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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Death notice of John Allan Matheson, 2/02/1995
Notice of death and memorial service for John Allan Matheson, younger son of Captain Charles and Mary Matheson. Matheson land bought by City of Nunawading for the bi-centennial orchard.matheson, john allan -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Document - Invitation
Printed card invitation to a function at Officers Mess 16 George Street Fitzroy to farewell Lieutenant ColonelPWA Fernleigh and Captain J.A. O Reilly 24 July 1993 fernleigh, oreilly, fitzroy -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Mess dress
Colour photograph of Lieutenant Kazenwadel and Captain Lyle Jackel of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles in mess dress at a dinner at Buna Barracks Albury 9 November 1991.military, dinner, vmr, officers, uniform, docking, jackel, kazenwadel -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
Military training was never without danger especially when weapons were handled. Risks were assessed during planning and measures taken to minimise hazards. On one occasion the Conducting Officer was injured by a grenade fragment during throwing practice. He was promptly treated by Squadron medics and transferred to hospital.Three colour photographs of Captain P. Williams, Adjutant ' A' Squadron 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles receiving treatment after he was injured by a grenade fragment at Puckapunyal. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Two officers a movie theatre
‘A’ Squadron 8/13 Victorian mounted Rifles hosted a special screening of the movie “The Lighthorsemen” at the Regent Theatre Albury on 11 September 1987. The official party included the Area Commander Albury-Wodonga Military Area, Honorary Colonel 8/13 VMR and Officer Commanding ‘a’ Squadron 8/13 VMR. The VMR Heritage Troop mounted a Lance-Guard in the theatre foyer and the Albury City Band played prior to the screening. Proceeds from the function were donated to Legacy.Colour photograph of CDolonel C. Brewer, Commander AWMA with Captain Robert Morrison arriving at the special screening of the " Lighthorsemen " at Albury. Lance - Guard Trooper Chris Ellison in backgroundmilitary, vmr, movie, lighthorsemen, theatre -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Cpt. C Darby, 1865
Black and white photograph of Captain C Darby of the P S Charles Edward showing a gentleman wearing a three piece suit with top hat on the cabinet he is leaning on.ships and shipping -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Captain P. Taylor Complete the Last Leg of a flight to California, 1934
Black and white photographic image of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith and Captain P. Taylor after completing the las leg of a 7365 mile flight to California ahead of schedule.aeroplane, aviation, flight, charles kingsford smith, p.g. taylor, southern cross -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Medical Instrument Tray x2
This medical / hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950's specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Shows the development of hospital equipment and the material used to make them. It was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment.Two large enamel trays used for the required instruments for an operation. Both have black rounded edges. 1. White with straight sides angled at point of contact with the surface and form corners. 2. Speckled grey with straight sides that are curved at point of contact with the surface and curved at each corner.medical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt beauty. tray. medical instruments. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDALS WW2, Post 1945
Originals but neither are engraved. It was common for these two especially when issued to not be engraved.1) Pacific Star. 6 point gold metal star imprinted with crown & GRJ VI. 5 colour ribbon attached with ring. .2) The 1939 - 1945 Star. 6 point gold metal star imprinted with crown & GRJ VI. 3 colour ribbon attached with ring.medals, awards ww2 -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Equipment - Inhaler, Clover (modified)
Dr. Joseph Clover (1825-1882), an English physician, first described his Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler on Jan. 20, 1877. Clover was an especially sought after anesthesiologist and early pioneer in the specialty. This was the best-known of many inhalers that Clover designed. The dome-shaped reservoir was turned to points on a control dial to gradually increase or decrease the percentage of the air that passed over the ether. Several inventors based new inhalers on this, while the original continued to be manufactured as late as the beginning of WWII. This modified version differs from the original Clover inhaler as it has a glass dome chamber at the top allowing the level of ether to be monitored.Metal based chamber with glass dome top. There is a metal connection point at the top of the glass dome for a rebreather bag, with a whistle tip connection point at the base of the chamber for a facemask. There is no rebreather bag or facemask. There is a black plastic stopper to the side of the chamber, with a glass bulb with a metal wire cage covering.joseph clover, lambert buck, closed administration -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Mill Point and Blackfellows Arm, Lake Tyers Victoria, 2000
Colour photograph of part of Lake Tyers from Mill Point showing Toorloo Arm in centre distance Blackfellow's Arm to the left Lake Tyers Victoria. Also a second photograph taken of Lake Tyers from Mill Point showing Blackfellows Arm in centre and Bills Arm on left waterways, topography -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Nail, 1855
The artefact is the lower portion of a rectangular shanked ‘planking nail’ with a straight-edged ‘flat point’. The distinctive ‘point’ of a planking/skirting nail was designed to be driven into timber across the grain in order to prevent the wood from splitting. This relic is from the shipwreck of the SCHOMBERG, which ran aground near Peterborough in 1855. It was retrieved in 1875 from a large section of the ship’s bow which had been carried by ocean currents to the western coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The nail is still fixed in a fragment of the original timber that it secured in the SCHOMBERG. The top portion, or ‘head’ of the nail, has corroded away but the pronounced rectangular shank and its flat point indicate its likely purpose and position on the vessel. Most fastenings used in sailing ship construction were either wooden treenails or copper bolts, which were relatively resistant to seawater corrosion. In addition, the preferred hull-frame timber of British Oak has a high content of gallic acid which rapidly corrodes unprotected iron work. The ferrous composition of this planking nail suggests it came from an internal and upper portion of the ship’s bow (protected from exposure to the sea or oak). According to an 1855 edition of the Aberdeen Journal, the five outer layers, or ‘skins’, of the SCHOMBERG’s pine hull were “combined by means of patent screw treenails”. However the “beams of her two upper decks” were of “malleable iron”, and “part of the forecastle” was “fitted for the accommodation of the crew”. It is therefore possible that iron nails of this description were used by the ship’s builders to secure floor and wall planks in enclosed areas of the crew’s quarters. (The same reasoning would apply to officer and passenger accommodation amidships and at the stern of the vessel, but it was the bow that floated to New.Zealand.) The SCHOMBERG was a 2,000 ton clipper ship, specifically designed for the Australian immigration trade (back-loading wool for Britain’s mills), and constructed in Hall’s shipyard in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was owned by the Black Ball Line and launched in 1855. Alexander Hall & Son were renowned builders of sleek and fast 1,000 ton clippers for the China trade (opium in, tea out) and were keen to show they could also outclass the big North American ships built by Donald Mackay. Consequently the SCHOMBERG was ‘overbuilt’. Her hull featured five ‘skins’ of Scotch Larch and Pitch Pine overlaying each other in a diagonal pattern against a stout frame of British Oak. Oak has been favoured by builders of wooden ships for centuries. Its close, dense grain made it harder to work, but also gave it great strength and durability. In addition, the lateral spread of its branches supplied a natural curvature for the ribs of a vessel’s hull, as well as providing the small corner or curved pieces (‘knees’ and ‘elbows’) that fit them together. At the launch the SCHOMBERG’s 34 year old master, Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, had promised Melbourne in 60 days, "with or without the help of God." James Nicol Forbes was born in Aberdeen in 1821 and rose to fame with his record-breaking voyages on the famous Black Ball Line ships; MARCO POLO and LIGHTNING. In 1852 in the MARCO POLO he made the record passage from London to Melbourne in 68 days. There were 53 deaths on the voyage but the great news was of the record passage by the master. In 1954 Captain Forbes took the clipper LIGHTNING to Melbourne in 76 days and back in 63 days, this was never beaten by a sailing ship. He often drove his crew and ship to breaking point to beat his own records. He cared little for the comfort of the passengers. On this, the SCHOMBERG’s maiden voyage, he was going to break records. SCHOMBERG departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 6 October 1855 flying the sign “Sixty Days to Melbourne”. She departed with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended to build the Melbourne to Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. She also carried a cow for fresh milk, pens for fowls and pigs, 90,000 gallons of water for washing and drinking. It also carried 17,000 letters and 31,800 newspapers. The ship and cargo was insured for $300,000, a fortune for the time. The winds were poor as she sailed across the equator, slowing SCHOMBERG’s journey considerably. Land was first sighted on Christmas Day, at Cape Bridgewater near Portland, and Captain Forbes followed the coastline towards Melbourne. Forbes was said to be playing cards when called by the Third Mate Henry Keen, who reported land about 3 miles off, Due in large part to the captain's regarding a card game as more important than his ship, it eventually ran aground on a sand spit near Curdie's Inlet (about 56 km west of Cape Otway) on 26 December 1855, 78 days after leaving Liverpool. 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 and crew were able to disembark safely. The SCHOMBERG was lost and with her, Forbes’ reputation. 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. Later one plunderer found a case of Wellington boots, but alas, all were for the left foot! 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. In 1864 after two of the men drowned when they tried to reach SCHOMBERG, salvage efforts were abandoned. Parts of the SCHOMBERG were washed ashore on the south island of New Zealand in 1870, nearly 15 years after the wreck. The wreck now lies in almost 9 metres of water. Although the woodwork is mostly disintegrated the shape of the ship can still be seen due to the remaining railway irons, girders and the ship’s frame. A variety of goods and materials can be seen scattered about nearby. Flagstaff Hill holds many items salvaged from the SCHOMBERG including a ciborium (in which a diamond ring was concealed), communion set, ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the SCHOMBERG. One of the SCHOMBERG bells is in the Warrnambool Library. This nail is a registered artefact from the wreck of the SCHOMBERG, Artefact Reg No S/35 and is significant because of its association with the SCHOMBERG. The SCHOMBERG collection as a whole is of historical and archaeological significance at a State level, listed on the Victorian Heritage Register VHR S612. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the SCHOMBERG is significant for its association with the Victorian Heritage Registered 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. The SCHOMBERG collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger ship. The shipwreck collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day. The SCHOMBERG collection meets the following criteria for assessment: Criterion A: Importance to the course, or pattern, of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion B: Possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of Victoria’s cultural history. Criterion C: Potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Victoria’s cultural history. The object is the bottom end of a slightly curved iron planking nail with remnant of timber still attached, recovered from the wreck of the SCHOMBERG (1855). The shank of the nail is rectangular and it narrows to a flat (chisel like) ‘point’. The ‘head’ is missing although there is a quantity of dark red corrosion within the top of the surrounding wood, suggesting where it might have been. The artefact is from the wreck of the SCHOMBERG (1855) and was retrieved from part of the ship’s bow which was carried by sea currents to the South Island of New Zealand. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, planking nail, rectangular ship’s nail, cast iron nail -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 13/06/1950
The writer mentions some of Allan's family members. He also comments on the extremely wet weather Sydney has been experiencing and encloses a newspaper clipping with a cartoon of the Rugby League first Test match between England and Australia and a photo of two very muddy players; Australian front-row forward Douglas Hall and England's captain Ernest Ward. The match was played at Sydney Cricket Ground.Quinn CollectionA two-page letter written on two pages of buff-coloured, lined paper (0841a1-2) is headed 802 Macleay Regis, Macleay Street, Potts Point and dated 13/06/50. The matching envelope (0841.b) bears a one and sixpence Australian stamp, is postmarked Sydney and stamped with the slogan 'Road Carelessness Kills'. It is addressed to Mr Allan Quinn, M.S. Mongabarra, C/- Transatlantic Shipping Co., Gothenberg Sweden. Enclosed in the letter is an undated newspaper clipping (0841.c).The letter commences "Dear Allan" and is singed "Your sincere friend Jim".letters-from-abroad, quinn, douglas hall, ernest ward, england v australia rugby test, sydnry cricket ground, sydney 1950 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Silver tray
Serving tray, silver plated brass (?), circular with 2 rectangular handles. Floral pattern on tray, raised grape vine pattern around edge..Presented to 4/19 PWLH Officers Mess by Major Lewis Evans and Captain Richard Veale on their retirement 18.11.1978silver tray, officers mess -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Capt. E.T. Miles, Bencoolen, Sumatra. c1920's
Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Capt. E.T. Miles, Bencoolen, Sumatra". Captain Miles is third from the left in the photograph. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - EPAULETTES, RANK, c. WW1 era onwards
Ceremonial Captains Rank Epaulettes. .1) & .2) Base is gold braided cord, 8 mm dia. 3 gold 'PIPs' are mounted on base. The PIPs have 4 spikes pointing outwards. In centre of PIPs green enamel leaves circular red enamel ring, Latin inscription: TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO, centre has 3 small gold crowns. The back has a red cotton strap. .3) & .4) As above except a) Aust Mil Forces gold button at one end on top; and b) The spikes are silvered.numismatics - badges (cloth) - army, passchendaele barracks trust, rank -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, C1900
This is a photograph of a group of people dressed up in traditional Japanese costumes for a Church of England bazaar and fete C 1900. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Churches in Orbost provided venues for social activities, fellowship and entertainment. Many concerts, festivals and money-raising fetes were held by the church committees. St. James' Anglican Church, Orbost, was conceived and built as a memorial to the men 'who served and suffered during the Great War' as noted on the foundation stone. The Right Reverend GH Cranswick, DD, Bishop of Gippsland, laid the stone on 1 October 1927.This item is reminiscent of the late 19th - mid 20th centuries when church-going was more commonA black / white photograph on grey buff card. It is of a large group of men and women dressed in traditional Japanese costume.on front at top - handwritten - "E. H. NIXON" with an arrow pointing to the first lady standing in the back row.churches-orbost church-of-england-orbost anglican-church-orbost festivals celebrations -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Concinnium Machine (Cigarette Roller)
Could have been used by WW1 TroopsPossibly used by WW1 & 2 troops and civilians.Nickle Plated Split and Hinged Brass Cylinder containing six serated nickle plated rollers with gears and Nickle Plated rotateable brass wheel. Wheel held on by brass screw. Hinge is the full length of cylinder. Concinnum Machine Evans Patient London to hinged lid.Concinnium Machine Evans Patient London to hinged lid. To the wheel, Evans Concinnium and arrows pointing to the direction.concinnium machine, cigarette, smoking -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Mess Tin, 1939
The Mess Box ( 0089.1 ) is one of two with the partnering box referenced at 0089.1Aluminium Mess Tin with metal movable steel handle attached to one end.Inscribed on aluminium plate affixing handle to box “ C & B. Ltd. 1939. “ with arrow pointing upwards. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Royal Historical Society of Victoria 45th Annual Report and Financial Statement of Council, 06/1954
The RHSV was established in 1909.14 page annual report of the Royal historical Society of VictoriaFront cover "Mr Keith Rash Golden Point Ballarat" "Your article will be published in the 100th magazine".royal historical society of victoria, annual report -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
French ship / Loading horse on ship / view of aden, red cliffs00151.tif
Three photos on a page from an albumFrench ... at port Said ...1915 Steamer point - Aden Boarding a horse at port Melbourne 19th ... 1914ww1, world war 1, french ship, 1914, 1915, port melbourne, aden, steamer point, port said -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Collins Brothers Marnock Vale B Cricket Team Premiers 1929-30
Part of Collins Brother Collection. Depicts the Collins Bros Marnock Vale B cricket team who were premiers in 1929-30. R.E. Wheeler A. Wells C. Norton W.H. Stewart, Captain C.W. Ayling L. Pattie P.C. Barling / J. McHugh D.C. D'HelinCollins Bros Marnock Vale B Cricket team, premiers 1929-30.Collins Brothers / Marnock Vale B Cricket Team / Premiers 1929-30 / G. Morris, Delegate W. Crawford, Treasurer J.M. Jamieson, Secretary G. Lynch, Scorer) / N. A. Pattie C.H. Henry B.N.M. Collins R.W.L. Henry T.J.A. Stapleton K.G. McCaskill / R.E. Wheeler A. Wells C. Norton W.H. Stewart, Captain C.W. Ayling L. Pattie P.C. Barling / J. McHugh D.C. D'Helin Lockwood Studiostextile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff -
Parks Victoria - Point Hicks Lightstation
Cabinet
The two-door nineteenth century cabinet was purpose built with a curved back to fit the proportions of the lantern room interior and is likely to date from 1888-89 when the new lighthouse was fitted out and provided with furnishings and fixtures. The Public Works Department provided a range of lightstation furnishings including office desks and cabinets, and domestic settings for keepers’ quarters, with nineteenth century items often stamped with a crown motif and the PWD monogram. The curved cabinets installed in lantern rooms however do not appear to display this small feature. The cabinet needed to be custom made to fit the proportions of the room, and for this reason it was possibly made on site or perhaps even supplied by Chance Bros as part of the entire lantern room installation. The company usually provided timber panelling for their lantern room interiors (since removed from Point Hicks), and a cabinet may have been included in the assemblage. It may not have originally been painted; today doors area grey/silver colour and the rest of the cabinet is emerald green. It is not known whether it is freestanding or fixed to the wall. A similar cabinet with panelled doors remains in the Gabo Island lighthouse and evidence of green paint on the wood indicates that the cabinet frame was also formerly painted green but later stripped to reveal the wood finish. The Cape Nelson lantern room has a curved cabinet with the same door type but has a drawer above each door. It too was formerly painted emerald green before it was stripped back to its present wood finish. Cape Schanck’s lantern room cabinet is unique for its curved front as well as curved back, and it stands on a skirting. The two doors are in the same style, although they open with a brass knob. Further research into these distinctive cabinets may resolve the interesting question of their construction. The Point Hicks cabinet is a unique, original feature of the lighthouse lantern room and has first level contributory significance for its historic values and provenance. The Point Hicks cabinet has two doors, each framed and beaded around a central panel, and there is a simple door knob. The back is curved and the front is straight and the doors are painted a grey/silver colour and the rest of the cabinet is emerald green. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Sheet of 10 contact prints - Various Portland historic buildings and landmarks, c. 1970
Sheet of 10 contact prints of rephotographed photographs. Identifying numbers 5715a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j (a) Portland form Battery Point (b) Henty Beach, looking south (c) Palmer Street Primary School, No. 489 (d) Guardian Office, Bentinck Street (e) Railway Station Harbour Baths Bentinck Street (f) Jane Henty - wife of Stephen (g) bullock dray, bush (h) Ocean Pier (i) Bentinck Street Percy Street (j) Henty BeachFront: (a) Portland from Battery Point. - The Rose Series (c) .... School, Portland Vic. - Toys Photo (d) Bentinck Street The Guardian Office Portland. - Magnus Photo (e) Railway Harbour & Jetty (f) Price $3.70 (i) Bentinck Street Percy Street The Harbour and Town of Portland (j) Henty Beach, Portland -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Transparencies, 1990's
Slides in good condition but of a size not currently in use.8 Transparencies containing a view of Erehwon Point, a Kiln on French Island & a Kiln on Back Beach Road, Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, rural industry, agriculture, early slides, chicory kilns, phillip island -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Negative - Negative - Battery Point, Portland, ZILLAH MASCHMEDT, PHOTOGRAPHER, c. 1934
Negative for black and white photograph. Gun emplacement on Battery Point. Harbour, piers Botanical Gardens, town of Portland in background.zillah maschmedt, portland battery, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo. Portland from lighthouse on Whalers Bluff. Town, harbour, Battery Point, baths and Nuns BeachBack: 'Portland from the lighthouse' - handwritten, black ink. '10' - pencilportland victoria -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Data Sheet, Assault/Attack Helicopter MI 24 Hind, 1990's
A data sheet on the MI 24 Hind giving recognition features and some data with a photograph and three point silhouette. Laminated.helicopter hind 24 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Achivesport of portland archives, main breakwater, harbour construction, development -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, 1957
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple H&C stamp top right Remains of B'water after sou'west gale 21 June 1957 - pencilport of portland archives, main breakwater, construction, portland harbour, storm, storm damage