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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Metal ship's bolt, Russell & Co, Circa 1886
... Metal ship's bolt...metal bolt...A thick metal bolt with a flattened head at one end... John Laidlaw bolt metal bolt metal artefact ship's bolt A thick ...In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution meant that shipbuilders could build ships using iron. These iron ships could be much larger, with more space for cargo and they didn't need as much work to keep them in good condition. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's "Great Britain" built in 1843, was the first ship to be built entirely of wrought iron. In the 1880's steel began to be used instead of iron. Ships also began to be fitted with steam engines although a great deal of coal was needed to travel even short distances. For this reason, ships continued to be fitted out with sails even though some came with engines. The iron-hulled, four-masted barque, the Falls of Halladale, was a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 on her way to Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold, along with 56,763 tiles of unusual beautiful green American slates (roofing tiles), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6500 gallons of oil, 14400 gallons of benzene, and many other manufactured items, were 117 cases of crockery and glassware. Three months later and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland at 3 am on the morning of the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members all survived, but her valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. ABOUT THE ‘FALLS OF HALLADALE’ (1886 - 1908) Built: in1886 by Russell & Co., Greenock shipyards, River Clyde, Scotland, UK. The company was founded in 1870 (or 1873) as a partnership between Joseph Russell (1834-1917), Anderson Rodger and William Todd Lithgow. During the period 1882-92 Russell & Co., standardised designs, which sped up their building process so much that they were able to build 271 ships over that time. In 1886 they introduced a 3000 ton class of sailing vessel with auxiliary engines and brace halyard winches. In 1890 they broke the world output record. Owner: Falls Line, Wright, Breakenridge & Co, 111 Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Configuration: Four masted sailing ship; iron-hulled barque; iron masts, wire rigging, fore & aft lifting bridges. Size: Length 83.87m x Breadth 12.6m x Depth 7.23m, Gross tonnage 2085 ton Wrecked: the night of 14th November 1908, Curdies Inlet, Peterborough south west Victoria Crew: 29 The Falls of Halladale was a four-masted sailing ship built-in 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland, for the long-distance cargo trade and was mostly used for Pacific grain trade. She was owned by Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow and was one of several Falls Line ships, all of which were named after waterfalls in Scotland. The lines flag was of red, blue and white vertical stripes. The Falls of Halladale had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and able to maintain full sail in heavy gales, one of the last of the ‘windjammers’ that sailed the Trade Route. She and her sister ship, the Falls of Garry, were the first ships in the world to include fore and aft lifting bridges. Previous to this, heavily loaded vessels could have heavy seas break along the full length of the deck, causing serious injury or even death to those on deck. The new, raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck stormy conditions. This idea is still used today on the most modern tankers and cargo vessels and has proved to be an important step forward in the safety of men at sea. On 4th August 1908, with new sails, 29 crew, and 2800 tons of cargo, the Falls of Halladale left New York, bound for Melbourne and Sydney via the Cape of Good Hope. The cargo on board was valued at £35,000 and included 56,763 tiles of American slate roofing tiles (roof slates), 5,673 coils of barbed wire, 600 stoves, 500 sewing machines, 6,500 gallons of oil, 14,400 gallons of benzene, plumbing iron, 117 cases of crockery and glassware and many other manufactured items. The Falls of Halladale had been at sail for 102 days when, at 3 am on the night of 14th November 1908, under full sail in calm seas with a six knots breeze behind and misleading fog along the coast, the great vessel rose upon an ocean swell and settled on top of a submerged reef near Peterborough on the south-west Victoria’s coast. The ship was jammed on the rocks and began filling with water. The crew launched the two lifeboats and all 29 crew landed safely on the beach over 4 miles away at the Bay of Islands. The postmistress at Peterborough, who kept a watch for vessels in distress, saw the stranding and sent out an alert to the local people. A rescue party went to the aid of the sailors and the Port Campbell rocket crew was dispatched, but the crew had all managed to reach shore safely by the time help arrived. The ship stayed in full sail on the rocky shelf for nearly two months, attracting hundreds of sightseers who watched her slowly disintegrate until the pounding seas and dynamiting by salvagers finally broke her back, and her remains disappeared back into deeper water. The valuable cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. Further salvage operations were made from 1974-1986, during which time 22,000 slate tiles were recovered with the help of 14 oil drums to float them, plus personal artefacts, ship fittings, reams of paper and other items. The Court of Marine Inquiry in Melbourne ruled that the foundering of the ship was entirely due to Captain David Wood Thomson’s navigational error, not too technical failure of the Clyde-built ship. The shipwreck is a popular site for divers, about 300m offshore and in 3 – 15m of water. Some of the original cargo can be seen at the site, including pieces of roof slate and coils of barbed wire. This particular artefact was one of many found by John Laidlaw (a local Warrnambool diver) when diving on the Falls of Halladale in the 1960's. In August 1973, John Laidlaw and Stan McPhee went on to discover the underwater location of the Schomberg - a passenger ship sailing from Liverpool that ran aground on December 26th 1855 near Peterborough which now lies in 825 metres of water. When John Laidlaw died, his family donated a number of artefacts to Flagstaff Hill.This item is significant as it was recovered from the Falls of Halladale by a local diver. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes. She is one of the first vessels to have fore and aft lifting bridges. She is an example of the remains of an International Cargo Ship and also represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. The wreck is protected as a Historic Shipwreck under the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act (1976).A thick metal bolt with a flattened head at one end, a smooth shaft approximately 4 cm long followed by a 6 cm long screw section - some of which is damaged and flattened. The end appears to have had a part broken off and is showing rust damage. flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill divers, flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, great ocean road, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, falls of halladale, falls of halladale wreck, shipwreck artefact, artefact, diver, john laidlaw, bolt, metal bolt, metal artefact, ship's bolt -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Wooden section of Portland Pier, n.d
... Wooden stump with metal bolts and writing on the side.... Portland Harbour Wooden stump with metal bolts and writing ...Bower Bird Museum, Vanda Savill's collection, Heywood. Museum closed 2006.Wooden stump with metal bolts and writing on the side.portland pier, portland harbour -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Metal Wheel
... , metal bolt as the axle... from a wheelbarrow), five spokes, metal bolt as the axle Metal ...Metal wheel (possibly from a wheelbarrow), five spokes, metal bolt as the axlemetal, wheel, wheelbarrow, -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
D Shackle
... Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with bolt...-bolt metal shackle with bolt D Shackle ...Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with boltflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
D Shackle
... Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with bolt...-bolt metal shackle with bolt D Shackle ...Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with boltflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
D Shackle
... Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with bolt...-bolt metal shackle with bolt D Shackle ...Shackle U-bolt metal shackle with boltflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
... to timber by four hexagonal head metal bolts.... attachment to timber by four hexagonal head metal bolts. Photograph ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Back-'D13/D14'- red penport of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
... to concrete with four hexagonal head metal bolts.... to concrete with four hexagonal head metal bolts. Photograph ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Back- 'D11/D12' - red penport of portland archives -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - RAILWAY HARDWARE, c,1940 - 1944
... .1) Rusted metal bolt. .2) Rusted metal spike. .3... bolt. .2) Rusted metal spike. .3) Rusted bent piece of metal ...All objects supposedly brought from somebody near the site of the Thai Burma Railway..1) Rusted metal bolt. .2) Rusted metal spike. .3) Rusted bent piece of metal with pointed ends.equipment, railway, burma -
Orbost & District Historical Society
roughing plane, c. 1890 - 1950
... together with metal bolts. Also called a grooving plough plane...., held together with metal bolts. Also called a grooving plough ...Owned by the Mundy family of Orbost district. The Mundy family were farmers / settlers in the Snowy River area since c. 1880s. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Betebolong in the early 1880's from Buchan. Mundy familyA roughing plane made of wood with a small blade, held together with metal bolts. Also called a grooving plough plane.WHM is stamped into the wood (WJM?)grooving-plane roughing-plane woodworking-tool -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, Wooden engine drivers chair from Magdala Mine
... dark reddish colour with arms bolted to frame with metal bolts... dark reddish colour with arms bolted to frame with metal bolts ...Used by winding engine driver at Magdala Mine. Painted dark reddish colour with arms bolted to frame with metal bolts., peg dowel jointed. Wooden Chair - Engine Drivers. Magdala Cum Moonlight Mine. Initials Carved on it include J Gilchrist 1911Names and initials carved into woodwork. Including J Gilchrist 30.12.1911(?) On arm W.H.A., PW and TN on back V.T., V.T., A.H, down side.stawell -
Orbost & District Historical Society
dentist's chair, approx. 1860's - 1890's
... headrest and seat, wood frame, with metal bolts to allow chair... 1900's. Leather headrest and seat, wood frame, with metal bolts ...Until the arrival of 'specialist' dentists in the mid-nineteenth century, dental care was provided by the medical profession and druggists, who were eventually registered under two British Acts, the Colonial Medical Act (1858) and the Colonial Dentists Act (1878). Many isolated communities had problems gaining access to dentists, and were often served by dentists on a part-time basis, mainly providing extraction and denture servicesThis item is an example of early dentistry equipment.Portable dentist's chair from around 1900's. Leather headrest and seat, wood frame, with metal bolts to allow chair to recline.chair furniture-commercial dentistry -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir - Burma Rail Bridge Bolt & Railway Spikes.On wooden plaque
... Plaque with metal railway bridge bolt and 2 metal railway.... Plaque with metal railway bridge bolt and 2 metal railway line ...Plaque with metal railway bridge bolt and 2 metal railway line spikes.Spikes have lip on top to hold rail lines down with chisel shaped ends to by driven into sleepers. Metal bolt used to hold railway sleepers to bridgesNo markings on spikes or bolt. Plaque brass plate engraved-: BURMA RAILWAY BRIDGE BOLT & RAILWAY SPIKES Recovered 1987 By Ex P.O.W V.X. 30397 BILL TOON Approximatly 7,000 Australians Lost Their Lives Building This Railway Line 1942-1945. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Metal Clamp, Late 19th century
... bar by two metal bolts is a U-shaped metal lever. This lever... metal bolts is a U-shaped metal lever. This lever is movable ...This item is one of several tools believed to have belonged to the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips. English-born Henry Phillips (1821-1896) came to Australia with his wife Elizabeth in 1849. They lived for some time in Port Fairy. In 1865 Henry formed a partnership with Christopher Beattie and established the Warrnambool undertaking business of Beattie and Phillips. This business continued on after the deaths of the founders and lasted until the year 2000. In Warrnambool Henry Phillips was involved in the management of the Mechanics Institute.This tool is retained as an example of a vintage tool and as a memento of the Warrnambool carpenter and businessman, Henry Phillips.This is a tool with a rectangular-shaped metal bar with an upright metal piece at the end of this bar. Attached to the metal bar by two metal bolts is a U-shaped metal lever. This lever is movable. vintage tools, henry phillips, history of warrnambool -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Block
... by 4 metal bolts. Insect damage to base. Diamond shaped plate... sheave wood block with iron hook on top. Halves joined by 4 metal ...1 sheave wood block with iron hook on top. Halves joined by 4 metal bolts. Insect damage to base. Diamond shaped plate over bearing on one side.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, block -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Weed Scythe, Sheffield
... Round wooden handle with metal blade bolted to one end.... impressed on metal blade. Round wooden handle with metal blade ...Round wooden handle with metal blade bolted to one end.Hoe made by Sheffield impressed on metal blade.garden, farming, tools, sythe, weeding -
Mont De Lancey
Baby Safe Cot and Play Pen, Circa 1928
... , with flywire and hinged side door with metal bolts. Has a vinyl... cot and play pen, with flywire and hinged side door with metal ...The safety cot was used in the 1930's and kept out the mosquitos and the other children.Wooden, light green baby safe cot and play pen, with flywire and hinged side door with metal bolts. Has a vinyl mattress, and linen. With two dolls = 1 large and 1rag doll.cots -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Steam Driven Apparatus
... Steam Driven Apparatus, metal 4 bolt holes on base painted... Driven Apparatus, metal 4 bolt holes on base painted green Steam ...Steam Driven Apparatus, metal 4 bolt holes on base painted greenflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Mont De Lancey
Tool - Cant Hook, Unknown
... hook casing, attached underneath with a metal bolt. It was used..., attached underneath with a metal bolt. It was used to roll heavy ...A long wooden handled tool which has a shaped knob at the end. It has a steel point at the other end with a large curved hook casing, attached underneath with a metal bolt. It was used to roll heavy logs or bags.hooks, tools, farm equipment, grappling irons -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Shackle
... D Shackle, U-bolt metal shackle with bolt. Bolt has hollow... U-bolt D Shackle, U-bolt metal shackle with bolt. Bolt has ...D Shackle, U-bolt metal shackle with bolt. Bolt has hollow at one end. Has white paint stain on side.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, d shackle, u-bolt -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Australian forces art, Australian Soldier laying in a prone position
... from metal screws, metal bolt and a split-pin for a rifle... soldier black nut bolts no markings Black painted Metal Australian ...Black painted Metal Australian soldier with head made from a metal nut and a slouch hat , laying in a prone position made from metal screws, metal bolt and a split-pin for a rifle. Mounted on a Black painted Metal Base.no markingsmetal australian soldier black, nut, bolts -
Tennis Australia
Racquet Press, Unknown
... Racquet press.Wood with metal corner bolts. Marked 'Made... Park Melbourne melbourne Tennis Racquet press.Wood with metal ...Racquet press.Wood with metal corner bolts. Marked 'Made in Australia'. Two wingnuts missing. Materials: Wood, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1900
... with one metal bolt. Head shape is oval though top slightly... with solid convex throat fixed with one metal bolt. Head shape ...A wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat fixed with one metal bolt. Head shape is oval though top slightly flattened. Rounded handle with 'Fish head' end. Trace remains of silver decal on throat (indecipherable). Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Inktennis -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Mast Hoop
... Ring metal with shackle bolt attached. Galvanised...-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village Ring metal ...Ring metal with shackle bolt attached. Galvanised with no sign of corrosion.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Functional object - Bath base, c. 1861
... 1. Metal bolt used to clamp slabs of marble for bath , from... buildings fittings 1. Metal bolt used to clamp slabs of marble ...Hot water sea baths established in 1889 in Bank Street Port Fairy for separate men and women bathing. The bathes were closed in 1916. One bath was taken by Leo Brady when baths were demolished and used in his home until 1939. These items are from this bath.1. Metal bolt used to clamp slabs of marble for bath , from hot water baths. Bolt tapers from top to bottom and round knob on top. 2. Piece of white marble used in the sea baths - roughly triagular in shape. 3.Large piece of marble from the base of a sea bathlocal history, buildings, fittings -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Basket
... metal throw bolt at front & corners reinforced with stitched... cane rectangular rope handle each end, galvanised metal throw ...Basket cane rectangular rope handle each end, galvanised metal throw bolt at front & corners reinforced with stitched hide flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Securable hook
... by means of holes long metal bolts with screw-threaded tips..., at either end of which by means of holes long metal bolts with screw ...8431.1 - A metal hook which has one end curved around a moderately large single metal chain link, which is itself secured by an encircling metal band to a metal strip, at either end of which by means of holes long metal bolts with screw-threaded tips, screwed onto which are square metal nuts, protrude. -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Bullock Yoke, Late 1800's
... for the bows, and 3 for the centre metal ring supported by a metal... for the centre metal ring supported by a metal plate bolted ...Part of bullock harness. Wooden yoke with 4 holes for the bows, and 3 for the centre metal ring supported by a metal plate bolted into the wooden yoke. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Shoes, Shoe stand
... with a metal bolt and nut. This enables the shoe piece to remain flat... of a shoe is attached to the pole with a metal bolt and nut ...This item would have been made as a stand to display shoes in a shop. It may have been made locally in Warrnambool. As this item was donated to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society by a member of the Dickson family some years ago, it is highly likely that the stand was used for display purposes in the Warrnambool department store of Cramond and Dickson. This store, selling mainly men’s and ladies’ wear, was established by John Cramond and James Dickson in Warrnambool in 1853 in Timor Street and it later moved to Liebig Street, closing in 1973. This stand is of interest as an example of the type of stand used for display in shops early to mid 20th century. It is also significant as a possible memento of the Cramond and Dickson shop which was so important in Warrnambool’s history.This is a shoe stand with a wooden stick or pole tapering slightly to the top and ridged in three places. The pole is mounted on a wooden pedestal which is rectangular-shaped and which is indented to form a smaller rectangular base. A small wooden piece in the shape of a flat bottom of a shoe is attached to the pole with a metal bolt and nut. This enables the shoe piece to remain flat or to be tilted at various angles. cramond and dickson store, warrnambool, history of warrnambool, shoe display -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Equipment - Ship bell, Vickers, Barrow, SS Moreton Bay, 1920-1921
... clapper. Wrought iron hook secured by metal bolt. Bell... and attached to cast iron clapper. Wrought iron hook secured by metal ...The Bell was presented to the Mission by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line in October 1957, after the ship made her final voyage to Australia in 1956 and it was broken up in Barrow in April 1957 by Thomas W Ward (UK). In the Annual Report 1957, Padre Oliver mentioned "the bell was found unsuited for the chapel belfry, it is to be mounted on a bracket and placed in the Celia Little lounge."Cast brass bell with wrought iron anchor and hook design wall mount: decoratively plaited cord in maritime knot pattern to resemble chain, sealed with a varnish and attached to cast iron clapper. Wrought iron hook secured by metal bolt. Bell is inscribed in upper case capital letters with MORETON BAY. Anchor attached with four flat headed hexagonal bolts with mighted wooden frame. Bell inscribed with upper case capital letters MORETON BAY. / Also brass presentation wall plaque (see image)bell, anchor, brass, ss moreton bay, ship's bell, plaque, celia little room, bracket, p&o, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company, passengers liners, passenger ships, emigrants, emigration