Used by Mrs. H. N. LordClear plastic Spanish style fan, edged with pink plastic and pink ribbon trim.fans, folding fans

The extensive fashion and design collection of the Kew Historical Society has been assembled over a number of decades. One subsection of this collection is shoes, designed and manufactured for Australian women by Australian and European designers. Many of the shoes, while often mass-produced, were generally constructed by skilled artisans using traditional shoe-making techniques. The shoes date from the 1890s to the 1980s.Pair of two tone beige and brown leather women’s court shoes designed by Pedro Garcia, EspanaPedro Garcia / ESPANA / Pedro Garcia / Made in Spainwomen's shoes, pedro garcia -- espana -- shoes, footwear

SCUBA regulator for controlling air-flow from the air tanks. "Nemrod 2842 made in Spain".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Belonged to late Miss Oliver Sebire.Gold with Spanish Mother of Pearl bracelet, with a Scimitar and round shield design. Attached to a gold chain.

Pink jewellery box in the form of a Spanish flamenco dancer. The figure is made of clay with a pink lace skirt.

105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof

This photograph was taken while painters were on-site, the colour changing from green to grey. 105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof

105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof

Recently painted.105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof

Recently painted.105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof

Original colour painting. Possibly presented to the Williamstown High School after a visit from Spanish students.See image above.art, spanish, williamstown high school

This photograph was taken during the 2020 Covid19 lockdowns.105 Lyons Street South, Ballarat Central is a double brick Spanish Mission house with slate roof.105 lyons st south ballarat central, spanish mission, architecture, slate roof, covid19

Sanders was a well-known local potter who worked for a time with David Boyd at the Martin Boyd Pottery, before returning to Melbourne where he had some association with Arthur Boyd, at the pottery in Murrumbeena. Sanders set up a studio in Eltham in the early 1950s and made the first of a series of architectural ceramic murals with painter and print maker Lawrence Daws in 1956. In 1957 he left for Europe and while there was inspired by the Spanish artist Joan Miro’s unconventional painting style and large scale murals, in particular Wall of the Moon (1957). After returning from his travels in Europe to Australia in 1964, he began to work solely on creating ceramic murals, some of which were commissioned for Southland Shopping Centre in Cheltenham, Melbourne, 1968 (now demolished), the National Mutual Centre, Melbourne,1964-5 (now demolished), Dee Why Library, Sydney 1966, Woden Valley High School, ACT, 1967, Tullamarine Airport Melbourne, 1969-70 (now demolished), Perth Concert Hall, 1971 and The University of Melbourne,1975 (with John Olsen). This mural is one of only three remaining in the public realm by Tom Sanders (the others are at the Perth Concert Hall (1971) and at the University of Melbourne (1975). Ceramic mural (earthenware tiles) consisting of a playful/organic abstract design similar in style to the Spanish artist Joan Miro. Shades of blue, yellow and black glazes are layered onto matte black and shiny bronze tiles. N/Amural, public art, earthernware, pottery, ceramics, glaze, eltham, ekphrasis2017, eltham town square, joan miro

Octagonal shaped tin. On the lid is a painting of a Spanish cavalier with red cape. The edges are dark red with rectangular patterns.Underneath- Griffith Sweets Horsfall Printers Makers Richmondtin container griffith's-sweets

Allan Quinn obviously needed an identity card to enter Buenos Aires when he visited there as a sailor.A picture is created for what sailors had to do when entering foreign ports on visits and the requirements of local bureaucracies.The card with Allan Charles Quinn identity photograph is labelled: Ficha de identidad - Identity card and is printed in Spanish and in English.Written on it is: Allan Charles Quinn Australian Age 18 years Height 180cm Colour of hair Cendre Colour of eyes Blue Complexion white Nose reg Inside the card is photograph of Allan Quinn and the date of December 14 1946 at Buenos Aires. buenos aires, argentina, allan charles quinn (1928-1990)

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 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 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent 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 has 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 1850’s to the late 1950’s 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 Spanish Ballads And the Chronicle of the C I D by Robert Southey Translated by J G Lockhart Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 861.08 LOC Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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 spanish ballads, j g lockhart, chronicle of the c i d, robert southey

Colour slide in a mount. Porch of the Chapel at the Colonia Guell, near Barcelona, Spain circa 1908-15. (Architect: Antonio Gaudi.)Made in Australia / Encircled 32 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

A tennis ball, with text, in Spanish: FED CUP/DEL 7 AL 11 DE NOVIEMBRE/IFEMA. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

Coloured photograph, girl practising Judo in a grassy field, Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: Kate 20.6.95 Shrialee Spain Judo Champ (mono)recreations, sports, judo

Ticket mounted in block of perspex. Ticket is for Australia v. Spain Davis Cup final 28th - 30th November 2003 Materials: Acrylic, Paper, Inktennis

During World War II, over 22,000 Australian became prisoners of war to the Japanese. Most of them were captured at the fall of Singapore in February 1942 and were forced to march to Changi (the major Prisoner of War camp). Later on, the soldiers would be dispersed throughout South East Asia. Upon their return to Australia, very few of them told talked about their experience as prisoners (they often felt ashamed). It took almost 30 years before testimonies, books and documentaries would be published. This ship model was built by Australian prisoners of wars.Model of a Spanish or Portugese 18th Century sailing ship, manufactured from timber, fabric and string. Natural timber colours as well as white, blue, red, green and gold.'To Auntie Helen, many thanks for everything from P.O.W.s Singaporesingapore, war, ships, second world war, model, 1945, models, p o w s, prisoners

Twenty page book within card covers titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Gratuities (New Scheme) Long Service Leave (All Employees) Sick Leave (Daily Paid Employees) / Medical Examinations and Employees' Register". Dated 1 March 1957 with a reprint date of 2nd May 1977. Signed by W. Aird, Secretary. See also Reg Item 67 for an earlier version. Second copy added 15/1/2015 from donation of Lindsay Rickard.On the inside of the front cover in blue ink some five lines of writing - looks like Spanish or Italian.trams, tramways, mmtb, personnel, procedures

.1) Khedive Sudan. Silver with clasp. "The Atbara." 1896 -1908. .2) Box. .3) USA, 1898-1902 Spanish American War. .4) USA, 1898-1902 Spanish American War. (broken) .5)British, 1899-1902 Queens South Africa Medal - 5514 Pte. J. Cross Suffolk Regt. .6)British, 1901-1902 Kings South Africa Medal. Lt. A.C. MacColl. I.L.H.numismatics, medals, military, foreign