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. 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. The Despatch Publisher: James M Tait Date: From May 21 1864 to October 1864 Further Information:Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, the despatch

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. 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. The Beginnings of Government in Australia Author: By Authority Publisher: Government Printer Sydney Date: 1913 The label on the spine cover with typed text R.A. 994.04 BEG flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, the beginnings of government in australia

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. 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. The Australian Race Vol 4 Author: Edward M Curr Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1887 Further Information: Map in pocket at the back of vol Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library. Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum. Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, the australian race vol 4

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Quenchers: Bendigo Brewery, circa 1901. Mr. J. Armstrong was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and arrived in Sydney in 1837. In 1852 he came to Bendigo and met with success at gold digging. In partnership with Mr. Edward Emmett, he established the first brewery in Bendigo - the Bendigo Brewery, in Myrtle Street near the site of Horwood's Foundry. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Undertakers: Fizell and Mulqueen hearse, circa 1926. A partnership between Peter Fizell and Michael Mulqueen, who were both born in Ireland, operated from 1898 until the death of Fizelle in 1901, when Mulqueen became the sole proprietor of the parlour. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Iron works: 21 Garsed Street, Bendigo, circa 1900. Garrett John Sweeney was born in 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. He opened his timber and saw milling yard in 1882. The factory was able to produce all types of fancy wood products to supply builders within a 100-mile radius of Bendigo. The two-storey building housed machinery on the ground floor and timber stocks upstairs. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

From THE DAILY TELEGRAPH items include from Jan 18 & 10, 1930 Of Social Interest. THEY EVEN CAME OUT OF THE BLUE TO BONG BONG, After the air-stunts, Women at Tirranna Were Ready For Anything, Racing excitement mingled with aeroplane thrills at Bong Bong; Barbara Aird as passenger, Never felt safer; LADY IN PLANE STUNTS; Gypsy Moth; Howard Jolley and pilot Guy Menzies, Dick Allen DECEPTIVE CLOUDS; THE DRESSES; AIR STUNTS OVER BONG BONG; AUTUMN CLOTHES; BONG BONG PICNIC RACES Bachelors bag won by Orwell Phillips. Alan Binnie, Lady de Chair, Lt Graham de Chair, Miss Susan Spencer, Mr & Mrs Blomfield; HAPPY CROWD GAY COLOURS AT TIRRANNA, two men wore fly nets, Mrs Alan Binnie remarked at the state of the ground. Binnie family rider Jack Melville had to borrow plumes as his riding kit had displaced from the car's running board on route to the races. From MONDAY 11th Nov 1929, Croppa Creek picnic races, history as Messrs Jolley & Leggatt arrived by plane. From Sydney Morning Herald of 18/3/1930 The Town Hall was densely packed last night for the Irish national concert held in connection with St Patrick's Day celebrations with programme numbers drawing enthusiastic applause.

Typed blue page titled Telephone Index. It has the name and number of various people and offices. Piece of white paper attached has the name , address and number of Norm Harris. Also two blank pages ruled into columns for Agents, Cows & Calves, Springing Heifers, Steers and Unjoined Heifers.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - telephone index, abbott mavis, adams jeff, allen geoff, ashby ann, bailey marilyn, bailey paul, barton bill, bentley barry, betts maurie, breen terry, bruhn kurt, bullen tracey, burton ray, cairns ross, cameron norm, campbell, colin, canfield carol, davison rod, eisfelder christine, elvey marg, erwin marg, flavell rod, frost ian, frost peter, gill robert, gillam stan, gladstone peter, green barry, griffith julie, guy linda, harvey glenn, hockings heather, holland kristine, huddle terry, ireland sandy, ivetic marko, johnson ian, kerr glen, lakey phil, leach sue, mace bernadette, maguire geoff, mccluskey neville, mckindley stan, mensforth jim, michelson alan, o'brien ray, oberin keith, phillips russell, plumkett debbie, powell cyril, power reg, preece john, pretty meryl, quigg jock, robson jackie, rogers ron, rosen andrew, shanahan peter, shurey mark, smart debbie, spedding christine, spence garry, standen peter, stannard janine, stewart david, stuart karen, telford sue, thomas michelle, thornton lorna, wallace ian, williams kaye, wilson john, wood craig, wrigley neal, yanner ken, young alan, young daryl, norm harris

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 352 page hardcover book giving an account of Frank Clune's journey through England, Scotland and Ireland in 1947. Illustrated with B & W photographs. Published in 1949 by Angus & Robertson, Sydney and printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2211 CLU'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf '' To Alec Chisholm for his love of the Land of Hope and Glory Yours sincerely Francis Patrick Clune. Vaucluse xx/x/49''Frank Clunebooks, collections, travel, alec h chisholm collection, frank clune, travel, great britain

Newspaper cutting with the headline 'Cohn Bros. float sees 9%'. In blue ink across the top is written 'from Roy Ireland? 17-9-73. Herald 1957 1958?'. The article includes a photo of Mr F. M. W. Levy (Chairman and director of Cohns, and a director of Carlton & United Breweries). The article is about the floating of Cohn Bros. as a public company. Soft drink manufacturers.bendigo, industry, cohn bros., cohn bros. limited. cohns limited. carlton & united breweries. levy, frank m. w.

Invitation from the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton to Mr J. F and Mrs Barry on the 4th of February 1857. On invitation: 'The Chamberlain is directed by Their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglinton to request the pleasure of Mr. J.F and wife Barry's company on Friday evening the 4 of Feby at 10 o'clock. Dancing Castle' Lord Eglinton was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1858 - 1859.document, invitations, dance, invitation, dance, lord lieutenant and the countess of eglinton, mr i f and mrs barry

Document, Theatre Program, Royal Princess Theatre, Monday & Tuesday,11th & 12th March 1907- Miss Marie Narelle, The Queen of Irish Song. Assisted by Mr. Chester Feutress (Tenor).Miss Constance Brandon-Asker(Pianist), Miss Sheelah O'Donald (Accompanist). E.Hull, Printer, Mitchell Street, Bendigo.E.Hull, Printer, Mitchell Street, Bendigo.program, theatre, royal princess theatre

Certificate of marriage, 22nd May 1867, between John Barry, policeman, Sandhurst and Bridget Agnes Kenevan, servant and spinster of Sandhurst. Birth place of both parties was Ireland. Married in St. Kilian's church by Patrick Cavanagh, priest. Witnesses William Kavanagh and Catherine Fitzpatrick.person, certificate, marriage certificate, barry, kenevan, st. kilian's church, sandhurst, police

Programme for ''Back to 1851'' (Jan 29th, 1951) - Bendigo Centenary Festival; to take place in Pall Mall & Rosalind Park. A. Page 1 is schedule of activities in the afternoon - bullock wagon arrival; Cobb Coach arrives; Bendigo Pipe Band; ''troopers'' (members of Bendigo Horse & Pony Club); Irish girls dancing; group from A.N.A.; Cambrian Society girls; Grand Final (grande finale). Authorized by Emerald A Goetze, Organizing Secretary 8/1/1951. Page 2 - Details of the running of the various activities (including mention of the Aborigine Camp. (Billie Hughes and Col. Hurry ''have been invited''.) b. copy of page 1 but slight difference (Grande Finale').Emerald A. Goetzeevent, back to, centenary festival, bendigo pipe band, pall mall, rosalind park, bendigo horse and pony club, crambrian society. cobb coach.

Certified copy of the registration of the death and burial Thomas Moran, miner. District of Raywood, Colony of Victoria. Date of copy 19 February 1885. Signed by H.R.Hyde, Deputy Registrar, Raywood. On the rear: Noted in Lands Department, Chas A Roberts, 25/2/1885. Death of Thomas Moran - 6 February 1882 at Inglewood Hill, Raywood Borough, County of Bendigo. Male aged 61 years. Cause of death: bronchitis and asthma. Duration of last illness: 2 years. Medical attendant by whom certified: P.H. McGillivray M.R.C.S. Sandhurst. Last saw the deceased: 26 November 1881. Parents unknown. Informant: William English, son-in-law, Raywood . Deputy Registrar: H.R.Hyde. Date of registration: 7 February 1882. Buried Raywood Cemetery 7 February 1882. Undertaker: William English, Raywood. Minister/Witnesses: Dennis Fogarty, Daniel Ryan. Where born: Kilkenny Ireland, One year in NSW, 30 years in Victoria. Married Melbourne, age 34, to Mary Dundon. Issue: Mary 26 years and Catherine 25 yearsgenealogy, family, moran, thomas moran, raywood, inglewood hill, william english, h.r.hyde, p.h mcgillibray, daniel ryan, death certificate, raywood cemetery, denis fogarty, kilkenny ireland

Small head and shoulder portrait of a lady. The portrait is very pale. She is wearing a dark dress with a wide lacy collar and a brooch at the neckline. She is wearing a lacy type of hat. Photo mounted on cream card with rounded corners and black printing on the front and back. The back has a Coat of Arms and printing: - By Special Appointment. Photographer to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and patronized by H. R. H. The Prince of Wales and H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge. Date printed on the back is 1887.J. T. Haden, 255 Broad Street, Birminghamphotograph, portrait, female, portrait of a lady, j t haden

Black and white photograph of the Golden Square Primary School Runners Up - Football, dated Nov. 2nd 1970. Photograph taken under a tree. The coach is Mr. D. Munari and the nineteen boys are: Kevin McCurdy, Terry Blaufuhs, David Hill, Colin Grenfell, Leigh Hunter, Stephen Gault, Clifford Ireland, Ricky Ervin, Michael Priest, Noel Claridge, Robyn Adams, David Hunter, Gregory Devanny, Bill Bradley, Peter McConville, Ian Symons, Barry Palmer, Peter Jarvis and Colin Wright.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph runners up - football, kevin mccurdy, terry blaufuhs, david hill, colin grenfell, leigh hunter, stephen gault, clifford ireland, ricky ervin, michael priest, noel claridge, robyn adams, coach - mr. d munari, david hunter, gregory devanny, bill bradley, peter mcconville, ian symons, barry palmer, peter jarvis, colin wright

[a] Cohn Bros red printed 'Return to Sender' manilla envelope with captions' Swan Hill Branch, New factory buildings, Marsh & Michaelson, Mc' Dougall & Ireland, F K Powers to 22/9/ 1944, No 149. [b] Bundle of folded documents relating to Cohn Bros new factory building at Swan Hill, 1944. Marsh & Michaelson Architects, McDougal & Ireland Master Builders. Various costs related to build itemised.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Black and white photograph, one male, four females in costume. Females in Irish? Costume. Male representing Dr. Backhaus. Crowd of people in background under trees. Inscriptions in image: 'Licensed Gold Buyer', Dr Backhaus's chair ... From which Dr Backhaus ... Ordained minister… religion… Bendigo Goldfields 'Nuggets presented by Dr Backhaus by Bendigo Diggers'. History of object: previous Acc. No. 'MP 188'. James Lerk 'Centenary of Bendigo?'Bendigo Advertiserperson, group, centenary ?, see also 2000.511.01, 2000.512.01, 2000.513.01, 2000.514.01, 2000.515.01, 2000, 516.-01, 2000.517.01, 2000.519.01, 2000.520.01, 2000.521.01, 2000.522.01, 2000.523.01, 2000.524.01

Black and white photo: copy of an original by Batchelder held by State Library of Victoria. Depicting the retort house of the Bendigo Gas Company's works at Irish Town looking south east towards White Hills. The building was commissioned in 1860. The octagonal chimney behind the retort house was the tallest on Bendigo when constructed. Gas holder on the right of the building. Photographer Batchelder with structed gas holder on the right of the building. Photographer Batchelder with his handcart standing in front of the picket fence. No. 43 on observe side, signed by Photographer Batchelder, bottom right hand corner.atchelder, photographer, Pall Mall ( Sandhurst ) , Bendigobuildings, gas company

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 131 page hardback book of transcriptions of Joseph Beale's letters home to Ireland from Victoria, 1852-53. Edited and introduced by Edgar Beale. Includes 20 B & W photos. Published in 1975 by Wentworth Books, Sydney and printed by Walter Stone & Sons, Surrey Hills, NSW. Catalogue sticker ''2170 BEA'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on title page ''For Alec Chisholm, in appreciation of many favours over many years and with the author's kindest regards, Wollongong, 18.6.1976, Edgar Beale''Edgar Bealebooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, joseph beale, edgar beale

Sepia photograph on grey board. Ten females in long white dresses with long fringed sashes embossed with 'cead mile failte'. All have small Irish harps in hair and carry small black bags. Back row - three young girls with white tops and dark capes. Inscriptions: in image - on sashes 'cead mille failte'. Printed on board at bottom 'H Davidson, Photo, Russell Street, Quarry Hill, Bendigo'. On back - hand written in pencil. 'Empire Fair', 'Ireland', 'Mechanic's Institute'.H Davidson, Russell Street, Quarry Hillperson, group, women

Group of 24 men in dark suits, some sitting and some standing. On front -- The Irish Envoys and Sandhurst Committee. 1889. Markings on back: Back row - 3rd from left - Colgan. Father - 3rd from left - back row. Gilt edging on frame. Northcott's Band preceded the procession from the railway station following the Irish Envoys arrival. Hibernian Society members present. See Bendigo Advertiser article 8th May, 1889, page 3: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88586344?searchTerm=irish%20envoysperson, group, sandhurst committee

Advertisement on blotter card - Farmers & Citizens Trustees Company (Bendigo) Limited. Information re making of wills plus July 1920 calendar (bottom half, front) with coloured illustration of Kilkenny Castle, Ireland (top half, front). On front - illegible? Writing - Joy Curnow???; on reverse - writing from use as blotter.organization, business, bendigo businesses

Shamrocks in Sandhurst, A History of the Bendigo Irish Association. 58 page booklet, colour printing and photographsMaggie Brady.clubs and associations, sport, bendigo irish association.

The Kelly family lived at 'Norwood', 103 Wills St. Bendigo. Whole family buried together in Bendigo Cemetery. Michael Peter Kelly bd. 23.9.1929 MON H4. Margaret Jane Kelly wife of Michael Kelly died 25.8.1912. bd. 28.8.1912. Daughter Rita bd. 21.1.1898 Son Roy (Robert Dennis) Kelly died 22.9.1943 bd. 23.9.1943. Daughter Doris May Kelly bd. 19.1.1967 Daughter Madge Annie Kelly bd. 6.6.1963. No records found of a marriage for Roy, Doris or Madge. Michael P. Kelly was born in Galway, Ireland and died in 1929 aged 76. He had been in Victoria for 59 years. For 50 years he had been closely associated with Bendigo mining companies, and was a leading investor. He joined the Bendigo Stock Exchange in 1880, had been chairman of the exchange multiple times. Director of the Farmers & Citizens' Trustee Co. and of the Sandhurst Building Society. Refs: Obituary The Argus 24.9.1943. The Argus 23.9.1943 (obit. of Roy Kelly). National Archives WW1 enlistment records Robert Dennis Kelly Reg. No. 10874. TROVE Bendigonian 29.7.1915. Bendigo Advertiser 27 August 1912. Bendigo Advertiser 21.1.1898 and 22.5.1900. Bendigo Cemetery records.Photograph - black and white. Portrait of a man sitting on a chair, long bushy beard, receding hairline, wearing a watch chain, looks like a rectangle locket and a medallion both hanging from the chain. Wearing a ring on his left little finger. Written on the back of the photo, 'Michael Kelly, 103 Wills Street, Bendigo. Sharebroker'. See the book (in BHS Library) - Fighting for empire : an Irish doctor's adventures through imperial campaigns and two World Wars : the life and times of Thomas Bernard Kelly (1870-1949) - for family information and the life of Michael Kelly's younger brother. See Research field for further information on Michael Kelly.John Lay, Eaglehawkbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, photograph. michael kelly. sharebrokers - bendigo. stockbrokers - bendigo. sandhurst building society. farmers and citizens' trustee company. mining - bendigo. bendigo stock exchange.