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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Book - Childrens, Vater Und Sohn (Father and Son), 1940's
Book brought from Jaffa, Palestine in 1941 by the Drescher family, internees at Camp 3, Tatura.Soft red coloured card covered book with black and white comic like illustrations. Cover shows man sitting on a swing with a young boy holding a Winnie the pooh toy. Title in German Gothic script.Peter Dreschercamp 3, children's books, peter drescher, german internees in camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Hat
Belonged to Rudi Kuhnle who used to live in Tatura post war. Worn by Rudi on festive occasions in Europe.Traditional hunting hat of German or Australian mountain regions. Worn on festive occasions also. Tall crown, narrow brim, rope belt around. Feather on side. Badge of belt. Dark and light green felt.bade with "Garmisch" inscribed. "Perschfest" trade mark is a picture of a deer.german hunting hat, rudi kuhnie, german hat wear -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Brennessel - No 10, 7 December 1941
Produced fortnightly by internees at camp 1, Tatura as a newspaper or periodical of camp 1 events. Contributions from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Behind Barbed Wire" written below that title.No 10 7.Dec.41. Booklet of loose leaves with sketch on front cover of sketch of prancing horse at gates, barbed wire fencing. Contains typed articles, advertisements, sketches, written in German. 12 pages.brennessel, stinging nettle, behind barbed wire, internment camp newspapers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Suitcase
Thomas Jervis Bowen, Land Sergeant, a guard at Camp 3? bought the suitcases from an inmate, passed on to his daughter.1 of 2 suitcases. Constructed from plywood obtained from lining of hut interior. Made by an unknown German/Italian internee. Acquired by a guard at camp 1 (Thomas Bowen). See C0192 for second suitcase.tatura, bowen, thomas, camp 3 garrison, personal, effects, travel, goods -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Poster - Propaganda Poster, Circa 1940s
Propaganda Poster showing Luftwaffe Pilot . Eagle and Swastikas with word "unsere" . This Luftwaffe propaganda poster from WWII. In the middle of the poster you can see the classic German Airforce insigna "Der Adler" ('the Eagle") -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: RESEARCH AWARD
Bright yellow certificate. German Heritage Society Bendigo Inc. Research Award, for Research Excellence. Includes Research Award Guidelines and a letter form John Scobie, Principal Bendigo Violet Street Primary School.document, certificate, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - research award, bendigo violet st primary school 877, john scobie, german common school -
Friends of Westgarthtown
Ship, model, Pribislaw'
Constructed with timber from the wreck of the Pribislaw by3-masted ship modeled on the Pribislaw and constructed from this ship's wood, salvaged in the Shetland Islands. On timber base with descriptive panel. Ship complete with trimmings - German flag, sails, ladders, steering wheel etc.In printed type, cut out and stuck onto the back end of the model ship 'Pribislaw' and 'Hamburg'.maritime technology, model ships, pribislaw, 1849, 1850, german migration, model ship, hamburg -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Razor Stropper and Box
This machine was used to sharpen men’s razors several decades ago and is thus a vintage item of historical interest. It belonged to a local Warrnambool man, Henry Cain. This item has local provenance and it is retained for this reason. Also it is an interesting memento of times past when men used razors and razor blades and needed some sort of sharpening or stropping device to keep the razors sharp. Today men mostly use disposable razors or electric razors. This is a silver-coloured oval-shaped metal object with a hinged lid and a catch.Inside the machine are two rotating brown leather pieces which form the sharpening aspect of the machine. A razor blade is inserted between the two rotating pieces.There is a turning handle on the outside of the machine and part of this folds back into the inside of the machine when the lid is closed. The handle has a wooden end. The machine is in a rectangular-shaped cardboard box. The base is white and the top is dark blue with an image of the machine on the top and the side and gold and white printing. One section of the top of the box is missing. The name of the owner is printed in black ink on the inside of the machine. ‘Abziehappart fur Rasierklingen, Barba No. 740’ ‘Stropping Machine, Barba No. 740, Made in Germany’ ‘Afilador Barba No. 440’ ‘H. Cain’ henry cain -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Dentist Drill, Late 19th century
The design of this and other similar treadle powered dental engine (or dentist drill) was in common use by dentists from the 1870’s into the 1920's. When electricity became accessible to most communities the electrically powered dental engines began to take over from the treadle power. Over the ages teeth were extracted using picks and scissors and other gouging instruments. Bow drills, hand drills and even a "bur thimble" drill were later used to prepare cavities for filling. Some drills were made bendable by attaching flexible shanks between the metal bur and the handle, giving access to the teeth at the back of the mouth. Other mechanical devices were introduced along the way, such as clockwork drills, but they were hard to handle and inefficient. Over the centuries “dentistry has been performed by priests, monks and other healers. This was followed by barbers; the barber’s chair may well have been the precursor to the dental chair. “(SA Medical Heritage Society Inc.) In 1871 James Morrison patented the first commercially manufactured 'foot treadle dental engine', the first practica dental engine although others had been introduced as early as 1790 (by John Greenwood). Handmade steel burs or drills were introduced for dental handpieces, taking advantage of the significant increase in the speed of the drill. In 1891 the first machine-made steel burs were in use. The treadle drill reduced the time to prepare a cavity from hours to less than ten minutes. In 1876 the Samuel S. White Catalogue of Dentist Instruments listed a 12 ½ inch wheel diameter dental engine, with 14 bright steel parts, for sale at US $55 In today’s market, this is the equivalent to US $1200 approx. The specifications of that dental engine are very similar to the this one in our Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s collection. It is interesting to note that workings of a similar treadle dentist drill were used and modified to power a treadle spinning wheel of one of the volunteer spinners at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The foot treadle dental engine was a milestone in dental history. “Historic importance of treadle powered machines; they made use of human power in an optimal way” (Lowtech Magazine “Short history of early pedal powered machines”) The invention of a machine to speed up the process of excavation of a tooth lead to the invention of new burs and drills for the handpieces, improving speed and the surgical process of dentistry. They were the fore-runner of today’s electrically powered dental engines. This treadle-powered dentist drill, or dentist engine, is made of iron and steel and provides power for a mechanical dental handpiece that would be fitted with a dental tool. On the foot is painted lettering naming it "The Brentfield" and there is a fine line of light coloured paint creating a border around the name. The paint under the lettering is peeling off. The drill has a Y-shaped, three footed cast iron base, one foot being longer than the other two. A vertical frame is joined into the centre of the base, holding an axle that has a driving-wheel (or flywheel) and connecting to a crank. A slender, shoulder height post, made from adjustable telescoping pipes, joins into the top of this frame. On the post just above the frame is a short metal, horizontal bar (to hold the hand-piece when it is not in use). A narrow tubular arm is attached to the top of the stand at a right angle and can move up, down and around. There is a pulley each side of the joint of the arm and a short way along the arm is fitted a short metal pipe. A little further along the arm a frayed-ended cord hangs down from a hole. At the end of the arm is another pulley and a joint from which hangs a long, thin metal pipe with two pulleys and a fitting on the end. A treadle, or foot pedal, is joined to the long foot of the base, and joined at the toe to the crank that turns the driving-wheel. The metal driving-wheel has a wide rim. Touching the inside of the rim are four tubular rings that bulge towards the outside of the driving-wheel, away from the pole, and all meet at the hub of the axle. The axle fits between the inside of the driving-wheel and the frame then passes through the frame and is attached on the other side. The driving-wheel has a groove around which a belt would sit. The belt would also fit around a pulley on the arm, at the top of the post. The pulley is joined to a rod inside the arm and this spins the drill's hand-piece and dental tool holder. The foot pedal has a cross-hatch pattern on the heel and the ball of the foot has tread lines across it. The end of the toe and the instep areas have cut-out pattern in them. "The ____/ Brentfield / __ DE IN L___" (Made in London) painted on the long foot of the base. Marked on the drill connection is “Richter De Trey, Germany”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dentist, teeth, dental drill, dental engine, treadle drill, foot powered drill, treadle engine, orthodontics, dental surgery, james morrison, the brentfield, richter de trey, german dental fitting, london dental drill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - CHRISTMAS GREETING CARD
Christmas Greeting Card: A cream coloured embossed card opening in the centre with yellow flowers, lace work, pink sparkles and the word Remembrance in gold. On the back is a Trade Mark with 'Publishers To Her Majesty The Queen. The words are hand written *To Ellen with Mothers Love*. Box 625RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS In London, Paris, New York. Designed At the Studios in England and printed at the Fine Art Works Germany. COPYRIGHTephemera, mementoes, christmas cards, christmas greeting cart -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Record of Life in Camp 1A and 1 B, 1944
Life in an internment campa 35 page record in a plastic folder, clear plastic front and 3 cm black margin left hand side extending to the back cover. Some of the content headlines or places are Orange, Tatura, Long Bay, Melbourne, South Australia. A map and 19 towns of WA, Northern Territory, New Guinea. Reg No is the translation as is the "Tatura Song" written by H. Sturzenhofecker to the melody good cheer comrades, on the horse and Mr Otto Herbst being awarded a certificate commanding of yachts. Written in German "Verzeuhnis Alter Internieiten De Sannellagers Tatura (1A and B) Von 5 Juni - 15 December 1940otto herbst, h. sturzenhofecker, camp 1a and 1b -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Painting - Watercolour, 1945
Watercolour painting done by internee Baron von Brandenstein whilst an internee in Camp 1 Tatura.small water colour painting of gum trees, blue sky and white clouds in light coloured timber frame with glass.on back: painted by Baron von Brandenstein 1945 in Tatura German Internment Camp. Signed on front left bottom - CB 1945baron von brandenstein, camp 1 art work, watercolour painting, ww2 internee art work -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Baby weighing scales, Seca
Cream painted stand with a moving sprung table top attached. On top of the table sits a woven cane basket with a wooden base. The top edge of the basket is is plaited cane and painted gold. The other cane is painted white. It is lined with a piece of white towelling on which the baby would lie. Attached on the side of the base is a notched metal bar which has a sliding metal weight so the bar will balance. It is marked with 2, 4, 6, 8 etc up to 30 lb and a smaller upper bar measures ounces. There is a framed pamphlet hanging above the scales with instructions for using the scales.Ounce measures 0, 4, 8, 12, 1 (pound) Made in Germany 24767. Triangle shape with the word Seca inside -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Kodak Photographic Powder stored inside Alloy Tin, Kodak, c. late 1800s - early 1900s
The Kodak powders inside this tin were used in the production of dry plate photography. Dry plate photography was a photographic technology invented by R.L. Maddox in 1871. Images were captured on a glass plate covered in a gelatin emulsion, which acted as a photographic negative. A negative could then be stored to develop at a later time in a dark room. The introduction of this technology allowed for greater flexibility in photographic practice outside of indoor studios, as earlier wet plate photographic technology required immediate exposure and development. Dry plate photography was superseded by the invention of celluloid film in the early twentieth century.This item forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of social life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history, social history, and the history of photography.A silver toned alloy tin with hinged lid. Inside are two packets of Kodak brand dry plate developer powder. On face of tin lid "20 BELLMETAL REEDS/B.C DUNLOP SYSTEM/CRACKAJACK/HAND FITTED AND TURNED/MADE IN (SENIOR) GERMANY"photography, wet plate photography, dry plate photography, photos, haeusler collection, history of photography, historical photographs, technology, wodonga -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
Lapel pin, DBS - Deutscher Behinderten Sportverband ev pin
Small shield shaped badge with long pinDBS - Deutscher Behinderten Sportverband ev pin in gold lettering, on a yellow background. Inset is a black eagle of the German coat of arms. -
Melbourne Legacy
Book, Mein Kranks. A second volume of war cartoons by Armstrong of the Argus
This book of war cartoons that had been published in the Argus Newspaper is a second volume to "Havoc" (item 00987). World War 2 has almost enveloped the globe and the Allies are having difficulty in containing the rapid expansion of Axis forces. It has been kept by a Legatee as a souvenir and found its way into the archives.Despite the reverses of the allied forces the cartoonist has maintained a positive outlook in his sketches about the outcome of the war. The cartoons are depicting Allied strength and resolve in a difficult situation.Book of war cartoons published in the Argus newspaper compiled as Mein Kranks.Front cover depicts Adolf Hitler (Germany) and Benito Mussolini (Italy) goose steppping and saluting. Cartoon sketches in black and white.world war two, souvenir -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW1, Brenda Stevens - Chambers, Honkie & Ginny, 2013
Honkie & Ginny is a journey that travels from the cottages of Port Melbourne to Gallipoli, the battle fields of the Western Front and the gold fields of Bendigo. A personal tale from a grand niece.Biography. Honkie & Ginny from Black Sheep to Holy Dove - Henry Foster Midgley 1894 - 1917. Soft cardboard cover, black print on front, spine & back, yellow background. Front has 2 sepia portraits, smaller one of women superimposed over corner of soldier in uniform, small colour photo of At Peace in Flanders poppies below portraits. Back cover has colour photo of a wreath. 220 pages, cut plain paper. Illustrated in black & white photos, line drawings, posters & paintings. Handwritten in black ink on title page: "To Bendigo Memorial Museum with many thanks. Brenda S-C, August 2013" books, biography, western front -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, CPN Publications Pty Ltd, 'We have not forgotten' Yass and Districts War 1915 - 1918, 1998
Softcover, cardboard, quarto bound, red print on front cover and spine. Black and white photo of child with flags on front cover, inset on sepia background of an enlarged section of the B&W photo. 343 pages, illustrated, with black and white photos.Handwritten in black on front end paper "For Bendigo & District RSL Museum / (?) / Richard S Reid / 6 April 2006"books- military history, yass, rememberance -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Walter Tyndale, Japan and the Japanese, 1910
Light blue, cloth-covered covers and spine. Text and graphics in gold. Coloured illustration on front cover-garden scene. 32 coloured illustrations by the author.japan, travel, social life, customs -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
CD, Interview: David Chambers, 11 March 1998
CD Oral History Interview of No 231 Trumpeter David Lee Chambers, 4th Australian Light Horse by his son-in-law Eric Lehmann,Presented to the Lighthorse Museum From the family of David Chambers Lisa Moloney 03 98738576 Carole Lehmann 03 95476042oral history, david chambers, 4th light horse, lehmann -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Model - Mosaic, Mosaic panel
Black framed board. Large white cross. Coloured tilesVietnam Veterans Museum - Vietnam 1962-1973. Remembering 501 Army, Navy and Air force. Lest We Forgetmosaic panel -
National Wool Museum
Poster
Poster promoting the bicentenary of the arrival of merino sheep in AustraliaBicentenary of the arrival of/ merino sheep in Australia Discover more about Australia's Wool Heritage at the National Wool Museum, Geelong..sheep - australian wool marketing merino sheep, sheep - australian, wool marketing, merino sheep -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Photographer Black Photo Nhill, Sister Rocks c1880's, 1880's
Sepia photograph of the Sister Rock's with no graffiti therefore assume a very early photo. The view shows people standing on and around the rocks with three horse drawn Gigs in front of the rock's. c 1880'sSepia Photograph of the Sister Rock's. Very early photograph as no graffiti on the rocks. Black Photo Nhill "Front View" The Sister Rocks near Stawell - Langi Morgala Museum Ararat is stamped on the back stawell scenery -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Charles Craig - part 2 of 2, 1950s to 1970s
Photo - see pdf file for further information. Number Brief Description CC271 Y1 610 and another at Camberwell depot CC272 Ditto CC273 Y1 613 at Batman Ave CC274 Y1 611 Peel St North Melbourne CC275 Y 469 Camberwell depot CC276 Ditto CC277 Postcard – L104 – MMTB CC278 L103, Hawthorn Road CC279 L103, Hawthorn Road CC280 L103 Dandenong Road CC281 L103 and w5 847 Dandenong Road CC282 L104 on Preston Workshops traverser CC283 Flinders St station with Ws CC284 Flinders St looking south along St Kilda Road to Shrine CC285 Postcard – Nu Color vue – Flinders St CC286 Postcard – Valentines – Flinders St No. 13 CC287 Postcard – Rose Series – 13595 – has been trimmed CC288 Postcard – Rose Series – 10660 – Princes Bridge and Flinders St yard CC289 Postcard – Rose but has been trimmed of Flinders St CC290 Postcard – same as CC285 CC291 SW6 914 and another car in Swanston St by Flinders St CC292 SW6 903 and bus 436 with Flinders St Station in background CC293 W5 776 at Flinders St Station CC294 W2 596 at Flinders St Station CC295 L101 and W2 Swanston St by Ian Brady CC296 Postcard - Biscay BG 250 – A 281 - CC297 W5 779 Maribyrnong River CC298 SW5 787 Queensbridge St CC299A Duplicate copy CC299 Ditto CC300 W5 812 St Kilda Junction CC301 W5 721 Carnegie? - CC302 W5 817 Elliot Ave – see also CC150 CC303 CW5 682 CC304 CW5 682 Dandenong Road CC305 SW6 855 Power St Hawthorn CC306 Argus photo same as CC8A CC307 Freight car 19 leaving South Melbourne depot CC308 Freight car 19 at South Melbourne depot CC309 Cleaner 7 CC310 W2 295 and 8 at South Melbourne Depot CC311 Cleaners 5, 8 and 7 and S or T at South Melbourne depot CC312 Freight car 17 with crew member CC313 Cleaners 5, 8 and 7 along with a tower truck and another road motor CC314 Wheel Transport car 16 at Preston CC315 Cleaner 7 CC316 Cleaner 6 Brunswick Depot R Hudson and Bob Prentice CC317 SW6 867 in Swanston at Flinders CC318 SW6 850 at Chapel and Brighton Road CC319 SW6 914 at Batman Ave CC320 SW6 963 and W5 826 in Collins St near Spencer St CC321 Sw6 923 RAAF tram CC322 Same image at 318, but better has initials T McC (Tom McCaw) CC323 Sw6 963 In Collins at Spencer St CC324 SW6 947 in Collins at Spencer St CC325 Ditto with crew CC326 SW6 850 at Preston Workshop – Argus photo CC327 SW5 843 at Swan and church, severely derailed – Herald photo CC328 SW6 886 in Victoria Parade near La Trobe CC329 SW6 948 turning from Union St into Maribyrnong Road – single curve CC330 W5 731 CC331 SW5 on a 4D – Herald WT photo CC332 Sw6 867 Swanston St with driver carrying handles etc CC333 SW6 954 – Truganini Cres CC334 SW6 915 illuminated for Christmas, the CDA father Xmas special CC335 SW6 850 on route 77 side on view CC336 Sydney R class 1845 on trailer in a busy road CC337 Sydney R class 1845 on trailer CC338 Ditto CC339 Ditto – on trailer turning from a local street CC340 MMTB Emergency van CC341 Ditto CC342 Welding truck – Hopkins and Leeds CC343 Welding truck – Hopkins and Leeds CC344 Welding truck in Hopkins St Footscray CC345 Negative – Hobart tram 103 CC346 Launceston tram CC347 Trackwork – East Kew CC348 Trackwork and a W2 East Kews CC349 SW6 892 and trackwork – East Kew CC350 W4 670 – FRONT ON CC351 W3 654 – Brunswick Depot CC352 W3 666 – St Kilda Road and High St Demonstrates the work of Charles Craig in photography and collection of prints.Assembled album in a black presentation folder of 80 photographs from the Charles Craig Collection - 31 sleeves - part 2 of 2. All photographs have been scanned and placed on the Museum's G drive. A list of all photographs with details where possible has been compiled. Victorian Provincial, Launceston, Hobart and Sydney tram photos have been transferred to other Museums, image files retained.melbourne, tramways, tramcars, trams, charles craig -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Poetical Works of John Milton
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 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 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. 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. 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. Poetical Works of John Milton Author: John Milton Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1891 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT 821 MIL Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum Flyleaf has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, 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, book, poetical works of john milton, john milton -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Poetical Works of John Dryden
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 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 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. 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 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. 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 Poetical Works of John Dryden Author: John Dryden Edited by W D Christie Publisher: Macmillan & Co Date: 1890 Edition: The Globe Edition. First Edition 1870 Reprinted 1872, 1874, 1881, 1886, 1890The label on spine cover with typed text PAT 821 DRY Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service First paper after fly paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museumflagstaff 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, the poetical works of john dryden, john dryden, w d christie -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Envelope - City of Portland, c. 1992
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES COLLECTION : LETTER FROM PROFESSOR SPENCER
SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES LETTER from Professor Spencer dated 21.3. (19)07 to Donald Clark, re the sending of an Assistant to Bendigo 'to do up Museum’document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: LETTER TO BASIL MILLER RE LOCAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Biography: Major General Alan Lindsay Morrison AO DSO MBE (retired)
Printed biography was donated to the museum by Peter Snell. Also contains a letter from Peter Snell in which he also mentions that he donated us some uniforms.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - australia, 9 rar, australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 9th