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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Titanic Bandstand and Ballarat Mechanics' Institute, c2020
... Titanic Bandstand and Ballarat Mechanics' Institute...Ballaarat MEchanics' Institute... Mechanics' Institute Photograph Clare Gervasoni ...titanic bandstand, ballaarat mechanics' institute, sturt street, ballarat -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Former Kurting Mechanics' Institute, Victoria, 2016, 10/01/2016
... Former Kurting Mechanics' Institute, Victoria, 2016...Kurting Mechanics' Institute.... kurting kurting hall john hogan Kurting Mechanics' Institute ...Kurting. Mechanics' Hall OFFICIAL OPENING. SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. Favored by beautiful weather, the official opening ot the new Mechanics' Hall erected at Kurting proved an entire success. There was a large attendance ol local and district residents, and a sports meeting held during the afternoon in aid of Red Cross funds resulted in a substantial amount being netted. The hall, which stands on ground generously donated by Mr J. Hogan, between the school and the creek, is a substantialyvconcrete building of pleasing design, and was erected at a cost of about £330 by Mr J. H. Secombe, who also materially assisted the committee in the matter of finance. It is 48ft. long by 24ft. wide, with 12ft, walls, and should prove equal to the needs of the district for many years to come. It is well ventilated, and has large windows, these opening outwards on hinges. Doors at each side, and the back, as well as in front, give free means of access, while a fireplace in the back allows of provision being made for supper arrangements, water being laid on from a tank. Provi sion has been made for the partitioning off ot portion of the hall at any time this may be considered desirable. To provide a stage eight tables of a uniform size have been constructed to fit across the width of the hall. By these it will be possible, when euchre parties are being held, to use the full length of the hall. ... (Inglewod Advertiser, 19 July 1918) and also to convert tiie "stage" into card tables. The committee still has work ahead in the provision of a ceiling for the building and seating accomodation, but there is no doubt that the public support accorded them will be sufficient to enable these matters to be dealt with in the near future. A fine floor has been put down.Photographs of the former Kurting Hall, Victoria.kurting, kurting hall, john hogan, kurting mechanics' institute -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Minerva at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute
... Minerva at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute...ballarat mechanics institute... ballarat mechanics institute statue Minerva at the Ballarat ...An image from the Herbert Richmond collection, gifted in 1982 to the Ballarat Library. The collection contains approximately 200 photographs of Ballarat and district in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, as well as photo albums, glass negatives and other memorabilia. Herb Richmond was a keen photographer, a foundation member and a life member of the Ballarat Camera Club, and a photographer with the Ballarat Courier during the 1940s. The Ballarat Camera Club named an annual award after him. Mr Richmond died in 1981 aged 79. These images were digitally re-photographed by members of the Ballarat Camera Club in September 2006.minerva, ballarat mechanics institute, statue -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Mechanics Institute, Corner of Ringwood and Melbourne St. 1909
... Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Mechanics Institute...Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute...Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute ...2 copies of photograph ( 1 large black and white, 1 small sepia postcard).Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute on Maroondah Hwy. on opening day 1909. Was Cnr. Melbourne St. Written on back of postcard: "Mechanics Institute 1909. Later Ringwood Hall." -
Pyrenees Shire Council
Watercolour, Vivienne Wheeler, Mechanics Institute Beaufort, 1987
... Mechanics Institute Beaufort... MECHANICS INSTITUTE BEAUFORT 1987... (lower left) verso: Artist V Wheeler MECHANICS INSTITUTE BEAUFORT ...significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture view of building on street watercolour on paper signed: V Wheeler 87 (lower left) verso: Artist V Wheeler MECHANICS INSTITUTE BEAUFORT 1987 -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas", Malmsbury dec1991
... "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas", Malmsbury dec1991
... "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas", Malmsbury dec1991
... "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas", Malmsbury dec1991
... "M.H.S Exhibition, Mechanics Institute Christmas...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper, June 25th 1904, at the earliest date
... warrnambool mechanics institute and free library... of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Warrnambool.... Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library (their accession number 6661). ...Label inside front cover “The Warrnambool Mechanics... collection of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library ...This book of illustrated copies of The Graphic, a London weekly newspaper, was once part of the book collection of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Warrnambool.Book, titled “The Graphic”, Jan 2nd to June 25th 1904, Volume 69 (LXIX). Large, hard covered, book, dark green. Book’s cover has the textured appearance of crocodile skin. The spine and corners are bound in leather. The book holds issues of a weekly London illustrated newspaper. It once belonged to The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library (their accession number 6661). Label inside front cover “The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library”. Penciled on the label’s heading Accession Number “6661”.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, the graphic illustrated newspaper, the graphic london 1904, warrnambool mechanics institute and free library, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, book -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Demolishing the Banyena Mechanics Institute --2 Photos
... Demolishing the Banyena Mechanics Institute --2 Photos...Demolishing the Banyena Mechanics Institute. Two... grampians Demolishing the Banyena Mechanics Institute. Two ...Demolishing the Banyena Mechanics Institute. Two Photographs.stawell building -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Mechanics Institute, Melbourne Street entrance - September, 1909
... Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Mechanics Institute...Typed below Photograph: "Mechanics Institute - Melbourne St...: "Mechanics Institute - Melbourne St. South. (Now demolished) Image ...Black and white photograph (3 copies- 1 original and 2 copies)Typed below Photograph: "Mechanics Institute - Melbourne St. South. (Now demolished) Image shows a wooden building with sign above veranda reading "Mechanics Institute". Groups of men and children standing outside with car parked on roadway in front of building. Official opening by Premier of Victoria, Mr. John Murray. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph (Copy), Dianne Edwards, The Mechanics Institute Yan Yean (later Mernda), 1978
... The Mechanics Institute Yan Yean (later Mernda)...The Mechanics Institute, Yan Yean (later Mernda) was built... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne The Mechanics Institute, Yan Yean ...The Mechanics Institute, Yan Yean (later Mernda) was built in 18881 p. black and white photocopy from bookyan yean, mernda, mechanics institutes victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Tatura Mechanics Institute, Jun-01
... Tatura Mechanics Institute...Mechanics Institute Hall opened 1881 was Tatura's first... Tatura the-murray Mechanics Institute Hall opened 1881 ...Mechanics Institute Hall opened 1881 was Tatura's first public buildingPhotographic and photocopiedrecords of archival materials covering development 1881-1972, 1977-1983victory hall, documents, reports -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Entrance Hall Mechanics Institute 2005, Malmsbury apr-05
... Entrance Hall Mechanics Institute 2005, Malmsbury apr-05... People - "Bransgrove, Graeme" Buildings - Mechanics...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Bransgrove, Graeme" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Entrance Hall Mechanics Institute 2005, Malmsbury apr-05
... Entrance Hall Mechanics Institute 2005, Malmsbury apr-05... People - "Bransgrove, Graeme" Buildings - Mechanics...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Bransgrove, Graeme" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. St. Vincent's de Paul band outside T. M. Falconer Store at Opening of Ringwood Mechanics Institute, 1909
... Mechanics Institute, 1909.... at opening of Mechanics Institute, Main St. Cnr. Adelaide St. 1909".... Vincent's de Paul band at opening of Mechanics Institute, Main St ...Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small postcard)Typed below large photograph: "St. Vincent's de Paul band at opening of Mechanics Institute, Main St. Cnr. Adelaide St. 1909" -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Athletic Club Members 1938 at the Mechanics Institute Stawell
... Stawell Athletic Club Members 1938 at the Mechanics...Stawell Athletic Club Members 1938 Mechanics Institute... grampians Stawell Athletic Club Members 1938 Mechanics Institute ...Stawell Athletic Club Members 1938 Mechanics Institute Main Street Stawellstawell sport -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Stall at Clunes Book Town 2015, 2015
... Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Stall at Clunes Book Town... on the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute stall at Clunes Book town. Dorothy... on the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute stall at Clunes Book town. Dorothy ...Marion Blythman, Jenny Haymes in blue working on the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute stall at Clunes Book town. Dorothy Wickham is pictured in the black coat.clunes, book town, ballarat mecahnics' institute -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mechanics Institute Library interior with Miss Anne Carroll -- Librarian & the man with the book is Mr Walter (Jim) Fleetwood Smith 1955
... Mechanics Institute Library interior with Miss Anne Carroll...Interior of Library at Mechanics Institute c1955. Female... grampians Interior of Library at Mechanics Institute c1955. Female ...Interior of Library at Mechanics Institute c1955. Female is Miss Anne Carroll Librarian. The male standing on the right holding the book is Walter (Jim) Fleetwood Smith.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Upper Main Street Stawell looking West with the Mechanics institute built in 1875 1878
... Upper Main Street Stawell looking West with the Mechanics...Upper Main Street looking West from Mechanics Institute... grampians Upper Main Street looking West from Mechanics Institute ...Upper Main Street looking West from Mechanics Institute built in 1875. Mechanics Institute, Joseph Dawe Stawell Meat Market, D.B. O'Callaghan, Boot & Shoe Warehouse, Stawell Potato Depot, Ben S. Dawson Chemist, R.H. Wadsworth Jewler Watchmaker, English Scottish & Australian Bank, Bone Saddler, Hunter Bull & Mouth Hotel. On North side of street is J. Allingham Draper, Chadwick & Co Draper, D. Telford Farm Produce, Bank of Victoria. Photo taken 1878The "Top End" of Main Street. looking west. The Mechanics Insitute on the Left dates the photo about 1880. Some of the larger buildings have been restored.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Lady Stall Holders, Mechanics Institute Bazaar 1909
... Lady Stall Holders, Mechanics Institute Bazaar 1909...- Mechanics Institute Bazaar Refer also to identical image located..." Lady Stall Holders- Mechanics Institute Bazaar Refer also ...Black and white photograph"Written on front of photograph" Lady Stall Holders- Mechanics Institute Bazaar Refer also to identical image located in NWD 02-09-05 ,Reg No ce0003(a) . This image lists some names on back. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Bush drama - 1909. Carnival at Ringwood Oval Reserve in Ringwood Street, for the Mechanics Institute opening
... Ringwood Street, for the Mechanics Institute opening...., 'Carnival for opening of Mechanics Institute held on Old Ringwood... Reserve in Ringwood Street, for the Mechanics Institute opening ...Printed onto photograph, 'Bush drama. Ringwood Carnival, 1909. Emu attacking settler's camp.' Typed below enlargement, 'Carnival for opening of Mechanics Institute held on Old Ringwood Reserve (later developed as Eastland site) - 1909'. -
Kilmore Historical Society
CASSELL'S MAGAZINE NEW SERIES - VOL 9, Cassell's Magazine New Series - Vol IX, 1897-1912
... Kilmore Mechanics Institute Library.... inscription on spine 'Cassell's Magazine Vol 9. Mechanics Institute... on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'... R61' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute ...Hardboard cover with leather spine and corners Gold inscription on spine 'Cassell's Magazine Vol 9. Mechanics Institute Kilmore' viii ; 430 pages ; 25cm ; IllusHandwritten inscription on front page '136' '050 R61' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Graphic et al, The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper, June 1893, at the earliest date
... warrnambool mechanics institute and free library... of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Warrnambool.... Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library (their accession number 6639). ... Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library”. Penciled on the label’s... collection of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library ...This book of illustrated copies of The Graphic, a London weekly newspaper, was once part of the book collection of the Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Warrnambool.Book, titled “The Graphic”, January to June 1893, Volume 47. Large, hard covered, book with purple coloured canvas cover, leather spine and corners. The book holds issues of a weekly London illustrated newspaper. It once belonged to The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library (their accession number 6639). Marked "The Graphic" "Vol XLVII (47)" "Jan to June 1893". "John Leighton FSA". Label inside front cover “The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute and Free Library”. Penciled on the label’s heading Accession Number “6639”. Label at bottom of inside front cover is printed "Thos Smith, Bookbinder and Printer, Warrnambool"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the graphic illustrated newspaper, the graphic london 1893, warrnambool mechanics institute and free library -
Kilmore Historical Society
CASSELL'S MAGAZINE NEW SERIES - VOL 2, 1897-1912
... kilmore mechanics institute library.... embossing on spine ' Cassell's Magazine Vol. 2N.S. Kilmore Mechanics...' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'... daylesford-and-the-macedon-ranges kilmore mechanics institute library ...Hardboard cover with leather spine and corners Gold embossing on spine ' Cassell's Magazine Vol. 2N.S. Kilmore Mechanics Institute' viii ; 480 pages; 25cm ; IllusHandwritten inscription on front page '125' '050 R.63' Stamp on various pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Old Mechanics Institute, 1909
... Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. Old Mechanics...Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute...Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute ...Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small) Typed below large photograph: "Old Mechanics Institute on Maroondah Hwy. Cnr. Melbourne St. - 1919." Written on back of small photograph: "Opened at 4 pm. on 22nd Sept. 1909 by the Premier, the Hon. J. Murray". Stamp indicating that the photograph was produced by "T.R.G.Williams, photographer, Ringwood". -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, L. F. East, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood: Mechanics Institute and Methodist Church- 1910, c1910
... Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood: Mechanics Institute... in Ringwood opposite Railway Station and Mechanics Institute where... in Ringwood opposite Railway Station and Mechanics Institute where ...3 copies of photographs (1 large, 2 small postcards of the same scene, one with a circular vignette). Written on the back of one Postcard: "Methodist Church in Ringwood opposite Railway Station and Mechanics Institute where Town Hall now stands c 1910. Photo by L.F.East" Written on back of other pstcard: "Ringwood 1910 from Railway Station looking across Whitehorse Roade. Photo L.F.East." -
Kilmore Historical Society
OLD SAINT PAUL'S, MISER'S DAUGHTER, 1865
... Kilmore Mechanics Institute Library....' 'Ainsworth' 'Mechanics Institute Kilmore' viii ; 691 pages ; 17 cm ... pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'... Times. Romance Kilmore Mechanics Institute Library. Handwritten ...Two novels.The Miser's Daughter first published in 1842, serialised in Ainsworths Magazine. Old St. Pauls first published in 1841, serialised in the Sunday Times.Leather spine & corner binding with brown marble book board cover. Gold writing on spine 'Old Saint Paul's Miser's Daughter' 'Ainsworth' 'Mechanics Institute Kilmore' viii ; 691 pages ; 17 cm Handwritten inscription on page i '177' Stamp on multiple pages 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute'romance, kilmore mechanics institute library. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Record Book, before 1918
... warrnambool mechanics' institute.... Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self...The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Accessions Book, 1913..., tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally ...In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived. 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 Accessions Book, 1913-1922. Hard cover, olive green cover with brown protective cloth on corners. Page edges have coloured marble pattern. Hand written inside cover "RA 02749457 MEC,000451"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c1918