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Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Photograph, Robert Scott, Griffith Island - Stormy Night
Rare old photograph of a stormy night on Griffith IslandRare photograph of a stormy night on Griffith Island taken with a standing cameraBlack and white photograph of a stormy night on Griffith IslandRocks on Griffith Island Port Fairy A Stormy night R.Scott photobeach, sea, seascape -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, James Lauritz, Stormy evening on Beach Rd, 1989 - 1990
Stormy evening on Beach Rd. Waves crash against the shore and West Gate Bridge in distance is very hazy James LAURITZ print of Port Melbourne, laminated (one of 18). Copies of slides produced for Port Melbourne Councilbeach road, local government - city of port melbourne, built environment, james lauritz, engineering - bridges, west gate bridge -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, SWAN, Annie S, stormy voyager
Inscribed 'C.W. Richardson' and 'Richardson... with Ida's love'. Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Stormy Day
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Stormy Day raced from 1968 (2yo) through to 1974 (8yo). Career: 21 wins 9 seconds 12 thirds 107 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy day, r birthisel, bob birthisel, rj birthisel -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Stormy Lodge
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Stormy Lodge raced from 1968 (2yo) through to 1974 (8yo). Career: 23 wins 23 seconds 24 thirds 165 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy lodge, r ford, ralph ford, rg ford -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Stormy Meadow
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Stormy Meadow raced from 1969 (2yo) through to 1980 (13yo). Career: 25 wins 17 seconds 18 thirds 156 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy meadow, r birthisel, bob birthisel, h bysouth, harry bysouth, rj birthisel -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Stormy Water
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Stormy Water raced from 1966 (2yo) through to 1971 (7yo). Had Winning Streaks of 12 and 8 wins. Inducted into the Queensland Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 2008. Career: 42 wins 8 seconds 3 thirds 66 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy water, d coy, doug coy -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Document - Record, Harness Horse, Stormy Bruce
Stephen Spark compiled horses performance records starting in 1983 on his typewriter. Stormy Bruce raced from 1962 (2yo) through to 1966 then raced in US for 1 start in 1966 (6yo). Career: 27 wins 13 seconds 4 thirds 62 starts.Typed document in black and red ink.harness racing, australasian harness racing, horse career, performance records, bendigo harness racing club, bhrc, stormy bruce, b forrester -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Nobbies
An undated postcard from David to ? re his stay at Phillip Island, mentioning Broadwater Guesthouse and stormy weather.Black & white postcard of waves crashing onto rocks and stormy seas.At the Nobbies Phillip Island 226 photographs, postcards, the nobbies -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Painting, Parsons, A.H.(Mrs), 1907
Painted by Mrs Parsons married to Henry James Parsons, banker.This item is an example of the artistic skills of women in the early 20th century. It is aesthetically significant.Oil painting of the sea and stormy sky on tin.Front RH corner A.H. Parsons 1907painting oil-painting parsons-a-h painting-on-tin -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1934
Donated by Jessie Smith (nee Small)Black & White photograph of Cowes Jetty at the start of a storm. Waves crashing onto jetty with boat in background.On back: "Stormy day at Cowes Jetty"cowes jetty, storm at cowes, phillip island, jessie smith -
Mont De Lancey
Functional object - Barometer
A wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Sebire. Dated 1897.Barometer in a brown wooden casing with a glass and brass cover. Topped by a thermometer.Stormy, Rain, Change, Fair, Very Drybarometer, thermometer -
Federation University Art Collection
Oil on Composition Board, 'Speed' by Neville Bunning
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2nevill000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A small framed painting of a horse and rider galloping in front of a stormy sky.art, artwork, neville bunning, horse, animal, available -
Victorian Harness Racing Heritage Collection at Lord's Raceway Bendigo
Photograph - Framed photo finish, Rhodonite, 11 January 1972
Rhodonite won the Bendigo Pacing Cup on the 11 January 1972, followed by Stormy Day and Son of Nancy. Rhodonite owned by Mrs KM Lee, was trained and driven by IR Lee. Rhodonite raced from 1969 (2yo) through to 1974 (7yo). Career: 21 wins 23 seconds 15 thirds 124 starts. Refer to Identifier 15.236 (Media) for Full Career Performance Record. Two colour photographs, one small one large in a white frame. At the top: Bendigo Pacing Cup/ Bendigo 11-1-72/ Return to Scale At the bottom: Left corner: Owner: Mrs KM Lee/Trainer and Driver IR Lee Centre: Rhodonite (Historic Crown - Ima Scott) / Stormy Day 2nd / Son of Nancy 3rd/ Track Record Right corner: Distance 13 furlongs/Margin 15 yds/Time 3.23/Mile Rate 2.5bendigo harness racing club, horses, race, winner, bendigo trotting club, pacing cup, driver, trainer, owner, 1972, rhodonite, ir lee, mrs km lee, stormy day, son of nancy, dick lee -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Rainbow over Ballarat East, 2018, 09/12/2018
Colour photograph of a full rainbow over Ballarat East. The rainbow appeared around 8.30pm after a stormy day.rainbow, ballarat east -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Painting
HISTORY OF THE LOCH ARD The LOCH ARD belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many ships from England to Australia. Built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curdle and Co. in 1873, the LOCH ARD was a three-masted square rigged iron sailing ship. The ship measured 262ft 7" (79.87m) in length, 38ft (11.58m) in width, 23ft (7m) in depth and had a gross tonnage of 1693 tons. The LOCH ARD's main mast measured a massive 150ft (45.7m) in height. LOCH ARD made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its final voyage. LOCH ARD left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of Captain Gibbs, a newly married, 29 year old. She was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers and a load of cargo. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. On board were straw hats, umbrella, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionary, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were items included that intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. At 3am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land and the passengers were becoming excited as they prepared to view their new homeland in the early morning. But LOCH ARD was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4am the fog lifted. A man aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and LOCH ARD's bow swung back. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold its position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time LOCH ARD was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind the ship. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves broke over the ship and the top deck was loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of LOCH ARD and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael had raced onto deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached LOCH ARD Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland, this time by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the LOCH ARD disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost all of her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the LOCH ARD tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of LOCH ARD still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some was washed up into what is now known as LOCH ARD Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton porcelain peacock - one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today, the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artefact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from LOCH ARD is significant for being one of the largest collections of artefacts from this shipwreck in Victoria. It is significant for its association with the shipwreck, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S417). The collection is significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the LOCH ARD. The LOCH ARD collection is archaeologically significant as the remains of a large international passenger and cargo ship. The LOCH ARD collection is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and its potential to interpret sub-theme 1.5 of Victoria’s Framework of Historical Themes (living with natural processes). The collection is also historically significant for its association with the LOCH ARD, which was one of the worst and best known shipwrecks in Victoria’s history. Painting of The Loch Ard oil on board depicting wreck. It shows stormy sea and coastline in background. Ship appears to be capsized.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch line, loch ard, captain gibbs, eva carmichael, tom pearce, glenample station, mutton bird island, loch ard gorge, painting -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Bridgewater, n.d
Black and white photo. Waves breaking against rocky cliffs at Cape Bridgewater.Back: 'Rocky Shore & Stormy sea - Cape Bridgewater' - handwritten, black ink. '8' - pencilcoastline, cape bridgewater, south west coastline -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Audio - 45 R.P.M. Record, c 1950's
Owned - purchased and played by Barbara Gardiner 1950'sCircular record 45 R.P.M. Frank Sinatra. Four songs with orchestral accompaniment.|Stormy weather|September Song|My Blue Heaven|Ol' man RiverColumbiamusical instruments, accessories -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Thermometer, Early 20th Century
A Storm Glass and Thermometer such as this one would be used in predicting or forecasting the weather. Farmers used predictions they read from their Storm Glass to prepare for stormy weather or for choosing a good time for planting or harvesting their crops. This could mean to them the difference between a good year and a year without income. This design has been in use since the early 1800’s. According to Admiral Fitzroy (who studied the storm glass and wrote instructions on its use) the liquid in the glass changes composition and appearance according to the direction of the air moving around it. He advised the user to disturb the contents once or twice a year by tipping it upside down and shaking it gently. Item is a good example of a barometer/thermometer that would have been in most homes and farms from the late 19th century and early 20th century. This item would have been massed produced at the time therefore easily available and quite cheap to purchase making this particular item not very significant as not associated with a historic person or property or with a known manufacturer or date.Storm Glass and Thermometer, commonly called a 'Cottage Barometer', mounted on a rectangular dark rectangle of wood, top corners rounded. The Storm Glass (or weather glass, or chemical weather glass) is suspended in a long oval shaped hole in the wood on left side, held in place at top and at bottom with 2 metal bands secured by nails. The glass of this gauge is hand blown, sealed at the top with another layer of glass. The watery fluid in the storm glass is opaque brownish colour with dark particles floating in it. (Storm glasses were usually filled with a variation of a mix of camphor, distilled water, ethyl alcohol and silver nitrate.) The alcohol thermometer is mounted on the right side of the wood, bulb resting in a hollow, attached at top and near base by 2 thin metal strips, with clover-leaf shaped ends, nailed into place. Over the bulb is nailed a metal guard with 3 ventilation slits cut into it. On left of thermometer is a scale, stamped into wood, 30 below zero to 130 above zero, in 2 degree intervals. A border of 2 thin parallel lines, with remnants of light coloured paint, is around the block of wood. On the reverse side, a metal plate is nailed to the top with a mounting hole in it. Impressed sideways along edge of barometer is "STORMY" "CHANGE" "FAIR". Across the top of the thermometer is a fleur de leis in the wood, and above this it is stamped "FAHRENHEIT". On right of the thermometer, stamped into the wood, is "BLOOD/HEAT", "SUMR/HEAT", "TEMPE/RATE", "FREEZ/ING". On the back of the wood, at the base, are remnants of a white sticker with "...111.73". Carved into the wood is "HOLLAND / AV". flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, barometer, cottage barometer, storm glass, thermometer, chemical weather glass -
Federation University Art Collection
Oil Painting, Neville Bunning, 'Homeward Bound' by Neville Bunning
This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Small painting of figure on horse on a country road. Signed bottom right. Neville M Bunning.art, artwork, neville bunning, bunning, horse, stormy -
Vision Australia
Photograph (item) - Image, Jason Morgan, Happy work day, 23/2/2021
Photograph taken by a staff member of the rear view of the Kooyong building, facing the blind cricket ground. There is a rainbow above the building, visible against the stormy clouds.vision australia, buildings -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Barometer, Early 20th century
A barometer is an instrument used for measuring atmosphere pressure thus determining weather changes.The first apparatus generally accepted as a barometer was that set up in Florence in 1644 by Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), a mathematician and physicist. Torricelli filled a glass tube with mercury, sealed it at one end, and inverted it with its open end in a dish of mercury. The level always fell a short way down the tube, then settled at a height of about thirty inches. He concluded correctly that the mercury column was sustained by the weight of the air pressing on the open surface of mercury, and further experiments convinced him that the space above the mercury in the tube was a vacuum. He noted that the level rose and fell with changing temperature, but he was unable to use his apparatus to measure variations in the weight of the atmosphere because he had not foreseen that temperature would affect the level of the mercury. News of this experiment circulated quickly among European scientists, who hastened to replicate the experiment. Torricelli's conclusions were not universally accepted because some disputed whether the air had weight, while both Aristotle and the Catholic Church denied the possibility of a vacuum. In France, the philosopher René Descartes (1596–1650) seems to have been the first person, probably in 1647, to attach a graduated scale to the tube so that he could record any changes attributable to the weather. At around this time Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany organized the first short-lived meteorological network among scientists in other Italian cities, gathering observations of pressure, temperature, humidity, wind direction, and state of the sky.Theis barometer is an example of a household item from the early 20th century, used to determine the day's weather. The barometer is significant as an aid to human social, material and scientific development.Barometer, round, brass housing inset into carved wooden casing (lacquer mostly worn off). Decorative lettering for weather conditions "Stormy, Rain, Change, Fair, Very Dry". Workings are visible through opening in centre of dial. Indicator needle and another adjustable needle . Hook screwed into back of case.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, barometer, scientific instrument, weather forcasting instrument, weather gauge -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
DVD, History of HMAS Sydney, Nov-13
Presentation given to U3A meeting (Western Australia) in Nov. 2013, regarding history of HMAS Sydney.DVD inside black dvd case. DVD presentation of history of HMAS Sydney, and sinking by HSK Kormoran. Original lecture presentation given by Commodore Bob Trotter at a U3A meeting.Case front - HMAS Sydney, The Grey Gladiator/Stormy Petrel, Her Story - November 2013|DVD - The HMAS Sydney Story, DVD-Video, Recorded on DVD-R|( Back of case - Description of dvd contents.)tatura, hmas sydney, kormoran, hsk kormoran, audio, visual, technology, accessory, military, history, navy -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Medal, Mercantile Marine War medal, abt 1918
The Mercantile Marine War Medal was awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to members of the Merchant Navy for one or more voyages through a war or danger zone during the course of World War I. Miniature with ribbon. Description of full size medal: A circular, bronze medal, 1.42 inches in diameter. The obverse has a bareheaded effigy of King George V, facing left, with the legend: GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP : The reverse shows a merchant ship ploughing her way through stormy seas, an enemy submarine sinking and a sailing vessel in the background. The base of the reverse has the inscription FOR * WAR * SERVICE / MERCANTILE MARINE / * 1914 - 1918 * in three lines. Around the edge of the rim is a laurel wreath. The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide and is coloured green, white (thin middle stripe), and red (represent starboard and port running lights with the masthead steaming light in the centre). medal mercantile marine -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Army Survey Regiment – Commanding Officer Handover Parade, 1980
This photograph was taken at a Commanding Officer Handover Parade at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in 1980. LTCOL Bob Skitch was the CO from 1976 to 1980 and handed over LTCOL Frank Thorogood SB St J. LTCOL Thorogood’s appointment was from 1980 to 1981. Personnel from Cartographic Squadron appeared in the background. This is a photograph of a Commanding Officer Handover Parade at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo in 1980. The photograph was printed on photographic paper and is part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photograph was scanned at 300 dpi. 2nd Rank L to R: SPR Ilen Isaac, CPL Sue (Fryer) Bottomley, SPR Gina (Coore) Neilson, unidentified personnel, SGT Bob Scaddan at end. Front Rank L to R: SPR Rod Skidmore, SPR John Martin, SGT Bob Bright, SPR Gerry Gates, SPR Peter Main, CPL John ‘Stormy’ Tempest, unidentified personnel. Officers Rank: CAPT Bob Williams. Foreground L to R: LTCOL Bob Skitch, LTCOL Frank Thorogood.No personnel are identified. Annotated on back with ‘1981 LTCOL Bob Skitch handed over to LTCOL Thorogood. *Date is incorrect.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Model Boat, Harry McKenna, La Bella, Mid 20th century
This is a model of the ship La Bella which was built in Norway in 1893. From 1902 the La Bella worked the timber trade between New Zealand and Australia under the command of Captain George Mylius. In 1905 the ship hit a submerged reef about 100 metres from the Warrnambool Breakwater and was grounded and wrecked. Seven men drowned in the wreck and five, including the captain, were saved. A local fisherman, William Ferrier, was hailed as a hero when he went in the stormy seas in a small dinghy with one oar to rescue two of the men. In 1982 the remains of the wreck were re-discovered and the ship now has maritime heritage protection. Harry McKenna, a Warrnambool resident, was a well-known maker of ship modelsThis model is of considerable interest because: 1. It is a representation of the local Warrnambool ship, the ‘La Bella’ (wrecked in Warrnambool Bay 1905) 2. It is an example of the art of making ship models in bottles 3. It was made by Mr Harry McKenna, a well-known Warrnambool 20th century resident. This is glass bottle with a white stopper. The bottle contains a model of a ship with three wooden masts and white sails and a wooden hull. The bottle is resting on a wooden structure with two side pieces with curved tops, a top section for carrying the item and a wooden base. ‘Model of La Bella’ ‘La Bella’ wreck of the ‘la bella’, harry mckenna,, model ship builder -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Painting, Madeline M.Ravenna Lewellin, Start Point Light, Devonshire, 1875
This painting was inspired by an original painting by Wilhelm Melby held at the National Gallery of Victoria. Melby is a Danish artist (1824-1882). It depicts a famous Devonshire coastal region famous now for its lighthouse and the pick up point for the pilot when entering waters approaching Dartmouth. The sailing vessels pre-date the construction of the famous lighthouse. Over the centuries the view would have been familiar to many sailors as they left or approached the English mainland and south coast ports in the English Channel. Madeline Mary Ravenna Lewellin (1854 – 24 November 1944) was born in Victoria to Dr John Henry Hill Lewellin, a physician, and Grace Elizabeth (née Danneby). She was one of five daughters, and the family lived in Prahran. Lewellin's brother, Captain Herbert Gordon Hill Lewellin, was a commander in the P. and O. fleet (apprentice on the Romanoff, Lieutenant RNR on the HMS Arethusa in 1899, RMS Mongolia in 1913 sunk in 1917, Naldera in 1920). She studied painting at the National Gallery School in 1879 under Eugene von Guerard. She's also known for collecting and painting specimens, and became a member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria in 1885. In 1884 she won a silver medal for her studies of fungi. She collected plants for Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, and the variety of Dicrastylis lewellinii (Purple sand-sage) is named after her. Miss Lewellin, who had a love of the sea and ships as subject matter is listed in 1910 as a donor as a 10/6 member donating to the motor launch fund and in 1918 as a working member of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild which involved regular volunteer shifts at the Mission to Seamen on canteen and other duties.The donor of this highly regarded painting at the Mission , Miss Madeline R. Lewellin (1854-1944), the artist of this version was actively painting in Victoria between 1877 and 1910, was a silver medallist for studies of fungi. She liaised with Von Mueller and studied under Eugene Von Guerard at the National Gallery, School of Painting in 1879. Her works are represented in the State Library Victoria and a silver medal awarded in 1884 is held by Museum Victoria. This painting represents a tangible link with one of the ladies who interfaced with the seafarers. She had a connection with the sea thanks to her brother, Captain Herbert Gordon Hill Lewellin, who was a commander of the RMS Mongolia during WWI, and became the commodore of the P.&O. Fleet.This oil painting has a dark polished wood and gold leaf slip. The painting depicts two masted boats. The choppy sea takes up the lower-third of the painting, and the other two-thirds of the image of made up of stormy grey clouds. A rocky cliff face can be seen on the right-hand side of the painting. A small church can be seen on the hillside. The ship on the left third of the painting sits on the horizon line of the sea. The centre ship with two masts appears to be leaning to the right and its deck is exposed to the viewer showing four men attempting to handle the masts and rigging. The left-hand ship with three masts is surrounded by two grey distant silhouetted mast ships. There are three seagulls at the upper left-centre of the image. There are another three gulls down on the lower-left of the image. Front: ENGRAVED PLAQUE: Start Point Light. Devonshire. SIGNATURE: After W. Melby / M.M.R Lewellin. 1875. Reverse: IN BLACK MARKER PEN: * Hang from two points * WHITE STICKER WITH CONSERVATOR DETAILS: Art Conservation Frames / 118 Bridport Street, Albert Park, VIC, 3206 / 9696 9066 / artconservationframers.com.aupainting, ships, mast, church, sea, storm, oil painting, seagulls, madeline r. lewellin, artwork-paintings, ngv, wilhelm melby, eugene von guerard, botanist, rms mongolia, captain herbert gordon hill lewellin (1862-1935), paddy lewellin -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - William Charlesworth Letters of Administration 1904, 1904
Tait collection: item 25 of 62 This is a 1904 document containing information on the Will and Probate of William Charlesworth. He died in September 1904. He was a chimney sweep and nightman who came to Warrnambool in 1854 and married Sophia Ingham in 1855. They had six children but their married life was stormy because of Sophia’s problem with alcohol. She became notorious for her court appearances and gaol terms and her erratic behaviour in public. William Charlesworth was not able to control the situation and tried several times to get her to leave the town. Sadly she committed suicide in 1891 by throwing herself off the Hopkins River Bridge. William Charlesworth left real estate to the value of £650 and personal estate to the value of £194. The main beneficiaries were Charlesworth’s son, Alfred, his daughter Amelia Charlesworth and his grandchildren, George and Alice Tait. Ernest Chambers, the lawyer concerned with this document, had legal offices in Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Koroit in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The document was passed down to successive lawyers who occupied the legal premises in Kepler Street and located there in 2014 when it was passed on to the Warrnambool and District Historical Society. This document is of considerable interest as both William and Sophia Charlesworth were well-known residents of Warrnambool in the 19th century. It will be useful to researchers.This is a piece of cream-coloured parchment paper folded in two and containing handwritten material on four sides of the paper. It contains details on the Will and Probate of William Charlesworth, 1904. The seal of the Supreme Court of Victoria is attached with green ribbon and there are two purple stamps, one from the Master in Equity of the Supreme Court in Melbourne and the other from the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool. The document is somewhat stained on one side but the writing is legible.In the Supreme Court of Victoria; In the Probate Jurisdiction; In the Will of William Charlesworth late of Warrnambool in the State of Victoria Laborer deceasedwilliam charlesworth, ernest chambers, warrnambool, tait collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Flag Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus School of Military Survey, 10.10.1986
These photographs were taken at Flag Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the School of Military Survey, at Bendigo on the 10th of October 1986. The two RASvy units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cross country, golf, sailing, squash softball, tennis, touch football, tug-of-war and volleyball. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and snooker. The scoreboard in the background in photo .11P indicated an emphatic victory for the Army Survey Regiment.This is a set of 13 photographs of Flag Day, Army Survey Regiment versus the School of Military Survey, at Bendigo on the 10th of October 1986. There are more photographs available on 35mm negatives and 35mm positive proofs. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Ian ‘Rock’ Thistleton. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CPL Dave Cook, unidentified (x4), CPL Peter Johnson, unidentified. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CPL John Smith, Peter Tuddenham, John ‘Stormy Tempest, unidentified, Pat Drury, Mick ‘Buddha’ Ellis, Trevor Roddam, Paul Richards, Warren ‘Waldo’ Shirley. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: unidentified (x2). .5) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Eddy Jacobs - No. 13, Paul Baker – with ball, Brian Fauth – 2nd from right, Daryl South - No. 7. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Rick van Der Bom. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: Leah (Hoffman) Peppler, unidentified, Stu Thaxter. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: SGT Mick Gillham, unidentified (x3), Phil Meagher, Barry Hogan, Jim Walker, Daryl South, WO1 Trevor Osborne, CPL Michelle Griffiths, CPL Sherri (Dally) Burke, SPR Avril (Bray) Lloyd. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R foreground: SPR Jan (Crighton) Minchin, CPL Eddy Jacobs .10) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: John ‘Stormy’ Tempest, Mark Donnelly, Paul ‘Hutch’ Hunter, Andy Lucas, foreground unidentified, Lyall Camp, CPL John Martin, SSGT Bob Scaddan. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: CO SMS LTCOL Jim Corless, CO ASR LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, RSM WO1 Jeff Lynch, SGT Wayne Rothwell. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: LTCOL Clem Sargent, RSM WO1 Jeff Lynch, CO ASR LTCOL Don Swiney MBE, SGT Wayne Rothwell. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1986, L to R: LTCOL Clem Sargent, RSM WO1 Jeff Lynch, SGT Wayne Rothwell, CO ASR LTCOL Don Swiney MBE.1P – annotated with ‘10 Oct 86 I. Thistleton’ .2P to .13P –No personnel are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Glass Lens, 1886-1908
This glass lens was recovered from the wreck of the Falls of Halladale. Its purpose is unknown but could have been a lamp or torch lens or even the lens from underwater equipment. The FALLS of HALLADALE 1886 - 1908- The sailing ship Falls of Halladale was an iron-hulled, four-masted barque, used as a bulk carrier of general cargo. She left New York in August 1908 bound for Melbourne and Sydney. In her hold was general cargo consisting of roof tiles, barbed wire, stoves, oil, benzene, and many other manufactured items. After three months at sea and close to her destination, a navigational error caused the Falls of Halladale to be wrecked on a reef off the Peterborough headland on the 15th of November, 1908. The captain and 29 crew members survived, but her cargo was largely lost, despite two salvage attempts in 1908-09 and 1910. 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 Falls of Halladale was built in1886 by Russell & Co., at Greenock shipyards on the River Clyde, Scotland for Wright, Breakenridge & Co of Glasgow. The ship had a sturdy construction built to carry maximum cargo and was 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. The new raised catwalk-type decking allowed the crew to move above the deck in stormy conditions. This glass lens is significant for its association with the wreck of the sailing ship the Falls of Halladale. The Falls of Halladale shipwreck is listed on the Victorian Heritage (No. S255). She was one of the last ships to sail the Trade Routes from Europe and the Americas. Also of significance is that the vessel was one of the first ships to have fore and aft lifting bridges as a significant safety feature still in use on modern vessels today. The subject model is an example of an International Cargo Ship used during the 19th and early 20th centuries to transport goods around the world and represents aspects of Victoria’s shipping industry. Glass lens; transparent glass dome with flat base. Glass has bubbles and several concentric lines on the surface. There are light coloured encrustations on the surface. It was recovered from the wreck of the Falls of Halladale. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, shipwreck artefact, falls of halladale, glass lens, glass cover, glass dome