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Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Five (5 )Wooden Serviette rings, Wooden round serviette rings with Jerusalem marked on each ring, 1940's
... Five (5 )Wooden Serviette rings...Wooden round serviette rings with Jerusalem marked on each...5 wooden circular rings with slight variation in size ... the-murray Five (5 )Wooden Serviette rings Wooden round serviette ...souvenir from the Middle East during World War 2 5 wooden circular rings with slight variation in size Each ring has "Jerusalem" marked on outer side; There is a depiction of a Camel min black ink on each ring with a circular red/orange background to camelww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden serviette rings, c1940
... Wooden serviette rings...wooden serviette rings...2 handturned red gum wooden serviette rings polished... Tatura the-murray Wooden serviette rings 2 handturned red gum ...Handmade in internment camp 3 Tatura by Rudolf Hoefer2 handturned red gum wooden serviette rings polishedwooden serviette rings, hoefer, rudolf, camp 3, tatura, kazenwadel, gerda, handcrafts, woodwork -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Rings - Wooden, 1940's
... Rings - Wooden...2 light coloured wooden rings made on small lathe (no. 2955... Tatura the-murray Rings - Wooden 2 light coloured wooden rings ...Sent from Germany by Elfriede & Paul Faig.2 light coloured wooden rings made on small lathe (no. 2955) or wood turning bench.tatura, camp 3, lathe, faig, p, kaltenbach, handcrafts, woodwork -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Rings
... rings wooden...Rings wooden (6) used to attach a sail to a mast. Each ring... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Rings Rings wooden (6) used to attach ...Rings wooden (6) used to attach a sail to a mast. Each ring made from a single piece of wood, bent and nailed.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, rings wooden, wooden rings -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden serviette rings, 1940's
... Wooden serviette rings... Tatura the-murray Wooden serviette rings Silver ring ...Small ring made by internee in Camp 3. Silver ring with rectangular opal. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Serviette Ring, 1940's
... Turned and polished wooden serviette ring... Tatura the-murray Serviette Ring Turned and polished wooden ...Handmade by Internee at Camp 3 TaturaTurned and polished wooden serviette ringserviette ring, prager f, grimsdale u, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, handcrafts, woodwork -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Norwellan Woolen Mills, Wooden Spool
... Wooden Spool from weaving Loom, metal rims over wooden ring... weaving Loom, metal rims over wooden ring ends centre hole runs ...Wooden Spool held yarn to be wound onto loom bobbins for weaving at Norwellan Woolen Mills North Western Woolen Mills became Norwellan Textiles then AUNDEWooden Spool from weaving Loom, metal rims over wooden ring ends centre hole runs though to hold in placeindustry, norwellan -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Round Woode Life Saving Ring 2 off, 1. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temprature Gauge H.M.A.S. Napier 1940 -1941 2. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temprature Gauge H.M.A.S. Doomba 1940 -1941
... 1. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temprature Gauge H.M.A.S...1. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temperature Gauge H.M.A.S...Round Wooden life Saving Rings 1. H.M.A.S. Napier 1940... Saving Ring 2 off 1. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temprature ...Souvenirs of service in RAN Naval Vessels.Souvenirs of service in RAN Naval Vessels.HMAS Napier and HMAS Doomba1. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temperature Gauge H.M.A.S. Napier 1940 -194. Signed by ship mates on reverse. 2. Wooden Life Saving Ring with Temperature Gauge H.M.A.S. Doomba 1940 -1941 Round Wooden life Saving Rings 1. H.M.A.S. Napier 1940 - 1941 white with Blue color ribbon painted Top, Bottom, Left and right Temperature Gauge in Fahrenheit 20 to 120 Degrees. 2. H.M.A.S.Doomba white with Blue color ribbon painted Top, Bottom, Left and right, Temperature Gauge in Fahrenheit 20 to 120 Degrees.hmas napier souvenir, hmas dooma souvenir -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Royal Australian Engineers
... . Ubique Viet 66' 67' with fringes top and bottom. 5 wooden rings...' 67' with fringes top and bottom. 5 wooden rings attached ...A predominantely red carpet. Custom made with woven inscription Royal Australian Engineers 1959 Wilson R B 1968 - 2411848. Ubique Viet 66' 67' with fringes top and bottom. 5 wooden rings attached to topThis fully imported & hand woven rug was custom designed for Graeme Wilson.royal australina engineers -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Bass Drum, c.1950
... centre is skin surrounded by wooden rings, one of which.... The outside centre is skin surrounded by wooden rings, one of which ...This drum comes from the group which is now called " Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums". As the Warrnambool Pipe Band it was formed in 1906 and today its aim is to foster a taste for bagpipe music. A separate Ladies' Band was set up in 1950 and combined with the Mens' Band in 1974. The Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums is held in high regard nationally.This drum is a memento of an important musical group in WarrnamboolThis is a large, circular drum for a pipe band. The outside centre is skin surrounded by wooden rings, one of which is painted black. Between the rings is a cream and black mottled pattern on a curved piece made of composite material. There are eight silver tuning rods equally spaced along the side. One of these has two pieces of red tape attached. There is printing on both sides of the drum.Warrnambool Ladies Pipe Band Warrnambool Pipe Band warrnambool ladies' pipe band, warrnambool & district pipes & drums -
Mont De Lancey
Pincer (Tool)
... Steel Bulldog pincer with wooden handle and brass ring....-and-dandenong-ranges Pincer (Tool) Steel Bulldog pincer with wooden ...A tool for holding or pulling something, made of two curved metal bars that move against each other so that when the handles are pushed together the other ends close tightly.Steel Bulldog pincer with wooden handle and brass ring.carpenters pincers, carpentry tools -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hunting stick
... A handmade carved wooden club with carved rings at top... gippsland hunting stick A handmade carved wooden club with carved ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. This club was brought from New Hebrides to Orbost by Reverend Alex Morton in 1894. Morton was the minister at the Presbyterian church about 1890. He had spent time in new Hebrides and went on to New Zealand.A handmade carved wooden club with carved rings at top and bottom.weapon new-hebrides hunting-club morton -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Ship's Wheel, 1922
... of a wooden ring on the other. There are both original and modern bolt... into this wooden hub. The outer wheel has an iron ring on one side ...This ship's wheel was hand made from wood and metal using a recycled cart wheel. It originally belonged to the "Reginald M", a 2 masted, flat bottomed, coastal trading ketch with single chine. The REGINALD M The vessel “Reginald M” was a two-masted coastal ketch, owned and built by Mr. Jack (John) Murch of Birkenhead, Port of Adelaide, South Australia. Its construction took approximately 6 months and it was launched at Largs Bay in 1922. The Reginald M’s purpose was to serve the coastal trade of South Australia, to carry cargo cheaply and efficiently. It is believed that the keel was in fact hewn from two telegraph poles! Its builder frequented all the salvage yards for materials and fittings. Reginald M had a very shallow draft and a flat bottom that enabled it to come close to shore and to sit high and dry at low tide or to be beached on sand. The flat bottom was also to make the ship able to skim over reefs. Wagons could load and unload direct from her side. Her cargo included Guano, Barley, Wool, Horses, Cattle, Timber, Explosives, Potatoes, Shell Grit and Gypsum. On April 9th 1931Reginald M weathered a large storm in St Vincent Gulf, SA. The vessel suffered much damage; mast snapped and the crew laboured for four hours to free her by chopping off the past and rigging. The crew patched her up and slowly returned to Port Adelaide with only a portion of the insured cargo being damaged. Her crew members at the time were owner Mr John H Murch of Wells Street Largs Bay, Skipper Mr R Murch – John’s brother, Murray – son of Captain Murch and Seaman John Smith. Reg Webb purchased Carribie Station, at Marion in the Warooka District, south of Adelaide, in 1921. He cleared the land and farmed sheep and grain. In 1923 he shipped his own wool and grain from Marion Bay, having first carted 300 bags of the barley grain, 12 bags at a time, along the unmade track to the jetty. A photograph donated to Flagstaff Hill, dating about 1929 - 1942, shows two men on the Reginald M, holding between them their fishing catch of a large hammer shark. The photograph is stamped “GRENFELL STUDIO PORT LINCOLN PRINT” and titled “hammer shark caught on Reginald Emm”. The donor’s family lived on the Your Peninsular and despatched their grain from a chute at Gleeson’s Landing to the awaiting transport vessel. Reg knew the Murch Brothers from Port Adelaide. The brothers had been using their ketch REGINALD M to ship Guano from the Islands, led by Captain Richard Murch. Reg approached them in 1934 about shipping grain from Marion Bay. The brothers visited the bay and thought it was an ideal place. They showed Reg where to stack his grain and they measured up the cliffs. When Reg was ready, they brought down and installed a ninety foot wooden chute. The bags of grain were then individually sent down the chute, landing in a waiting small boat then rowed to REGINALD M, 14 bags at a time. After 10 hours REGINALD M would be fully loaded with 1300 bags of grain and shipped to waiting ports. At one time a wild storm destroyed the chute but it was rebuilt and strengthened. REGINALD M was involved in shipping the grain from there until 1938. In 1940 Able Seaman Allan H Lucas served on Reginald M between September and December, being engaged and discharged from Port of Adelaide. His Certificate of Discharge was signed by ship’s Master W S Murch. It seems that at some stage Reginald M was used as a Customs vessel, as one photograph in Flagstaff Hill’s collection shows “H.M.C. No. 3, Pt Adelaide” on the bow. In 1969 the last freight left Marion Bay on the ketch REGINALD M carrying grain, wool and explosives. In late 1970 she was sold to the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company and was used by them as a barge to carry explosives. In 1972 the Navy League of Strahan, Tasmania, purchased her for use by the Strahan Sea Cadet Unit to use at Macquarie Harbour and renamed her T.S. Macquarie. However this plan for use of Reginald M did not come to pass. In 1974 Mr. Andrew Rennie, of East Brighton, Melbourne, bought her for a similar purpose. , paying $5,000 and donating a ‘Cadet of the Year” trophy to the Sea Cadets. He sailed her from Strahan to Melbourne, planning to use her for pleasure sailing. Also in 1975 Reginald M was sold to Melbourne Ferry Company at auction. Later in 1975 the Reginald M was bought by Flagstaff Maritime Museum for $20,000 . She has been restored and is now one of the exhibits in the Village lagoon or lake. It was restored in 2006 using funds from a $4,000 government grant. This ship's wheel is significant because of its association with the REGINALD M. REGNIALD M was a coastal trading ketch from South Australia built in 1922. It is one of very few sailing coastal trading vessels still extant, and its flat bottom, single chine shape illustrates a very simple but robust method of construction, compared to other round bilged examples of trading vessels. She is now listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels (ARHV Number: HV000562.)Ship’s wheel, also called a Helm, eight spoke design. Centre of wheel is handmade of wood and has iron rings around each side. The spokes are fitted into this wooden hub. The outer wheel has an iron ring on one side and sections of a wooden ring on the other. There are both original and modern bolt and screw fastenings. The wheel has remnants of black paint. This ship’s wheel was originally fitted to the ketch REGINALD M and removed during its restoration. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ship's wheel, hand made ship's wheel, coastal trader, reginald m, ketch, john murch, ch murch, reg webb, carribie station, mt lyell copper company, queenstown navy league, andrew rennie, melbourne ferry company, r.f. dale -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Fid, Late 19th- early 20th Century
... Wooden Fid with 3 rings around base of knob at the top... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Fid Tool Wooden Fid with 3 rings around ...A Fid is a conical tapered wooden tool used for separating the strands of rope for splicing. They were a tool traditionally made of wood or bone used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A Fid differs from a marlinspike in material and purposes. A marlinspike is used in working with wire rope, natural and synthetic lines also may be used to open shackles, and is made of metal. A Fid is used to hold open knots and holes in the canvas, and to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of the Fid, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding. The gripfid has a jamming cleat to pull a cord back through the cord split by the fid's point. Modern fid's are typically made of aluminium, steel, or plastic. In addition to holding rope open to assist the creation of a rope splice, modern push fid's have markings for precise measurements in a variety of sizes of rope. The length of these fid's is typically 21 or 22 times the diameter of rope to be spliced. Fids have been used since sailing vessels were first used to travel the worlds seas the tool was invented to be used to splice rope and with working with canvas sails. A Fid is a sailors tool that has maintained its general design for hundreds of years and gives a snapshot into what the working life was like for sailors on board sailing ships for hundreds of years. The tool in its original design is still in regular use today by recreational sailors all over the world to splice and join lengths of rope.Wooden Fid with 3 rings around base of knob at the top of fid. Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Clunes Museum
Tool - CHOPPER
... Metal blade with wooden handle, wide metal ring holding... Tool Metal blade with wooden handle, wide metal ring holding ...Metal blade with wooden handle, wide metal ring holding on handleNilchopper, cleaver, domestic item -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Serviette Ring
... Wooden serviette/napkin ring from Jerusalem featuring... setting Jerusalem Wooden serviette/napkin ring from Jerusalem ...Part of|Mrs J. Lattins collection.Wooden serviette/napkin ring from Jerusalem featuring a camel and a man carrying something on his head with sand dunes in the distance.Jerusalemdomestic items, table setting -
Orbost & District Historical Society
club
... A long, thick, handmade wooden club with carved rings... gippsland club A long, thick, handmade wooden club with carved rings ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008 - possibly Melanesian origin.A long, thick, handmade wooden club with carved rings at one end and club ball at other,club weapon hunting -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden Handle, 1941-1947
... Turned wooden handle with metal ring or rim & small hole... Tatura the-murray Wooden Handle Turned wooden handle with metal ...Made & used by internees in camp 3 Tatura.Turned wooden handle with metal ring or rim & small hole for metal tool or blade , handle is shaped near the rim.tatura, trades, tools -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - COMPASS, PROTRACTOR, RULER, Est WWI
... ) Protractor-wooden, metal stud and ring. .3) Ruler, wood, in 2 parts...., metal and glass, mirror backed. .2) Protractor-wooden, metal ...The 3 items belonged to Sgt Jack Grinton No 1043, 38th Batt AIF. The ruler was broken by a small piece of shrapnel which then passed through a wallet containing photos. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P, 1241.22P, 1278.2. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War..1) Pocket compass, metal and glass, mirror backed. .2) Protractor-wooden, metal stud and ring. .3) Ruler, wood, in 2 parts..2) "Veare wood" .3) One inch and centimetre increments.instruments-measuring, surveyors-terrestrial -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Fork
... Fork 3 prongs with wooden handle and metal ring for hanging... with wooden handle and metal ring for hanging. Designed from 3 metal ...Fork 3 prongs with wooden handle and metal ring for hanging. Designed from 3 metal rods lashed together at stem and separating for the fork prongs.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Wooden Handle, 1941-1947
... Turned wooden handle with metal ring/ rim & hole... Tatura the-murray Wooden Handle Turned wooden handle with metal ...Made & used by internees at camp 3, tatura, material was selected from fire wood.Turned wooden handle with metal ring/ rim & hole ( for inserting in a metal tool) Handle nearest metal ring is shaped, lower on handle are two sets of finely grroved rings.tatura, trades, tools -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Sewing machine, Wertheim, Frankfurt
... , with brass pull rings. Wooden box also for covering sewing machine..., with brass pull rings. Wooden box also for covering sewing machine ...Hand sewing machine on stand with storage compartments. Ironwork frame, very decorative casting. Large wheel on right as part of sewing machine. Two wooden boxes on each side, with brass pull rings. Wooden box also for covering sewing machine. Decorative border around sewing mechanism. Frame is on wheels.Wertheim' cast in iron in centre of frame, and on both sides. 'Wertheim Francfort' on brass plaque nailed onto sewing machine, along with Wertheim symbol of man with pick.domestic items, sewing, machine, wertheim, francfort, domestic -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Rope Block, Mid-20th century
... Block; two sheave wooden rope block with ring and becket... "CS" [Closed Spelter] and "↑" Block; two sheave wooden rope ...A sailing or rope block has single or multiple pulleys with one or more sheaves enclosed in an assembly between cheeks or chocks. In use, a block is fixed to the end of the line, spar or load to be lifted such as at a transport dock. A rope line is reeved through the sheaves, and through one or more matching blocks at the far end, to make up what's known as a tackle. Generally, the more sheaves in the blocks that make up a tackle, the higher its mechanical advantage. Various types of blocks are used in sailing. Some blocks are used to increase mechanical advantage and others to change the direction of a line. A ratchet block turns freely when a line is pulled in one direction but does not turn in the other direction, although the line may slip past the sheave. This kind of block makes a loaded line easier to hold by hand.This rope block is an example of rope and tackle systems used in maritime settings to lift and move cargo and machinery, often with the help of a crane. It is also used on sailing vessels as part of the rigging, help to raise and lower the ropes and sails.Block; two sheave wooden rope block with ring and becket. It features a Closed Spelter Socket (CSS). Rings are galvanised metal. There is a compliance plate attached with an inscription. It was once owned by a government body, as indicated by the 'up-arrow" symbol.Compliance plate: stamped twice "CS" [Closed Spelter] and "↑"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, flagstaff hill maritime village, lifting equipment, stevedoring, rope block, rigging block, sailing equipment, css, closed spelter socket -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Collection of Toys - Antique
... coconut shells (hollow) 9. Cylinder of wooden mechano tinker toy... ring 14. Jig-saw Comprises a collection of metal, wooden ...Comprises a collection of metal, wooden and plastic toys which would possibly date back to the 1920s to 1940sThis collection came from the Warton / Baker families from Tawonga and Redbank in the Kiewa Valley.Collection of metal toys: 1. x2 Train Locomotives 2. Red tractor - mechanical with key 3. Man using grinder - mechanical with key 4. Two birds with worm - mechanical with key 5. Green trailer - mechanical with key 6. Small tank - mechanical with key 7. Aeroplane 8. Metal top 9. Home-made push-along wheels 10. Home made top 11. Cap gun 12. Cookie Cutters 13. Small tin puncture Kit - empty 14. Metal fox whistle 15. Tin trumpet 16. Large metal pump top 17. Plastic & metal mechancal toy in cardboard box- Jolly Skipper Other: 1. Monkey puppet with paper legs 2. Small plastic bells 3. Plastic boy on bike 4. Plastic green car 5. Plastic small trains 6. Soldier dog 8. Two half coconut shells (hollow) 9. Cylinder of wooden mechano tinker toy 10. Plastic Mr & Mrs Funny Face in box 11. Trip to New York game in box 12. Wooden Modelcraft - Build-ees in box 13. Wooden ring 14. Jig-saw toys, puzzles, wooden mechano, mechanical toys, recreation, children -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Artwork, other - Puppet, The Policeman with key ring and sword, WW2
... to put on arm and a wooden key with metal ring to put on arm.... to put on arm and a wooden key with metal ring to put on arm ...The puppets were made by German POW's in camp 13 and sent to internment camp 3 as gifts for the children at Christmas time.Hand painted light pink paper mache head with goatee beard, black eyes and eyebrows. Is wearing a black top hat and has black short hair and side burns. There are no body parts. His legs are just his trousers of checked tweed. His shirt is navy blue with high neck with white trim and 6 gold tacks securing head to body. Sleeves are long with white cuffs. Hands are brown paper mache. He has a wooden knife with elastic on handle to put on arm and a wooden key with metal ring to put on arm.pow puppets, pow handcrafts, hand puppets, sharon lohe, ww2 camp puppet theatre -
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Life Ring, Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring)
... Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring)...Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring) Donor: Graham Noel... Life Ring Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring) Vega Trophy ...Vega Trophy (Mounted Wooden Life Ring) Donor: Graham Noel During World War II when the Germans occupied the Channel Islands the local people went through very severe food rationing and were on the verge of starvation. Near the end of the war, the Swedish ship Vega was allowed by the Germans to deliver several shipments of food to the civilian population, easing the critical shortages of food on the islands. Further background detail can be found below. Graham Noel was born on the Islands and lived there during this harsh period. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Combined Division AMS Aggregate Series. First Winner: Under Capricorn, P. Bedlington 2005/06 Vega – Further historical background Early in the Second World War Jersey was declared “unarmed” and the German military took over, taking quite a few lives in the process, through strafing the main harbour and a few other places which they needlessly considered threatening. A considerable number of locals evacuated to England before the Germans arrived, but more than 60% of the population remained and endured 5 years of very strict and difficult conditions. Not only was the population unable to contact relatives in the UK or elsewhere, but very quickly they found themselves subject to harsh curfews, strictly rationed foodstuffs, no fuel for vehicles, radios confiscated, and homes and hotels commandeered by the military. The military demanded first pick of all foodstuffs and kept meticulous records of all livestock forcing farmers even to show newborn calves and piglets to them, then claiming the new arrivals for their dinner tables. However there are many stories of farmers outwitting their masters when twin calves or suchlike arrived! Lawbreakers were quickly dealt with, mostly with lengthy prison terms in Jersey, but the more serious crimes were punished by being sent to some horrible French prisons, or even some of the notorious German concentration camps. All local Jews were dispatched to concentration camps, and even English born families were similarly shipped through France and on to Germany. Sadly, a considerable number of those deported did not make it back safely to Jersey. In June 1944 the locals were delighted to hear that the Allies had invaded Normandy and very soon they could hear the battles as the Allies worked their way along the French coast. Little did they know they would still have to wait another 11 months for freedom, having to put up with a very demanding German occupation force which was still determined to obey Hitler’s order to “Defend the Channel Islands to the death”. Now that France was in Allied Hands the local military commanders were unable to supplement their food supplies from France and even harsher demands were made on the local population to ensure that all branches of their still very substantial military force were reasonably well fed. As well as the military, Jersey farmers had to provide food for the Allied POWs and the many “forced labourers”, mainly of Russian, Polish and Italian backgrounds who had been directed to the island to build all the concrete bunkers. This included an underground hospital, all this complying with Hitler’s orders to ensure that the Channel Islands would never again be part of Britain. Many requests by the Jersey authorities for Red Cross assistance were rejected, but finally in December 1944 they agreed and on 30th December the Red Cross vessel “Vega” (Swedish Registry) arrived and delivered parcels to the civilian population. These parcels contained a variety of foodstuffs supplied mainly by Canadian authorities, desperately needed medical supplies, flour, oils and soaps, as well as tobacco from New Zealand. Vega made a further 3 or 4 trips and most certainly eased the desperate situation being faced by the locals. In fact, it resulted in the locals having slightly better food supplies than the military and many local farmers tell stories of having to protect their stock from marauding soldiers. Understandably Churchill was reluctant to send in an invading force to retake the Channel Islands, but by May 1945 it was clear that the Third Reich was finished and on May 9th the German Military surrendered, without a fight, to a large British landing force. On a slightly lighter note … in January 1945 Jersey stonemasons were seen in the main town square repairing flagstones … the Germans had never noticed that the name “Vega” had been formed in those flagstones! As a side note Vega is the name of the brightest star in the universe. Furthermore, throughout the occupation, despite German law that demanded confiscation of all radio sets, punishable by long prison terms or deportation to Germany, there were still many sets being listened to. The locals had a well refined news system for the dissemination of news of what was happening in the outside world. vega, graham noel, ams, combined division, aggregate -
Dunkeld Museum Inc.
Box, Wooden, Handmade, Wooden Flag Box
This box was made for the Royal Dunkeld School in Scotland to participate in a flag exchange with with the Dunkeld State School No 183 in Victoria, Australia in 1910. It was made from the wood of one of three Larch trees planted in Dunkeld Scotland by the 2nd Duke of Athol from seeds which were brought from the Tyrol. The tree was struck by lightning in 1905 and died over the next few years. It was cut down and some of the timber was used to make the box.This box was sent to the Dunkeld State School from the Royal School of Dunkeld, Scotland and part of a state wide flag exchange in Victoria in 1910. Schools were encouraged to contact schools with a similar name. This box contained a Union Jack which was first flown at the Dunkeld, Victoria school on Empire Day 1910. A box made of Australian Ash was sent to Scotland with an Australian flag enclosed.Timber box made from larch wood. Silver shield on the lid and plaque on the front edge of the lid and crossed flags on the front of the box with a portrait of King George 5th and a banner engraved "God Save the King". Handles on the end are brass lions heads with rings through their mouth. Lock keeper is silver in the form of a Maltese Cross.. The lid has bevelled sides and ends and the interior has strengthening bars in the corners and inside the lid is the provenance of the timber.On top a shield with a bird and a thistle and the letters RDS. Below this a bannet with the words Forward with Honour. On the front bevel of the lid a plaque with "Presented to Dunkeld State School Victoria Australia from Dunkeld Royal H.G. School Scotland 24th may 1910. On the front. Banner with God save the King. Crossed flags representing either the Union Jack or the Scottish Saltair and the Australian Flag and a medallion with the head of King George 5th in relief. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy, Junior Cup 1902
E Holgate went on to serve with distinction in World War 1 and awarded a Military Medal in Belgium in 1917. The College Cup (Junior and Senior) was awarded to the competitor who won all three 120, 250 and 440 yard races. For more information about the College Cup see Ring-A-Roo December 1993.Significant indication of the place of athletics within the school program in the late 1800's.Large, ornate, engraved silver cup with two handles on wooden standInscription on cup face: JUNIOR CUP / won by / E HOLGATE Inscription on cup verso: BALLARAT COLLEGE / Minervan / 1902 edward-spencer-holgate, trophy, silver-cup, junior-cup, w-w-1, ballarat-college, -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy, College Cup 1893
Lt F J Weir served in World War 1 and was killed in action 1918. The College Cup was awarded to the competitor who won all three 120, 250 and 440 yard races. For more information about the College Cup see Ring-A-Roo December 1993.Significant indication of the place of athletics within the school program in the late 1800's. Large ornate engraved silver cup with two handles and lid on wooden standInscription on cup face: COLLEGE CUP / Gift of / the Principal / WON BY / F WEIR Inscription on cup verso: BALLARAT COLLEGE / Minervan /Sports 1893 frank-weir, ballarat-college, college-cup, 1893, trophy, silver-cup, -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy, College Cup c1890
Presented to Ballarat College by descendants of J Jackson. College had three J Jackson's attending in the late 1800's - John G Jackson (1888py), James L Jackson (1890py), John Jackson (1894py). The College Cup was awarded to the competitor who won all three 120, 250 and 440 yard races. For more information about the College Cup see Ring-A-Roo December 1993.Significant indication of the place of athletics within the school program in the late 1800's. Large ornate engraved silver cup with two handles and lid on wooden standInscription on cup face: COLLEGE CUP / GIFT OF THE PRINCIPAL / WON BY / J Jackson / BALLARAT / crest / COLLEGE Plaque on stand inscribed: Presented to / BALLARAT COLLEGE / by discendants [sic] of / J Jackson j-jackson, 1890's, ballarat-college, trophy, college-cup