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Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - Broadsheet, Ballarat Courier, 01 December 1902, 01/012/1902
The Ballarat Courier has been published in Ballarat for over 100 yearsTwelve page broadsheet with information including Melba's performance at her Majesty's Theatre, Opening of Loreto Chapel, Hospital presidential protraits of Alexander Milelr and J.G. McDonald, Lal Lal Races, Henry McEwan obituary, James Long funeral, bullfight, Buninyong Lodge Masonic Installation, the bill giving female suffrage, and much morenewspaper, ballarat, women's vote, loreto convent, h. marshall, mrs becker, george brehaut, caroline tarrant, melba at her majesty's, nellie melba, alex miller, bull fight, masonic installation, buninyong masonic lodge, lal lal races, henry mcewan, ballarat courier -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, The Rails Go Westward, 1969
A short history of the railways of Australia.ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionA short history of the railways of Australia.railroads -- australia -- history, railroad construction - australia - history -
Maldon Brass Band Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Australiasian Band and Orchestra News, Thompsons's Foundry Band - Castlemaine's Pride, 26 April 1927
Three columns articles with black and white portraitthompson's foundry band, castlemaine, brass band, 1927, j.tansey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NO BLUES
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, October 4, 2004. No blues: the Blue Stars basketball team was all smiles when this photo was taken before the 1950s basketball grand final. The team members are: back row - Irene Williamson, Dorothy Ferguson, Wilma Doran - Centre: Pat Kennedy and Heather Ferguson - Front: Alisa Peterson and Maureen McGregor.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Lois Collinder, "Hurley Burley", 2011
"Hurley Burley" by Lois Collinder. History of the Hurley familyfamilies, joseph patrick hurley, edward hurley, lois collinder -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Essex-Clark, John, Maverick Soldier: an Infantryman's Story, 1991
Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Possums and Bird Dogs (Copy 2), 2006
161 reconnaissance flight -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HEALTH CARE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Health care: the Inglewood Hospital; circa 1900. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Vision Australia
Audio - Sound recording, Vision Australia, Around Vision Australia: Episode 46
Covering issues and news about Vision Australia and the opportunities it provides for clients, volunteers and staff. Host: Stephen Jolley with guest interviews by Valerie Thomas. Recording of the Making Difference Awards ceremony, which took place in Melbourne on 21st July, 2006. One of those awarded was the Victorian State Government for introducing electronic voting for blind or vision impaired, making it the first-time people from this community were allowed a secret vote. Megan Denyer provides an update on the relationship VA have with Prime Television.1 digital sound file in WAV formatradio shows, vision australia, stephen jolley, gerard menses, megan denyer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE VERY REVEREND HENRY BACKHAUS, 2000
The Very Reverend Henry Backhaus. ' A Man of the People' . Book produced by Shirley Joy, Hampton.Shirley M. Joyvictoria, history, the very reverend henry backhaus. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Aircraft Engines, The Airplane Engine
Overview of aircraft engine components and construction circa 1922non-fictionOverview of aircraft engine components and construction circa 1922aircraft engines circa early 1920s -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Waverley Novels Vol 30 Peveril of the Peak 3
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower 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. 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 it's 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. 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 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Waverley Novels Vol 30 Peveril of the Peak Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher & Son Date: 1838The label on spine with typed text PAT FIC SCO Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, waverley novels vol 30 peveril of the peak, sir walter scott, 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 -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper, CLUNES GAZETTE
NEWSPAPER, CLUNES GAZETTE FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1865local history, document, newspaper, newspaper -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Destination Valley, 1956
A pictorial review of Brisbane tramcarsIll, maps, p.19.non-fictionA pictorial review of Brisbane tramcarstramways - brisbane, urban transportation - brisbane -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Initial Teaching Publishing Co. Ltd, mie book ov the lieon and the mous, 1962
A large format children's book tranliterated into Pitmans Initial Teaching Alphabet. Stamped "State School 719 Yendon" Inside plate "Mary Egan Memorial Collection"the lion and the mouse, pitmans initial teaching alphabet, reading, mary egan memorial colleciton, education, mt helen teacher resource collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF VICTORIA BENDIGO BRANCH COLLECTION: MINUTE BOOK
Light grey/brown book with blue tape spine containing the Minutes of the NCWV Minutes from October 1956 to 20 Feb 1962. Also contains newspaper cuttings, Annual Reports and some photos.organisation, women, national council of women, national council of women of victoria bendigo branch collection, ncwv minute book 1956 - 1962 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ADVANCE AUSTRALIA: ALBUM OF SANDHURST VIEWS
Advance Australia, Album of Sandhurst Views. Published by Messrs Schutze, Steffens & Co., Melbourne No dates. Sketches of Bendigo circa 1870, prior to construction of Law Courts Fold out of black and white images of Bendigo buildings and scenery. Pink cover.Schutze, Steffens & Cobendigo, buildings, heritage buildings -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Uncharted Waters, Daniel Connell, 2002
Looks at the future of the Murray-Darling Basin and the livelihood of a large section of rural Australia, which is threatened because of unexpected consequences of water use and land clearing. The aim of this book is to stimulate public discussion and to present a wide range of views. Issued for the centenary of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission.non-fictionLooks at the future of the Murray-Darling Basin and the livelihood of a large section of rural Australia, which is threatened because of unexpected consequences of water use and land clearing. The aim of this book is to stimulate public discussion and to present a wide range of views. Issued for the centenary of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission.murray-darling basin, watershed management, environmental protection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Sun News-Pictorial Hobby Book, 1936 - 1937
A4 size book bound with paper covers and centre stapled (metal). Front cover printed with blue and red design on cream. Top left hand corner ha '1/-' denoting the cost of one shilling. 76 Pagesbooks, technical -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, Behind The Wire
Storyboard of Mick "Doc" Gregory, Medic, Nui Dat, February 1969 - October 1969. Service Number 217489. 5 RARbehind the wire, storyboard, mick "doc" gregory, nui dat, medical, 5 rar -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO'S LAW COURTS, 1996
Book: Bendigo's Law Courts: produced for Centenary of the Bendigo Law Courts, Pall Mall, Bendigo. With Index. 88 pages.David Horsfallbendigo, law, law courts, bendigo easter fair, law, law courts, architecture, judges. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Overhaul Instructions De-Icer Distributing Valves Types 571 And 572
T.O. No. 03-1-6 Chapter 51 Part C -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, A Handbook for Enthusiasts - Local History, 1985
Showing how to find information on researcing and writing history in Country and Municipal areasBlue hard cover, dust cover wrap around. Illustration of Yarra St., Geelong 1872 by A Webb. Collection Geelong Art GalleryFord 1987research, reference -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Nigel Calder, Einstein's Universe, 1979
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Melbourne Herald, Colin Wood, "Sabotage 15 trams out of action", 4/08/1976 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Herald, 4-8-1976, titled "Sabotage 15 trams out of action", with a photo of a number of trams at Glenhuntly depot, including No. 347 when wires in the cabs of 15 trams were cut, blocking another 13 trams in the depot. Item written by Colin Wood.Some parts of the item have been underlined in red.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, incidents, electric failure -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Doubleday, Arms and equipment of the Civil War, 1962
A guide to the weapons and equipment used during the Civil War when the metallic cartridge and repeating rifles were first introduced. A description of the implements employed by the forces of both sides.Index, ill, p.160.non-fictionA guide to the weapons and equipment used during the Civil War when the metallic cartridge and repeating rifles were first introduced. A description of the implements employed by the forces of both sides.american civil war 1861-1865, american civil war - armaments -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Richard A. Proctor, The Universe and the Coming Transits, 1874
Blue hard covered book of 298 pages. Includes start streams, star-sprays, nebulae, A New Theory of The Universe, Nebular Regions, Star-guaging, Transit of Venus. Includes images. non-fictionrichard a. proctor, stars, astronomy, a. felton -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Loch Ard : An Epic Wreck : Death of Eva Carmichael, ca. April 1934
“On the 8th April 1934, at her residence in Bedford, England, Eveline Victoria Townshend, widow of the late Thomas Achilles Townshend, C.E. of County Cork, Ireland, died in her 74th year. Mrs Townshend was the Eva Carmichael who, with the late Tom Pearce, were the only two survivors of the ship Loch Ard, which was wrecked near Port Campbell, on 1st June, 1878 ....”. [Transcription of the article is attached]. Captain Gibbs was master of the Loch Ard, an iron clipper of 1623 tons, which was wrecked on Mutton Bird Island, one mile east of Sherbrook River. The two survivors, Carmichael, a passenger and Pearce, a member of the crew, were washed through the mouth of the gorge, which now bears the name of the ill-fated ship. The impact of the ship was so violent that the deck was torn clean off the hull, which now lies in 70 fathoms of water. (edited version of the same article)The newspaper article is of local, state and national historical significance for its association with the wreck of the sailing ship LOCH ARD, which is now listed on the Victorian Heritage Register S417. The article records an eye witness account of the rescue of the only two survivors from the Loch Ard wreck. A newspaper cutting from the Warrnambool Standard in 1934. It contains the obituary notice of Eva Carmichael (Townshend), the only female survivor of the LOCH ARD shipwreck in 1878. She died on 8 April 1934, a widow in England, in her 74th year. This original newspaper cutting has yellowed and creased with age. The article in the cutting is incomplete. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, warrnambool standard, eva carmichael, loch ard, eveline townshend, tom pearce, eveline victoria townsend, thomas achilles townshend, county cork, ireland, loch ard survivors, port campbell victoria, royal reade, 1-6-1878, w. c. till, eye witness account, george ford, glenample homestead, princetown, gibson, w. shields, mckenzie, robertson, robert strasenburg, loch venacher, robert pearce, tss hobsons bay -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Audio - Audio CD, Tapestry: our Pye family history through all generations, Early 21st century
This DVD gives information about the Pye family. Thomas Pye came to Sydney as convict in 1837 and was assigned to work for Captain Sylvester Brown and came to the Port Philip district with his master. Sylvester's son, Thomas, travelled to the Western District in 1844 and took Thomas and his wife. Mary with him. Thomas Browne later wrote novels under the name of Rolf Boldrewood . In his book " Old Melbourne Memories " Thomas Pye is given the name Joe Burge. Thomas Browne established the property "Squattlesea Mere" and Thomas Pye and his family settled in Port Fairy and then in Bessiebelle. Today this little settlement has many Pye descendants. The other matter of interest is that Thomas Pye's son,Charles Pye, gained the Victoria Cross in India and is buried at Tower Hill. his DVD is of historical interest because it records the story of the Pye family in the Western District.This is a DVD with blue hand writing on the front and an accompanying sheet of paper showing an English country scene. It is enclosed in a plastic mesh envelope.TAPESTRY Our Pye Family history through all generations by Elizabeth Pye.pye family, warrnambool, captain sylvester brown, thomas browne, rolf boldrewood -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Junction Road, Blackburn North, 12/04/1995
7 - 21 Junction Road, Blackburn North. Article on weatherboard home c1903, Harwood Homestead, Edwardian / Federation house.harwood, junction road, blackburn north, nos. 17-21, killeen avenue, blackburn north, handley court, blackburn north, edwardian style, auctions