ocean floorMultiple coin and other metal objects collected by a diver from local waters.A collection of various coin and other metal objects retrieved from the ocean floor showing corrosion and encrustation.salvage, diving, ship relics -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Brass Inclinometer
Various artifacts from the steamship 'Wattle'. The Steam Tug Wattle, a steel ship, was built as a harbor tug in 1933. Steam is supplied from a two-furnace Scotch Marine wet-back boiler which was originally fired with dewatered and filtered waste oil but has recently been converted to burn distillate for environmental and maintenance reasons. It was launched at Cockatoo Island on 27 June 1933 by Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co. Ltd. (CODECO) on order from the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Now fully restored it operates excursions in Port Phillip and the Yarra. One of a very few still operating steam tugs.Brass inclinator mounted on timber plate.steam tug wattle, harbour tugs -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Solar reflector
Various artifacts from the steamship 'Wattle'. The Steam Tug Wattle, a steel ship, was built as a harbor tug in 1933. Steam is supplied from a two-furnace Scotch Marine wet-back boiler which was originally fired with dewatered and filtered waste oil but has recently been converted to burn distillate for environmental and maintenance reasons. It was launched at Cockatoo Island on 27 June 1933 by Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co. Ltd. (CODECO) on order from the Commonwealth Shipping Board. Now fully restored it operates excursions in Port Phillip and the Yarra.Solar Reflector with spirit level in wooden boxst wattle, navigational intruments -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photograph of two Queenscliff fishermen
William Withers and Edward Ryan drowned near Point Lonsdale on 19 October 1954 when they tried to enter the Rip at Port Phillip Heads against an ebb tide with a strong south-west wind blowing. They were sailing a large crayfishing boat, the 'Robert John', returning with a load of crayfish from King Island.Photograph shows William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryan who worked in the local Queenscliff and Victorian fishing industry. The commercial fishing industry developed in Queenscliff from the 1860s, with early fishing developing around the couta boat and barracouta fishing. Crayfishing and shark fishing also became important, especially as the supplies and popularity of barracouta as a commercial species waned. Local Queenscliff fishermen often fished outside Port Phillip into Bass Strait and had to navigate the dangerous entry to Port Phillip, known as 'The Rip', with its turbulent and variable water and weather conditions. This added to the everyday dangers of sailing faced by fishermen in their industry. The local fishermen often had the local knowledge of these waters, but the fishing community in Queenscliff also lived with the threat or fear that the Rip could rob them of one of their own. The entrance to Port Phillip with this Rip is the scene of many shipwrecks,often resulting in tragic loss of life or injuries, including passenger and cargo ships travelling to/from Melbourne and Geelong as well as accidents to local Queenscliff and Port Phillip sailors such as the fishermen or sea pilots. A B/W photograph of two Queenscliff fishermen, William (Bill) Withers and Edward Ryaninformation about photo and donation handwrittten on backfishermen, queenscliff fishermen, withers, william withers, ryan, edward ryan, robert john crayfish boat, shipwreck, port phillip -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph, A V Gregory, S.S. Rotomahana
First ocean going vessel in world built of mild steel. Was known as the "Greyhound of the Pacific". Laid up December 1920 and hull sunk in Bass Strait in 1928.RealismMounted sepia photograph of a painting by A V Gregory of the steam ship S S RotomahanaS S Rotomahana and A V Gregorysepia photograph, a v gregory, ss rotomahana, steam ship