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Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - Apache Longbow helicopter, McDonnell Douglas
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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Le Cheminant, Marion, Nyerimilang and its Neighbourhood, 1985
A history of Nyerimilang Homestead on the Gippsland Lakes at Kalimna West, from 1884 to 1985. Now the responsibility of National Parks.settlers, agriculture, timber industry, waterways, parks -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Mooroopna Memories November 1984, 1984
Published at end of first year of Mooroopna Historical Society. Chairman's report dated 26.11.1984.Soft cover, blue, black lettering. Front cover - Mooroopna Memories. Mooroopna Historical Society, November, 1984. Line drawing of Mooroopna War Memorial. View of main street on back cover. 28 pages.Tatura and District Historical Society presented by Mrs. Pogue. April '85mooroopna victoria, mooroopna historical society, mooroopna historical society chairman's report -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Billot, C. P. (Cecil Philip), John Batman : the story of John Batman and the founding of Melbourne, 1979
Founder of Melbourne no biography since 1867, the manner of his death may be the reason. Documentary works from a variety of primary sources in State libraries and Public Records have assisted in this work.xiii, 330 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.Founder of Melbourne no biography since 1867, the manner of his death may be the reason. Documentary works from a variety of primary sources in State libraries and Public Records have assisted in this work.batman, john, 1801-1839. | victoria. port phillip bay region. settlement. batman, john, 1801-1939. biographies. | land settlement -- victoria -- port phillip bay district. | port phillip bay region (vic.) -- history. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - Article, Nunawading's Historic Orchard Study, 1/12/1992
Article in Trust News. In 1988 Nunawading City Council purchased 2.5 hectares of an historic property which has been owned and occupied by the Matheson Family since 1914. It is one of the last working orchards in Nunawading. A Management Plan includes an environmental living program which aims at providing an overnight experience for children, giving both an experience how the property was operated as an orchard in the 1920s and 1930s. There will also be a public information display from oral histories taken from orchardists.orchards, matheson, charles, gilfedder, francine, mcconville, chris (dr), butler, graeme, bicentennial orchard, strathdon community -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LOCATING TREASURE
32 page soft cover booklet entitled Locating Treasure. Locating and digging antique bottles, prospecting and detecting for gold. Illustrated with many B&W photos of relics and locations. Published 2005 by Crown Castleton Publishers, 359 High St , bendigoKen Arnold -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Mick Tracy: the Irish scripture reader: or The martyred Convert and the priest, a tale of facts, 1887_
This book was presented as a gift to Allan Partington, a member of the Greensborough Methodist Sabbath School in 1917.Shows the attendance of children at Sunday School in the early 20th Century. Owned by Allan Partington.337 pages. Black and white illus. Hard cover book with red cover embossed with a tree emblem and title: "Mick Tracy The Irish Scripture Reader"Book plate: Methodist Sabbath School Greensborough. Awarded to Allan Partington. Signed H. Mitchell, Supt. December 1917.allan partington, methodist sabbath school, greensborough methodist church -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Kovic, Ron, Born on the Fourth of July (Copy 2)
Ron Kovic was a natural athlete, a shy teenager who dreamed of girls, loved baseball, God, John Wayne, John F. Kennedy and, above all, his country. A boy who yearned to be an American hero and who couldn't wait to enlist in the Marines and be shipped off to Vietnam to fight.Ron Kovic was a natural athlete, a shy teenager who dreamed of girls, loved baseball, God, John Wayne, John F. Kennedy and, above all, his country. A boy who yearned to be an American hero and who couldn't wait to enlist in the Marines and be shipped off to Vietnam to fight.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Carlisle, Robert et al, Victorian Steam, 1975
A pictorial tribute to the steam locomotives at work in Victorian in the 1960s and the early 1970s.ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionA pictorial tribute to the steam locomotives at work in Victorian in the 1960s and the early 1970s.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - RAAF Gun History Sheet , Type 0.50 Cal. Browning S/N 83851 Fitted to A68-100
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Ghost Camp
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915) ‘Rolf Boldrewood’ is the pen-name used by Thomas Alexander Browne as a writer. Browne was the eldest child of Captain Sylvester John Brown and Elizabeth Angell nee Alexander. He was born in London on 6th August 1826 and arrived in Australia with his parents and siblings when he was 5 years old and grew up in Sydney. In the 1860s Browne added the ‘e’ to his surname. As a 17-year-old Browne took up land in the Western District of Victoria between Portland and Port Fairy on a property named “Squattlesea Mere”. He remained there until 1858, enjoying the squatters’ life on his 32,000-acre property, growing potatoes and running cattle and horses. He sold in 1858 and purchased a sheep station on the Murray River near Swan Hill. He later sold this and bought another sheep station near Narrandera until bad seasons and severe droughts eventually caused him to change his career after 25 years as a squatter. Over the next 25 years Browne held the position of Police Magistrate and as a gold commissioner in various locations. His third career as an author lasted approximately 40 years. In 1865 he wrote two articles on pastoral life while he was recovering from a riding accident. In the 1870’s his writing was bringing in the income to support his family, changing his focus to the writing of novels. A series of these was written for the Australian market and published in The Sydney Mail and the Centennial Magazine. His later novels were aimed at the overseas markets. His best known novel “Robbery Under Arms” was written from 1882 to 1883 and has been serialised on radio in Australia and Britain. The novel was filmed in 1907, 1920 and 1957, and in 1985 it was made into a television series. It is now an Australian Classic. He also wrote short stories, several nonfiction graziers’ guides, and an autobiography named “Old Melbourne Memories” in 1884. [This information has been taken from Wikipedia; Australian Authors-Perry Meddlemiss; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Browne, Thomas Alexander (1826-1915)] The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Ghost Camp Author: Rolf Boldrewood Publisher: MacMillan & Co Ltd Date: 1902 Further Information: The Ghost Camp Or The AvengersThe spine is handwritten in black ink giving the books name, authors name, and R.S. 899.3 BOL Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library that notes that this book was reconditioned in 1955 flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the ghost camp, rolf boldrewood, the ghost camp or the avengers -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Martha Boice, "...for remember it is Christmas" Shaker Herbal Fare, 1989
SoftcoverTwo postcards Andrew Ivanyi Gallery openings with Arthur Boyd illustrationswalsh st library -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book - Ireland, A. & C. Black, 1905
An illustrated guide to travel in IrelandIll, p.212.non-fictionAn illustrated guide to travel in Irelandireland - travel, ireland description -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Collecting book, Presbyterian Church of Australia collecting book for the general schemes of the church
c.1900Cardboard "book" with fabric reinforced folds and black text on the front and back covers and black, blue and red columns and text inside. The columns are for "Name and Address" " Sustentation Fund" "Foreign Missions" "Widows and Orphans" "Infirm Ministers" and "Theological Hall".presbyterian church of victoria -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Electric Tramways Sections and Fares", 1926
Green Rexene cloth covered book, 24 pages + covers and end pages, "MMTB Electric Tramways Sections and Fares" dated 1/5/1926 and authorised by A. D. Murdoch. Details the various section stages and fares for each electric tram route, General instructions, scholars concession fares, round trip excursions, luggage, swimming classes and post office prepaid tickets. Book consists of one section, sewn with end papers part of the covers.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Vietnam (2nd ed.) (Copy 2)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - history - 1945-1975 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kelson, Mike, On The Rails Then And Now, 1984
A pictorial essay of Australian railways in the past and the present up to 1984ill, p.56.non-fictionA pictorial essay of Australian railways in the past and the present up to 1984locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, ALAN AND CHERYL JUST, ALL THAT GLISTENS
REPORT ON JOHN ANDERSON AND THE SMEATON GOLD MINE IN 1881 TO 1890 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONJOHN ANDERSON AND THE SMEATON RESERVE GOLD MINE 1881 TO 1890 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS AND DESCRIPTION. 23 PAGES COMPILED BY CHERYL AND ALAN JUSTnon-fictionREPORT ON JOHN ANDERSON AND THE SMEATON GOLD MINE IN 1881 TO 1890 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONsmeaton reserve goldmine, cheryl and alan just, john anderson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, All that Glitters ... :The Growth of Ballarat Victoria, c1966
Red, blue and gold soft covered booklet. Images include the Ballarat Town Hall, The Eureka Monument, Begonia house, Ballarat Botanic Gardens,M.B. John, Sebastopol Technical School, reservoirs, Ballarat Base Hospital, Calembeen Park, Ballarat Industrial Estate, Lal Lal Falls, Buninyong Golf Course, Mayne Nickless, Firth Cleveland Plant, Bendix Mintex, Bunge, (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Martin's Stoneware, Sunshine biscuits, Timken, M.B. John and Hattersley Limited, Ballarat Gas Company, Ballarat Paper Mills, Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Mills, Eclipse Motors, E. Lucas and Co, Milk Processors Pty Ltd, Eureka Valves, Paddle Bros., George Farmer Pty Ltd.greater ballarat association, develop victoria council, ballarat, begonia queens, yvonne arstall, carol penrose, wendy longmore, lal lal falls, ballarat town hall, the eureka monument, begonia house, ballarat botanic gardens, m.b. john, sebastopol technical school, reservoirs, ballarat base hospital, calembeen park, ballarat industrial estate, buninyong golf course, mayne nickless, firth cleveland plant, bendix mintex, bunge, (aust.) pty ltd, martin's stoneware, sunshine biscuits, timken, m.b. john and hattersley limited, ballarat gas company, ballarat paper mills, ballarat woollen and worsted mills, eclipse motors, e. lucas and co, milk processors pty ltd, eureka valves, paddle bros., george farmer pty ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ASTRONAUTS LOST SOULS AND DRAGONS, 1997
Astronauts, Lost Souls and Dragons. Voices of today's Chinese Australians in conversion with Diana Giese.Diana Gieseaustralia, chinese history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, A.C. Black et al, Rome, 1905
A travellers guide to RomeIndex, ill, p.267.non-fictionA travellers guide to Romerome - description, rome - travel -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Jacob Grimm, Grimms fairy tales, 1947
Stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children learn about the vagaries of the real world.Ill, p.863.Stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children learn about the vagaries of the real world.fairy tales, folklore - germany -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: June 8, 2004
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. June 8: Community Jobs project – Melanie, Ricky and Robert Allan, Physical Education teaching at Burwood – Angelica Ratke. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Kilmore Historical Society
Book, Marion Crawford, THE LITTLE PRINCESSES, 1953
Story of the childhood and early adult years of the Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret written by their former governess, Marion Crawford.Paperback with black & white photographs grouped at centre. Cover worn & creased. 214pp. Small tear to upper back cover at spine. Good condition.non-fictionStory of the childhood and early adult years of the Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret written by their former governess, Marion Crawford.british royalty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Liana and David THOMPSON and Perce WHITE, 1999
Recording of PMHPS Meeting. Recording done at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Speakers were Perce WHITE and Liana THOMPSON on the occasion of a presentation by Perce WHITE to our patron Liana THOMPSON and our cataloguer/photographer/programmer David THOMPSON. Response from Liana. Recording duration 12:22social activities, liana thompson, david thompson, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1996 RAIA National Architecture Awards Presentation Night, 1996
BookletInvitation letter to the 1996 Awards Ceremony inside, addressed to Mrs John Daviesarchitecture, australian architecture, walsh st library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The ABC of Atoms, 1927
A dark blue cloth bound hard covered book of 176 pages.Stamped on the fly in blue - B.D.Gardnerthe abc of atoms, bertrand russell, chemisrty, physics -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: RIZZIO AND DARNLEY: THE STORY OF A DARK REVENGE
A book titled ' Rizzio and Darnlely: the story of a Dark Revenge. One of the most r omantic epochs of Scottish History.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury., E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 721 - 736 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, scotland, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, scotland, scottish history, book, books, advertisements, penny books -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1893. 1 January - 30 April, 1893
Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.local courts, government, gazette, victorian government -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Avery, Sally, Nungurner Boat Shed also known as The Red Shed, 2003
Research, interpretation and management recommendations for the Nungurner Boat Shed, Nungurner, East Gippsland, Victoria, by Forestec Student.buildings, community facilities, boats and boating