Invoice dated 31 Jan. 1956 for services between 1st Nov to 31st Jan from R. J. Alexander, authorised Newsagent, Stationer, Library; for the sum of £ 1.16.06. Paid on 13/02/1956. R. J. Alexander, authorised Newsagent, Stationer, Library; of HIgh Street, Kangaroo Flat.

Commemorative trowel from Wesley Church St Kilda, 22 October 1857. Alexander Fraser (1802-1888), businessman and politician. Fraser lived at St Kilda and in 1857 was elected to its first Municipal Council; in 1859 he became chairman and mayor in 1864-65. An active churchman, he held most important offices in the Wesleyan Church and for thirty years was treasurer of the supernumerary fund, which he helped Rev. Daniel Draper to found. Dour and pious, Fraser was conscientious in fulfilling his political duties. He presided at numerous meetings and laid countless foundation stones.Silver trowel with polished wooden handle. Trowel decorated around the edges and with an inscription.Presented to Alexander Fraser Esq J.P. on laying the foundation stone of the Wesley Church St Kilda 22nd October 1857. Rev. J. Harding Superintendent of the church. Rev. D.J. Draper Chairman of the District. Rev. J.A. Manton President of the Conference.wesleyan church st kilda, fraser, alexander, draper, daniel

Initially collated by Harry Gilham as part of a file on Eltham Cemeteryeltham cemetery, helen amelia orford, james orford, sarah amelia orford, thomas henry orford

PHOTOGRAPH OF five swimmers with coach Val Campbell 1980s Label on front: 1980sElaine THO, Sarah Iser, Michelle Geyer, Geoff THO, Val Cambell Coachrecreations, sports, swimming

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery transfer of shares of Julius Cohn to Sarah Helen Cohn dated 12th Aug 1895. One penny duty paid stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, sarah helen cohn. julius cohn.

Photo of Mary Jane Tainton (nee Course) taken c1900. She was the daughter of William and Sarah Anne Course of Forest Hill and married Joseph Tainton in 1877tainton, mary jane (nee course)

Black and white photograph of Sarah Westerson proprietor of Cliff Crest Guest House and Tea Rooms with her 2 daughters Zilpah and Thelema Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy

Black and white photograph of Sarah Westerson proprietor of Cliff Crest Guest House and Tea Rooms with her 2 daughters Zilpah and Thelema Lakes Entrance Victoriagenealogy

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. The Gloaming of Life: A Memoir of James Stirling Author: Rev. Alexander Wallace Publisher: Scottish Temperance League Date: 1876Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 920 STI Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, 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 gloaming of life, james stirling, rev. alexander wallace

Studebaker Lark Mobile Traffic Section Q car registration number HWA-883 on Alexander Avenue. Circa 1963police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; studebaker lark car

Black and white photograph of Rita and John Alexander with baby Graeme and dog taken in a paddock near town Inverloch Victoriagenealogy

Black and white photograph of Rita and John Alexander with baby Graeme and dog taken in a paddock near town Inverloch Victoriagenealogy

Robin Boyd developed a close friendship with the founder of the Bauhaus in Weimar Germany, Walter Gropius, who had moved to the USA in the 1930s. Through this connection, Boyd was invited to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bemis Professor at the School in the North American academic year 1956-7. Robin and Patricia Boyd, with their youngest daughter Suzy, were based in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the year. Boyd gave some lectures at MIT and he was also invited to give lectures at many other universities, allowing him to travel widely within the USA, especially on the East Coast. This gave him the opportunity to meet architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Paul Rudolph and many others, and visit the offices of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and places like Taliesin and the General Motors Technical Center Detroit. On the way home, the Boyds visited London, Berlin, Paris and Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel in France.Colour slide in a mount. Cochran House (1950), Lake Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (Architect: Alexander Smith Cochran.)1957 (Handwritten)/ Baltimore Cochran House( Handwritten)/ 8 (Handwritten)mit bemis professorship, mit, robin boyd, slide

Four men in Civilian clothes stand in front of a Centurion Tank which is on a lowloader.Tank you Vets on Tank Day Oct 2000 By John Alexander (R)centurion tank, tank day, john alexander

Rae Alexander Anderson OAM (1903-1986) was connected to St Paul's Church and a pharmacist at the Bendigo Hospital. Rae was the organist and choir master of the parish church of St Paul, Bendigo, 1931 - 1965. Rae's son Stuart Anderson from the Balgownie Winery 1969-1999; had also been a pharmacist. Rae Anderson was a former President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch; now the Bendigo Historical Society. Rae died on the 8th. February, 1986 aged 82 years. He was a dedicated pharmacist; an outstanding musician; choir master and organist at St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral; a craftsman who loved to fashion things in wood and brass; interested tn the preservation of our heritage. Rae established "the Anderson Library" at the Society for reading and research.Eight Photos of clergy, also it is assumed, elders and Sunday School children; at St Paul's Anglican Cathedral. They were restored from a box of glass plate negatives found under a house in Mckenzie Street, Bendigo,.when it was sold. The photos are assumed to be taken by Rae Alexander Anderson and were processed through his pharmacy. One of the slides was marked 1935.bendigo history, sandhurst victoria, david anderson chemist, collins, dorman, holdsworth, rae anderson, st paul's church of england bendigo, bendigo hospital, stuart anderson

Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. was a North American jewellery company that was established in 1949 by the Stuart family as part of Emmons Jewelry, Inc. It began operations in England and Australia in 1968, and in Australia it moved from Carlton in Melbourne to Wodonga in 1969. The premises were originally on High St. in Wodonga, but a new warehouse was built in Melbourne Rd. later in 1969. It was a direct selling jewellery business using a party-plan model similar to Tupperware and Avon. The sales reps or 'Hostesses' were provided with jewellery samples in demonstration kits, which they displayed at jewellery parties in their homes. The designs for jewellery such as brooches, necklaces, earrings, chokers and bracelets were purchased from freelance designers and jewellery manufacturers rather than in-house designers. In 1979 Sarah Coventry Pty. Ltd. in Wodonga was bought by three Australian businessmen, including Wodonga local Jim Sawyer, and continued to sell jewellery under the name "Sargem Pty. Ltd”, for several more years in the 1980s. As part of the Sarah Coventry collection, the pin has local significance with the decentralised commercial development of regional centres such as Wodonga in NE Victoria, as well as national and international significance from the perspective of social and economic developments for women after World War II. The direct selling party-plan business model Sarah Coventry was based on is also considered the first of its kind for jewellery.Small rectangular gold metal pin with a faceted pink stone inlay on the proper left side and a faceted clear stone on the proper right side. Two raised flower motifs on the proper right side. The 10k stamped on the back surface suggests it is made of 10 karat gold.The abraded areas on the clasp on the back expose underlying silver coloured metal indicating that the clasp is plated."Sarah / SC / 10 YRS / Coventry" raised inscription on the front surface. "® cTo / 10 K" stamped on the lower proper left side of the back surface, indicating 10 karat gold. The ® symbol indicates that the manufacturer's mark is federally registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The 'cTo' is the trademark by O. C. Tanner Jewelry Co. in Salt Lake City, U.S.sarah coventry, jewellery, wodonga, costume jewellery, vintage fashion jewellery, pin, jewellery pin

Knight Rainbow won the Bendigo Pacing Cup on the 20 January 1995, followed by Magic Fella and Its Nero's Fiddle. Knight Rainbow owned by Mr C Price, was trained by NR Alexander and driven by Chris Alford. Knight Rainbow raced from 1992 (2yo) through to 1997 (7yo). Career: 22 wins 8 seconds 8 thirds 85 starts.Two colour photographs, one small one large in a brown, black, gold frame. At the top: Bendigo Harness Racing 20-1-95/ Jetport Security Parking Ten Victoria Bendigo Pacing Cup / C9 or Better At the bottom: Left corner: Distance 2700 metres/ Mile rate 2.01.2 / Greg Matthews Photos - Stawell Centre: Knight Rainbow (Tuapeka Knight - Tina Scott) / Magic Fella 2nd / Its Nero's Fiddle 3rd Right corner: Owned by- Mr C Price/ Trained by NR Alexander / Driven by Chris Alfordbendigo harness racing club, horses, race, winner, bendigo trotting club, pacing cup, driver, trainer, owner, 1995, knight rainbow, nr alexander, chris alford, mr c price, magic fella, its nero's fiddle, ca alford

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in AustraliaBlack and white photograph of a man dressed in a three-piece suit and hat and a woman in a dark dress and hat sitting on the beach. In the background are many other people similarly dressed as well as a few in bathing suits of the 1930's. In the far background are the buildings on the Esplanade. The place is St Kilda Beach and the people are William and Sarah Wright.Written in pencil on the back - Mum & Dad, taken on St Kilda beach, New Years Day 1930, 01/01/1930frank wright, william wright, sarah wright, ballarat, cornet, conductor, smeaton, saint kilda, st kilda, st kilda beach, beach

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. News of rich finds spread quickly amongst the diggers, and soon the area would be rushed. Photo (Tulloch) Golden Point, Mt. Alexander, 1851. Shows many men erecting tents on the goldfield at Mt. Alexander. Markings: 18 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Information re Alexander Hepburn Stone: 1. ''A Memorial Service for the life of Alexander Hepburn Stone 17/10/1905 - 14/7/1996'' at St Pauls Anglican Cathedral; 2.Newspaper cutting re retirement of Alex Stone from executive committee of the BHS (Bendigo Advertiser 21/7/1995.Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, alexander hepburn stone, bendigo historical society, dudley house, frank cusack, rev dr keith, mrs cole, st pauls anglican cathedral bendigo, alexander hepburn stone.

Newspaper clipping, Bendigo Advertiser, (date unknown. Photograph of track removal next to Alexander fountain so that the bridge may be restored.person, individual, basil miller

Certificate of Title in the name of John Pinney Starling leased to Edward Alexander, transferred to Elizabeth Jane Starling and then to Walter Downing - Cancelled.starling, john penny, alexander, edward, parish of nunawading, land sales, downing, walter, elizabeth jane

Also piece of paper with names of children in file.Black and white photograph, school photograph of twenty one children and teacher John McKnight Alexander. of Primary School . Johnsonville Victoria

Small format photograph of John Alexander and his wife Rita nee Wills with lifelong friend Gladys Scarce nee Legg.clothing, genealogy, transport

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Whelan the Wrecker is here, midway Alexander Clothing to leftWritten on backing sheet, "Town Hall demolition". Sign at front of site reads- 'Whelan the wrecker is here'.

WW1 Nurses of Lara District, Victoria AustraliaPhotographs x 2 - Australian Army Nursing Service - World War 1Sister Sarah (Sadie) McIntosh 1885-1970 and Sister Catherine (Kit) McNaughton R.R.C. 1884-1953

Copy of certificate of Marriage (reg 23) on January 1902 at Bendigo, by licence and according to the rites of the Bible Christian Church, by Francis Rankin and between Mathew John Rodda, age 24, miner and bachelor (whose parents are listed as Harry Rodda (dec) and Mary Jane Sarah), and Sarah Bawden, age 22 domestic spinster whose parents are listed as William Bawden and Elizabeth Lawry. Witnessed by Henry Casley and May Boyd