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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Inspection Plate, Mid-20th century
This cast brass deck inspection cover with housing is made for the marine environment. Inspection plates have been incorporated into the ship's design since at least the late 19th century. Modern deck inspection posts have a similar design and can be made from stainless steel, aluminium or plastic. The deck inspection plate gives marine vessel owners and inspectors easy access to the areas below the deck to check for signs of damage, wear or corrosion.This mid-20th-century inspection plate with housing shows the importance of marine safety. Inspections on marine vessels today are still carried out via inspection ports made from modern materials.Inspection plate; a round brass marine inspection screw-out cover and housing with a slotted recess in the lid.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, brass marine inspection plate, marine equipment, inspection housing, boat plate, inspection port, marine plate, deck plate, marine safety -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Inspection Plate, Mid-20th century
This cast brass deck inspection cover with housing is made for the marine environment. Inspection plates have been incorporated into the ship's design since at least the late 19th century. Modern deck inspection posts have a similar design and can be made from stainless steel, aluminium or plastic. The deck inspection plate gives marine vessel owners and inspectors easy access to the areas below the deck to check for signs of damage, wear or corrosion. This mid-20th-century inspection plate with housing shows the importance of marine safety. Inspections on marine vessels today are still carried out via inspection ports made from modern materials. Inspection plate; a round brass marine inspection screw-out cover and housing with a slotted recess in the lid.warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, brass marine inspection plate, marine equipment, inspection housing, boat plate, inspection port, marine plate, deck plate, marine safety -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1920c
Black and white photograph of The Tree on Merrangbaur Hill. This dead iron bark tree covered with vine, was for many years a landmark for vessels at sea. View of sand hummocks and Cunninghame Arm in background. Lady seated on deckchair in Merrangbaur House garden, Lakes Entrance Victoria.guesthouses, topography, coast -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1925c
Black and white photograph of Merrangbaur Hill, showing Merrangbaur House, and an old vine covered tree, which was a landmark for vessels at sea off the coast. Fenced off roadway at base of hill with water course alongside. Distant glimpse of surf and ocean. Lakes Entrance Victoriaguesthouses, roads and streets, topography, coast, fences -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Tambo Shire, 1990c
One other copy same sizeColour photograph of the Sloop John D seafood restaurant, moored on Cunninghame Arm. In the background are vessels in the boat harbour and the scrub covered hummocks of the southern shore. Lakes Entrance Victoriaboats and boating, township, waterfront, restaurant -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1990 c
Vessel wrecked 12 March 1985 near Lake Tyers BeachColour photograph of the remains of the fishing boat Mary Bernadette, these remains are usually covered with sand, exposed from time to time. Photograph taken from fishing boat offshore. Lake Tyers Beach Victoriashipwrecks, fishing industry