The Vagabond Papers Third Series Sketches of Melbroune Life, in Light and Shade Publisher: George Robertson Date: 1877 Label on spine with typed text R.A. 994.5 VAG Inside front cover has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, the vagabond papers third series

One of a collection of photographs donated by Daryl JohnsBlack & White photograph of Newhaven beach with pier and shed. Sailing boat on beach in foreground with shed & buildings on land at rear."The Rose Series P.10486 The beach and pier, Newhaven, Phillip I., Vic."phillip island, newhaven, daryl johns

One of 16 photographs and postcards donated by Mary KarneyBlack & White postcard of a road to the Back Beach, Cowes."The Rose Series, P 662." "Road to the Back Beach, Cowes, Phillip Is., Victoria"dirt road, road to back beach cowes, phillip island, mary karney

St Kilda Beach, with Sea Baths on left and Pier on rightblack and white postcard, unmounted, original, good conditionA View From the Yacht Club.St Kilda. Vic.The Rose series P13333. Copyright

River scene of the wharf and the buildings lining the street behind. Black and white photograph taken from Battery Hill looking across Moyne river at Merrijig Inn, Customs House and Courthouse The Rose Series P.1142 copyright- The Moyne River and Port Fairy Victoriastreet, town, moyne, river, couta boat, courthouse, merrijig

Black and white Photograph of East beach looking East South East with dunes in the foreground and the bay and Griffith Island in the background taken for use as a postcardThe Rose Series P.1144. Copyright East Beach Port Fairy Victoriaeast beach, dunes, sea, ocean, griffith island

The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black and white Photograph of the path running along the river side of the gardens with trees overhanging the walkThe Rose Series P 1139 The Lovers Walk in the Gardens, Port Fairy, Vic.lovers walk - gardens, path, botanical, trees

Post card of the Moyne River BridgeBlack and white photograph of the Moyne river and Bridgehe Rose Series P. 10810 The Moyne River and Bridge, Port Fairybridge, moyne river, traffic, road

Stawell Town Hall Stawell Town HallTHE ROSE SERIES P.2417 TOWN HALL STAWELL VIC stawell

This knitting pattern book was published by the Alexandria Mills, Sydney during World War II and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Sun-Glo / knitting book / series 38 / 7 d-knitting handicrafts - history, alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

This knitting pattern book was published by the Alexandria Mills, Sydney during World War II and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Sun-Glo / KNITTING BOOK / SERIES 45 / 7 d.knitting handicrafts - history, alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history

Framed painting of Series 3 landrover purchased to tow Vietnam veterans Mobile Museum. Painting is signed by D. LevershaRego NRP 110framed painting, painting, landrover, vietnam veterans mobile museum

Photograph of Princes bridge Melbourne with one cable tram set crossing. In the background is the then new Flinders Street station building. Note the clock on the right hand side of the photograph that was later transferred to Spencer Street station. Yields information about Princes Bridge in 1910.postcard - decorative border with a photo of Princes Bridge within an oval - embossed. On the rear is a letter dated 21/12/1910. Card by Marlborough Art Series.See note on rear.tramways, trams, yarra river, princes bridge, cable trams, flinders street station, clocks

The Shell House fence was erected in 1958 by M. Moloney and A Robertson. House was called Cooinda.Two black & white postcards of The Shell House and Fence, Nobbies Road, Phillip Island. (Now longer standing). The Rose Series P 4026 and 4028. The Shell Fence, Nobbies Road, Phillip Island.the shell house phillip island, the shell fence summerland phillip island, olive blamey

View of San Remo showing Suspension Bridge - completed in 1940 - demolished in 1970. From the Jack Jenner Collection.Old Suspension Bridge right hand side of photograph. View looking towards San Remo with pier at middle left.P3460 The Rose Series. View from the Bridge looking toward San Remo - Vic.local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, phillip island bridge, sea transport, black & white photograph - post card - rose series, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction

Coloured postcard photograph, in a brown printed frame, showing a view of the path along the weir of Lake King and the bridge. Two women, one with a baby, both wearing long dresses and large hats, are at one end of the bridge.On back of card: "W. Hine, Rutherglen" | Semco Series, Box 545, G.P.O., Melbourne"lake king, rutherglen park

St Patrick's R.C.Church interior around 1920-30Black and white photograph Interior looking toward the altar and the 4 panel arched windowsRose Series P. 1138. interior of St Patricks Church Port Fairy Victoriachurch, sunday-school, building, st patrick, catholic, interior

Pavilion at South Beach showing horses & buggiesBlack and white photograph of the Pavilion at South Beach showing horses & buggies in the middle ground with a group of people in the kiosk and in the background the bathing boxes and swings taken for use as a postcardThe Rose Series P.1143. Copyright- The Pavillion at the Bathing Beach Port Fairy Vic. beach, pavilion, south beach, bathing boxes, kiosk, horses, buggies, people, family

Postcard photo showing rocks on the south side of Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Victoria. This formation was named Castle Rock. The Album was presented to the Earl of Stradbroke by Fathers of Soldiers of Phillip Island.Photograph of The Rocks at Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, VictoriaRose Series P 3426 The Rocks, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Is., Vicphillip island, cape woolamai, earl of stradbroke, castle rock rock formation

1 image with postcard name, 1 with name cropped out.Inscription below photograph reads, "Ward Series No.1. The Lake, Ringwood".

This knitting pattern book was published by the Alexandria Mills, Sydney and contains knitting patterns for womens garments.Sun-glo / KNITTING BOOK / SERIES ONE HUNDRED AND ONE / 6d.knitting handicrafts - history, alexandria spinning mills pty ltd f.w. hughes pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - 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 International Scientific Series Vol 26 The Human Species Author: A De Quatrefages Publisher: Keegan Paul Trench & Co Date: 1879Label on spine cover with typed text R.H.573 QUA Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker 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, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, the international scientific series vol 26, a de quatrefages

Donald Clark Collection. A photographic copy of a monochrome postcard, depicting the Pavilion at the Tarnagulla Recreation Reserve. Titled: Reids Series No.2 - The Reservoir Pavilion, Tarnagulla Copy.

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 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 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. 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 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. Historical Records of Australia Series 1 Vol 17 Governor's Despatches To and From England. 1833 - June 1835 Publisher: Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Date: 1923Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, historical records of australia series 1 vol 17, governor's despatches to and from england., governor's despatches

Part of a collection of photographs donated by Bruce Bennett. Photographs from collections of: David Johnson, I Mannix, Legg, Charlie Blackney, Des Chilcott, Ted Walton, Len Bagley and Brian Davis.233-20. Black & White photograph of a postcard. The Pier Hotel and house set in paddock and surrounded by large trees and reserve at San Remo, Victoria. 233-21. Black & White photograph of a photograph. Bentons Guesthouse, San Remo, Victoria. 233-22. Black & White photograph of a photograph. Herbie Kirkland or Clive Fox?? on barge at Newhaven, showing cray caufs lined up on jetty in the background. 233-23. Black & White photograph of a photograph. San Remo Hotel. 233-24. Black & White photograph of a photograph. Breakwater at San Remo circa 1940 with family on the beach (Bert Blackney & Violet) and people swimming. Wooden groyne in foreground. 233-25. Black & White photograph of a photograph. Building the slip at Newhaven, Phillip Island. 233-26. Black & White photograph of a photograph. House in the distance at Rhyll built by Johnson. Dan Patience lived there till 1950's then Ted Walton. 233-27. Black & White photograph of a photograph. San Remo to Newhaven, Phillip Island punt with 3 cars on board. 233-28. Black & White photograph of a photograph. San Remo jetty showing boats and sheds. Ivan Hayhow boat. 233-29. Black & White photograph of a photograph. Sailing boat on Westernport with Phillip Island Suspension bridge behind.233-20 The Rose Series P700. Pier Hotel, from the reserve, San Remo, Victoriahotels, pier hotel san remo victoria, san remo hotel victoria, bentons guesthouse san remo, guesthouses, san remo to newhaven barge, phillip island barge, newhaven barge, san remo beach, newhaven slip phillip island, rhyll phillip island, san remo punt, san remo jetty, phillip island suspension bridge, sailing boats, bruce bennett