These photographs, taken by The Advocate in June 1993, document the aftermath of an accident at the Anderson Road level crossing on the Bendigo Railway Line. A car became stuck on the tracks and was struck by a freight train, splitting the vehicle in two. The driver was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries and extensive bruising, and a second vehicle was also damaged in the collision. The images capture the scene immediately following the impact and the response efforts at the site, providing a visual record of an incident that later contributed to safety reviews and infrastructure upgrades along the corridor.Site of accident last night Anderson Road railway crossing 8th June 1993 238.3anderson road, sunshine level crossing, sunshine

Set of 6 photographs of a collision between tram SW6 858 and a stock transport on 11/8/1962 at 10.40pm at the corner of Sydney Road and Moreland Road, Brunswick. Has the details of the incident on the front of the envelope. The photos show the extent of the damage and the twist in the car body. Photos taken at Brunswick Depot.Yields information about the accident damage to SW6 858 August 1962.Set of 6 black and white prints on plain paper contained within a type envelope.See image 7tramways, tram 858, accidents, brunswick, collision

Newspaper article: Tree falls on moving car, Diamond Valley News, 15 April 1998, tree fell near Main Road and Antoinette Boulevard intersection, damaging car, power line and street light.main road, accident, eltham (vic)

people, accidentsLaser copy of Remains of Yendon Baker's cart, wrecked on the Yendon railway crossing, 28/09/1938, and cuttings from two newspaper reports.road accident, rail accident, hector parker, george harris

'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933Photocopy of three newspaper clippings and one photograph. Two of the clippings also feature photographs, the the photograph at bottom is very dark and hard to visualiseprevious catalogue number and '1941' handwritten at centre top. gwladys thomas, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing, alfred hospital, hamilton base hospital, lillian mcphaill

'Three articles relating to two nurses, Gwladys Thomas and Lillian McPhail who died after a road accident while on active service in the Middle East, 1st September 1941Of significance to the AHNL as Gwladys Thomas graduated from the Alfred Hospital in 1933war service record Gwladys Thomas from the Australian War Memorial databaseprevious catalogue number handwritten at centre top. gwladys thomas, world war 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 nursing

John Gibson was a tea merchant in Warrnambool in the 1930's and later went on to run a clothing business in Fairy Street Warrnambool which also involved travelling to areas outside of Warrnambool and district farms with a range of clothing. His wife Mary was associated with the Nella Maris cafe in Liebig St where John Gibson was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack. He and his wife Mary were killed in a road accident in May 1965. It was not uncommon for items such as tea and other basic commodities to be purchased in large amounts. In an article on A common item from the early and mid 20th century with a link to a Warrnambool person and family businessRectangular metal tin with attached hinged lid.The front of the tin has a dark blue background with a white teapot and palm trees and buildings also in white. Text is in red.The tea of taste Renown Tea. J Gibson Warrnambool. Nett weight 12lbs.warrnambool, john alexander gibson, renown tea, j gibson warrnambool

By 1941, the threat of Japanese invasion caused restrictions to daily life. Blackouts became the norm. To prevent identification from enemy planes all lights had to be turned down, including car headlights that had to be covered to minimize light exposure. In Australia more relaxed regulations led to the Australian air raid precautions being dubbed the “brownout”. These shields limited the amount of light emitted by a vehicle. To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943.These shields, though not rare, evoke a period of restrictions, fear, rationing and confinement.Pair of handmade car light blackout shields. Black round metal with scoop at front as well as small glass partition.shields-blackout ww11 transport-motor-vehicles

By 1941, the threat of Japanese invasion caused restrictions to daily life. Blackouts became the norm. To prevent identification from enemy planes all lights had to be turned down, including car headlights that had to be covered to minimize light exposure. In Australia more relaxed regulations led to the Australian air raid precautions being dubbed the “brownout”. These shields limited the amount of light emitted by a vehicle. To drive at night without them was an offence; however, the increase in road accidents led to the removal of headlight masks everywhere in Australia south of Rockhampton from 15 February 1943. These shields, though not rare, evoke a period of restrictions, fear, rationing and confinement.A circular metal disc painted black - car light blackout shield. It has a small glass slot in front and a scooped out front to cover the light.ww11 blackout-shield

This file contains three items about Theobald, Augustus Gus. One page type-written document title CAULFIELD IDENTITIES on the history of Gus Thoebald. The summary of it is published in the nineteenth newsletter (April 1982) of Caulfield Historical Society. Original newspaper cutting from THE AGE dated 20/08/1990, a sports article remembering Augustus Gus Theobald at the V.A.A. mens cross-country championship held on 18/08/1990. He was killed in a road accident at 93. Two original black and white photographs of Gus Theobald as a school-crossing supervisor at O’Neil campus in Garden Vale, undated.caulfield, glen huntly, theobald gus, theobald augustus albert, glen huntly road, royal avenua, electrical business, glen huntly athletic club, medals, sport, sports people, school crossing supervisor, death and dying, castella nick de, ryan gerard, lubofsky jon, deveson glen, hoyle adam, theobald augustus gus, ramadge col.

Joel Joel Bridge Traction Engine Accident. Set of three photographs. C1922 Wimmera Bridge on Stawell Road. For information on accident see third SheetThree B/W photos of an accident on a bridge. A Traction engine broke through the surface of the bridge whilst towing a trailer full of lumber. the top photo is a close up of the tractor ashowing the rear wheel still on the bridge. The Second Photo shows the tractor and trailer from left rear, while the last phot shows the Secen from the right front.shire, archie slorach, joel area, john frampton

This dress belonged to Ellen Davis, nee McLaughlin (1870-1956), great-grandmother of Margaret Lake. Ellen was born in County Donegal, Ireland. She married George Washington Davis in 1890 and the couple moved to South Africa, where George owned a bicycle store. During this time, Margaret says, Ellen "had a life of luxury, having servants at her beck and call and even sleeping at the foot of her bed to protect her from any harm". She was a "tiny lady of 5 foot tall" and George "could put his hands around her waist of 18 inches". On coming to Australia they opened a garage and taxi service in Graham Street, Port Melbourne. They lived here until Ellen's death in a road accident in 1956. Ellen gave the dress to her great-granddaughter when Margaret was ten years old. Aged 62, Margaret told BHS, "I have worn it on several occasions, mostly to costume parties and fancy-dress balls when I was younger. I have loved it all this time and displayed it on a dress model in my last home". As she had no granddaughter of her own to leave it to, she decided to donate the dress so that it would continue to be cared for.Sleeveless black silk crepe dress with V-neck and scalloped hem. Covered with black beaded designs, with white bead and iridescent pink sequin accents.margaret lake, ellen davis, ellen mclaughlin, beading, 1920s

Photocopy of an item (enlarged) that appeared in the 27/12/1941 Ballarat Courier about Wartime (2nd World War) Safety Hints for Pedestrians. Notes actions that should be taken about boarding or alighting from tramcars, walking along roads and also accident statistics from Britain during the first four months of WWII. Used in a 1998 Fares Please! Photocopy supplied by Alan Bradley in March 1998. trams, tramways, ballarat, world war ii, blackouts, safety

Black and white photographs - 2 copiesPrinted directly below photographs, "1. overturned engine and tender at the 'dead end' which was carried away. The X indicates position of fireman McKeone when rescued. 2. View from the road. Railway accident at Ringwood". Typed below photograph, "Ringwood derailment 1902 at Wantirna Rd. underpass looking north. Maroondah Highway near trees beyond underpass". Date incorrect, should be 11 Feb 1908 (as per item 2019) - refer to The Argus article published on Wednesday 12 February 1908, page 7. Thanks to railway enthusiast Neal Glover for pointing out the error.

Newspaper clipping - The article describes Maroondah Secondary College’s involvement in the National Rethinking Drinking program, which aims to help students and parents better understand alcohol use and reduce the risks associated with it. Featured in the accompanying photo are Year 9 students Shelley Lee and Jason Thomas, who are participating in activities demonstrating the alcohol content of different drinks. The school’s health co‑ordinator, Nerida Matthews, explains that the program addresses issues such as violence, road trauma, accidents, unsafe sex, and relationship breakdowns linked to drinking. As part of the initiative, the school will host a special evening on July 19, where parents can learn about alcohol‑related risks while students serve “mocktails” and perform role‑plays. Students also use a workbook and a computer game to learn about alcohol’s effects and how to make safer decisions. (Co-pilot summary 8/8/2026)Caption "RE-THINKING their drinking"

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet - foolscap document - 'State Accident Insurance Office Victoria Mines Policy' between New Don NL of Inglewood Road, Bendigo and State Accident Insurance Office. Policy to the value of 265 pounds for employees of New Don No Liability. Pol. No. M. 42564. Top LH corner stamped with red ink McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers Bendigo, Bendigo & District Representatives.organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, mining, gold mining, insurance, employees

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 11th November 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Insurance Claims Final Report Board of Review Loan Funds Dempster Hall Committee of Management Barclay Reserve Improvements for Sunshine Baseball Club Municipal Association of Victoria Structure and Role Baseball Representative Australia Under 19 Team Two Boys from the Sunshine Baseball Club Proposed Meeting Schedule 1981 Acquisition of Lot 7 Van Ness Avenue (Hume Pipe Works) Maribyrnong Albanvale Community Building Committee of Management Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Alarm System for Elderly People CYSS Project Officer Community Directory Y.M.C.A. Outreach Project Sunshine Over 60's Directory of Services in Sunshine International Year of the Disable 1981 Emergency Relief Citizens Advice Bureau Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 59 South Road Braybrook to Lot 26 Boundary Street Clunes Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 8 Donald Street to Station Street Tooradin Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Landing of Helicopter Highpoint West Shopping Centre Court proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Dog Act Festival Deer Park Shopping Centre Report of the City Librarian Map Seminar Report of the City Engineer & Planner Maribyrnong River Valley Flooding (Reference to May 1974 Maribyrnong River Flood) Handling of Explosives Contract for the Supply, Buy-Back and Maintenance of Vehicles City Engineer's Department Reorganisation and Management Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms Lots 47A & 48 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Amenda Plans for Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Shop 1A Lot 3 Princess Street St. Albans Plan of Subdivision Lot 1 Cranwell Street and Lot 2 Lacy Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivision Paw Paw Road and Burgess Road Brooklyn Amendment to Sealed Plans Westerngate North Estate Stages 3A, 3B & 3C Plan of Subdivision Gooding Street and Willis Street St. Albans Strata Subdivision 23 - 25 Madden Street Maidstone Tenders for Annua Supplies 1980 State Road Accident Record (Half Year) City of Sunshine Report Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 1016 Penfold Place Albanvale Building Over Easement 87 Tamar Drive Deer Park Location of Building 21 Cambridge Street Maidstone Location of Building 18 Clare Street St. Albans Location of Building and Building Over Easement Lot 41 Butler Street Braybrook Sealing Legal Agreement 23 - 25 Madden Street Maidstone Report of the Superintendent of Parks & Recreation Landscape Design Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 25th October 1980 Confirmation of Making a By-Law No 138 Council Swimming Centres Proposal to Close Right of Way Orana Court Sunshine West Under the Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958dempster hall committee of management, phoenix street, sunshine north, sunshine baseball club, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, albion, van ness avenue, humes pipe works, maribyrnong, albanvale community building committee of management, south road, braybrook, donald street, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, deer park shopping centre, station road, deer park, maribyrnong river valley, maribyrnong river, robert barrett reserve, ballarat road, maidstone, berkshire road, princess street, st. albans, cranwell street, lacy street, paw paw road, burgess road, gooding street, willis street, madden street, penfold place, albanvale, tamar drive, cambridge street, clare street, butler street, orana court, sunshine west

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 11th November 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Insurance Claims Final Report Board of Review Loan Funds Dempster Hall Committee of Management Barclay Reserve Improvements for Sunshine Baseball Club Municipal Association of Victoria Structure and Role Baseball Representative Australia Under 19 Team Two Boys from the Sunshine Baseball Club Proposed Meeting Schedule 1981 Acquisition of Lot 7 Van Ness Avenue (Hume Pipe Works) Maribyrnong Albanvale Community Building Committee of Management Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Emergency Alarm System for Elderly People CYSS Project Officer Community Directory Y.M.C.A. Outreach Project Sunshine Over 60's Directory of Services in Sunshine International Year of the Disable 1981 Emergency Relief Citizens Advice Bureau Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 59 South Road Braybrook to Lot 26 Boundary Street Clunes Application for Septic Tank Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 8 Donald Street to Station Street Tooradin Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Landing of Helicopter Highpoint West Shopping Centre Court proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Dog Act Festival Deer Park Shopping Centre Report of the City Librarian Map Seminar Report of the City Engineer & Planner Maribyrnong River Valley Flooding (Reference to May 1974 Maribyrnong River Flood) Handling of Explosives Contract for the Supply, Buy-Back and Maintenance of Vehicles City Engineer's Department Reorganisation and Management Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Rooms Lots 47A & 48 Ballarat Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Amenda Plans for Six Factories Lot 1 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Shop 1A Lot 3 Princess Street St. Albans Plan of Subdivision Lot 1 Cranwell Street and Lot 2 Lacy Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivision Paw Paw Road and Burgess Road Brooklyn Amendment to Sealed Plans Westerngate North Estate Stages 3A, 3B & 3C Plan of Subdivision Gooding Street and Willis Street St. Albans Strata Subdivision 23 - 25 Madden Street Maidstone Tenders for Annual Supplies 1980 State Road Accident Record (Half Year) City of Sunshine Report Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 1016 Penfold Place Albanvale Building Over Easement 87 Tamar Drive Deer Park Location of Building 21 Cambridge Street Maidstone Location of Building 18 Clare Street St. Albans Location of Building and Building Over Easement Lot 41 Butler Street Braybrook Sealing Legal Agreement 23 - 25 Madden Street Maidstone Report of the Superintendent of Parks & Recreation Landscape Design Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 25th October 1980 Confirmation of Making a By-Law No 138 Council Swimming Centres Proposal to Close Right of Way Orana Court Sunshine West Under the Provisions of Section 528 of the Local Government Act 1958 Extraordinary Business Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse Annesley Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Shop Alterations and Extensions 811 and 811A Ballarat Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory Alterations Rothray Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Warehouse Alterations Lot 3 Emu Road Maidstone Planning Permit Factory & Office Gee Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Water Tank installation, Factory and Office Alterations Smorgan Consolidated Industries Somerville Road Brooklyn Report of the Building Surveyor Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 80 Berkshire Road Underground Tanks Lot 10 Hampshire Road Sunshine Underground Petrol Tank Location of Building 139 Morris Street Sunshine Radio Mast 866 Ballarat Road Deer Park Building Over Easement Lot 1 Station Road Deer Park Location of Building and Building Over Easement Lot 7 Scenic Place Maribyrnong Building on Land Liable to Flooding Lot 1 and Parts of Lots 2,3 and 58 The Esplanade Maribyrnongdempster hall committee of management, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, sunshine baseball club, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, albion, albanvale community building committee of management, hume pipes, van ness avenue, maribyrnong, south road, braybrook, donald street, sunshine, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, deer park shopping centre, station road, neale road, deer park, maribyrnong river valley, robert barrett reserve, ballarat road, maidstone, berkshire road, princess street, st. albans, lacy street, paw paw road, burgess road, brooklyn, gooding street, willis street, madden street, penfold place, albanvale, tamar drive, cambridge street, clare street, butler street, annesley street, rothray avenue, emu road, gee street, smorgan consolidated industries, somerville road, hampshire road, morris street, scenic place, the esplanade

Notice of Ordinary Council Meeting 14th December 1977 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of Town Clerk Ainsworth Reserve Committee of Management D. J. Evans Hall Financial Statement Research Into the Staggering of Hours, Use of Flex-Time, Financial Assistance for Study Proposed Swimming Club Rooms Sunshine & Life Saving Club Request for Lease Provision of Flood Lights Chaplin Reserve Road Accidents Suggestions for Reduction Subsidies Pre-School Centres Special Use Zone 7 Proposed Rezoning Land Transfer Nickson Estate Proposal to Rezone Zone 7 and other Adjoining Lands Agreements Re Disposal of Trade Waste Sunshine Tip James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd, South Melbourne City Council, Collins & Davey Pty Ltd, Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners, E. A. Watts Pty Ltd & M. Keogh Beautification Group Prize Money Etc by Sunshine Beautification Committee Library Service to the Shire of Melton Surrender and Creation of Easement Consolidated Bearing Company & Self Service Wholesalers Mitchell Street Proposed Purchase of Land Ardeer South for Infant Welfare and Pre-School Centre Lots 1058 & 1059 Ridgeway Parade Meals On Wheels Ground Allocation Strategy Plan for Public Swimming Pools in Melbourne Metropolitan Region Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Visiting Kindergarten Teacher Grant Family & Community Services Programme Accommodation for Adolescents Report of the Chief Health Inspector Application for the Installation of a Package Sewerage Treatment Plant Sunshine Golf Club Ralph Street Gas Fired Toilets and Biological septic Tank Systems Health Act Registrations for 1978 Mantoux Testing for School Children (Test for exposure to tuberculosis "TB") Symposium on Municipal Refuse Composting Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking Infringements Report of City Librarian Library Statistics Bookmobile Report of City Engineer Processing of Applications for Planning Permits Land Use Permit Application Sign Albanvale Residents Association Dover Street and Lot 119 Station Road Land Use Permit Application Extensions to Existing Service Premises (Milk bar) King Edward Avenue Corner Adelaide Street Massage Parlours Amendment 70 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Submission from S. Custance & Associates on Behalf of Amusement Machine Operators Association Land Use Permit Application Service Premises and Caretaker's Residence 461A Ballarat Road Land Use Permit Application Store Additon to Two Existing Shops and Dwellings 59 Sydney Street Proposed Municipal Tip Disused Albion Quarry Hulett Street Sunshine Tip Land Use Permit Application Sign 250 Ballarat Road Braybrook Land Use Permit Application Detached House Lot 545 Quinn Street Land Use Permit Application Additional of Two Portable Classrooms St. Bernadette's Primary School 59 Westmoreland Road bounded by Suffolk Road, Rufford Street & Willey Street Sunshine North Land Use Permit Application Sign 25 Wright Street Land Use Permit Application Extension to Highpoint West Shopping Centre Land Use Permit Application Subdivision and Detached Houses Westerngate Estate Stage 4A Land Use Permit Application Youth Welfare Service 331 Main Road East Land Use Permit Application Panel Beating Factory Lot 4 McIntyre Road Land Use Permit Application Sign 193 Hampshire Road Enforcement Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 Land Use Permit Application Furniture and Carpet Sales, Warehouse and Light Industry 2 - 4 Burton Crescent Land Use Permit Application Child Minding Centre 36 Sydney Street Land Use Permit Application Greyhound Training Establishment North Street Ardeer Land Use Permit Application Four Warehouses and One Factory Berkshire Road and Ayton Street Land Use Permit Application Flats Lot 88 Chifley Drive Land Use Permit Application Apartment House and Caretaker's Residence 16 Ridley Street Parking Area Tallintyre Road Housing Commission of Victoria Subdivision Plan of Subdivision Carter Street & Henry Street Strata Subdivision Fabian Court Consolidation of Title Corner McIntyre Road and Balwin Avenue Consolidation of Title Lots 52 & 53 Cromer Avenue Consolidation of Title Corner of St. Albans Road and Princess Street Plan of Subdivision Ballarat Road, Hampshire Road and Anderson Road Contract Supply and Maintenance of Vehicles Anderson Road Contract Western Highway Street Lighting Proposed 75kM/Hr Buffer Zone Western Highway Deer Park Station Road outfall Drain Through Commonwealth Property Metcon Second Phase Replacement of Mayoral Car Tender Berkshire Road Tender Gooding Street Tender Tennis Courts Dempster Park Tender New Sunshine Tip Dispute over F19 eastern Freeway and Freeways in General City of Collingwood Geelong Road Service Road Burgess Road to Paw Paw Road Objections to Hulett Street Private Street Scheme Report of the Building Surveyor Fencing Lot 343 Anley Place Sunshine West Local Government Act 569H Refund 15 Bardsley Street Sunshine West Undersize Allotment 100 Ballarat Road Maidstone Application Ruinous Fence 2 Norma Street Sunshine Application Outbuilding 77 Anderson Road Sunshine Application Liquids Store M.M.W.B. Western Regional Depot St. Albans Road Albion Application Undersized Allotment 8 Victoria Street Sunshine Application Outbuilding 32 Killara Street Sunshine West Application Outbuilding 171 Main Road West Deer Park Pre-School Station Road Deer Park Alteration to Grandstand Skinner Reserve Churchill Avenue Cricket Pavilion Dempster Park Sunshine North Report of Officer's General-Purpose Committee Information Posters city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, ainsworth reserve, vernon street, sunshine west, d. j. evans hall, churchill avenue, braybrook, sunshine swimming pool, sunshine swimming club, kennedy street, sunshine, chaplin reserve, sunshine & life saving club, anderson road, sunshine tip, sunshine beautification committee, consolidated bearing company, self service wholesalers, mitchell street, maidstone, ardeer south infant welfare & preschool, ridgeway parade, ardeer, sunshine golf club, ralph street, dover street, station road, deer park, king edward avenue, adelaide street, ballarat road, albion, sydney street, albion quarry, hulett street, quinn street, st. bernadette's primary school, westmoreland road, suffolk road, rufford street, willey street, wright street, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong, main road east, st. albans, mcintyre road, hampshire road, burton crescent, north street, chifley drive, ridley street, tallintyre road, carter street, henry street, fabian court, balwin avenue, cromer avenue, st. albans road, princess street, western highway, berkshire road, gooding street, dempster park, phoenix street, geelong road service road, paw paw road, anley place, bardsley street, norma street, victoria street, killara street

Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls (1906-1988), footballer, pastor, activist and governor, was born on 9 December 1906 at Cummeragunja Aboriginal mission, New South Wales, fifth child of Herbert Nicholls, seasonal worker, and his wife Florence, née Atkinson. Doug grew up at Cummeragunja, on the Murray River near Barmah, in its golden years of Aboriginal autonomy. Thomas Shadrach James gave him and other Yorta Yorta children a sound primary education, reinforcing the pride and self-assurance gained from their parents. As Doug grew, so too did the powers of the State’s Aboriginal Protection Board. Doug’s elder sister Hilda was removed about 1915. When Doug reached 14, he was moved off under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909) to find work. He took a job with dredging teams constructing levees on the Murray. Like other youths in the region Nicholls played Australian rules football, emulating kinsmen who had won local premierships since the 1890s. Doug and his brother Herbert (‘Dowie’) played with Tongala in the mid-1920s. Melbourne football beckoned, Doug trying out unsuccessfully for Carlton in 1927. He signed with the Northcote Victorian Football Association team, despite his nervousness about his Aboriginality, and was given a job with Northcote City Council. ‘Dowie’ joined him for a season. Doug was short at 5 ft 2 ins (158 cm), but muscular and lightning fast. He competed regularly during a boom in professional running, winning many heat and place prizes. In 1929 he won the Nyah and Warracknabeal gifts, earning a sash and £100 in each, together with a case of cutlery in the latter. Using his speed on the wing for Northcote, he produced great spring and agility from his compact body. The Sporting Globe reported in 1929 that ‘he flashes through packs of big men, whisks around small men . . . and attempts marks at the back of any six-footer’. In front-on clashes he was flattened only to rise again. The sole Aborigine in the VFA, he was known affectionately as the ‘flying Abo’ but called worse by his opponents’ barrackers. He competed for five seasons, being named ‘best and fairest’ twice, appearing in three association grand finals and winning in 1929. Keen to earn more than a seasonal wage, in 1931 Nicholls accepted a three-year contract with Jimmy Sharman’s travelling boxing show. The bouts matched opposites, local against tent boxer, white against black, and sometimes men of different sizes. He faced stiff competition from those who wanted to best the noted Melbourne black footballer, the crowd adding racial abuse. A far better footballer than boxer, he copped some punishment. Fighting in the Melbourne Stadium in December 1931, he was described by Truth as ‘slow and awkward’, but packing a ‘good wallop’. In 1932 Sharman, who treated his boxers fairly, released Nicholls to join the Fitzroy Victorian Football League team, which agreed to employ him as its groundsman. He played fifty-four games for Fitzroy over six seasons until knee trouble forced him out in 1937. Winning cups in 1934 and 1935, he played alongside Haydn Bunton and Wilfred (‘Chicken’) Smallhorn. Grand finals eluded him but he represented Victoria twice. Following his mother’s death, Nicholls revisited the Church of Christ chapel in Northcote, where they had worshipped together. On 17 July 1932 he experienced a conversion. He was soon baptised and witnessed openly, leading his fellow footballers to occasional church parades. Nicholls exhibited leadership qualities. William Cooper, founder of the Australian Aborigines’ League and Nicholls’ Yorta Yorta kinsman and fellow Christian, encouraged the young footballer. In February 1935 Cooper, Nicholls and others lobbied Thomas Paterson, the Commonwealth minister for the interior, over the need for Federal control of Aboriginal affairs. Nicholls attended the Day of Mourning protest for Aborigines held in Sydney on 26 January 1938, declaring: ‘after 150 years our people are still influenced and bossed by white people. I know we can proudly hold our own with others if given the chance’. When Cooper retired in November 1940 Nicholls became secretary of the AAL. On 2 June 1941 Nicholls enlisted in the Citizen Military Forces. He trained at Seymour and Bonegilla before being posted to the 29th Battalion. As Major Frank Corr’s batman, he was popular with other soldiers who tolerated his preaching and Bible reading. His army service was brief, however, and he was discharged in Melbourne on compassionate grounds on 22 January 1942. His biographer claimed that the Fitzroy police requested his return to mediate in the racial tensions developing between servicemen and the mostly respectable Aboriginal families living in crowded and dilapidated Fitzroy housing; Aboriginal people maintain that they requested his release. Nicholls began welfare work and religious services from an Aboriginal home in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. In April 1942, ‘Dowie’ died of road accident trauma, leaving his wife, Gladys, née Bux, and three children. On 26 December 1942 at Moama Methodist Church, New South Wales, Nicholls married her, a caring gesture which developed into a loving partnership. In January 1943 he initiated ‘Aboriginal Sunday’, featuring a gum leaf orchestra and choir. By 1955 this service had moved to July and later evolved into National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week. Ordained a Churches of Christ pastor in 1945, Nicholls conducted a vigorous ministry from a chapel in Gore Street, Fitzroy. His work survived on donations, a small honorarium, and his employment as team coach (1947) and curator at the Northcote Football Ground. In the 1950s Gladys established grocery and opportunity shops to earn income and provide services. Their house soon overflowed with people in need or visitors to Melbourne. Nicholls also hosted inspiring African American visitors such as the pianist Winifred Attwell and the singer Harry Belafonte. His ministry extended to Aboriginal country communities. Gladys taught Sunday school, undertook endless fund-raising and welfare work beside her husband, and became his greatest supporter and financial manager. They formed an Aboriginal Girls’ Hostel in 1956, for which they acted as house parents, and bought holiday units for Aborigines at Queenscliff. Persistently advocating Aboriginal rights, Nicholls protested about the impact of the Woomera rocket range on the people of the Warburton Ranges, co-ordinated the production of a concert, Out of the Dark, scripted by Jean Campbell, to rectify the omission of Aborigines from Victoria’s Commonwealth jubilee celebrations, and criticised the Victorian Aboriginal Protection Board. In 1957 when the board was transformed into the Aborigines’ Welfare Board, he and Harold Blair were appointed as Aboriginal representatives. Maintaining the stance of a political moderate, he did not bear grudges and sought to build bridges between black and white. He co-operated with any group that aided the cause, including the Council of Aboriginal Rights, whose executive were members of the Communist Party of Australia. This association attracted the attention of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, which in 1957 began to keep a file on Nicholls. In May 1957 Nicholls formed the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League with Doris Blackburn and Gordon Bryant, a Federal parliamentarian. As its paid field officer and spokesman, Nicholls contested assimilation policies and used film to raise awareness of issues. When the Welfare Board attempted to close Lake Tyers reserve, Gippsland, he resigned in disgust and led a protest march on parliament in May 1963. The AAL also petitioned the United Nations on land rights in June, perhaps the first indigenous body to do so. He argued for new premises at 58 Cunningham Street, Northcote, opened in 1966 as the ‘Doug Nicholls Centre’. In 1958 Nicholls was a foundation member of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (Federal Council for the Advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders after 1964), which he served as national field officer (1961) and Victorian secretary (1962-63). While an innovator in tactics, he was alarmed by the influence of confrontational ‘black power’ politics in the AAL and resigned as a director amid turmoil on this issue in 1969, claiming the concept was a ‘bitter word’, not needed in Australia. Similar tensions in FCAATSI led him to join with Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) in establishing the short-lived National Tribal Council as an alternative forum. As the AAL leadership moderated their stance, he returned as president (1969-74) of the new all-Aboriginal organisation. He was also a keen patron of the National Aboriginal Sports Foundation, founded in 1969. Many honours were conferred on Nicholls: he was appointed MBE (1957) and OBE (1968) and knighted (1972). In 1962 he was named Victorian ‘Father of the Year’ and the State’s second Aboriginal justice of the peace. Crowned Melbourne’s 1973 King of Moomba, he was declared Bapu Mamus (a Torres Strait term for ‘headman’) by the NTC. On 1 December 1976 Sir Douglas was appointed Governor of South Australia, but his health deteriorated within weeks, making it difficult for him to perform his official duties. In March 1977 he hosted Queen Elizabeth during her royal tour and was appointed KCVO. He relinquished his governorship on 30 April 1977 following a stroke. Ill health continued to dog him during retirement, but he played his Nelson Eddy records, enjoyed his expanding family, and when able, ministered to the Aboriginal Church at the League’s premises. Sir Douglas Nicholls died on 4 June 1988 at Mooroopna, predeceased (1981) by his wife and survived by his five children. He was given a state funeral and buried in tribal ground at Cummeragunja cemetery. Among the many tributes to him are an oval at Northcote, handed to the AAL in 1982, a Canberra suburb gazetted in 1991, and a fellowship for Indigenous leadership established in 2003, all in his name, and a statue of Sir Doug and Lady Nicholls by Louis Laumen, unveiled in 2007 in Parliament Gardens, Melbourne. Sir Douglas Nicholls is shown speaking at a microphone; head and shoulders; dressed in a suit.Pastor Douglas Nicholls

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This rescue line-throwing rocket set was made for the Dennett rocket system, which was used by the Rocket Rescue crews in South West Victoria from around the 1860s to the 1890s. John Dennett - John Dennett was from Carisbrooke, in the Ilse of Wight, UK. In 1826 he invented, patented and demonstrated an improved method of rocket powered, line firing rescue equipment for saving lives. The rockets had a longer range than the mortars being used, they were lighter, needed less preparation time, only needed one line for repeated shots, and fewer people were needed to move the equipment. Very favourable reports of Dennett’s rockets were received by those in charge of His Majesty’s Naval and Military services. In 1832, Dennett’s rocket-thrown line was sent out to the wreck of the ‘Bainbridge’, and was responsible for nineteen survivors coming ashore in two boatloads, along the fired line. Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. He became known as ‘Rocket Man’ and his rockets were used in rescues at least until 1890, when his son Horatio was running the business. A rocket weighing 23 lb would have a range of about 250 yards (228 metres), on average. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria has had over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it, followed in 1864 by a rocket house to safely store the Rocket Rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost one hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain and improve their skills, summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The first use of a lifesaving rocket rescue system is often credited to Captain Manby and his invention of a life mortar, first used in 1808 to fire a line onto a ship to rescue lives. Henry Trengrouse’s invention of 1820 was the first to use a sky rocket’s power to throw a line, and his invention included a chair for carrying the shipwrecked victims to shore. In 1832 John Dennett invented a rocket specifically for shore to ship rescue. It had an iron case and an 8 foot pole attached and could shoot the line as far as 250 yards (about 230 metres). From the 1860s the rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It comprised a breeches buoy and traveller block that was suspended on a line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. Colonel Boxer, who had invented an early line-thrower, designed a rocket in 1865 with a range from 300 to 470 yards. It was the first two-stage rocket, with two rockets placed one in front of the other in a tube that carried the rescue line. The hemp line was faked, or coiled, in a particular way in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired, and the angle of firing the rocket was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol around 1920, which used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. Victoria’s Government adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain, which used Colonel Boxer’s rocket apparatus rescue method. The British Board of Trade published instructions in 1850 for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line attached, then firing it across the stranded vessel. A tally board was then sent out with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the continuous whip line and attach the whip block to a mast or sturdy part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a heavier hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser is then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rocket system could also be used from one ship to another.The Dennett rocket set is quite rare - there are not many examples in existence and little information is available. This Dennett's rocket set is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.A Dennett rocket set in six parts; the rocket head, three shafts (poles) and two rocket-head toting boxes. The rocket head, mounted on one of the shafts, is a long, red painted, iron tube with rounded ends and a protruding fitting around each end. The wooden rocket shafts are octagonal, with a metal sheath at the ends, carved elongated slots towards each end, and a scribed channel above the black foot. The rocket head toting boxes are thick timber, covered in fabric and painted black. They have a hinged wooden lid that slants downwards from back to front, and a metal closure. Small deliberate holes, in groups of four, on the box’s sides, indicate missing attachments, likely to have been handles. 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This rocket launching machine is used in conjunction with the Dennett Rocket Set. Both are part of the rocket rescue equipment that launches the line-throwing rescue rockets. A light line is threaded through the carved holes in the 8 foot long shaft and attached to the scribed channel at the base of the shaft. The rocket head is fitted to the shaft and inserted into the machine. The machine is set at an angle determined by the person in charge of the rescue crew, and the legs and base of the machine are adjusted accordingly with the use of the quadrant, or protractor, and plumb-bob on the side of the machine. The rocket is then ignited and fired across the vessel in distress. John Dennett - John Dennett was from Carisbrooke, in the Ilse of Wight, UK. In 1826 he invented, patented and demonstrated an improved method of rocket powered, line firing rescue equipment for saving lives. The rockets had a longer range than the mortars being used, they were lighter, needed less preparation time, only needed one line for repeated shots, and fewer people were needed to move the equipment. Very favourable reports of Dennett’s rockets were received by those in charge of His Majesty’s Naval and Military services. In 1832, Dennett’s rocket-thrown line was sent out to the wreck of the ‘Bainbridge’, and was responsible for nineteen survivors coming ashore in two boatloads, along the fired line. Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. He became known as ‘Rocket Man’ and his rockets were used in rescues at least until 1890, when his son Horatio was running the business. A rocket weighing 23 lb would have a range of about 250 yards (228 metres), on average. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it. In 1858 the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for lifeboat stations in Victoria, and in 1864 a rocket house was built to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. The British Board of Trade published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A tally board was then sent out to the ship with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line, then secure the attached whip block to the mast or other sturdy part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser was then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. This rocket launcher machine is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Rocket launcher, named a Rocket Machine, and storage box. Launcher has a long open metal channel with a spike at the base, and narrow, rectangular device, which is the line-firing rocket machine, at the top, all painted blue. Two hinged wooden legs are attached where the channel and machine meet. The side of the machine has an oval cut-out window and an attached quadrant, or protractor, with a plumb-bob on it. The quadrant has angles marked in degrees. The long protective box has white stencilled letters along the side. 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This hand barrow, sometimes called a Welsh hand barrow, was used to transport a load of marine rescue equipment from the beach cart to the rescue site, particularly over hilly, uneven or rough terrain. Hand barrows were in common use in the 19th century. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. Victoria’s Government responded to the need for lifesaving equipment and, in 1858, the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for the lifeboat stations. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built for it on the Tramway Jetty, followed by a rocket house in 1864 to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater (constructed from 1874-1890), and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifesaving and rescue crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to rehearse and maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. In July 1873 a brass bell was erected at Flagstaff Hill specifically to call the rescue crew upon news of a shipwreck. Some crew members became local heroes but all served an important role. Rocket apparatus was used as recently as the 1950s. Rocket Rescue Method - Rocket rescue became the preferred lifesaving method of the rescue crews, being much safer that using a lifeboat in rough seas and poor conditions. The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. . The British Board of Trade regularly published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle, determined by the Head of the crew and measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A continuous whip line was then sent out to the ship’s crew, who hauled it in then followed the instructions – in four languages - on the attached tally board. The survivors would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line with a tail block connected to it. They then secured the block to the mast or other strong part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the survivors fixed above the whip’s tail block. The hawser was then tightened by the crew pulling on it, or by using the hooked block on the shore end of the whip and attaching it to a sand anchor. The breeches buoy was attached to the traveller block on the hawser, and the shore crew then used the whip line to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rescue crew wore scarlet, numbered armbands and worked on a numerical rotation system, swapping members out to rest them. This hand barrow is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Hand barrow; a transporting device carried between two people walking one in front of the other. A wooden ladder-like frame with two handles at each end, blue painted body with unpainted handles. 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This small case is lined with a metal insert and shows remnants of a carry strap. It could have been used for storing and carrying fuses or cartridges for the life saving Rocket Launcher machine. The protective metal insert would help keep the contents dry or cool and protect from flame. It is part of the collection of rescue equipment in the Rocket House used by the life saving rescue crew. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. Victoria’s Government responded to the need for lifesaving equipment and, in 1858, the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for the lifeboat stations. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built for it on the Tramway Jetty, followed by a rocket house in 1864 to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater (constructed from 1874-1890), and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifesaving and rescue crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to rehearse and maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. In July 1873 a brass bell was erected at Flagstaff Hill specifically to call the rescue crew upon news of a shipwreck. Some crew members became local heroes but all served an important role. Rocket apparatus was used as recently as the 1950s. Rocket Rescue Method - Rocket rescue became the preferred lifesaving method of the rescue crews, being much safer that using a lifeboat in rough seas and poor conditions. The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. . The British Board of Trade regularly published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle, determined by the Head of the crew and measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A continuous whip line was then sent out to the ship’s crew, who hauled it in then followed the instructions – in four languages - on the attached tally board. The survivors would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line with a tail block connected to it. They then secured the block to the mast or other strong part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the survivors fixed above the whip’s tail block. The hawser was then tightened by the crew pulling on it, or by using the hooked block on the shore end of the whip and attaching it to a sand anchor. The breeches buoy was attached to the traveller block on the hawser, and the shore crew then used the whip line to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rescue crew wore scarlet, numbered armbands and worked on a numerical rotation system, swapping members out to rest them. This small leather carrying case is significant for its connection with the rocket rescue equipment, local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Leather case, brown with contrasting stitching, protective metal insert divided into two compartments. Rectangular shape. Roller buckle on front with remnants of the matching strap. 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Members of the Life Saving Rescue Crew would wear scarlet arm bands such as these as part of their uniform, with each member having a different number. The crew would work as a team to haul in the victims of the shipwreck. The leader of the crew would call out one or several member's numbers to give them a break during the rescue, while other members took their place. All members would then be relieved at some time during the rescue. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. Victoria’s Government responded to the need for lifesaving equipment and, in 1858, the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for the lifeboat stations. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built for it on the Tramway Jetty, followed by a rocket house in 1864 to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater (constructed from 1874-1890), and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifesaving and rescue crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to rehearse and maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. In July 1873 a brass bell was erected at Flagstaff Hill specifically to call the rescue crew upon news of a shipwreck. Some crew members became local heroes but all served an important role. Rocket apparatus was used as recently as the 1950s. Rocket Rescue Method - Rocket rescue became the preferred lifesaving method of the rescue crews, being much safer that using a lifeboat in rough seas and poor conditions. The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. . The British Board of Trade regularly published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle, determined by the Head of the crew and measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A continuous whip line was then sent out to the ship’s crew, who hauled it in then followed the instructions – in four languages - on the attached tally board. The survivors would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line with a tail block connected to it. They then secured the block to the mast or other strong part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the survivors fixed above the whip’s tail block. The hawser was then tightened by the crew pulling on it, or by using the hooked block on the shore end of the whip and attaching it to a sand anchor. The breeches buoy was attached to the traveller block on the hawser, and the shore crew then used the whip line to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rescue crew wore scarlet, numbered armbands and worked on a numerical rotation system, swapping members out to rest them. This set of scarlet arm bands is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Arm bands; three scarlet flannel arm bands with black cotton backing and a metal buckle on one end. White cotton embroidery forms letters and numbers, with each arm band having a different number. Part of the uniform of the Life Saving and Rescue Crew.Embroidered on front "L.S. 1 R.C." "L.S. 8 R.C." 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This rocket launcher key was used with the Dennett's Rocket Launcher system to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. Victoria’s Government responded to the need for lifesaving equipment and, in 1858, the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for the lifeboat stations. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built for it on the Tramway Jetty, followed by a rocket house in 1864 to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater (constructed from 1874-1890), and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifesaving and rescue crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to rehearse and maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. In July 1873 a brass bell was erected at Flagstaff Hill specifically to call the rescue crew upon news of a shipwreck. Some crew members became local heroes but all served an important role. Rocket apparatus was used as recently as the 1950s. Rocket Rescue Method - Rocket rescue became the preferred lifesaving method of the rescue crews, being much safer that using a lifeboat in rough seas and poor conditions. The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. . The British Board of Trade regularly published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle, determined by the Head of the crew and measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A continuous whip line was then sent out to the ship’s crew, who hauled it in then followed the instructions – in four languages - on the attached tally board. The survivors would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line with a tail block connected to it. They then secured the block to the mast or other strong part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the survivors fixed above the whip’s tail block. The hawser was then tightened by the crew pulling on it, or by using the hooked block on the shore end of the whip and attaching it to a sand anchor. The breeches buoy was attached to the traveller block on the hawser, and the shore crew then used the whip line to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rescue crew wore scarlet, numbered armbands and worked on a numerical rotation system, swapping members out to rest them. This rocket launcher key is a necessary part of the equipment for the the rocket launcher, which is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Key, part of the Rocket Rescue equipment. T shaped metal key, round handle across the top and hexagonal shaped shaft and square end. Used to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . 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