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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Judy Smythe (relative), The Wright Soldiers - World War I, 2012
Biography of 3 Wright brothers and 1 Wright cousin. Refer Cat No 780.Soft, lightweight cardboard cover. White print on front, spine & back. Front cover background is glossy black with a small black / white photo of soldiers in silhouette above a Rising Sun badge. A colour photo of a slouch hat is on the back cover. No page numbers. Illustrated black / white, sepia & colour photos, newspaper clippings, colour patches & medals. 2nd front fly leaf: “This book is dedicated to the memory of brothers Charles, George and Thomas Wright and their cousin Alan Wright”book, wright, brothers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 57, July 1993 to September 1993
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 3 July 1993 to 15 September 1993.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, brewery tours off, rebeccah parker, safety apprentice of the year, peter morey, smb wall crumbles, district wine show, smb literacy classes, bernie westcombe, apprentice of the year, metal fabrication, protest against fee increase, change in course application forms, awards for smb students, james coghlan, deborah dewar, hospitality scholarship, full uni status, smb rejects merger proposal, switch to unleaded fuel, budget cut threat, call for changes to uni bid, college halls re-named, peter lalor, bella guerin, literary tutors graduate, elizabeth hastings, disability law, explained -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Terry Laidler at Station Pier, 3LO, 1 Feb 1997
3LO broadcast 01.02.1997. Terry Laidler at Station Pier. Recording made by Pat Grainger. Talkback callers including Jeff Craig, State Minister for Roads and Ports; Hamish reid, Staff Captain of "Oriana"; spokesman for Mirvac. Duration 31:39.built environment, immigration, piers and wharves - station pier, oriana, mirvac -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Lorraine Simpkin & Marlene Schmidt, Pleasant Creek Special School 50th Anniversary 1987, 1987
Former Pleasant Creek Hospital site. Sometimes referred to as Pleasant Creek Special School and sometimes Pleasant Creet Training Centre.Yellow Cardboard Cover with Green PrintPLEASANT CREEK SPECIAL SCHOOL STAWELL No. 4549 Bold Print - 50th Anniversary Celebration November 13th and 14th, 1987 1937 - 1987stawell education -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Reid, Captain Mayne [Thomas Mayne Reid], The boy slaves, [1864]
382 p.fictionjames dodds, original collection, fiction, thomas mayne reid -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINING SURVEYORS AND REGISTRARS REPORT - 30TH. JUNE 1880, 1880
Reports of the mining surveyors and registrats quarter ended 30th. June 1880. 35 pagesVic. Govt.gold mining, miners' safety cage, surveyors and registrars report, bendigo, goldfields, gold mining, mining surveyors, registrars -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Vanessa
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 area 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 during 1942 to 1942 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 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. 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. Warrnambool Public Library 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. Vanessa Author: Hugh Walpole Publisher: MacMillan & Co The label on the spine with the typed text PAT FIC WAL Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Contents page has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, vanessa, h walpole, hugh walpole -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Magazine - Yearbook for Norwood High School/Secondary College, North Ringwood, Victoria, Weemala 2004
Soft cover school magazinenon-fiction -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bossence, William Henry, Kyabram, 1963
262p.; ports.; tables; index; 22 cm.kyabram-history -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Russell Braddon, The Naked Island, 1954
With drawings made in Changi Prison Camp by Ronald Searle.Blue Booknon-fictionWith drawings made in Changi Prison Camp by Ronald Searle. -
Ruyton Girls' School
Magazine, Ruyton Girls' School, The Ruytonian, 1971
In July 1909, a modest 12-page booklet was put together by members of the fledgling Old Ruytonians Association (ORA) and distributed to the Ruyton Girls' School community. It was one of their first projects, and their aim was to nurture continuing interest in the School among former and current students. They named it "The Ruytonian." At first, The Ruytonian was produced twice yearly, and always bore a plain cover with a simple name banner. Initially, it was the work of volunteer editors from the ORA, but in 1913 they handed the publication over to the first student editors, Esther Gibson and Lucy Tickell. Since that time, the style and content of The Ruytonian has continuously evolved. The biggest shifts occurred in 1942 when it transitioned to a yearly publication, and in 1969 when it moved to a larger A4 format with a cover image specifically selected for that year.The record has strong historic significance as it pertains to the fourth oldest girls' school in Victoria, Australia. Ruyton was founded in 1878 in the Bulleen Road, Kew, home of newly widowed Mrs Charlotte Anderson (now High Street South). Due to the age of the record dating back to 1971, we can infer it is one of the few remaining complete, intact and original examples of The Ruytonian from this period. Therefore, it can be considered an outstanding representation of its type, and is a reference example for research in early Victorian school history. The record's significance is further enhanced by its exceptionally well-documented provenance, having remained the property of Ruyton Girls' School since its production.Colour publication printed on white paper. 39 pages.Front Cover: ruytonian '71 /ruyton girls' school, the ruytonian, kew, old ruytonians association, yearbook, school, publication, girls school, junior school, senior school, journal, students, teacher -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Gardner P D, Names of South Gippsland, 1992
Some of the place names of South Gippsland, Victoria with explanations for their naming. Illustrated with map and photograph.township, historic sites, social history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BY BIRNEY TO GOLDEN SQUARE, 1973
By Birney to Golden Square 74 pages with photos, illustrations and map. The last years of Bendigo's tramways.Brian Andrewsbendigo, tramways, history, bendigo, trams, tramways, birney. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Aircraft Engine Log Book - Avco Lycoming Type 10-540KIC5 , Serial No. L14124-48
Airlines Of Tasmania Launceston Airport Tas. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Jock Marshall + Russell Drysdale, Journey Among Men, 1962
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketaustralia , walsh st library -
Ruyton Girls' School
Magazine, Ruyton Girls' School, The Ruytonian, 1936
In July 1909, a modest 12-page booklet was put together by members of the fledgling Old Ruytonians Association (ORA) and distributed to the Ruyton Girls' School community. It was one of their first projects, and their aim was to nurture continuing interest in the School among former and current students. They named it "The Ruytonian." At first, The Ruytonian was produced twice yearly, and always bore a plain cover with a simple name banner. Initially, it was the work of volunteer editors from the ORA, but in 1913 they handed the publication over to the first student editors, Esther Gibson and Lucy Tickell. Since that time, the style and content of The Ruytonian has continuously evolved. The biggest shifts occurred in 1942 when it transitioned to a yearly publication, and in 1969 when it moved to a larger A4 format with a cover image specifically selected for that year.The record has strong historic significance as it pertains to the fourth oldest girls' school in Victoria, Australia. Ruyton was founded in 1878 in the Bulleen Road, Kew, home of newly widowed Mrs Charlotte Anderson (now High Street South). Due to the age of the record dating back to 1936, we can infer it is one of the few remaining complete, intact and original examples of The Ruytonian from this period. Therefore, it can be considered an outstanding representation of its type, and is a reference example for research in early Victorian school history. The record's significance is further enhanced by its exceptionally well-documented provenance, having remained the property of Ruyton Girls' School since its production.Colour publication printed on papyrus coloured paper. 38 pages.Front Cover: D. Derham / THE / RUYTON / IAN / RECTE ET FIDELITER. / JUNE, 1936 /ruyton girls' school, the ruytonian, kew, old ruytonians association, yearbook, school, publication, girls school, junior school, senior school, journal, students, teacher -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Raymond Mcgrath, A.C. Frost, H.E. Beckett, Glass in Architecture and Decoration, 1961
Hardcovermodern architecture, glass, walsh st library -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 2013
Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2013 - 2014. Photo of trams 40 and 18 in front of the depot. Has the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" in white block printing on the upper edge of the card. On rear along bottom edge, has words "Celebrating 100 years Trams 40 & 18, Photo: Warren Doubleday" Two copies held. No label on rear.trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, depot, 100 years of electric trams -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society (W.A. Division Inc.), Guide to Rail Transport Museum Bassendean, Western Australia, 1980
Details about the Rail Transport Museum Bassendean, Western Australia, and the collection of locomotives and rollingstocknon-fictionDetails about the Rail Transport Museum Bassendean, Western Australia, and the collection of locomotives and rollingstockbassendean railway museum - western australia, tourist railways and museums - australia -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, Heatherdale and District Progress Association, 1962 - 1967
Heatherdale and District Progress Association Minute book.Minute book; 29 Jun 1962 -= 26 Oct 1967Heatherdale and District Progress Association Minute book.clubs and associations, heatherdale and district progress association -
Federation University Historical Collection
Poster - Advertisment, Jayne Eyre
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Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Spitfire, A complete Fighting History
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Greensborough Historical Society
Audio - Audio Cassette, Diamond Valley Choral Society, St John's Music Hall, performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society 1984, 27/10/1984
A recording of St John's Music Hall performed by Diamond Valley Choral Society at St John's Church of England Heidelberg on 27/10/1984. 1 audio cassette in clear plastic caseHandwritten on cassette: "St John's Music Hall 1984"diamond valley choral society, st john's church of england heidelberg, music halls -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Marysville State Forest, 2003
An information brochure on various forest walks and drives throughout the Marysville State Forest that was published by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment in 2003.An information brochure on various forest walks and drives throughout the Marysville State Forest that was published by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment in 2003.marysville, victoria, australia, information brochure, marysville state forest, lady talbot forest drive, taggerty river picnic area, the beeches, coupe loop, leadbeater's possum, beckter lookout, steavenson falls, marysville visitor information centre, department of sustainability & environmnet, lake mountain, cambarville, yarra ranges national park, cathedral range state park, murrindindi scenic reserve, gilberts gully loop, beauty spot nature trail, trestle track, michaeldene track, keppel lookout, marysville tour -
Bialik College
Film (item) - Class of 1994, 1994
VHS tape (4 copies) and one DVD of 'Class of 1994'. Film has been digitised. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1990s, graduation -
Clunes Museum
Book, GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY PTY. ARRARAT / BALLARAT, THE SECOND ERA, 1989
GOLD CARDBOARD COVERED BOOKLET - THE SECOND ERA. A HISTORY OF CLUNES 1939 - 1989 COMPILED BY ROS AND ROB O'BRIEN.local history, document, book, clunes, history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, How green were my valleys, 1982
'How green were my valleys' by R.V. Cottingham from The Melbourne Walker 1982.Article entitled 'How green were my valleys' by R.V. Cottingham from The Melbourne Walker 1982. Describes a walk through the Gardiners Creek valley from Laburnum to Gardiner. 'How green were my valleys' by R.V. Cottingham from The Melbourne Walker 1982. creeks, back creek, wandin creek, gardiners creek, cootamundra walk, forest hill reserve, furness park, sparks reserve -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Digger's Story, Surviving the Japanese prisoner of war camps was just the beginning
Paperback book -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Robert C Mikesh, Japanese aircraft: Code names and designations, 1993
An alphabetical listing of the code names given to Japanese aircraft in the second world war.ill (b/w), p.179.non-fictionAn alphabetical listing of the code names given to Japanese aircraft in the second world war.airplanes - military - designations, airplanes - military - japan - designations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, hyperlocal news, "Council reacts to safety concerns about new tram separation kerbing", Dec 2022
Newspaper report about the concerns of residents of the new tram separation kerbs in Abbotsford St. North Melbourne. Report by Brendan Rees, photos by Ajay Viswanath, notes the changes made to the installation and related traffic issues.Yields information about the installation of barrier kerbs in Abbotsford Street North Melbourne.Cuttings from the North West City News Dec 22 - Jan 23 issue - newsprint.north melbourne, abbotsford street, separation kerbs, tramways, traffic control