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Memorabilia - Certificate and Medal, 16 January 1949
Royal Humane Society Certificates and Medals are not given lightly and these items have been treasured by the family since presentation in the 1940's. Donated to the Museum for safekeeping/display in July 2011Royal Humane Society certificate and medal presented to Thomas Warren - fisherman aged 43 from Queenscliff, in helping to rescue four men from drowning from the wreck of the yacht Merlan on the outer reef at Point Lonsdale on 16/01/1949Includes letters, telegrams of congratulationsroyal humane society of australasia, thomas warren, merlan, rescue -
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Equipment - Seal Press, c. 1860
In August 1873, four of the crew were killed and the other four injured when the Pilot schooner Rip was overwelmed in heavy seas at the Heads. The tragedy and heroism of the crew, inspired the people of Melbourne and a public apeal raised funds to support the affected families as well as the formation of what is now the Royal Humane Society of Australasia to provide public recognition to acts of bravery.Official Seal Press of No. 2 Coy 'RIP' 1860 - 1889 seal press, rip, pilot boats -
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Machine - Sewing Machine
Date made approx early 1800'sTravelling Sewing Machine. G clamp. Spanner/Screwdriver. Darning Mushroom. Darning Needle [knitting needle converted to sewing tool. Tension Spring. Darning foot. Sewing foot. Embroidery Sample. NeedlebookW B Moore 51 Grafton St Dublin Patent 1870. VR and crown on plate screw. Underneath base Miss L Kenny.sewing machine, travel, sewing accesories -
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Book - Scrimshaw Book (whalebone ), Scrimshaw Book, Early 19th Century
A small notebook made of whalebone - (Notes by the surgeon, some indecipherable to be handled with extreme care). The notebook was the property of, and used by, Sidney Bernard, Surgeon, Royal Navy on board HMS "Eclair". Last used 9th October 1845Notes by Surgeon.scrimshaw, whalebone, medical, hmas eclair -
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Domestic object - Lamp - Candle Holder, 1850 approx
"Rangoon" Wooden three mast barque of 379 tons, built Sunderland, England, wrecked 22nd March 1870 at the mouth of Minnamurra River between Kiama and Shellharbour NSW AustraliaThe donor's grandfather was Master of the shipLamp - Candle Holder supported by brass bracket, screw cap and spring missingbarque, rangoon, lighting equipment -
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sail makers palm
2 pieces of a leather sail makers palm recovered from wreck site of Gipsland coast near Clonmel Island. Wrecked 1878 ex Blackbird -
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Tool - Navigation, ship's Log, 25 May 2011
A Ship's Log looked very similar to a torpedo but was used to measure the speed of a ship. When dragged behind the vessel, movement of water past the propeller caused it to rotate, turning the small needle dials to record the distance and speed travelled. https://museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/resources/journeys-to-australia/Ship's Log Display HeadWalkers Cherub 111 ships lognavigation, speed, knot, chip log, log, thomas walker and son -
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Bottle
Bottle recovered from wreck site of Joseph Sims - wrecked Prime Seal Island, Bass Strait 1/6/1930 -
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Dolls Furniture
One piece porcelain dolls furniture (chamber pot) and one other piece dolls furniture (broken) from "Loch Ard" -
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Domestic object - Oval silver trays, 19th century
from the wreck of "Loch Ard"Oval silver trays from the "Loch Ard"2769 number on backsilver tray, loch ard, salvage -
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Brass Step Plate
Brass Step Plate from wreck of S.S. "Karitane" Ornate object possibly used as a step protector on stairs or doorway. Wear pattern suggests it would be fixed vertically. Recovered from wrecksite base of cliffs beneath Deal Island Lighthouse, wrecked 24/12/1920 -
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Glassware and ceramics from Cambridgeshire
items from wreck of iron ship "Cambridgeshire" - 7/9/1875 Knights Island Furneaux Group1 x juice squeezer 9 cm - 1 x juice squeezer 12 cm - 3 x small condiment dishes - 1 x ceramic dish 7 cm - 1 x ceramic knob 55 mm - 1 x glass ring/neck damaged - 1 x small glass jug 8 cm diam -
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Two brass items, Early 1880's ?
Iron 4- mast barque "Falls of Halladale" wrecked 14th November 1908 at Peterborough Vic 1. Letter L from name plate 2. Pear shaped item - Light fitting ? -
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Three bottles, One ceramic bottle G. James Brighton
Wreck sites at Deal Island "Ida" Wooden 2 mast schooner wrecked 27th April 1850 and "General Jessup" Wooden 3 mast barque wrecked 7th July 1863. One glass bottle and two ceramic bottles -
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Tablespoon ( silver)
"W.B.Godfrey" Wooden 3 mast barque wrecked 7th March 1891. One Silver TablespoonW.H. Hall -
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Four Dead Eyes, Early 1870s
"Bulli" Iron Single Screw Steamer, collier wrecked 28th June 1877 at Erith Island. Four Wooden Dead Eyes, Three Large and One Small -
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Equipment - Cover, porthole, c. 1890
A porthole, sometimes called bull's-eye window or bull's-eye, is a generally circular window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air.Cover plate used to close over port hole (brass) Possibly from wreck of Iron Clipper 'Victoria Tower'porthole, bull's eye window, ship -
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Victoria Tower Relics, mid 1860's
"Victoria Tower" 3-mast ship wrecked 17th October 1869 on maiden voyage, Bream Creek near Torquay Victoria. 20 items mostly brass items -
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Karitane relics, Early 20th Century
"S.S.Karitane" Steel single screw steamship, wrecked 24/12/1920 at Deal Island Lighthouse 2 x porcelain egg cups with Union S.S. flag 1 x Brass gas fitting 1 x Butter Knife -
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Lead Weight
"Loch Ard" Iron 3-mast ship wrecked 31st May 1878 Port Campbell Pear shaped lead weight with brass casing recovered from Loch Ard wreck site. -
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Air Regulator, 1960's ?
Air regulator demand valve as used in scuba diving in 1960's ? -
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Port Hole
Port hole recovered from unknown wreck or location -
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Stop Valve
In line stop valve (possibly for steam) 14 cm flange. Brass -
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Deadeye
Large wooden deadeye - part of ships rigging with 3 holes. Found washed up on dog beach Queenscliff, following a storm in 2000, probably from ex Rip ship wreck -
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Model of Maud, 2012
Model of Maud made in 2012 by Malcolm Gibson in Geelong. Actual couta boat Maud was launched in 1927 built by Lars Halvorsen and now moored in QueenscliffMAUD is a wooden sailing vessel built in Victoria for fishing. It is an example of the Victorian couta boat class with a design adaptation for local conditions. It was built and designed by Peter Locke Jnr, at Queenscliff Victoria in 1931, with shallower draft than most couta boats so that it could operate from Barwon Heads. It is the only remaining couta boat from the Barwon Heads fleet.Scale model of Couta Boat Maud housed in a purpose built display case made by Showfront (owned by John Tiller)boat model, couta boat, maud -
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Vehicle - HMAS Lonsdale [HMVS], Built in 1884
Transported to Victoria as deck cargo aboard s.s. Port Darwin. This vessel was ordered by Government of Victoria and was only used in training exercises in Port Philip and had become outmoded by the time the Royal Australian Navy was formed in 1911.Buried by sand in the grounds of the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum. There is no known record of how the "Lonsdale" ended abandoned on the beach at Queenscliff. Originally the land where the QMM is situated was the foreshore at the back of the houses in Beach Street, Queenscliff. There were two Torpedo boats built in 1884, the Lonsdale and the Nepean.Site of the buried remains of the Torpedo Boat HMAS Lonsdale [HMVS]hmas lonsdale, hmvs lonsdale, victorian navy, port phillip, royal australian navy -
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Functional object - Ship's Wheel from S S George Kermode, 1914
The Melbourne Harbour Trust Commission purchased the steam dredge SIR WILLIAM MATHEWS on 10 October 1941 from the Western Australian Government. Although the dredge was described as a suction dredge it was in fact a bucket dredge. After an overhaul, the vessel was renamed the GEORGE KERMODE and commenced operation in Victorian waters on 22 June 1942. The vessel was hired out to the Port of Burnie in 1945-46 but continued in the ownership of the Trust until 1 April 1976 when it was scuttled by the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands as part of their artificial reef program. This program resulted in a number of reefs being established in Port Phillip Bay, including one off Carrum containing the wooden steamer URALBA.Timber and brass ship's wheel from center ladder hopper dredge George Kermode (formerly Sir William Mathews). Built Paisley Scotland 1914.noneships wheel, scuttled vessels, artificial reefs, george kermode -
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Equipment - Hand operated divers air pump
Standard diving dress (also known as hard-hat or copper hat equipment, or heavy gear) is a type of diving suit that was formerly used for all relatively deep underwater work that required more than breath-hold duration, which included marine salvage, civil engineering, pearl shell diving and other commercial diving work, and similar naval diving applications. Standard diving dress has largely been superseded by lighter and more comfortable equipment. Standard diving dress consists of a diving helmet made from copper and brass or bronze, an air hose from a surface-supplied manually operated PUMP or low pressure breathing air compressor, a waterproofed canvas suit, a diving knife, and weights to counteract buoyancy, generally on the chest, back and shoes. Later models were equipped with a diver's telephone for voice communications with the surface.Hand operated divers air pump for one or two diversdiving, air pump -
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Functional object - Sailmakers Palm
Sail makers Palm - Used to push the sewing needle through heavy sail material (sometimes several layers thick) and when sewing edges included material and rope.Brown Leather sailmakers palmsailmakers palm, queenscliff maritime museum -
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Instrument - Trailing Ship's Log
Used to 1935 by John Gordon Hanby while in the militia at Fort Queenscliffe.Metal trailing log comprising of a gauge and two rotors towed behind ships to measure distance.Walker's, Cherve, Mark III.towing log, measuring distance, ship's log