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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Paul Bridgeman, late 1940's
Paul was an Singapore refugee and in Camp 3. Joined the 8th Employment Co. Black and white photos of Paul Bridgeman in slouch hat and uniform of the 8th Employment Co. singapore refugee, paul bridgeman, 8th employment co. -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet, B Woodcroft's Section Tappet
Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd. Among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd.textile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill john crowley & co, ltd, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet
Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd. Among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd.textile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill john crowley & co, ltd, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet
Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd. Among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd.textile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill john crowley & co, ltd, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet
Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd. Among items from Yarra Falls Mill.Pamphlet, "B Woodcroft's Section Tappet" - John Crowley & Co Ltd.textile machinery weaving, yarra falls mill john crowley & co, ltd, weaving looms, weaving machinery, textile machinery, weaving -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "M.T&O.Co. Rd 66", 1900s
Used by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. to identify its employees, in this case from Richmond car house or depot. Used until about 1916 when replaced by badges marked for the Tramway Board.Demonstrates the method of identifying cable tram employees.Round pressed brass badge with the letters "M.T&O.Co. Rd 66". On the rear of the badge, are two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge and a single-piece leather strap with a buttonhole cut into it to enable it to be worn on a uniform.trams, tramways, cable trams, employees pass, mto co, richmond depot -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Telephone Exchange Testing Unit, H T & E Co. Ltd. LIVERPOOL ENGLAND, 1955
This is the MINJAH telephone exchange testing unit. The exchange was adjacent to the property of MINJAH which is situated near Hawkesdale in Western Victoria. The exchange operated between 1955 and 1985. The testing unit was used for detecting and testing faults in the telephone system. The keys along the front were called "Hospital Keys" and were used to give subscribers a temporary connection in the event of a break down. The telephone exchange was replaced by an automatic exchange.This is a good example of a manual telephone system in Western VictoriaThis is a rectangular polished wooden box with a telephone mechanism on the side connected by a hook. On the front right is a dialling system which has been detached. On the front left is a volt meter. At the front bottom are seventeen switches. In the middle front are twenty keys which can flash up in various colours. There is writing on the side . There is a black metal label with writingAVD HAND SET S314470 c 7060 H/56 LINE & SELECTOR TEST SET HT& Co. Ltd. LIVERPOOL ENGLANDtelephone testing, minjah, manual telephone exchange -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Photograph/postcard, The Rose Series P.1021 'The Drive, Swimming Pool, Emerald, Vic, circa 1930's - 40's
Emerald Park Lake - early photographEarly postcard depicting Emerald Park LakeFront: The Rose Series P.1021, 'The Drive, Swimming Pool, Emerald, Vic. Back:: Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. Armadale Victoriarose series, swimming pool, emerald park lake -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Photograph, 1910 Mr W Harvey, 1910 Mr W Harvey, 1910
1910: Mr W. Harvey and Family of Cheltenham. In 'Moorabbin a Pictorial History1862 - 1994' by John Cribbon, William Harvey, is shown in the 1862 Rate Book, to be the owner occupier of a paling house in Argus Road valued at 15 Pound. This person may be related to the W Harvey in the photo.Photograph is black and white. In this photograph their is a father and mother, and their five children. The mother and the children are all dressed in their best dresses. The father is wearing a suit with a waistcoat and a white shirt that has a winged collar but no tie The mother and father are both sitting on separate chairs, mother to the left and the father on the right. The mother has the baby on her lap and the father has a small child on his lap. Three girls are in the middle of the mother and the father.Front of Mount :Yeoman Co 287 Chapel St. Prahran Victoria. Back of Mount : W. Harvey & family / pheteonham / about 1910mr w harvey, 1910, family of cheltenham, argus road, cheltenham, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin shire, brighton, bentleigh, cheltenham, dendy's special survey 1841, two acre village, cribbon john, dairy farmers, poultry farmers, -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Cooking pot and lid, T & C Clarke and Co Ltd, 1880-1900
T. & C. Clark & Company Limited was based at Shakespeare Foundry in Wolverhampton England and was founded in 1795 by Thomas and Charles Clark. The company grew to be one of the largest iron foundries in Wolverhampton and were pioneering in the manufacture of enamelled cast iron cookware and sanitary wares. The company's product range included thousands of items, both domestic and industrial. T. & C. Clark were pioneers in the use of enamelled cast ironware, after taking out a patent in 1839 guaranteeing their products to be free of lead or arsenic. The company became the largest employer in Wolverhampton employing between 600 to 700 people.The item is significant as it was used as a domestic kitchen or camp fire item used to cook food safely without the concern that the metal may contain lead or arsenic as earlier cooking utensils had. T C Clark innervates the first manufacturing process of cast iron cook ware to have enamel lining in his products to alleviate the possibility of lead or arsenic contamination of food.Cooking pot cast iron with lid and handle and lid pressed sheet steel oval shaped."T & C Clark and Co Ltd" (Star of David) "ENGLAND", "RD 455279" "3 GALLS" "FIRST QUALITY" Lid marked "CLARK" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, kettle, cooking pot, cook ware, kitchen ware, cast iron kettle, t c clark ltd, shakespeare foundry -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle, Sauce, H J Heinz Co. Pty Ltd
Brown glass bottle with metal top and blue and white text on label.Heinz 57 Beefsteak Sauce Steaks Chops - Gravies - Fish - Cheese. H J Heinz Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Australia. -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, RICHARD & CO. PHOTO, 107
IT IS ON PERMAMENT LOAN FROM HEPBURN SHIRE WILLIAM TURNBULL ELECTED AS COUNCILLOR NOV. 25TH 1901. ELECTED MAYOR 1907-8-9. PHOTOGRAPH ORIGINALLY HUNG IN CLUNES TOWN HALL DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR.FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM TURNBULL.CLUNES BOROUGH COUNCIL WILLIAM TURNBULL ELECTED COUNCILLOR NOV. 25TH 1901. MAYOR 1907-8-9 RICHARDS & CO. PHOTOSlocal history, photography, photographs, councillors & officers -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Saucepan, T & C Clark & Co. Ltd, 19th century
Used over open fire and on woodstovesCast iron saucepan, long handled, size 5 quarts. Stainless steel on end of handle (probably added later)On base: "T.&C. Clark & Co Ltd / RD.455 279 / First Quality / No. 8 5 quarts" On side: "5 quarts"cooking utensils -
Mordialloc & District Historical Society Inc
Mentone Baths Picture, Rose Stereograph Co, The Beach & Baths Mentone Vic. (The Rose Series P10654), Unknown
Possibly pre-World War 2, Mentone Baths with bathing boxes in ParkdaleM The picture details the Hot Sea Baths. They were also considered good for one's health, they were a tourist destination for many years until they were burnt down in the late 1950'sPost Card with beach scene. Baths building on right with beach in front. Cliffs on the left hand side of pictureOn back of picture: "Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. / Armadale Victoria." "Post Card" printed at top of back of card, with drawing of a rose in the centre.mentone baths, beach, rose series, post card, 1940, 1950s -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Commercial Photographic Co. Pty. Ltd, Administration Building, 1949
Note by T.H. Kneen 20 February 1991, "East facade of building L to R Library over Assembly Hall, change rooms, classroom block, offices for school staff & three branches of Department of Agriculture, Principal's office to extreme right." 2 copies black and white photograph. Taken further to the left of B91.24On reverse, "1949 Commercial Photographic Co. Pty. Ltd. FJ 5266 When ordering further prints please quote K370-6".library, assembly hall, change rooms, classroom block, office, staff, principal, administration building, branches dept of agriculture, main building -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, 1898
IT IS ON PERMAMENT LOAN FROM HEPBURN SHIRE PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM BARKELL. ELECTED BY RATEPAYERS AS MAYOR 1905 -6. PHOTOGRAPH HUNG IN CLUNES TOWN HALL DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR.FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CR. WILLIAM BARKELLMAYOR OF CLUNES YEARS 1898-98 &1904-5. ALSO FIRST RATEPAYERS SELECTION FOR MAYOR 1904-5. RICHARDS & CO PHOTOSlocal history, photography, photographs, councillors & officers -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Ink Bottle, Mabie Todd and Co, Swan Ink Bottle, 1960c
Empty Ink bottle used for writing with nibbed pens and fountain pensGlass Bottle with Metal Cap and Coloured Label Swan Ink washable pacific blue colour, 1 1/2 fl oz , 1960 c, made by Mabie Todd & Cobottles, ink bottles -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRIS COLLECTION: MALE PHOTO, Nineteenth Century
Black & White Studio photo of seated male aged approx mid thirties. Printed on front. Yeoman & Co , 47 Chapel Street, Prahran. Male holding cane with hat on knee. Turned down collar with neck-tie. Buttoned jacket not matching trousers.Yeoman & Cophotograph, person, male -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Container - Ink bottle, MABIE TODD & Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd, Second half of 19th Century or first half of the 20th Century
A Brief History Of Mabie Todd Ltd The company originated in America from the beginnings during the 1860s when a Mr. Todd and a Mr. Mabie began making pencil cases and pen holders in New York. Later they were joined by the Bard Brothers who made Gold nibs and by 1873 the company of Mabie Todd and Bard were established in New York. By 1878 the first patent was filed for the design and manufacture of a fountain pen, achieved under the design leadership of one William Washington Stewart. The first Swan fountain pen followed just 6 years later in 1884 with an over-under feed with ink delivery assisted by a twisted silver wire. This same year an office had been established in the UK with a showroom in Cheapside, London. The UK was being supplied with a steadily increasing supply of pens from New York and by 1905 new, larger showrooms were established in High Holborn. By this time the Swan pen had become synonymous with fountain pens at large. In 1906 the name of Bard was dropped in the US and the UK company subsequently adopted the title Mabie Todd & Co. New York. In 1907 British production began, using imported nibs from New York and whilst the company in the UK flourished, the business in the US started to diminish under stiff competition from new manufacturers.. By 1915 manufacturing was doing well in England from a factory in Weston Street, London and the New York company agreed to sell the rights to all European and Colonial business to Mabie Todd & Company Ltd of England. From then onwards, the development of the range mostly followed, rather than led the interests of the markets they were supplying. Even during the First World War the business continued to flourish. with factories in both London and Liverpool. At the end of 1919 a new expansion plan saw the establishment of a new Headquarters in Oxford Street, London. Throughout this period, some components were continuing to be imported from America, but gradually these diminished and during the 20s and 30s manufacturing facilities were expanded and by the end of the 1930s Mabie Todd were in full production, manufacturing pens in its London factory, gold nibs in Birmingham and ink in Liverpool. Another new headquarters grew out of this period of abundance and market domination. when in 1936 they moved into Sunderland House in Mayfair, London, a highly prized mansion building. Disaster struck early in the Second World War. Its prestigious Sunderland House headquarters was destroyed during the blitz, followed by destruction of its main factory in Harlesden, North London. Some machinery was saved and able to be used at another factory premises in the City, but like many other 'non essential' manufacturing, the main production was centred on wartime components such as rocket fuses and ammunition. After The War, in 1945 they moved out of their City premises to Park Royal and eventually in 1946 proper fountain pen production was resumed. In 1948 the company decided to go public. But at the time they had no plans to enter into the market for the now growing interest in ballpoint pens, the result was the beginning of their slide into obscurity and subsequent demise. They became Biro Swan in 1952 following a large share purchase by Biro Pens. Even though at this time they had just launched their new high profile Calligraph range to join the competition for the new market associated with a craze for italic writing, fountain pen manufacture under the new company was to suffer a lack of real support. The restyled ranges of 1956 failed to ignite market interest and with diminishing quality, the end of the Mabie Todd story was inevitable. After 80 years of Swan pens, the book was closed.This bottle of ink would have been supplied to schools. After a child was deemed old enough to progress from just using slate and board, he/she would have been supplied with a pen shaft made of wood and with a very basic metal nib. The ink bottle would be used to fill up the individual inkwells. This operation would have been conducted by the teacher him/herself, or by an older pupil under the close eye of the teacher.Ink bottle clear glass with 'Swan Ink' paper label. Has rusted screw on top & black ink inside.Label has 'Mabel Todd' manufacturer's logo at top,; 'Swan Ink' name clearly shown; 'Made in England' printed clearly; and 'Mable Todd & Co Ltd, London & Liverpool' printed at base of label.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ink, bottle, mabie todd ltd -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Functional object - Clark's cast iron kettle with brass tap on a swing arm known as a "crane", T & C Carke & Sons
This very heavy type of iron kettle was hung on a hinged swing-arm, known as a “crane”, in the kitchen fireplace. This type of kettle, with a tap was known as a “fountain”, gave ready access to boiling water. This meant that water could be kept hot all day by the fire, and the water topped up as necessary. The metal arm was swung out from the fire -place to access the hot water relatively safely.This "fountain" was used by one of the pioneer families in the City of Moorabbin.Cast Iron Tea Kitchen, comprising a kettle, with a lid, a hook attached to swivel handle and a brass tap attached to side of kettle. T & C Clark & Co 12 Galls imprinted on lid.T & C Clark & Co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD: PICTURE OF CYANIDE WORKS
POSTCARD - picture of Cyanide Works -Agelo and Driefontein G.M. Coys / published by Salio Epstein & Co Durban / black and white photo painted in showing race ways and water wheel / circa 1901Salio Epstein & Co Durbanpostcard, photograph, various themes, southern africa cyanide works angelo driefontein mine industrial / - picture of cyanide works -agelo and driefontein g.m. coys / published by salio epstein & co durban / showing race ways and water wheel / circa 1901 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Panel Photograph, F.B. Mendelssohn & Co, Possibly Jane Key, c.1896
Jane Key (nee Dalrymple 1846-1931) married Frederick Key (1844-1907). Their daughter Ada Key married baker, John Ingram. Mendelssohn Photographers, 80 Swanston St., Melnourne F.B. Mendelssohn & Co operated from Queen's Walk Studios, Victoria Buildings at 80 Swantson Street, Melbourne from 1888-1915 according to Sands McDougall directoriesF.B. Mendelssohn & Co operated from Queen's Walk Studios, Victoria Buildings at 80 Swantson Street, Melbourne from 1888-1915 according to Sands McDougall directoriesInscribed on back "? Jane Key" and "My Great Grandmother" and "Pam Thoonen"jane key (nee dalrymple 1846-1931), mendelssohn f.b. & co photographer 80 swanston st melbourne, pam thoonen (nee ingram) collection -
Orbost & District Historical Society
ledger, 1898 - 1957
This ledger was used initially by H. James & Co., Shipping and General Commission agents in Orbost in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district.He was a stock agent and auctioneer. H. James proved a very keen businessman and did well. He eventually formed agencies, conducted an auctioneering business and controlled the bean market. He also helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost and was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF.Henry James (1860-1932) was a well-known identity in the Orbost district.He was a stock agent and auctioneer who helped to establish the seed bean industry in Orbost. He was the second secretary of the Snowy River Shipping Co. as well as a shire councillor and prominent member of MUIOOF.A heavy ledger. Covers are heavy cardboadr coloured green It has a brown leather spine. the bottom right hand corners have been cut off. It contains records of auction sales and lists goods sold on assignment.on spine : LEDGER On the first 3-4 pages in pencil are O's and 's gamesjames-harry shipping-orbost auctioneer -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Medical dressing
TROVE : Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), Saturday 29 March 1919, page 6. For Perfuming the Living or Sick Rooms, for Special Services, High, Mass, Requiem Service, and Benediction. "SANAX" Fragrant Pastille; ignite easily and burn steadily, emitting delightful fumes of fragrant incense. Every home should have them. All Chemists, or BURROWS PHARMACY, 5 Brunswick St., FITZROY. TROVE : Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 16 August 1941, page 4 SITUATIONS VACANT. ADVERTISERS …………Girl Packer, about 18 yrs. The Sanax Co., 5 Brunswick-street, Fitzroy. City…….. Manila coloured cardboard box printed in dark brown and orange containing a pink coloured lint cloth.Box. Side 1. 'SANAX (logo) BORACIC LINT. As a compress. Dip in very hot water, wring out in a clean towel, and apply hot, then cover with Absorbent Cotton and bandage. Smear with Carbolised Petrolatum as a Dressing for wounds. THE SANAX CO. Manuf. Chemists Melbourne Reg'd Office : 5 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, N.6.' Side 2. 'THERE'S A "SANAX" FIRST AID CASE for every purpose 27 Distinct Patterns to choose from. No. 1 "Sanax" First Aid For Factories, Home etc. No. 1a "Sanax" First Aid For the Home, Farm, School No. 2 "Sanax" First Aid For Factories, Mines, Quarries No. 4 "Sanax" First Aid (Portable) For Sports Clubs, Scouts, Guides No. 5 "Sanax" First Aid For Mines, Racing & Football Clubs No. 7 "Sanax" First Aid (Portable) For the Farm, Home or Sports Field No. 9 "Sanax" First Aid (Portable) For the Motor Car No. 11 "Sanax" First Aid (Pocket Size) For Boy Scouts, Girl Guides No. 20 & 25 "Sanax" First Aid (Portable) For the Motorist. Side 3. USE "SANAX" ACHE TABLETS for ALL PAINS ACHES and FEVERS - SAFE and EFFECTIVE. Side 4 Keep "Sanax" First Aid Dressing handy , for small wounds, cuts, cracked hands, and abrasions. It forms an antiseptic healing skin over the damaged part. Sole Makers The SANAX Co. Melbourne. Side 5. TRADE "SANAX" MARKwound dressing, lint cloth -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Rail Section, The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd. Middlesborough, 1900's?
Yields information about some of the rail used in UK tramways, possibly Australian tramways and demonstrates the type of rail used in tramways.Section of flanged tramway rail - saw cut from rail, polished and then nickel plated silver finished and stamped in italics - "Hartepool Tramways Reconstruction B.S.Section No. 1" in the head of the rail, "90lbs per yard" stamped in the base of the flange and along the foot of the rail "The North Eastern Steel Co. Ltd Middlesborough"trams, tramways, rail, uk, rail section -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Soda Siphon, Bartlett Soda Siphon
Glass soda water syphon with bakelite pump. approximately 1 litre in size. Bartlett cordials co. Tatura Victoria engraved on bottle.Bartlett cordial Co Tatura Victoria soda water. -
Mont De Lancey
Tin
Rectangular, Clubman tobacco tin with a light blue background and a dark blue 3.5 cm. diagonal strip across the hinged lid. It contains three small, cardboard picture cards with images and names of: a cart, a harp and a star, together with matching name lables.On lid: The merged gold letters "M", "T" and "C" surmounted by a gold crown at the top left hand end of the dark blue diagonal stripe and the name "CLUBMAN" at the right hand end, together with: "A Distinctive Cigarette" in very faded black lettering. Printed at the bottom of the lid are the words: "Silk Tipped Virginia" in black print. Also on the lid are the hand-written letters "CN" written in black permanent ink. Inside the lid: "The Clubman" with the company logo underneath. "A Distinctive Cigarette manufactured from carefully selected tobacco for discriminating smokers" "The Marcus Tobacco Co."tobacco tins, tobacco containers, smoking equipment -
Greensborough Historical Society
Leaflet, Coventry and Co Real Estate, Is winter the new spring?, 2015_
Advertisement for Coventry and Co Real Estate 129 Main Street Greensborough. Jon Challands joined Coventry & Co.as real estate agent, in December 2014. This advertising appeared during the winter 2015 season.Col. leaflet soliciting real estate vendorscoventry and co real estate -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Domestic Object - Bottle, 1880c
Found during a dive at the entrance at Lakes Entrance, manufacturers details on one half, P C Dixon & Co Rosslyn St Melbourne, other half has Lion on hind legs with Trade MarkTorpedo soda water bottle, moulded in two halves.glass technology, bottles -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Lifebuoy, Loch Ness, 1869-1909
This lifebuoy bears the name of the ship, its origin, the shipping company and the red ensign. These details mean that the lifebuoy was part of the lifesaving equipment on the sailing ship the Loch Ness, part of the Glasgow Shipping Company’s Loch Line (G.S.C. on the red pennant) and a British-registered ship (the red flag with the Union Jack on it). Lifebuoys were part of the emergency lifesaving equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century. The ring was made of strips of cork wood joined together to make the ring shape then covered in canvas and sealed usually with white paint. Four evenly spaced canvas reinforcing bands would be added for strength and for a place to thread a rope or line. A lifebuoy, or life-preserver, is used as a buoyancy device often thrown to an endangered or distressed person in the water to keep them afloat while they receive help. It is usually connected by a rope to a person in a safe area such a nearby vessel or on shore. Lifebuoys is a made from a buoyant materials such as cork or foam and ae usually covered with canvas for protection and to make it easy to grip. The first use of life saving devices in recent centuries was by the Nordic people, who used light weight wood or cork blocks to keep afloat. Cork lifebuoys were used from the late 19th to early 20th century. Kapok fibre was then used as a filling for buoys but wasn’t entirely successful. Light weight balsa wood was used as a filler after WW1. In 1928 Peter Markus invented and patented the first inflatable life-preserver. By WW2 foam was combined with Kapok. Laws were passed over time that has required aeroplanes and water going-vessels to carry life-preservers on board. The ship LOCH NESS 1869-1922 … The ship Loch Ness, of Glasgow, was the same ship what William Carmichael sailed on to Australia when he laid the commemoration stone on behalf of his sister Eva and himself, dedicated to their parents, brothers and sisters. The family members lost their lives on June 1, 1878, when their ship, the Loch Ard, was wrecked at Mutton Bird Island in south west Victoria. Eva Carmichael was one of the two survivors from that shipwreck, the other 52 tragically lost their lives. The ship Loch Ness was a three-masted sailing ship built in 1869 for the Loch Line owned by the Glasgow Shipping Company. The line transported cargo and passengers from Glasgow, Scotland, to Australian ports. The Loch Ness was sold in 1908 to Stevedore & Shipping Co, Sydney for use as a coal hulk. In 1914 the Australian Government took over the ship for naval defence purposeless. In 1926 the ship was sunk during gunfire practice by HMAS Melbourne, near Fremantle, Western Australia. The lifebuoy is an example of equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century to help preserve life. There were many lives lost in Australia’s colonial period, particularly along the coast of South West Victoria. The lifebuoy is significant for its connection to the ship Loch Ness on which William Carmichael, brother of Eva Carmichael, travelled to lay a memorial to their parents and all of their other siblings who lost their lives in the Loch Ard disaster of 1878 near Peterborough, Victoria. Lifebuoy, round, cork filling inside canvas cover, painted white, with rope attached. Lifebuoy has printed name of vessel Loch Ness, Glasgow. Symbols of red flag with white initials G S Co. There is also a red ensign."LOCH NESS", "GLASGOW" "G S Co"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, loch ness, loch ard, william carmichael, eva carmichael, lifebuoy, glasgow sailing ship, loch ness of glasgow, life rings, safety ring, life-saving buoy, ring buoy, life preserver, personal floating device, floatation device, safety equipment, g s c, glasgow shipping company