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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: DRY LAKE EPPALOCK, May 2004
Slide. Dry Lake Eppalock. A body of water at the tower near the dam wall.slide, bendigo, dry lake eppalock., dry lake eppalock. -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - Albury-Wodonga Festival of Sport Hall of Fame, Sport Albury-Wodonga, 2023
This volume celebrates the sportspeople who from the Albury-Wodonga District who have been recognised for their prowess and success a wide range of sporting endeavours. Each person has been inducted into the Albury-Wodonga Sport Hall of Fame. Recipients of the Young Achiever Award have been featured in the 2nd section of the publication.A compilation of profile information and photos of sportspeople from the Albury-Wodonga area who have been inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame or awarded as Young Achievers.non-fictionThis volume celebrates the sportspeople who from the Albury-Wodonga District who have been recognised for their prowess and success a wide range of sporting endeavours. Each person has been inducted into the Albury-Wodonga Sport Hall of Fame. Recipients of the Young Achiever Award have been featured in the 2nd section of the publication.sporting achievements albury-wodonga, albury-wodonga sport hall of fame -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Jacky Talbot, River of Life: Eltham Peace Banner, Sep 1986
A River of Life: Eltham Peace Banner 1986 The Hiroshima Day Banner was conceived by Shire of Eltham Artist in Residence, Jacky Talbot and a number of other Eltham women as part of the “As We Are” community banner project. The women wanted to do something for Hiroshima Day and suggested that a workshop be set aside to make a banner. The group promoted it at the new Community Notice Board (Arthur Street and Main Road) on Hiroshima Day (August 6) and were photographed by the local newspaper publicising the group and drawing wider community attention to the remembrance of the day. Jacky Talbot, led the team who produced the banner, approximately 4.5 metres by 1.5 metres, of sewn and painted Australian flora and fauna. Workshops were held at the Eltham Community Arts Centre at Meruka House. Peace Banner Group members included Laurel Eckersall, Anne Laurence, Betty Johnson, Margaret Johnson and Joan Maclagan. One of the creators, Joan Maclagan, further gave expression in verse – Banner for Peace The 'River of Life' with about 30 other banners went on display in the “As We Are” exhibition held at the Eltham Community Centre on 9 October 1986, previewed by the Member for Greensborough, Ms Pauline Toner, and Eltham Shire President, Mr Bob Manuell. The full display continued in Woolworths (now Coles) Arcade. The banner was also carried by the group in the 1986 Eltham Festival Grand Parade on November 8, along with other group banner projects including that of the Eltham District Historical Society, after which they were displayed in the Shire of Eltham’s tent in Alistair Knox Park.betty johnson, eltham peace banner, hiroshima day banner, laurel eckersall, "as we are" community banner project, banner project, river of life banner, margaret johnson, meruka house, community arts centre, jacky talbot, eltham shire council artist in residence -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Hurstbridge Local History Group, Kooka on the Wattle: A History of Hurstbridge, 2003
Spiral bound 125 p. : ill. hurstbridge -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Waranga 1865 1965 A Shire History, 1965
Presentation of day-to-day happenings in Warange district by a member of Soldier-Settlement family. Research period 1865-1965Gold dust jacket. 1860 goldfields depicted thereon. Printing in white and red. 147 pagesRon Johnson Hunter. Xmas 1965waranga, forster hw, tatura, books, history, local -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - VAL DENSWORTH COLLECTION: BENDIGO 2000, 1969
Slide. Bendigo 2000. Cyclists racing around the track.slide, bendigo, bendigo 2000., bendigo 2000. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - RAAF Training Courses - The Melbourne Technical College
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Greensborough Historical Society
Slide - Photograph, John Ramsdale, Under Greensborough Bypass: Slide 122, 1990s
Photograph shows a group of 7 people walking under an overpass - under Greensborough BypassPart of the John Ramsdale collection of slides and audio visual material.Colour photograph scanned from slide.No caption. Printed maker's mark on slide "Kodak Kodachrome Slide"greensborough bypass -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - SOUTH PACIFIC AIR WAR, MICHAEL CLARINGBOULD et al, 2019
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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, The Herald, Who's Who In Australia 1933-34, 1933-1934
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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Samuel Hughes F.G.S., CE, A Treatise on Waterworks for the Supply of Cities and Towns, 1882
Light green embossed fabric bound hardcover book with gold title. 413 pages.N.F. Barret hand written on outer pagesgeological formation, sewerage, springs, pumping machinery, wells, bores, reservoirs, drainage, bagshot sand, filter beds, geology of england, cornish engines, waterworks -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Publishers Colorgavure Publications - Advertiser Printing Office, Two Eggs on my Plate
Light Khaki, hard cover book. 287 pages illustrated. Title in gold letters with red backing on spine. Title also in black lettering on white paper stuck on spine.Written on fly leaf: "Donated by K Proud"books, history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet - CAC Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Ministry of Supply Extension of Glider Tow Cable Theory to Elastic Subject to Air Forces of a Generalised Form
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City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, compiled by Sandra Eldridge ( 2000- 2002), Bentleigh Secondary College a History 1950's to 2002, 2002
This is a medium soft cover book with a vertical wide green stripe down the front,on this green stripe is a sepia style print ( black) of school children in a large group, at the top of the cover is the title of the book in black and white writing,at the bottom of the cover are four badges depicting the four name changes the school had over that time frame, the back cover is the same as the front the only writing is a small acknowledgement to the compiler in the bottom left hand corner.non-fictionbentleigh, school, history, secondary, college, moorabbin, technical, boundary, sport, t.a.f.e. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide, Old Eltham Bakery and cottage, cnr of York Street and Main Road, Eltham, c.Jul 1974
The old weatherboard building, possibly dating from the 1860s, comprised a dwelling with a shop in the front room opening off a timber verandah deck which directly fronted the Main Road footpath. At the rear was a brick building of much later date which was for many years used for the bakery. The buildings were demolished in 1979 for construction of flats.35 mm colour positive transparency (x5) Mount - Kodak Kodachrome CardProcessed Jul 1974bakery, eltham, main road, york street -
Clunes Museum
Film - VIDEO, STUART PARKYN, JERRYCAN, 2008
SCENES OF THIS FILM SHOT IN CLUNES.1 COMPACT DISC. .2 PLASTIC COVER TO CONTAIN CD IMAGE ON COVER OF A YOUNG PERSON ON PAPER.2 TITLE ON PAPER IMAGE JERRYCANjerrycan, short film, clunes -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics Air Traffic Control Paper 27-48/DO-12
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Ed Kerrie E. Andrews, Australia The Beautiful: Great Gardens, 1983
HardcoverIndigenous colonial history, cattle station life, white-aboriginal relations, Australian fictiongardening, walsh st library -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stewart, W. W, Grand Old Days of Steam, 1975
Pictorial history of steam locomotives working on the New Zealand Government Railways.ill, p125.non-fictionPictorial history of steam locomotives working on the New Zealand Government Railways.locomotives -- new zealand -- history, railroads - new zealand - history -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Roald Kverndal, Seamen's Missions: Their origin and Early Growth. A contribution to the History of the Church Maritime, 1986
Hardback cover book with white Title (see above) and author text, KVERNDAL, Roald, on pink grey cover. pp 903, ills. Cover image depicts a masted galleon ship at anchor with interior lights at dusk or dawn flying from the stern of the ship is the blue BETHEL flag featuring a star and dove of peace in top and lwr corners respectively. xxviii, 903 p. : ill. ; 24 cmnon-fictionmerchant seamen, missions and charities, royal navy chaplains, missions-to-seamen, mission to seafarers, roald kverndal -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Ringwood Bowls Club- International Bowling Board, Laws of the Game of Bowls, 1988
Small booklet with yellow cover.International Bowling Board Laws of the Game of Bowls. ABC By-laws and Constitution. RVBA Constitution, By-laws and Rules for Competitions. May 1988. Secretary: P.J. Wiltshire. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Souvenir booklet
BHS CollectionSouvenir booklet detaining many Bendigo buildings, parks and reserves, mining and streetscapes (notably of Charing Cross and Pall Mall). The booklet was presented to visiting American Fleet on 2 Sept.1908. Cover printed in colour to highlight the American flag and Australian Naval flag. Body of the booklet contains one-page photographs of buildings and streetscapes of Bendigo.bendigo buildings, parks and reserves, mining and streetscapes -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Latrobe University et al, Australia's Vietnam war in history and memory, 2002
Vietnam War - Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War - Conscription - Protests against involvement in Vietnam WarIll, maps. p.120.non-fictionVietnam War - Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War - Conscription - Protests against involvement in Vietnam Warvietnam war - 1961-1975, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - politics and government - australia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cairns, Jim Dr, Vietnam: Scorched Earth Reborn- A Graphic Account of Vietnams Fight For Survival (Copy 2)
For many it seemed that Vietnam had forever been a battlefield and yet, in April 1975, a strange peace fell over the country.For many it seemed that Vietnam had forever been a battlefield and yet, in April 1975, a strange peace fell over the country.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Unidentified location, Eltham district, possibly Research / Kangaroo Ground, c.1990
35mm colour positive transparency Mount - Perutz GreyInscribed (i) RYinfrastructure, streets, roads, unidentified -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Norval Morris, The Brothel Boy and other parables of the Law, 1992
Hardcover w/Dust JacketCard/Dear Trish, Merry Christmas and a happy new year, lots of love from Penleigh Robyn Ben Amy and Rupert/ front page - To Patricia & John - in admiration & with affection Norvallaw, society , walsh st library -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Henry Sutton The Innovative Man: Australian Inventor, Scientist and Engineer, 2018, 2018
Nikola Tesla once said “Let the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments” In his lifetime Henry Sutton not only helped shape Ballarat’s history but also that of Australia and the world. Very few people have crossed as many scientific fields as Henry Sutton. His life’s work spanned all avenues of science and engineering and he stands alone in history as one of Australia’s first true men of science and innovation. Based on previously unavailable personal papers as well as articles and letters published in journals worldwide, this book captures the personal triumphs and tragedies of this remarkable Australian. By age 26 Henry Sutton had won world acclaim and graced the world stage among the giants of the scientific world. Henry Sutton stood as an equal alongside such men as Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Although applauded around the world in his day for his remarkable achievements, Henry Sutton went largely unnoticed in Australia by his peers and the public. It is not until you begin to document, in one place, his enormous body of work that you start to gain the true picture and depth of his remarkable achievements. It is a national travesty that these achievements have slipped largely unrecognised between the pages of Australian scientific history for over a century. Henry Sutton’s inventions and contribution to science has been a part of the evolution of many inventions, including the light globe, telephone, battery, television and wireless technology all of which are now part of our everyday lives. Henry Sutton’s contribution to Australian and world innovation has been methodically researched and documented in this book and is the first fully documented account of this forgotten and unrecognised extraordinary Australian.Hardcovered book of 397 pages. The cover features a black and white image of Henry Sutton. Gift of Lorayne Branch (author)lorayne branch, henry sutton, ballarat school of mines, former sutton's music store, innovation, inventions, scientist, microscopy, cycle agency, automobile club of victoria, wireless telegraphy, anne tattie, anne sutton, sutton autocar, photography -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, A Glastonbury Romance
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 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. Warrnambool Public Library 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally, the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. A Glastonbury Romance Author: John Cowper Powys Publisher: Macdonald Date: 1955 1st Published 1933 The label on the spine with typed text PAT 823 POW Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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, a glastonbury romance, john cowper powys -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Patricia Smith, Exercise Books used by Teacher's College Student Patricia Smith, 1951
Ballarat Teacher's College is a predecessor of Federation University2 x soft covered exercise books used by teaching student Patricia Smith for Observations and notes of lessonsPatricia Smith written on front coverballarat teachers' college, patricia smith, urqhart street primary school, mathematics, social studies, literature and reading, spelling and dictation, grammar and composition, music and speech, health, physical education, nature study, art and handcraft -
Melbourne Legacy
Slide, Operation Float & Xmas Picnic, 1961
Slides showing some of Legacy's work with junior legatees in 1961 and 1962. Most appear to be of Operation Float which was when Melbourne Legacy would take Junior legatees on an outing. It could have been to naval boats such as HMAS Cerberus or to a Yacht club. It gave the junior legatees the opportunity to see a naval boat in action or try sailing.A record of the types of events provided to Junior Legatees33 x 35mm photos surrounded by cardboard border.Various, according to the photo.junior legatee, operation float