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Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 17, February 1983 to June 1983
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 12 February 1983 to 4 June 1983.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, helping unemployed cope with life, jill ewence coordinator of ballarat program, women's access program at smb, judy mills convenor, new clothing firm aims for high quality, ballarat teacher's antarctic adventure, catering and hospitality course at smb, tafe manager peter cutter, official opening of smb hairdressing training school at smb, 10/03/1983, revising educational aims, smb catering course, gillian malone, pam hekkema, fiona cox, rod brangrove, janine cody, joanne filippe, bernadette groat, sherri lang, oddie brings state's first country exchange to ballarat, introduction of phone, smb starts course for machinists, rick van berkel wins tippett award, motorcycle riders' training complex - site selected, greg mannix fashion and fabric design, visit by indonesian education advisors, geoff mainwaring artist - work belongs to the nation, vocational skills centre opened at smb - 29 april 1983, graduates face great challenges, money for smb sports building, philiptjerkstra competing in internationalskill olympics in austria, mining education returns home, bcae gains honor position, helping young unemployed, john francis top apprentice motor mechanic, new breed of secretary, industrial training centre -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 19, October 1983 to February 1984
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 20 October 1983 to 25 February 1984.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, nick morris wins photo competition, ross armstrong's photo, douglas miller to play in melbourne concert, ballarat teachers join strike, smb to cut programs, adult literacy course at smb, visitors from indonesia, selkirk brick pty ltd, farm apprenticeships, smb art instructor neville bunning, smb vocational skills centre, exhibition sums up lives of colquhouns, amalie colquhourn, neville bunning still painting at 81, lauren pointon smb wins organ scholarship, former smb students honored, philip tjerkstra, edward sperber, peter manzel, traditional end for classes, karina martin - modern greek classes, $670000 grant for school, first woman completes building construction course at smb - nerida smith, more continue studies in hope of jobs, twelve learn first skills - fitting and machining, art prize has local links, hugh williamson- art benefactor, woolclassing courses at smb cut, louise kellett wins photographic prize -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 21, July 1984 to September 1984
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 12 July 1984 to 19 September 1984.Book with beige cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, ballarat ladies art association, rotary exchange students, val inguanez ontario canada, sam bourne nevada usa, roger mcfarlane pilot of the year, a-grade automobile engineers certificate, neale goad, wayne harbour, mark white, smb trained, william knight of usa at smb, u s teachers visit ballarat, smb chief urges employer support, increase in smb apprentices, e j tippett elected patron of smb, 50 years service, apprentices to show their skills, robyn sedgwick dance workshop, l f j hillman recreation building - smb, work skills contest, peter brown winner of carpentary section, richard siebert competing in electrical wiring section, smb students with val d'angri make piece as work experience venture, george helon - a dream to publish, digger's dugout sign, smb's self-help effort opened by l f j hillman, thoroughly modern typist, apprenticeship safety seminar, laying pipes the modern way, v f l medal count at ballarat, smb wins welding prizes, leigh gillette - oxy welding, william kerr - electric welding, ballarat may get pilot youth scheme, david davies - ballarat's gifted son, nursing aide students - smb presentation, secretaries - dispel the "office housewife" stereotype, portrait for smb, geoff mainwaring painter, apprentice of the year - daryl edwards, tertiary campus built from scratch, do more for womens' education, thomas walsh farm apprentice award -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 24, April 1985 to October 1985
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 8 April 1985 to 10 October 1985.Book with beige cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, industrial electrical engineers society, trevor henderson wins award, geoffrey blainey launches history of the school of mines, wendouree tech high wins football, six-day tree seminar at old ballarat east gardens, ian duggan wins welding award, smb facing big changes, challenges, writing workshops give pleasure, ania walwicz - writer artist, smb's famous head - r w richards, antarctic hero dies - 92, jim bell head of engineering, lee wallis head of plumbing and sheet metal, ballarat council to replace statue of malcolm fraser, staff farewelled, captain moonlight slept here, carpentary at smb will be moved, dick richard's obituary, hairdressing seminar, flagstaff college of tafe, smb, kim odgers first woman - certificate of technology in surveying, apprentices compete in work skill finals, peter brown - carpentry, ricky hains - engineering drawing, craig haintz - fitting and turning, lynn wheeler - hairdressing, brendan mceldrew - fitter, daryl edwards - electrical wiring, phillip smith - construction steelworker, dr murray gillan, former smb student now dean - faculty of engineering - swinburne institute of technology, tom walsh top farm apprentice for 1984, andrew gibbs top sheetmetal apprentice, ballarat unique educational centre, steven smith top motor mechanic for 1984, ricky hains selected fo skill olympics in japan, lynne wheeler wins silver medal in hairdressing, lynne kirkpatrick - most outstanding apprentice of 1985, lynne kirkpatrick - certificate of woolclassing, david brown motor mechanic apprentice, vacc award smb level one apprentice, central highlands/wimmera regional tafe awards, lynne kirkpatrick, wool classer, leigh gillbert building trade, darrenhumphris automotive trades, ian duggan metal trades, peter flett electrical trades, e j tippett resigns from smb council, courses for young job-seekers, $7 million project takes shape, ballarat municipal observatory being restored, breaking down more barriers, disabled employment support, smb grant for job training in modern office skills, ricky hains receives smb's centenary medallion, when centres for disabled will be redundant, nursing aide girls' award, jenny westin, bronwyn fleming, sharon rook, leanne adams, tracey foley, tammy lench, maxine cloks, ministry for arts visit, lydiard street closed between grant and dana streets, dangers that lurk at work, ministry of employment and training, forgotten hero is resurrected, baldwin spencer, barry hill, blackburn report on post-compulsory schooling, schools - what changes are needed, gifts for ballarat gardens, michael taffe presenting rose to smb, heritage roses in australia, courier 10/9/85, meri gracin smbfood services department, chokkie vegetable, learning the skills of hospitality, courier gardening seminar at smb, kevin heinze, smb redevelopment on target, eating their way to health, trevor mckenzie, helen schaper, steven marsden, farmer lynne kirkpatrick outstanding, silvana faulkner equal opportunities officer, women try non-traditional jobs -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 26, February 1986 to June 1986
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 22 February 1986 to 7 June 1986.Book with beige cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, simulators to teach drivers, new computer installed at smb, kevin howell, george couyant, kevin jarvis, begonia festival features, pilot recreation scheme for older adults, senior citizens' week at smb, computer managed learning system at smb, smb extensions ready by september, off-campus students, david brown wins 3 awards, award of merit for geologist phil day, smb farm apprentices with john taylor, skill olympics entry, award for rodney smart electrical trades, apprentice bruce miller award for plumbing, peter lange top electrical apprentice, ballarat astronomical society, smb new carpentry centre opens, smb on line with building technology, search for skill olympians, big chance for young apprentices, smb hosting new business course, rodney mayne top plumbing apprentice, women to learn trades, jason o'brien, john patton, andrew glisson, apprentice boilermakers, grant gilbert best motor mechanic, apprentices seek gold at skill olympics, ballarat innovation centre's plan, observatory display at gold museum, nikon school photographic contest, melissa bone, david noonan, john paton -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 27, June 1986 to 30 August 1986
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 7 June 1986 to 30 August 1986.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, fire hazard-memorial theatre, new women's skill program at smb, colin mccurry, funding delay hampers theatre repair, work skill newsletter, minister for the arts, race mathews, royal south street society, president peter barwood, secretary stan hooper, john snowden, smb school of performing arts, jared dickson student, smb fitness program older adults, lee-anne law, rehabilitation after accident, geoff browning hairdressing department, young workers show their skills, governor praises smb buildings, davis mccaughey, e j tippett, official opening, e j tippett learning resource centre, catering and hospitality, kay mcfarlane, david boyle, women's theatre, patrick kirby boilermaker, most skilful 10 chosen, andrew wardell apprentice of the year, bcae celebrations, ballarat college of advanced education, theatre funding restoration, dino procaccino, richard goss, tops at their trade, safety contribution, changing role of women, christine pearce welding, laurelle pearse welding, amanda burns drafting, michelle scott drafting, small business course at smb, jack barker to retire, sebastopol technical school 25 years, ballarat group apprenticeship schemme, electrical mechanics david thomson and ron irwin, panel beaters glenn virgo and geoffrey mason, motor mechanics alex bond and mark lewis, fund-raising by hairdressing students for new salon, annette evans and suzanne gandur, smb performing arts, mellissa bone photography prize, david stoddart cookery course at smb, nelson thomas and jamie holloway reiv scholarship winners, building work on schedule, literacy course for adults -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 28, September 1986 to November 1986
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 3 September 1986 to 20 November 1986.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, bruce muir agricultural challenge, students gain steel building licences at ballarat airport, barometer for smb students, community integration a challenge, career expo 86, smb course for community workers, apprentices honoredat town hall, head of geology philip day retires, patrick hope business head at bcae, filipinos discuss industry problems, south street society transfers theatre title to council, jim mckay fills lifelong ambition, trainees at smb in jobs, giving students choice, age no barrier to lois rowan, education help for disabled people, fuel misers ready for action, robert hill, stephen canny, darryn bauer, andrew claywoth, simon hawker, glen meadows, ross taylor, hairdressing apprentices lessa arnott and lois rowan, something old something new at sovereign hill, top potters' work at ballarat expo, gwyn hanssen-pigott, e j tippett smb's first patron, obituary for e j tippett, david davies picture to be auctioned, "the season of storm stress and toil", student teachers from the sultanate of brunei visit smb, ballarat girls' technical school class of 1959 reunion, instruction on computers at smb, $1.3m for new science and food services facility, ceramics instructor neville french, sheehan opens new motor school at smb, art student david noonan at exhibition, nerrina art exhibition opens, nerrina is group of ballarat women, geoff mainwaring guides group, what they need most is understanding -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 31, May 1987 to July 1987
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 9 May 1987 to 18 July 1987.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, scott lumsden, top in carpentry and joinery, for sale by tender, 7 ford cars, cutback in funds smb and bcae, albert peart retires after 43 years, career expo 1987, jobless learn retail skills, paradox in tafe funding, tertiary information service for year 12 students, adult trade course in horticulture, smb older adults fitness and recreation course, myra roper at university of the third age - smb, m b john building officially opened, premier john cain opens, smb access for aboriginal co-op, $10000 grant for aboriginal women, employment and relations minister ralph willis, emphasis on training, richard cartledge and peter davis, mining course back at smb, shane everardcare program co-ordinator, short courses, scott lumsden best apprentice in carpentry and joinery, brendan broardbent best apprentice across all trades, women's trade and technical progra, ann-marie harris, daryl edwards wins silver medal, teve crabb opens smb inskill program, julie brown top hairdressing apprentice, inskill training program -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 32, July 1987 to October 1987
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 22 July to 3 October 1987.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, smb workshops on welfare industry, ballarat mayoe jim reeves, presentations to apprentices, cut-price cuts to help campus, hair-athon, ballarat east recreation centre, new course for single parents at smb, community radio in smb complex, jodi jobling fights jobless vicious circle, fix it yourself workshop, debra medwell awarded real estate scholarship, ballarat east free library back in use by smb, $1.2 million for building upgrade at smb, bcae nursing education, apprentices win crop award, david loader, greg taylor, brett gervason, mark clementson, damian leonard, lecturer john taylor, grants for education and health, increase student places at smb, dennis else speaks to u 3 a group, silence is not always golden, hearing help card, hospitality - boom industry, illiteracy 'life of deception', flauto dolce recorder ensemble, michelle carra hairdressing winner, aboriginal women's program, self-awareness program, jack barker retirement, aboriginal studies in primary schools, pat watson welding course, brendan broadbent farming apprentice, new directions at bcae, dr john sharpham, basic electronics for women at smb -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 35, April 1988 to July 1988
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 22 July 1988 to 3 October 1987.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, aboriginal flag for smb, $600000 for science studies building, arbor day at victoria park, smb and local industry, smb's marketing company inskill ltd, open learning for maths students, pilot business program, industry oriented training scheme, rob webber, new enterprise incentives scheme, gerardine christou, myra morgan art and craft teacher 1950s, new computer software for engineers, more adults return to school, cuts to special school funding, transition program, hospitality studies - certificate of catering, anne-marie allison, christine brady, robert reilly, sue collins, sculptor peter blizzard, student andrew burnham, ricky hains wins tippett award, kandra chapman award winner sheetmetal, women's access group, smb women's trade and technical program, offended girl mechanic hit back, mining course at smb, kerrie cross council president, adult literacy tutors, june huggins, josie micich, hospitality traineeship system launched, farm manager computer program course, peter quinn, peter davis, federal grant to john valves, special course on stoneware glazes, ceramics instructor neville french, players find home at smb, michael staley winning apprentice, ballarat small business centre, quality control course at smb, calligraphyteacher eddie goodson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 38, December 1988 to March 1989
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 15 December 1988 to 29 March 1989.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, michael marquet illiteracy problems, paul blizzard sculptor, local shooters score high, julie baulch is moving on, melbourne uni and ballarat cae agree on independence, induction course for apprenticeships, judith mills senior counsellor, introduction of negotiated target system, rush on smb building course, commonwealth employment office, traineeship plan, australian college of education awards, jack barker, paul o'driscoll, smb broadens rural programs, kym walker of inskill, ministry of education selling houses, five ballarat people move towards national finals -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 43, March 1990 to June 1990
Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 31 March 1990 to 25 June 1990.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, building industry seminar at smb, graduates in literacy training, ballarat national theatre at smb, site safety explained at seminar, help for jobless, first graduation for new ballarat university college, hobby bricklaying course at smb, japanese past recaptured in ceramics, james oddie-alegacy of caring, anne beggs sunter, tertiary awareness project, jacki king, award for welding apprentice danny dalton, tafe teachers plan strike, walk out a first for teachers, kathryn reichelt best second year hairdressing, judy-ann williams top third year hairdressing, russel jackson wins e j tippett award, sandwich workshop at smb, rural program planning change, a key to koorie understanding, peter muir apprentice of the year, stephen page gold medalist -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Lifes Handicap
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. 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. Lifes Handicap Author: Rudyard Kipling Publisher: MacMillan & Co Ltd Date: 1948 Further Information: Life's Handicap being Stories of mine own peopleThe label on the spine cover with typed text PAT FIC KIP Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Children’s Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper 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, lifes handicap, rudyard kipling -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Biography, Flynn of The Inland
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 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. 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. About Ion L Idriess Ion Llewellyn Idriess was born in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales on 20th September 1889 and passed away on 6th June 1979 in Mona Vale, Sydney, New South Wales at the age 89. After Idriess finished school he worked in the assay office of Broken Hill Proprietary mine. Both Idriess and his mother had typhoid fever when Ion was about 15 years old and it caused his mother’s death. After spending time with his Grandmother in Sydney he found work on a paddle-steamer and had a relapse of the fever. He then went into the western district of New South Wales where he worked in many different itinerant jobs, including rabbit poisoner, boundary rider, drover, sandalwood harvester, shearer, dingo shooter and opal miner. While opal mining at Lightning Ridge he wrote short stories, about life on the opal fields, for the Bulletin using the name “Gouger”. Idriess then moved to North Queensland in search of gold, tin and sandalwood. He travelled over a great deal of the Cape York Peninsula spending a lot of this travel time with local indigenous people; thus began his lifelong interest in their customs. He then spent time on cattle stations in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1914 Idriess travelled to Townsville and enlisted in the 5th Light Horse as a trooper. He became a specialist in sniping and was a spotter for the noted sniper Billy Sing. He saw service in Palestine, Sinai and Turkey. Idriess was wounded at Beersheba and after fighting the Battle of Gaza he was invalided home in March 1918. After recovering from his wounds Idriess again travelled to Cape York Peninsula where he worked with pearlers and missionaries in the Torres Strait Islands. He then went gold mining in Papua New Guinea, buffalo shooting in the Northern Territory of Australia and then exploring in Central and Western Australia. LITERARY WORKS OF IDRIESS In 1928 Idriess settled in Sydney and published the first of his 47 books. In 1931 - “Lasseter’s Last Ride”, became his first best seller. In the years 1932 and 1940 he published three books in each year. “The Cattle King” (1936) and “Flynn of the Inland” (1932) have gone through reprinting forty to fifty times. His last book was published in 1969. Idriess’ books where in general non-fiction and were written in a colourful and immediate story style, taken from life experiences gained during his travels. Idriess was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to literature in 1968. 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, and to 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. As with many Mechanics' Institutes in Australia, the one which operated in Warrnambool was established and overseen for many years by key individuals associated with the development of the city itself. The WMI publication collection is historically significant because of its association with local people, places and the key historical themes in the development of Warrnambool of rural development, industry, farming, education, and community. The collection documents and illustrates the changing interests, focus and tastes of Victorians, especially those in regional cities. Generally the individual items in the collection are not particularly rare, as examples of all probably exist in other public collections in Victoria. It is primarily because there are so very few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections in Victoria, which lends this overall collection its significance. Many items in the WMI Collection have the potential to support further research, both as individual objects and through the collection in its entirety. This material is significant for its ability to assist in the interpretation of the history of the area and adds to the general understanding of the development of the township. Many components of the WMI publication collection complement and reinforce the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum Collection, the Warrnambool Art Gallery Collection, and that in the Warrnambool Historical Society, and also contribute to a clearer understanding of the original Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute collections. This will greatly enhance the appreciation of the few surviving Mechanics' Institute collections across Victoria, and also in New South Wales. The similarities and differences between the small number of collections that have survived can provide further insights into how the people of Victoria in general, and Warrnambool in particular, constructed a civic culture of adult learning to foster an informed citizenry. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute publication collection is of both local and state significance. Flynn of The Inland Author: Ion Idriess Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1932Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 FLY Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has 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, 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, great ocean road, flynn of the inland, ion idriess -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Historical, The Great Boomerang
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 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 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. About Ion L Idriess Ion Llewellyn Idriess was born in Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales on 20th September 1889 and passed away on 6th June 1979 in Mona Vale, Sydney, New South Wales at the age 89. After Idriess finished school he worked in the assay office of Broken Hill Proprietary mine. Both Idriess and his mother had typhoid fever when Ion was about 15 years old and it caused his mother’s death. After spending time with his Grandmother in Sydney he found work on a paddle-steamer and had a relapse of the fever. He then went into the western district of New South Wales where he worked in many different itinerant jobs, including rabbit poisoner, boundary rider, drover, sandalwood harvester, shearer, dingo shooter and opal miner. While opal mining at Lightning Ridge he wrote short stories, about life on the opal fields, for the Bulletin using the name “Gouger”. Idriess then moved to North Queensland in search of gold, tin and sandalwood. He travelled over a great deal of the Cape York Peninsula spending a lot of this travel time with local indigenous people; thus began his lifelong interest in their customs. He then spent time on cattle stations in the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1914 Idriess travelled to Townsville and enlisted in the 5th Light Horse as a trooper. He became a specialist in sniping and was a spotter for the noted sniper Billy Sing. He saw service in Palestine, Sinai and Turkey. Idriess was wounded at Beersheba and after fighting the Battle of Gaza he was invalided home in March 1918. After recovering from his wounds Idriess again travelled to Cape York Peninsula where he worked with pearlers and missionaries in the Torres Strait Islands. He then went gold mining in Papua New Guinea, buffalo shooting in the Northern Territory of Australia and then exploring in Central and Western Australia. LITERARY WORKS OF IDRIESS In 1928 Idriess settled in Sydney and published the first of his 47 books. In 1931 - “Lasseter’s Last Ride”, became his first best seller. In the years 1932 and 1940 he published three books in each year. “The Cattle King” (1936) and “Flynn of the Inland” (1932) have gone through reprinting forty to fifty times. His last book was published in 1969. Idriess’ books where in general non-fiction and were written in a colourful and immediate story style, taken from life experiences gained during his travels. Idriess was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his service to literature in 1968. The Great Boomerang Author: Ion L Idriess Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1948Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 919 IDR Pastedown front endpaper has 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, 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, great ocean road, the great boomerang, ion l idriess -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Dairy and workers, 1935c
Dairy with workers outside – milk cans can be seen both inside and outside the timber building..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations.Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, dairy -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Building staff quarters, nearing completion, 1935c
This photograph shows the workers huts at the mine site, nearing completion, with several completed huts in view..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations. Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Building staff quarters with men outside, 1935c
This photograph shows the workers huts at the mine site, nearing completion, with men standing outside..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of black and white photograph, one of 30 photos of mining operations. Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph - Digital Image, Mystery mine photographs: Builing the crusher plant, 1935c
Building the crusher plant (two angles). Hopper (centre left) to feed crusher..An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of 2 black and white photographs, two of 30 photos of mining operations.Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Army Training Memorandum (War) (Australia) No 27, 22 Nov 1943
One of a series produced during World War 2All paper stapled memorandum distributed to each officer containing notes on Japanese hand grenades and mines, Intelligence bulletins from operations on various fronts, methods of transporting equipment across rivers and points on unarmed combat. booklet, army intelligence, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, McLaren & Co Pty Ltd, Mines and Booby Traps. Military Training Pamphlet No 40 Part III (All Arms) - The Breaching of Minefields. 1943, June 1943
Soft covered booklet covering methods of dealing with mine belts or fields and how to handle individual mine and booby trap mechanisms.Warnings that booklet not be communicated to the public or the press and that it must not fall into enemy handsmines, booby traps, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Notes on Tank-Hunting, 1940's
A booklet of notes on methods of hindering, halting, destroying or putting out of action enemy AFVs apart from the more standard methods like mines, artillery or other tankstank hunting, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering and Mine Warfare, 1951
Soft covered booklet, Pam 6, dealing with detection and clearance of mines.WO Code No 8718mine clearance -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering & Mine Warfare Pam 8 Part 1 (All Arms) Assault River Crossing 1948, 1948
A soft covered booklet written for use of unit commanders to train junior officers and NCO's in the duties they have to carry out in the crossing of water obstacles.WO Code No 8306assault river crossing -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering & Mine Warfare Pam 8 Assault River Crossing, 1951
Soft covered booklet providing the necessary information to enable instructors of Royal Engineers and Assault Pioneers to train their men in methods of getting supporting weapons and some vehicles across water obstacles. 2 copies. One copy has amendments Nos 4 & 5WO Code No 8668. Part II Rafting and Watermanship (RE and Aslt Pnrs) 1951military engineering, river crossings -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering & Mine Warfare Pam 8 Assault River Crossing Part 1 - All Arms 1961, 1961
A soft covered booklet for the practical instruction of junior officers and NCO's in elementary watermanship, the use of assault equipment and improvised methods of crossing water obstaclesWO Code No 9734. Supersedes WO Code 8306 (1948)military engineering, water crossing -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering & Mine Warfare Pam 2A Obstacles Part 1 (All Arms) 1960, 1960
A soft covered booklet dealing with those obstacles which can be constructed by all arms without engineer help beyond the supply of engineering stores where requiredWO Code No 9665military engineering, obstacles -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering and Mine Warfare Pam 5 Laying, Recording and Marking of Mine Fields Part 1 - All Arms 1955, 1955
Soft covered booklet, applicable to all arms, describing what mines are, what they can do, and how they are used. WO Code No 8813. Marked as Superseded.mine warfare -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Field Engineering & Mine Warfare Pam No 1 Basic Field Engineering Part 1 - All Arms 1950, 1950
A soft covered booklet providing basic field engineering training for junior officers and NCO's to prepare instruction for their men.WO Code No 8503military engineering -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, The Division in Battle Pamphlet No 6 Engineers 1966, 1966
Soft covered booklet covering the organisation, command & employment, operations, constructions, demolitions, mine warfare etc by Engineers. 3 copies7610-66-024-4973military engineering