1. Piano key from the wreck of the "Scammell". 2. Shavings of hull timber from the "Scammell" and few pieces of plywood contained in glass jar. 3. Shavings of hull timber from the "Scammell" plus small block of wood in large glass jar.1. "Key from piano of wrecked 'Scammell' / Point Danger Torquay 1891". 2. "From the wreck of the Joseph H. Scammell / May 8 1891 Torquay". Written in pen on both sides of key.joseph h. scammell, piano key

The Joseph H Scammell sailed from New York on 13th January 1891 bound For Melbourne Australia. On 7th May 1891 she hit rough weather outside Port Phillip Bay, and hit the reef 400 metres off Port Danger, at Torquay. The people on board were rescued the next day but the ship broke up and cargo and goods were strewn along the foreshore. An auction of goods was conducted by Burns and Sparrow and this dish was purchased by Edwin Molyneaux, one of the Founding Fathers of Torquay, and donated by his Great Grand daughterThis item was rescued from the only shipwreck off Torquay. The focus of this wreck has formed part of Torquay's history and folkloreA solid rectangular clear cut glass dish, part of collection from the Joseph H. Scammell.Original Note of unknown author "off /Joseph H/Scammell/May7th 1891glass dish, wreck of joseph h scammell

photo of original flag from the Joseph H Scammell

This is an actual nameplate salvaged from the Scammell, wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.The grounding of the Scammell was a significant event in Torquay's history.Rectangular metal plate (possibly brass)" JOSEPH H SCAMMELL "great ocean road, torquay, shipwreck, joseph h. scammell, 1891, point danger

The book tells the story of the shipwreck of the J H Scammell off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.The story of one of the many wrecks on the notorious south coast of Victoria.Typed booklet (27 pages)shipwrecks great ocean road victoria

This is an object retrieved from the wreck of the Joseph H Scammell lost off Point Danger at Torquay in 1891.The Scammell was one of the trading vessels lost off the south coast of Victoria in the days of sail.Rectangular plain glass dishshipwrecks great ocean road victoria, shipwreck, great ocean road, port phillip heads, point danger, torquay, victoria, joseph h. scammell, new york city, 1891

Wooden log with iron spike - part of the deck of the "Joseph Scammel" which sank off Point Danger, Torquay 1891.joseph scammell, timber with iron spike

Extracts from a book by K L Cecil and R V Carr including an eyewitness account by Felix Rosser of the wreck of the J H Scammell off Torquay in 1891.Details of one of many shipwrecks on the south coast of Victoria.Photocopied textsextracts from Cecil and Carr, The Wreck of the Joseph H Scammellshipwrecks great ocean road victoria

This letter dated 23 July 1939 was written in response to an article in the Herald newspaper about the wreck of the Scammell off Torquay in 1891. The writer. Frances Gearing aged 9 years at the time, witnessed the aftermath of the wreck.An eyewitness account of a significant event in Torquay's history.Black and white photocopywreck of joseph h scammell

Article published in the Geelong Advertiser on 23 August 1971 telling the story of the Geelong Skindiving Club recovering the anchor from the wreck of the Scammell lost on the reef at Point Danger Torquay in 1891.contemporary record of the recovery of a significant artefact from an old wreck off Torquay.Black and white photocopywreck of joseph h scammell

From book entitled -Wreck of Joseph H Scammel by Geoff NaylorPhotograph of Bell & owner Miss A StromBlack & White PhotoNoneshipwrecks great ocean road victoria, wreck of joseph h scammell

This article is the binnacle cover from the compass of the Scammell wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.This is an original artefact discovered at Point Danger Torquay in 1934. Its whereabouts were unknown until 1996 when it was donated to the Society.Round metal object, possibly cover from ships compass.Brass plate attached with provenance of itemshipwreck, great ocean road, torquay, joseph h. scammell, 1891, arnold goetz

Scammell house Photocopy of original walls and doorsscammel deckhouse, wreck of joseph h scammell

Scammell HousePhoto of front of house & Drivewaywreck of joseph h scammell

underwater photo of items from wreck on the ocean floorwreck of joseph h scammell

colour photowreck of joseph h scammell

tells story of Scammell House Torquayphotocopy of newspaper article; Geelong Advertiser 1996wreck of joseph h scammell

Photograph shows the still intact Joseph H Scammell stranded on the rocks off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.The J H Scammell was one of many ships wrecked on the south coast of Victoria.Black and white photograph

The article and photo believed to have been published in 1931 discusses the wrecking of the Joseph H Scammell and the subsequent fate of artefacts salvaged from the wreck.The J H Scammell was one of the many victims of the notorious south coast of Victoria.Black and white photocopy

Photograph appears to have been copied from an unknown newspaper but is believed to show the Joseph H Scammell on the reef at Point Danger Torquay in 1891.Black and White photocopyshipwrecks great ocean road victoria

An original artefact from the Joseph H Scammell purchased at an auction of the ships cargo after the ship was wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1891.The wreck of the Scammell was a significant event in Torquays history.Small silver spirit stove with four legs supporting a cradle over a spirit burner.shipwrecks great ocean road victoria

The article was published in the Geelong Advertiser 150 year Anniversay edition in 1990 and retells the story of the Joseph H Scammell wrecked off Point Danger Torquay in 1091.The article recalls one of the significant shipwrecks off the Victorian coast.Black and White photocopyshipwrecks great ocean road victoria

There are only seven shipwrecks in Victoria that have had more than 100 objects recovered from them reported as a result of the Commonwealth Amnesty held in 1993-94. These are the Loch Ard (1878), Schomberg (1855) and Fiji (1891) - all situated along the western district 'Shipwreck Coast' - and the George Roper (1883), Light of the Age (1868), Joseph H. Scammell (1891) and Victoria Tower - all situated along the short section of the 'Surf Coast' between Point Lonsdale and Torquay.The Victoria Tower is archaeologically significant as the wreck of an international inward-bound passenger and cargo vessel. It is educationally and recreationally significant as a coherently intact example of a British built iron clipper ie: representative of a class or type. Along with the wrecks of the Light of the Age (1868 - American-built wooden clipper ship) and Sussex (1871 - Blackwall frigate) nearby these vessels represent the three major design classes, and span the evolution of commercial and immigrant sailing ships used by the British in the colonial Australian trade in the last half of the nineteenth century.2 Doors from the 'Victoria Tower' made from teak and mahoganydoors, salvage, shipwreck, torquay, victoria tower

This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.Contents Foreword - Commodore Dacre H. D. Smyth, R.A.N. - 7 Editorial - Pondering on Polly - 9 Progress Of The "Polly Woodside" - J. F. Yuncken - 13 Nearly Another "Birkenhead" - E. J. Batten - 21 Pawn Of The Storm - N. S. Smith - 27 The "Golden Plover" - I. L. Barton - 35 The "Brier Holme" - Ross Osmond - 43 The "Joseph H. Scammell" - A. D. Long - 47 A Western Port Boatman - Arthur Woodley - 51 Apology To A Freighter - C. E. Bonwick - 52 When Ships Burned Coal -- The 'Black Gang' - E. Carpenter - 53 From The Galley -- Fried Chicken - R.G.E. - 57 Just a Bit Outside The Law - Captain C. Meyer - 59 More Of Pearling Off The ARU Islands - Capt. W. J. Cowling - 63 A Medal Well Earned - L. A. Marchant - 70 The Tale Of The "Komet" - Harrow Morgan - 72 A Passage From England To Australia in the "Gauntlet" - Sven Tvermoes - 79 A Tug Of The Past - H. R. Watson - 94 Commodore Beal To The Rescue - Capt. F. K. Klebingat - 98 The Peacock From The Sea - J. M. MacKenzie - 106 The Man From Timbuctoo - L. de Neumann - 110 H.M.A.S. "Tingira" - D. C. Ricketts - 112 Inverneill At Iquiqui 1912 - Major M. H. O. Forbes - 116 The "Bear" - S. A. E. Strom - 121 Book Reviews - - 125 Glossary - - 128 More After Thoughts - W. F. Cook - 129sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch, polly woodside