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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sketch, Carl Kubler, 1937
Brown wooden framed, blue/grey mat, pencil drawing of plan of Sarona featuring streets and houses, fields and plantations.Sarona Deutsche Kalone Jaffa Palaestine Januar 1937 Prod Von Carl Kublercarl kubler, camp internee sketches, sarona palestine, magdalen kubler -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH SMALL TREES PLANTED NEAR CREEK AND ROAD IN READINESS FOR PROJECT - CLUNES GUN CLUB - FIELD AND GAMElocal history, photography, photographs, gun club -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Book, Robertson & Mullens, Water Into Gold, 1946
From the estate of Florence Iggsten.Book with orange cloth cover with black writing. Dust cover printed in shades of orange and green with view of river and fields.On inside page opposite first title - "Mrs Iggsten Xmas 1946"renmark, dried fruit, murray river, mildura, agriculture, irrigation -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Flag - 8/13 VMR flag
The 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles was raised as a regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps on 1 May 1948 with Headquarters in Melbourne and squadrons in Sale, Benalla/Wangaratta and Albury. In 1955 Regimental Headquarters moved to Wangaratta and a second squadron was located at Albury. The Sale squadron transferred to 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse. In 1977 8/13 VMR Regiment was reduced to an independent squadron A Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles and in 1991 was linked with 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse forming the VMR Squadron of that regiment.Coloured flag, red and yellow field divided diagonally with 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles crest superimposed at centre.vmr, victorian mounted rifles, flag -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - WW2, 2/5th Australian Field Ambulance, 1987
Soft cover with black and white prints and maps. 125 pages. A history of the 2/5 Australian Field Ambulance in WW2. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Bayonet
Origial WW1 German, Modal 1898/05 Bayonet, found on Poziers Battle field in 2016. From Poziers Associationweapon, ww1, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Dunn's Rock Eppalock, 2012
The low rolling hills of the Kimbolton countryside consist of ancient, hard and fractured Ordovician rock up to 65 million years old, which was originally deposited deep under the sea. Rocks mainly are sandstone, mudstone, black shale and quartz conglomerates. Marine fossils can be found in the area. Around seven million years ago a basalt flow buried the original bedrock along the along the Campaspe River. Ongoing weathering, wind and water movement over the following years has produced younger clay, sand, silt and gravel deposits throughout the area. Patches of White Hills Gravel are also found in the area. Another unique geological feature of this area is the Permian Glacial Pavement rocks north and south of Eppalock and glacial sediments (such as “Dunn’s Rock” and “Kellams Rock”). During the ice age (up to 280 million years ago) large glaciers moving over the countryside, scoured out sediments, pulverized bedrock, polished and cut grooves into bedrock in the direction of ice movement. When the ice melted boulders etc where left behind in areas of entirely different rock types, such as a 100 Tonne granite block known as ‘The Stranger’ near Derrinal. Dunn's Rock (Glaciated Pavement) Eppalock - Photos of the rock and a field group collecting date with Lake Eppalock (Knowsley) in the backgroundhistory, bendigo, dunn's rock eppalock, kimbolton forest, lake eppalock, gately collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Rocky Vale Villa, April 2016
The Beebe name was well-known in Bendigo in the last quarter of the 19th and the early part of the 20th centuries. From 1875, William Beebe senior, monumental mason, occupied a site in the centre on the city, in Mitchell Street opposite King Street. Death was more part of life in those days, and the Beebes were there to provide the burial monuments. Later, he took his sons into the business, which grew as Beebe and Son. Many examples of their work can be found in the local cemeteries. William Beebe senior (1830-1891) was born in Rutland, the smallest English county in 1830, to stonemason Chamberlain Beebe and Susannah Clements. William emigrated to Victoria in 1854 and after engaging on unknown works in Port Fairy, Dunkeld, and Melbourne arrived in Bendigo. His obituary records that he commenced work here on the site of the Bank of Australasia (opposite the Shamrock Hotel), which would have been no later than 1856. He took up a 13 acre selection on the site of Rocky Vale Villa in 1864 and continued to select or purchase further parcels of adjoining land until he owned some 150 acres, much of it unfit for cultivation. He was a keen gardener and had a garden and orchard around the house. William took over 20 years to build the two-story sandstone and granite house "Rocky Vale Villa". The house was constructed from sandstone sourced "from an adjacent ridge of rocks" (Bendigo Advertiser 28/9/1891). Granite from Harcourt was used for lintels and quoins. Not long before he died, William was still adding to the house. In the Codicil to his will, he states that "I have just built and completed two additional rooms to my Dwelling house situe at Inglewood Road aforesaid" (dated 19/9/1891). William died one week later on the 26th September 1891.Photographs of a field trip to Rocky Vale Villa, 7 Wicks Road, Maiden Gully, Bendigo by the Bendigo Historical Society.history, bendigo, rocky vale villa maiden gully, william beebe stonemason bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH. ELMORE, 1993
Photograph. Elmore. Man at front left is unnamed. Background, may relate to the Elmore Field days. (Wild guess only). -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original B/W Photograph, Clive Brooks, View from Catholic Church, Buninyong, south-east towards "Brim Brim.", 19 July 1993
Part of series to record changes in BuninyongB/W photo View from Catholic Church, Buninyong, south-east towards "Brim Brim'" across fieldsbuninyong, church, landscape, brim brim -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Picture with frame, Photo
Black frame with black and white photo of a private Russell H. Whitehead, 1 field regiment Royal Australian Artillery photo, frame -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Development history moving onto usage during WW2 and afterwards incl usage by various nations, CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES NORTH AMERICAN P-51 Mustang, Malcolm V. Lowe, CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES NORTH AMERICAN P-51 Mustang, 2009
Development history moving onto usage during WW2 and afterwards incl usage by various nations, CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MustangGrey jacket cover showing closeup and slightly above colour photo of in flight Mustang British markings, over fieldsnon-fictionDevelopment history moving onto usage during WW2 and afterwards incl usage by various nations, CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES NORTH AMERICAN P-51 Mustang -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Booklet, Bald, Bob, Brief History of 8 Field Ambulance - Vietnam 1967-72
An A4 booklet with the heading Brief History, 8 Field Ambulance - Vietnam 1967/72 written in red. There is a coloured photo of the 8 Field Ambulance Hospital, Vung Tau in the middle of the page. Also a brief description regarding Medical Evacuation and a photo of patients being medevac onto a C-130 Hercules.8th field ambulance, australia. army. field ambulance, 8th -
Melbourne Legacy
Audio - Recording, vinyl record, Opening of Legacy Conference (Canberra 1954) by H.E. The Governor General Field Marshall Sir William Slim, 1954
The Legacy Conference in Canberra in 1954 was opened by H.E. The Governor General Field Marshall Sir Wiiliam Slim demonstrating by His Excellencies presence the valuable contribution Legacy makes to families of deceased serving and ex service personnel. The Conference was held annually and in different cities around Australia and attended by delegates from different branches of Legacy.Significant due to the prescence of Sir William Slim, opening the conference, to discuss and and move forward various motions from around Australia in regard to Legacy.Black vinyl 12 inch disc in brown paper cover x 2 copies.Serial No, FSX.1495, Prx.3851. Speed 78 RPM? Side 1, Opening of Legacy Conference (Canberra 1954) by H.E. The Governer General Field Marshall Sir William Slim. Serial No FSX.1496, PRX. 3851 Side 2. Dinner in Honour of Delegates to Legacy Conference (Canberra 1954) "The Toast Is Legacy" proposed by president of Sydney Legacy Legatess, D.J.Cartledge. Australian Broadcasting Commission. Processed by Columbia Graphophone (Aust) PTY. LTD. Homebush, N.S.W.conference, canberra, governor general -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Tool - FPL-3000 Military Field Pocket Light
Small rectangular cardboard box containg a black cylindrical metal and rubber flashlight or torch. The outside of the cardboarch container has black ink markings for identification and manufacture. A white printed ID label containing a barcode is attached to the bottom of the box. The pocket light has a metal attachment clip on its side and a rubber covered on/off switch on the bottom of the light. The body of the light has a knurled section for grip. The lens top section of the field pocket light unscrews of the body to enable the top of the pocket light to be unscrewed to enable battery insertion.FPL-3000 Military Pocket Light Made in Australia NSN no: 6230 66 139 1304 Ocean Graphic Pty. Ltd. Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA. *6230661391304023* FPL-3000 Black/Green Filter The field pocket light has the NSN marking 6230-66-139-1304 with the Department of Defence arrow marking at the side of the top of the flashlight.fpl-3000, military, field pocket light, australian military -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W
This is a postcard of the sports ground in Halls Gap, taken from Chatauqua Peak. It is No. 12197 in the Rose Series of postcards.The photo shows a round clearing (sports ground), seen from above, in the midst of bush. There are some bare strips in the middle of the field and a track around its perimeter. Some buildings are visible to the left of the field and a road runs behind it. There are more buildings just visible through the bush in the centre, on the far side of the road."The Rose Series P. 12197, Sports Ground, from Chatauqua Peak, Halls Gap, Vic" on bottom of postcard.recreation, sport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ELMORE FIELD DAYS
Aerial photograph of Elmore Field Days site. Undated but possibly 1969-1970. Image shows exhibitor stands, roadways and parked vehicles. Oh LH side of image is a water course, an anabranch of the Campaspe River. Site is now a camping reserve as the Elmore Field Days is now (2022) held at a nearby site.event, agriculture, elmore field days -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Nurses visit 1st ATF Base
A coloured photograph of Lt Margaret Ahern, Captain Amy Pittendreigh, Lt Colleen Mealey and Lt Terrie Roche, nursing sisters from the 8th Field Ambulance Hospital, Vung Tau, watch of 2 RAR leave on a heliborn assault from Luscombe field at the 1st Australian Task Force, Nui Dat.photograph, lt margaret ahern, capt amy pittendreigh, lt colleen mealey, lt terrie roche, 8th field ambulance hospital, vung tau, 2 rar, luscombe airfield, 1st australian task force, gibbons collection catalogue -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Arbuckle Waddell Pty Ltd, Camouflage, 1942
Soft covered military training pamphlet setting out general principles, siting and camouflage discipline for ArtilleryMilitary Training Pamphlet No 46 Part 5: Artillery with the Field Army 1942. The War Office Oct 1942camouflage -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Functional Object - Cigarette Lighter
Silver lighter with gold corps badge of RAEME.Vietnam. Corps. badge of RAEME. F. Kimberley, 106 Field Workshop, Nui Dat, S.V.N. 1971-72.vulcan lighter, raeme, 106 field workshop (raeme), nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Painting - Framed painting, Chinook, 1969
Painting - oil on board in timber frame brown/gold. Depicting Chinook Helicopter and Howitzer.SGT. Merson R.A. 1 Field Regiment Royal Aus Artillery Phuoc Tuey Province Sth Vietnam.war in art, helicopter - chinook, howitzers -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Various buttons, Unknown
Various buttons, ribbons, rank and badges on black backing board.Donated to Cranbourne R S L by Sgt. George E Buttigieg. Ex. 19th Field Regiment RA. -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Photographs, Private D.R.Wilson picture plus letter from mum
Photograph and letter from mum. Paper.All my love mum. To Private D.R.Wilson 64th L.A.D, 2/8 Field Regiment. A.I.F Abroad. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Administrative record - Database, Database Creswick Hospital In-Patients Register 1863-1883, 1998
Creswick Hospital was opened in 1863 so that before this time most injured or sick people from around that location had to travel to Ballarat Hospital which was opened in 1856. This often took days by which time the patient needing treatment was sicker or had died.Digital copy All data transcribed from In-Patients' Register 186f3-1883 Creswick Hospital. 4331 entries, 18 fieldscreswick, creswick hospital, records, medical -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Certificate, Despatch Notice, (estimated); 1918
Is one of 4 certificates framed together in a frame 55cm W x 55cm H belonging to Bdr. Joesph Moore.Photocopy of original certificate of despatchThe War of 1914-1918/ Australian Imperial Force/ 1272 Gnr. (A.Bomdr.) J. Moore, 51st By Field Artilery./ was mentioned in a despatch from/Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. KT., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.J.E./ dated 7th April 1918/ for gallant and distinguished services in the Field/ I have it in Command from the King to record His Majesty's/ high aprreciation of the services rendered. (indecipherable signature)/ Secretary of State for War.1918, moore, joseph, world, war, 1, despatch, field, marsh, sir, douglas, haig, ioffice, 1914 1918 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Map - TRENCH MAP WW1, 1918
Area of map shows the River Sambre running from corner left to top corner right, Landrecies, Hachette, Petit Paris to Leval. Item re William Alexander No 502 AIF. refer cat No 3746.3 for his service details.Map, Enemy rear Organization France, Edition 3a, sheet 57A N.W, scale 1:20,000, Field Survey to 24.10.1918.Hand written on rear in black, “57A N.W”map, france, trench -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Battles of the Somme
Soft cover with fold in sleeves, cream and red. Photo on front of a tank surrounded by troops. Back cover, photo of a field of poppies books, military / maritime battles -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 1
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. 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. Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 1 Author: E S Grew Publisher: The Gresham Publishing Co Date: 1917Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 KIT Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, field-marshal lord kitchener vol 1, e s grew -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 2
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. 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. Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 2 Author: E S Grew Publisher: The Gresham Publishing Co Date: 1917Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 KIT Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, field-marshal lord kitchener vol 2, e s grew -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 3
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. 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. Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener Vol 3 Author: E S Grew Publisher: The Gresham Publishing Co Date: 1917Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 KIT Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, field-marshal lord kitchener vol 3, e s grew