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University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Pruning Demonstration, 1920
Black and white photograph. 2 men holding a white sheet behind the tree in the Orchard to highlight branch structure. a man squatting beside the tree. Similar to B91.234.On reverse, "Same tree with limb cut out symmetry restored July 1920."fred rae, orchard, apple tree, pruning demonstration -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Quarry Hill Cricket Team, 02/11/1946
David (father) and Alec Kinnane (son) played cricket for Quarry Hill. This photo shows David (standing) LHS Alec (squatting) RHS.Taken at Quarry Hill Reservealec kinnane, dave kinnane, quarry hill reserve -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
During the 1940's and 1950's, all State Primary Schools gave students fresh milk during the 'summer' months. In the Hall's Gap/Stawell area hot cocoa was given to the students in 'winter' months.The photo shows a group of nine primary school students drinking from mugs. Eight children are standing and one is squatting down. They are in a yard and there is a light coloured pail in the centre.education, schools -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Staff Group, Unknown
Blacck and white photograph. Staff group standing and squatting on the lawn in the Ornamental Garden identified by T.H. Kneen, see paper catalogue for names. 2 slightly different poses.On reverse of 1, "3 236."staff group, ornamental garden, lawn -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Ink Bottle, Prior to 1878
This design of ink bottle was commonly referred to as a ‘penny ink well’ because it was very inexpensive to produce. It is also known as a dwarf ink bottle. Pen and ink has been in use for hand writing from about the seventh century up until the mid-20th century up until around the mid-19th century a quill pen made from a bird’s feather was used. In the 1850s the steel point pen was invented and could be manufactured on machines in large quantities. In the 1880s a successful portable fountain pen was designed, giving a smooth flowing ink and ease of use replacing the quill or dip pen. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Lochard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy that had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost families in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce, and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artefact's have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.This ink well is historically significant as it represents methods of hand written communication that were still common up until the mid-20th century, when fountain pens and ballpoint pens took over in popularity and convenience. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefact's from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefact's from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Stoneware penny Ink bottle ironstone salt-glazed, stoneware cylindrical shape with small mouth and squat neck, broad shoulders brown colour, . with light coloured encrustation spots.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, penny ink well, writing equipment, domestic, stoneware, clay, ceramic, pottery, ink well, inkwell, ink bottle, dip pen, ink, hand writing, business, vintage, dwarf ink -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: GROUP OF MEN ON SHIP
Black and white photograph: group of men standing, one squatting in front. Men are dressed in uniform, wearing white floppy hats. Lifeboat visible on left hand side of photo.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, world war 1. -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
framed photo
Picture appears to be taken in front of the concertina doors in the meeting room of the Ely St fire station.Colour photo inset from frame with printed writing above and below photograph. The photo shows an adolescent boy in uniform squatting down and holding a fire hydrant in front of himabove photo VICTORIAN STATE JUNIOR CHAMPION UNDER FOURTEEN HYDRANT RACE ******10.30 SECONDS****** below photo PAUL GRENFELL(underlined) -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Student Sports Teams, 1970
Photographs appear in student magazine "Orroroo" 1970Black and white photographs of a group of students standing and squatting or sitting on the ground in the Ornamental Gardens, wearing football gear. . (1) and (2) Different House football teams, McAlpine and Meueller.students, sport, football, houses, mcalpine, mueller -
Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade
Photograph
S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week - squatting down 'helping' various children to spray water out of the fire hose. 2 black and white photosS/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week 1985joe grenfell, fire awareness, 1985 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - hunting group, n.d
Black and white photo. Group of 9 men, 5 standing, 4 squatting and kneeling in front. Man on right in front row holding firearm. Rural setting, old ute in background.sport, recreation, rural -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Peter James' boat with family and friends, Peter's Boat, 1936
Copied during development of Fisher Folk of Fishermens Bend. Peter James, a Bend fisherman, built this boat. This image used in 'Historic Port Melbourne' calendar 2005B&W photo of Peter James' boat, with family and friends from The Bend. Peter sitting, father (also Peter James) squatting in centre on sand. Boat is on slip logs. 1936fishermans bend, peter james, peter 'pop james, sol ireton, dave turnbull, ballast ground, the bend -
Beechworth Honey Archive
Publication, National Farmers' Federation Annual Review 2013-14, 2014
Soft cover A 4 size, Front cover with 2 children & a dog chasing sheep through a green paddock Back cover is a photo of a young man squatting in a paddock 158 pages -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Glass Wine Flagons, Unknown
Flagons are vessels with a handle and spout used to hold alcoholic beverages, usually wine. In colonial times it would have been set on a table to share with friends or family, these are most likely more modern used in the 19th C.Two large heavy glass wine flagons or jugs, with two handles each at the top for ease of pouring wine. There are no screw top lids. A lined pattern is featured at the base of the squat necks.On the base of each flagon is stamped: 'ISM 426 . On one has stamped '8' on the base and the other has '5'.jugs, pouring vessels, flagons, containers, glass, storage containers, domestic objects -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Anne Paul, Footprints on the landscape, by Anne Paul, 2018 and 2022
Covers the period from migration of the Willis family to Van Diemen's Land in 1823, later to squatting on the Plenty River area in 1837 at Lower Plenty and Mernda and afterwards in the Western District4 p., text and col. photographs. Also, later version August 2022.willis family, plenty river, lower plenty -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Group of Men, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo. Four men leaning against a car, two squatting/ sitting on ground in front of them. Other cars lined up beside this one. Man on right, in background with firearm.Back: Oval purple stamp: 'TOYE BROS. Kodak Supply Store Portland'sport, recreation, hunting -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of man and camera
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph was taken in December 1939 and shows Mal McCartneySepia photograph white narrow white border of a man squatting in a paddock taking a photograph of a group of people in the background. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, mal mccartney -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of man in garden
Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photographic collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series showcases photographs taken in the 1930s and 1940s and shows people who lived and worked on the Island during the Jenkins period. This photograph shows Gordon Grant.Sepia photograph with white border showing a man squatting among picketed vegetables, holding a hose and looking at the camera. Digitised from a high resolution copy (original Polaroid is in poor and fragile condition)nilchurchill island, photograph, arthur evans, gordon grant -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Dexter W R, Road Knights The Gippsland Branch, 1991
A complete history of the Roadknight family (Gippsland Branch) compiled by W R Dexter giving the family genealogial history of the Roadknights. A continuation of another biography 'The Squatting Roadknights'Photographs are included with captions which shosettlers, genealogy, maps -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Glass bottle
A small squat clear glass bottle with a cork stopper. The printed label Duerdin & Sainsbury Pty. Ltd Wholesale Druggists Melbourne. Printed in England. There is orange food colouring powder inside. c1920.The printed label has 'Duerdin & Sainsbury Pty. Ltd Wholesale Druggists Melbourne Printed in England.' -
Bendigo Military Museum
Banner - PENNANT - HMAS ARUNTA
HMAS ARUNTA was commissioned in 1942 and was a destroyer. Part of the collection of "William Anthony Theodore DSM". Refer cat No. 7926P for service details.Navy blue triangular pennants with imagery and writing primarily is gold on one side. 1. Picture of an aboriginal elder squatting down on a gold shield. Above shield is a crown and below is R.A.N. on a ribbon and name of ship to right. 2. Picture of an aboriginal elder squatting down on a gold shield. Above shield is a crown and below is R.A.N. on a ribbon and name of ship to right, also included is listed, in white, all the areas of conflict in which it served. Both have two loose straps at end.Inscribed H.M.A.S. ARUNTA on both. On 9511.2 is also listed in white, all the zones served during WW2.hmas arunta, pennants, william anthony theodore dsm -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Glass - Portland Squash Club, n.d
Glass, solid base, squat, gold rim, gold printed PORTLAND SQUASH CLUB', logo of same, 'VICTORIA' trophy, below logo. Image of two men playing squash on opposite side of glass. -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Medicine, pills, between c.1870-c.1924
TROVE : Earliest entry for Duerdin, Sainsbury, and Co. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tuesday 28 June 1870 p 4 Article Shipping Intelligence IMP0RTS.-June 25. Childwall Abbey, from London.-360 cases starch, , 4 tanks, 50 cases brushware, 15 casks blacking, Virgoe, Son, and Co. ; 62 tanks malt, Gough and Smith ; 71 bales, Wilson and Mackinnon ; 1 case jewellery. 4 cases hardware, Thos. Williams ; 36 packages drugs, Duerdin, Sainsbury, and Co. ; 9 cases confectionary,...........' C.1924 Dueridin & Sainsbury became a 'limited' company. TROVE: The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Saturday 29 November 1924 p 32 Article Duerdin and Sainsbury Ltd. The first annual meeting of Duerdin and Sainsbury Ltd, was held at the company's offices, Flinders lane, Melbourne, yesterday. . Mr. Henry G. McRoberts presided............' TROVE : Gippsland Times (Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Thursday 17 May 1923 p 1 Article GiPPSLAND HOSPITAL -----: O: --------, PAYMENTS Wages £3, £32/2, £83/1SIS, 1.!'/1/8, £26/9/, Kodak Co. £3/14/, Hicks Atkinson & Sons £13/0/8, Duerdin & Sainsbury £2/0/3, Denyer's Pty. £3'/.......' TROVE : Last entry for Duerdin, Sainsbury, and Co. Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Saturday 31 March 1934 p 57 Article "OLD READER" (Hamilton). — Moulds and wicks for candles:— D. & W Chandler Ltd.. 234 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, CI Mention this paper (2) If you have large quantity of gum you could offer It to wholesale chemists such as Rocke Tompsitt & Co., Flinders Street, or Felton Grimwade and Duerdin Sainsbury. 342 Flinders Lane. ✏Fix this text 18/6, Francis & Co. £2/9/1, Melbourne ✏Pink paper packaging (damaged) around a two page leaflet containing a squat cylindrical wooden box with lid, Box with a paper label on the lid, contains round ball shaped cream coloured pills.Paper label of pills box 'Dr. Hains Antibilious Pills', Proprietors....uer....& Sainsbury 340-351 Flinders La. MELBOURNE. 6d Per Box of 24 PILLS'pills, medicine, pharmacy, drug houses of australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - Photogragh - copy, German Internee Hockey players at Loveday
Group of German internees interned in Camp 14 Loveday SA, who played hockey. Back (left to right): Willy Hoelzinger, Kurt Elchlepp, Erwin Spiegel, Heinz Hercksen, Edgar Abineri, Karl Schuer. Middle: Wolfgang Heise, Walter Graever, Ernst Kropf and Heinrich Paul. Front: Karl Thierfelder, Harry Schaefer and Dr Gottfried Eissfeldt. AWM accession number 030191/09Black and white copy of photograph of 13 men (6 standing, 5 sitting and 2 squatting). All are holding hockey rackets. Guy in front has a ball, mit and protective vest on. Photograph on corfu.willy hoelzinger, kurt elchlepp, erwin spiegel, heinz hercksen, edgar abineri, karl schuer, wolfgang heise, walter graever, ernst kropf, heinrich paul, karl thierfelder, harry schaefer, dr gottfried eissfeldt, awn, 030191/09 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 4 Female Wardens
The 4 women are wardens at Camp 4 Tatura, all ready for a game of tennis. Taken 1945. The wardens are: Nell Collins; "Bunnie"; Frances Sproat; and Pat Tongs in front.Black and white photograph of 3 women standing and 1 women squatting in front of the others. Back ground is the side of a hut. Flowers in front of the women. There are 3 tennis rackets being held by 3 of the women.camp 4 tatura, camp 4 army female wardens, nell collins, bunnie, frances sproat, pat tongs, peter liddelow, susan liddelow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Interned Woolbuyers
Wool Buyers Interned 1939 from Sydney. Standing: P. Buettner; H. Becker; E. Noltenius; H. Schuster; F. Karpe; J. Wolfgarten; G. Fabarius; P. Hauff; P. Reuter; F. Hoffmann. Centre: Senior Buyers: J. Eckardt; G. Weisspflog; F. Kirschner; C. Heckmanns; Hans Beck. Front: W. Eckels; K. Waldthausen; A. Scheidt; H. Keil; R. Schoeller.Black and white photograph of 3 rows of men (1 row standing, 1 row sitting and 1 row squatting) in front of some trees and bushes. Some of the men are in suits others no suit jackets.143 in centre frontbuettner, becker, notenius, schuster, karpe, wolfgarten, fabarius, hauff, reuter, hoffmann, eckhardt, weisspflog, kirschner, heckmanns, beck, eckels, waldthausen, scheidt, keil, schoeller, woolbuyers, haynes, camp 1 -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Michael Cannon, Historical records of Victoria : foundation series : volume 6 : the crown, the land and the squatter 1835-1840, 1991
Reproductions of various transactions and reports dealing with squatting, land tenure and agricultural production in Port Phillip in the years 1835-1840. A history of land grants, surveying, squatters? life and land use during this period.maps, b&w illustrations, colour illustrationsvictorian history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Postcard, Historic Postcard - Set 1 no 6 - Electric Supply Truck, 1920s
Black and white historic postcard (Set 1 No 6 ) Nunawading Shire Electric Supply - early 1920s - showing truck and five men squatting beside it. Original supplied by Nunawading Library & Information Service.nunawading shire electric supply, nunawading library & information service -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1895
Posed photograph of Sunday School Picnic at Kilcunda Picnic Ground, Bourne Creek. Several teachers and thirty children standing and squatting in bush amongst ferns. All attired in best dresses and suits with hats and caps.Sunday School Picnic at Kilcunda Picnic Ground, Bourne Creek.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, sunday school picnic, kilcunda, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL
Item souveniered by H.J.B Burrell BEM MM, VX 59659. Refer 290, 296.2P, 297.2P, 298.4.Medal. Round, copper, Asian writing. Side 1 image of squatting man with building in background. Side 2 has three legged basin with flame. Medal has a clip at top for ribbon (note no ribbon attached).numismatics - medals, military, asia -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Ink Bottle, Prior to 1878
This design of ink bottle was commonly referred to as a ‘penny ink well’ because it was very inexpensive to produce. It is also known as a dwarf ink bottle. Pen and ink has been in use for hand writing from about the seventh century up until the mid-20th century up until around the mid-19th century a quill pen made from a bird’s feather was used. In the 1850s the steel point pen was invented and could be manufactured on machines in large quantities. In the 1880s a successful portable fountain pen was designed, giving a smooth flowing ink and ease of use replacing the quill or dip pen. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Loch Ard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy that had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost families in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce, and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Loch Ard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Loch Ard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Loch Ard Gorge. Cargo and artefact's have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.This ink bottle is historically significant as it represents methods of hand written communication that were still common up until the mid-20th century, when fountain pens and ballpoint pens took over in popularity and convenience. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefact's from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefact's from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Stoneware penny ink bottle; ironstone salt-glazed stoneware, cylindrical shape with small mouth and squat neck, broad shoulders, brown colour. Bottle still has cork in neck. Dark encrustations on body and base.Sticker "L/62"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, penny ink well, writing equipment, domestic, stoneware, clay, ceramic, pottery, ink well, inkwell, ink bottle, dip pen, ink, hand writing, business, vintage, dwarf ink