Awarded to Flora McDonald in 1903. Donated to Whitburgh Cottage museum c1982.Board cover with cloth spine, red-stain on front cover and worn corners. Foxing and marks throughout. Loose binding separated from front cover. Black & white illustrations throughout. 84 pp. Poor - fair condition.Page no's marked in pencil at top of each page. Certificate glued to front flyleaf, 'State School 2253/4th Prize/Flora/Awarded to/Flora McDonald/Class 1st/for/1st Home W. 1st Insp./H. Worthington Head Teacher/Decr. 1903'. Inside back cover 'Flora McDonald', handwritten cursive in pencil.flora mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection

Children's book of war stories awarded to Don McDonald in 1904. Donated to Whitburgh Cottage museum c1982. Cloth- bound hardcover book with oval-shaped colour plate attached to front cover. Some wear to cover edges. Binding loose but all pages intact. Foxing and miscellaneous marks through out, yellowed pages. Faded gilt-edged pages. Black and white illustrations, colour plate opposite title page. Advertisements back & front pages. 128 pp. Fair condition.Certificate glued to inside cover, 'State School/No. 2253/Second/Prize/Awarded to Don McDonald/Class Third /for/ Year's Work/H. Worthington Head Teacher/Christmas 1904'.mcdonald, childrens literature, whitburgh cottage collection

Ward & Lock Lily Series.Red cloth-bound hardcover book. Front cover decorated in gold, silver & black. Embossed image of foliage on back. Front hinge & p. 229 loose. Foxing throughout. Undated. 306 pp. Fair condition.Front flyleaf, handwritten cursive, 'State School Kilmore/Prize awarded to/ Mary Poulter/17/8/88'. Stamp top right corner of flyleaf, 'Young & Co./Merchants/Kilmore'poulter, kilmore state school prize, whitburgh cottage collection

Published under the direction of the Tract Committee.Green clothbound hardcover book with images of foliage with yellow flowers. Cover faded, extremities moderately worn. Previous hinge repairs. Title page loose, hinges & binding loose. Foxing throughout. Undated. 240 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover a stick on label, 'from/Mrs. Berry'. Front flyleaf handwritten cursive, 'Christ Church/Sunday School Library/Kilmore'. At bottom of page, 'No ID: -'.religious fiction, christ church sunday school library, whitburgh cottage collection

New edition revised and adapted for the use of schools in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, by one of Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, Victoria. Articles of interest to the Colonies, written expressly by gentlemen of Colonial experience. Sold at George Robertson, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide, and all booksellers.Brown/beige cloth-bound hardcover book, worn extremities, small damage to upper spine. Embossed decoration to back & front covers. Cover stained with ?mildew to upper right front and upper left back covers. Binding a little loose but intact. Previous hinge repair back & front. Foxing to some front and back pages, otherwise clean. 408 pp. Fair condition.Front flyleaf, 'Leslie [indecipherable] Kilmore', inked cursive. Title page, 'Education Department' stamp.school reading text

Whittaker's improved edition of Pinnock's Goldsmith's History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George 11., with a continuation to the present time; also, a dictionary, biographical, historical &c. explaining every difficulty, and rendering the whole easy to be understood; and questions for examination at the end of each section: besides a variety of valuable information added throughout the work....Brown leather-bound hardcover book, very worn extremities, tear to upper spine. Embossed cross-hatch design on leather with embossed border. Staining lower right front, loss of colour back & front. Scored damage to front. Flyleaf torn with piece missing upper right. Front hinge separated, binding loose. 2nd flyleaf stained. Foxing and discolouration of page edges. 519 pp. Poor condition.Inside front cover, label advertising Fulton & Knight's Pronouncing Dictionary, 'T & C Buck/1846'. Front flyleaf, ' [missing] Buck/ [indecipherable] school/1846'. Front 2nd flyleaf, 'Thomas Buck/Mounted Constable/Kilmore District/June 1856'.history of england, thomas buck, mounted constable, kilmore

Sixth reading Book, formerly fifth book. For the use of schools. New edition revised. Printed and published under the direction of the Commissioners of National Education Ireland.Fad Fair conditioned purple cloth-bound hardcover book, embossed decoration to front & back covers. Title embossed on front, 'National Education Commissioners Ireland embossed within oval shape on back. Cover worn & stained, loss of colour, tear to upper spine. Previous repair/reinforcement to hinges. Page edges stained & discoloured. Pages 45-50 torn upper spine. 494 pp.Front flyleaf, 'Elizabeth Poulter/5th Class, Nov. 2th, 1874', handwritten cursive, /'Elizabeth', handwritten in pencil.reading text.

Clothbound, beige cover, stained. 179 pp. Fair condition.fictionSchool Reader, short stories & poetry. One of a series of eight readers produced 1927-30 for school children in Victoria. Used (with revisions and contents changes) until the 1950's.reading, spelling, children, knight, textbook

Red cloth-bound, mildew staining and fading on front & rear covers. Binding largely intact but is separating at title page. Staining & discolouration on end papers. Back endpaper torn at corner. 242pp. Fair - good condition.fictionSchool reading book, Form 1 levelreading, text, children

Set of eight in cardboard display box. Display box stained and worn at extremities, books generally in vg condition.fictionSet of eight readers published by the Victorian Ministry of Education for use in Victorian primary schools. Originally published 1928 and in use through to c1960. This edition a 1986 reprint.reading, textbook, children

Dark green embossed cover, red staining to front, worn at extremities especially top & bottom of spine. pages slightly dog-eared. Fair condition.non-fictionDawborn's new program of instruction arranged for State Schools in Victoria.grammar, children, textbook, glanville

Blue cloth-bound cover stained & faded. Minor wear to extremities. Pages yellowed.244pp. Good condition.fictionSixth of a series of eight readers produced 1927-30 for school children in Victoria and used (with revisions & content changes) until the 1950'sreading, children, textbook, knight

Red cloth-bound, cover shows patchy colour loss, wear at extremities, damage to spine, pages yellowed, foxing. Tears to some pages. Binding intact.fictionSchool reader - Book two of a series of six. "Adapted to the latest requirements of the Education Department, on the approved list of the London School Board and numerous Provincial School Boards"reading, children, textbook, glanville

Brown, cloth-bound, ink-stained cover, worn at extremities, torn at lower spine. Pages discoloured, binding intact. Fair condition. 260pp.fictionFirst edition The Victorian Reading-Books, Eighth Book.reading, children, textbook, glanville

Blue cloth-bound cover, faded, staining, worn at extremities. Pages discoloured, dislocation of rear hinge. 215pp. Poor condition.fictionVictorian school reader, Fifth Book.reading, textbook, children

Grey cover, stained & torn, brown paper cover, pages torn & ink-marked. 160pp. Fair conditionnon-fictionSchool text, Grade 8 geographychildren, textbook, glanville, geography

Board cover with pasted on illustration, blue cloth spine. Wear to extremities, particularly corners. Pencil scribbling in front cover, red pencil scribble inside back cover. Significant foxxing to title page but largely absent throughout. Illustrated. Fair-good conditionfictionBible Stories retold to children.bible stories

Board cover with pasted on colour picture, green cloth spine. Wear to extemities, red colour scribbling to front cover. Front hinge partially detached. Discolouration & minor of pages throughout. Eight pages of coloured pictures & twenty other B&W illustrations. 148pp. Fair-good condition.fictionBedtime picture books for children between six and twelve; articles, verses, bible stories.children, religion

Small soft-covered pocket-sized booklet. Moderate foxing/staining to cover, pencil doodles throughout, handwritten student notes at back. Stapled spine. Good conditionnon-fictionspelling, text, school

This portfolio was created in response to a gift of apples from the Maldon district community in Central Victoria Australia to the children of Maldon Essex in the post World War II period. It was created for presentation to the Maldon Primary School by their UK counterpart, in gratitude, and as a symbol of cultural and political bonds. For some years before we received it the portfolio was kept in inappropriate storage and suffered some damage, and parts of it seem to have been removed. Nevertheless it is a fascinating and heartwarming document, which casts a light on the United Kingdom of the late 1940s. It is commonly known as "The Apple Book".The portfolio comprises 52 pages with various items affixed. These may be typed pages, photographs of places and people (including many small portraits), and artworks on paper and fabric. A cover is formed by heavy cardboard, covered with paper, with a hinge made near the left side and a heavy cord used to hold it all together.There are no inscriptions or labels, but the heraldic crest of Maldon Essex is reproduced on the front cover.maldon essex, maldon victoria, world war ii, apple

Orange hardcover children's fiction book, Roger's Travels by E. Payson Hammond. M.A with the title surrounded by gold boxes and an illustration of a Dutch windmill and boat in the countryside. Brown flowers decorate the right side with the author's name E. Payson Hammond M.A underneath. The spine has the title author flowers and initials of the publisher SSU at the bottom. Black and white illustrations and full page plates are throughout. At the end are 15 pages of recommended books for young children by the Sunday School Union. 155p.fictionThe journey of two boys in overseas countries and their adventures with strong religious themes.religious fiction, adventure stories, children's books, morals fiction

Small dark green fabric softcover cheap edition of Astronomy for Young Australians by James Bonwick, F.R.G.S., for use by teachers in Australian Public Schools. The front cover is blank with the title printed on the inside title page. At the back is list of Reviews of Mr Bonwick's Colonial Works. 13p.non-fictionA cheap edition for teachers of Astronomy for Young Australians having been desired to meet the requirements of Public Schools of the colonies. It is written in a captivating narrative style that was well received at the time for assisting young students to understand the solar system.astronomy, solar system, planets

A very marked and damaged brown fabric covered book with the faded title The Twins of Emu Plains printed on the front cover with twin girls sitting on a window seat reading a letter. The back cover has dried mould at the bottom and also inside at the back on some pages. The inside front and back of the spine is showing signs of breaking away from the covers. There are a few illustrated black and white plates. Foxing is seen on the edges of the pages. p.256.fictionTwin 16 year old sisters bravely assist their father on his farm while Emu Palins is in the grip of a disastrous and seemingly endless drought. Being young the twins treat trouble as a tremendous joke , and by their lightheartedness and practical help their harassed parents are able to carry on. Adventure and incident abound in this tale.adventure fiction, farm life fiction, drought - australia

A dark green homemade hardcover book, title - A Grammar of the English language together with an exposition of The Analysis of Sentences by J.D.Morell, M.A., LL.D. It has tables, lists, exercises as well as an appendix. 130p. plus an appendix of 63p. pencil and ink markings throughout. Foxing, stains and discoloration noted.non-fictionWritten by an Inspector of Schools, this book approaches grammar from logic principles, with the stated aim to be clear and brief so as not to confuse the young scholar.education, english, grammar

Beige coloured paperback textbook National Mathematics for Elementary Schools Part 1 Providing work for Grade V11 in Elementary Schools. The title is written in black lettering below the round symbol for the publisher R&M - Robertson and Mullins Ltd. The author A.L. Maher (Head Master Teachers College Rural Training Schools, Melbourne) along with the Introduction written by James. W. Elijah, M.A., M. Ed. (Inspector of Schools) is printed on the cover too. There are lessons, diagrams, charts and tables. On tha back cover is a list of The National Series of School Books. 170p. The covers are torn and marked.non-fictionA National Mathematics textbook for Grade V11 in Elementary Schools Part 1 with lessons, diagrams, charts and examples of workings for students.mathematics, schools

A thick brown hardcover book titled - Sacred Songs & Solos revised and Enlarged with Standard Hymns 1200 pieces compiled under the direction of Ira D. Sankey written on the front cover in black text and script. The spine has the title at the top and the publisher Morgan & Scott Ltd at the bottom as well as decorative plain lines across it. The spine is broken and the covers are loose. There is a Metrical Index and Index at the back. Four hymns and their page numbers are written on the back endpaper in grey pencil.non-fictionA collection of 1200 pieces of Sacred Songs and solos compiled by Ira D. Sankey who sang most of the old favourites in the great Revival Meetings together with a number of new recently popular pieces published for the first time. The book was used at Conventions, Evangelistic and Fellowship Meetings, in Places of worship, Sabbath schools, and Mission halls.hymns, religious books