Catalogue card reads, 'Declaration of City 1960. State Electricity Float.

Catalogue card reads, 'Declaration of City 1960. Coles Stores float'.

Catalogue card reads, 'Declaration of City, 1960. Spectators at parade. Cubs.'

Catalogue card reads, 'Declaration of City 1960. Spectators at parade. Cubs.'

Catalogue card reads, 'City celebrations, 1960. Children folk dancing'.

Catalogue card reads, 'City celebrations, 1960. Children folk dancing'.

Catalogue card reads, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Floats in procession'.

Catalogue card reads, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Float in procession'.

Catalogue card reads, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Man on horseback'.

Black and white photo of 'Harwood' a home at 17 - 21 Junction Road, Blackburn. Home was be wrongly described as the Slater home. See ND1270 at G-H 53.slater, william henry

Black and white photo of 'Harwood' a home at 17 - 21 Junction Road Blackburn. Home was wrongly described as the Slater home. See ND1270 at G-H 53.harwood, junction road, blackburn north nos. 17-21

9 photographs and one newspaper clippingWritten on back of photograph, "General view of the courts. 'Mail' 17/12/1959". Written on back of another photograph, "Jubilee Park Tennis Pavilion opening. Mr. Vroland, President, Lawn Tennis Association. 'Mail' 17/12/1959".

Hardcover book made in 1960 made to keep original copies of “The Football Record”. This book contains all Football Records relating to Carlton games for the season of 1960. Coach: Ken Hands Captain: Bruce Comben Vice Captain: John Chick Leading goal scorer: Leo Brereton - 44 goals Best & Fairest: John JamesHardcover book, blue

Wedding Honor Guard of Marching Girls for Ian Leslie and Rae Chapman Wedding 4th June 1960.Row of Marching Girls for Chapman/Leslie wedding in front of Methodist Church Main Street

Duplicated quarto sheet for the Victorian Schools Railway Club Association, VSRCA, tour during 1960 using MMTB PCC tram 980. Provides details of the tramcar and its Melbourne operation. On the rear is a typed note thanking the person for the book and that it will be departing Malvern at 2pm. No date on the circular.trams, tramways, vsrca, pcc, tours

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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. Historical Records of Australia Series 1 Vol 17 Governor's Despatches To and From England. 1833 - June 1835 Publisher: Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Date: 1923Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, historical records of australia series 1 vol 17, governor's despatches to and from england., governor's despatches

Slovenians, amongst many others, embarking ship Flaminia getting ready to sail to Australia at Trieste, Italy in 1960Slovenians and others in readiness to sail to AustraliaBlack and white photo of ship Flaminia in the port of Trieste, Italy. Passengers waiting to embarkslovenians embarking flaminia, slovenian association melbourne

This is the thirteenth issue of the Orbost High School magazine. The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east". It belonged to Mary Gilbert, a former teacher at the school.This is the thirteenth issue of the Orbost High School magazine and is a useful reference tool.A magazine with a pale blue cover. Dark blue printing : Croajingolong and the Orbost High School crest of a sheaf of corn inside a double oval with Orbost High School and its motto " acti labores iucundi". Vol. No 13 1960.This publication has been professionally printed and contains photographs.croajingolong orbost-high-school

Digital image of Trams 18 and 17 crossing at Gardens Loop. Tram 17 has a Twin Lakes and a SEC roof advert. Photo by Peter Knife 24/7/1971.Yields information about tram operations in Ballarat, some two months before closure of the SEC operated tram system.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, gardens loop, tram 18, tram 17

Postcard size colour photograph'Written on back of photograph" Norwood Primary School, Ringwood. Circa 1960's

Postcard size coloured photograph"Written on back of photograph" Ringwood Timber & Trading site -circa 1960's

Written on back of small photograph, "From block of land on Boulevarde, Heathmont, 1960".

Typed below photograph, "Heathmont shopping centre - East end, Feb. 1960".

Catalogue card reads, "Ringwood from Loughnans Hill". Photograph dated 1960.

Black and white photograph (2 copies)Written on back of photographs: "View from clock tower looking east - 1960."

Catalogue card reads, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Children in naval attire'.

Written on catalogue card, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Children in naval attire'.

Catalogue card reads, 'City of Ringwood celebrations, 1960. Children in naval attire'.