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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyAudio - Voyage to Australia, 1951, Jack Bolt, 23 May 2011
... Voyage to Australia, 1951, Jack Bolt...Jack Bolt on his voyage to Australia in 1951...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Built Environment Families Jack Bolt Duration 00:13:51 Jack Bolt on his voyage to Australia in 1951 Audio Voyage to Australia, 1951, Jack Bolt ...Jack Bolt on his voyage to Australia in 1951Duration 00:13:51built environment, families, jack bolt -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Account of Nash family's voyage to Australia, c.1955
... Account of Nash family's voyage to Australia ...Account of the Nash family's voyage from England to Australia c.1955. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street....Document Account of Nash family's voyage to Australia ...Account of the Nash family's voyage from England to Australia c.1955. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.immigration, nash family -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaAlbum (item) - Photographic Album, digital copy, Freda Kathleen Oxley (1882-1969), Album of photographs of a voyage to Australia and visit to the Mission to Seamen, Melbourne [picture] / Freda Oxley, 1925-1928
... Album of photographs of a voyage to Australia and visit to the Mission to Seamen, Melbourne [picture] / Freda Oxley...Album of photographs of a voyage to Australia and visit to the Mission to Seamen, Melbourne [picture] / Freda Oxley Album Photographic Album, digital copy Freda Kathleen Oxley (1882-1969) ...This is a copy of an album of photographs held at the National Library of Australia. The album was photographed by Reverend's Weller grand daughter. Freda Oxley was a friend of the Wellers. She was born in Windsor in 1882 where Alexina Weller (nee Caley) was also born in 1885. She travelled on the SS Persic from England and arrived in 1925. She stayed at the Mission for several years, and became a host of the many picnics, making friends with the ladies from the Guild, taking photographs of people and events. Page 1 to 3: Outward Bound - SS Persic - September 26th .... November 12th 1925 Page 4: Interiors of the Mission to Seamen Melbourne Page 5: Mission to Seamen exteriors and wharf Page 6: Wellers with officers during lunch in the Manse Page 7-8: Mission's staff, garden, Wellers Page 8: Freda Oxley, the Wellers, Alexina Weller, Xmas Day 1927, Dora Walker and Rev. Weller Page 9: Gardens: the photographs show the garden's plants in its early years / Botanical Gardens / Nellie Melba's gardens in her estate Coombe: Walter Butler, the architect of the Mission had designed some extensions for Nellie Melba's estate and part of the gardens of the property, so it was likely through they acquaintance that the Mission's reverend and friends were invited. Page 10: Ships in the Yarra River Page 11: Skaregrom and Mitchell ships Page 12-15: Picnics Page 16: Christmas at the Mission, tennis court Page 17: Picnic Page 18: Dora Walker's wedding Page 19: Beach holiday Freda went back to the UK in March 1929 on the Cathay. But she came back to help the Mission as she's listed on the electoral roll in 1931 living there with the Olivers.This album provides valuable photographs of the Mission's interiors, garden, staff, guests and activities during the Wellers stay. It also provides the provenance of the Weller album held in the Mission's collection.The album was donated to the National Library of Australia by Miss Elizabeth Phillips, with her address in England, with a typed note attached that reads: 'These photographs were taken by my aunt Miss Freda Oxley between 1925 and 1928. She went out to Melbourne at that time and stayed at the Mission to Seamen with her friends the Revd Jack Weller and Mrs Weller. The Revd Weller later became Bishop of the Falkland Islands.'freda kathleen oxley 1882-1969, ss persic, gardens, botanical garden, picnics, officers, portsea, sydney, rev. w.m robertson, dora simpson nee walker, wedding, alice sibthorpe tracy, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935, royal botanical garden, nellie melba, coombe, zoo, seamen, sailors, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), juan oyarzo, john oyarzo, fern tree gully, kerferd family -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: THE FIRST AEROPLANE VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA, 1920
... BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: THE FIRST AEROPLANE VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA...32 page booklet ''The first aeroplane voyage from England to Australia'' by Sir Ross Smith KBE, MC, DFC, AFC with 27 aeroviews by Capt. ...Also, stamp of ''R Keith Munro'' and inside cover: address of ''Inveresk'', 126 Forest Street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 16-4-20'' Book BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: THE FIRST AEROPLANE VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA ...32 page booklet ''The first aeroplane voyage from England to Australia'' by Sir Ross Smith KBE, MC, DFC, AFC with 27 aeroviews by Capt. Frank Hurley. Four page description of the flight by Ross Smith (no flight photos). NSW Edition with aerial photos of Sydney, suburbs and country towns. Inscribed on front cover (handwritten) ''Left England November 12th 1919; Arrived Australia December 9th 1919''. Also, stamp of ''R Keith Munro'' and inside cover: address of ''Inveresk'', 126 Forest Street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 16-4-20''Sir Ross Smith, K.B.E, A.F.C,D.F.C, M.C.event, official -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaBook - PDF copy, Lady Anne Brassey, The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the Sunbeam, 1889
... The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the Sunbeam...PDF copy with illustrations The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the Sunbeam Book PDF copy Lady Anne Brassey Longmans, Green, and Co. ...The Brasseys visited Australia in winter 1887. Lady Annie Brassey mentions the Williamstown and Port Melbourne Sailors' Rest and Seamen's meeting. See p. 292 (18 June 1887)Lady Brassey and her husband Lord Thomas Brassey donated the proceeds of the Sunbeam visitation in Williamstown to the Sailor's Rest (£63). They also presented the Port Melbourne Sailors' Rest with a cheque of £50 as a contribution to the new building fund. Lady Brassey died of malaria at the end of their voyage and was buried at sea. Lord Brassey also donated £10 every year to the Seamen's Mission. Lady Brassey was remembered during the opening of the new building in Port Melbourne in February 1889. A portrait of her was dedicated in November the same year. The collection of photo albums is held in the Huntington Library in California. The lists describing each album are attached in the media. Lord Brassey came back in Victoria on the Sunbeam to become the new Governor in 1895.PDF copy with illustrationsnon-fictionlady anne brassey nee allnutt (1839-1887), sunbeam, sailors' rest, williamstown, sandridge, port melbourne, seamen’s mission -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, U-boat far from home : the epic voyage of U862 to Australia and New Zealand /, 1997
... U-boat far from home : the epic voyage of U862 to Australia and New Zealand /...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Submarine warfare - World war II World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany The operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War Two Index, bib, ill, maps, p.282. U-boat far from home : the epic voyage of U862 to Australia and New Zealand / Book Allen & Unwin David Stevens ...The operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War TwoIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.282.non-fictionThe operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War Two submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CAPTAIN MATTHEW FLINDERS R. N
... ... 'A Voyage to Australia'...Investigator Fram Xenophan Annette Chappell Samuel Flinders Sailing-master Thistle Norfolk Le Geograpphie Captain Nocholas Baudin Lady Nelson Lt John Murray Mr F M Linley Mart Master Aken Porpoise Bridgewater Coato Hope Roua Francis Cumberland John Elder 'A Voyage to Australia' 'A Voyage to Terra Australis' Ann Flinders Typed (in red) copy of an account of the life and work of Matthew Flinders. ...Typed (in red) copy of an account of the life and work of Matthew Flinders. Contains the names of ships and people.document, captain matthew flinders r.n., john flinders, doningnton free school, horbling grammer, h. h. s. alert, scipio, captain bligh, providence, bellerophan, reliance, george bass, governor john hunter, tom thumb, william martin, francis, william kent, norfolk, venus, sir joseph banks, h. m. s. investigator, fram, xenophan, annette chappell, samuel flinders, sailing-master thistle, norfolk, le geograpphie, captain nocholas baudin, lady nelson, lt john murray, mr f m linley, mart, master aken, porpoise, bridgewater, coato, hope, roua, francis, cumberland, john elder, 'a voyage to australia', 'a voyage to terra australis', ann flinders -
Buninyong Visitor Information CentreDocument (item) - Diary, Edward Thomas, The Diary of Edward Thomas 1849, 1849
... ...Voyage to Australia...Edward Thomas Voyage to Australia Diaries Geelong Point Henry Immigration Grey spiral bound plastic folder with plastic pockets. ...Diary written by Edward Thomas (1828 - 1868) departed London on 24 February 1849, arriving Point Henry (Geelong) on 25 June 1849.edward thomas, voyage to australia, diaries, geelong, point henry, immigration -
Buninyong Visitor Information CentreDocument (item) - Journal, James Letcher, Transcript of the journal of James Letcher, 1857
... ...Voyage to Australia...James Letcher The Titan Shipping Maritime History Voyage to Australia Ballarat Cornwall Travel Transport Blue plastic spiral bound folder with plastic sleeves containing pages of the journal of James Letcher written in 1857. ...Copy of the transcribed journal of James Letcher's travels from Cornwall to Ballarat in 1857, aboard the vessel, The Titan.james letcher, the titan, shipping, maritime history, voyage to australia, ballarat, cornwall, travel, transport -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePhotograph
... Photograph of Captain Osburne Julia Percy on voyage to Australia....Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street Warrnambool great-ocean-road flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village Photograph Captain Osburne Julia Percy Photograph of Captain Osburne Julia Percy on voyage to Australia. Photograph ...Photograph of Captain Osburne Julia Percy on voyage to Australia.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, captain osburne julia percy -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesWork on paper - Image, Joseph Banks
... Botinit Joseph Banks who voyaged to Australian on the vessel 'Endeavour' with Captain James Cook. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields james cook botany bay endeavour tall ship explorers Joseph Banks Botinit Joseph Banks who voyaged to Australian on the vessel 'Endeavour' with Captain James Cook. ...Botinit Joseph Banks who voyaged to Australian on the vessel 'Endeavour' with Captain James Cook. james cook, botany bay, endeavour, tall ship, explorers, joseph banks -
Canterbury History GroupArticle, Bender, Jacinta, Author juggles home life, 20/06/1990 12:00:00 AM
... Local author Mrs Winsome Mateson tells the story of her ancestors' voyage to Australia and their efforts to establish themselves in the colony. " A Melbourne Family 1848-1948"...Canterbury History Group 190A Canterbury Road Canterbury melbourne Pioneers Mateson> Winsome Genealogy Balwyn Local author Mrs Winsome Mateson tells the story of her ancestors' voyage to Australia and their efforts to establish themselves in the colony. " A Melbourne Family 1848-1948" Author juggles home life. ...Local author Mrs Winsome Mateson tells the story of her ancestors' voyage to Australia and their efforts to establish themselves in the colony. " A Melbourne Family 1848-1948" pioneers, mateson> winsome, genealogy, balwyn -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Diary
... Schwerkolt on her voyage to Australia from Pittsburgh, PA, United States with her uncle, John Kruse...Schwerkolt on her voyage to Australia from Pittsburgh, PA, United States with her uncle, John Kruse Diary Document Document Mary E. ...Transcription of diary entries June 22 - August 23 by Mary E. SchwerkoltTranscription of diary entries June 22 - August 23 by Mary E. Schwerkolt on her voyage to Australia from Pittsburgh, PA, United States with her uncle, John KruseTranscription of diary entries June 22 - August 23 by Mary E. Schwerkolt jackschowsky, mary elizabeth, kruse, john -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyBook, England to Australia in 1890 - Philip Bamford, edited by John Bamford 1999
... England to Australia in 1890 - Voyage on the Steamship Ruapehu - Philip Bamford diary of his voyage to Australia 1890. ...Ringwood and District Historical Society 125A Warrandyte Road Ringwood North melbourne England to Australia in 1890 - Voyage on the Steamship Ruapehu - Philip Bamford diary of his voyage to Australia 1890. ...England to Australia in 1890 - Voyage on the Steamship Ruapehu - Philip Bamford diary of his voyage to Australia 1890. Edited by John Bamford 1999. See attached note on Copyright Reserah for this item. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - CHARCO HARBOUR
... Charco Harbour, a novel of Cook's first voyage to Australia, by Godfrey Blunden, hard cover with dust jacket, 401 pages published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson London, printed by Wilmer Brothers Ltd Birkenhead. ...Charco Harbour, a novel of Cook's first voyage to Australia, by Godfrey Blunden, hard cover with dust jacket, 401 pages published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson London, printed by Wilmer Brothers Ltd Birkenhead. ...Charco Harbour, a novel of Cook's first voyage to Australia, by Godfrey Blunden, hard cover with dust jacket, 401 pages published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson London, printed by Wilmer Brothers Ltd Birkenhead. Name H Curnow, 23.10.70 is inside the front cover.australia, history, captain cook -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyDocument - Samuel Maggs A Pioneer of Ringwood, Samuel Maggs A Pioneer of Ringwood 1851-1942
... 3 A4 pages of printed history including family trees, voyage to Australia, time in Blackburn and Ringwood. ...Ringwood and District Historical Society 125A Warrandyte Road Ringwood North melbourne The Maggs family were well known residents of Ringwood 3 A4 pages of printed history including family trees, voyage to Australia, time in Blackburn and Ringwood. ...The Maggs family were well known residents of Ringwood3 A4 pages of printed history including family trees, voyage to Australia, time in Blackburn and Ringwood. A facsimile transmission from the Healesville Library. Additional material Written by Russ Haines President of RDHS 2022. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Facsimile, compliment list for Bark Endeavour, 1768
... Facsimile of compliment List for the Bark Endeavour, dated 25 May 1768 - re voyage to Australia by Captain COOK. Printed matter which was available while the Replica Bark Endeavour was in Melbourne at Station Pier, November 1995...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Transport - Shipping HM Bark Endeavour James COOK Endeavour Replica Facsimile of compliment List for the Bark Endeavour, dated 25 May 1768 - re voyage to Australia by Captain COOK. Printed matter which was available while the Replica Bark Endeavour was in Melbourne at Station Pier, November 1995 Document Facsimile, compliment list for Bark Endeavour ...Facsimile of compliment List for the Bark Endeavour, dated 25 May 1768 - re voyage to Australia by Captain COOK. Printed matter which was available while the Replica Bark Endeavour was in Melbourne at Station Pier, November 1995transport - shipping, hm bark endeavour, james cook, endeavour replica -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Picture Lettercard and separate shipboard letter from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson 1933
... Letters from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson on his voyage to Australia on the SS Oronsay (part of the Orient Line). ...They were married in 1937, lived in Mitcham Ruby's sister Amy married Stanley Wieland hence the connection with the Wieland Family Letters from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson on his voyage to Australia on the SS Oronsay (part of the Orient Line). ...Archie Harker and Ruby Baker conducted their love affair through correspondence betwen England, where Archie lived , and Heathmont where Ruby lived. They became engaged in 1931 and Archie sent Ruby an engagment ring. He came to Australia on the Oronsay and lived in Carlton for a while. They were married in 1937, lived in Mitcham Ruby's sister Amy married Stanley Wieland hence the connection with the Wieland FamilyLetters from Archie Harker to Ruby Wilson on his voyage to Australia on the SS Oronsay (part of the Orient Line). One letter sent via Paquebot, and a fan-fold picture letter sheet with letter and shipboard photos sent via Airmail from Perth. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSouvenir - Plate - Bicentenary of Australia, c. 1970
... Front: 'To commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the Discovery of Australia 1770-1970' - black, around inner rim Back: Short history of James Cook's voyage to Australia. History of HMB 'Endeavour'. Makers mark....Patented in 1813 by Charles James Mason in Staffordshire, England, it was an immediate success, and ironstone blanks were decorated with transfer patterns or hand painting to imitate Chinese porcelain. celebration souvenir Australian souvenir 1970 1770 bicentenary ironstone English ironstone Front: 'To commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the Discovery of Australia 1770-1970' - black, around inner rim Back: Short history of James Cook's voyage to Australia. History of HMB 'Endeavour'. Makers mark. ...Ironstone is a porous earthenware, made of clay mixed with feldspar. Patented in 1813 by Charles James Mason in Staffordshire, England, it was an immediate success, and ironstone blanks were decorated with transfer patterns or hand painting to imitate Chinese porcelain.Alpine white English ironstone Wood & Sons, plate commemorating bicentenary of Australia, 1770-1970. Black and white depiction of HMS 'ENDEAVOUR', Capt. James Cook, Coats of Arms for states of Australia, Australian Coat of Arms; background of state floral emblems.Front: 'To commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the Discovery of Australia 1770-1970' - black, around inner rim Back: Short history of James Cook's voyage to Australia. History of HMB 'Endeavour'. Makers mark.celebration, souvenir, australian souvenir, 1970, 1770, bicentenary, ironstone, english ironstone -
Lara RSL Sub BranchWeapon - Photographs two off, On Board a "Family Ship" (A & B)
... (Australian War Memorial D00935) B, Australian soldiers and their British wives go ashore on leave at Cape Tpwn, South Africa, during the voyage to Australia. (Australian War Memorial D00936)...(Australian War Memorial D00935) B, Australian soldiers and their British wives go ashore on leave at Cape Tpwn, South Africa, during the voyage to Australia. (Australian War Memorial D00936) Two rectangle Black & White Photographs On Board a "Family Ship" (A & B) Weapon Photographs two off ...photograph prints 2 offTwo rectangle Black & White Photographs A, On board a family ship the Borda, bound for Australia, December 1919. More than 10000 Australian soldiers had married in Britain, and many returned accompanied by wives and young children. (Australian War Memorial D00935) B, Australian soldiers and their British wives go ashore on leave at Cape Tpwn, South Africa, during the voyage to Australia. (Australian War Memorial D00936)photograph prints 2 off -
Peterborough History GroupFacsimile of the original diary of Edward Charlwood, The 1863 Shipboard Diary of Edward Charlwood, Published 2003
... Shipboard diary of Edward's voyage to Australia aboard the 'Suffolk' in 1863....Peterborough History Group Peterborough great-ocean-road Shipboard diary of Edward's voyage to Australia aboard the 'Suffolk' in 1863. ...Shipboard diary of Edward's voyage to Australia aboard the 'Suffolk' in 1863.Description of early voyage to Australia.A4 softcover 42 page book.edward charlwood, the suffolk, shipboard diary, the success -
Seaworks Maritime MuseumCGM plate, Possibly 1988
... CGM logo ‘Presented by the master/of/CGM LA PEROUSE/ On the occasion of/Her Maiden Voyage to Australia/November 1988 Back of plate: white sticker WMA 56 PMA 0L14/1 Inside of box lid: PMA 0214/2 9 AUG 198? ...Seaworks Maritime Museum 82 Nelson Place Williamstown melbourne Rodd instruction manual found between the plate and the cushion. gifts CGM logo ‘Presented by the master/of/CGM LA PEROUSE/ On the occasion of/Her Maiden Voyage to Australia/November 1988 Back of plate: white sticker WMA 56 PMA 0L14/1 Inside of box lid: PMA 0214/2 9 AUG 198? ...Rodd instruction manual found between the plate and the cushion.Rodd silver engraved plate commemorating the maiden voyage of CGM La Perouse in 1988.CGM logo ‘Presented by the master/of/CGM LA PEROUSE/ On the occasion of/Her Maiden Voyage to Australia/November 1988 Back of plate: white sticker WMA 56 PMA 0L14/1 Inside of box lid: PMA 0214/2 9 AUG 198? (last stamp obscured)gifts -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph, Jack Donnelly, Bounty in Darling Harbour Sydney NSW, 1988 c
... Colour photograph of the replica sailing ship Bounty which joined the First Fleet Reenactment Voyage for the Australian Bicentenary celebrations then as a tourist attraction in Darling Harbour Sydney NSW...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Ships and Shipping Events Colour photograph of the replica sailing ship Bounty which joined the First Fleet Reenactment Voyage for the Australian Bicentenary celebrations then as a tourist attraction in Darling Harbour Sydney NSW Bounty in Darling Harbour Sydney NSW Photograph Jack Donnelly ...Colour photograph of the replica sailing ship Bounty which joined the First Fleet Reenactment Voyage for the Australian Bicentenary celebrations then as a tourist attraction in Darling Harbour Sydney NSWships and shipping, events -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Diary, James Brown, 1910
... Photocopy of the diary of James Brown who left Clyde, Scotland 22/9/1910 on paddle steamer "Weeroona" on its maiden voyage. Arrived Melbourne, Australia 28/11/1910. Includes photcopies of ship and crew photographs....Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Diary 'published' by a descendant who sent a copy to Barbara Gardiner who, in turn, donated the diary to the society. transport - shipping domestic life james brown ps weeroona diaries Photocopy of the diary of James Brown who left Clyde, Scotland 22/9/1910 on paddle steamer "Weeroona" on its maiden voyage. Arrived Melbourne, Australia 28/11/1910. Includes photcopies of ship and crew photographs. ...Diary 'published' by a descendant who sent a copy to Barbara Gardiner who, in turn, donated the diary to the society.Photocopy of the diary of James Brown who left Clyde, Scotland 22/9/1910 on paddle steamer "Weeroona" on its maiden voyage. Arrived Melbourne, Australia 28/11/1910. Includes photcopies of ship and crew photographs.transport - shipping, domestic life, james brown, ps weeroona, diaries -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPrint - Print, Steamship "Great Britain" in Hobsons Bay, S Francis Smitheran, 1852
... Print of painting by Francis Smitheran of the Steamship "Great Britain" in Hobsons Bay on her first Australian voyage. 1852...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne piers and wharves transport - shipping s francis smitheran great britain Print of painting by Francis Smitheran of the Steamship "Great Britain" in Hobsons Bay on her first Australian voyage. 1852 Print Print, Steamship "Great Britain" in Hobsons Bay S Francis Smitheran ...Print of painting by Francis Smitheran of the Steamship "Great Britain" in Hobsons Bay on her first Australian voyage. 1852piers and wharves, transport - shipping, s francis smitheran, great britain -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPrint - Framed Print, SS SUEVIC
... In 1901 after completing her maiden voyage to Australia "Suevic" was used to transport Australian troops to and from the Boer War in South Africa. ...In 1901 after completing her maiden voyage to Australia "Suevic" was used to transport Australian troops to and from the Boer War in South Africa. ...In 1901 after completing her maiden voyage to Australia "Suevic" was used to transport Australian troops to and from the Boer War in South Africa. SUEVIC was requisitioned by the British Government during World War I but maintained its commercial route and was used for bringing provisions and troops from Australia to Europe. SS SUEVIC 1901-1942 White Star Line. SUEVIC and her sister ship RUNIC served as troopships transporting service personnel for duty overseas during WW1Timber framed print of a ship at sea. The grey mount has signatures in white paint across the top and sides.SS SUVIC Commander Edwin English ss suevic, ww1, troopship, boer war -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaEquipment - Ship bell, Vickers, Barrow, SS Moreton Bay, 1920-1921
... The Bell was presented to the Mission by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line in October 1957, after the ship made her final voyage to Australia in 1956 and it was broken up in Barrow in April 1957 by Thomas W Ward (UK). ...Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands melbourne The Bell was presented to the Mission by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line in October 1957, after the ship made her final voyage to Australia in 1956 and it was broken up in Barrow in April 1957 by Thomas W Ward (UK). ...The Bell was presented to the Mission by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line in October 1957, after the ship made her final voyage to Australia in 1956 and it was broken up in Barrow in April 1957 by Thomas W Ward (UK). In the Annual Report 1957, Padre Oliver mentioned "the bell was found unsuited for the chapel belfry, it is to be mounted on a bracket and placed in the Celia Little lounge."Cast brass bell with wrought iron anchor and hook design wall mount: decoratively plaited cord in maritime knot pattern to resemble chain, sealed with a varnish and attached to cast iron clapper. Wrought iron hook secured by metal bolt. Bell is inscribed in upper case capital letters with MORETON BAY. Anchor attached with four flat headed hexagonal bolts with mighted wooden frame. Bell inscribed with upper case capital letters MORETON BAY. / Also brass presentation wall plaque (see image)bell, anchor, brass, ss moreton bay, ship's bell, plaque, celia little room, bracket, p&o, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company, passengers liners, passenger ships, emigrants, emigration -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPhotograph - Photograph, Black and white, S.S. Diomed, unknown
... Launched in 1922 she made her last voyage from Australia to England in 1952 where she was broken up. ...Launched in 1922 she made her last voyage from Australia to England in 1952 where she was broken up. ...The S.S.'Diomed' was the last of the Blue Funnel Line's coal-burning cargo ships. Launched in 1922 she made her last voyage from Australia to England in 1952 where she was broken up. The ship had been in service in Australia for thirty years, and as a parting gesture the ship's bell was presented to the Mission to Seafarers, Victoria by Alfred Holt & Co, the ship's owner in 1953 (see MTSV 0084 for the catalogue record of the ship's bell).Lay reader, Randall Stewart Murray, was a regular visitor to the s.s. Diomed over a number of years and accepted the offer of the ships brass bell when the ship was being broken up in 1953. This bell was on display in the Port Melbourne Mission and is now on the stage in the Flinders Street Mission.A black and white photograph of a ship at sea, the s.s. "Diomed", in a glazed, thin, black, wooden frame: verso detailed labels and information on torn brown-paper backing. String hanging system.Three labels. Label 1, Blue funnel line description of four ships. Label 2, "deans" framer's label with hand-written numbers: D13290 and 239/021. Label 3, Seabridge Australia Pty Ltd with donor details.s.s. diomed, blue funnel line shipping, seabridge australia pty ltd, deans melbourne, steamship, cargo ship, port melbourne, r. stewart murray, randall stewart murray, 1953, seabridge australia -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSouvenir - Souvenir Glass, n.d
... Construction began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August, 1987 the ship began the voyage to Australia with a crew of 12 young people from Great Britain and 12 young Australians. ...Construction began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August, 1987 the ship began the voyage to Australia with a crew of 12 young people from Great Britain and 12 young Australians. ...STS Young Endeavour is a brigantine rigged tall ship, purpose built for sail training as a bicentenary gift from the Government and the people of the United Kingdom to the people of Australia. Construction began in May 1986 in Lowestoft, England and on 3 August, 1987 the ship began the voyage to Australia with a crew of 12 young people from Great Britain and 12 young Australians. The official handover ceremony took place on 25 January, 1988 in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour.Glass, commemorating the visit of the Young Endeavour. Gold rim, gold embossed depiction of Young Endeavour.Front: 'Young Endeavour visits Robe December 1987' - gold embossed Back: 'To commemorate the visit of Young Endeavour Britain's Official Bicentennial gift to Australia 1988' - gold embossedyoung endeavour, ship, tall ships, bicentenary -
Greensborough Historical SocietyFolder, Chapman family (James Chapman), 1849o
... James Chapman, his wife Susan and all his family including his son-in-law William Poulter left the Port of London in November 1848 on board the 'Francis Ridley' of 536 tons on her maiden voyage to Australia and Bombay India. The Master of the ship was Henry Hudson. ...James Chapman, his wife Susan and all his family including his son-in-law William Poulter left the Port of London in November 1848 on board the 'Francis Ridley' of 536 tons on her maiden voyage to Australia and Bombay India. The Master of the ship was Henry Hudson. ...History of the origins of this Greensborough family and the family tree of James Chapman (1805-1875) and Susan Palmer (1808-1895). James Chapman, his wife Susan and all his family including his son-in-law William Poulter left the Port of London in November 1848 on board the 'Francis Ridley' of 536 tons on her maiden voyage to Australia and Bombay India. The Master of the ship was Henry Hudson. James Poulter owned the land between Greensborough Railway Station and Plenty River before selling it to William Poulter.20-page plastic binder, spiral bound, clear cover. Contains documents relating to the James Chapman family.chapman family, james chapman, susan palmer
