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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Ireland family
... Ireland family...ireland family...Ireland was an orchardist in Mitcham. His cool store stood on the corner of Deakin Street and Ormond Avenue, Mitcham, behind the family's home in Gillies Street, Mitcham...Black and white photograph of the Ireland family of Mitcham c1910 Back row: Henry, Albert, Alfred, Alice, Arthur Front row: Myrtle, Edward, Kezia d. 1914 aged 56, William Absent: Elijah d. 1908 aged 50, Amelia (Halliday), Emily d.1892 aged 4 years 7 months, John d. 1902 aged 27, and Rose d.1905 aged 12 years. ...There was also one still born child. Ireland family Photograph Photograph ...William Ireland was an orchardist in Mitcham. His cool store stood on the corner of Deakin Street and Ormond Avenue, Mitcham, behind the family's home in Gillies Street, MitchamBlack and white photograph of the Ireland family of Mitcham c1910 Back row: Henry, Albert, Alfred, Alice, Arthur Front row: Myrtle, Edward, Kezia d. 1914 aged 56, William Absent: Elijah d. 1908 aged 50, Amelia (Halliday), Emily d.1892 aged 4 years 7 months, John d. 1902 aged 27, and Rose d.1905 aged 12 years. There was also one still born child.ireland family, orchards -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveBook: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, 1994
... Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia...In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia...Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty....In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia ...Donald Clark Collection. Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty.tarnagulla cemetery, waanyarra, morton family -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, 1994
... Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia...In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia...Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty....In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia ...Donald Clark Collection. Book: In Neptune's Wake, A Story of a Family From Ireland to Australia, by Ken Morton. About the Morton family which has links to Waanyarra and Nuggetty.tarnagulla cemetery, waanyarra, morton family -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Doncaster East Road, Mitcham, No.35, 2006
... ...ireland family...Coloured photo of the Winchcombe family residence on corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006. Mrs Winchcombe(nee Ireland) is related to Ireland family who were early orchardists and florist in Mitcham area...winchecombe family ireland family doncaster east road mitcham no.35 Coloured photo of the Winchcombe family residence on corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006. ...Coloured photo of the Winchcombe family residence on corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006. Mrs Winchcombe(nee Ireland) is related to Ireland family who were early orchardists and florist in Mitcham areawinchecombe family, ireland family, doncaster east road, mitcham, no.35 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Photograph, Doncaster East Road, Mitcham, No.35, 2006
... ...ireland family...Coloured photo of south - west side of the Winchcombe family home on the corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006 Mrs. Winchcombe, nee Ireland is related to the Ireland family who were orchardists and florist in Mitcham area in the early 1900s....winchcombe family ireland family doncaster east road mitcham no.35 Coloured photo of south - west side of the Winchcombe family home on the corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006 Mrs. ...Coloured photo of south - west side of the Winchcombe family home on the corner of Doncaster East and Glen Roads, Mitcham in 2006 Mrs. Winchcombe, nee Ireland is related to the Ireland family who were orchardists and florist in Mitcham area in the early 1900s.winchcombe family, ireland family, doncaster east road, mitcham, no.35 -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, In and around record repositories in Great Britain and Ireland, 1998
... ...Ireland...family...archives research Great Britain Ireland family history genealogy Family Tree Magazine In and around record repositories in Great Britain and Ireland Book Jean Cole Rosemary Church ...archives, research, great britain, ireland, family history, genealogy, family tree magazine -
The Celtic ClubBook, Janet Reakes, How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors, 1992
... ...Ireland - Family history...Ireland - Geneology Ireland - Family history A manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears. ...A manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears.Maps, p 64non-fictionA manual produced by a professional genealogist to aid family historians in their quest for Irish forbears.ireland - geneology, ireland - family history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Charlesworth Estate, n.d
... ...Ireland Family...Charlesworth Estate Mitcham Ireland Family Quarry Road Mitcham Mitcham Scout Hall Ireland Avenue Mitcham Mitcham Reminiscences of Mrs Ireland. ...Reminiscences of Mrs Ireland.Reminiscences of Mrs Ireland, resident of Mitcham from 1914.Reminiscences of Mrs Ireland. charlesworth estate, mitcham, ireland family, quarry road, mitcham, mitcham scout hall, ireland avenue, mitcham, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Myra Fort, c2000
... ...Ireland family...Ireland Myra Fort Myra Ireland family Gillies Street Mitcham Methodist Church Mitcham Barelli Family Mitcham Bowling Club Mountview Uniting Church Mitcham Fort Tom Description of the life of Myra Fort as part of a series called 'Our Octogenarians'. ...Description of the life of Myra Fort as part of a series called 'Our Octogenarians'.Description of the life of Myra Fort as part of a series called 'Our Octogenarians'. She spent all her life in Mitcham with much of it centered in the Methodist Church.Description of the life of Myra Fort as part of a series called 'Our Octogenarians'.ireland, myra, fort, myra, ireland family, gillies street, mitcham, methodist church mitcham, barelli family, mitcham bowling club, mountview uniting church, mitcham, fort, tom -
The Celtic ClubBook, Heraldic Artists, Handbook on Irish Genealogy, 1978
... Ireland - Geneology...Family...Ireland - Geneology Family history - Ireland How to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland. ill, maps, p.145. ...How to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland.ill, maps, p.145. non-fictionHow to trace your ancestors and relatives in Ireland.ireland - geneology, family history - ireland -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, Mitchell Family Information. Family History Information
... Family Information on descendants of William and Sarah Mitchell from Ireland. ...Family Information on descendants of William and Sarah Mitchell from Ireland. Divided by families. ...4Ring white binder with paper in plastic inserts. Family Information on descendants of William and Sarah Mitchell from Ireland. Divided by families. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - AMY HUXTABLE COLLECTION: HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE HILL FAMILY
... Historical notes on the Hill Family in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia...Historical notes on the Hill Family in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia Document AMY HUXTABLE COLLECTION: HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE HILL FAMILY ...Seven pages typewritten document. Historical notes on the Hill Family in Ireland, New Zealand and Australiaperson, individual, amy huxtable -
Embroiderers Guild, VictoriaFunctional Object - Seven St. George and the Dragon Buttons, Late Victorian?
... The buttons are possibly Irish as the family came from Ireland....The buttons are possibly Irish as the family came from Ireland. Buttons The seven buttons are metal (possibly brass). ...The buttons originally belonged to the donor's husband's aunt. The buttons are possibly Irish as the family came from Ireland.The seven buttons are metal (possibly brass). Each has a brass figure of St. George and the Dragon on a black background.buttons -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDecorative object - tea set with tray, Thorn pattern Belleek dejeuner tea set and tray
... Belleek was well represented at the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880-81 at Melbourne's Exhibition building and many examples were bought by key Ballarat Irish families including those connected to this family such as the Brophy, O'Malley and Fitzgerald families, Julia Taffe's (nee Berkery) aunts uncles and cousins. ...Belleek was well represented at the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880-81 at Melbourne's Exhibition building and many examples were bought by key Ballarat Irish families including those connected to this family such as the Brophy, O'Malley and Fitzgerald families, Julia Taffe's (nee Berkery) aunts uncles and cousins. ...Belleek was established following the Irish famine of the mid nineteenth century that brought so many Australian families, including the Taffe and Berkery families to immigrate to the Australian colonies. This Belleek porcelain tea set and tray in the Thorn pattern based on the hawthorn bush sprig in flower carries the impressed registration mark for 1878. Belleek was well represented at the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880-81 at Melbourne's Exhibition building and many examples were bought by key Ballarat Irish families including those connected to this family such as the Brophy, O'Malley and Fitzgerald families, Julia Taffe's (nee Berkery) aunts uncles and cousins. Many such examples remain in Ballarat collections although this is not one.Tea set consisting of a tray with teapot, creamer, sugar bowl two saucers and one remaining cup from the original pair. All pieces decorated in the thorn and spiderweb pattern.Impressed factory mark and registration mark on base of each piece.belleek, porcelain, ballarat, ireland, exhibition building, melbourne, exhibition, thorn pattern, irish famine, tea set, tray, brophy, fitzgerald, o'malley, julia taffe, berkery, australian colonies, -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - St Peter's Catholic Church, Bentleigh East
... From The First White Settlers, The Irish Exodus, And The Irish Catholic families, The School House And The History Of The Parish & Clergy Up To 1974....From The First White Settlers, The Irish Exodus, And The Irish Catholic families, The School House And The History Of The Parish & Clergy Up To 1974. ...Included In The File is A Newspaper Clipping From The Age Newspaper, Dated Sat 09/11/1974 On The Opening Written By Stuart Sayers. The Article Mentions A Brief History Of The Church & School Beginnings & The Opening Ceremony. There Are Two Copies Of The Living Harvest (One Without The Cover), The Book Gives A Detailed History Of St Peter's Catholic Church, Bentleigh East Written By W.T. Dobson And Published in 1974. From The First White Settlers, The Irish Exodus, And The Irish Catholic families, The School House And The History Of The Parish & Clergy Up To 1974.st peter's catholic church, niall patrick rev, emerald hill, bentleigh east, dobson w. t., yarra, moorabbin, heriot m. b., elsternwick, north road, quinn fred, bentleigh, centre road, kennedy james joseph, melbourne south, bignell road, kennedy market garden, oakleigh, st peter's parish, st james parish, the living harvest, catholic church, hibernian society, bavarian brass band, st peter's primary school, st james regional college, brighton catholic school, brighton – st kilda mission, niall patrick william fr, dendy henry, guiney john mr, king richard, king john, keys george, o’ shanassy john, keys robert, were jonathan b., o’ connell john fr, glass hugh mr, o’ farrell peter, brady peter, kennedy james, boland michael, mccormick francis, orrong road, little brighton, oakleigh, port phillip bay, east boundary road, north road, ormond, old dandenong road, mordialloc creek, moorabbin, springvale, no good damper road, kingstown, keysborough, bignell road, south road, heatherton, big brighton, gardenvale, elsternwick, brady road, jasper road, chesterville road, cochrane road, mcguinness road, h.a.c.b.s., school house, st patrick's church, brighton parish, denominational school, little brighton school, moorabbin catholic school, temporary chapel, st james regional college, sister of mercy, lanigans ball, east brighton public hall company ltd, east bentleigh hall, messrs. robert dunn & son, bavarian brass band, st joan of arc parish, east bentleigh parish, the sisters of our lady of sacred heart, the anchor club, mccormick cornelius, cochrane james, cochrane david, mcguinness margaret, cormick john, cahill james, quinn frederick, prendegast john patrick, naughton dennis, leary william, charlston john, carey matthew fr, gibbons patrick, kennedy joseph james, o’ sullivan tim fr, mckenna fred fr, casey william fr, browne joseph fr, crawford mal fr, hanrahan mr, gillon rose miss, sampson kate mrs, horan miss, coakley daniel fr, dillon kevin fr, whitehouse ray fr, mannix daniel dr, dobson william mr, gahan patrick, hallinan thomas, delaney john, fitzgerald patrick, st peter's catholic church -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Photograph - Colour, L.J. Gervasoni, Loretto Chapel, Ballarat, 2005, 13/04/2005
... The inside of the Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the sisters by Ballarat and Irish families. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts St. ...The inside of the Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the sisters by Ballarat and Irish families. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts St. ...The Loreto Chapel, or Children’s Chapel as it was known, was built between 1898 and 1902. The architect was William Tappin and the builder, George Lorimer. It is built in an English Gothic style with French influence. The stone is Barrabool Hills sandstone from near Geelong with white Oamaru, New Zealand, stone detailing. Building was interrupted through lack of funds but the project was finally completed with a large bequest from the German Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich, who had been a student at the Convent in 1898. The Countess tragically died on a return visit to her family in Germany. The inside of the Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the sisters by Ballarat and Irish families. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The windows over the altar depict the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The marble altar features the Nativity scene as was requested by the children. The interior of the Chapel was restored in 1999 through the bequest of past pupil, Lucy Kerley and maintenance is continued with a bequest from past pupil, Eileen Macintyre (McGrath) (https://loreto.vic.edu.au/loreto-college/facilities/loreto-chapel/, accessed 06 June 2019_ Colour photograph of a chapel at Loretto convent, Ballarat. The chapel is made of Barrabool sandstone. loreto chapel, ballarat, children's chapel, william tappin, george loromer, english gothic, elizabeth wolff-metternich -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, Mary Delahunty, Delahunty Family Reunion 1859 - 1991, 1991
... Covers the history of the family from Ireland to Australia. Restroation of the grave in Clarendon Cemetary Ballarat...Covers the history of the family from Ireland to Australia. Restroation of the grave in Clarendon Cemetary Ballarat stawell Donated to the Stawell Historical Society by L B Delahunty Delahunty family reunion 1859 - 1991 (under Photograph) Mary Delahunty Born 1814: Died 1902 Aged 88 years Murtoa Racecourse Sunday 10th March 1991 Yellow card cover with black border design with a picture of elderly lady in centre. ...Booklet put together for the Delahunty family reunion 1859-1991. Held at the Murtoa Race Course on March10 1991. Covers the history of the family from Ireland to Australia. Restroation of the grave in Clarendon Cemetary BallaratYellow card cover with black border design with a picture of elderly lady in centre.Donated to the Stawell Historical Society by L B Delahunty Delahunty family reunion 1859 - 1991 (under Photograph) Mary Delahunty Born 1814: Died 1902 Aged 88 years Murtoa Racecourse Sunday 10th March 1991stawell -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratDomestic object - Box-framed Statue, Immaculate Heart of Mary
... Maintained in this Irish-Australian generational Catholic family home this box-framed statue has been used for family/domestic devotions over several generations. ...Maintained in this Irish-Australian generational Catholic family home this box-framed statue has been used for family/domestic devotions over several generations. ...Maintained in this Irish-Australian generational Catholic family home this box-framed statue has been used for family/domestic devotions over several generations. Often used as inspiration in the practice of praying the rosary.A domestic devotional item used as a focus for the recitation of the rosary.devotion, statue, burke, taffe, mary, catholic -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical CommissionPhotograph, On Board the SS Baltic 1920
... Ireland. Foley spoke at rallies across the USA as did Mannix. Images in this album record stages on the sea voyage and scenes of family in Ireland as Foley continued to his planned destination....Ireland. Foley spoke at rallies across the USA as did Mannix. Images in this album record stages on the sea voyage and scenes of family in Ireland as Foley continued to his planned destination. ...Bishop Foley of Ballarat accompanied his cousin Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne on his visit to Rome via the USA and England when Mannix was taken from the ship by British arrest in the Irish Sea and placed under house to prevent his visiting Ireland. Foley spoke at rallies across the USA as did Mannix. Images in this album record stages on the sea voyage and scenes of family in Ireland as Foley continued to his planned destination.One of many images taken on the SS Baltic c.1920 in the Foley album. -
Eltham District Historical Society IncBook, Peter Cuffley, The Sweeney Family of 'Culla Hill' Eltham, 2025
... Thomas Sweeney was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1803, the son of an Irish farming family. As a young man, he became embroiled in the continuing struggle against colonial domination and the injustices of the land tenure system and was captured when trying to burn down the farm house of Patrick Guyder at Cullahill in 1823. ...Thomas Sweeney was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1803, the son of an Irish farming family. As a young man, he became embroiled in the continuing struggle against colonial domination and the injustices of the land tenure system and was captured when trying to burn down the farm house of Patrick Guyder at Cullahill in 1823. ...Thomas Sweeney was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1803, the son of an Irish farming family. As a young man, he became embroiled in the continuing struggle against colonial domination and the injustices of the land tenure system and was captured when trying to burn down the farm house of Patrick Guyder at Cullahill in 1823. His sentence to be hanged was commuted to Life Transportation to New South Wales. After 8 years as an assigned convict within the confines of the NSW Colony, Thomas's 1831 Ticket of Leave allowed him to work for himself. His 1838 Conditional Pardon allowed him to finally break free of that colony and move to the Port Phillip District to start a new life as a free man.In June 1842, while living on the Yarra in Boroondara, Thomas applied to purchase 110 acres in the Parish of Nillumbik. He called his farm 'Culla Hill' after the place in Tipperary where he had been captured in 1823. With hard work and good fortune, the Sweeney family made their mark in the area which came to be called Eltham.The story of Thomas Sweeney, one of the earliest European settlers, told in this comprehensive book, is significant in telling the early history of Eltham.sweeney family, thomas sweeney, eltham, culla hill, port phillip district -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Dianne Campbell, Henry Cuthbert, 09/2002
... Ireland...Irish...Anglo-Irish...Henry Cuthbert...Solicitor-general...William Collard Smith...Duncan Gillies...Victorian Legislative Council...Federal Convention...Melbourne Club...The rest is history...The rest is history by Dorothy Wickham...Ballarat Orphanage...Ballarat Orphan Asylum...Ballarat gas company...Annie cuthbert...john headon cuthbert...john bryan cuthbert...Emma cuthbert...anna cuthbert...john cuthbert...tom cuthbert...robert cuthbert...family...Kerford) .2) Henry Cuthbert Memberships and Affiliations, Freemasons, UFS Dispensary, Yarrowee Lodge NO 10, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central Bowling Club, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat Mecahnics' Institute, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat Observatory, Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Gas Company, Ballarat Orphanage .3) Henry Cuthbert - Ireland .4) Henry Cuthbert family information and biographies and photographs...Kerford) .2) Henry Cuthbert Memberships and Affiliations, Freemasons, UFS Dispensary, Yarrowee Lodge NO 10, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central Bowling Club, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat Mecahnics' Institute, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat Observatory, Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Gas Company, Ballarat Orphanage .3) Henry Cuthbert - Ireland .4) Henry Cuthbert family information and biographies and photographs Henry Cuthbert Book Dianne Campbell ...Four Lever Arch folders relating to the Anglo-Irish lawyer Henry Cuthbert. .1) Henry Cuthbert politics and Victorian Legislative Council (includes information on 'representative Government in Victoria 1851-1993 by Ian McLaren; Charles Gavan Duffy in Australia by J.E. Parnaby; image of Henry Cuthbert from the Australasian Sketcher -Also John Gavan Duffy John Madden, Duncan Gillies, J.G. Francis, R.S. Anderson, James Service, Robert Clark, Thomas Bent, Robert Ramsay. George B. Kerford) .2) Henry Cuthbert Memberships and Affiliations, Freemasons, UFS Dispensary, Yarrowee Lodge NO 10, Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Central Bowling Club, Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat Mecahnics' Institute, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat Observatory, Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, Ballarat Gas Company, Ballarat Orphanage .3) Henry Cuthbert - Ireland .4) Henry Cuthbert family information and biographies and photographslawyers, legal, dianne campbell goldfields lawyers collection, ireland, irish, anglo-irish, henry cuthbert, solicitor-general, william collard smith, duncan gillies, victorian legislative council, federal convention, melbourne club, the rest is history, the rest is history by dorothy wickham, ballarat orphanage, ballarat orphan asylum, ballarat gas company, annie cuthbert, john headon cuthbert, john bryan cuthbert, emma cuthbert, anna cuthbert, john cuthbert, tom cuthbert, robert cuthbert, family history, genealogy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ARTICLES FOR ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BENDIGO BRANCH) NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 1972
... ''Memories of Old East Bendigo'' - original draft with alterations in handwriting; mention of 71 Strickland Rd; Government Powder Magazine; Purdon family; the ''Irish Castle'' (at one time the Charlston Hotel); Mr Sullivan; Mr Burns; Pritchard and Chamberlain (brewery); Solomons Hill; Day's asphfelt (sic) and bone works; Marist Brothers 'Jounerate ' (sic)??...''Memories of Old East Bendigo'' - original draft with alterations in handwriting; mention of 71 Strickland Rd; Government Powder Magazine; Purdon family; the ''Irish Castle'' (at one time the Charlston Hotel); Mr Sullivan; Mr Burns; Pritchard and Chamberlain (brewery); Solomons Hill; Day's asphfelt (sic) and bone works; Marist Brothers 'Jounerate ' (sic)?? ...Articles for Royal Historical Society (Bendigo Branch) Newsletter December 1972. 1. ''Bells in and around Bendigo - No 3 - The Hand Bells of St Pauls Church, Bendigo'' - mention of Mr Bill Robertson; Dr J B Pounds; Bendigo Bell Ringers Club; Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London; Odd Fellows Hall; St Pauls Bell Band; Dr A M Bush. 2. ''A sight worth seeing'' - description of the rolling down from the top of Mr Alexander of a large boulder (for entertainment!) in 1860 (extract from the Bendigo Advertiser); mention of Mr Plowright, Talbot Hotel, Harcourt; Mr Wheatcroft.3. ''Memories of Old East Bendigo'' - original draft with alterations in handwriting; mention of 71 Strickland Rd; Government Powder Magazine; Purdon family; the ''Irish Castle'' (at one time the Charlston Hotel); Mr Sullivan; Mr Burns; Pritchard and Chamberlain (brewery); Solomons Hill; Day's asphfelt (sic) and bone works; Marist Brothers 'Jounerate ' (sic)??; Hines Flower Nursery; Mr Hamson MP; Carlile Bros skin and hide store; Kitchen's Soap factory; ''Green Gates'' Hotel; Bendigo Fertiliser Works;bendigo, history, city history. the goldfields. -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Alan French, 1st June 2000
... Alan French was born in Beechworth in 1918 on Christmas Day, an only child descendent from French, Irish and Scottish family who had moved to and stayed in the area years before, both of his parents were born in Beechworth and were fourth generation Indigo Shire locals. ...Alan French was born in Beechworth in 1918 on Christmas Day, an only child descendent from French, Irish and Scottish family who had moved to and stayed in the area years before, both of his parents were born in Beechworth and were fourth generation Indigo Shire locals. ...Alan French was born in Beechworth in 1918 on Christmas Day, an only child descendent from French, Irish and Scottish family who had moved to and stayed in the area years before, both of his parents were born in Beechworth and were fourth generation Indigo Shire locals. Alan grew up in the depression era working the land with his dad when they could, cutting wood or helping on the local farms in and around Wooragee. Everyone able in those days bartered for goods, little coin and vegetables if there was spare to go around with labour or what little they produced from their efforts. In this interview, Alan discusses how his great grandparents Francois (French) and Catherine (Irish) Bertrand were the first vignerons in Beechworth, even mentioned in Beechworth, a Titans Field; 'Vines were draped across 156 acres of Beechworth shire in 1880, and notable vignerons included Francois Bertrand [...]' (Woods: 162) according to Alan 'you can still see where the old vines used to be, Malakoff Rose Garden' but whether or not the wine they produced was any good for drinking is open to interpretation and lost to the history of Beechworth and those who tasted it. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, vigneron, a titans field, beechworth a titans field, francois bertrand, wooragee, indigo shire, depression era, wood cutting, labour, farming, vines, history, malakoff rose garden -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArchive - Deer Park Landmarks
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Photocopy of photograph Category 140 Deer Park State School 2434 Built 1874 Early 19th Century|Photocopy of drawing of Hunt Club community Centre Ballarat Road Deer Park|Hand written notes for Deer Park by Norm Carlton|Photocopy of Article Deer Hunting In Australia Supplied by Des Johnson Oct 1997|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Over the Years|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Landmarks|Photocopy of typed report Deer Park History|Photocopy of report ICI and Deer Park A Long Term Association|Photocopy of letter dated 19 December 1993|Photocopy of typed notes Pioneers of the Deer Park Districk|Report from ICI Contrasts and continuity|Photocopy of Newspaper Article This Family has 267 Years service with one firm|Photocopy of ICI Circle Newspaper 31 May 1978 50 years|Photocopy of Service Directory Brimbanks Suburbs|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Wandering around Werribee|Newspaper Article Western Independent 31 August 1993 As one gate closes|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 January 2000 Hands Off Residents fight for their castle|Newspaper Article Deer Park once the perfect place for a social shoot|Newspaper Article the Advocate 15 April 1992 A heart for Deer Park|Report Brimbank Community Plan 2009 to 2030 Deer Park Local Area Pland SouthWest|Photocopy of photograph 1956 Class of Deer Park State Primary Schoole 1434 1 Reg Spratling 2 Ian Sutherland 3 Ken Brown 4 Bob Foley 5 Alec OBrien 6 Maurie Hunter 7 Unknown 8 Jack fisher 9 Stan Brown 10 Lester Musely 11 Unknow 12 Gwen Gray 13 Claire Robinson 14 Norma Johnson 15 Joyce Cronin 16 Marge Robinson 17 Violet Fisher 18 Gena Thomas 19 Vida Mosely 20 Unknown 21 Jessie Boobey 22 Dorothy Hilton 23 Mabel Barry 24 Elsie MacLeod 25 Marge Byrne 26 Ella Burgess 27 Unknown 28 Vi Wilson 29 Dulcie Ross 30 Daisy Thomas 31 Johnson 32 Fay Johnson 33 Unknown 34 Unknown 35 Harold OBrien 36 Unknown 37 Alan Obrien 38 Bruce Sutherland 39 Roland Foley 40 Matthew David Ure 41 Bob Barnett 42 burton Hunter 43 Harry MacLeod 44 Jim Lawrence 45 Joe Lawrence|Photocopy of Program Share your membories of Early Deer Park at the Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003|Photocopy of hand written notes Deer Park History Day 21 September 2003 Attendance Sheet|Photocopy of written report community Profile and Resource File May 2002|Brochure Burnside News Issue 2 2001 Burnside A great place for your family|Brochure Burnside within reach beyond expectation 2001 to 2002|Photocopy of Newsrail October 1993 Deer Park Again|Photocopy of Occupation Crossings|Photocopy of PCR Crossings|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Map for Footscray and Bacchus Marsh Line|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Goods Shed|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Weekly Notice Extracts|Type written Notes for Weekly Notice extracts|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Names of Victorian Railway Stations|Photocopy of Railway construction No 682|Photocopy of newsrail July 2009 TailDisc Ravenhall|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Sunshine Illustrated 21 May 1960 Imperial Chemical Industries has immense Plant at Deer Park|Type written report for Mt Derrimut|Newspaper Article Brimbank Independent 8 June 1999 Council furphy upsets former cycling champ|Newspaper Article The Advocate 26 Feburay 2002 Built a business from ground Up Obituary David Ure|Photocopy Newspaper Article Mount Derrimut From a Colonys past to a Countrys Future|Newspaper Article Bowls News and Views December 1980 Deer Park Snippets of History|Photocopy of type written report Opening of Sunshine Hunt Club Commuity Centre 2 June 1985|Draft report Hunt Club Community Centre Glimpses of Early History of site|Letter dated 19 May 1984 Sunshine and District Historical Society|Letter Deer Park Services Coordinating Group|Letter dated 6 July 1983 Deer Park North Primary School|Newspaper Article Deer roamed the plains|Newspaper Article Brimbank Leader 12 March 2002 Population boom sounds over west|Newspaper Article The Advocate 13 February 2001 Book walks the wild side|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun News Pictorial 19 September 1935 Two Men killed in explosion at Ammunition Factory James Robertson and Harry Powell|Photocopy of Oblique aerial photograph 1950|Letter Dated 24 September 1980 Deer Park Primary School|Type written Notes Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003 Suggested order of proceedings|Hand written note ICI purchased Mt Derrimut August 1950|Photocopy of letter dated 21 July 1992 ICI Deer Park|Brochure ICI Australia today|Photocopy of Notice Know Our History the Story of ICI at Deer Park 13 October 1996|Type written note 100 years of Deer Park State School and the Deer Park District|Photocopy of Newspaper Article School on the move Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article Messenger 25 January 2000 Old and homely and not historic|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun 19 September 1935 Two men killed in Explosion at Deer Park|Newspaper Article Star 10 June 2003 Heritage plan for homestead|Photocopy of photograph Deer Park Amateur Cycling Club Eary 1930s H OBrien D Gray J Chapman Trainer E OBrien L Ray|Type written note An Early Irish Family at Deer Park|Type written extract Melbourn Hunt Club weights|Type written invitation to Deer Park Entertainers 1 October|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 July 1979 Deer roamed the plains|Report on historical background of site of proposed new station at Deer Park West March 1977...Deer Park History Landmarks Photocopy of photograph Category 140 Deer Park State School 2434 Built 1874 Early 19th Century|Photocopy of drawing of Hunt Club community Centre Ballarat Road Deer Park|Hand written notes for Deer Park by Norm Carlton|Photocopy of Article Deer Hunting In Australia Supplied by Des Johnson Oct 1997|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Over the Years|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Landmarks|Photocopy of typed report Deer Park History|Photocopy of report ICI and Deer Park A Long Term Association|Photocopy of letter dated 19 December 1993|Photocopy of typed notes Pioneers of the Deer Park Districk|Report from ICI Contrasts and continuity|Photocopy of Newspaper Article This Family has 267 Years service with one firm|Photocopy of ICI Circle Newspaper 31 May 1978 50 years|Photocopy of Service Directory Brimbanks Suburbs|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Wandering around Werribee|Newspaper Article Western Independent 31 August 1993 As one gate closes|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 January 2000 Hands Off Residents fight for their castle|Newspaper Article Deer Park once the perfect place for a social shoot|Newspaper Article the Advocate 15 April 1992 A heart for Deer Park|Report Brimbank Community Plan 2009 to 2030 Deer Park Local Area Pland SouthWest|Photocopy of photograph 1956 Class of Deer Park State Primary Schoole 1434 1 Reg Spratling 2 Ian Sutherland 3 Ken Brown 4 Bob Foley 5 Alec OBrien 6 Maurie Hunter 7 Unknown 8 Jack fisher 9 Stan Brown 10 Lester Musely 11 Unknow 12 Gwen Gray 13 Claire Robinson 14 Norma Johnson 15 Joyce Cronin 16 Marge Robinson 17 Violet Fisher 18 Gena Thomas 19 Vida Mosely 20 Unknown 21 Jessie Boobey 22 Dorothy Hilton 23 Mabel Barry 24 Elsie MacLeod 25 Marge Byrne 26 Ella Burgess 27 Unknown 28 Vi Wilson 29 Dulcie Ross 30 Daisy Thomas 31 Johnson 32 Fay Johnson 33 Unknown 34 Unknown 35 Harold OBrien 36 Unknown 37 Alan Obrien 38 Bruce Sutherland 39 Roland Foley 40 Matthew David Ure 41 Bob Barnett 42 burton Hunter 43 Harry MacLeod 44 Jim Lawrence 45 Joe Lawrence|Photocopy of Program Share your membories of Early Deer Park at the Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003|Photocopy of hand written notes Deer Park History Day 21 September 2003 Attendance Sheet|Photocopy of written report community Profile and Resource File May 2002|Brochure Burnside News Issue 2 2001 Burnside A great place for your family|Brochure Burnside within reach beyond expectation 2001 to 2002|Photocopy of Newsrail October 1993 Deer Park Again|Photocopy of Occupation Crossings|Photocopy of PCR Crossings|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Map for Footscray and Bacchus Marsh Line|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Goods Shed|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Weekly Notice Extracts|Type written Notes for Weekly Notice extracts|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Names of Victorian Railway Stations|Photocopy of Railway construction No 682|Photocopy of newsrail July 2009 TailDisc Ravenhall|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Sunshine Illustrated 21 May 1960 Imperial Chemical Industries has immense Plant at Deer Park|Type written report for Mt Derrimut|Newspaper Article Brimbank Independent 8 June 1999 Council furphy upsets former cycling champ|Newspaper Article The Advocate 26 Feburay 2002 Built a business from ground Up Obituary David Ure|Photocopy Newspaper Article Mount Derrimut From a Colonys past to a Countrys Future|Newspaper Article Bowls News and Views December 1980 Deer Park Snippets of History|Photocopy of type written report Opening of Sunshine Hunt Club Commuity Centre 2 June 1985|Draft report Hunt Club Community Centre Glimpses of Early History of site|Letter dated 19 May 1984 Sunshine and District Historical Society|Letter Deer Park Services Coordinating Group|Letter dated 6 July 1983 Deer Park North Primary School|Newspaper Article Deer roamed the plains|Newspaper Article Brimbank Leader 12 March 2002 Population boom sounds over west|Newspaper Article The Advocate 13 February 2001 Book walks the wild side|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun News Pictorial 19 September 1935 Two Men killed in explosion at Ammunition Factory James Robertson and Harry Powell|Photocopy of Oblique aerial photograph 1950|Letter Dated 24 September 1980 Deer Park Primary School|Type written Notes Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003 Suggested order of proceedings|Hand written note ICI purchased Mt Derrimut August 1950|Photocopy of letter dated 21 July 1992 ICI Deer Park|Brochure ICI Australia today|Photocopy of Notice Know Our History the Story of ICI at Deer Park 13 October 1996|Type written note 100 years of Deer Park State School and the Deer Park District|Photocopy of Newspaper Article School on the move Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article Messenger 25 January 2000 Old and homely and not historic|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun 19 September 1935 Two men killed in Explosion at Deer Park|Newspaper Article Star 10 June 2003 Heritage plan for homestead|Photocopy of photograph Deer Park Amateur Cycling Club Eary 1930s H OBrien D Gray J Chapman Trainer E OBrien L Ray|Type written note An Early Irish Family at Deer Park|Type written extract Melbourn Hunt Club weights|Type written invitation to Deer Park Entertainers 1 October|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 July 1979 Deer roamed the plains|Report on historical background of site of proposed new station at Deer Park West March 1977 Newspaper clippings history photographs relating to Deer Park. ...Photocopy of photograph Category 140 Deer Park State School 2434 Built 1874 Early 19th Century|Photocopy of drawing of Hunt Club community Centre Ballarat Road Deer Park|Hand written notes for Deer Park by Norm Carlton|Photocopy of Article Deer Hunting In Australia Supplied by Des Johnson Oct 1997|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Over the Years|Photocopy of Article Deer Park Landmarks|Photocopy of typed report Deer Park History|Photocopy of report ICI and Deer Park A Long Term Association|Photocopy of letter dated 19 December 1993|Photocopy of typed notes Pioneers of the Deer Park Districk|Report from ICI Contrasts and continuity|Photocopy of Newspaper Article This Family has 267 Years service with one firm|Photocopy of ICI Circle Newspaper 31 May 1978 50 years|Photocopy of Service Directory Brimbanks Suburbs|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Wandering around Werribee|Newspaper Article Western Independent 31 August 1993 As one gate closes|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 January 2000 Hands Off Residents fight for their castle|Newspaper Article Deer Park once the perfect place for a social shoot|Newspaper Article the Advocate 15 April 1992 A heart for Deer Park|Report Brimbank Community Plan 2009 to 2030 Deer Park Local Area Pland SouthWest|Photocopy of photograph 1956 Class of Deer Park State Primary Schoole 1434 1 Reg Spratling 2 Ian Sutherland 3 Ken Brown 4 Bob Foley 5 Alec OBrien 6 Maurie Hunter 7 Unknown 8 Jack fisher 9 Stan Brown 10 Lester Musely 11 Unknow 12 Gwen Gray 13 Claire Robinson 14 Norma Johnson 15 Joyce Cronin 16 Marge Robinson 17 Violet Fisher 18 Gena Thomas 19 Vida Mosely 20 Unknown 21 Jessie Boobey 22 Dorothy Hilton 23 Mabel Barry 24 Elsie MacLeod 25 Marge Byrne 26 Ella Burgess 27 Unknown 28 Vi Wilson 29 Dulcie Ross 30 Daisy Thomas 31 Johnson 32 Fay Johnson 33 Unknown 34 Unknown 35 Harold OBrien 36 Unknown 37 Alan Obrien 38 Bruce Sutherland 39 Roland Foley 40 Matthew David Ure 41 Bob Barnett 42 burton Hunter 43 Harry MacLeod 44 Jim Lawrence 45 Joe Lawrence|Photocopy of Program Share your membories of Early Deer Park at the Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003|Photocopy of hand written notes Deer Park History Day 21 September 2003 Attendance Sheet|Photocopy of written report community Profile and Resource File May 2002|Brochure Burnside News Issue 2 2001 Burnside A great place for your family|Brochure Burnside within reach beyond expectation 2001 to 2002|Photocopy of Newsrail October 1993 Deer Park Again|Photocopy of Occupation Crossings|Photocopy of PCR Crossings|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Map for Footscray and Bacchus Marsh Line|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Goods Shed|Handwritten Notes for Deer Park Weekly Notice Extracts|Type written Notes for Weekly Notice extracts|Photocopy of Victorian Railways Names of Victorian Railway Stations|Photocopy of Railway construction No 682|Photocopy of newsrail July 2009 TailDisc Ravenhall|Photocopy of Newspaper Article Sunshine Illustrated 21 May 1960 Imperial Chemical Industries has immense Plant at Deer Park|Type written report for Mt Derrimut|Newspaper Article Brimbank Independent 8 June 1999 Council furphy upsets former cycling champ|Newspaper Article The Advocate 26 Feburay 2002 Built a business from ground Up Obituary David Ure|Photocopy Newspaper Article Mount Derrimut From a Colonys past to a Countrys Future|Newspaper Article Bowls News and Views December 1980 Deer Park Snippets of History|Photocopy of type written report Opening of Sunshine Hunt Club Commuity Centre 2 June 1985|Draft report Hunt Club Community Centre Glimpses of Early History of site|Letter dated 19 May 1984 Sunshine and District Historical Society|Letter Deer Park Services Coordinating Group|Letter dated 6 July 1983 Deer Park North Primary School|Newspaper Article Deer roamed the plains|Newspaper Article Brimbank Leader 12 March 2002 Population boom sounds over west|Newspaper Article The Advocate 13 February 2001 Book walks the wild side|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun News Pictorial 19 September 1935 Two Men killed in explosion at Ammunition Factory James Robertson and Harry Powell|Photocopy of Oblique aerial photograph 1950|Letter Dated 24 September 1980 Deer Park Primary School|Type written Notes Deer Park History Afternoon 21 September 2003 Suggested order of proceedings|Hand written note ICI purchased Mt Derrimut August 1950|Photocopy of letter dated 21 July 1992 ICI Deer Park|Brochure ICI Australia today|Photocopy of Notice Know Our History the Story of ICI at Deer Park 13 October 1996|Type written note 100 years of Deer Park State School and the Deer Park District|Photocopy of Newspaper Article School on the move Fighting fires was worth a lemonade|Newspaper Article Messenger 25 January 2000 Old and homely and not historic|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Sun 19 September 1935 Two men killed in Explosion at Deer Park|Newspaper Article Star 10 June 2003 Heritage plan for homestead|Photocopy of photograph Deer Park Amateur Cycling Club Eary 1930s H OBrien D Gray J Chapman Trainer E OBrien L Ray|Type written note An Early Irish Family at Deer Park|Type written extract Melbourn Hunt Club weights|Type written invitation to Deer Park Entertainers 1 October|Photocopy of Newspaper Article The Advocate 25 July 1979 Deer roamed the plains|Report on historical background of site of proposed new station at Deer Park West March 1977deer park, history, landmarks -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument, Property Research Notes - Reaghill, Ringwood East, Victoria. Appendix 4 - Plan of Subdivision No. 41463 and history notes by Ian and Margaret McKellar - 1996
... The name "Reaghill" possibly comes from the Davies family's Irish origins. Homebush Court was named by Geoff Davies from the Sydney suburb of that name where he had lived in the 1930s. ...The name "Reaghill" possibly comes from the Davies family's Irish origins. Homebush Court was named by Geoff Davies from the Sydney suburb of that name where he had lived in the 1930s. ...Plan of Subdivision LP41463 - Part of Crown Allotment 43, Parish of Ringwood, County of Mornington. Map includes Bedford Road, Homebush Court, Vista Avenue and Vista Court, Heathmont. Allotments include LP201659, LP139446, LP115253, LP207494, LP216905, PS335874, LP206161, PS305345, PS300083, LP92899."Reaghill”; a 30 acre property in Bedford Road, Heathmont was bought from the Blood family about 1910 by Mr Seymour Davies as a weekend retreat from his busy life as a manager with the Glenferrie (or Hawthorn) branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank. He and his family came by train to Ringwood and then drove a pony cart up Bedford Road to a gateway at about number 139 and then a long drive, which wound up to the top of the hill. There was a wonderful view of Mount Dandenong which later became obliterated by tall eucalyptus trees. The land which became “Reaghill” was part of an 80 acre crown land sale to Mr Robert Blood on 12 March 1872. More information on the Blood family involvement with the area is given on pages 13-17 of the original 1974 edition of Hugh Anderson, Ringwood, Place of Many Eagles. Another section of this land was bought by Mr Frank L Walker and subsequently became "Wombalano Park". There is a quarry on the property from which stone was used for the long driveway. The garden was mainly left natural although we have two large Liquidamber trees which were planted by his wife Dora Davies (nee Hall). Surely these were some of the first to be planted in Melbourne gardens. A small weatherboard, galvanised iron roofed cottage was built on the top of the hill. At the time the house was built there was a strike of plasterers - as a result it was lined with timber, an unusual combination at that time. The Davies had a daughter and two sons - Dora (born 1897), Geoffrey (1900), John (1902). All studied medicine at Melbourne and practised, Geoffrey in Sydney, John in general practice Melbourne while Dora went to England in the 1930s and never returned. John and Dora married in 1933 and 1938 respectively and had families. Soon after the beginning of the 1939-45 war Geoffrey enlisted in the AIF as a Medical Officer and was in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese. He spent the remaining war years in various POW camps, including Changi and others in Malaya and Thailand. While there he earned the gratitude of his fellows by his innovative use of available plants to treat tropical diseases. After this war Geoffrey returned to Melbourne and worked as a pathologist at the. Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital while living for part of the time at "Reaghill". Seymour Davies died in October 19-35 and his wife, Dora, in February 1945. Of their children, John died in 1976, Dora in 1985 and Geoffrey in 1986. In July 1968 Geoffrey moved to East Ringwood and the two acre house block* and an adjacent one were sold to Dr James Hamilton Kelly, then of New York State, USA (Title Vol 8740 folio 991). As far as is known he never lived there. The house was let to a Mr and Mrs Ingamels for some years. The relatively fertile lower slopes on the south side of the land were cleared and farmed by descendants of the Blood family. At the time of the 1957 subdivision there were clear signs of the ploughed area. It was said that they used to grow strawberries in those paddocks. In about 1955 Dr Geoff Davies decided to sub-divide the property, he was unmarried and found it too large to maintain. Initially five of the seven normal house sized blocks fronting Bedford Road were sold and in about 1957 the remainder, was divided into 15 blocks (averaging nearly two acres) and put on the market. These were sold for £1000 ($2000) per acre. Homebush Court and Vista Court were formed to give access to- these blocks. The Homebush Court blocks have close access to Heathmont and the others to East Ringwood although all are lumped into East Ringwood by the municipal and postal authorities. The name "Reaghill" possibly comes from the Davies family's Irish origins. Homebush Court was named by Geoff Davies from the Sydney suburb of that name where he had lived in the 1930s. It was originally the name of a property owned by one of the early NSW Governors. Vista was a reminder to Geoff Davies of the once-grand views he remembered seeing from the hilltop. The earlier history in this article was recounted by my mother, a niece of Mr Seymour Davies, who remembered coming on a great outing to "Reaghill" as a child. Other recollections are from our own conversations with Geoff Davies. Ian and Margaret McKellar. 16 January, 1996 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph - Digital Photograph, Marguerite Marshall, Former home of Professor William MacMahon Ball, York Street, Eltham, 24 May 2007
... family moved to the house at York Street, which was then a timber cottage, built around the 1890s and in poor repair. The underground well, cellar and part of the garden are all that remain of what stood on the original 18 acre (7.3ha) allotment. Thanks largely to Katrine’s hard work, the house was gradually renovated and extended. The long rambling house was partially built by several young neighbours, who were inspired by the cheap mud-brick and stone building style of Montsalvat, the Eltham artists’ colony. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate Shinrone, named after an Irish...family moved to the house at York Street, which was then a timber cottage, built around the 1890s and in poor repair. The underground well, cellar and part of the garden are all that remain of what stood on the original 18 acre (7.3ha) allotment. Thanks largely to Katrine’s hard work, the house was gradually renovated and extended. The long rambling house was partially built by several young neighbours, who were inspired by the cheap mud-brick and stone building style of Montsalvat, the Eltham artists’ colony. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate Shinrone, named after an Irish ...Situated at the eastern end of York Street, Eltham, 'Shinrone', the former home of Professor William (Mac) MacMahon Ball was one of the first in the Shire of Eltham to incorporate mud-brick. Professor MacMahon Ball, a political scientist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat and family moved to York Street, Eltham in 1945 into a timber cottage built around the 1890s and in poor repair. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate the home and he expanded the living area and added verandahs. In 1948 Montsalvat artist and sculptor Sonia Skipper supervised the building of most of the mud-brick studio. Neighbour Gordon Ford made the mud-bricks. Mac also asked John Harcourt, who had worked with him as a journalist in shortwave broadcasting, to build a pise (rammed earth) and stone addition to the largely timber house. Harcourt built two bedrooms - including an attic bedroom - a balcony with a shower and toilet, a nd a fireplace and chimney of local stone. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p141 At the eastern tip of York Street, Eltham, stands Shinrone, the former home of one of Australia’s intellectual leaders. Professor William Macmahon Ball, was one of the first to bring Asia as a foreign policy issue to the Australian public.1 He was a political scientist, writer, broadcaster and diplomat. The house was one of the first in Eltham Shire to incorporate mud-brick,2 because of the acute shortage of building materials after World War Two. Its novice builders later become leaders in Eltham’s built and garden design. Mac (as he was usually called), who was the son of a Church of England minister, was born in Casterton, Victoria in 1901 and died in 1986. In 1945 he helped establish the United Nations, as political consultant to the Australian Delegation at the San Francisco Conference.3 Then in 1946 Mac was appointed British Commonwealth Representative on the Allied Council for Japan, which is recorded in detail in his diary.4 In 1948 Mac led an Australian Government Goodwill Mission to South East Asia. However, Mac was perhaps most successful as an academic and public speaker.5 He was a commentator on the Australian Broadcasting Commission, from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. He was also Controller of the Short-Wave Broadcasting Unit during World War Two, which later became Radio Australia. From 1923 he taught at The University of Melbourne, then became foundation Professor of Political Science in 1949 and was Chair until his retirement in 1968.6 In 1942, as the government expected a Japanese invasion, Mac’s wife Katrine and their only child Jenny, moved from Kew to Eltham as temporary evacuees. However Mac and Katrine lived in Eltham for almost the rest of their lives. After staying with friends, they rented a house in Reynolds Road, where, as it was wartime, they needed to keep horses for transport and a cow and poultry for milk and eggs. In 1945 the family moved to the house at York Street, which was then a timber cottage, built around the 1890s and in poor repair. The underground well, cellar and part of the garden are all that remain of what stood on the original 18 acre (7.3ha) allotment. Thanks largely to Katrine’s hard work, the house was gradually renovated and extended. The long rambling house was partially built by several young neighbours, who were inspired by the cheap mud-brick and stone building style of Montsalvat, the Eltham artists’ colony. Mac asked Alistair Knox to renovate Shinrone, named after an Irish village near Katrine’s family home. Knox later popularised the mud-brick style of house construction, for which Eltham became known. He expanded the living area and added verandas. In 1948 Montsalvat artist and sculptor Sonia Skipper supervised the building of most of the mud-brick studio. Another neighbour, Gordon Ford, who was to have a major influence on the Australian garden style, made the mud-bricks. Mac also asked John Harcourt, who had worked with him as a journalist in short-wave broadcasting, to build a pisé (rammed earth) and stone addition to the largely timber house. Harcourt built two bedrooms – including an attic bedroom – a balcony with a shower and toilet, and a fireplace and chimney of local sandstone. With pioneering work naturally came mistakes, including one particularly dramatic incident when Harcourt was building walls with unsupported sections. Jenny Ellis, Mac’s daughter, remembers being awakened from sleep by a thundering shudder. The wall of her room had fallen down – fortunately away from her! In 1950 artist Peter Glass – another neighbour and later landscape designer – built Katrine a mud-brick pottery. As a result, the house features at one end Harcourt’s characteristic steep gable roof, while at the other the flatter construction characteristic of Knox. Mac referred to the home as the Eltham ‘experimental building site’.7 Surprisingly, the combination works, perhaps partly because it has the warm inviting feel of timber, mud-brick and stone.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham, alistair knox, gordon ford, john harcourt, mudbrick construction, pise construction, professor macmahon ball, shinrone, sonia skipper, york street -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageLeisure object - Toy, Circa 1878
... Ireland 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 families...Ireland 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 families ...This ceramic lid is part of a child's tea set, perhaps from a sugar bowl or tea pot. It was recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard. The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the 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 and a lookout 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 towards land. 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 the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. 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 subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became 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 Lochard 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 a passenger had raced onto the 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 the open case of brandy that 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 complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then 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 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 families in the 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 her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard 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 Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. 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 artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Toy; a white ceramic lid from a child's tea set. The underside is hollow. 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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageLeisure object - Toy Saucer, Circa 1878
... Ireland 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 families...Ireland 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 families ...The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the 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 and a lookout 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 towards land. 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 the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. 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 subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became 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 Lochard 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 a passenger had raced onto the 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 the open case of brandy that 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 complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then 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 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 families in the 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 her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard 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 Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. 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 artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Toy saucer, white glazed ceramic, slightly oval shape and uneven surface. The underside has a brown stain. part of a child's tea set. Inscription on Sticker underneath. Recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.Sticker "L/66"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, child's tea set, minature saucer, saucer, toy saucer -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageInstrument - Pressure Gauge, Barclay Curle & Co shipbuilders, Circa 1873
... Ireland 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 families...Ireland 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 families ...The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the 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 and a lookout 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 towards land. 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 the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. 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 subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became 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 Lochard 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 a passenger had raced onto the 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 the open case of brandy that 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 complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then 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 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 families in the 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 her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard 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 Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. 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 artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Pressure gauge; round brass instrument with brass fittings: gate valve and handle. The two separate parts include a small bracket. Encrustations are on the surface. The flat side has been lacquered. 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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Lead shot, Circa 1877
... Ireland 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 families...Ireland 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 families ...This artifact is a sample of small caliber lead shot recovered by Flagstaff Hill divers from the wreck of the Loch Ard in 1975. Included in her diverse and valuable cargo were 22 tons of lead shot, packed in cloth bags and wooden casks. Bulk quantities of lead shot, uniformly round balls of dull grey metal ranging from 2mm “birdshot” to 8mm “buckshot”, were routinely exported to the Australian colonies. Shot was used mostly as projectiles fired from smooth bored guns to bring down moving targets such as wild ducks and small game. It was also useful as ballast, when a dense, “pourable” weight was required to fill cavities or establish volume within a measuring container. The production of consistently round spheres of lead shot required the pouring of molten metal through a sieve and then a long drop through the atmosphere to a water filled basin for final cooling and collection. This “shot tower” process was first patented by William Watts of Bristol in 1782. His calculation of a 150 feet fall was not only to form evenly spherical droplets through surface tension, but also to provide partial cooling and solidification to each shot before they hit the water below. The value of his innovation was the minimising of indentation and shape distortion, avoiding the expense of re-smelting and re-moulding the lead. Lead shot was already being produced in Australia at the time the Loch Ard sinking in March 1878. James Moir had constructed a 157 feet circular stone shot tower near Hobart in 1870, with a peak annual production of 100 tons of lead shot sold in 28 pound linen bags. However colonial demand exceeded this source of local supply. The continued strength of the market for lead shot in the Colony of Victoria prompted substantial investment in additional productive capacity in Melbourne in the next decade. In 1882 Richard Hodgson erected the 160 feet round chimney-shaped Clifton Hill shot tower on Alexandra Parade (VHR H0709) and in 1889 Walter Coop built the 160 feet square tower-shaped Melbourne Central shot tower on La Trobe Street (VHR H0067). At its peak, the Coop Tower produced 6 tons of lead shot per week, or 312 tons per annum. History of the Loch Ard: The Loch Ard got its name from "Loch Ard" a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen, and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead, and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the 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 and a lookout 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 towards land. 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 the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. 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 subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became 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 Lochard 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 a passenger had raced onto the 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 the open case of brandy that 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 complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then 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 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 families in the 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 her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard 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 Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artifacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. 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 artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artifacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulation of artifacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collection's objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history that allows us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes of the time. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.Lead shot; a group of mixed -sized lead shot. Small 2mm shot is embedded in a sea sediment clump of concretion. Also in the group are also 5 single 2mm shot and 4 single 4mm shot that are clean and free of sediment. The shot was recovered from the wreck of the Loch Ard.Nonewarrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck artefact, lead shot, loch ard, colonial industry, melbourne shot towers, victorian metallurgy, colonial imports
