Small Items Sponsors
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.
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| Item | Donor or purchase details | Location |
| Button, Victorian Naval Brigade c. 1899. |
Craig Beaver (sponsored by) | Black Rock Yacht Club |
| Cornice from Captain's Day Cabin & architrave. | Richard Pelling (donated by) | Temporary storage. |
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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. |
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Book of Weights |
Chris Ramsey | Webmaster |
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Engraving (original copy) of Renewing the Boilers of HMVS Cerberus, Illustrated Australian News, 21 March 1883. |
Creg Curzon-Siggers | Webmaster |
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Photographs (original copy) of Queen's Birthday Manoeuvres on board HMVS Cerberus, from The Australasian, 28 May 1898. Photos in issue:- |
Robert Lawson | Webmaster |
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Photographs (original copy) of The China Contingent, from The Australasian, 4 August 1900. Photos in issue:- A Typical Unit Officers in Marching Order Departure Contingent Passing Along Collins Street | Vera Keys | Webmaster |
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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 Keys | Webmaster |
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Engraving (original copy) of The After Stokehole of the Thunderer, Illustrated London News, 2 September 1876. and Steam Boiler Explosion on HMS Thunderer |
Jeremy Graham | Webmaster |
| HMAS Cerberus - A pictorial history, 1921 - 2001 | Museum of HMAS Cerberus | Webmaster |
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Stoker's manual |
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 |
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Misc photos incl. Cerberus on the Tyne |
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 |
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Victorian Government Cerberus Torpedo Report - 1881 | 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 |
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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 |
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Engraving (digital) Inside a Turret of the Cerberus - Load - 1877 |
Phillip Jacobs & A. Buckland-Pinnock. (sponsored by) |
Webmaster |
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Photographs of Cerberus & Nelson in Dry-Dock - 1874 |
John Underwood & Greg Latt (sponsored by) |
Webmaster |
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Diary of William Thomas Bertotto | Dennis Bertotto via Shirley Joy | Webmaster |
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Diary of Engineer W.G. Robertson | Sea Power Centre (RAN) | Webmaster |
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Coronial Inquest & research materials on Engineer W.G. Robertson | Travis Sellers | Webmaster |
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Torpedo Manual 1907 - Volume I | Shirley Joy | Webmaster |
| Victoria & Australia's First War - MacFarlane & Smith | Frank Noonan (donated by) | Webmaster |
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Whitehead Torpedo Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria |
Patrick O'Sullivan, Brian Russell, Jacqui Nicholson, David Joy & Richard Sartore. (sponsored by) |
Black Rock Yacht Club |
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General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria 1887 (photocopy) |
Supplied by the State Library of Victoria. | Webmaster |
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General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria 1890 (photocopy) |
Supplied by the Museum of HMAS Cerberus. | Webmaster |
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General Manual - Naval Forces of Victoria 1895 (photocopy) | Updates from copy held by University of Melbourne | Webmaster |
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Painting (copy) of The Victorian Fleet in 1888 painted by Arthur Victor Gregory. |
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 |
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Painting of The Victorian Fleet in 1872 by George Frederick Gregory. 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 |
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Photograph of Inside the Conning Tower of HMS Thunderer | 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 |
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Epaulettes of Lieutenant Alfred Martin Treacy
& spare trouser bullion ribbon. | 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 |
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.