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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing, Hat feathers x 8 c1910, c1910
Victorian and Edwardian ladies adorned their hats with various bird feathers. Although living conditions in Moorabbin Shire c1910, were basic families still held onto their traditional English and European customs and took pride in presenting elements of refined society. Gladys Reed was a member of the Ormond Choral Society c 1950. who performed plays and musicals the City of Moorabbin and she was skilled in craftwork, hand knitting, crochet and dressmaking. Her garments were used by her family and the Ormond Choral Society C1910 Women in Moorabbin Shire followed the fashion from Europe and made their own clothes and accessories using their dressmaking, craftwork and design skills 8 x feathers of various sizes and colours for adorning a Lady's hat c 1910 a) Blue & b) White Ostrich, c) Black Cockerel, d) Black Emu Feathers. e) Brown stripped Coque Diamond Tail f) Pink dyed ostrich, g) Black duck, h) black fur clothing, millinery, hat feathers, haberdashery, crochet, doilies, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork , bentleigh, lacework, moorabbin shire,reed gladys, clark judy, dairy farms, fruit orchards, footwear, shoes, buckles, clothing, silver, pewter, brass, victorian fashion, edwardian fashion, mckinnon, moorabbin, cheltenham, wedding dresses, evening wear, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GOLD BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEAR, 2016
352 page soft cover book entitled 'Gold, Blood, Sweat and Fear - Bendigo's Diamond Hill and its Gullies'. Illustrated with B&W and colour photos and maps. Written by James Lerk and dedicated to Ellis Charles Sherwood. Published in 2016 by JA & ERS Lerk. Signed by James A Lerk on title page.James A Lerk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DEAD DOG GULLY DIAMOND HILL
Description of the Dead Dog Gully (1.2) area on Diamond Hill, researched and described by David Bannear, two page document. Dead Dog Gully runs alongside Burns Road, Spring Gully. History of the area is given from 1860 onwards. Reference to Spring Gully Reservoir and water availability for mining in the area.bendigo, mining, dead dog gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HUMME AND ISER AND DIAMOND HILL RESIDENCE
First part page is a very brief history of Humme and Iser, Timber Merchants. Also mentions when Mr. Humme and Mr. Iser died and their ages. The next two pages list the residence of Diamond Hill in 1955 and in the 1920's. Also no. Residence in 1981. 5. Notes are typed with additional information handwritten.document, names of bendigo pioneers, diamond hill, humme and iser and diamond hill residence, mr humme, mr iser, james bush, mrs elizabeth bush, mrs ellen day, mrs nellie eddy, mrs dorothy guild, james holiday, mrs rebecca hoching, david h richards, james riley, miss sophie rowe, mrs gertrude rushmeyer, mrs augusta weseloh, (post mistress), mary andrews, mrs crawford, bill rowe, sophy rowe, miss le clare, zephyr deason (mrs peter mulqueen), leaflet deason (mrs ruth mulqueen), mrs & miss mable budge ?, sidstrip ?, teasedale ?, andy brookfield, ? brookfield, schrunck, dempster, miss rose herbel (mrs luke murphy), dean. herman, andy erwin, mrs augusta wescloh (postmistress), roy shilling -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Blackburn Bowls Club Inc, 1987
Blackburn Bowling Club Ladies Golden Jubilee 1928 - 1978; with History of Blackburn Bowls Club 1926 - 1987/8.Blackburn Bowling Club Ladies Golden Jubilee 1928 - 1978; with History of Blackburn Bowls Club 1926 - 1987/8. read at the Ladies Section of Blackburn Bowls Club on the occasion of their Diamond Jubilee Year luncheon on Monday 2nd November 1987, with covering letter to Keith Rooney. For use in Nunawading Bicentenary celebrations.Blackburn Bowling Club Ladies Golden Jubilee 1928 - 1978; with History of Blackburn Bowls Club 1926 - 1987/8. blackburn bowling club, rooney, keith, bicentenary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DIAMOND HILL SELF GUIDED TOUR
One page coloured map of historical sites in the Diamond Hill area. Including the Golconda Battery site, Tramway Embankment, site of former Town and Country Hotel, Sandhurst Municipal Boundary Marker Post, Waterwheel Cutting, Stafford Mine site. On the back a description of the various sites. Produced by the Bendigo Historical Societybendigo, tourism, diamond hill -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Survey Division, MMBW, Yarra 2500 / 15.22. Eltham North. Allendale Road, 1979_08
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Yarra 2500 [base map] 15.22. Eltham North, Allendale Road. Parish of Nillumbik. Municipalities of Eltham 238 and Diamond Valley 257. Prominent streets include: Allendale Road, Godber Road and Ryans Road. Features include the Diamond Creek.MMBW Map in 1:2500 [scale] series. Cream parchment with green tape reinforcing on edges and punched holes on left edge.mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, shire of diamond valley, nillumbik, eltham - maps -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Rochford, Barry
Barry Rochford was CEO of Nillumbik Council for two years from 1995. Contents Newspaper article: "Young CEO for Nillumbik", Diamond Valley News, 15 February 1975. Barry Rochford appointed CEO for Nillumbik. Newspaper article: "Rochford set to impact on shire", Diamond Valley News, 22 February 1975. Barry Rochford interviewed. Newspaper article: "CEO is MAPS director", Diamond Valley News, 24 May1975. Barry Rochford, director of Municipal Authorities Purchasing Scheme. Newspaper article: "Rochford runs the gauntlet in city", Diamond Valley News, 14 April 1975. Industrial dispute among Nillumbik council staff. Newspaper article: "Council leak to be investigated", Diamond Valley News, undated. Inquiry into leak of documents about unsuccessful applicants for Nillumbik CEO job. Newspaper article: "19 on council inquiry list", Diamond Valley News, 18 September 1996. Inquiries from specific people to be dealt with only by CEO of Chief Commissioner. Newspaper article: "Discrimination claim over the 'special treatment' list", Diamond Valley News, undated 1996. Special treatment claim referred to State government ombudsman and Equal Opportunity Commission. Newspaper article: "CEO is an 'embarrassment': MP". The Advertiser, 15 October 1996. Labor MLC Pat Power raised issue of special list in Legislative Council. Newspaper article: "Controversial chief in court", Diamond Valley Leader, 7 May 2008. Rochford charged with firearms and criminal damage in Bendigo. Newspaper article: "Dog cruelty charge that shocked Bendigo", "The Age", 8 June 2008. Rochford charged with dog cruelty in Bendigo. Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcbarry rochford, nillumbik council, warrnambool council, don cordell, municipal authorities purchasing scheme, anne rochford, connor rochford, thomas rochford, joy nunn, rodney roscholler, roger hallam, robert marshall, mary grant, margaret devlin, milawa council, joanne anderson, ian chapman, doug owens, eltham gateway action group, roy loyd, bluelake development, pat powel mlc, john cohen, mark birrell, rspca, debbi edwards, bendigo animal shelter, detective sergeant brendan murphy, barry patrick rochford, graeme pearce, mandurang country fire authority -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Spoon, circa 1878
This tea spoon is from the wreck of the LOCH ARD, a Loch Line ship of 1,693 tons which sailed from Gravesend, London, on 2 March 1878 with 17 passengers and a crew of 36 under Captain George Gibbs. “The intention was to discharge cargo in Melbourne, before returning to London via the Horn with wool and wheat”. Instead, on 1 June 1878, after 90 days at sea, she struck the sandstone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on the south west coast of Victoria, and sank with the loss of 52 lives and all her cargo. The manifest of the LOCH ARD listed an array of manufactured goods and bulk metals being exported to the Colony of Victoria, with a declared value of £53,700. (202 bills of lading show an actual invoice value of £68, 456, with insurance underwriting to £30,000 of all cargo). Included in the manifest is the item of “Tin hardware & cutlery £7,530”. This teaspoon is one of 482 similar items of electro-plated cutlery from the LOCH ARD site, comprising spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape or design and metallic composition. 49 of these pieces display a legible makers’ mark — the initials “W” and “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape — identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham. An electroplater’s makers’ marks, unlike sterling silver hallmarks, are not consistent identifiers of quality or date and place of manufacture. A similar line of five impressions was usually made to impress the consumer with an implication of industry standards, but what each one actually signified was not regulated and so they varied according to the whim of the individual foundry. In this case, the maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or removed by corrosion after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that these samples of electro-plated cutlery probably originated from the same consignment in the LOCH ARD’s cargo. The following descriptions of maker’s marks are drawn from 255 tea spoons, 125 dessert spoons, and 99 table forks. These marks are clearly visible in 66 instances, while the same sequence of general outlines, or depression shapes, is discernible in another 166 examples. 1. A recessed Crown containing a raised Diamond outline and the initials “W” and “P” (the recognised trademark of William Page & Co) 2. An impressed Ellipse containing a raised, pivoted, Triangle in its lower part and bearing a Resurrection Cross on its upper section (a possible dissenting church symbol reflecting religious affiliation); OR a rounded Square impression containing a raised, ‘lazy’, letter “B” (possibly mimicking sterling silver hallmark signifying city of manufacture i.e. Birmingham) 3. An impressed rounded Square filled with a raised Maltese Cross (the base metal composite of nickel silver was also known as ‘German silver’ after its Berlin inventors in 1823) 4. A recessed Circle containing a Crab or Scarab Beetle image; OR a recessed Circle containing a rotated ‘fleur de lys’ or ‘fasces’ design 5. A depressed Diamond shape enclosing a large raised letter “R” and a small raised letter “D” (mimicking the U.K. Patent Office stamp which abbreviated the term ‘registered’ to “RD”, but also included date and class of patent) Suggested trade names for William Page & Co’s particular blend of brass plating are ‘roman silver’ or ‘silverite’. This copper alloy polishes to a lustrous gold when new, discolouring to a murky grey with greenish hue when neglected. HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But 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 4am the fog lifted. A man 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. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. 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 broke over the ship and the top deck was 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 had raced onto 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 open case of brandy which 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 state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom 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, this time 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 family in the LOCH ARD 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 all of 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 was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. 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. The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance – Victorian Heritage Register S 417. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Unrestored tea spoon from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. The spoon design has a flattened fiddle-back handle, with a thin stem or shank, flared collar, and elongated bowl. The spoons metallic composition is a thin layer of brass alloy which has partially corroded back to a nickel-silver base metal. Only 20% of plate survives. Small amount of sedimentary accretion. Outlines of five makers marks are distinct (Crown, Ellipse, Circle, Circle, Diamond).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, 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, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham, brass plating, makers marks -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Spoon, circa 1878
This tea spoon is from the wreck of the LOCH ARD, a Loch Line ship of 1,693 tons which sailed from Gravesend, London, on 2 March 1878 with 17 passengers and a crew of 36 under Captain George Gibbs. “The intention was to discharge cargo in Melbourne, before returning to London via the Horn with wool and wheat”. Instead, on 1 June 1878, after 90 days at sea, she struck the sandstone cliffs of Mutton Bird Island on the south west coast of Victoria, and sank with the loss of 52 lives and all her cargo. The manifest of the LOCH ARD listed an array of manufactured goods and bulk metals being exported to the Colony of Victoria, with a declared value of £53,700. (202 bills of lading show an actual invoice value of £68, 456, with insurance underwriting to £30,000 of all cargo). Included in the manifest is the item of “Tin hardware & cutlery £7,530”. This teaspoon is one of 482 similar items of electro-plated cutlery from the LOCH ARD site, comprising spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape or design and metallic composition. 49 of these pieces display a legible makers’ mark — the initials “W” and “P” placed within a raised diamond outline, which is in turn contained within a sunken crown shape — identifying the manufacturer as William Page & Co of Birmingham. An electroplater’s makers’ marks, unlike sterling silver hallmarks, are not consistent identifiers of quality or date and place of manufacture. A similar line of five impressions was usually made to impress the consumer with an implication of industry standards, but what each one actually signified was not regulated and so they varied according to the whim of the individual foundry. In this case, the maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or removed by corrosion after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that these samples of electro-plated cutlery probably originated from the same consignment in the LOCH ARD’s cargo. The following descriptions of maker’s marks are drawn from 255 tea spoons, 125 dessert spoons, and 99 table forks. These marks are clearly visible in 66 instances, while the same sequence of general outlines, or depression shapes, is discernible in another 166 examples. 1. A recessed Crown containing a raised Diamond outline and the initials “W” and “P” (the recognised trademark of William Page & Co) 2. An impressed Ellipse containing a raised, pivoted, Triangle in its lower part and bearing a Resurrection Cross on its upper section (a possible dissenting church symbol reflecting religious affiliation); OR a rounded Square impression containing a raised, ‘lazy’, letter “B” (possibly mimicking sterling silver hallmark signifying city of manufacture i.e. Birmingham) 3. An impressed rounded Square filled with a raised Maltese Cross (the base metal composite of nickel silver was also known as ‘German silver’ after its Berlin inventors in 1823) 4. A recessed Circle containing a Crab or Scarab Beetle image; OR a recessed Circle containing a rotated ‘fleur de lys’ or ‘fasces’ design 5. A depressed Diamond shape enclosing a large raised letter “R” and a small raised letter “D” (mimicking the U.K. Patent Office stamp which abbreviated the term ‘registered’ to “RD”, but also included date and class of patent) Suggested trade names for William Page & Co’s particular blend of brass plating are ‘roman silver’ or ‘silverite’. This copper alloy polishes to a lustrous gold when new, discolouring to a murky grey with greenish hue when neglected. HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But 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 4am the fog lifted. A man 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. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. 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 broke over the ship and the top deck was 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 had raced onto 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 open case of brandy which 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 state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom 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, this time 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 family in the LOCH ARD 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 all of 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 was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only seven in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. 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. The LOCH ARD shipwreck is of State significance – Victorian Heritage Register S 417. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Unrestored tea spoon from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. The spoon design has a flattened fiddle-back handle, with a thin stem or shank, flared collar, and elongated bowl. The spoons metallic composition is a thin layer of brass alloy which has partially corroded back to a nickel-silver base metal. Sediment covering 20% of spoon, Thinned and corroded and in poor condition overall. Outlines of makers marks are visible (Crown, Ellipse, Circle, Circle, Diamond).flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, 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, electroplated cutlery, loch ard shipwreck, nickel silver, william page & co, birmingham, brass plating, makers marks -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Pederson, Pamela
Pamela Pedersen, daughter of Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls, became an athlete, and lives in Eltham Contents Newspaper article: "An inner flame for her people", Diamond Valley Leader, 23 November 2005. Pamela Pedersen to carry Commonwealth Games torch baton.. Newspaper article: "Family of champions", Diamond Valley News, 15 August 2007. Pamela Pedersen's life and family. Newspaper article: "Giant steps", Diamond Valley News, 15 August 2007. Cover picture and summary for article within newspaper.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcpamela pedersen, pastor sir doug nicholls, heidelberg women's athletics club, adam petersen, victorian aboriginal community controlled health organisation, kim petersen, indigenous sportsperson of the year 2005, yorta yorta elder, children's koori court -
Ararat Gallery TAMA
TU, Melbourne, Evening ensemble (dress and coat), c. 1965
This ensemble was not owned by Lady Barbara Grimwade unlike the rest of the garments in this collection. It was donated to the Gallery by Mrs Jessie Briggs after she became aware of the Gallery’s extensive Tu collection. Mrs Briggs (Krongold) wore this ensemble to the marriage of her son, Lionel Krongold, at the Kew Synagogue, Melbourne. To compliment this outfit, Mrs Briggs wore gold shoes and a small Italian gold bag with the gown, a pair of diamond drop earrings, gold chain with diamonds, a gold bracelet with four diamonds and a simple Omega gold watch. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GLADYS DEAN COLLECTION: POSTCARD, 1906 - 1908
Postcard with black and white photograph of Queen Alexandra. She is posed from the bust up, is dressed in a formal gown embellished with lace and jewels. She is wearing a tiara on her head, diamond earrings and an elaborate choker and necklace of diamonds and pearls. There is a 1 cm border along the bottom edge only, with the printed words Konigin Alexandra v. England. On the lower left hand corner of the photograph are the letters PRH styled into a logo and on the lower righthand corner are the numbers 429. Part of the postage stamp on the rear has folded over onto the photograph. On the reverse the card is addressed to Miss Ir Dean Esmond McKenzie Street Golden Square. A one penny stamp has been affixed and is postmarked Malvern.postcard -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 1246 Main Road, Eltham
Newspaper advertisement: Diamond Valley Leader, 6 April 2005, Ian Reid estate agent, sale of 4/1246 Main Road Eltham. Newspaper advertisement: Diamond Valley Leader, 6 April 2005, Ian Reid estate agent, sale of 7 Kelvin Avenue Montmorency,main road, eltham, property, ian reid real estate -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Manna Gum, Main Road, Eltham South, c.Apr. 1993
Estimated to date from 1870-180, this large Manna Gum (now deceased 2022) on the northern side of Main Road just south of the Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, Eltham South, c.1993. Diamond Creek Trail can be see on opposite side of the road. 35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"eltham south, main road, significant tree, main road bridge, manna gum -
Vision Australia
Document - Text, Victorian Blind Sports Association letterhead
Blank letterhead for documents sent out by the Victorian Blind Sports Association, during 1980's and possibly early 1990's. Logo consists of a large V, with an upside smaller v between to turn the middle into a diamond shape. Three circles overlap across the middle of the diamond/V.Blank A4 paper with Vic Blind Sports logo, address and list of sports covered at basenon-fictionVictorian Blind Sports Association All correspondence to: SECRETARY C/- 454 Glenferrie Road, KOOYONG, 3144 Telephone: 20-8876 Patron: Mr John Cain Premier of Victoria (At base of page:) Affiliated bodies - Cricket, Lawn Bowls, Olympic Sports, Square Dancing, Swish, Skiing, Indoor Bias Bowls and Goal Ball Donations of $2.00 and over are Tax Deductible.elizabeth maxwell, neil maxwell, victorian blind sports association, office equipment and supplies -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Eltham-Diamond Creek Road, 21 Oct. 1953
18 October 1956 Flooding on downstream line from Diamond Creek sideRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, road construction, shire of eltham, bridge construction, eltham north, floods, floodwater, glen park bridge, 1956-10-18, diamond creek (creek), eltham, railway parade, wattletree road, wattletree road bridge -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 573 Main Road, Eltham
Newspaper advertisement: Diamond Valley News, 27 May 1980, for Bimbadeen Gallery.main road, businesses, galleries, bimbadeen gallery, eltham (vic) -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Property Binder, 741 Main Road, Eltham
Newspaper advertisement: Diamond Valley Leader 23 January 2008, office building..main road, eltham, property, shops -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jim Connor, Main Road, Eltham, 14 Jan 2017
Eltham Gateway, Main Road Bridge over the Diamond Creek, looking southTomorrow's history documented todayeltham, jim connor collection, main road, eltham gateway, main road bridge -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, 24TH BN, Sergeant W J Harvey M.M. et al, The ..... Red & White Diamond, Post 1920
The ..... Red & White Diamond ...... The official history of the 24th Battalion Australian Imperial Force.Hard cover paper glued to cardboard, dark grey colour. Dark blue print on front & spine (broken off). 340 pages, cut, plain, beige coloured. Illustrated, black & white photos & sketch maps. Front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: “July 1-7-1921, J A Rodway, Worker's Club, Mildura” books, military, 24th bn -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book - Feasibility Study, Gunn Hayball Pty Ltd, Shire of Diamond Valley: Feasibility study of community arts and crafts requirements, 1977, 1977_
An investigation into the need for, and availability of art and craft activities in the Shire of Diamond Valley in 1977.68 pages text and black and white line drawings and tables. Black plastic binding. non-fictionshire of diamond valley, leisure activities, art and craft -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley News, Simply the best, 31/08/1994
Article on the award to Diamond Valley News for best Australian suburban newspaper 1994Newspaper clipping text and colour group photograph of newspaper staffdiamond valley news -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley News, Diamond Valley Vocal Eisteddfod 1995, 01/11/1995
The 1995 Diamond Valley Eisteddfod was held at All Saints Church of England, GreensboroughNewspaper clipping, black and white text.all saints church of england, diamond valley eisteddfod -
Greensborough Historical Society
Map, Map - Shire of Diamond Valley, 1990c
Map issued by the Shire of Diamond Valley showing location of key organisations and features Map printed in colour, one sideshire of diamond valley -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Rosie Bray, Diamond Valley 50's Plus Club, by Rosie Bray, 08/09/2018
Account of the Diamond Valley 50s Plus Club's formation in 1981 and its activitiesPrinted in black on off-white paper, one-sided, with photograph of the Watsonia Community Hall, one of the club's venuesdiamond valley 50's plus club -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Greensborough Football Club, Greensborough Football Club. Second Eighteen. Premiers 1961 Diamond Valley League, 1961_
In 1961, the Greensborough Second 18 were premiers in the Diamond Valley Football League.This photograph is a record of the team - players and support staff - involved in the 1961 season.Group photograph of football team and support staff. Mounted on card with caption..Names of team and staff are printed on mount below photograph.greensborough football club, diamond valley football league, premiers, second eighteen, 1961 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Family histories document tales of epic adventure, 21/10/2015
Diamond Valley Library displayed stories and memorabilia from migrant families in the area.News clipping, black text, colour image.diamond valley library, yarra plenty regional library, multicultural arts victoria, immigration -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Big rises for land, 01/10/2014
Report on rises in the property market from 2012-2013 in the Diamond Valley area.News clipping, black and red text.property values, greensborough, real estate -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, High fives in the Valley, 11/06/2014
Five Diamond Valley residents were awarded Queen's Birthday Honours in 2014.News clipping, black text, colour images.queens birthday honours, nicholas hoogenraad, harry jenkins, janette cook, heather gardner, robert elworthy