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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Shire of Rodney Newspaper Reports
Newspaper cuttings from Tatura Guardian or Shepparton News. Reports on local Council activities.Vana newsagent (brand) scrap book. Black, green, yellow tartan cover. Title on white label.shire of rodney, shepparton new reports on shire of rodney, tatura guardian reports on shire of rodney -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1966
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1967. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1967. People sheltering from the rain at speech time. Holden car to the right.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1967. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science.. - construction of latrobe uni. c1967. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. people sheltering from the rain at speech time. holden car -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, New Arabian Nights
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. New Arabian Nights Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: W Foulsham & Co Ltd First published in 1882 The label on the spine with typed text PAT 823 STE Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, new arabian nights, robert louis stevenson -
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 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Militaria, Australians at War, Key Dates & Data, since 1901 : By Richard Reid and Robert Pounds, 1999
1901 to 1998 Timeline of Military Engagements, social and political history Minor military events and commerative occasionsSoft Cover Sepia Photo on front of Soldiers in Tench Background Ship at Sea.Key dates and data since 1901, their service and heritage To Stawell Biarri Group from Nino & Ellenor Musuimeciwar, soldiers -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan, The cruise of the Cachalot : round the world after sperm whales, 1904
Although fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic.Ill, p.379.fictionAlthough fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic. whaling ships, whaling -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Arcturus Publishing, 1918 : the year of victories, 2003
At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into the war. Victory could only be gained by the immediate application of overwhelming force in new tactical form; the 'fire-waltz' artillery barrage and the storm-trooper infantry attack. 1918 examines both the Germans' tactics and the Allies' preferred solution to fighting this war, the combination of artillery, tanks, infantry and aircraft, and argues that this reached a level of sophistication in command and control never before achieved. The war of attrition was far from over, but as more Americans arrived in France the ghastly cost became affordable. For the Germans, it became a question of whether they could negotiate an armistice before their armies were utterly destroyed.Index, bib, maps, p.235.non-fictionAt the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into the war. Victory could only be gained by the immediate application of overwhelming force in new tactical form; the 'fire-waltz' artillery barrage and the storm-trooper infantry attack. 1918 examines both the Germans' tactics and the Allies' preferred solution to fighting this war, the combination of artillery, tanks, infantry and aircraft, and argues that this reached a level of sophistication in command and control never before achieved. The war of attrition was far from over, but as more Americans arrived in France the ghastly cost became affordable. For the Germans, it became a question of whether they could negotiate an armistice before their armies were utterly destroyed.world war 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book, Memories of Marysville-MCEGGS, 2012
The story of the evacuation during World War II to various guest houses in Marysville of the students of Melbourne's Church of England Girls' Grammar School Paperback. The front cover has a black and white photograph named 'Field Day at Marylands'. Back cover has a black and white photograph of 'Girls in the main street after church one winter's morning.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779marysville, victoria, wartime, guest houses, evacuation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO CENTENARY COLLECTION: W J BUSH & CO LTD CENTENARY ALBUM AND DIARY FOR 1951, 1951
A centenary album and diary for W J Bush & Co Ash Grove London announcing 100 years of achievement in 1951. A pictorial record of Bush world wide development, establishments and personalities.128 pages with B&W photographs.book, bush, w.j.bush & co. -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, Patton, 1970
The life and times of US General George S PattonIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of US General George S Pattonworld war 1939-1945 - biography, george patton 1885-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin, Hitler : a study in tyranny, 1962
The first complete life of the German tyrant to be published in any language. It remains almost the only balanced and authoritative history of the Third Reich. It provides an absorbing and readable account of one of the most extraordinary careers in history.Index, bib, p.848.non-fictionThe first complete life of the German tyrant to be published in any language. It remains almost the only balanced and authoritative history of the Third Reich. It provides an absorbing and readable account of one of the most extraordinary careers in history.adolf hitler - 1889-1945 - biography, germany - history - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Colin Jones, Wings and the Navy 1947-1953, 1997
This book tells the story of the Royal Australian Navy in the years following the Second World War - an optomistic and confident period following the commissioning of Australia's first aircraft carrierIndex, Bibliography, ill (b/w), p.108.non-fictionThis book tells the story of the Royal Australian Navy in the years following the Second World War - an optomistic and confident period following the commissioning of Australia's first aircraft carrierroyal australian navy - aviation history, royal australian navy - history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - ticket - "Seniors Sunday Pass", Metlink, 8/2006
Ticket issued with a Seniors card, for using the free public transport on a Sunday - had to be validated for use. Reverse not printed on. Has the Metcard, Metlink and Victoria Govt. logo, along with numbers and conditions of travel. A website, no longer accessible, advised that the ticket was introduced on 27-8-2006 and was in use until the introduction of Myki tickets. One of the tickets has been extensively used while the second was not used. Demonstrates Seniors Free travel or Metcard for Sundays.Ticket - "Seniors Sunday Pass", printed on a sheet of flexible plastic, with a magnetic stripetramways, tickets, metcard, metlink, seniors card -
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. Magazine image of Art and Architecture Building (1958-64), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. (Architect: Paul Rudolph.)Made in Australia / 13 / OCT 64M / 43 (Handwritten)usa, slide -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Slide - Photograph, Significant tree, Lower Plenty, c.Apr. 1993
Radio Transmission Tower35mm colour positive transparency (1 of 22) Mount - Kodak EktachromeProcess Date "Apr M"significant tree, lower plenty -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Ephemera, Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood, Victoria - Inaugual Debutante Ball, Rembrandts Restaurant, 11th April, 1992
Invitation card and bifold program of proceedings including menu and list of debutantes and partners printed on white card with silver lettering. Digital colour photograph of participants included.Debutantes and partners will be presented to Mrs Irene Fuhrer. Master of Ceremonies - Danny O'Connor, Instructors - Penny & Kevin Butler. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: THE ELECTRICAL FACTOR IN METABOLISM (SECTION 5S)
Book, The Electrical Factor in Metabolism (Section 5S) Sympathetico-Pituitary Dyscrasia in Relation to Emphysema and Asthma by W.N.Abbott and E.F.Fowler.medical -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Set of 24 The Met tram timetables, 1995
Set of 24 The Met Public Timetables.Demonstrates tram timetables published by The Met during 1995..1 - Printed 20 page book stapled timetable for East Coburg / Moreland Sth Melbourne Arts centre tram service, Route 1 and 22, dated April 1995. The "The Met" logo, was published by the Public Transport Corporation. Provides a map, description of route, time points, timetable, ticketing information, some ticketing information, introduction by the relevant Depot, including a photo - and an image of a tram available for hire as a party tram. .2 - Route 3 - East Malvern - City - April 1995 .3 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Road - City - April 1995 .4 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - City - April 1995 .5 - Route 8 - City - April 1995 .6 - Route 11 - City - April 1995 .7 - Route 11 - City - Nov. 1995 .8 - Route 12 - Sth Melbourne Beach and St Kilda Beach - City - April 1995 .9 - Route 16 - St Kilda Beach - City - April 1995 .10 - Route 19 - North Coburg - City - Nov 1994, revised 8/1995 .11 - Route 48 - North Balwyn - City - 30/4/1995, revised 9/1995 .12 - Route 64 - East Brighton - City - April 1995 .13 - Route 64 - East Brighton - City - Nov. 1995 .14 - Route 67 - Carnegie - City - April 1995 .15 - Route 67 - Carnegie - City - August 1995 .16 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach - April 1995 .17 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City - April 1995 .18 - Route 72 - Camberwell - City - April 1995 .19 - Route 75 - East Burwood - City - April 1995, revised 8/1995 .20 - Route 78/79 - North Richmond - St Kilda Beach or Prahran - April 1995 .21 - Route 86 - Bundoora - City - Oct 1995. .22 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert April 1995 .23 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert August 1995 .24 - La Trobe St Service - City - East Melbourne April 1995trams, tramways, tickets, the met, tram services, timetables, route 69, route 1, route 22, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 11, route 12, route 16, route 19, route 48, route 64, route 72, route 75, route 78, route 79, route 86, la trobe st - east melbourne, route 67, route 70, route 109 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - R.A.F BIGGIN HILL, GRAHAM WALLACE, R.A.F. BIGGIN HILL, 1957
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1962
Colour slide in a mount. House, probably Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 16 / SEP 62Mbrisbane, slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1950
Penleigh Boyd, Robin and Patricia Boyd's son, writes “Prior to 1950 Robin, like most other amateur or hobby photographers, took black and white printed photographs. The oldest slides date from 1950 when Robin and Patricia travelled to Europe on Robin’s Robert Haddon Travelling Scholarship.” In 1948 Robin Boyd was awarded ‘joint first place’ in the Robert Haddon competition for his design of Mildura art gallery. The scholarship helped fund their first overseas trip. Robin and Patricia were passengers on the Greek ship “Cyrenia” departing in May 1950, passing through the Suez Canal and landing in Genoa five weeks later. For six months, they travelled extensively throughout Europe (predominantly driving themselves) - France, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Colour slide in a mount. Unknown location in EnglandMade in Englandhaddon travelling scholarship, haddon, robin boyd, slide -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1852
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Stores at Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852. Slide depicts a tent with Board and Lodging Meals along with stores and other buildings. Miners and a horse. Markings: 20 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Eileen Finlay et al, The Caravan Returns, Copyright 1949
A third in a series - Australian family religious saga about the le Maires and Macdonalds portraying both the elderly and modern young people with tenderness and sympathy.Fawn cloth hardcover religious family saga novel, The caravan Returns by Australian author Eileen Finlay. Has black writing of title, author and publisher on spine only.fictionA third in a series - Australian family religious saga about the le Maires and Macdonalds portraying both the elderly and modern young people with tenderness and sympathy.religious fiction, family stories, family saga, australian fiction -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Every day in the year: The Shrine of Remembrance (Copy 1)
The Shrine of Remebrance in Melbourne occupies a special place both in the physical landscape of the city and in the hearts of Victorians - and indeed of all Australians.The Shrine of Remebrance in Melbourne occupies a special place both in the physical landscape of the city and in the hearts of Victorians - and indeed of all Australians.shrine of remembrance (melbourne, vic.), war memorials - victoria - melbourne -
Greensborough Historical Society
Ephemera - Ticket - Digital Image, VicRail, Train ticket: Wattleglen to Greensborough Single [no date c1970s], 1970s
Digital image of "Wattleglen to Greensborough Single [no date c1970s]".Part of a collection of miscellaneous historical images with a connection to the local area.Digital image of train ticket. Pink with black text.train tickets, watsonia station, greensborough station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CHINESE MINERS AND MARKET GARDENERS OF LYAL AND MYRTLE CREEK, 2005
CHINESE MINERS AND MARKET GARDENERS OF LYAL AND MYRTLE CREEK - 62 pages with photos, illustrations and mapsKen Jameshistory, chinese miners/lyal and myrtle cree, chinese miners, market gardeners, lyal creek, myrtle creek. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - GARDEN (FLOWERS) 12 HOPE STREET, Dec 1968
Slide, Garden (Flowers) 12 Hope Street.Frangipani.slide, bendigo, garden (flowers) 12 hope street., garden (flowers) 12 hope street. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1971
In April-May 1971, Robin and Patricia Boyd travelled to Honolulu, east coast USA and London. In London he was one of the judges for the Commonwealth-wide entries for the redevelopment of Whitehall and the Palace of Westminster. He was also researching overseas libraries, as background for plans for a new State Library of Victoria.Colour slide in a mount. Sussex University, Falmer, England. (Architect: Sir Basil Spence.)Inscribed Made in Australia / 17 / AUG 71M1slide, robin boyd -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press et al, The price of admiralty, 1944
This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire.Ill, maps, p.328.This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO THE GERMAN CHAPTER, 1998
Bendigo the German Chapter. Signed by the Author. History of the contribution of the early German community to the city's development. Includes many photos of early settlers and also a list of German claim holders.Frank Cusackbendigo, history, german contribution.