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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Vehicle - Lifeboat, A McFarlane and Sons, Lifeboat Queenscliffe, 1926
QUEENSCLIFFE was built in 1926 to a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) design called the Watson Class. The double-diagonal planked vessel was built by A McFarlane and Sons in Port Adelaide SA, commissioned on the 6th of March 1926, and then officially named and launched on the 9th of April 1926. The original Wayburn petrol engine was replaced with a Gardner diesel. This gave QUEENSCLIFFE a top speed of 7.5 knots with a range of 350 miles. The equipment carried aboard included a VHF Radio Telephone, HF radio transceiver, visual signals, life rafts, hand rocket gun, flare gun, generator, search light and first aid supplies. In the tradition of many shore based lifeboats, QUEENSCLIFFE had its own shed and slipway and was always ready for launching when required to go to sea in response to an emergency call. Its area of operation included 'the Rip' at Port Phillip Heads and the Bass Strait seas immediately offshore. She was taken out of service in 1976 by the Marine Board of Victoria and subsequently offered to the Borough of Queenscliffe for care and display. The Lifeboat is listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV). During her 50 years of service the Queenscliffe attended many calls for assistance both inside and outside the Heads. Some of the vessels and calls for help the lifeboat attended were: 1960 - Army Commandos lost in the Rip 1967 - The search for the late Prime Minister Harold Holt 1974 - The last attendance to a vessel was to the Brisbane Trader which was on fire The shed which housed the lifeboat is located on the Queenscliff 'New' or 'Steamer' Pier (built in 1884). This shed includes the internal section of the slipway used to launch and retrieve the lifeboat. The external slipway and some other structures associated with the lifeboat shed have been removed. Originally fitted with two masts, the stern mast being removed in the 1960's. A retractable centre plate was used when under sail. Delivered with an 80 hp Wayburn petrol motor which was later replaced by a 72 hp Gardiner diesel. Top speed of 7.5 knots and a range of 350 miles.QUEENSCLIFFE is a wooden lifeboat built in 1926 in South Australia. It has a long association with the Victorian port of Queenscliff. It was manned voluntarily by their local fishermen and is therefore closely attached to families of the Queenscliff community. It is a rare surviving example of the coastal shore-based lifeboats that were based around the Australian coastline.The lifeboat 'Queenscliffe' a Watson Class LifeboatQueenscliffelifeboat, rescue, watson class boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Tool - Crucibles
Part of a collection recovered while diving over a period of many years. Recovered from Loch Ard siteShips relics from most famous wreckCarbon crucibles [4 sizes] used for melting lead on shipsOn the side and base: Morgans Patent On base: Morgan's patent. The patent Plumbago Crucible Company Batterswa Londonloch ard, salvage, crucible -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Barometer aneroid
An aneroid barometer is an instrument used for measuring pressure without the use of a liquid. Invented in 1844 by French scientist Lucien Vidi, the aneroid barometer uses a small, flexible metal box called an aneroid cell (capsule), which is made from an alloy of beryllium and copper and responds to changes in air pressure.An example of a widely used type of barometer.A brass aneroid barometer with a white face.Manufactured by C. Wermer and Co, Melbournebarometer, aneroid barometer, c. wermer -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Vehicle - Dinghy, clinker planked
Clinker timber dinghy, varnished topside -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Machine - Outboard motor
Air cooled 2 stroke outboard motor 3 HP approx -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Machine - Outboard Motor
Air cooled 2 stroke Bendix outboard motor 3 HP approx -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Machine - Outboard motor
3 1/2 HP 2 stroke semi water-cooled outboard motor -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Channel Marker - Colour Green
Ex Corio Bay green channel green lightSolar powered green channel marker lightchannel marker -
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Equipment - Oars
Just off Port Phillip Heads on April 12 1936, a strong wave struck the Nairana, tipping her over for two minutes before she righted herself again. During the horrifying two minutes, four people were drowned, and eight people were injured. The ship was reportedly carrying roughly one tonne of concrete in the hull when she tipped. Reports from the local papers said that it was a tidal wave meanwhile others were saying it was either an earthquake or a total lie. A later paper said that the ship had been caught in a rip at the mouth of the bay, causing the tragedy. The S.S Nairana, was sold for £4,000 (over $170,200 in today’s money!) in 1951 after two years of being stranded on the beach at Port Melbourne, when the moorings broke one night during a storm and drifted ashore, causing her to wreck.After WWI in 1920 she was decommisioned as a seaplane carrier and returned to her Australian owners crossing Bass Strait until she was laid up in 1948.Pair of oars from the Nairanaoars, ss nairana -
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Machine - Outboard motor
Four Cylinder water cooled 2 stroke outboard motor - Mercury 30 HP cream series -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photograph of the Painting (water colour) of the 'Empress of the Sea' burning, Charles Dickson Gregory, 'Burning of the Empress of the Sea'
The Empress of the Sea is historically and archaeologically significant as it was one of Donald Mackay's famous wooden clipper ships ie: representative of a particular design or type. It was also associated with both the Black Ball and White Star Lines of Australian Packets, which carried thousands of immigrants from Britain to Australia.Photograph of an original water colour painting of the burning of the sailing ship 'Empress of the Sea' by Charles Dickson GregoryFront: Burning of the Empress of the Sea, C. Dickson Gregory. Back: nilempress of the sea, watercolours -
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Newspaper - Gellibrand Lighthouse damage
A ship in fog collided with the lighthouse, it tilted 20 degrees & was eventually burnedHerald newspaper article 23June1976 re Gellibrand Lighthouse collision & burninglighthouse -
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Photograph - 1986-060.1 - Alma Doepel under sail / 1986-060.2 National Trust article / 1986-060.3 G'long Independent article / 1986-060.4 Bellarine Echo article, Photograph & news articles, 06/06/1989
This three masted Cutter was built in AustraliaAustralian tall ship1986-060.1 Photograph of the Alma Doepel under sail in Port Phillip 1986-060.2 National Trust article re the Alma Doepel, March 1986 1986-060.3 Geelong Independent article 9 June 1989 1986-060.4 Bellarine Echo article 02Feb 1988 re Alma Doepel1986-060.1 - On the reverse: "A. D. S. C. 142 Old Eltham Rd Lower Plenty 3093" 1986-060.2 - Alcoa advertisement 1986-060.3 - NIL 1986-060.4 - NIL1986-060.1 to 4 merchant ship, 1986-060.2 historical information, 1986-060.3 alma doepel & victor (tug), 1986-060.4 alma doepel misses the fleet -
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Newspaper - QMM Commencement article from the Telegraph newspaper, Photograph & news articles
QMM to be builtQMMNewspaper article re QMM build about to start.Reverse - NILcommunity information, qmm to be built -
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Photograph - Moving Lifeboat to QMM, Colour Photograph
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboatColour photographs of the QUEENSCLIFFE Lifeboat loaded onto a low-loader trailer to move it to the QMM site [66.1 and 66.2]Reverse - 066.1 "Now just exactly what is happening?" and 066.2 "Almost there - what an achievement!"community information, the queenscliffe lifeboat -
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Photograph - Moving Lifeboat into the QMM, Colour Photograph set
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboatColour photographs of the QUEENSCLIFFE Lifeboat being loaded onto a low-loader trailer to move it to the QMM site [66.1 and 66.2]Reverse - NILcommunity information, the queenscliffe lifeboat -
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Photograph - Unveiling the 150 Year Victoria Anniversary Plaque at QMM, Colour Photograph
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboatColour photographs of the unveiling of the 150 Year Victoria Anniversary Plaque at QMMReverse - NILcommunity information, the queenscliffe lifeboat -
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Photograph - Rope Shed at QMM, Colour Photograph
Original Rope Shed position at QMM, since relocatedRope ShedColour photographs of the original Rope Shed position at QMMReverse - NILcommunity information, rope shed -
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Photograph - QMM site selection 1984, Colour Photograph
Colour photos of the original site selected for the Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumSite selectionColour photos of the original site selected for the Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumReverse - NILcommunity information, queenscliffe maritime museum -
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Photograph - Rope shed and relocation crane, Colour Photograph
Colour photos of the original site selected for the Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumShed relocationColour photo of the crane used to move the Rope ShedReverse - NILcommunity information, queenscliffe maritime museum, rope shed -
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Photograph - Unveiling the 150 Year Victoria Anniversary Plaque at QMM, Colour Photograph
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboatColour photographs of the unveiling of the 150 Year Victoria Anniversary Plaque at QMMReverse - NILcommunity information, the queenscliffe lifeboat -
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Newspaper - Queenscliffe lifeboat into QMM, Colour Photograph & news articles
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboatColour photograph & newspaper articles from early 1980's about the lifeboat QueenscliffeReverse - NILcommunity information, the queenscliffe lifeboat -
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Photograph - Photo of three Queenscliffe organisational representative, Colour Photograph, 1981-82
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboats, history & charitable worksColour photograph of representatives of Queenscliffe's 3 main organisationsReverse - 1981-82 presentation of cheques - proceeds of Queenscliffe marketcommunity information, lifeboat preservation society, historical society, cottage by the sea -
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Photograph - Photos of 1982-83 Cheque Presentations, Colour Photographs, 1982-83
lifeboat QUEENSCLIFFE being preservedLifeboats, history & charitable worksColour photographs of representatives of Queenscliffe's organisationsReverse - 1982-83 presentation of cheques - proceeds of Queenscliffe marketcommunity information, lifeboat preservation society, historical society, cottage by the sea -
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Photograph - Photo of horse drawn sand 'dredger', Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of horse drawn sand dredgingReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36 -
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Photograph - Photo of many men digging the channel, Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo - Boat Channel - Men digging in watered trench with shovelsReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36 -
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Photograph - Photo of many two men with shovels digging the channel, Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of many two men with shovels digging the channelReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36 -
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Photograph - Photo of many twelve men with shovels digging the channel, Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of twelve men with shovels digging the channelReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36 -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of sixteen men with shovels digging the channel, Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of men with shovels digging the channel, aka The Cut, at the Bay end.Reverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36, the cut -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Photo of a horse drawn dredge digging the channel aka The Cut, Photograph of boat channel creation series, 1934-36
QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo of horse drawn sand dredge digging the channel, aka The Cut, at the Bay end.Reverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36, the cut, horse drawn dredge