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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1862, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1862. 1 July - 31 December, 1863
Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - DVD, "Bayside reflections", 2000
"Bayside reflections - Port Phillip Bay on film; Part 1. The Southern Portion." A history of Port Phillip Bay and it's beaches - as recorded on film. From the earliest years of the 20th Century to the beginnings of the 21st.transport - shipping, social activities, port phillip bay -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Anderson, Charles, The Grunts. (Copy 1)
The "grunts" are the line infantry, the men who actually fought the war in Vietnam. Who humped up one worthless hill after another, searching for an elusive enemyThe "grunts" are the line infantry, the men who actually fought the war in Vietnam. Who humped up one worthless hill after another, searching for an elusive enemyvietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Dorothy Brumby, Great Western Families - 3 Green Arch Leaf Folder - Previously Cat No 3642
stawell -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Wynne, Pamela (pen-name of Winifred Mary Scott), The Last Days of Summer by Pamela Wynne, 1934 reprint (first published 1931)
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 285 pages. Book has a red cover. Original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.fictionRomance novel.pamela wynne, winifred mary scott, romance, fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The cloak that I left : a biography of the author, Henry Rider Haggard, K.B.E, 1951
A biography of Henry Rider HaggardIndex, ill, p.287non-fictionA biography of Henry Rider Haggardenglish literature, novelists - england -
Federation University Historical Collection
Audio - Cassete, Music by Kerrin Whiting, 2004
The 2004 Lucato Peace Prize was won with a song by musical theatre student Kerrin Whiting who said: 'song has been a vital tool in communicating messages and emotions. In musicals, a song takes the place of a dialogue when the emotion is so intense, it cannot be expressed with just words. With the brief that 'Peace is Always Better Than War', I found the key word was ALWAYS. I used music and lyrics to address a child and the future, while the chorus is thought provoking for a present audience. I believe they will be left to reflect and ponder possible solutions.'Casette tape of music by Keerin Whiting. This work won the 2004 Lucato Peace Prize.lucato peace prize, music, kerrin whiting -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Book - CARNEGIE & DISTIRCT CAMERA CLUB
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Childs, Kevin, Our Vietnam: 50th Anniversary Edition (Copy 2), 2014
If I let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe.If I let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe. 1961-1975 -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- psychological aspects -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Tobruk - The story of a Siege, Anthony Heckstall-Smith, 1959
The Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941. Tobruk was the only harbour between Bengazi and Alexandria and became crucial in preventing Rommel's sweep to the Nile. Tobruk was captured in 1941 and became a beleagured fortress until its garrison was relieved in November 1941. Churchill and his War Cabinet had declared that "Tobruk must be held to the death". The Australians under Major General Morshead fought like tigers . Nazi propaganda radio broadcasts spoke contemptuously of the Tobruk defenders as ‘rats’. In defiance, the soldiers proudly adopted this nickname and have been known by it ever since. During the siege, they designed their own medals, in the shape of a rat, made from the scrap metal of a downed German aeroplane. Anthony Heckstalk-Smith who was himself a Flotilla Officer the "A" Lighters which provided supplies to the garrison, researched evidence from officers of all units involved - Australian, South African, German and British to write this controversial story of men in battle.non-fictionThe Siege of Tobruk lasted for 241 days in 1941. Tobruk was the only harbour between Bengazi and Alexandria and became crucial in preventing Rommel's sweep to the Nile. Tobruk was captured in 1941 and became a beleagured fortress until its garrison was relieved in November 1941. Churchill and his War Cabinet had declared that "Tobruk must be held to the death". The Australians under Major General Morshead fought like tigers . Nazi propaganda radio broadcasts spoke contemptuously of the Tobruk defenders as ‘rats’. In defiance, the soldiers proudly adopted this nickname and have been known by it ever since. During the siege, they designed their own medals, in the shape of a rat, made from the scrap metal of a downed German aeroplane. Anthony Heckstalk-Smith who was himself a Flotilla Officer the "A" Lighters which provided supplies to the garrison, researched evidence from officers of all units involved - Australian, South African, German and British to write this controversial story of men in battle.world war 11, rats of tobruk, tobruk, siege of tobruk -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of Mines Scrapbook, 1960-1961
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Scrapbook with newsclips relating to the Ballarat School of Mines, including: 1960 - Ballarat Gaol 1960- Sebastopol Technical School to be Builtballarat gaol, scrapbook, newsclippings, ballarat school of mines, third university, ron quick, wall clock, lydiard street south closure, phil law, punch card equipment, motor mechanics, craftsmen certificates, e.j. barker, ian barker, ballarat gaol site, murray gillin, peter donaldson, michael young, mount clear, reid's, j.r. pound, william baragwanath collection, eric sharman, gerald jenzen, walter reimann, ballarat junior technical school -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - The development of PISTON AERO ENGINES From the Wrights to microlights: a century of evolution and still a power to be reckoned with, 1999
The development of PISTON AERO ENGINES From the Wrights to microlights: a century of evolution and still a power to be reckoned withJacket showing photo of three prop radial engine and wing portion on ground in dawn or twilight , four prop plane in backgroundnon-fictionThe development of PISTON AERO ENGINES From the Wrights to microlights: a century of evolution and still a power to be reckoned with -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Days before yesterday, 1993
A picture book of early Box HillA picture book of early Box HillA picture book of early Box Hillbox hill, book -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Audio - Recording, Decca Record Company Limited, London
The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.Bizet: Carmen. LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: LXT 2616, Record cover, no plastic cover, no back cover notes. Conducted by Albert Wolff. Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of The Opera-Comique Paris.lp, sound recording, opera -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Yarra Trams, "Tramlines - issues 13 August 2008", Aug. 2008
Magazine or newsletter, A3 gloss paper full colour folded to A4 - titled "Tramlines - issues 13 August 2008" published by Yarra Trams. Front cover has a photo of C2, bumblebee 5113 turning into Bourke St from Spring St with the bumblebee symbol on the sheet as well. Other stories are report from CEO Dennis Cliche, wind powered trams, environmental news, laying of new track for the platform stops at the Arts Precinct St. Kilda Road, Route 86, TramTracker, tickets and the International Film Festival.trams, tramways, c2 class, environment, platform stops, route 86, tramtracker, tickets, events -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Airplane mechanics questions and answers, Questions and Answers for Airplane and Engine Mechanics
Checklist of maintenance & repair for aircraft / aircraft engine mechanics circa 1940sSmall, bliue hardback ;published 1944.non-fictionChecklist of maintenance & repair for aircraft / aircraft engine mechanics circa 1940s -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gaye, Carol, A Summer to Decide by Carol Gaye, 1959
Romance novel.Hardcover book, 190 pages. Front cover of book has a colour image of a man and woman embracing. Aeroplane in background.fictionRomance novel.carol gaye, romance, fiction -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Dictionary of English Literature
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. 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. Dictionary of English Literature Author: W Davenport Adams Publisher: Cassell & Company Further Information: Being a complete guide to English Authors ans their WorksThe label on spine cover with typed text R.A.820.3 ADA Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museumflagstaff 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, dictionary of english literature, w davenport adams -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Canberra jet bomber
jet planes, military -- history, bombers - canberra -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Gambling on Board's premises, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1960
Gambling at Tram Depots was common and resulted in the loss of wages. See attached document with notes by Peter Bruce. The MMTB tried to restrict it, but it still took place. W Aird was the Board Secretary.Yields information about gambling at depots by MMTB staff.Sign - blue paint background with white letters stencil cut painted onto a sheet of Masonite, with 3 drilled holes along each of the top and bottom edges with the words "Gambling on the Boards Premises Strictly Prohibited, signed "W. Aird Secretary". Has the word "Masonite" stencilled on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, depot, signs, personnel, crews, mess rooms, rules -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Cairnes Lorraine, Draft Heritage Tourism Guidelines, 1998
An expansion of the principles in the Australian Natural Heritage Charter, explaining the processes for conserving natural heritage places through ten steps.heritage -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Leigh Alexander, Policies behind the trunk railways of Victoria in the 1870s and 1890s, 1965
An economic history essay on the policies of the Victorian Government for building trunk railways in the 1870s and 1890s.bib, p.22.non-fictionAn economic history essay on the policies of the Victorian Government for building trunk railways in the 1870s and 1890s.railway construction - australia, victorian railways construction - history -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book, International Society of Arboriculture, The Landscape Below Ground, 1993
N. Bailey (Nick Bailey - Staff)tree roots, urban soils, arboriculture -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Clam & Taylor Bungay, The Poetical Works of William Cowper, n.d
Red cloth-covered spine and board covers. Impressed graphics and text in black, green and gold. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The sorrow of war
vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ballantyne, R. M, Life in the Red Brigade by R.M. Ballantyne, [n.d.] [Preface dated 1887]
Novel relating to firemen and fire fighting.Hardcover book, 241 pages, four illustrations. Front cover of book is red with black printed text. Gold embossed image of a fireman and a young boy holding a fire hose. fictionNovel relating to firemen and fire fighting.r.m. ballantyne, fire fighting, firemen, fiction -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - 3LO interview with Kate Shaw and Robert Peck re Sandridge City Bayside Development, Pat Grainger, 10 Mar 1988
Extract from ABC radio 3LO program presented by Romona Kovall, interviewing Kate Shaw and Robert Peck re the proposed Sandridge City Bayside DevelopmentDuration 00:17:40town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, romona kovall, kate shaw -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine (Item) - Deleted
Description: Models EMB-110K1 EMB-110P1 EMB-110 P2 Technical Radio Navigation T.O.IC95A-2-9 Level of Importance: . Historical Details: Missing Jan 1968 to Dec 1977 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Chairman's Book, 1922-1926
Half leatherbound book with ruled blue paper onto which salariers and accounts passed for payment is handwritten. ballarat school of mines, accounts, invoices, salary -
Friends of St Brigids Association
Book, Centenary 1850-1956. St John’s Church, Port Fairy. 1956. Ballarat, Vic.: Baxter & Stubbs