Richard W. Richards was Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, and was a member of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition. He was one of seven survivors of the Ross Sea Party who were stranded in Antarctical during Ernest Shackletyon's ill-fated 1914 expedition. Dick Richards died in 1985.A Christmas card which included a photograph of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the silver jubilee Reunion Dinner of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association at the Savoy Hotel, London. Signed "With Love Dick and Joyce"dick richards, richard w. richards, ballarat school of mines, antarctica, ross sea party, george cross, victoria cross and george cross association, queen elizabeth, prince charles

This book is part of a collection of books, photos and memorabilia donated from the Chatham-Holmes family collection. This collection by Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) includes The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, A Tale of Flodden Field, The Lady of the Lake, The Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby and various Ballads, Lyrical Pieces and Songs. He was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature.This red cloth covered, hard backed book by Sir Walter Scott has a gold leaf and flower pattern on the front cover and spine and a gold harp on the back cover. The spine also has the title and the word 'Illustrated' in gold print. It is also impressed with a leather grain look and on the back with a leaf and flower design. On the page opposite the title page is a plate containing the image of Sir Walter Scott. The title page contains the information that the book is "illustrated with engravings on steel by the first artists" and so there are numerous plates throughout the book illustrating the poems. There are 563 pages followed by numerous pages of notes.On inside leaf - Watterella? L Cleave, June 1853 chatham-holmes family collection, poetical works of sir walter scott, engravings

Brown hardcovered book of 536 pages.Stamped inside front cover "Presented to the School of Mines, Ballarat by Professor A. Mica Smith, 1926."mathematics, alfred mica smith

Small souvenir pictorial history of 18th century Cornish tin mining in the Wendron Valleypoldark mine, mining, cornish mining, tin mining, wendron valley, wendron valley, ross poldark, john trenere, demelza poldark, sarah coad, william frederick coad, engine beam

Small book with dark green embossed fabric hard cover with 144 pagesnon-fictionhenry evers, navigation, chronometer, astronomy, index error, vernier, meridian, elementary school, science class, sextant, zodiac, sailing

Light green embossed fabric bound hardcover book with gold title. 413 pages.N.F. Barret hand written on outer pagesgeological formation, sewerage, springs, pumping machinery, wells, bores, reservoirs, drainage, bagshot sand, filter beds, geology of england, cornish engines, waterworks

Edward Tomkins was a lecturer on Engineering at Queen's COllege, Liverpool. Two brown, hard covered books..1) Inside front page "Presented by Philip Leeis Albert Street Sebastopol to J A Burritt