The essay pasted into this booklet was originally produced in a newspaper (name unknown). The original essay was written by Cornelius (Con) O’Mahony and in 1883 it won the Bowen Prize Essay Competition for the best essay written by a student or past student of the University of Melbourne. The Bowen Prize was established in 1874 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir George Bowen, and was awarded annually thereafter. It is still awarded today. Con O’Mahony was a lawyer in Kepler Street, Warrnambool from the 1880s to 1920, initially in partnership with E.W. Klingender and later operating under the name of O’Mahony and Murray. He was born in Bendigo in 1863 and studied at Melbourne University in the early 1880s. O’Mahony received a set of ten books, Lives of the Chancellors, for winning the Bowen Prize and this set of books is in the collection of the Warrnambool and District Historical Society today. This essay, although only a typed copy, is important because it is a prime example of the 19th century positive writings on the need for Federation in Australia and so it played its part in promoting the cause of the Federation movement. It was written 17 years before Federation came into being by Con O’Mahony, a person who also played a part in Warrnambool’s history as a prominent lawyer in the town for over 30 years. This is a soft cover booklet of 24 pages. The cover is brown with black print and has handwritten material written over the original printing on the front cover. The booklet, originally an insurance booklet, has a stamp and typed material (a Federation essay) cut out and pasted onto 17 of the original pages. The booklet was originally stapled but the staples have been removed. The cover is partly torn and detached from the pages. The first couple of pages have silverfish damage. ‘Apr 22 1914’ ‘The University of Melbourne, Bowen Prize Essay 1883 won by C. O’Mahony’ con o’ mahony, bowen prize, history of warrnambool, federation campaign in australia

Labelled 'Himmer Bequest'. Stamped 'Cowes Public Library'. Inscribed 'Rudolph Himmer, Melbourne, ***, 1914'

GERMAN IRON CROSS MEDALL PRESENTED TO SUTCLIFFE CONNECTION WITH LUFF FAMILY.WORLD WAR 1 GERMAN IRON CROSS 2nd CLASS MEDAL IN BOXPW W 1813 1914local history, numismatic, military, military

Part of collection of Photographs donated to the Museum by the family of the late Mr. Jack Jenner (1977)Black & White photograph - Rhyll Cricket Team - prior 1914 - Back Row: W.Reid, T.Harrop, B.White, J.McIlwraith, P.McFee, J.Smith. Front Row: G.Block, S.McFee, O.Boyes, D.Walton, A.Heywood.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, view cowes, black & white photograph, jack jenner, rhyll cricket team, sport, phillip island

COPYRIGHT PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE Digital image of photograph, taken in 1914, showing four men standing in the doorway of the Savings Bank (later State Savings bank of Victoria) in Bay Streetbuilt environment - commercial, state savings bank of victoria, bay street

Photocopies of (a) certificate of election of Councillor Walter Redman as President of the Shire of Nunawading, 4 Sep 1914 & (b) a letter of congratulations to Cr Redman from Robert Beckett, Legislative Council of Victoria.Photocopies of (a) certificate of election of Councillor Walter Redman as President of the Shire of Nunawading, 4 Sep 1914 & (b) a letter of congratulations to Cr Redman from Robert Beckett, Legislative Council of Victoria.politics and government, shire of nunawading, redman, walter, victoria. legislative council, beckett, robert

Short history of the Monarch terra Cotta Pty Ltd 1914 - 1916.Short history of the Monarch terra Cotta Pty Ltd 1914 - 1916.otile factories, monarch terra cotta pty ltd, wiber, charles lewis