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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1930
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Bowlers and the Cowes Bowling Green 1930. There was an earlier Green at Rhylstone Park Cowes in 1920.local history, photography, cowes bowling green, black & white photograph, sport, lawn bowls, john jenner, bryant west -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: PHOTO
Copy of photograph of four rows of students - appears to be in 1920's. No information on image.Golden Square schoolbendigo, education, golden square school 1189 -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OWNED BY MR. MICHAEL KIERCE.PHOTOCOPY OF MILL DANCE - NEW HALL 3/6/1920. POSSIBLE FIRE BRIGADE HALL?local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, mill dance -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE
FIRE BRIGADE MEMBERS. L-R D. DOWIE, BILL GALLOWAY, FRANK BROWN, BOB MILGATE, TOM MITCHELL, NED SPARKS, G.MORELAND, RON MCKENZIE.SEPIA PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS OF CLUNES FIRE BRIGADE ATTENDING FIRE BRIGADES DEMONSTRATION IN BALLARAT 1920.local history, photography, photographs, fire brigade. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet, From orchards to Orchard Grove, n.d
A short history of Blackburn South Primary School No 4035, 1920 until its closure in 1989.gamble (mr), raymond, a (rev), greenwood, e.w., hutchinson, w, dunne (mr), lyttle, edgar, collier, samuel, blackburn south primary school, no. 4035 -
Tennis Australia
Book, 1980
Book: HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE LOS ANGELES TENNSI CLUB 1920-1980. Materials: Paper, Inktennis -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Pendant
Court mounted world war I Victory Medal, British War Medal 1914 - 1920 -
Mont De Lancey
Ink bottle, c1920
Early ink bottle circa 1920 plus silver pen with gold coloured steel nib.bottles, writing equipment -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia, Framed display of badges and poppies
Framed display of Legacy badges from 1920's onwards and poppies from the 1930's. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WEDDING PORTRAIT, approx. 1920's
black and white photo: wedding photo of bride and groom. Gentlemen in three piece dark suit. Lady in mid-calf length frock of 1920's style, large floral bouquet. Cap with floor length veil.person, group, portrait -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNKNOWN FAMILY COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH, Circa 1920
Photograph - black and white. Written on back of photo Corner Mitchell and Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. Telegraph Hotel closed 1916. Cira 1920's. Taken at night, street lights on. J.J.Cocking Chemist, (old Telegraph Hotel).Vincent Kelly, Bendigo.place, bendigo, mitchell st, mitchell and hargreaves streets, bendigo. -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Book, MULTATULI - De Geschiedenis van Woutertje Pieterse (The Story of Woutertje Pieterse) Opnieuw verzameld uit "De Ideen". (Newly selected from "The Ideas".), 1920
Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (Dutch: Max Havelaar, of de koffi-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappy) is an 1860 novel by Multatuli (the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker), which played a key role in shaping and modifying Dutch colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In the novel, the protagonist, Max Havelaar, tries to battle against a corrupt government system in Java, which was then a Dutch colony.The novel was central to the growing public awareness of corruption and exploitation by the Dutch colonial master in the East Indies. Published in 1860 it is considered the highpoint of Dutch literature in the 19th century. Hard cover book by Dr.J.van den Bergh published in 1920 containing a newly selected collection of extracts of the publication "Ideen" (Ideas) by Multatuli. The book is in 2 parts and contains about 600 pages. There are a number of drawings as illustrations.The illustrator is Anton van der Valk. -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Furniture, Fire screen
The fire screen was gifted to Mr J J Watson at his retirement in 1952. The assembly hall at the Mair Street property was named in his honour. Mr J J watson was a member of the school council from its inception in 1919 when he was elected as a representative of Scots' Church. He succeeded Rev J T Riddle as secretary to council in 1920. In 1954 the assembly hall at the Mair Street property was officially named Watson Hall in his honour. In 1957 the constitution of the Council was amended to enable Mr Watson to be elected its first life member. The fire screen was returned to the school by the family after his death. In a tribute in 1952 at the time of Mr watson's retirement from secretarial position on council, Principal Kerr said, 'Mr watson's family was friendly with the Kennedy(founder) family in Ireland, so that his interest in Clarendon was almost hereditary. His breadth of vision, generosity, devotion to the advancement of the school in every way, and meticulous care of the property and ikts interests, have given him a unique place in the hostory of the school. Wood fire screen with school crest at top of front. Carved details at top corners and base of front feature scottish thistle and leaves. Solid wood frame and stand; veneer insert. Small bronze plaque fixed to top of back. Plaque: Presented to / Mr J J WATSON / in appreciation of his devoted service / as secretary of the council of / CLARENDON PRESBYTERIAN LADIES / COLLEGE / FROM 1920 - 1952.j-j-watson, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, mair-street-campus, school-council, watson-hall, life-member, fire-screen, furniture, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MULQUEEN FAMILY COLLECTION: FIZELLE AND MULQUEEN HEARSE CIRCA 1920'S
Sepia coloured photograph of a hearse from undertakers Fizelle & Mulqueen circa 1920's. The photo is from a calendar and is marked April 2014. On the back: from David Mulqueen calendar 2014, Fizelle & Mulqueen Bendigo, Bridge Street circa 1920's.bendigo, business, mulqueen -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, late 1920's
Photographs, Black and White, of the MMTB bus 14 - Thornycroft J Chassis - Side on view of the bus showing the lettering, logo, doorways and destination. Showing destination of "Melbourne & Elsternwick via High St" Photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne.In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB (Big) Thornycroft Bus No. 14 late 1920's" KSK print numbers SA951 and SA953.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, elsternwick, thornycroft, tram 7 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN DOUSE LANGLEY, 1920
Black and white photograph (copy on poly paper) of John Douse Langley, Bishop of Bendigo 1907-1920. Print: image only of upper torso of white-haired, bare-headed man, 3/4 profile, wispy curled sideburns, very light wispy beard, dog collar, soft velvet?, high buttoned coat (top button fastened), cummerbund? Under coat. Inscriptions on back: 'Rt. Rev. John Douse Langley, 2nd Bishop of Bendigo, 1907-1920. (Brother of the late Bishop; H.A. Langley). This in blue ballpoint ink Inclusion in envelope: 'The second Anglican Bishop of Bendigo, the Right Reverend John Douse Langley.. He served from 1907-1920. John Langley was the brother of the first Bishop, Henry Archdall Langley. Bendigo Historical Society Inc. This insert is machine printed.Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, portrait male -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Novel, H Rider Haggard, author, Smith and the Pharaohs and other tales, 1920
H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) (Sir H. Rider Haggard), was a British author of fiction and non-fiction works and had letters and articles published in newspapers and journals. The page opposite the book's Fly page lists some of the topics Rider Haggard covered; Parliamentary Blue Book, political history, works on agriculture, country life, social history, travel, novels and romances. This edition of the book was published for Laurie's Colonial Library by the firm T. Werner Laurie Limited of London. It was made specifically for the British Colonies and India. This book is part of Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection.This edition of the book was published by T Werner Laurie as part of Laurie's Colonial Library, books destined only for the British Colonies and India, The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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.Smith and the Pharaohs and other tales Author: H Rider Haggard Publisher: T Werner Laurie Ltd Date: 1st published 1920 Inscriptions include a label, stickers, stamp and a handwritten inscription. This book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label: "PAT FIC HAG" Sticker: "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" covered by a sticker"Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamp: "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute" Handwritten: "1301" Fly page note: "COPYRIGHT EDITION / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / This Edition is issued for sale and circulation in the British Colonies and India, and must not be imported into the Continent of Europe or the United States of America." flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, smith and the pharaohs and other tales, smith and the pharohs, h rider haggard, sir h rider haggard, t werner laurie ltd, laurie's colonial library, british colonial books, 1950 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Shearer's Agreement, c. 1920
Shearer's Agreement, A3 size printed form (both sides of paper), between Leslie Austin, the employer and J. Ryan of Casterton, the shearer. Agreement dated 28 October, 1920 and signed by Austin & Ryan, witnessed by George Foster.rural industry, sheep farming, casterton, shearing, trade -
Federation University Historical Collection
Painting - Ballarat Technical Art School Folio, Ivy Wilson, Artwork by Ivy Wilson, c1920-1922, 1920 - 22 (originals)
Ivy WILSON (1907-1998) Ballarat | Australia Ivy Wilson lived at 17 Mair Street with her parents while she studied at the Ballarat Technical Art School. Her student folio contains several stencils hand-cut from paper and card. Among them are stylised graphics of correa, waratah, gum, and kangaroo apple as well as kookaburras, cockatoos and a koala. One example of a wreath was subsequently translated into embroidered needlework. Wilson’s folio possibly consists of mostly junior technical work, as she appears to only have sat a single senior Education Department examination, Drawing Plant Forms from Nature. Alternatively, given her focus on textile-based arts, she may have been an evening trade student. A number of digitised images taken from a folder of works by Ivy Wilson undertaken at the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School between 1920 and 1922. The folio of work was later donated 'In memory of my mother Ivy Wilson'.ballarat school of mines, wilson, ballarat technical art school, dressmaking, art, ivy wilson, stencilling, stencil, embroidery, australian flora, australian birds -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - A Bracks in yard, Faram Bros, Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 1920
Series of A4 copy photos given to the collection by Judy Faram, Illustrating the evolution of the 1856 building (see also #1516, 1522). The prints have been marked with dates. .04 - A Bracks (employee) in yard . A4 portrait 1920In ink, various information dates etc on surface of prints.business and traders - hardware, built environment - commercial, a bracks, faram brothers hardware -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Caffin Family, 1920
Joyce & Lyle Caffin on 'Tuppence' at the old stable, 1920. Part of a set of 15 Black & White photographs from Lyle Caffin re her family at 8 Winson Green Road Canterbury. Copied by Jan Pigot, 1991.canterbury, winson green road, caffin family, stables, horses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, testing the speed of electric trams, 1920's
Newspaper clipping form an unknown newspaper and date showing a method of testing the speed of electric trams - using a motor-cycle wheel with a speedometer attachment. Attached to a W class tramcar at Princes Bridge. Taken during the 1920's.trams, tramways, mmtb, princes bridge, testing, specification, tramcars -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Julia Street, Portland - Southern Streetscape C.1920, n.d
Displayed at History HouseBlack and white photograph of Julia Street, showing shops on the south side. Horse and buggy with 3 occupants in foreground.Front: Julia Street - Portland Southern Streetscape C.1920. -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH OF A MAN IN A FIREMAN'S UNIFORMOn Back; "KODAK PRINT" 217 Handwritten "George Moreland 1920"george moreland, fireman -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionF Murgatroyd Tweedside /1920/ Dobcross loom KODAK PRINTtextile machinery textile mills weaving mills textile mills - staff textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd tweedside woollen mills yarra falls mill, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, weaving mills, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Federal Mill: Hattersley Loom
James Murgatroyd worked in the textile industry in England and in Victoria and New South Wales.The Murgatroyd CollectionHATTERSLEY LOOM/FEDERAL MILL - 1918/1920 FILM No10textile machinery textile mills weaving mills textile mills, federal woollen mills ltd collins bros mill pty ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, weaving mills -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
James Murgatroyd worked in textile mills in England, Victoria and NSW. His son Fred worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.The Murgatroyd CollectionSHUTTLES (TOP OF PHOTO) FEDERAL MILL - c.1918/1920textile machinery textile mills weaving mills textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd tweedside woollen mills yarra falls mill federal woollen mills ltd, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, weaving mills -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Crane at Heatherlie Quarry taken during train excursion 1920s
Heatherlie Quarry train excursion 1920s. One small and one enlargement of a quarry with a crane and an unidentified male next to crane.on the back of the small photo "Quarries Train excursion 1920's"stawell grampians industry -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Logan's Trick Horse
John Lundy-Clarke grew up in the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong area and later in life (1972-74) began to write a comprehensive history of the area working from an original settlement map in an effort to cover all areas. This photograph shows the 'trick horse' belonging to Robert Logan. Robert Logan settled on Lot 28 in 1896 and worked it until his death in 1936.Black and white photograph on a horse sitting in grass. Handwritten inscription on reverse by John Lundy-Clarke.1920 Logan’s trick horse on LOT 28 SECTION 1robert logan, logan, horse, kalorama, john lundy-clarke -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio 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 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 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, and to reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. (This Statement of Significance is quoted from the Significance Assessment : Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Book Collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, February 2009, by Annette Welkamp, Cultural Connections, for Delise Oldfied, FHMV) References Juvenile Department in Warrnambool Public Library In August 1903 The Age newspaper reported in its Warrnambool news section that “With the object of discouraging boys from reading literature of the “penny dreadful” class, the committee of the local public library has decided to open a juvenile department and to stock it with hundreds of suitable books attractive to the youthful mind.” 100 new novels added to Warrnambool Public Library Shelves In November 1905 The Argue newspaper’s Warrnambool news section announced “The committee of the Public Library is bringing the collection of books more up to date. It has recently added 100 new novels to the shelves, and arrangements have been made for a supply of the latest novels immediately they arrive in the state.” Warrnambool Town Council takes over Mechanics’ Institute, Art Gallery, Public Library, Museum – and will double the building’s size In 1912 The Age reported in its Warrnambool news section “Considerable improvements are being effected by the town council in the most picturesque part of Liebig Street. Between the fire brigade station and the mechanics’ institute and art gallery a vacant block of land is being transformed a garden for carpet bedding and flowering plants. The council, which recently took over the control of the art gallery, public library, museum and mechanics’ institute, is doubling the size of the substantial stone building containing these institutions. The new building will contain a supper room for use in conjunction with functions in the town hall, adjoining, and a new reading room.” Mr Pattison, Public Librarian, says Library has a book per head of population In 1953 The Age reported an interview with the Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison, who said “Warrnambool has an insatiable thirst for reading. And its reading recipe contains a strong dash of fiction – 73 percent of it. Fiction makes up 10,000 of the 13,000 books in the senior section of the public library. That works out at a book per head of population. Warrnambool today is really book minded. This city has an almost insatiable thirst for knowledge as well as fiction. We’re lending 400 books a day. We supply 33 percent of the reading population of Warrnambool.” The reporter goes on to say “Warrnambool Public Library also has an ultra-modern children’s section of 3,400 books, open to every boy and girl attending school in Warrnambool. Mr Pattison hopes to show travel-talk films and install a radiogram in the children’s section “later on”. But it won’t disturb adult reading next door because the junior section is sound proof. “ Mechanics’ Institutes and Museums Mechanics’ Institutes were important sites for collecting in country Victoria … Warrnambool … all had museums attached to Mechanics’ Institutes before the end of the twentieth century” Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Ms Tierney said FHMV holds the collection of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute in three different locations on its site. “The Mechanics’ Institute opened in 1871, was demolished in the 1960s and was one of the oldest in Victoria. “FHMV intends to create a new storage area and bring the collection together in one place which will greatly facilitate access and research. “The collection consists of books and archives dating from the 1850s to 1959s. “Some of the books are rare and valuable but it is unclear as to their relevance to the history of Warrnambool or Victoria,” Ms Tierney said. Warrnambool TAFE History South West TAFE has a long and proud history of providing technical and specialist education, with links back to the formation of the Mechanic’s Institute in 1853. Warrnambool Art Gallery’s History The Warrnambool Art Gallery began in 1886 when retired police officer Joseph Archibald opened its doors in a building behind the mechanics institute in Liebig Street. The Gallery began with an eclectic mix of artworks and museum curios. Before long Archibald mobilised public support and paid for a new gallery annex. Loans and grants allowed the Gallery collection to grow with significant early acquisitions by French, German, and Belgian artists, which were less expensive than British works. Despite its enthusiastic start the economic downturn of the 1890s brought the Collection to a halt. In 1910 the Council took control of the Mechanics Institute and ran the Gallery there until 1963 when the building was allocated for municipal offices. The Collection was dispersed on loan to galleries in Shepparton and Hamilton and not reunited until 1971. In 1986 the Gallery’s Centenary year, a permanent home was built next to the ‘Civic Green’ and named in memory of one its champions Sir Fletcher Jones O.B.E. 2016 Warrnibald Entries Joseph Archibald established the Warrnambool Museum and Art Gallery in 1886 while his son Jules Francois Archibald founded the Archibald Prize through his bequest of 1919. His aim was to foster portraiture, as well as support artists, and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. 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