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Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Minister for Manufacturing Industry, "Victorian Tram Rail Manufacturing Strategy Mark II", c2003
Book - 12 pages, colour front cover, centre stapled, A4 size, "Victorian Tram Rail Manufacturing Strategy Mark II", published by the Minister for Manufacturing Industry, Robert Hulls, Bracks Government, c2003, looking at expanding rail manufacturing within Victoria. Notes the delivery of Siemens and Alstom trams, investment by Bomardier, Alstom, opportunities and maintenance and services. Has a photos of various vehicles both rail and tram.trams, tramways, victorian government, manufacturing, construction, bombardier, siemens, alstom -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Warrior Elite
Warrior Elite is a unique and compelling account of Australia's special forces and intelligence operations - ranging from the early special forces of World War II to the establishment and development of the SAS and Commando Regiments as the elite fighters of today, and from the Australian Security Intelligence Service to the Australian Signals Directorate and ASIO. It is an authoritative, gripping and thoroughly up-to-date account of both the history and current state of our special forces and intelligence bodies - and gives a unique glimpse into the warfare of the future. Our future. Robert Macklin has conducted dozens of exclusive interviews and uncovered incredible, daring and sometimes heartbreaking stories of the elite troops that guard our nation and engage in secret operations around the world. He has had significant cooperation from numerous sources within the special forces and the various intelligence agencies. Both thoroughly researched and colourfully written, Warrior Elite will attract the reader of action memoirs as well as those interested in broader military history and espionage. australian special forces, australian army, commandos, military history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Anthony Cooke, "Ëmigrant Ships", 1985
"Emigrant Ships" A 112 page book of ships which carried migrants across trhe world 1946 - 1972transport - shipping -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Gap in the Curtain
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. 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 Gap in the Curtain Author: John Buchan Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date: 1932 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC BUC Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service. Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the gap in the curtain, john buchan -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Aerospace Publications Pty Ltd, Australia's Military Aircraft, 1987
The first ever complete analysis of all the Aircraft that have served with Australia's Army, Navy and Airforce.Booknon-fictionThe first ever complete analysis of all the Aircraft that have served with Australia's Army, Navy and Airforce. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, N.Z. Railway & Locomotive Society, Canterbury Branch : Tramway Historical Society, Return to Ferrymead, 1966
A history of the railways of Ferrymead - the site of the first steam operated railway in New ZealandIll, maps, p.24.non-fictionA history of the railways of Ferrymead - the site of the first steam operated railway in New Zealandhistory of railways - new zealand, railways - ferrymead -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Resources Guide for disabled people, 1/11/1983
Resources guide for disabled people. City of Nunawading, November 1983.disabled, city of nunawading -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, Poundkeeper's account book, 1866 - 1872
Borough of Sandridge Poundkeeper's accounts book, recording animals impounded by Council 1866 - 1872livestock, local government - borough of sandridge -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1885 Vol 1
WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1885 Vol 1 Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1885 Further Information: John Ferres Government PrinterPaste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, votes and proceedings of the legislative assembly 1885 vol 1 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Council Rough Minutes, 1927-1928
Black cloth covered minute book with red spine used to record rough minutes at the Ballarat School of Mines Council.ballarat school of mines, rough minutes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Four minute overview of the National Vietnam Veterans Museum (Copy 1), 2010
Features Gary Parker and John Methvennational vietnam veterans museum -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Mick Woiwod, Against the Odds; Research Rural Fire Brigade 1950-2000, c.2001
A history of the brigade's first 50 yearsbushfire, eltham barrel, research fire brigade, victorian bushfires - 1969 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, 5 Ho Chi Minh Trails (Copy 2), 2012
ho chi minh trail, vietnam war (1961-1975) -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Lockheed Constellation Pocket Handbook September 1951
Covering Certain Aspects Of Model 649 And 7498 Airplanes -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - THE SEARCHERS, JIM EAMES, 1999
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Ballan Shire Historical Society
Book - Book. Masonic Bible, Oxford University Press Warehouse, Holy Bible, 1900
This volume of the Sacred Law was presented to the Ballan Shire Historical Society on the 30th September 2009, following the closure of the Ballan Masonic Lodge No. 205 on the 9th February 2009. The Bible is assumed to have served the Lodge from it's Consecration on the 15th February 1908 until the Lodge closed. It was presented to the Society in a timber display case with a glass cover containing as well the Masonic Compass and Square and a plaque reading "Donated by Ballan Lodge No. 205 on the Return of the Warrant, February 2009". The display case measures 60.5cm wide, 59cm deep and 19.5cm high.A black leather covered copy of the King James version of the Holy Bible, holy bible, masonic lodge -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Science, The Natural History of Western Victoria, 1974
Reports from Symposium of Australian Insitutes of Agricultural Science, held in Horsham 1971. 8 chapters, 7 of science 8th extracts from Stapylton's Journal of Western Victoria, when travlling with Major Mitchell. Contains fold out Maps & photos. 1) Geology & Geomorphology 2) Soils 3) Vegitation 4) Birds 6) Aborigines 7) the first hundred years of agricultural development 8) The Journal of Granville William Chetwynd StapyltonSoft Yellow Cover and Black with Black taped spineBarry Clugston -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Back to Nam Concert: Retro Girls, 23 February 2019. Copy 3
Concert at the NVVM.national vietnam veterans museum - concert -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Diary, dockmen work details, 1944
1944 Business Diary showing dockmen, the type of work done and the hours workedmelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - station pier, w ashdown, k baldock, a borthwick, w collins, d caldwell, d davies, g finch, n flanagan, m grace, s greenshields, j morwood, g jackson, j mackay, h milkins, j maw, t o'brien, w oliver, j o'neill, r patterson, l ponton, r scott, t searle, l weate, m wickfeldt, r williams, a williams, f west, d webb, marshall, mitchell, atkins -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, America's Rasputin: Walt Rostow and the Vietnam War, 2008
A book that vividly illuminates the dangers of ideology in foreign policy, America's Rasputin could not be more timely.A book that vividly illuminates the dangers of ideology in foreign policy, America's Rasputin could not be more timely.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -diplomatic history, anticommunist movements - united states - history - 20th century, political consultants - united states - biography -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat College of Advanced Education: Scrapbook of newspaper cutting, Book 15; January 1985 to August 1985
Newspaper cuttings relating to Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are from various newspapers and include The Age, Ballarat Courier, The Australian, The Herald. The cuttings cover the period from 31 January 1985 to 22 August 1985. . Book with yellow cover, front. Spiral bound.employment advertisements, application for enrolment, outline of courses, computing for engineers, $24000for course, new residential college for bcae, sandy blythe's will to succeed, aboriginal students at bcae, beer of distinction, geoffrey lowe wins award, karen bibby, jack barker, new chair of australian council of directore and principals of cae, peter pearson - teacher with class, education method observations, kenneth wullf, european wasp menace, fitness test for rowers, "zigger zagger" production, bcae to study ballarat volunteers, ballarat photographic project, world student games, sharon stewart, stephen moneghetti, ian anderson, r w richards obituary, miles coverdale to head apprenticeship group, dr murray gillan, women as engineers, ballarat asian links, tertiary fees, nursing's new era, three course in nursing, hospital-based training to end, bill hitchins, computer-swap to boost library, jacki straude's exhibition, louise tomlinson, aids seminar at bcae, statistic in map form, accommodation to double, bcae staff union branch, death of allan sonsee, naturalist, brett robinson, student union president, inustry-bcae research bid, engineering award winners, mark davies, grant mcghie, pamela dethridge, e j tippettretires, tribute to antarctic explorer, barry jones, civil engineering award, anthony sperber, bush will be surveyed, professor michael birt, elizabeth miles, national safety council trophy, technology and old gold mines, women in education still a 'privilege', ian moore - dean of education, mining firm's prizes, last intake of nursing students, ballarat base hospital, peter blizzard, selkirk sculpture, brick sculpture, keating's budget -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Council and Sub Committee Minutes, 1961-8
The Ballarat School of Mines is the first school of mines in Australasia. It is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Blue hard covered book partly leather bound. Handwriten in ink. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines council, eric bald, a. jones, anne jones -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - LUFTWAFFE The illustrated history of the German Air Force in WWII, Dr John Pimlott, Lufftwaffe The illustrated history of the German Air Force in WWII, 2022
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Norman St John-Stevas, The Collected Works of Walter Bagehot. The Literary Essays (in two volumes). Volume Two, 1965
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacketwalsh st library -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Fabian Ware, The immortal heritage : an account of the work and policy of the Imperial War Graves Commission during twenty years 1917-1937, 1937
An account of the work and policy of the Imperial War Graves Commission beween 1917-1937Ill, p.80.non-fictionAn account of the work and policy of the Imperial War Graves Commission beween 1917-1937commonwealth war graves commission, war memorials - france -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Neil Douglas et al, A far cry / Neil Douglas spinning yarns with Abbie Heathcote, 1979
Reminiscences of environmental artist Neil Douglas as told to Abbie Heathcote. Kangaroo Island stories, living naturally, bumbling through the Depression, Robinson Crusoe gardening, trials of a conservationist, health and home, artist friends, aninal friends. Illustrated by Neil Douglas and incudes photographs of his home and garden at Bend of Islands.1. Paperback; 140 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 2. Hardback (missing dust jacket); 140 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN 095950950xstories, social customs, alternative lifestyles, kangaroo ground, gardening, reminiscences, bend of islands, conservation, neil douglas, abbie heathcote, environment, -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Book - Books, Ready made speeches Revised Edition, Unknown
Small hardcover book, 192 pages. Written to supply hints to speech makers covering occasions such as Royal, The Church, Houses of Parliament, Magistracy, Weddings, Sporting, Birthdays and many others.Author Charles Hindley New and revised edition brought down to 1906 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Pamphlet (Item) - The Care Of Limit Gauges
Issued By Ministry Of Munitions Commonwealth Of Australia -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Enid Blyton, Five Fall into Adventure, 1951
HardcoverPencil drawings on front pagewalsh st library -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Denis & Peggy Warner, The Tide at Sunrise:: a history of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, 1975
Hardcover w/ Dust JacketReview of this book by Tim Bowden inserted insiderusso-japanese war, 1904-1905, walsh st library