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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, History of the Vermont Football Club, ca 1992
History of the Vermont Football Club, 1921 - 1985, by Lee Bidstrup [1992?]vermont football club, australian rules football -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: ST, MARY'S COLLEGE, ST. KILIAN'S, AND ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOLS ENTERTAINMENT, 26 September 1921
Event, A delightful Entertainment will be given by the pupils of St. Mary's College, St. Killian's and St. Joseph's Schools in St. Killian's Hall Bendigo,, on Monday Evening September 26, 1921.Tickets 2/- and 1/-.J.B.Young & Co, Printers &c, Bendigoevent, entertainment, catholic schools -
Melton City Libraries
Newspaper, Special Melton People, 1971
"Hannah ‘Grannie’ Wattsis one of Melton’s mostcelebrated and cherished pioneers. Born in Ireland in 1831, Hannah immigrated to Australia with her husband George Byrns in 1854. Moving to Melton, they built a wattle and daub hut home where they lived with their four children until George was tragically killed in 1860. Unusually for the time, Hannah purchased land in her own name in the Melton township in 1863. Later that same year she married William Watts and together they moved to Toolern Vale and built a bluestone and mud brick home. It is believed that while travelling to Australia, Hannah assisted the ship surgeon and demonstrated a natural aptitude for the tasks assigned to her. When she was living in Melton she assisted other women in an unofficial capacity as neighbourhood midwife, while also working on her farm and raising her six children. By 1887, however, her reputation as a midwife had grown to such an extent that she was able to establish her own practice. William Watts died in 1874, but Hannah remained in Toolern Vale for the next twenty years. In 1894, she moved into the Melton township and built Lynch Cottage on the corner of Yuille and Sherwin streets, near Toolern Vale Creek. There she assisted in the births of hundreds of Melton residents, as well as the laying out of the deceased. Meticulous in her record keeping, Hannah Watts recorded the details of a total of 442 births between the years 1886 and 1921. Lynch Cottage was officially registered as a private hospital in 1911 and Hannah was listed in the Victorian Register of Midwives in 1917. Hannah Watts died on 21 October 1921, a few months after she assisted with the delivery of her final baby, Thomas Watts Minns. She was 90 years old. Hannah was buried in Melton Cemetery and mourned by the Melton community. Her obituary in the Gisborne Gazette is a testament to how beloved she was by the people she served: ... while in the absence of medical aid residents looked to Grannie as their doctor, philosopher and friend. Hundreds, in fact we might say thousands of people held the deceased in veneration ... A woman of great energy and determination combined with superior intelligence, Grannie conquered difficulties that would have made many falter... Today Grannie Watts is remembered by her descendants and by many locals in the City of Melton. Created in 1985, Hannah Watts Park honours Grannie Watts’ pioneering work for the health and wellbeing of hundreds of Meltonians. Not only is the park a fitting tribute to the memory of an outstanding citizen, it also continues to provide today’s residents and visitors with a space to walk, relax, gather and celebrate in Melton" .Tom Minns holding Debra Wain, first hospital baby to be born In Melton since 1921. Article featured in the Herald. Mother Rhonda Wain is featured in the photo too. local identities, local significant events -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, And We Who Followed, 1988
This book contains a history of the Shire of Heytesbury from 1921 to 1987. It is written by Jack Fletcher and follows on from his book ‘The Infiltrators’ which is the history of the Heytesbury region from 1840 to 1920. The Heytesbury area in the Western District of Victoria was named after the village of Heytesbury in England and the first Baron Heytesbury, Sir William A Court, who purchased the village in 1828 and was a distinguished public figure in Great Britain at the time. The area, largely forested, was cleared in 1960 to establish the Heytesbury Soldier Settlement Scheme and is today an important dairying area centred around the town of Simpson.This book is of some interest as it details a history of an area adjoining the Warrnambool district. The Heytesbury Settlement farmers are predominantly dairy producers, similar to those in other districts around WarrnamboolThis is a hard cover buff-coloured book with a dust cover sealed down onto the hard cover. The front and back covers have a sepia coloured photograph of the Heytesbury Settlement Park.Front of dust cover – ‘And We Who Followed - A History of the Heytesbury 1921-1987-Jack S. Fletcher Spine – as above (plus a library classification) heytesbury region, victoria, heytesbury soldier settlement -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK STATE SCHOOL, 1921
Photograph of a large group of children, both boys and girls, grouped in front of a brick building. One boy at the centre front is holding a chalkboard which has the following printed on it; Eaglehawk 6th Grade 1921. 210person, group, school, eaglehawk state school 1921 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, McGlone's Estate Mitcham, 1/04/1921 12:00:00 AM
Copy of pamphlet of McGlone's Estate, Mitcham auctioned April 1921.Copy of pamphlet of McGlone's Estate, Mitcham auctioned April 1921. 24 allotments. Bordered by Whitehorse Road, McGlone Street, Station Street and Mitcham railway line and station. Original in Haughton maps, LaTrobe Library.Copy of pamphlet of McGlone's Estate, Mitcham auctioned April 1921. land sales, auctions, mcglone, john, mcglone, elizabeth, whitehorse road, mitcham, mcglone street, mitcham, station street, mitcham, mitcham railway station, haughton map collection, state library of victoria. latrobe library -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
24th Kooyong Regiment 1921 -1940 possibly taken at Pukapunyal or Seymour Campsphoto, 1940, army -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, The story of the White Horse - the symbol of a city, 1/01/1996 12:00:00 AM
Brochure telling the history of the Whitehorse Hotel 1853-1921 and of the statue. Rev ed.Brochure telling the history of the Whitehorse Hotel 1853-1921 and of the statue. Rev ed.Brochure telling the history of the Whitehorse Hotel 1853-1921 and of the statue. Rev ed.white horse hotel, city of whitehorse -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Newspaper - The MAGDALENE VINNEN barque, 1'4'1933 clipping, The Australasian clipping 01 April 1933 re the MAGDALENE VINNEN barque, 1/4/1933
Clipper trader shipWorld's tallest barque, too tall to fit under the Sydney Harbour BridgeMAGDALENE VINNEN (1921-1936) world's biggest barque, 1'4'1933 newspaper clipping.Reverse " NIL "clipper ships -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Land Title, Norris Court Blackburn, 1889-1963
Certificates of Titles supplied.Certificates of Title Vol. 2105 Fol. 823 to Freehold Investment and Banking Co P/L, 1889; Vol. 3485 Fol. 696892 to Florence Adelaide Bellingham, 1911; Vol. 4474 Fol. 894734 to Charles and William Richard Norris, 1921; Vol. 8393 Fol.709 to William Richard Norris, 1963. With covering letter from donor.Certificates of Titles supplied.whitehorse road blackburn, canterbury road blackburn, blackburn road blackburn, naughton grove blackburn, norris court blackburn, emslie, blackburn road blackburn, mogolong, blackburn road blackburn, bellingham, florence adelaide, norris, charles, norris, william richard, freehold investment and banking company of australia ltd -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, PHOTOGRAPH BY C. WEICKHARDT CLUNES, 1914
BALLARAT BAKERY CLUNES. ESTABLISHED BY J.C. WEICKHARDT ABOUT 1859. OWNED BY J.F. WEICKHARDT [JACOB] FROM 1866 - 1898. OWNED BY J. F. WEICKHARDT [FRANZ] SON OF J.C.W. FROM 1898 -1921SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH BALLARAT BAKERY CLUNES, ESTABLISHED BY J.C. WEICKHARDT ABOUT 1859.HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON REVERSE OF PHOTOGRAPH: BALLARAT BAKERY CLUNES ESTABLISHED BY J.C. WEICKHARDT ABOUT 1859, OWNED BY J.F. WEICKHARDT (JACOB) FROM 1866 - 1898. OWNED BY J.F. WEICKHARDT (FRANZ) SON OF J.C.W. 1898 TO 1921 - PHOTO TAKEN ABOUT 1914local history, photography, photographs, shops, weickhardt's ballarat bakery., buildings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MENU FOR BALLS CITY OF BENDIGO JUBILEE
Three copies of menus, City of Bendigo Jubilee 1871 - 1921 Mayoral Ball Menus to be held at the Town Hall, Bendigo. D. Andrew, Mayor. Dated July 18th, 1921. Inside with the menu is a list of councillors from 1871 and 1921. Also Town Clerks from 1856 to 1921 and Area of City, Gold Yield 1871 to 1921 and value, 120 Miles of street Trees and £52,500 in Revenue. On the back is a picture of the Town Hall. (b) A menu for a Return Ball to His Worship the Mayor, Cr. D. Andrew and Mrs. Andrew to be held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 10th, 1921. On the left side of the menu is a purple coloured picture of a lady walking in a garden. She is carrying a posy of flowers and is wearing a long dress. M. Hicks is the caterer for both balls and Cambridge Press, the printer for the menus.bendigo, council, mayoral ball, menu for balls, d andrew, m hicks, cambridge press, city of bendigo jubilee of proclamation as a city 1871-1921, jas boyd, r burrowes, j mcintyre, g aspinall, e garsed, w c vahland, m moran, j holmes, a dunstan, j h curnow, w wilkie, t c pryor, j e holland, w t carter, m g guidice, w ewing, geo avery fletcher, d macdougall, w d c denovan, w honeybone -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AGENDA FOR MEETING - BENDIGO GAS COMPANY, 1921
Agenda for Meeting and Order of Meeting - Bendigo Gas Company. Half-yearly Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders. 24/2/1921. Business items; Director's Report; Financial Statements. H Johns, Sec. J B Young, Chairman.organization, business, bendigo gas company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS BOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS, 1921
Victorian Railways Rolling Stock Branch Book of Instructions with detailed train information, dimensions, drawings and diagrams, 254 page plus fold out pages published by Government Printer. October 1921. Cream coloured hard cover.Victorian Railwaystransport, railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GUINEY COLLECTION: LETTER OF REFERENCE, 14 Jan 1921
Document. Letter of reference for Mr. John Guiney from Bayless and Co. Letter has letterhead of Golden Eagle Roller Mills and Grainstores, Bendigo. Includes drawing of flour mill building. Letter dated Jan 14. 1921.document, memo, letter of reference -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd, Material Handling Equipment 1981, 1950s
Material Handling Equipment 1981 Small wire bound black and grey booklet produces by Malcolm Moore Ltd. Malcolm Moore were specialists in the mechanical handling of materialsN Robinson 1921-1986 - inside coverbuilt environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson -
Women's Art Register
Document - Information folder, c.1985
A File relating to Anna Cohn, Sculptor from New South Wales, it contains articles she's written and articles about her work from the 1960s to 1984. It is available for loan to members of Women's Art Register and visitors to richmond Library. This file is significant in that it is one of 3000 such files that are invaluable to Art ResearchersManila Folder with three booklets containing copies of letters, newspaper articles, invitations 57 pages all toldCohn, Anna (1921- ) on folder and on each bookletsculptor, art writer, sculptors society, , anna cohn -
National Wool Museum
Badge
Badge produced as a fund raiser for the blind; almost certainly related to returned soldiers from World War I.FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE / JUNE 1921world war i -
Orbost & District Historical Society
certificate, 11 June 1921
According to an article on page 13 of The Melbourne Argus on Wednesday 15 June 1921, Ethyl May Lynn was a successful candidate at the examinations held by The Royal Victorian Trained Nurses' Association held in May 1921.The Lynn family is well-known in the Orbost area. Ethel Lynn is believed to have been working at Bairnsdale in 1924. Ethyl Lynn was the onlychild of Samuel James Lynn and Elizabeth Jane Lynn ( nee Warren). Samuel Lynn (1865-1949) was a farmer and grazier at Jarrahmond and bred Clydesdales.A certicate on a board. The certificate is from the Bairnsdale District Hosptal - the Training School for Nurses. It is inscribed to Ethel May Lynn. There is a badge associated with this -544.2 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, King Anne
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. WARRNAMBOOL'S 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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. Ethel Mary Turner Ethel Turner (25th January 1872 – 8th April 1958) was an English-born Australian novelist and children's literature writer. She was born Ethel Mary Burwell in Doncaster in England. Her father died when she was two, leaving her mother Sarah Jane Burwell with two daughters (Ethel and Lillian). A year later, Ethel’s mother married Henry Turner, who was 20 years older and had six children of his own. Sarah Jane and Henry had a daughter, Rose. Henry Turner died suddenly, leaving Sarah Jane with nine children and little income. In 1879 Sarah Jane moved to Australia with Ethel, Lillian, and Rose; within the next two years she married Charles Cope and gave birth to his son Rex. Ethel Turner was educated at Paddington, New South Wales Public School and Sydney Girls High School she was one of the school's original thirty-seven pupils. Ethel started her writing career at eighteen, founding the Parthenon, a journal for young people, with her sister Lillian. Writing as “Dame Durden”, she wrote children's columns for the Illustrated Sydney News and later for the Australian Town and Country Journal. In 1891 the family moved to Woodlands, a large house in Lindfield, now Killara, which was then out in the country. Woodlands still stands today in Werona Avenue and is where she wrote “Seven Little Australians”. In 1896 Ethel married Herbert Curlewis, a lawyer. After living in Mosman, they built their own house overlooking Middle Harbour. The house, Avenel, is where Ethel Turner spent the rest of her years. She survived her daughter Jean Curlewis, who died of tuberculosis, by 28 years. Jean was also a writer of children's books, although not as popular as her mother. Jean's works include “The Ship That Never Set Sail”, “Drowning Maze”, and “Beach Beyond (1923)”. Her son Adrian, was a Barrister, Captain in WW2 and a Changi and Thai-Burma Railway POW and later a Judge. Ethel Turner died at Mosman on 8 April 1958 at 85. She is buried at Macquarie Park Her best-known work is her first novel, Seven Little Australians (1894), which is widely considered a classic of Australian children's literature and was an instant hit both in Australia and overseas. It is about a family of seven children growing up in Australia. The book, together with its sequels “The Family at Misrule” (1895) and “Little Mother Meg” (1902) that deal with the lives of the Wolcott family, particularly with its seven mischievous children in 1880s Australia. A companion to "Seven Little Australians", “Judy and Punch” was published in 1928. Like her stepfather, the character of Captain Woollcott was a widower with six children. The book was made into a feature film in Australia in 1939 and a UK television series in 1953. A 10-episode television series was made in 1973 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Turner published a number of other books for children, short stories and poems. “Three Little Maids” (1900) is a strongly autobiographical novel about her family's migration from England to Sydney, Australia. Turner wrote more than forty novels. Some were about the mischievous Wolcott’s. Others were serialized, like her books on "the Cub", and some were stand-alone. The children she wrote about were all adventurous and independent. They frequently got themselves into sticky situations and got themselves out of them with very little to no adult help. Turner was awarded a number of prestigious literary awards and could be considered one of Australia's best-loved authors. She is listed on The Australian Women's Register. The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature is given annually under the auspices of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. Ref Ethel Mary Turner, Biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Turner 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. King Anne Author: Ethel Turner Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Date: 1921Label on spine cover with typed text PAT FIC TUR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Insider front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institutewarrnambool, 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, king anne, ethel turner -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
book, The Colonial Clippers
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 Colonial Clippers Author: Basil Lubbock Publisher: James Brown & Son Date; 1921Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 387.2 LUB Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum 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 colonial clippers, basil lubbock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Portrait, Patrick Francis Murphy, 1920s
Portrait photo of Patrick Francis Murphy. Councillor City of Port Melbourne 1921-28local government - city of port melbourne, patrick francis murphy -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland Free Library, 1921-1922
Front: 'Portland Free Library' hand written, black ink, purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 'cancelled ' stamps, 1 PFL&LI stampportland free library, savings, administration, glenelg shire council archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland Free Library, 1919-1921
State Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland Free Library. First entry 25 November 1919, final entry 9 April 1921. Light blue (faded) card cover, royal blue print and bindingFront: purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 of each of the above stampsportland free library, savings, administration, glenelg shire council archives -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Palstra home at 60 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills, 1920s, 1921
Date is the one given by descendant Julia Thornton. William and May Palstra were married in 1920; this was their first and only home. They had 3 children, Margaret, Jocelyn and William. Margaret Thornton was a daughter of William and May Palstra; one of her daughters, Julia Thornton still lives in the house in 2023. For a time 3 generations of the family lived in the house - Margaret Thornton, Julia Thornton, her then-husband and their 2 children. The house remains in 2023 with extensions to the rear and side. Donation form signed by Julia Thornton. This is one of very few homes in the area which has been held continuously by the same family. It is typical of the Californian bungalow style built after World War 1 but modified for expanded family needs. This was achieved in a reasonably sympathetic manner before a heritage overlay was approved for a large part of Guildford Road and without a 2-storey extension.Black and white photo of William and May Palstra standing in the gateway of their Californian bungalow home in 1921. It is painted or stained in a dark colour and has 3 chimneys and a brick verandah. The fence is of wire-mesh construction. There is a house nameplate over the verandah.palstra, californian bungalows, guildford road, william palstra, may palstra, julia thornton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: DOCUMENTS RELATING TO EDWARD VALENTINE BROWNE ESTATE
Twenty-one documents dated 1923-24 + Envelope clipped together relating to estate of Edward Valentine Browne deceased of Ireland and his shares 45208/ 45332 in Cohns Bros Brewery. Envelope date stamped 1st August 1921 with two joined 1 penny red Edward V111. Dublin date stamp 13th September 1921 + Galway date stamp 9th Sept 1921.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, edward valentine browne, of claran park headford. -
Clunes Museum
Financial record - RECEIPTS, 21/07/1921
.1 FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF BALANCE FROM UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA LTD. LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY RE - 8TH WAR LOAN ACCOUNT 1921. .2 BANK REPORT. .3 UNION BANK CORRESPONDENCE EXPLAINING WAR LOANS AND FIXED DEPOSITS.local history, documents, receipts, reports, bank, societies, ladies benevolent society -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph, B&W, possibly a daughter of Henry Box 1839 - 1921
A black and white photograph of a young girl who may be a daughter of Henry Box 1839 - 1921Bensen & Stevenson Photos / 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne / COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, An Australian Casualty of World War 2, 1997?
Alwyn Terrance (sic) Till, 1921 - 1944. School history project. With letter to Una Taylor.Alwyn Terrance (sic) Till, 1921 - 1944. School history project. With letter to Una Taylor.Alwyn Terrance (sic) Till, 1921 - 1944. School history project. With letter to Una Taylor.till, alwyn -
Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar School
Accessory - Tie pin, circa 1980s
Grammar Foundation badge, belonged to Kathleen Must (CEGGS 1921) benefactress, twin of Norman Must.