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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 2" x 2" Buckle has verdigris and slight encrustation and section missing. Recovered from the Schomberg wreck. 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 2" x 2" Buckle has verdigris and slight encrustation and section missing. Recovered from the Schomberg wreck. 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 2" x 2¼" Buckle has verdigris and slight encrustation and missing section. Recovered from the Schomberg wreck. 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, brass buckle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - CHOCOLATE BOXES COLLECTION: MACROBERTSONS CHOCOLATE BOX
Large rectangular MacRobertsons chocolate box with scene of men with horses, mounted on gold velvet lid with a burgundy iridescent base in a grape & vine pattern.This box made by MacRobertson Fitzroy Melbournedomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CYANIDING OPERATIONS
Black and white photograph mounted on masonite. Cyaniding operations. Two horses, carts and drivers at tailings site. Inscriptions: Carrying from dumps to cyanidetopic, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - TOM PATULLO COLLECTION: A MINING TOWN
Negative print. A Mining Town. Windlass,Puddling Machine with horse,4 or 5 huts /houses,a building frame,three adults & two children .cottage, miners, a mining town., a mining town. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD: SHOW JUMPING AT BENDIGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW, 1918
Portion of postcard. Image shows horse and rider clearing a timber jump , at the Bendigo Agricultural Show, 1918. Written on bottom 'Thumbs? clears.... ft'bendigo, sporting clubs, show jumping -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, First Australian Logistic Support Group Vietnam
Wooden shield with black horses head on cream circle on red square. "First Australian Logistic Support Group Vietnam". Reverse covered with signaturesPresented to WO2 B.N. Greenberger from HQ 1 ALSG Sgts Mess May 71plaque, first australian logistic support group -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, R.A.E.M.E. Vietnam
Wooden shield with silver horse with chain from nect to a globe of the world on a gold lightning bolt. there is a crown on top, the letters "RAEME" and "vietnam" in goldRAEME Vietnamplaque, r.a.e.m.e. -
Benalla Art Gallery
Painting, George W. LAMBERT, Shearer's Sunday, 1899, 1899
Born: St Petersburg, Russia 1873; Arrived: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1887; Lived and worked: England, France, Wales, Egypt, Palestine 1900-1921; Died: Cobbity, New South Wales, Australia 1930NationalismGift of Mrs E.E. Ledger, 1982Rural landscape with four horses and riders jumping a fence. Image is in black and white colour. Dark stained, gold and grey brushed timber frame.Recto: Signed "GEO.W.LAMBERT" in black watercolour in l.r.c of composition; Not dated; Not titledpainting, rural, horses, animals, figures, fence, jump, tree -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Chas Brady Story
Original photograph of Chas Brady's Store in Casey Street, Tatura. One of the very early stores in Tatura. Grocer, draper, general merchant. Also partly in photo, is a farm machinery store, Horsby, Reapers, Binders.Black and white photograph of Chas Brady Store in Casey Street, Tatura. Horse and cart, men and women and children outside store but names unknown.Chas Brady Store Casey Street Tatura.chas brady store tatura -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Tin, 1913
Small tobacco tin. Yellow with red banner. Showers picture of house, path, two horses and a man sitting on a log with mountains and trees in background.FLAKED GOLD LEAF "Log Cabin" W.D. & H.O. WILLS (AUSTRALIA) LTD. SYDNEY SUCCESSOR IN AUSTRALIA TO LAMBERT & BUTLER. On side: FINE 2oz net weight when packed. Upper right corner: Red Sphinxlog cabin, tobacco, smoking -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
Sepia photograph of a group of people at the unveiling of the J. D. Starkie monument. There is a boy on a horse beside the monument and the Presbyterian Church can be seen in the background.Unveiling J. D. Starkie Memorialstarkie, j. d., monuments, community activities, churches, presbyterian church, george evans collection -
Clunes Museum
Book, AUSTRALIA POST, HISTORY OF THE POSTAL SERVICE IN VICTORIA, 1984
MELBURNE'S EARLY POSTMASTERS DID NOT STAY LONG. POOR REMUNERATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS PERHAPS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THEIR HASTY RESIGNATIONSSMALL BOOK WITH AN IMAGE OF A CARRIAGE AND FOUR HORSEDS FRAMED ON THE FRONT COVER DETAILS THE HISTORY OF THE POSTAL SERVICE IN VICTORIA FROM 1837, 125 PAGESnon-fictionMELBURNE'S EARLY POSTMASTERS DID NOT STAY LONG. POOR REMUNERATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS PERHAPS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THEIR HASTY RESIGNATIONSlocal history, book, history, australia post -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, CIRCA 2001
SEE ABOVEHORSE AND GIG DRIVING ALONG FRASER ST. PASSING COLLINS PLACE DURING THE PARADE FOR THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 1ST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA, JULY 2001.local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Henry Bests Vineyard, early 1900's
Digital Photo taken from glass slide by Geoff McMillan, Cooper Street Stawell and reproduced as a photo - printed at Stawell Historical Society 2019Black & White Photo Horse and dray with barrels of grapes and two men. Another man in the left. - at Henry Best's Concongella vineyard, Great Western winery, wine making -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Pannam's Corner
Black and white picture - Pannam's Corner Shop on corner of Canterbury and Boronia Roads, Vermont. Vermont sign on corner and horse and buggy under tree.pannam's store, canterbury road, vermont, boronia road -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Machine - Corn and Bean Planter, C1920
Used on the Tainton orchard in the Canterbury Road. Forest Hill.Horse drawn, chain operated, hand guided planter which forms farrow, plants beans and firms down trench. fertiliser attachment missing.'Sunshine'rural industry, agriculture -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Photograph - Image, The Salon Studios - Paris Panel, 1920 (Approximate)
None of group are named & it is not known whether they are Rutherglen or Chiltern Lodge Members. Donated by Mr Ray Herrin, a former member of the Rutherglen Historical SocietyBrown & white group photo, group standing on wagon pulled by a light coloured large horse, unframed but cardboard. cardboard imprinted with photographer's name"Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, Loyal Pomona Lodge. United We Stand"muioof, manchester unity independent order of oddfellows, oddfellows, loyal pomona lodge -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Till family
Black & white Kodak print. . Alwyn & Alison Till in front of weatherboard building. Alwyn sitting on rocking horse. Alison, standing with doll's pram.till, alison bertha, alwyn -
Unions Ballarat
Book - Above the starry frame, 2007
Biography of William Irwin who migrated to Australia in 1850. He was a digger and a publican during the gold rush in Ballarat. He was publican at the Star Hotel, John O'groats Hotel and the Provincial Hotel. The Star Hotel was closely connected with the story of the Eureka Stockade. The book in part draws from family correspondence. The book's author, Helen Townsend, is Irwin's great-granddaughter. Relevance to the history of Ballarat, gold mining and the Eureka Stockade. Biographical interest - William Irwin.Paperback book. Front cover: image of houses surrounded by fields; image of Irwin's Provincial Hotel with people and horses and carts; white and black lettering.Front cover: title and author. Back cover: book synopsis; praise for the book by Tom Keneally.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, eureka stockade, irish potato famine, gold miners, history, biography, publicans - ballarat, immigrants, pioneers, william irwin, star hotel, john o'groats hotel, provincial hotel -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mountjoy Coach Yard 1920
Mountjoy coach yard 1920. Men standing with two horses are L - R Ellis Jeeves, Hubert Jeeves, Len Jones, Walter Jeeves.mountjoy, coach, stables, ellis jeeves, walter jeeves, hubert jeeves, len jones, jeeves -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - No 67 Mack 8 LH
Black and white photograph of a soldier of the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment at the outbreak of World War One, identified as Trooper Mack Regt No 62.8th, light horse, mack, wwi, world war one, uniform -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Narrow gauge construction camp near Colac, c.1900
Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line commenced in 1900 and the first activities were the work gangs and their camps. About 100 men were engaged in laying and ballasting the track while others formed the earthworks and the building of culverts and bridges. The first camp was established eight kilometres from Colac, the second 12 km south, and the remainder spaced at similar distances as the work progressed. The camps were served by butchers and bakers from Colac that visited them as many times each week to satisfy the mens' requirements. Many of the men had their families with them. They all lived in tents that consisted of a wooden floor around which the canvas cover was built. A calico partition divided the eating and sleeping quarters, and all cooking was done in camp ovens or at open fires.B/W. 158mm x 203mm. Near Colac, a narrow gauge construction camp comprising 21 workmen, a horse, and two tipping trays.construction camp; railways; colac; -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Bit for Bridle
Australian Light Horse bit - 1902 pattern, made after 1904, by J.and J. Wiggin Ltd of Bloxwich, Stafford, UK. Est.1893.equipment, ww1, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO ORDINANCE FACTORY COLLECTION: LARGE SCALE MACHINERY AT THE FACTORY AND MANPOWER TEAM INVOLVED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION
Team which constructed the large scale machine in photo Weight 38 tons 27000 Horse Power 300 RPM at 26 to 1 reduction -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Pucka 92
Administration Troop was responsible to resupply the squadron with fuel rations ammunitions and water.Black and white photograph of four members of Administration Troop, VMR Squadron 4/19 Prince of Wale's Light Horse at Puckapunyal September 1992.military, resupply, vmr, pwlh, puckapunyal -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Photograph, Thompsons Foundry, Skew Bridge Beam on Dray
Photograph containing a large steel beam on a long dray with gentleman sitting on top of the beam. Several horses are in front of the dray and power pole in the backgroundThompson & Co Makers Castlemainethompsons foundry -
National Wool Museum
Machine - Carding Machine, CSIRO, 1960s
After scouring, the wool fibres are still tangled together. Carding untangles the fibres by brushing and straightening. The wool moves through a series of wire brush rollers that revolve at different speeds and in different directions to tease apart the wool. The fibres emerge from the machine as a continuous filmy web - called a sliver. The sliver must be thinned and divided into strands before the next process. Carding machines constantly require tuning. A highly skilled technician maintained and adjusted the speed of the rollers on the machine. This machine was developed by the CSIRO in the 1960s as a small-scale experimental machine. Industrial carding machines were four times the size of this one. Gold plaque on display with machine until 2018 read: G.H. Mitchell & Son, Adelaide have celebrated 125 Years of involvement with the Australian Wool Processing Industry by contributing the funds necessary to restore The Carding Machine, Noble Comb & The Gill Box. Also another gold plaque read: Experimental Carding Machine donated to The National Wool Museum by C.S.I.R.O Ryde has been rebuilt by Nick Sokolov of Comb Research & Development with the help of Bernard Tolan.Carder with small roller missing at coiling end. Driven by three horse power motor. Wooden slated feed table synchronised to overall gearing.carding machine, machines, wool industry, manufacturing, wool processing -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, H.B. Hammond Photo, A Crop of Sugar Beet. Maffra, Unknown
Black and white photograph. Crop of sugar beet in a paddock with a man standing in the middle of it and a draught horse in the background. Sugar beet mill on right side.Caption on front, "A Crop of Sugar Beet. Maffra." On reverse, "A Government experimental plot of beets grown near the factory."crop, sugar beet, maffra, government experimental plot, mill, government factory, sugar beet mill