The historic Victorian ‘couta boat “Viator” was built by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones of Williamstown in Melbourne, between 1890 and 1920. He was one of the early builders of this design. The features of Viator - carvel planked, open cockpit, vertical stem and straight keel, single mast and a pivoting centreboard - are all characteristics of an early Bass Strait ‘couta boat. This has been confirmed by experienced Victorian ‘couta boat restorer Tim Phillips. Viator served as a ‘couta fishing boat in the Warrnambool area until the mid-1930s, then some say she served as a mail ferry across to Portland. Later it was used as a fishing and recreation boat for local families. For years Viator sat in a paddock in East Warrnambool until purchased in 1975 and donated to Flagstaff Hill. ‘COUTA BOATS - The ‘couta design for vessels is believed to have originated at Port Phillip, Victoria, for the purpose of the Barracouta (‘couta) fishing industry, being both fast and seaworthy. , The 'couta fish was an important food fish in Australian waters, supplying Melbourne with plenty of inexpensive fish. VIATORY’S OWNERS - Some of Viator’s history is known: - 1940, registered Port Fairy and owned by G.J. Richards. - 1941-1945, registered in Port Fairy and owned by Jens “Peter” Petersen. - 1950’s “Brusher” Richards of Warrnambool and Port Fairy used it for fishing. - Peter Watson and his son also went fishing in Viator. - Frank Ferrier, boat builder, was an owner (son of ‘La Bella’ hero, William Ferrier) - Arthur Rogers owned Viator too, then sold it to Terry Pridmore and Wayne Moorefield - The Viator was stored in a paddock, unused, in Fairmont Avenue, Warrnambool, where it was gradually deteriorating. - 1975 Viator was purchase at a very reasonable price from Pridmore, then donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. RESTORATION - Shipwright Erik Mikkelsen soon started restoration on the Viator after it arrived at Flagstaff Hill in 1975. In 2006 the Maritime Museums of Australia awarded a grant to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village to assist with the restoration and renovation of the Viator. Its restoration continues today in the care of Flagstaff Hill’s boat builder. J R. JONES - boat builder The photograph of the EVA MYRL shows the builder J R Jones with his team of workers. The other photograph shows a vessel built by J R Jones' son, J B Jones of Footscray, and his team of boat boulders. The photograph of the EVA MYRL was taken by E. A. Dond---. The other photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St Kilda.The Viator is the most significant boat in the Flagstaff Hill's fleet, being the last remaining local 'couta boat and one of few existing examples of this craft. Viator received Heritage status with the Australian Maritime Museums Council and is listed on the Australian Register of Historical Vessels in 2006 (ARHV Number: HV000561). Viator was built in Victoria in the early days by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones, and sailed by fishermen for many years, both local and on the coastal waters of Victoria, and was possibly used for the mail service. It is significant for being used for the fishing trade, for government service, perhaps as a mail boat, and for recreation by local families.Vessel, the ‘Viator’, an historic Victorian ‘couta boat, handmade by renowned boat builder This J.R. Jones 'couta boat, the Viator, was built in Williamstown, c.1890-1920. The single mast vessel has a Caravel hull built from New Zealand Kauri, blackwood, with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem and stern. It has a pivoting centreboard. Two photographs are included; one of the builder with his team, the other is of his son J B Jones, with his team. Marked "Viator" Photograph 1759.2: "E. A. Dond---" (indecipherable". Handwritten on back "Grandfather / J R Jones / Built" Photograph 1759.3; sign within photograph "J B JONES / BUILDER / FOOTSCRAY", stamped in the card, bottom right " ----- / MELBOURNE" and handwritten on the back "I think this is Mr Abel Sturrock Coot Albert Park Lake"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, arhv hv000561, arthur rogers, bass strait ‘couta boat, “brusher” richards of warrnambool and port fairy, clinker hull boat, ‘couta crafted boat c 1890-1905, ‘couta fishing boat, erik mikkelsen shipwright, g.j. richards of port fairy, jens “peter” petersen, john lindsay, old mail boat, pivoting centerboard boat, peter watson, single-masted ketch, terry prodmore and wayne moorefield, vessel viator, viator a historical vessel, victorian ‘couta boat, victorian barracoota boat, warrnambool ‘couta boat, western victoria fishing boat, western victoria mail boat, hv000561, australian register of historical vessels, erik mikkelsen, j b jones, j b jones boat builder, footscray, sturrock coot, sturrock, j r jones, j r jones boat builder, williamstown, eva myrl

As well as the usual Prefects’ duties, their assistance was required for frequent special occasions at the school in its early years, some involving overseas visitors who were given tours of the new school, it being the first co-ed technical school in Victoria and of a unique design. The school, known locally as Ringwood Tech School, Ringwood Tech, Ringy Tech, Ringers Tech, The Tech and RTS, began in 1958 and was hosted at various district schools until 1960, when the new school was completed at Heathmont. It was the first co-ed technical school in Victoria. The school underwent several name and role changes in later years, and finally closed in 2003.Black and White Photograph - RTS Prefects, 1963 Photograph from Ringwood Technical School photo album 21255 labelled “Ringwood Technical School 1963-’64 Class Photos”. (This record was also catalogued as 17091, replaced by this entry)Names: Top row: Patsy Bulstrode, ?, Irene Rye, Elaine Smith, Gary Dewar, Sandra Rudeforth. 3rd row: Robert Tann, Diane Trueman, Tom Derham, Gail Reddish, Trevor Kane, Denise Young, Stephen Alsop, Rosemary Dobrowolski. 2nd row: Ken Washfold, Carmen Powell, ?, Ann Bassett, Terry Keatch, Julie Stephens, John Wilson, Janice Hartley, Gavin Miller. 1st row: Richard Gardner, Derry Truman, Darryl Hodgkins, Principal: Mr E Heard, Teacher: Mr Doug Thomas, Janine Allen, Alan Cornhill, ?. rts, ringwood tech

Clutha was the home of John Carson, the second mayor of Kew. Leonard Terry designed the house for him in 1856. Terry was the architect of the Melbourne Club (1858), the former London Chartered Bank (1861), Lothian Terrace in Carlton (1865), and the ES&A Bank in Hawthorn (1873). The commission for Clutha was won three years after Terry’s arrival in Victoria.An extremely rare photograph of a major residential architectural commission of Leonard Terry. The photograph of the house has statewide significance as the home of the Victorian pioneer and businessman, John Carson. A rare, nineteenth century photograph of ‘Clutha’ in Studley Park Road, Kew. The sepia-toned photograph is of the front of the house, with its bluestone foundations and its second storey balcony. A real estate advertisement in 1875 described the house as: 'First-class family mansion, and about 8½ acres of pleasure grounds and fruit garden. The house, erected under the plans and supervision of Mr. Leonard Terry, is most substantially built of brick, stuccoed, on solid bluestone pediment, forming a noble basement story, large entrance hall, and lobby, with conservatory on the left. *** A wide verandah and balcony, erected on cast-iron columns, runs round the house, the views from which are perhaps unequalled in extent and beauty in the neighbourhood of the city, commanding the bay, shipping, Mount Macedon, and Dandenong Ranges. Th e whole forming a most complete gentleman's residence, no expense having been spared in its erection and comfortable finish.'"Clutha West Side Studley Park Road Kew / Clutha West Side"clutha, john carson, leonard terry

1260.01 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1A Boys Photo a E Sensati C Stephens I Kerr R Tontiotti J Gray S Meilak G Hutson P Cooke K Horby F Calleja P Duggan L Williams A Brown J Jan R Trainor R Thomson G Foster T Summers 1260.01 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1A Boys Photo b E Sensati C Stephens I Kerr R Tontiotti J Gray S Meilak G Hutson P Cooke K Horby F Calleja P Duggan L Williams A Brown J Jan R Trainor R Thomson G Foster T Summers 1260.01 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1A Boys Photo c E Sensati C Stephens I Kerr R Tontiotti J Gray S Meilak G Hutson P Cooke K Horby F Calleja P Duggan L Williams A Brown J Jan R Trainor R Thomson G Foster T Summers 1260.02 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1B Boys Names J Hill P Zelensky P Hardy R Spiteri C Jones E Knight A Needs E Vrettas S Speedy H Thompson R Strelys G Gamble M Ellis Bottom Row G Cottee M Mowforth C Maloney G Williams F Clayton 1260.03 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1C Boys Names Stan Jaskiewicz Frank May Vernon Zan Joe Astorina Peter Stojanovic John Murphy Salvatore Maugeri William Pickering Charles Busiettil Sammy Zerata John Aylon Pasquale Bono Joseph Vella Charles Mifsud John Aquilina Paul Bugeja Joseph Gauci Absent Malcolm McDougall 1260.04 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1D Boys Names J Vignogna T Farrugia J Zahra E Zahra M Rewkiewicz J Burgess I Caruana A De Bono S Borg M Jaworski J Bezzina J Calleja L Marshall V Ivanina Mr G Jaworsky M Quain P Szot G Sheahan 1260.05 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1E Boys Names Photo a E Gogos R Berry R Kelly I Clough W Young R Munro P Robertson K Dannatt G Bell C White W Gillespie R Dowling K Smith R Quick K Woodyard R Males R McCormick 1260.05 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1E Boys Names Photo b E Gogos R Berry R Kelly I Clough W Young R Munro P Robertson K Dannatt G Bell C White W Gillespie R Dowling K Smith R Quick K Woodyard R Males R McCormick 1260.06 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1F Boys Names Photo a H Yianni G Mills G McKenzie G Moshoudis J Frasher T Pindiura G Christodoulou D Allen L Davenport R Douglas D Morgan R Neilson A Hine N Francis J Makin G Hallam R Johnstone R Mark 1260.06 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1F Boys Names Photo b H Yianni G Mills G McKenzie G Moshoudis J Frasher T Pindiura G Christodoulou D Allen L Davenport R Douglas D Morgan R Neilson A Hine N Francis J Makin G Hallam R Johnstone R Mark 1260.07 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 1G Boys Names A Buhagiar R Bates B Sauron L Davidson A Hubber T Gellion R Lang E Hrycyzyn E Sultana C Tonna G Coffey Unknown H Quarrell A Longo L Carson T Wisniewski Mr W Antonowicz B Keating De Bono A Faure 1260.08 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2A Boys Names C Spiteri D Paxton T Dean G Allen P Kiefer N Ciemcioch W Ciemcioch R Merrigan L Mallia P Neill G Mannion D Kearns R Buse M Jones D. Chadwick A Heaviside J Tabor V Faure D Paulet Absent D Stead 1260.09 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2B Boys Names Photo a George Bledniak Mark Clark Philip Walton Paul Gantner Terry Black Robert Baker Philip Gauci Edward Hewett Philip Pengally Paul Rochow Herbert Periera Peter Spitiri Bohdan Anolak Joseph Camenzuli Peter Sliwinski Richard Baran Frank Carnovale James Williams Roman Jaworski 1260.09 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2B Boys Names Photo b George Bledniak Mark Clark Philip Walton Paul Gantner Terry Black Robert Baker Philip Gauci Edward Hewett Philip Pengally Paul Rochow Herbert Periera Peter Spitiri Bohdan Anolak Joseph Camenzuli Peter Sliwinski Richard Baran Frank Carnovale James Williams Roman Jaworski 1260.10 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2C Boys Names S Grech R Cholava A Vella K Czapor B Reivers J Davidson R Demczuk W Bennett D Joyce C Pulis J Potempski Szypulsk Edwards Curran C Borg C Jones A Dobrocorski Mr Unknown J Pulis G Retrzykoski G Rzepski 1260.11 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2D Boys Names M Bugeja E Galea R Calleja R Forte D Bertucci E De Bono L Filippone G Mather R Boys M Kouacevic P Forte P Bourke S Longstaff L Holloway J Desira R Coffey D Eklom L Calvitto P Costa 1260.12 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2E Boys PHOTO MISSING Unsure if there was a 2E but strange RD 1260.13 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2F Boys Names Photo a G Hatzimouratis R Hocking K Ayton R Tivendale P Elliott P Griggs G Seidel V Kiploks A Falkiner G Evans J Williams J Birt W Mathieson M Short R Boutter N Baker R Wiebrecht Mr Allen B Porter S Pauley H Stephen 1260.13 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2F Boys Names Photo b G Hatzimouratis R Hocking K Ayton R Tivendale P Elliott P Griggs G Seidel V Kiploks A Falkiner G Evans J Williams J Birt W Mathieson M Short R Boutter N Baker R Wiebrecht Mr Allen B Porter S Pauley H Stephen 1260.14 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 2G Boys Names D Chatzidimitrou G Stampolidis B Henry T Dicello C Buhager J Munro W Hill G King F Carnovale K Dole K Styles J Galea G Papageorgio A Thomas C James W Sutherland B McCormick T Carnovale Mr Unknown W Dale G Paraskevas B Herczaniwski 1260.15 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3A Boys Names R Stead S Diomedes S Kerek J Lehmann R Britnell G McLaren P Jorgensen N Leahy Mr AJ Bell E Gawlinski J Karasoukas M Sita K Ayton F Bahor S Mrnjavac Mr Momonth A Lehmann A Yianni V Zdravko R Hornby G Ferrara P. Stellini L Lee 1260.16 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3B Boys Names J Johansen Z Goutzoulas F Glowacki P Nykolajsyn P Meilak F Borg G McIntyre A Spiteri J Gatt T Vudrog A Nightingale J Borg F Saliba C Gogos P Salicki L Cooper A Docherty J Donovan L Grant L Allen 1260.17 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3B Girls Names June Read Nola Hill Josephine Dinatale Wima Hyett Annemarie Kiefer Pat Reid Helen Jury Clemintina Brincat Gayle Brazier Irene Zacharious Barbara Boy Kaye Doogan Diane Clayton Susan Knott Marian Cox Mrs Lynch Maree OMalley Pat Flint Jennifer Rosewarne 1260.18 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3C Boys Names A Mrnjavac T Bertucci P Xuereb C Testa E Fsadni T Kruszczak L Borg Michael Patford D Edwards I Younger J Stanley R Taylor R Harlacz J Fac W Galea J Zerkil V Rasic J Jones J Sultana 1260.19 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3D Boys Photo a 1260.19 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3D Boys Photo b 1260.20 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3E Boys Names D Grieves A Delekatis M Ascher B Roberts L Stratton S Evans W Kowalin D Thomson C Wilson N Power R Offermans K Durrant S Reid T Brown J Perram J Hyette P Kelly C Edwards T Burnette 1260.21 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 3F Boys Names K Johnson D Rodger P Young F Dole R Davies T Evans B Crick L Sumpter J Hatzistaruas R Pepper T Venville D West N. Lewer S.Stylianou D Joiner D Quarrell Mr Harry Rhodes A Tosic T Zelinski C Hallam 1260.22 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4A Boys Names R Collins F Mrnjavac W Outjero W Warlich R Sully N Poulton R McKenzie J Gatt F Pulitano R Butler S Evans N Farmer R Taylor N Ross J Jones Mr Boyd E Ozols K Wilson P Kovacevic 1260.23 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4B Boys Names T Moiler G Pengelly J Prince R Himmel T Haber R Campbell A McInnes J Rachowiecki J Busuttil P Chettle E Meilak G Rewkiewicz M Meilak G Woodhouse J McLeod P Buttimer 1260.24 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4C Boys Names K Paulet W Blawuciak C Longo I Henderson L Cassar R Steel C Fletcher B Crawford L Canuti I Kumpis P Jones C Folozen A Clifford B Cox R Murphy Mr Turner A Thomson R Clare A Bentley 1260.25 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4D Boys Names Photo a C Bonnici R Kiefer N Papadopolous L Lotockyj G Bugeja P Polyoz P Winkworth R Black M Rochetich B Holdysz J Hutson T Gilson Z Pietrzykowski C Tanner Mr Durham C Zederski T Moore M Almond 1260.25 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4D Boys Names Photo b C Bonnici R Kiefer N Papadopolous L Lotockyj G Bugeja P Polyoz P Winkworth R Black M Rochetich B Holdysz J Hutson T Gilson Z Pietrzykowski C Tanner Mr Durham C Zederski T Moore M Almond 1260.26 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 4F Boys Names G McInnes C Newman K Carr R Barry J King R Haligowski Mr P Hogg D McGahan R Barrowman R Spottiswood 1260.27 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 5A Boys Names M Krezlewski C Logan B Neill H Dynak Z Korybutiak P Kernick G Bevilacqua I Zacharias E Szczesniak G Maikousis R Mills G Pulitano A Laughton L Sartori R Quantock D Capuano N Thomas L Bannerman 1260.28 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 5B Photo a 1260.28 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Form 5B Photo b 1260.29 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 Prefects 1260.30 - Sunshine Technical School 1965 House Captainssunshine technical school, technical school, sunshine