One of a collection of photographs donated by Mary Karney from the Bryant West Collection.Photograph of "Students" outside Cowes State School No. 1282 at a Back to Phillip Island Celebration 1926.cowes state school, school reunion, mary karney, back to phillip island 1926

Photograph donated by Jean HarveyBlack & White photograph of the old Suspension Bridge from San Remo to Newhaven, Phillip Islandsuspension bridge phillip island, san remo newhaven bridge, bridges, jean harvey

One of a collection of 11 photographs/postcards donated by Meg Davis & Nancy McHaffie from the estate of Brenda Higgins, grand-daughter of JD & Georgianna McHaffieBlack & White postcard of Churchill Island in the background taken from Newhaven foreshore. Jetty in the foreground.The Rose Series P. 696. Churchill Is., from Newhaven, Phillip Is., Victoriachurchill island, newhaven, newhaven phillip island, meg davis, nancy mchaffie, brenda higgins

Photograph taken by Jessie "Girlie" Smith of San Remo who owned the Penguin Cafe in Thompson Avenue, Cowes.Photograph of scene during fire at Isle of Wight Hotel. Gateway and Norfolk Island pine. Smoke.phillip island, isle of wight hotel fire, jessie smith

Donated by G. HaywoodBlack & White Postcard of view taken from Newhaven with Churchill Island in the background. Trees on foreshore."The Rose Series, P. 696" "Churchill Is., from Newhaven, Phillip Is., Victoria"view from newhaven, phillip island, churchill island, g haywood

One of 20 photographs/postcards donated by Mary KarneySepia copy of postcard. Photograph of Broadwater Guesthouse, Cowes, Phillip Island. Lady standing on the verandah.The Rose Series P. 3399 "Broadwater", Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic.guesthouses cowes phillip island, broadwater guesthouse cowes, broadwater guesthouse cowes phillip island, guesthouses phillip island, cowes, mary karney

One of a collection of 15 photographs/postcards donated by Lois MullinsBlack & White photograph of the old Suspension Bridge from San Remo to Newhaven, Phillip Island"The Bridge San Remo Vic"suspension bridge san remo, suspension bridge san remo/phillip island, phillip island bridge, bridges, lois mullins

Article in Sun News PictorialArticle about V.C.P. Government and Transport Board Act and bridge between Phillip Island and The Mainland.local history, documents, newspapers, bridges, phillip island, black & white newspaper clipping

Article from a collection of newspaper clippings from October 1968 to July 1971Article about the profit of $400 from Back to Phillip Island Celebrations be used for a School Bursary.phillip island, back to phillip island celebrations, school bursary

In 1865 Melbourne was visited by a fully rigged steam sloop flying The Confederate Ensign; at the time the American Civil War was in progress. Samuel Amess feted Captain Waddell and his crew although some people were against The Confederate cause. The Captain was most appreciative and presented Samuel Amess with the small cannon.Coloured photograph showing the Cannon from the Confederate Ship "Shanandoah" in the garden of the homestead on Churchill Island.local history, photographs, buildings - historical, rural industry, coloured photograph, john cook, churchill island, cannon

Shows the sea transport used before the Suspension Bridge was built. Punt ran between Newhaven and San Remo from 1900 - 1940.Close-up of two cars on punt crossing between San Remo and Newhaven, Phillip Islandlocal history, photographs, phillip island punt, black & white photograph, phillip island mainland connections, jack jenner collections, public constructions

Negatives lent by Max Turner, a former resident. Prints donated by Mr. Booth of WangarattaBlack & white, unframed photograph - a view across Lake King showing island (which is no longer there)lake king

Colour photograph of Mitchelsons fishing boat Dageraad at Bullock Island jetty, Lakes Entrance, Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, shipwrecks, ocean, coast

This is the before paired photograph used in the 150 year, Lakes Entrance 1858-2008 display.|The after paired photograph number is 01666.1|Also one 12 x 16 framed photograph used in room display.Colour photograph showing sand dunes, Snake Island and rock groynes, Lakes Entrance, Victoria.waterways, islands, vegetation

shipwrecks, painters/artists, funeral notice & photoscoastal inhabitants and shipwrecksnews clipping re Swan Island, car ferry issues, The SUEVIC issues, gas pipeline Reverse " NIL ".historical references

Australian coastal mapsAustralian coastal mapsMap from unknown book of Queensland coast Hinchinbrook Island to Cape Melville, pre 1987Reverse " NIL "old maps of australian coast

East Beach 1973Black and white photograph of East Beach with she oaks on the left and Norfolk Island pine in distanceNovember 1973 kodakeast beach, battery hill, ocean, sea, sand

Artist: Samuel Thomas Gill Born 21 May 1818 Perriton, Minehead, Somerset Died 27 October 1880 Melbourne Father: Samuel Gill Mother: Winifred Gill nee Oke Engraved and relief print of Drawing of Port Fairy Bay with small boat near Griffith islandengraving, australian art

Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Aboriginal woman named Truganini wearing a shell necklace. She was a native of Bruni Island, Tasmania. Title - Truganini (When She Died Her Race Became Extinct).aborigine, aboriginal, truganini, tasmania, bruni island, shell necklace

The five types of nails include a stamped steel nail made for wooden flooring; four copper nails used for boat building found at various locations on the island; two steel nails removed from the lantern room door during restoration in 2002 which possibly came with the Chance Bros. lantern room kit delivered in 1862; three galvanised steel nails used to pin the railway track to sleepers and decking on the jetty (the rail track carried a small trolley for unloading stores from supply ships); and a square copper nail found on the rocky shore on Tullaberga Island close to the location of the Monumental City wreck of 1853. The huge American steamer, Monumental City, was wrecked on 15 May 1853. Built in 1850, the ship was the first screw-propulsion steamer to cross the Pacific and was heading back to Sydney after dropping off Californians heading for the Victorian goldfields. Thirty-seven lives were lost, including the owner of the ship, Peter Strobel. A medal was awarded by Sydney residents to Charles Plummer who swam ashore with a line from the wreck. The tragedy renewed the urgency for a lighthouse on Gabo Island, and in 1862 when this was achieved an obelisk was erected as a memorial to those who perished. That year, Victorian PWD architect and designer of the lightstation buildings, Charles Maplestone, gave the following instructions: ‘You may remove the remains of the poor unfortunate shipwrecked of the Monumental City to the site on Gabo you propose but take scrupulous care to collect all the remains and inter them decently under the monument. Pray save any relics’.246 Heritage Victoria has 39 artefacts listed under the Historic Shipwrecks Act (S473) with a clear provenance to the Monumental City. While the copper nail has no documented provenance, it still has contributory significance as part of a diverse assemblage of relics that help to interpret the history of the Gabo Island Lightstation and the numerous shipwrecks that have occurred in its vicinity since the mid nineteenth century..1 Steel nail - flat. Stamped. This type of nail was used for secret nailing of flooring. Source of this nail is unknown. .2 Copper nails. This type of nail was used for boat building. Found at various locations around island. .3 Steel nails. Extracted from lantern room door during restoration 2002. .4 Galvanised steel nails. Used to pin railway track to timber sleepers and decking on jetty. Rail track carried a small trolley used during the unloading of stores from supply ships. .5. Copper nail square. This nail was found on the rocky shore line on Tullaberga Island close to the location of the wreck of the "Monumental City" wrecked May 1853. Nail found in June 2000.

Black and white photograph of the man-made entrance from Bass Strait to the Gippsland Lakes taken from Jemmys Point. It also shows the rock groynes at Bullock Island with dredged sand starting to fill the basins to enlarge the island. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, public works

Colour aerial photograph of the land forms around the entrance to the Gippsland Lakes, from Kalimna West to Lakes Entrance, North Arm to the ocean. Shows massive sand buildup between Rigby Island and Kalimna, also Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, navigation