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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Under the Water Under the Wire and the Men who sank the Sydney, 2017/2018
Fact based story that deals with German U-Boat 862's journey from Norway around to Indonesia and Australia.Black Paperback with sun rays coming from the ocean surface in bluegrahame wilson, u-boat, syndey -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Scoresby Transport Corridor, 1/06/1998 12:00:00 AM
Four Strategy Options for the Scoresby Transport CorridorFour Strategy Options for the Scoresby Transport Corridor prepared by consultants Sinclair Knight Merz for the Department of Infrastructure and VicRoads.Four Strategy Options for the Scoresby Transport Corridor scoresby transport corridor, scoresby transport corridor environment effects statement, vic dept infrastructure -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time-Life Books (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australians at War - Modern Military Towards 2000, 1989
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Flying Training Vol 1 No6
Description: Published by Director of training RAAF: No 3 Merchant Ship Recognition No 2 Power Control No 4 Night Take Off Level of Importance: . -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Mr Crusoes Young Woman
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. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860s the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. Mr. Crusoes Young Woman Author: Sheila Macdonald Publisher: Cassell & Company Date: 1934 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC MACD Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Serviceflagstaff 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, mr crusoes young woman, sheila macdonald -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, West Australian Newspapers, No survivors : HMAS Sydney : the 50-year-old mystery of Australia's greatest naval tragedy, 1991
50th anniversary commemorative issue of the sinking of HMAS SydneyBibliography, ill, p.48.non-fiction50th anniversary commemorative issue of the sinking of HMAS Sydney world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, hmas sydney -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Karl Neureuther, U-boat stories : narratives of German U-boat sailors, 1931
Personal recollections of German submarinersIll, p.207.non-fictionPersonal recollections of German submarinersworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations - submarines, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections - german -
Federation University Historical Collection
Pamphlet, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, c1960
The former gold town of Ballarat is situated in Central Victoria, Australia.Stapled colour brochure outlining places to visit in Ballarat.ballarat, ballarat botanical gardens, wildflowers, canadian, floral clock, lal lal falls, arch of victory, ballarat avenue of honour, landscape -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Daniel Schaum, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of College Physics (Sixth Edition), 1961
SoftcoverFirst page "Tony Radden, 45 Bell St. Fitzroy, Ph. 413901" in first pagebiography, hungarian actress, walsh st library -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mackay, Ian, Phantoms of Bribie: The Jungles of Vietnam to Corporate Life and Everything in Between, 2016
The Phamtoms of Bridie is a highly readable blend of an engaging yarn and a fascinating portrayal of operational service in Vietnam as an infantry company commander leading some 100 fine young national service and regular soldiers in cloase quarter jungle fighting.The Phamtoms of Bridie is a highly readable blend of an engaging yarn and a fascinating portrayal of operational service in Vietnam as an infantry company commander leading some 100 fine young national service and regular soldiers in cloase quarter jungle fighting.operation bribie, 7 rar, 4 rar, 6 rar, special air service regiment (australian army), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Golden Eagles. Air Heroes of two world wars, 1980
Hard cover board with dust cover. Dust cover rad background, black and gold writing. Stylised image of an imperial German army aircraft tail plane. Book - brown buckram. No writing. Pages 242. Illustrated with black and white photos."Sister M SEAGRAVE" - LABEL "From Bishop Noel Day's Collection"books, military history -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Society of Women Writers (Aust.) Victorian Branch, Equal to the Occasion, 1985
SoftcoverBlue ballpoint pen inscription on title page: 'To dear Mandie, / with love / Bunch / Christmas 85'walsh st library -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, The time of the soldier, 1991
An account of the author's experiences in two World Wars, as a Sergeant Major in a machine gun battalion and as a prisoner of the Japanese in Java, Singapore and Thailand.Ill, p.210.non-fictionAn account of the author's experiences in two World Wars, as a Sergeant Major in a machine gun battalion and as a prisoner of the Japanese in Java, Singapore and Thailand. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, prisoners of war - australia -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Marc Serge Riviere, A Woman of Courage. The Journal of Rose de Freycinet on her Voyage around the World 1817-1820, 1996
HardcoverNewspaper Clippings (1) "Into the Pacific", a book review of this book by Alan Frost for The Weekend review 25-26 Jan 1997; (2) "Plan steers a steady course" on the NGV redesign, The Age 12 May 1997. Also a thank you card to Patricia and John from Noel.walsh st library -
Bendigo Military Museum
Currency - CURRENCY, DUTCH, Netherlands East Indies, March 1943
Items souvenired by Alan Mason, refer cat No 3979.2.1).2) Currency notes, “Netherlands East Indies” (Dutch) 50 cent, rectangular shape, colours front red, blue, white, rear green and white, depiction of Queen Wilhemina on RH side front, notes dated..1) In blue, “FD119281” twice. .2) In blue “FD186979” twice. Both have “VAN 2 MAART 1943” oncurrency, dutch 1943, netherlands east indies -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Nigel Calder, Einstein's Universe, 1979
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, BCAE Graduate Diploma in Occupational Hazard Management and Master of Applied Science in Occupational Health and Safety Course Information, c1998
Report presented for the Ballarat College of Advanced Education School of Engineering Graduate Diploma in Occupation Hazard Management. The supervisor was G.F. Jenkinsonviosh, health and safety, hazard management, occupational health and safety, ballarat college of advanced education -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - City of Port Melbourne, Electricity Supply cash book, 1927 - 1929
City of Port Melbourne Electricity Supply Cash Book 1927 to 1929.local government - city of port melbourne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO OUR GOLDEN PAST, 2007
Bendigo Our Golden Past. Signed by Ken Arnold 2007. History of Bendigo. Photographs: black and white. Street maps, copy opf painting. 80 pages. Signed by: Ken Arnold, December 2007. 80 pages.Ken Arnoldbendigo, history, bendigo & district, history of bendigo -
National Wool Museum
Book, Farming in New Zealand
"Farming in New Zealand" -Bulletin no 252, New Zealand Dept of Agriculture, 1946.agriculture sheep - new zealand farming, agriculture, sheep - new zealand, farming -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Richard Reid, Gallipoli 1915, 2007
Booknon-fictionworld war 1914-18, campaigns, turkey, gallipoli peninsular, public opinion -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Douglas Bader
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, McNeill, Ian, The Team: Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962 - 1972 (Copy 1)
Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, aattv, saig, saigon -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book, Olive Mellor, The Gardens Lover's Log, 1940
Olive Mellor (nee Holttum) graduated 1911 and was staff between 1914-1920, which she donated her collection of books to the Library.olive mellor (nee holttum), staff, female students -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, John Mortimer, Paradise Postponed, 1985
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketChristmas card for 1986 from Ana to Patricia and Johnfiction, british literature, walsh st library -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Atkin Beryl, Select Bibliography Port Albert Maritime Museum Library
List of books located in the Port Albert Victoria Maritime Museum Library.gippsland -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Haeusler Collection Family Bible c.18th century, Sebastian Göbels, 1702
The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. This object is a German bible printed in 1702. It was published by Sebastian Göbels at the town of Schleusingen in the Thüringian Forest, and has 1770 pages. The bible was brought to Australia by the Haeusler-Klinge family when they migrated to South Australia in 1846. Ferdinand Haeusler came to Wodonga with other German families in 1866, bringing the bible with him. This item significant due to its age and rarity. It has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical Haeusler Collection, which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of European colonisation and settlement in Wodonga and north east Victoria in the mid nineteenth-century. A large bible printed in German and bound with brown leather. bible, christianity, german, germany, immigration, 1800s, 1700s, prussia -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Rogers, J. G, For King and Country': The 1914-18 War Diaries of J.M. Laidlaw, 1985
An edited version of the War Diaries of J.M. Laidlaw from January 1916 to June 1919.To dear Ruth Clark. This book is a gift to you as a way of saying thank you for your wonderful generosity in gifting me a copy of your late father's publication 'The Church of Our Fathers' 3 May 1997 Jane Gay Rogers.world war 1914-1918, diaries -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, RAN, Halstead Press Pty Limited, The Silent Service, 1952 - Second Edition
The Silent Service - Action Stories of the ANZAC NavyHard, cardboard cover, blue buckram with silver print on spine. 372 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated in black / white / blue maps, end papers & back flyleaf. Page/s removed. Handwritten in black ink on title page: “Donated by Joy Wellings Re Stephen Langdon” Black felt tipped pen mark: “On front end paper” “RSL stamp”book, anzac navy, silent service -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HEALTHY GOLDEN BENDIGO, 1906
Healthy Golden Bendigo The Paradise of Sunshine, The Riviera of the Southern Hemisphere. The most favored spot in Australia for Vicitors and Tourists. Views places of interest with descriptive matter. Plans of the lines of reef. Records of the World's Premier Goldfield.Bendigo Progress Association.bendigo, history, buildings/streetscapes