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Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - The Claxton Memorial, Commentary for Video, Unknown
The Commentary includes new information about the restoration of the Claxton Monument, the cause of Claxton's death and a newspaper report of Claxton's death. Ballarat Star, March 14th, 1888.Claxton was responsible for the development of Lake Wendouree and the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.5 pages. 41/4 pages of print.At the top of p.1 is written Press Release in biro.john garner, doctor, ballarat botanical gardens, frederick moses claxton, restoration of the claxton memorial, lake wendouree, english cholera, public subscription, mayor of ballarat, claxton, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: A DIFFERENT VIEW OF BENDIGO POEMS, 1985
Joan O'Shea Collection. A Different View of Bendigo. Dorothy Owen. Illustrated Book of Poetry 60 Pages. Written by Local Author. Contains a map of the region of Bendigo and Surrounds along with 39 poems about Bendigo's History covering topics as diverse as How Bendigo received its name, renowned Bendigo icons such as Alexandra Fountain, The Shamrock Hotel, Hargreaves Mall, The Law Courts, Charing Cross and the Bendigo Base Hospital to Bendigo's Chinese Heritage, Gold Detecting, Highland Bands, The Dragon and Bendigo's People.Dorothy Owen Published by Bendigo Modern Press 1985bendigo, history, city history local poetry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: THE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETY, June 30, 1939
Hilda Hill Collection. The Australian Catholic Truth Society Record. June 30, 1939. (No. 175) The Centenary of the Little Sisters of the Poor 1839 - 1939. Booklet No. 819 Price 2d.The Advocate Press, 143-151 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne.church, centenary, little sister of the poor 1939, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jeanne_jugan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO GOLD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL AND BENDIGO AND NORTHERN DISTRICT BASE HOSPITAL, 1853 - 1953
Book, Bendigo Gold District General Hospital 1953, The Bendigo and Northern District Base Hospital 1953, This is a Centenary Souvenir. The booklet was written by Mr. Campbell Hurry, from early records of annual reports dating back to 1857. It contains photos of the Hospital in the early days and up to 1953.The Cambridge Press, Printers and Stationers, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.book, bendigo, bendigo base hospital -
National Wool Museum
Wool Press
Humble and Nicholson Ferrier wool press (Serial No. 1141) with associated drive shafts fabricated by Alan Hill of Geelong . Humble and Nicholson Ferrier wool press (Serial No. 1141) parts. Humble and Nicholson Ferrier wool press parts (Serial No. 1141) with associated drive shafts fabricated by Alan Hill of Geelong. Humble and Nicholson Ferrier wool press parts (Serial No. 1141) with associated drive shafts fabricated by Alan Hill of Geelong -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 2001
Part pages of early Tatura Guardian and The Tatura Free Press.photograph, documents -
Nhill & District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - 1981 Football premiers souvenir edition NFP, Nhill Free Press 1981 Football premiers souvenir edition
Nhill Free Press 1981 Football premiers souvenir edition nhill free press, newspaper, souvenir - nhill, football premiers, sports -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Drill Press
Floor Mounted drill press. Belt driven by an electric motor.Enameled on a plate on the LHS name in green over a red anchor on a white ground "THIEL".trades, metal working -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, St Georges Vinyard, 1870's
Sepia Photograph; large group of People around a wine press -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Equipment - Seal Press, c. 1860
In August 1873, four of the crew were killed and the other four injured when the Pilot schooner Rip was overwelmed in heavy seas at the Heads. The tragedy and heroism of the crew, inspired the people of Melbourne and a public apeal raised funds to support the affected families as well as the formation of what is now the Royal Humane Society of Australasia to provide public recognition to acts of bravery.Official Seal Press of No. 2 Coy 'RIP' 1860 - 1889 seal press, rip, pilot boats -
Arapiles Historical Society
Trouser Press
House hold item, wooden press with clamps and thumb screwstrouser press, trouser, press -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Cork Press
tall red metal cork press able to turn the knobsMAURI BROS & THOMSON LTD SYDNEY NSW Pinnacle -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Bottle press
Long bottle press with long handle Handle hard to useN/A -
Wannon Water
Antique cast iron seal embossing press, Roeszler, Seal
Hamilton Waterworks Trust was a predessor authority to Glenelg Region Water Authority (Glenelg Water). Glenelg Region Water Authority was constituted on 1 July 1994 under the Water Act 1989 and amalgamated the previous authorities of Glenelg Wannon Water Board, Glenelg Waterworks Trust, Hamilton Water Board and Shire of Mount Rouse Water and Sewerage Authorities.A cast iron seal press. This was used by Hamilton Waterworks Trust and its successor Glenelg Region Water Authority to emboss agreements and official documents. Die is still attached to the press. It reads: Glenelg Region Water Authority 1994. Hamilton Waterworks Trust die reads 1899.Cast iron press with handle and 2 inscripted brass diesHamilton Waterworks Trust Glenelg Region Water Authorityhamilton, glenelg region, public administration, water supply, amalgamation -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Pocket knife holder
Used to carry pocket knife on belt and manufactured by Holden and FrostMade and sold by Holden and FrostLeather pocket knife holder, loop over with press studleather, knife holder -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Functional object - Fob watch holder
Used on belt to carry fob watch and manufactured by Holden and FrostManufactured and sold by Holden and Frost Half round fob watch holder with flap and press studleather, pouch, fob watch holder -
Pyrenees Shire Council
Photo montage, Riponshire Advocate, 2000
significant piece of history depicting the newspaper location (previously Beeripmo Centre) and machinery and staff producing the newspaper. black & white photos of staff and printing press at the Riponshire AdvocatePyrenees Advocate -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Sunglasses and leather case
Part of a large donation of items once owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. Henry Christian (c.1809-91) was one of the first settlers in Kew. He arrived in Victoria with his wife Agnes and son Orlando in 1855 on the Gypsy Queen. He established a rope-making business in Bulleen Road by 1858 but was declared insolvent two years later. In his final years, he was celebrated as one of the oldest living settlers of the district. His son, Orlando Henry Beater Christian (c.1853-1930) became a member of the Hawthorn Band and a foundation member of the Willsmere Swimming Club. Orlando and his wife Elizabeth had four children: Henry Beater (1886-1962), Ada Susannah May (1888-1962), Orlando Julius (1891-1917) and Lilian Adelaide ( -1956). Ada married George Herrick Washfold, and had four childrenPair of clip-on sunglasses in a leather case, closed by a press stud.sunglasses, christian-washfold collection -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Uniform (Item) - Holster With Webbing Belt
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Greensborough Historical Society
Jar, Cottee's Loganberry Jam jar, 1960s
Cottee's is a well known and widely manufactured jam. This jar dates from the 1960s.Glass jar with metal press lid, colour label and lidLabel "Cottee's Loganberry Conserve 8 oz", "Cottee's Marmalades and Conserves" on lidjam, cottees jam, jam jars -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Lace Collar, C 1950's/60's
From McNamara Family.Cream lace collar with shoulder straps, 2 press studs.collar, lace, mcnamara -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - COLUMBIAN PRESS COLLECTION
DVD. Columbian Press Collection, Bendigo Historical Society Inc.. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
blouse, Early 20th century
Marjorie Burton ( nee Whiteman), born 12 June, in Birmingham, England came to Orbost in 1995 This item was made by Mrs Whiteman, Marjorie Burton's mother. Her mother was a milliner who made most of Marjorie’s clothes, hats and outfits.Marjorie Burton wore it to work with a skirt when she worked in Brittannia Insurance as a comptometrist earning 12/6 per week. She stopped working when she was married in 1938 to a salesman who later became a mechanic in the R.A.F. during WW11 . This item is an example of a home-made item and reflects the handcraft skills of women during the first half of the 20th century.A lady's blouse - probably silk. It has a square neckline, long sleeves with press studs on the cuffs. An pleated inset is attached with press studs. There are 3 large brown buttons to open the front.women's-clothing blouse burton-marjorie -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Uniform - Armed Services, Cape/groundsheet, 20th century
Rain cape, also used as a groundsheet, issued Australian servicemen. Purchased for the donor from an "Army Surplus" store and re-purposed for camps as a Scout in the late 1960s. The MK VII Groundsheet (Rain Cape / Poncho) was introduced in October 1917 during WW1. They were made from dyed cotton, proofed with a rubber compound, "well vulcanized" on one side. Weight 3lb. 8oz;. 78 inches long by 36 inches wide and made by the Victoria Rubber Co. Edinburgh. They were used again during WWII 1939-45 Today the Army uses the hootchie - a sheet of 70D nylon or PU-coated cotton with various press snaps and webbing tape loops attached around the outside which allow it to be used in a variety of configuration. During WWII Australian forces fighting the Japanese in the Islands had an urgent requirement for a decent individual shelter. The rubberized canvas groundsheets and rain capes continued to be used, but these were less than effective in the tropics. Towards the end of the war in the Pacific Australia began issuing its troops a lighter weight version of the groundsheet manufactured from polyurethane-coated cotton – During the Malayan Emergency of the 1950s, Australian troops were issued with hooded ponchos. Unlike the WWII US pattern ponchos which always had a hole in the dead centre of the poncho sheet, the Australian-issue hooded ponchos made an effective shelter – especially when two where clipped together. The problem of course is that the rubberized canvas ponchos were far too heavy for jungle use. 1960s Australian units in Borneo were issued with the first pattern lightweight hootchies. 1 Kg. 1970 the Vietnam War, a second pattern lightweight hootchie was issued made from nylon, but retaining the hardware and loops. This lightweight hootchie weighed a mere 680 grams, still heavy, but suitable for tropical use. Currently the hootchie is made from AUSCAM nylon material . Historic significance; representative of the type believed to have been issued to Australian servicemen in World War II, possibly in World War I.Waterproofed Canvas rain cape, also used as a groundsheet in the Australian Army, press studs to close as a cape, collar to cover neck.NILuniforms, australian army, world war ii, army surplus, scouts australia, bentleigh, moorabbin, world war 1, hooded ponchos, borneo, auscam nylon material, hootchies, malayan emergency, vietnam war, groundsheets -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Print (etching, acquatint, stencil): Jock CLUTTERBUCK (b.1945), Jock Clutterbuck, ‘Frosty Night Cartouche’ from 'The Baldessin & Friends' commemorative folio, 2016
Jock Clutterbuck is a sculptor and printmaker of national significance, known for his sophisticated abstract forms with underlying esoteric mysticism. Clutterbuck overlapped with Baldessin when he studied sculpture and printmaking at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT (1965-66). He taught at RMIT from (1969-73) before lecturing in sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts (1974-2000). He is represented in many national and international public art collections and is a recipient of many National prizes and awards. George Baldessin (1939-1978) was a printmaker and sculptor who built his bluestone studio at St Andrews (Nillumbik) in 1971. The bluestone studio was hand built by George, his partner Tess and the three Hails brothers, Rob, Doug and Don. Made of recycled materials the studio today contains all of George’s equipment including the large press, which he modelled himself with the help of Neil Jeffrey (Enjay Presses). George won many prizes throughout his career and is represented in many of Australia's public art collections including his famous 'Pears' sculpture in front of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. In 1975 he represented Australia in the Sao Paulo Biennale, before living and working in Paris until his return to St Andrews in 1977. In 1978 George was killed in a car accident aged 39 years. In 2001 Tess returned to St Andrews to reclaim the run-down studio and reconstitute it as The Baldessin Press & Studio - a printmaking retreat. It operates in George’s memory, so that artists may continue to create, perpetuating the generous spirit of George.‘Frosty Night Cartouche’ is one of eight prints in the 'Baldessin & Friends commemorative folio. The folio was conceived by Tess Edwards as a fundraising initiative in celebration of the The Baldessin Press & Studio's fifteen year anniversary, and as a way to honour George Baldessin's memory. The Baldessin Press & Studio is a not-for-profit organisation created in memory of the late George Baldessin (1939-1978), whose original studio is now open to the public for creative use and as a practical legacy to living artists. The Studio is located in St Andrews, Nillumbik. The folio is a unique coming together of seven very different and acclaimed artists who are connected by their friendship to the missing eighth member, George Baldessin. Following a visit to the Press in 2015, Clutterbuck was reminded of a suite of paintings he had produced some thirty years earlier inspired by plein-air drawings of the night sky. This print attempts to capture something of the enchantment, mystery and drama of a frosty rural property where Clutterbuck spent many years. It is a frost dreaming; a subtle personal homage to Baldessin, embodying the reverence of a fellow artist towards an old friend. In pencil (handwritten): low plate: left '14/25' (edition); centre 'Frosty Night Cartouche' (title); right 'Jock Clutterbuck' (signature); low paper: right emboss 'GB' (Baldessin Press & Studio monogram)ekphrasis2018, symbols -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - NYLON PONCHO, unknown
It is not clear if this is actually Army issue or not.1. This is a simple green nylon poncho with a hood. To clip it together flexible silicone press studs are used. 2. Green nylon bag to hold the poncho. It has two silicone press studs.On the Manufacturer's tag is written in texta, the name "Scott Passalick".accessory, poncho -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Lab Coat, White Laborarory Coat
Audi / Norweellan labWhite Lab Coat. Benchmark XS. 5 press studs, 2 pockets. On Lower half right and left. Top left pocket with place for pen. Press Stud Closing wrists. collar.Stains on Collaf -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Biscuit / pastry press
This was the precursor to the current hand held machine for making forcer biscuits. The metal cylinder was filled with biscuit dough and the wooden piece pushed down inside the cylinder to force the dough through different shaped, detachable, apertures to produce various shaped biscuits .Tin and wooden biscuit / pastry press. Original had shape profiles which can be interchanged. Tube is to be filled with biscuit / pastry mixture the wooden section is used to force mixture out of the press. biscuit, pastry press -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Planeta Polygraph Printing Press operating at the Army Survey Regiment, c1970s to c1980s
These nine photographs of the Planeta Polygraph Printing Press were probably taken circa 1970s to 1980s in Lithographic Squadron at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. The photos are not annotated except for .4P. The Planeta Polygraph Offset Printing Press was a two-colour offset press used to print Naval and medium format RAAF charts. The Planata Printing Press was one of the replacements for the George Mann Printing Presses. It was more reliable than the Komori Printing Press however procurement was difficult when spare parts were required. The Planeta Printing Press was built in East Germany and was in service at the Army Svy Regt from 1976 to 1994. It was replaced by the larger format Roland 8047B four colour Printing Press.This is a set of photographs of the Planeta Polygraph Printing Press operational at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1970s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: CPL Gary Kerr, Roy Hicks, Josh Degroot, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, black & white, c c1970s, 1980s, George Austen, Lithographic Squadron .4) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, George Austen, Lithographic Squadron .5) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, L to R: unidentified, Jim Ash, Lithographic Squadron .6) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, Gary Kerr, Lithographic Squadron .7) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, c1980s, CPL Russ Mollenhauer, Lithographic Squadron .8) - Photo, black & white, c1980s, Stuart Ridge, Lithographic Squadron .9) - Photo, colour, c1970s, L to R: CAPT Gary Kenney, Peter Barrett, Ken Modra, Lithographic Squadron .1 – no annotation .2P to.5P – personnel annotated .6P to .9 – no annotation royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Sebastopol
Pattison Collection 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 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. 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 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. Sebastopol Author: Leo Tolstoy Publisher: Collins Clear-Type Press The label on the spine with typed text PAT 891.73 TOL Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service book, sebastopol, tolstoy, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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