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Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Prof E W Russell, A Matter of Record: A history of Public Record Office Victoria, 2003
... A Matter of Record: A history of Public Record Office ...xi, 227 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.non-fictionvictoria - public record office - history, public records - victoria - history, archives - victoria - history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Joseph Johnson, Birdies and Billabongs: a history of the Kew Golf Club, 1894-1994, 1994
... Birdies and Billabongs: a history of the Kew Golf Club ...x, 206 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 22 x 28 cm. non-fictionkew golf club - history, golf courses - victoria - melbourne - history, golf - victoria - melbourne - history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Melbourne University Press, A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of Macquarie, 1962
... A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age ...[Carlton, Vic.] : Melbourne University Press ; London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1962-<1987> v. <1-6> : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. non-fictionaustralia - history, manning clark -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Edward H Pask, Enter the Colonies Dancing: A history of dance in Australia 1835-1940, 1979
... Enter the Colonies Dancing: A history of dance in Australia ...x, 188 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimilies ; 26 cm non-fictiondance -- australia -- history, ballet -- australia -- history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - War History, Frank Mumby, The Great World War- A History, 1915
... The Great World War- A History ...A four volume set written about the history of World War 1.This book has nine volumes with six of them containing three separate books inside the cover. The volumes have red hard covers with gold printing on the spines. There is an embossed image of a soldier on the front covers and embossed shields on the spines. The pages contain printed matter, maps and photographs.non-fictionA four volume set written about the history of World War 1. world war one, james low of warrnambool -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Brisbane Legacy, Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of Brisbane, 2007
... Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of ...Black hardcover book published by Legacy Club of Brisbane in 2007 and a colour dust jacket. non-fictionhistory, brisbane legacy, brian avery, 80th anniversary -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Brisbane Legacy, Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of Brisbane, 2007
... Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of ...Black hardcover book published by Legacy Club of Brisbane in 2007 and a colour dust jacket. non-fictionhistory, brisbane legacy, brian avery, 80th anniversary -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Michael Jones, Nature's plenty : a history of the City of Whittlesea, 1992
... Nature's plenty : a history of the City of Whittlesea ...This book explores Whittlesea's history from early 1830's to 1991. Environment of the Aboriginal people about the the time of European settlement. Possible use of a 'swamp management system' now buried under Yan Yean reservoir. Smallpox epidemics among Aboriginal people prior to settlement - probably from the activity of nearby European sealers. Estimations of Aboriginal populations. Scattered references throughout. Subjects Health - Infectious diseases - Smallpox. Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1788-1850. Settlement and contacts - Colonisation - 1851- Environment - Land management. Demography. Woiwurrung / Wurundjeri / Woiwurung people (S36) (Vic SJ55-05) Yan Yean (Vic SJ55-05) Eden Park (Vic SJ55-05) Whittlesea (Vic SJ55-05) Diamond Creek (Vic SJ55-05) Kingslake (Vic SJ55-05) Whittlesea (Vic.) -- History.xvi, 319 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm. the plenty, farming, settlement, gold rush, plenty river, donnybrook, germantown, separation, thomastown, whittlesea, epping, woodstock, city of whittlesea, railway, yan yean, roll of honour -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Book, "Moorabin: A Pictorial History 1862 - 1994", 1995
... "Moorabin: A Pictorial History 1862 - 1994" ...Copy of pictorial history book written by John Cribbin with dedication to former Mayor, Cr Noel Erich on inside of cover: "To Cr Noel Elrich, Mayor of the City of Glen Eira from Moorabbin Historical Society and the Glen Eira Volunteers. International Year of Volunteers 2001".Hard cover book with a red jacket with the title "Moorabbin: A Pictorial History, 1862 - 1994" printed in brown colour in and oval at the top of a red , hard paper cover book, copy of an image of horse and carts and Gregg's Plough and Harrow Hotel, South Brighton below. Written on inside of cover: "To Cr Noel Elrich, Mayor of the City of Glen Eira from Moorabbin Historical Society and the Glen Eira Volunteers. International Year of Volunteers 2001". -
Vision Australia
Document - Text, A History of the Guiding Light Square Dance Club, 1995
... A History of the Guiding Light Square Dance Club ...Brief history of the Guiding Light Square Dancing club, which began in April 1974 by Colin and Margaret Fox. Practice sessions were originally held in the Fox house but were soon moved to Kooyong and continued for 21 years. Social activities, such as pie nights, picnics and outings together, were held in between demonstrations, practice sessions and trips to other square dance clubs. A4 page typewritten on both sidesnon-fictionassociation for the blind, elizabeth maxwell, neil maxwell, guiding light square dance club -
Unions Ballarat
A short history of the British Workers, Postgate, et al, 2001
... A short history of the British Workers ...HisotryWritten by a socialist, Raymond Postgate, chapter headings are as follows: A short history of the British workers / Raymond W. Postgate (1926) ; A pocket history of the British workers / Raymond W. Postgate (1937) ; A pocket history of the British working class / Raymond W. Postgate ; A worker looks at history / Mark Starr (1918) ; Outlines of the history of the modern British working class movement / Will W. Crank ; A short primer of industrial history / W. Riddick.Relevant to the history of Labor and the working class in Great Britain. NB: These chapters were written in the early twentieth century.Paper; book.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, working class, workers, history, industrial history, britain -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Dirt Poor - Spirit Rich: A History of the Carrucan Family, 2011
... Dirt Poor - Spirit Rich: A History of the Carrucan Family ...Edited by Jim Martin, Tim Erickson and Frank Carrucan. The Carrucans came from Ireland to Australia in the 1850s, settling in Eltham and living there for many generations. Much of this family history book is set in Eltham and surrounding districts. Contents: Themes - The Wurundjeri in Eltham - The Carrucan Story - The Michael Line - The Emigrants - The Bridget Line - The Patrick Line - The Peter Line - The Denis Line - They serve the Lord - They served their country - Final thoughts. SoftcoverCover: Commemorating the dispersion of members of the Carracan Family from West Clare, Ireland ISBN 9780646552286 [includes a dedication letter from Tim Erickson (for the Carrucan Book Committee) to the Eltham District Historical Society, presenting a complimentary copy of the book, 13 October 2011; there is also a handwritten summary of Eltham references inside the back cover]carracun family, pioneers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, A brief history of Nunawading, c1970
... A brief history of Nunawading ...A short history of Nunawading written by the Nunawading and District Historical SocietyA short history of Nunawading written by the Nunawading and District Historical SocietyA short history of Nunawading written by the Nunawading and District Historical Societynunawading, city of nunawading -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Education- a living history in Melton, 1986
... Education- a living history in Melton ...History of Melton State School 430 article featured in the Telegrapheducation, local architecture -
Camberwell Historical Society
Document (Item) - Single page document, Camberwell - a brief history
... Camberwell - a brief history ...camberwell, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - A BRIEF HISTORY AND REMINISCENCE OF LONG GULLY, 2000
... A BRIEF HISTORY AND REMINISCENCE OF LONG GULLY ...66 page soft cover booklet 'A Brief History and Reminiscence of Long Gully' by George A. Ellis. Printed June 2000 and published by George Ellis. Addendum for page 9 at back cover. Illustrated with B&W photosand map.George A.Ellis -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopies, Weston Bate and others, "Challenging Traditions - A History of Melbourne Grammar', 2016
... "Challenging Traditions - A History of Melbourne Grammar' ...Set of three photocopies of photographs from "Challenging Traditions - A History of Melbourne Grammar (Arcdia, Melbourne 2002) showing the cable tram winding house on the corner of St Kilda Road and Bromby St in 1919 and after redevelopment c1930. .1 - looking north with steam coming from the winding house. .2 - looking south east with winding house and surround buildings .3 - after closure and redevelopment of the site, looking north east. .4 - photo of the intersection of Victoria Parade and Gisborne St showing the cable tram track, cable trams, MFB and Eye and Ear Hospital. Shows the track layout partly. A photograph from a book "Melbourne from the Air"trams, tramways, st kilda rd, cable trams, victoria parade, brunswick st, winding houses, fitzroy -
Vision Australia
Book - Text, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Lighthouse on the Boulevard: a history of the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB) 1866-2004 / Judith Raphael Buckrich, 2005
... Lighthouse on the Boulevard: a history of the Royal ...From its beginning in 1866, the Victorian Asylum for the Blind (later called the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind) has been a prominent resident in St Kilda Road. Intended to provide work and education, the RVIB has adapted and changed according to the staff and people who passed through, lived, laughed, learned and languished in it, as well as societal expectations. In this history of the building, its services and personalities, up until the closure of St Kilda Road.284 pages without illustrations in etext filenon-fictionroyal victorian institute for the blind, rvib burwood school -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Book, A Goodly Heritage, A History of the Monbulk Methodist/Uniting Church 1893-1993, 1993
... A Goodly Heritage, A History of the Monbulk Methodist ...Methodist services began in late 1893 in the bush, near the end of the present Silvan Reservoir. The seats were split rails and the pulpit a fallen log with a sapling rail. Then a miner's bark hut became available in on the Recreation Ground. The Methodist Church was built and opened in 1903 on the corner of Moxham's Rd and David Hill Rd., with the financial assistance of Mr. James Griffiths of Griffiths Tea. This booklet gives a comprehensive history of the development of the church, its congregations and ministers.Soft cover booklet of 40 pages. Cream coloured cover with a photo of Monbulk Methodist Church 1972.monbulk methodist church, betty hotchin -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Talbot - a Family History 1558-2001
... Talbot - a Family History 1558-2001 ...Talbot - a Family History 1558-2001. Includes when they moved to Ringwood -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - EUREKA STOCKADE - A PICTORIAL HISTORY
... EUREKA STOCKADE - A PICTORIAL HISTORY ...A Pictorial History - Eureka Stockade by Geoff Hocking The events leading to the attack in the pre-dawn of 3 December 1854 208 page soft cover book with colour and B&W illustrations First published in 2004 by The Five Mile Press Pty LtdGeoff Hocking -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Queenstown / St Andrews: A history of the district and the school by Nancy Mortimer, 1983
... Queenstown / St Andrews: A history of the district and the ...Local history book published on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of St Andrews Primary School 1983. Contents: Forward, Headmaster's message, early days at St. Andrews, School No 128: St Andrews, Why should children practice temperance, 3594 Queenstown North, 933 Smith's Gully, 1737 Smith's Gully, The Church of St Andrews, Post Office, St Andrew's Hotel. Includes some photos and illustrations including reproduced original documents. Includes list of head teachers 1858-1983. Includes names of pupils 1983.This book is significant in that not only does it traces the development of St Andrews Primary School and of education in the area but it also gives an insight into the people and their community.Softcover, 109 pagesqueenstown, st andrews, education, st andrews primary school -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, A brief history of Warrnambool & District Baptist Church 1964 to 2014, 2014
... A brief history of Warrnambool & District Baptist Church ...The Warrnambool Baptist Church in Koroit Street celebrated 150 years of formal worship in 2014. This book gives a brief overview of those years from 1964 to 2014 as the first 100 years have been recorded elsewhere. The book gives details on resident ministers, women’s and men’s fellowship societies, missionary work, local church activities and Sunday School classes. The book is of some importance as it gives us a good picture of the Baptist Church in Warrnambool over the past 50 years. It will be useful for researchers and for others interested in the Church’s activities. The author is well-known in Warrnambool as a former pharmacist and a volunteer worker in historical and cultural spheres (Flagstaff Hill, Mahogany Ship Committee, Portuguese Festival etc)This is a paper back book of 52 pages. It has a red cover with a colour photograph of the interior of the Warrnambool Baptist Church. The pages are glued together. The book contains printed material, black and white and colour photographs and illustrations. Front Cover: ‘Loving God, Loving people’ – A Brief History of Warrnambool and District Baptist Church 1964 to 2014 warrnambool, warrnambool baptist church -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, A Childs History of England
... A Childs History of England ...This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 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 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. A Childs History of England Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 823.8 DIC Paste down front end paper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 1st inside front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service 2nd inside front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institutewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, 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, great ocean road -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Park Orchards - A Short History
... Park Orchards - A Short History ...Park Orchards - A Short History +Additional Keywords: Green, I / Beavis, B -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Synan, Peter, Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A concise History Volume 7 - Maintenance Units, 1994
... Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A concise History ...A history of the town of Sale, Victoria, Australia from 1839 to 1993. Includes index.With every best wish Peter Synantownship, government -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, A BRief history of Blackburn Lake, 1999
... A BRief history of Blackburn Lake ...This brief history is extracted from the Resource Guide, reflecting our local heritage.This brief history is extracted from the Resource Guide, reflecting our local heritage.This brief history is extracted from the Resource Guide, reflecting our local heritage.blackburn lake, heidelberg school, adult deaf and dumb society -
Camberwell Historical Society
Booklet (Item), Virginia Bartlett, Canterbury Primary School 1908-1992 - the establishment of the school: a brief history, 1992
... the school: a brief history ...camberwell, school, canterbury -
Unions Ballarat
The bitter fight : a pictorial history of the Australian labor movement, Harris, Joe, 1970
... The bitter fight : a pictorial history of the Australian ...A pictorial history of the labour movement, the book encourages labour and socialist organisations to preserve historical documents and other artefacts thus ensuring that there is an accurate history for the future.Pictorial history. Paper; book. Front cover: red and black background; illustrations in yellow; black and white text. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history, unions, labour movement -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album, John Chapman, A Photographic History of Auburn Heights Recreation Club / by John Chapman, c.1988
... A Photographic History of Auburn Heights Recreation Club ...Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.An important photographic history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club 1904-88, compiled by and presented to the Club by John Chapman, 25 May 1989. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew