The Hygeia was used built in 1890 and could carry 2000 passengers.It was used to transport passengers from Melbourne to Queenscliffe as well as English Royalty at times.RealismBlack & white photograph of the "HYGEIA" at Queenscliffe wharfHYGEIA 1903 on the reversesteam ship, "hygeia, queenscliffe wharf

The Hygeia was used to transport passengers from Melbourne to Queenscliffe, as well as English Royalty at times.RealismBlack & white photograph of the "HYGEIA" at Queenscliffe wharf with its passengers disembarkingHYGEIA 1903 on the reversesteam ship, "hygeia, queenscliffe wharf, passengers disembarking

The Hygeia was used to transport passengers from Melbourne to Queenscliffe, as well as English Royalty at times.RealismBlack & white photograph of the "HYGEIA" at Queenscliffe wharf with its passengers loadedHYGEIA 1903 on the reversesteam ship, "hygeia, queenscliffe wharf, passengers on board

Lifeboat crewRealismBlack & white photograph of Rocket rescue practice with breeches buoy system at Queenscliffe wharf.Reverse: "Breeches buoy practice / 689/1071 c1920"crew, rescue, rocket

Undated black & white photo of a rescue rocket launch off a wharfRealismBlack & white photograph of Superintendent Ted Rogers of the Queenscliffe Life Boat Services supervising the launching a rescue rocket off a wharf in Queenscliffe. On the reverse it is written " Superintendent Rogers.practice readiness, wharf, superintendent ted rogers

The breeches buoy and endless line from the Queenscliff lifeboat were used for taking survivors from wreck to shore. Breeches buoy with canvas breechesbreeches buoy, rescue, lifeboat, endless line

A brassard is a fabric armband holding any fabric badges, unit logos or rank insignia and is worn over fatigues or army tunics.Similar to ones worn by commandos involved in Rip disaster of 1960Army commando jungle green brassard with badge, unit logo and stripes"Commando" in white on red background badge; White parachute on blue wings on green base paratrooper badge; 2 khaki chevrons corporal stripes brassard, commando

Cap comforter worn in ill-fated kayak manoeuvres raid which resulted in the loss of 3 men remembered as the rip disaster. Commando cap comforter comforter, commando, rip disaster

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. Taken as a group, it can be seen that the Great Ocean Road area wrecks constitute an extremely rich resource of historical and archaeological information.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 Brass tap with key (handle)shipwrecks, victoria tower, tap with key

A ship is said to heel when it leans over to one side. A heeling instrument corrects an error on the ships magnetic compass caused by this lean or heel unless the compass had been stabilized and corrected with small magnets to prevent such errors. Instrument for measuring ships heeling error, in wooden boxNo. 0.408heeling, heeling error, compass, marine instruments

David Beavis was secretary of the Queenscliffe Lifeboat Preservation Society Inc until his death in 1986Queenscliffe Lifeboat Preservation Society QLPS was established to oversee the restoration of the lifeboat Queenscliffe in the 1980s and the funding and construction of the current Queenscliff Maritime Museum.Sculptured bronze head of David Beavis O.A.M. mounted on wooden base Plaque: David A. Beavis O.A.M. Sculpture by Ethel Reynolds Presented by Olga Johnson 1985beavis david, sculpture, queenscliffe lifeboat preservation society, qlps

SS Pioneer was a steam dredging ship which was in service with the Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne, Australia, from 1905 to 1950. The Pioneer (aka SS Pioneer) was a steel steam driven pump driven sand dredge. She was built in Glasgow, Scotland for the Victorian Dept of Board of Works in 1905. The Pioneer was scuttled on 9 March 1950.Half model of suction dredge Pioneer in glass display casemodel, sand dredger, ss pioneer, port of melbourne

10.00AM - Received call to prepare and proceed to S. S. Time aground on Corsair Rock with other members of salvage party. Took taxi home to pick up warm clothing and gear returning at once to Fleet Forge works. Arrangements made to board tug Eagle at 5 North Wharf at 1.30PM with diving gear and salvage pumps.Scale model of SS timess time, wrecks, port phillip, corsair rock, model ship

On August 23rd, 1949, S. S. TIME was on voyage from Sydney to Melbourne with a cargo of sugar (3,000 tons), timber, general cargo and coal, when she was wrecked on Corsair Rock, entrance of Port Philip Bay. Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?57395The S.S. Time was a land mark vessel in Queenscliff and surrounding areas from August 23rd, 1949, when it was wrecked on Corsair Rock in the entrance of Port Philip Bay until the early 60s when it broke up in a storm.A brass Compass from SS Time mounted on a wooden frameNo 857 E Easdailess time, compass

Replica shed built in 2005 to house radio equipment for the centenary celebration of the first radio transmission from mainland Australia to Tasmania in 1906. A re-enactment was performed in Royal Reserve between Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff. The replica radio equipment inside was supplied by the Geelong Amateur Radio Club Inc [GARC Inc]. The shed was built by a Geelong Trade School with materials donated by Fagg Bros Pty Ltd.Commemoration of a local historical event.Building, Marconi shedradio transmission, marconi

The Empress of the Sea is historically and archaeologically significant as it was one of Donald Mackay's famous wooden clipper ships ie: representative of a particular design or type. It was also associated with both the Black Ball and White Star Lines of Australian Packets, which carried thousands of immigrants from Britain to Australia.An original watercolour painting of the burning of the sailing ship 'Empress of the Sea' by charles Dickson GregoryFront: Burning of the Empress of the Sea, C. Dickson Gregory. Back: Whatmans watercolour drawing board, 36640, C. Dickson Gregory, 41 Albert Street. Fixed label: 'Destruction of the famous clipper 'Empress of the Sea' at Port Phillip Heads 19th December 1861 Drawing by C. Dickson Gregoryempress of the sea, watercolours

Survey tape used by P.J. Larkin, government surveyorInstrument owned and used by a government marine surveyor named P. J. Larkin who worked in Melbourne and Geelong in the 1930s.Survey tape in leather pouch about 100 feet long and housed on brass reel.Purton and Littlejohn's patent Wellington 1663surveying instrument, hydrography, larkin jp

Hand operated pump used on boats. A hand brass sump pumppump, boating

Sextant used by J P Larken, Government Marine SurveyorThe sextant has been the primary position fixing tool of the marine surveyor for 200 years used to measure angles between beacons or points for hydrographic surveys. A sextant in its own wooden box.On inside box lid; 'A. E. Parson surveying and scientific instrument maker, Queen Street, Melbournesextant, jp larken, marine surveyor

Spectacle irons - three thimbles cast as single mould so that three ropes may be hooked into it to lead in different directions.Part of collection of various maritime artefacts by Wilfred (Bill) Libby Two large spectacle rings with links. spectacle rings, shackles

Part of collection of various maritime artifacts donated by Bill LibbyLarge metal hook with chain or rope link attached.hook, ship equipment

Part of collection of various maritime artefacts donated by Bill LibbyAn extendable telescope with its own leather case and strap.International code flags label on body of telescopetelescope, optical instrument, leather case

Part of collection of various maritime artefacts donated by Bill Libby Five fids made from different timbers and of various sizes. fids, sail making, rope splicing