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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Costume - Puppets Dress, 1940's
Part of a collection of dresses from puppets from Beinssen family.Green brocade dress with yellow lace embroidered with red sequins. Shawl like collar. Red imitation stone at the centre front. Cardboard hands at end of sleeves. Gathered at neck.camp 3, puppetry, dr silke hesse, ekke beinssen, camp 3 puppet theatre, beinssen family -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, undated c.1916 - 1919
Albert Thomas Holden was born in 1866 at Geelong, died in 1935 and is buried in Boroondara cemetery. From 1883-84 he taught in Kyneton and became a Methodist lay preacher. He graduated with a B.A. from Ormond College in 1888. He entered the Methodist ministry and worked in Burwood and at the Omeo Home Mission. During 1892 he toured Europe and the Middle East with Rev Bickford. In 1898 Holden was an army chaplain and served South Africa. He became Methodist Chaplain General in 1913. In 1904 Holden became Secretary of Methodist Home Missions and traveled throughout Australia. Holden was General Superintendent of the Methodist Church of Australasia from 1929 - 1932 and then President- General. Holden became a Freemason in 1898. [taken from the Australian Dictionary of Biography]Black and white studio portrait photograph with deckled edges of Rev. Colonel Albert Holden in WWI military uniform with clerical collar. He is facing left and looking directly at the camera. rev albert thomas holden methodist minister, rev albert thomas holden methodist chaplain general wwi -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1960
Rev. R. K. Heriot(?) was the son of F. L. Heriot. Was a chaplain in the Royal Australian Navy in 1950.Black and white matte, head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. Reginald Kenneth Heriot who is wearing his clerical collar and academic gown. The photograph is tipped on beige cardboard.presbyterian, royal australian navy, heriot, r. k. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 3 Year Old Girl -- Unknown Name
B/W Photograph. taken in a studio. Girl is sitting on a wooden stool with barley twist legs. wearing a Ginghamdress with puff sleeves. with lace on collar, buttons on bodice. short hairChapmans Studios Stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Grampians Community Health Centre photo of Mrs Thelma Brent nee Rickard
B/W copy from Grampians Community Health Centre Book Thelma is wearing glasses & chain around her neck. White collar & top has two buttons. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Baby's dress, 1920
Made by a Mrs Harris for daughter Norma in 1920 (Norma Poxon)Cream silk smocked baby's dress, embroidered collar and yoke, smocked sleeves. Embroidered hem of dress. Back of dress also smocked and embroidered and fastened with four pearl buttons.nonecostume, children's -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Raincoat, c1960
Pale blue waterproof Gabardine raincoat with mandarin collar. Buttoned down front with six buttons. Yoke back and front and two side pockets. Inside lined with silk rayon.costume, female -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Wedding of Mr and Mrs Norman Jones
Wedding of Walter (Norman) Jones and Lily Jones, nee Jeeves on 20/4/1946. Lily is a daughter of Ellis Jeeves and Eliza Jeeves (nee Hand). Black and white photograph of a man and woman on their wedding day. Woman wearing coat with fur collar and carrying floral arrangement and man wearing black suit. Both wearing glasses.jeeves, lily jeeves, norman jones, wedding -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - COLLARS & TIES CASE
Small rectangular brown leather case with gold lettering, Collars & Ties on lid. Two straps for hinges & closing with press studs, lined with paper in black and white checked pattern.personal effects, containers, collars -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Clothing - Evening Coat, 1930s
The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.Long black velvet evening coat with an attached wide collar of brown fur. The same fur is used to border the long sleeves. The garment and or the attached fur would appear to be homemade.women's clothing, evening wear, australian fashion, evening coats, teresa mayer -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1880
A children's toy tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, red painted collar, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1900
A 'Live Oak' children's tennis racquet, featuring solid convex throat, red-painted collar, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Brighton Historical Society
Cloak, 1920s
Unlined taupe silk cloak with two wide horizontal bands of black satin and lozenge-shaped black cord detailing. Black satin tie collar with black tassels at ends.1920s, cloak, art deco -
Brighton Historical Society
Bed jacket, circa 1955
This bed jacket was crocheted for Carmela Materia (1931-2018) by her mother, Giuseppa Auditore, around the time they emigrated from Italy to Melbourne. Both women were longtime Brighton locals, residing in the area from the 1950s until their deaths. Carmela Auditore was the first woman from her home village of Scaletta, Italy to emigrate to Australia. Setting sail alone in 1950 at the age of 19, she joined her brother John and uncle Frank in McCallum St, Brighton. Frank had arrived some years earlier and had spent the duration of the First World War in an internment camp. John worked at the Brighton Case Company, a box manufacturer on Nepean Highway, and paid for her passage. Carmela found a job sewing children's clothing at Drummonds, a small factory in Church St. Working eight hours a day, five days per week, netted her a weekly wage of three pounds. To earn a little extra, she washed dishes at a St Kilda Road restaurant for ten shillings a shift. Her parents, Salvatore and Giuseppa Auditore, joined her in Brighton in 1952. They rented a house behind an antique shop in Bay Street. Salvatore had been a fisherman in Scaletta, but quickly adapted to the job he found helping around the Garage at Brighton Motors in Male Street. On 14 February 1953, Carmela married her sweetheart, Salvatore Materia, at St James Catholic Church in Gardenvale. Salvatore had been living with his aunt in Well Street and worked on the wharves. Both Carmela and Salvatore were hard workers. They owned a fruit shop in Church Street where Woolworths now stands, and years later Carmela recalled the familiar 6am tap on her window each morning when her husband returned from the market. On dark winter mornings, she felt as if her hands would freeze as she helped Salvatore unload cold cabbages and cauliflowers from his truck. They later owned a shop in Ludstone Street in Hampton. After Salvatore died suddenly at the age of 48, Carmela returned to sewing, working at the Willow Fashions knitting mill in Gardenvale. She later went into partnership with her sister and brother-in-law, this time in the delicatessen business. Her parents, Giuseppa and Salvatore, spent the rest of their days with Brighton. Carmela recalled her father cheerfully walking the streets, greeting people by name. He knew everybody. He loved being in Australia and enjoyed life to the last, insisting on having bread and wine on the table at every meal.Cream crocheted wool bed jacket. Loose around bust with wide sleeves and open sides. Fastens at collar with thin braided ties, and at waist with two pearlescent plastic buttons.bed jacket, migration, 1950s, carmela auditore, carmela materia, giuseppa auditore -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Class at Linton State School, circa 1913
Note: Early LDHS index to photographs identifies the teacher in this photograph as Miss Annie Sandow. However in the LDHS acquisitions register the teacher is identified as "Miss Barry". The copy of the photograph in the "Linton State School - Photos" file gives the date 1913.Sepia photograph of a group of children standing and kneeling, with a lady in long sleeved long gown and white collar standing behind. Girl at extreme left of photo is standing with hands on hips.On reverse: "Mrs N Wishart / Linton".miss barry?, annie sandow?, linton state school no. 880 -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Knight
Black and white copy of original portrait showing a young man with his hair slicked back and parted down the middle. He is wearing a white, collared shirt and dark jacket.george knight -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - WOODEN COLLAR BOX
Round turned wooden collar box with central iinternal circular stud holder compartment with illfitting lid. Lid carved with Lotus flower and leaves. Old catalogue number U2.621.2domestic equipment, containers, collars -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Uniform - Rugby Top, Canterbury Sportswear, <2009
Found in former College Bookshop when it closed in 2009.Rugby top size XS. Blue, white and green with white collar. Uniform. Unused. "Burnley School of Horticulture," embroidered badge logo on front. Label to CCC Made in AustraliaBURNLEY COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE with logo. Label - CCC SIZE XS Made In Australiauniform, burnley college uniform -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Rex Breen, 20 months old
Rex Breen is wearing a pale romper suit with a small collar, and socks and sandals. He is standing in front of a rough timber door with a bolt and padlock. A wooden crate is behind him. -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Children's Cardigan, Kathryn Knitwear, c.1965
Kathryn Knitwear, founded by Robert Blake, manufactured high quality children’s knitwear in Melbourne from the 1940s – 1980s. Robert Blake began manufacturing children’s knitwear in his bedroom in Strathmore using a hand powered machine in the late 1940s. The operation moved to Ascot Vale and Essendon, before eventually establishing a factory in Moonee Ponds in the early 1950s. The business continued to expand, necessitating a move to a new factory in Broadmeadows. By 1962, the Broadmeadows factory was producing an average of 20,000 garments per month, which increased to 24,000 by 1964. Robert Blake’s Son, Brendan recalls that “The Kathryn brand was famous around Australia, anywhere children needed to keep warm and dress smartly. It also won a number of wool fashion awards”, including the 1969 Wool Awards, which was held by the Australian Wool Bureau and published in Women’s Weekly. The Kathryn range was designed for durability, comfort and care, without sacrificing style. They used patterning techniques that increase stretchiness, comfort and fit, as well as integrating decorative elements into the fabric to prevent them from being bulky, uncomfortable or tight. Making longevity of style a priority, Brendan Blake remembers that “there was one particular garment that was in the range for at least thirty years”. He also recalls “In the past, when women have found out that I was associated with Kathryn Knitwear, they would often relate to me the story of a garment they had purchased or received as a gift and, when their child had grown out of it, they would hand it on to another child. Several ladies have told me of purchasing garments for their daughters’ glory box, or saving a particular garment after their daughter had grown out of it. Brendan Blake: “At the peak of their operation they employed approximately two hundred people, mainly women and girls. A family would often seek to send their daughter to work in this company because they knew they would be looked after and safe. One lady wrote to me telling me that working at the Moonee Ponds Factory prior to getting married was the happiest time of her life.” In 1963, workers at the Kathryn factory earned £13 per week, which was 8 shillings and 8 pence higher than the minimum weekly wage for female workers in the textile manufacturing industry (£12 11s 4d). By 1970, the Kathryn Knitwear brand expanded from children’s knitwear into womenswear under the brand name ‘Lady Kathryn’, and for boys and men under ‘Robert Blake’. Continuing to diversify their distribution, they also began exporting ‘Kathryn’ garments to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. The decoration on this garment was embroidered by hand by a skilled worker at the Kathryn Knitwear factory. ‘Kathryn Knitwear’ was well-known for their early adoption of modern materials and techniques that had broad appeal to their customer base. This is shown in their early use of the acrylic fibre ‘Orlon’ in the 50s and 60s and ‘Superwash’ wool in the 1970s. Many of Kathryn Knitwear’s styles, particularly those that were long running staples of the brand, were available in both wool and Orlon to suit the consumer’s preference. Wool has been renowned for its excellent properties for thousands of years, by people from all over the world. Not only good for thick winter woollens, it can help keep you cool in summer, as well as being durable and resistant to water, fire, ultraviolet light, stains and odour. Far from the humble origins of one man in his bedroom with a hand-cranked machine; at its closure in 1980, the Broadmeadows factory of ‘Kathryn’ housed more than 100 machines, including 53 sewing machines and 45 knitting machines. Robert Blake was “a passionate advocate for wool and Australian Made” throughout his whole life. A strong thread that ties through the lifespan of Robert Blake and Kathryn Knitwear is a balance between adopting new innovations without sacrificing the core values of durability, comfort, care and style that had made the brand so well known. Their legacy forms an integral part of both Australian social and manufacturing history.Red cardigan embroidered with decorative tuck stitches and floral motifs on front panel, crochet around collar in blue, white and green. Closes at centre front with 5 plastic buttons[Label at back neck with blue lettering woven into label] KATHRYN REGD ALL WOOL / 20 /CREATED BY ROBERT BLAKEchildren's knitwear, knitwear, children's clothing, clothing, cardigan, manufacturing, fashion textile production, machine knitting, embroidery, hand embroidery, floral embroidery, floral motif, tuck stitch -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Descendants of Thomas and Mary Loats, 1989
Family HistorSoft cover. Sepia Phot of Thomas and Mary Loats. Studio Man Standing, 3 piece Suit. Woman Dark Dress - dark Lace Collar holding a book, SeatedDescendants of Thomas & Mary Loats Compiled by Dulcie Loats - Nov - 1989 loats family history, dulcie loats, migrant and settlers, rupanyup -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Badges - Australian, WW1 and WW2
Australian badges mounted on card. 1 Rising Sun Hat Badges, 6 x Collar badges including a silver nurses type, 6 x Australia shoulder titles. -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Horse hames, Unknown
Used on a farm in the late 19th or early 20th century.A pair of shaped steel horse hames which are linked together by a five links chain at the top to two rings. There are two large flat steel hooks attached to the sides with bolts, nuts and rivets and it has two metal rings at the bottom. It would have been attached to a horse collar and used to to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to which the traces, which attach to the wagon or plough, of the harness are attached. The collar allows the horse to use its full strength when pulling. It was used in the late 19th or early 20th century.Indicipherable inscriptionhorses, horse accessories, harness, animal accessories, farm equipment, hames -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Lace Sample, Late 1800s to 1940s
The sample of crochet lace is an example of a handmade item that would have been used to decorative purpose around the home. Being a shorter length it may have edged towels or found use as a collar however no tie or buttons have been attached at the ends.The item is significant socially to show the use of textile crafts, such as handmade crocheted lace, to decorate regular domestic objects or create pieces of clothing.A strip of handmade crochet lace with a pointed edge. Mercerised white crochet thread has been used to crochet a lace pattern consisting of small open weave areas reflecting the pointed shape of the lace and a larger, open, zig zag and line pattern. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, lace, handmade lace, crocheted lace, decorative edging, decorative lace edging, domestic object, crocheted trim, ladies collar, crocheted collar -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SERVICE DRESS - RAAF, David Jones
1. Jacket, Woollen, blue, 4 darkened buttons in front. RAAF white cloth "wings" on left chest. Sergeants stripes on each arm. Top of each shoulder has a cloth, dark blue eagle. Four pockets, darkened buttons. 2. Trousers, wool, blue. 3. Belt - 2 inch. Blue with metal buckle (dark).1. Written on inside Rt arm = “2E MOORE". Written on label inside Rt collar = "4032 LAC MOORE”. 2. Written inside = “LAC MOORE". Written inside = "3477 2E MOORE” uniform, raaf, passchendaele barracks trust -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Wool Buyers, Melbourne, The Argus, 3 September 1930
Part of a collection of four photographs depicting wool sales, wool classers and auction rooms. This photograph includes James Campbell Bell, who emigrated from England to Sydney, then Melbourne, in the early 20th century. This photograph was taken by The Argus newspaper and ran with the caption: Opening of the Wool Sales - Australian and overseas woolbuyers busy at their desks at the opening of the 1929-30 Victorian wool-selling season on September 23. the surroundings and atmosphere are characteristic of the Wool Exchange, which is different in many respects from those of the stock exchange.Black and white photograph depicting men in suits, ties and hats seated in an auction room with tiered seating.Back: [printed] Please acknowledge:- / "THE ARGUS," Melbourne, Photo. Back: [handwritten] J Bell / 3rd from right (looking at photo) / White collar + black tie / Melbourne Wool Sale Room 1930wool auction, wool sales, wool industry, james campbell bell, melbourne, victorian wool selling, the argus, wool exchange -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - MAGGIE BARBER COLLECTION: LARGE LACE COLLAR, Late 1800's early 1900's
Clothing. Very large, deep, linen lace collar.- Brussells Bobbin lace. Six large ''tear-drop'' shapes - 8cm long, enclose a delicate floral design. Thirteen daisy like flowers are spaced around the outer edge, along with leaves and smaller flowers. The long neck - edge is edged with a leaf - like design lace. This collar may have been worn over an evening gown with a deep back neckline.costume accessories, female, large lace collar -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1934
A Spalding 'Les Stoefen Longwood' tennis racquet, with open throat; whipping around shoulders, throat, and plastic collar; and, fine grooved handle. Model name features across base of head on obverse. Name of manufacturer across collar on reverse. Stoefen signature features across shaft on obverse; Bust photo decal of Stoefen features on shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Silk, String, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Painttennis -
National Wool Museum
Uniform - Shirt, Mambo, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Australian Women's Closing Ceremony Shirt, 2000
Australian women's shirt from the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Designed by Mambo Graphics.Short sleeved and collared with six clear plastic buttons down the right side of the shirt. Shirt features the Mambo "Suburbia" design. The collar and sleeves are blue with yellow and red clouds the rest of the shirt is made up of a suburban street scene - houses, trees, telegraph poles, parked cars and dogs and chickens running along the street. The Mambo logo appears in the centre back of the shirt above the clouds in the design. Double stitched seams. Mambofashion, woolmark company mambo graphics, sport, the woolmark company 2000 australian olympic display - exhibition (21/12/2001 - 24/05/2002), sydney 2000 olympic games -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Fork, circa 1878
This fork is from the wreck of the Loch Ard, that sailed from Gravesend, London. The manifest listed an array of manufactured goods being exported to the Colony of Victoria. Included in the cargo manifest was a large number of hardware & cutlery items. This fork is representative of similar items of silver electro-plated cutlery salvaged from the Loch Ard wreck site, comprising nickel silver electroplated spoons and forks of various sizes but all sharing the same general shape and design. Some of the pieces display their makers’ mark of William Page & Co Birmingham UK. Within the Flagstaff Hills cutlery collection donated from the Loch Ard, maker’s marks are often obscured by sedimentary accretion or verdigris after a century of submersion in the ocean. However sufficient detail has survived to indicate that the collection of samples of electroplated cutlery probably originated from the same cargo consignment from the Loch Ard and were made by William Page & Co. William Page was born in 1811 and died in 1885. He was active as a manufacturer of cutlery from 1829 with premises at 74 Belmont Rd, Dales End as a "close plater" (someone who works sheet metal), and he began electroplating in 1855. William Page & Co was also active from 1880 at Cranemore St, Cattle’s Grove also 55 Albion St, Birmingham, in 1936 the firm became Ltd. The firm used the trademarks "Asrista, Bolivian Silver, Silverite, Roman Silver, Roumanian Silver and Trevor Plate. In 1938 William Page was a supplier to the British Government, marking it's products with the broad arrow symbol and was also present at Sheffield. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch which 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, Curdle and 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, umbrella, 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 its 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 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 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 family 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 artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. 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 artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck. The collections object is to also give us a snapshot into history so 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. The collections historically significance is that it is associated unfortunately with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history. Group of possibly four large Nickel Silver plated dinner forks, fiddle-back design handle, narrow stem with flared collar and elongated prongs heavily encrusted with marine growth.makers’ mark “W” & “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.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, fork