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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, Dr. James Park
Dr. James Park, B. Mangalore 1864. D.Tatura 1938. Medical Practioner in TaturaCollection of Newspaper cuttings, Free Press reporting details of his life and death. These include his playing days with Carlton Football Clubdocuments, biography -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Costume and Accessories, c1915
Shift Large neckline Embroidered cotton lace insertion cotton embroidery with Pin Tucked Yoke. Buttoned front. Press Stud at neckline. stawell clothing material -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Choir robe
Gown worn by St Andrew's Uniting Church Ballarat choir member Coralie Owen.Blue choir robe with white stole. Academic gown style. Synthetic stole is attached at the centre back of the robe. There are press studs at the front.st andrew's uniting church ballarat -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coin purse
A small dark brown leather coin purse - envelope style - which closes with a press stud. It has two compartments. It is machine stitched.purse accessories coin-purse -
Orbost & District Historical Society
butter press
This was found by Kevin Ingram while cleaning the Orbost Butter Factory site in 1991. The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district. A 1 lb butter press with a cylindrical metal handle on a square base. This tool fitted over the butter and pushed it out in a rectangular shape.orbost-butter_factory agriculture farming butter-press -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Hard Times for These Times
This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. THE NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr. R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 percent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 percent reference and 40 percent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950’s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr. R. Pattison. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. Hard Times for These Times Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 1955 First Published in book form 1854 Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 823 DIC Paste down front end paper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, 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, hard times for these times, charles dickens -
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Book: You, Me, Us ... Nuts by Sandon Mcleod, 2005
Book of 140 pages of poetry written by Sandon Macleod and published by NMIT's Flat Chat Press in 2005. ISBN 0975720295 140 oagesflat chat press, school publications, nmit -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Belgrave Centenary
Information folder containing items pertaining to the history of the centenary of Belgrave. Contents:/5 photocopied sheets of Free Press souvenir lift-out. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Newspaper article, Corowa Free Press, Rutherglen's Young Gun, 15/05/2019
Article written by Rhys Williams about Rutherglen winemaker, Simon Killeen, making it into the top 12 finalists in the 2019 Young Gun of Wine competition. Also mentioned is the fact that he was in the running for the Public Choice and Winemakers Choice awards. Simon Killeen is at present (2019) chairman of the Rutherglen Historical Society.Newspaper article from the Corowa Free Press, Wednesday 15th May 2019, p. 7, with colour photograph of a winemaker in a wine cellar.simon killeen, young guns of wine, wine awards, winemaker -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Lace top, not known - approx 1970s
1970s Ladies black lace sleeveless top with v neckline back and front. A placket front.Waist has black press stud closingcostume, female -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Nightdress
Cream nightdress, short sleeves, concealed press studs. Round neck and cuffs, lace yolk, pin tucked and embroidered, gathered back.costume, female nightwear -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Newly accredited museums, 25/05/2000 12:00:00 AM
Press release from Museums Australia, Museum Accreditation ProgramPress release from Museums Australia, Museum Accreditation Program reporting Schwerkolt Cottage Museum complex accreditation awarded May 2000.Press release from Museums Australia, Museum Accreditation Program museums australia (vic). museum accreditation program, schwerkolt cottage & museum complex, delahunty, mary, arrowsmith, valda -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - SHELTER, INDIVIDUAL (HUTCHIE), c.1965
Used by 3789179 Pte Frank FRIGERIO, 7 RAR, South Vietnam, 1967 - 1968.Australian pattern hutchie. Green nylon. Eyelets on 4 corners. Nylon tabs mounted around sides. Press studs along ends.equipment, hutchie, tent, -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Uniform - Armband, Provost Unit
Worn by Corporal Stephen Owen Lloyd, National Serviceman from New South Wales, who served in Royal Australian Army Provost Corps, 1969-70.Black material with four press studs on back and red MP machine embroidered on front. This object is an arm band, also called a brassard. military police, armband, brassard, provost, lloyd -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Memorabilia - Money Belt
It it understood that this belt along with others was presented to citizens of Camberwell who wre going to WWII.Leather money belt with four pockets. Flap on each pocket held with press stud. Brown colour. Gold inscription on inside rear."City of Camberwell seal" then beside -"THE MAYOR,COUNCILLORS & CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CAMBERWELL EXTEND TO YOU ALL GOOD WISHES FOR A SAFE & SPEEDY RETURN". -
Canterbury History Group
Article, Patterson, Kyle, The old school is much the same, 1/05/1981
Photocopy of article with two black and white photographs, from the Progress Press, May 1981, on the 40th Anniversary of the opening of Camberwell High School.canterbury, prospect hill road, camberwell high school, brown> jenny, giannopoulos> john, secondary schools, webster> john -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - COMPASS CARRIER, c.1930's onwards
Item in the collection re Lt Col J. Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details.Khaki webbing carrier pouch for holding an army compass. Colour was khaki now blackened. Lid held shut with one press stud."Swatton" handwritten in inkpasschendaele barracks trust, compass, pouch, equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - MARIST BROTHERS COLLEGE 1981, 1981
Marist Brothers College 1981 School Magazine.' Includes Staff lists, photographs and student lists. Cambridge Press. 51 pgs. (ill.).bendigo, education, marist brothers, marist brothers, bendigo, education, school magazine, magazines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - CHEESE MILL
Hand operated cheese shredder, red cast iron, tin mill & wooden handle & press, with a screw attachment for mounting on bench or table.Tala England No 664domestic equipment, food preparation, kitchen, k207.1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - MARIST BROTHERS COLLEGE 1983, 1983
Marist Brothers College 1983 School Magazine.' Includes Staff lists, photographs and student lists. Cambridge Press. 56 pgs. (ill.).bendigo, education, marist brothers, marist brothers, bendigo, education, school magazine, magazines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - MARIST BROTHERS COLLEGE 1982, 1982
Marist Brothers College 1982 School Magazine.' Includes Staff lists, photographs and student lists. Cambridge Press. 51 pgs. (ill.).bendigo, education, marist brothers, marist brothers, bendigo, education, school magazine, magazines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE GEISHA
Bendigo Operatic Society. At the Capital Theatre, View Street, Bendigo. 'The Geisha'. For five nights commencing 21st June, 1968. Cambridge Press.event, entertainment, theatre, the geisha, bendigo operatic society, cambridge press -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUSTRALIAN MINING HISTORY MONOGRAPHS, NUMBER 8, ROCKDRILLS. PHTHSIS AND CLEAN AIR, c2002
Australian Mining History Monographs, Number 8, Rockdrills. Phthsis and Clean Air Publisher: Zlota Press, Strathfieldsaye, Victoria. 35 pages.Ralph W Birrellaustralia, history, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PRICE LIST - BENDIGO POTTERY, January 1923
12 page illustrated Price List - Bendigo Pottery (G. D. Guthrie & Co. Pty. Ltd., Bendigo). Printer: Cambridge Press.organization, business, bendigo pottery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - 'SILVER AND BLUE' MAGAZINE - JOURNAL OF THE TEACHERS' COLLEGE, BENDIGO, 1931
'Silver and Blue' magazine - 8 page journal of the Teachers' College, Bendigo; first term issue, 1931. Printer: Cambridge Press Printorganization, education, teachers' college, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CURNOW COLLECTION: FORM SUMMONS, 1920 -1930's
Blank (unused) form - 'Summons upon a complaint not being a complaint for an offence'; Freeman & Freeman, Williamson St., Bendigo. Printer: Cambridge Press.person, individual, curnow collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CURNOW COLLECTION: FORM WARRANT OF DISTRESS, 1920 - 1930's
Blank (unused) form - 'Warrant of Distress'; Court of Petty Sessions, Bendigo. Freeman & Freeman, Williamson St. Bendigo. Printer: Cambridge Pressperson, individual, curnow collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO BRICK & TILE COMPANY LIMITED SEAL
Company Seal for 'The Bendigo Brick and Tile Company Limited' . Seal is embossing type used in a press. The Bendigo Brick And Tile Company Limited.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETindustries, the bendigo brick & tile company, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORIC COURT HOUSES OF VICTORIA, 2001
Historic Court Houses of Victoria, hardcover book of 231 pages with black and white photographs of court houses. Published by Palisade Press Ringwood.Michael Challingervictoria, historic buildings, victorian history, historic court houses, heritage buildings. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO GOLDFIELD, No date visible
Map: Bendigo Goldfield. Scale 20 chains to 1 inch. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. (number 318 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, mining plan, bendigo goldfield, gold mines, mining