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Book, Big Sky Publishing, The Art of Sacrifice, 2021
Haunting and poignant, this collection of portraits from renowned Melbourne artist, George Petrou portrays a spirit like no other — the Anzac spirit. Australians from all walks of life have served our great nation with gallantry and sacrifice — ordinary people who displayed mateship, resilience and devotion to duty. The Art of Sacrifice captures the spirit of service in a fitting tribute to all Anzacs of every generation. Using images of the past and the stories of today, the artist travels Australia and overseas to connect the past and the present in a unique, powerful and evocative collection of outstanding portraits. The Art of Sacrifice is a stunning contribution to the understanding and commemoration of all those who have served our great country.Bib, ill, p.429.Haunting and poignant, this collection of portraits from renowned Melbourne artist, George Petrou portrays a spirit like no other — the Anzac spirit. Australians from all walks of life have served our great nation with gallantry and sacrifice — ordinary people who displayed mateship, resilience and devotion to duty. The Art of Sacrifice captures the spirit of service in a fitting tribute to all Anzacs of every generation. Using images of the past and the stories of today, the artist travels Australia and overseas to connect the past and the present in a unique, powerful and evocative collection of outstanding portraits. The Art of Sacrifice is a stunning contribution to the understanding and commemoration of all those who have served our great country.australia - military - personal narratives, soldiers - australia - pictorial works -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Paul Jones, Chinese – Australian Journeys by Paul Jones, 2005
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Pilgrims Progress
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. The Pilgrims Progress Author: John Bunyan Publisher: George Virtue Date: 1850 The label on the spine cover with handwritten F 823 BUN 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 Service 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 pilgrims progress, john bunyan -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, International Correspondence Schools Ltd, I.C.S. Reference LibraryL Specifications, 1907
Purple hard cover book with leather spineengineering, rex jolioake, r.c. smith, concrete, titles, drans, bricks, tiler, plumber, gas fitter, plasterer, glazer, painter, paper hanger -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Adam-Smith, Patsy, Trains of Australia: All Aboard, 1993
A history of railway events illustrated in Australia Post stamps issued up to 1993.ill, p.40.non-fictionA history of railway events illustrated in Australia Post stamps issued up to 1993.railroads -- australia -- trains -- history., railroads on postage stamps -- australia. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam Revisited: Parade '98 New Zealand; Part of fall of Saigon
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, new zealand -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mt Evelyn RSL, Monash's militia camp Lilydale : February 7th-14th, 1914, 2014
In February 1914 Colonel John Monash organised an annual camp for the militia to be held at Lilydale. The camp, training and mock battles were reviewed by Sir General Ian Hamilton.bibliography, ill, maps, p.36.non-fictionIn February 1914 Colonel John Monash organised an annual camp for the militia to be held at Lilydale. The camp, training and mock battles were reviewed by Sir General Ian Hamilton.australia - militia, military training camps - lilydale - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, Video, Vietnam: the ten thousand day war 5: special collectors edition (2 copies)
vietnam war, 1961-1975 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - 21 November 1929 Portland Victoria, 21/11/1929
Black and white photograph with inscription beneath, from newspaper dated 21 NOV. 1929, headlined, 'How Portland Recalled Its Early History' Re-enactment of Henty landing on beach at Portland, 19 NOV. 1929. Stuck to white cardboard. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Herald Sun, Batman can stay - elder, by John Masanauskas, 20/02/2017
Ian Hunter, an aboriginal elder, has criticised a proposal by Darebin Council to replace the name Batman Park with that of an aboriginal man.Small newspaper clipping, black and white text.darebin council, john batman, treaty of melbourne, batmans treaty -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - CHASED BY THE SUN, HANK NELSON, 2002
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Celebrating 20 years as church senior, 1/03/1991
Article in Nunawading Gazette about Rev Jack Simmonds who celebrates 20 years as senior minister with Blackburn North Baptist Church.blackburn north baptist church, simmonds, jack (rev) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Banner - Banner - Sydney Olympics Torch Relay Glenelg Shire, c. 2000
The 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney, Australia. The torch relay was the transferral of the Olympic Flame to Sydney, Australia and this was also part of the build up to the Games. The torch travelled to several island nations in Oceania before beginning an extensive journey around Australia. This included many regional areas including across the Glenelg Shire.Printed banner, shiny fabric, blue with white print and design used in towns across Glenelg Shire where the Olympic torch relay passed throughFront: 'Sydney 2000 Olympics Torch Relay, presented by AMP.' -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, REFERENCE, Clive Johnson, " AUSTRALIANS AWARDED", April 2008
"AUSTRALIANS AWARDED" - "A concise guide to Military and/Civilian Decorations, Medals and/ other Awards to Australians/ from 1815 to 2007 with their Valuations" Peter Ball collection, refer Cat No 4704.Hardcover Book Cover - cardboard with adhered paper cover. Gold, black and white print on front. spine and back. Front and spine illustrated in colour - "First Australian Division Artillery going into 3rd Battle of Ypres" by Septimus H Power painting. Artillery guns, horses and soldiers in a battle scene. 359 pages - cut, plain, glossy white paper illustrated in colour - photographs of decorations, medals and awards. Handwritten - owner's name. Handwritten front end paper in blue ink "Peter C Ball" Opposite title page in black ink "Peter C Ball"books, reference guide, history, military warfare -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Newspaper - Image, The Leader, 14/04/1894
Date of issue confirmed on TROVE.Black and white photographic reproduction of an illustrations taken from the Leader, Saturday 14 April 1894, page 31 On back of photo: "The Leader. April 14th 1894"wineries, wine cellars, wine industry, morris & sons, fairfield house, fairfield cellars -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines, Examinations Passed by Indentured Students (at the Ballarat School of Mines), c1890s
Indentured students appear to be those enrolled to complate an Associateship at the Ballarat School of Mines.Harcdcovered, charcoal book maroon leather bindingjames gibson, indentured students, watson latham, israel flegeltaub, weston eustace moriaty, herbert r. sleeban, william reid, marcus marks, isodoe g. wittkowski, samuel warrick smith, a. j. coltman, charles burbury, frederick p. paul, solly, john richardson, thomas uthwatt, archibald l. ray, hector g. brickhil, sydney radcliff -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, Historic Ballarat is Victoria's Garden City, Apr. 1953
Yields information and demonstrates Ballarat's development from a Melbourne newspaper viewpoint in 1953 and what it's view on the city was.Centre page of Melbourne Sun, pp15-18, 15/4/1953, photos of Sturt St. from Town Hall, looking east, Town Hall, Arch of Victory, Alfred Hall, Eureka Stockade and Begonias. Record updated and image added 21/9/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, street views, alfred hall, eureka -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Murray, Matthew J, Memories, 1973
Pictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.ill, p.56.non-fictionPictorial early history of the Victorian Railways.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, railroads -- australia -- victoria -- history. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, A Jewel in the Valley, 2004
Written to record the history of Tatura Male Choir. 1940's to modern day productions.Black front cover, white writing. Colour photo of company on front. White back covertatura male choir, turaton, baker j -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Burwood Press, "75th year", 24/07/1999 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from the Progress Press, 24th July 1991, titled "75th year" reporting on the 75th anniversary of the Hawthorn Tramway Trust - HTT. Refers to notes supplied by Michael Norbury, Has a photo of Z15 on route 75 to East Burwood in Burwood Highway. Photo by Andrew Batsch.On left hand side in ink "Progress Press Wed 24 July 1991"trams, tramways, htt, burwood highway, z class, tram 15 -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, K Langloh Parker, Australian legendary tales, 1953
Legends of the Narran tribe, told to author by natives; specimen of legend given in native languageBibliography, ill, p.237.non-fictionLegends of the Narran tribe, told to author by natives; specimen of legend given in native languageaboriginal australians - social life and customs, australia - folklore -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Ballarat Trams in Fatal Collision - no warning bell heard says woman passenger", "Woman Critically Injured - accident in Ballarat - Drivers jump for lives", 1936
Yields information about the condition of the collision between the scrubber tram and No. 26 in Wendouree Parade and the parties involved during Feb and Mar. 1936.Set of two cuttings and text extracts of the reports of the collision between the Ballarat scrubber and tram No. 26 on Wed 5 Feb, 1936. Both extracts and texts down loaded from the National Library Trove Website. .1 - report in the Melbourne Herald, reporting on the inquest into the death of nurse Elizabeth Clarke - titled "Ballarat Trams in Fatal Collision - no warning bell heard says woman passenger", giving details of the accidents, statements of witness Lilian Oliver, Alfred Forte (SEC track assistant), Albert Mawby traffic superintendent, quizzed by Constable Shields re track brakes, Frederick Thompson (Driver of 26). Drivers represented by Mr. Dooley. .2 - report in The Argus 6-2-1936 about the accident - "Woman Critically Injured - accident in Ballarat - Drivers jump for lives", reporting on the event, giving names of those involved, injuries, including the name of the scrubber driver John Tucker, and another passenger Miss Walsh.accidents, collision, scrubber tram, coroners inquests -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Yarra Trams, "Yarra Trams Transition News - issue 4", 20/7/1999
Issued by Yarra Trams/MetroLink Victoria as part of the transition from Government to private operation. Dated 20/7/1999. Notes the offers for employment will be finalised by 23/7. Provides notes on "new customer-friendly tram stops" On the second sheet provides questions and answers about the transition and in particular the MetroLink management. This name did not continue in documentation for long.Yields information about the transition from Government to private operation and in particular the name MetroLink.A4 newsletter, double sided printed.yarra trams, metrolink, privatisation, staff, tram stops -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "The Bendigo Tramways", Feb. 1972
Book, 80 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Bendigo Tramways" Details history of Bendigo tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society and others at the time of the closure of the Bendigo system. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover. Cover, index page, maps and rollingstock lists have been scanned see jpg images i1 to i7 For book itself see pdf images i1 to i4 326.1 - ditto - purchased by W.A. Doubleday for BTM ex Scottsbluff, NE, USA 8/2003. Added 27/09/03. See Reg Item 4242 for other copies of this book which has pencil annotations.trams, tramways, bendigo, battery trams, steam trams, history -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Professor Zelman Cowen, The Private Man: The Boyer Lectures 1969, 1972
Softcoverwalsh st library -
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 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat Junior Technical School ledger for materials and activity fees, 1938-1953
The Ballarat Junior Technical School was part of Ballarat School of Mines.Foolscap book listing names, teachers, material fees and Activity fees relating to the Ballarat Junior Technical School from 1939 to 1953. Teachers include J. Hosie, William Paterson, A.V. Gilpin, G.V. Bergin, A.C. Miller, R.R.F.L. Collins, J.J. Watson, J.J. Hanrahan, F.L. Collinsballarat junior technical school, j. hosie, william paterson, a.v. gilpin, g.v. bergin, a.c. miller, r.r.f.l. collins, j.j. watson, j.j. hanrahan, f.l. collins, james duncan, john norman, keith roberts, william murphy, john dixon, jack vinnicombe, edward crozier, james hogg, william m.c. brophy, peter eustace, harold glover, graeme parks, arthur coad, robert elshaug, wallace reid, george feary, ivan murphy, ernest lay, austin young, ronald cochrane, james shaw, alan burns, james daly, edward garlick, edward walter lucas, owen david jones, robert george smith, j.e. curnow, e.d. sargeant, m.w. lee, b.t. collier, j.w. connell, g.i. rowe, e.w. lucas, b.n. jackson, m.e. rowe, a.r. young, r.e. white, l.a. quick, b.g. williamson, g.n. allen, r.j. hugo, j.a. tolliday, leonard coxall, norman schiltz, georhe carroll, john lambert, neville caldow, norman ritchie, james stevens, r. foss, n. wesyermann, j. young, p. agrums, g. bedggood, k. weightman, b. grigsby, l. bellingham -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Argus/ A.D. Hardy, Pinus insignis its Romantic History, 1928
Discussion of Monterey Pine and whether Pinus radiata and Pinus insignia are the same or different. Trees planted at Burnley in early years have been described as Pinus insignis.Photocopy of transcription of article in "The Argus" 13 October, 1928 p6 by A.D. Hardy. the argus, a.d. hardy, pine trees -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Osprey Publishing, Vietnam tracks : armor in battle 1945-75, 1982
The role of armoured vehicles in the Vietnam conflictIll, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe role of armoured vehicles in the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 - armoured vehicles, armoured vehicles - vietnam war - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Carroll and Graf, The mammoth bookof battles: The art and science of modern warfare, 1999
Forty gripping accounts of battles from the Boer war to Desert Stormmaps, p,498.non-fictionForty gripping accounts of battles from the Boer war to Desert Stormbattles - history - 20th century, military science