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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Fiction, Jonathan Cape, Our Mr. Wrenn, 1930
The fictional novel “Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle man” was written by Sinclair Lewis. It was originally published in America in 1914 by Harper & Brothers. It was the first of Sinclair Lewis’ novels published in his real name. His first published book, “Hike and the Aeroplane was” published in 1912 using the pseudonym of Tom Graham. Flagstaff Hill’s copy of “Our Mr. Wrenn” was published in 1930 by Jonathan Cape of London. About SINCLAIR LEWIS (1885-1951) The author was born Harry Sinclair Lewis in 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He was renowned as an American novelist, playwright and short story writer. His first writings were romantic poems and short stories. Six of his novels were published by the time Lewis was 36. Lewis won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for his book “Arrowsmith” but declined because he had been helped in the writing of it by science writer Paul de Kruif, who received 25% of royalties on the sales. However, Lewis is listed as the sole author. Lewis received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930 for his “vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters." He was the first author from the United States to receive this award. Lewis graduated from university in 1907. He worked as a reporter and editor for several publications. He was a prolific writer, publishing dozens of works and numerous articles, and became popular for his satire. Lewis married and divorced twice and died alone from a heart attack due to advanced alcoholism) near Rome on 10th January 1951, aged 66. This book is 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 a 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 a 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 gentle man 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 because 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.Lewis’s book is significant for its association with the writer, who was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1930). This book is also significant for its connection with the Pattison Collection which, 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. Title: Our Mr. Wrenn: the romantic adventures of a gentle man Author: Sinclair Lewis Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London Date: 1930 Hardback board book covered with red linen, spine reinforced with blue. The author’s name is embossed in gold on the front cover. On the spine is a handwritten title and author, and a white adhesive label with a typed library call number. Inside the front cover are pasted labels and stamps. The book is part of the Pattison Collection originally belonging to the Warrnambool Public Library. It was once held by the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library and the Corangamite Regional Library Service.Label on spine cover with typed text “PAT / FIC / LEW” Black handwriting on the spine “Our M- Wren” and “s. Lewis” Pastedown front endpaper has a label from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library, covered by another from the Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Serviceflagstaff 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 public library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool books and records, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool children’s library, american novel, jonathan cape, harry sinclair lewis, sinclair lewis, tom graham, 1930 nobel prize for literature, sinclair lewis’ debut novel, fiction, romance, our mr wrenn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme, Programme Port Melbourne Festival, Feb 1992
Produced by the Port Melbourne Festival Committee, distributed throughout the municipalityPort Melbourne Festival program for 1992 21-23 February; DL size printed bluearts and entertainment, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne festival committee -
Broadmeadows Historical Society & Museum
Book - Published book, Judith Faulds, Broadmeadows : Two Decades of Community change 1981-2001, 2002
A companion volume to Andrew Lemon's Broadmeadows: A Forgotten HistoryHard cover book - Ex Moreland city libraries - Associated library stickers, Pages yellowing at edges, cover shows signs of usenon-fictionA companion volume to Andrew Lemon's Broadmeadows: A Forgotten Historyhistory, book, judith faulds, broadmeadows -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - PIONEERS OF THE AEROPLANE, C H GIBBS-SMITH, 1975
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Hadfield's, "Tramway Work Specialities", May. 2019
Yields information about the type and presentation of books or information folders that were sent to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria about tramway products available on the market and the company the produced them.20 page book with exposed stitching with cream card covers and 16 pages printed in two or more colours on semi gloss paper titled - "Tramway Work Specialities", published by Hadfield's Ltd of Sheffield England. Gives details of the various points crossings, track junctions, layouts, curved rail, car wheels and axles that Hadfield's produced. Each page imaged Publish May 1919, No. 141 Gives company address details. Has stamped on various pages, the Australian or Victorian agents details :"Horrocks, Roxburgh Pty Ltd, Sheffield House 517 - 519 Little Collins St. Melbourne"Stamp with words "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 10" in ink on front cover - top right hand corner and stamp of "Horrocks, Roxburgh Pty Ltd, Sheffield House 517 - 519 Little Collins St. Melbourne" and on other pages within book.trams, tramways, trackwork, points, wheels -
Northern District School of Nursing. Managed by Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Medical Reference Books
1. The Principles and Practice of Surgical Nursing by D.F. Ellison Nash F.R.C.S. Belonged to Nr. M.L. Carr, Northern District School of Nursing 2. Davison's Principles and Practice of Medicine, Edited by John Macleod Belonged to Marion Dunn N.D.S.N., 19-3-75 3. Nursing Care of the Patient by W.B.Smith and Y.L. Lew R.G.N., R.M.N., F.C.N. (NSW) Belonged to Marion Dunn 'Pilot' 4.2.74 4 & 5. Lister House, The Story of the Northern District Scholl of Nursing by Frank Cusack (2copies) One copy belonged to Rosita Jones with signatures of 8 nurses on fly leaf. 6. Medical Nursing by J.E. Whiteside, F.C.N.A. Belonged to Marion Dunn 'Pilot' N.D.S.N. 24.2.'75 7. Lectures for Nurses by G.N. Burbidge S.R.N. Belonged to Swan Hill District Hospital 8. Materia Medica for Nurses by W. Gordon Sears M.D. (Lond.) M.R.C.P. (Lond,) 9. & 10. Aids to Hygiene for Nurses by Edith M. Funnell S.R.N., D.N. (Lond.) Two copies of 4th Edition One copy belonged to Ann Archibald, Bendigo Base Hospital 11. Aids to Gynaecological Nursing, 5th Edition, by Hilda M. Gration and Dorothy L. Holland, both S.R.N., S.C.M., D.N. (London) 12. The Nurses Dictionary of Medical Terms and Nursing Treatment by Honor Morten (21st Edition) Belonged to Nurse Heather Campbell, School 15. 13. Medicine for Nurses by W. Gordon Sears M.D. (Lond.) M.R.C.P. (Lond.) Belonged to D.J. Whitfield, District Hospital Swan Hill 14. Microbiology for Nurses by E. Joan Bocock and Margaret J. Parker Belonged to Marion Dunn, 'Pilot' N.D.S.N. 4.2.74 1. surgical nursing, medicine, physiology, anatomy, lister house, microbiology, nursing care -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CEPA COLLECTION: THREE CORRESPONDENCE BOOKS, September 8th 1975
Three light brown duplicate correspondence book with green tape spine containing handwritten copies of letters to various people, Government Departments and Politicians. Pages are pink numbered duplicate page and white lined pages with Commercial Egg Producers Association letterhead. Dates written on the front cover are: 2/08/63 - 1/10/66 8/10/66 - 20/09/75 8/09/75 - 20/09/83. Sheet of blue carbon paper in the book.business, retail, the commercial egg producers' assoc, the commercial egg producers' association of victoria collection - correspondence books 2/8/63 - 1/10/66, 8/10/66 - 20/9/75 & 8/9/75 - 20/9/83. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Williams, Anne, Tender - recreation Building Works in the Colquhoun Forest, 1994
This draft management plan for Colquhoun Regional Park has been written by a second-year student studying for a Diploma of Applied Science - Resource Management.environment, conservation -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Jack Cannon, My War: more than 150 epic events of World War 2, 1990
A collection of newspaper headlines gathered to commemorate 50 years since the outbreak of World War II.228 p., illus., newspaper facsimilesnon-fictionA collection of newspaper headlines gathered to commemorate 50 years since the outbreak of World War II.world war ii, newspapers - melbourne, facsimiles -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Langley Eve, White Coolies, 1994
A thinly veiled autobiography of the authors early life which includes time spent living and working on the land in the Metung area of East Gippsland Victoria.employment, social history -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, BOOK: Beaucoup Australians ICI - The Australian Corps in France 1918 (2 COPIES)
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Robert Bleakly et al, The Outer Circle Railway: East Camberwell to Fairfield AND The Outer Circle Railway: Oakleigh to Ashburton, 2019
Two histories of the Outer Circle RailwayTwo publications by the Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) about the Outer Circle Railwaynon-fictionTwo histories of the Outer Circle Railwaythe outer circle railway -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, University of Ballarat: Vice Chancellor's Column, "What's On"; 2002
Clippings related to the University of Ballarat, written by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox. they were submitted to be printed in the press. Items appeared during the time from 16 January to 6 December 2002. White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper university of ballarat, ub -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - BOOM, RUSSELL MILLER, 2016
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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Knowles, J.W, The Mount Morgan Rack Railway, 1982
A history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.railroad construction - queensland - history, rack railways - australia - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Faber and Faber, Paratroops, 1943
A technical description of the tactics of ParatroopsIll, maps, p.263.non-fictionA technical description of the tactics of Paratroopsparatroops - tactics, partroops - germany -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aeronautical Engineering, An Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering Volume III Properties & Strength of Materials
Overview of principal metals used in structure of an aircraft, circa 1942non-fictionOverview of principal metals used in structure of an aircraft, circa 1942 -
Melbourne Legacy
Book - Minutes, Footscray Sunshine Melbourne, 27/10/1965-28/2/1973
Complete record of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch meetings between the dates mentioned. Also handwritten roll call of Legatees 1965-1973 at back.Describes and itemises the activities and work of a typical Melbourne Legacy Branch in the 1960s and 1970s.Dark blue hardcovered foolscap book, tan spine and corners, initial minutes written in blue ink, typed minutes glued or stapled to the lined book pages. Includes a newspaper cutting from The Mail, Wed., Sept.12, 1979 recording the establishment of the Footscray Legacy Branch originally reported in The Mail 17/9/59.On spine in gold on red “Faint Paged Collins 4393” Front cover: red metal tape “Footscray.Sunshine.Legacy”minutes, activities, branch -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - THE EMPIRE STRIKES SOUTH, DR TOM LEWIS OAM, 2017
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - CAC Proposal for a Twin-Engined Anti-Tank Aircraft, Anti-Tank Aircraft Project
Proposal contains the suggestion for a twin-engined aircraft armed with a single 40mm Bofors Gun -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Sothebys, Fine Australian Paintings, Sotheby's Catalogue, Melbourne Auction, 1996
SoftcoverBookmarks inserted in various pageswalsh st library -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Back to Nam Concert: Forgotten Heroes. 23 Feb. 2019. Copy 3
Concert at the NVVM.national vietnam veterans museum - concert -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Marvels of Heat, Light and Sound
Blue hard covered book with gold writing and illustrations on front cover, illustrations, 196 pages. Targetted to the general reader of the scientific principles of heat, light and sound topics include heat; light (including reflection and refraction); vision (including vision and optical illusions, the eye, chromatic aberration, spinning tops); optical illusions (including occular estimation, zollner's designs, the thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, zootrope, praxinoscope, the dazzling top); optical illusions cont. (including the talking head, ghost illusions); optical apparatus (including the eye, the streoscope, spectrum analysis, the spectroscope, the telescope and microscope, photography, dissolving views, luminous paint); spectral illusions (including a spectre, ghosts); acoustics (including the harmonograph); acoustics cont (including the topophone, the megaphone, the autophone, the audiphone, the telephone, the phonograph, the microphone). non-fictionscience, science class, scientific recreation series, light, heat, sound, ballarat ironworkers & polytechnic association -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, British Army, Royal Engineers Supplementary Pocket ook No. 5C: Earthmoving Plant, 1951, 1951
A blusih coloured cardboard with black information on the front cover. At the top of the page written in pencil is the name Hallett. Top right hand corner rewds WO Code No. 8632. There are three punch holes and two metal staples down the left hand side. Parts of the cover are damaged down the left hand side.british armed forces - service manuals, royal engineers, pocket book, earthmoving plant -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cuoc chien dang do
veterans - vietnam, languages: vietnamese -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: Elementary field defences, all arms (4 copies), 1969
australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Arts Victoria and Museums Australia, The Small Museums Cataloguing Manual, 1992
An instruction and procedures guidebook to aid management of museum collections.reference material -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Town of Stawell, Centenary of Town of Stawell - Centenary Council Meeting 1970, 1969-1970
Produced for the Centenary of the town of Stawell. contains Photographic copy of the proclamation of the Borough of Stawell, list of the members of the Borough Council 1870, Minutes of the first meeting of the Council. Past Mayors and othe rinformation White Card Cover with Blue Print, including the Town of Stawell seal,Centenary of the Town of Stawell (Seal of Stawell) Proclaimed a Municipality - November 10th 1869 First Council Meeting January 12th 1870 Centenary Council Meeting Monday, January 12th, 1970stawell -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Building and Renovating, 1988 or 1989
City of Nunawading requirements of Owner Buildersnon-fictionCity of Nunawading requirements of Owner Builderscity of nunawading, buildings