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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Souvenir - Folder, Samuel Lee and Co, 12 Black and White Souvenir photos of Ringwood, 1975, 1957
Souvenir photos sent to Terry Schwab in 1957 from Mick who hoped he would have many memories of Ringwood. Donated to the Society by Terry.Buff coloured folder with red printing containing 12 black and white favourite photos of Ringwood. Streetscapes, buildings and Ringwood lake. 4 separated from rest. From Mick. +Additional Keywords: Schwab,Terry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MUSICA VIVA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, MUSIC ADVANCMENT OF AUSTRALIA, 8 August, 1960
Musica Viva Society of Australia, Music Advanecment of Australia. Letter from Diana Swan, Acting Manager, Musica Viva Society of Australia to Miss M Stanistreet, 293 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Enclosed are prints of photographs, just received, of the Societa Corelli, together with a list of suggestion which I hope you will find helpful. I also mist advise a slight change in your programme, which I hope does not come too late to be incorporated I the printed programme, publicity, etc. The Tartini cello concert has been replaced with the following: LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743 - 1805) Concerto in D major for Cello and strings. Allegro - Adagio contabile - Allegro. Sorry about this alteration, which I hope won't cause and inconvenience. Letter dated 8th August, 1960. Letterhead contains committee members, address etc. M Stanistreet is an Hon. Sec. for the Music Advancement Society of Bendigo. Letter dated 8th August, 1960. Water Mark: AVALON BOND MADE IN GTBRITAIN, logo above.communication, postal, letters, musica viva society of australia, music advancement of australia. letter from diana swan, acting manager, to miss m stanistreet, 293 hargreaves street, bendigo. enclosed are prints of photographs, just received, of the societa corelli, together with a list of suggestion which i hope you will find helpful change in your programme, incorporated i the printed programme, publicity, etc. the tartini cello concert has been replaced with: luigi boccherini (1743 - 1805) concerto in d major for cello and strings. allegro - adagio contabile - allegro. dated 8th august, 1960. letterhead contains committee members, music advancement society of bendigo. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, JEANS, H.W, Navigation and nautical astronomy, the practical part, containing rules for finding the latitude and longitude, and the variation of the compass, with numerous examples, 1853
Inscribed 'Jno. Cleeland, Melbourne'. Labelled 'Phillip Island Historical Society, Cleeland Bequest'. Pencilled drawing inside back cover, 'hope' & 'anchor'. -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Postcard, High Light From Esplanade, Queenscliff, 1906, 1906
Postcard showing view looking across bluff to lighthouse at Queenscliff. Orange-coloured stamp intact - Victoria one penny 1d. Post mark - Queenscliff JA 5 06. Addressed to "Miss Johnston, 11 Dawson St Sth, Ballarat". This address crossed out and "PO Linton" substituted.Message dated 5/1/06 on card: "Many Happy-returns of the-day. Hope all are-well. We may stay-on till-Monday-AS".miss johnston -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH - GSPS YEAR 2-3 1998
Coloured photograph of the Golden Square Primary School Year 2-3, 1998 class and their teacher. Children are wearing school uniform. Their names are: Back Row, L to R: Mr Tony Gundry (Teacher), Joshua Parsons, Samantha Wynne, Teika Larkins, Kyla Melville, Kate Hewett, Garon Freeman, Eleah Hardwick, Casey Buck. Middle Row, L to R: Brock Lancaster, Christopher Hyett, Zach Sawyer, Christopher Tout, Kirby Adams, Sam Shaw, Emma Allen, Sarah Harper, Kate Steele, James Penno. Front Row, L to R: Alanna Noulton, Luke Scoble, Philip McLean, Sam Needs, Jessie Higgins, Alex Stewart, Kyle Owen, Claire Hudson, Scott Owen.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph - golden square primary school year 2-3 1998, mr tony gundry (teacher), joshua parsons, samantha wynne, teika larkins, kyla melville, kate hewett, garon freeman, eleah hardwick, casey buck, brock lancaster, christopher hyett, zach sawyer, christopher tout, kirby adams, sam shaw, emma allen, sarah harper, kate steele, james penno, alanna noulton, luke scoble, philip mclean, sam needs, jessie higgins, alex stewart, kyle owen, claire hudson, scott owen -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW1, pre 1917
Photo is William Owen MUMFORD. He enlisted 17.10.1916 aged 19 years in the 24th Reinforcements 7th Batt AIF Regt No 7271. Embarked for England 19.2.1917, transferred to 23rd Batt. KIA 3.10.1917 at Menin Road, Ypres Belgium. Refer Honor Roll Cat No 1204.Photo, black / white, of a soldier in uniform with peak hat, studio garden scene as background.photograph, 7th -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE FORLORN HOPE'' BY FRANK CLUNE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 31 page booklet called The Forlorn Hope, a sea saga of the 1860s by Frank Clune. Published in 1945 by The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press. Cover design by Allan Jordan. Catalogue sticker ''2188 CLU'' on front cover.Frank Clunebooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, frank clune -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter from Andrew S. Grey, Surgeon, Collins St. Melbourne 17 April 1873 saying he had attended D Mockleman for months hoping to restore a little vision but with deep regret he could not. He and others agree that he should return to his Native Country.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, d mocklman, andrew s grey -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams running by Christmas", 26/11/1974 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the construction of the track across Wendouree Parade by the BTPS.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 26/11/1974 of the laying and concreting of the curve across Wendouree Parade by the BTPS, noting the Society hopes to have trams running by Christmas. Cutting glued onto a sheet of plain foolscap paper. See Reg Item 3825 for a print of the original photograph.In ink on top edge "Ballarat Courier 26/11/1974".btps, track laying, depot junction, wendouree parade -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - RECRUITMENT POSTER WW2
AAMWS - Australian Army Medical Women's Service See also, Cat. No. 4529.2.1 - .4 Are all the same. Graphic Artworks with coloured ink. Paper. In the center is the image of a woman in uniform. In the background in green ink are images of soldiers in helmets with rifles with fixed bayonets, a Tommy gun and an Owen gun. Writing on the Poster includes: "IN WHICH WE SERVE" "The Proudest Job in Australia Today" "Join the A.W.A.S or A.A.M.W.S" awas, wwii, aamws -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Discoveries in Australia Vol 1
WARRNAMBOOL'S 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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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 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 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Discoveries in Australia Vol 1 With an account of the Coasts and Rivers. Explored and Surveyed during the voyage of HMS Beagle. In the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. A Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Author: J Lort Stokes Publisher: T & W Boone Date: 1846 Label on spine cover with typed text 919.4 AUS Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Inside Fly paper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, discoveries in australia vol 1, captain owen stanley, j lort stokes, hms beagle -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Discoveries in Australia Vol 2
WARRNAMBOOL'S 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 November1884 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 fund raising 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 court house 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. 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 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Discoveries in Australia Vol 2 With an account of the Coasts and Rivers. Explored and Surveyed during the voyage of HMS Beagle. In the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. A Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Author: J Lort Stokes Publisher: T & W Boone Date: 1846Label on spine cover with typed text 919.4 AUS Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Inside Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institutewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, discoveries in australia vol 2, j lort stokes -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Rhyll Cricket Team, 1960
Rhyll Cricket Team - Premiers 1959/60.Black & White Photograph of cricket team. Ernie Jenner (Capt.) Stan Walton, Malcolm McFee, Allan Cleeland, John Monk, Jack Commerford, Stan McFee, Jimmy Osterlund, Owen Smith (Coach]. Front row- Graham Carlson, Robert Cleeland, Barry Toovey, Bobby Greaves, Hughie Stoppa, Max Coney.Premiers 1959/60 - plus names of team (see above)rhyll cricket team -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - W.D.MASON COLLECTION: LETTER, 17 November08
Cream Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Letter from Hyndman & Bates,Architects and Surveyors Corner Collins and Swanston Streets, Melbourne, dated 17.11.(18)98 to Mr Owen Williams - we have to thank you for the very satisfactory way in which you have executed the simple leaded glass for Mrs. Craig's Cottage.business, retail, w d mason -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1969
A metal Chemold Owen Davidson-endorsed tennis racquet with double shaft and metal bridge. Brown plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Adhesive labels on shaft casing and butt feature Chemold logos. Handle wrapped with tan & black leather grip tape. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive label, Leather, Nylontennis -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed print, Catalina Flying Boat
Watercolour painting of Catalina Flying Boat - Attached to rear of frame is a short history of the Catalina Flying Boat together with the service history of Owen and and his younger brother Roy MORTIMER who both served in the Royal Australian Air Force in the South West Pacific area during WW2 Developed as a naval patrol aircraft, the Consolidated PBY Catalina was a widely exported flying boat during World War II. Over the course of the conflict it served with a number of different nations in a variety of roles. In the Royal Australian Air Force, PBYs and PB2Bs (a variant built by Boeing in Canada) served as multi role bombers and scouts, the type eventually earning great renown among Australian aircrews. The motto of the Catalina squadrons was "The First and Furthest." Gold painted embossed metal frame with cream coloured mount containing watercolour painting of plane on waterCatalina Flying Boat Royal Australian Air Force catalina flying boat, raaf, mortimer, ww2 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Money Box - CBA
Banks encouraged people to save their money by giving out money boxes in the hope that he money would be banked in the same bank. The designs have changed throughout the years.Hollow green, yellow and blue tin box with slot at the top & inscription along the top of each of the 4 sides. The base has a circular detachable plug which fits into a hole."Commonwealth Bank of Australia"money box. commonwealth bank of australia. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - EPAULETTES, C.1980 -90’s
Items belonged to Capt L. Elliott, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corp, refer Cat No 4308 TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO meaning basically, “Faith, Hope Charity” .1).2) Epaulettes, light khaki colour polyester covers over plastic base with 3 metal insignia pips and metal RAANC badges. 3) Piece of grey coloured card with 6 rank insignia pips on.Insignia pips have on, “TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO” rank, insignia, epaulettes, pips -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book of sheet music, Beethoven's Works, Solo Cornet B flat, Early 1900's
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.A four page book of sheet music with a dark red cover. In the style of the early twentieth century, it was a printed copy of hand written music. The arrangement was by A. Owen. This music was owned by Frank Wright and was possibly the music he played to win the gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years in 1919.Throughout the music there are pencil notations and on the inside front cover is written in pen, 'Frank Wright, Smeaton. 29/3/1919'.frank wright, sheet music, beethoven's works, solo cornet b flat music, a. owen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - OWEN WILLIAMS COLLECTION: FIDLER & AYRES CATALOGUES & BROCHURES
Document. The Owen Williams collection. 1. Catalogue of Fidler & Ayres, 8 and 9 Clerkenwell Green, London E. C. Glaziers, advertising lead vices, glaziers' diamonds, tools etc. One quarter of the second page is missing. 2. brochure on Fidler & Ayres window lead sizing. 3. Fidler & Ayres price list.bendigo, industry, glaziers, owen williams & co. glaziers -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria
Newspaper clipping from "The Mail", 18-7-95, P 16. SPORTS STARS .. Top netball players take aim for a national title Netballers Kate Gold and Emma O'Callaghan, both state representatives, are this week's sports stars. The pair are hoping they can help Victoria win a national championship. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Bayview Dinner Menu, 23/09/1932
Bay View Guesthouse was located on The Esplanade between Thompson Avenue and Warley Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island Typed menu for dinner on 23/9/1932 at "Bay View", guesthouse, Cowes. Small round photo of a koala on the Menu.Above the koala - Welcome to "Bay View". Below: "I hope you'll enjoy your stay." Followed by the menu of Soup: Fish: Joints: Vegetables: Sweets:bay view guest house, bay view cowes phillip island, guesthouses cowes phillip island, j west, dinner menu -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Embroidered Postcard, c. 1916
Postcard from WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion while posted in France to his family at home.Embroidered silk postcards were first made in 1900 for the Paris Exposition. The popularity of silk postcards peaked during the First World War 1914 - 1918.They were mostly embroidered by French women in their homes and then sent to the factories for cutting and mounting on cards. Many of the cards were illustrated with patriotic symbols, flags, slogans, or sentimental texts. During the First World War, many Allied officers and soldiers based in France sent silk embroidered postcards to their loved ones back homeWhite rectangular postcard with embroidered flags, foliate and flowers. Handwritten message on back.Back: "My dear Alice / just a PC to let you ???? Joe ??? well and hope you are all the same / plenty of beer / best love Will xxxx"wwi, postcard, embroidered postcard, carte postale -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Segerberg and Bulmer, 1910 c
Message on back Arrived safe 25th have a good time hoping you are aqll well from FCG Addressed to Mrs FC Gason Jessops Hill Lower NicholsonBlack and white postcard showing dredge Pioneer working below Jemmys Point facing entrance rock groynes on west of Bullock Island calm entrance in distance steamer JCD heading across Reeves Channel after leaving Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entranceships and shipping, islands, waterways -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Trophy
Nellie Price entered Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College in 1920. Daughter of Mr E H Price of 'Dumbarton' Sturt St W; sister of John L, Elvina Coltman & E Morris. Nell was President of the CPLC Old Collegians Association 1941-42 and Secretary 1955-57. She married Robert Smail, uncle of Andrew Smail (1954). Robert's father built the original Enderly house in Sturt St. This trophy provides a significant glimpse of both the nature and importance of sports amongst school students in the 1920s. There is a comprehensive report of the 1924 Sports Day in The Touchstone December 1924 pp.11-14Tiny silver egg cup and stem with rolled top edge and engraving on face of cupEngraved on cup:C.P.L.C. SPORTS / Snr Thread Needle / Snr Siamese / N.P. / 1924nellie-price, nell-smail, sports, 1924, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat Illustrated for Enterprise, Education & Health
Green, red and black soft covered facsimile booklet. The book includes numerous illustrations including Ballarat City Municipal Chambers, Ballarat Banking Co. Ltd, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat Trustees, John McLeod, Pty Ltd, Ballaarat Gas Co., J. J. Goller, Star Office, Ballarat Courier Office, Morsheads, M.B. John, Rowlands, Huttons the Jewellers, Millers the Clothiers, James Smith Agricultural Machinery, Coles and Pullum, City Baths, Benoit's Sun Foundry, William Paterson Drapers, Eureka Terra Cotta and Tile Co., Ballarat Woollen & Worsted Co. Ltd, Sunnyside Woollen Mill, Red Shop tea Rooms, Allchine Bros., Brind's Dunnstown, Ballarat Breweing Co., R. Tunbridge & Sions, Ballarat Zoological Gardens, A. Cant Plumber, Hugh Jones, Eureka Reserve, W.F. Coltman, Loveland & Haslem, G. Warner, W. Cornell, Craig's Hotel, Electric Supply Company of Victoria (Ballarat), Longhurst's, P.C. Thornton, Cowley's Eureka Ironworks, W. Owen, Clarendon Ladies College, Lal Lal Falls, Corckers, Evening Echo Office, Campbell & Wilson and Broadbent brothers. A number of portraits associated with the above organisations are also reproduced in the booklet.non-fictionballarat, w miller, af alchin, a polson, wf longhurst, pj pringle, george crocker, r maddern, as rusden, w cornell, pc thorthon, w owen, cs benoit, h jones, d davies, j scullin, c walker, jh jones, j tyler, jj crifiths, n clark, s clark, cf taylor, tt hollway, morton, f davies, f herman, w knox, a cant, mb john, mwb john, wf coltman, w moir, j macleod, jj mcgowen, a hancock, j osborne, ao stubbs, rw baxter, g baxter, cg harvey, gh warner, cj coles, wj pullum, a mackenzie, jr petterson, ec chamberson, ba john, te miller, g miller, a bell, jh shelley, f sutton, re loveland, tr haslem, re loader, cuthbert, ballarat city municipal chambers, ballarat banking co. ltd, art gallery of ballarat, ballarat trustees, john mcleod, ballaarat gas co., j. j. goller, star office, ballarat courier office, morsheads, m.b. john, rowlands, huttons the jewellers, millers the clothiers, james smith agricultural machinery, coles and pullum, city baths, benoit's sun foundry, william paterson drapers, eureka terra cotta and tile co., ballarat woollen & worsted co. ltd, sunnyside woollen mill, red shop tea rooms, brind's dunnstown, ballarat breweing co., ballarat zoological gardens, a. cant plumber, hugh jones, eureka reserve, w.f. coltman, loveland & haslem, g. warner, w. cornell, craig's hotel, electric supply company of victoria (ballarat), longhurst's, p.c. thornton, cowley's eureka ironworks, w. owen, clarendon ladies college, lal lal falls, evening echo office, allchin brothers, r. tunbridge and sons, campbell and wilson, broadbent brothers, ballarat asylum, crockers -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CERTIFICATE, LIFE GOVENOR 1953, Bendigo & Northern District Base Hospital, 15.12.1953
The Certificate relates to William John Turner Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. Refer Cat No 8029 for details of this specific award and his other RSL fundraising and work. Refer Cat No 8030 for details re his Committee details and WW1 service record.Framed certificate, frame is timber gold colour, certificate backing is maroon, certificate is light fawn colour with ornate columns each side with the words, “Charity, Hope, Faith, Patience”, at the top is “Bendigo and Northern District Base Hospital Inc - Life Govenor” followed by details of the award, at the bottom are the words “Semper Fidelis”Main points; “This is to certify that Mr William.J. Turner was duly elected a Life Govenor of this Institution on the 15th Day of December 1953”. “E.H. D..............President” “.........Cook Vice President” “J.H. Stanistreet Treasurer” “....................... Secretary” At Base of the certificate; “The No 27 District Board of the Returned Servicemen’s League consisting of twenty Sub Branches had pleasure in recommending to the Hospital Board of Management that this award should be conferred”brsl, smirsl, life govenor, certificate -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Letter - From Victorian Ski Association, 18.05.1979
Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans die on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This item is significant because it reflects the regard in which Bob Hymans was held for his contribution to Australian skiing.A framed letter to Bob Hymans from Wendy J. Cross on behalf of the Victorian Sk Association (V.S.A). The letter is a request to be interviewed for a book about the history of Australian skiing which the V.S.A. aimed to publish the following year. It accompanied questions which she hoped he would be willing to answer as a contribution to the publication.falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, bob hymans -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Shire Book, Time,Tide and the Tyrrell, 2004
This book, in short, is our tribute to the Pioneers of the Wycheproof Shire. Their struggle to establish communities against the backdrop of an immense landscape reflects the confidence and hopes placed in the Mallee but times were not always prosperous.The many,many changes in our communities in Mallee life over the past years to 1994 have been drawn together in a competent manner by historian Jennifer McLennan.This book at State level is socially, historically and architectually important.Time,Tide and the Tyrrell has 314 pages; first published in 1994. Its golden jacket pictures 3 wheat lumpers unloading a wagon load of wheat. In the top right hand corner is a sketch of Lake Tyrrell.wycheproof - shire, wycheproof - pioneers, wycheproof shire - early- schools, second world-war. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book - Family History, Lyn Lea, Middleton
Dear S.H.S. I have recently sent you charts, Stories and history of my Middleton ad other ancestors, by email. Hope the files came through OK. Lyn LeaWhite 4 ring Binder