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Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Timber Mountain, 1986
Paperback. Front cover has an old photograph of a timber railway leading into a forest. There is also a man standing at the side of the railway. In the inside back cover is a fold out map titled "Sawmills & Tramways of the Murrindindi Forest 1885-1950.history, sawmilling, murrindindi forest, victoria, north east victoria, houghton, n -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Document, 1938
Appointment of Examiners under the Forests Act 1928. Forests Commission of Victoria, Minister of Forests, LindDocument -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS
Map. Management Blocks Bendigo, Forest Commission Victoria. The district has been subdivided into 8 master blocks incorporarting existing forest blocks and a register for each management block.01 Sandhurst; 02 Leichardt; 03 Whipsick; 04 Sugarloaf; 05 Brolga; 06 Mitiamo; 07 Dingee; 08 Lockington. Forest Produce Licence (number 392 in map cupboard 1)G.H.Jennings District Forestermap, bendigo, forest blocks -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Document, Appointment of examiners under the Forests Act, 1908
This document is the Appointment of examiners under the Forests Act, 1907. State Forests Department. Minister of Forests, McLeodDocument -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Marysville, Victoria, Unknown
A colour postcard of the early Marysville township in Victoria.Early postcard of Marysville c.1900POST CARD Stamp Here Printed in Australia This space may be used for Correspondence/ within the Commonwealth without/ extra postage THIS SPACE FOR NAME AND/ ADDRESSmarysville, victoria, postcard, souvenir -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Far Forest
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 during 1942 to 1942 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 PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. 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. Warrnambool Public Library 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally, the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Far Forest Author: Francis Brett Young Publisher: William Heinemann Date: 1936 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT FIC YOU Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute 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, far forest, francis brett young -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, June 1897
This photograph was taken at what is now the Young’s Creek picnic area which is located on the site of an old sawmill, once owned and operated by L.E. & H. Williams, dating back to the early 1920’s. The mill was eventually sold, dismantled, and the machinery transferred to a sawmill at Cabbage Tree Creek. there are still some items of old sawmill debris. The old steam engine at the edge of the car park is the remains of the mill’s former power plant. This portable steam engine was constructed in Leiston, Suffolk, in England.This is a pictorial record of a popular recreational area in the Orbost district in the late 19th century.A black / white photograph of a wooden bridge over a creek in forest setting. There is a second copy.on back - handwritten "the Young's Creek Bridge June 1897"young's-creek-orbost bridge-young's-creek -
Wangaratta Art Gallery
Painting, Elaine Burge, Forest Ferns At Healseville, 1983
Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Purchased with funds from the Wangaratta Arts Council.A rectangular landscape of forest ferns painted in oil using shades of green, brown, and blue.Obverse: Elaine Burge/ (bottom right corner)wangaratta art gallery, elaine burge, landscape, forest, healesville, painting -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper, Forest Hill Trader, 1969
Forest Hill Trader - Vol.3 No.6 Monday 25 August 1969 issue.Forest Hill Trader - Vol.3 No.6 Monday 25 August 1969 issue.Forest Hill Trader - Vol.3 No.6 Monday 25 August 1969 issue.forest hill, shopping centre -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, Stonestown, c. 1959
Brochure on a proposed shopping centre on the southwest corner of Canterbury and Springvale Roads Forest Hill.Brochure on a proposed shopping centre on the southwest corner of Canterbury and Springvale Roads Forest HillBrochure on a proposed shopping centre on the southwest corner of Canterbury and Springvale Roads Forest Hill.shopping centres, springvale road, forest hill, canterbury road, forest hill, stonestown -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Newsletter, Parish Messenger, 30/04/2008 12:00:00 AM
Newsletter for Anglicans in Vermont, Bayswater, Wantirna and Forest Hill. Nos. 145-146, 1937Newsletter for Anglicans in Vermont, Bayswater, Wantirna and Forest Hill. Nos. 145-146, 1937Newsletter for Anglicans in Vermont, Bayswater, Wantirna and Forest Hill. Nos. 145-146, 1937st lukes anglican church, vermont -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Council 're-think' on heated pool plan, 1974
Nunawading Council is 're-thinking' the proposal for a 50metre indoor heated pool in Forest Hill.Nunawading Council is 're-thinking' the proposal for a 50metre indoor heated pool in Forest Hill.Nunawading Council is 're-thinking' the proposal for a 50metre indoor heated pool in Forest Hill.swimming pools, city of nunawading, forest hill -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1920 - 1930
By 1905 there was an Orbost Bicycle Club. E. Donchi was a member and was a successful competitor around 1927. It is likely that the Orbost Cycling Club disbanded during WWI, and evidence from the Snowy River Mail is that it reformed again in 1945. There is no doubt that bikes were a dominant form of personal transport until the 1960s when cars ownership became more common, although children still rode to school. As far as theOrbost Cycling Club was concerned, the golden years were from 1945 to 1950. (information Newsletter August 2018 - Geoff & Lee Stevenson)This item is associated with a popular recreational activity in early Orbost. The period between the First World War and the 1950s was the heyday of cycling. After 1900 the efficient mass production of standardized safe bicycles, as well as the wider availability of second-hand bicycles, caused rapidly dropping prices and it was therefore easier for people to purchase a bicycle not only for utilitarian use but for racing. A small black / white photograph of a young man on a racing bike. It is on an unsealed road in a forest. on back - "E. Donchi, Cyclist, Orbost"donchi cycling-orbost recreation -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Victorian Railways, Beech Forest: Locomotive 8A and rolling stock, c.1901
Locomotive 8A, rolling stock, gangers and passengers, somewhere between Gellibrand and Beech Forest.beech forest; gellibrand; railway; loco 8a; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Knox Collection, Beech Forest railway embankment under construction, 1901
A four-wheeled, two-horse buggy and, further along, two men standing on a railway embankment before laying the track, near McDevitt in 1901A horseshoe curve near McDevitt during the course of construction of the Beech Forest railway, 1901.beech forest; mcdevitt; embankment; railway; -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Document, Dresden, n.d
Julius and Edith Draeger on their property 'Dresden', Glebe Street, Forest Hill.Photocopy of photo of Julius and Edith Draeger on their property 'Dresden', Glebe Street, Forest Hill.Julius and Edith Draeger on their property 'Dresden', Glebe Street, Forest Hill.dresden, draeger, carl julius otto, edith florence, glebe street, forest hill, kendall, june -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Land Sale Forest Hill
20 acres of land at Forest Hill20 acres of land at Forest Hill Nunawading on Canterbury Road next to Wesleyan Chapel.20 acres of land at Forest Hillwesleyan chapel, willson, henry, hunt's lane, forest hill, mount pleasant methodist church -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, McGrath's Estate, 16/04/1966 12:00:00 AM
Auction of 20 home sites in McGrath's Estate, Forest Hill by frank Fisher & Co.mcgrath's estate, forest hill, forest hill, frank fisher co., peak court, forest hill, ottawa avenue, forest hill, beatrice court, forest hill, lake road, forest hill -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Forest Hill Residential Kindergarten - Nursery Wing, c1938
See ND2991 for history of kindergarten.Black & white photograph of the outside of the nursery wing of the Forest Hill residential Kindergarten in 1938.forest hill residential kindergarten, kindergarten -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, 125 Anniversary service, 14/10/1990
Booklet of service to celebrate 125th anniversary of the Mount Pleasant Uniting Church, Forest Hill.mount pleasant uniting church, crawford, alan (rev) -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Lodge Funds, 1994
The management of Strathdon Lodge seeks funds to help the Forest Hill dementia hostel open.aged people, strathdon community, best, bill -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Historical record of famous sailing ships, n.d
Book launch for Forest Hill author Marny Matheson's new book 'Clippers for the record'.Book launch for Forest Hill author Marny Matheson's new book 'Clippers for the record'.Book launch for Forest Hill author Marny Matheson's new book 'Clippers for the record'.matheson, marny, strathdon community -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Mixed media - Article, Forest Hill Network Video, 2017
Forest Hill Network Video store at Brentford Square closes due to the impact of the internet.Forest Hill Network Video store at Brentford Square closes due to the impact of the internet.Forest Hill Network Video store at Brentford Square closes due to the impact of the internet.video stores, forest hill, brentford square shopping centre, forest hill -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Joint Commonwalth Forests Steering Committee, Forest Management Plan East Gippsland Forest Management, 2000
Prepared by the joint Commonweath and Victoria regional forest agreement steering committee Barton ACTenvironment, forest, wool industry -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Harris Daishowa Australia Pty Ltd, Corporation of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authorioty Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement, 1995
A short report detailing the history of the Eden NSW forests and the development of the wood chipping industryforest, management, timber industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Note from H. L. Atkinson accepting ? On his list of Court King of the Forest.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, h atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Forest next Wesley Church
Cast iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron", iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and poured into molds made of sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White Photo by A Doney Bendigo of balustrade in Forest Street next to Wesley ChurchA. Doney Bendigoa doney, forest street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Cnr Forest Barnard Streets Bendigo
CAst iron lace was made in foundries in most cities. There were 42 such foundries in Melbourne alone. It was cheaper to make than wrought iron. "Pig iron"' iron ore, was melted in a blast furnace, mixed with alloys and poured into moulds usually made with sand. The alloys needed a minimum of 2% carbon.Black and White photo by A Doney of Balustrade on property on the corner of Forest and Barnard Streets Bendigo.A Doney Bendigoalan doney, bendigo, wrought iron, forest street bendigo, barnard street bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FOREST STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
black and white image: brick church, single spire. Forest Street Presbyterian Church.buildings, church, forest street presbyterian church, forest street uniting church, church, bendigo -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Branding Hammer issued to FCV overseer Jim Browning at Beechworth
Metal branding hammers were the most common way to control the sale and movement of hardwood timber produce like logs, railway sleepers, fence posts, and poles from Victorian State forests. Royalty was also paid on this basis. The hammer has a crown stamp on one end with a unique number in the middle (453) which identified its owner, and a crows foot or broad arrow on the other. The broad arrow was a symbol traditionally used in Britain and its colonies to mark government property. Forest regulations state that an authorised officer may use the crown mark to identify produce which has been sold and may be removed from the forest, whereas the broad arrow can be used to brand and mark trees which are not to be felled, or to indicate forest produce which has been seized. Hammers were traditionally only ever issued to forest officers and were an important, and closely guarded tool-of-trade. They were not transferred between staff and lending hammers was not permitted. But it was an onerous task for staff to hammer and tally hundreds of logs, or thousands of fence posts each week, so in about 1990 a system was introduced whereby hammers were allocated to logging contractors to grade logs and tally them instead. But there was still spot checking by authorised officers. A register was kept, and contractors paid a substantial deposit to make sure they didn't lose them, but they occasionally turn up by fossickers with metal detectors. While branding hammers are still used in some smaller locations, plastic tags and barcodes are now more common.Metal log branding hammer with a crown stamp on one end with a unique number (453) in the middle which identified its owner, and a crows foot or broad arrow on the other. The unusual bent metal handle was designed to protect user from banging their fingers on the log. It was also fitted with a rubber hand grip. Most FCV branding hammers were issued with wooden handles. The branding hammer 453 was initially issued to Wally Cowell at Beechworth. It was reissued to Jim Browning upon Wally’s retirement The hammer still had a wooden handle, but the it broke and became loose inside hammer head. Russel Pritchard from the Beechworth Depot replaced the handle with a new metal one and put a dog leg in it It mainly branded forest produce cut in Mt. Pilot and Reedy Creek areas. The main logging contractors were Gordon Habeck from Chiltern and Steven Goldsworthy from BeechworthCrown mark one end (453) and Crows foot other endforest harvesting