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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1858
Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. R. W. I. L. S. R. Ck. Y. D H. W.P. New fields established 1858-1861. Markings: 4 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Book - Arithmetic Books, Tables of Interest (year unknown) / Elementary Algebra (1930) / Aritmetical & Mental Calculations (1847) / Arithmetic for Grade 3 (1946)
Hardcovered books (see photo for more details)see photoeducation, school, mathematics, arithmetic, textbooks -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Footbridge, George Court, Greensborough, c.Sep. 1989
Part of a slide show presentation "Bridges & Waterways of the Shire" by Russell Yeoman to the 13 September 1989 Society meeting. The presentation included slides of historic photos from the Shire of Eltham Pioneers collections as well as several recent views.35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 15) Mount - Agfa CS System grey 8 dotsfootbridge, george court, greensborough -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Electa Editrice, Beato Angelico
An illustrated catalogue of the works of Beato AngelicoIndex, ill, p.66.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of Beato Angelicopainters - italy, beato angelico -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION: SLIDE HAMLET STREET, 1988
Slide, ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION, General Views, Hamlet Street. A notable house in its own way, buit the carport and the dormer windows are quite recent additions.house, public, allan budge collection, allan budge collection -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Inside the VC and the NVA: the real story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces, 1992
vietcong army, north vietnam army -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Robert Wiedersheim, Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, 1886
This book was purchased for the Ballarat School of Mines library on 18 March 1887. It was book no 792 in the library.Green cloth cover, with gold lettering on the spine. 345 pages, with 279 woodcut illustrations.ballarat school of mines, anatomy, vertebrates, robert wiedersheim, w newton parker -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Tony Hall, D-Day: The Invasion in Photographs, 1994
Published to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Photographic record of each of the main landing beaches.Book, soft, card cover. Illustrated front & back. Title in yellow & red letters. 64 pages with cut edges. Contains black and white illustrations.photography-photographs, books, military, history -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Trentham and District Histroical Society Inc, Trentham at War: Boer War, World War I, World War 2 / by Ina Bertrand and Jan Robertson, 2012_
A compilation of the war records of the men and women from the Trentham area who served in the Boer War, World War I and World War II. Authors/compilers are Ina Bertrand and Jan Robertson from Trentham and District Historical Society.This book is a tribute to all who served from the Trentham area.126 p., illus. Cover in black and white shows photographs of soldiers and nurses.trentham, trentham and district historical society, world war i, world war ii, boer war -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Report, "Celebrating 120 Years of Nursing Education" 1888-2008 - Ballarat Base Hospital (Health Services), 2008, c2008
The University of Ballarat is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Pink covered display book with inserts relating to the history of nursing education in Ballarat. nursing, ballarat base hospital, florence nightingale, shirley ogden, shirley falkinder, de neeve, robert pinnock, ballarat district hospital, royal trained nurses' association, salaries, off duty ours, centenary, anniversary, florence nightingale committee australia, margaret stevens, nursing targets, ballarat health services, matron shirley ogden -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1968
Colour slide in a mount. House interior, probably Australia (see S0875)Made in Australia / 21 / SEP 68M7slide, robin boyd -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Australia Unlimited
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 1860's 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. 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. Australia Unlimited Author: Edwin J Brady, Publisher: George Robertson and Company Date: 1926 The label on spine cover with typed text RA 919.4 BRA Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museumflagstaff 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, australia unlimited -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book - Register, Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, c.1968
2 copies of list of trees and shrubs under categories. Found with other nursery lists. trees, shrubs, nursery, ornamental -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, And so today, c1956
Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.Galley proof, corrected of 'And so today' by Jean Field.field, jean. and so today. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MALDON & SURROUNDING AREAS, Apr 1968
Slide. Maldon & Surrounding Areas. The remains of Gower School, on the side of Muckleford Road.slide, maldon & surrounding areas., maldon & surrounding areas. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Victoria's Playground The Westernport Region. A guide to Phillip Island, the Mornington Peninsula and Westernport, 1971
Description of Tourist Resorts on Mornington Peninsula and Westernport BayHistoricalBook - soft cover - 117 pages, First edition published 1971 by The Advisory Committee on Recreation and Tourism to The Westernport Regional Planning Authoritymornington peninsula, westernport bay, phillip island -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, The Lord Boothby, Boothby : Recollections of a Rebel, 1979
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketautobiography, memoir, politics, government, walsh st library -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Locomotive Profile New South Wales Railways 44 Class, 1998
A photographic profile of the 44 Alco "World Series" diesel electric locomotive of the New South Wales Railways.ill, p.48.non-fictionA photographic profile of the 44 Alco "World Series" diesel electric locomotive of the New South Wales Railways.locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works, diesel locomotives - new south wales - history -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Toys, 1963
Colour slide of school boys in a school work room where toys are being made. The toys were part of an arrangement with the Department of Education. Schools would produce the toys, often in wood work classes and they were donated to Legacy and Carry On. The toys were given to Junior Legatees at the Government House Christmas Party. Excess toys were passed to a dozen additional charities. The scheme started in 1949 and by 1962 over 8,200 toys were donated, from 201 schools. The total to that date was over 72,500 toys. It appears to be 1963 as there was space for the tally to be completed. 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 is the best available.A record of toys being made and donated to Legacy in the 1960s.Colour slide of school boys working at green workbenches, in a white plastic mount and grey mount on the reverse.toys, department of education, toy appeal, school boys -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Marysville-Moss, Snow and Mountain Ash, Unknown
A pictorial book of the flora, fauna and waterfalls in the Marysville district affected by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfirePaperback. Front cover has a main photograph of Keppel's Hut on a misty day in the rainforest. There are also four small photographs along the lower edge of the front cover. They are of a Mountain Ash canopy, a Drosera Peltata, a Brown Tree Frog and a view of the smoke plume on Black Saturday.marysville, victoria, australia, landmarks, flora, fauna, waterfalls, black saturday, bushfire, nature -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Quinn Estate, McCarthy Grove, Montmorency, 15 Sep. 1982
One of a series of images of roads and infrastructure taken by Eltham Shire Council Planning and Engineering officers of the Quinn Estate in Montmorency, Stage 1, Private Street Scheme during construction, September 1982. They provide perspective of the changes in housing styles and road development that began sweeping in from the mid 1970s with increasing urbanisation of what was once more outlying suburbs and regions.35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of15) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed 15 Sep1980housing estate, infrastructure, montmorency, quinn estate, roads, private street scheme, mccarthy grove -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, On Guard with the Volunteer Defence Corps, 1944
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 2, Graham Jordan, former SEC tram 24 at a farm property, c1973
Yields information about tram 24 following its disposal and how it appeared c1973.Set of 2 Kodachrome white cardboard mount 27mm square slides of former SEC tram 24 at a farm property near Ballarat c1973. Location unknown Advised by Graham Jordan on 21/8/18 by email that the photo was his and that a copy slide was given to John Theodore. Record updated. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, tram disposal, scrapped trams, accidents, tram 24 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
Coloured slide. Construction site at Cashmore airport. Several large black hoses. Road and Houses in background.portland airport, cashmore, engineering, construction -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MADGE KELLY COLLECTION: OUR DARLINGS, 1900
Our Darlings, hardcover childrens book from early 1900's 424 pages with black and white & some colour illustrations, published by John F Shaw & Co London. Inscription inside front cover reads To Madge with love from Mother Madge Kelly.books, children's, story book -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Robert Thomson, May. 1968
Yields information about trams using the Ripon St line and the then former Ballarat A Power Station.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 26?, in Ripon St, bound for Lydiard St North, at Wendouree Parade, with the SEC Power Station A in the background. Taken 5/68."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, ripon st, ballarat a power station, tram 26? -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Road sealing: Eucalyptus Road, Eltham, Jun. 1981
Road sealing operations undertaken throughout the Shire of Eltham35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 4) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome Cardinfrastructure, road maintenance, road sealing, eltham, eucalyptus road -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd
Colour slide in a mount. Melbourne Grammar School. New Science wing (in distance), South Yarra, circa 1964. (Architects: Mockridge Stahle and Mitchell.)Mount Made in England / Encircled 1 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, L. G. Watson, Hotham Valley Tourist Railway - Guide Book, 1979
The history and rollingstock collection of the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway in Pinjarra Western Australiaill, maps, p.20.non-fictionThe history and rollingstock collection of the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway in Pinjarra Western Australiarailway and tramway preservation - australia, hotham valley tourist railway - western australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''AUSTRALIA LIMITED'' BY A.J.MARSHALL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 118 page paperback book about A. J. Marshall's views, comments and criticisms of Australia. ''Think - or be Damned'' Series. Published in 1942 by Angus & Robertson Ltd., Sydney and printed by Bridge Printery, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''22186 MAR'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on title page ''Alec Chisholm regards from Jock Marshall Feb 1942''A. J. Marshallbooks, collections, essays, alec h chisholm collection, a.j.marshall, australia, comment