Subsequently belonged to L.W. Hamilton. 109 Hodkinson St, Clifton HillPercy S. Chandler Butchers Main Street Stawellstawell religion

Document. Orange program for Grand and Comic Opera performed by Students of the Bendigo Conservatorium. Royal Princess Theatre, ''FAUST'', ''ORPHEUS'', ''Les Cloches De Corneville''. Mr Alex J. Hamilton included in program.performing arts, elocution, theatre program

Document. Two page concert program advertising ''Grand Complimentary Concert''. December 1906. Royal Princess Theatre. Tendered by the Citizens of Bendigo to Miss Rose O'Mahony. Mr Alex Hamilton included in program.performing arts, elocution, concert

As told to nu:nu:wul Elder Don Bell, with bi-lingual text and commentary. Provides explanation of the aboriginal alphabet, story of Queen Nellie Hamilton and and language list of words used by Queen Nelly and her daughter.Illustrations, b&w photographs, word listsngunnawal, canberra, yass, queen nelly hamilton

Black and white photograph of D G Hamilton, copied from one of the individual photos on the group photo of Rutherglen Pioneers which is catalogued on record no. 2325. After the name at the bottom of the photo is the date 1860.d g hamilton, rutherglen pioneers

Yields information about the intersection of Hamilton Ave and Sturt St west.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 21 turning from Hamilton Ave into Sturt St West with the Loreto Convent fence behind. The Convent tram stop is behind the tram.trams, tramways, hamilton ave, sturt st west, tram 21

Partnered with young man in Pinstripe Suit, paisley tie, wearing Glasses B/W Studio bust from same StudioSepia Bust of a young woman - dark short wavy hair, wearing glasses in a white blouse and Dark JacketEmbossed Print reading Hilda Mitchell Paisley St Footsgray on front. To Mrs Hamilton with love from Elanor. on rear

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. Witnesses for Christ Vol 2 and Memorials of Church Life from the Fourth to the thirteenth century. A Sequel to "Early Church History" Authors: Edward Backhouse & Charles Tylor Publisher: Hamilton Adams and Co Date: 1887 Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 270 BAC Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by 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, witnesses for christ vol 2, edward backhouse & charles tylor, edward backhouse, charles tylor

Document. Program for ''Show Night and Race Night'' Fire Brigade Depot, Boort. September 27th and 28th. Featured artist Alex J Hamilton. Black and white photograph included (9cms X 12.5 cms).performing arts, elocution, entertainment program.

Document. Foolscap sheet of paper with one side of handwritten rhyming verse. Thirty six lines of neat handwriting in ink. No title. No Date. Scottish Theme. Possibly written by Alex J Hamilton as a performance script.performing arts, elocution, handwritten verse

The photos were in the collection relaying to the two Hamilton brothers, David and Frank. Refer 2351.5P and 2355.4P.1) Photograph, sepia colour on grey cardboard frame, shows 7 soldiers sitting outside a tent cleaning machine gun link. .2) Photograph, black & white on grey cardboard frame, showing 9 soldiers outside a tent. On the tend is written The Dirty Stop Outs. .3) Photograph, black & white on grey cardboard frame, shows 18 men on parade with tends in the background. .4) Photograph, black & white, portrait of a soldier with bandolier..4) “ 3.11.17 Yours sincerely Roy - In Blighty”photography-photographs, military history - army

Yields information about Sturt St West track.Set of 5 AGFA slides - blue and white plastic mounts: .1 - Sturt St West curve into Hamilton Ave, looking west, shows road signs and the state of the road. .2 - Parker St, showing the west end of the loop and a Warning Oncoming Trams signs. .3 - West of Parker St, looking west. .4 - Curve at Pleasant St from Sturt St to Sturt St West. .5 - Curve into Hamilton Ave from Sturt St West. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st west, parker st loop, signs, pleasant st, hamilton ave

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 27 at Sturt St. West terminus, around the corner in Hamilton Ave. Note timetable sign on pole – Hamilton Ave The Age ad on front panel of No. 27 and roof advertisements for Briquettes and an unknown one. Photo taken c1962. Tram has destination of Sturt St. West. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 24" in penciltramways, trams, hamilton ave, sturt st west, tram 27

Document. Brown paper flyer advertising ''Grand Operatic and Ballad Concert'', ANA St. Arnaud Branch No 27, Town Hall. By the Laureates of the Austral Competitions 1905. Mr Alex Hamilton directed the program. Two copies.performing arts, elocution, concert

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH OF JIM AND AMY CLARK, (NEE HAMILTON) ; MARRIED 18TH MAY 1918. AMY LIVED AT AMHERST.SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF JIM AND AMY CLARK - WEDDING DAY, JIM SITTING, AMY STANDINGW.B.LATIMER, 222-4 GERTRUDE STREET FITZROYlocal history, photographs, clark, amyclark, jimhamilton, amy1918weddingamherst

This was the first visit of Queen Elizabeth to Australia following her coronation in 1953. Queen Elizabeth is the only British monarch to have visited Australia. She visited Hamilton on 26th February. School children from Warrnambool were transported to Hamilton showgrounds to stand in lines to view the Queen and the Duke standing in a land rover. All school children received a commemorative medal.These medals are retained as a memento of the Queen's visit in 1954.Three identical gold coloured metal medals. Each medal is attached by a ring to a bar with decorative surrounds. The bar has text. The obverse of the medal features profiles of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Duke of Edinburgh. The reverse has a crown and text. There is a pin clip on the reverse of the bar. Bar Obverse PRESENTED TO THE CHILDREN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA Bar Reverse STOKES MELB Medal Obverse QUEEN ELIZABETH 11 : DUKE OF EDINBURGH Medal Reverse E11R ROYAL VISIT 1954 VICTORIA queen elizabeth 11. duke of edinburgh, royal visit

Robert Causton Foyster M.A. B.D. b. 1882 Echuca; 1907 ordained Wycheproof; 1911 Broadford; 1916 Hamilton, chaplain RAAF; 1932 Perth West WA; 1934 Beulah-Hopetoun; 1937 demitted. Editor Hamilton "Spectator"; 1941 Creasy; 1945 Burnley; 1954 demitted; 1970 died June 11. Father of Rev. John C. Foyster.Seated portrait of Foyster as a young man dressed in academic gown and mortar board holding a certificate.""Yours very sincerely, Bert Foyster" Pencil information about Foyster has been partially obliterated by removal of tape."foyster, robert causton

Seventeen colour Photograph "B Coy" 9 RAR in black frame. depicting Ptes Rogers, Muir, Dorward, Holman, Hamilton, Cole, Chandler, Binder, Kaighin, Durick, McPherson, Meilland, Millet. WO Grills. CO Chitham.B Coy9 rar, fspb maria, operation firestone trail, tet offensive, 1968, collage, photograph

Statuatory Declaration between mortagor, and the mortagee, harold Raymond George Edwards of Pyke Street Bendigo, declared at Bendigo in the State of Victoria this seventeenth day of may 1922. Solicitors Moule, Hamilton & Kiddle 55 Market Street Melbourne.bendigo, house, statuatory declaration, harold raymond george edwards, the commissioners of the state bank of victoria. moule, hamilton & kiddle 55 market street melbourne.

Document. Two page advertising brochure for Mr Alex J. Hamilton, ''SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION''. Practical and Theoretical Elocution Pulpit, Platform and Stage. Vocal Culture and Diaphragmatic Breathing. References printed on the back page. Inside pages blank.performing arts, elocution, advertising brochure

Steelyard used for weighing wool and wheat on "Moor Park" on Yarriariak Creek, twenty miles from Horsham, Victoria.Steelyard used for weighing wool and wheat on "Moor Park" on Yarriariak Creek.sheep stations management, wool growing, hamilton, mr robert g, sheep stations - management