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Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Snow on currant bushes at Kamanange, c1930
... Snow on currant bushes at Kamanange...Snow on currant bushes at the Robinson family property Kamanange in Scenic Cres. ...Kalorama. Snow on currant bushes at Kamanange Photograph ...Snow on currant bushes at the Robinson family property Kamanange in Scenic Cres. Kalorama.kalorama, kamanange, robinson, currant bushes, snow -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Cant house and farm, Salters Rush
... The orchard grew cherries, apples, plums, pears, quinces and berries - raspberry, blackberry, gooseberry, red currants and black currants. Also vegetables and flowers. ...The orchard grew cherries, apples, plums, pears, quinces and berries - raspberry, blackberry, gooseberry, red currants and black currants. Also vegetables and flowers. ...Photocopy of image of house and farm of William and Jessie Cant, Salters Rush, Queenstown. The orchard grew cherries, apples, plums, pears, quinces and berries - raspberry, blackberry, gooseberry, red currants and black currants. Also vegetables and flowers. All cultivation done by hand. (Chancellor photograph)houses, farming, orchards, salters rush, queenstown, smiths gully, william cant, jessie cant -
Warrnambool RSL Sub BranchWork on paper - New Book released in Japan, a Reaction, 'Glorious memories' of death railway
... Hand written on bottom Right: Currant (sic) Affairs. Am DG...Revisionist history Hand written on bottom Right: Currant (sic) Affairs. Am DG Single page from Sun Newspaper 'Glorious memories' of death railway Work on paper New Book released in Japan, a Reaction ...A response to a perceived 'revisionist' history of Japanese military history released in Japan which includes a Japanese version of treatment of POW's in WW2shows attitudes in Australia and Japan 20 years after WW2 in response to a new Japanese bookSingle page from Sun NewspaperHand written on bottom Right: Currant (sic) Affairs. Am DGjapan. ww2 . revisionist history -
Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph - Photograph: Workers at Tarnagulla Flour Mill, c. 1873-1920, probably around 1900
... Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams Tarnagulla' and 'Leo Fitzgerald' and full recipe for a red currant dessert....It was later re-erected at Mildura where it operated for many years. tarnagulla Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams Tarnagulla' and 'Leo Fitzgerald' and full recipe for a red currant dessert. Monochrome photograph depicting workers at Tarnagulla Flour Mill, some loading or unloading a horse-drawn cart. ...Williams Family Collection. A meeting was called at the Golden Age Hotel on 11th June 1868 when it was resolved to build a flour mill. Tenders were called by H.C. Bristol, in the Tarnagulla Courier of January 10, 1874, for the erection of the mill. Building of the Mill commenced in 1874. Pipes were laid to Company's Dam to obtain water for the Mill's boilers. Steam was got up for the first time on 30th March, 1882. A boiler burst about April 29th. Two men (J.H. Smith and W. Hargreaves) died as a result and two others were seriously injured. The mill commenced operations on 13th June 1882 with Mr. W. Fitzgerald as manager. Thomas Comrie was the proprietor and was responsible for the Mill being built. The Mill operated with grinding stones until 1899 when new rollers and a considerable amount of new equipment was installed, including a new, more powerful engine to drive the Mill. In January 1901, 6,000 bags of wheat were received weekly and it was a common sight to see the streets lined with wagons. In 1913, 15,000 bags of wheat were bought at three shillings and four pence per bushell. In January 1914, wheat came in at the rate of 1500 bags a day with 20,000 bags in storage. Thomas Comrie died on 4th August 1910. The Mill was carried on by his executors, then closed for a short period prior to being sold in September 1918 to a Mr. O. Albert of Talbot. Albert operated the Mill for a few years but during the 1920s it was closed down and then pulled down. It was later re-erected at Mildura where it operated for many years.Monochrome photograph depicting workers at Tarnagulla Flour Mill, some loading or unloading a horse-drawn cart. An original photograph, mounted on card. Handwritten on back: 'L.Williams Tarnagulla' and 'Leo Fitzgerald' and full recipe for a red currant dessert.tarnagulla -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesBook - Register, Register of Fruits, 1887
... ...currants...Handwritten bound register of fruits (currants, almonds, figs, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, apples, pears) dated March 1887. ...Handwritten bound register of fruits (currants, almonds, figs, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, apples, pears) dated March 1887. ...Given as a record of Cole's variety record keeping in 1887 to the principal of Burnley Horticultural College in 1945.Handwritten bound register of fruits (currants, almonds, figs, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, apples, pears) dated March 1887. Includes index, roman numeral numbering id, varieties, labels, time of ripening, from whom obtained and remarks. Given as a record of work in the proving grounds of Royal Horticultural Gardens Burnley to the principal of Burnley Horticultural College in 1945.Inscription, " To T. Kneen with the compliments of C.F. Cole, 18/9/45." register, fruits, currants, almonds, figs, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums, apples, pears, 1887, t.h. kneen, c.f. cole, 1945, provenance, remarks, burnley school of horticulture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: PAPER - RED CURRANT BENDIGO DIGGER BRAND JELLY CRYSTALS
... Paper with the four side labels for Red Currant Bendigo Digger Brand Jelly Crystals. ...On each end is Red Currant. The second one is How to Make a Pint of Jelly. ...Paper with the four side labels for Red Currant Bendigo Digger Brand Jelly Crystals. The first side has a coloured picture with various fruits and a drawing of a man with pick and shovel. On each end is Red Currant. The second one is How to Make a Pint of Jelly. The third is an Analysts' Report from Dunn & Stone, Melbourne Analytical Laboratory and has the name printed in red, also the different flavours. The fourth has the name and Should Always be Kept in a Cool Drylace.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, bendigo digger brand jelly crystals, melbourne analytical labatory, dunn & stone -
Merbein District Historical SocietyEquipment - Box, Wood
... ...currant...Australian ADFA Dried Fruits, Padlock Reliable Brand, The Mildura Co-op Fruit Coy Ltd Australia, Currants 1238 Crown 1238...Merbein District Historical Society 36 Box St Merbein the-murray dried fruit Mildura Co-op padlock ADFA orchards currant three crown Australian ADFA Dried Fruits, Padlock Reliable Brand, The Mildura Co-op Fruit Coy Ltd Australia, Currants 1238 Crown 1238 wooden box Equipment Box, Wood ...wooden box Australian ADFA Dried Fruits, Padlock Reliable Brand, The Mildura Co-op Fruit Coy Ltd Australia, Currants 1238 Crown 1238dried fruit, mildura co-op, padlock, adfa, orchards, currant, three crown -
Stawell Historical Society IncArchive - Books & Papers, The Australian Sketcher Article Stawell and the Pleasant Creek reefs July 12 1873, July 12 1873
... Article printed after legislation arising out of 'Jumped Claims' back in history of Pleasant Creek - alluvial and quartz mining Currant mining operations...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Article printed after legislation arising out of 'Jumped Claims' back in history of Pleasant Creek - alluvial and quartz mining Currant mining operations Photocopy of article with lithographs and plan of Stawell The Australian Sketcher Article Stawell and the Pleasant Creek reefs July 12 1873 Archive Books & Papers ...Article printed after legislation arising out of 'Jumped Claims' back in history of Pleasant Creek - alluvial and quartz mining Currant mining operationsPhotocopy of article with lithographs and plan of Stawell -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesAlbum - Photographs, Frederick J. Rae, Pruning Demonstration, 1920
... J Rae Principal Burnley 1921-26. (1) "Apple Tree, with limb (X) showing bad balance of tree. 2.viii.20." (2) "Apple Tree with limb removed. 2.viii.20." (3) "Plum before pruning 2.8.20." (4) "Same plum after pruning 2.8.20." (5) "Red Currant before pruning 2.8.20." (6) "Same Red Currant after pruning." (7) "Gooseberry before pruning 2.8.20." (8) "Same Gooseberry after pruning 2.8.20."...J Rae Principal Burnley 1921-26. (1) "Apple Tree, with limb (X) showing bad balance of tree. 2.viii.20." (2) "Apple Tree with limb removed. 2.viii.20." (3) "Plum before pruning 2.8.20." (4) "Same plum after pruning 2.8.20." (5) "Red Currant before pruning 2.8.20." (6) "Same Red Currant after pruning." (7) "Gooseberry before pruning 2.8.20." (8) "Same Gooseberry after pruning 2.8.20." ...Black and white photographs in an envelope, "On His Majesty's Service. The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria." with, "Rae," written on outside. F. J Rae Principal Burnley 1921-26. (1) "Apple Tree, with limb (X) showing bad balance of tree. 2.viii.20." (2) "Apple Tree with limb removed. 2.viii.20." (3) "Plum before pruning 2.8.20." (4) "Same plum after pruning 2.8.20." (5) "Red Currant before pruning 2.8.20." (6) "Same Red Currant after pruning." (7) "Gooseberry before pruning 2.8.20." (8) "Same Gooseberry after pruning 2.8.20."f. j rae, principal, burnley, apple tree, plum, pruning, red currant, gooseberry, pruning demonstration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION COLLECTION: BANK BOOK, 1939/44
... Monument Hill Consolidated (Bgo) N.L. in account currant with The English, Scottish, and Australian Bank Limited on front cover. ...Monument Hill Consolidated (Bgo) N.L. in account currant with The English, Scottish, and Australian Bank Limited on front cover. ...Book: Bank Book Monument Hill Consolidated (Bgo) N/L. Cloth cover on cardboard - green from 17/4/1939 - 30/06/1944. Monument Hill Consolidated (Bgo) N.L. in account currant with The English, Scottish, and Australian Bank Limited on front cover. Page …MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining banking, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesPlan, Re-organization of apple block, 1980 - 1982
... Plans and lists with row numbers and names. (1) Almonds, quinces, figs, peaches, dated 20.02/81. (2) Crabapples, nectarines, peaches, flowering cherries, feijoas, currants and deciduous trees. Bud stock area - Crops (3) Citrus, plums, apricots, apples, pears, almonds, peaches, figs, quinces, medlars. (4) As for (3) but with amendments. (5) Pear Block....University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond melbourne orchards Plans and lists with row numbers and names. (1) Almonds, quinces, figs, peaches, dated 20.02/81. (2) Crabapples, nectarines, peaches, flowering cherries, feijoas, currants and deciduous trees. Bud stock area - Crops (3) Citrus, plums, apricots, apples, pears, almonds, peaches, figs, quinces, medlars. (4) As for (3) but with amendments. (5) Pear Block. ...Plans and lists with row numbers and names. (1) Almonds, quinces, figs, peaches, dated 20.02/81. (2) Crabapples, nectarines, peaches, flowering cherries, feijoas, currants and deciduous trees. Bud stock area - Crops (3) Citrus, plums, apricots, apples, pears, almonds, peaches, figs, quinces, medlars. (4) As for (3) but with amendments. (5) Pear Block.orchards -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaLetter - Correspondence, 27/08 /1951
... He also asks her to send a parcel of currants and sultanas to the woman Alette lives with as she has been very kind.....He also asks her to send a parcel of currants and sultanas to the woman Alette lives with as she has been very kind.. ...Allan writes that he and Alette are unofficially engaged. He is returning to London in two weeks time. He asks his mother to send a food parcel to London and to include butter, eggs and tinned meat. He also asks her to send a parcel of currants and sultanas to the woman Alette lives with as she has been very kind..Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter written in black ink (0882.a) headed Oslo and dated 27/08/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- Australia House, The Strand, London Oslo. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesBook - Register, Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Index to Fruit Trees, 1900's
... Listed varieties - almond, apple (eating, cider, crabs), apricot, quince, fig, citrus, cherry, currant, gooseberry, medlar, nectarine, plum, pear, peach and vine (resistant stock) varieties. ...Listed varieties - almond, apple (eating, cider, crabs), apricot, quince, fig, citrus, cherry, currant, gooseberry, medlar, nectarine, plum, pear, peach and vine (resistant stock) varieties. ...Handwritten in red and black ink in formal alphabetical tabbed blue/red register. Unknown numbering system associated with varieties. Listed varieties - almond, apple (eating, cider, crabs), apricot, quince, fig, citrus, cherry, currant, gooseberry, medlar, nectarine, plum, pear, peach and vine (resistant stock) varieties. Probably dates from early decades 20th Century. Possibly planted at the Burnley Gardens.Index to Fruit Trees inscribed on spine.fruits, apples, apricots, quinces, figs, citrus, cherries, gooseberries, plums, pears, peaches, vines, lists, register, school of primary agriculture burnley -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Container - Griffiths Tea Canister, 1900-1940
... Example of the names include Flour, Rice, Sugar, Sago, Candied Peel, Tapioca, Spices, Starch, Biscuits, Currants, Barley, String and of course Tea ....Example of the names include Flour, Rice, Sugar, Sago, Candied Peel, Tapioca, Spices, Starch, Biscuits, Currants, Barley, String and of course Tea . tea James Griffiths canisters city of moorabbin cheltenham melbourne moorabbin grocery stores kitchen equipment Printed on the front 'SAGO', also printed on the front and repeated on the top 'USE / GRIFFITHS' Teas / SYDNEY / MELBOURNE. ...In 1873 James Griffiths migrated to Melbourne in order to start a tea Business. James lived in the Dandenongs at The Basin where he experimented with growing tea. Griffiths made tin canisters in the 2lbs size for their tea with common kitchen consumables listed on the front . The tins, when emptied, became useful kitchen canisters and helped promote the brand. Example of the names include Flour, Rice, Sugar, Sago, Candied Peel, Tapioca, Spices, Starch, Biscuits, Currants, Barley, String and of course Tea .Food storage rectangular tin, with a hinged lid. The outside is printed in cream and red with the name 'Griffith's Teas' and the word 'SAGO'. The text is set against a cream panel which is bordered with a decorative border of Australian native flora. The whole is set against a dark green background.On each other side of the tin is a different native Australian flower. The lid is impressed with a flannel flower.Printed on the front 'SAGO', also printed on the front and repeated on the top 'USE / GRIFFITHS' Teas / SYDNEY / MELBOURNE. ADELAIDE. BRISBANE'. On the front is the image of a train signal with the words 'SIGNAL / TRADE MARK'tea, james griffiths, canisters, city of moorabbin, cheltenham, melbourne, moorabbin, grocery stores, kitchen equipment -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... They had little water for their crops so grew gooseberries and red currants rather than the more valuable strawberries. ...They had little water for their crops so grew gooseberries and red currants rather than the more valuable strawberries. ...The Keoghs took up Lot 7 in the Village Settlement in 1905. John Keogh was a big Irishman and cleared many of the giant trees on his Lot 7. They had little water for their crops so grew gooseberries and red currants rather than the more valuable strawberries. Mrs Keogh (nee Cleary) inherited money in 1906 and they built a new weatherboard house. The original bush hut remained as the kitchen. Son James (Jimmie) married Mary Walsh, a teacher at the local school. Jimmie built the small shop on the triangle of land cut off when the CRB road went through. Jimmie and his wife left the district when he joined Victoria Police. Jimmie came back to the area and finally sold the land of Lot 7 to Rimington's Nurseries. He moved his family to Kilsyth. In 1939 the shop was moved across the road to be used as an office by the road builders. It burned down that year.Black and white photograph of a man, woman and young male standing outside a wooden hut. There are crop remnants in the foreground and a wooden paling fence behind the hut. A label on the front reads A SETTLER'S HUT. Reverse of photograph has handwritten description by John Lundy-Clarke.Front: A SETTLER'S HUT Reverse: 1905 Keogh's hut on Falls Road then Main Road. This was later the kitchen of their extended home as described in the narrative "Mountain of Struggle". The figures are - Mrs Keogh. John Keogh settler. Son James Keogh.keogh, john keogh, james keogh, jimmie keogh, mary walsh, cleary, shop, store, gooseberries, rimington's nursery -
Red Cliffs Military MuseumMenu, POW Dinner Menu 1944, 1944 (exact)
... ./ Rice Custard, custard,/ Fruit salad and klim, Notsch duff./ Currant Pudding and custard./ Cold klim./ Coffee - if lucky tea./ Captivity Plonk./ K.G.H. ..../ Rice Custard, custard,/ Fruit salad and klim, Notsch duff./ Currant Pudding and custard./ Cold klim./ Coffee - if lucky tea./ Captivity Plonk./ K.G.H. ...Forms part of the A.J. (Blue) Roddy VX8007 Collection2 sheets of card used to make a menu, hand sketched xartoon on front in grey lead and ink of soldier leaning on a shovel. Inside is two menus. One is the ideal menu the second is the real menu, (Very Humerous) all hand written in ink. Brought home from POW camp by A.J. (Blue) Roddy VX8007Front page: 3rd POW/ Anniversary/ 1944/ Bottom Left corner: Notsch 10811/GW Page 1: MENU/ Hors-d'oeuores/Soup./ Consomme Minestrone Tomato Bouillon/ Fish/ Whiting Dover Soles Oysters./ Emtree/ Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding/ Roast Pork and White sauce./ Grilled chops and peas./ Dessert. Peach Melba Fruit Salad and Cream/ Carlton Puding, Apple pie and Cream/ Ice Cream/ Coffee.// Page 2: Menu/ Horses Manoeures/ Etwas./ Yeatecomme,Tinned Tomato Bully./ Tons of it./ Salmon Red. Salmon Pink. Sardines Varied./ Enter./ Roast Bully and "Bengers" Yorkshire Pudding./ Roast Meat Roll and Horse radish sauce/ Garlic sausage Grilled spick and Etwas./ Desserted./ Rice Custard, custard,/ Fruit salad and klim, Notsch duff./ Currant Pudding and custard./ Cold klim./ Coffee - if lucky tea./ Captivity Plonk./ K.G.H. Schnapps, Soft Drinks/ Beer cocktails.of, world, war, prisoner, roddy, a j blue, menu, war11, notsch, 1944, stalag, xv111a -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDomestic object - Baby Feeding Bottle, Allen & Handbury's, 1891-1920
... Allenburys claimed to be pioneers in Great Britain in the production of pastilles, and thus the Ware factory also produced Allenburys Glycerine and Black Currant Pastilles, amongst another 80 different kinds of medicated and crystallised pastilles. ...Allenburys claimed to be pioneers in Great Britain in the production of pastilles, and thus the Ware factory also produced Allenburys Glycerine and Black Currant Pastilles, amongst another 80 different kinds of medicated and crystallised pastilles. ...Allen & Hanburys was founded in 1715 in Old Plough Court, Lombard Street, London, by Silvanus Bevan, a Welshman, apothecary, and a Quaker. Bevan and his brother, Timothy, who became his partner and later succeeded him, were known for their just dealings and the integrity and quality of their drugs. The company grew into a respected pharmaceutical center and had established a strong reputation with American doctors by the late 18th century. William Allen, FRS, also a Quaker, and well-known scientist, joined the firm in 1792 and rose quickly to become the dominant personality. His second wife was a member of the Hanbury family who had produced several learned scientists. On Allen's death, the Hanbury family assumed control of the company. The growth of the company was continuous, but it was in the second part of the 19th century that developments on a large scale took place. Factories were built at Ware, Hertfordshire, and Bethnal Green in East London. The factory at Ware specialised in infants' foods, dietetic products, medicated pastilles, malt preparations as well as galenical preparations, beginning production in 1892. The brands included Allenburys Nº1 and Nº2 foods (essentially milk foods for babies up to six months), and Allenburys Nº 3 (malted farinaceous food, six months and older). Allenburys Rusks was a suitable first solid food for infants. Allenburys claimed to be pioneers in Great Britain in the production of pastilles, and thus the Ware factory also produced Allenburys Glycerine and Black Currant Pastilles, amongst another 80 different kinds of medicated and crystallised pastilles. Allen and Hanburys were one of the first manufacturers of cod liver oil in Great Britain, and owned factories in the Lofoten Islands (Norway) as well as at Hull and Aberdeen taking cod directly from the North Sea. The Bethnal Green factory carried much of the administrative and scientific side of the business, which included research, analytical control, chemistry, pharmacy, and pharmacology. In this plant, galenical preparations, pills, tablets, capsules, and other classes of pharmaceutical and medical goods were prepared. The company had overseas branches in Lindsay, Ontario, Durban, India, Shanghai, Australia, and Buenos Aires, and agencies in many other countries. The company address was for many years at 37 Lombard Street, London EC. Allen and Hanburys Ltd were absorbed by Glaxo Laboratories in 1958 under the name Glaxo Smith Kline, the company, used the Allen and Hanburys name for the specialist respiratory division until it was phased out in 2013.An early baby feeding bottle was made by the Allen & Hanburys company between 1891 to around 1920. The item is significant as it was used to feed babies the new manufactured baby milk formula's made by Allen & Hanburys that were gaining in popularity towards the end of the Victorian era.Baby feeding bottle clear glass curved with flat bottom and measuring scale, teat opening at one end and filling hole without stopper at the other end.Allenburys Feeder AD 1715warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, baby feeding bottle, bottle, domestic object -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Anchor, Before 1831
... On board the CHILDREN were 24 passengers, including 9 children, the captain and 14 crew; livestock of 1500 sheep, 8 bullocks and 7 horses; general cargo of beef, pork, tobacco, tripe, butter, limejuice, horse hair, currants, lead shot, beer and spirits; 5,000 house bricks from London; and six whaling boats with associated whaling gear. ...On board the CHILDREN were 24 passengers, including 9 children, the captain and 14 crew; livestock of 1500 sheep, 8 bullocks and 7 horses; general cargo of beef, pork, tobacco, tripe, butter, limejuice, horse hair, currants, lead shot, beer and spirits; 5,000 house bricks from London; and six whaling boats with associated whaling gear. ...The anchor is from the wooden sailing ship CHILDREN, which was wrecked at Childers Cove east of Warrnambool on the 14th of January 1839 with the loss of 16 lives. The Children anchor was raised from the wreck site by Flagstaff Hill Divers: Peter Ronald, Garry Hayden (Terang, still), Tim Goodall (now Warrnambool), and Colin Goodall (now Warrnambool), on Sunday, 3rd January 1974. A week or so later, it was dragged up the cliffs and taken to Warrnambool. It is now on display near the entrance to the Maritime Museum and Village. It appears to be a Pering’s Improved Anchor, developed at Portsmouth after 1813. The addition of broad curvature to the anchor arms provided a stronger purchase than the pre-existing Admiralty Old Pattern Long Shanked Anchor with straight arms. However, the evidence of hammer-welding of the separate pieces of the arms and palms to the central shank, peaked crown and flat palms, suggests the manufacture is before the 1831 Rodger’s Anchor design, which cast both arms and their flukes as one piece that was then attached to the shank by a bolt through the crown. This identification seems consistent with the date of the CHILDREN’s construction in 1824. The CHILDREN was a three-masted barque with a wooden hull built at Liverpool in England. The vessel was bought by the Henty family of Portland (Australia Felix) in 1837 for regular coastal trading between Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania), the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and South Australia. Only 255 tons burden (92 feet in length, with a beam of 25 feet and depth of 17 feet), it sailed from Launceston bound for Adelaide in late December 1838, on its first Australian voyage and under the English master who had brought the barque out, Captain H. Browne. On board the CHILDREN were 24 passengers, including 9 children, the captain and 14 crew; livestock of 1500 sheep, 8 bullocks and 7 horses; general cargo of beef, pork, tobacco, tripe, butter, limejuice, horse hair, currants, lead shot, beer and spirits; 5,000 house bricks from London; and six whaling boats with associated whaling gear. The vessel was battered by gale-force north-westerly winds shortly after setting out from Launceston on 11 January 1839, and adverse sailing conditions persisted for the next four days. At 11 pm on the 14th of January 1839, and many miles north and east of the captain’s navigated position, the CHILDREN struck the Pinnacle, a limestone stack off what is now called Childers Cove. Within half an hour, the ship was destroyed. As well as the loss of livestock and cargo, 16 passengers and crew perished, including the captain, six men, one woman and nine children. In 1931, shifting sands at Childers Cove uncovered the skeleton of an adult male. In 1951, another two skeletons were exposed by storms, an adult male and a child. In 1963, some district scuba divers retrieved a small signal cannon from the site. And in 1974, Flagstaff Hill recovered the anchor and some house bricks. The anchor recovered from the Children's wreck is significant as part of the equipment of the early 19th-century barque. The 1839 wreck and recovered artefacts are examples of the construction methods and materials used in that era and can be used to study the evolution of shipbuilding methods and principles. The wreck of the Children is of state significance as one of colonial Victoria’s earliest and most significant maritime disasters, and one of the first vessels lost in the Western District. This is recognised by its inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register, VHR No. S116. Little is left on the seabed to mark the tragedy, apart from some of the house bricks intended for the Henty settlement. A large forged, wrought iron anchor from the wreck of the CHILDREN. Flat hammer-welded flukes on opposing curved arms and a peaked crown. It has a metal, elbowed stock or cross-bar and a heavy-duty pinned, flat-ring shackle for the anchor chain. 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