Article describing access to Darby Chalet on Wilson's Promontory and the improvement of this with the new road.Article on road to Wilson's Promontory.local history, documents, newspapers, wilson's promontory, darby chalet, black & white newspaper clipping

A photo of a young man on a hike at Oberon Bay on Wilson's Promontory, with a sign saying 'Lighthouse 9M'. The date is possibly 1967 from the note on the back. The event and the name of the man is unknown. It is possibly part of a young legatee camp though the photo was in a Comradeship Committee photo album. The Comradeship committee gathered photos of events and compiled them in a Comradeship photo album for Legatees to look through.Melbourne Legacy provided many outings and experiences for Legatees and also junior legatees, this is perhaps one of them in the 1960s.Black and white photo of a young man on a hike.Stamped Property of Melbourne Legacy in purple ink. Handwritten "Dec 1967 / At Oberon Bay / Wilsons Promontory" in pencil.camp, legatee event, junior legatee outing

H. Bongers Dip. Hort. 1968.8 small sepia photographs of a camp (Wilsons Promontory ?) . In an envelope with H. Bongers handwritten on itcamp, wilsons promontory, h. bongers

Donated by former student Maureen A. Nelson (née Skuse) (1956)Black and white photographs. The 1955 student group at the Wilson's Promontory Camp in 1955 Wilsons Prom Camp 1955students, maureen a. nelson (née skuse), springhurst, excursion, wilsons promontory, wilsons prom

Contributor: T.H. Kneen9 colour slides of students on an excursion to Wilson's Promontory. Probably 1950s to 1960s.students, excursion, wilsons promontory

Coloured photo of Group from Eastern Region Historical Societies' weekend at Wilson's Promontory.hillier, andrew, gray, bill, beryl, eastern region historical societies

Darren ? about to pull the stringColour photograph of a net of bay school whiting about to be unloaded on deck of fishing boat off Wilsons Promontory, Victoriaboats and boating, fishing industry, fish

Framed colour photograph featuring an aerial view of Waratah Bay, the beach and Sandy Point . Wilsons Promontory can be seen in the distance.

Aerial colour photograph titled "Tidal River Wilson's Promontory. Laminated and block mounted on foamcore board. Text panel lower edge.

RealismHENDERSON, John Black Born 1827 London, England Died 1918 AustraliaRecto: Titled l.c. ink"Bad Saddle, Wilsons Promontory" Verso: On mount board u.r., pencil "Wilsons/Prom"landscape.

A publication to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the WW2 Commando memorial at Tidal River on Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, where the first Commando units trained. Wilsons Promontory is regarded as the birthplace of the Australian and New Zealand WW2 Commandos.An annual service is conducted each November at the Tidal River WW2 Commando memorial. Since almost all of the WW2 Commando veterans have passed, the annual service is now conducted by the post-WW2 Australian Commando Association Victoria. The WW2 Commando Association disbanded in 2010. The booklet recognises the raising of the Commandos and their training at Wilsons Promontory, and their continued recognition by the annual memorial service.Booklet , 175 mm by 245 mm, staple bound, 30 pages, full colour cover and centre pages.

Original donated by Justine Curry (née Mitchelson) 1954 in a photograph album B09.0004. Copy of black ans white photograph of Students, T.H. Kneen and his children gathered around a campsite on an excursion to Wilson's Promontory. Used in the Centennial Display in 1991.students, t.h. kneen, children, campsite, excursion, centennial display, justine curry (née mitchelson), wilson's promontory

Black and white photo of Peter Sutton sitting on the end of a wooden picnic table playing an accordion. Written on the back: Peter Sutton. Last lighthouse keeper at Wilson's Promontory (?)photo, individual, peter sutton, peter ellis collection, peter sutton

Photo taken from Minawie|At this time Southern Hunter owned by Ted Jones, Skipper Darren Jones.|Minawie owned by Wayne SmithColour photograph of fishing net containing four tons of school whiting being hauled aboard a fishing boat, the Southern Hunter off Three Mile Beach, Wilson Promontory Victoriafishing industry, ships and shipping, ocean

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.A colour photograph of a balancing rock at Wilson's Promontory mounted on green card in a temporary timber frame. If you are able to assist with information on this artist or artwork please email using the link below right.art, artwork, photography, wilson's promontory, available

BHS CollectionDiscovering the Prom on foot, a guide to 22 walks, including four nature walks, in Wilsons Promontory National Park, a joint publication of the National Parks Service, Victoria and the Victorian National Parks Association, 64 pages with black and white photograpgs, illustrations & maps.place, land, wilsons promontory, victoria-national parks- nature walks

The grey painted heavy wooden, homemade box has a freehand inscription in black on outside, which reads ‘LEVINGS To MAAT IS’. The writing refers to Alan and Marlene Levings, who began their twenty-two year career in lightkeeping with a posting to Tasman Island, off Port Arthur, in the 1960s. After four years they moved to Maatsukyer Island off south-west Tasmania, Australia’s southern-most lightstation, followed by postings to South Bruny, Eddystone Point and Wilsons Promontory. The robust box journeyed with the Levings through their postings to five lightstations and came to rest at Wilsons Promontory when Alan retired. It is not known whether the box was used in an office or domestic context. The movement of people and objects is a significant and unique theme that runs through the history of Australia’s lightstations. This historical process relates Victoria to the much bigger story of Australia’s network of lightstations. Alan Levings has been described as an extremely interesting character and artist. When Levings was a lightkeeper at Wilson’s Promontory, delivery of goods was by boat, then off the boat by a winch and onto the back of a truck. For this reason, packing boxes in earlier years had to be extremely robust. Today, anything that is not carried into Wilson’s Promontory Lightstation by foot, comes by helicopter, eradicating the need for heavy packing boxes such as Levings’. This humble box has first level contributory significance for its reliable provenance which traces its journey through five lightstations; for its association with a former lightkeeping family; and for contributing to an understanding of the pattern of lightstation life.Wooden box, light blue/grey painted. Made of horizontal pieces of timber with some tin reinforcment on the sides. Writing in black on side of box.On side of box in freehand,"LEVINGS To MAAT IS"

The lamps were pioneered by the British Navy in the late nineteenth century and introduced by the Royal Australian Navy after 1918, and continue to be used to the present day. Manufactured in 1960, the Wilsons Promontory lamp was provided to the lighthouse by the Department of Shipping for signalling ships but was also used for communicating with Cliffy Island, 18 nautical miles away. This type of lamp was renowned for its brilliant light, and lightkeepers from the two lightstations ‘used to practice their signalling with each other, as its effective use was reliant on precise positioning of the scope which is located on top of the lamp’. The inside of the case is imprinted with ‘RAN (Royal Australian Navy), and details on the lamp include a serial number, the date of 1960 and the initials of the Department of Transport, which at that time incorporated the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service. Another Aldis lamp and case with a date of 1960 is held at Cape Nelson and third lamp and case is at Point Hicks; (date unconfirmed but possibly 1943). A fourth lamp and case formerly at Cape Schanck disappeared from the collection sometime between 1995 and 2003.Aldis lamp and case (WPLS 0003.2; likely provenance) The lamps are not rare in museum collections however the Wilsons Promontory example has a confirmed provenance to the lightation and has first level contributory significance as a fine example of the Aldis lamps that were distributed to lightstations throughout Victoria and Australia.1. Handheld black signaling lantern with trigger mechanism. Glass front with inner reflective disc. Black electrical cord is attached with a two pronged plug at the end. 2. Black painted wooden box for transporting lantern. brass catch, leather handle. Grey electrical cord inside plus transformer. Hinged lid. The Aldis lamp is portable, hand held visual signalling lamp with trigger mechanism and inner reflective disk used for optical communication via Morse code. The concave mirror is tilted to focus the light into pulse signals. Larger versions of the lamp are fixed on ships or pedestals and have shutters in front of the device that are opened and closed to transmit signals. Wilsons Promontory’s black metal Aldis lamp and attached electrical cord has a black painted wooden carrying case with metal clasp and leather hand grip.1. On trigger;"AP16413" Around V shaped protrusion attached to lamp "AP197873 / AEI .LTD 59" Beneath screw on face;"AD16415" Inside lamp, under glass;"ADMIRALTY PATTERN 16409 / 5 INCH HAND SIGNALING LANTERN SERIAL No. 212 Year 1960 / AEI PTY LTD SYDNEY" •2. Box. On brass plate below handle."ADMIRALTY PATTERN 16409 / BOX FOR TRANSPORTING LANTERN / PATTERN 16409" Inside box on side of metal insert attached to inside of box;"EXTRA LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER / MADE BY / M.Brodribb, Melbourne/ cat & APP / No v/QR / 1811A / 50 / 60 va / CONT. 55 c / RATIO 240, 12 V TAPS " Top of metal box on sticker;"C of A / D.O.T 143076 / 12 V 5A" On Bakelite plug on metal box;"EXTRA LOW VOLTAGE"

The airliner, Miss Hobart a four engine DH86, went missing in the vicinity of Wilsons Promontory on a flight from Launceston to Essendon on the morning 19 October 1934. The Desoutter VH-UPR was one of the planes involved in the search. The Desoutter aircraft VH-UPR was later owned by Nhill garage owner FJ Williams and was at Nhill for seven years from 1946.News print poster, red paper with black and blue print1. STAR, Plane Search Drama Supplement to The Star, October 20, 1934 Printed by Wilson and Mackinnon, Melbourne 2. WORLD NEWS, Most talked of woman in the world. Tragedy on the naked mountain. Supplement to the WORLD NEWS, Wed October 24, 1934 Printed by 'The Sun' newspapers LTD