This piece of wood is from the American clipper ship LIGHTNING was a 3 masted, fully rigged extreme clipper ship. She was commissioned by James Baines, of the Black Ball Line in Liverpool, England, during the time of the Australian Gold Rush for the trade of passengers and cargo between England and Australia. Her cargo listed early consignments of livestock and animals, including rabbits sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea, Victoria. The LIGHTNING was built in 1854 by shipbuilder Donald McKay, of East Boston, USA. She was described as spacious and comfortable, and one of the smartest ships known. The LIGHTNING set many speed records for her sea crossings, and became one of the most famous of the racing clippers and one of the fastest ever launched. In 1854, with Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes and Mate ‘Bully’ Bragg, LIGHTNING made the return trip from Melbourne to Liverpool in only 64 days, 3 hours and 10 minutes; a record for all time. Captain Enright became the new Master of LIGHTNING soon afterwards. He has been described as one of the finest mariners in the Australian trade. One of Captain Enright’s innovations was to publish a ship’s paper called The Lightning Gazette. (Captain Forbes had left to captain the SCHOMBERG.) In January 1855 Capt. Enright sailed the LIGHTNING from Liverpool with over 700 passengers and returned home carrying gold as her cargo. In 1857, for a very brief time under Capt. Byrne the LIGHTNING was used as a troop ship, taking British officers and soldiers, stores and ammunition, to fight in India. In 1859 she then returned to her run between Liverpool and Melbourne, apart from 1867 when she made a special trip between Melbourne and Port Chalmers in New Zealand. In 1869 the LIGHTNING was sold to Thomas Harrison of Liverpool, and she continued to sail for the Black Ball Line. Master of LIGHTNING, Captain Henry Jones, sailed her to Geelong in October 1869, and whilst docked, he had her loaded with a cargo of wool, copper, wire, tallow and other goods. At about 1am on 31st October 1869, whilst still docked and fully laden, a fire was noticed on the LIGHTNING. Efforts to extinguished the fire were unsuccessful, so she was towed to the shoals in Corio Bay, where she eventually sank, losing all cargo but no lives. The area is now known as Lightning Shoals. The LIGHTNING is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S415. She is historically significant for being one of the fastest wooden ships ever built, the first clipper built in the USA for British owners and being the worst shipping disaster in Geelong's history. It spent its whole career carrying cargo and immigrants from England to Australia.Sample of wood from the wool clipper LIGHTNING, 1854-1869, The sample has a label and a card with information about the ship and a person. Card, typewritten, "PIECE OF TIMBER FROM FAMOUS WOOL CLIPPER / "LIGHTNING". BUILD IN DONALD McKAY'S SHIPYARD / IN BOSTON, U.S.A.. SHE WAS BURNT TO TOTAL LOSS / IN GEELONG IN 1869"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sailing ship lightning, extreme clipper ship, american clipper ship, record breaking clipper ship, james baines, black ball line, donald mckay shipbuilder, captain ‘bully’ forbes, australian immigration, liverpool to melbourne migration, captain enright, captain byrne, captain henry jones, lightning shoals geelong, rabbits introduced to australia, wood sample from lightning

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: BOSTON/WRIGHT & DITSON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Painttennis

Medal printed with 'Tennis Australia...Australia vs. USA...Boston...16 - 18 July 1999'. And on reverse: '100 Years of Davis Cup...since 1900' with image of Davis Cup trophy. Materials: Metaltennis

Medal printed with 'Tennis Australia...Australia vs. USA...Boston...16 - 18 July 1999'. And on reverse: '100 Years of Davis Cup...since 1900' with image of Davis Cup trophy. Materials: Metaltennis

Cardinal O'Connell was Roman Catholic archbishop of Boston when this medal was created by Dora Ohlfsen in 1911.This medal was created by Ballarat born sculptor Dora Olhfsen. Ohlfsen lived and worked in Roma at the time and this medallion was created for Archbishop, Cardinal O'Connell of Boston on his achieving the cardinal's hat in 1911. Ohlfsen was born in Ballarat in 1869 and served as a nurse in Italy in World War I later sculpting the Anzac medallion to raise funds for returned soldiers.medal, ohlfsen, ballarat, cardinal o'connell, rome

An unstrung Wright and Ditson transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Inktennis

Rectangular clear pale blue tinted bottle with long neck. Text on three sides and monogram on base embossed onto the glass'SYDNEY, N.S.W.' 'DR. SHELDONS NEW DISCOVERY' 'BOSTON U.S.A.'. Monogram on base the letters A G M overlaid on each other.

Colour slide in a mount. President and Mrs. Eisenhower on White House Lawn, Washington DC, USAMade in USA / Henry Cobb Shaw / 8 Bosworth St., Boston 8, Mass / WN6 / President & Mrs. Eisenhower on White House Lawnslide, robin boyd

Travel Itinerary for Mr and Mrs J Davies, from 12/09/1989 to 07/10/1989 to London, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Melbourne.

A Wright and Ditson "The Club" tilt-top tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; smooth, rounded handle; and leather end wrap and butt cover. Inscription across crown and throat on obverse: "THE CLUB"/WRIGHT & DITSON/BOSTON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leathertennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; double screw through shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along left side of shaft: WRIGHT & DITSON, MAKERS/BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leathertennis

Cardboard box, originally packaging for chocolates. Graphic on lid depicts a woman with a parasol and a tennis racquet, standing near a tennis net. Based printed with words: 'ROMANCE CHOCOLATES/MANUFACTURED BY/COX CONFECTIONERY CO./BOSTON --MASS./NO.83/NET WEIGHT HALF POUND'. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Papertennis

Peter Blake, who was Editor in Chief of Architectural Forum, writes to Patricia Boyd, that he has moved to Boston and is in a new position. Includes general news about seeing Penelope Seidler and children later that day.

Photos were digitized (instead of printed) onto CDs for preservation, easy storage and enabling multiple copies.These photos are a record of the early days of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme including the town of Mt Beauty in the late 1940s to early 1950s Bronwyn Gray inherited these photos of Mt Beauty and the construction of the KHES. Her uncle Ewan Stebbins puchased a piece of furniture from a garage sale in Boston Rd., Torquay in 1981. The developed film were photos of Mt Beauty and surrounding area. He was an SEC employee and knew the area well.Case is hard plastic, black on the back and clear on the front. The 53 black and white photos are of Mt Beauty township and the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. On the CD in black texta: "Mt Beauty / Film found in / furniture from house / in Boston Rd. / Torquay in 1981" Added in blue texta: "MTB 001 - MTB 053"mt beauty c1949, bogong c1949, stebbins photo collection

Labelled "Twyford Plant Lab. Santa Paula. CA. Aug 1986." (1) "Boston fern." (2) "Tissue Culture." (3) "Ficus lyrata Fiddle leaf fig."plant laboratory, tissue culture, santa paula, boston fern, ficus lyrata, fiddle leaf fig

Handwritten review of 'A Yankee Merchant in Goldrush Australia' published by William Heinemann. It is a collection of letters from George Francis Train to the 'Boston Post' telling of his experiences and of life in general in Australia from 21/5/1853 to 8/11/1855. His description of Bendigo came from an informant and not a personal visit.document, a yankee merchant in goldrush australia - book review, i hendry, william heinemann, george francis train, boston post

News clipping relating to match between Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs. From Boston Daily Record, Monday August 28, 1933. Part of a collection of photos taken/owned by Australian player D.P. Turnbull - found in collection in a vinyl album marked 'Photos by D P Turnbull'. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

As a young man, Collins joined the Fenian movement (founded to overthrow British rule in Ireland). This work led him into politics. He was quickly elected a state representative and then a state senator. As a legislator, Collins worked to ease restrictions on the practice of religion for Catholics in state institutions and to earn public money for Catholic charitable institutions. With the rapidly increasing number of Irish voters in Boston in the 1870s, their vocal assertion of their rights, and strong political organization, the Irish were beginning to be recognized as a power to be reckoned with. Collins was central to these developments.(http://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-2036414231/young-patrick-a-collins-and-boston-politics-after, accessed 21 January 2014)Image of Patrick A. Collins, United States Congressmanballarat irish, patick collins, collins,

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 71 page hardcover book, a part biography of John Burroughs. Published in 1921 by Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York. Printed by the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. B&W photo of a bearded man sitting in a doorway, presumably John Burrows. Catalogue sticker ''2172 SHA'' on spine.Dallas Lore Sharpbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, john burroughs, dallas lore sharp, biography

Blue Felt Pennant with a picture of the ship HMAS Hobart.Battle Honours or Ports of call - Bay City Norfolk Panama Canal Long Beach San Diego Port Hueneme Vancouver San Francisco Pearl Harbour Sydney Boston Mayport Fiji

Handwritten on graph paper - Employee names include: Gregory, Reed, Tueno, Cant, Power, Evans, Caughlan, Livingstone, Palmer, Higham, Picker, Townsend, Shaw, Harrison, Threlfall, Kurzke, Hopgood, Sanf, Nickson, R. Wirth, J.Wirth, Pollard, Dole, Perdon, Hogan, Grenfell, Boston, Hope, A.James. Also has instructions for the staff of the duty at hand.person, individual, basil miller

A Wright and Ditson 'Special' tilt-top tennis racquet, with: solid, concave throat; fine-grooved, angled handle; ribbon collar around shaft; and leather end wrap. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/BOSTON/SPECIAL. Initials C.F. carved into throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Ribbontennis

A Wright and Ditson 'The Park' flat-top tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; fine-grooved, rounded handle; and leather end wrap. Inscription across crown and throat on obverse: TH[E P]ARK/WRIGHT & DITSON/BOSTON. Initials WHP carved into throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Stringtennis

A Wright and Ditson transitional flat-top junior tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Two handwritten inscriptions across throat on reverse: JOHN HOWARD/.../TOM H. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; single screw through shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Model name across crown on obverse is illegible, but model is most likely a 'Longwood'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

Used for adding and inventory work The Speedie was a manual adding machine that could not perform subtraction. It consisted of eight columns and five rows of keys in both maroon and ivory. It had a nine digit display that could add up. It could perform multiplication by using repeat action. If you examine the keyboard you’ll note that it only shows numbers 1 through 5. If you want to use numbers 6 through 9 then what you do is hit two keys that add up to that number. Simple office adding machine Made from Bakelite Chadwick-Miller Inc (CMI) was a Boston based importer of low-cost gift items and stationery products sourced mostly from Japan. These products were branded as Chadwick-Miller although CMI was not a manufacturer. It is known that Chadwick-Miller was in business in 1960, although its founding year is unknown. The company dissolved in 2007.Speedie add-a-maticforests commission victoria (fcv), forest measurement