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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Fiction, Jules Verne, The Giant Raft Part 2 The Cryptogram, 1885
This book is one of several books in Flagstaff Hill's historic book collection by the author Jules Verne, who was a popular mid-to-late 19th-century fiction author. Some of his works included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. The book is part of the 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 area 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 during 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. 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 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent 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 has 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 1850’s to the late 1950’s 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. Jules Verne (1828–1905) Jules Verne pursued his writing career after finishing law school in 1849, during this time he was writing poetry and short stories. He began to hit his stride after meeting publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel in1862, who nurtured many of the works that would later comprise the author's 54 novels the (Voyages Extraordinaires). Often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction," Verne wrote books about a variety of innovations and technological advancements years before they were practical realities. In 1856, Verne met and fell in love with Honorine de Viane, a young widow with two daughters. They married in 1857, and in 1861, the couple's only child, Michel Jean Pierre Verne, was born. Realizing he needed a stronger financial foundation, Verne began working as a stockbroker. However, he refused to abandon his writing career, and that year he published his first book, The 1857 Salon (Le Salon de 1857). In all Verne authored more than 60 books as well as dozens of plays, short stories and librettos. He conjured hundreds of memorable characters and imagined countless innovations years before their time, including stories about submarine and space travel, terrestrial flight and deep-sea exploration. Jules Verne died in 1905, at his residence in the French city of Amiens, stricken with diabetes, on March 24, 1905. Verne had many memorable novels, his most famous being Five Weeks in a Balloon, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Around the World in Eighty Days, In Search of the Castaways and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Additional works surfaced decades later. Backwards to Britain based on his many trips to the United Kingdom was finally printed in 1989, 130 years after it was written. Also Paris in the Twentieth Century, originally considered too far-fetched with its depictions of skyscrapers, gas-fuelled cars and mass transit systems, followed in 1994. Citation Information Biography.com Editors Jules Verne Biography: https://www.biography.com/writer/jules-verne 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. Book; The Giant Raft (Part II) The Cryptogram Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington Date: 1885 Blue hardcover book with fabric on cover. The title and original library shelf location are printed on the spine. A line drawing on the fly page is within a circle bordered by a vine plant. Within the circle is a man dressed in a suit, wearing a cravat, holding an unravelled scroll with marks like a crossword, and tugging at a vine wrapped around his neck. This illustrated fiction book has a handwritten paper label taped to the spine. The fly page has a handwritten inscription. The book is part of the Pattison Collection. Label "PAT 843 VER" Front loose endpaper sticker: "Warrnambool Public Library" covered by a sticker from "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Front loose endpaper Stamped "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwritten script inscription on Fly "C. L F. (or could be T.) 2/4/. (could be 2 pounds 4 shillings)" On Fly page "ILLUSTRATED" "1885"warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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, great ocean road, the giant raft part 2 the cryptogram, jules verne, the cryptogram, the giant raft, science fiction, 1885 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AIR FRANCE, GEOFF JONES, 2008
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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Ellem, Elizabeth Wood, Horrific Hammer Murders at Bulumwaal near Bairnsdale, 1985
A History of the system of government in Victoria, from the first Parliament in 1856 until the 50th. Parliament in 1985. Illustrated with sketches, plans and photographs.history, government, buildings, politics -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Booklet, Kew Historical Society, City of Kew Centenary 1860-1960, 1960
Local History produced by Kew Historical SocietyHistory of Kew written by members of the Kew Historical Society and published in 1960 on the occasion of the City's Centenary. This booklet was donated by John Rogers in 2016non-fictionLocal History produced by Kew Historical Societykew - history, kew historical society - publications -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Biography, Greg Growden, The Fleetwood Smith Story - A Wayward Genius by Greg Crowden, 1991
Black Cover with a series of Photographs, Central Photo a male Portrait with 4 smaller photos of cricketing scenes. the title has a red backgroundTo John Best Wishes. Greg Growdenstawell publishing, sport cricket -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, MacDonald and Company, Battle for Berlin: End of the Third Reich, 1968
The concluding battles of World War TwoIll, p.159.non-fictionThe concluding battles of World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, fall of berlin -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Pamphlet - Swimming Pool, Lisa Gervasoni, Eastern Beach Pre Olypmic Swimming Pool, 2010 - 2017
Colour photograph of the Eastern Beach (Geelong) Swimming Pool.swimming, pool, sport, pre olympic, ocean, eastern beach, geelong, eastern beach swimming pool -
Mont De Lancey
Book, J D Publishing, The Shire of Lilydale and its Military Heritage: Volume Three, 2001
This collection of Lilydale's military heritage covers The Second World War: The war in Europe and the Middle East. It has sections on - Between the wars: The Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939, Local Militia Forces (1918 - 1939), The Coming of the War. It details The Homefront, Patriotic Welfare, Our Service Personnel, V.E. Day, and Locals in Australian Military History.A large yellow paperback book titled: The Shire of Lilydale and its Military heritage - Volume Three - The Second World War: The war in Europe & the Middle East. It has English and Australian crossed flags underneath the title at the top, with a black and white photograph of a soldier embracing his mother. Inside are black and white photographs of significant people, advertisements, militia facts and stories as well as a bibliography and index at the back. Pp. 339.non-fictionThis collection of Lilydale's military heritage covers The Second World War: The war in Europe and the Middle East. It has sections on - Between the wars: The Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939, Local Militia Forces (1918 - 1939), The Coming of the War. It details The Homefront, Patriotic Welfare, Our Service Personnel, V.E. Day, and Locals in Australian Military History.second world war, lilydale history, lilydale military history, military heritage -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1860. 1 January - 30 June, 1860
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.local courts, local government, government administration, gazette, victorian government -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Nelson, The autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah, 1957
An autobiographic account of the life of Kwame NkrumahIndex, ill, map, p.310.An autobiographic account of the life of Kwame Nkrumahghana - politics and government, ghana - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The history of the Vietnam War (Copy 2)
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Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: July 20, 2004
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. July 20: Workplace Training and Assessment -Pena Anatasi, Building Confidence in the Kitchen - Lindy Schaffer. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Boston Publishing Company, Images of war, 1986
Photography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionPhotography, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975, vietnam - history - 20th century -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: SILVER AND BLUE
The front and second page of 'Silver and Blue' the Bendigo Teachers' College magazine. On the front page is a black and white photograph of The Teachers' College, Bendigo and a list of the Editorial Staff. Editress: Miss S. Ottenson. Business Manager: Mr. A. Lewis. Secretary and Treasurer: Mr. A. Harris. Committee: Miss King, Miss Groom, Mr. Duggan. The second page of silver and blue tells us it is vol. 1. No. 5 and the subscription for this magazine is 2/6 per copy. The editorial contains an illustration of a student with a clock and work mounting up. The message in the editorial is students are 'on the threshold of life.' Some students will be able to cope with difficulties better than others. The editorial continues to tell students keep 'striving to reach the stars' but keep their sense of humour despite life being a 'serious business'. November, 1930. See 3320.100bendigo, education, magazine, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education, teacher training, magazine, magazines, building, courthouse, old courthouse, court house, old court house, buildings, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff. pryor, miss s. ottenson, mr. a. lewis, mr. a. harris, miss king, miss groom, mr. duggan -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Varieties of Fruit Trees
List issued by the Department of Agriculture, Victoria, Horticultural Division, Short Course Notes. Brief description of fruit trees, divided into those requiring cross-pollination, those not requiring cross-pollination and other fruit trees.department of agriculture, victoria, horticultural division, course, fruit trees, cross-pollination -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Voi-Shan Aerospace Fastener Design Manuals Volumes 1 and 2, Aerospace Fastener Design Manual
Volume 1 is subtitled "The Voi-Shan Product Line" and Volume 2 is titled "Government & Industry Standards & Specifications". Books are stamped with a "Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty. Ltd. LIBRARY" stamp. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - BUCKLEY'S CHANCE, BOB STEVENS, 1998
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Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat College of Advanced Education Library Guides, 1974-1988, 1974-1988
Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE) is a predecessor institution of Federation University AustraliaA number of A4 soft covered guides to the E.J. Barker Library on Mt Campus Library. ballarat college of advanced education, e.j. barker library, library -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The New South Wales Steam Tram & Railway Preservation Society, Blue Metal and River Stones: A Synopsis on Quarry Railways
A brief history of the industrial branch lines around Sydney N.S.W. serving quarries for blue stone and river sand.ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of the industrial branch lines around Sydney N.S.W. serving quarries for blue stone and river sand. industrial railroads - australia - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, A K MacDougall, Australia in History - Australia's Army, 2005
Book -
City of Greater Bendigo - Civic Collection
Book - WW1 Commemorative Album, Roll of Honour :: Shire of Marong, Unknown
This album pays tribute to the First World War service men who were born and / or lived in the Shire of Marong. This volume covers surnames from N - Z. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war on 4 August 1914, and both Prime Minister Joseph Cook and Opposition Leader Andrew Fisher, who were in the midst of an election campaign, pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm. For Australia, the First World War remains the costliest conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of whom more than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. Large volume with screw post binding. Corduroy and leather front and back cover. Leather gold embossed title central front cover. Marbled pasted down end papers with extra red end page. This volume covers surnames from N - Z. Seventy seven individual cream and maroon and silver printed pages with decorative scrolls, illustrations and text. Each page is dedicated to a service man recording his name, address, service record in alphabetical order. Oval central space for photographic portrait with image of an emu on the left, kangaroo on the right and boomerang above. Not all pages contain photographs. Shire of Marong / The President, Councillors & Ratepayers / of the Shire of Marong / hereby place on record their thanks and appreciation / for the conduct of (soldiers name) / Who served his King and Country / in the Great War / 1914 / 1919shire of marong, world war 1 -
Clunes Museum
Booklet - CHURCHES OF CLUNES
BLACK FOLDER, A PROJECT BY A WESLEY STUDENT TITLED : CHURCHES OF CLUNES PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOUR MAIN CHURCHES IN CLUNES. ST. PAUL'S (ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS (ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH) ST. ANDREWS(UNITING CHURCH) WESLEYAN CHURCH (METHODIST)anglican church of england, roman catholic church, uniting church, methodist church, wesleyan church -
Melbourne Legacy
Film - Video tape, Somers 2002, 2002
The series of 4 video cassettes shows holiday activities of children in the care of Legacy at the Legacy Camp for children at Somers, Victoria in 2002.Significant in that the 4 videos demonstrate the commitment of Legacy volunteers and that the funds raised from public donations go to the people it is intended to support.Four video cassettes about Somers Camp in 2002. Clear plastic outer case, with black plastic cassettes. ** There are 2 copies of this video. *** There is a total of four video cassettes in this item. See comments below. Casette Sony, 8mm Video Cassette MP90, the number 8 in red, title Somers 2002 written in black texta.somers camp, camp, junior legatee outing -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Audio - Audio Tape, Monte Punshon
Side A: Holocaust by Monte Punshon. Side B: Radio interview with Monte Punshon. Monte Punshon was a Warden to the Japanese families in Camp 4 and made many friends with the internees.BASD chomadioxid 11 90 audio tape. A talk with Monte Punshon, warden at Internment Camp 4, Rushworth.monte punshon, awa nurse, japanese internment families, camp 4 rushworth -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Booklet - Realia, Northern Grampians Shire, Town of Stawell Handbook, 1978
Lists Councilors Officers Services Expenditure and Description of General RegulationsSmall Blue Bookletgovernment -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Parks Victoria Compiler, Gippsland Lakes Algal Bloom Seminar Discussion Papers, 2003
A draft plan for the startegies to manage the Macleod Morass and Jones Bay Wildlife reservesenvironment, fauna, natural resources, restoration, vegetation -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine - Civil Aviation News
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8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Booklet - Dining In menu Wangaratta
Coloured booklet being program for regimental Dinner 4/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse 4 August 2001 at Wangarattamilitary, nek, wangaratta, dinner, vmr, pwlh -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Tom Gosper's views of Vietnam: 1 RAR May 1965 - June 1966 (Copy 2)
Photos taken in Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ceremonial object - JOHN FREDERICK HARPER COLLECTION: THREE FABRIC ROSETTES - LODGE REGALIA, 1950-1990's
Object. Hand made from a stiff canvas-type fabric ribbon, on a stiffened cotton canvas backing. Outer edge is maroon in colour 5 cm wide, inner section is a slate blue-ish grey colour, 1.5 cm wide and a maroon fabric button, 1.5 cm in diameter, is central to the rosette.organisation, masonic lodge, fabric rosettes