IconBrightly-coloured paper cut out of Nativity scene glued to a rectangular, varnished, wooden blockGreek script upper central quadrant: "η γέννηση του Χριστού"nativity, mary, jesus, star, kings, sheep, joseph, orthodox, artwork-paintings, nazareth

German Luftwaffe (Land Forces) minefield warning flag from WWII.originally intended to be gas markers, rather than mines, but as it turned out, the use changed .they were mounted on a red metal pole & there were 12 to a set in a leather pack. This Flag was presented to the Treasurer of Waverley RSL. It is a souvenir from Bardia in Libya The Battle of Bardia was fought over three days between 3 and 5 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first military operation of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It was the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part, the first to be commanded by an Australian general and the first to be planned by an Australian staff. Major General Iven Mackay's 6th Division assaulted the strongly held Italian fortress of Bardia, Libya, assisted by air support and naval gunfire, and under the cover of an artillery barrage. The 16th Infantry Brigade attacked at dawn from the west, where the defences were known to be weak. Sappers blew gaps in the barbed wire with Bangalore torpedoes and filled in and broke down the sides of the anti-tank ditch with picks and shovels. This allowed the infantry and 23 Matilda II tanks of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment to enter the fortress and capture all their objectives, along with 8,000 prisoners. In the second phase of the operation, the 17th Infantry Brigade exploited the breach made in the perimeter, and pressed south as far as a secondary line of defences known as the Switch Line. On the second day, the 16th Infantry Brigade captured the township of Bardia, cutting the fortress in two. Thousands of prisoners were taken, and the Italian garrison now held out only in the northern and southernmost parts of the fortress. On the third day, the 19th Infantry Brigade advanced south from Bardia, supported by artillery and the Matilda tanks, now reduced in number to just six. Its advance allowed the 17th Infantry Brigade to make progress as well, and the two brigades reduced the southern sector of the fortress. Meanwhile, the Italian garrisons in the north surrendered to the 16th Infantry Brigade and the Support Group of the British 7th Armoured Division outside the fortress. In all, some 36,000 Italian prisoners were taken. The victory at Bardia enabled the Allied forces to continue the advance into Libya and ultimately capture almost all of Cyrenaica. In turn this would lead to German intervention in the fighting in North Africa, changing the nature of the war in that theatre. Bardia boosted the competence and reputation of the Australian Army. Perhaps most important of all, it raised confidence in the possibility of an ultimate Allied victory around the world, which would lead to the Lend-Lease Act being passed in the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_BardiaCloth Flag bearing a skull and cross Bones on a metal spike mounted on a square varnished wooden basebardia, land mine, marker flag, minefield, mustard gas

One varnished teak board plaque from the Australian Institute of Navigation with a metal enamelled emblem of AustraliaPresented to Howard Smith Industries P/L in appreciation of your continuing support December 1995 Australian Institute of Navigation Another Hamilton Design the corporate award specialist ph: 026744266 fax: 026744758

Desk wooden varnished dark stain with hinged lid set at angle and ornate machine turned legsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Letter spike Height 9" Has copper base with patina on copper, appears to have been varnished. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, letter spike

CN007.1 and CN007.2 varnished wood handles with blue velvet, cotton lined bags with yellow cord tassel.

Lorraine Loader was a resident of Peterborough and a keen golfer who's home in Schomberg Road overlooked the fourth fairway and was a valued member of the club. Upon her death the 4 Ball Better Ball event was created and her family donated funds for prizes and this honour board. Names listed : 2007 Cath Bell, Jill Wilson 14 up. 2008 Melissa Hammond, Helen Meade 15 up. 2009 Marion Venn, Bett Atkins 7 up. 2010 Marion Venn, Bett Atkins 14 up. 2011 Kathryn Robertson, Lisa Gardner 13 up. 2012 Kathryn Robertson, Joanne Hammond 10 up. 2013 Erica Elliott, Karen Matheson 13 up. 2014 Faye Mead, Karen Matheson 17 up. 2015 Maureen Clements, Judy Walsh 12 up. 2016 Melissa Hammond, Joanne Hammond 13 up. 2017 Helen Keogh, Robyn McLeod (no score here). 2018 Kathryn Robertson, Katrina Hammond 16 up. 2019 Lynette Coxon Elaine Hrabar 12 upSignificant because the tournament continues in her memory today. Irregular shaped varnished milled piece of timber with individual nameplates engraved with the names of the winners each year.Main plaque: Women's Golf Peterborough Lorraine Loader Memorial 4BBBsporting honour boards, lorraine loader, 4bbb tournament

Varnished timber board with brass corners and 2 hooks and chain to hang Khukuri knives in scabbard on the board -

This small writing desk currently in the 'Smoker's ' lounge or Drawing Room can be seen in Victorian Railways photographs dated between 1925 and 1930's. This writing table has a raised back containing compartments for stationery printed with the Chalet letterhead provided for Guests to write letters and post cards. "Photographs of the main lounge taken between 1925 and the 30's confirm that the room was equipped with at least 2 small writing desks... Made of light coloured wood, they have raised backs containing compartments for stationery printed with the chalet letterhead. Two of the same historic desks remain at the Chalet today." Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items. Two small blonde wood writing desks. Has backboard with upright document slots. Varnish is irregular.

Shield shaped plaque made from a black varnished wood. Located centrally is a metal RAR badge.

Table card for Run 33 from Kew depot, c1970. Gives sign on time, times at the from the various terminus. Gives hours for the crews and the instructions re taking over the tram from other crews.Demonstrates a method of advising crews of their trips or run and the timetable for them. Sheet of paper hand written, preprinted glued to a sheet of masonite, then varnished. Written in blue and red ink.tramways, trams, forms, drivers, conductors, table cards, kew depot

Wooden Box, used for packing horse shoe nails, open top, clear varnish, labelled with manufacturer's details.Capewell Horse Shoe Nails, Trademark, Manufactured in Great Britain by the Capewell Horse Shoe Nail Co Ltd England. No 7 Horse Nails, Over stencilled with black ink or paint: "Net 100 lb, Gross 116 Full (?) Hunter"box, light horse, horse shoe nails, capewell horse shoe nail co, packaging

The iron-hulled, four-masted barque, the Falls of Halladale, was a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 on her way to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roofing tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. Three months later and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland at 3 am on the morning of the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. ABOUT THE ‘FALLS OF HALLADALE’ (1886 - 1908) Built: in1886 by Russell & Co., Greenock shipyards, River Clyde, Scotland, UK. The company was founded in 1870 (or 1873) as a partnership between Joseph Russell (1834-1917), Anderson Rodger and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co., they standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships over that time. In 1886 they introduced a 3000 ton class of sailing vessel with auxiliary engines and brace halyard winches. In 1890 they broke the world output record. Owner: Falls Line, Wright, Breakenridge & Co, 111 Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Configuration: Four masted sailing ship; iron-hulled barque; iron masts, wire rigging, fore & aft lifting bridges. Size: Length 83.87m x Breadth 12.6m x Depth 7.23m, Gross tonnage 2085 ton Wrecked: the night of 14th November 1908, Curdies Inlet, Peterborough south west Victoria Crew: 29 The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted sailing ship built-in 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the long-distance cargo trade and was mostly used for Pacific grain trade. She was owned by Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow and was one of several Falls Line ships, all of which were named after waterfalls in Scotland. The lines flag was of red, blue and white vertical stripes. The Falls of Halladale had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the ‘windjammers’ that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck stormy conditions. This idea is still used today in the most modern tankers and cargo vessels and has proved to be an important step forward in the safety of men at sea. On 4th August 1908, with new sails, 29 crew, and 2800 tons of cargo, the Falls of Halladale left New York, bound for Melbourne and Sydney via the Cape of Good Hope. The cargo on board was valued at £35,000 and included 56,763 tiles of American slate roofing tiles (roof slates), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6,500 gallons of oil, 14,400 gallons of benzene, plumbing iron, 117 cases of crockery and glassware and many other manufactured items. The Falls of Halladale had been at sail for 102 days when, at 3 am on the night of 14th November 1908, under full sail in calm seas with a six knots breeze behind and misleading fog along the coast, the great vessel rose upon an ocean swell and settled on top of a submerged reef near Peterborough on south-west Victoria’s coast. The ship was jammed on the rocks and began filling with water. The crew launched the two lifeboats and all 29 crew landed safely on the beach over 4 miles away at the Bay of Islands. The postmistress at Peterborough, who kept a watch for vessels in distress, saw the stranding and sent out an alert to the local people. A rescue party went to the aid of the sailors and the Port Campbell rocket crew was dispatched, but the crew had all managed to reach shore safely by the time help arrived. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. Further salvage operations were made from 1974-1986, during which time 22,000 slate tiles were recovered with the help of 14 oil drums to float them, plus personal artefacts, ship fittings, reams of paper and other items. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson’s navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).Chair piece, varnished wooden backstop from the chair with floral and leaf motif, from the wreck of the Falls of Halladale.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, falls of halladale, chair

Double sided Pen Rack, with three rod inserts. Holds seven pens. Made in England. Varnished finish.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Oar (2) blond varnished oars. Made by Gull Superior Oars and Paddles, Pelco, Palmerston North NZ.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, oars, rowing boat, rowing equipment, gull superior oars and paddles, pelco, palmerston north nz.

Shield shaped plaque made from dark varnished wood. Located centrally is a pace stick and a SLR in gold. puckapunyal, regimental wing

Shield shaped varnished wooden plaque with large bronze coloured Army Apprentice School badge affixed to the front. army apprentice

Shield shaped presentation plaque made of varnished wood. Mounted to the front of the plaque is a large painted metal badge.wark vc club, army cadets, plaque

Shield shaped presentation plaque made of varnished wood. Located centrally on the plaque is a bronze coloured RASigs badgewark vc club, ra sigs, plaque

Shield shaped plaque made of varnished wood with large silver metal Parachute regiment badge affixed to the front.allied forces, parachute regiment, infantry, plaque, wark vc club

Cyril Smith was a popular figure amongst his contemporaries and this has been recognised by the plaque from those who new him. Appreciation of fellow Legatees to a comrade. The plaque has sentimental value, the words, the time and effort to make it by fellow Legatees shows the high regard in which Cyril was held. Caricature and signatures on a piece of 3 ply wood, front varnished, rectangular shape. Hole drilled top centre.Handwritten message in black ink "Our Cyril.,Heres from every cobber who wore the old chapeau". A caricature of Cyril Smith engraved (burnt) into the timber. Signatures of many Legatees, signed in ink. Reverse side, "Cyril - From all old cobbers of Melbourne Legacy Club with happy memories Legacy. 1938." Handwritten in black ink "Mrs Cyril Smith gave me this plaque which I in turn now pass onto Legacy Comradeship for safekeeping. Frank Doolan June 1962"comradeship, cyril smith

Peter Ball collection, refer Cat No 4704..1) Clothes brush light brown varnished wood, rectangular shape, rounded ends, off white colour bristles & stamped on one side. .2) Hair brush, light brown wood varnished with slight raised top, metal base with white bristles inserted, stamped on one side..1) stamped on one side, “D (arrow up) D”, in black pen, “P Ball”. .2) stamped on one side, “D (arrow up) D SA brush Co 1952”, one one end in black pen, “P Ball”.brushes, clothes, hair, accessory

Book shelf, wooden, in three levels with all levels able to accommodate large books. Finished in a rosewood coloured varnish.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, bookshelf, book shelf, bookcase, domestic furniture

Varnished timber frame with glass. Black & white photo of eight military aircraft in flight. Background is of countryside, fields & a bridge.On the tail & fuselage of one aircraft written twice: “H1460”photograpy - photographs - frame accessories, military history - air force