Object is property of the Regiment. It has been catalogued by the Unit History Room to provide a record of it.Silver cup, with two handles. On wooden base4th BRIGADE A.L.H CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED By H.E. THE EARL OF DUDLEY For The Best Officers Charger in the Brigade WON BY 1909 Lieut B K Burnie 11th Regt 1910 Colonel F G Hughes 4th L H Bde 1911 Lieut B K Burnie 11th Regt 1913 Lieut J Parkin 19th Regt 1914 Lieut J Parkin 19th Regt 1915 Lieut W J Redman 19th LH Bde 1925 Major A J Staughton 4th L H Bde 1926 Major J Parkin V.D. 19th LH Regt 1927 Lieut F H Fisher 4th L H Regt 1928 Lt W A F Deans 4th L H Regt 1929 Lt A E Christie 4th L H Regt 1931 Lt A E Christie 4th L H regt Hallmark - 171.810 Elkington & Co trophy, challenge cup, light horse, army officers

The carte de visite features a photograph of Charles Sherwood Stratton (professionally known as General Tom Thumb) and his wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton. The image was taken in Paris, France in 1864. Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton were American performers who traveled with the Barnum & Bailey Circus, founded by Phineas Taylor (P. T.) Barnum in 1871. They each participated in various acts including singing, dancing, miming, and celebrity impersonations. Both Charles and Lavinia gained international fame for their successful careers and small physical stature. The duo performed in Australia in August 1870. They were joined by their touring party as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus "Round the World" tour. The "Australian Tom Thumb", real name John David Armstrong, made his "audaciously competitive" stage debut alongside the popular Stratton couple when the circus performed at the Prahran Popular Entertainments in Melbourne. Charles, Lavinia, P. T. Barnum and the circus inspired the musical drama film, "The Greatest Showman" (2017).The carte de visite is historically significant due to Charles Sherwood Stratton's status as an internationally renowned performer. In a general sense, it also provides insight into the arts in Victoria during the late nineteenth century, illustrating the type of entertainment that was enjoyed by the public during this time. The record's historical significance is further enhanced by its medium as a "carte de visite"; a specific photographic method popularised in the nineteenth century. The record has a valid interpretive capacity for those interested in history and museum studies. It develops our understanding of the sensationalised "human curiosities" exhibition genre that was championed by the West during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Considering the record's historic context, it is a useful resource for discussing the ethics of representing live human beings for entertainment in a public exhibition context.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on card.Obverse: General Tom Thumb and Wife, / in the identical costumes worn before Emperor Louis / Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie, at the Palace of / the Tuilleries, Nov. 29, 1864 / Reverse: 3707 / Compliments of / Charles SStratton. / Lavinia Warren Stratton. / Published by / E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. / CA / 591 Broadway New York. / MANUFACTURERS / of the best / PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS / A02539 /entertainment, entertainment album, circus, general tom thumb, australian tom thumb, charles stratton, lavinia stratton, performance, arts, carnival, p. t. barnum, melbourne, prahran, john david armstrong, film

Sepia photograph of a portrait panel of ten councillors of the Shire of Eltham, 1913 Woodgrained Portrait panel with photos of ten Shire of Eltham Councillors 1913 presented to Mr A.G. Thomas C.E. whose photo is prominant on the panel "by the above as an expression of appreciation of many services rendered as Secretary to the Shire and best wishes for a successful career in his new sphere, November 3rd 1913.". Photographs include: Cr. W. Morris J.P. Ex Pres., Cr P.J. Downer, Cr J. Smedley, Ex-Pres., Crs R. D. Taylor, Cr. W. G. Gray J.P.. Cr. J. Fitch, J.P. Ex. Pres., Hon. E. H. Cameron, M.L.A. J.P. Ex Pres., Cr. C. H. Bath, J.P. Ex Pres and Cr. J. Darley Mealy J.P. President.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 120 format B&W negative Printsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, councilors, shire of eltham, a.g thomas, councillors, downer, e.h. cameron, eltham shire council, ewan hugh cameron, g.h smith, greg taylor, j smedley, w morris, w.d taylor, w.g gray

List of names, some crossed out and some are illlegible. Fines written between two columns.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, w mason, wile, i rae, g nicholson, arthur, abraham, g cook, quirkham, maleoh?, w h howard, w davis, blackler, rossow, emmerley, dunkell, h clausen, h welsten, p miller, i henry, i lanje, baron, streiff, hayles, g davis, h weller, bode, daier, hellnes, plosky, ryan, mehler, ward, e claussen, hallam holnus, gleeson, stopplebein, best, gill, melley, hinch, peters, i c howard, moyle, sreshman, franze, bollman, c miller, l borcherdt

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 189 page hardcover biography of Edward Granville Theodore, State and Federal politician, Union organiser, Premier of Queensland, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer in the Scullin Government. Forward by E. G. Whitlam. Illustrated with B & W photos. Published in 1971 by Alpha Books, Sydney and printed by the Griffin Press, Adelaide. Catalogue sticker ''2167 YOU'' on spine. Handwritten in biro on flyleaf ''For A. H. Chisholm Esq with kind regards and best wishes and the hope this book recalls interesting events, John Theodore 4.11.71''. Also a newspaper cutting (3-4-74) pasted on flyleaf relating to the estate of Mr N. B. Theodore. SBN 35553 064 2.Irwin Youngbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, edward granville theodore, irwin young, n.b.theodore, e.g.whitlam, biography, politics

Booklet. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 83 page soft cover booklet by E. W. (Ned) Harvey and Noel F. Learmonth. A year by year summary of Portland's history taken from the files of the Portland 'Guardian' Newspaper. Published in 1966 by the Portland Town Council. Printed by E. Davis and Sons, Portland, Victoria. Catalogue sticker ''2222 HAR'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''Noel Learmonth, Alec Chisholm with best wishes from one author 26/9/67''E. W. Harvey & Noel F. Learmonthbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, portland, e.w.harvey, noel f. learmonth

Bibles given as gifts to siblings or prizes from Sunday SchoolBibles belonging to various members of the Maggs Family. 1 . Jean 1908. 2 Evelyn victoria Maggs 1910. 3 David Maggs 21st. birthday. 4 Eva Maggs 1911. 5 Eva Maggs 1914. 6 Chrissie Maggs 1934. 26272-1 Jean with Mr. and Mrs. Dimants good wishes Nov 1908. 26272-2 To my Dear Sister Evelyn Victoria Maggs with fond love and best wishes for her 13th. birthday from her loving sister Jane E. Maggs. Proverbs 3.6. 26272-3 To my beloved brother David J Maggs as a gift of sincere love for his 21st. Birthday of the 31st. January 1908 from his affectionate sister Jean E. Maggs &. Proverbs 3.6 26272-4 Eva Maggs 2nd class Special Prize May 1911 26272-5 Eva Maggs Presented by her S.S. Super H. L Smythe 25-12-14 also to my dear Alison from Mother Armistice Day 11-11 30 26272-6 Presented to Chrissie Maggs from Mother 24-5-34

There is no information with this item. In the Bairnsdale Advertiser and Tamboon and Omeo Chronicle on Thursday August 3 1893, there is mention of a letter from Mr Harry Roberts, Marlo Road, "offering to sell the corduroy road to the council for £10, on condition that the council arranges for the exchange of the old road for one on the nothern boundary of his property.-Application to be made to the Lands department for the necessary exchange of roads to carry this proposal into effect. From the secretary for Lands, asking the council to mark the roads required in the M'Colloch on the plan,-Attended" This is likely to be the man in the photograph. This photograph seems to be associated with a very early settler in the Orbost / Marlo area. It is also a pictorial record of dress in the late 19th century.A sepia portrait photograph of a bearded man wearing a high-buttoned coat seated on a chair with a woman standing beside him on the right. The woman is wearing a long gownwith a full skirt, low at the waist. The fitted bodice is tightly buttoned and has a lace panel. Her hair is in a bun. She appears to be wearing a wedding ring. The photograph has been taken inside a studio. The photograph is mounted on card.on back - hand-written - "Mr & Mrs H. Roberts My Best Friend" front under photograph - :Vandyck Studios 3 Bourke St E Melbourne next door Gen Post Office portrait-roberts

.1) Scrapbook of newspaper clipping in oversize scrapbook .2) White file of newspaper clippings 1872-1908newsclips, newspaper cuttings, schools of mines, sale school of mines, bairnsdale school of mines, daylesford school of mines, castlemaine school of mines, bendigo school of mines, stawell school of mines, st arnaud school of mines, alfred mica smith, industrial institute, james bickett, redmond barry, ballarat school of mines opening, mining engineering, pottery, charles fenner, pottery classes, maurice copland, plumbing, harold herbert, ballarat school of mines statistics, andrew anderson, j.c. molloy, art schools, ballarat west art school, herbert h. smith, amelia h. troon, martha pinkerton, r.t. vale, david ham, clunes, rivett bland obituary, university of melbourne affiliation, gilbert dawbarn, kernot, james patterson, john rowe, cassilis chlorination, r.w. lamb, j. flegeltaub, tasmanian examination, balarat school of mines museum, latham watson, state school students, w. longstafff, daisy ditchburn, e. grownow, ballarat east art school, art gallery association technical art school, e. guse, j.g. williamson, m.f. williamson, george biknell, print engraving, a.e.c. kerr, a.n.a. fete, hannay electro-cyanide process, james oddie, r.m. serjeant, xrays, roentgen xrays, lizzie drape, mines bill, henry forster, technical education in germany, deeble's patent, p. cohen, deeble's cyanide plant donation, h. rosales, thomas hart, ballarat observatory, robert denham pinnock, isaac james jones, edward ivan rosenblum, samuel ernest figgis, r.w. best, thomas f. morkham, beatrice j. flude, bertha craig, drucilla hopwood, george bird, james galbally, mining exchange, transit theodilite, univerisity of melbourne, affiliation, t.d. wanliss, scrapbook, s.e. figgis, j. dawbarn, gilbert dawbarn, g.g. simpson, brown coal, parwan, bacchus marsh, a. berry, f.m. krause, practical mining, cassilis, tasmanian exhibition, ballarat school of mines dilapidated, thomas bath, cyanide, elextirc rock drills, herbert franklin, frank bruce, henry rivett bland, j.n. dunn, dr pinnick, theo williams, steiglitz gold mines, meredith, a.f. balderson, j.m. bickett, f.j. martell, cosmo newberry, m. lindsay, pyrites, pyrites roaster, blucjer amagamator, ludovico hart, photographer, art gallery association's technical art school, ballarat east school of art, otto riegelbuth, hugh colquhoun, louis lemp, g.a.f. soderstron, e. gude, a.f. tweedie, m.l. tuxen, george h. bicknell, c.v. brind, a.h. troon, r. flohm, c.s. proctor, m. oddie, b.s. williamson, f.h.w. robinson, photography classes, i.g. wittkowski, h.r. murphy, mary browne, technical education, andrew berry, r-ray, xray, watson's focus tubes, rohmkorff coil, treloar, wooster, t.e. molloy, w/m/ acheson, ladies art association, ballarat art gallery association, maud glover, bertha s. williamson, hnery foster, native telurides of gold, eliza kershaw, edith curnow

Sketches made in POW Camp 13 by von Gruenewaldt as the Army sappers dismantle the camp and POW's are repatriated back home. Lt. D. H. Hall wrote his signature bottom left corner. On back of sketch. Jenks with best wishes Splinter.Artist/cartoonist von Grueneweldt POW Camp 13. South African Group. Sketch entitled The Sappers Farewell. Seasons greetings 1946-1947 G. E. Murchison. signed D. H. Hall Lt. bottom left corner. "Morgen 1st Auch Ein Tag" bottom right corner.Jenks With Best Wishes Splinterhans walter von gruenewaldt, pow camp 13, army sappers, pow repatriation

"This society was founded in 1891, when there was a considerable amount of distress on account of the collapse of the land boom. The first office-bearers were: President, Mrs. F. R. M. Wilson; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. S. Kellett; and Hon. Treasurer, Mrs. J. Lorimer. The society has had a useful career and been of great assistance to many families. One of its best workers was Mrs. G. Wharton. The present committee consists of Mrs. H. Collier (President), Mrs. Holdsworth (Vice-President), Mrs. Archer (Hon. Treasurer) Mrs. E. J. Dunn (Hon. Secretary), and Mesdames. Berry, Gillespie, Israel, Jellis, Kerr, Lilley, McCrea, Paton, Spring, Tappin, and Wishart." (Source: Barnard FGA, Jubilee History of Kew, 1910)The Kew Ladies' Benevolent Society was one of the most important women's groups in Victoria in the late 19th to mid-20th century. It was led by women with a national profile and was instrumental in the establishment of the State umbrella organisation. The Minute Book was presented to KHS by the Victorian Association of Benevolent Societies in 1991.Seller label on inside cover.kew ladies' benevolent society, social welfare - history - kew (vic), social services - history - kew (vic), volunteer organisations - kew (vic)

A bi-monthly magazine published by the Deaf Committee of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of VictoriaThe Victorian Deaf Newsletter is significant publication as an historical record giving and insight into the people, activities and events of the Deaf Community in Victoria.Vol. 2 No. 6, January-February 1932; Size 21.5cmHx14cmWjames martin, hannah martin, h. sumner martin, elsie martin, elsie white, eileen empson, deaf hockey club, deaf ramblers club, e. r. peacock, n. armstrong, l.a. cleveland, f. w. spry, m. j. heath, e. h. peacock, mr porter, kodak, stan neilson, beechworth house queenscliff, d. hood, o. quinton, w. bladier, f. e. frewin, stella garry, colin johns, mrs j. m. johnston, r. dow, mrs gus damman, w. wood, w. limbrick, h. puddy, w. kent, j. elwin, herb wilson, e. roxburgh, a. taylor, mrs nicholson, jessie best, j. hunt, willie o'brien, j. retallick, cjarlie buck, e. cohen, e. sohwellj. e. kenworthy, jack mclaurin, alice smith,mrs j. e. muir, emily rose, f. j. rose, mrs james pierce, ernest j. d. abraham, t flukes

A bi-monthly magazine published by the Deaf Committee of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria. E. Johnson, Editor; H. Puddy, Manager'The Victorian Deaf' Newsletter is a significant publication as an historical record giving and insight into the people, activities and events of the Deaf Community in VictoriaVol. 2 No. 3, May and June 1931; Size 21.5cmHx14cmWclara e. frewin, clara e. briner, frank e. frewin, thomas briner, st mary's church kangaroo flat, rev j. e. frewin, deaf school cheefoo china, williamson, rev ernest frewin, st mathiaschurch of england richmond, theo frewin, e. r. peacock, h puddy, ernest j. d. abraham, alice graham, j. johnston, empson, blackburn home and farm committee, edwin johnson, deaf citizen, mens guild, womens guild, cricket, a. tyzzer, gillett, waters walters, rawson, mrs m. cross, freeman, mrs w. rees, jack mclaurin, mrs j. oortz, mrs taylor, h. smith, g. a. paquadin, w. henry,l. smith, lottie cotton, a. piper, ching, a. aird, marvel, c. joseph, knox, thomas, best, walsh, alf tyzzer, j. hunt, h gladman,

Henry (Harry) Mitchell, born 1867 at Scarsdale, was the only son of Frederick Mitchell and his first wife Jane McDonagh. He married Ethel Annie Austin in 1902. Henry Mitchell and his wife adopted George Ah Lyee (the name later Anglicised to 'Lee') after the death of his parents. Henry died in Western Australia in 1945. Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 10.Photographic portrait of a man wearing a suit and a lady wearing glasses.On back: "Best wishes to L W UR - E H M".henry (harry) mitchell, ethel annie mitchell née austin, old lintonians collection

Cigarette case presented to Conductor Edward (Ted) Leslie Foster by the Hanna St tram depot cricket club for the best bowling average 1948 - 1949. Yields information about the issuing of cricket trophies to tramway employees.Silver cigarette case with a gold interior, with one metal expanding strap to retain cigarettes, engraved and with producer's stamp.Engraved "H St CC, Bowling Average, E Foster, 1948 - 49" Stamped "Har-? Made in England EPNS"mmtb, tramways, cricket, smoking, awards

995.01 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1A Back Row M Neilson M Barley R Flickert J Cauchi L Loughton F McNeill 3rd Row E Grech S Hayden R Govan G Forte J Bonnici C Kiss R Borg 2nd Row K Brown G Bailey V Balestra D Lang B Biasutti P Best 1st Row B Morresi V Bilecky S Kelly C Brizzi A DAgostino D Peterson Absent C Wynne L Hogan G Brown Y Algar 995.02 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1B Back Row H Wright P Bird D Ryan A Azzopardi P Suvada J Buttigieg F Tropea G Painter H Kulesza 3rd Row J Tuit G Beadle K Omond G Sheckelton S Kingsberry M Baker E Panhorst R Williams J Stewart 2nd Row J Graham J Stevens G White M McDonald D Nardella A Kula G Murdoch G Morra 1st Row H Wilson Y Cooymans K Simberg J Finemore L Viney J Trickey J Clayton S Grieve W Ormston Absent J Myles 995.03 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1C Back Row J Cassar A Diakonow D Bird D Zander S Peters R McLean B Carnovale I Fletcher J Van Bovan 3rd Row C Mangion C Marr M Dickson M Wallace D Oldaker K Davis S Tailigos J Curran L Chapma 2nd Row D Best G dans G Bonnici R Nuttall A Bugeja R Cychowski K Souter T Bryan R Chandler N Briscoe 1st Row C McIntyre D Nicholson C Fiorenza J Clarke M Chrambanis W Bottrell C Taylor L Jackson V McGuffie Absent A Daglish J Garas 995.04 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1D Back Row M Jewell B Murley D Salisbury M Pinti G Moloney P Borton P Jeffrey L Cremona 3rd Row G Camilleri D Bondin H Dally A Anderson J Fenech K McDade M McPherson M Rigby B Carver 2nd Row R Barber J Rose S Rundle G Hubbard S Attard K Colenso C Gauchi P Davis 1st Row C Cunningham F Muscat C Desira I Skolozdra H Johns L Pearce Absent J Fava J Davis D Pilbeam 995.05 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1E 995.06 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1F Back Row H Moshoudis I Camilleri P Styles A Young C Saunders R Carr 3rd Row S Laterra H Allen H Lawrence J Carmichael E Salamon L Zammit L Azzopardi K Land I Tattersall 2nd Row M Petryk P Anastasiou K Halfhyde S Borg A Ambelas C Patatsos R Mitfaud G Page 1st Row H Fraser L Disante N DiMaggio A Calleja D Pierce K Boslem C Murn R Spiteri D Brown Absent L Allen R Woods I Smith 995.07 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 1G Boys Girls 995.08 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2A Boys Girls 995.09 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2B Boys Girls 995.10 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2C Boys Girls 995.11 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2D Boys Girls 995.12 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2E Boys Girls 995.13 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 2F Boys Girls 995.14 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3A Boys Girls 995.15 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3B Boys Girls 995.16 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3C Boys Girls 995.17 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3D Boys Girls 995.18 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3E Boys Girls 995.19 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3F Boys 995.20 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 3G Boys Girls.jpg 995.21 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 4A Boys Girls.jpg 995.22 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 4B Boys Girls.jpg 995.23 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 4C Boys Girls.jpg 995.24 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 4D Boys Girls.jpg 995.25 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 4E Boys.jpg 995.26- Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 5A Boys Girls.jpg 995.27 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 5B Boys Girls.jpg 995.28 - Sunshine Technical School 1971 Form 5C Boys Girls.jpg 995.29 - Sunshine Technical 1971 School Prefects.jpg sunshine technical school, technical school, sunshine, student, class photo

This earthenware dinner plate was donated by Lorna Jensen. It had belonged to her father Wally O’Brien, who was a cyclist and had ridden in the long Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycle Classic twice. Wally was given this plate by a diving friend who had recovered it from the wreck of the LOCH ARD, on the southwest coast of Victoria. The plate had been sitting in Lorna’s mum’s china cabinet until recently when she and her husband drove to Warrnambool to donate it to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. When they stopped at a friend’s home along the way the friend removed it from its plastic bag and tea towel and carefully wrapped it in protective packaging for the rest of its journey. The plate is very similar to other plates recovered from the wreck of the LOCH ARD. It is uncertain whether the plates were personal belongings or part of the cargo. The Asiatic Pheasant pattern is a transfer design and was the most popular design of the 19th-century Victorian era. It is still being produced today. The design was produced as high-quality, decorative dinnerware by the potters in the Staffordshire, England, area from the late 1830s, but no one is sure exactly who the original designer was. The industrial age made the production of this design more affordable to the ordinary person who purchased and proudly displayed settings in their homes. The high demand for production resulted in the loss of quality in both potting and design, particularly between 1860-1914 when the design reached its height of popularity, and the results were often a poor match for the earlier pieces’ quality and detail. Some engravers would make copies of the Asiatic Pheasant design (and other designs) onto copper plates and sell them to more than one pottery producer (the Copyright Act of 1842 was intended to control this very thing). Consequently, the list of Makers’ Marks associated with the Asiatic Pheasant is well over 100. A single pottery factory could have several owners, all with their own Marks. These factors all make the dating of pieces difficult. Also, after 1891, pieces produced for export were required to be stamped with “ENGLAND”, but pieces produced for the domestic market in England did not need this stamp, so early pieces and pieces produced for the domestic market would all be without the “ENGLAND” stamp, confusing the matter. Over time the body shape of the pieces changed, the feathered, curved and fluted edges giving way to simpler, cheaper oblong shapes. The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29-year-old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3 am 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 4 am 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 vessel 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 their 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 at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. 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. When a lifeboat 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. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some were washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck, it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.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.Plate, earthenware dinner plate recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. Blue transfer design (Asiatic Pheasant) with a clear over-glaze. The outer rim is scalloped. Printed within cartouche on underside of plate "_ H E C L " Printed within cartouche on plate "_ H E C L "flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, tom pearce, eva carmichael, loch ard, asiatic pheasant design, dinnerware, ceramic plate, wally o’brien, dinner plate