This item was bought by Lynda Tieman for the Port Fairy Historical Society. It represents a time in in Port Fairy when there were several butchers in the town and competition for customers was fierce. Norman Collins butchers was situated in Sackville Street where a dress shop now occupies the site.An advertising piece that places Norman Collins as butcher in 47 Sackville Street and a rare example of this type of advertising.Bamboo, advertising,give away calendar with green ribbon hanger for Port Fairy butcher (calendar removed). Printed with rural scene of ducks and hunting dogs. Bamboo slats are joined by thread and the ribbon is attached to the top of the calendar for hanging. Calendar itself has been removed.With Compliments from Norman Collins Your Quality Butcher 47 Sackville Street, Port Fairy, Phone 56 For Friendly Service and Free Deliverybutcher, advertising, business, collins, sackville street, norman collins, calendar

Engineman and historian Norman De Pomeroy took photographs in first half of 1962 of the Garratt engine and its rolling stock running on the narrow gauge line between Colac and Weeaproinah until its closure on 30 June 1962.Steam in the Otways from the collection of Norman W. De Pomeroy. A photographic profile. Neville Gee (ed.); John Sargent (ed.). 2005; Train Hobby Publications; Studfield (Vic). ii, 48 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 1 921122 02 1colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; norman w. de pomeroy; narrow gauge; victorian railways;

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. 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. Fangs of The Sea Author: Norman Caldwell in collaboration with Norman Ellison Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1939 The label on the spine cover with typed text R.A. 823.912 CAL Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library flagstaff 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, fangs of the sea, norman caldwell, norman ellison

In 2016, the Greensborough Football Club celebrated its long history with a Hall of Fame ceremony. This group of files includes interviews, citations for Hall of Fame inductees, newspaper clippings and photographs. The files were compiled by Bruce McDowell.I x USB Flash Drive"Norman G Clark"greensborough football club, hall of fame

Christmas 1930; Norman Arthur Woods; G.W.L GibsonPresented to future shire Secretary Norman Arthur Woods at Christmas 1930 by Shire President G.W.L GibsonGreen leatherette loose leaf book with index in boxBack Page: Shire of Broadmeadows/ with compliment of season/ G.W.L Gibson / President / Xmas 1930 Box Lid: Walker's/ Loose Leaf Books End of Lid: Label No: 513/ Walkers/ Green with index/ Loose leaf/ Ruled / Book faint (unreadable) size of leaf 5x3in London Book Cover: Gold embossed N.Wshire of broadmeadows, secretary, notebook, norman arthur woods

Christmas 1930; Norman Arthur Woods; G.W.L GibsonPresented to future shire Secretary Norman Arthur Woods at Christmas 1930 by Shire President C.W.L GibsonGreen leatherette loose leaf book Back Page: Shire of Broadmeadows/ with compliment of season/ G.W.L Gibson / President / Xmas 1930 Book Cover: Gold embossed N.Wshire of broadmeadows, secretary, notebook, norman arthur woods, c.w.l gibson

Nelson’s New Drawing Course was in use around the early part of the 20th century. The owner of this particular copy Mary Norman, was born in Ararat in July 1883. She produced her first public work in 1900 and came to Warrnambool in 1901 and worked with S. Pearce Fuller. She taught at Warrnambool Ladies’ High School at Upton in Canterbury Road and also took art classes at Fullers Art School. She left Warrnambool in 1906, going first to Echuca before returning to Ararat where she set up her studio and held her first public exhibition in 1908. She married Jesse Bail in 1922 and had one child Jessica in 1923. She died in 1962 in Ararat, aged 79. Mary Norman worked in Warrnambool, and has left a significant amount of work of scenes from around the district. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society has five in its collection, Gaul’s Cave, Mermaid Cave, Seascape, Wreck of “La Bella”, Clifton Banks, Hopkins River.Dark olive green hardcover book with black scrolling and coat of arms at bottom of cover. Text in black. It covers such subjects as freehand and freearm drawing, mechanical drawing clay modelling colour work and paper cutting. It contains diagrams as well as instructions. Handwritten in black ink inside front cover, “Mary Norman, Ch of Eng DHS Echuca May 1908. Black ink stamp, 1909 Mary Norman Studio Ingor St Ararat. Thomas Nelson and Sons London Edinburgh and New York 1905.warrnambool, nelson's drawing course, teacher's handbook, mary norman, warrnambool artists

Artwork. Norman Penrose collection: 3 signs. (1) Exhibition of water colours. Red lettering, outlined in black on a white background. (2) Exhibition of Pictures by Norman W. Penrose. Red letters, outlined in black on a white background. BY - red and black mixed. Norman W. Penrose in smaller black letters. (3) By Norman W. Penrose. Black letters on a white background.artwork, print, norman penrose collection, artwork, signs

Painting of P & O liner Strathden by Norman Wilkinson flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Photograph of a Santa Claus delivering presents to Junior Legatees from an biplane aircraft. Inscription says it was a Junior Legatee outing in approximately 1946, and took place at Laverton airport. An article on Trove confirms it was 14th December 1946. The photo was from a collection of items belonging to Norman Smith of the ILC. The Intermediate Legacy Club was created for junior legatees who had reached the age of 18 and outgrew the program Legacy provided to junior legatees. The ILC helped run events, like this one, and organised help for the Legatees.A record of a type of outing provided to Junior Legatees in the 1940s.Black and white photo of Santa in plane surrounded by children.Norman Smith ILC in blue pen, "A JL outing at Laverton (circa 1946) - ILC assisting with the outing for the kids" in pencil and a copyright stamp of the Herald in purple ink on reverse.junior legatee, junior legatee outing, christmas, planes, ilc

Born Moonee Ponds 10.01.1906, attended Congregation College of Victoria 1929-1934; ordained East Malvern 14.12.1934. Minister stationed at: Tasman Peninsula1928-192?; Collins Street Melbourne [Assistant] 1935-1936; Bruthen 1936-1941; Yarrawonga 1941-1945: Hughesdale 1945-1950; Summer Hill NSW 1950-1957; Chairman Australian Assembly for Peace Sydney NSW 1957-1959; Malvern 1959-1963; Minister-Secretary/Superintendent of Home Missions Congregational Union of Victoria 1964-1974. Married Madge Macarthy 02 April 1938; died 23 April 1989 Castlemaine. B & W head and shoulders photograph of the Rev. Norman Andersonrev norman anderson, minister, congregational union of victoria, madge macarthy, congregational college

Beechy Rail. Historical and engineering guide to the Old Beechy line rail trail. Norman Houghton. Geelong (Vic); Norman Houghton; 2005. i, 15 p.; illus. Soft cover.beechy; railway; history; engineering;

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Speech notes for the opening of the legal year 1965. Three typed pages.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo.

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Eleven pages of typed notes for a speech by Cr Norman Oliver. This speech is undated but is on the topic of the New Year 1951 and mentions the arrival of Bendigo's Centenary Year and prevailing economic and social conditions in Australia and the world.bendigo, council, speech notes, councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo 1951-1971. radio station 3bo 'the mayor speaks'.

Artwork. Norman Penrose collection: Various drawings in pencil, ink or other.n. Penrosedrawing, pencil, norman penrose collection, artwork, drawings

Newspaper. Norman Penrose collection: miscellaneous advertisements pasted onto cardboard.newspaper, norman penrose collection, advertisements

Framed monochrome photograph of Norman Brookes Materials: Paper, Glass, Woodtennis