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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Kenneth Eric Eckersall, Eltham inhabitants : for most, the serious part : church in community 1850-2000 / Kenneth Eric Eckersall, 2000
ArtStreams: Arts in Banyule, Darebin, Manningham, Nillumbik, Whittlesea & Yarra Vol. 5 No. 6 Summer Issue, 2000 Book Review "Ken Eckersall has been a member of the Eltham community for 40 years. He has been a member of the Methodist / Uniting Church for all of his 66 years. Having moved from being a compositer in the printing trade to a teacher and lecturer, in his retirement he has become an historian. Eltham Inhabitants is ostensibly a history of the Eltham Uniting Church, written to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The book is considerably broader than the commission suggests. This is hinted at in Eckersalls reference to the Eltham Wesleyan/Methodist/Uniting Church. Eckersall writes on the history and philosophy of the church from its beginnings in the 18th century to the present and places it in the context of the sociology and history of the period. Recognising the nexus between church and community, the author has in large part written a history of the Eltham community including the churches of other denomination(s). There are very few artists, academics or other interesting characters from the district who don't get a mention. Despite a plethora of information about the church, Eltham Inhabitants is a fund of historical information on many other fronts."Paperback; viii, 175 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. 2 copieseltham, churches, uniting church, eltham uniting church -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, Steam's Last Decade, 1981
A pictorial history of the last decade of steam locomotives in Victoria from the 1960s to the 1970s.ill, p138.non-fictionA pictorial history of the last decade of steam locomotives in Victoria from the 1960s to the 1970s.steam locomotives - victoria- history, railroad operations - victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Film, Ballarat School of Mines Council Minutes Microfilm, 1883-1918
Digitised files from a mirofilm of the Ballarat School of Mines Council Minutesballarat school of mines, council, microfilm -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Nixonland: the rise of a President and the fracturing of America, 2008
nixon, richard m., 1913-1994, presidents -- united states -- biography, vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations -
Clunes Museum
Book - MINUTE BOOK, 1938 - 1950
MINUTE BOOK CLUNES LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY AUGUST 1938 - 1950local history, books, minute books or commerce, book, keeping, societies, clunes ladies benevolent society -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Gwen Mary Nethercote, 1917 - 1943
A reproduced photo album belonging to Gwen Mary Nethercote of the Nethercote family of Vermont.A reproduced photo album belonging to Gwen Mary Nethercote of the Nethercote family of Vermont.A reproduced photo album belonging to Gwen Mary Nethercote of the Nethercote family of Vermont.nethercote, gwen mary, nethercote, viv, nethercote, joan, nethercote family, nethercote, john -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Routledge and Sons, Struwwelpeter, ????
A graphic interpretation of a classic collection of stories originally written in 1844. It follows such themes as the consequences faced by disobedient children, thumb suckers who come to a bad end, and picky eaters who starve from malnutrition. 8 yrs+Ill, p.32.fictionA graphic interpretation of a classic collection of stories originally written in 1844. It follows such themes as the consequences faced by disobedient children, thumb suckers who come to a bad end, and picky eaters who starve from malnutrition. 8 yrs+childrens poetry, stories in rhyme -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Transport Friendly Society, "Transport Friendly Society - Vimy House Private Hospital", c1990
.1 - Pamphlet - two colour folded A3, titled - "Transport Friendly Society - Vimy House Private Hospital" detailing the services of the private hospital in Studley Avenue Kew, the Society, its historical origins of the Society, hospital cover, rates, insurance and financial advisor. .2 - Letter from Rebekah Blackwolf-Mitchell 24/10/2018, donating the pamphlet and the details of her father Ray Mitchell, ex Victorian Railways and the background to the donation. Hand written on a sheet of wire bound ruled notebook paper. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vimy house, benefit society, tfs, medical -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War (Copy 2), 2012
...am well written and researched history offered.. As an object lesson in how to win and lose wars, especially from a point of view of a small ally in a big war. This book is a superb vehicle for learning the lessons, This history of Australia's involvement in Vietnam should have been studdied ten years ago, when we had a real chance to win in Afghanistan....am well written and researched history offered.. As an object lesson in how to win and lose wars, especially from a point of view of a small ally in a big war. This book is a superb vehicle for learning the lessons, This history of Australia's involvement in Vietnam should have been studdied ten years ago, when we had a real chance to win in Afghanistan.military participation -- australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- political aspects -- australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, All day long the noise of battle: an Australian attack in Vietnam
tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, soldiers -- australia -- history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - GAF Collection - Airbus Industrie Long Range Leader A340
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - British Passport, 1958 approx
Passport for Joyce Suto a member of the Whitehorse Historical Society who migrated to Australia in 1958Black British passportdocuments, identification -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Eric Fairey, The 38th Battalion AIF, 1920
Green, soft, paper cover with red text/print. Black illustrations,black text, black & white photos, 110 pages.books, military history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Tunnel Rat interview: short version with Photograph and no introduction
Duration - 9 minutestunnel rats -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Replica Destination Curtain", Mid 1980's
A4 photocopied sheet titled "Replica Destination Curtain" describing a reproduction or replica destination curtain or blind or roll, used in Ballarat Tramways by the SEC c1960. Provides notes on the curtains, how made, grouping of the routes, horse drawn trams, SEC operations and closure, and inviting people to be members. Gives the BTPS address and phone number. Has the phrase "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History" on the bottom of the sheet. Has the reproduction of the curtain or roll on the rear of the sheet.trams, tramways, btps, destination roll, destination indicators, sec, routes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Le, Cao Dai, The Central Highlands: A North Vietnamese Journal of life on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1965-1973 (Copy 1), 2004
A North Vietnamese Journal of life on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1965-1973A North Vietnamese Journal of life on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1965-1973 1961-1975 -- campaigns -- vietnam -- central highlands, 1961-1975 -- participation, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, vietnamese, ho chi minh trail -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: April 17, 2001
Around the Institute was a weekly program designed to keep clients and staff informed of events, activities and thoughts relating to low vision and blindness. It consisted of interviews undertaken by Jo Matthews, with sound engineer Ed Gamble, designed to inform, educate and explore on a variety of topics. April 17: Research into the effects of diabetes on women’s lifestyle – Georgina Kelly, Changes to a Boorondara bylaw for shopfronts – Graeme Craig. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, Casette, The war in Vietnam (A.B.C.) in 2 parts (2 copies)
vietnam war, 1961 -1975 -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book, A Seed is Planted, 2015
A history of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria 1848-2014 by Marjorie Porter. royal horticultural society of victoria, rhsv, marjorie porter, burnley gardens, burnley college -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Strevens, Steve, The Jungle Dark: He was only nineteen when he went to war, 2015
This is a true story behind the classic Australian song, 'I was only nineteen'.non-fictionThis is a true story behind the classic Australian song, 'I was only nineteen'.6 rar, 6rar, only nineteen, only 19, songs, peter hines, hines, redgum, frank hunt -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HANRO COLLECTION: PHOTO ALBUM
Navy blue covered photo album with a beach scene on the cover. Inside, newspaper articles of a reunion at Hanro on the 28th September, 1985 and two photos of a potted plant with pink flowers. 42 coloured photograph's of Hanro's former employees at the reunion. Two copies of "Hanro News"dated Saturday 28th September. Thank you notes at the back of the Album. Hanro Christmas dance entrée card to be held at the Bendigo City Hall. Past and Present employees of John Brown (Sportscraft) are welcome to join in "The Goodbyes" on Thursday 28th November, factory closing Friday November 29th.photo, group, hanro employees -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Berndt, Ronald, A World That Was : The Yaraldi of the Murray River and the Lakes, South Australia, 1993
The book's range is encyclopedic and engrossing. It encompasses relations between and among individuals and clan groups, land tenure, kinship, the subsistence economy, trade, ceremony, councils, fighting and warfare, rites of passage from conception to death , myths, beliefs and practices concerning healing and the supernatural. Not least it is a record of the dramatic changes following European colonization.xv-xvii; 624P.; plates; appendices; bib.; indes; tables; figs.; maps; 25 cm.The book's range is encyclopedic and engrossing. It encompasses relations between and among individuals and clan groups, land tenure, kinship, the subsistence economy, trade, ceremony, councils, fighting and warfare, rites of passage from conception to death , myths, beliefs and practices concerning healing and the supernatural. Not least it is a record of the dramatic changes following European colonization.ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- social life and customs. | ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- cultural assimilation. | aboriginal australians -- murray river estuary (n.s.w.-s.a.) | aboriginal australians -- south australia. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Donald Douglas Mather, Diary 1968
Red hard covered Norman Diary 1968. Daiiy happenings, historical notes (especially on gold), Ballarat, Gold Discovery, golden point gold monument.gold, gold discovery, gold monument, golden point -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Australia Unlimited
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. Australia Unlimited Author: Edwin J Brady, Publisher: George Robertson and Company Date: 1926 The label on spine cover with typed text RA 919.4 BRA Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose end paper 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, australia unlimited -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Ian Dear, The Tattie Lads, The untold story of the Rescue Tug Service in two world wars and its battles to save cargoes, ships and lives, 2016
non-fictionsailors, ww2, world war 2, merchant navy, second world war, australia, gunner, tug boat, wwi, first world war, great war -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Tronson, Mark, Train Driver's Stories, 1990
Stories told by locomotive drivers about their time on the railways in Australia.ill, p.160.non-fictionStories told by locomotive drivers about their time on the railways in Australia.transport - reminiscence - australia, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, And so today, c1956
Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.field, jean. and so today. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Thompson, Malcolm, Rails Through Swamp & Sand, 1972
The history of the railway to Port Adelaide in South Australia.ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionThe history of the railway to Port Adelaide in South Australia.railroad construction - south australia - history, railroad operations - south australia - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Melbourne University Press, Charles Joseph LaTrobe, superintendent of the Port Phillip District 1839-1851, Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, 1851-1854, 1956
A biography of Charles Joseph LaTrobeIndex, bib, ill, p.146.non-fictionA biography of Charles Joseph LaTrobevictoria - history 1839-1854, charles joseph latrobe 1801-1875 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Barry Heard's photos of Vietnam, A. Coy. 7 RAR, 1966-1967
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives