Plate 177 Chuck Photo Series.j. white, ashford vale, farming, building, private dwelling, persons, costume

Plate 211 Chuck Photo Seriesgazzard brothers, creswick road, building, manufacturing, persons, work, costume

Wholesale & Retail and Family Grocers. Plate 286 Chuck Photo Series.hamilton & co., drummond street, south street, building, commerical, shop, persons

Plate 288 Chuck Photo Series.devon and cornwall hotel, chinnery, sturt street, ascot street, hotel, building, persons

Wholesale & Retail Grocer and Produce Merchant. Plate 312 Chuck Photo Series.w. mcallester, victoria street, building, commerical, public, persons, shop

Tanks All Sizes Cheapest in Ballarat. Plate 345 Chuck Photo.frank penhalluriack, main street, building, commerical, manufacturing, persons, costume

Butter Merchants. Produce Merchants. Plate 365 Chuck Photo Series.bray & fitzgerald, bridge street, building, persons, commerical, shop, costume

Carriage & Coach Builders. Steam Coach Factory. Plate 369 Chuck Photo Series.w. leach & son, albert street, creswick, building, persons, vehicles, manufacturing

Yellow tri-fold card with black printed text. Programme lists days, times and events.Text, front: ' BACK TO LINTON / November / 1987 / SATURDAY & SUNDAY / NOVEMBER 7th AND 8th / 3rd REUNION / All persons connected with Linton / through sport, employment, / residency, etc., / are most welcome to attend. 'reunions, social gatherings

From the THE LAND ACT 1884.-REGULATIONS: "Any person duly licensed under section 93 of The Land Act 1884 to cut and take away any live or dead timber on Crown lands, and any person specially licensed in that behalf by the Governor in Council, may at all times enter upon the said land and therefrom cut and take away live or dead timber. "The Richardson family was one of the very early settler families to establish themselves in the Orbost district. Samuel Richardson was builder of the Paddle Steamer Curlip.A white paper licence certificate No. 182 made out to Samuel Richardson & Son for the purpose of a Saw Mill. It was to cost ten pounds per annum. Print is black and details are hand-written.richardson-samuel certificate-lands-sawmill

items in collection relating to the Jackson Family..1) Badge pressed metal silver and yellow colours, shows a bird with scroll underneath, has single clip on the rear. .2) Badge pressed metal silver colour, curved shape centre shows depiction of a person holding a large "X", around that is an inscription..1) "Waterloo - Royal Scots Greys" .2) "The Highlanders", "Black Watch"badges, british, waterloo, black watch

Item awarded to Peter James Dodd No 217842. Refer 2436.2P for his service details.Trophy shows a brass soldier in uniform standing to attention with a rifle. This sits on a wooden base with 2 small plaques. The top 1 shows a crown over crossed rifles surrounded by a wreath with a scroll underneath. The bottom plaque metal has the details of the person awarded to.Recruit Training Battalion 217842 DODD P J SPL A COYmilitary history - trophies, recruit training,

This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. 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. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprising a series of his correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various orginal pieces of his composition; with a chronological account of his studies and numerous works Author: James Boswell Publisher: George Routledge and Sons Date: 1867Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 JOH Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the life of samuel johnson, ll.d., james boswell

Found inside Mine Manager's Register (Item 506). Drawing pin holes centre top and centre lower, this most probably displayed on a pin board in the Ballarat School of Mines.A single sheet with SMB letterhead paper, dated 1901, listing 13 names of persons who passed the March (1901?) examinations in Ore Dressing and Metallurgy of Gold. Found inside item 506 (Mine Manager's Register) Handwritten on Ballarat School of Mines letterhead.hart, g. stephen, parrumore, w. arthur, beech, solomon, stubbs, robert maurice, dowling, hilary, eeles, c. j., marriott, j. a., nettle, rich, j., batron, vere, davies, t. h., bendelack, a., lynch, james f, horwood, edward, stephen hart, arthur parrumore, solomon beech, robert maurice stubbs, hilary dowling, c.j. eeles, j. a. marriott, rich j. nettle, vere barton, a. bendelack, james f. lynch, edward horwood

Black & white photo of 3 story building - Jacksons Corner at View point in Bendigo. 1 person on 2nd floor. 8 men & 2 young boys standing in front of building. Markings/Inscriptions: Jacksons Corner. View Point. Sandhurst about 1875.N. White. Photo. Sandhurst.place, building, public buildings

Negative print. Four tramcars, all have four wheels, two are double deckers, tramway person standing beside front car. From the left of picture: A Ballarat double-decker, A Kew car, A Ballarat double-decker, An Umbrella car(Inspection car).cottage, miners, tramcars, tramcars

One of thirty photos taken by Alison Kelly at the Mission Arts Centre, late 1980s, early 1990s. Some with captions. Many have copies already in collection. Group at exhibition. Person in foreground is photographer Alison Kelly; on right is donor of these pictures, Jim Hillismissions to seamen, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, social activities, mission arts centre

Two pages showing the Total of Victoria, birthplaces, number of persons, Male and Female. The first page has Bendigo 1881. It also includes Anglesey, Benambra, Bogong and Borunga. The second page has Eaglehawk 1881 and includes Clunes, Collingwood, Creswick, Daylesford and Dunolly.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - birthplaces of the people - bendigo

Charity Day, Wangaratta, 1914.Digital image copied from a black and white photograph of a person dressed in Scottish outfit (kilt, tam-o-shanter cap) seated in buggy harnessed to a goat, surrounded by crowd of onlookers including two children dressed as jockeys (one wearing number 25)Captions written and printed on photograph 'One of the [?] Charity Carnival', 'WANGARATTA 12/8/14', 'Thelma Studio'wangaratta, goat, race, charity carnival, wangaratta charity carnival, goat race, scottish outfit, animals

Photocopy of Membrey family, from "Memoirs of Ray Membrey" Book Cat. no 820 Magazine Box 4. Photo taken about c 1910. Photo taken at 14 Skene St. Stawell. Names and information on the back of the photocopy was supplied by the family who visited Stawell in 2016 and attached to the back of the photo. Photocopy of a family group taken about c 1910. In the photo seven people are standing and three seated with a child on the knew of a seated person. There is also an empty chair. Names and information in inscriptions supplied by family who visited Stawell in 2016 and attached to the back of the photo. On front of photocopy "The Membrey Family with first daughter in law & baby". Back row Florence T. or Gertie (11.7.1891) aged 18/19. Laurence Harold (29.8.1886). Ivy (13.6.93) aged 16/17. Victor William (27.6.84). Ivy? Florance or Gertie T? (11.7.1891) aged 18/19. Federick Stampone (4.10.1882). Lillian Hazel (8.4.1897) aged 12/13. Front row. Empty chair William Edward (Father?) died 1898. Elizabeth Sarah, holding baby Hazel 1909. Raymond Edward 8.4.1897 aged 12/13. Harrier Emily (mother)1859 aged 50/51.stawell

Twelve books containing stubs of Right to Occupy Certificates for 1936. Includes name and address of person receiving the Right to Occupy certificate and the description of the land including allotment, Section, City, Town, Borough or Township and Parish name. List of record Numbers in Box 906 Some items have pencil and pen marks and ink stains.right to occupy, central victoria

Part of the Laby Collection of material donated by the family of TH Laby and daughters Jean and Betty in August 2014. This particular book is one of two copies acquired together as part of the Laby Collection, the other being inscribed with Betty’s name, suggesting that this volume belonged to Jean Laby. At some point the ornament has been stuck in the book on the first page.This volume is a softcover book with green coated fabric cover and black lettering. The front cover is horizontally bordered top and bottom with a double black line. A flat, decorative ornament of a person playing a piano, threaded with a pink ribbon, is stuck with tape to the inside front page.Written inside front page with blue ink: ‘Jean / from D. K. [P.]’ Front cover in black: ‘A FIRST / TRIGONOMETRY / BY / WINIFRED WADDELL / AND / D. K. PICKEN’laby, picken, books, trigonometry, jean laby

Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "PASSENGERS MUST NOT STAND IN GANGWAYS ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR / NO PERSON SHALL REFUSE TO LEAVE GANGWAY WHEN REQUESTED BY CONDUCTOR / MAXIMUM PENALTY FIVE POUNDS"trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, passenger signs, behaviour

Also larger black and white copyBlack and white postcard of Baang Yarnda the converted dredge Wombat moored at jetty of Broomes Federal Guest house, photo features rustic timber jetty tourist launch and other boats, two persons standing in doorway of Baang Yarnda. Lakes Entrance VictoriaLakes Entrance Gippsland Lakesboats and boating, guesthouses

Christ Church Warrnambool was one of the first hosts of the scouting movement in Warrnambool and in 1909 a bivouac was held in the church grounds under Scoutmaster Jones. It became a boys club in 1920 but the scouts were reformed in 1926, the date of this certificate. F Petterd is the name on the certificate.A record from one of the earliest times of the scout movement in Warrnambool. Rectangular light card certificate coloured in orange and blue. Scout motto “Be prepared” in top centre of certificate Depicts two boys, one holding Union Jack flag, the other offering a hand to person in water. Advertisement for Scout supplies in blue ink, on the reverse. Certificate register No 29058 on top left corner. F Petterd 1st Warrnamboolwarrnambool, f petterd, scouting in warrnambool

This photograph was taken inside the Orbost Butter Factory. The person standing near the large piece of equipment might be Ray Holmes. The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district for many years.A b/w photograph of a man in white overalls and black boots with white soles. He is standing to the right of a large butter churn.

A letter from Andrew Fabinyi at Pergamon Press, regarding the title of 'Living in Australia', and how and when they might meet in person.Foolscap, 1 page