This set of 38 black and white photographs were taken at the Army Survey Regiment’s parade rehearsal held at Fortuna, Bendigo in 1980. The rehearsal was for the Freedom of Entry parade held 1-2 weeks later in 1980. The exact date for the Freedom of Entry parade is not known. The Freedom of Entry to the City of Bendigo was an honour first conferred by the Bendigo City Council to the Army Survey Regiment in 1970. The Freedom of Entry parade in 1980 was the fourth time the unit exercised its right of freedom of entry. The Regiment also exercised its Freedom of Entry with anniversary parades in 1977, 1980 and 1995. Refer to items 6020.8P, 6021.25P, 6248P, 6266, 6409.2, 6430.39P, 6490.53P and 6491.21P for more Army Survey Regiment Freedom of Entry photographs, documents and certificates. See item 6471.2P for photos of Lithographic Squadron taken on the same day of this parade rehearsal. This set of 38 black and white photographs of the Army Survey Regiment (Army Svy Regt) were taken in a rehearsal for the Freedom of Entry parade to the City of Bendigo, held 1-2 weeks later in 1980. The photographs are on 35mm negative film and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1980. WO1 John McCulloch observes the rehearsal. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1980. RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, WO1 Dave Thomson and WO1 Roger Rix observe the rehearsal. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Under command of SSM WO1 Bob Mason, Air Survey Squadron marches onto the parade ground - Front rank L to R: SPR Peter Jones, SPR Barry Miller, CPL Alan Hawkins. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron marches on the parade ground - L to R: SPR Peter Jones, CPL Lyall Camp, SPR Barry Miller, SPR Geoff Havelberg, unidentified, CPL Alan Hawkins, CPL Peter Treble, unidentified (x2), SGT Mick Hogan, SGT Bruce Hammond, unidentified, SPR Steve Linane, SPR Jamie McRae, unidentified (x2). .5) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron formed up – CAPT Peter Ralston on far left. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron inspection – L to R: CAPT Peter Ralston, CPL Alan Hawkins, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SGT Mick Hogan, SGT Bruce Hammond, SPR Jamie McRae. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron inspection – L to R: SPR Peter Jones, unidentified, CPL Paul Hopes, unidentified, SGT Rick van der Bom, LTCOL Bob Skitch, SPR Steve Linane, CPL Mick Minchin, unidentified, SPR Gae (Robinson) Amato, unidentified, SPR Chris ‘CPL Peter Treble, Charlie’ Brown, SPR Ginny (Turner) Rowe. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches onto the parade ground - Front rank L to R: SPR Brian Fauth, SPR Roy Hicks, SPR Per Andersen, commanded by LT Steve Cooper. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches onto the parade ground - L to R: SSM WO1 Ken Slater, Front rank SPR Brian Fauth, SPR Roy Hicks, SPR Per Andersen, LT Steve Cooper. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron inspection - L to R: CAPT Stan Vote, LT Steve Cooper, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SPR Neville Carr, SPR Laurie Justin, SPR Keith Quinton. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron inspection - L to R: unidentified, LT Steve Cooper, CPL Frank Lenane, CPL Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, SPR Martin van de Maele, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified (x2), SPR Garry Hudson, remainder unidentified. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron inspection - L to R: LT Steve Cooper, CPL Rob Bogumil, unidentified, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, CPL Bill Jones, CPL John ‘Flash’ Anderson, CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, unidentified. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron inspection - L to R: unidentified (x4), CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified, CPL Bill Jones, LT Steve Cooper, CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron performs form - right file L to R: SPR Brian Fauth, SPR Roy Hicks, SPR Per Andersen. .15) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron completes form at the halt. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches in column of route – right file L to R: SPR Keith Quinton, SPR John Whaling, SPR Martin van de Maele, SPR John Whaling, SPR Garry Hudson, unidentified. Centre marker: CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, remainder unidentified. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches in column of route – right file L to R: SPR John Whaling, SPR Martin van de Maele, SPR John Whaling, SPR Garry Hudson, unidentified. Centre marker CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, remainder unidentified. .18) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches in column of route – L to R: SPR Per Andersen, CPL Josh Degroot, SPR Neville Carr, SPR Laurie Justin, SPR Keith Quinton, SPR John Whaling, SPR Martin van de Maele, SPR John Whaling, SPR Garry Hudson, unidentified. .19) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron marches in column of route – L to R: SPR Per Andersen, CPL Josh Degroot, SPR Neville Carr, SPR Laurie Justin, SPR Keith Quinton, SPR Martin van de Maele, SPR John Whaling, SPR Garry Hudson, unidentified (x2), CPL Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley, unidentified. .20) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Lithographic Squadron rehearses ‘rest on arms reverse.’ .21) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron marches onto the parade ground in column of route - L to R: SPR Cheryl Lofthouse, unidentified, SSM WO1 Gordon Lowery, unidentified, SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, unidentified (x6), SPR Peter Main, CPL Stu Symonds, SPR Greg Else, SPR Rod Skidmore. .22) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron marches onto the parade ground in column of route - L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson, commanded by CAPT Bob Williams. .23) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - L to R: unidentified officer, CAPT Bob Williams, SPR Greg Else, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley. .24) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - L to R: RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, unidentified officer, CAPT Bob Williams, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. Front rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. Centre rank L to R: CPL Terry Danger, SPR John Martin, SPR Bob Sheppard. SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds. .25) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - Front rank L to R: CPL Phil McGuire, CAPT Bob Williams, CPL Brad Peppler, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. .26) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - L to R: WO1 Roger Rix, RSM WO1 Aub Harvey, unidentified officer. Front rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. Centre rank L to R: CPL Terry Danger, SPR John Martin, SPR Bob Sheppard. SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds. .27) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - L to R: CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. .28) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron inspection - L to R: CAPT Bob Williams, unidentified, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, SPR John Martin, SPR Bob Sheppard, SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, rear rank L to R: SPR Peter Main, unidentified (x3). .29) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron rehearses ‘reverse arms’ - L to R: SPR Peter Main, CPL Stu Symonds, SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, remainder unidentified. .30) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron rehearses ‘rest on arms reverse.’ - Front rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley. remainder unidentified. Centre rank L to R: unidentified (x2), SPR John Martin, SPR Bob Sheppard, SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds. Rear rank L to R: unidentified (x3), SPR Carla Dell on far right. .31) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron marches in column of route. .32) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron marches in column of route. Left file L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. Centre file L to R: unidentified (x2), SPR Dan Cirsky, SPR Bob Sheppard. Commanded by CAPT Bob Williams (foreground). .33) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron rehearses ‘order arms.’ Front rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. Centre rank L to R: unidentified (x2), SPR Dan Cirsky, SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, SPR Ilen Isaac. Rear rank L to R: SPR Cathy Regan, unidentified, SPR Cheryl Lofthouse. .34) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron rehearses ‘right dress.’ Front rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR Greg Else, CPL Phil McGuire, CPL Dennis Learmonth, CPL Brad Peppler, CPL Trevor Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, SPR Carla Dell, CPL Lynn Johnson. Centre rank L to R: SPR John Martin, SPR Bob Sheppard. SPR Megan (McBurney) Reynolds, SPR Ilen Isaac. Rear rank L to R: unidentified (x2), SPR Cathy Regan, unidentified, SPR Cheryl Lofthouse. Commanded by CAPT Bob Williams (far left). 35) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron section rehearses marching with reverse arms. L to R: SPR Bob Hopper, CPL Rick Downie, CPL Paul Hopes, unidentified (x2, SGT Rick van der Bom, SPR Steve Hilton, CPL Peter Treble, unidentified, SPR John Lane, remainder unidentified. .36) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron section rehearses marching with reverse arms. L to R: CPL Alan Hawkins, CPL John Smith, SPR Dave Jobe, unidentified (x2), SGT Mick Hogan, SPR Barry Miller, WO1 Dave Thomson. .37) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Cartographic Squadron sections practice drill. .38) - Photo, black & white, 1980. Air Survey Squadron rest break from drill practice. L to R: unidentified (x2), CPL Noel McNamara, SSGT Peter Warwick, SSGT Greg Buckingham (facing away), SGT Jim Beard, unidentified, SPR Sharon (Jones) Treble (foreground), unidentified, SGT Bruce Gordon, SPR Kristin (Isaac) Skidmore.There are no personnel identified. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

Easter in Bendigo, Official Program1983. Premier Town Victoria 1982-85. Easter In Bendigo '83 Welcome to the 1983 Easter Fair. This is a special time for Bendigo. . . The Fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . Bendigo Base Hospital, Home and Hospital for the Aged or Benevolent Asylum. . . Back in the 1800s. Gone are the days of the ladies' Fancy Bazaar, Fat Baby Contest, Greasy Pig Chase. . . Many old traditions remain. . . Bendigo's links with the Chinese community go back to the dates when the first settlers arrived seeking gold. The Chinese took a very active part in the fist Fair. . . Monday Procession has always been the most famous as many old photographs show. Some of these photos date back before the turn of the century. In those days many people made the journey to Bendigo by train from Melbourne or by horse and buggy from outlying districts.. . ''Sun Loong'', or ''New Dragon''. . . Horse and Harness Parade a great success each tear attracted an immense variety of horses and horse drawn vehicles. . . Torchlight Procession on Sunday Sports Carnival Fireworks. . . Easter Monday requires precise planning and discipline if it is to run smoothly. A volunteer committee meets through the year to see that this happens. The Popular Girl Contest was introduced in 1930, the four main Streets of Bendigo, Pall Mall, Mitchell Street, Hargreaves Street and Williamson Street (formerly View Street), sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. Winner was announced from the Shamrock Hotel balcony Easter Saturday night by the Mayor of Bendigo. The contest is still being held. . . The Shamrock Hotel now fully restored and reopened. . . Sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning Popular Girl to take pride of place in the Procession. . . The accent is on the cycling. The Easter sports Carnival dates back to the beginning of the Fair in 1871, seven years before the start of the famous Stawell Gift. Sid. Paterson, Hubert Opperman. . . Golden Mile Wheelrace, the final on Monday night. AFT Amateur Madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing and gala fireworks Sunday and Monday. This year for the first time the Golden Mile goes Pro/Am, an Open event for the first time. This could see the first clash between Danny Clark and Kenrick Tucker. Hopefully Michael Grenda, Tony Hughes, Michael Turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, Terry Hammond, Murray Hall and Ross Forster. The Golden Mile has been conducted every year since 1956 when it was won by John McDonough. Ron Grenda (Tas) won in 1959, Barry Waddell was the first scratchman to win in 1962 and Frank McCaig (Bendigo) has won the event three times in 1963/5/7. The event carries total prize money of $3000 making it (with Wangaratta Wheelrace) the richest Wheelrace in Provincial Victoria. . . Newly completed Hargreaves Mall being a focus for all this activity. . . Rotary Art Show and Easter Fair Society amalgamated their art shows resulting in a combined exhibition of outstanding quality, since then the Rotary Club has added the Antique Fair. The Handcraft Bazaars, a more sophisticated version of the bazaars of old, offers. . . The Bathtub Derby at Lake Weeroona, Music Festival at Queen Elizabeth Oval. . . Easter Fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . Necessary top abandon the ''Golden Mile'' Wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 Official Programme, Good Friday April 1, Saturday April 2, Sunday April 3, Monday April 4, Tuesday April 5. . . Holy Week Ecumenical Services: . . The Chinese And The Bendigo Easter Fair, 3 pages on the history of the chinese involvment in the Bendigo Easter Fair. . . A Little Of Dragons: brief history on chinese and dragons. Sun Loong, Yar Loong. The Birth Of A Dragon: In China a story of the birth of a Dragon. . . Such Trial was set a group of Bendigo Businessmen led by Mr A Guy and comprising MR C Michelsen, Mr L Chon, Mr J Granter, Mr J Henderson, Mr B Andres. In 1969 they formed the ''Loong 100 Committee''. The purpose of the committee was to purchase a dragon to replace the ageing Loong, from donations raised. But who could build a worthy successor to the Great Loong? In Hong Kong a 47 year old dragon builder whose traditions and craft came from the famous dragon building city of Fat Shan on the Pearl River, near Canton where Loong was born. Mr Law On created the famous Sun Loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in Hong Kong. . . 1970 Sun Loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old Mr James Lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . To Awaken A Dragon Dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . . The Dragon is blessed and fed with pomolo leaves then the process of wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. The Easter Monday Chinese Procession have a long and varied history in China. The Bendigo Procession is no exception to this. In recent years much research has gone into . . The Procession may be divided into six sections. . . Dragon built in 1969 First Displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, Extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: Head 1 plus 5 releifs, Neck 3, Body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail weight 36 lbs.. Scales 4,500 approx. Mirrors 90,000 fins 50, beads 30,000 approx. . . Conclusion. . . Advertisements: Bendigo Pottery, Square Deal Cars, Bob Bell of Borough Bricklaying Pty Ltd, Pinups Wine Bar, Cumberland Hotel, Manchester Arms Hotel, British & American Hotel, Langley Hall BYO Restaurant, White Horse Hotel, Ascot Lodge Caravan Park, The Lemonade Factory, The Pepper Pot, M & M J Meade Mobil, Lakeview Motor Inn Restaurant, Truffles Restaurant, Marong Hotel, 4 Penny Dark BYO Restaurant, Chaplin's Coffee Shoppe, Copper Pot Restaurant, Skins of Australia, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Chris Wall Auto Sales, Brian Boru Hotel, The Green Carnation, Sandhurst Town, Dragon Court BYO Chinese Restaurant, Australian Fixed Trust Investors Services Ltd., The Mohair Farm, Bendigo Model Railroaders, Mexican Kitchen Restaurant, BP Super Shops, Coke, Southern Cross TV8.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair society, easter in bendigo, official program1983. premier town victoria 1982-85. easter bendigo '83 welcome to the 1983 easter fair. this is a special time for bendigo. . . the fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . bendigo base hospital, home and hospital for the aged or benevolent asylum. . . back in the 1800s ladies' fancy bazaar, fat baby contest, greasy pig chase. . . many old traditions. . . bendigo's links with chinese the first settlers arrived seeking gold. the chinese took a very active part in the fist fair. . . monday procession the most famous as many photographs show, the turn of the century. many people journey to bendigo from melbourne & from outlying districts.. . ''sun loong'', or ''new dragon''. . . horse and harness parade an immense variety of horses, horse drawn vehicles. . . torchlight procession on sunday sports carnival fireworks. . . easter monday precise planning and discipline to run smoothly. a volunteer committee meets through the year. the popular girl contest introduced in 1930, sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. winner announced from shamrock hotel balcony easter saturday night by the mayor. . . the shamrock hotel now reopened. . . sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning popular girl to take pride in the procession. . . accent is on the cycling. the easter sports carnival dates back to fair in 1871, seven years before stawell gift. sid. paterson, hubert opperman. . . golden mile wheelrace, final on monday night. aft amateur madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing, gala fireworks sunday& monday. for the first time golden mile goes pro/am. danny clark and kenrick tucker. michael grenda, tony hughes, michael turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, terry hammond, murray hall and ross forster. the golden mile has been conducted every year since 1956, won john mcdonough. ron grenda (tas) won 1959, barry waddell the first scratchman to win 1962, frank mccaig (bendigo) has won 1963/5/7. prize money of $3000 making it (with wangaratta wheelrace) the richest wheelrace in provincial victoria. . . newly completed hargreaves mall. . . rotary art show and easter fair society amalgamated art shows, antique fair. handcraft bazaars, . . the bathtub derby lake weeroona, music festival queen elizabeth oval. . . easter fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . necessary top abandon the ''golden mile'' wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 official programme, good friday april 1, saturday april 2, sunday april 3, monday april 4, tuesday april 5. . . holy week ecumenical services: . . chinese and the bendigo easter fair, . dragons: brief history. sun loong, yar loong. in china a story of the birth of a dragon. . . bendigo businessmen mr a guy, mr c michelsen, mr l chon, mr j granter, mr j henderson, mr b andres. 1969 formed ''loong 100 committee'' purchase a dragon to replace ageing loong, donations raised. build successor great loong? hong kong dragon builder traditions craft came from dragon building city fat shan on the pearl river, canton where loong was born. mr law on created the famous sun loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in hong kong. . . 1970 sun loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old mr james lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . to awaken a dragon dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . .dragon is blessed fed with pomolo leaves wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. the easter monday chinese procession have a long and varied history in china. the bendigo procession is no exception to this. in recent years much research has gone into… procession may be divided into six sections. dragon 1969 first displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: head 1 plus 5 releifs, neck 3, body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail 36 lbs.. scales 4, 500 approx. mirrors 90, 000 fins 50, beads 30, 000 approx. advertisements: bendigo pottery, square deal cars, bob bell of borough bricklaying pty ltd, pinups wine bar, cumberland hotel, manchester arms hotel, british & american hotel, langley hall byo restaurant, white horse hotel, ascot lodge caravan park, the lemonade factory, the pepper pot, m & m j meade mobil, lakeview motor inn restaurant, truffles restaurant, marong hotel, 4 penny dark byo restaurant, chaplin's coffee shoppe, copper pot restaurant, skins of australia, central deborah gold mine, chris wall auto sales, brian boru hotel, the green carnation, sandhurst town, dragon court byo chinese restaurant, australian fixed trust investors services ltd., mohair farm, bendigo model railroaders, mexican kitchen restaurant, bp super shops, coke, southern cross tv8.

This photograph was one of ten photographs donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village by Fred Trewartha. Frederick John Fox Trewartha (Fred) was a well-known Warrnambool businessman. He was born in Beeac near Geelong in 1920 and came to Warrnambool with his family as a very young child. He was apprenticed to his father John, as a saddler and later opened his own shop on Raglan Parade. He then moved into working with tarpaulins and canvases for the trucking industry. Fred was keenly interested in photography (and was a member of the Warrnambool Cine Club), yachting and boat building. He kept his yacht moored at Port Fairy for many years and participated in sailing events locally and interstate. He also built boats with his sons. He had the opportunity to meet many older sailors and it's thought this photo (and others in the set) may have been given to him by one of these men. Fred Trewartha died in 2016 in Warrnambool. Shipping was the cheapest and most practical means of carrying produce and goods during the period 1840-1890. Regular domestic steamer services commenced in the Warrnambool district in the late 1850’s and by 1870 the passenger trade was booming. Four coastal traders made regular stops at Warrnambool in the 1880's - S. S. Julia Percy, S. S. Dawn, S. S. Nelson and S. S. Casino. The S.S. Julia Percy (later named Leeuwin) was an iron passenger-cargo steam ship built in 1876. At one point in time the Julia Percy would sail from Warrnambool to Melbourne every Friday and return from Melbourne to Warrnambool every Tuesday. The cost of a return ticket for a Saloon Fare was £1.0.0. The Julia Percy was built in Glasgow by Thomas Wingate & Company, Whiteinch, in 1876 for the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company, which commissioned it for trade in Victoria’s western district. It was first registered in Warrnambool, Victoria in 1876. Two steamships, the Julia Percy and the Nelson, collided on 25th December 1881. The Julia Percy was at that time owned by its first owners, the Warrnambool Steam Packet Company, and she sailed under the command of Captain Chapman. It had left Melbourne the evening of 24th December, with about 150 passengers, sailing in fine weather through Port Phillip Heads around 9pm. It was headed for Warrnambool, Belfast (now named Port Fairy) and Portland. The Julia Percy was off Apollo Bay when Captain Chapman was woken by the ship’s whistle after midnight, the steamer Nelson being on a collision course with the Julia Percy. The Nelson struck Julia Percy midship. Boats were lowered from the ship (apart from a damaged lifeboat) and about 30-40 of the passengers boarded the Nelson. The engine room and the forehold were checked and found clear of water. The company manager, Mr. Evans, had been on the Nelson, so he boarded and inspected the Julia Percy and the decision was made to continue on to Warrnambool with the passengers as there appeared to be no immediate danger. However, Captain Thomas Smith said the Nelson was taking on water, so Julia Percy followed it for about an hour towards Melbourne on standby in case of need. Then Julia Percy turned around towards Warrnambool again. Shortly afterwards the Nelson turned to follow her, the ships stopped and passengers were returned to Julia Percy, and three from Julia Percy boarded the Nelson. Both ships proceeded on their way. Julia Percy passed Cape Otway light afterwards, signaling that there had been a collision. It was discovered later that one of the passengers was missing, then thought to have boarded the Nelson but later thought to have fallen into the sea and drowned while trying to jump from Julia Percy to Nelson. There had been 3 tickets purchased under the same name of that passenger “Cutler”; a father, son and friend named Wordsworth, which had caused quite some confusion. No further mishap occurred to either ship and both the Julia Percy and the Nelson reached their destinations safely. An enquiry was instigated by the Victoria Steam Navigation Board regarding the cause of the accident between the two steamships, in connection with the death of Cutler who was supposed to have lost his life by the collision. The enquiry resulted in Captain Thomas Smith having his master's certificate suspended for six months. The Julia Percy changed hands several times. Its next owner was the Western Steam Navigation Co (1887), managed by Mr. T.H. Osborne (the company’s office was on the corner of Timor and Liebig Streets - its north-western wall is now part of the current Warrnambool Regional Art Gallery.) The Melbourne Steamship Co became the next owners (1890), followed by William Howard Smith and Sons (1901) for use in Queensland coastal trades and then it was bought by George Turnbull in 1903 and used for local mail contract in Western Australia. The Julia Percy was sold to the Melbourne Steamship Company Ltd. (1906) and re-named the “Leeuwin” but continued in her Western Australian coastal run. It was converted into a coal hulk in Melbourne in 1910 as a result of damaged caused when it was driven against the jetty at Dongara during a gale. The ship was eventually dismantled and scuttled off Port Phillip Heads on 28 December 1934. The steamship "Dawn" was a 522-ton coastal trader built in 1876 and the vessel operated around the Victorian west coast from 1877 until 1898 for the Portland & Belfast Steam Navigation Co. sailing between Melbourne and Portland, via Warrnambool. The vessel was then owned in October 1885 by the renamed company, Belfast & Koroit Steam Navigation Co., until March 1896 when its ownership moved to W Howard Smith & Sons Ltd. This Melbourne company used the ship to service most ports around Australia. Captain F. Chapman took over from Captain Jones and served on the SS Dawn from 1898 until 1900 when he took command of the SS Casino. On September 4th 1880, the three masted clipper ship, "Eric the Red" struck Otway Reef, near Cape Otway. The S. S. Dawn, under the command of Captain Jones, was returning to Warrnambool from Melbourne, its sailing time different to its usual schedule. The provedore of the Dawn, Benjamin Lear, heard cries of distress coming through the portholes of the saloon. He gave the alarm and the engines were stopped. Cries could be heard clearly, coming from the land. Captain Jones sent out crew in two boats, and fired off rockets and blue lights to illuminate the area. They picked up the three survivors who were in the long boat from "Eric the Red". Two men were picked up out of the water, one being the owner’s son who was clinging to floating kerosene boxes. At daylight the Dawn then rescued the 18 men from the floating portion of the deckhouse, which had drifted about 4 miles from where they’d struck the reef. Shortly after the rescue the deckhouse drifted onto breakers and was thrown onto rocks at Point Franklin, about 2 miles east of Cape Otway. Captain Jones had signalled to Cape Otway lighthouse the number of the Eric the Red and later signalled that there was a wreck at Otway Reef but there was no response from the lighthouse. The captain and crew of the Dawn spent several more hours searching unsuccessfully for more survivors, even going back as far as Apollo Bay. On board the Dawn the exhausted men received care and attention to their needs and wants, including much needed clothing. Four men (three crew and one passenger) died. A week after the shipwreck, the Australian Government had also conveyed its thanks to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn - “Captain Griffith Jones, S.S. Dawn, The Hon. Mr Clark desires that the thanks of the Government should be conveyed to you for the prompt, persevering and seamanlike qualities displayed by you, your officers and crew in saving the number of lives you did on the occasion referred to. The Hon. The Commissioner has also been pleased to award you a souvenir in commemoration of the occasion, and a sum of 65 pounds to be awarded to your officers and crew according to annexed scale. I am, &c, W Collins Rees, for and in the absence of the Chief Harbour Master.” The Awards are as follows: - Crew of DAWN'S lifeboat-Chief Officer, Mr G. Peat, 15 pounds; boat's crew-G. Sterge, A.B., 5 pounds; T. Hammond, A.B., 5 pounds; J. Black, A.B., 5 pounds; H. Edwards, A.B., 5 pounds. Dinghy's Crew-Second Officer, Mr Christie, 10 pounds; boat's crew -F. Lafer, A.B., 5 pounds; W. Johnstone, A.B., 5 pounds; Mr Lear, provedore, 5 pounds; Mr Dove, purser, 5 pounds. Captain Jones receives a piece of plate. (from “Wreck of the ship Eric the Red” by Jack Loney). Medals of Bravery were awarded to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn by the President of the United States, through the Consul-general (Mr Oliver M. Spencer), in July 1881 “ … in recognition of their humane efforts in rescuing the 23 survivors of the American built wooden sailing ship, the Eric the Red, on 4th September 1880.” The men were also presented with substantial monetary rewards and gifts. The city of Warrnambool’s care of the survivors was also mentioned by the President at the presentation, saying that “the city hosted and supported the crew ‘most graciously’. The Medal of Bravery awarded to Nelson Johnson is in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village in Warrnambool. Prior to 1882, and the arrival of the S. S. Casino, the "Dawn" was the only steamer to be able to navigate up the Moyne River at Port Fairy and unload at the wharf. The other regular steamers had to anchor in the bay instead. In February 1891 (as reported in The Age newspaper) the "Dawn" became the first vessel to berth alongside the newly completed Warrnambool Breakwater. The occasion was celebrated with a number of prominent townspeople assembling on board to "participate of a glass of wine". In 1895 the owners of the S.S. Dawn, the Portland and Belfast Steam Navigation Co., wound up and sold out to the Belfast Company who took over the Dawn for one year before selling it to Howard Smith. It took over the Melbourne to Warrnambool run in 1906 when the S. S. Flinders was sold. The S. S. Dawn was condemned and sunk in Suva in 1928. The State Library of Victoria has a lithograph in its collection depicting the steamer Dawn and the shipwrecked men, titled. "Wreck of the ship Eric the Red, Cape Otway: rescue of the crew by the Dawn". The third ship depicted in the photograph was thought to be the S. S. Coorong but there was a question mark next to its name. The photograph was thought to have been taken in 1885 and it's possible the S.S. Coorong was working in Clarence River, N. S. W. by this time. The steamer "Coorong" was built in 1862 by J. G. Lawrie of Glasgow. It was an "iron screw" steamer of 304 tons. It had many owners including Joseph Darwent of Adelaide (1863 - 1871), McMeckan Blackwood and Company, Melbourne (1871 - 1877), Mount Gambier Steamship Company Ltd. (1877 - 1881). William Whineham, Port Adelaide (1882), John See and Company, Sydney (1884 - 1892) and the North Coast Steam Navigation Company Ltd, Sydney (1892 - 1910). In 1911 it was hulked in Sydney Harbour and in 1921 it was being used as a coal hulk at Sydney. It had been originally imported into South Australia for the Port Augusta trade (primarily transporting goods needed by the early settlers) however the owners recognized that it had too much space for that purpose, so it was moved to work on the Adelaide to Melbourne line. Its passenger accommodation was enlarged and it enjoyed a "first class reputation" and by 1874 had made 313 voyages between Melbourne and Adelaide. Its captains included Captain McLean, Captain Ashton and Captain Dowell. In 1867, when 25 miles west of Cape Otway, while travelling from Adelaide to Melbourne, it came across the crew of the schooner "Black Watch" who had abandoned ship after it began quickly taking on water. The crew (six men) were able to get away in a small boat with a compass, chart and few candles. They were "excessively cold from exposure to the weather" when the S. S. Coorong picked them up. In 1877 the Coorong ran aground when entering the Outer Harbour at Adelaide (but was not damaged) and in 1882 it was stranded (for a short time) near Curdies Inlet (Victoria) with some slight damage to its bottom plates. Note - A ship with the same name "Coorong" (a coal carrying barque) was often on the Newcastle / Wollongong to Adelaide route also stopped several times in Warrnambool in the mid 1880's. The photograph has the label "Chuck Photos" printed on the front. Thomas Foster Chuck (born 1826 in London) was a photographer and entrepreneur who arrived in Victoria in 1861. The following year he produced and toured a "Grand Moving Diarama" of dramatic painted scenes from the Burke and Wills expedition. By 1866 he had established a photography studio in Daylesford and later he returned to Melbourne where he opened a studio in the Royal Arcade. In 1874 a collection of Chuck's photographs won a gold medal at the Annual International Exhibition in London. Throughout the 1870's he took over 700 individual photographs of prominent citizens for his historical photographic montage titled "Historical Pictures of the Explorers and Early Colonists of Victoria" which is now in the collection of the National Library of Australia. By 1888 he had sold his Melbourne studio and had established a studio in Ballarat (with his son Thomas Henry Chuck). In 1886 they produced an album titled "Warrnambool and District 1886, Western Hotel - J. Fox proprietor" containing over sixty large photographs of local coastal scenes and seascapes, for the use of patrons of the Western Hotel. This photo (of the three steamers in Lady Bay) was taken at this time and is in the album. Thomas Chuck died on December 7th, 1898, in Albert Park, Melbourne and his son Thomas Henry continued to operate the photography studio in Ballarat into the 1920's.This photograph is a significant record of several of the well-known coastal traders (S. S. Julia Percy, S. S. Dawn and possibly S. S. Coorong) that sailed along the southwest coast of Victoria for many years - transporting goods and passengers between Melbourne and Warrnambool in the 1880's. They are also significant in the role they played in the history of Warrnambool and the other coastal ports they visited as well as being examples of the dangers and hazards associated with navigating the waters along the southern coast of Australia. It is also a good example of a photograph taken by a well-known and significant photographer of that era.Black and white photograph of three steam ships anchored in Lady Bay, Warrnambool. They each have a funnel and two masts and are side on to the beach. A small rowboat with a crew can be seen on the far right. The words "CHUCK-PHOTO" are on the bottom left of the photograph. On the back of the photograph is the name and telephone number of the donor (handwritten in black ball point pen) and the names of the three steamships and date written in uppercase letters in dark blue ink. There is a four-figure number stamped in the centre of the back.Front - "CHUCK-PHOTO" Back - Name of donor and telephone number "6944" "JULIA PERCY, DAWN & KOORONG(?) IN LADY BAY 1885"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, fred trewartha, s. s. julia percy, s. s. dawn, s. s. nelson, s. s. casino, leeuwin, steamer, steamship, coastal trader, warrnambool steam packet company, captain chapman, victorian steam navigation board, western steam navigation company, melbourne steamship company, william howard smith and sons, portland and belfast steam navigation company, w howard smith and sons ltd, eric the red, captain jones, medal of bravery, rescue, moyne river, warrnambool breakwater, lady bay, s. s. coorong, mount gambier steamship company, black watch, thomas foster chuck, chuck photos, chuck photography

This medal for bravery, for rescue of the crew from the shipwreck “Eric the Red” on 4th September 1880, was awarded to one of the crew of the steamer S.S. Dawn by the President of the United States in July 1881. The medal is engraved with the name “Nelson Johnson” (the anglicised version of his Swedish name Neils Frederick Yohnson). It was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in 2013 by Nelson’s granddaughter. Nelson had migrated from Sweden to Sydney in 1879. The next year in 1880, aged 24, he was a seaman on the steamship Dawn and involved in the rescue of the survivors of the Eric the Red. Nelson Johnson was a crew member of the S.S. Dawn and was one of the rescue team in the dinghy in the early morning of September 4th 1880. Medals were awarded to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn by the President of the United States, through the Consul-general (Mr Oliver M. Spencer), in July 1881 “ … in recognition of their humane efforts in rescuing the 23 survivors of the American built wooden sailing ship, the Eric the Red, on 4th September 1880.” The men were also presented with substantial monetary rewards and gifts. The city of Warrnambool’s care of the survivors was also mentioned by the President at the presentation, saying that “the city hosted and supported the crew ‘most graciously’. Previously, a week after the shipwreck, the Australian Government had also conveyed its thanks to the Captain and crew of the S.S. Dawn “Captain Griffith Jones, S.S. Dawn, The Hon. Mr Clark desires that the thanks of the Government should be conveyed to you for the prompt, persevering and seamanlike qualities displayed by you, your officers and crew in saving the number of lives you did on the occasion referred to. The hon. The Commissioner has also been pleased to award you a souvenir in commemoration of the occasion, and a sum of 65 pounds to be awarded to your officers and crew according to annexed scale. I am, &c, W Collins Rees, for and in the absence of the Chief Harbour Master.” The Awards are as follows: - Crew of DAWN'S lifeboat-Chief Officer, Mr G. Peat, 15 pounds; boat's crew-G. Sterge, A.B., 5 pounds; T. Hammond, A.B., 5 pounds; J. Black, A.B., 5 pounds; H. Edwards, A.B., 5 pounds. Dinghy's Crew-Second Officer, Mr Christie, 10 pounds; boat's crew -F. Lafer, A.B., 5 pounds; W. Johnstone, A.B., 5 pounds; Mr Lear, provedore, 5 pounds; Mr Dove, purser, 5 pounds. Captain Jones receives a piece of plate. (from “Wreck of the ship Eric the Red” by Jack Loney) The medal’s history, according to the Editor of ‘E-Sylum’ (the newsletter of The Numismatic Bibliomania Society “… appears to be an example of an 1880 State Department medal, catalogued as LS-3 (page 322 of R. W. Julian's book, Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892). The reverse is mostly blank for engraving, surrounded by a thin wreath. It was designed by George Morgan, chief engraver for the Philadelphia Mint, and struck in gold, silver and bronze. The one pictured here (in The Standard newspaper, 2nd July 2013) appears to be silver.” The following is an account of the events which led to the awarding of this medal. The American ship Eric the Red was a wooden, three-masted clipper ship. She had 1,580 tons register and was the largest full-rigged ship built at Bath, Maine, USA in 1871. She was built and registered by Arthur Sewall, later to become the partnership E. & A. Sewall, the 51st ship built by this company. The annually-published List of Merchant Vessels of the U.S. shows Bath was still the home port of Eric the Red in 1880. The vessel was named after the Viking discoverer, Eric ‘the Red-haired’ Thorvaldsson, who was the first European to reach the shores of North America (in 980AD). The ship Eric the Red at first traded in coal between America and Britain, and later traded in guano nitrates from South America. In 1879 she was re-metalled and was in first-class condition. On 10th June 1880 (some records say 12th June) Eric the Red departed New York for Melbourne and then Sydney. She had been commissioned by American trade representatives to carry a special cargo of 500 exhibits (1400 tons) – about a quarter to a third of America’s total exhibits - for the U.S.A. pavilion at Melbourne’s first International Exhibition. The exhibits included furniture, ironmongery, wines, chemicals, dental and surgical instruments, paper, cages, bronze lamp trimmings, axles, stamped ware, astronomical and time globes, samples of corn and the choicest of leaf tobacco. Other general cargo included merchandise such as cases of kerosene and turpentine, brooms, Bristol's Sarsaparilla, Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, Wheeler’s thresher machine, axe handles and tools, cases of silver plate, toys, pianos and organs, carriages and Yankee notions. The Eric the Red left New York under the command of Captain Zaccheus Allen (or some records say Captain Jacques Allen) and 24 other crew including the owner’s son third mate Ned Sewall. There were also 2 saloon passengers on board. The ship had been sailing for an uneventful 85 days and the voyage was almost at its end. As Eric the Red approached Cape Otway there was a moderate north-west wind and a hazy and overcast atmosphere. On 4th September 1880 at about 1:30 am Captain Allen sighted the Cape Otway light and was keeping the ship 5-6 miles offshore to stay clear of the hazardous Otway Reef. However, he had badly misjudged his position. The ship hit the Otway Reef about 2 miles out to sea, southwest of the Cape Otway light station. Captain Allen ordered the wheel to be put ‘hard up’ thinking that she might float off the reef. The sea knocked the helmsman away from the wheel, broke the wheel ropes and carried away the rudder. The lifeboats were swamped, the mizzenmast fell, with all of its riggings, then the mainmast also fell and the ship broke in two. Some said that the passenger Vaughan, who was travelling for his health and not very strong, was washed overboard and never seen again. The ship started breaking up. The forward house came adrift with three of the crew on it as well as a longboat, which the men succeeded in launching and keeping afloat by continually bailing with their sea boots. The captain, the third mate (the owner’s son) and others clung to the mizzenmast in the sea. Then the owner’s son was washed away off the mast. Within 10 minutes the rest of the ship was in pieces, completely wrecked, with cargo and wreckage floating in the sea. The captain encouraged the second mate to swim with him to the deckhouse where there were other crew but the second mate wouldn’t go with him. Eventually, the Captain made it to the deckhouse and the men pulled him up. At about 4:30 am the group of men on the deckhouse saw the lights of a steamer and called for help. At the same time, they noticed the second mate and the other man had drifted nearby, still on the spur, and pulled them both onto the wreck. The coastal steamer SS Dawn was returning to Warrnambool from Melbourne, and its sailing time was different to its usual schedule. She was built in 1876 and bought by the Portland and Belfast Steam Navigation Co. in 1877. At the time of this journey, she was commanded by Captain Jones and was sailing between Melbourne and Portland via Warrnambool. The provedore the Dawn, Benjamin Lear, heard cries of distress coming through the portholes of the saloon. He gave the alarm and the engines were stopped. Cries could be heard clearly, coming from the land. Captain Jones sent out crew in two boats and fired off rockets and blue lights to illuminate the area. They picked up the three survivors who were in the long boat from Eric the Red. Two men were picked up out of the water, one being the owner’s son who was clinging to floating kerosene boxes. At daylight, the Dawn then rescued the 18 men from the floating portion of the deckhouse, which had drifted about 4 miles from where they’d struck the reef. Shortly after the rescue the deckhouse drifted onto breakers and was thrown onto rocks at Point Franklin, about 2 miles east of Cape Otway. Captain Jones had signalled to Cape Otway lighthouse the number of the Eric the Red and later signalled that there was a wreck at Otway Reef but there was no response from the lighthouse. The captain and crew of the Dawn spent several more hours searching unsuccessfully for more survivors, even going back as far as Apollo Bay. On board the Dawn the exhausted men received care and attention to their needs and wants, including much-needed clothing. Captain Allen was amongst the 23 battered and injured men who were rescued and later taken to Warrnambool for care. Warrnambool’s mayor and town clerk offered them all hospitality, the three badly injured men going to the hospital for care and others to the Olive Branch Hotel, then on to Melbourne. Captain Allen’s leg injury prevented him from going ashore so he and three other men travelled on the Dawn to Portland. They were met by the mayor who also treated them all with great kindness. Captain Allen took the train back to Melbourne then returned to America. Those saved were Captain Zaccheus Allen (or Jacques Allen), J. Darcy chief mate, James F. Lawrence second mate, Ned Sewall third mate and owner’s son, John French the cook, C. Nelson sail maker, Clarence W. New passenger, and able seamen Dickenson, J. Black, Denis White, C. Herbert, C. Thompson, A. Brooks, D. Wilson, J. Ellis, Q. Thompson, C. Newman, W. Paul, J. Davis, M. Horenleng, J. Ogduff, T. W. Drew, R. Richardson. Four men had lost their lives; three of them were crew (Gus Dahlgreen ship’s carpenter, H. Ackman steward, who drowned in his cabin, and George Silver seaman) and one a passenger (J. B. Vaughan). The body of one of them had been found washed up at Cape Otway and was later buried in the lighthouse cemetery; another body was seen on an inaccessible ledge. Twelve months later the second mate James F. Lawrence, from Nova Scotia passed away in the Warrnambool district; an obituary was displayed in the local paper. Neither the ship nor its cargo was insured. The ship was worth about £15,000 and the cargo was reportedly worth £40,000; only about £2,000 worth had been recovered. Cargo and wreckage washed up at Apollo Bay, Peterborough, Port Campbell, Western Port and according to some reports, even as far away as the beaches of New Zealand. The day after the wreck the government steamship Pharos was sent from Queenscliff to clear the shipping lanes of debris that could be a danger to ships. The large midship deckhouse of the ship was found floating in a calm sea near Henty Reef. Items such as an American chair, a ladder and a nest of boxes were all on top of the deckhouse. As it was so large and could cause danger to passing ships, Captain Payne had the deckhouse towed towards the shore just beyond Apollo Bay. Between Apollo Bay and Blanket Bay, the captain and crew of Pharos collected Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines, nests of boxes, bottles of Bristol’s sarsaparilla, pieces of common American chairs, axe handles, a Wheelers’ Patent thresher and a sailor’s trunk with the words “A. James” on the front. A ship’s flag-board bearing the words “Eric the Red” was found on the deckhouse; finally, those on board the Pharos had the name of the wrecked vessel. During this operation, Pharos came across the government steamer Victoria and also a steamer S.S. Otway, both of which were picking up flotsam and wreckage. A whole side of the hull and three large pieces of the other side of the hull, with some of the copper sheathing stripped off, had floated onto Point Franklin. Some of the vessels' yards and portions of her masts were on shore. The pieces of canvas attached to the yards and masts confirmed that the vessel had been under sail. The beach there was piled with debris several feet high. There were many cases of Diamond Oil kerosene, labelled R. W. Cameron and Company, New York. There were also many large planks of red pine, portions of a small white boat and a large, well-used oar. Other items found ashore included sewing machines (some consigned to ‘Long and Co.”) and notions, axe and scythe handles, hay forks, wooden pegs, rolls of wire (some branded “T.S” and Co, Melbourne”), kegs of nails branded “A.T. and Co.” from the factory of A. Field and Son, Taunton, Massachusetts, croquet balls and mallets, buggy fittings, rat traps, perfumery, cutlery and Douay Bibles, clocks, bicycles, chairs, a fly wheel, a cooking stove, timber, boxes, pianos, organs and a ladder. (Wooden clothes pegs drifted in for many years). There seemed to be no personal luggage or clothing. The Pharos encountered a long line, about one and a half miles, of f locating wreckage about 10 miles off land, southeast of Cape Otway, and in some places about 40 feet wide. It seemed that more than half of it was from Eric the Red. The ship’s crew rescued 3 cases that were for the Melbourne Exhibition and other items from amongst the debris. There were also chairs, doors, musical instruments, washing boards, nests of trunks and flycatchers floating in the sea. Most of the goods were saturated and smelt of kerosene. A section of the hull lies buried in the sand at Parker River Beach. An anchor with a chain is embedded in the rocks east of Point Franklin and a second anchor, thought to be from Eric the Red, is on display at the Cape Otway light station. (There is a photograph of a life belt on the verandah of Rivernook Guest House in Princetown with the words “ERIC THE RED / BOSTON”. This is rather a mystery as the ship was registered in Bath, Maine, USA.) Parts of the ship are on display at Bimbi Park Caravan Park and at Apollo Bay Museum. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village also has part of the helm (steering wheel), a carved wooden sword (said to be the only remaining portion of the ship’s figurehead; further research is currently being carried out), a door, a metal rod, samples of wood and this medal awarded for the rescue of the crew. Much of the wreckage was recovered by the local residents before police and other authorities arrived at the scene. Looters went to great effort to salvage goods, being lowered down the high cliff faces to areas with little or no beach to collect items from the wreckage, their mates above watching out for dangerous waves. A Tasmanian newspaper reports on a court case in Stawell, Victoria, noting a man who was caught 2 months later selling tobacco from the wreckage of Eric the Red. Some of the silverware is still treasured by descendants of Mr Mackenzie who was given these items by officials for his help in securing the cargo. The gifts included silver coffee and teapots, half a dozen silver serviette rings and two sewing machines. A Mr G.W. Black has in his possession a medal and a purse that was awarded to his father, another Dawn crew member who was part of the rescue team. The medal is similarly inscribed and named “To John Black ….” (from “Shipwrecks” by Margaret E. Mackenzie, 3rd edition, published 1964). The wreck and cargo were sold to a Melbourne man who salvaged a quantity of high-quality tobacco and dental and surgical instruments. Timbers from the ship were salvaged and used in the construction of houses and shed around Apollo Bay, including a guest house, Milford House (since burnt down in bushfires), which had furniture, fittings and timber on the dining room floor from the ship. A 39.7-foot-long trading ketch, the Apollo, was also built from its timbers by Mr Burgess in 1883 and subsequently used in Tasmanian waters. It was the first attempt at shipbuilding in Apollo Bay. In 1881 a red light was installed about 300 feet above sea level at the base of the Cape Otway lighthouse to warn ships when they were too close to shore; It would not be visible unless a ship came within 3 miles from it. This has proved to be an effective warning. Nelson Johnson married Elizabeth Howard in 1881 and they had 10 children, the father of the medal’s donor being the youngest. They lived in 13 Tichbourne Place, South Melbourne, Victoria. Nelson died in 1922 in Fitzroy Victoria, age 66. In 1895 the owners of the S.S. Dawn, the Portland and Belfast Steam Navigation Co., wound up and sold out to the Belfast Company who took over the Dawn for one year before selling her to Howard Smith. She was condemned and sunk in Suva in 1928. The State Library of Victoria has a lithograph in its collection depicting the steamer Dawn and the shipwrecked men, titled. "Wreck of the ship Eric the Red, Cape Otway: rescue of the crew by the Dawn". The medal for bravery is associated with the ship the “The Eric the Red which is historically significant as one of Victoria's major 19th century shipwrecks. (Heritage Victoria Eric the Red; HV ID 239) The wreck led to the provision of an additional warning light placed below the Cape Otway lighthouse to alert mariners to the location of Otway Reef. The site is archaeologically significant for its remains of a large and varied cargo and ship's fittings being scattered over a wide area. The site is recreationally and aesthetically significant as it is one of the few sites along this coast where tourists can visit identifiable remains of a large wooden shipwreck, and for its location set against the background of Cape Otway, Bass Strait, and the Cape Otway lighthouse.“ (Victorian Heritage Database Registration Number S239, Official Number 8745 USA) This medal was awarded to Nelson Johnson by the U.S. President for bravery in the rescue of the Eric the Red crew. The obverse of the round, solid silver medal has an inscription around the rim. In the centre of the medal is the head of Liberty to the left, hair in a bun, with a sprig of leaves in the top left of a band around her head. There is a 6-pointed star below the portrait, between the start and end of the inscription. There are two raised areas on the rim, horizontally opposite each other, from the edge to just below the lettering and coinciding with the holes drilled in the edge. Slightly right of the top is a round indentation in the rim. The reverse has a wreath of leaves as a border, joined at the bottom by a ribbon bow. In the centre of the medal is an inscription, decorated with 3-pronged design and dots. The edge is plain with 2 small, rough and uneven holes horizontally opposite to each other, as though they had been used for mounting the medal at some stage. The medal has a matte finish on both sides and is slightly pitted and scratched.“PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” around the perimeter of the obverse of the medal. “TO / Nelson Johnson, / seaman of the British, / str “Dawn”, for bravery, / at risk of life, / in / rescuing the crew of / the American Ship / “Eric the Red.” “M” on obverse, truncation of the portraitwarrnambool, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime village, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, eric the red, zaccheus allen, sewall, 1880, melbourne exhibition, cape otway, otway reef, victorian shipwreck, medal, nelson johnson, neils frederick yohnson, s.s. dawn, george morgan, hero

Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. A petition from Intake 18 students of the Graduate Diploma in Occupational Hazard Management was sent to Mr Bob Goodbourn - Course Coordinator of VIOSH, Prof D W James - Vice-Chancellor of University of Ballarat, Prof G Anderson - Head of School, Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, Mr P Martin - Senior Lecturer, School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, Ms K Whytcross and Mr P Johnson - Student Representatives. The students request that Mr Peter Martin present the lectures for MG473 Statistics and Modelling in Semester 2, 1995. He has lectured the students in MG472 Statistics and Modelling during the first semester and his method teaching to a class with a majority of adults students has been excellent - clear, well paced and caring manner. His adult teaching skills provided students with confidence and encourage discussion in class. List of students and signatures were provided. Hand written note from Gerry Anderson to Bob Goodbourn stated that they do their best to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee anything. In general it is inappropriate to make decisions based on student interests. Students and their positive comments are appreciated. Bob Goodbourn was asked to pass the comments onto the students concerned.Three A4 pages - third mainly handwritten in pen. First page has handwritten commentSignatures of Gerry Anderson, Bob Goodbourn, 34 studentsviosh, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, university of ballarat, intake 18 petition, bob goodbourn, course coordinator of viosh, prof d james, vice chancellor, prof g anderson, head of school, information technology and mathematical sciences, k whytcross, p johnson, student representatives, peter martin, senior lecturer, statistics and mathematical sciences, trevor bailey, james bathgate, janet benstead, kay bowman, craig brissett, keith britton, david byham, hayden cater, earl eddings, kristine gardiner, christopher gibbs, david grant, terry hammond, ken hart, christopher jacobsen, david kiddle, michael lawson, malcolm mcinnes, graeme maddaford, rita ottewill, roger palubinski, lyn pearson, raymond pickett, cheryl price, davis proud, mangalya reddy, john rowan, neil topperwien, gavin welsh, damien woodmansey

A Scrap book from newspaper articles of various females of interest to Jean Dunsmuir started in 1953Newspaper articles from 1953 onwards in the form of a scrap bookspiral bound, cardboard covered sketch bookOn cover; Spirax No 578 Sketch Book - Jean C. Dunsmuir Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg West jean dunsmuir, heidelberg repatriation hospital, joan hammond, juan jose castro, sister mavis hannah, sister wilma oram, lesley davis, sister jessie doyle, vivian statham, sister vivian bullwinkel, lynette kierce, jennifer laycock, kathleen ferrier, a. noy, m. holden, a. syer, b. jeffry, virginia paris, shirley strickland, maureen connolly, marjorie jackson, winsome cripps, jean sedgman, heather menzies, jean brooks, janine bishop, susanne ricketts

Presented to guests at the 150th Anniversary of Warrnambool Fire brigade. The celebration of 150 years of the Fire brigade is a significant social event in the city. It shows dedication to an important community service. The program presents a present day menu and historical photographs.Medium card,cream in colour. Box surrounds text "150th Anniversary Dinner" with B/W photograph underneath. Inside pages contains program and menu for the event, with B/W Photograph of Brigade.Back cover gives present day particulars of membership with colour photograph. Front cover has gold logo" Warrnambool Urban Fire Brigade". warrnambool, fire brigade, bryan wills, guests, official guests, michael neoh, hans van hammond, euan ferguson, warrnambool fire brigade

Poster of all Ballarat School of Mines staff (named)davis, sonia, dixon, heather, dixon, philip, durant, heather, dyer, robert, fennell, anne, firth, barrie, gaunt malcolm, gunn, peter, hobbs, lyn, hood, graham, howell, kevin, jelbart, john, johnson, murray, leith, john, lovett, bob, mcfarlane, roger, mendelson, steven, merrett, pam, nicholls, geoff, o'toole, jan, palmer, max, parfenovics, roly, pavey, sue, perrin, mary, pym, ian, rae, bradley, ryan, bill, seymour, carole, shiel, peter, sordello, john, staley, bruce, vallance, malcolm, vn dreven, john, watts, liz, whittle, bill, woodruff, brian, beanland, graham, collier, betty, crump, neville, d'angri, val, dunlop, barbara, fennell, anne (humphry), hall, paula, haller, walter, heighway, alastair, hocking, geoff, humphrey, anne (fennell), kellam, trevor, kisler, peter, lawless, bob, little, garry, mail, andrew, mclennan, brian, mcnulty, patti, mitaxa, ian, nunn, peter, olmstead, dennis, peart, alby, perry, graeme, pope, geoff, pyke, george, shannon, leo, sharman, eric, shearer, graham, sheehan, frank, shiells, peter, stefschenk, ray, stoddart, roger, turner, jim, vandreven, john, wallis,. lee, akers, keith, boast, keith, byrne, simone, calistro, paul, dixon, john, faull, shirley, fenelon, virginia, french, neville, gribble, isabel, grist, carol, haddow, david, haley, rosaley, harris, ian, hazlett, rocky, heffernan, liz, jardine, cynthia, kemp, john, knight, kim, lambeth, paul, lanigan, alison, lesock, peter, lyttle, gary, martin, kevin, mcmillan, adrian, mcneight, wendy, nestor, david, osborne, bill, o'shea, bob, parker, frank, penhall, graham, pink, alan, pink, merrill, rasmussen, mary, sarah, doug, schenk, ray, seymour, doug, sullivan, andrew, thake, tony, thorpe, sharon, tiller, donna, torrington, andrew, trembath, colin, trotter, peter, turner, sonia, webber, brian, wild, ron, williams, carol, wren, derek, yeomans, lorraine, bergin, peter, burgess, zena, crebbin, irene, gough, tsony, haller, fleur, murray, bill, oparski, cheyrl, snibson, graham, sordello, franl, sutton, ron, walsh, paul, adrian, bill, aiton, alan, barratt, geoff, bevelander, mark, bridges, bill, brown, doug, cartledge, brian, conroy, ken, cook, les, curran, laurie, davidson, ron, davies, dennis, dobbyn, col, edwards, harold, ellis, alan, fithall, david, flanagon, john, fletcher, jeff, harrison, john, howlett, keith, hutchions, bob, lindorff, les, lucas, ron, mccann, david, mcdonald, laughlin, mclellan, jan, mitchell, ian, morgan, bob, perovic, bruno, robinson, ian, shaw, jim, smail, andrew, stevens, bernie, symons, doug, trainor, malcolm, van hammond, hans, wallis, lee, whitefield, gordon, woolman, tom, max palmer, donna tiller, neville french, rocky hazlet, tony thake, colin trembath, anne fennell, doug sara, jan mclellan

12 page magazine of the Working Men's College. Includes advertisements for Brooks, Robinson and Co; Australian Mercantile Loan and guarantee Co. Ltd;W. Watson and Sons; McCracken's City Brewery; Federal Building Society working men's college, rmit, brennan torpedo, edward s. prior, planet mars, wood workers' tools, brooks, robinson and co, australian mercantile loan and guarantee co. ltd, w. watson and sons, mccracken's city brewery, federal building society, c.f. rojo, a.e. illingworth, j. mcilwraith, baker and rouse, remington, w. detmold, g. stuckey, walter j. turner, g. james, hammond typewriter, havelock tobacco, tangyes limited, arnall and jackson, h.p. gregory and co, foster's lager beer, james mcewan and co, phoenix spouting, ridging and curving works, joh ndanks and son, walter j. anderson, herbery v. hampton, alcock and co

Ferdinand Krause was a Professor at the Ballarat School of Mines. The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active biological society. Founded in 1788 by Sir James Edward Smith (1759–1828), who was its first President. The Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) whose botanical, zoological and library collections have been in its keeping since 1829. These unique collections are of continuing fundamental importance as a primary reference for taxonomy. They are enhanced by the Society's own rich library which provides key resources for research. (https://www.linnean.org/the-society, accessed 10/12/2018))An official receipt from the Linnean Society of London made out to Professor Ferdinand M. Krause F.L.S.ferdinand krause, linnean society of london, logo, a. hammond

Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. Timber framed colour photograph of thirty seven people with name plate at the bottom.Typed name plate with all the namesviosh, viosh australia, graduate diploma in occupational hazard management, trevor bailey, james bathgate, janet benstead, kay bowman, craig brissett, keith britton, david byham, hayden cater, earl eddings, kristine gardiner, christopher gibbs, david grant, terry hammond, ken hart, maree hodgins, christopher jacobsen, peter johnston, david kiddie, michael lawson, malcolm mcinnes, graeme maddaford, erica mayer, gary nicholls, rita ottewill, roger palubinski, lyn pearson, raymond pickett, cheryl price, davis proud, mangaiya reddy, mark richards, john rowan, keith symes, neil topperwien, gavin walsh, kim whytcross, damien woodmansey, university of ballarat

Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders in the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. Historical Information Federation University VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree – on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge.Brown and gold framed photograph with title and names of students underneath.Framers details verso lls: "Artafact"viosh, viosh australia, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, bill adriaans, stephen andrews, wolf bruckner, thomas buckley, geoffrery butler, mathew camillo, rodney campbell, jean crane, keryn donald, antonio elaisa, paul farmer, joseph grixti, rodney hart, david hol, jane house, filipe kakaivalua, timoci laqai, darrin mackenzie, graham matthews, hitexa maysuria, alan miller, luigi morandin, jeffrey nixon, annette richards, david searle, wayne shrimpton, owen spicer, william thaggard, fiona thomas, hans van hammond, janis veldwyk, suzanne wilson

Gunyah (aka The Surrey Hall) used in 1889 and after that for Masonic Lodge functions until they built the Emulation Hall in Rochester Road for local functions. There were many local dances both at Surrey Hall in mid 1930s, 1934 and 1935. Also on Saturday night at the Holy Redeemer. Foreword by the Honorable Wendy Baden-Powell.(Lord Baden-Powell's grand-daughter. Dedicated to Mr Jim Richards who followed in the great footsteps of "Rainbow" Simpson. History of scouting in Canterbury beginning with 1st Canterbury Scout Group. Includes many references to local Surrey Hills people.History of scouting in Canterbury beginning with 1st Canterbury Scout Group. Includes many references to local Surrey Hills people.Title Page: (signed by the author) James Nicolas17th camberwell, st paul's anglican church troop, surrey hall, gunyah, rainbow simpson, (mr) toby rechner, (m r) jim willis, (mr) jim richards, (mr) john wilson, (mr) c hammond, (mr) k smith, (mr) d hadaway, (mr) j mason, (mr) - fawcatt, (mr) g burmeister, (mr) george thomas, (mr) charles p middleton, (mr) w mccallum, (mr) h wilks, (mr) robert macfarlane, (mr) john moffat, (mr) gary everitt, (mr) peter milburn, (mr) bruce manks, (mr) wilfred o darby, (mr) - buscombe, (mr) - buchanan, (mr) j sinclair, (mr) f edwards, (mr) ray underwood, (mr) jack sinclair, (mr) don pittard, (mr) don webster, (mr) gerard van veenendaal