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'Mawson Antarctic Expedition 1929' [in] 'Discovery'. Lightweight white 78 r.p.m. gramophone record. Inscribed 'Presented to the MAWSON ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1929 by the GOODSON GRAMOPHONE RECORD COMPANY LTD. LONDON, ENGLAND. Patent
1929
National Maritime Museum

'Victory' (1737). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration, sheer lines with decoration detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Victory' (1737), a 100-gun First Rate, three-decker. Chapman&#
circa 1754
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Dia. 10" (25.4cm) Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber unsighted. Bottom of bowl fitted with an opaque domed glass which is partly filled with oil (?). Black painted brass verge ring graduated quadrantally in degrees. I
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Box for the flinders bars.
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Box of "Flinders Bars" for ACO 2350 containing eight bars; 3/16" dia. 2 x 19.8 " (50.5cm), 3 x 10" (25.4cm) and 3 x 6.75" (17.2cm) in length (including 2.25" (5.7cm) handles at each end of bar. Each bar is cased in bra
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Electrical potential divider for use with Dye Z coil. On wooden base.
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Flinders bar in brass with a plastic handle
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass Card: A mica band (broken), 1.25" wide attached to the float by four radial arms. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 360 in degrees. There is also another 0 - 360 degree markings set 180 degre
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Needle balanced on pivot.Needle graduated 0-25 either side of pivot, fitted with a venier scale at each end. Weights on needle arms adjusted by two rods operated from outside bowl. Fitted in wooden box 13.5 x 6.5 x 3.25"(34.3 x 16.5 x 8.3cm). Fitte
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander's coat, frock
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander's mess jacket
1929
National Maritime Museum

. Sealing ring. It has been squashed out of shape and is now an oval shape.

National Maritime Museum

Board of Trade Sea Gallantry Medal 1911-1936. Awarded to John Roberts. Obverse: Head of George V (L). Below bust "G.R.I.". Legend: "FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE AT SEA". Reverse: Three men, one of whom is signalling to a rescuing life-
1929
National Maritime Museum

Fort de France, Martinique, from the 'Suzanne'. A sketch showing the profile of the coastline of Fort de France, Martinique. A small boat is visible on the right on a calm sea, with the range of coastal hills in the middle distance. The orange g
1929
National Maritime Museum

Guadeloupe: a coastal view, Pointe-à-Pitre,. An inscription at lower right includes 'P a P': done on Everett's last sailing-ship voyage, in the 'Suzanne', early 1929. [PvdM 5/15]
1929
National Maritime Museum

Holmes master compass and binnacle. Bowl: Dia 10.0" (25.4 cm) Glass bowl, filler plug and expansion chamber at base. Carried in a white painted brass frame, mounted in a white painted brass gimbal ring 12.0" (30.5 cm) dia, attached to binnacle.
1929
National Maritime Museum

Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805. Waxwork head of Nelson, originally part of a full-figure model that is believed to have been made as part of a tableau of him in his cabin for an exhibition at Antwerp about 1929, probably the Exposition Internationale Maritime
circa 1929
National Maritime Museum

Life-saving medal. Life-saving medal. Obverse: Variant form of a Tau-Cross in shape showing a rocky shore with cliffs beyond and a turbulent sea. In the (right) foreground a young woman, in apron and shawl, faces (left) the sea and a wrecked sailing vesse
1929
National Maritime Museum

Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York. Awarded to John Roberts. A circular badge surrounded by a laurel garland hanging from a ship's block. Fitted with a ring and inscribed clasp. Obverse: Inscription: "THE LIFESAVING BENEVOLENT ASSOCIA
1929
National Maritime Museum

Lloyds Medal for Saving Life at Sea 1896. Awarded to John Roberts. Obverse: Leucothoe handing her scarf to Ulysses, who is clinging to a floating spar. Legend: "LEUCOTHOE NAUFRAGO SUCCURRIT". Exergue: "W.WYON RA. 1839".Reverse: Within
1929
National Maritime Museum

Martinique: Fort de France, from the 'Suzanne'. A variant version of BHC4029. Everett was at Martinique for ten days in January 1929 in the 'Suzanne' and there are two other more distant profile studies in oil of the island from seawar
1929
National Maritime Museum

Medal commemorating Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) and the cruiser 'Foch'. Medal commemorating Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) and the cruiser 'Foch'. Obverse: Bust of Marshal Foch in uniform and overcoat (left). Legend: '
1929
National Maritime Museum

Medal commemorating the tercentenary of Marblehead Massachusetts, 1929. Medal commemorating the tercentenary of Marblehead Massachusetts, 1929. Obverse: A double-ended pulling boat, in it a fisherman drawing his nets, in the background a setting sun on a
1929
National Maritime Museum

Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the death of Admiral Piet Hein 1929. Medal commemorating the tercentenary of the death of Admiral Piet Hein 1929. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Piet Hein (1578-1629) in a ruff armour and chain (three-quarter right). Lege
1929
National Maritime Museum

Prize medal: Royal Society of Arts. Awarded to Sir E Tennyson D'Eyncourt. Obverse: Head of George V (L). Legend: "GEORGE V KING & EMPEROR PATRON MCMX". Reverse, legend: "FOUNDED 1754. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1847." Inscr
1929
National Maritime Museum

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Box containing cocked hat and two epaulettes marked UNI0755.
1929
National Maritime Museum

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Lieutenant's hat, cocked in a metal box with epaulettes marked UNI0755.
1929
National Maritime Museum

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1901. Lieutenant-Commander's epaulette. In the same box as UNI0739.
1929
National Maritime Museum

Seascape, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Done on Everett's last sailing ship voyage in the 'Suzanne', 1929
1929
National Maritime Museum

Shell, 6in. Shell.
1929
National Maritime Museum

Voltmeter. Voltmeter. One of a pair of static voltmeters belonging to the recorder for air-earth potential.
1929
National Maritime Museum

White Flag of Antarctica. White Flag of Antarctica flown by the 'Discovery' when she sailed for Antarctica carrying the BANZARE expedition (British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition) of 1929-31. It was intended as an impr
1929
National Maritime Museum

Örlenbadet 1929
1 January 1929
Karlsborgs fästningsmuseum

Övning med stridsvagn av märket Renault i skogen.
1 January 1929
Armémuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

"Bridge House, Miss Miles", Oxford, England, UK
Taken some time in 1929
Swedish National Heritage Board

1-3A Richmond Place. F.32-33
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

1-5 North Richmond Street. F.62
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

107-115 Pleasance. F70.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

10R. St Ignatius' College, Riverview, Sydney, NSW
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

11 Gifford Park. Ref.153
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

11-15 Pleasance Area C 16
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

115 St. Leonards Street. Area M.111
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

117-121 Pleasance. F.68-69
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

117-123 St Leonard's Street. Area M 112-13-114
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

12- 14 West Richmond Street. H. 86.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

125-131 St. Leonard's Street. Area M 115-116.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

14-18 East Richmond Street. F68.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

14-20 North Richmond Street. F39 + 41.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

14-20 Roxburgh Place E26
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

149-149A St. Leonards Street. Area N.118
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

17-21 Pleasance. C.17
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

19-29 Buccleuch Street. U.148-149
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

1a-2a Pleasance Area C15
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

2-4 Lothian Street and 3-5-7 Potterow. O 120
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

2-6 Gifford Park. Ref.161
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

2-6 Richmond Place. H93.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

21 St John's Hill. A.6-7
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

22-32 North Richmond Street. F44-46.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

23 North Richmond Street F58
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

23-29 Richmond Place F. 28.29
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

25. Fort Street Girl's High School, Sydney, NSW
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

27,29,31 Pleasance. Area C 19.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

27-29a Marshall Street. P. 128
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

28. The Southport School, Queensland
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

2A Arthur Street G. 98
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

2a North Richmond Street. F36.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

3-4A Richmond Court. F.47-48
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

3-9 Pleasance. C.16
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

30-38 Potterow. P.123
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

36-38 Holyrood Road Area A1
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

39-45 North Richmond Street. F52.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

40-48 Holyrood Road. A.1
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

44. Girl's High School, North Sydney, NSW
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

46-50 West Richmond Street F34
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

46. the Armidale School, Armidale, NSW
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

47-49 North Richmond Street. F.51
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

48R. Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

5 a -11 Richmond Street. F 31.
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

5-6 Richmond Court. F.44
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

50. Parramatta High School, NSW
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

51-59 Pleasance Area D 24
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

52-56 West Richmond Street F36
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

53 St Leonard's Hill J94
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

54-56 St Patrick's Square. Ref. 146
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

55-57 St Leonard's Hill. J95
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

6-8 Pleasance Area B 14
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

61-69 Pleasance. F.77
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

64R. The University, Perth, Western Australia
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

65. The University of Adelaide, South Australia
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

66 Potterow. P. 128
Taken some time in 1929
National Library of Scotland

66. Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia
Taken some time in 1929
Royal Australian Historical Society

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