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Mont De Lancey
Book, Oxford University Press, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, 1840
... . First Psalm and 1 verse. Henry Sebire his book June 15 /57... Sebire his book June 15 /57 (spelling errors as transcribed ...The Holy Bible containing the Old and New testaments: translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be read in churches.A faded black hardcover Holy Bible with embossed pattern on the front and back covers. The front has stamped inside a circle the words, For Foreign and British Bible Society. The endpaper at the front is coming away from the spine, there are stains, foxing, ink markings and tears inside. Text is clear. The spine has faded patterning all along it with Holy Bible printed in gold lettering at the top. There is an inscription from Psalms 1 at the front from Henry Sebire who owned the Bible in June 15 /57. At the back is a handwritten Sebire Family Tree. Overall for it's age it is in remarkably reasonable condition. non-fictionThe Holy Bible containing the Old and New testaments: translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be read in churches. holy bible, religion -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Book, F W Niven & Co, "Ballarat Tramway Company, Rules for Drivers and Conductors", 1887
Provides a set of rules for horse drivers and conductors for the Ballarat Tramway Co. Note the spelling for the company name with a single "a" rather than the "aa" in Ballarat. Has two tear-out slips that were to be signed by either the conductor or the car driver. Gives 17 rules for drivers and 18 rules for conductors. Printed by F W Niven of Ballarat.Yields information about the rules that the conductors and drivers of the Ballarat horse trams operated under.Bound book, green gold block titled "Ballarat Tramway Company, Rules for Drivers and Conductors", 12 pages + two perforated sheets that could be torn out and signed. Was bound with a cotton thread and centre staples.secv, tramways, horse trams, ballaarat tramway company, rules -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Exercise book, Jack French School Exercise Book, Mid 20th century
This is a typical exercise book used by students throughout the 20th century. Students often had a book for each subject . This one has samples. The work is written in fountain pen and contains examples of handwriting , arithmetic, spelling and English. Jack French was from the Panmure district.This exercise book is a good example of school work from the 1930's. It provides an insight into the type of work undertaken on a daily basis by students.Dark brown and navy blue marbled pattern exercise book with cream label inset on the front cover and lightly stained pink above the label . Back cover is patterned all over.The pages contain school exercises in various subjects. Jack French Work Book.The Latrobe Exercise Book. Some of the work is dated 1931. 1930's school book,, jack french, history of warrnambool, panmure -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Whitcombe's Progressive English Course, Mid 20th century
... This primary school text book contains English exercises ...This primary school text book contains English exercises for students in grade 3. Among the exercises are lessons in how to use particular tenses of words,punctuation, parts of speech, poetry, writing sentences as well as sounds and spelling. A common text book from the mid 20th century of which many people would have memories.Pale green soft card cover with dark blue text. 104 pages of English exercises with some black and white illustrations. Picture of girl and boy sitting on ledge with country scene in background.Donald Welsford written in blue pen on front cover. 1/3 in top right hand corner.warrnambool, whitcombe's progressive english, donald welsford -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - School Exercise Book, 1898
The school exercise book belonged to Florence Tyler who was born in 1884 and died in 1914 at 30 years of age. Two letters within the exercise book are dated 1898 so it is presumed this is the year Florence compiled the book. The school was Warrnambool State School No. 1743 which opened in 1876 after the earlier Warrnambool Common School closed. This exercise book is of interest as an example of school subjects and standards covered at a 6th grade level in the late 19th century. A school exercise book of 50 pages. The hard cover of the book has a blue pattern and a label to identify the school and student. The pages are ruled with handwriting in black ink and ruled dividing lines in red ink. Each page covers a different subject - English (grammar, parsing, writing, spelling, syntax, poetry), Arithmetic, Geography, History, Science and Music. Each page has been stamped with a purple oval stamp containing the words CREDIT MARK and the initials W.W.Front Cover - VICTORIA. WARRNAMBOOL. STATE SCHOOL No. 1743. Florrie Tyler. 6th Classflagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, warrnambool state school, school exercise book, 6th grade, warrnambool schools, education