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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Probuild tour of Stage 5 building of Eastland, Ringwood in 2015. Showing new escalators at entrance to new Eastland. The REALM library being built on left. Railway Station and offices in background
... REALM library being built on left. Railway Station and offices ...Photographs taken by Jeff Leipold, member of RDHS -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Probuild tour of Stage 5 building of Eastland, Ringwood in 2015. Looking down on construction work from upper floors
... 2015. Looking down on construction work from upper floors. ...Photographs taken by Jeff Leipold, member of RDHS -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Officeworks at the corner of Maroondah Highway and Warrandyte Road. Opening sale on 4 December 1994. Looking east over the Eastland car park
... Warrandyte Road. Opening sale on 4 December 1994. Looking east over ... -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Railway Station on 3rd October 1992, showing a Tait train and Blood Bros. Store
... Ringwood Railway Station on 3rd October 1992, showing a ...Taken by Roy J Mitchell, local railway worker -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Children on front lawn of the Mitchell house at 168 Oban Road, North Ringwood circa 1983
... Children on front lawn of the Mitchell house at 168 Oban ...The house is still there today (2024).Taken by Roy J Mitchell -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Album - Photograph album, Allan Charles Quinn, Ports of call with M/S 'Mongabarra' on African trip 16th June - Dec 1950 ( Voyage starts and ends in Sweden), 1950
... Ports of call with M/S 'Mongabarra' on African trip 16th ...The item tells the story of Allan Quinn's voyage to Africa on a round trip departing returning to Gothenburg aboard the Merchant Ship Mongabarra.. The album preserves a 1950s perspective of a Merchant Seaman and his experience of the respective Ports at that time. The Collection is especially useful when viewed along with contemporary Quinn family correspondence.Album with metal spiral spine and beige fabric cover with gouache printed colour design featuring Gothenburg landmarks. Photograph album contains 25 pages of b/w photos . In Aqua coloured ink on the inside front cover is a handwritten itinerary / index of the 25 ports visited on the voyage on adhered sheet of paper. Inscription: Title (see above)/ follows with Header line: " Port Country Arrived Departed / 1. Gothenberg.../ 16. Bel Congo.../25. Gothenburg / Signed off in Gothenburg 12 December 1950" album, photos, mongabarra, 1950, ms mongbarra, gothenburg, sweden, seafaring life -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, On the rocks, 1925-1926
... On the rocks ...Sepia photograph of four women and one girl in bathers, sitting on rocks ear Cowes pier.On the rocks.photographs, cowes beach, social life and customs, cowes pier phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, On the way to Smith’s Beach, 1925-1926
... On the way to Smith’s Beach ...Sepia photograph of old truck with part canvas sides. People sitting inside looking ou,t six people standing beside the truck.On the way to Smiths Beach. Cowes.photographs, transport, smiths beach, social life and customs -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Invitation, Switching On Ceremony, November 1963
... Switching On Ceremony ...Mrs Coels was born in Warley Hospital and lived all her life in Ventnor.invitation Card to Switching on of electricity supply to Ventnor District, Friday 13th December 1963. Mrs Edith Coels performed the switch-on ceremony. Card in Presentation Box - Picture FrameCommittee of Ventnor No. 2 S.E.C. Extension Group Switching On Ceremony At Ventnor Hall on Friday, 13th December, 1963 at 8 pm McNabb's Orchestra Good Supper Ticket 7/6switching on ceremony ventnor, mrs coels, cefn & phillis price -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Colin and Vera Smith with sheep and 4 lambs on it's back, 1955
... Colin and Vera Smith with sheep and 4 lambs on it's back. ...Colin and Vera Smith farmed at RhyllHistoricalLarge black and white photo of a man and woman behind a sheep with 4 lambs on it's backRhyll 24th July 1955. From Colin & Veracolin and vera smith, sheep, farming, rhyll -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter, Letter to Elsie Findlay from Education Department re 18 years service on Cowes School Committee, 11 June 1945
... years service on Cowes School Committee. ...The Findlay family were well known in the area.HistoricalPhotocopy of a letter in 1945 from the Education Department of Victoria to Mrs Elsie Findlay thanking her for 18 years service on the Cowes State School Committee.Education Department Victoriaelsie findlay, education, cowes state school -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Booklet, Phillip Island Holidays Development Pty Ltd, Ideal Summerland on the Nobbies, Phillip Island, Late 1920s
... Ideal Summerland on the Nobbies, Phillip Island ...Subdivision of Summerlands commenced in the 1920s with 12 large allotments created, along with features such as a roundabout and cypress trees. Between 1927 and 1931, 227 new blocks were created, and from 1929 to 1940 there was a nine-hole golf course on what is now the Penguin Parade car park.Historical Large 8 page glossy booklet advertising Summerlands Estate, describing attractions of the area ,maps, houses , golf course. Basically black and white with some orange print and a coloured map.Ideal Summerland on the Nobbies Phillip Island. "The land of somewhere we long to go". Published by Phillip Island Holidays Development Pty Ltd. 6o Market Street, Melbourne.housing, tourism phillip island, summerland estate -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter, Passage to Australia on the Benalla in 1925 for the Bradley family
... Passage to Australia on the Benalla in 1925 for the Bradley ...Bradley family settled on Phillip IslandHistoricalBlack and white photocopy of A4 typed letter from Australia House, London re passages to Australia for Mr E. N. Bradley and family Government of Australia. Migration & Settlement Office. Australia House. 12 March 1925bradley family, migration, letters, betty pedley -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Articles on severance poll concerning split from Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai 1925-1929, 1925-1929
... Articles on severance poll concerning split from Shire of ...Issue of severance of Phillip Island from the Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai to become Shire of Phillip Island 1925-1929. This issue had strong opinions on both sides amongst Island residents and shows the political landscape of the times. This is a snapshot of life on Phillip Island in the 1920s. Book also contains notes, poem by D.H. Robb in his handwriting.HistoricalGreen exercise book with handwritten notes, articles from newspapers, pamphlets.Cover states D.H.Robb, Cowes. Lists of absentee ratepayers and householders, objectors,d.h.robb, severance of phillip island, local government, w.d.davie, akt sambell, women's progress association, phillip island early roads, phillip island valuations, local identities, reverend rath, tourism, phillip island 1920s, farming -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Article, Mary Karney on Island history, Mid 1970s
... Mary Karney on Island history ...Mary Karney's father was David Robb, who owned Cowes's first general store. The talk was for the Friends of the Phillip Island Library.HistoricalPhotocopy of a newspaper article which includes a photo of 6 people, 5 women and one man in the middle. Mary Karney, Edna Thompson, Frank & Helen Jansson, Cherry McFee and Poss Jackson.Author on Island historymary karney, david robb, local history, cowes, cherry mcfee, edna thompson, frank jansson, poss jackson -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Lucy Wagner on Hollydene, 1947-48
... Lucy Wagner on Hollydene ...Lucy was Kevin Wagner's paternal grandmother. Trip was from Cowes to Seal Rocks.HistoricalBlack & white photo of elderly lady sitting on boat at pier with a man in hat nearby. Sails furled and sea in distance. Also an A4 photocopy of the photo.Hollydene Billy Kennon [ owner boat] 47-48. Lucy Constance Wagner, Kevie's mother hollydene ferry, lucy wagner, ferries -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Growing up on phillip Island by Bob Grayden, 1998
... Growing up on phillip Island by Bob Grayden ...Describes life on the Island in the 1930s, including farming, schooling , ww2, bridge, picture theatre, guesthouses and shops.Historical5 A4 typed sheets of notes on speech given by Bob Grayden to PIDHS in 1998Growing up on Phillip Islandbob grayden, farming, chicory, motor car racing, cowes state school, hector goodall, first phillip island bridge to san remo, picture theatre, davidson family, shops at cowes phillip island, thompson avenue cowes, the esplanade cowes, guesthouses, roadmaking, john grayden & sons, w f evans quarries ventnor -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, At home on the hill - Stories of Pioneers in the first 30 years of Phillip Island cemetery 1870-1900 Written by Pamela Rothfield, 2018
... At home on the hill - Stories of Pioneers in the first 30 ...Stories of the first 73 occupants of the Phillip Island Cemetery describing the lives and history of the early residents of Phillip Island. Written by a Cleeland descendant, Pamela Rothfield.HistoricalLarge, soft covered book with large black and white and coloured photos and text.ISNN 978-0-646-99552-6phillip island cemetery, genealogy, forrest, jenner, richardson, cleeland, dixon, mcgregor, reid, walton, west, cox, underdown, mcillwraith, woolcock -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, At home on the hill. Vol. 11 : the story of those buried in the Phillip Island Cemetery between 1901-1920 : everyone has a story by Pamela Rothfield, 2020
... At home on the hill. Vol. 11 : the story of those buried in ...Detailed information on people buried in cemetery from 1901-1920HistoricalLarge soft covered book with text numerous black & white and coloured illustrations ISBN 978-0-6487351-0-6phillip island cemetery, rev. alexander robb, richardson, walton, grayden, forrest, leeson, lock, mcfee, george smith, west, cleeland, eliza cochlan, findlay, jenner, mckindlay, jeury, walpole, george cox, pamela rothfield -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mrs Jansson, John on the McHaffie buggy
... Mrs Jansson, John on the McHaffie buggy ...McHaffie family were early settlers on Phillip Island. Mrs Frank Jansson, wife of a fisherman from Rhyll.HistoricalSmall black & white photograph of a rural outlook with house and water in the background. Foreground has a wooden buggy on a grassy area with a woman and small child.The McHaffie buggy. Mrs F. Jansson and son, John.mchaffie family, mrs frank jansson, buggy -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter, Eliza Cochlan, information on spelling of her name, 1986
... Eliza Cochlan, information on spelling of her name ...The spelling of Eliza's surname varies between Coghlan and Cochlan in various sources.The letter does not provide proof of either. List of applicants for land at Schnapper Point [Mornington, including Phillip Island], early settlers and their date of arrival. An extract from "Early History of Mornington" showing residents of Schnapper Point in 1858.HistoricalHand written letter from the secretary of the Mornington Peninsula Historical Society re the spelling of Eliza Cochlan's name . Dated 8/5/1986 Also 3 typed pages containing a list of applicants for Phillip Island land grants and extract from The Early history of Mornington.Letter addressed to Mr Harris, secretary PIDHSeliza cochlan, land grant, early phillip island settlers, land ballot -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Literary Work, James Anthony Froude, Short Studies on Great Subjects Vol 2, 1872
... Short Studies on Great Subjects Vol 2 ...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 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. 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. Short Studies on Great Subjects Vol 2 by James Anthony Froude Author:James Anthony Froude Publisher: Longmans Green and Co. Date: 1872The label on the spine with typed text PAT 824 FRO Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Serviceshipwrecked-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, short studies on great subjects vol 2, james anthony froude -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Shop on The Kings Road
... The Shop on The Kings Road ...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 Shop on The Kings Road Author: B Ifor Evans ((Benjamin) Ifor Evans, Baron Evans of Hungershall) Publisher: Hodder Stoughton Date: 1946 The label on spine with typed text PAT FIC EVA Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Inside 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 shop on the kings road, b ifor evans, baron evans of hungershall, benjamin ifor evans -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Treatise on Hydraulics
... Treatise on Hydraulics ...Treatise on Hydraulics Author: Mansfield Merriman Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Dare: 1916 warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, treatise on hydraulics -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon
... Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon ...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 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 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. Warrnambool Public Library 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. Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Livington Date: 1885 The label on the spine with typed text PAT 843 VER Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp 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, eight hundred leagues on the amazon, jules verne -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Plans - Freeway, Country Roads Board, Victoria, Eastern Freeway Ringwood Section - Planning Report on Suggested Concepts Investigation (Country Roads Board) 1974, 1974
... Eastern Freeway Ringwood Section - Planning Report on ...Report on suggested concepts investigation for freeway.Report on suggested concepts investigation for freeway. Buff coloured covers with brown printing. Bound with brown Spirex. pp. 39. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Notes, Pullin, E.V, Notes on Ringwood Mail's 60th Anniversary by Ellie Pullin 1984, 19-Nov-84
... Notes on Ringwood Mail's 60th Anniversary by Ellie Pullin ...Notes made by Ellie Pullin for the Ringwood Mail's 60th Anniversary Publication on 19-Nov-1984, from records held by the R.H.R.G.Typewritten pages prepared by Ellie Pullin. pp3. +Additional Keywords: Pullin, Ellie V. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Letter, Cheevers, Margaret (Mayor), Letter from Margaret Cheevers to Desmond Lindsay referring to his work on the history of the site of the City of Ringwood Bowls Club - 2/08/1994, 2-Aug-94
... to his work on the history of the site of the City of ...Letter from Margaret Cheevers to Desmond Lindsay referring to his work on the history of the site of the City of Ringwood Bowls Club.Letter from Margaret Cheevers to Desmond Lindsay referring to his work on the history of the site of the City of Ringwood Bowls Club. One page,white paper, printed on Ringwood Council letter head. +Additional Keywords: Cheevers, Margaret (Mayor) / Lindsay, Desmond44 Lyons Rd. North Croydon 3134 27th. June, 1994 City of Ringwood Civic Centre The Mayor Mrs. B. Cheevers Dear Madam, I am pleased to say to you and the Councillors of the City of Ringwood that our family residence on both sides of my family exceeds in excess of one hundred years and it was during a family get together that an interesting anecdote was revealed relating to the land occupied by the Ringwood Bowling Club soon to occupy new premises in Warrandyte Road. The land that became the home of the Bowling Green was given by Thomas Grant, the previous owner was Captain Miles, father of the long standing Councillor the late Temple Miles. The incident I refer to was during World War 1 when Captain Miles an English Loyalist publicly stated he would give a block of land to the widow of the first Ringwood man killed in action. That man was James Brain (refer to Clock Tower Memorial) who married my father’s wife’s sister. Captain Miles made good his offer and the land was the land still occupied by the Ringwood Bowling Club. The land at that time had a small creek running through the centre and the young War Widow suffering grief was advised by another snide councillor (no name) not to accept it, saying it would not be worth it. Ringwoods’ first casualty during World War 1 left a widow and two young sons, all who have passed to their eternal reward. I still do not know if the Council has an historian, but thought it worth telling even if only the Bowling Club were to learn and proud to say my brother Jack had become club Champion on Sacred Soil. Sincerely yours Desmond J Lindsay -
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Newspaper Cutting, Secret Love Lives On, 6-Apr-98
... Secret Love Lives On ...Nabuko (Cherry) Parker was the first Japanese Immigrant to become an Australian citizen.Article on the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Gordon Parker and Nobuko Sakuramoto, local Ringwood residents. Article in Herald Sun Mon April 6, 1998 with photograph. +Additional Keywords: Parker, Gordon / Parker, Nabuko (Cherry) / Sakuramoto, Nobuko / Cherry Parker -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper Cutting, The Mail, "Heritage a Pointer" - Newspaper Article on Ringwood/Croydon incl Historical Societies 1999, 19-Jan-99
... "Heritage a Pointer" - Newspaper Article on Ringwood ...Article including commentary by Joan Walker about historical changes in Ringwood and Maroondah Tourism Authority Board chair Cr. Maureen Naylor.Newspaper with article by Jeff Jones about history and the historical society. Views of streets and houses. Qty 4. +Additional Keywords: Walker, Joan / Naylor, Maureen , Cr. / Jones, Jeff