Richard W. Richards was Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines and was a former member of the Shackleton Antarctic Exploration. The 1952 secretary of the Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys Association was R. Holmes. Card for the annual dinner of the Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys Association. The dinner was held at 'The Wattle' tea rooms, Lydiard Street. The guest speaker was Dick Richards.ballarat junior technical school old boys, ballarat junior technical school, annual dinner, the wattle tea rooms, r.w. richards, richard w. richards, dick richards, keith rash, rash, r. holmes

This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. The Wisdom of the Simple is a book of mainly short stories by Constance Holme in The World's Classics series.This small blue, cloth covered book is impressed with a central oval design on the front cover and a double border on both front and back. The spine has printed in gold the title and the author, Constance Holme and at the bottom the publisher, Oxford. There are 191 pages.On flyleaf - drawn in blue pen a designchatham-holmes family collection, the wisdom of the simple, constance holme, the world's classics

This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. The book about Chopin was written by Ernest J Oldmeadow for the Bell's Miniature Series of Musicians.This small dark red, leather bound book has Chopin printed in gold on the front cover and on the spine along with two treble clefs. Opposite the title page is a plate with an 1847 drawn image of Frederic Chopin. There are several other plates within the book. The book is 65 pages long followed by 16 pages of other books in the same Bell's Miniature Series of Musicians. On front flyleaf - With loving birthday wishes from Emily 1908chatham-holmes family collection, chopin, ernest j oldmeadow, bell's miniature series of musicians, frederic chopin

Photographed by volunteer Lloyd Holmes, who did copying as well as originals for the Vintage Port Worth Preserving oral history project 1989-1991. Used in 'They Can Carry Me Out'Black and white photograph of Betty Rohan behind the 'fishing' counter of 'Thirst Aid' (western) Kiosk, Station Pier, 1991On back:'Betty Rohan 1991 - 25 years at Station Pier Western Kiosk (fishing tackle and baits added to sales stock at request of the many who fish from the per) Duplicate copy of Library's VP photo'piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders - kiosk, lloyd holmes, betty rohan, thirst-aid kiosk

Comet Hill school operated from 1965 to 2010. In 2011 it amalgamated with North Bendigo Primary which then closed. The combined schools became the Lightening Reef Primary School in Holmes Road.Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2003. little learners: the Comet Hill primary school grade 3 class, 1972. the clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Belonged to the O'Beirne family.Optical device for viewing a pair of images (usually photographs) as a three-dimensional image. Wooden handle, metal eyepiece, small fold-out stand. This stereoscope is an example of the type created by Oliver Wendell-Holmes in the 1860s. Two accompanying sets of stereo cards for viewing (approximately 60 cards altogether) are catalogued separately.stereoscopes, o'beirne family

Photographs of the Holmes family at "Launchley" and places they visited. In 1934 they holidayed at "Whitehall" Guesthouse in Queenscliff. It is in Hesse Street and was built in 1926. During the Second World War it was used as a billet for the Women's Army Service.Brown covered album of 30 pages of thick brown card with 94 photographs pasted into it. Pages tied together with cord. Paper coming of cover. On the cover of album is 'Snapshots' in gold. Dates are written on some pages.chatham-holmes collection, holmes, launchley, sheep, elizabeth holmes, david holmes, billie, jack, whitehall guesthouse, queenscliff, ascot, ascot centenary celebration 1938, women-in ww2, ww2

On 17 and 18 September 1938 Ascot, Victoria celebrated the centenary. harry S. Holmes was the Honorary Secretary of the 'back to' celebrations. Elizabeth Chatham was the honorary Secretary of the Come back to Ascot event in 1988. Typed and hand written documents relating to Ascot, Victoriaascot centenary, ascot 150th celebration, ascot carry on club, recipe book, harry holmes, back to ascot, ascot district 150th anniversary committee, graeme spittle, frank mcgrath, graeme mccallum, reg kinnersley, marman grills, edgar grills, david seath, howard sabey, ivan thomas, judy kinnersley, colin loader, ian thomas, e. chatham, joan sobey, joan loader, elizabeth chatham

Blue stamp on front & back flyleaf: RSL Stamp Book, hard cover, dark green coloured buckram, no print on cover. Dust cover, black print on green background on front & spine. Sepia photograph of uniformed soldier on front, black print on white background on back. 193 cut pages, illustrated black & white photographs & maps. Biography - Frank Holland MBE Commando, Coastwatcher / Wartime rescue operation in New Britain; '2' Special Unit Operation in Portuguese Timor & Borneo.Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf: To Alan Holmes Resident of Bendigo RSL With compliments 4.9.99 Handwritten in blue ink: Mabel Holland Queen Emma By - Robson Story of Rabaulbooks, military, history, biography

Gordon Spittle was the youngest of Three brothers. He grew up in Creswick and attended Creswick Grammar School. Gordon purchased 'Mt Cavern' in 1912. It had 4 years of a 10 year lease to run. His mother and father took delivery of it on 1 April 1916. They lived there and farmed it until Gordon returned from active service in May 1919. S. Gordon Spittle married Violet Holmes and both lived at "Mt Cavern" until their deaths. Gordon died in 1942 aged 51. Violet Holmes-Spittle died in 1949 aged 56. Handwritten lower front 'Do we look down hearted?' Handwritten verso 'Egypt, March 23rd 1916. Dear Mrs Troup. Your very fine and interesting letter dated Feb 15th came to hand to-day and needless to add was delighted to receive it, and can promise you that I'll answer it at my earliest opportunity. We are now having a better time since we came to this part, as we are able to enjoy a little of city life, although we have a good deal more work to do, & which is mostly carting goods to & from the ships & railway stations etc, all of which is interesting & quite a change from our life on the Desert. Hope this card finds you in good health. I will now have to say au revoir for the present with kindest regards to Mr Troup, self and family. From your very sincere friends, A. Gordon Spittle."Two uniformed Australian soldiers pose for a photograph during World War One.chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, spittle, gordon spittle

The photograph is associated with Harry Holmes and Gordon Spittle who were members of the Australian Imperial Force based in Egypt at the time. Egypt was a major base for the AIF from December 1914. A number of campaigns were fought in this theatre. There were two campaigns involving the AIF. Note that not all the fighting was actually geographically in Egypt. (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/about3.html) Gordon Spittle was the youngest of Three brothers. He grew up in Creswick and attended Creswick Grammar School. Gordon purchased 'Mt Cavern' in 1912. It had 4 years of a 10 year lease to run. His mother and father took delivery of it on 1 April 1916. They lived there and farmed it until Gordon returned from active service in May 1919. He married Violet Holmes and both lived at "Mt Cavern" until their deaths. Gordon died in 1942 aged 51. Violet Holmes-Spittle dies in 1949 aged 56. Black and white postcard showing a statue in the middle of a townscape in Alexandria, Egypt. The monument is Mohamed Aly.Verso "Monument to Mohamed Aly which is erected in the square Alexandria. Gordon. 30/3/16chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, egypt, spittle, gordon spittle,

Edith Sarah Pickford was born and raised in Clunes, Victoria. She is the only daughter of John Pickford and Betsey (Robbins) Pickford and sister of Henry Pickford, John Pickford, William Harold Pickford, Horace Pickford DCM, Arthur Pickford and Charles Alexander Pickford. Edith's maternal grandmother was a descendent of Donald Cameron, the first recorded European settler in the Clunes area.The Pickford family's pioneer settler legacy in the Clunes- Glendaruel district is commemorated with a Pickford Road and displays in the Clunes Museum. A collection of Edith's song music was donated to the Clunes Museum by her great grand-daughter in 2023. Edith married a local farmer, Henry Smerdon Holmes from "Sauchieburn" Ascot, Victoria. Henry was a descendant of the family who had inherited their maternal ancestor's, Catherine Coghill (nee Holmes), Ascot - Coghills Creek property. This branch of the Coghill Family descended from the district's pioneer settler, Captain Coghill. Edith and Henry spent all their married life, and raised 4 children Jack [John], Bill [William], [Mary] Elizabeth and David, at Ascot. She was buried in the Coghills Creek Cemetery with her husband, Henry Smerdon Holmes, and their son, David, in 1967. Her children, Bill Holmes and Elizabeth Chatham, and their spouses are buried nearby.Social and historicalMounted black and white photo of a young girl wearing a white dress and ribbon.chatham holmes collection, holmes, pickford

This postcard was sent from France during World War One WW1 to Violet Holmes [mother and aunty of other WW1 soldiers], by the son of a neighbouring Ascot Tourello District Family, the Wrigley Family. Violet inherited "Sauchieburn" an Ascot property on the death of her husband William Holmes in 1914. On her death this property was to be left to their 4 children and administered by a relative till the youngest child turned 27. As young boys, Violet's husband William, and his brother Henry, lived with their Aunt Catherine Coghill and Uncle William Coghill at ‘Sauchieburn’ Ascot. The Coghills had no children of their own. He and his brother Edward started a stock and station business at Clunes. Henry and Violet Holmes subsequently inherited "Sauchieburn" from Catherine (nee Holmes) and William Coghill, direct descendants of the Coghills Creek, Ascot, Tourello pioneer settler Captain William Coghill [Jane Dyer, May 2024] Catherine and her brother Edward Carter Holmes drowned at sea.This is an extract from the Korumburra Times, Wednesday June 6, 1956: The fated travellers wrecked off N.S.W. ‘On May 29th, 1886 in bright moonlight the Ly-e-Moon, the pride of the Australian coastal fleet, broke her back on the treacherous rocks of Green Cape, off the NSW coast. Eighty souls perished within range of the beacon rays of the lighthouse, including representatives of the earliest families ever to settle in Poowong. The passengers. On the main deck, Mr Edward Holmes, a Poowong grazier and former owner of ‘Wombalano’. He had sold this property with the object of going to Queensland and settling there. The proceeds of sale amounting to 1,200 pounds in gold sovereigns were under lock and key in the Purser's Office. Mr Holmes, although advanced in years, had unformed plans to invest his money in some Queensland enterprise. In the meantime he would visit his married daughter and [his] two sons, who had previously settled in Queensland. With him on board was his widowed sister Mrs Coghill who had also accepted an invitation to go north. News of the shipwreck, means of communication being slow, did not reach Korumburra for nearly a week. By then all hope had been abandoned for the missing. Relations and friends thronged the Melbourne shipping office, but the answer was always the same - All passengers unaccounted for were presumed drowned. Black and white postcard of a sugar refinery in The Somme, France. The name of the town has been scrubbed out in purple pencil by a censor during World War One. The back of the card is written on in pencil,Written on back of card: Dear Violet, received photos and letters and thank you for forwarding same. Are we having lovely spell of weather. This morning is quite warm and pleasant. The photo of you all standing in front of your house is a good one and you all look to be getting enough to eat. Mother looks as if she it getting stronger after her severe illness. Your concert party will be broken up through the Vale girls leaving but you should have no difficulty in finding volunteers to fill the ranks. By all of your letters you are all looking forward to the day we return 9as we are). I wouldn't like to bet too much that we would be home by this time next year [ ? ] by the way fritz is fighting lately he would very much like to get [peace?] I think we will give him all he wants this summer. J. Waller was here last night is looking well. With best wished to you all. I am sincerely. [W.Wrigbee? Wrigley]somme, la suererie, chatham family collection, amiens, france, world war 1, postcard, ly-ee-moon, william coghill junior, ascot victoria, pioneers of ascot, shipwreck

Part of WILLIAM HOLMES Collection. Refer Cat No 2548.2P for his service details. Facsimile copies of Honolulu Star - Bulletin produced detailing events around Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour & its aftermath. Broadsheet newspaper dated Sunday December 7 1941. Headlines detail the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. NB: Facsimile copies of 1st Extra, 2nd Extra, 3rd Extra.documents - newspapers, military history - airforce

This leather folder is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. The item belonged to Elizabeth Chatham who was the first Ladies President elected to the general committee in 1993...1)Tooled leather folder with Elizabeth Chatham stamped into the front along with a leaf pattern and Ballarat Golf Club Member tooled into the back surrounded by a laurel wreath and Ballarat's Avenue of Honour's Arch of Victory tooled into the centre. The edge is laced with leather thonging in a blanket stitch. It is fastened by two press studs. .2-4) Inside is held three score cards from the Ballarat Golf Club of which only .4) has been used. .5) Card printed with 'Elizabeth Chatham, President, Ballarat Golf Club .6) Red plastic utensil.1) Stamped into the outside - Elizabeth Chatham, Ballarat Golf Club Member .4) In pencil - E 7, J 5 .5) Printed - Elizabeth Chatham, President, Ballarat Golf Clubelizabeth chatham, leather tooled folder, ballarat golf club, score cards, chatham-holmes collection

This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This pamphlet is taken from the first two chapters of Dr Hemingway's book 'The Modern World and Self-Control'.This small 32 page pamphlet has a gloss paper cover with a photo of a young couple on both the front and back covers along with red printing on the front and black printing on the back. It was written by Leslie Hemingway, MB, BS. ISBN 858261138chatham-holmes family collection, the modern world and self-control, love in marriage, leslie hemingway

Sepia photo on cream board. Shows mostly houses in New Chum Gully from Specimen Hill. Inscription: 'Views of Bendigo No 36.'. Below, 'New Chum Gully as seen from Specimen Hill', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents' (Two copies) Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, bendigo, new chum gully, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire, 'mp156'

Covering letter from Colin Holmes to the Newsletter Editor including extracts from the March 2014 issues of "The Old Machinery Magazine" - which incorporated an article on Meadowbank and its farm machinery. References Ian Browning research into the company. Includes covers, pages 3, 4, 11-14. Article written by Patrick Knight.trams, tramways, meadowbank

Possibly acquired because of a connection to rural life and the Irish immigrants settled in the Ballarat District. Harry and Edith Holmes visited this area with my mother, their daughter M. Elizabeth in the early 1950s. [Jane Dyer 2024]A town is surrounded by green fields and trees. A mountain is evident in the backgroundchatham-holmes family collection, enniskerry, wicklow, ireland, postcard

Possibly acquired because of a connection to rural life and the Irish immigrants settled in the Ballarat District. Harry and Edith Holmes visited this area with my mother, their daughter M. Elizabeth in the early 1950s. [Jane Dyer 2024]An abbey is surrounded by trees with a lake in the foreground.chatham-holmes family collection, kylemore abbey, connemara, galway, ireland

Thirteen letters Elizabeth Holmes received on the death of her father from the Nuns at Loreto Abbey in Ballarat. Elizabeth had gone to school at Loreto and it was customary for students to keep contact with the Nuns once they had graduated.13 hand written lettersSome letter have letterhead "Loreto Abbey, Mary's Mount Ballarat".elizabeth holmes, loreto abbey, mary's mount, ballarat, 1954, death of father, chatham-holmes collection

Emigration to Australia. Diary Entries. Deaths at Stawell. Annie had a School at Stawell 1892-1895 Westmorland Family History Published by M Holmes 1997 121 St john Road Campleltown NSW 2560Yellow Cover with Photocopied diary entries. Sepia photo of the Ship MelpomeneDonated to the Biarri Group for Genealogy Ian Wordly stamp with Stawell Biarri Group Logo

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. War Legislation and Case Law Service Author: J D Holmes Publisher: The Law Book Co Pty Ltd Date: 1939-1946 Further Information: Loose Leaf. The Emergency War Legislation of the Commonwealth of Australia, with Rules, Proclamations, etc. there-under, and with case law, articles and notes of a practical nature arising out of such legislation. 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, war legislation and case law service, j d holmes

Sepia photo on cream board. Shows a railway line from Big Hill in 1975 to Melbourne. Inscription: Above image, 'Views of Bendigo|No.44.'. Below, 'View from the Big Hill, Showing the Line of Railway to Melbourne', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents' (Three copies) Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, bendigo, view from big hill over railway, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire

PHOTOGRAPH OF Swimmers at 2008 Central District Championships Maryborough with Shield Monaghan Shield L/R Coach Tony Rodda, Josh Dundas, James Hampson, Kane Johns, Sean Jefferies, Rebecca Holmes, Tess Swift, Brooke Howes, Stephanie Goode, Zoe Schnider, Ella Williams, Jayde Robinson, Olivia Arandt, Ruby Williamsrecreations, sports, swimming

Copy of a newspaper article asking the readers to help in the search for information on Fred Maundell's band. A letter from Rose Beverage travelled from the Bendigo Post Office, to the Bendigo City Offices, who forwarded the letter and the associated photographs to the Advertiser's Community Focus. Mr Holmes obtained a little information from Ro? Bidwell about the band.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - fred maundell's band, rose beverage, alan holmes, ro? bidwell, cambridgeshire hotel, the hefners, bendigo gaol, long gully junior band

Certificate of progress. This is to certify that Samuel New has been examined in the lower fourth class at Long Gully State school and has passed in every subject. Dated at Long Gully this 14th day of August 1884. E. Lewis school teacher. J,M, Blaupany (?) head teacher. Printed by W. Holmes, printer and bookbinder, Sandhurst.education, bendigo, long gully

North Bendigo Primary School operated from 1873 to 2010 when it amalgamated with Comet Hill Primary to become Lightening Reef Primary School, initially in Nolan Street before moving to a new building in Holmes Road.Digital Photograph of Honour Board from Bendigo North Primary School: Head Teachers and Principals. 1873 - 1879 Thomas Read 1879 - 1886 James Burston 1886 - 1893 Alexander Cook 1894 - 1905 James Robertson 1905 - 1908 Henry Barker 1908 - 1910 Darcy Lear 1911 - 1913 Charles McLean 1913 - 1926 James Houston 1927 George Ranson 1928 - 1938 Herbert Allen 1938 - 1944 Laurence Kennedy 1944 - 1947 Thomas Conroy 1947 - 1948 Laurence Kennedy 1949 - 1959 Donald Campbell 1960 - 1964 Noel Wearne 1965 Arthur Bryant 1966 Peter Ri\utherford 1967 - 1970 Earnest Harkin 1971 - 1977 Reginald Vogele 1978 - 1986 John Goodrich 1987 - 1989 Bryan Barras 1999 Graham Gordon Honour Board in Container 1. Decision to be made re keeping the Honour Board. Yellow Label