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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Telescope
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Extendable telescope with painted timber look on outer casing. telescope, navigational aides -
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Instrument - Parallel Ruler
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Roller bearing parallel ruler in timber case.navigation, drafting, instrument -
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Postcard - Post Card
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Popular beach side postcards of years gone by depicting scenes of QueenscliffeColour postcard with flap showing photos in and around Queenscliff It's "appealing" at Queenscliffqueenscliff, tourism, postcards -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Model of Pilot Vessel 'Alvina', 1959 -1962
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...The Australian pilot vessel and steam yacht Alvina had a long and varied career. It was built in the UK as a private yacht, 1891 and in 1903 came to Australia to commence in the pilot service at Port Phillip Heads. This model of the pilot ship is held by the nearby Queenscliff Maritime Museum in Victoria. In 1923 the larger Akuna took over from the Alvina, which then served as an excursion steamer and ferry in Westernport Bay for another 10 years when in 1933 it was replaced by an ex-Sydney vehicular ferry displaced by the new Harbour Bridge. Alvina was not scrapped until 1961. DSC_0046In 1901 the pilots took delivery of their first steam-powered pilot cutter, “Victoria”, 46 metres in length, built at Williamstown. “Victoria” was followed by “Alvina”, “Akuna”, “Akuna II” and in 1953, “Wyuna”, a twin-screw diesel electric pilot cutter 63 metres in length. “Wyuna” served until November 1979 and was then sold to the new Australian Maritime College at Launceston, Tasmania for use as a training ship.Model of the Pilot vessel 'Alvina in glass casepilot service, pilot vessel 'alvina', mr a g woodley -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Couta Boats under sail
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...A Couta boat is a type of sailing boat originally designed and built in Victoria, Australia, around Sorrento, Queenscliff and along Victoria's west coast as far west as Portland. It was originally used as a traditional fishing boat from around 1870 until the 1930s, although it survived as a commercial fishing vessel until the 1950s. From the 1970s onwards a community of enthusiasts started restoring old couta boats to use recreationally.The Couta Boat has been associated with the fishermen of Queenscliff from the first quarter of the 20th Century, and still is of significance due to the popularity of this boat as a leisure sailing vessel.2 Reproduced photographs of couta boat fishing fleet under full sail in Queenscliffcouta, couta boat, sailing, fishing, port phillip, queenscliff -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Skylight from the SS Shandon
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Timber and glass skylight from the 'SS Shandon'.skylight, ships fittings, 'ss shandon' -
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Leisure object - Half Model Boat, Tony Lemerle [son in law of boat owner], 'Asturias
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Half model of a clinker bay boat with white superstructure and green hullASTURIASasturias, half model boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Half model 1890 couta boat
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Half model of an 1890 couta boat made to plans of 'Ariel'1890's Couta Boat Victoria Aust.couta boat, 'ariel', half model -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Half model of a 3 masted ship
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...This nameless three-masted sailing ship half model is typical of a piece produced by a first year apprentice. Nameless three-masted sailing ship half model, typical first year apprentice piece. Model acquired damaged and incomplete. Repaired and completed by Arthur Woodley Crib Point September - October 2008.boat building, boat half model -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Half Model yacht
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Before modern design aids, half boat models were made to scale to the boat's hull being built . In later times these scale models were also made by first year apprentices in timber boat building. Now they are mostly prized as a decorative object.Several timber boat builders operated in the Queenscliff area over time.Timber half model of an unknown yachtboat building, boat design, model boats -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Uniform - Uniform Merchant Marine Officer
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...The merchant marine has many followers in the area both past and present. Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale offer a great vantage point for ship spotting as they navigate the rip. The Museum has a large collection of paintings of ocean liners of the past which is of great interest to immigrants to this country especially those who travelled by sea in the past. Of significant interest to visitors who visit our display of ocean liners paintings. Migrants from the 50s to the 70s take great pleasure in finding their ship in the display. Unfortunately, nothing is know of the previous owner of the uniform.Chief engineer uniform on mannequin. Rank shown is that of Captain as the Chief Engineer was of equal rank to the Captain. However, the Captain retained overall authority on board ship. Uniform consists of cap, cap insignia, jacket, tie, trousers and additional two cap insignia and one shoulder insignia stored separately. [shirt and shoes shown are props] merchant marine, uniforms, insignia -
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Functional object - Lighthouse fittings
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Murray Robert Shapter donated these lighthouse fittings. He was a local fisherman and employee of the Public Works Lighthouse service for many years in the Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale area.Fittings from two lighthouses in the Queenscliff / Point Lonsdale area. Key to switch sunvalve on or off and an acetylene pilot light burner from the light at the Black Lighthouse in Queenscliff, and a bolt head sheared off the dome of the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse.lighthouse maintenance, fittings -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Azimuth Mirror
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...William Thomson described a new "Marine Azimuth Mirror" at the 1877 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and patented the design in Britain and the U.S. This instrument is an example of the improved design, with a reflecting prism in place of the original mirror. Thomson introduced this form in the early 1880s. The signature indicates that it was made during the period 1900-1913. A child prodigy, William Thomson went to university at the age of eleven. At twenty-two he was appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy in Glasgow where he set up the first physics laboratory in Great Britain and proved an inspiring teacher. He primarily researched thermodynamics and electricity. On the practical side he was involved in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable. He was also the partner of a Glasgow firm that made measuring instruments from his own patents.An instrument of significant importance which made marine navigation easier and more accurate in the early twentieth century.An Azimuth mirror with wooden box.Kelvin & Hughs Ltd Serial No - illegible Made in Great Britainazimuth mirror, william thompson, lord kelvin, naviagtion, marine instruments -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - Framed Painting, Sailing Ship 'Kosciusko'
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Pall Mall Gazette, 6 April 1866 One day early in December between the hours of 5.44 and 6.15 A.M., four first-class ships, the Roxburgh Castle, the Sarah Grice, the Kosciusko, and the Omar Pasha, laden with wool and gold, left Port Phillip on a race for England. There was heavy betting on the result, the Omar Pasha being favourite. These vessels have now reached their destination, and it is interesting to note the respective length of their passages. The Omar Pasha arrived in the Downs on the 14th of February, seventy-two days; the Kosciusko on the 23rd, eighty-one days; the Roxburgh Castle on the 7th of March, one hundred and eleven days. The first and second vessels are Aberdeen built vessels, and belong to Messrs. George Thompson, junr., and Co.One of several clippers trading from Port PhillipFramed print of Aberdeen Clipper Ship 'Kosciusko', 1,300 tonsAberdeen Clipper Ship 'Kosciusko' 1300 tons, Charles Stuart Commander Messrs. Geo. Thompson, Jun and Co. ownersaberdeen clippers, trade from port phillip -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Flag - Australian Red Ensign
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...On August 23rd, 1949, S. S. TIME was on voyage from Sydney to Melbourne with a cargo of sugar (3,000 tons), timber, general cargo and coal, when she was wrecked on Corsair Rock, entrance of Port Philip Bay. The Australian Red Ensign is the official flag to be flown at sea by Australian registered merchant ships. The S.S. Time was a land mark vessel in Queenscliff and surrounding areas from August 23rd, 1949, when it was wrecked on Corsair Rock in the entrance of Port Philip Bay until the early 60s when it broke up in a storm. Australian Red Ensign from the salvage done on the wreck of the S.S.TimeSS Time hand written on calico edge of flagflag, red ensign, s.s.time, corsair rock, rip, port phillip -
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Painting - Framed Watercolour, Fishermen's Pier Queenscliff
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Queenscliff’s first pier, then known as the Fishermen’s Pier, was completed in 1857. It was not until some thirty years later that the second Steamer Pier was constructed adjacent to the former and periodically extended from the mid to late 1880s to cope with the demand in pleasure bay steamer services. The last of these extensions was to provide a dog-leg construction and the extant shelter shed. 1960 witnessed the demolition of the original Fishermen’s Pier - by this time having been extended in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the equivalent length of the Steamer Pier - and saw the relocation of its 1926-29 lifeboat house to the Steamer Pier, now Queenscliff Pier. The mid to late 2000s saw Queenscliff Harbour undergo large-scale redevelopment in order to deepen its waters for pleasure craft and increase its berths to over 300. This was met with strong community opposition, largely with concerns for neighbourhood character and perceived cause for gentrification its stakeholders would impart. With early construction estimates of $20 million dollars, this figure had almost doubled upon realisation. (Lovell Chen Architects. ‘Individual Property Citation’, Queenscliffe Heritage Study, 2009.) (Freya Mitchell, ‘Queenscliff residents fight a tide of development sweeping the historic town’ ABC radio, 15 April 2005).Fishermen's Pier Watercolour painting of Fishermen's Pier in Queenscliffwatercolour, fishermen's pier, queenscliff -
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Photograph - Motor Winch
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...The winch was relocated to the Queenscliff Maritime Museum when the shed was moved from Fishermen's Pier [when demolished] and relocated to its present location at the end of the Queenscliff Pier. The Lifeboat shed is an iconic building for the township of Queenscliff. It once was located on the now demolished Fishermen's Pier and relocated to the current Queenscliff Pier. However, the motor winch that used to be housed there is now in pride of place adjacent to the Queenscliffe lifeboat which it served for many years. Photograph of a motor winch from the 'Queenscliffe' Lifeboat Shed.queenscliffe lifeboat service, lifeboat shed, fishermen's pier, queenscliff pier -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Bale Measure
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...These bale measuring rulers were used to calculate bale sizes when loading in ships hold.Obsolete tool is of historical significance to explain past practicesTimber measuring ruler for measuring dimensions of bales being loaded and stacked in ships hold. Outer arms are extendable to suit bale widthsIllegibleinstrument, bale measuring ruler, cargo handling -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Morse and day light set in timber box with accessories
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Military communications and signaling equipment used from 19421942 portable morse code set with a day signaling light and spare globes. All fitted in timber carry case with webbing strap.Plate "Lamp Signaling Daylight. Short Range Case MK IIPMG MELM1942" S/N 10356. Operating instructions on spare globes box lidmorse code, wwii, signaling -
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Equipment - Morse key and cable
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...A morse Key mounted on a Bakelite plate with cable attachedmorse key, communication, wwii -
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Memorabilia - Memorabilia from the MV Townsville Trader; Brass bell and a framed copy of the Mariners' Creed
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...American Practical Navigator, Bowditch, United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., 1918, Second Reprint Edition, This reference was found written on the inside cover of this volume. Nathanial Bowditch wrote the first edition in the 1802 and the book still bears his name.The MV Townsville Trader was a container roll-on/roll-off vessel between 1970 to 1984 and was broken up in 1986.Framed copy of the Mariners Creed; a safety reminder notice.safety at sea, signs, mariners creed -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - Landed Shark
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Shark fishing was important to the Queenscliff Point Lonsdale fishing industry since early 1900s. It is still a popular activity in the area today.Fishing of all kind has been an important industry in the Queenscliff region. Although commercial fishing has greatly diminished, recreational fishing is still an important activity.Laminated photograph of a shark on the crane on Fishermans Pier circa 193820 Beach Street Queenscliffe. Debbie O'Hare? [illegible]. Back of Glenuse Reef in Point Lonsdale. Whole salmon for bait 5am. In creek on crane. 2,100Lbs, 8'6" Girthshark, shark fishing, queenscliff, fishing industry -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Poster - Illuminated Address, SS Westralia
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Framed Illuminated Address under glassilluminated address, captain p w bull, ss westralia -
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Photograph - Photograph and Reproduction, 14 foot shark caught at Queenscliff 4th October 1913
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Although Queenscliff has a rich and varied fishing history, the shark shown would not have been part of a normal catch which explains the interest displayed by the onlookers in the photograph. Good illustration of the fishing community in Queenscliff prior to the first world war.Photograph and reproduction of a 14 foot shark caught in Queenscliff being viewed by fishermen and children on 4 October 191314ft shark caught at Q'cliff 4th October 1913, Thompson photofishing, sharks -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Instrument - Binnacle
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...The binnacle was originally from a lifeboat of the tug 'Melbourne' previously 'Howard Smith'. When the vessel sank at Gellibrand [Williamstown], the binnacle was under water for about one month. The lifeboat was later cut loose from the wreck by a salvage crew [as told by the donor].A good example of a small binnacle and compass as used on a lifeboat from the 1950s.Binnacle, brass with wick light mounted on timberbinnacle, compass, tug boat, 'melbourne', 'howard smith' -
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Tool - Belaying Pin
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Acquired by the donor while sailing in Melbourne on the 'New Endeavour'Standard belaying pin made from jarrah woodbelaying pin, sailing ships -
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Tool - Shark Hooks
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...These shark fishing hooks were collected by Geoff Beasley from QueenscliffFishing artefactsFour shark hooks mounted on a timber board with an embossed labelShark Hooks collected by Geoff Beazleyfishing, shark fishing, hooks, fishing equipment -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Functional object - Gudgeons for a rudder
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Large gudgeons from an unknow wreck near Pope's EyeTwo cast iron gudgeon fittings suitable for a rudder from an unknown wreck salvaged close to Pope's Eye in Port Phillipship wrecks, salvage, gudgeons -
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Photograph - Reproduced Photograph, "Nelson" in Alfred Graving Dock Williamstown, Victoria 1872
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...HMS Nelson was a 126-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched on 4 July 1814 at Woolwich Dockyard she was later converted into a screw ship in 1860, and was cut down to a two-decker and fitted with an engine of 2,102 indicated horsepower. In 1865, HMVS Nelson was given to the colony of Victoria as a training ship. She was outfitted and rigged for £42,000 and sailed for Australia in October 1867. Travelling via the Cape of Good Hope, she arrived in February 1868. She was the first ship to dock in the newly constructed Alfred Graving Dock in Williamstown, Victoria.Possibly the first training ship of the Victorian Navy which had a base in Swan Island in Queenscliffe.A black and white photograph of the sailing ship HMS later HMVS Nelson docked at the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, 1872"Nelson" in Alfred Graving Dock Williamstown, Victoria 1872hms nelson, hmvs nelson, alfred graving dock, williamstown -
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Equipment - Dip Net
... Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong ...Common home made example of a dip net used by fishermenRound shaped dip net used to hold caught fish.fishing, leisure activity