Photos of Mt Heatherly, an historical building in Belgrave, opposite Belgrave Lake Park. Address is Park Drive, on the corner of Waratah Ave. The house is now owned by Mrs Elizabeth Schneider, and was first constructed around 1881 by the first owner of the selection, Ormond Smith. It was made of hand-made bricks made on site, and a foundation of rock and stone. The original house may have had a corrugated iron roof. The original house forms part of the modern house. Photos taken in early 2000s by Susan Heywood-Downard.

Letters to the Editor column. Includes the possible sale of children's playground in McKenzie Court Greensborough.News clipping, black text, colour image.mckenzie court greensborough

Rear view of St. Matthew’s Church from Child Street. Tennis court in foreground.Colour Photograph of the interior of St Matthews Church THe Interior of St Matthews Churchstawell religion

Bound collection of notes on cases from the Supreme Court of Victoria and copies of the Australian Jurist. Faded black cloth cover with tan leather strip accommodating a cord binding back & front covers and contents.Page edges worn and slightly tattered. Fair condition. Nil.

Colour photo of house gate with verandah/house in background. Features iron lacework on verandah, gate and fence. On each gate post 'Illira' James Lerk 28.2.2000 : Forest Street between MacKenzie and Rowan Sts. 'Illira'buildings, residential, 'illira'

Black and white postcard of engine house, Garden Gully United mine after fire. James Lerk ' Engine house fire at the Garden Gully Mine ' Back, written I ' Garden Gully Mine after fire'organization, business, garden gully mine

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of the 'Doll's House' observation post at Villers Bretonneux. Two damaged buildings are shown beside a road. Presumably the 'Doll's House' is the building at left. Vehicle on road in the distance. Copy A21postcard, ww1, villers bretonneux, france, observation post, doll's house

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine, possibly Portland Lodge, Henty House, 1 Plummer Avenue, Olivers Hill, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, (c1935). This is adjacent to the 1953 Henty House. (Architect: Rpy Grounds)Made in Australia / G18 (Handwritten) / Encircled 41F (Handwritten)robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine, possibly Portland Lodge, Henty House, 1 Plummer Avenue, Olivers Hill, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, (c1935). This is adjacent to the 1953 Henty House. (Architect: Roy Grounds.)Made in Australia / 18 (Handwritten) / G19 (Handwritten)victoria, slide

Colour photograph of the house at 93 Central Road, Blackburn, purchased from William Elliott Wilson, by the Rev. John Flynn of the Australian Inland Mission, for his sister Rosetta Flynn in 1928. Photo shows rear of house.central road, blackburn, no.93, wilson, william, elliott, flynn, rev. john, rosetta

Colour photo of driveway leading to the house built by Sydney Geal in 1951, at 124 Blackburn Road, Blackburn. Bricks and ceramic tiles used in the house were made at Geal's Pottery, 266-272 Springvale Road, Nunawadinggeal, sydney, blackburn road blackburn, no. 124

Harry Walker's property would have been run by his son William in 1922. When the CRB Road cut through the property William planted plum trees on the opposite side. These are visible in this photo. An extensive raspberry crop is in the foreground. The building over the road on the left hand side is the corn and produce store built by Edward John Price (son of Edward Joseph Price) to capitalise on the CRB Road cutting through the Price farm. 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.Small black and white postcard showing a crop in foreground with a house to the right. A road passes through the centre with a house on the left on the opposite side of the road. A view to the ranges in the distance. A handwritten description on reverse by John Lundy-Clarke.View at Kalorama. View over LOT 2 (Walkers) 1922.harry walker, william walker, crb road, raspberry, edward john price, edward joseph price, produce store, store

Diggers & Mining. Gold. Slide si of a 'joss house' with some Chinese people outside and one in the doorway. A 'joss house' or temple was a feature or many Chinese camps. Markings: 14 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Black & white photo of a weatherboard house viewed from the front and right side. Brick chimney on right side. Medium sized bush in front of house. Three steps leading to front door with a wrought iron handrail.surrey hills, dwelling, weatherboard, windsor crescent, mr robert reaburn

Black and white photograph of fire damage to Venga Guest House. It shows the destroyed eastern wall of the guest house, charred timber framework and wall lining, woman inside window looking out. Lakes Entrance Victoria.guesthouses, disasters

Black and white copy of original photograph showing two men and two women standing outside a house with a shingled roof and two stone chimneys. In front of the house are garden beds and a picket fence. Out building is in the background."Bird family - first home in Scarsdale."bird family, scarsdale, family home

This is the probate and will of John Hannon of the Anakies. John Hannon died in March 1874. Anakie is a small town between Geelong and Bacchus Marsh and the Anakies are three small hills in the nearby Brisbane Ranges National Park. Nothing is known of John Bannon except for the details in the will and probate. He was unable to read and write, signing his will with a cross and he was a small handholder having property valued at under £300. He left his estate to his wife Johanna and her family. The probate document is signed by R.W. Pohlman, Acting Master in EquityThis document is only of interest in that it came from a local Warrnambool legal office in Kepler Street. It originally came from Thomas Goodall, a legal clerk in the office of lawyer Ernest Chambers who passed it on to George Mackay, the lawyer in the forerunner firm of the legal firm of Mackay Taylor. The document came the buildings that previously housed the firm of Mackay Taylor. This is a piece of parchment folded in two and joined at the fold by a piece of green ribbon to which is attached a government seal (Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria). The parchment is much discoloured and the seal is torn. The contents are handwritten in black ink. ‘Probate on the will of John Hannon, late of the Anakies, in the colony of Victoria, Farmer, deceased’john bannon, anakies, warrnambool

Merton Charles WILLOUGHBY VX54056 enlisted on 24.4.41 in the 2nd AIF aged 37 years. Posted to Pioneer Wing 23.6.1941, graded Cook Group 2 in 2/2nd Pioneer Bn. Embark for the Middle East 2.11.1941 disembarking 4.11.1941, relinquishes Group 2 Cook position, embark for Batavia 18.2.1942, reported Missing in Action Java then Missing POW 7.3.1942, recovered POW Siam 20.8.1945, embark from Singapore 29.9.45 disembarking Australia 17.10.1945, discharged from the Army 1.3.1946. With the entry of Japan into the war the 2/2nd Battalion embarked from the Middle East for Australia but was diverted to defend Java with 7th Division elements under what was called “Blackforce”. Some 800 where taken POW and 258 died in captivity. Medal set, court mounted, set of (4) re M.C Willoughby. 1. 1939-45 Star. 2. The Pacific Star. 3. British War Medal 1939-1945. 4. Australian Service Medal. "VX54056 MC Willoughby"medals, military, history

George Llewellyn Thomas enlisted in the AIF on 2.7.41. He was taken a POW and imprisoned in Changi. He was attached to 13th Australian General Hospital. He was discharged from the AIF on 5.12.45. Refer 1073.2, 1074P.Medal set, court mounted, set of (4) re G. L. Thomas. 1. 1939-45 Star. 2. Pacific star. 3. War medal 1939-45 4. Australian Service Medal"VX58918. G.L Thomas"medals, military, history

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. 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 Australian Annual Digest Supplement 1948 A Digest of the reported Decisions of the Australian Courts and of Australian Appeals to the Privy Council Edited by Jean Malor Publisher: The Law Book Co. of Australasia Pty Ltd Date: 1949Label on spine has typed text PAT 346.94 AUS warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the australian annual digest supplement 1948, jean malor

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 IslandBlack & White Photograph of Phillip Island Hotel. Nine cars parked at front. Inserted newspaper clipping, 'the last drinks were free' due to the Licensing Court refusing to renew the license on the ground of its disrepair.Melbourne Bitter Phillip Island Hotel. Names of Associations. 'In silence we remember R.I.P.' Newspaper clipping.local history, photography, photographs, phillip island hotel, hotels, motor cars, john jenner, bryant west

Letter from William Salter declaring himself off the Sick fund of the Court as he is able to follow his usual employment. Dated 18.12. 1865. Signed by William Salter and H. L. Atkinson, MD.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, william salter, h l atkinson.

Letter written on blue paper with printed letterhead and dated August 22/65. Letter mentions that John Trevena, Golden Square was rejected. Signed by Rob Palmer. Court Pride of the Forest black powdery seal.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, ancient order of foresters friendly society, court pride of the forest, john trevena, rpob palmer

Letter from the Long Gully Mechanical Institute dated Sep 27 1871. Additions to the Institute were planned and this would increase the amount of its liabilities. They have asked Court King of the Forest's aid by a donation.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, long gully mechanical institute, court king of the forest, wm wilson

Letter from the Easter Fair Committee dated 6 March 1873. The Committee has asked the Court members to help with the procession and assist in managing the Sports. The Fair and Bazaar was for the sole benefit of the Bendigo Hospital and Asylum.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, easter fair committee, court king of the forest, bendigo hospital, asylum, wm potter