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Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Run Number Plate A38
Run Number pressed metal plate with corners trimmed and rounded, top section with two slotted holes, painted with a white background and the letter "A" and number "38" painted in red, to give a Run Number Plate for South Melbourne Depot. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate.Used by South Melbourne Depot until they were phased out and replaced with the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system c1990. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews.Run Number pressed metal plate with corners trimmed and rounded, top section with two slotted holes, painted with a white background and the letter "A" and number "38" painted in red, to give a Run Number Plate for South Melbourne Depot. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate.tramways, trams, signs, south melbourne, south melbourne depot, run number plates, timetables -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Artefact_ World war 1 candle kit, World war One candle kit, C1915
These little tins were available for soldiers to buy before embarking to the first world war. As the candles and matches are contained within the tin , it would have been a ideal way to keep both dry. The lid of the tin could also have been useful as a windshield. The tin was donated in memory of Les Lawlor. James Leslie Lawlor was born in Mepunga and lived in Warrnambool and enlisted in October 1916. He was discharged as medically unfit as he had broken his wrist three years previously and the break had failed to heal well. The tin was donated in his memory by his sister Vera Maguire This item with its link to World War 1 soldiers has historical significance to Australians in general but is also a link to a local family. It is a complete object still with the candles and matches. Small rectangular tin box with image of three soldiers and tents in the background. Brown and yellow check pattern on sides and bottom. Small round hole in bottom with metal rim inside the tin , in which a candle would be placed. There are two small candles and a rectangular section in which a box of matches in sitting. Hinged lid.On lid," Camp pocket Candlestick. A soldier's friend. On base " Patented 19/7-15 No 16856." On tape on the bottom of tin, " Would like this to go to the historical society in memory of Les Lawlor, Vera Maguire.warrnambool, james leslie lawlor, vera maguire, camp pocket candlestick, world war 1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Manual - SAMPLE BUTTON, SILVER COLOUR, Stokes Australasia, c. 1989
Button is an example of sample used to ensure standard of manufacture among local contractors. See items 9806 & 9807.Round button, silver coloured. Shank attachment. Raised military insignia in middle of button. Paper identification tag, sealed with a lead seal.Button - raised military insignia. Two (2) unfurled flags either side of a crown above a tank, all surrounded by a round wreath with a boomerang at the base. Verso - "STOKES/MELB." impressed. Tag (handwritten) - "8455-66-012-6356" "BUTTON INSIGNIA/THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED CORPS SILVER ANODIZED LINE 30" "STOKES (A'ASIA)/28902188" "8-3-89/RODNEY SCOTT [signature]"military insignia, button -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Equipment - Lifebuoy, late 19th to early 20th century
This lifebuoy is part of the lifesaving equipment that would be carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century. The strips of cork wood have been joined together to make the ring shape. A lifebuoy, or life-preserver, is used as a buoyancy device to keep a person afloat in the. It is usually connected by a rope to a person in a safe area such a nearby vessel or on shore. The lifebuoy is thrown to a person in distress in the water, allowing the rescuer to pull the person to safety. The lifebuoy is a made from a buoyant material such as cork or rubber and is usually covered with canvas for protection and to make it easy to grip. The first use of life saving devices in recent centuries was by the Nordic people, who used light weight wood or cork blocks to keep afloat. From the early 20th century Kapok fibre was used as a filling for buoys. Light weight balsa wood was used as a filler after WW1. In 1928 Peter Markus invented and patented the first inflatable life-preserver. By WW2 foam was combined with Kapok. Laws were passed over time that has required aeroplanes and water going-vessels to carry life-preservers on board. The lifebuoy is an example of equipment carried on vessels in the late 19th and early 20th century to help preserve life. There were many lives lost in Australia’s colonial period, particularly along the coast of South West Victoria.Lifebuoy, round cork object covered with white stiffened material wound around it. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lifebuoy, life rings, safety ring, life-saving buoy, ring buoy, life preserver, personal floating device, floatation device, safety equipment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW2, 1945
In collection belonging to Keith David Livingston VX136969 2nd AIF. Refer 1911P for service history.B&W photo showing a group of captured Japanese soldiers with local people crowding around looking on. Crinollated edges around photo and writing on the rear. "Japs rounded up at Kuching, capital of Sarawak Borneo 1945"photography, photo, japanese, pow’s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Camera - Thornton Pickard 'College" Swing front model, 1890-1920
Displayed in History House4210.1 - Camera in collapsable varnished wooden mount, square shaped with brass hinges and binding, leather bellows 4120.2 - Glass plate negative case, wood, brass binding. 4120.3 - Glass plate negative case, wood, brass binding.Front: Thornton/College/Pickard (printed on round insert, base) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Car on a country road, n.d
Black and white photo. Old car, two door, soft roof, running board, driver and woman passenger, number plate 64218, on country road.Back: Round purple stamp 'PRINTED BY M.E. ANDREWS PORTLAND' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Domestic Scene, n.d
Black and white photo. Old truck, single cabin and tray without sides, loaded with full sacks. Two men in cabin, no door. Boy sitting on seat on side of truck, girl standing beside truck.Back: Round purple stamp: 'Printed by M.E. ANDREWS, PORTLAND' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Borough Chambers, n.d
Black and white photo. Front view of Borough ChambersBack: Round purple stamp: 'PRINTED BY M.E. ANDREWS, PORTLAND' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Lawn Bowls, n.d
Black and white photo. Men playing lawn bowl. Bluestone wall and buildings in background. Picket fence between bowling green and wall.Back: Round purple stamp: 'PRINTED BY M.E. ANDREWS, PORTLAND' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - View of a football team, n.d
Black and white photo postcard. View of a football team and officials, sitting/standing on a grassed area, shrubs behind. Long white shorts, high necked guernseys.Back: Blue round stamp: 'PRINTED BY - E. ANDREWS PORTLAND' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Ocean Pier Portland Harbour, Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo of Ocean Pier, taken from shoreBack: Purple round stamp "PRINTED BY M.E. ANDREWS PORTLAND" -
Slovenian Association Melbourne
crochet bedspread, Barcela Bole - crochet bedspread, 1950s
Multicoloured double bed crochet bedspread made of rose motifscombinations of many round and square crochet parts, sewn into the bedspreadcrochet bedspread, rose patterns, squares, slovenian association melbourne -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Painting - Water colour painting of the Loch garry, Loch Garry, 1933
Arthur V Gregory b.1867, d.1957 worked from studio at 326 Albert Road South Melbourne established by his father G F Gregory in 1852In her latter years she was still making good passages under Captain Horne, in spite of a shortage of good crews. The following runs are recorded: 1892 Tuskar to Cape Otway 71 days 1894 Downs to Melbourne 77 1895 Lizard to Melbourne 77 1895 Melbourne to Prawle Point 80 1900 Melbourne to Prawle Point 85 1901 Adelaide to Cape Otway 48hr 1903 Port Phillip Heads to Lizard 74 days 1904 Melbourne to Dover 77 1905 Tuskar to Cape Borda 73 1905 Equator to Leeuin 36Water colour painting in painted gilt frameLoch Garry rounding Cape Otway A.V. Gregory 1933a.v gregory, loch garry, water colour -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Black and white, c. 1940
Black and white image featuring Mr Whalebone's bicycle shop, the post office and the Poultry Auction Centre along Nepean Highway, Moorabbin. In front of the shops is a telephone booth. There is a bike leaning against the front window of the post office and between the post office and the poulty auction shop is a picket fence with a gate, and two boys are coming through the gate, one of them wheeling a bike.Black printed ink on a round white sticker on reverse: 160 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Accessory (item) - Qantas Airlines V-Jet Passenger Bag
A V-Jet passenger with Qantas Australia's round the world airline. -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - Chevrolet/Holden Cruze concept
This car was globally developed as a four door sedan, then a hatch back version was introduced from 2011, replacing in Australia, the Holden Astra. Globally developed small car, developed by GMHWhit 4 door hatchback sedan, fitted with 5 spoke alloy wheels. Honeycomb grille, fog lights mounted in bumper bar.Round Holden emblem mounted both grille and boot centrevehicle, holden, cruze -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - SHIPS PROPELLAR RAN, Thales Bendigo, C.1990
This a large item as per the dimensions. Due to the placement behind a large glass cabinet makes getting a decent image due to all the background light and other material. The plaque goes a long way to an explanation. This item is on display in the front Foyer entrance of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch in Havilah Road. Refer also Cat No 8177 for propellor and shaft..1) Plaque silver colour with black writing re the details of the making of this ships propellor for the RAN. .2) Typical propellor blade shape with a round base with countersunk holes in for attachment to the main ships system.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, propellor -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Instrument - Medical Instrument
Long black ebony 'baton' shaped instrument called a 'lebenswecker', which is German for 'Life Awakener'. Screw top at one end. Thin round piece at other end which when opened reveals a spring insert in 'baton'. When let go the spring pushed tiny sharp needles to puncture the skin thus awakener the person..medicine, alternative medicine -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Memorabilia - War Plate /Anniversary Plate, 1985
40th Anniversary Plate for Victory in the Pacific 15th August 1945Round, heavy metal plate, with 3cm raised rim, medal in centre 40th Anniversary of Pacific Victory, 15th August 1945Around the edge ' When you go home, Tell them of us, and say, For Your tomorrow We gave our Today. Around the bottom rim ' are two crossed poppies inside a laurel wreath. In the bowl of the plate ' THE PACIFIC ', 'SOUTH EAST ASIA' Are 3 lists of all the areas in the Pacific that saw conflict during WW11. On the bottom are 4 symbols engraved plus the number 1033. Perhaps a limited editioncollectors plate, ww11 in the pacific, lists of areas involved in the pacific war effort -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Sculpture: Liz Williams, Liz Williams, In Love, c.1996
Williams' use of the dog and poem was inspired by a print by the late Barbara Hanrahan (an artist friend) in which a women was holding a cat accompanied by a dog and in which words from a William Blake poem were included / After her mother died Williams made a work of her mother with the dog, holding the cat and using the same words in the Hanrahan print / The dog is a family pet; Dolcie, that Williams fell in love with / The dog as a symbol has been used in fifteenth and sixteenth century painting to represent fidelity in marriage / The use of the dog is also a contradiction to the themes in this work by Williams / Williams found that many of her women friends were having emotional and romantic difficulties, suffering from the same malady again and again, feeling rejected, destroyed and having unfulfilled desires / The female figure standing on her hands is not seeing things realistically / The figure is head over heels, vulnerable, with her skirt around her head revealing more than normal / The text enhances the meaning of the work and draws the viewer into experiencing the foolishness of love, demanding the viewer travel around and around to read it / Overall the dog provides structure to the work and a reliable object on which all else balances / Balance has been one of the recurring or repetitive themes within William's work / It references the physicality of clay, the difficulties in creating balance with the clay and balance in the work / Williams' work is about form rather than colour / Sometimes she uses a coloured clay like a pale terracotta / Williams likes the flatness of the surface in relationship to the marks of the text / She describes herself as a Minimalist, paring down the form to the bare essentials. 'In Love' was a finalist in the 1997 Nillumbik Art Award held at the Eltham Community and Reception Centre, Pitt Street, Eltham. A ceramic sculpture made of white stoneware clay (coated with a wash of gesso) of a girl doing a hand stand on the back of a dog (retriever?) / Her face/head is partially covered by her skirt which has come down / Her skirt is inscribed in the round with the poem "The Lady's First Song" (1938) by W.B. Yeats (see inscriptions and markings) / The dog is looking straight ahead and upwards towards the sky and his tail is pointing straight out. The dog is covered with cross-hatch incised lines to give the illusion of fur and texture / Hand written inscription of W.B. Yeats poem "The Lady's First Song" (1938) on girl's skirt / I turn round / Like a dumb beast in a show. / Neither know what I am / Nor where I go, / My language beaten / Into one name; / I am in love / And that is my shame. / What hurts the soul / My soul adores, / No better than a beast / Upon all fours.williams / yeats / love / ceramic / stoneware / dog -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Badge, Methodist Girls Comradeship Rays' Section, 1948 - 1966
The Rays' badge was adopted by General Grand Council in Melbourne in 1935 with the design being submitted by South Australia. It was not to be worn on the Rays' regalia. "The shape of the badge represented the love with which every child of God is encircled. The blue circle stood for loyalty, the ivy leaf for friendship as well as recognising the Rays as a section of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship, and the white background for purity of mind and heart. The gold lines represented the good deeds which go out from each young life as rays of light bring sunshine to others. This meaning was adopted at General Grand Council in Sydney in 1948. In 1966, General Grand Council in Sydney, decided to discontinue the use of the Rays' badge in favour of the one badge [B021] for the whole organisation, thus emphasising the unity of all sections." Leaders' Manual for Comradeship 1970.MGC061.1 and MGC061.2, MGC061.3 and MG061.4 - White, blue and gold round MGC Rays' enamel badge with a pin on the back. "R"methodist girls' comradship rays section, badges -
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 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Dress, Hand made, c.1900
This dress is hand made possibly by a mother for her daughters. It is hand and machine stitched. This style of dress would have been worn for special occasions, eg going to church or special outings.This item is very significant for the following reasons. Historic and social - it shows what little girls wore during the early 1900's of the Kiewa Valley. It also shows fashion of the times and how these styles of dresses were made. All of which is valuable for research on these topics. There are only two of these dresses in the collection of the KVSH, and therefore would be very rare. The condition is good enough to display, therefore it has good interpretive capacity.Brown Cotton Dress. Top and sleeves are lined in calico. Home made, with manual machine stitches and some hand sewing. The dress has a high round neck and long sleeves. There is a band around the waist to which a gathered skirt it attached with hand stitching. Two different shades of brown are used on this dress. Back opens with 8 hooks. Water stains on dresschild, homemade, dress, girl, kiewa-valley -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Box, cardboard, Post 1876. ref International Exhibition 1876 label
Reference to international exhibitions.Eight round cardboard boxes with lids, some with white paper black printed labels on lid and sides.On some lids 'IMPROVED GELATINE CAPSULES CONTAINING PURE YELLOW SANDAL WOOD DOSE TWO : THREE TIMES A DAY DR. FRANCAIS LEBEAUX RUE RIVOLI PARIS'. On the sides of some boxes are round white labels with printed black text. 'H & CO TRADEMARK HOOD & CO DISPENSING & PRACTICAL CHEMISTS MELBOURNE'. 'DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION SECTION ii HOOD & CO'. 'ARTS & MANUFACTURERS'. 'ADELAIDE PRESENTED H R H THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH 1867 HOOD & CO'. 'INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AWARD FOR CHEMICALS & C PHILADELPHIA 1876'. international exhibition 1876 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Way The World Is Going
Pattison Collection 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 1942 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 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. WARRNAMBOOL 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 November 1884 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 fundraising 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 courthouse 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 historical 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 Historical 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 artworks 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. 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 Way The World Is Going Author: H. G. Wells Publisher: Ernest Benn Ltd Date: 1928 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT 824 WEL Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, 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 way the world is going, h g wells -
Federation University Historical Collection
Postcard, The Worcesters Going Into Action, c1916
Most probably purchased by Harry Holmes.World War One official war postcard showing a number of troops going into battlefield on the Western Front.world war one, harry holmes, soldiers, western front, worcestors, battle, action -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - TED BEATTIE COLLECTION: INFORMATION SHEET, Pre 1980s
Information sheet 'Bendigo - where to go and what to see gold centre victoria - land of the welcome stranger' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO VIEWS COLLECTION: ALEXANDRA FOUNTAIN AND TRAM
Black and white photograph of Alexandra Fountain, with a tram going past. At the bottom in blue pen: Bendigo 1959.bendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO SHOW, 1970
Slide. Bendigo Show. People looking at the horse and gig going around the arena and cattle being paraded.slide, bendigo, bendigo show., bendigo show.