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Commemorative Plaque, Jeanne d’Arc Bicentenary of Australia

Commemorative Plaque, Jeanne d’Arc Bicentenary of Australia

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 23rd February 1988 About this object: This plaque commemorates the visit of the French helicopter carrier Jeanne d’Arc to Botany Bay on 23 February 1988, marking the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia. The design inclu...
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Laperouse Commemorative Plaque - Sydney Visit, 1991

Laperouse Commemorative Plaque - Sydney Visit, 1991

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: June 1991 About this object: This plaque commemorates the visit of two French Navy avisos, Balny and Commandant Birot, to Sydney from 24 to 28 June 1991. Balny was a Commandant-Rivière-class aviso-escort, commissioned in 19...
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Plaque of Patrol Vessel "La Glorieuse"

Plaque of Patrol Vessel "La Glorieuse"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 23rd February 1993 About this object: This plaque represents La Glorieuse, a French Navy patrol boat whose long‑standing service embodied France’s maritime presence in the Pacific. La Glorieuse was a P400‑class patrol vessel of...
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Plaque Frigate "Nivose"

Plaque Frigate "Nivose"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1990s About this object: This plaque commemorates the F 732 Nivôse vessel, a Floréal‑class frigate of the French Navy, commissioned in 1992. Its name refers to Nivôse, the fourth month of the French Republican Cal...
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Commemorative Plaque for Lann-Bihoué Naval Air Base

Commemorative Plaque for Lann-Bihoué Naval Air Base

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1950s-1970s About this object: This circular plaque commemorates the French naval air base at Lann-Bihoué near Lorient, Brittany.
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Commemorative Ship Plaque of La Boussole

Commemorative Ship Plaque of La Boussole

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: May 1988 About this object: The plaque commemorates La Boussole, the hydrographic and exploration vessel of the Lapérouse expedition (1785-1788), which undertook scientific exploration and coastal mapping in the Pacific.
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Blank Ship Plaque

Blank Ship Plaque

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1965-2020 About this object: Ship Plake left blank, including a heraldic shield representing a white horse on a blue background.
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Ship Plaque from Aleno

Ship Plaque from Aleno

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1965-2020 About this object: A heraldic ship’s plaque from the vessel Aleno, featuring a copper shield on a wooden base. The design includes a medieval-style helmet with flowing decorative relief above a central white shie...
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Plaque presented by Général de l’Armée Monchal

Plaque presented by Général de l’Armée Monchal

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: November 1994 About this object: Presentation plaque gifted by Général de l’Armée Monchal, Chief of Staff of the French Army, during his visit to Australia from 20–23 November 1994.
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19th century naval sword

19th century naval sword

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 18--? About this object: 19th century naval sword
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Cast iron urns with taps

Cast iron urns with taps

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1880-1930 About this object: Cast iron urns with taps, also called “water fountains” or “camp pots,” were used by pioneer families in rural areas for boiling water on open fires. They provided hot water for cooking, ...
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Iron bed head from Coast Hospital in Little Bay

Iron bed head from Coast Hospital in Little Bay

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1881-1934 About this object: An iron bed head from the former Little Bay Coast Hospital, later known as Prince Henry Hospital. The Coast Hospital was established in 1881 at Little Bay as an isolation hospital for infectious ...
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Wooden Bus Stop Marker

Wooden Bus Stop Marker

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1940s-1960s About this object: A yellow-painted timber bus stop marker with the words “BUS STOP Signal Driver” in black, mounted on a metal stand.
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Wood Sign C.A.M. Fisher & Sons

Wood Sign C.A.M. Fisher & Sons

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1920s-1960s About this object: A painted wooden sign bearing the name C.A.M. Fisher & Sons, the noted boat-building family of La Perouse. Charles Alexander Meredith (C.A.M.) Fisher relocated his boatyard to La Perouse in 1922,...
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Metal Sign; Caution Boomerang Throwing in Progress

Metal Sign; Caution Boomerang Throwing in Progress

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1960s-1980s About this object: A painted metal sign warning, “Caution: Boomerang Throwing in Progress”, likely used at a boomerang field or demonstration area. Boomerang throwing has its roots in Aboriginal Australian culture.
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Australian Air League Hair Clip

Australian Air League Hair Clip

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1930s-1940s About this object: The clip was likely a souvenir or fundraising item associated with the Australian Air League (AAL), a youth organisation founded in the 1930s to promote aviation skills, discipline, and community...
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Daily Telegraph Promotional Headline: Free Tram Rides

Daily Telegraph Promotional Headline: Free Tram Rides

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 11th August 1997 About this object: Daily Telegraph promotion offering free tram rides on 11 August 1997. The offer coincided with the reintroduction of trams to Sydney through the new Inner West Light Rail line, marking the city...
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NSW BA Championship Brooch

NSW BA Championship Brooch

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1930s About this object: This brooch was handmade in the 1930s by Happy Valley resident Mr. Kimble and features an enamel badge reading “NSW BA Championship”. Created during the Depression era at the La Perouse settl...
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"1943" wood sign

"1943" wood sign

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1943 About this object: "1943" painted wood sign
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Tram Stop 47, 1952

Tram Stop 47, 1952

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1952 About this object: This tram stop was introduced about 10 years before the final tram line closed in 1961 and signs were replaced by wooden bus stops. This Tram stop would have served at Maroubra Junction on La Per...
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Tram Stop 12, 1952

Tram Stop 12, 1952

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1952 About this object: This tram stop was introduced about 10 years before the final tram line closed in 1961 and signs were replaced by wooden bus stops. This Tram stop would have served in Darlinghurst at Taylor Squa...
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C.A.M. Fisher & Sons Boat Service Sign

C.A.M. Fisher & Sons Boat Service Sign

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1912-1920s About this object: This painted wooden sign advertised the daily motor boat service run by Charles Alexander Meredith (C.A.M.) Fisher and his sons at La Perouse. Fisher, a pioneering boat builder who arrived in Syd...
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Tram Sign "Do Not Spit In The Car"

Tram Sign "Do Not Spit In The Car"

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: c 1900s-1961 About this object: Sign warning passengers not to spit inside trams, with a penalty of 2 pounds. These rules were part of public health measures to prevent the spread of disease in crowded public transport from ear...
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Tram Stop Sign

Tram Stop Sign

Item Type: Museum ObjectsDate: 1930s-1961 About this object: This metal tram stop sign reflects the period when Sydney’s tram network was being phased out in favour of buses, a process that largely occurred between the 1930s and 1961. The sign is an exam...
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