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Federation University Historical Collection
Invoice, Irvine Coulter & Co, Invoice from Irvine Colter & Co to Ballarat School of Mines Science Club, 1915, 1 June 1915
Irvine Coulter & Co. invoice to Ballarat School of Mines Science Club for goods. Paid 21 July 1915irvine coulter & co., ballarat school of mines, science and field naturalists club -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Despatch
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. 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 Despatch Publisher: James M Tait Date: From May 21 1864 to October 1864 Further Information:Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, the despatch -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Rate Collector's Cash Book, Borough of Port Melbourne, 1892 - 1895
Borough of Port Melbourne. Rate Collector's cash book for the period October 21, 1892 to October 4, 1895local government - borough of port melbourne -
Cornish College
Price List, Cornish College, Uniform Shop Price List, December 2011
The first price list of the new uniform shop. It also contains the College "Uniform Policy" explianing the requirements of clothing, hair styling. jewellery and make-up for students during College hours.The brochure lists the College website as “www.cornishcollege.org” which was used until VRQA registration was completed. After the College opened in 2012 the web address became “www.cornishcollege.vic.edu.au” An A4 sheet folded into three parts (21 cms x 10 cms) printed in colour on both sides.School logo on front.cornish_college_inaugural_year, uniform, policy -
Cornish College
Price List, Cornish College, Uniform Shop Price List, January 2012
The second price list for the new Uniform shop. It also contains the College "Uniform Policy" explianing the requirements of clothing, hair styling. jewellery and make-up for students during College hours.As the registration with the VRQA had been finalised, the Price List shows the updated contact details for the College which was no longer an organisation but an educational facility.An A4 sheet folded into three parts ( 21 cms x 10 cms ). Printed in colour on both sides. School logo on front.cornish_college_inaugural_year, uniform, policy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - NEILBOROUGH, 21/01/1875
Map: Parish of Neilborough, County of Bendigo. Hand Draughted Parish plan. Map dated 21/1/1875.map, bendigo, parish plan, neilborough -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Age, Burnley Gardens Canteen One for Tansy's Fans, 2010
Article in "Epicure The Age," December 21, 2010 by Nina Rousseau about Tansy Good's cafeteria at Burnley College.the epicure, the age, nina rousseau, cafeteria, tansy good, burnley campus -
Clunes Museum
Container - SPIRIT JAR
Large spirit jar with cork stopper, handle, light brown, fawn in colour. Sticker attached marked "21".Markings on top of jar "J.E. Meyers Spirit Merchant Clunes". spirit containers, j meyer merchant -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Work on paper - Realia, Scrapbook - Back to School, 1994
Created for Back to Reunion (previous Cat No. 147.5 in Photographs)Ruby (nee Willy) Back to School scrapbook. Photocopied newspaper items of Stawell and District School Page 21education, school reunion -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Have your say on housing in, 1958
Script written for a nativity pageant performed at Walker Park Sunday 21 December 1958.Script written for a nativity pageant performed at Walker Park Sunday 21 December 1958, with written stage directions.Script written for a nativity pageant performed at Walker Park Sunday 21 December 1958.walker park, mitcham repertory group, plays -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Williams Road, Blackburn, 21/07/1976
Article re purchase by Nunawading Council of land for public open space in Nunawading Gazette 21 July 1976.williams road, blackburn, glen valley park, cootamundra walk, parks and reserves, city of nunawading -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Beech Forest Station, 1959, 25 Nov 1959
In early 1959 N.B.H. excursion cars were mounted on trains running from Colac to Beech Forest and Weeaproinah. Over the next three years much use was made of them bringing tourists up the line.Beech Forest Station, 21 November 1959. Passengers at the side of N.B.H. excursion cars on the right. B/W.beech forest; railway; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RANDALL COLLECTION: GRAVELL HILL SCHOOL CENTENARY BACK- TO 1875 - 1975, 1875-1975
Documents, Gravel Hill School Centenary Back-to 1875- 1975, people who attended. 21 separate pages .bendigo, buildings, gravel hill school -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - FLEMING COLLECTION: 1950S BENDIGO SLIDE, 21 April 1957
Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Fair 21/4/1957. Bagpipe Band marching along Howard Place.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter fair 21/4/1957. bagpipe band marching along howard place -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 - AETA Tour Ballarat - trams 18 & 37, Ian Stanley, 21-4-1962
Photos show Ballarat trams 18 and 37 at three different locations during the tour of the Ballarat tram system by the Australian Electric Traction Association. Yields information about the 1962 AETA TourSet of three colour prints - Kodacolour of the AETA 1962 Easter Convention tour in Ballarat 21-4-1962 Has details of the location and dates on each print in pencil on rear.ballarat, tours, sturt st, specials, tram 37, aeta tours, tram 18, victoria st, sebastopol -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Anglo-Australasian Photographic Company, Scene Near the Yarra Flats, c. 1876
Nicholas Caire was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1837. He arrived in Adelaide with his parents in about 1860. In 1867, following photographic journeys in Gippsland, he opened a studio in Adelaide. From 1870 to 1876 he lived and worked in Talbot in Central Victoria. In 1876 he purchased T. F. Chuck's studios in the Royal Arcade Melbourne. In 1885, following the introduction of dry plate photography, he began a series of landscape series, which were commercially successful. As a photographer, he travelled extensively through Victoria, photographing places few of his contemporaries had previously seen. He died in 1918. Reference: Jack Cato, 'Caire, Nicholas John (1837–1918)', Australian Dictionary of Biography.An original, rare photograph from the series 'Views of Victoria: General Series' by the photographer, Nicholas Caire (1837-1918). The series of 60 photographs that comprise the series was issued c. 1876 and reinforced a neo-Romantic view of the Australian landscape to which a growing nationalist movement would respond. Nicholas Caire was active as a photographer in Australia from 1858 until his death in 1918. His vision of the Australian bush and pioneer life had a counterpart in the works of Henry Lawson and other nationalist poets, authors and painters.Views of Victoria (General Series) No.21 / ‘Scene near the Yarra Flats’ / Albumen silver photograph mounted on board.Inscription on reverse: ‘The scenery in the vicinity of the Yarra Flats is of a very varied character. In some places the River winds its way through flat open country, with scarcely a shrub on its banks; and in others the scenery is of the wildest description. The stream being impeded in its course by fallen timber, is not so rapid here as at other places. The present illustration is a characteristic one of the above place.’nicholas caire, australia - landscape photography -
RMIT GSBL Justice Smith Collection
Journals, International Commission of Jurists, The review : for the rule of law, 1978
No. of volumes: 2 No. 21 December 1978 Editor: Niall MacDermot No. 52 June 1994 Editor: Adama DiengISSN: 00206393human rights -- periodicals, international law -- periodicals, civil rights -- periodicals, law -- periodicals -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, McPhee Gribble, Living Places: twenty houses, 1987
Photographic project commissioned by The State Library of Victoria. "Two hundred of the four hundred photographs taken for the project are to be found at the State Library of Victoria ..."--Introd., p. 6.Fitzroy, Vic. : McPhee Gribble/Penguin, 1987 218 p. : ill., plans ; 21 x 25 cm. non-fictionPhotographic project commissioned by The State Library of Victoria. "Two hundred of the four hundred photographs taken for the project are to be found at the State Library of Victoria ..."--Introd., p. 6.housing -- australia, dwellings -- australia -- social aspects -
Canterbury History Group
Photograph - Canterbury Bowling Club, V.B A. Champion Pairs 1920-21, Sarong Photos, 1920-21
Sepia photograph of Victorian Bowling Association, Champion Pairs winners from Canterbury Bowling Club 1920-21canterbury, canterbury bowling club, victorian bowling association, lawn bowls, greenham> a.g., huckerby> s. -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - SPOCA, Mass and AGM, 2021
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - H.A & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: ADVERTISMENT BOOK
BHS CollectionAdvertisement book. 160 pages of property advertisement cuttings from 26/08/1981 to 21/07/1982.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate, yellow label 593. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: INSIDE THE TRAM
Black and white photograph of interior of 'Birney Car No. 30', Bendigo 21/05/1964.Inscriptions on reverse: Interior of Birney car no. 30 Bendigo 21/05/1964. Stamped in black of photo No. 680. Written in blue ink bottom right hand corner Photo - M. Rowe.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - STATEMENT ROOF REPAIRS ERIC J POOLE, 23 PHILPOT STREET, TO MR D RICHARDS , HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Statement Roof Repairs Eric J Poole to Mr D Richards , Historical Society 21/11/1970 23 Philpott Street, Long Gully, 3550. Phone 3 1947 Amount $470, Deposit $10, Paid $460 cash 21-11-1970 Signed E.J.Poole -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 2, Peter Moses, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 21 at the Lydiard St. North terminus. No. 21 fitted with a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. .1 - Soon after arrival of the tram at the terminus. Destination showing "Lydiard St. Nth". Cemetery in the background. .2 - Waiting for departure. Destination showing "Sebastopol". Shows view down Lydiard St Nth and shelter at the terminus. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On the rear of the slides in black ink. .1 - "N21 Ballarat / Lydiard Nth terminus" and "P. Moses" in the bottom right hand corner on the other side of the slide. .2 - "N21 Ballarat / Lydiard Nth terminus" and "P. Moses" in the bottom right hand corner on the other side of the slide.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, cemetery, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, early 1960's
Yields information about Ballarat tram operations in Drummond St South during the early 1960's at the Urquhart St Loop.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of 41 and 21 northbound in Drummond St South after crossing No. 39 at the Urquhart St loop. No. 41 (Lydiard St Nth) and No. 21 (City). Both cars have adverts for dancing at Civic Hall and No. 21, Twin Lakes. In the background is a store advertising The Age, The Sun and The Herald newspapers. Photo early 1960's. See Reg Item 376 for a photo taken at the same time - note the car mirror.trams, tramways, drummond st south, urquhart st, tram 41 tram 21 tram 39 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Waverley Novels Vol 21 The Abbot
Pattison Collection This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually, the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower areas of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave from 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However, he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and it's Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The 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. Waverley Novels Vol 21 The Abbot 2 Author: Sir Walter Scott Publisher: Fisher & Son Date: 1837 The label on the spine with typed text PAT FIC SCO Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Librarybook, waverley novels vol 21 the abbot 2, sir walter scott, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, 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 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Functional object - Dressmaking Equipment, Rulex, Standard Metric Dressmaker's Square, 1960s
Metric dressmaker's square used for designing and adjusting clothing patterns.Right angle square, each arm 3 x 21 cm, measurements printed in black on laquered finished woodRulex; Scale 1:5dressmaking tools, dressmakers square, sewing -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 21/11/1969
Photograph donated by Country roads Board.Black & White Photograph showing the Official Opening of the bridge, November 21, 1969. The first Official Car going across.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, civil engineering, bridges, history of the phillip island bridge, black & white photograph, phillip island bridges -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Handbooks - Shire of Portland, 1980-81, 1980-1981
Three copies of Shire of Portland Handbook, 1980 - 1981. White light card cover, black print; 21 pages.tourism, shire of portland -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photographs, Rebboch, Myil, Restaurants and cafes in Ringwood/Ringwood East photographed by Myil Rebboch - 1999-2000, 1999 - 2000
Bundle of 21 photographs in Agfa folder. Restaurants and cafes in Ringwood/Ringwood East 1999 - 2000. Taken by Myil Rebboch. Smorgy's - corner of Oban Road and Maroondah Highway (3211_Smorgy's_001) Red Rooster - corner of Beaufort Road and Maroondah Highway (3211_Red Rooster_002) Kublai Mongolian - corner of Beaufort Road and Maroondah Highway (3211_Kublai_003) Nikos Greek Tavern - Mt Dandenong Road opposite Carcoola Road (3211_Nikos Greek Tavern_004) Turtle Den - Railway Avenue Ringwood East (3211_Turtle Den_005) Maroondah Sporting Club - Mt Dandenong Road (3211_Maroondah Sporting Club_006) Hungry Jack's - corner of Mt Dandenong Road and Maroondah Highway (3211_Hungry Jack's_007) Daisey's Hotel - Mt Dandenong Road (3211_Daisey's Hotel_008) Lone Star - Maroondah Highway (3211_Lone Star_009) Canton - Murray Place (3211_Canton_010) Cafe Thirty-Five - Ringwood Street (3211_Cafe Thirty-Five_011) Cafe Ringwood Market (3211_Cafe Ringwood Market_012) Phoolwari - Eastland (3211_Phoolwari_013) Jamaica Blue - Eastland (3211_Jamaica Blue_014) Gourmet - Eastland (3211_Gourmet_015) Muffin Break - Eastland (3211_Muffin Break_016) Food Terrace - Eastland (3211_Food Terrace_017) Croissant - Eastland (3211_Croissant_018) Emerald Hill - Eastland (3211_Emerald Hill_019) Fasta Pasta - Eastland (3211_Fasta Pasta_020) Eating In - Eastland (3211_Eating In_021)