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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Haran, Peter, Trackers: The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War (Copy 3)
The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldThe tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Cowra. The Night of a Thousand Suicides, 1935
White soft covered book with red and black printing. Red "rising sun". Previously called A Night of a Thousand Suicides.Cowra - The Night of a Thousand Suicides cowra, japanese pow's, japanese pow excapes -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Book, softcover, Guesthouses on Phillip Island : a history, 1987
Historical169 p. : ill., facsims., maps, plans ; 25 cm. ISBN 0731600088 phillip island, accomodation, guesthouses, history, housing, julie cutter, 1987, broadwater guesthouse cowes phillip island, carisbrooke guesthouse cowes phillip island, bayview house, osbourne park guesthouse phillip island, erehwon guesthouse, isle of wight hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - INNER WHEEL CLUB SOUTH BENDIGO COLLECTION: ALBUM 1987-1988
Photo album with a white sticker with Inner Wheel Club of Bendigo South History 1987-1988 In the bottom left corner is another sticker with 1987-1988 written on it. The album cover is grey with thin blue lines and a light blue spine. It contains President's report, Annual reports, financial statements and newspaper articles.bendigo, clubs, inner wheel club south bendigo -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, A.C. Butcher Master Coachbuilders Wheelwrights, Master Coachbuilders Wheelwrights and Farrier Association of Stawell Price List for Repair and New Work, 1906
Price list for repairs & New Work used by coach builders in StawellWater stained Purple cover, black faded Print.Master Coachbuilders, Wheelwrights and Farriers' Association of Stawell. In Faded Printstawell industry -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Jill Barnard et al, Welcome and Farewell: The Story of Station Pier, 2004
This book is about those who arrived in the hope of a new life and new opportunities. Those who departed to homelands and foreign shores, and they who represented us and were never to return to loved ones. We look at the people who worked on the Pier, its custodians and protectors of its heritage value. Finally, the passing visitors and those who came to simply enjoy and reminisce.Illustrated large-format book with 224 pagesnon-fictionThis book is about those who arrived in the hope of a new life and new opportunities. Those who departed to homelands and foreign shores, and they who represented us and were never to return to loved ones. We look at the people who worked on the Pier, its custodians and protectors of its heritage value. Finally, the passing visitors and those who came to simply enjoy and reminisce.immigration, station pier, port melbourne, shipping -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''INLAND'' POEMS BY DAVID ROWBOTHAM
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 39 page hardcover book of poems by David Rowbotham about his native Queensland countryside. Published in 1958 by Angus & Robertson and printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker '2082 ROW' on spine. Handwritten in biro on flyleaf ''For Alec Chisholm, O.B.E., my former 'boss' who became a friend -- with my highest regards. David Rowbotham Feb. 1959.''David Rowbothambooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, poetry, david rowbotham -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MADGE FREEMAN
A catalogue on the paintings of ' Madge Freeman (1895 - 1977)' whose paintings were exhibited at the Bendigo Art Gallery on the 16th March - 26th April 1981.Bottom left corner of front cover is a number sticker, 0132 HAL.person, individual, madge freeman, madge freeman, female, artist, person, individual, bendigo, bendigo artist, painter, exhibition, bendigo art gallery, art, australian art, artwork, paintings. bottom ;left corner of front cover is a number sticker, 0132 hal. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Santamaria: against the tide / [by] BA Santamaria, 1981
xvi, 382 p. : ports. Cover illustration Louis Kahanb. a santamaria (bartholomew augustine), 1915-1998, politicians - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Franklin, H. Bruce, 1 RAR Group, Vietnam 1965-66 Reunion 2014, 2000
Coming to terms with the Vietnam War - the war that Americal lost - has been a long, gruelling struggle, mired by historical denial and distortion and, as Franklin so formidabely reveals, myths that have become entrapped in American culture.Coming to terms with the Vietnam War - the war that Americal lost - has been a long, gruelling struggle, mired by historical denial and distortion and, as Franklin so formidabely reveals, myths that have become entrapped in American culture.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - public opinion - united states, 1961 - 1975 - influence -
The Celtic Club
Book, Michael O,Mara books, Tales of old Ireland, 1994
The stories in this volumereveal for us the the Ireland of a bygone era, of a people with daily strife's and joys not experienced today.p.247.non-fictionThe stories in this volumereveal for us the the Ireland of a bygone era, of a people with daily strife's and joys not experienced today.literature - ireland, storytelling - ireland -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, Tape, Collection of 4 magnetic tapes
Tom Goodevietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Victorian Acts of Parliament, 1890
Fawn cloth bound spine and covers. Black graphics and text on spine, including 'Portland Free Library'.administration, governance, government, state government, archive -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Lenore Somerset - For Billy Joe
Popular music from the 1960's and early 1970'spopular music - australia -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Ceremonial object - Commemorative Trowel
The foundation stone of the New Wesleyan Church, Were Street, Brighton, Victoria was laid by Mrs W P Wells, the wife of the Superintendent of the Brighton Circuit and President of the Victorian Wesleyan Conference in 1887. The foundation stone was temporarily removed in the late 1930s and the 1937 publication "Were Street Jubilee" details the "proposed Jubilee Church". The same trowel was used when the stone was re-laid in 1955 at the beginning of the construction on the new church. S060.1 Silver commemorative trowel with a bone handle. The front and back both have inscriptions. The front has heavily engraved decoration. S060.2: Presentation box for S060.1. Teal colour rouched satin lined box made of brown leather.S060.1 Front: "TO MRS W. P. Wells ON THE OCCASION OF HER LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE Wesleyan Church WERE STREET BRIGHTON APRIL 2ND 1887" S090.1 Back: "THIS TROWEL WAS USED BY REV. A.W.PEDERICK, L.TH. PRESIDENT OF THE CONFERENCE TO Lay the Foundation Stone of the new WERE STREET METHODIST CHURCH 30th JULY 1955".rev a w pederick, mrs w p wells, rev william p wells, were street methodist church brighton victoria, wesleyan church were street brighton victoria -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, "An Eden of Loveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens", 2012
Book - 6 sections, sewn hard cover with glued face sheets, 122 pages, full colour printing, art paper with table of contents, index, sources and maps, titled "An Eden of Leveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens". Provides a detailed illustrated history of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Looks at the creation of the gardens, the north and south foreshores, Lake Wendouree, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Begonias, the Heritage trees and provides a timeline of development. Has some notes on the Ballarat Tramway Museum, fish hatchery and other features of the area. Published by the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2012.On inside of the front cover "To the Ballarat Tramway Museum, Enjoy, from the Friends of the Botanical Gardens June 2016"trams, tramways, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, btm, gardens, begonia festival, local history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Seal team roll-back
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - Technico Interchangeability List No.2
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - The Busy Woman's Home Companion
One hundred twenty pages book titled: The Busy Woman's Home Companion. Issued by the Bendigo branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Published in Bendigo by Bolton Bros. in 1924. This is the third edition. Aileen and john Ellison Collection.433643 in blue pen on first pagecooking, recipes, christian temperance union -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - The Victorian Acts of Parliament, The Victorian Acts of Parliament, 1890
Fawn cloth bound spine and covers. Black graphics and text on spine, including 'Portland Free Library'. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Programme, Begonia Festival, Changing Environments - Ballarat Tram Depot, Feb. 2012
.1 - 24 colour pages, Begonia Festival program, first six pages, backed onto (upside down) Ballarat Gardener Autumn 2012 or the other way around. Published by The Courier Ballarat, February 2012. .2 Pamphlet or flyer for the event. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, begonia festival, festival program -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, 3YB Piano Pals Recipe Book No.1: 400 Tested Recipes/Price 3/-/Proceeds of this book go towards Warrnambool & District Base Hospital, 27 May 2022
Recipes sent in by listeners to the radio program Piano Time with the object being to raise money for Warrnambool & District Hospital , in support of 3YB's Annual Good Friday Hospital Appeal.Fawn colour soft-covered book with navy print; handwritten items on inside front and back cover; 76 pages; photo of female (Christine) and male (Oscar) presenter in the studio with 3YB microphone in the centre and an inset photograph of another presenter (Ken); recipes included provided by local listenersnon-fictionRecipes sent in by listeners to the radio program Piano Time with the object being to raise money for Warrnambool & District Hospital , in support of 3YB's Annual Good Friday Hospital Appeal.warrnambool, 3yb, hospitals, recipes, fundraising, oscar henry, christine benbow -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Kew Light Opera Company, A Country Girl, 1957
The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. A list of its productions by year includes: 1952 Florodora 1953 The Cingalee 1953 San Toy OR The Emperor’s Own 1953 Celebratory variety performance 195? While the Sun Shines 1954 A Country Girl 1954 Our Miss Gibbs 1955 The Toreador 1955 The Arcadians 1956 The Maid of the Mountains 1956 Whiteoaks 1956 Good night Vienna! 1957 A Country GirlThe Marion Tilley scrapbook is a significant record of performing arts in Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook includes programmes, photographs, newspaper reports and personal annotations which are a rich source of detail about repertoire, performers, and artistic sensibility in the period.Souvenir programme isued by The Kew Light Opera Company for a revival of 'A Country Girl' by Lionel Monckton. Performances were held in the Kew Recreation Hall in 5, 6, 7, 8 June 1957. The programme forms part of a scrapbook that includes programmes, photographs and theatre reviews for the Kew Light Opera Company and later "Q" Theatre Guild.theatre (kew), theatre groups (kew), performing arts, kew recreation hall, a country girl (musical) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, cash book, 1864
Council Cash Book 1864local government - borough of sandridge -
Box Hill Historical Society
Book, Dr. William Downey, Scenes from childhood : a pre-war memoir, 2007
Patricia Downey's recollections of her childhood living in Box Hillnon-fictionPatricia Downey's recollections of her childhood living in Box Hilldowney> patricia, social history, domestic life -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation", 1966
Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, photos of various types of controllers, an A.B.C. for tramways drivers - "always" points to remember and has a reference index. Issued to F Reale-Key who worked for the Civil Engineering at South Melbourne Depot. Section of the MMTB or The Met and was authorised to drive trams. Demonstrates instructions issued to drivers and to those authorised to drive trams.Forty-Eight page, side staple book within blue Rexine covers and covered with plastic. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1966. Printed by Regent Press Pty Ltd, 457 Plenty Road, Preston. On the inside rear cover has an electric tram driver's certificate issued to F Reale-Key. On the inside front and rear cover has a card trimmed for "The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria". For a photo of Frank standing in front of tram 8, see "MetLines - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985". See image i2 for details.tramways, trams, mmtb, the met, drivers, training, south melbourne depot, civil engineering department, instructions -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Department of Territories, Canberra, One People, 1961
Prepared under the authority of the minister for territories, with the co-operation of ministers responsible for Aboriginal welfare in the Australian states, primarily for the celebration of National Aboriginals day in Australia 14th July 1961aboriginals, government -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Messerschmitt Bf 109 F, G, & K An Ilustrated Study, Jochen Prien & Peter Rodeike, MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 F, G, & K Series, 1995
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, 1889
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. WARRNAMBOOL'S 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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. 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 Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd The label on spine cover with typed text PAT 823.8 DIC Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute 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 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 life and adventures of nicholas nickleby, charles dickens -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Yacht & Sailing Club, cash book, 1940
Port Melbourne Yacht & Sailing Club. Cash book for the Social Club from April 18, 1940 to July 17, 1948sport - yachting, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc