This fire poker is a basic design that has been used throughout the centuries to attend to a fire for cooking, heating, firing a boiler and similar domestic activities.This object is significant as an example of an item in common use in the 19th and early 20th centuries and is still in use today.Fire poker; a flat metal bar shaped with ring at one end and a right angle bend at the base. It is painted black.flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, poker, fire poker, fire iron, heating, cooking, laundry, tending a fire

This iron poker is a piece of equipment essential for the open fireplaces used for 19th and early 20th century domestic heating.A long steel vintage fire poker with a turned knob handle and square reinforced pointed end. It was used to move wood and logs in an open fire.fireplace accessories, fireplaces, fire irons, pokers

This iron poker is a piece of equipment essential for use in open fireplaces or in wood stoves which was used for 19th and early 20th century domestic heating or cooking.A long steel vintage fire poker with a small finger loop at the end of the handle and a bent hook shape at the end. It was used to move wood and logs in an open fire.fireplace accessories, fireplaces, fire irons, pokers, fuel cooking stoves

Fire irons or pokers are essential equipment for people with open fireplaces such as those used for domestic heating in the 19th and early 20th century.This fire iron is significant for representing the type of equipment used in the 19th and early 20th century for used with open heating.Fire poker, iron, painted black, shaped from a steel barflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, fire iron, fire poker, domestic heating, open fireplace

Fire irons like this one were an essential piece of domestic equipment as hey were used for the open fires.This iron poke is a piece of equipment essential for the open fireplaces used for 19th and early 20th century domestic heating.Fire poker, iron, painted black, shaped from a cylindrical rodflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, fire poker, fire iron, domestic heating

metal/iron poker for fire place, has a twist in the metal near handle for decorative purposes. The remainder of the long piece is round. The poker end has been flattened. blacksmith, fireplace, poker

Hand forged steel used for placing logs on fire.trades, blacksmithing, domestic items, appliances

The wreck site of the Earl of Charlemont is historically and archaeologically significant for the remains of its cargo and passengers' belongings from an international immigrant ship of the gold rush period, representing the cultural material being bought out to Australia in a typical immigrant ship. It is socially significant for the descendants of the many immigrants who made it ashore safely, and who have erected a memorial cairn to their forbears on Point Flinders.4 brass implements: fire poker, fire shovel handle, shaft and head of unknown implement, piece if fire tongs. 1 copper dumpship wrecks, earl of charlemont, fire implements

Large metal fire poker suitable for stoking ships boiler. L 3' 1" Been painted black.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Modern iron cooking ‘ranges’ were being introduced from the late 18th century; however, a vast number of people cooked in open fireplaces, well into the 1800s. Generally, they were fitted with iron rods suspended above the fire or ‘cranes’ that could be swung in and out for easier and safer access to the pots that hung from them. These cooking systems may seem rudimentary, but a skilled cook knew how to manage pots, pans, cauldrons and pokers and expose them to the right type of heat by positioning them in various parts of the fireplace. They were also very versatile, enabling multiple cooking techniques – boiling, stewing, frying, roasting, toasting – all at the same time, using different types of vessels and utensils.This type of item was used extensively over the centuries over open fires. It is still used in camping.Metal cooking pot with swinging handle, designed to hang the pot over an open fire. The cast iron pot has two lugs with holes for fitting the handle.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, kitchenware, cooking, open hearth cookery

This crumb tray with brush was used to clear crumbs spilt during meal times from the tableSmall timber poker-work crumb tray and brush. Both also have hand-painted decoration, and wording. There is a colourful painted scene of a couple seated in front of a fire-place, with the words "Darby and Joan".At the back of the tray base the words " Crumb Tray" are painted. The words "Darby and Joan" are painted on the tray. At the rear of the tray there is the price 1/6 in lead pencil.pioneers, early settlers, moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, craftwork

Fire iron stand; black, all metal stand with a singular spine attached to rectangular base. below the handle on the spine is a horizontal 'U' shaped rack with a hook at each end and a hook at the centre back of the 'U' for hanging tools. Decorative metal handles on tools and rack. 4 parts; stand, brush, shovel, poker. Impressed into underside of stand "B1O2" and " ATWN"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, fire iron stand, fire iron, fire tools, fireplace set, fire iron set, domestic ware, heating

Sets of vintage fire irons or tools were used to maintain a fire and clean a fireplace. They usually consisted of three or four items, sometimes on a vertical stand.A 20th century set of four wrought iron fire irons hanging on a heavy steel base square stand with the main rod riveted to the base. All have turned lined brass handles with a knob at the top. Included are: one poker with a pointy end, one dustpan or shovel, one wire brush and a pair of tongs. 1. Taiwan

'The distinctive lyrebird firescreen has become a popular feature of the lounge. It is not known how long it has stood in this position, but it appears to have been custom-made for the fireplace. Firescreens are not clearly shown in early photographs. It is popularly believed that the fenders on the floor..came from the Victorian Railways workshops and were made from railway line metal..' (Pg 72 Historica. 2011) "In 1924 amateur naturalist and mountain-guide, Alice Manfield (18-78 -1960) popularly known as Guide Alice, released 'The Lyre-birds of Mount Buffalo', a 23 page booklet detailing her studies into the lyre-birds on Mount Buffalo, the first pictorial record of lyre-birds to be published.... It is not known whether the lyrebird fire screen in the Chalet Lounge was dedicated to Alice Manfield and her study into local lyrebirds, but this popular feature is a most appropriate tribute." (Pg 132 Historica,2011) Listed in Draft Inventory of Significant Collection Items . 1. Forged and beaten steel firescreen. opens in the centre and is closed with two latches. One lyre bird design on each side. Heavy mesh with scrolling work. Attached to fireplace. 2. Poker is forged steel with a knob on one end and a hook on the other.

The Sunshine RSL Memorial Bowling Club emerged as the bowls arm of the Sunshine Returned Services League, functioning as a social, recreational, and commemorative space for veterans and the wider community. It developed separately from the older Sunshine Bowling Club and became a long‑standing post‑war community institution in its own right. The Sunshine RSL fire was a major incident that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, 5 March 2026, causing extensive damage to one of Sunshine’s key community institutions. Firefighters were called to the Dickson Street premises at 5:14am and found the rear section, the kitchen and bowling club room fully ablaze. The blaze was brought under control by 6:37am. The kitchen, bowling room and poker room were destroyed and minor heat and debris damaged to the bowling greens. Some bowling memorabilia was lost, though most military memorabilia were not stored in the affected area. A few days later, ABC News reported that investigators determined the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion in a clothes dryer, even though the dryer was not operating at the time.The effects of the fire to the Sunshine community were emotional, social, cultural, and practical. The club was a key meeting point for hundreds of people.5351.01 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 01.jpg 5351.02 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 02.jpg 5351.03 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 03.jpg 5351.04 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 04.jpg 5351.05 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 05.jpg 5351.06 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 06.jpg 5351.07 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 07.jpg 5351.08 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 08.jpg 5351.09 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 09.jpg 5351.10 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 10.jpg 5351.11 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 11.jpg 5351.12 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 12.jpg 5351.13 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 13.jpg 5351.14 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 14.jpg 5351.15 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 15.jpg 5351.16 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 16.jpg 5351.17 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 17.jpg 5351.18 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 18.jpg 5351.19 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 19.jpg 5351.20 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 20.jpg 5351.21 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 22.jpg 5351.22 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 - Greens Were Not Damaged Photo 22.jpg 5351.23 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 - Greens Were Not Damaged Photo 23.jpg 5351.24 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 24 - Meeting With Keilor RSL To Discuss Way Forward After Fire.jpg 5351.25 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 25 - Site Cleared 1st April 2026.jpg 5351.26 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 26 - Site Update 9th April 2026.jpg 5351.27 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 27 - Site Update 9th April 2026.jpg 5351.28 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 27 - Site Update 26th May 2026.jpg 5351.29 - Sunshine RSL Fire 5th March 2026 Photo 27 - Site Update 29th May 2026.jpgsunshine r.s.l., dickson street, sunshine, sunshine rsl