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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Rudyard Kipling, The Irish Guards in the Great War v1 (The first battalion), 1997
A history of the Irish guards in the great war based on the experiences of Rudyard Kiplings son.Index, ill, map, p.290.A history of the Irish guards in the great war based on the experiences of Rudyard Kiplings son.irish guards - history, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Carrier Glorious
Paper back book of 254 pages. Front cover illustrated with colour reproduction painting of an aircraft carrier that had been bombed.Hand written on the fly leaf "Donated by Raymond Schelter".books, military history, navy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 30 at Eaglehawk terminus, High St. Eaglehawk, c1962. Photo follows on from Reg Item No. 2612. Photo taken during a rainy day. Tram has destination of Eaglehawk. Note SEC crewman and another person standing by door. Has Olympic Tyres ad on a building in the background."BES 3" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, high st, eaglehawk, tram 30 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Slide, Alan L. Mitchell, 1936
Entrance to Old Building (1936) figure A. Mitchell. Portrait Mr. E. Prescott (Elder) Principal House.alan l. mitchell, burnley gardens, e. prescott, principal house -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - British Passport, 1958 approx
Passport for Joyce Suto a member of the Whitehorse Historical Society who migrated to Australia in 1958Black British passportdocuments, identification -
Maldon Brass Band Inc.
Newspaper - Clipping, 1906
List of members South Street 1906maldon band, g.h.mulder, f.jubber -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Booklet - ALBURY - WODONGA, Albury Wodonga Corporation
A publication of the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation to promote its work and progress in the area. It outlines the background of the organisation, its developments and progress for the future.A black covered booklet featuring part of the Albury-Wodonga Corporation emblem. It features information, coloured photos, graphs and text about key locations and development in the area.A publication of the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation to promote its work and progress in the area. It outlines the background of the organisation, its developments and progress for the future.albury-wodonga corporation, wodonga district -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Dean & Son, Ltd, Champion Book for Boys, 1938
A vintage 1938 collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations and coloured plates throughout.A vintage 1950's hardcover children's book with the title Champion Book for Boys printed in blue at the top of the coloured illustration showing a boy eating an orange with other footy team players in the background. It is bound on the left side with stained red tape. The back cover is plain grey coloured cardboard.The frontispiece coloured illustration inside depicts a man in a blue suit and hat looking surprised at two boys in school uniform holding a large colourful model of a Komodo Dragon, Ho-Ling, to be used in a parade. This is related to the first story, The Eyes of Ho-Ling. The title page has the title, publisher and printer details. There are three further coloured plates in the collection of nine adventure stories. Pp. 124.fictionA vintage 1938 collection of adventure stories for boys with black lined illustrations and coloured plates throughout. children's books, books, children's stories, adventure stories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE ADVENTURES OF A LONE DIGGER
Adventures of a Lone Digger. Eight years of mining in Australia, 1850 - 1860. 32 pages double spaced text, paper with light cardboard covers.A. G. Croft.australia, history, mining, mining, mining in australia 1850-1860. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens, 1890
Used in Education Red Cover. Gold Design and Print on SpineSophie Danestawell education -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Celestina Sagazio, Conserving our cemeteries : an illustrated and annotated guide based on the ACNT National guidelines for the conservation of cemeteries, 2003
29.7 cm, 68 pages, cemeteries, conservation, restoration -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1987
Arnold Street, Bendigo. 1987slide, bendigo, streetscape, arnold street, bendigo -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Michael Bouquet, No Gallant Ship, 1959
non-fictionkeith oliver, donation -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Grand Parade, Fifth Eltham Community Festival, 11 Aug 1979
The fifth Eltham Community Festival was held 11-20 August 1979. The theme of the festival was “Along the Main Road” and was the first time the Shire of Eltham Historical Society (forerunner of the Etham District Historical Society) entered a float in the Festival Grand Parade. The Society's participation in this year's Eltham Community Festival was highly successful. We arranged an exhibition in the Eltham Library on the theme of ''Along the Main Road" and our float in the Festival Grand Parade "Pioneers of Eltham" won the prize donated by Pegasus Interiors for the best Eltham theme. The success of the float was due mainly to the efforts of Joh Ebeli. Joh was entirely responsible for the design and artistic work on the float and with help from Geoffery Loftus-Hills and Mark Gough actually constructed it. Society members and friends together with members of the Victorian Folk Music Club completed the picture, riding on and walking with the float in the parade. Mrs. Opal Smith and Mrs. B. Brinkkotter organized many of the costumes for participating members and Mrs. Phyllis Macdonald made the arrangements with the Victorian Folk Music Club. Thanks were also due to Mr. P. Quirke of Research Fruit Supply for the loan of his truck and to Eltham Hardware and Plumbing Supplies for the donation of materials for construction of the float. The $50.00 prize was shared with the Victorian Folk Music Club. Following the success of this event, it was considered that future parades were an important annual event for the society to participate in. 35 mm colour positive transparency Mount - Agfachrome Professional black (Germany) 4 dotseltham festival, parade, parade floats, pioneers of eltham, eltham district historical society, shire of eltham historical society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCHOOL DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. School days: grade one, Golden Square School, 1934. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: THE SLIDE VALVE
Black cover 32 page book, title in gold print on front; 'The Slide Valve, Rose' Inscribed on flyleaf ' George A.E. Richardson, Engine Driver,Long Gully. Green circular stamp ' Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. Book published in 1895 by Henry Carey Baird & Co., Industrial publishers, Booksellers and Importers, 810 Walnut Street, 1895'. Includes a catalogue of practical and scientific books published by Henry Carey Baird & Co.Joshua Rose, M.E.person, bendigo, george richardson -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, CLUNES& TALBOT GUARDIAN, EARLY HISTORY
EXTRACT FROM A HISTORICAL SOUVENIR PAGE 18 WHOS WHO IN 1863 SEE REPRINT " HISTORICAL SOUVENIR".1 CUTTING FROM GUARDIAN OF FRIDAY MARCH 6 1964. AN EARLY HISTORY ACCOUNT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ST. PAULS CHURCH CLUNES .2 PHOTOCOPY OF ARTICLElocal history, document, newspaper cutting, weickhardt -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Kids Plot A Story, 1991
Kids Plot A Story - 'Cluey Writing' project at Blackburn Lake Primary School under guidance of author Hazel Dean. With photo.blackburn lake state school, no. 4860, cluey writing, artists in schools project, dean, hazel, primary schools -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book - On/off ship book (medlemsbok), 28 January 1945
Allan Quinn evidently became a member of the Swedish Seamen's Union. This book tells more of the story of Quinn's travels around the world. He evidently was a member of the Swedish Seamen's Union and travelled regularly to San Francisco. This can be deduced from the stamps in the book.Red cloth-bound book contained in a cover, also red, made of cardboard. Front inside page says: Landsorganisationen I Sverige. Medlemsbok for Allan Quinn. (Allan Quinn has been handwritten onto the page.)book, seamen's, seamen, on-off, alla quinn, swedish seamen's union, seamen's union -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - RAF Drill and Ceremonial, Air Ministry
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SLIDE, May 1970 - Jan 1972
Coloured slide transparency. Image is of a signpost in the bush. The sign has a dark background with the words Donations received with thanks Kaweka Sanctuary Committee. A metal box is mounted underneath the last sign. Trees and scrub are visible.Kodachrome Transparencyslide, bendigo, bendigo institute of technology -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, A History of Croydon - 2nd Volume
This book is primarily handles the history of the Shire of Croydon from 1961 to 1967 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Martie and Others in Rhodesia
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was 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 lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. 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 Ralph 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. RALPH ERIC PATTISON 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 Pattison accepted a 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 1942 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. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. Martie and Others in Rhodesia Author: Sheila McDonald Publisher: Cassell & Co Date: 1927 The label on spine with typed text PAT FIC MAC Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, martie and others in rhodesia, sheila mcdonald -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Rules of Golf
4 books 1984-1988-1992-1996 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: SCRAPBOOK 1934 JAMBOREE
Scrapbook covering the Australian Boy Scouts Jamboree held in Frankston 1934 - 1935newspaper -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Ansett Annual Report 1985
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Eldon Hogan, Sep. 1971
35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of a Ballarat bogie tram No. 41, northbound in Albert St. Sebastopol with the Borough of Sebastopol offices in the background. Taken 9/1971. Photos Eldon Hogan. tramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, borough of sebastopol, tram 41 -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: October 28, 2003
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. October 28: Ballarat office update – Simon Twomey, Pulsa Data devices – Ramona Mandy. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Dianne Campbell, A Cut Above the Rest: Anglo-Irish Lawers in Early Ballarat, 2000
Honours thesislawyers, legal, henry cuthbert, townsend mcdermott, joseph dunne, j. dunne, robert le poer trench, adam loftus lynn, robert walsh, beaufort house, robert molesworth, dianne campbell goldfields lawyers collection, henry dunne, george phillipson, irish, anglo-irish -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Robert Illig, History of Central Park Stawell - Book 3 1938-Present Day, 2016
stawell sport