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Ballarat Clarendon CollegeBook, The great navigators of the eighteenth century
... The great navigators of the eighteenth century...Tan cloth covered book with gold and black lettering and illustration on cover and spine. The great navigators of the eighteenth century Book ...Presented to the Ballarat College in 1939 by old collegian D S Humphreys. David Stanley Humphreys attended Ballarat College 1934 - 1939. he was School Captain 1939, member of winning rowing 1st crew 1939 and served on the Ballarat College Council 1969-73Example of ongoing commmunity support of the school. The Weatherly Library was opened in 1936 and its collection significantly established by donation or bequest of old collegians and members of the college community and associates.Tan cloth covered book with gold and black lettering and illustration on cover and spine. Book plate inside front cover: Crest / Ballarat College / Library / Presented by / D S Humphreys 1939...david-s-humphreys, ballarat-college, weatherly-library -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaDecorative object - Vase, mid 20th Century
... ...great navigators...One of the many decorative furnishings which date from the intense service periods of the Mission from the 1930s through to the 1960s. vase ship caravel santa maria sea exploration great navigators White painted ceramic vase on shallow circular foot with relief design of a stylised sailing ship (caravel) on one side. ...The caravel type ship with the cross represents the Santa Maria of Christopher Columbus. It is one of the symbols of the great sea explorers. A similar vase on sale on Ebay (April 2023) suggesting it was mass produced.One of the many decorative furnishings which date from the intense service periods of the Mission from the 1930s through to the 1960s. White painted ceramic vase on shallow circular foot with relief design of a stylised sailing ship (caravel) on one side. Original colour appears to have been green.The foremost sail of the ship bears a cross; small chip on rim.vase, ship, caravel, santa maria, sea exploration, great navigators -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Plaque unveiled at Ringwood Eastern Metropolitan Regional Library, commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Ringwood's severance from Lilydale. 1974
... Words written on Plaque: 'In this year, 1974, when Australia is celebrating the bi-centenary of the birth of that great navigator and cartographer, Mathew Flinders, it is fitting that we also commemorate the labour of Ringwood's first settlers who followed the discoverers, explorers and surveyors, cleared the forested hills and ploughed the hard ground before planting their orchards. ...Words written on Plaque: 'In this year, 1974, when Australia is celebrating the bi-centenary of the birth of that great navigator and cartographer, Mathew Flinders, it is fitting that we also commemorate the labour of Ringwood's first settlers who followed the discoverers, explorers and surveyors, cleared the forested hills and ploughed the hard ground before planting their orchards. ...Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Plaque, 1970." Words written on Plaque: 'In this year, 1974, when Australia is celebrating the bi-centenary of the birth of that great navigator and cartographer, Mathew Flinders, it is fitting that we also commemorate the labour of Ringwood's first settlers who followed the discoverers, explorers and surveyors, cleared the forested hills and ploughed the hard ground before planting their orchards. Erected by the Ringwood Historical Research Group, 26th October 1974 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Ringwood's severance from Lillydale Shire.' -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Plaque, Ringwood Library, commemorating Golden Jubilee of Ringwood's severance from Lilydale Shire. 1974
... Plaque reads: IN THIS YEAR, 1974, WHEN AUSTRALIA IS CELEBRATING THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF THAT GREAT NAVIGATOR AND CARTOGRAPHER, MATTHEW FLINDERS, IT IS FITTING THAT WE ALSO COMMEMORATE THE LABOUR OF RINGWOOD'S FIRST SETTLERS WHO FOLLOWED THE DISCOVERERS, EXPLORERS & SURVEYORS, CLEARED THE FORESTED HILLS AND PLOUGHED THE HARD GROUND BEFORE PLANTING THEIR ORCHARDS. ...Plaque reads: IN THIS YEAR, 1974, WHEN AUSTRALIA IS CELEBRATING THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF THAT GREAT NAVIGATOR AND CARTOGRAPHER, MATTHEW FLINDERS, IT IS FITTING THAT WE ALSO COMMEMORATE THE LABOUR OF RINGWOOD'S FIRST SETTLERS WHO FOLLOWED THE DISCOVERERS, EXPLORERS & SURVEYORS, CLEARED THE FORESTED HILLS AND PLOUGHED THE HARD GROUND BEFORE PLANTING THEIR ORCHARDS. ...Black and white photograph of plaque set in rock outside Library.Plaque reads: IN THIS YEAR, 1974, WHEN AUSTRALIA IS CELEBRATING THE BI-CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF THAT GREAT NAVIGATOR AND CARTOGRAPHER, MATTHEW FLINDERS, IT IS FITTING THAT WE ALSO COMMEMORATE THE LABOUR OF RINGWOOD'S FIRST SETTLERS WHO FOLLOWED THE DISCOVERERS, EXPLORERS & SURVEYORS, CLEARED THE FORESTED HILLS AND PLOUGHED THE HARD GROUND BEFORE PLANTING THEIR ORCHARDS. ERECTED BY THE RINGWOOD HISTORICAL RESEARCH GROUP, 26TH OCTOBER, 1974 ON THE OCCASION OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF RINGWOOD'S SEVERANCE FROM LILYDALE SHIRE Typed below photograph: "1974 - Plaque Ringwood Library." Written on rear of backing sheet: "Before the plaque was finally fitted in I had a new 1974 ten cent piece slipped in behind it. R. Pullin, Archivist, RHR Group." -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageDocument
... navigators etc involved in its discovery. Title "The Discovery of Australia by Western Man" 2) Poster which explains in full information formulated on .1 Also gives in great detail natural history information relevant to the formation of the Australian continent....navigators etc involved in its discovery. Title "The Discovery of Australia by Western Man" 2) Poster which explains in full information formulated on .1 Also gives in great detail natural history information relevant to the formation of the Australian continent. ...1) Large map of Australia with information on explorers, navigators etc involved in its discovery. Title "The Discovery of Australia by Western Man" 2) Poster which explains in full information formulated on .1 Also gives in great detail natural history information relevant to the formation of the Australian continent.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageContainer - Chart Case, Late 19th to early 20th centuries
... navigator of a seafaring vessel. The charts within the case represent the places to which the vessel travelled. flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked coast flagstaff hill maritime museum maritime museum shipwreck coast flagstaff hill maritime village great ocean road map case chart case map box chart box british admiralty charts navigational charts hydrographer charts navigation ship equipment There is a hand written name on the back of the case. ...This case was donated along with the contents of over 60 navigational charts for locations all over the world. The narrow box is built to keep the charts in order and easily accessible on board a vessel. The chart case is a rare example of a container used on board a vessel for the storage and protection of navigational charts. It represents the type of equipment used by the navigator of a seafaring vessel. The charts within the case represent the places to which the vessel travelled.Chart case (or map case), wooden, has hinged opening at top. Front of case folds down and has a hook closure. It contained 65 British Admiralty navigational charts, which are listed and stored separately. (See separate items 2928.2 to 2928.66)There is a hand written name on the back of the case.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, map case, chart case, map box, chart box, british admiralty charts, navigational charts, hydrographer charts, navigation, ship equipment -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageInstrument - Compass, late 19th to early 20th century
... navigators and ship smiths. Flagstaff Hill Warrnambool Maritime Village Maritime Museum Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum & Village Shipwreck coast Great Ocean Road compass drawing instrument measuring instrument scientific instrument draftsman technical drawing navigation engineering blacksmith cooper plumber Stamped into the metal " J J E " ( or J J F ) Compass; large metal compass, 90-degree angle, two pointed arms hinged at the top. ...This large compass is well made. It is now pitted and scratched, indication much use. Compasses were used to measure and mark out the head of the barrel by coopers. Very large compasses were used by block, spar and pump makers to help shave off angles left by axes and other tools on mast sides. Also they were used by blacksmiths in their work draftsmen, carpenters, engineers and navigators.This compass is an example of a drawing instrument that could have been used in the 19th and early 20th century by coopers and blacksmiths as well as navigators and ship smiths.Compass; large metal compass, 90-degree angle, two pointed arms hinged at the top. Inscription on the top of one arm.Stamped into the metal " J J E " ( or J J F )flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime village, maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, compass, drawing instrument, measuring instrument, scientific instrument, draftsman, technical drawing, navigation, engineering, blacksmith, cooper, plumber -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference guide, William Marshall Smart (W M Smart), Professor of Astronomy, A Handbook of Sea Navigation, 1943
... Great Ocean Road...Shipwreck Coast...Longmans Green and Co....Thomas Longman...Paternoster Row London...W M Smart...William Marshall Smart...Astronomer...Navigator...Flagstaff Hill Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village Warrnambool Maritime Museum Maritime Village Great Ocean Road Shipwreck Coast Longmans Green and Co. Thomas Longman Paternoster Row London W M Smart William Marshall Smart Astronomer Navigator Professor of Astronomy 1943 G.F. ...Author W M Smart, M.A., D.SC., F.R.A.S. (William Marshall Smart), (1889-1975) Regius Professor of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow, Instructor-Lieut. in the Royal Navy during World War I. and John Couch Adams Astronomer in the University of Cambridge. In 1943 he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburg. From 1949-1951 he was President of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation. In 1958 he was awarded the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. The publisher firm, Longmans, Green & Co, was originally founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The book was sold by Collins Book Depot which was founded by Frederick Henry (Harry) Slamen in 1922. In 1929 the form became a Proprietary Limited Company with an additional two stores, at 95 Elizabeth and 361 Swanston Streets, Melbourne. Collins Booksellers is still owned by the Stamen family. It is the largest Australian-owned bookselling chain.The book is significant due to its connection with navigation at sea. Its author W M Smart was a learned astronomer and an Instructor-Lieutenant for the Royal Navy during World War I. His achievements were recognised in 1958 when he was awarded the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh.A Handbook of Sea Navigation: The Theory & Practice of Astronomical Navigation at Sea, with diagrams and charts Author: W M Smart, M.A., D.SC., F.R.A.S. (William Marshall Smart) Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co Printer: Collins Book Depot Date: 1943 Textured green hardcover book. Inscriptions on the Fly page.Pencil: "12/6" [12 shillings 6 pence] Sticker: "G.F. Byrne / Faunce Crescent / O'Connor, A.C.T. / Australia 2001" Stamp: "COLLINS BOOK DEPOT PTY. LTD. / Technical Book Department / 361 Swanston St., Melb. G - - -"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, longmans green and co., thomas longman, paternoster row london, w m smart, william marshall smart, astronomer, navigator, professor of astronomy, 1943, g.f. byrne, collins book depot, technical book department, 361 swanston st., melbourne, frederick henry (harry) slamen, 361 swanston street melbourne, a handbook of sea navigation, maritime handbook, navigation instructiono, sea navigation -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageOctant, Mid to late 19th Century
... One common practice among navigators up to the late nineteenth century was to use both a sextant and an octant. The sextant was used with great care and only for lunar sightings while the octant was used for routine meridional altitude measurements of the sun every day. ...One common practice among navigators up to the late nineteenth century was to use both a sextant and an octant. The sextant was used with great care and only for lunar sightings while the octant was used for routine meridional altitude measurements of the sun every day. ...An octant is an astronomical instrument used in measuring the angles of heavenly bodies such as the sun, moon and stars at sea in relation to the horizon. This measurement could then be used to calculate the altitude of the body measured, and then the latitude at sea could also be calculated. The angle of the arms of an octant is 45 degrees, or 1/8 of a circle, which gives the instrument its name. Two men independently developed the octant around 1730: John Hadley (1682–1744), an English mathematician, and Thomas Godfrey (1704–1749), a glazier in Philadelphia. While both have a legitimate and equal claim to the invention, Hadley generally gets the greater share of the credit. This reflects the central role that London and the Royal Society played in the history of scientific instruments in the eighteenth and nineteenth century's. There were also two others who are attributed to having created octanes during this period, Caleb Smith, an English insurance broker with a strong interest in astronomy (in 1734), and Jean-Paul Fouchy, a mathematics professor and astronomer in France (in 1732) In 1767 the first edition of the Nautical Almanac tabulated lunar distances, enabling navigators to find the current time from the angle between the sun and the moon. This angle is sometimes larger than 90°, and thus not possible to measure with an octant. For that reason, Admiral John Campbell, who conducted shipboard experiments with the lunar distance method, suggested a larger instrument and the sextant was developed. From that time onward, the sextant was the instrument that experienced significant development and improvements and was the instrument of choice for naval navigators. The octant continued to be produced well into the 19th century, though it was generally a less accurate and less expensive instrument. The lower price of the octant, including versions without a telescope, made it a practical instrument for ships in the merchant and fishing fleets. One common practice among navigators up to the late nineteenth century was to use both a sextant and an octant. The sextant was used with great care and only for lunar sightings while the octant was used for routine meridional altitude measurements of the sun every day. This protected the very accurate and pricier sextant while using the more affordable octant for general use where it performs well. The invention of the octant was a significant step in providing accuracy of a sailors latitude position at sea and his vessels distance from land when taking sightings of land-based landmarks.Octant with metal handle, three different colored shades are attached, in wooden wedge-shaped box lined with green felt. Key is attached. Two telescope eyepieces are in box. Some parts are missing. Oval ink stamp inside lid of box, scale is graduated to 45 degrees. Ink stamp inside lid of box "SHIPLOVERS SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. LIBRARY"instrument, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, octant, navigation, nautical instrument, navigation instrument, john hadley, sextant, astronomical instrument -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncAstro Compass MKII, Air Ministry Compass made at Sperti, 1940-1950
... Used by the Navigator in a B-24 Liberator bomber Air Ministry Compass astro compass mkii a7 Compass marked - A.M. Astro compass MKII CA/1174 Box marked - Delicate instrument, to be handled with great care. ...Used by the Navigator in a B-24 Liberator bomberAir Ministry CompassAstronomical Compass used by the Navigator in B-24 Liberator aircraft. Complete in original wooden box.Compass marked - A.M. Astro compass MKII CA/1174 Box marked - Delicate instrument, to be handled with great care.astro compass mkii, a7 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Shipping at Station Pier and Webb Dock, Port Melbourne, 2001
... further updates from the collection of Ron Laing great coverage of Port Melbourne photographs donated to the Society transport - shipping piers and wharves - station pier pacific sky regal princess seven seas navigator tasmanian achiever - brambles ro ro hmas darwin hmas adelaide hmas anzac hmas warramunga n z tekaha hmas wallaroo 11 colour photographs of shipping at Station Pier and nearby Webb Dock, cruise and naval vessels (.11 currently absent March 2014) Photograph Shipping at Station Pier and Webb Dock, Port Melbourne ...further updates from the collection of Ron Laing great coverage of Port Melbourne photographs donated to the Society11 colour photographs of shipping at Station Pier and nearby Webb Dock, cruise and naval vessels (.11 currently absent March 2014)transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, pacific sky, regal princess, seven seas navigator, tasmanian achiever - brambles ro ro, hmas darwin, hmas adelaide, hmas anzac, hmas warramunga, n z tekaha, hmas wallaroo -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Aeronautics, Aeronautics Volume 1
... Aeronautics Civilian flying training Class A or private pilot's licence Commercial pilot's B licence Landing precautions at unfamiliar airfields Obtaining flying instructor's certificate The Link trainer Medical examination of flying personnel Principles of flight Special licences & certificates Meteorology Learning to teach Airship & balloon pilots licencesl Air legislation Gliding& the power pilot Second class navigator's licence Medical aspects of flying Free ballooning The effect of alcohol & tobacco Flying with automatic controls Parachutes Dirigibles Air defence of Great Britain Sailplanes The modern fighter Formation flying The internal combustion engine Overview of principles & practices of flight. ...Overview of principles & practices of flight. No publication date stated, but looks to be around late 1930s/early 1940snon-fictionOverview of principles & practices of flight. No publication date stated, but looks to be around late 1930s/early 1940scivilian flying training, class a or private pilot's licence, commercial pilot's b licence, landing precautions at unfamiliar airfields, obtaining flying instructor's certificate, the link trainer, medical examination of flying personnel, principles of flight, special licences & certificates, meteorology, learning to teach, airship & balloon pilots licencesl, air legislation, gliding& the power pilot, second class navigator's licence, medical aspects of flying, free ballooning, the effect of alcohol & tobacco, flying with automatic controls, parachutes, dirigibles, air defence of great britain, sailplanes, the modern fighter, formation flying, the internal combustion engine
