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Bendigo Military Museum
Map - MAP, FRAMED, Siege of Tobruk, Post 1945
Map & detailed description on framed information board. Tan coloured wooden frame, glass front, masonite backing, coloured detailed map of Tobruk area with history of area featured on blue border around map.Siege of Tobruk April - Dec 1941.documents-maps, frame accessories, tobruk -
The Foundling Archive
Photograph- W.Sydney
This photograph is part of the West Sydney Collection which depicts the period around Second World War in Australia from the perspective of a young unknown woman.PhotographMe, friends 1941 Kodak Printswest sydney; school; 1940's; 1941;second world war; girls; women; australia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tray, 1940
Used by internees at Camp 3 Tatura . rectangular handmade wooden tray, base has wood inlays featuring map of Australia, Kangaroo, emu, model of camp hut and 4 internment camp coins. Also has hand printed workingTatura Victoria Australien 1941-1944camp 3, wood work, wooden trays -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tray - wooden, 1940
Made by internee at Camp 3 TaturaRectangular handmade wooden tray. Base has wood inlays feature map of Australia, kangaroo, emu, model of camp hut andd 4 internment camp coins. Also has hand printed working.Tatura Victoria Australien 1941-1944camp 3 wood crafts -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Equipment - Revolver holster
Solid leather revolver holster with security strap. Julius Cohn & Co Adelaide 1941revolver, holster, wwii, world war two -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Furniture - Paillasse mattress
The donor's husband served in the navy and used this mattress on a hammock during war years.A single mattress stuffed with waddingEssanjay Mfg. Co. Sydney 1941 palliasse, hammock -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
'HMAS Parramatta' framed photo, Circa 1940s
Wooden framed copy of painting of " HMAS Parramatta ". HMAS Parramatta was an Australian Grimsby Class Sloop.Photograph is inscribed Mediterranean Duties. HMAS Parramatta at Port Said in 1941. Original painting by Frank Norton in 1941. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Uniform of Glory
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. 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 Uniform of Glory Author: Percival Christopher Wren Publisher: John Murray Date: 1941 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT FIC WRE Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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 uniform of glory, percival christopher wren -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Uniform - Leather Sam Brown Belt 1941 (or before)
2/2 and 2/4 Australian Independent Companies in Portuguese Timor 1941-1943 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Sick Heart River
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities, are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council his huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. 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. Sick Heart River Author: John Buchan Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Date: 1941 The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC BUC Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library, with the date 7th July 1951 The front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service. Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library. flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, sick heart river, john buchan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LEDGER - GOLDEN CARSHALTON N.L. MINE, 1940/41
Book; Ledger with pages indexed alphabetically in front with calls and ledger entries for 1940 and 1941.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, ledger, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Victorian Education Department, Tambo North and Tambo Upper State School No. 2216, 1965
Enrolment details of each student registered, including parental information, from 1941 to 1965schools, occupation -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Badge
RSL Badge Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League 1922-1941 Renewed 1961badge/buttons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - IMPORTANT SALE BY AUCTION - GORDON GOLD NO LIABILITY, 1941
Important Sale by Auction - Gordon Gold No Liability. Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th July 1941. Auctioneers J. H. curnow & Son, 31 Queen Street, Bendigo Sale of mining equipment, buildings, residences, and sundries.J. H. Curnow Auctioneers.bendigo, mining, sale of equipment, mining, mining equipment. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - Photograph of Painting, HSK "Kormoran", after December 1941
Original painting by Geo RosenkranzColour photograph of a painting of the Hilfs Kruezer "Kormoran" German raider battle with HMAS Sydney. Both ships sank in the Indian Ocean December 1941. The original is owned by Mrs Margaret Shannon (nee Oliver) of Katamatite, Victoriageorg rosenkranz, kormoran, hmas sydney -
Anglesea and District Historical Society
Bullet Shell - Exploded, 1941
Artillery shell (exploded) may? have been used in the M10 Hellcat Tank made in the U.S.A., (M18 Gun Motor Carriage Tank Destroyer). Although the date on the shell is 1941 and the Hellcat was under developent during that year.Bottom: 75mm M18 / LOT 5898-27 & FA 1942 Centre: M22A2 1942 / 1-23230-1artillery shell -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 23/05/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of Freight car No. 17 at Brunswick Depot. Photo dated, 23/5/1941 in the Wal Jack album. See also Reg item 5238 for another photo of this car at Brunswick.trams, tramways, freight tram, brunswick, brill 21e, tram 17 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1/09/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of S 160 (Lygon St) and Q 191 (No destination) turning from Holden St into Lygon St. Brunswick. Photo dated 1-9-1941, in the Wal Jack album.trams, tramways, s class, q class, holden st, lygon st, brunswick, tram 160, tram 191 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 10/02/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of Y 469 outbound in Swan St Burnley or Richmond, on its way to Wattle Park. Photo dated 10-2-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, swan st, burnley, y class, wattle park, tram 611 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Brennessel copy of No. 4, 26 October 1941
Original booklet produced fortnightly by internees at Camp 1, Tatura, as a newspaper or periodical of camp events. Contributions were from internees. Title translates as "Stinging Nettle" with "Barbed Wire" typed in German below.Copy of C7672, booklet, stapled. No 26 August 1941. Typed, in German, of articles, advertisements, sketches. Front cover features sketch of camp scene, two men seated, column of figures ascending to platform or stage. 11 pages stinging nettle, barbed wire, german internees, camp 1 -
Kyneton RSL Sub Branch
Manual, Notes on the theory of Fitting for Defence Trainees, January 1941
Cardboard cover front and back, with red tape on spine. Contains typed instruction notes related to Fitting. There are some blank pages on the left side which have hand written notes dating from 29 January 1941. The back cover, outside, is covered with signatures and five digit numbers. (Possibly fellow students on this course, with their enlistment numbers.) Front cover. Hand written.Brunswick Technical school Dawson St Brunswick. RAAF Station West Melbourne Some other writing, illegible.ww2, defence training -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 10/02/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of No.Y1 611 inbound in Swan St Richmond or Burnley after crossing the Yarra River bridge. Photo dated 10-2-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, swan st, y1 class, burnley, tram 611 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1/09/1941 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of CW5 681, (Burwood, Route 74) in Swan St Burnley, prior to crossing the Yarra River. Photo dated 1-9-1941 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location.trams, tramways, burnley, cw5 class, swan st, route 74, tram 681 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book - Arithmetic for Grade VI, 1941, 1941
Arithmetic textbook for grade VI in 1941.Blue coloured text book " Arithmetic for Grade VI".Arithmetic for Grade VIeducation, maths, school -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1941
Date made 14 May 1941Black and white photograph of St Mary's Church of England, Buchan, showing a small timber building painted white with gable roof. Steel frame bell tower beside church, wire lace front fence and gate. Buchan Victoriareligion, buildings -
Bendigo Military Museum
Banner - SOUVENIR BANNER, FRAMED, 1941
Framed banner on stand. Frame - timber with decorative detail, brown stain with glass front, frame attached to timber stand. Feet supporting frame with piano hinge and chain. Mount - green felt Banner - blue silk like background, with embroidered foliage, flowers, building and inscription in colour. Yellow silk like fringe.Handwritten on back of frame "Made by M. Bowles. Feb. 1993" Embroidered on banner "Souvenir of Holyland/Mosque of Omar/1941"souvenir, wwii, middle east -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - SCARF, 1941
Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Navy woolen scarf with overlocked ends.Printed in white on one end: AM below a crown ?? & SONS LEEK 1941 CONT. 292/A/9/11 (GON17B)accessory, military, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH RAAF, 1941
Edward LANE No 40676 RAAF. Ref Cat No 211P for service details.Black / white photo of E LANE in RAAF uniform. Photo is attached in a gift card fold over cover front & rear.On front: “NORTON TREVAIRE MELBOURNE” Inside: “TO MY Dear brother GAV, WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST XMAS 1941”photographs, raaf, portrait -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping, "Bardia Bill, captured gun, Tobruk, 1960s
Given to PMH&PS by the local RSL Branch on their closure in May 1998Black and white newspaper clipping on card of "Bardia Bill", a very large gun, with several soldiers . Above clipping is printed "Tobruk 1941". The frame is wooden, painted cream, biege, dark brown. Dated 1941 but probably made after 1960ssocieties clubs unions and other organisations, war - world war ii, rsl, returned services league -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Photograph
18 pounder, 81st Field Regt RA, Northern Ireland 1941. (Geordie #3 with shell).photo, ww2, army