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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Welsh Bible, 1864
As written in the note inserted in the front of the bible ,"This Welsh Bible was brought to Australia by John Morgan and his wife Sarah in 1865. With baby daughter Mary, they settled at Allansford, where John took up land"Acme" farm. Their other children Margaret, Jane, Evan, Lewis and Elizabeth were born there." The Memorial card provides the additional information that Sarah Morgan died July 30th 1906 at the age of 68. The date of the Bible 1864 fits with their arrival in Australia in 1865. The Morgan family have been connected to Allansford from that time. This bible has significance social and historical significance as the Bible was common in many family homes. This one written in Welsh shows the connection between the origins of the Morgan family and their new country. It is well provenanced and is well connected to the district.Dark brown leather cover over card.The pages are edged in gold and the front and and back covers have a rectangular scrolled design . The pages are not numbered.There is an envelope inside the front cover with a George Hose docket for threshing wheat, barley and oats and an In Memoriam card for Sarah Morgan who dies July 30th 1906. There is also a handwritten note with the owners details and a navy ribbon which may have been attached at one time.There are no inscriptions on the bible itself but the handwritten card reads, " This Welsh Bible was brought to Australia by John Morgan and his wife Sarah in 1865. With baby daughter Mary, they settled at Allansford, where John took up land"Acme" farm. Their other children Margaret, Jane, Evan, Lewis and Elizabeth were born there. There is also an envelope dated 2004 and addressed to Mr Bill Morgan 6 Vera St Iluka NSW 2466. Watkins Binder label inside the back cover.allansford, welsh bible, morgan family, sarah and john morgan -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Photograph, circa 1888
This photograph was taken close to the time of the wreck of the "Edinburgh Castle". The “Edinburgh Castle”, three-masted iron barque, was built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1863 by J.G. Lawrie. She was 53.7 meters long and weighed 627 tons. She was owned by shipping company T Skinner and Co and registered at Liverpool, England. She sailed from 1863 to 1885 along the trade route between Scotland, China, and Singapore. In 1887 the Master, Captain J.B. Darling, sailed the “Edinburgh Castle” for its new owners Gifford & Nicholson from London to Warrnambool. Her cargo was 4,900 casks of cement for the construction of the new Warrnambool Breakwater. Over the three month journey, the ship met with rough weather and even a hurricane. On January 15th 1888 the “Edinburgh Castle” approached Lady Bay where a welcoming crowd gathered. The Port’s relief Harbour Master, Pilot Carless took over to complete the docking. As he tried to guide her, the Lighthouse Keeper signalled that the ship was too close to shore. The pilot continued on his course, causing her to ‘miss stays’ (make an incorrect tack). The crew dropped anchors and tried to lighten the load by throwing some of the casks of cement overboard but this was to no avail, and she drifted sideways in calm waters, lodging in the sand. A distress signal was sent to the coastal steamer “Julia Percy”, which spent several hours trying to pull the stranded ship away, but it would not budge. Those involved hoped to re-float the ship but efforts to save the vessel were useless. The captain and some crew stayed on board. When the weather became rough the rocket crew brought its lifesaving gear to the shore, ready to launch a line to the ship. The three men on board sent those onshore a message in a bottle to assure the on-lookers that they were quite comfortable to stay aboard. After a night of bad weather, the crew were glad to accept the rocket crew’s help and were in turn safely hauled to shore in a breeches buoy. The ship broke up quickly. Very little of the cargo could be saved. A week later all that could be seen of her was the bow and some of the stern. The beach was littered with wreckage, including cement cask fragments, for weeks. Ironically, on the morning after the ship ran aground, the very same “Edinburgh Castle” was offered for sale at an auction in Melbourne, billed as “a sound ship with all the fittings and in the best order.” The sale was completed before they heard the news that the ship was totally wrecked! Over the decades the shifting sands concealed the wreck of “Edinburgh Castle”. However, in October 1985 two local divers, Peter Ronald and Colin Goodall discovered her near the Hopkins River mouth. Peter said in his book ‘Exploring Shipwrecks of Western Victoria’, “In the midst of this sand-cloud I could clearly see row after row of neatly stacked barrels”. He remarked, “I am privileged to have had at least a glimpse of one of Warrnambool's most significant wrecks.” Some 15 – 17 ships are believed to have sunk in Lady Bay, but only two have been discovered on the seafloor; the “Edinburgh Castle” and the “La Bella”. Both wrecks are popular diving sites and are preserved as significant historical marine and marine archaeological sites. The sailing ship “Edinburgh Castle” is of local and state and national significance. It is one of the only two shipwrecks discovered in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, out of the 15-17 shipwrecks in the bay. The “Edinburgh Castle” is significant for being one of the largest vessels lost in the bay. The significance of the wreck of the “Edinburgh Castle” was recognised by being listed on the Victorian Heritage Database VHR S209. She was declared an Historic Shipwreck on 17th January 1989 under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976). The “Edinburgh Castle” wreck is also significant for the connection of its cargo with the building of the Warrnambool Breakwater, also listed on the Victorian Heritage Database VHR H2024. The “Edinburgh Castle” is included as one of the shipwrecks in Heritage Victoria’s Historic Shipwreck Trail on Victoria’s West Coast. Black and white photograph of the iron barque 'Edinburgh Castle' on breaking waves, land in the background. The ship was stranded and wrecked in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, on January 15th 1888. Figures are standing on deck. The masts are free from sails.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, great ocean road, edinburgh castle barque 1863, edinburgh castle shipwreck 1888, shipwreck 15-05-1888, glasgow ship, jg lawrie, t skinner and co, liverpool ship register, captain j.b. darling, gifford & nicholson, cement casks, cement barrels, warrnambool breakwater construction, breaches buoy, rocket crew, rocket launcher, lifesaving equipment, warrnambool harbour, lady bay warrnambool, ship pilot carless, lady bay shipwreck, peter ronald, colin goodall, lady bay diving site, marine archaeology, victorian heritage register, vhr s209 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Belfast Port Fairy, n.d
Port of Portland Collection.Depiction of a boat with furled sails on choppy waters, sailing towards land. The landscape includes a hill and several buildings, including a wind mill and a church spire. Mounted in cream matt. Framed under glass in wooden frame.Front: Belfast Port Fairy (lower centre) (printed). Published by Sands & Kenny, Melbourne & Sydney 1857. Back: 19 Upper left pencil. 1996 upper right pencil. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals.Mostly ocean, strip of land down right hand edge and across bottom.Front: '607 - 55 ' - handwritten, white, border 'RUN 7 'PORTLAND', printed, white, borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, south west coastline -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals. Further along to left, almost straight 60/40 ocean to land.Front: '784 - 152' - handwritten, white, border 'RUN 7 A PORTLAND', printed, white, borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, south west coastline -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals. Fifty percent ocean, 50 percent land. See 'Other Information'Front: '820 -49' - handwritten, white, lower border 'RUN 6' 'PORTLAND', printed, white, lower borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, south west coastline -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals. Three quarters ocean, one quarter land. See Other InformationFront: '820 -48' - handwritten, white, border 'RUN 6' 'PORTLAND', printed, white, borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, south west coastline -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view of Portland, c. 1954
Black and white aerial photograph of coastline around Portland. Black border, scale all sides, 5 rows of 3 't' at regular intervals. Both sides of headland can be seen. 60/40 ocean to landFront: '784 - 150 - handwritten, white, border 'RUN 7 A PORTLAND', printed, white, borderaerial photography, central portland, portland harbour, south west coastline -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Photocopy
This house belonged to Walter Zumstein of the Zumsteins area. The house was burnt down in 1938. Photo was taken by Stan Parfett whose own family camped in the Zumstein area and knew Mr and Mrs Zumstein personally. c1920's This is an photocopied enlargement from a photocopied magazine article, Victoria's Heritage (see item 637)A house with veranda. A chimney (stone?) protrudes from roof at front. cleared land in foreground with old style wooden fence visible. A tank and stand situated beside house at front. Thick trees /Bush behind house.House Burnt 1938. Walter Zumstein's house. Photo by Stan Parfett. written on back.buildings, houses -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Purplestamp- '14 Feb 1958" Back: Purple stamp- '14 Feb 1958'port of portland archives, harbour construction, main breakwater -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 'c'- Pink texta Back: 'c' - Pink textaport of portland archives, harbour construction, main breakwater, fishermans breakwater, ocean pier -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Purple stamp- '14 Jan 1958' Back: Purplestamp- '14 Jan 1958'port of portland archives, aerial photography, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, Jul-92
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Back- 7/92- Blue biroport of portland archives, portland maritime discovery museum, harbour construction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: CONDITION OF SALE
Condition of sale by private contract dated 14th. December, 1928 between G. J. Wilkinson and M. Berry for land at corner Creek and Haman Streets Bendigo together with 5-roomed dwelling for the price of 350 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GLENYS MCKITTERICK COLLECTION: WILLIAM BEEBE DOCUMENTS, 19th May, 1916
Buff coloured document, flimsy. Statement showing the deduction to Lessee. Amended written across top of document. Taxpayer William Beebe, A/10062, estate of E. Bissell (decd), A/4814. Unimproved value of land 16,971 pounds.person, bendigo, william beebe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - WES HARRY COLLECTION: SALE OF LAND ALLOTMENT 20 IN TOWNSHIP OF WHITE HILLS DATED 5TH NOVEMBER 1855, 1855
Land Sale Agreement dtaed 5th November 1855 signed and selaed by Charles Hotham Allotment 20 Section 10 Township of White Hills Sold to George Souter Butter for the sum of six pounds and fifteen shillings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - WES HARRY COLLECTION: TOBRUK HARBOUR
Photograph of a Diorama at the Australian War memorial, depicting the siege at Tobruk Harbour, 1941. This famous siege led to the first German defeat on land and successfully thwarted Rommel at his attempt at Egyptian conquest. Photographed by Uwe Steinward.postcard, photograph, world war two, siege of tobruk, world war two, uwe steinward -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box Three - Port Melbourne Bayside Development Project Development Agreement, 1987
Ewan Ogilvy, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan Ogilvy's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Stapled photocopies of Port Melbourne Bayside Development Project Development Agreement, in bulldog clipRust marks from bulldog clip top front cover. Signed 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, public housing, missions to seamen, ewan ogilvy, centre for urban research and action, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, linton r lethlean, barry pullen - mlc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Planning brief, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box One, 1987 - 1998
Ewan Ogilvy, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving VictoriaFrom Ewan Ogilvy's chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Port Melbourne Bayside project Environmental Effects and Draft Development Brief March 1986All items signed 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, ewan ogilvy, centre for urban research and action -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NORM GILLIES COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OPEN FARM LAND
coloured photograph of open farm land Rear note: Donald Gillies and his brothers, sister grew up in this farmland. Donald was the father of three brothers who started Gillies Pies (in Bendigo). Alan, Norman, Leslie. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LANDS OFFICE: R. A. APPLICATIONS NOS. 1 - 1930, 1936
Document: green hard cover journal with red spine and corners. On front cover ' R.A. Applications Nos. 1 - 1930' Residence areas - applicants for land Bendigo, Maldon, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Eaglehawk, Marong and district. 1936Lands Officeplace, bendigo, land sales, bendigo, sandhurst, land sales, r.a. applications -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
Black framed glass covered coloured photograph of a Chinook helicopter delivering artillery to Fire Support Base. Soldiers looking on, on open land with various supplies around them. Fire support base coral. May 1968CORAL BALMORAL COLLECTIONphotograph, chinook, fire support base, battle of coral-balmoral -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, 1st Canberra Bomber Arrives
A coloured photograph of the crew of the first Canberra Jet bomber of the RAAF's No. 2 Sqn to land in Vietnam alight from their aircraft upon arrival at the Phan Rang Airbase to commence their tour of duty on active service in the Vietnam conflict.photograph, canberra bomber, 2 sqn, raaf, phan rang airbase, gibbons collection catalogue -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Calendar, Wartime Images 1992, 1992
Calendar for year 1992 featuring wartime scenes in the Northern Territory. WW2Sepia coloured cover with picture of planes flying over sea and land. Black printing. List of thanks and acknowledgements on the back cover along with a photo taken in 1939. Included one page titled "Regulations for Operation of Aircraft"calendar, wartime images 1992 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Auer Valerie, Tubbut - Notes on History of Tubbut district - Prepared for School Jubilee 1941-1991, 1991
Notes on the settlement of Tubbut, East Gippsland, Victoria, particularly since 1929 when the Land Board opened this isolated area for selection. Extracts from minutes of Tubbut Hall Committee, reminiscences of school teachers, some photograph.settlers, schools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Drawing - Illustration, Barak
Picture of the Aboriginal, Barak, who was present when Batman signed the agreement with the Aborigines acquiring the land for the site of Melbourne.Picture of the Aboriginal, Barak, who was present when Batman signed the agreement with the Aborigines acquiring the land for the site of Melbourne. Barak later lived at Coranderk Aboriginal Reserve near Healesville. Taken from 'Lilydale' by Marian Aveling.Picture of the Aboriginal, Barak, who was present when Batman signed the agreement with the Aborigines acquiring the land for the site of Melbourne.aborigines, barak, aveling, marian -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Whitehorse Road Estate, n.d
Specimen copy of 'Particulars and Conditions and Contract of Sale'Specimen copy of 'Particulars and Conditions and Contract of Sale' for Whitehorse Road Estate, Blackburn. Agents: Madden & Brady for Land Investment Co Ltd. Described in Certificates of Title Vol 4351 Fol 870015 and Vol 4397 Fol879273.Specimen copy of 'Particulars and Conditions and Contract of Sale' whitehorse road estate, blackburn, land investment co. ltd., madden & brady, land sales -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document - Correspondence, Anderson's Station, 2/10/1842
Photocopy of a letter from James Anderson dated 2 October 1842 complaining of incursions by stock of Major Newman on Anderson's adjoining land. Includes sketch map of relative locations of neighbouring runs bordered by the Yarra River.anderson, james, newman, (major), dawsons station, ross station, yarra river, agriculture, pioneers, deep creek, nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Volunteers set to work on heritage grounds, 2006
Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo)Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo) Judith Fry, Barbara Gardiner, Rob Hulls (Vic Planning & environment Minister), Sharon Ellis (Whitehorse Mayor)Volunteers to be enlisted to restore historic Crown Land abutting Schwerkolt Cottage, known as 'The Horse Paddock' (photo)voluntary workers, schwerkolt cottage, hull, rob, ellis, sharon, fry, judith, gardiner, barbara -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1935c
Copied from postcard in possession of Mrs Vera BennettBlack and white photograph of cleared land on each side of the North Arm, showing white ring barked trees in front of dense bush on western side, cleared and fenced paddocks on eastern side. Lakes Entrance VictoriaPanorama scene at Seaview Tearooms - Lakes Entrancetownship, room display