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Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Forty-fifth Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1974, 05/04/1974
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1974. Annual General Meeting held 05/04/1974.Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Forty-sixth Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1975, 1975
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1975. Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Forty-seventh Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1976, 1976
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1976 Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Forty-seventh Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1977, 1977
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1977 Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Forty-seventh Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1978, 1978
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1978Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: Fiftieth Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1979, 1979
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1979Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: 51st Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1980, 1980
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1980Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: 52nd Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1981, 1981
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1981Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: 53rd Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1982, 1982
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1982Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Document - Annual Report, Heidelberg Golf Club, Heidelberg Golf Club, Lower Plenty: 54th Annual Report, Year ended January 31st, 1983, 1983
Annual report of the Heidelberg Golf Club. Includes annual report, balance sheet and accounts to 31/01/1983Annual reports found in this collection begin in 1933-34. Numbering of annual reports commenced in 1973 with number 44.4 page document. Typed text. annual reports, financial reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "St Kilda Festival - Special event services", 2023
Issued for the St Kilda Festival event Sunday 19/2/2023, provides details of altered services, extra tram services, alternative travel options and an associated map.Yields information about tram service changes for the 1923 St Kilda FestivalPamphlet - full colour 4 foldtramways, st kilda restival, timetables, events -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, City of Melbourne, "Air Training Corps March", Oct. 1943
Details the arrangements for a "Air Training Corps March" on Saturday 23/10/1943 in connection with the fourth liberty loan. Published by the City of Melbourne. details tramway arrangements.Demonstrates a document by the City of Melbourne detailing the arrangements for a Parade through city streets.Memorandum - 4 foolscap sheets, duplicatedNotations written in pencil on memo pinned in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, events, parades, liberty loan -
Canterbury History Group
Document - We are going to Frognall, Mellor, Alfred, 1994
Copy of an talk given by Alfred Mellor to the Canterbury History Group in February 1994. He tells the story of the Laycock family who purchased Frognall in 1901 and continued to live there until 1941. He describes the house, garden and family customs including visiting his grandparents for afternoon tea on Sundays.A 4 13 pages, 2 copiescanterbury, mont albert road, frognall, hicks family, gall> james, italianate style, laycock family, gardens, mellor> alfred, fireworks displays -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Minister for Public Transport, "Melbourne's new G class tram", 8/11/2024
Pamphlet titled "Melbourne's new G class tram" - an update on the design and construction, including an aerial view of the new Maidstone depot following a Ministerial visit to the Alstom plant on 8/11/2024 - "Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams today visited Alstom’s factory in Dandenong to announce the start of major works on the Next Generation Trams Project." See htd7796i2 for the Press Release.Yields information about the new G class trams and the new Maidstone depot.Pamphlet - 4 sheets when printedtramcars, new trams, g class, alstom, press release -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - VN Commodore, 1988
The VN Commodore was available in Executive, S, SS, Berlina and Calais specification levels, although a more basic SL model (opt. code A9K) was supposedly offered to government and fleet buyers, as it was not officially listed as part of the Commodore range. Changes in the relative values of the Australian dollar, the Japanese yen, and the US dollar made it impractical to continue with the well-regarded Nissan engine of the VL. Instead, Holden manufactured their own 90-degree V6 based on an old Buick design from the US, although initially it was imported. The 5.0-litre V8 remained optional and received a power boost to 165 kW (221 hp). Both these engines used multi point GM EFI and the V6 using 3 coil-packs for ignition. Holden and HSV developed this car as the basis for racing in Group A Confederation of Australian Motor Sport events. While the minimum number of cars built to qualify in Australian Touring car Championships, with modified body kit, brakes or engine is 500, only 302 VN were built but CAMS granted an exemption allowing them to compete.Holden and HSV had worked hard to develop this car to be a serious competitor to the Skyline, Ford Sierra and the BMW which had dominated in the previous years. This was to be the Holden’s answer and coincided with the return of Peter Brock back to the Holden team from 1987.Mechanically the cars were fitted with reworked version of Holden’s 4.9 litre V8. The engine block was cast for additional strength, modified cylinder heads roller rockers and high fuel flow fuel injection was applied. Output was 215 kw at 5200revs and, though at today’s standard, that is not that much it was very impressive at that time. The drive was through a six speed ZF gearbox with a heavy duty racing clutch and a limited slip differential.Under the Hawke government's Button car plan, which saw a reduction in the number of models manufactured locally, and the introduction of model sharing, the VN Commodore was rebadged as the Toyota Lexcen, named after the late America's Cup yacht designer, Ben Lexcen. Subsequently, the Toyota Corolla and Camry were, similarly, badged as the Holden Nova and Holden Apollo.Red executive 4 door sedanHolden Lion and stone emblem grille centre, Commodore boot LHS, Lion and stone emblem boot RHS.vehicle, vn commodore, holden, car -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Borough Councillors, 1931
Black and white photograph (4 copies)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Ringwood Borough Council. E. Purser, J. Aird, F. Dawes, A.T. Miles, A. Blood, A. Ibbotson. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lighthouse Estate, 1952
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Lighthouse Estate 4-12--52. House on Lot 7, printed centre bottom. Back: Purple PHT Stamp 1/4 89 4-12-52port of portland archives, lighthouse estate, lot 7 house -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, Buses Replace Trams - Routes 58, 59, 86 and 96, 2022
.1 - pamphlet provided at tram stops giving details of the works and bus services for routes 58 and 59 .2 - Project document describing the work and dates - downloaded from the Yarra Trams website after buses were used to replace route 58 from the Royal Children's Hospital rather than from Royal Park Station as originally planned. .3 - as for .1 - for the upgrading of the Merri Creek Bridge - route 86 - see also Reg Item 6066 .4 - as for .1 - for the installation of superstops in Nicholson St between Elgin St and Holden St - route 96Shows the methods that Yarra Trams customers are advised of changes due to track replacement works..1 - Pamphlet - DL, four fold printed on off white paper titled - Buses Replace Trams - Route 58 and Route 59 - Jan 2022 .2 - Project sheet - 3 A4 sheets, titled "Renewal works: Essendon Depot and Mt Alexander Road - 3.1 to 18.1.2022. .3 - Pamphlet - DL 3 fold, Buses Replace Trams, route 86, November 2021 - Merrit Creek Bridge works .4 - Pamphlet - DL - 4 fold, Buses Replace Trams, route 96, January 2020 - Nicholson St works for tram super stops.mt alexander road, tram works, track work, route 58, route 59, yarra trams, ptv, essendon tram depot, route 86, route 96, nicholson st, merri creek, bridges, carlton, super stops, trams, tramways, northcote -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Jar, glass
Cylindrical Amber glass jar with black Bakelite screw top containing dark oily liquid with yellow , white & black paper label around 3/4 of jar circumference. Embossed logo, letters and numerals on base of jar.On base of jar : AGM logo. 'IS 1915' over the numeral '4'. Paper label : top half in white text on yellow background 'Acheson', bottom half in black text on white background 'NET WEIGHT', 'Oildag', 'Acheson A.N.Z. Pty. Ltd. 2 Shepherds Street, Chippendale New South Wales'. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 15/08/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the streetscape in Lydiard St North 1958 and the tramcar used by the AETA on a tour.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No. 41 travelling north in Lydiard St North on an AETA special tram, Easter Saturday 5/4/1958. Has the Provincial Hotel and other Lydiard St buildings in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC Ballarat No. No. 41 as AETA Special, Lydiard St North Easter Saturday 5/4/58" with number "T246" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, aeta, special trams, tram 41 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - BENDIGO RSL SHOW STALL, Possibly late 1970's
Bendigo RSL Sub Branch Show Stall fund raiser. .1) Photo, the man on the left is Jack Plant, centre is unknown, man on the right is believed to be Norm Smart. .2) Photo, On the left Norm Smart, unknown, Jack Barnes, unknown. .4) Photo, the man is unknown. Refer Cat No 8129P for Jack Plant. Refer Cat No 8040 for Jack Barnes Refer Cat No 8120.2P for Norm Smart.Four photographs colour square shape re the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. .1) Shows the RSL sign, numbers and Lucky envelopes being "10 Cents" .2) Shows 3 men behind the counter and one outside with white waist bag on. .3) Shows the prizes in racks. .4) Shows one man behind the counter."Bendigo RSL Sub Branch", "Lucky Envelope 10c"brsl, smirsl, show stall -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Journal series, Res judicatae : the magazine of the Law Students' Society of Victoria [became Melbourne University Law Review], 1940
Previous owners: T. H. Smith, T. W. Smith, Victorian Law FoundationNo. of volumes: 20 Volume range: Res Judicatae: Vol. 1 (1935-38) - Vol. 7 (1955-57) NB: Vol. 4&5 are bound in same book Melbourne University law review: Vol. 1 part 1 (1957) [p. i-xii only], Vol. 1 parts 3 & 4, Vol. 2 parts 1-4, Vol. 3 parts 1-4, Vol. 4 parts 2-3 (1964) Missing volumes: Vols. 1 parts 1&2, 4 part 1 ISBN: 00258938law -- australia -- periodicals, law reviews -- australia -- victoria -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS
Relates to Acting Captain “John Eric Wiles” VX16067. Posted Middle East 1940. Part of his collection. Refer Cat. No. 5410P for his Service Details.Series of black and white/ sepia photos. 1. Portrait B & W photo of soldier standing in front of a snowman in Syria. 2. Landscape, sepia photo of an officer in uniform posed to camera. 3. Landscape B & W photo of Jack Wilks in a tent in an Army base in Syria. 4. Landscape B & W photo of the Officer's Mess in Australia.On back of photos; 1. "A snowman and myself. Syria - New Year 1942" 2. Stamp on back. G 17. 3. Detailed little message from Syria. 4. "Our Mess" Australia 44.postcards, captain john eric wiles -
Netball Victoria
Minute book
Details the minutes of the Victorian women's basketball Association (later Netball Victoria) from 1960-1966. This includes Statement of Recepts and Expenditure for this time period. Includes loose pages outlining the proposal to combine the Women's Basketball Association and the Victorian Women's Night Basketball Association and the Victorian Women's Basketball umpires association. Green account book with red shine, with typed pages of minutes and handwritten accounts pasted into it. Loose pink pages, typed, at the back of the book.Victorian Women's Basketball Association, 6/4/60- 6/4/66 handwritten in blue ink on front cover. Victorian Women's Basketball Assoc. minutes 6/4/60-6/4/66 written in black ink and taped on spine.women's basketball, womens basketball, netball, royal park, lorna mcconchie -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - LETTERS FROM FRANCE, C.1917
The letters are from Alf Ferris to his family members in Terrick Terrick. Refer Cat no 4183.3P.1).2) Letter, two pages, rectangular shape, “YMCA with the AIF” letterhead, ruled lines, print in red and black, hand written in black pencil, dated. .3) Letter, rectangular shape, off white colour, hand written in black pencil, dated. .4) Letter, rectangular shape, off white colour, hand written in black pencil, dated..1) “France near Belgium 3rd Aug 1917, Dear ones at home”. .3) “Somewhere in France near Belgium 1st Sept 1917” .4) “Somewhere in France 7th Sept 1917”letters, ymca, aif, -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Clothing - Rain Coat, Green, Rain Coat, 1968
Green plastic rain coat with 4 large plastic buttons on front of coat and 4 small plastic buttons on inside front of coat.36R CLASS 8405-66. 018-1269 with hand writen marking "VANZIVOL" on inside label at back of coat below collar, and hand written markings indicating regiment No 43947 and name VANZIVOL on label situated on inside right hand of coat. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Harness Buckle
When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse harness brass buckle 4½" x 4" Buckle is complete and has Slight verdigris and encrustation. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, horse harness, brass buckle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Harness Buckle
When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse harness brass buckle 4½" x 4" Part of the buckle is missing, Slight verdigris and encrustation. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, horse harness, brass buckle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Harness Buckle
When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse harness brass buckle 4½" x 4" Part of the buckle is missing, Slight verdigris and encrustation. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, horse harness, brass buckle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Harness Buckle
When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse harness brass buckle 4½" x 4" Part of the buckle is missing, Slight verdigris and encrustation. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, horse harness, brass buckle