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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Under Two Flags
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 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 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. 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. Under Two Flags Author: Ouida Publisher: Chatto and Windus Date: 1934 Ouida was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée).The label on the spine with typed text PAT 823 OUI Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute The flypaper has the name Maria Ramé in handwriting book, under two flags, ouida, maria louise ramé, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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 -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, East Gippsland Newspaper, Style Manual for authors, editors and printers, Third Edition, 2010
Newspaper cuttings referring to kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary education in East Gippsland.schools -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet - Prospectus, Diploma of Horticultural Science, 1977
Prospectus -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Airlife Publishing, Messerschmidt Bf109: Luftwaffe fighter, 1997
Pictorial and textual description of the Messerschmidt Bf109 fighter planeBib, ill, p.63.non-fictionPictorial and textual description of the Messerschmidt Bf109 fighter planegermany - fighter planes, messerschmidt bf109 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, BOOK: War In Pictures - Sixth Year
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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK - AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Sir Edward Dunlop, "THE WAR DIARIES OF WEARY DUNLOP", First published 1986. reprinted 1986, 1987
"THE/ WAR DIARIES/ OF/ WEARY DUNLOP/ JAVA AND THE BURMA - THAILAND RAILWAY 1942 - 1945" Book - item in the collection of Richard William McGILVERY, RAAF. Refer Cat. No. 7287P for his service details, photo, awards, HARD COVER BOOK WITH DUST COVER. Hard cover - cardboard with adhered red buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover - paper, white print on front, spine and back on red background. Folded flaps with black print on beige background. Illustrated - front - colour seated portrait of Sir Edward Dunlop. Back - copy in colour of watercolour painting of "Weary Dunlop" operating in a jungle hospital by "Jack Chalker". 401 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and sketches.history, books, ww2, autobiography -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book (item) - Visitor logbook, Melbourne Visitors logbook, 2006
This book records the name and countries of origin of sailors visiting the Mission. Many are from the subcontinent and South-East Asia. The logbook provides an insight into which ships and the origins of their crews were visiting Melbourne in 2006. The cover has yellow post-it note stuck to it on which is written: Melbourne Visitors Log 09/06/06 to 20/01/07visitors, logbook, seamen, sailors, ship, mission, mission to seafarers, seamen mission, melbourne, flinders street, crew, nationality -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 'Barton Todd', 1877
Red hard cover book with picture of kneeling boy on front. Title 'Barton Todd' on spine.Presented to Thomas Power/as a reward for learning the 'Ten Commandments'/by his Sunday School Teacher/John G. Smith/April 7th, 1878.books, children's -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, N.C. Smith, Mostly unsung : Australia and the Commonwealth in the Malayan Emergency 1948-60, 1989
A history of the Australian involvement in the Malayan emergency of 1948-1960p.125.non-fictionA history of the Australian involvement in the Malayan emergency of 1948-1960australia - armed forces - malayan emergency, malaya - history - 1948-1960 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan, On Radji Beach:The story of the Australian nurses after the fall of Singapore, 2010
When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor.Index, bibliography, ill, p.360.When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor. royal australian army nursing corps, vivian bullwinkel -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Yes: A Guide to talking about the Voice to Parliament, 2023, 2023
Small blue covered booklet of 15 pagesvoice, voice to parliament, aborigines -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item) - Aircraft Engines of the World 1944, 1944
aircraft engines of the Second World War. Particularly focusing on the state of aircraft engines in 1944. Considers engines from the United States of America, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the USSR (Soviet Russia). engines, aircraft engines, second world war, 1944 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Stories in British History Part 1, William Gillies, n.d
Hardback, red, black print. British History text book covering the period 55 BC to 1558 AD. Black and white maps and illustrations -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Fall, Bernard B, Hell In A Very Small Place: The Seige Of Dien Bien Phu
There have been, even in recent history, many sieges which lasted longer that the French Union garrison's defense of a small town in the northeaster corner of Viet-Nam with the unlikely name of "Seat of the Border Country Prefecture", or , in Vietnamese, Dien Bien PhuThere have been, even in recent history, many sieges which lasted longer that the French Union garrison's defense of a small town in the northeaster corner of Viet-Nam with the unlikely name of "Seat of the Border Country Prefecture", or , in Vietnamese, Dien Bien Phuvietnam - history, dien bien phu -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1964
In 1964, Robin and Patricia Boyd spent several weeks on a world tour - Boyd took a leading role at the International Design Conference in Aspen and he also visited Chicago, Yale University, and New York’s World Fair. The Boyds then travelled on to England, Finland (especially to see Tapiola), Russia and India to see Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, and also Hong Kong and Thailand.Colour slide in a mount. Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England, 1956-62. (Architect: Basil Spence.)Made in Australia / 17 / AUG 64Mslide, robin boyd -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Ariel view of the Dam Wall at Lake Bellfield, 1960's
Ariel View of the Dam wall at lake Bellfield Druning Constructiongrampians -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet - Annual Report, Eastern Districts Football League (EDFL) Annual Report 1983
Eastern Districts Football League Annual Report and Financial Statement 1983 to be held at the Sth Croydon Football Club on Monday 5th December, 1983 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Richard C Peck, "Tickets Please - Australasian tram tickets except NSW", Aug. 2006
Book - spiral wire bound , clear plastic cover, green title sheet and card back, approx. 110 pages, black and white presentation giving examples of tram tickets along with notes on each system for Melbourne, Country Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand (11 systems) and Tourist tramways. Has a table of contents, introduction, an overview of the operators, list of Urban Transport Milestones During the Tramway Era for NZ and a story "Mystery Solved by Tram Ticket by Robert Pine as told by Jack McLean about a murder in London that was solved by a tram ticket found in the person's clothes. Rear page has purchase details of the book and CD, along with a contact address in Sydney. See Reg Item 5579 for the CD. Bob Merchant of the Sydney Tramway Museum advised 4/3/2021 that: Richard Peck, as Curator of Philately, Printing and Postal Technology, was responsible for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences acquiring major artefacts from the NSW Government Printing Office when it was forcibly closed by the government in 1989. In retirement Richard has researched the history of private bus routes before 1932 and government bus routes 1932-2021. He maintains a large database of all types of NSW transport tickets.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, mmtb, stories -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Chas Bevan, 19/12/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the view inside looking forward internally in a tram with a driver and passengers and the interior of the tram No. 32.Colour slide - 35mm - of the interior view of No. 32, looking forward with the motorman, driver and passengers by the driver. Photo taken by Chas Bevan on Saturday 19-12-1970. Shows the interior of the tram. "Interior Ballarat Trams 19.12.70" in ink.tramways, trams, interiors, motormen, drivers, passengers, tram 32 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: DIGGERS & MINING
Diggers & Mining: Diggers & Mining. Slide reads; But notice: (1) That these authorities do not rally for the years for which they both made estimates - 1859 - 1860. (2) That they include gold miners as well as diggers; and, in fact, do not distinguish between diggers, alluvial miners, and quartz miners (except for the periods after 1859, when the number of quartz miners - though not alluvial miners - is separately recorded). Markings: 50/ 994:LIF 1. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THANK YOU…ST JUDE'S
Hard cover book 'Thank you..St.Jude's'. The History of St. Jude's California Gully. Cited from 'A History of the Diocese of Bendigo 1902-1976 by Keith Cole. Illustrated with B&W and colour photos plus newspaper cuttings. Colour photo of the Church on front cover.Keith Cole -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, BOOK: Closing the Ring - The Second World War Volume Five
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1970
Robin Boyd travelled to Malaysia, Macau and Singapore in 1970, after a visit to Expo 70 in Osaka, where he was Exhibits Architect of the Australian Pavilion.Colour slide in a mount. Sultan of Brunei’s residence, Kuala Lumpar, MalaysiaMade in Australia / 22 / MAY 70M3 robin boyd, slide -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGINGS - THE DIGGERS
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts miners relaxing back at the camp site. Puddling machine, gold pan, shovel and other items needed by miners, there is also a tent. Not many trees. Markings: 31 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.Hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO ART GALLERY SELECTED WORKS, 2004
56 page soft cover booklet with colour images of selected art works at the Bendigo ArtbGallery. Includes some B&W images. Introduction by Karen Quinlan. Published 2004 by the Bendigo Art GalleryBendigo Art Gallery -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, D Wall, Heroes of F Force, 1993
Book is an account of the experiences of members of F Force, Australian & British POWs who were part of the Construction Force of the Burma - Thailand Railway in 1943.Brown, soft card cover. Illustrated with title on front & spine in white letters. 170 cut edge pages. Black & white illustrations.On front cover under clear tape: Changi to Burma Railway 6/12 Previous owner's name stamped on title page - Dr L K Morgan, 57 McIvor Road, Bendigo.books, military -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Book - Farm diary 1944
Farm diary kept by Harry Jenkins and transferred to Sister Margaret Campbell. Given to Arthur Evans on auction day, c 1973.Small green diary with '1944' written on the cover. Contains details about the running Churchill Islandchurchill island, harry jenkins, farm history, margaret campbell, diary -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Delderfield Luxury Bed & Breakfast, Unknown
An information brochure regarding Delderfield Bed and Breakfast in Marysville.An information brochure regarding Delderfield Bed and Breakfast in Marysville.marysville, victoria, australia, delderfield bed & breakfast, accommodation, information brochure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s set of 7, Noel Simons, 29 Feb. 1972
Set of 7 transparencies taken on 29/2/1972 on Kodak mounts. 1208.1 - Bendigo 18 (en route to Quarry Hill) and 2 (Eaglehawk) in the early morning at Charing cross with the Alexandra fountain and the Fountain Plaza building in the background. 1208.2 - No. 2 descending View St. Photo taken after tram has passed the photographer. 1208.3 - as for 1208.2 at Mackenzie St. intersection 1208.4 - No. 26 ascending View St. with the ANZ bank, T& G in the background. 1208.5 - as for 1208.4, but at Mackenzie St. intersection. Photo taken after tram has passed the photographer. 1208.6 - No. 18 in View St. seen from the lookout tower in Rosalind Park. 1208.7 - No. 7 en route to North Bendigo in Nolan St. Photographed across the Centenary Oval.Information written on in blue ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1208.1 - "Nos. 18 and 2 in the early morning sun at Charing Cross." 1208.2 - "No. 2 descending View St. towards Charing Cross." 1208.3 - "No. 2 in View St. passing Mackenzie St." 1208.4 - "No. 26 in View St. just after leaving Charing Cross." 1208.5 - "No. 26 climbing View St. past Mackenzie St." 1208.6 - "No. 18 climbing View St. seen from lookout tower in Rosalind Park." 1208.7 - "No. 7 in Nolan St. heading towards North Bendigo. / Last picture of a Bendigo tram."tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, view st., nolan st., tram 2, tram 7, tram 18, tram 26 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Nillumbik Historical Society, Then and now: a brief history of the Anglican Parish of Diamond Creek, 22/10/2019
A history of the Anglican Parish of Diamond Creek, prepared for the Yarra Plenty Regional Library's "Diamond Valley History Tour 2019". The Diamond Creek parish includes St John's Diamond Creek, St Michael's Yarrambat and St Katherine's St Helena.Booklet, 8 pages, text and colour illus.diamond valley, yarra plenty regional library, anglican parish of diamond creek, st john's diamond creek, st katherine's st helena, st michael's yarrambat