A commemorative publication from the voyage back to Australia aboard the ship The Ceramic in 1920. It departed Tillbury, UK 12th March and docked in Freemantle on 27th April 1920 and then went onto Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. The Ceramic was a transport vessel built in Belfast in 1913 for the White Star Line to transport frozen produce and apples from Australia to UK. It was taken over by the Australian Government for troop transport in October 1914 and could carry over 3,000 troops. This trip in 1920 there were 1467 on board, there were women and children as well as 439 soldiers returning home. The publication has articles of life on the voyage as well as poems, stories, photos and drawings compiled on-board. Notable events such as crossing the equator, a baby competition and stopping in Bombay were some of the photos. Was with other World War 1 memorabilia that has come from Private John Basil McLean, 2nd Reinforcements, 37th Battalion, A.I.F. J.B. McLean (Service No. 13824) was from near Maffra, Victoria and enlisted on 22 January 1916. He embarked on 16 December 1916 for Europe. His full war record is available from AWM. He spent time with the Australian Field Artillery (Pack Section). At the end of the war he worked for a year at the A.I.F. Headquarters in London before returning to Australia on the 'Ceramic', arriving Portsea in 1920.A record of a soldier's journey home after World War 1.An onboard publication x 28 pages, to record the journey home from World War 1.On the cover in blue ink 'J.B. McLean 1919'.world war one, souvenir

This is a transcription diary written by Frederick William Mawson about the day to day activities he got up to during his journey of the first world war. There are a number of photographs throughout the book. His diary entries include references to other soldiers and these have been footnoted and listed in Appendix 2.This is a transcription diary written by Frederick William Mawson about the day to day activities he got up to during his journey of the first world war. There are a number of photographs throughout the book. His diary entries include references to other soldiers and these have been footnoted and listed in Appendix 2.(mr) frederick william mawson, (mr) w. a. j. buckland, (miss) winifred mawson, world war, 1914-1918, (mr) harold black, (miss) beatrice mawson, (mr) william victor bailey wyatt, (mr) aaron wyatt, (mrs amelia dodgshun, (mr) thomas julius atkinson

This newspaper supplement has a series of pictures specially drawn by 'Sphere" artists to show a pictorial record of the journey of the Unknown Warrior from a lonely grave on the battlefield to a tomb in Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1920. 11 November 1920 On 11 November 1920, the second anniversary of the Armistice, the commemoration became a funeral when the remains of an unknown soldier were returned from the battlefields of the Western Front. The remains were interred with full military honours in Westminster Abbey in London. In attendance were King George V, Queen Mary, The Queen Mother, The Queen of Spain and Princess Mary. The service was conducted by the Dean of Westminster.Eight page newspaper supplement of "The Sphere" which gives a series of pictures specially drawn by "Sphere" artists of Armistice Day celebrations 1920. A pictorial record of the journey of the Unknown Warrior from a lonely grave on the battlefield to a tomb in Wesminster Abbey.armistice day 1920, the warrior's pilgrimage 11/1/1920, the unknown warrior, "verdun", bluejackets, king george v, westminster abbey, the cenotaph london

The Grinton Collection. Troops playing games on deck of the Karmala. Refer Cat No, 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a number of soldiers sitting on a timber deck playing a game. Slatted wall behind soldiers. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5 : Quota 45 - Journey Home." "D. Soldiers playing a game."framed accessories, camera on the somme, 38th bn, ww1, hmat karmala

The Grinton Collection. Coming into Cape Town on HMAT Karmala during voyage home 1919. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a wharf and dock side scene with buildings and three ship's funnels beyond. "WELCOME BRAVE BOYS" painted on side of building. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota - Journey Home". "K. HMAT Karmala in Cape Town".framed accesssories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala

Programme & revue produced by POW's at Camp2 MurchisonSingle foolscap copy of the programme performance revue Journey round the World. Title hand written, programme typed6th November 1941 Taturadocuments, programmes

This image of the Ralph Falkiner’s Mueller Petrol-Electric Road Train was taken in Wodonga in February 1914. Imported from Germany by Mr Ralph S Falkiner in late 1913, the train’s inventor, Major W A Mueller with two assistants, came to Melbourne to assemble then commission the train. The train cost Mr Falkiner about £13,000 plus £4,591 import duties. The Falkiner family were sheep breeders in the Western Riverina and he hoped to use the road train primarily to convey wool to the railways for despatch to Sydney. The train was 216 feet long, weighed 43.5 tons with a top speed loaded of 6-8m/h and petrol consumption up to two gallons per mile. Its first Australian journey was to haul 50 tons of cargo to Edmondson & Co at Wagga Wagga, 277 miles away. The journey from Melbourne was plagued with problems including broken cylinders and crank shaft and overheating as it was not designed for Australian climatic conditions. Three months after leaving Melbourne it arrived in Wodonga. A series of problems between Springhurst and Wodonga, including broken cylinders and valves caused an eight day delay. Some of the cargo was off-loaded in Albury, then after repairs the train continued on to Wagga where it arrived in May 1914. After unloading there, the road train was taken to Mr Falkiner's Groongal Station, near Hay and subsequently made several long trips into drought-stricken areas or the Western Riverina. Eventually the dream collapsed when the engines gave out after the train bogged in the sticky black soil of the Hay plain with 251 bales of wool on board. The train was finally railed back to Melbourne and stored but destroyed when the warehouse burnt down. In this photo, the road train is drawn up outside the Wodonga Stores and Bakery owned and operated by George Leighton. Mr Leighton began his business opposite the Terminus Hotel in Sydney Street, Wodonga in 1885. His business included a general store, stocking groceries, ironmongery, drapery, crockeryware, boots and shoes as well as a bakery. He was very actively involved in the community and served on the Wodonga Council for 18 years including three terms as Wodonga Shire President in 1901 – 02, 1910-11 and 1913-14. He was also Chairman of the Wodonga Waterworks Trust for several terms. Mr. Leighton also took a prominent part in the movement to establish a Public Library in Wodonga. His other involvements including being a Founder of the Wodonga Lodge of Freemasons, Honorary Treasurer of the Wodonga Bulldogs Football Club and Secretary of the Wodonga Racing Club. Mr Leighton passed away in Wodonga in 1916.This image is significant because it records a rare event in Wodonga and an experiment in Australian road transport.Black and white images of the Falkiner Road Train in Wodonga and on its first journey from Melbourne to Wagga, NSW It is taken in front of the Wodonga Stores and Bakery operated by George Leighton in Sydney Street, Wodonga.falkiner electric train, early road transport, high street wodonga, george leighton

The Grinton Collection. Ships SMO and Nurses on the HMAT Karmala on the way home 1919. SMO Capt. C. P. Rosenthal. (Ships Medical Officer) Nurses include; Sister Sarah Eliza Faulkner (Sydney) S/Nurse Ivy Louisa Robbins (Epping, NSW) S/Nurse Edith Agnes Purdon (Bathurst, NSW) Sister Catherine Douglas Graham (Footscray) Nurse Gladys Webster Jarrett RRC (Middle Park) Nurse Ida Mary Mason (Wodonga) Nurse Ethel May Mead RRC (Elsternwick) Sister Elizabeth Hamilton O'Reilly (Leitchville) S/Nurse Janet Hay (Adelaide) Sister Janet Ivy Barron (Enogerra, Qld). Refer Cat No 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a group of nurses and a medical officer, all in uniform, in an informal group portrait. Background - ship's superstructure. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home". "J. Australian nurses and a Medical Officer". framed accesssories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala

The Grinton Collection. On board ship coming home. Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jacks Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a group of soldiers leaning on a ship's gunwale, watching a ship's crewman working off the gunwale. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home". "F. Soldiers watch a ship's crewman."framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala

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 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 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 PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. 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 Journal of a Journey from New South Wales to Adelaide Author: Joseph Hawdon Publisher: Georgian House Date: 1952 The label on spine cover with typed text RA 919.944 HAW Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Libraryflagstaff 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 journal of a journey from new south wales to adelaide, joseph hawdon

BHS CollectionColour photo of No 30 tram changing over pick up arm at North Bendigo Terminus in readiness for return journey.person, individual, basil miller

Set of three MMTB or MTA single journey tickets - available on travel on metro train services. .1 - MTA Single Journey ticket - available on tram and bus only, printed on pink card - A280294 with conditions of travel on rear. .2 - MMTB single journey ticket - dated 6/5/81, No. 23543, printed on pink card with conditions of travel on rear. Has section numbers on sides. .3 - Restricted Weekday Ticket or Voucher, Nos. A155134, printed in red on manila coloured card. Was available for a single journey on any MMTB tram and bus and allowed a ticket to be obtained at any station for a single VicRail, metro journey. Part of a longer strip of tickets. See also Reg Item 940 for another sample. Late 1970's given the use of the name VicRail. .4 - same as .2, unused - two copies added 9/8/2020trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, mta, the met

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Easter crowd: the procession journeys along Pall Mall, Bendigo, 1890newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

The Grinton Collection. Well wishers greeting troops on the HMAT Karmala returning home 1919 Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a boat tender with approximately 40 civilians on board on the water. Frame - Timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home". "I. Greeting returned soldiers on the HMAT Karmala".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, grinton, hmat karmala

The Grinton Collection. Jack Grinton on HMAT Kamala coming home. Refer Cat No. 1280 for his service details.Photograph framed. Photograph - black and white photograph on paper depicting a soldier, wearing a ship's life ring, standing against a ship's rail. Background - water. Frame - timber, light varnish finish, Perspex front, cardboard backing."Group 5: Quota 45 - Journey Home". "E. Jack Grinton - life ring 2".framed accessories, camera on the somme, ww1, 38th bn, hmat karmala

At the 1978 Festival of Kew, a number of organisations, including the City of Kew, the Kew Historical Society, Trinity Boys Grammar School and local Girl Guides participated in a re-enactment of the expedition of the party of Charles Grimes in surveying the Yarra River as far as Kew in February 1803. The location for the event was Yarra Bend Park near the Studley Park Boat House. The event was organised by the Kew Historical Society. The re-enactment was captured by a number of amateur photographers as well as by a photographer from the local Progress Press.Local communities select events to commemorate according to their shared history and values. Commemorations of colonial exploration were popular with local historical groups such as the Kew Historical Society in the twentieth century. In re-enacting events such as the Grimes survey of the Yarra, students from a local school were encouraged to take on specific roles, including play-acting individuals involved in the survey party as well as members of the local Wurundjeri People. The photographs, taken by amateur and professional photographers, represent a period in time when the dominant values were those shared by the descendants of European settlers in Victoria. Original colour photographic positive of participants in the Charles Grimes re-enactment at Yarra Bend during the 1978 Festival of Kew. From left to right they are: Cr Noel Whiting (Mayor of Kew), Stewart Brunt, Scott Fulton, and Cr Allan Hutchinson.Annotated on reverse: "RE-ENACTMENT OF GRIMES' JOURNEY UP THE YARRA 1803 / TRINITY GRAMMAR BOYS"kew historical society, trinity grammar school, kew girl guides, city of kew, yarra river, charles grimes, collins expedition, wurundjeri people, yarra bend park, colonial surveys, historic re-enactments, festival of kew, kew festival, cr noel whiting, cr allan hutchinson

Book published to highlight the involvement of Victorian servicemen and servicewomen in the Vietnam War (1964-1972)Hardback book titled "Victoria Remembers Vietnam: A Journey of Remembrance , Commemoration and Celebration" published on to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.south vietnam, victoria, veterans, long tan

Paper - black and white. Alterations on separate pieces of paper in the book - 5 pages. 120.1 - Tramway timetable for Circular Quay - Canterbury - Cooks Rivers - Dulwich Hill - Earlwood lines, 1953. 120.2 - Altered journey for route, Circular Quay - Cooks River line - 1954 120.3 - Altered journey - Dulwich Hill, Glebe Point, Balmain, Lilyfield and Darling St. wharf - Canterbury lines - 1954. 120.4 - Altered journey (on trail) Circular Quay and Darling St. wharf and Canterbury lines - 1954. 120.5 - Additional and altered journeys - Circular Quay and Darling St. wharf lines - 1954 120.6 - Tram time table for Circular Quay - North Bondi line (via Bellevue Hill) including running times, sections and fares - July 26 1954.sydney, timetables

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia. He died in England in 1970 at the age of 69.Black and white photograph of a train carriage with three of the door open and young men crowded at the openings. At the windows of the train, other people are leaning out. The young men are members of the City of Ballarat Band.Written in pen on the bank - Memembers of city band on journey to Brisbane, Q (1923 Easter), (F.W. au)frank wright, city of ballarat band, train carriage, railway, train, transport

Family History of W.E. Coward. Light Green card cover with b/w photo of a couple. with Tilte W.E Coward The Continuing Journey From Ballarat to Stawell 1919 - William ernest and Elsie Muriel Cowardstawell building

Set of two Restricted Weekday Ticket or Voucher, joined in the middle by a perforation. Nos. A201726 and 727, printed in red on manila coloured card. Was available for a single journey on any MMTB tram and bus and allowed a ticket to be obtained at any station for a single VicRail, metro journey. Part of a longer strip of tickets. Late 1970's given the use of the name VicRail.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section, melbourne, vicrail