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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE RIFLE & THE SPEAR'' BY CLEM LACK & HARRY STAFFORD
Book .ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 222 page paperback with coloured illustration on cover. Stories of the early pioneering days in Queensland. Characters include Frank Jardine and Alan McPherson. Published in 1964 by Fortitude Press, Brisbane and printed by W. R. Smith & Paterson Pty. Ltd., Brisbane. Catalogue sticker ''2183 LAC'' on spine. Handwritten in biro on title page '' A C C With Compliments Clem Lack 15/2/65''Clem Lack and Harry Staffordbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, clem lack, harry stafford, australian history -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Flyer, Climate Adaptation Along the Birrarung: A Day for Learning
exhibition, yarra river, birrarung, ballerrt mooroop, wurrundjerri country, university of melbourne, birrarung council, yarra riverkeeper, merri-bek city council -
Greensborough Historical Society
Flyer, Banyule Heritage Study, 2020
Request by Banyule City Council for information about heritage places which should be considered for protection.Colour leaflet, printed on one side, with col. card, printed both sidesheritage places, banyule city council -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Andy Warhol, From A to B and Back Again. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, 1975
SoftcoverTo Trish, for a happy birthday. Penleigh, Robyn & Benandy warhol, biography, philosophy, walsh st library -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Dr Alan Glynn, Witness to Vietnam, 1968
The Containment of Communism in Southeast AsiaBooknon-fictionThe Containment of Communism in Southeast Asia -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Book - Book prize, Galls & Inglis, Boy-princes : the story of their lives
BP018.1 Green linen hard-back book with black and gold embossed decoration on front and spine. 378 pages. Gilt edged pages. Eight full page black and white illustrations and one colour plate opposite the title page. BP018.2 Typed letter.non-fictionstratford sunday school, james wilson 1865-1961 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Laurence James Ludovici, Nobel prize winners, 1957
A list of Nobel prize winners by categoryIll, p.226.non-fictionA list of Nobel prize winners by categorynobel prize, eminent persons -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, My Mask
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 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 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent 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 has 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 1850’s to the late 1950’s 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. My Mask Author: Norman Lindsay Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1970 The label on the spine with typed text PAT 920 LYN Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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, my mask, norman lindsay -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Birch Cottage, Yarra Glen Road, Christmas Hills, c.Mar. 1989
Historical property that sits beside Watsons Creek. In 1903 a Miners Right of one acre in area was granted to Edwin Samuel Birch. In 1907 Birch applied to purchase this land but was unable to because it was part of the creek reserve. The house existed at that time. Birch died in 1932 and his daughter Honor Mary Birch was granted a permit to occupy the residence. The future of the cottage remains precarious because of its location on Crown land. In 2007 the Andrew Ross Museum began a campaign to ensure its preservation - NL18235mm colour positive transparency (1 of 28) Mount - Kodak KodachromeProcess Date MAR 89Mbirch cottage, christmas hills, smiths gully, watson's creek, yarra glen road -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Town Hall bookings, No 5 Australian 1916 Rough Diary, 1916
Diary of hall events, Port Melbourne Town Hall 1916, listing e.g. public meetings, bazaars. e.g. Womens Welcome Committee. Records of hours worked by employeesnear the front on "Notes from 1915" page. Beige cover with black printing on cover; general printed pages at front including advertisements and "The Customs Tariff"local government - town of port melbourne, port melbourne town hall, social activities -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Banner, CWA Eastern Foothills Group in 2002
Kindly scanned from Ringwood Branch archival collection -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 56, May 1993 to June 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 February 1993 to 1 May 1993.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, garden centre gets go-ahead, smb hospitality course winners, helen delbridge, joanne gilmer, director responds to garden centre critics, ararat tafe going strong, students make friends with enemy, fashion parade to aid charity, brace plans for the future, shiells looks back, retailer gives young people a go, messer and opie, leah wagstaff, justinbarker, jodie cole, matthew larkin, clothing swap, deborah dewar waiter student, debra rienietsoutstanding achievement award, kerran bagelhole top apprentice, ballarat university college upgrade report, adults find reward in study, woolclassing changes, free clothing for students, ceramics at the gallery, valerie wilson, first aid teacher nina burnett retires, course for disabled gets green light, tanya white, paddle steamer restoration project, deportment students graduation -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Nathaniel Frank, Introduction to Electricity and Optics, 1950
Dark Blue synthetic hard caver book of 440 pages with gold lettering embossed on the spine. non-fictionelectricity, optics, force, electrostatic, charg and capacity, electric currents, magnetic field, alternating current circuits, electromagnetic waves, radiation, conduction, dielectrics, geometrical optics, interference, heat radiation, diffraction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book - Naples, Adam and Charles Black, 1904
A travellers guide to NaplesIll, p.234.A travellers guide to Naplesnaples - travel, naples - description -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: BALANCE BOOK & INVENTORY OF STOCK PLANT NOTEBOOK
Brown notebook handwritten labelled 'Balance Book & Inventory of Stock Plant etc on 1st April 1887. Handwritten inside list of items pertaining to above.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS, Jan 1970
Slide. Bendigo Buildings. View from north Charing Cross to Lyric Theatre on the Sth side.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION : THE VAGABOND PAPERS
Books. A damaged green hard covered book titled 'The Vagabond Papers. Sketches of Melbourne Life, in Light and Shade.' 3rd series. The pen name of the author is The Vagabond. It is reprinted from 'The Argus' ( with the sanction of the Proprietors), with considerable alterations and revisions by the author.) 'Dedicated to the Members of 'The Fourth Estate' in Victoria, from Editor to 'Devil,' by their colleague, 'The Vagabond.' Published by George Robertson, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide 1877. 208 pgs. Ills. NB: Some excellent advertisements of products of the times are in this book.'The Vagabond'melbourne, city life, lydia chanceller collection, collection, advertisements, melbourne, city life, book, books -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Allard, Peter and Alues, Geoff, Border Tales - Stories from Genoa,Wangarabell, Wroxham.Timbillica, Maramingo, Nungatta, Wingan and Gipsy Point, 2000
A short history of the life and times of residents of Genoa, Victoria, and associated border settlements. Not indexed, but has comprehensive contents list.aboriginals, township, timber industry, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - AHQ,SURVEY REGT, FORTUNA,BENDIGO, April 1970
Slide. AHQ, Survey Regt, Fortuna, Bendigo. Visitors at Fortuna.slide, bendigo, ahq, survey regt, fortuna, bendigo., ahq, survey regt, fortuna, bendigo. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - A 1966 review of all the world's air forces and combat craft they have in current service, COMBAT PLANES 1, Roy Braybrook, John Fricker, Kenneth Fulton, Philip Robins, COMBAT PLANES 1, 1966
A 1966 review of all the world's air forces and combat craft they have in current service, COMBAT PLANES 1Brown cover with title only on spine in gold leaf. May be missing a jacket cover.non-fictionA 1966 review of all the world's air forces and combat craft they have in current service, COMBAT PLANES 1 -
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 7, David Verrier, Tram 14 in operation, 4/09/1994
.1 - At St Aidans Drive .2 - At Gardens loop .3 - at Carlton St with Darren Hutchesson, Paul Mong and Len Millar. .4 - At St Aidans Drive .5 - running in along the access track. .6 - on the depot fan .7 - Running into the depot on 5 road. Photo by David Verrier on 4/9/1994.Demonstrates BTM Operations in 1994.Series of seven Kodak white plastic mount slide of BTM No. 14 in use on the day.On back of slide in ink' "Sun 4/9/94 DRV Ballarat BTPS 14"tramways, trams, btm, btps, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, gardens loop, carlton st, depot, tram 14 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION: SLIDE FORMER MCCALMAN'S STORE, 1988
Slide, ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION. Standing on the site of the former McCalman's store after it was burnt out, looking across Hargreaves Mall at Venture Plaza (now the Hargreaves Mall entrance to Myer). Scene after clearance of fire wreckage. Photo taken in April 1988.house, public, allan budge collection, allan budge collection -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 8/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "9" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 14, outbound Victoria St, just after top of hill with St. Alipius church in the background. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Note the gravel condition of the outbound side of Victoria St. - roadworks? "Victoria St. Line" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, tram 14 -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Beeson, Margaret J, Some Aboriginal Women Pathfinders : their difficulties and their achievements, 1980
From intro. : ' These we write about are only a few of the many who have battled against prejudice and discrimination, against apathy of Christian people, and against disregard by governments; and who have, by courage and determination made an honourable place for themselves in the community.'80 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.From intro. : ' These we write about are only a few of the many who have battled against prejudice and discrimination, against apathy of Christian people, and against disregard by governments; and who have, by courage and determination made an honourable place for themselves in the community.'australian aboriginal women. biographies | women, aboriginal australian -- biography. -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Longmans, Green and Co, Antarctic night, 1958
A history of United States Antarctic expeditionsIll, map, p.256.non-fictionA history of United States Antarctic expeditionsantarctica, polar exploration -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Opera Australia, Moffatt Oxenbould A Celebration, 2000
Softcoverwalsh st library -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Culvert construction: Greens Road, Arthurs Creek, 19 Jun. 1981
Culvert construction / drainage operations undertaken throughout the Shire of Eltham - Greens Road near intersection of Cottlesbridge-Strathewen Road, Arthurs Creek35 mm colour positive transparency (1 of 4) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome Cardculvert, infrastructure, roadworks, arthurs creek, cottles bridge-strathewen road, greens road -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO NORTH ANGLICAN PARISH
24 page soft cover booklet 'Bendigo North Anglican Parish' A brief history of the 3 churches from 1952 to 1992. St John's, North Bendigo St Luke's, White Hills St Clement's, Huntly Sketches of churches on front cover. Lists of Parish CouncillorsAnglican Parish of North Bendogo -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, The Surprising Battalion – Australian Commandos in China
The detailed account of Australian Commandos in China during World War Two. This, the story of Australia’s first Commandos, is an epic of the war. Here is hardship and adventure, pathos and humour, suffering and excitement. It tells of the men who went to Malaya with the 22nd Brigade, then sailed to Burma to train under Britain’s finest Commando leaders. Escaping from the Japanese, they journeyed the length of the tortuous Burma Road, crossing China almost to the coast. Here they trained the Surprising Battalions, some of China’s crack guerrillas, and operated with them in war torn provinces. The became famous as the “Lost Legion of the AIF” – the boys of Mission 204. After almost a year of guerrilla existence, the survivors were withdrawn to Kunming and flew to India. They were allocated to Brigadier Orde Wingate’s force but were recalled whilst on leave and returned to Australia after two years in the tropics.Hard cover first edition world war ii, ww2, australian commando, australian special forces, australian special operations, world war ii australian operations in china