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Clunes Museum
Document - NEWSPAPER, THE BALLARAT NEWS, THE NEWS 1/8/1991, 1/8/1991
THE NEWS, 1 AUGUST 1991. REAL ESTATE NEWS, COUNTRY CABIN AT CLUNES. NO. 1 BOUNDARY ROAD ON 4.05 HECTARESreal estate, 1 boundary road -
Vision Australia
Text, Register of Inmates : No 1, 1867-1887
In 1866 William Bridgeford became the first pupil to be enrolled in the Victorian Asylum and School for the Blind. Originally details were required to be entered by hand, however in 1867, a form was used to record this information and stuck to the pages of the register. This register contains the handwritten entries of admission of: registration number, name of pupil, admittance date, where pupil had been sent from, religious denomination, father's name and address and mother's name and address (if different). Admission forms recorded the following information: name, sex, birth date and location, current residence, religion, trade, name/age/trade/nationality/religion and address of parents, cause and length of blindness, family history of blindness, health of applicant, occupation and income of applicant's parents and ability to pay. The register contains entries from No. 1 William Bridgeford to No. 99 Robert Munro. Limited searching is available to the poor condition of this register.1 v. (unpaged)victorian asylum and school for the blind, royal victorian institute for the blind -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, (Ringwood Mail newspaper article - 9/1/1958) Ringwood High School. Scene from the ballet. L-R Back Row Standing: 1. D. Close, 2. J. Baker, 3. ?, 4. ?, 5. ?. Middle Row: 1. S. Pickford, 2. ?, 3. B. Beatie, 4. ? Williams, 5. Sheryl Gogly, 6. ?. Front: 1. Julie Doitry, 2. Pam Deuter
Written on back of photograph, "Mail - 9/1/1958. Ringwood High School. Scene from the ballet. Reading Left to Right: Back Row Standing: 1. D. Close, 2. J. Baker, 3. ??, 4. ??, 5. ??. Middle Row: 1. S. Pickford, 2. ??, 3. B. Beatie, 4. ? Williams, 5. Sheryl Gogly, 6. ??. Front: 1. Julie Doitry, 2. Pam Deuter". -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Tool, Moseley & Son, Moulding Plane, 1 1/2” Cove, 19th Century
In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed.Bertie Robert Edgar Greenwood was born c. 1880/81 and died aged 82 in Hawthorn in 1963. His father and possibly his grandfather were also carpenters. Bertie’s work as a cabinetmaker required precise planing to give lovely edges and other elaborate decorations. The major item in the tool collection is Bertie’s wooden box, which houses 45 different moulding planes. Later in his life, he used these skills extensively when he worked as a patternmaker for a plastering company. Bertie worked through his seventies, retiring when he lost a finger. The tool collection was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Bertie’s granddaughter, Pamela Webster Bloom, a former resident of Kew.Plane - Wooden Moulding, Beechwood & Metal, 1 1/2” Cove, Moseley & Son LondonStamped ‘18’, and owner name ‘G. Greenwood’, with ‘G’ subsequently over-stamped with ‘B’. Later engraved number ‘4’ added on entering the collection in 2010.moulding plane, carpentry, bertie greenwood, woodworking tools, moulding planes, burwood road — hawthorn (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Tool, Moseley & Son, Moulding Plane, 1 1/4” Complex, 19th Century
In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed.Bertie Robert Edgar Greenwood was born c. 1880/81 and died aged 82 in Hawthorn in 1963. His father and possibly his grandfather were also carpenters. Bertie’s work as a cabinetmaker required precise planing to give lovely edges and other elaborate decorations. The major item in the tool collection is Bertie’s wooden box, which houses 45 different moulding planes. Later in his life, he used these skills extensively when he worked as a patternmaker for a plastering company. Bertie worked through his seventies, retiring when he lost a finger. The tool collection was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Bertie’s granddaughter, Pamela Webster Bloom, a former resident of Kew.Plane - Wooden Moulding, Beechwood & Metal, 1 1/4” Complex, Moseley & Son LondonStamped ‘5/8’. Also stamped with owner name ‘G. Greenwood’, with ‘G’ subsequently over-stamped with ‘B’. Later engraved number ‘17’ added on entering the collection in 2010.woodworking tools, moulding planes, bertie greenwood, carpentry, burwood road — hawthorn (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Tool, Moseley & Son, Moulding Plane, 1 1/4” Convex, 19th Century
In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed.Bertie Robert Edgar Greenwood was born c. 1880/81 and died aged 82 in Hawthorn in 1963. His father and possibly his grandfather were also carpenters. Bertie’s work as a cabinetmaker required precise planing to give lovely edges and other elaborate decorations. The major item in the tool collection is Bertie’s wooden box, which houses 45 different moulding planes. Later in his life, he used these skills extensively when he worked as a patternmaker for a plastering company. Bertie worked through his seventies, retiring when he lost a finger. The tool collection was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Bertie’s granddaughter, Pamela Webster Bloom, a former resident of Kew.Plane - Wooden Moulding, Beechwood & Metal, 1 1/4” Convex, Moseley & Son LondonStamped ‘16’. Also stamped with owner name ‘G. Greenwood’, with ‘G’ subsequently over-stamped with ‘B’. Later engraved number ‘19’ added on entering the collection in 2010.woodworking tools, moulding planes, bertie greenwood, carpentry, burwood road — hawthorn (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Tool, Moseley & Son, Moulding Plane, 1 1/4” Cove, 19th Century
In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed.Bertie Robert Edgar Greenwood was born c. 1880/81 and died aged 82 in Hawthorn in 1963. His father and possibly his grandfather were also carpenters. Bertie’s work as a cabinetmaker required precise planing to give lovely edges and other elaborate decorations. The major item in the tool collection is Bertie’s wooden box, which houses 45 different moulding planes. Later in his life, he used these skills extensively when he worked as a patternmaker for a plastering company. Bertie worked through his seventies, retiring when he lost a finger. The tool collection was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Bertie’s granddaughter, Pamela Webster Bloom, a former resident of Kew.Plane - Wooden Moulding, Beechwood & Metal, 1 1/4” Cove, Moseley & Son LondonStamped ‘16’. Also stamped with owner name ‘G. Greenwood’, with ‘G’ subsequently over-stamped with ‘B’. Later engraved number ‘20’ added on entering the collection in 2010.woodworking tools, moulding planes, bertie greenwood, carpentry, burwood road — hawthorn (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Tool, Moseley & Son, Moulding Plane, 1 1/2" Convex, 19th Century
In woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialised plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings. Traditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade, or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinetmakers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed.Bertie Robert Edgar Greenwood was born c. 1880/81 and died aged 82 in Hawthorn in 1963. His father and possibly his grandfather were also carpenters. Bertie’s work as a cabinetmaker required precise planing to give lovely edges and other elaborate decorations. The major item in the tool collection is Bertie’s wooden box, which houses 45 different moulding planes. Later in his life, he used these skills extensively when he worked as a patternmaker for a plastering company. Bertie worked through his seventies, retiring when he lost a finger. The tool collection was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Bertie’s granddaughter, Pamela Webster Bloom, a former resident of Kew.Plane - Wooden Moulding, Beechwood & Metal, 1 1/2" Convex, Moseley & Son London.Stamped with owner name ‘G. Greenwood’, with ‘G’ subsequently over-stamped with ‘B’. Later engraved number ‘28’ added on entering the collection in 2010.woodworking tools, moulding planes, bertie greenwood, carpentry, burwood road — hawthorn (vic.) -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Badge (Item) - Air Force Association Car Badges 1 x 1962 No.2207 and 1 x No.1545
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Greensborough Historical Society
Advertising Leaflet, 1/4 Box Road Briar Hill, 23/10/2018
1/4 Box Road Briar Hill. 3 bedroom house. Sold October 2018 for $744,000. Previous sales: May 2017 for $590,000, March 2007 for $315,000, and February 2005 for $291,000. Built 1980.Real Estate advertising leaflet,1 sheet folded into 4 pages, printed in colour both sides. 2 copies.box road briar hill -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - RATION PACK, 1) SPC Limited et al, c.1970's
Items are part of a One man 24 hour ration pack..1) Tin diced two fruits, 140 g weight. .2) Tin chicken & vegetables, 185 g weight. .3) Tin steak & eggs, 165 g weight. .4) Tube sweetened condensed milk, 71 g net weight. .5) Tube butter concentrate 28 g net weight.military equipment - provisions, passchendaele barracks trust, rations -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, (1) Fred Harman (L) Trevor Byard and Malcolm Frazer at a recent Devonport Men's Breakfast showing copies if two books authored by Rev. Byard February 1986; (2) Head and shoulders photograph, Undated
Reverend Trevor Mansley Byard (14/08/1914 - 27/02/2006) was born in Ulverstone, attended Queen's College, and was ordained in 1944. He wrote many books of an autobiographical nature as well as writing about Methodism.(1) Colour group photograph; (2) B&W head and shoulder photograph.(1) "Fred Harman (L) Trevor Byard and Malcolm Frazer at a recent Devonport Men's Breakfast February 1986"; (2) "C&N 17/10/1984 page 34".byard, trevor, rev., devonport, men's breakfast publications -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, ARGUS AGE MELBOURNE, 1 CLUNES BIRTHDAY .2 FAMOUS MINING TOWNS, 4 - 7 - 1931 27 - 8 - 32
NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. CLUNES BIRTHDAY. FAMOUS MINING TOWNS .1. 80TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 4, 1931 .2. THE QUARTZ REEFS OF CLUNES. SOME INTERESTING DOCUMENTS..2 NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. .1. CLUNES MINING 80TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 4, 1931 .2. THE QUARTZ REEFS OF CLUNES. SOME INTERESTING DOCUMENTS.local history, document, newspaper cutting, mining -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Loom, 1940's
Designed and constructed in Camp 1 by W. (Jack) Weber and used to make scarves by and for the internees.Handmade wooden table top loom attached to a rectangular piece of crafttwood representing a table. 13 hooks attached to each wooden endpiece. A separate box of wool goes from end to end through a series of nails which are in a zig zag pattern. 1 small stool for holding wool.tatura, handcrafts, weaving -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Magazines, 1 W.D. James & Co .2 H.J. Paynter & Co, The Link, Early 1920s
These magazines originally belonged to Catherine Mary Stewart who taught at Penshurst State School. She was the grandmother of the donor of the two magazines. These magazines were produced in the 1920s by the inspectorate of the Warrnambool district schools and they featured contributions by the pupils and teachers from the schools in the area. The magazine, ‘The Link’ was first published in September 1921 and came out once or twice a year in the early 1920s. In 1924 the magazine had a circulation of 1500 covering 107 State Schools, one Technical School, one High School, two Higher Elementary Schools and 17 registered schools. The contributions from the pupils are of special interest today as many of the names later became important locally and some of the photographs are of interest as they are ones not in local collections today. These magazines are of considerable importance as they contain many photographs not previously seen and much original material (articles, poems etc) produced by pupils and teachers in the Western District of Victoria in the early 1920s. They are of value to researchers. .1 A soft cover booklet of 42 pages. The booklet is stapled. The cover is buff-coloured with blue printing and it has images of children, schools, sporting equipment, technical classes and other decorative material. The booklet contains printed material, black and white photographs and advertisements. .2 as above except that there are 72 pages and a different publication date education in the western district, “the link” schools magazine, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Military Museum
document - TEMPORARY DRIVERS LICENCE - ARMY, 1 Aust Tank Bn, 1944
See Cats 2481.2 and 5556.2.This is a quarto size, single sheet of paper. It has the printed letterhead of "Aust Mil Forces - New Guinea Force HQ". Dated 16 Mar 44. By 1 Aust Tk Bn. Rear detachment. Handwritten is a certificate that he has passed tests for A.'3B' licence. Signed by BROWNE LIEUT T.O. 1Aust Tank Bn (AIF).ww2, driving licence -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Advancement of the Blind Finance and Executive minutes from 1/1/1936 to 6/12/1939, 1936-1939
At the front of the minutes is an index of names for some of the people referred to in the minutes of the Finance/Executive Commitees, with relevant page numbers. Held at the office of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind, these minutes contain information on bank balances, correspondence received and replied to, receipts expenditure, accounts and other business discussed. This included concerts, applications for pensions and a reference to the movement to a new premises at 118 Queen Street (p30).1 paper registerassociation for the advancement of the blind -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 in Main Street -- Different angle
Side view of Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 with wreaths at base and Chapman Bakery in background. Black & white photo of Soldiers Memorial World War 1. This photo is a side view of the memorial showing Chapman bakers shop in the backgrounds, looking south with the black range on right side of photo.stawell ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOKS, SET OF 12 - WW1, C.E.W.BEAN Volumes 1-6 et al, 1934 - 1942
Hard cover book set. Cardboard, red buckram, gold print on spine. Pages - cut, plain, off white. Illustrated - black and white and colour photographs, maps and illustrations. 1. Vol 1. The story of ANZAC 1 (Third edition) 662 pages. 2. Vol 2. The story of ANZAC (Eighth edition) 975 pages. 3. Vol 3. The AIF in France 1916 (Ninth Edition) 1036 pages. 4. Vol 4. The AIF in France 1917 (Eighth Edition) 1030 pages. 5. Vol 5. The AIF in France 1918 (Sixth Edition) 825 pages. 6. Vol 6. The AIF in France 1918 ( ? Edition) 1099 pages. 7. Vol 7. Sinai and Palestine (Eighth Edition) 844 pages. 8. Vol 8. Australian Flying Corps (Eighth Edition) 493 pages. 9. Vol 9. The Royal Australian Navy (Seventh Edition) 649 pages. 10. Vol 10. The Australians at Rabaul (Seventh Edition) 412 pages. 11. Vol 11. Australia during the War (Fifth Edition) 922 pages. 12. Vol 12. Photographic Record of the War. (Twelfth Edition) 753 pages (Glossy white paper).2. - .12) Black ink stamps [two] Title page "High School/ Library/ Eaglehawk" - School crest "EHS/Via AQUILEE" Back end papers - "High School/ Library/ Eaglehawk". 9. Felt tip pen marks on top of pages.books, history, ww1 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Cyclopedia of Victoria Vol 1-1
The Cyclopedia of Victoria Vol 1-1 Edited by James Smith Publisher The Cyclopedia Company Date 1903 flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book, the cyclopedia of victoria vol 1-1 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, Auburn Heights Tennis Club, ESTA Premiers Section 1 Pennant, 1948-1949
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Black cloth pennant with appliquéd red lettering identifying the Auburn Heights Tennis Club as winners of the ESTA (Eastern Suburbs Tennis Association) Premiers Section 1 1948-49. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].E.S.T.A. / PREMIERS 1948-49 / SECTION 1auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), auburn heights tennis club - pennants, e.s.t.a -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet, Worsted Double Card Set Type CS-1
"Worsted Double Card Set Type CS-1" - Befama Bielska Fabryka Maszyn Wlokienniczych; sole exporters: Metalexport, Warsaw, Poland, c.1950.Pamphlet for the Worsted Double Card Set Type CS-1 by Befama Bielska Fabryka Maszyn Wlokienniczych; sole exporters: Metalexport, Warsaw, Poland, c.1950.textile machinery, metalexport bielsko textile machinery works, carding -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood High School - 1954, Form 1A. Boys standing (L-R): 1. Ian Kilpatrick, 2. Keith Anderson, 3. Peter Zaff, 4. Jim Ord, 5. Gordon Burnett, 6. Tim Pinninger, 7. Geoff Giggings, 8. Bernard Whitney, 9. Andrew Termouth, 10. Clive Kettle, 11. Robert Tozar 12, Frank Stubbs. Girls standing: 1. Janet Johns, 2. Norma Walsh, 3. Marilyn Bird, 4. Doris Hemell, 5. Lynette Jungwirth, 6. Janice Hunt, 7. Sandra Davenport, 8. Margaret Williams, 9. Margaret Norwood, 10. Lorrice Stratton. Girls seated: 1. Kathleen Lowe, 2. Valma McLean, 3. Sandra Tyndal, 4. Gillian Morris, 5. Esma Bradley, 6. Jill Pump, 7. Judy Byrne, 8. Shirley Kofeod, 9. Marlene Mangels, 10. Pam Erlandsen, 11. Myrna Cooper, 12. Elizabeth Hinchcliffe. Boys seated: Robert Crutchfield, 2. Stuart Barclay, 3. James McAleese, 4. Robert Horkings, 5. John Smart, 6. Ronald Crutchfield
+Additional Keywords: Reading from Left to Right: Back row boys: 1. Alan Carter, 2. ??, 3. Maurice Henry, 4. Peter Van Ketwich, 5. Douglas Hume, 6. ??, 7. John Callam, 8. ??, 9. ??, 10. ??, 11. Peter Gluth, 12. ??, 13. Geoff Edwards, 14. Len Armfield, 15. Ray Davidson".(incorrect list)Written on backing sheet, "Ringwood High School. 1956?" No children are identified.Paper list with photographs reads, "High School - Bedford Rd. Ringwood. Photo Pupils Form 1C. Reading from Left to Right. Back row boys: 1. ?, 2. Keith Anderson, 3. Peter Zaff, 4. Jim Ord, 5. ?, 6. ?, 7. ?, 8. Bernard Whitney, 9. ?, 10. ?, 11. ? 12, ?. Boys sitting front: Robert Crutchfield, 2. ?, 3. ?, 4. ?, 5. John Smart, 6. Ronald Crutchfield. Girls standing: 1. ?, 2. Norma Walsh, 3. ?, 4. ?, 5. ?, 6. ?, 7. Sandra Davenport, 8. Margaret Williams, 9. Margaret Norwood, 10. ?. Girls sitting: 1. Kathleen Lower, 2. Valma McLean, 3. Sandra Tindall, 4. Gilliam Morris, 5. Esma Bradley, 6. Jill Pump, 7. Judy Byrne, 8. Shirley Kofeod, 9. Marlene Mangels, 10. ?, 11. Myrna Cooper, 12. Elizabeth Hinchcliffe. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy Vol 1
WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy Vol 1 Authors: A & C R Aikin Publisher: W Phillips Date: 1807 The label on spine cover with typed text RA 540.3 AIK Fly paper has a boomerang shaped stamp that reads Royal Mint Library, Cat. No. 540 A 1, Acc No. (no number)flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, 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, a dictionary of chemistry and mineralogy vol 1, a & c r aikin -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, British Engineering Standards Association, Limits and Fits for Engineering - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, 1953 and 1969
.1 - Book - 52 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, titled Limits and Fits for Engineering - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, with amendments to July 1969. Has a table of contents, with definitions, specification and tables. BS 1916 .2 - Book - 52 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, titled Guide to selection of Fits - British Standard 1916 - Part 1 - 1953, has a table of contents with specification, figures, examples and tables. Both copies have an Standards Association of Australia paste over sheet on the front cover, referencing the document without amendment as AS B132, dated Feb. 1956.See History of object for stamps. part 1 has "T. Baker" in ink on the top of the first page. trams, tramways, engineers, manufacturing, workshops, machining -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Three badges, Children's Flower Day, 1. 1941 2. 1918 3. 1919
These three badges were issued as fund raisers on Children's Day in 1918,1919 and 1941. The Children's Flower day arose out of the League of Young Gardeners established in 1916 to assist the war effort by encouraging children to cultivate garden plots at home and at school. The Children's Flower Day included lectures and lessons at school related to garden cultivation. Flower shows of produce grown at home and at school and street stalls were run by children to raise funds for the war effort.These badges are of interest as examples of the activities of children in Victoria to assist the War effort in World Wars.1 Cream coloured circular metal and enamel badge featuring Union flag, a wreath of red flowers and leaves around the edge on two sides and text . A clip is on the reverse. 2 Cream coloured oval plastic coated card badge featuring blue flowers and wattle blossom and text. A slot at the top for a pin so it may be attached to clothing. 3 Cream coloured circular badge featuring a six pointed gold star, a coloured image of a house and garden and text. A clip is on the reverse1 EVD CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1941 on face. A.W. PATRICK. N. FITZROY. V. on rim 2 CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1918 3 CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1919 PEACE YEAR and symbol of an flattened semi circle with incomplete rectangle interlaced. children, flowers, war effort, warrnambool -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Widows function, World War 1 Widows Lunch 1992, 1992
A special luncheon was held for World War 1 widows as a lead up to "Legacy Week". Legatees dressed up as moustached French waiters to add a bit of humour to the day. Due to its success it was held for a number of years. Legatee waiters included Lucky Luscombe George Woodward and John Stevenson (President in 1993). This photo was used to promote the 1993 WWI widows luncheon. The WWI group would meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 11 at Legacy House for many years until their numbers dwindled.A record of the type of activities Legacy provided as a social outlet for the widows.Black and white photo of a World War 1 widows' luncheon in 1992.widows, function -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cr. V.M. Luke, Mayor [of Kew] 1950-1, 1950
Kew achieved independence from the Boroondara Roads Board in 1860. As a new municipality, its first three leaders were designated as chairmen. On becoming a borough in 1863, its leaders were identified as mayors. The earliest photographs date from ca.1906, when the Town of Kew commissioned the noted local photographer Josiah E Barnes to produce standardised portraits of former mayors to be displayed in the Mayoral Chamber of the Town Hall. The collection also includes photographs by other well-known photographic studios such as Burlington Studios, Melba – Melbourne, Stuart Tompkins, Spencer Shier and Talma & Co. The majority of mounts identify the photographer. Eighty photographs are housed in their original frames.This portrait is one of a series of mounted and framed photographic portraits of Mayors and Town Clerks of the former Borough, Town and City of Kew, for the period 1863 to 1969. The portraits were transferred by the City of Kew to the Kew Historical Society in March 1989. A Significance Assessment in 2018, funded by the National Library of Australia confirmed the historic, and often artistic significance of the series. Framed portrait of Cr. V. M. Luke, Mayor of Kew 1950-1. The mounting and framing of the photograph follows a typical layout or style in that each is framed in dark wood, glazed, and laid down on an inscribed board. The inscription identifies the name of the mayor and the year/s that he/she served.Cr. V.M. Luke / Mayor 1950-1 Stuart Tompkins / Camberwellmayors of kew (vic), cr. v. m. luke, australian photographers - stuart tompkins camberwell, kew (vic.) — municipal collection -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Folder - CTS, Collingwood Technical College. College History. Part 1, 1960s
Part 1 contains the history of CTS. Includes reports, media clippings and letters. Dates from circa 1934 to 1967, and reports on history from 1912.A broad collection of information regarding the early years of CTS.Red plastic folder with plastic inserts.Cover title: Collingwood Technical College. College History. Part 1. A variety of documents, correspondence, etc relating to the history of CTC and Collingwood Technical School.Each document has a numerical inscription relating to the Collingwood Technical School archives.collingwood technical school, cts, collingwood technical college, ctc, history, nmit, -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 in Main Street -- Different angle
Side view Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 c1924 -1925. In the background is the Anglican Church, and doctors' residence & surgery. The photograph is taken in Main St.Another black and white side view of the Soldiers Memorial World War 1. looking towards the Anglican Church c1924 -1925. The view also shows the doctors residence and surgery on the left. stawell ww1