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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Henderson Jim, Greystone of the Glen, 1991
History of Henderson family from Scotland to South Australia including South Wales and India connections from 1760c to 1985.genealogy -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Dorothy Rogers, A History of Kew, 1973
xvi ,256p. : maps on lining papers, plates, tables ; 24cm. non-fictionkew (vic.) -- history., melbourne -- kew 1840-1972 -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Double Diamonds. Australian Commandos in the Pacific War 1941-45
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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Historic Buildings Council, Victoria, Victorian Heritage Register, 1995
A register of historic buildings, sites, shipwrecks in Victoria, drawn from information available at 26 June 1995, supplied by Historic Buildings Council and Maritime Heritage unit of Heritage Victoria. This is now the province of the Heritage Council, Vheritage, shipwrecks, architecture -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, University of Ballarat: Newspaper Cuttings, (Folder 2); June 1999 to September 1999
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 14 June 1999 to 7 September 1999. 1999.White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. university of ballarat, ub -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The Holy Land, 1912
A travellers guide to the HolyLandIndex, ill, p.301.non-fictionA travellers guide to the HolyLandholy land - description, holy land - travel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GRADUATES
Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Monday, January 14, 2002. Graduates: proud nurses trained at the old Bendigo Base Hospital between 1932 and 1935. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Clunes Museum
Book, Buckets to Pagers, Clunes Fire Brigade, 2014
History of the Clunes Fire Brigade.1 Paper back, dark blue cover. Author Robert Campbell, 131 pages contains text and photos, 150 years of service .2 Also Anniversary Dinner Programme 1864-2014History of the Clunes Fire Brigadepaper -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - The Wreck of the Admella, E Davis & Sons Pty. Ltd. Portland, 1966
Small Booklet yellow cardboard cover Pages stapled to cover. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Flyer, Land Auction Sale Advertisement, East Ringwood Central Estate - 1948
See Victorian Collections reference 5125 for subsequent Central Estate East Ringwood subdivision flyer.Single sided land auction sale advertisement for residential allotments.Auction Sale on the property under instructions from Mr. F.A. Salter. Subdivision includes Dublin Road, Knaith Road, Talofa Avenue, Russet Road, and Shasta Avenue. Agent - C.E. Carter & Son, Main Street, Ringwood. WU 6024. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO COMPETITIONS SOCIETY 1977 FESTIVAL GUIDE, 1977
BENDIGO COMPETITIONS SOCIETY 1977 FESTIVAL GUIDE - Bendigo City Hallbendigo, hospital, musical competitions, bendigo, music, festivals -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Diamond Valley News, Festival adds Aboriginal spin, 2 Nov 2005
Published Diamond Valley Leader, 2 Nov. 2005 The 2005 Rotary Eltham Town Festival for the first time included an indigineous component with a marquee in Alistair Knox Park dedicated to the theme. Colin McKinnon of the Mia Mia Gallery in Westerfolds Park coordinated the program.Newsprinteltham festival, 2005, eltham community festival, rotary club of eltham, rotary eltham town festival, aboriginal australians, colin mckinnon, indigenous art, mia mia gallery, one fire dance troupe -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Langford, Weston, Victorian Railway Station Diagrams 1956-1960 - North Eastern District, 1956-1960
Railway diagrams of all the stations in the North Eastern district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.maps, p.132.non-fictionRailway diagrams of all the stations in the North Eastern district of Victoria in 1956 to 1960.railroad infrastructure - victoria, railroads - victoria -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Booklet - Methdodist Girls' Comardeship Rays Section, Methodist Church of Australasia Young People's Department, Ritual: Grand Installation Ceremony, 1953
Contents: Preparation for the meeting; the meeting; Initiation; Ideal of Comradeship; Installation ceremony; Comradeship hymn and room layout.Grey soft covered 14 page booklet with black text. non-fictionContents: Preparation for the meeting; the meeting; Initiation; Ideal of Comradeship; Installation ceremony; Comradeship hymn and room layout.methodist girls' comradship rays section, handbooks, methodist church of australasia -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Aeroplane Recognition Tests: What is it? Part V
Contains pictures of various aircraft from the Second World War. aircraft, aircraft recognition, second world war -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Georgina Allen, Escape to Eltham: A report on the Lanes who left Limerick for Australia, 2013
ESCAPE TO ELTHAM traces the family of John and Anna Lane who lived in Shanagolden in County Limerick during the early and middle parts of the 1800s. They lived during a time of conflict and famine. This story follows the movements of their son, Richard, and daughter, Anne, who migrated to Australia. The marriage of Anne to Tobias Butler and Richard's life establishing his farm on the Yarra River in the 1850s are explored. Marriage, children, deaths and a murder in 1861 are changes forced on the family. Richard's son, Patrick, marries a young Bridget Carrucan but when the global recession of the 1890s decimates Patrick's businesses he heads to the arid Western Australian goldfields to 'make his fortune'. The large family follows and settles in Boulder where the behaviour of a couple of the boys gets them into scapes with the law. This story celebrates the tenacity of a family whose members left adversity in Ireland hoping for a kinder life in Australia.john lane, anna lane, richard lane, patrick lane, bridget carrucan -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell, Letters from France, 1917
Letters from CEW Bean, an Australian war correspondent in France during the First World WarIll, maps, p.232.non-fictionLetters from CEW Bean, an Australian war correspondent in France during the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BOOK
Hard cover book. Book outlining the conditions of employment, signed by employees from January 1909 - January 1919, Conductors May 1911 - May 1923, Motormen (recruit) April 1911 - June 1929, Conductors (recruit) 1911, conductors recruiting for Motormen July 1908, conductors. All workers signed the book to as to knowing the terms and that they agree to the terms.book, bendigo, bendigo trams -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Times News, Rules of the Stawell Club, 1896
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Ivan Binns, Charles Brandt Pioneer Blacksmith, 2000's
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Phil Gude, 1/09/1992
Obituary for Mr Phil Gude, Blackburn businessman.gude, phil -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840 - 1983, 1983
History of Toolamba compiled by Bill Morvell with the support of his Wife, Maureen. B Morvell, an historian with intimate knowledge of local history. The Toolamba History Book Committee was formed to assist the author and publish the bookHard cover, brown linen finish. "Heart of the Valley" in gold lettering on front cover. "1840 - Toolamba - 1983" in gold on spine. Yellow ront and end papers. Yellow jacket, with "Heart of the Valley, Toolamba 1840-1983" in green on front and Stewart (Bill) Morvell in brown. A drawing of eucalyptus in an oval bush scene in brown.Green lettering on spine.Presented to Tatura Historical Society by Brian Williams. 23.10.1985toolamba, morvell s, williams bp, tatura, books, history, local -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Lodestar Press, In Full Cry A Farewell to Steam Album Number Three
Photographs of steam hauled trains working on the New Zealand Railways.ill, p.30.non-fictionPhotographs of steam hauled trains working on the New Zealand Railways.railroad pictorial - new zealand - history, railroads - new zealand - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCARCE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Scarce: the prolonged dry weather in 1865 made water very scarce in Eaglehawk. It had to be carried from Sandhurst for domestic use.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Reference, The Aborigines of Victoria Vol 1
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 area 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 during 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. 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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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 Aborigines of Victoria Vol 1 Author: R. Brough Smyth Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1878Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 346.94 AUS Fly paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, 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, great ocean road, the aborigines of victoria vol 1, r. brough smyth, indigenous people -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Harvey A L Clark, The Ranks of the Old Pioneers - A Family History, 1986
A Short History of the Harvey and Clark Familes in Australia.1: Yellow card with Black Plastic Binding. Black Design with Text Inside. 2: Orange Paper with black design Text inside.The Ranks of The old Pioneers by Harvey A.L. Clark A Family History Inside: Donated to the Stawell Historical Society by Harvey A L Clarkstawell, harvey -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Cottage Open Day Planned, 16/04/1997
'Cottage Open Day Planned'. The Cottage and grounds will be open on 20 April 1997 with blacksmiths, wood turners and lace makers showing their skills.schwerkolt cottage, arrowsmith, valda -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Booklet - FSV armament
8th/13th VMR was equipped with M113 family of vehicles in 1970s - 1990s. Cp.G.Wynd was a cadre staff member training armoured fighting vehicle ( AFV ) crewmen M113A1 Instruction handbookSoft covered booklet with fabric binding strip " Royal Australian Armoured Corps Volume 3 - Armanent Pamphlet No.4 Fire Support Vehicle M113A1 ( FS ) 1971."" Cpl Wynd " on front covermilitary, tank, fsv, gun, vmr -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - RANDOLPH SPENCER-CHURCHILL, AS A PRODUCT OF HIS AGE. BEING A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL MONOGRAPH
A blue hard covered book titled Randolph Spencer-Churchill, as a Product of his Age. Being a Personal and Political Monograph.'' By T. H. S. Escott, M.A. London, 1895. Hutchinson & Co. 34 Paternoster Row. 408 pgs. (ill.)T.H.S. Escottbooks, biography, randolph spencer-churchill, book, books, person, randolph spencer-churchill, history, biography, politics, england, mechanics institute california gully sandhurst -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE POETICAL WORKS OF LOWELL''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 400 page hardcover book of verse by James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891), American poet. A sepia photo of J. R. Lowell appears opposite the title page. Introduction by William Michael Rossetti. Published in 1911 by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd, London, Melbourne, Toronto. Printed by Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Frome and London. Catalogue sticker ''2121 LOW'' on spine.James Russell Lowellbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, james russell lowell, poetry