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Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - The Mitchells of Whiteford, Paul Mitchell, 2020
"Whiteford is a mystical place. A small farm in north-east Victoria, rising from the rich flats of the Mitta Mitta River a few kilometres upstream from its confluence with the mighty Murray River. Taken up in 1879 from the large Bethanga run, Whiteford was home to the Mitchell family until it was flooded by the Hume Weir around 1934. Through this collection of family photos and small stories, we might glimpse something of family and farming in the fertile Mitta Mitta Valley before it was flooded by the Hume Weir" - Paul Mitchell, author.A family history of the Mitchell family of Whiteford, Victoria. This publication includes stories and many black and white images of the Mitchell family and their home."Whiteford is a mystical place. A small farm in north-east Victoria, rising from the rich flats of the Mitta Mitta River a few kilometres upstream from its confluence with the mighty Murray River. Taken up in 1879 from the large Bethanga run, Whiteford was home to the Mitchell family until it was flooded by the Hume Weir around 1934. Through this collection of family photos and small stories, we might glimpse something of family and farming in the fertile Mitta Mitta Valley before it was flooded by the Hume Weir" - Paul Mitchell, author.mitta mitta history, mitchell family history, whiteford mitta mitta valley -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Hales Jeremy, Maffras Beet Sugar Industry 1894-1948, 1998
The story of the Beet Sugar factory at Maffra Victoria from its beginnings in 1894 the problems encountered and the demise of the industry after WW2 The history of earlier Victorian unsuccessful into establishing the industry are mentioned Maffra beet sugindustrial, agriculture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DAVID MCDONALD COLLECTION: EPPALOCK. CONSTRUCTION, c1963
Eppalock. Construction. David fishing of the bank at Lake Eppalock. Markings: Eppalock Dam near Lyal March 1963 DavidKodakcivil engineering, water supply, eppalock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Landscape of settlement, Jenny Lee, 24 Aug 2009
Jenny Lee - Landscape of the settlementDuration 01:06:15built environment, natural environment, jenny lee -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Mt Buller, Mt Buller Melbourne's Mountain", c1980
Poster, mounted onto a sheet of 12mm chipboard featuring W6 942 on a Ski Lift at Mount Buller, with the caption Mt Buller Melbourne's Mountain". Has the destination of Bourke St, route 1, Has a string hanging strip on the back with two eyelets.trams, tramways, w6 class, bourke st, tourist trips, tram 942 -
Camperdown & District Historical Society
Book - "Australian Aborigines" by James Dawson, Australian Aborigines, 1881
First edition copy of James Dawson's book, "Australian Aborigines" (1881). Dawson's book draws on his daughter Isabella's ability to speak the local languages and attempts a balanced description of a culture he considered ill-used and under-appreciated by white settlers. This work remains one of the more valuable insights into the life of First Nations people at the point of first European contact.Cover of James Dawson's book "Australian Aborigines" (first edition)cdhs, cdhsfirstnations, djargurd wurrung, djargurdwurrung, isabella dawson -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Roses, c.1938
Handwritten bound register. Entries listed alphabetically by variety, position and remarks. Note inside dated 1938.register, flowers, flower variety, roses -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1970
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1970. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. New section of the university.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1970. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. new section university -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - DUCK AND CABBAGE TREE - PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CLOTHES IN AUSTRALIA 1788-1914, 1968
Duck & Cabbage Tree : A pictorial history of clothes in Australia 1788-1914. Arranged & annotated by Cedric Flower First published 1968 by Angus and Robertson LTD. Printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. Multi-colour with white background dust cover. Green hard back. Markings – Bendigo Historical Society Inc. stamp front and back. Copy not assigned a part letterCedric Flowerhistory, clothing, pictorial 1788 - 1914, clothing, convicts, settlers, goldminers, aborigines -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mangold, Tom and Penycate, John, The Tunnels of Cu Chi (softcover) (Copy 6)
One of the more remarkable but little known campaigns of the vietnam War was fought inside the 200 miles of secret tunnel networks around Saigon between Viet Cong guerrillas and special American forces known as "Tunnel Rats"One of the more remarkable but little known campaigns of the vietnam War was fought inside the 200 miles of secret tunnel networks around Saigon between Viet Cong guerrillas and special American forces known as "Tunnel Rats" guerrillas - vietnam - cu chi, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - vietnam - cu chi -
Federation University Historical Collection
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Kew Historical Society Inc
Film - DVD, Every Family Has a Secret : Series 2, 2020
Documentary series following everyday Australians as they discover the truth about their family's past, confronting the extraordinary secrets that have shaped their lives.Episode 1 Ellis Treleaven & Marie O'Connor Episode 2 Matthieu & Kerry Stevenson (Kew relevance - Joan McDonald, Ethel Bradley, & Gladys Ivy Lee) Episode 3 Elizabeth Brierley & Paul Morrisnon-fictionDocumentary series following everyday Australians as they discover the truth about their family's past, confronting the extraordinary secrets that have shaped their lives.genealogy, family research -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: CUSHIONS AND COSIES
Magazine: Cushions and cosies knitting and crochet published by Madame Weigel, series 6 price 6.5 pennies. The magazine has 20 pages. Inside the magazine 4 cuttings from newspapers another magazines all relating to knitting plus 3 cutting of brown paper with writing on them: pattern for dolly handkerchief or stocking bag.books, magazines, knitting -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Robin Boyd, Australia's Home, 1968
Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.SoftcoverBoyd on inside front cover, list of Australian Architecture firms penciled on the last pageaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO COMPETITIONS SOCIETY 197O FESTIVAL GUIDE, 1970
BENDIGO COMPETITIONS SOCIETY 197O FESTIVAL GUIDE - Official guide. Held at Bendigo City Hall May 1970bendigo, entertainment, musical competitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Town of Port Melbourne, Rough Minute Book . Town of Port Melbourne 18/12/1894 to 17/10/1896, 1894
Rough Minute Book . Town of Port Melbourne 18/12/1894 to 17/10/1896. Written and printed. Red/blue marbled cover Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book - Exercise Book, [Exercise book], 1950s
A Form 2 arithmetic exercise book, showing calculations and methods used by this student.An example of mid 20th century school workStudent's exercise book, 32 p. (approx.). Handwritten arithmetic exercises inside. Front cover has photograph of Queen Elizabeth II.Student's name, Grade: Form 2A. School: .school books, exercise books, arithmetic -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Aerial View of Grampians Ranges inc Valley, 1960's
Colour Slide: Aerial View of Grampians Showing both Ranges and the Valley grampians -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Peter Moses, Jan. 1969
Photo of SEC Ballarat No.41 passing through the railway gates at Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard St. North, with the destination of "Lydiard St Nth". Tram has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen". Reid's Coffee Palace is in the background. Photo shows the Ballarat Railway Station clock tower, part of the train shed and the signals on the station side of the gates. A "B" class locomotive on a passenger train is standing in platform 1 of the station. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1969, dated only "Jan", but date lines up with Bendigo slides and type of numbering. Could be 1970.On the rear of the slides in black ink "P. Moses" along bottom left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, railway crossing, lydiard st, railway station, reid's coffee palace, tram 41 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Poster (Item) - warbirds air show, Mareeba air show
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Magazine, The Bulletin, The Bulletin Magazine: October 29, 1991
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Goldfields Reminiscences, 1977
170-page soft cover book 'Goldfields Reminiscences' Castlemaine's Golden Era First published in 1884, Melbourne. Reprinted 1977 by the Castlemaine Mail Foreword by Frank Cusack, Bendigo 1976. Illustrated with B&W photos and sketches.Signed by James V Evans 1977 on title page.goldfields, castlemaine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1970
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1970. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Speeches, speaker unknown, gentleman to the left and Ralph Birrell to the left.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1970. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. speeches, speaker unknown ralph birrell -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Fletcher, Meredith, Cattlemen of the High Country, 2005
A thematic history providing a background to the many sites of cultural significance in East Gippsland Shire that connect its past with its present.environment, government -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - KURTING, Dec 1968
Slide. Kurting. Man relaxing in a comfy chair.slide, bendigo, kurting., kurting. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 4, John Theodore, 31-12-1978 or early 1979
Yields information about the early operation of the BTPS of No. 33 in Wendouree Parade.Set of 4 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of No. 33 running in Wendouree Parade - 31-12-1978 or soon after its launch by the BTPS. .1 - approaching Depot Junction - with a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - ditto .3 - at St Aidans Drive with a Sturt St West destination .4 - ditto with the trolley pole being reversed. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 33 -
Melbourne Legacy
Film, Lord Dunrossil, 1960
Black and white film showing a Legacy Demonstration performing for Lord Dunrossil. Viscount Dunrossil was Governor General 1960-61. Demonstration for him and his wife by Legacy children at a primary school showing library, craft classes, exercise classes and woodworking. Both he and Lady Dunrossil interacted with the children, who appear overawed by their visitors and the fact that they were being filmed. There are also Legatees present. The girls wear a light coloured uniform with a Legacy logo embroidered onto the left hand side of the chest. The boys wear a shirt, tie and pullover. The lady who appears to be the headmistress is wearing a hat and gloves, whilst Lady Dunrossil wears hat, gloves and fur stole. 7 mins 17 secs. 16mm B&W no sound. His brief year in office as Governor General ended when he passed away suddenly 3 Feb 1961. According to an article in Trove, he toured Gippsland in August 1960 and attended a school and a festival, the proceeds of the festival was donated to Legacy and other charities. This film has been digitised to preserve its content. Melbourne Legacy gratefully acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government and Public Record Office Victoria for making this possible.Legacy had a high profile in the community at the time, which is indicated by the Governor General attending a school which was educating Legacy children.Silver metal canister with a reel of film about Lord Dunrossil.Handwritten label 'Lord Dunrossil'. Kodak Limited London, bottom of canister.junior legatee outing, governor general, junior legatee, patron -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Iron Roofs: examples of design, 1884 (exact)
Book. Large brown hard cover. Title written in gold on front cover and on spine. Manufacturer name also written in gold on spine. Illustrations, plates (black & white). 37 p. + plates.civil engineering, design, roofing, iron and steel -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Fisher & Sons Publishers, Modern Art of Brewing, 1860's
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Australians Their Final Campaign
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. 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 1860s 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. 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 Australians Their Final Campaign Author: F M Cutlack Publisher: Sampson Low Marston & Co Date: 1918 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 940.434 CUT Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library 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 australians their final campaign, f m cutlack