SS Cheviot was wrecked on Cheviot Beach, Sorrento, Point Nepean Salvaged from the wreck of the SS Cheviot wrecked on 20 October 1887 with loss of life. Queenscliff Lifeboat unable to navigate the Rip due to treacherous weather2 Brass Portholes

Deadeye from Victoria Tower ship wrecked at Breamlea on 17 October 1869Wooden deadeye from sailing ship Victoria Tower wrecked at Breamlea Victoria in 1869

The couta boat Pilota was hand built by Alf Fredrickson of Portland in 1900 for Les (Slippery) Eales of Port Fairy. The vessel was wrecked at Port Fairy in the 1980s with loss of two lives. The oar was broken during the wreckingCouta Boat Parts: mast, rudder, centre board plate, 1 oar blade & loom in 2 parts, pair of knees, samson post, fairlead, 2 tiller & bow sprit [Jib boom] from the couta boat PILOTA built in 1900. couta boat, boat parts, salvage, port fairy, les eales, portland

From WWII. Hand held lamp used for Morse code signalling ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore before the introduction of VHF radios were introduced in the mid 1950s.Commonly used signal lamp in WWIIHand Held Aldis signal lamp painted black with storage box.Patt. 53153 Lantern 8 Serial No. E 2987aldis signal lamp, comunications, signals

Recovered from the wreck site of the Fiji. The barque Fiji left Hamburg on 22nd of May 1891. The vessel went ashore at 3 am on the morning of the 6th of September 1891in squally and boisterous weather soon after sighting Cape Otway. The wind had suddenly veered, and the vessel missed stays after attempting to wear ship and was driven onto the rocks. Attempts were made to launch the boats but they were swamped and dashed to pieces. Delays in getting the lifeboat and rocket apparatus to the scene resulted in 12 of the 25 crew drowning after 10 hours trapped on board. A local resident, Arthur Wilkinson, lost his life trying to save one of the crew who was struggling in the surf. Coffins were made out of the wreck timbers and the men buried on the cliff top above the wreck. The deaths precipitated critical comment in the press over the lack of prompt action. Other news items appeared claiming drunk and disorderly behaviour by plunderers amongst the corpses and wreckage on the beach. The controversy reached parliament.Brown bottleWarner's, Safe, Cure, Melbourne Aust, London Eng, Toronto Can, Rochester NY USAwrecks, salvage, bottle, barque fiji

CAMBRIDGESHIRE (J. Marshall) was on voyage from Gravesend UK to Sydney, New South Wales with a cargo of general and a crew of 40, when she was lost off Cambridgeshire Reef Tasmania. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?54312Earthenware bottle from the wreck of the Cambridgeshireshipwrecks, cabridgeshire, salvage, bottle

The Victoria Tower was lost on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne on 17 October 1869/10/1869 after 85 days at sea. It was wrecked on Lonsdale Reef while approaching Port Phillip Heads. The 2,300 tons cargo contained general cargo, bottled beer, slates, iron pipes and hardware. It was owned by the White Star Line, T. Ismay. The Master of the vessel was Captain Kerr. The weather conditions were hazy, squally, thick and clearing at times. The cause was attributed to running ashore in thick weather and careless navigation. There were 34 passengers and 16 crew members on board all of whom survivied.A beer bottle with an attached sticker Victoria TowerMB, CV, Property of the Manufacturers Bottle Co of Victoria Pty Ltd. Underneath F 40shipwrecks, victoria tower, bottle

Retrieved from sea bed by local diverOne cognac bottle and two blue and white bowlsBoutelleau and Co on cognac bottleshipwrecks, salvage, bottle, bowl, tableware

Timber shed which housed the slipway winch in the Queenscliff Harbour. Slipway ceased operation in 2009 with the harbour redevelopmentwinch shed, queenscliff harbour

The barque David Clarke was launched in 1816 and may have been broken up at Batavia in 1854. She sailed one of the last voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). In 1842 she transported more than 300 convicts to Hobart. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.In 1839 she carried mainly Scots assisted migrants to Australia, and was the first immigrant ship to sail from the Great Britain directly to Port Phillip.Scale model of the barque David Clarkemigrant ships, convict ships, port phillip, boat models

Scale model of pilot service schooner Riprip, pilot schooner