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Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1985
Rev. Ian Tanner (1926-2013) was a past President of the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and served as the first Moderator of the Synod of South Australia from 1977 to 1979.Gloss, black and white, image of Rev. Ian Bowe Tanner.tanner, ian, presbyterian -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1985
Rev. Ian Tanner (1926-2013) was a past President of the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and served as the first Moderator of the Synod of South Australia from 1977 to 1979.Gloss, black and white, image of Rev. Ian Bowe Tanner.tanner, ian, presbyterian -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Dacre Smyth et al, Waterfalls of Victoria, 1988
A book of photographs of paintings of the waterfalls of Victoria painted by Dacre Smyth.A book of photographs of paintings of the waterfalls of Victoria painted by Dacre Smyth. Each painting has the name of the waterfall, the date the painting was painted and a short poem accompanying the photograph. Commodore Dacre Henry Deudraeth Smyth, AO was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy, an artist and a poet. He joined the RAN in 1940, and participated in the D-Day landings and the Battle of the Coral Sea before retiring as a commodore in 1978. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Trustees of Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance and was a Life Governor of the Shrine. He became well known after his retirement for landscape and seascape painting, publishing fourteen books containing his paintings and poems. He married Jennifer Haggard in 1952, and had four daughters and a son. He died in 2008.Hardcover. Front dust cover has a photograph of a painting of Erskine Falls painted by the author. Back cover has 4 photographs of paintings of Wannon and Nigretta Falls in summer and winter. Inside cover of book, both back and front have a map of Victoria with various towns shown and the location of all the waterfalls in Victoria.Signature of the author and painter, Dacre Smyth. Artist's Acknowledgements / I am most grateful to all who helped in the production of this book:- / Alan Copeland / Allan Tuite and staff at Crystal Offset Printers for the production and printing of this book / Photography Ralph Petty / Colour Separations front & back cover Scanagraphix & Image Scan / Binding J.P. Bookbinderswaterfalls, victoria, melbourne, paintings, poem, poetry, photograph, dacre henry deudraeth smyth, royal australian navy, d-day landings, battle of the coral sea, shrine of remembrance, jennifer haggard -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Jonathan Cape, Martin Arrowsmith, 1930
This book “Martin Arrowsmith” is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis. It was first published in 1925. Lewis won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for this book but he declined the Prize. He had been helped in the writing of it by science writer Paul de Kruif, who received 25% of royalties on the sales. However, Lewis is listed as the sole author. About SINCLAIR LEWIS (1885-1951) The author was born as Harry Sinclair Lewis in 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He was renowned as an American novelist, playwright and short story writer. His first writings were romantic poems and short stories. Six of his novels were published by the time Lewis was 36. Lewis received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930 for his “vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters." He was the first author from the United States to receive this award. Lewis graduated from university in 1907. He worked as a reporter and editor for several publications. He was a prolific writer, publishing dozens of works and numerous articles, and became popular for his satire. Lewis married and divorced twice and died alone from a heart attack due to advanced alcoholism) near Rome on 10th January 1951, aged 66. 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. About BUTLER & TANNER LTD, Printers The company Butler & Tanner Ltd, of Great Britain, was established in France in 1845 as W.T. Butler, and in 1857 ran a steam printing works. The company was also known as B&T, and Butler, Tanner and Dennis. They continued in business for almost 170 years, sadly going into liquidation in 2014. The company was Britains ‘oldest and foremost colour printer’. Lewis’s book is significant for its association with the writer, who was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1930). This book is significant for its connection with the Pattison Collection which, 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. Title: Martin Arrowsmith Author: Sinclair Lewis Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London Date: 1930 Edition: Hardback board book covered with red linen. Linen on the spine has faded to orange-brown. On the spine is a hand printed title and author, and a white adhesive label with a typed library call number. Inside the front cover is a printed label. On the book’s fly page is an oval stamp impression in purple ink, and handwritten pencilled numbers and letters. The book, a novel, is one of a Collected Edition published in 1929. It also belongs to the Pattison Collection originally belonging to the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, and the Warrnambool Public Library.Adhesive label on the spine - “PAT / FIC / LEW” Hand printed on the spine in black “MARTIN / ARROW - / SMITH” and “LEWIS” Purple stamp on fly page “WARRNAMBOOL / MECHANICS’ / INSTITUTE” Pencil text on fly page “PL (underlined) / W / 14217A” Printed label inside front cover from the 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 public library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool books and records, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool children’s library, american novel, jonathan cape, sinclair lewis, harry sinclair lewis, 1930 nobel prize for literature, pulitzer prize, bitler & tanner ltd, b & t -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Soda Syphon, Fletcher, c 1930 (contents of syphon)
This soda syphon is a device for dispensing carbonated or soda water. The valve allows portion of the contents to be dispensed whilst maintaining the pressure inside to keep the rest of the contents from going flat. The bottle is marked ‘J. Fletcher’. John Fletcher worked as a boy at Rowley’s cordial factory in Banyan Street, Warrnambool. He then worked for John Davis who had established the Union Cordial Factory in Koroit Street, Warrnambool in the 1860s. In 1885 John Fletcher bought the Davis business and operated it until 1930. John Fletcher sold the business to Ralph Reeves and as Reeves initially used Fletcher bottles and syphons, the contents of the bottle could have come from the time of either John Fletcher or Ralph Reeves. This syphon is of interest as it comes from a mid 20th century cordial factory in Warrnambool. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over 100 years. This is a clear glass soda syphon with a round sold base and a rounded body and a metal pump and valve mechanism affixed to the top opening. A glass tube is inside the bottle and is part of the pump mechanism. The top metal section is very corroded. The side of the bottle has the Fletcher trademark - the stylized letters J and F. ‘J. Fletcher Trade Mark Warrnambool’ ‘J. Fletcher’ ‘British Syphon Mfg Co. Ltd London’ cordial manufacturing in warrnambool, fletcher, history of warrnambool -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Soda Sypon, John Fletcher/Ralph Reeves, J. F. Fletcher, Mid 20th century (contents of bottles)
These two soda syphons were used to dispense soda water. They are marked ‘J. Fletcher’ with one of the bottles having the extra label of ‘Reeves’. The bottles come from the cordial factory in Koroit Street, Warrnambool. John Fletcher worked as a young boy in Rowley’s cordial factory in Banyan Street, Warrnambool and then worked for John Davis who had established the Union Cordial Factory in Koroit Street in the 1860s. John Fletcher bought the Davis business in 1885 and operated this factory until 1930. He then sold to Ralph Reeves who initially used the Fletcher bottles and syphons. At least one of these syphons comes from the Koroit Street factory during the proprietorship of Ralph Reeves.These soda syphons are of interest as they come from a local Warrnambool cordial factory in Koroit Street. Cordial manufacturing was an important industry in Warrnambool for over100 years. These are two soda syphons made of glass with heavy round bases and ridged surfaces on the bottle bodies. The metal tops contain the pump and valve mechanisms and the inside of the bottles have glass tubes attached to the top mechanisms. The sides of the bottle have the Fletcher trade mark symbol of the stylized letters J and F, Both metal tops are corroded. Both bottles contain a small amount of liquid.‘J. Fletcher’ “J. Fletcher Trade Mark Warrnambool’ ‘Soda Water’ ‘This syphon is the property of John Fletcher Warrnambool and cannot be legally used by others’ ‘British Syphon Co. Ltd. London Reg. No 762’. ‘Reeves Soda Water’ (one bottle only) cordial manufacturing in warrnambool, history of warrnambool -
Thompson's Foundry Band Inc. (Castlemaine)
Sheet Music, Chappel & Co Ltd, We're All Together Now - from Gullivers Travels, 1939
19 parts for Brass BandWE'RE ALL TOGETHER NOW QUICK-STEP from "GULLIVERS TRAVELS" LEO ROBIN & RALPH RAINGER Arr. by FRANK DENHAM O.490 Copyright MCMXXXIX by Famous Music Corp N.Y.C. 84192 Chappell & Co. Ltd., 50 New Bond Street, London W1 New York & Sydney Chappell, S. A. Paris All Rights Reserved Tous droits réservéssongs from musicals -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Australian Scholarly Publishing, Racers of the Deep —The Yankee Clippers and Bluenose Clippers on the Australian Run 1852–1869, 2007
396 pages with colour and black and white illustrations; notes, bibliography, index.non-fictionaustralian history, ships, shipping, clippers -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, C. 1985
Rev. Ian Tanner (1926-2013) was a past President of the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly from 1985 to 1988 and served as the first Moderator of the Synod of South Australia from 1977 to 1979.Gloss, black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Rev. Ian Bowe Tanner.tanner, ian, presbyterian -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ellie Pullin & Ralph McDonell cutting the 30th Ringwood Historical Research Group birthday cake at Ringwood Elderly Citizens Hall on 20th August 1988, 1988
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Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alice M Coltman entered Clarendon Ladies College in 1893. Normal College is a term used for any college devoted to teacher training. This term was used for the fore-runner of the Melbourne Teachers' College although by 1907 this institution was known as the Training College. Small leather bound book with gold printing on spine and gold crest on front coverInscribed on 3rd page: Alice M Coltman / Ballarat / November 4, 1907 Inscribed on facing page: Normal Collegealice-m-coltman, normal-college -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, Police Historical Society, In the performance of duty / by Gavin Brown, Gary Presland and Ralph Stavely, 1994_
This book tells of the murder and assault of Victorian police 1837-1988.320 p., illus. Paperback.victoria police, ralph stavely, gary presland, gavin brown -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Clipping, 50th wedding anniversary of Ralph and Mavis Wigley, Haig Street Ringwood (Victoria) - 1986
Photograph and report from The Mail (Ringwood) Newspaper, April 23, 1986. Mrs Wigley was the daughter of Mr A.F.G. Long, first Town Clerk of Ringwood, 1925-1950. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood High School - 1954, Form 1B. Boys standing (L-R): 1. Peter Hodgson, 2. Peter Fry, 3. Ralph Stoel. 4. Kevin Kane, 5. Terry Dicini, 6. Rod Young, 7. Colin Warren, 8. Michael Cotter, 9. Daryl Pike, 10. Gordon Schultz, 11. Sid Gruar, 12. Neil Reid. Girls standing: 1. Carol Maggs, 2. Susan Libby, 3. Barbara Hill, 4. Leonie Stirling, 5. Dalia Karvellis, 6. Margaret King, 7. Pam Daniels, 8. Marjorie Reynolds, 9. Barbara Holden, 10. Nancy McDonald, 11. Lyndal Keene. Girls seated: 1. Margaret Vergers, 2. Juan Harris, 3. Wendy McIntyre, 4. Lorraine Norman, 5. Lynette Reid, 6. Anne Whitehouse, 7. Dulcie Ellis, 8. Carol Bruce, 9. Margaret Seamon, 10. Nola Burns, 11. Ruth Chandler, 12. Janice Mills. Boys seated: 1. Barry Wedlock, 2. Gordon Bould, 3. Ken Baker, 4. Bill Mann
Only writing on back of photograph, "Form 1B?" Paper list with photographs reads, "High School - Bedford Rd. Ringwood. Photo Pupils Form 1B. Reading from Left to Right. Back row boys: 1. Peter Hodges, 2. Peter Fry, 3. ??, 4. ??, 5. Terry Knight, 6. Ron Young, 7. ??, 8. ??, 9. Darrell Pyke, 10. Gordon Schultz, 11. ??, 12. Neil Reid. Boys sitting front: 1. ??, 2. ??, 3. Ken Baker, 4. Bill Mann". -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Anthony McAleer, A stretcher bearer's war : the story of Ralph Goode MBE, 2014
Ralph Goode became the first of many men from Lilydale Victoria to enlist in World War One when he joined the 2nd Field Ambulance as a stretcher bearer. Over the next four years he recorded hid activities.Notes, bibliography, ill, p.196.non-fictionRalph Goode became the first of many men from Lilydale Victoria to enlist in World War One when he joined the 2nd Field Ambulance as a stretcher bearer. Over the next four years he recorded hid activities.world war 1914-1918 - australian participation - 2nd field ambulance, ralph goode 1888-1961 - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, We band of brothers : a biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman, 2000
The biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307.non-fictionThe biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanaustralian army - 39th infantry battalion, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Newspaper article, Ralph Lynn in 'Mischief' (film) screened at Melbourne Athenaeum - The Argus 16 May 1932
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Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Certificate of Title - Ralph William Hodges, 1928, 1933
Certificate of Title for Lot 4 Burnett Street, Mitcham and correspondence re outstanding ratesCertificate of Title for Lot 4 Burnett Street, Mitcham and correspondence re outstanding ratesCertificate of Title for Lot 4 Burnett Street, Mitcham and correspondence re outstanding ratesland titles, rates, shire of blackburn and mitcham, burnett street, mitcham -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Pastor Doug Nichols, Ralph Nichols and Ted Jane, C.1975
Black and white photo of Pastor Doug Nichols, Raiph Nichols and Town Clerk, Ted Jane.jane, ted, nichols, doug, nichols, raipu -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Individuals, Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen, Taylor, Ralph F, 1929
From School records, some more complete than others. Reports should contain information on the pupil's school work and give details of what they did when they left school. They should also show the name of a parent and the occupation. All sheets are indexed on a spreadsheet at the Common School Museum.Individual school records of the pupils of the Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen.rutherglen higher elementary school, pupils, students, school reports -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Document - School Records - Individuals, Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen, Pascoe, Ralph, 1934
From School records, some more complete than others. Reports should contain information on the pupil's school work and give details of what they did when they left school. They should also show the name of a parent and the occupation. All sheets are indexed on a spreadsheet at the Common School Museum.Individual school records of the pupils of the Higher Elementary School, Rutherglen.rutherglen higher elementary school, pupils, students, school reports -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Premises of Ralph Hall, Ascot and Eyre Streets
Wholesale and Retail Grocer and Provision Merchant. Plate 252 Chuck Photo Series.ralph hall, ascot street, eyre street, building, commerical, shop -
Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association Inc.
Speech, 1993 Presented by George Ralph
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Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter - Aerogram, Patricia Boyd, Patricia Boyd to Mrs Ralph Madder, 12.01.1967
Aerogram from Montreal addressed to Patricia's parents in Melbourne, describing their stay in Montreal, the cold and snow, Robin's work on Expo '67, their visit to Arthur Boyd in London, and Penleigh's matriculation results. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Jet Aircraft Power Systems By Jack V.Casamassa And Ralph D.Bent
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Freemasons Victoria - Southern Cross Lodge No. 24 (Maldon)
Card, George Ralph Memorial Card
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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Tucker, James, Ralph Rashleigh by James Tucker : edited by Colin Roderick, 1952 [based on a manuscript believed to have been written in 1845]
The adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.303 p. : includes map: 'Port Jackson and Environs circa 1828'. Plain red cover, original dust jacket removed, title and author's name handwritten on spine.fictionThe adventures of a Londoner who is transported as a convict to NSW. The book was published as the work of James Tucker, a convict transported to NSW in 1827 who is thought to have died in 1888. However authorship by Tucker has never been confirmed, although the book is understood to reflect the realities of convict life.australian literature, james tucker, new south wales - historical fiction, colin roderick [editor], new south wales - convict life -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sargent, John, Photographer Profile: Peter J.O. Ralph A Passion For Railways, 2001
A collection of railway photographs from Peter J.O. Ralph.ill, p.48.non-fictionA collection of railway photographs from Peter J.O. Ralph.railroads - victoria - pictorial works, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Federation University Bookplate Collection
Work on paper - Bookplate, ex libris Ralph Moran
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, Entrepreneurial art and book collectors such as Edwin Jewell and others commissioned multiple Bookplate designs from a range of well known fine artists. At a 1997 meeting in Melbourne of the Ephemera Society of Australia Edwin Jewell and others announced the formation of the Australian Bookplate Society. The society was instrumental in promoting the art of the bookplate through establishment of the Australian Bookplate Design competition. Framed image of a sheepSigned Rhyll Plant in pencil below image.bookplate, australian bookplate design awards, kieth wingrove trust, international bookplate design, ex libris -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RALH BIRRELL COLLECTION: OLD MINING SITES WHITE HILLS, Dr. Ralph Birrell (now deceased)
4-page typed document, prepared by Dr. Ralph Birrell, on the significance of the former mining sites on the White Hills. Document describes the 'area adjacent to the old Railway Workshops as shown on attached map'. A further addition (slip of paper, typed) to the paper describes the location of the Whiter Hills of White Hills: 1st White Hill is east of Lake Weeroona The 2nd and 3rd White Hills are around Strickland Road, former East Bendigo Primary School, Baden/Powell Streets The 4th and 5th White Hills are east of Napier and Grace Street The 6th White Hill is east of Plumridge Street The 7th White Hill is east of Bosquet Street.