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Register of items held by Friends of the Cerberus

All items donated to Friends of the Cerberus are held in trust by the group and are not seen as being owned by the individuals currently warehousing the various items. This register serves to place the items and their ownership on the public record. We are naturally very grateful to the individuals mentioned for their assisting in the saving of the Cerberus.

Click any column heading once to sort in ascending order. Click again to sort in descending order. (ie5+ & ns6+)

ItemDonor or purchase detailsLocation
Button, Victorian Naval Brigade c. 1899. Click to view HiRes image of engraving Craig Beaver (sponsored by) Black Rock Yacht Club
Cornice from Captain's Day Cabin & architrave. Richard Pelling (donated by) Temporary
storage.
Nordenfelt 6 pounder Quick Firing Mk I Shell.

6 pounder Q.F. round Slideshow
Marie Epstein
Max Roberts
John Dettmann
Christine Starcevic
Mrs E R Gregory
William Pearce
Valda Quick
Alan Lough
Will Renshaw
Greg Candy
Karl Zimbachs
Peter Webster
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Sheet music of Cerberus Waltz composed in 1901. Royal Australian Navy Band
- Melbourne Detachment
donated by.
Webmaster
Treatise on Ammunition 1887 - facsimilie edition Lorna Tully Webmaster
Treatise on Ammunition 1897 - on CD Robert Lawson & Gloria Pitt Webmaster
Framed photos & plans A.L.H. group Treasurer &
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Shot:

One 10 inch, Mk III, palliser armour piercing shot.
(certified inert)

Shot & Shell Slideshow
T.S. Henty Australian Navy Cadets,
Portland. (donated by)
Associated costs sponsored by:-
Ballarat Arms & Militaria Collectors
Society,
Peter Webster &
Dacre Smyth.
Temporary
storage.
Shell:

One 10 inch, Mk II, Steel Common Shell.
(certified inert)

Shot & Shell Slideshow
T.S. Henty Australian Navy Cadets,
Portland. (donated by)
Associated costs sponsored by:-
Ballarat Arms & Militaria Collectors
Society,
Peter Webster &
Dacre Smyth.
Temporary
storage.
Snider cartridge .577 John Rogers. Temporary
storage.
Book of Weights Click to download 9 mb. Chris Ramsey Webmaster
Engraving (original copy) of
Renewing the Boilers of HMVS Cerberus,
Illustrated Australian News, 21 March 1883.
Click to view HiRes image of engraving  Click to view engraving & text.
Creg Curzon-Siggers Webmaster
Photographs (original copy) of
Queen's Birthday Manoeuvres on board HMVS Cerberus, from
The Australasian, 28 May 1898.

Photos in issue:-

Click to view Elevate In the Turret: Elevate.
Click to view Man and Arm Ship. Man & Arm Ship.
Click to view Hornpipe The Hornpipe.
Click to view Loading a QF Gun. Loading a QF Gun.
Click to view Machine QF Guns Machine & QF Guns at Target Practise.
Click to view Fire Stations. Fire Stations.
Robert Lawson Webmaster
Photographs (original copy) of
The China Contingent, from
The Australasian, 4 August 1900.

Photos in issue:-

Click to view Men in Front of Parliament House. Men in Front of Parliament House
A Typical Unit
Officers in Marching Order
Departure
Contingent Passing Along Collins Street
Vera KeysWebmaster
Photographs (original copy) of
Last of England's Wooden Walls, from
The Australasian, 9 April 1898.

Photos in issue:-

The Nelson at Williamstown Pier—For Sale
Figure Head of The Nelson
HMS Nelson : At The Wheel
Vera KeysWebmaster
Engraving (original copy) of
The After Stokehole of the Thunderer,
Illustrated London News, 2 September 1876. Click to view HiRes image of engraving

and

Steam Boiler Explosion on HMS Thunderer Click to view HiRes image of engraving
Jeremy Graham Webmaster
HMAS Cerberus - A pictorial history, 1921 - 2001 Museum of HMAS Cerberus Webmaster
Stoker's manual Click to download 12.8 mb. purchased for $20 Webmaster
Steam manual for His Majesty's Fleet - 1901 Chris Ramsey Webmaster
Model of Cerberus Robert Schorah (on loan) Black Rock
Yacht Club
Model of Cerberus, 1872 Greg Curzon-Siggers
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Model of Cerberus, 1885 Alan & Wendy Smith
John Rogers
Bernie Edwards
Travis Sellers
Greg Curzon-Siggers
Dr Mark Griffin
George Scott
John Atkins
Friends of Cerberus
Mervyn Forrest
Max & Noreen Roberts
Ted Tully
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Model of Cerberus, 1898 Greg Curzon-Siggers (on loan) Black Rock
Yacht Club
Photograph of Quarterdeck from port Peter Baxter (donated by) Webmaster
Photograph of Quarterdeck from starboard Museum of HMAS Cerberus,
courtesy of
Webmaster
Map of Chatham Dockyards (1.5 m x .84 m) Dr. Mark Griffin (sponsored by) Webmaster
Misc photos incl. Cerberus on the Tyne
Click to view HiRes image of photo.
Dr. Mark Griffin (sponsored by) Webmaster
Plans (as fitted) Bob Nicholls (donated by) Webmaster
Profiles & photos of crew members Shirley Joy (researched by) Webmaster
Photographs of Geo-tech study David Joy (donated by) Webmaster
Victorian Government
Cerberus Torpedo Report - 1881 Click to download. 159 kb
Shirley Joy (donated by) Webmaster
Photographs on board Cerberus - 1967/8 John King (donated by) Webmaster
Photograph of Cerberus from the Bow - 1898 Hugo Smith (sponsored by) Webmaster
Photograph of the damaged & replacement guns
on the pier in 1898.
Vera Keys & Maxwell Roberts
(sponsored by)
Webmaster
Photographs on board Cerberus - 1987 George Scott (donated by) Webmaster
Photographs on board Cerberus - 1989 Glen Agnew (donated by) Webmaster
Photographs on board Cerberus - 1991 Peter De Gruchy (donated by) Webmaster
Photographs on board Cerberus - 1993 Prof. R.A. Gould (donated by) Webmaster
Engraving (digital)
Inside a Turret of the Cerberus - Load - 1877
Click to view HiRes image of engraving  Click to view engraving & text.
Phillip Jacobs &
A. Buckland-Pinnock. (sponsored by)
Webmaster
Photographs of Cerberus & Nelson in Dry-Dock
- 1874
John Underwood & Greg Latt
(sponsored by)
Webmaster
Diary of William Thomas Bertotto Click to download. 6.9 mb Dennis Bertotto via Shirley Joy Webmaster
Diary of Engineer W.G. Robertson Click to download book 1. 14.2 mb Click to download book 2. 7.5 mb Sea Power Centre (RAN) Webmaster
Coronial Inquest & research materials on
Engineer W.G. Robertson
Travis Sellers Webmaster
Torpedo Manual 1907 - Volume I Click to download section a. 10.7 mb Click to download section b. 11.2 mb Click to download section c. 11.4 mb Click to download section d. 22 mb Shirley Joy Webmaster
Victoria & Australia's First War - MacFarlane & Smith Frank Noonan (donated by) Webmaster
Whitehead Torpedo Manual
- Naval Forces of Victoria Click to download. 2 mb
Patrick O'Sullivan,
Brian Russell, Jacqui Nicholson,
David Joy & Richard Sartore.
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club
General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria
1887 (photocopy) Click to download 11.8 mb
Supplied by the
State Library of Victoria.
Webmaster
General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria
1890 (photocopy) Click to download 15 mb
Supplied by the
Museum of HMAS Cerberus.
Webmaster
General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria
1895 (photocopy) Click to download 38 mb
Updates from copy held by University of Melbourne Webmaster
Painting (copy) of The Victorian Fleet in 1888
painted by Arthur Victor Gregory.

Click to view photo
John Baragwanath, Lindsay Rex,
Jeremy Graham, Edward Brazil,
Greg Curzon-Siggers, T. Newton,
Frederick J Howard, Graham Kelly,
Max & Noreen Roberts,
Maritime Museum Vic.,
Terry Sofian, John Morgan,
Brian Russell, Terry Davidson,
Edward Stanley, Ian Fletcher,
Frank Noonan & Lorna Sprunt.
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Painting of The Victorian Fleet in 1872 by
George Frederick Gregory.

Click to view photo



Preliminary preservation work funded by.
Juanita Scott (donated by), from
the collection of her father
Cedric E. L. Bright.




Lorna Tully, Cmdr. Dacre Smyth,
Gloria Pitt, Ian Gilbert &
Phillip Underwood.
Black Rock
Yacht Club
Photograph of Inside the Conning Tower of
HMS Thunderer

Click to view photo
John Atkins. (sponsored by) Webmaster
Wooden cupboard door and 13 screws from Cerberus. Peter Rodger (donated by). Black Rock
Yacht Club
Warship International No. 3 1972 magazine. Larry Reavis (donated by). webmaster
Epaulettes of Lieutenant Alfred Martin Treacy
& spare trouser bullion ribbon.
Click to view photos
Robin Cooper MP,
Shirley & David Joy, Rachel Roads,
Geoff O'Kearney, John Rogers,
Frederick Howard, Mary-lou Little,
John Baragwanath, George Scott,
John Atkins, Greg Curzon-Siggers.
(sponsored by)
Black Rock
Yacht Club


Sponsors Wanted for Small Items


We are interested in purchasing the following items but lack the necessary funds to do so. We are therefore inviting members & non-members to assist us by contributing towards the purchase of items in the list below.

  • The sponsor/s of the item will have their contribution acknowledged on both the Acknowledgements page and in the Register above.
  • Where possible they will also receive an electronic copy of the item.
  • We always make the item available on the website.
  • In the unlikely event of Friends of the Cerberus disbanding, the sponsored item would become the property of the sponsor. If there were multiple sponsors the item would be donated to an appropriate museum.
The items below are currently available for sponsorship.

To express an interest in sponsoring one of them please e-mail us.
To sponsor now simply click the PayPal Sponsor Item buttons below & enter the amount that you wish to contribute.

To donate anonymously simply mention this in the optional comment field.

Contribute any amount towards any item. No amount is too small.


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To make an unassigned contribution click the item-fund button and enter the amount that you wish to contribute. Your donation will be combined with other donations and put towards an item in the list below. (be aware that the list will change as purchases are made & new items become available)

Unassigned contributions.

Marie Epstein $10
Karl Zimbachs $10
Craig Beaver $10
Conrad Drake $20
John Short $200
Guy Fanning $100
Francis Boyle $10
Port Melbourne
Historical Society $50
Ryan Stevenson $20
Edward Filipek $20
TOTAL $455
$?
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Portable Model Display Case to display & transport the 1884 model of Cerberus. The cost of materials for a portable display case is $280.
 

Sponsored by:-

Gary Grimmer $30
John Rogers $30
Miguel Villarreal Lozano $20
Max & Noreen Roberts $100
Greg Curzon-Siggers $22
Michael Watts $30
Merv Forrest $20
Diana Filipek $20
Lindsay Rex $8

$280
This item has been fully sponsored.
s9
Honour Guard departing 10 seconds film footage (1901)
 
Sponsored by:-
Greg Curzon-Siggers.
$85
This item has been fully sponsored.
s2
The Torpedo Manual Pt 1 His Majesty's Fleet 1907, (original)
 
Sponsored by:-
Shirley Joy.
$34
This item has been fully sponsored.
s3
Colour photograph of the 1888 painting
The Victorian Fleet
  
Sponsored by:-
John Baragwanath $102
Lindsay Rex $57
Jeremy Graham $120
1885 model excess $150
Greg Curzon-Siggers $150
Brian Russell $50
Edward Brazil $50
Frederick J Howard $25
Terry Davidson $25
Max & Noreen Roberts $50
T. Newton $20
Maritime Museum Vic. $100
Terry Sofian $20
John Morgan $1
Graham Kelly $100
Edward Stanley $60
Ian Fletcher $10
Frank Noonan $30
Lorna Sprunt $50
$1,170
This item has been fully sponsored.
s4
The Torpedo Manual (Whitehead Torpedoes) Victorian Naval Forces 1889, (original)
 
Sponsored by:-
Brian Russell $100
Patrick O'Sullivan $10
Jacqui Nicholson $30
David Joy $50
Richard Sartore $90
$280
This item has been fully sponsored.
s5
Revised Regulations Victorian Naval Forces 1901, (copy)
 
Sponsored by:-
John Atkins $5
John Rogers $5
$10
This item has been fully sponsored.
s6

Click to view photo   
Photograph of Inside the Conning Tower of HMS Thunderer
Sponsored by:-
John Atkins
$20
This item has been fully sponsored.
s7
Victorian Naval Forces Manual 1887, (copy)
 
Exchanged copy of our Whitehead Manual for copy of General Manual held by the Rare Books Department, State Library of Victoria.
$150
This item has been fully sponsored.
s8
1885 Model of Cerberus
Sponsored by:-
Alan & Wendy Smith $50
John Rogers $50
Bernie Edwards $10
Travis Sellers $30
Greg Curzon-Siggers $340
Dr Mark Griffin $35
George Scott $50
John Atkins $35
Friends of Cerberus $700
Mervyn Forrest $20
Max & Noreen Roberts $50
Ted Tully $30
$1,250
This item has been fully sponsored.
s12
1872 Model of Cerberus
Sponsored by:-
Greg Curzon-Siggers $1,250
$1,250
This item has been fully sponsored.
s10
Epaulettes of Lieutenant Alfred Martin Treacy
 
Sponsored by:-
John Rogers $50
Shirley & David Joy $100
Geoff O'Kearney $50
Robin Cooper MP $100
George Scott $40
Mary-lou Little $30
John Baragwanath $60
Frederick Howard $50
John Atkins $30
Rachel Roads $30
Greg Curzon-Siggers $60.
$600
This item has been fully sponsored.
s11
Photographs of Cerberus & Nelson in Dry Dock
  
Sponsored by:-
John Underwood $5
Greg Latt $10
$16.10
This item has been fully sponsored.
s13
Very high resolution photograph of Cerberus from the bow taken on 30 November 1898. Purchased from Museum Victoria.
  
Sponsored by:-
Hugo Smith $50
$50
This item has been fully sponsored.
s14
Hi resolution photograph of the new & replacement guns for Cerberus taken on 30 November 1898. Purchased from Museum Victoria.
  
Sponsored by:-
Vera Keys $20
Maxwell Roberts $10
$30
This item has been fully sponsored.


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