Laying the Foundation Stone for the Central institute, Australian Wharf, 5 February 1907. This photo appears to depict the beginning of the event, before diginitaries have arrived, as there are not many spectators.A snapshot of the moment of inception of the Central Institute by the Yarra River. Small monochrome outdoor photograph, depicting the start of a gathering crowd, and some mounted police, at the site of the future MTSVcentral institute, foundation stone, 1907, siddeley street, australian wharf, police, horses

A keyring issued by Legacy for fundraising during the Legacy Appeal and Badge Week. The donation value for the keyring is $5. The date is approximately 2015 as it was still for sale in 2018. It is in the collection to show the types of items Legacy has used in fundraising. The badge of Legacy is the Torch and Wreath of Laurel. The Torch signifies the undying flame of service and sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. The Wreath of Laurel is the symbol of our remembrance of them. The card makes a tax deductible receipt.Example of Legacy items that were sold up to raise money for Legacy's work. Legacy Appeal keyring with the Legacy torch, it is made of silver coloured metal with blue image of the Legacy torch and the words 'Legacy since 1923'. It is with a white card with blue printing showing its donation value of $5. legacy appeal, fundraising, badge week

This 5 grave stones of the VBP mass grave in Cherang Ruku were built by the UN-HCR. As told by the local old man, Mr Lim at 80 years old, in 2010, who was in charge of burying these victims from the first day, he confirmed that there were 139 bodies buried by himself. It can accepted that because the name list of the boat was lost during sinking, the name list angraved on the stones was collected by UN HCR member by interviewing the victims who could identified victims. Furthermore the dead bodies, as told by Mr Lim, were washed ashore not in one day. The local residents could not contact to report to the UN HCR many after the accident, what they could do was that they had to quicly bury the decomposed bodies. As told by vitims of the MT065, about 2 - 3 days after the accident, they were called to the beach to identify the bodies. No way they could identify the body because it was swollen and decomposed. Face and parts of the body was eaten by fish.5 grave stones of the VBP mass grave in Cherang Ruku

Written on back of photograph, "Jubilee Park Tennis Club - 30/9/1973".

Written on back of photograph, "Jubilee Park Tennis Club - 30/9/1973".

Catalogue card reads, 'Gift to Cr. and Mrs. Spencer, Mayor 1958-9'.

The minutes of each meeting of the Board of Management of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution, the Victorian School for Deaf Children and Deaf Children Australia has been retained from 1862 to 2010.The minutes of the meetings provide an insight into the day to day running of the School, from Wages and Salaries, student issues to broader educational topics, building works and finances.Green fabric and tan leather bound book containing handwritten minutes of the monthly meeting of the Board of Management of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution from 1912-1919Spine: "MINUTE BOOK" in gold lettering on red leather. "9" handwritten in ink.deaf children australia, deaf education, minutes of meeting

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketTwo corrigendums inside : one accompanies volume 14 the other volume 9biography, dictionary, australian biography, walsh st library

'After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view.' (Margaret Picken, 2020)This property illustration is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a range of real estate agents in Melbourne between c. 1983 and c. 2006. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film.9 TOURELLO RD, E HAW Margaret Picken ~94 WOODARDS -HAWTHORNartist - margaret picken 1950-

'After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view.' (Margaret Picken, 2020)This property illustration is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a range of real estate agents in Melbourne between c. 1983 and c. 2006. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film. 9/48 OXLEY RD, HAW Margaret Picken `97 WOODARDS -HAWartist - margaret picken 1950-

'After training as a Cartographic Draftsman within the mining industry, I worked as a property illustrator for real estate firms in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for 23 years from 1983. I initially photographed houses with a Polaroid camera and made a 'thumbnail' sketch while there. The photos were used to scale off a sketch in pencil and then that sketch was overlaid with drafting film and the 'pen and ink' completed. The pens I used were the Rotring ‘Rapidigraph’ drafting pens. The ink was also made by Rotring (German).The film was ‘Rapidraw’, polyester drafting film, double matte. It takes a very fine line and doesn’t bleed. As well as house sketches, there were often floor plans and site plans ordered. Aerial sketches were ordered when the property needed an overall view.' (Margaret Picken, 2020)This property illustration is one of a series created by Margaret Picken for a range of real estate agents in Melbourne between c. 1983 and c. 2006. Each work is signed and dated by the artist.Gift of Margaret Picken, 2020pen and ink architectural drawing on drafting film.9/24 WATTLE RD HAWTHORN Margaret Picken ~90 WOODARDS - HAWTHORNartist - margaret picken 1950-

This set of magazines is a vital tool for those researching the early days and later development of ATCV and CVA. It was modelled loosely on the magazine "Conserver" of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV). Issues become more sophisticated in format over time and each includes news, project reports, lists of upcoming projects, and stories. The editor for 62 issues was Mr Alf Bailey (staff 1987-current (2010)who edited the Conservator from Mar 1987 to mid-2006.Alf was a former high school principal and set a high standard. Since 2006 a more compact and economical newsletter "Conservation Volunteer" has been mailed to CVA and CVNZ members and is also downloadable from the CVA website.This set of magazines is significant because it is the most comprehensive record of all aspects of the establishment, growth, expansion, and nature of ATCV/CVA and its activities. It reveals the change from a local charity to a nation-wide corporate structure engaging thousands of volunteers tackling hundreds of projects a year in Australia and New Zealand in the present day.This was the final issue of a magazine produced by ATCV/CVA from 1982-2006 (c. 90 issues). This issue was a high quality, profusely illustrated colour magazine, representing a quantum leap in professionalism from the earliest photocopied editions. magazine, conservator, conservation, volunteer, promotion, alf, bailey

Black paperback with gold text. Front cover depicts Sepia toned photograph of six women having tea. Back cover is black with recommendations and information about contents of the book.non-fictionStudy of the place and life of middle-class Victorian era women.victorian, middle-class, women, nineteenth century, women’s health education, modernization, warrnambool

A book with colour cover of soldier on duty in a forest. One soldier is taking care of an injured soldier while others are on the look out.non-fictionIt became a tradition for infantry battlaions to write the history of their Tour of Duty in Vietnam. For most this was achieved soon after their return to Australia, 9RAR was an exception.9th battalion, 9rar, vietnam 1968-1969

It became a tradition for infantry battlaions to write the history of their Tour of Duty in Vietnam. For most this was achieved soon after their return to Australia, 9RAR was an exception.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, 9 rar

GOLD CIRCULAR MEDAL WITH NAME PLATE ON CHAIN ABOVE SMALL SHAMROCK ATTACHED. NAME PLATE - LT M A WILLIAMSON 23RD BN AIF GOLD MEDAL : IN THE SHAPE OF A WREATH "GREAT WAR" 1914TO LIEUT M WILLIAMSON FROM THE CITIZENS OF CLUNES AS A MEMBER OF AIFlocal history, numismatic, medals, military, military medals

Index, bib, plates, ill., p.398. non-fictionThis is the first narrative history that brings together the stories of the political prisoners sent as convicts to Australia from all parts of the British Empire. penal colonies - australia - history, australian history - 19th century

Local Newspaper Local Newspaper Dated 7/9/1943 Reporting on World War 2 Events - Special - My War Part 39 Australians Press On To Lae - Taming The Turpitz

This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was 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 lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. 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 Ralph 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. RALPH ERIC PATTISON 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 Pattison accepted a 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 area 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 during 1942 to 1942 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 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. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae Vol 9 Author: Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1875Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 581.994 MUE Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, fragmenta phytographiae australiae vol 9, baron ferdinand von mueller, von mueller

333.1: Glossy postcard with the edges raised above the photo, of Bourke St c1900 to 1910? of Bourke St. looking east at GPO, on corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets. Cable trams and horse drawn vehicles in photo as is pole lines for telephones, with multi core cables . On base of card is title 'Bourke St. Melbourne, showing General Post Office'. In bottom RH corner is 'No. 1'. 333.2 Copy of above. On rear are areas for Address and Correspondence. On rear side is Publisher details (GPC Depot Melbourne) with Melbourne misspelt. Rear is finished in off white card, while front has a light pink finish. Photo printed using a photographic paper. 333.2 - a copy photo of 333.1, can embossed surround - same size, plain back. trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, bourke st., gpo

Official opening, Thursday 5 December at 2.30pm of exhibition held 5 December 2019 - 6 January 2020 in the Eltham Community Gallery, Eltham Library Eltham District Historical Society is a member of the Yarra Plenty Heritage Group, which together with the Nillumbik U3A Painting and Drawing Group participated in an exhibition of historical photographs and original artworks side by side in a celebration, at the Eltham Library Community Gallery, of all things summer - picnics, swimming, boating, horsing around and enjoying nature with family and friends during long summer days. 56 Born Digital images2nd eltham sea scouts, andrew ross museum, eltham district historical society, eltham library, exhibition, greensborough historical society, heidelberg historical society, museums australia (victoria), nillumbik historical society, nillumbik reconciliation group, nillumbik shire council, nillumbik u3a drawing and painting group, roving curator, st andrews/queenstown historical society, u3a, yarra plenty heritage network, yarra plenty regional library

Murray Views No. 9. District Hospital Stawellstawell hospital

Postcards from Charlie on active service to Lila (C) Rogan, Casey Street, Maryborough, dated 18.8.16 to 22.9.18. All postcards printed with verse or humorous messages..6) Handwriting on rear: “When the boys come home”.military history, communication - postal, passchendaele barracks trust, postcards

Photographic postcards of Brighton & Folkestone, England sent home in WWI.Postcards B & W of Southern England.Descriptions of tourist sites in Southern England, some with handwriting.photography-photographs, military history

Written 1917 from FRANK BARNES (4156) to UNA FRANKLING of Harcourt. Refer Cat No 2380 for details re Frank Barnes.Series of eight rectangular coloured postcards with images of United Kingdom.handwriting on rear.documents - photographs, military history, photographs, postcards