When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned. In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery. Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck, The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse Brass, has verdigris, bottom section of a heart, the rest broken off. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, horse brass, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen

Gas and Fuel Fashion,Food,Fitness. Outside of a large tent/marquee. At bottom right the back of a red carevent, social, gas & fuel fashion, food, fitness

Beaded Tapestry mantle valance / Red background with beaded floral design in browns, white & gold .Scalloped bottom.domestic equipment, ornaments, beaded tapestry mantle valance

Photocopy of photograph : machinery in corrugated iron shed. Printed on bottom of photo : View of 20 drill air compressor. .topic, mining, machinery

Black and white photo ( sepia ? ) photograph of Bendigo mayor,. Bartlett Bros. Bendigo printed on bottom of photo board.Bartlett Brosperson, group, mayor

Black and white photo of tram stopped at bottom of View St. Driver and conductor leaning up against tram.person, individual, basil miller

Black and white photo of Basil Miller in Inspectors hat and uniform, without jacket. Crimped edge top and bottom.person, individual, basil miller

Black and white photograph of Pall Mall with several cars a tram and a bus. At the bottom in blue pen: Bendigo 1959.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

Document: black pen engineering drawing. On top 'D Valve' and 'Valve & Seating'. On bottom ' A. Richardson, Grade 1 'Alf Richardsonperson, alf richardson, engineering drawing, bendigo, alf richardson, mining, engineering drawing

Document: black pen engineering drawings. Written on top ' Gib and Cotter' on bottom / A. Richardson, Grade 1, 8.4.18'Alf Richardsonperson, alf richardson, engineering drawing, bendigo, alf richardson, mining, engineering drawings

postcard: biplane flying in sky. On bottom of image, group of people silhouetted, presumably watching aeroplane. No location given.aviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson collection, biplane

Postcard: man wearing goggles and flying hat, seated in cockpit of plane. Written on on bottom of image ' B.C. Hucks'aviation, civilian, b.c. hucks, basil watson collection, aviation, b.c. hucks.

Postcard: black and white postcard, man dressed in suit with dustcoat, standing in front of biplane. On bottom ' B (?) Alcock.aviation, civilian, b. alcock, basil miller, alcock, biplane.

Nickel plated pocket watch white dial with black Roman numerals. Seconds dial at bottom has no hand.261410 Charleyhorology, watches

White plastic rectangle with an Australian Limmerick. Print is maroon. 9 RAR symbol in roman numerals on bottom right.Up the old red rooster and more B....or P.... The saying that follows the renown "Catchcry" "Up the odl red rooster and more B... or P... Depending on your kuth or kulture, was derived from the rae, and though we know the corus line, here, for posternity, is full verse: Two arms, two hands, two steely bands, beneath the Southern Ceoss, I stands, God bless, our native land "Oostralia", whacked,bluey, you bloody beaut, up the old red rooster.....and beer9 rar, document

A green shell that has a yellow ring in the middle and metal ring near the bottom. It sits on a crimson wooden stand.Inert Training Round Inert training rounds, such as this example, were used to train gun turret crews in handling and firing the 4.5 guns on HMAS Vendetta which served on the 'gunline' during the Vietnam war.shell, hmas vendetta

Obelisk shaped bottle of clear glass with orange liqueur inside 'Agent Orange' is written on the label top to bottom,Agent Orangecommemorative bottle, agent orange

A dark green covered mannual with gold writing on the front cover, The word RESTRICTED is in the bottom right hand cornerroyal australian navy - technical manuals, westland wessex mk.3 aircraft

8072.1 - Brown ink well 8072.2 - Brown ink well with no flat bottom 8072.3 - Brown ink well

Churchill Island Heritage Farm has a large photograph collection dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the last decade. This series of photographs show the restoration and building of the Churchill Island precinct and the enormous amount of collaboration and work that went into the development of the heritage area.Black and White landscape photograph of a pasture, a small group of trees, and a stump in the bottom right hand corner of the frame.Catalogue number written on reverse in pencil.photograph, churchill island

Georgian era brass candlestick with round base, shaped stem tapered towards the bottom with a flared top. On right.Nil.

Eppalock. Construction. Markings: Eppalock Dam site 1960. Shows water laying in the bottom of what will be Lake Eppalock.civil engineering, water supply, eppalock

Green fabric banner printed in gold. On banner ' Primary 1267, Bendigo North School' Gold fringing on bottom.bendigo, education, bendigo north primary school

Photograph - black and white. Photo of City Hall, Bendigo. Written on left hand side bottom corner No.8.buildings, government, town hall, bendigo - city hall.

Photograph - black and white. Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo. Written on right hand side bottom corner of photo No.16.place, bendigo, conservatory, bendigo. conservatory gardens.

Photograph - black and white. Photograph of Kurmala Hospital, Bendigo. On bottom right hand side of photo, printed No.18place, bendigo, kurmala hospital, bendigo. kurmala hospital.

Small brown Langley ware jug with applied handle, smooth glaze on top portion and rough pattern on bottom.1/4 Pintdomestic equipment, food consumption, jugs

Half page promotional pamphlet for the Quan-Y-Sanh Pharmacy in Cho Lon - with text in Chinese. Torn on bottomIn Chinesepamphlets, chemist, propaganda, nva/vc, psycological warfare

Vietnamese Diary - 1948. Yellow with red writiing on bottom section of front cover. Image on top of front cover.vietnamese documents, diary

A black and white photograph of seven Diggers enjoy refreshemnts at the Bao Chi Bar (note there is no text at the bottom of the photograph)photograph, digger, bao chi bar, gibbons collection catalogue