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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Elizabeth Cannatelli, Port Melbourne beach, 1968
Black & white photo. Elizabeth Cannatelli under a beach umbrella at Port Melbourne beach. Trailers and a yacht share the beach. 1960'sdomestic life, elizabeth cannatelli -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1940
Eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Invoice Letterhead, SW Newman Engineering, Dow Street, Port Melbourne, 1940s
Nine copies of blank invoice forms and two letterheads from S W Newman Engineering works Dow St, Port Melbournes w newman & co, sydney william newman, business and traders - engineering -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - W.D. MASON COLLECTION: OWEN WALTER WILLIAMS
Photograph attached to cardboard. Owen Walter Williams standing at the front of 323 Lyttleton Terrace shop, Bendigo. Early 1900's-1922.bendigo, business, owen williams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - BENDIGO UNITED CRICKET CLUB COLLECTION: 1948 MEMBER SEASON TICKET
Small red diamond shaped 1948 member season ticket. On the reverse side stamped W. S. Edney 01/09/1948.clubs, cricket, bendigo united cricket club -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: BENDIGO TEACHERS' COLLEGE
A black and white photograph of Miss J.C. Burnett with an unnamed man and woman at a Bendigo Teachers' College dinner in the 1950's. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, tertiary education, teacher training, tertiary education, photograph, photographs, photo, photos, fashion, costume, clothing, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - TRAINS THREE DISCS
DVD. Trains. Three Discs. a. Staem Rail Victoria. b. Bendigo includes Diamond Valley. c. Railways Changing 86's. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Clock, pre 1954
Presented to Arthur Knee by Tatura Royal Tour Committee in appreciation of services rendered as secretary on the occasion of the visit to Tatura of H.M. Queen Elizabeth 11 5 March 1954.Mantle clock c 1950's Polished wood casing, silver face and hands. Wind up. Not working. Chiming and striking type.Presented to Arthur Knee by Tatura Royal Tour Committee in appreciation of services rendered as secretary on the occasion of the visit to Tatura of H.M. Queen Elizabeth 11 5 March 1954.arthur knee, mantel clocks, tatura royal tour committee -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c 1960
This is a b/w copy of the Eadie family. Identified (L to R) Agnes Eadie, Bert Eadie, Mrs Nettleton, and Hal Eadie on the occasion of Miss Agnes Eadie's 90th birthday.This is s copy of a b/w photograph of two elderly women and two elderly men seated in a room in front of a bookcase and a door. Unmounted.eadie flour mill, dunblane, eadie, agnes, bert, nettleton, - (mrs), hal, george evans collection -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Gatt, Nicole, Stone Barge, 1997
Research, interpretation and management recommendations for the Lady Harriett' s Barge at Lakes Entrance, Victoria, also known as Stone Barge. By a Forestec student.ships and shipping, public works -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bull & Mouth Hotel
Two photographs in colour of front and back of Bull & Mouth Hotel, Upper Main Street Stawell not long before demolition. c1980'shotels, gold reef mall -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, McCracken's Service Station
Includes names L/R L McCracken, K McCracken, Caltex Rep, M White, R Walton, D Pickering, J Eggington.B/W photo of McCracken's Shell Service Station Cnr Main Rd and Barnes Street with staff out front. 1950's transport -
National Wool Museum
Model Ship, David Lumsden, SS Edina, 2018-2019
The Edina was one of the longest serving steam vessels anywhere in the world. Built on the Clyde by Barclay, Curle & Co. she was an iron hull single screw steamer of 322 tons with three masts. In 1855 Edina was requisitioned by the Admiralty from her owners the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. to carry stores and horses to the Black Sea during the Crimean War. After return to her owners Edina traded around the UK and Mediterranean before being purchased and used as a blockade runner during the American Civil War carrying cotton from the Confederate states in 1861. Edina arrived in Melbourne under sail in March 1863 and was purchased by Stephen Henty for use from ports in western Victoria and later carried gold prospectors across the Tasman to New Zealand. After a refit in 1870 she was used in the coastal trade along the Queensland coast for Howard Smith until returning to Victoria and the Melbourne-Geelong trade as a cargo-passenger vessel. The Edina had two narrow escapes from destruction in 1898 and 1899 when she collided with other steamers, both being sunk. A further refit in 1917 altered her appearance with a new mast, funnel, bridge and promenade deck. By 1924 Edina had made over 12,000 Melbourne-Geelong passages and carried over one million people on the service. A further collision in July 1931 which sank the tug Hovell forced Edina onto a mudbank on Port Phillip Bay. She was taken out of service in 1938 but was later renamed Dinah and used as a lighter until 1958 when she was broken up and her remains used as land-fill.Model of a Coastal Trader & Passenger Ship with hull painted red and black. Red flag and black flag with S attached to flag pole. On forward of ship - Edinageelong, transport, ship model, water transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Dress, Not known - probably 1960c
Worn by Cecilia Foley , Blackburn, VictoriaLadies dress, black and white zig-zag print. Three buttons to waist; belted, eight panelled skirt. Circa 1960'sElcee. By Leon Cutler, New York, Sydneycostume, female -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Blanket
Donated by Margaret ScarlettPink cotton baby,s blanket. Two panels of white checked borders of white. Pink cotton blanket stitch around the edgeGaydexmanchester, bedding, toys, dolls' accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Ensuring link with history, 12/06/1991
Editorial praising the purchase of the Matheson family orchard as a bicenrennial project. Some history is given including its establishment by the Fankhausers in the 1880'sbicentennial orchard, matheson family -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph - Turk & Neale
Colour photograph of Warrant Officer Class 2 S. Turk and Colonel John Neale at Formal Dinner, Wangaratta, 20 June 1992.turk, neale, wangaratta, dinner -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Equipment (Item) - Life Raft Rated Capacity 4 Man Overload Capacity 6 Man
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1900
Black and white photograph of a horse drawn coach with four horses and 6 people on Bright to Mount Buffalo road. Early 1900's?On rear in red ink "Bright to Mt Buffalo and return, 22 miles each way"trams, tramways, horse drawn vehicle -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Book - Pages 17, 18, 20 & 21 from WOODEN BOAT book, Article about Manx Museum, Isle of Man, 1986
Maritime Museums1780's boat & MuseumWooden Boat copy pg's 17,18, 20 & 21 re 1780's boat PEGGY & Isle of Man & Windemere Staemboat MuseumReverse " NIL " -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
KERR T. W
Thomas William KERR S/No #393 - papers and service record. 1 Divisional train, 1 to 4 ASC, then joined RFC in England.ww1, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LODGE COLLECTION: CAMPASPE LODGE, ELMORE, INSTALLATION BRO R. H. WASHINGTON, S.W, Saturday, 9th Oct, 1948
Campaspe Lodge, Elmore No. 313. Installation of Bro. R. H. Washington, S. W. And Investiture of Officers. Saturday October 9th 1948.clubs, social, campaspe lodge, elmore -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST BOYS CENTRE COLLECTION: TREE PLANTING
Preparations for tree planting with 5 boys (1970's estimate) . One person is digging, two others positioning tree. No names available.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre, gardening; -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1968
A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' racquet. 'S' logo on net. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Spoon, Circa 1930
Spoon with tennis player represented in rondo at end of handle. Stamped on reverse: 'R', 'P' and 'S'. Materials: Electroplated Nickel Silver/Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Spoon, Circa 1930
Silver spoon with racquet motif on end of handle. Bird hallmark stamped on reverse, and 'JL&S' makers mark. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture, Pavilion, c. 1900
2 copies, not originals. 3 people working in the garden in the foreground. T.H. Kneen suggested early 1900's as ponds not yet constructed.On reverse, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture Ref. No.1981(889-3). Earlier copy, handwritten on reverse, "Exhibition Building later to become the Lecture Theatre."luffmann ponds, students working outside -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, Tim Vagg, L'Australie Pittoresqe, 2011
Tim VAGG (15 February 73 - ) Born Canberra, A.C.T. Between 1991 and 1996 Tim Vagg completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at the University of Ballarat (now Federation University). His work themes often relate to stories of Australian history and its people. Painting of blindfolded man boxing a kangaroo. This work is from 'The Boxer Paintings' inspired by the era of Jimmy Sharman,s Boxers (early 1900s.Verso TIM VAGG 2011alumni, kangaroo, fauna, boxing kangaroo -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1892-3 Vol 1
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. 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. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1892-3 Vol 1 Publisher: Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne Date: 1892-3 Further Information:Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free 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, votes and proceedings of the legislative assembly 1892-3 vol 1 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1888 Vol 1
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. 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. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly 1888 Vol 1 Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1888 Further Information: Robt. S. Brain, Government PrinterPaste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free 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, votes and proceedings of the legislative assembly 1888 vol 1