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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Rolfe, Fr. [Frederick Rolfe], Hadrian the Seventh : a romance by Fr. Rolfe, 1904
Historical romance.Hardcover book, 413 pages. fictionHistorical romance.fredercik rolfe, historical fiction -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Annual Dinner 1962, 1962
Colour slides of an annual dinner in 1962. The slide shows groups of legatees during the evening, the venue is not known. It is possible it was the induction of the new president who was sitting in the President's chair in other slides. In 1962 the President was JD Lobb. Or it may be the annual conference of Legacy Clubs. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of an annual dinner held for Legatees in the 1960s.Colour slide x 2 of legatees at a black tie dinner in an Anscochrome white plastic mount.Imprinted 'Viewing Side' and 'Anscochrome' on front and 'Made in Australia' and 'Anscochrome by Verycolor' on reverse.legatee function, legatees -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hodder & Stoughton, The first great air war, 1988
The men involved, their aircraft and the conditions they faced in the air war of 1914-1918Index, ill, p.277.non-fictionThe men involved, their aircraft and the conditions they faced in the air war of 1914-1918air warfare - strategy and tactics, world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Parsons Ronald|Plunkett Geoff, Early Steam Ships in Australia, 1998
A short description of the ships which have been scuttled or abandoned in the wateres of each Australian state, and the location of their grave yard. Alphabetical index included.ships and shipping -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Ann Blainey, If God Prospers Me -- A Portrait of Mr Frederick John Cato by Ann Blainey, 1990
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Cyclopedia of Victoria - Vol. 1, 1903
To present various aspects of Victoria at the beginning of Commonwealth of Australia with emphasis on leaders in Government and commerce.Hard cover with leather trim at corners. Bank and front and leather spine. Blue green and plain cover.commonwealth of australia, australian government -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Tapiola, FinlandMade in Australia / 24 / AUG 64M / Tapiola (Handwritten) / Encircled 12 (Handwritten)finland, slide -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Cambridge Aerospace Series 4 Flight Mechanics of High Performance Aircraft by Nguyen X Vinh
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Hurricane IIA,IIB, And IIC Aircraft Merlin XX Engine Addendum I-Sea Hurricane IIB And IIC And Hurricane IIB And IIC (With Arrester Hook)
Air Publication 1564B Volume I And Pilot's Notes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE GREAT REFORM BILL OF 1832. THE STORY OF A NATIONAL VICTORY
A book titled ' The Great Reform Bill of 1832. The story of a National Victory. A great Crisis in England's life, when the people won their right to vote for members of parliament.' London : Ward, lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : 10 Bond Street. 337 - 351 pgs. (ill.) This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' ' Historical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, english history, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, english history, history, 1832 reform bill, politics, british politics, english politics, elections, the right to vote, voting, book, books, advertisements, penny books -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Metlink, "Explore Melbourne on train, tram and bus", Jan. 2009
Book - 42 pages + cover + foldout map, perfect bound - titled "Explore Melbourne on train, tram and bus" giving details of many locations, venues that could be travelled to by public transport, how to buy Metcards, map of the inner area and transport routes. Places of Interesttrams, tramways, melbourne, local history, metlink, public transport, map -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Crooked Stick Or Pollie's Probation
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. Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915) ‘Rolf Boldrewood’ is the pen-name used by Thomas Alexander Browne as a writer. Browne was the eldest child of Captain Sylvester John Brown and Elizabeth Angell nee Alexander. He was born in London on 6th August 1826 and arrived in Australia with his parents and siblings when he was 5 years old and grew up in Sydney. In the 1860’s Browne added the ‘e’ to his surname. As a 17 year old Browne took up land in the Western District of Victoria between Portland and Port Fairy on a property named “Squattlesea Mere”. He remained there until 1858, enjoying the squatters’ life on his 32,000 acre property, growing potatoes and running cattle and horses. He sold in 1858 and purchased a sheep station on the Murray River near Swan Hill. He later sold this and bought another sheep station near Narrandera until bad seasons and severe droughts eventually caused him to change his career after 25 years as a squatter. Over the next 25 years Browne held the position of Police Magistrate and as a gold commissioner in various locations. His third career as an author lasted approximately 40 years. In 1865 he wrote two articles on pastoral life while he was recovering from a riding accident. In the 1870’s his writing was bringing in the income to support his family, changing his focus to the writing of novels. A series of these was written for the Australian market and published in The Sydney Mail and the Centennial Magazine. His later novels were aimed at the overseas markets. His best known novel “Robbery Under Arms” was written from 1882 to 1883 and has been serialised on radio in Australia and Britain. The novel was filmed in 1907, 1920 and 1957, and in 1985 it was made into a television series. It is now an Australian Classic. He also wrote short stories, several nonfiction graziers’ guides, and an autobiography named “Old Melbourne Memories” in 1884. [This information has been taken from Wikipedia; Australian Authors-Perry Meddlemiss; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Browne, Thomas Alexander (1826-1915)] 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 Crooked Stick Or Pollie's Probation Author: Rolf Bolderwood Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1895 The label on the spine cover with typed text RA 823.91 BOL Flypaper has a person's signature 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 crooked stick or pollie's probation, rolf bolderwood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS & CHURCHES, Feb 1961
Slide.BENDIGO BUILDINGS & CHURCHES Scaffolding rurrounds the Cathedral.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings & churches, bendigo buildings & churches -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO EASTER PARADE, Apr 1962
Slide. Bendigo Easter Parade. A highland pipe band marching near the showgrounds on Park Road.slide, bendigo, bendigo easter parade., bendigo easter parade. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Australian Railway Historical Society Vic Division, From The Archives, 1980
A pictorial view of the Victorian Railways in the pre 1920s era.non-fictionA pictorial view of the Victorian Railways in the pre 1920s era.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR COLLECTION: OFFICIAL PROGRAM 1974
Fifty-two pages booklet detailing the official events for the 1974 Bendigo Easter Fair. On the cover a multicoloured dragon.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, The Centurion Army tank arrival at the Vietnam Veterans Museum at Newhaven , Sep. 2006, 2000
Photos of the arrival of the tanknational vietnam veterans museum, vehicles, military - centurion tank -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Five copies of 'The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical Guide to Bendigo. Including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields.' Revised Edition. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1968. photos, maps, illustrations. Two copies only have WITH FREE MAP stamped on the front cover.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, history, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, gold, goldfields, victoria, victorian history, gold mines, gold, australian history, gold discoveries, mining. sticker bottom left front cover of two copies only 0064.5 par. 0064.6 par -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin Books, Young digger, 2002
The dark clouds returned and gathered about the boy. His eyes grew distant, and he began to tremble. He heard not only shells exploding, but the cries of dying men . . . He was stumbling over churned earth, looking into the face of an officer, bloodied red as the poppies, ripped apart in the Flanders mud . . . A small boy, an orphan of the First World War, wanders into the Australian airmen's mess in Germany, on Christmas Day in 1918. A strange boy, with an uncertain past and an extraordinary future, he became a mascot for the air squadron and was affectionately named 'Young Digger'. And in one of the most unusual incidents ever to emerge from the battlefields of Europe after the Great War, this solitary boy was smuggled back to Australia by air mechanic Tim Tovell, a man who cared for the boy so much that he was determined, however risky, to provide Young Digger with a new family and a new life in a new country, far from home.ill, notes, p.234.non-fictionThe dark clouds returned and gathered about the boy. His eyes grew distant, and he began to tremble. He heard not only shells exploding, but the cries of dying men . . . He was stumbling over churned earth, looking into the face of an officer, bloodied red as the poppies, ripped apart in the Flanders mud . . . A small boy, an orphan of the First World War, wanders into the Australian airmen's mess in Germany, on Christmas Day in 1918. A strange boy, with an uncertain past and an extraordinary future, he became a mascot for the air squadron and was affectionately named 'Young Digger'. And in one of the most unusual incidents ever to emerge from the battlefields of Europe after the Great War, this solitary boy was smuggled back to Australia by air mechanic Tim Tovell, a man who cared for the boy so much that he was determined, however risky, to provide Young Digger with a new family and a new life in a new country, far from home.world war 1914-1918 - children - biography, henri tovelle -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Slide, Dorothy Wickham, Huts, Papua New Guinea, 1958
This photograph was taken around 1958.Scanned from a coloured slideView from this sidepapua new guinea, port moresby, huts, thatch roofs, thatch -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Lyles, Kevin, Vietnam Anzacs: Australian & New Zealand troops in Vietnam 1962-72 (Copy 2)
The Australian and New Zealand part in the Vietnam War is sometimes overlooked, but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved.The Australian and New Zealand part in the Vietnam War is sometimes overlooked, but it is generally accepted that the 'Diggers' and 'Kiwis' were among the most effective and professional troops involved. australia. army. australian and new zealand army corps, new zealand. army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: MINUTE BOOK
Black covered notebook with a blue and white label on the front with Golden Square Sub Branch R.S.L. Auxiliary, L. Chancellor, Hon Sec., written on the front. Contains the Minutes from 1946 to their final meeting in 1950. Photo and newspaper cutting pinned in the book. The photo has the president, Mrs O. Goddard and the Hon. Secretary and treasurer, Mrs J. W. Swatton. The newspaper cutting refers to the Auxiliary joining the Bendigo Auxiliary. Another newspaper cutting, dated 13/12/44 refers to Christmas parties.clubs, social, golden square r.s.l., r.s.l. bendigo collection - minute book golden square sub branch r.s.l. auxiliary, l chancellor, mrs o goddard, mrs j w swatton, joyce bull, mrs l j warner, mrs mcivor, e lute, m hollis, r ?, t deason, c rowe, j swatton, g com?er, e swatton, b perrin, h thompson, c jack, taraxville -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: home movies: Vol. 2: The true story of Major L.H. Palletti (2 copies)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme - Theatre Programme, Our Miss Gibbs / by Lionel Monckton & Ivan Caryll, 1954
The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952. Its first production, held in the Kew Recreation Hall was Leslie Stuart's Florodora. In 1957, the Company was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild.Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s.The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of Our Miss Gibbs in the Kew Recreation Hall by the Kew Light Opera Company. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and a synopsis. 4 pp.arthur dear collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, musicals, programmes, theatre, theatrical performances, performing arts, our miss gibbs -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - CD-ROM, Sands & McDougall, Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd, Melbourne Directory, 1860 - 1911
Melbourne Directory in CD case with white background cover .01 - 1860/1865; .02 - 1866/1870; .03 - 1871/1875; .04 - 1876/1880; .05 - 1881; .06 - 1882; .07 - 1884; .08 - 1892; .09 - 1893; .10 - 1901; .11 - 1903; .12 - 1904; .13 - 1905; .14 - 1906; .15 - 1907; .16 - 1911; .17 - 1896-1900 (2 discs). Commonly known as Sands & McDougall(Sands and McDougall)built environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, built environment - industrial, business and traders, statistics, sands & mcdougall pty ltd -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
Coloured slide. Diffrent view of gutter in 5191, 5192. Grader/excavator on left. -
Camberwell Historical Society
Book, Paul Dillon, Edward Emmet Dillon, The Man who would not fall-in!, 2015
Family history and biography of Edward Emmet Dillon, the son of Edward Dillon, whose family immigrated to Australia in 1857 and lived in Camberwell.boroondara, camberwell -
Apollo Bay Museum
Film - Audio Slideshow of memories and photos with Nelly O'Meara, Apollo Bay
Nelly O'Meara's memories of Apollo Bay and running the Paradise Tearooms. Created as part of the Heart Maps project with Amy Tsilemanis -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Subterranean Clover, 1954
Journal of AgricultureMagazine type paper cover book. White Paper, black printA name is written in ink on top right handcorner in pen. Looks like "Stan Parfet"rural, tatura, grasses, books, history, local -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Gunn, John, Along parallel lines : a history of the railways of New South Wales, 1850-1986, 1989
A history of the railways of New South Wales from 1850-1986 with maps and photographs..Index, ill, maps, p.581.non-fictionA history of the railways of New South Wales from 1850-1986 with maps and photographs..railroads -- australia -- new south wales -- history., railways - new south wales - history.