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Rutherglen Historical Society
Cigarette tin
Yellow, flat rectangular tin / small. 4- Red, flat rectangular tin / small. 5- Blue, flat rectangular tin / small. 6- Red, flat rectangular tin / small"Player's Country Life Virginia Cigarettes / Cork tipped."cigarettes, smoking -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Photograph - QUEENSCLIFFE Lifeboat wireless operator, Black & white photograph of QUEENSCLIFFE lifeboat operator, unknown
Permitted shelfish take/catch.Preservation of shellfish in & around QueenscliffeBlack & white photograph of QUEENSCLIFFE lifeboat operator Val Ferrier 1955Reverse - " 1955 / Queenscliffe / Life Boat / Val Ferrier ".historical references -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Township, Bulmer H D, 1935c
Also , and black and white small postcardColour photograph of the Eastern wharf, showing shops and houses on Esplanade. Lakes Entrance VictoriaThe Wharf from Life Saving Tower Lakes Entrance houses, waterfront, township -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Life of Flora McDonald
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. 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 1860s 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. 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 Life of Flora McDonald Author: Alexander Mcgregor Publisher: William P Nimmo Date: 1875 Further Information: Early Life and Adventures, up till imprisonment and journey to LondonThe label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 920 MACD Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp 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, the life of flora mcdonald, alexander mcgregor -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Life Governorship of Childrens Hospital Melbourne presented to Mrs A Temple Miles - 1928
Standard Life Governor Certificate from Childrens Hospital Melbourne"Written on Certificate" Presented to Mrs A Temple Miles Signed by President, Vice President, Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary. Patronesses : Her Excellency Lady Stonehaven, Lady Somers, Lady Irvine. Date: September 6th 1928. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Life Governorship of Childrens Hospital Melbourne presented to Mrs A Blood - 1928
Standard Life Governor Certificate from Childrens Hospital Melbourne"Written on Certificate" Presented to Mrs A Blood Signed by: President, Vice President, Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary. Patronesses: Her Excellency Lady Stonehaven, Lady Somers, Lady Irvine. Date: October 11th 1928. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Life of Daniel OConnell
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 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The 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 Life of Daniel OConnell Author: Daniel O'Connell Date: 1846Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 OCO Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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, great ocean road, the life of daniel oconnell, daniel oconnell -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper Clipping, Five Life Governor Certificates, 26/11/1970
Collection of Newspaper clippings from Scrap Book 1960 - 1973Photo and article on Warley Hospital five new Life Governors.warley hospital life governors, jean jamieson, mr r s davie, mrs sibil justice, mr r niven, mrs lloyd, mr w f lloyd -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, 23/03/2000
Coloured photo. Portland Library. 'Friends for Life' exhibition displayFront: '00 3 23'portland library, council service, community -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, May-02
Coloured photo. Portland Library. 'Life in the Sea' wall displayportland library, community facility, library exhibition -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Certificate, Life Governorship of Childrens Hospital Melbourne presented to Mrs E Goodall - 1941
Standard Life Governor Certificate from Childrens Hospital Melbourne"Written on Certificate" Presented to Mrs E Goodall Signed by President, Vice President, Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary Patronesses: Her Excellency Lady Gowrie, Lady Dugan, Lady Mann, Lady Irvine. Dated August 14th ,1941. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Neville Bunning, 1902-1990, 1990
Neville B. Bunning was a lecturer in Ceramics at the Ballarat Technical Art School.Four page buff cooured outline of the life of Neville Bunningneville bunning, ceramics, ballarat school of mines and industries, england, queensland, geelong grammar school, victoria and albert museum, golden age gallery ballarat, ballarat artist's society, australian bicentennial exhibition, ballarat technical art school, staffmember, ken wach -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Badge
Badge 1939'er Association Life Member circular in shapebadge/buttons, general -
Chelsea & District Historical Society Inc
Book, Frank McGuire, Chelsea a Beachside Community, 1985
Chelsea: a Beachside Community, is the result of much research by the honorary historian of the City of Chelsea Historical Society Inc, Frank McGuire B.E.M.History of Chelsea, first land sales in 1875, highlights of Chelsea history up to 1985.Book soft cover life savers in costume with a lifesaving reel chelsea & district historical society inc., early settlers -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Kormoran Life Boat
Photo 1. Kormoran Memorial, Camp 13. Photo 2. Kormoran Memorial, Carnarvon. Photo 3. Kormoran lifeboat restoration at Geraldton.Colour photograph of Kormoran life boat in front of Melbourne tram.photograph, people -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Article - Magazine article, Finishing School? Pick Up A Tool!, 1959
Article on women's horticultural colleges in the U.K.Article from Country Life on women's horticultural colleges in the U.K. women, country life, frances wolseley, school for lady gardeners, england horticulture education, women in horticulture, womens horticulture schools, women in horticulture uk -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Ray Meagher Memories, 1/09/2000 12:00:00 AM
Recollections of Family Life in Mitcham by Ray Meagher, born in 1927.mitcham, meagher, ray -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Johann Carl Theodor Kruse, 2013
Time line of the life of John Kruse and his family tree.Time line of the life of John Kruse and his family tree.Time line of the life of John Kruse and his family tree.kruse, john, schwerkolt, august, schwerkolt, maria catherina wilhelmina, schwerkolt, mary -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mary's son Walter, 1919-2002
Life history of Walter Jack, son of Mary & Emil Jackschowsky.Life history of Walter Jack, son of Mary & Emil Jackschowsky.Life history of Walter Jack, son of Mary & Emil Jackschowsky.jack, walter, jackschowsky family, jackschowsky, mary, jack, mary -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Interview with Mrs Marchiori by Keith Rooney, 22/01/1986
Notes on the life of Mrs Marchiori who arrived in Australia in 1927.Notes on the life of Mrs Marchiori who arrived in Australia in 1927.Notes on the life of Mrs Marchiori who arrived in Australia in 1927.marchiori family, marchiori road, blackburn north, pioneers -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, 1940
LIFE magazine, September 23, 1940. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, 1967
LIFE magazine, July 21, 1967. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, 1986
Stawell District Hospital Life Governor Certificate - Jean Hughesstawell -
Federation University Art Collection
Bookplate, ‘Ex Libris John Gartner’
John Gartner was a fine printer and publisher, an author, a noted philatelist, and also collector of Australian banknotes and coins. He was born on 16 July 1914 and was largely self-educated, leaving school at fourteen for work following the death of his father. Gartner developed a strong interest in the history of typography and printing and was apprenticed at the Advocate where his father had been a linotype operator. Aged 17, Gartner bought a hand press and some fonts of type, and in 1937 acquired a platen press from which he set and printed his private press books, published under the imprint of The Hawthorn Press. Gartner had a strong collection of Australian bookplates. He also looked at the work of artists overseas and commissioned personal plates. He subsequently built an international collection with preference for artists who printed from wood. His initial searches were in Belgium and Holland.(http://www3.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-84/t1-g-t7.html) A printmaker holds a life drawing print in front of a printing press.Pencil marking 07 or 09printmaking, australian bookplate design award, keith wingrove memorial trust, bookplate -
Federation University Art Collection
Painting, Murray Walker, Life Models, 2003
Murray WALKER (1937- ) Born Ballarat, Victoria Described as one of Melbourne's Figurative Expressionists Murray Walker educated at the Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines) in 1952 and 1953, followed by the National Gallery School and RMIT Art school, Melbourne between 1858 and 1859. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (London) from 1960 to 1962, with a Summer School at the Academia della Belle Arti, Perugia, Italy in 1961. Myth, narrative and people form an important place in the work of Murray Walker, and he has worked in many mediums including printmaking, painting, collage, assemblage, ceramics and tapestry design. Humour and storytelling are a feature of his work Figurative ExpressionismGift of Dr Graeme Williams OAMFramed hand coloured pen drawing of a number of life modelsavailable, alumni, life models, nude, life drawing -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Research and Talk by Roy D, Mosman, FBBG. 24/2/2000, The Life and Work of Tilly Thomson, 24/2/2000
Mrs Thompson was highly regarded and well-known for her work especially at E.Lucas and Co. and with Ballarat's Avenue of honour and the Arch of Victory.Mrs Thompson's contributions to the Ballarat community were significant in terms of her humanity and business acumen.4 typed pages headed "The Life and Work of Tilly Thompson".These 4 pages all have retyped written at the top of the page in black biro. This draft has been edited with some amendments throughout.john garner, doctor john garner, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, e.lucas and co., avenue of honour, arch of victory, "the golden threads", matilda louise clennell, matilda louise thompson., john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Melton City Libraries
Photograph, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Daley, 1907, Unknown
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Daley, born c.1865, died 8 Aug 1949. Daughter of William and Eliza, Melton, sister of Ann. The Daley family's cottage was on High St north nearest to Alexander St. The photo of William Daley was taken in front of his Bootmaker Shop. The shop remained in the family later being run as a Haberdashery shop by Lizzie his second daughter John Lugg rented the cottage after Lizzie death. Max Myers built a house on the east side of the cottage in 1952. The cottage was demolished and the weatherboard house was eventually moved to another location when the street became a shopping area 1970’s. The Condon family lived beside Lizzie’s ShopPhotographs of Elizabeth Daley taken different periods of her lifelocal identities, pioneer families -
Clunes Museum
Painting, Richard Ford, 1956
Richard Ford was a local artist heavily involved in the local community, famous for the theatrical backdrop in the Clunes Town Hall as well as the WWI mural on the west wall of the same building.This painting is an example of the type of work that was produced by a Clunes local artist. This painting was a gift from Richard Ford to the Late Reg Kinnersly who was a pupil in Richard Ford's "Sloyd" , arts and craft style classFramed painting "Still Life" of vase and flowers dated 1956Signed by artist Richard Fordrichard ford, artist, mural, wwi -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Hugh Kilpatrick, Joy Fitzpatrick Phillips, 12 Aug 2003
Interviewed by his niece Joy Phillips at his home at 163 Stokes StreetHugh Kilpatrick speaking about his life in Port MelbourneDuration side 00:36:27families, domestic life, hugh kilpatrick, joy phillips -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Vessel, Lifeboat Warrnambool, 01/09/1910
The construction of the lifeboat ‘Warrnambool’ began 15th September 1909 and was completed almost 12 months later, 1st September 1910. It was built at the Government Dockyard in Williamstown, Victoria, along the lines designed by the Great Britain’s Royal Lifeboat Institution, and included whaleback decks fore and aft, mast and centreboard, and rudder and tiller hung from the sternpost. It could be propelled by both sail and oar. At that time Captain Ferguson was Chief Harbour Master and Mr Beagley was foreman boat builder when he and his fellow workmen built the boat. The boat was described as “… a fine piece of workmanship and does credit to her builders and designers…” It had all the latest improvements in shape, disposition of weight and watertight compartments, and it had space for a large number of people in addition to the crew. It appears that 'H Meiers' whose signature, along with building dates, is pencilled on a concealed timber 'plaque' in the hull, was involved with the building of the lifeboat. It is interesting that the ‘Melbourne Directory’ of 1911, published by Sands and MacDougal, lists McAuley and Meiers, boat builders, Nelson Place foreshore, between Pasco and Parker Streets, Williamstown, (Victorian Heritage Database, ‘Contextual History, Maritime Facilities’), It is probably the company of the person whose name is inscribed on the lifeboat plaque. Flagstaff Hill’s documentation also mentions that the keel was laid at ‘Harry Myers, boat builders, Williamstown, Melbourne’ – the name ‘Myers’ can also be spelled ‘Meiers’, which could be the same person as the Meiers in “McAuley and Meiers” (as mentioned in genealogy lines of Myers). The new lifeboat, to be named ‘Warrnambool’ was brought to town by train and launched at the breakwater on 1st March 1911 using the Titan crane (the old lifeboat built in 1858, was then returned to Melbourne in 1911). This new lifeboat was stationed at Warrnambool in a shed located at the base of the Breakwater, adjacent to the slipway. A winch was used to bring it in and out of the water. The lifeboat ‘Warrnambool’ was similar in size to the old lifeboat but far superior in design, build and sea-going qualities such as greater manoeuvrability. The ‘self-righting, self-draining’ design was “practically non-capsizeable” and even if the boat overturned it would right itself to an even keel and the water would drain away. The hull was built of New Zealand Kauri, using double diagonal planking, laid in two layers at right angles, with a layer of canvas and red lead paint between the timbers to help seal the planking. It has “… plenty of freeboard, high watertight spaces between the deck and bottom… through which pipes lead…” The backbone timbers were made of Jarrah. The lifeboat Warrnambool was one of several rescue boats used at Port Fairy and Warrnambool in early 1900's. In late 1914 the Warrnambool lifeboat and crew were used to help find what was left of the tragic wreckage of the Antares, and were able to discover the body of one of the crewmen, which they brought back to Warrnambool. Between 1951 and 1954 the lifeboat was manned under the guidance of Captain Carrington. He held lifeboat practice each month on a Sunday morning, to comply with the Ports and Harbour’s request that lifeboats be manned by a strong and competent crew, ready for action in case of emergency. In the early 1960’s it ended its service as a lifeboat and was used in Port Fairy as a barge to help dredge the Moyne River, bolted to the Port Fairy lifeboat. Flagstaff Hill obtained the Warrnambool in 1975. In 1984 it was on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. On 23rd May 1990 she was lifted from the water and placed in a cradle for restoration. The name ‘WARRNAMBOOL could be seen faintly on the lifeboat before it was restored. It was during the restoration that Flagstaff Hill's boat builder discovered the 'plaque' inside the hull. A copy of the blueprint plans has the name “V.E.E. Gotch” printed on it. His advertisement in Footscray’s ‘Independent’ newspaper of Saturday 11th May 1901 states he is “Principal and Skilled member (Naval Architect) to the Court of Marine Inquiry of Victoria and holds classes for naval architectural drawing and arithmetic.”The lifeboat WARRNAMBOOL is significant for its half century service to the local community as a lifesaving vessel. She was also used to help retrieve the body of a shipwrecked crew member of the ANTARES. Lifeboat "Warrnambool", a wooden, clinker hull, 'self-righting, self-draining design, single mast, pivoting centreboard. Complete with sail and yardarm. A 'plaque' was found inside the hull of the lifeboat, made of untreated wood, disc-shaped with one straight edge (Diam 15.5cm), inscribed by one of the boat builders in pencil script "Life Boat Start building / 15/9/09 - complete 1/9/10 / (signature looks like H Meiers) / Boat Builder)."'Plaque' inside body of boat is inscribed in pencil, script writing "Life Boat Start building / 15/9/09 - complete 1/9/10 / (signature looks like H Meiels) / Boat Builder)." flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lifeboat, life boat, vessel, life saving, 1910 vessel, port fairy, boat builder plaque, rescue boat, beagley, williamstown, government dockyard, v.e.e. gotch, royal lifeboat institution, captain ferguson, meiers, nelson place, non-capsizeable, self-righting, titan crane, double diagonal planking, captain carrington, barge, antares, self righting, crew of twelve, capacity of 30 survivors