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Scott PEARCE (1972 - ) Scott Pearce was awarded at Ballarat Arts Foundation Award in 2005. He completed at Bachelor of Visual Art: Painting (Honours) at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University) in 2007. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.This work was one of a body or ten paintings completed in 2004 while Scott Pearce was studying Visual Art at the University of Ballarat (later Federation Univesity)art, artwork, scott pearce, pearce, gippsland campus, churchill, shopping trolley

Keith Pearce was a well known identity in the Kiewa Valley as a councillor on the Bright Shire and the owner of stores in Tawonga and Mount Beauty. He was a main instigator of the development of the area after the S.E.C.V. completed the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. S.K. Pearce was a significant identity in the Kiewa Valley having achieved much during his lifetime and within the context of the history of the Upper Kiewa Valley. Red plastic with clear front cover with 8 sleeves / pages. Includes publications about the life of S.K. Pearce 1917 - 1994samuel keith pearce. bright shire; supermarkets; mt beauty; tawonga

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Elaine Pearce (1937) designed the garden in Hobart, Tasmania, for her parents after her Graduation, when she could not find work. See Elaine Pearce Box 101B for handwritten notes.Set of 19 photographs. One of Elaine Pearce (1937) taken by A.P. Winzenried in 1991 and 18 of the garden in Hobart, Tasmania designed for her parents after graduation when she could not find work. Also taken in 1991. (12) Appears as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried p 64. Also see her handwritten notes.elaine pearce, a.p. winzenried, hobart, tasmania, green grows our garden, a.p. winzenried, garden design

Scott PEARCE (1972 - ) Scott Pearce was awarded at Ballarat Arts Foundation Award in 2005. He completed at Bachelor of Visual Art: Painting (Honours) at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University) in 2007. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed drawing of an overflowing carpark on Christmas Eve, art, artwork, scott pearce, pearce, carpark, drawing, alumni, christmas

Thomas Pearce (1860?-1909) was an apprentice on the English merchant vessel the Loch Ard, which embarked for Victoria in March 1878 carrying 37 crew and 16 passengers, many from the Carmichael family. In stormy weather on 1 June 1878, just days from completing the three-month voyage, the Loch Ard wrecked against Muttonbird Island. Supported by an upturned lifeboat, the teenaged Pearce was washed ashore in a small bay, now known as Loch Ard Gorge; but when he spotted eighteen-year-old Eva Carmichael clinging to wreckage in the ocean, he swam out and struggled back to shore with her. As sole survivors of the wreck, Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael became celebrities and posed for a number of Melbourne photographers after their recuperation. Pearce was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria. Popular sentiment was for a permanent union; but Eva returned to Ireland, and Pearce became a ship's captain. This photograph is in an album associated with the Fullerton Family. James Lucas Fullerton was born in Northern Ireland on 02 July 1842, and died on 23 November 1932. HIs wife Mary Carson was born on 30 May 1844 in Northern Ireland, and died on 22 April 1917. They married on 14 October 1869 at Brisbane before moving to Creswick where James Fullerton worked as a grocer. They later moved to Ballarat where they ran a grocery shiop. James and Mary had ten children, and are buried in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. Photographic portrait of Thomas Pearce wearing the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria.thomas pearce, eva carmichael, loch ard shipwreck, loch ard gorge, royal human society of victoria gold medal

Photo taken in Railway Road Blackburn. The horse pulled a wagon delivering goods. Mary Pearce was the owner of the first shop in Blackburn built in 1878.Large black and white photo of Mary Pearce nee Slater taken with horse and dog. Copied on to large sheetpearce, mary, slater, william, ronald harry, harry

Photos show sideboard of the Pearces. Father only working for wages at time therefore presume this was normal furniture for the time, ,c1900.Coloured photograph of details of sideboard used in home of Edward & Mary Pearce in early 1900s in 9 Mall Court, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, edward

Photos show sideboard of the Pearces. Father only working for wages at time therefore presume this was normal furniture of the time, ,c1900.Coloured photograph of details of sideboard used in home of Edward & Mary Pearce in 9 Mall Court, Blackburn. Used in early 1900s.pearce, ronald, harry, mary

Recollections of Ron Pearce about the Pearce family retailing and fruit growing activities in Blackburn in 1880 - 1930 period.Recollections of Ron Pearce about the Pearce family pearce, m, pearce, edward h, pearce, duncan spenser, slater, william, bayley, leonard sherwin, herb farms, pearce, ronald harry, orchards, blackburn, blackburn north, mall court, blackburn north, no 9.

A receipt for one pound as a deposit on land at the Gedye's Estate issued by T. R. B. Morton & Son to E. H. Pearce on 4 Apr 1920.A receipt for one pound. pearce, edward h., gedye's estate, morton, thomas richards burrowes & son

This store was built in 1881 and opened as a branch of Pearce Brothers main store which was further along in Main Street, Bacchus Marsh. The store in this image opened around early June 1881 and was described in the Bacchus Marsh Express as "quite above the usual standard of stores in towns of a similar or even much larger size. The building is most substantially built of brick, and measures 58 feet by 26 feet, with walls fourteen feet high inside. The interior is most elaborately fitted with shelves and glass cases covering both side walls and two ends formed by small offices separated from the main store by glass and wood panelled partitions, with a passage way between to the storeroom at the rear", Express, (Bacchus Marsh, 11 June, 1881, page 2). The building was designed by one of its proprietors T. G. Pearce and was entirely constructed by local contractors and workers.Small sepia unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. The image depicts a general store with a double-front of windows. Goods such as spades, shovels, tubs and wringers are arrayed on the footpath in front of the store. At the front of the shop under a verandah stands a man, possibly one of the Pearce brothers who owned this business. Next to the store is a vacant block of land with a white picket fence. A sign erected above the fence advertises: “ Pearce Bros. Chaff. Hay & Oats. Produce. Dealer. “On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME. On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE. pearce family bacchus marsh, general stores bacchus marsh, shops bacchus marsh, pearce brothers general store bacchus marsh, stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district

Documents relating to the orchard of Edward Henry Pearce including a history written by his son & information of his grandparents E & M Pearce, the Blackburn Cool Stores & the Blue Moon Fruit Co-op.pearce, edward h., pearce, edward, pearce, duncan stenser, pearce, mrs m, blackburn cool store, blue moon fruit co-operative ltd

This photograph is of Angela Elizabeth Pearce, granddaughter of Tom Pearce - one of only 2 survivors from the shipwreck LOCH ARD. Angela Elizabeth Pearce had written in her grandfather’s Bible in childish handwriting the words “This Bible belongs to Angela E. Pearce”. Angela was born in England in 1925 and died in Woollahra N.S.W. in 1944, aged 19. She was one of Tom Pearce’s granddaughters. Her father, Robert Pearce was Tom’s second son. Tom Pearce is a famous hero, the rescuer of Eva Carmichael, the only other survivor from the 1878 shipwreck of the LOCH ARD. The Bible was given to Tom Pearce in recognition of his bravery at the wreck of the LOCH ARD. It is on loan to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village from Parks Victoria. The ‘official’ inscription in the Bible reads, “Presented to Mr Thomas Pearce, In recognition of invaluable service performed in saving life when the Loch Ard was wrecked off the coast of Australia., by the Loyal Orange Institution of Victoria, Protestant Hall, Melbourne, August 1878” The photograph is accompanied by a letter, dated 4th May 2010, and is written by Angela’s cousin, Pamela Dormer of Devon, U.K. Her letter includes the words “Dear Mr Abbott, re Tom Pearce’s Bible, As you know, I have been in contact with Mr Peter Yarnis about means by which my grandfather’s presentation Bible can be released to be exhibited with his other effects, like the binoculars at Flagstaff Hill Museum. In the event that it will be, I have enclosed a photograph to join it. When my son Bill Dormer was at Port Campbell he was about to handle his great grandfather’s Bible and was surprised by a childish inscription opposite that of his presentation, which reads (I think this is the way it goes), THIS BIBLE IS THE PROPERTY OF ANGELA ELIZABETH PEARCE. Angela is my late cousin. Her father was Tom Pearce’s second son Robert Strasenburgh Pearce. I and my brother Raymond Simpson are the surviving grandchildren of Tom, by my mother Edith May Pearce, his only daughter. Angela and her mother, at the beginning of W.W.2, evacuated from England to Sydney, N.S.W. but sadly both were dead by early in the 60’s. Robert (my uncle Bobby) went down with his ship on the Malta Convoy, code named PEDESTAL, escorting with other ships the vital oil tanker OHIO to the island. (signed) Pamela Dormer” THE LOCH ARD’S STORY The sailing ship LOCH ARD was built in Glasgow in 1873 and belonged to the famous Loch Line. She made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage which ended in tragedy near Port Campbell. The LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. The ship carried a general cargo which reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. LOCH ARD also had a crew of 37, and 17 passengers. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the boat out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers, and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef running out from Mutton Bird Island. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. It took time to free the lifeboats and when one was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "if you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open a case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance, upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. The media of the time had created one of Australia's first media celebrities. Everyone followed the story of Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael with great interest and were disappointed when the two went their separate ways. It was felt by many that Tom should have proposed to Eva - given they had spent an evening together unsupervised in the cave and had drunk brandy to keep warm. Coleman Jacobs composed the music “The Young Hero Schottische” and dedicated it, by permission, to Mr. Thomas R. (Tom) Pearce. The sheet music was published in 1878 by the Messieurs Roberts, professors of dancing etc. Melbourne. It was on sale for 3/- (3 shillings) and in aid of the “LOCH ARD” fund. [This is Coleman Jacobs’ only surviving musical work Coleman Jacobs, accomplished pianist, musical performer, singer, composer, professor of music and music teacher, was born in 1827 and died on 4 July 1885, aged 58 years. Coleman Jacobs was buried in the Melbourne Cemetery (grave 461, Church of England section).] The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island and much of the cargo has been salvaged. Some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge following the shipwreck. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. The photographic is of significance because of Tom Pearce and his association with the disaster of the LOCH ARD shipwreck, which is of State significance ― Victorian Heritage Register S417 Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Photograph, sepia coloured, with accompanying letter. The photograph is a portrait of a young girl in a short sleeved top with a flower on her left shoulder. The girl is "Angela Elizabeth Pearce, granddaughter of Tom Pearce" as inscribed on back of photograph. Tom Pearce was one of two survivors of the 1878 shipwreck LOCH ARD. Included with the photograph is a letter from its donor, Pamela Joan Dormer, other granddaughter of Tom Pearce. The letter dated 4th May 2010 explains the connection between Angela Pearce and Tom Pearce's Bible.Back of photograph, written in blue pen “ANGELA ELIZABETH PEARCE / TOM PEARCE’S GRANDAUGHTER / PHOTO PRESENTED BY / HIS OTHER GRANDAUGHTER / PAMELA JOAN DORMER / 2010” Letter from Pamela Dormer verifying the connection between Angela Pearce and Tom Pearce’s Bible.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, angela pearce, tom pearce, thomas r pearce, eva carmichael, loch ard shipwreck, tom pearce bible, loch ard presentation bible, hero tom pearce, loyal orange institution of victoria, royal humane society of victoria, mutton bird island, coleman jacobs, the young hero schottische

Framed photograph of a second lieutenant during World War One. It is thought to be William Joseph Pearce. world war one, pearce, william joseph pearce, military medal, old colonists' association ballarat

Newsreader Eric Pearce of GTC9 presents during the Kew Festival.city of kew, kew festival, eric pearce

Moustache was normal for 1800s as a large portion of the male population had a moustache.Coloured photograph of Moustache Cups owned by Pearce Family.|For view of cups see Np2630.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, edward, moustache cups

CityMission Retirement Village, also known as Eltham Retirement Centre, also formerly known as Judge Book Memorial Village, was officially opened on Sunday 28 October 1956. This history documents the first thirty years through to 1986. Founded by the Melbourne City Mission, the significant early history of the "village for the aged" is documented including the various challenges faced including ongoing expansions and building develoment needs and impacts of flooding from the nearby Diamond Creek. It mentions some people associated with the organisation with reference to the Eltham Auxillary which was a group of Eltham residents formed to support the organisation and its residents through activity and fundraising efforts.Softcover; 60p.judge book village, retirement village, melbourne citymission, eltham, aged care, seniors, social service, older people, housing

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on corner of Railway Road & Chapel Street, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, railway road, blackburn, chapel street

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on Corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn.railway road, blackburn, chapel street, pearce, mary

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on Corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, railway road, blackburn., chapel street, blackburn

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on Corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, railway road, blackburn, chapel street

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on Corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, railway road, blackburn, chapel street

Coloured photograph of site of original shop owned by Mary Pearce on Corner of Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, railway road, blackburn, chapel street

Moustache was normal for 1800s as a large portion of the male population had a moustache.Coloured photograph of details of two china moustache cups, (Internal view see Np2629) used by Pearce family.pearce, ronald, harry, mary, edward