The coin was discovered by Julie Wilkins, a Victorian scuba diver who had already experienced more than 500 dives in Australia and overseas. She was holidaying in Peterborough, Victoria, and looking forward to discovering more about the famous Loch Ard ship, wrecked in June 1878 at Mutton Bird Island. The fast Glasgow-built clipper ship was only five years old when the tragedy occurred. There were 54 people on board the vessel and only two survived Julie's holiday photograph of Boat Bay reminds her of her most memorable dive. Submerged in the calm, flat sea, she was carefully scanning around the remains of the old wreck when, to her amazement, a gold coin and a small gold cross suddenly came up towards her. She excitedly cupped them in her hands, then stowed the treasures safely in her wetsuit and continued her dive. She soon discovered a group of brass carriage clock parts and some bottles of champagne. It was a day full of surprises. The items were easily recognisable, without any build-up of encrustations or concretion. Julie secretly enjoyed her treasures for twenty-four years then packed them up for the early morning train trip to Warrnambool. After a short walk to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village, her photograph was taken as she handed over her precious find. She told her story to a local newspaper reporter, lunched a café in town then took the late afternoon train home. Her generous donation is now part of a vast collection of Loch Ard shipwreck artefacts, including the gold watch and the Minton Majolica model peacock. The coin is a British 1793 George III Gold Spade Guinea. It was already 83 years old when the Loch Ard had set sail. The loop and ring have been added, perhaps as a pendant, pocket watch accessory or similar purpose. It may have been worn for ‘good luck’ on the long journey to Australia, where ships had to carefully navigate the treacherous Bass’s Strait before arriving at their destination of Melbourne. Sadly, many met their fate on that short stretch of ocean aptly named the Shipwreck Coast. The coin is very recognisable even though it was exposed to the wrecking of the ship, its consequent movement, and the sea's turbulence. Its bent, scratched, buckled, split, dinted and worn condition is part of its story. The red-brown-black discolouration is similar to that found on other gold coins, sometimes called the ‘corrosion phenomena’. Studies suggest the possible cause is contaminants in the minting process reacting to the coins’ environment. The GEORGE III GOLD SPADE GUINEA: - The British Guinea was introduced in 1663 and was circulated until 1814. It was made of 22 carat gold, was 25 to 26 cm in diameter and weighed 8.35 grams. It had a value of 21 British shillings. The guinea coin ceased circulation after 1816 and was replaced by the one-pound note. However, the term ‘guinea’ continued to represent 21 shillings. King George (1738-1820) had six gold guinea designs minted during his reign from 1760 and 1820. Each of the six had different obverse portraits, all facing the right. There were three different reverse sides. The Spade Guinea was the fifth issue of the coin, introduced in 1787 and produced until 1799. The reverse shows a royal crown over a flat-topped shield with the Royal Arms of Great Britain, used in Scotland between 1714 and 1800. The shield images are, from left to right, top to bottom, the Arms of England and Scotland, the Arms of France, the Arms of Ireland, and the Arms of the House of Hanover. The Gold Guinea is also part of Australia’s history. It was the first coin mentioned in the announcement of Governor King of New South Wales his Australian Proclamation of a limited variety and denomination of coins accepted for use in the Australian Colony. The historic and decorative George III Spade Guinea has been reproduced for special collections of coins. However, replicas and imitations have also been made as souvenirs for tourists, as gaming tokens and chips for gamblers, and as ‘fake’ coins for profit. These coins differ in many ways; they may be only half the weight of the genuine coin. Often have a small stamp on the obverse with “COPY” or the manufacturer’s name or initials. Some have scalloped edges, some have dates that are different to the original dates of issue, and some even have text in Latin that translates as something very different to the original coin.The King George III Guinea was only produced from 1663 to 1814 and was the first English coin to be mechanically minted. The coin is the fifth edition of the King George III Guinea, the Spade Guinea, was only produced between 1787 and 1799. It is the only edition with this portrait of King George and the only one with the Royal Coat of Arms of Great Britain in Scotland on the reverse side. This edition was also the last guinea in circulation, because the sixth edition was reserved as the Military guinea. This edition of the Guinea is unique; This coin is the only guinea in our collection. It was minted in 1793, so it is now over 230 years old. The Gold Guinea is part of Australia’s history; it was the first coin in the list of coins for use in the Australian Colonies, mentioned by Governor King of New South Wales in his Australian Proclamation speech of 1800. The George III Spade Guinea was included in the Limited Edition Sherwood 12 Coin Collection of Notable Coinage of Australia. This coin is the only known guinea coin recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. It was already 85 years old when the ship was wrecked.Gold coin; British. 1793, King George III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1760-1820), Spade Guinea. Yellow gold coin with gold metal loop mount and a gold ring through the loop. The design is the fifth issue of the George III Gold Guinea. The obverse relief is a portrait of George III facing right. Reverse relief is a crown above the Coats of Arms (1801-1816) of flat top spade-shaped shield divided into four quadrants that depict crowned lions, fleur de lies, a harp. These images are identified as, from left to right, top to bottom, England and Scotland, France, Ireland and Hanover. Inscriptions are minted around the rims of each side. The coin is dated 1793. Its surface has dark areas on both sides and the reed edge and surfaces are well worn. The loop mount is bent and the ring is buckled. The coin was recovered from the wreck of the ship Loch Ard.Obverse text; 'GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA' (translates to George the Third, by the Grace of God) Obverse relief; (King George III bust, facing right, laurel wreath on head) Reverse text; 'M.B.E.ET.H.REX.F. D.B.ET.L.D. S.R.I.A.T.ET.E' '1793' (translates to: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire) Reverse relief; a spade-shaped image i.e. (Crown with fleer de lies, above Shield with crowned lions in different postures, a harp, and other details)flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, royal mint, british coin, currency, guinea, military guinea, australian currency, british guinea, gold coin, spade guinea, king george iii, george iii, fifth portrait, arms of england and scotland, arms of france, arms of ireland, arms of the house of hanover, coins, gold coins, gold medallion, georgian era, 1793, numismatics, contamination phenomena, gold corrosion, good luck, lucky charm, pendant, lucky coin, trade, loch ard, wreck of the loch ard, 1878, mutton bird island, peterborough, scuba diver, 1980s, guinea coin, gold guinea, shipwreck artefact, relic, julie wilkins

Stories from the 8th Division Australian Army Medical Corps under Malaya Command, WWII. The 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-1943) Association donated four books of Military History: Cat. No. 4474 With the Twenty-Second Cat. No. 4475 Carrying On Under Fire and in Captivity Cat. No. 4476 Mod Revisited Cat. No. 4477 Forward With The FifthHard cover - cardboard with dark blue glossy coloured background. White print on front, spine and back. Front illustrated black and blue toned photograph of 6 Medical Corp Soldiers in uniform. Back, photograph of trestle bridge on Thai-Burma Railway. Front and back figleaf and end papers illustrated with grey/blue and white maps. 559 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, portraits, maps, drawings.Opposite Title Page - printed donation label - "Donated by 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941 - 1943) Association Inc, www.39battalion.com” Association Inc. www.39battalion.com"books, military, history, wwii

"Narrative of the service history of the Fifth (Victorian) Infantry Battalion 1st AIF". "A remarkable testimony of their sacrifice in the First World War".Hard cover with dust cover. Hard cover, cardboard with black coloured buckraw, red print on front and spine. Front - illustrated - silhouette drawing of soldier in uniform Back - black and white photograph of 2 soldiers on camel back. Small black over red rectangular colour patch front and back 342 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, portraits, maps and documents.Opposite Title Page - printed donation label - "Donated by 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-1943) Association Inc. www.39battalion.com"books, military, history, wwi

The 3AW portable transmitter “Wirelessing from the Golf Links. An interesting test was made by 3AW yesterday when this portable transmitting set was successfully tried out at Royal Melbourne. Mr JB Ferrier, the father of the NSW champion, who is taking part in the Men’s Australian Open Championship meeting, is seen (on the left) speaking into the microphone and announcing the scores. The transmitter will be in action today to describe the play in the final rounds for the benefit of listeners.” – The Age Melbourne-based talkback radio station 3AW began transmission in February 1932 as Melbourne’s fifth commercial station. The 1930s were a time of rapid change and significant improvement in the development of microphones, supporting the shift from the visual world of newspapers to the auditory world of radio. MCK021 Inkjet print by John Gollings on Canson Platine Fibre Rag Published: The Age 9 September 1933 Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie. Photographer notations on slide: "3AW portable transmitter at R Melb Golf Links 1933 B5" Published: 9 September 1933 The Age p15 Published title: WIRELESSING FROM THE GOLF LINKS. Published caption: An interesting test was by 3AW yesterday when this portable transmitting set was successfully tried out at Royal Melbourne. Mr. J. B. Ferrier, the father of the New South Wales champion, who is, taking part in the Australian open championship meeting, is seen (on the left) speaking into the microphone and announcing the scores. The transmitter will be in action today to describe the play in the final rounds of the open championship for the benefit of listeners. Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205106453 Note: Interestingly, the published image is a composite of the two images in our collection. See related material, MCK077. Description: Group of men conducting outdoor radio broadcast at golf course. The 3AW sign is visible on a pole above the group. Research by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie: In this photo a group of men cluster around a tall bamboo pole with a 3AW sign. The male radio interviewer holds a pole topped with a square shaped microphone held in front of the face of another man. It is a bleak day and the men are wearing suits, coats and hats, or plus fours and caps. There is one schoolboy in the group. This was 3AW's first outside broadcast, undertaken at Royal Melbourne golf course on the occasion of the Australian Open. The 1933 Australian Open was held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club (West Course), 8-9 September, and won by M L Kelly, from Goulburn, aged 20; J Ferrier (aged 19 from Sydney) came third equal with A W Jackson. The man being interviewed was Mr J B Ferrier, father of James (Jim) Ferrier, a professional golfer from Sydney. Encouraged by his father (who had a golfing background in Scotland) Jim Ferrier commenced playing at age four and a half, and was playing off scratch by his mid-teens. He was the NSW Amateur Champion in 1931, and was runner up in the Australian Open in 1931 and 1933. He won many Australian and overseas amateur and professional titles, moved to the US where he served in the army in WWII, and continued to prolifically compete and have significant golf victories into the 1950s. Sport Australia Hall of Fame says his “... may well be the best all round amateur professional record of any Australian golfer”. There is a statue of Jim Ferrier in the National Portrait Gallery. 3AW is a talkback radio station based in Melbourne, which began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne’s fifth commercial radio station. It was established when a company formed by Allans Music (established in Melbourne in 1850 and by 1877 was the largest musical warehouse in the southern hemisphere), JC Williamson’s (a theatrical management company and theatre owner) and David Syme (then publishers of The Age newspaper) was granted a radio broadcasting licence. 3AW originally broadcast from a makeshift studio in the front part of His Majesty’s Theatre, Exhibition Street, Melbourne, and is still in operation today. The 1930s were a time of rapid change and significant improvement in the development of microphones, accelerated by the move from the visual world of newspapers, to the auditory world of radio. The BBC had only been formed in May 1923, and their first outside broadcast was in May 1924. It is interesting to note that 3AW was owned by those intimately involved in the music, arts and newspaper world who had a good eye for future developments in these areas. The microphone in use in this photo may have been a USA-developed condenser microphone – still a fairly experimental concept, and whose design may have been influenced by the American film industry. References: WIRELESSING FROM THE GOLF LINKS. (1933, September 9). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205106453 J.C. Williamsons’s, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Williamson%27s Allans Music, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allans_Music Jim Ferrier, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ferrier Jim Ferrier sculpture by John Frith, National Portrait Gallery, https://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2013.79/jim-ferrier '3AW is 90 today (22/2/22)', 3AW, https://www.3aw.com.au/3aw-is-turning-90-take-a-look-back-through-the-decades-with-us1/ Her Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Theatre,_Melbourne Jim Ferrier, Sport Australia Hall of Fame, https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/jim-ferrier/ 'From Nightingale to Narcissus: capturing the first ever live otudoor radio broadcast', Iain Baird, 2013, Science and Media Museum UK, https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/from-nightingale-to-narcissus/ 'The BBC-STC ‘Bomb' Condenser Microphone: a curatorial perspective', Ian Logie Baird, 2021, Baird Television, https://www.bairdtelevision.com/the-bbc-stc-bomb-condenser-microphone.htmlPhotographer notations on slide: "3AW portable transmitter at R Melb Golf Links 1933 B5".golf, radio

B/W photograph: 5 Men, 1 Girl and a dog. Three men the girl and the dog in the centre of photograph, One man far left the fifth man is leaning in a doorway to the right of the man on the left

1055.01 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Staff 1055.02 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Technol Boys 1055.03 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Art Graphics 1055.04 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 07 07A Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Elizabeth Kisfalusi Donna Van Boven Tracy Pahlke Kristy Saric Janice McMillan Christina Neacsu Second Row L2R Anthony Bolton Cli8nton Raft Aaron Wright Shannon Nichols Deane OCallaghan Damien Roach Third Row L2R Anthony Dean Chris Simpson Brett Irvine Troy Maskell Teacher C Tung Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.05 - Sunshine College 1991 Year 07 07B Boys Names Front Row L2R Wayne Marinus Paul Ruzeu Dragi Andrevski Lawrence Vellaski Kane Harvard Sean Guilfoyle Second Row L2R Brent Fletcher James Scibberas Justin Busuttil Ricky Wojtala Steven Lutar David Tabban Orban Jasarov Damien Donnelly Teacher Mr A McCarter Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.06 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 08 08A Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Raymond Lewer Shanahan Dickinson Allison Tedesco Carlie Newman Joshua Masuglia Trevor Mallia Second Row L2R Danielle Oldham Peter Artigas Anne Brown Julie Duncan Narelle Clayton Dorina Neacsu Kylie Laver Third Row L2R Craig Trevorrow Andrew Briffa Jeremy McDevitt David Nuttal Natalee Drake Absent Brett Thompson Kurt Zengin Teacher Peter R Haby Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.07 - 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Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 09 09B Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Shane Caruana Sophie Manith Leah Saric Nicole Stevens Kylie Willett Jason Marinus Second Row L2R Susan Mariott Andela Brown Emmanuel Marabeliotakis Rennie Sultana Darren Grech Paul Marney Harvey Hahne Third Row L2R Stephen Ruzeu Ian Gaffeiro Brett Ross Lisa Hearn Simone Donnelly Absent Penny Evans Michael McGuckin Trevor Spence Teacher Mr Chris Wheat Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.11 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 10 10A Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Ailleen Greaves Melissa Bezzina Jennifer Owen Belinda Mezzina Jennifer Owen Belinda McVeigh Helen Matejic Lisa Gatt Rose Raffaele Second Row L2R Stavros Kalaitzoglou Christine Smith Lisa Keith Tulay Sulamc Wendy Smith Christine McLachlan Shane McLean Third Row L2R Philip Shaw Enrico De Angelis Troy Grima Kim Van Boven Absent Sharna Donelly Hank Burton Teachers Lesia Davey Faye Villani Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.12 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 10 10B Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Harley Williams Mark Bakes Martin Artigas Anthony Grinham Tony Doslov Brice Milne Jason Wright Second Row L2R Tracy Brown Kerrie Graham Michelle Gray Amanda Lewer Kellie Thompson Michael Deveson Absent Sindy Lee Moody Cathy Porter Patricia Moore Leigh Maskell Robert Apap Teacher Mr David Doolan Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.13 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 10 10C Boys Names Front Row L2R Rodney Dingley Mathew Armeni Anthony Palm Phillip Rezeu Andrew Hawkins Adrian East Wayne Borg Second Row L2R Gerard Baldacchino Timothy Newton Trevor Isaacs Jamie Howard Brian Minetti Third Row L2R Timothy Kehagias Andrew Grinham Travis Comensoli Mathew McMillan Patrick Vella Teachers M Croker M Tancredi Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.14 - Sunshine Technical School 1991 Year 11 11A Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Lynette Richards Melissa Alldis Veronica Bailey Leslie Bolton Carla Richards Renea Lyons Second Row L2R Nick Origlia Paul Dalli rocco Logozzo Joseph Cumbo Faruk Sulamc Ricky Vella shawn Sposito Third Row L2R Margaret Bettin Mark Steers Robert Schneider Brendon Dixon Dino Dibra Michael Randall Trudy Gates Teacher Mona Ragldo Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.15 - Sunshine College 1991 Year 11 11B Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Mellisa Raffaele Kylie De Araugo Deborah Gebert Tammie Ross Renee Craig Pam Hill Second Row L2R Bradley McLean Michelle De Araugo Melanie Carey Kate Barnard Hannah Cracknell Mark Ramsay Steven Hurford Third Row L2R Andrew Ioannou Michael Gay Paul Fox Dion Nichols Peter Bettin Troy Hunt James Adams Teacher Ms Reynolds Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.16 - Sunshine College 1991 Year 11 11C Boys Names Front Row L2R Ben Kim Jason Fowler Peter Dalli Steven Gatt David Micallef Brendon Holland Johnny Cacic Second Row L2R John Dimieri Allan Pamintuan Chris Doll Dean Collis Craig Smith Alessandro Carbonari Steven Montebello Teachers Chris Ferizis Ian Miller Principal Mr P Forbes 1055.17 - Sunshine College 1991 Year 12 12 Boys Girls Names Front Row L2R Julie Balacchino Maria Pancotti Shannon Fowler Melissa Layton Jodie Lindsay Nadina Hall Melainy Fayer Melanie Porter Janet Davis Margaret Tedesco Christie Hearn Second Row L2R Julie Ann Farrugia Elizabeth Fioretti Des Vella Giuseppe Vilardo James Keenan Kellie McMillan Mark Plast Dale Fieldew Joseph Mizzi Maria Palma Third Row L2R Andrew McLachlan David Merciaca Adam Grudzinski Glenn Dyson David Abela Ralph Di Quattro Ibrahm Besim Geoff Chapman Fourth Row L2R Warren Gordon Adam Glazner Graeme Bury Justin Doyle Adam McCarthy Billy Korunovski Craig Roper Fifth Row L2R Robert Leitermann Gary Briffa Jason Dingley Christopher Jordan Shane Donaghy Teachers Robert Sanders Sarino Prinzi Principal Mr P Forbessunshine technical school, technical school, sunshine, student, class photo

3479.01 Sunshine Secondary College Senior Campus 1992 Staff Names Front Row L2R Meryl Reynolds Rossalie Fourniotis Kerryn Castles Carole Buhaj Peter Forbes Graeme Lee Angie Farag Pauline Bonnici Silvan Sena Vicki Mesiti Second Row L2R Marnie Selvendra Victoria Carullo Tania Tickyj Lesia Davey Peter Dodd Joy Blake Suzanne Clark Helen Chouridis Alison Davidson Christine OCallaghan Barbara Scicluna Joy Bowen Third Row L2R Dona Potaris Susan Egan Corielle Apopei Denise Leahy Maria Savarino Gail Jessen Joe Galea Craig Cummings Tony Dawson Anita Kopiec Phyl Fowler Susan Atkins Fourth Row L2R Mona Raghdo Ruth OMeara Issam Kannan Peter Gittins Robert Morgan Michael Carolan Gordon Cameron Dia Hoang John Holt Jeanette Hornby Fifth Row L2R Roger Dunscombe Mike Fogarty John Minahan Graham Fowler Ian Miller Tony Petracca Alastair McCarter Sixth Row L2R Brian Baldie Neil Colliver Gordon Shaw Robert Sanders Peter Haby Michael Knopf Gary Cosham Seventh Row L2R John Stachlewski Peter Crow David Howes Michael Downes Neil Bextream Chris Wheat Principal Mr Peter Forbessunshine secondary college, secondary school, staff