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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Wood Stove, circa 1880-1920
... Image of a log cabin with an illegible inscription below it.... of a log cabin with an illegible inscription below it. Stove a cast ...Stoves of this design are used for heating domestic places and were available in many designs and shapes. They commonly used wood as fuel and were not only used for heating but cooking as well. This stove was part of the original furnishings of the 1922 vessel 'Reginald M a South Australian costal trader it was made from material and fittings obtained from salvage yards. The vessel “Reginald M” was a two-masted coastal ketch, owned and built by Mr. Jack (John) Murch of Birkenhead, Port of Adelaide, South Australia. Its construction took approximately 6 months and it was launched at Largs Bay in 1922. Reginald M had a very shallow draft and a flat bottom that enabled it to come close to shore and to sit high and dry at low tide or to be beached on sand. The flat bottom was also to make the ship able to skim over reefs. Wagons could load and unload direct from her side. Her cargo included Guano, Barley, Wool, Horses, Cattle, Timber, Explosives, Potatoes, Shell Grit and Gypsum. On April 9th 1931Reginald M weathered a large storm in St Vincent Gulf, SA. The vessel suffered much damage; mast snapped and the crew labored for four hours to free her by chopping off the past and rigging. The crew patched her up and slowly returned to Port Adelaide with only a portion of the insured cargo being damaged. Her crew members at the time were owner Mr John H Murch of Wells Street Largs Bay, Skipper Mr R Murch John’s brother, Murray – son of Captain Murch and Seaman John Smith. Reg Webb purchased Carribie Station, at Marion in the Warooka District, south of Adelaide, in 1921. He cleared the land and farmed sheep and grain. In 1923 he shipped his own wool and grain from Marion Bay, having first carted 300 bags of the barley grain, 12 bags at a time, along the unmade track to the jetty. A photograph donated to Flagstaff Hill, dating about 1929 - 1942, shows two men on the Reginald M, holding between them their fishing catch of a large hammer shark. The photograph is stamped “GRENFELL STUDIO PORT LINCOLN PRINT” and titled “hammer shark caught on Reginald M”. The donor’s family lived on the Your Peninsular and dispatched their grain from a chute at Gleeson’s Landing to the awaiting transport vessel. Reg knew the Murch Brothers from Port Adelaide. The brothers had been using their ketch REGINALD M to ship Guano from the Islands, led by Captain Richard Murch. Reg approached them in 1934 about shipping grain from Marion Bay. The brothers visited the bay and thought it was an ideal place. They showed Reg where to stack his grain and they measured up the cliffs. When Reg was ready, they brought down and installed a ninety foot wooden chute. The bags of grain were then individually sent down the chute, landing in a waiting small boat then rowed to REGINALD M, 14 bags at a time. After 10 hours REGINALD M would be fully loaded with 1300 bags of grain and shipped to waiting ports. At one time a wild storm destroyed the chute but it was rebuilt and strengthened. REGINALD M was involved in shipping the grain from there until 1938. In 1940 Able Seaman Allan H Lucas served on Reginald M between September and December, being engaged and discharged from Port of Adelaide. His Certificate of Discharge was signed by ship’s Master W S Murch. It seems that at some stage Reginald M was used as a Customs vessel, as one photograph in Flagstaff Hill’s collection shows “H.M.C. No. 3, Pt Adelaide” on the bow. In 1969 the last freight left Marion Bay on the ketch REGINALD M carrying grain, wool and explosives. In late 1970 she was sold to the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company and was used by them as a barge to carry explosives. In 1972 the Navy League of Strahan, Tasmania, purchased her for use by the Strahan Sea Cadet Unit to use at Macquarie Harbour and renamed her T.S. Macquarie. However this plan for use of Reginald M did not come to pass. In 1974 Mr. Andrew Rennie, of East Brighton, Melbourne, bought her for a similar purpose. , paying $5,000 and donating a ‘Cadet of the Year” trophy to the Sea Cadets. He sailed her from Strahan to Melbourne, planning to use her for pleasure sailing. In 1975 Reginald M was sold to Melbourne Ferry Company at auction. Later in 1975 the Reginald M was bought by Flagstaff Maritime Museum for $20,000 . She has been restored and is now one of the exhibits in the Village lagoon or lake. It was restored in 2006 using funds from a $4,000 government grant. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s Collection holds several other artefacts associated with Reginald M. They include photographs of the Reginald M, including one photograph of her in Outer Harbour, S.A. dated 1947, with Skipper- R.F. Dale and Owner- John Murch. Another shows her docked at Port Adelaide, with the lettering H.M.C. No. 3 Pt ADEL (standing for His or Her Majesty’s Customs). The stove is significant as it represents the heating and cooking appliances used in late 19th and early 20th century, both on board vessels as well as for domestic purposes. The stove has additional significant for its association with the vessel "REGINALD M" a coastal trading ketch from South Australia built in 1922 at Largs Bay. It is one of very few sailing coastal trading vessels built in Australia with its flat bottom, single chine shape designed for navigating shallow water. See additional comments in the Production section this documents under Comments for further information regards the stove. Stove a cast-iron, rectangular, four-legged stove with a hinged front door. This stove was part of the original furnishings of the vessel 'Reginald M', built in Adelaide 1922. Image of a log cabin with an illegible inscription below it.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, coastal trader, trading vessel, vessel reginald m, ketch, john murch ship builder, reg webb, carribie station, mt lyell copper company, queenstown navy league, andrew rennie, melbourne ferry company, r.f. dale, port adelaide vessel reginald m, macquarie training vessel, grenfell studio port lincoln, stove, domestic heating, domestic cooking, heater, cooking unit, wood fired stove, wood stove, wood-burning stove -
Clunes Museum
Container - TOBACCO TIN
... "LOG CABIN" FLAKED GOLD LEAF TOBACCO... history metalcraft tinware smoking accessories "LOG CABIN" FLAKED ...TOBACCO TIN USED TO CONTAIN SMOKING TOBACCO"LOG CABIN" FLAKED GOLD LEAF TOBACCOlocal history, metalcraft, tinware, smoking, accessories -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of log cabin
... Photo of log cabin...Black & white photo of log cabin with corrugated iron roof... high-country Black & white photo of log cabin with corrugated ...Black & white photo of log cabin with corrugated iron roof, verandah -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - METAL TIN & PHOTOGRAPHS, 1) WD & HO Wills Australia, c.1915
... .1) “Log Cabin Flaked Gold Leaf Tobacco”... history containers - commercial .1) “Log Cabin Flaked Gold Leaf ...Possibly sent from FRANK BARNES (AIF 4156) to UNA FRANKLING of Harcourt. Photographs appear to be from Egypt / Palestine?. Sticker on tin 'World War I photos' appears to be of more recent origin. Refer Cat No 2380 for details re Frank Barnes and James Higgins..1) Rectangular metal tobacco tin .2) 57 Rectangular sepia & black & white photographs.1) “Log Cabin Flaked Gold Leaf Tobacco”photography-photographs, military history, containers - commercial -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Jack Dodd's Log Cabin
... Jack Dodd's Log Cabin...Log Cabin...Hazy photograph of log cabin built and lived in by Jack...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Jack Dodd Log Cabin Olinda Hazy photograph of log ...Hazy photograph of log cabin built and lived in by Jack Dodd and family 1923 -jack dodd, log cabin, olinda -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1800s
... . Log cabins such as this one were often built... and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Log cabins such as this one were ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Log cabins such as this one were often built by the prospectors. Photo shows log cabin in bush surroundings. Markings: 10 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - TOBACCO TIN, post WW1
... Log Cabin tobacco tin with lid, orange coloured. .1..." Log Cabin tobacco tin with lid, orange coloured. .1 ...Tobacco tin holding items when donated, M Dunstan on the lid was the donor. Refer Cat No 2320.2Log Cabin tobacco tin with lid, orange coloured. .1) is the tin. .2) is the lid.In black texta, "M Dunstan"containers - commercial, personal effects - smoking accessories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH CROWS & COOTS MARYSVILLE
... Victoria / five adults posing in front of a log cabin.... & COOTS MARYSVILLE Victoria / five adults posing in front of a log ...BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH.CROWS & COOTS MARYSVILLE Victoria / five adults posing in front of a log cabin.photograph, person, male / female -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Comfort Station Camping Reserve at Halls Gap in the Grampians -- Postcard
... Log cabin with a tin roof and stone features around... hall's Gap Grampians No 33. Log cabin with a tin roof and stone ...Comfort Station Camping Reserve No 33 Halls Gap The GrampiansLog cabin with a tin roof and stone features around entrance and windows. Building in natural setting.Comfort Station, Camping Reserve hall's Gap Grampians No 33.halls gap grampians -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Tobacco Packet, Log Cabin, Possibly circa 1940s
... Log Cabin / Flaked Gold Leaf / Tobacco / Medium Fine Cut...Log Cabin ... boxes such as this one. tobacco Log Cabin / Flaked Gold Leaf ...This item was found in a showcase at Dandenong RSL.Most 'roll your own' tobacco were sold in tins. There were 1 ounce and 2 ounce quantities that were sold in cardboard boxes such as this one.Small yellow and red packet for holding tobaccoLog Cabin / Flaked Gold Leaf / Tobacco / Medium Fine Cuttobacco -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Remains Toc H Log Cabin, 1960
... Remains Toc H Log Cabin...Black and white photo of remains of Toc H log cabin after... of remains of Toc H log cabin after fire in March 1960|Ref ND2597 ...Black and white photo of remains of Toc H log cabin after fire in March 1960|Ref ND2597toc h - mitcham branch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH: TWO BLACK CROWS MARYSVILLE
... Victoria 1924-25 / TWO MEN STANDING IN FRONT OF LOG CABIN... MARYSVILLE Victoria 1924-25 / TWO MEN STANDING IN FRONT OF LOG CABIN ...BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH.TWO BLACK CROWS MARYSVILLE Victoria 1924-25 / TWO MEN STANDING IN FRONT OF LOG CABINphotograph, person, male -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - AIRCRAFT PARTS, C.WW2
... use is. Metal & aluminium Log Cabin tin, various items... their specific use is. Metal & aluminium Log Cabin tin, various items ...Parts are items from either Course Setting or Bomb SightsVarious aircraft parts of unknown as to what their specific use is. Metal & aluminium Log Cabin tin, various items of aircraft parts.military, aircraft, raaf -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Toc H Members inspecting damage, 1960
... to Mitcham Branch's log cabin in March 1960|Ref ND2597... of Toc H Members inspecting damage to Mitcham Branch's log cabin ...Black and white photo of Toc H Members inspecting damage to Mitcham Branch's log cabin in March 1960|Ref ND2597toc h - mitcham branch, williams, george, skewes, white, orme, walker, arthur, graham, 'uncle jack', crossley, les, arrowsmith, ted, crawley, len, gleeson, dickie -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Toc H Log Cabin, 1960
... Toc H Log Cabin...Black and white photograph of Original Toc H Log Cabin... photograph of Original Toc H Log Cabin of Mitcham Branch, off Agra ...Black and white photograph of Original Toc H Log Cabin of Mitcham Branch, off Agra Street, Mitcham. Cross Reference ND2597.toc h - mitcham branch -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: LOG CABIN, EAGLEHAWK
... HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: LOG CABIN, EAGLEHAWK.... Copyright. Printed in Australia. A brown log cabin with tin roof.... Printed in Australia. A brown log cabin with tin roof. Trees ...Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. Colour postcard -Nu-color-Vue of Australia postcard Nu-color-vue Productions Pty Ltd. Copyright. Printed in Australia. A brown log cabin with tin roof. Trees to the right of this. Very blue sky. On the back - Trembath; Eaglehawk, Victoria. Log cabin lock-up. (used since the gold rush days) Eaglehawk, Vic.Nu-color-vue Productions Pty Ltdbuildings, government, eaglehawk log lock-up, harry biggs collection, log lock-up, eaglehawk -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Toc H Members Inspecting Damage, 1960
... damage to log cabin off Agra Street Mitcham - March 1960|Ref... Members inspecting fire damage to log cabin off Agra Street ...Black and white photo of Toc H Members inspecting fire damage to log cabin off Agra Street Mitcham - March 1960|Ref ND2597toc h - mitcham branch, white, orme, graham, 'uncle jack', crossley, les, barbour, barry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Toc H Members Inspecting Damage, 1960
... damage to log cabin off Agra Street, Mitcham - March 1960.|Ref... photo of Toc H Members inspecting fire damage to log cabin off ...Black and white photo of Toc H Members inspecting fire damage to log cabin off Agra Street, Mitcham - March 1960.|Ref ND2597toc h - mitcham branch, skewes, george, white, orme, graham, 'uncle jack', crossley, les, barbour, barry -
Orbost & District Historical Society
tobacco tin, first half 20th century
... orange print. LOG CABIN Flake Gold Leaf Tobacco. It is a vacuum... orange with darker orange print. LOG CABIN Flake Gold Leaf ...The ready rubbed tobacco held within the tin was mainly used by those smokers who rolled their own cigarettes. These smokers would have mainly used their palm and formed a cup then placing their choice of the amount of tobacco to be rolled. This would then be placed on the fine cigarette paper and rolled and sealed (using saliva in the mouth) into the required shape. There were mechanical "roll you own" gadgets on the market but most rural users, especially males used their palms. Roll your own cigarettes were popularly used in rural areas, especially when "tailor made" cigarettes were more expensive. Tobacco consumption in Australia is decreasing and fewer smokers are "rolling their own" cigarettes. this item is reflective of the time when smoking was acceptable,A round tobacco tin . It is bright orange with darker orange print. LOG CABIN Flake Gold Leaf Tobacco. It is a vacuum sealed tin - 2oz NET WEIGHT. Pat. No. 106.226/38 -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Autobiography, Thayer, William M, From Log Cabin to White House, by W.M. Thayer, [n.d.] First published c1881, date of this edition unknown
... From Log Cabin to White House, by W.M. Thayer...Text, front cover: ' FROM LOG CABIN / TO WHITE HOUSE / W,M... of the United States of America. Text, front cover: ' FROM LOG CABIN ...Autobiography of James A. Garfield, President of the United States of America.Dark green hardcover book with gold embossing. Book is a fictionalised account of the life of James A. Garfield, President of the United States of America. 351 pages.fictionAutobiography of James A. Garfield, President of the United States of America.james a. garfield, w.m. thayer, assassinations, presidents, united states of america, biographical fiction -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Toc H Members - Remains of Cabin, 1960
... outside burnt remains of log cabin off Agra Street, Mitcham... of Toc H members of Mitcham Branch outside burnt remains of log ...Black and white photo of Toc H members of Mitcham Branch outside burnt remains of log cabin off Agra Street, Mitcham in March 1960|Ref ND2597toc h - mitcham branch, williams, george, skewes, white, orme, walker, arthur, graham, 'uncle jack', crossley, les, arrowsmith, ted, crawley, len, gleeson, dickie -
Mt Dandenong & District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Olinda, Victoria. Outlook to Ferntree Gully from Dulce Domun
... the Log Cabin (Kellys) would now be.... across to where the Log Cabin (Kellys) would now be. Olinda ...Rose Series Postcard number 965Copy of Photo Series postcard #965 with view looking west to Mt Dandenong Road and Ridge Road. Looking across to where the Log Cabin (Kellys) would now be.mount dandenong, dulce domum, photo series -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Log Cabin c 1930's with Iron roof
... Log Cabin c 1930's with Iron roof....Log Cabin built by Mr. J. Wharrie c 1930’s. Originally... grampians Log Cabin built by Mr. J. Wharrie c 1930’s. Originally ...Log Cabin built by Mr. J. Wharrie c 1930’s. Originally the Log cabin had a bark roof. The roof was replaced with iron. The home is located in Darlington Road Stawell. The Wharrie family lived in the cabin for many years during the 1940's and owned a doll factory. Black & white photograph depicting a home built of logs with a lattice porch way, stone chimney's and iron roof. On the iron roof is a weather vane decorated on top by a carriage and 2 horses. The house is set in a garden with a stone fence in the foreground. There are 2 black & white prints one an enlargement of the smaller photograph.stawell dwelling -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - TIN, BOX BUTTONS & PIN CUSHION
... One log cabin brand tobacco tin containing buttons, one... PERSONAL EFFECTS Containers assorted One log cabin brand tobacco ...One log cabin brand tobacco tin containing buttons, one Prescott and Dawe jewellers & opticians box containing buttons and a small book shaped pin cushion entitled a parents gift with pins & mirror.personal effects, containers, assorted -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK LOGS APPEAL
... cut from The Advertiser of the log gaol at Eaglehawk.... John Fly built it in the early 1900's. It is a log cabin ...Newspaper. Harry Biggs Collection. An original article cut from The Advertiser of the log gaol at Eaglehawk. The late Mr. John Fly built it in the early 1900's. It is a log cabin with an iron roof. There are also photocopies of the original.Bendigo Advertisernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, historical building, harry biggs collection, log lock-up, eaglehawk logs appeal, mr john fly. -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Container - Tobacco Tin Box Small, Tobacco Tin
... "LOG CABIN" Sphinx FLAKED GOLD LEAF TOBACCO 8.3cm..."LOG CABIN" Sphinx FLAKED GOLD LEAF TOBACCO 8.3cm ...Tarnished tin box with yellow and red label on front of lid"LOG CABIN" Sphinx FLAKED GOLD LEAF TOBACCO 8.3cm Manufactured by W.D. & H.O. Wills (Australia) LTD. SYDNEY. Successor N.AUSTRALIA to LAMBERE & BUTLER. -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 30/07 /1951
... Allan writes of his week's holiday in a log cabin on top... melbourne Allan writes of his week's holiday in a log cabin on top ...Allan writes of his week's holiday in a log cabin on top of a mountain 120 miles east of Oslo and describes countryside and the beautiful view of the valley below.Quinn CollectionA self-folding letter part typed, part written in green ink (0881.a) headed Oslo and dated 30/07/51. It is addressed to Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The return address is Allan Quinn, C/- General Delivery, G.P.O. Oslo. There are some penciled numbers on the right of and below the return address.letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, norway, oslo, alette andersen -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, From Log-Cabin To White House
... From Log-Cabin To White House...From Log-Cabin To White House...From Log-Cabin To White House Author: William Thayer... warrnambool public library From Log-Cabin To White House William ...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 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 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. 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. From Log-Cabin To White House Author: William Thayer Publisher: Ward Lock & Co Further Information: The Warrnambool Public Library date July 1946. Life of James A. Garfield. Boyhood, Youth, Manhood, Assassination 20th President of the U.S.A. The label on spine cover has typed text R.H. 923.1 GAR flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, 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, from log-cabin to white house, william thayer, james a. garfield, 20th president of united state of america -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
... Colour photograph of a log cabin bush hut situated... Colour photograph of a log cabin bush hut situated at Harrisons ...As story goes - An Italian migrant ? Ianuzzi built the cabin as a home for himself and prospective bride, she declined the offer, he made a living growing vegetables, which he sold, but a generous man who gave away just as much.Colour photograph of a log cabin bush hut situated at Harrisons Track, Colquhoun, showing rustic dwelling, rusting corrugated iron roof without guttering, small door and window on side, top of brick chimney through roof. Lakes Entrance Victoriahouses -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Painting - Oil painting on gumleaf by Alfred William Eustace, circa 1851 to 1907
... of a log cabin on Black Dog Creek Road, Chiltern, with Skeleton... William Eustace. A scene of a log cabin on Black Dog Creek Road ...This gum leaf painting is one of a pair displayed on foil in the same frame. It is typical of many paintings by the self-taught Australian artist Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907). A.W. Eustace, a well-known Australian artist, was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and camped on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush painting on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skillful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. When not doing his work, painting or taxidermy, he regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper, The Federal Standard. A book of verse in his hand writing was presented to The Athenaeum Trust by the Boadle family. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth.An oil painting on gum leaf by the well-known Australian artist Alfred William Eustace. He was a self-taught artist during the 19th and early 20th century and a prominent resident of Chiltern. Oil painting on gum leaf by Alfred William Eustace. A scene of a log cabin on Black Dog Creek Road, Chiltern, with Skeleton Hill in the background. The canvas is a juvenile Red Box (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) leaf. It is one of a pair of Eustace gum leaf paintings mounted on gold foil, under glass in a brown frame. Inscription on back. Labels on back: Rehoused by The Centre for Cultural Materials/ Conservation, University of Melbourne "Oil on Gum Leaf"/ by Alfred William Eustace/ Donor:- Cam & Connie Boadle/ Wales U.K. Crescent/ MUSEUM/ GRADE/ 24 OCT 1998/ CONSERVATION BOARD ALBURY/ PICTURE FRAMERS/ Shop 15 & 16/ AMP Lane,/ Albury, 2640/ Ph: 02 6021 7088black dog creek, chiltern, alfred eustace, skeleton hill, gum leaf, painting, eustace