Walking calliper for use with a plaster of paris leg castThis item is an example of an early medical aid used at Orbost Hospital.Walking calliper - small metal frameBottom-underneath - Dunlop, Aust 1 7/8-1 7/8calliper medicine-nursing orbost-hospital

Madagascar was a large British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837 that disappeared on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853. The disappearance of Madagascar was one of the great maritime mysteries of the 19th century and has probably been the subject of more speculation than any other 19th-century maritime puzzle, except for the Mary Celeste. Madagascar, the second Blackwall Frigate, was built for George and Henry Green at the Blackwall Yard, London, a shipyard that they co-owned with the Wigram family. A one-eighth share in the vessel was held throughout her 16-year career by her first master Captain William Harrison Walker Walker. Madagascar carried freight, passengers, and troops between England and India until the end of 1852. In addition to her normal crew, she also carried many boys being trained as officers for the merchant marine. Known as midshipmen from naval practice, their parents or guardians paid for their training, and they only received a nominal wage of usually a shilling a month. Due to the Victorian Gold Rush, Madagascar, under the command of Captain Fortescue William Harris, was sent to Melbourne with emigrants. She left Plymouth on 11 March 1853 and, after an uneventful passage of 87 days, reached Melbourne on 10 June. Fourteen of her 60 crew jumped ship for the diggings, and it is believed only about three replacements were signed on. She then loaded a cargo that included wool, rice, and about two tonnes of gold valued at £240,000, and took on board about 110 passengers for London. On Wednesday 10 August, just as she was preparing to sail, police went on board and arrested a bushranger John Francis, who was later found to have been one of those responsible for robbing on 20th July the Melbourne Private Escort between the McIvor goldfield at Heathcote, Victoria and Kyneton. On the following day, the police arrested two others, one on board the ship and the other as he was preparing to board. As a result of these arrests, Madagascar did not leave Melbourne until Friday 12 August 1853. After she left Port Phillip Heads Madagascar was never seen again. When the ship became overdue many theories were floated, including spontaneous combustion of the wool cargo, hitting an iceberg and, most controversially, being seized by criminal elements of the passengers and/or crew and scuttled, with the gold being stolen and the remaining passengers and crew murdered. There have been many rumors as to what happened to Madagascar over the years but what really happened is still a mystery. The lithograph was made around 1950 from an original painting of Madagascar a Vessel with a notorious past and is interesting and a significant item for the ships part in early Victorian history. The picture is it’s self not valuable or can be associated with a significant person in history. The interest lies in the events that are linked to the ship in the mid 19th century.Lithograph of the ship Madagascar, in a wooden frameThe Madagascar East Indiaman 1000 tonsflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lithograph, the madagascar, east indiaman

Photograph shows the President of the Council of Ballarat College of Advanced Education, Mr E (Ted) Oppy, The Honourable Evan Walker, Minister for Higher Education and the Director of Ballarat College of Advanced Education, Dr John Sharpham.Photograph framed in card and the mounted on boardballarat college of advanced education, b c a e president, b c a e director, ted oppy, john sharpham, minister for higher education, evan walker

Framed Westvic Academy of Sport Shirtwestvic academy of sport shirt, costume, sport, available, jumper, westvic academy of sport

115 Jasper Road, Bentleigh East was a market garden owned by James Allan. In 1880 the property was transferred to David Grewar (Gruar) who had married James' niece Mary Allan. In 1926 part of the land was subdivided and sold as residential blocks. The block with the house pictured remained in the family until 1969. The land now forms part of Our Lady of Sacred Heart College. The description of the land owned by David Kidd Grewer (also spelt Gruar) in 1885: Fourteen acres or thereabouts at the corner of Jasper Road and Patterson’s Road East Brighton being part of Crown Block of 5720 acres Parish of Moorabbin County of Bourke being land comprised in Certificate of Title Volume 1344 Folio 268692 on which is erected a 4 roomed brick house with 2 rooms of wood at the rear and stable and a 2 roomed weatherboard cottage valued as under: 14 acres of land less crops £629.0.0 4 roomed brick house £250.0.0 Other buildings £50.0.0 2 roomed weatherboard cottage £35.0.0 Early pioneer family of the City of Moorabbin.Black and White photo in picture framegrewar, market garden, moorabbin, bentleigh, jasper road, housing, pioneer, james allan, orchard

Pack large DPSU with Metal Frameequipment, current, army

Framed Comic Page. Souvenir anythingpicture, ww2, army

Frame 'HMAS Castlemaine Battle Honours"ephemera, general

Black and white photograph in timber frame.There is a list of staff on the back of the photograph.collingwood technical school, staff, nmit,

The clock has been at Athenaeum since it was donated by Mr. Robert Chamberlain in 1892. Restored by George Premm in 2000 when the clock face was replaced.Octagonal wooden framed wall clockRoman numerals for time and 31 numbers on the outer face for days of the month

Legend of the Framed Print "Mourning Soldier"poster, mourning soldier

Framed Crest of Royal Australian Engineersrae, framed crest

Framed coloured photo of a damaged bridgephotograph, bridge

Framed colour Photograph of a Cross in a Forestphotograph, cross, memorial cross

To Wangaratta for competing at Corowa. Celebrating over 100 years of interstate competition. 5, 6 ,7th October 2001narrow black plastic framed certificate2001, running

Certificate to the Wangaratta Urban Fire Brigade for the award of the CHEIF OFFICERS CERTIFICATE OF EFFICIENCY - 1987narrow chrome coloured framed certificatecheif officers certificate of efficiency, 1987

Included in the Collection of Bill Bakker ex RNEIAAFCertificate of Merit in Frame - Bill BakkerAustralian Flying Corps and RAAF Association Certificate of Merit Presented by Federal Council to William M. Bakker as a mark of Appreciation and Recognition of Service to the Association. Federal President Howard, Federal Secretary Peter Alexander. Dated 3 November 1974.a23.17

Included in the collection of Bill Bakker ex RNEIAAFPlaque In frame presented to Bill Bakker49th Fighter Group W.M. Bakker Distinguished Guest 1980 3 Cloth Badgesa23.18

Whittlesea Shire Council/1961 Back row from left - Councillors GE Draper, LT Batten, JW Towt, AE Farrelly, WA Smith, RR Scott, E Payne, GA Goding Front row from left - Councillors LP Mitchell, HR Uren, TH Hurrey, U[V?] R Michaelwhittlesea councillors, whittlesea council

Whittlesea Shire Councillors and staff outside the Yan Yean Hotel, c.1895. whittlesea councillors, yan yean hotel

whittlesea councillors, whittlesea council

whittlesea councillors, whittlesea council