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Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Noel Carthew et al, Voices From The Trenches - Letters To Home, 2002
Softcover, cover has black and white photos of three soldiers in top half and soldiers silhouetted on a ridgeline with reflection in water below in bottom half. Photos of three women on back cover.books, military history -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Farmers Handbook, C 20 C
Produced at the behest of "Farmers Information Bureau" by HWT for the benefit of farmers and dealing with most aspects of husbandry. Original price 2/6d.Faded green cover, hard cover, title in black.farmers information bureau, aspects of husbandry, farming information -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, War Legislation and Case Law Service
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to 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 gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. 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. War Legislation and Case Law Service Author: J D Holmes Publisher: The Law Book Co Pty Ltd Date: 1939-1946 Further Information: Loose Leaf. The Emergency War Legislation of the Commonwealth of Australia, with Rules, Proclamations, etc. there-under, and with case law, articles and notes of a practical nature arising out of such legislation. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, war legislation and case law service, j d holmes -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Western Mining Corporation, Western Mining Corporation Reports 1951-1976, 1951-1976
stawell gold mining -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australasian Publishing Co, Here was glory, 1944
Poetical works from World War twoIll, p.95.fictionPoetical works from World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - poetry, australia - poetry -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report and Inskill Report, 1981
Brown soft covered Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report ballarat school of mines, annual report, inskill annual report, peter shiells, bill gribble, kerry cross, brian mclennan, lindsay hillman, ken flecknoe, e.j. barker, m.b. john, e.j. tippett, neil leckie, barkly street campus, ballarat east free library, recreation building, learning resource centre, e.j. tippett library, former supreme courthouse, electrical studies, land laboratory, rural studies, peter magee, mudbrick potting shed -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Diary, dockmen work details, 1956
1956 Business Diary showing dockmen, the type of work done and the hours worked'Mr W Bassett' handwritten top right front covermelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - station pier, judge, carns, v akkerman, davies, knopp, jackson, keith, corfield, d caldwell, kelly, etchell, speath, allen, lawson, schrieber, robertson, colby, searle, schrauiven, kilbane, richards, biddlecombe, turkowski, hodgins, butterworth, mcmahon, bakker, jones, hughes, graham, grant, garrett, le marshall, gadsden, dyson, giltens, calleja, patterson, anderson, wright, pinch, wyers, fleming, ashdown, schofield, bassett -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR 1871 - 2009, 2010
Bendigo Easter Fair 1871 - 2009 The Celebration Continues, hard cover 127 pages with colour, black & white photographs & comments by local identities. First edition 55 of 200 signed by author, published by Bendigo Easter Fair Society, printed by Richard Cambridge PrintersGail Hardybendigo, history, easter fair, bendigo history, easter fair, parades. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - The 1930s Depression Tapes - William Frederick Hillman, 2005
In 2005 Michele Matthews interviewed current and former residents of Bendigo for her thesis on the 1930s Depression as part of her PhD Research, with the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts, History Department. Michele interviewed fifteen members of prominent Bendigonian families. The thesis was titled: "How Depressing?: The impact of the Great Depression on Bendigo and District 1925-1935". The Michele Matthews Collection contains fourteen audio cassette tape recordings and one written transcript. The tapes are each approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes duration. The questions presented to the interviewees explore everyday experiences they would have lived through at the time of the Depression. The questions covered sixteen relevant subjects: • Introduction and housing • Social activities, swimming, cinemas, school and games played with friends • Organizations such as the RSL, Relief Committees etc. and any effect they had on family life • The life of the single woman • Unemployment and Employment • Government Assistance • Charities Aid • Self-help • People Power, e.g. boycotts or protests • Politics • Trouble or crime • Family Health, Medical and Diet • Education • General memories of, and hardships encountered, during the DepressionAudio tape interview with William Frederick Hillman. Son of Robert James Hillman (who was a fitter for the Victorian Railways), and Elizabeth Hebden. William was born in 1917. He attended school at Gravel Hill State School, 1922-1931. William married Bernice Alwyn Hillman in 1943. The tape has been converted to a sound file. The 90 minute interview can be listened to, and the notes viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only.history, bendigo, michele matthews collection, the 1930s depression tapes, william frederick hillman -
Clunes Museum
Booklet, MASTER OF MOSAICS, CIRCA 1952
2 X COPIES - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY ARTHUR PICKFORD WHO DEVELOPED THE ART OF MOSAIC AND BECAME QUITE FAMOUS LOCALLY WITH MANY MOSAICS IN AND AROUND CLUNESARTHUR PICKFORD - THE MAN WHO RECOVERD A LOST ART OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGOlocal history, autobiography, booklet, pickford family -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cairns, Jim, Vietnam: Scorched Earth Reborn. (Copy 1)
For many it seemed that Vietnam had forever been a battlefield and yet, in April 1975, a strange peace fell over the country.For many it seemed that Vietnam had forever been a battlefield and yet, in April 1975, a strange peace fell over the country. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam: Magpie and Vung Tau
Actual footage taken during the Vietnam War, in colour, and transferred to Film, DVD.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives , australian, vung tau, badcoe club, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - aerial operations, american -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, RECORD OF SERVICE, Australian Military Forces, 13.1.1942
John Day, refer cat No 4880 for service details.Record of Service book A.A.B.83 brown covers 40 pages, pages cover name, Regt number, enlistment, physical appearance, photo, equipment issues, education,, leave, decorations, entries in red and blue pen.On front page, “V155751 SGT DAY JN”books, record of service, military -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Sisters & The Misters concert presentation at the NVVM (3 copies), 2018
A concert given at the museum in May 2019..national vietnam veterans museum, concert -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Australian Army: Manual of land warfare, Part two: signals training. Vol. 1 Pamphlet No. 1, Land force tactical communications (all corps), 1981
australia - armed forces - service manuals -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Victorian Readers Sixth Book
Used by school studentsBlue cardboard and linen cover. Black writing. Education Department, Victoria logo on front.education, books, schools -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Cribbin, John, Moorabbin : a pictorial history 1862-1994, 1995
Moorabbin: A Pictorial History is about a city that was. The book traces the story of Moorabbin for its beginnings to its end in 1994, from inside coverix, 214 p. : col. ill., ports.non-fiction Moorabbin: A Pictorial History is about a city that was. The book traces the story of Moorabbin for its beginnings to its end in 1994, from inside covermoorabbin, city of moorabbin, mckinnon, ormond south, benteligh, bentleigh east, heatherton, oakleigh south, highett, cheltenham -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Stawell High School, The Pinnacle – Stawell High School Magazine 1962, 1912-1986
Secondary School Yearbook26 Copies various years of the Pinnacle, Plus 34 other iterations of the School year book. stawell education -
The Celtic Club
Book, The Fairfax Library, Fixed in time: Photographs from another Australia 1900-1939, 1985
The photographs in this book come from the archives of the John Fairfax newspaper organisation and the State Library of N.S.W. They form a unique collection of the work of pioneer press photographers and amateur photographers of the time.Plates, ill, p.175.non-fictionThe photographs in this book come from the archives of the John Fairfax newspaper organisation and the State Library of N.S.W. They form a unique collection of the work of pioneer press photographers and amateur photographers of the time.australia - history, australia - photographic essays -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book (Item) - Tourist Guide, Jos. Pickersgill, The Victorian Railways Tourist's Guide, 1883
A section of a Victorian Railways Tourist's Guide to various destinations within Victoria including Fernshaw and Marysville.A Victorian Railways Tourist's Guide to various destinations within Victoria including Fernshaw and Marysville.victorian railways, victoria, jos pickersgill, sands & mcdougall limited, fernshawe, fernshaw, marysville, keppel's australian hotel, maurice john keppel, melbourne, echuca, digger's rest, sunbury -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Great War Vol 10
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Great War Vol 10 Editors: H Wilson and J A Hammerton Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Date: 1918 Further Information: The Standard History of the All-Europe ConflictThe label on spine cover with typed text PAT F 940.4 GRE Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the great war vol 10, world war 1, h wilson and j a hammerton -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Pamphlet, A Historical survey of Melbourne's water supply, 1942
Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.Based on an address by J.C. Jessop, 8 May 1942. With plan of Melbourne's water supply system.water supply, melbourne and metropolitan board of works., blackburn, james, hodgkinson, clement, oldham, t -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Devotion : Australia's Wartime Nurses
Australian War Memorial - Australian Government. Department of Veterans Affairs Short Bio's of Nurses from Boer War to Recent Conflicts, and Peace keeping 1899 - Today (2013)Softcover - Photos f Serving Nurses - Stained Glass Window -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Burke, David et al, Changing Trains, 1982
A century of travel on the Sydney-Melbourne railway from 1882 to 1982index, ill, maps. p.144.non-fictionA century of travel on the Sydney-Melbourne railway from 1882 to 1982railway services. routes. australia. sydney-melbourne line, railroads -- australia -- history -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Bill Thomas, The Early Days and I, 1998
non-fictionkeith oliver, donation -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Conrad, Joseph, The rescue : a romance of the shallows by Joseph Conrad, 1920
Captain Tom Lingard falls in love with a woman whose yacht he saves.416 p. fictionCaptain Tom Lingard falls in love with a woman whose yacht he saves.fiction, joseph conrad -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Child's foldup Bible Story Book, Ark Full of Animals Book, C 1955
Read to Giselda Bannister as a toddler in 1966-1967. Her favourite story: read, at her request, every night for 6 months, before bed!Example of child's Bible story book used in 1960s.Child's colour picture book of the Bible Story of Noah's Ark with die-cut tabs.2707 ST100bible story book -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, East Gippsland Shire Council Communications Unit, Killers of Eden - The Killer Whales of Twofold Bay, 2015
A booklet commemorating thirty three women who served on the East Gippsland councils of Bairnsdale Shire, City of Bairnsdale, Omeo Shire, Orbost Shire, Orbost Shire years of service, contribution to community and some personal stories are included.government -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Aboriginal People of Victoria, 1990
Illustrated booklet describing Aboriginal life from pre-contact times to the present day. Illustrations (some coloured).Illustrated booklet describing Aboriginal life from pre-contact times to the present day. Illustrations (some coloured). Map. Bibliography.Illustrated booklet describing Aboriginal life from pre-contact times to the present day. Illustrations (some coloured). aborigines, booklet -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book, A.T. Johnson, Plant Names Simplified, 1958
Olive Mellor (nee Holttum) graduated 1911 and was staff between 1914-1920, which she donated her collection of books to the Library.olive mellor (nee holttum), staff, female students