72 page booklet (Replica, unabridged) Facsimile narrative of the Shipwreck of the Admella', drawn from authentic statements by rescuers and survivors. Book by Samuel Mossman (printed & published by the committee of the 'Admella' fund, by JH Moulines and Co. Melbourne 1859. )This unabridged facsimile was printed by Wiltshire Publications in Feb 1998admella, shipwrecks, south australia, portland lifeboat, rescue, maritime

Imaginary diary of Bridget Ledwith, sole female survivor of the 'Admella' shipwreck in 1859, as imagined by Bill Collett. White card cover, blue print and depiction of the 'Admella'.

Circular white plastic fridge magnet. Circlar magnet to back. Image of Admella Gold medal attached to front, covered by clear plastic.souvenir, admella, shipwreck, admella 150th anniversary

Shiny yellow card cover, red & brown text, brown and green drawing of a sinking ship. Fictional recreation of a first hand account of the wreck of the Admella by a local author. The story of the sole female survivor of the wreck - Bridget LedwithFictional account of the story of Bridget Ledwith - sole female survivor of the Admella Shipwreckadmella, bridget ledwith

Found on wreck site of Admella by an Abalone Diver 1960s.Metal kettle possibly copper. Very large. Spout and base missing.Front: On top side of handle some lettering but can't make it out. Back: -admella, shipwreck, 1859, wreck site, diving, diver

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut print. Sixth in a suite of 16 in the Admella Rescue Series. Shows head and shoulders and right arm of man on Admella, holding the hand of someone in the sea. Two bands and forearms of another person in the the sea reaching up. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut, Bob Stone 'Exposed for a whole week without shelter - clinging to the bulworks for very life....' Portland Guardian, 15th August 1859 - hand written in black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut Print. Third print in suite of 16 in the Admella Rescue Series. Shows two men on rocky shore, rough sea in background. One man on hands and knees, the other, still in water, holding a long box. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut Bob Stone 2009 '..... they were four hours amongst the rocks and breakers before they got ashore' - SA Advertiser 20th August 1859' - handwritten, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Sixteenth in a suite of 16 in the Admella Rescue series. Printed in black on white archival paper. Depicts a group of 6 people, one of whom is addressing a crowd of people.Front: 'Linocut Bob Stone 2009' A public meeting was held to raise a fund for the relief of the survivors. Portland Guardian 26th August 1859 - hand written, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Tenth in a suite of 16, in the Admella Rescue series. Depicts Portland lifeboat. 3 crew members leaning leaning over sid eof life boat towards someone in water. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Linocut, Bob Stone. ...'Four heavy seas struck ... washing one man overhead, who was, however, picked up. Portland Guardian 18th August 1859' - Handwritten, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Twelth in a suit of 16 in the Admella Rescue Series. Printed in black on white archival paper. Depicts Portland lifeboat being rowed through heavey seas.Front: Linocut Bob Stone 2009 The boat at times appeared to stand up perpendicular on a wave that rose up like a wall. 'SA Advertiser 20th August 1859' - Black pen, hand writtenadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Fifteenth in a suit of 16 in the Admella Rescue Series. Printed in black on white archival paper. Depicts band playing in street, by standers each side.Front: 'Linocut Bob Stone 2009 There was much celebration when the survivors were taken off the 'Lady Bird' - Hand written, black pen.admella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Thirteenth in a suite of 16 in the Admella rescue series. Printed in black on white archival paper. Depicts 3 men on Admella, with a rope from them to the Portland lifeboat.Front: 'Linocut Bob Stone, 2009 Help had reached the sufferers at last... Every heart will rejoice over this good news Portland Guardian 11th August 1859' - Handwritten, black ink.admella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut print. Fifth in a suite of 16, in the Admella Rescue Series. Depicts 5 distressed people on the deck of the Admella, surrounded by rough seas. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut Bob Stone Many a heart will bleed to think of what must have been suffered.... SA Advertiser 9th August 1859 - handwritten, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Newspaper cutting from 'The Argus', including a photograph of the memorial tablet, made to commemorate the bravery of those involved in the rescue of the wreck of the Admella', 6 AUG. 1859, and letters re the supposed involvement of poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. Glued to cardboard. Reverse has article re death of MR. J. Judkins, and a hymn.admella shipwreck

Found by abalone diver at Admella wreck in the 1970sMetal and glass porthole. Glass broken/cracked but still in place. Has clamp to close porthole.admella, shipwreck, diving, porthole

City of Portland. The Portland Lifeboat was used in the rescue of survivors from the Admella shipwreck. It is also unique in its design having been based on a winning design from the RNLI in the UK and then adapted for Australian conditions. The Lifeboat is registered on the Victorian State Heritage Register.Wooden boat and cradle. Blue gunwales, rowers seats, and canvas buoyancy covers, white hull, grey under water line. White topsides. Boat supported by chine stringer port and starboard held by 4 steel props. Keel rests on cradle.Front: - Back: -portland lifeboat, admella, victorian state heritage register

Limited edition first day cover. Both coloured envelope, with map Southern Victoria. 50 cents Admella Stamp not cancelled. 'Admella 150th Logo, 'Historic Shipwrecks' on front. back, short history of shipwrecks, Admella Lock Ard, Dunbar.

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut print. Fourth in a suit of 16 in the 'Admella Rescue Series'. Depicts the head of one horse, and the head and one forelegg of the second horse, among large waves. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut Bob Stone 'Some valuable horse stock was on board .... the horses were thrown overboard.... SA Advertiser 7th August 1859' - hand written, black penadmella, portland lifeboat, shipwreck

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Fourteenth in a suite of 16 in Admella Rescue Series. Printed in black on white archival paper Depicts a man with a rope around his chest and under his arm pits, being hauled up the side of the 'Lady Bird'. Two members of the Portland life boat also visible, watching procedure from lifeboat.Front: 'Linocut Bob Stone 2009 ... on arrival at Lady Bird some 3 or 4 were in the last stage of existance. Portland Guardian 15th August 1859' - hand written in black ink.admella, portland lifeboat, shipwreck

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Eleventh in a suite of 16 in the Admella Rescue series. Printed in black on white archival paper. Depicts man reading telegram to group of men and women.Front: 'Linocut, Bob Stone Our telegrams were passed from hand to hand being read aloud.' SA Advertiser 9th August 1859.' - hand written, black penadmella, portland lifeboat, shipwreck

Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut print. Ninth in a suite of 16, in the Admella Rescue Series. Depicts Crew rowing the Portland lifeboat through rough seas. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Front - Linocut, Bob Stone 2009 'She (The Portland Lifeboat) rode most splendidly over the high waves' Portland Guardian 2nd September 1859 - hand written, black pen.admella, portland lifeboat, shipwreck

Set of 3 Australian stamps depicting shipwrecks- Admella (50c face value) in presentation and Dunbar ( $2 face value) in presentation folder showing map of Southern Australia.

Limited edition first day cover. Buff coloured envelope with map of southern Victoria, 50 cents Admella stamp, Post marked with first day issue Admella commemorative pictorial Postmarker, 6 August 2009. Also Admella 150th logo, 'Historic Shipwrecks' on front. Back to short history of shipwrecks, Admella, Loch Ard, and dunbar and 5 cents butterfly stamp.

Admella 150 years commemorative stamp

Built in 1858 at the Port and Harbour Master's yard in Williamstown Victoria, the Portland Lifeboat was overseen by Harbour Master Charles Ferguson. It is understood to have been constructed from the same moulds used to build the Port Fairy Lifeboat, designed by William White, in 1857. Both boats are similar to the lifeboats designed in England by James Peake and adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in the UK. The Portland Lifeboat's 9.14 m (30 ft) long hull is double diagonally planked in New Zealand kauri, and many of the planks run from gunwale to gunwale in one piece under the inner keel section. Eucalyptus and oregon were used elsewhere and the local blacksmith made the iron work. The fastenings are copper. There are two flotation or buoyancy tanks at either end, with prominent whaleback style decking. Under the thwarts is a deck with scuppers so that the craft is both buoyant and self draining whenever large waves are taken aboard in rough conditions. The lifeboat was oar-powered with a sailing rig. The original rig was a lug mainsail, but this was replaced with a lug and headsail rig taken from a fishing boat in 1903. The lifeboat was manned by volunteer crews, mostly local fishermen from Portland. They maintained this service until 1915 when the boat was replaced with a new motorised craft. The lifeboat's most outstanding service was to the steamer ADMELLA in 1859 when the ship grounded on a reef off Cape Banks in South Australia, 150 km to the west of Portland. Survivors clung to the rigging in heavy seas for over a week and 89 people lost their lives in the shipwreck. Taken to the scene by the steamer LADY BIRD, the Portland Lifeboat was unable to assist until eight days after the ADMELLA's grounding when the seas abated enough for the lifeboat to manoeuvre close to the ship and rescue the last 19 survivors. Since its retirement in 1915 the lifeboat has been a memorial to those who manned it and those it rescued. For a long period it was on display in the Portland Gardens, first in the open and then under a canopy. In 2008 it was on display inside the Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, still in original condition complete with the rig from 1915. It is one of the oldest vessels of its type in Australia, and the world.Portland LifeboatPhotograph showing the Portland Lifeboatphotography, portland lifeboat, admella