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Bendigo Military Museum
Book, In the Line of Fire, 2006
Soft cover - green with photo of solder in jungle on front. Title on spine and front cover in gold. 358 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos.Donation details hand written on fly leaf.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Edge of the Sword, 1955
The Edge of the Sword - This book is the story of the Gloucestershire Regiment in the Imjin Battle and in captivity.Hard cover, red colour buckram, gold print own spine. 286 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs. End paper illustrated with map "Battle of the Imjin River" and "Routes followed by the author after capture"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Fighting First. Combat Operations in Vietnam 1968 - 1969, 1991
Black buckram hard cover, gold print. Dust cover yellow/paper and plastic. Illustrated cover, red, blue, black print. Pages 293 Illustrated black and white photosSticker - FRANCIS W. DEAN BEM 'cORAL" 20 Strickland Road Bendigo Victoria. 3550books, military history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Journal, Exercise Books used for Newspaper article notes, 1851
Blue tartan covered book of lined paper with handwritten notes insidebuninyong gold fields, melbourne morning herald, melbourne argus, dunlop and regan, ballarat gold diggings, melbourne news, buninyong -
Federation University Historical Collection
Journal, Donald Douglas Mather, Exercise Books used for Newspaper article notes, 1954
Blue covered embassy exercise book of lined paper with handwritten notes inside and some loose notesHandwritten on front cover. From Donald Douglas Mather Rock St, Ivanhoe, Victoria. Ballaarat of Historical Society, Australian History from 1512 to 1890 to Keith Rash August 1968. buninyong gold fields, melbourne morning herald, melbourne argus, dunlop and regan, ballarat gold diggings, melbourne news, donald douglas mather, keith rash, james jones, gold discovery -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Guest Book, Guests, 1994-2000
Guest book signed by some of those who attended the Bachelor of Visual Art (Graphic Design / Multimedia) exhibitions and dinners hosted by the University of Ballarat. Names include the students themselves, parents, friends and alumni. Attendees' addresses include Victoria and interstate, USA (eg Florida, California), UK, the Phillipines in addresses. Other entries demonstrate the attendance of some of Victoria's well known designers and agencies at the time, including representatives from local Ballarat studios. Helmut Stenzel was third year lecturer throughout this time. Students putting together these end of year exhibitions were usually overseen by Helmut Stenzel, Steven Roberts and other lecturing staff.This guest book is significant in that it represents a period during which the Graphic Design/Multimedia program was thriving. Students and staff were engaged with Australian and international designers and guests. Several students at this time were award-winning.Hardcover bound guest book signed by Graphic Design/Multimedia exhibition attendees c1994–2000. Black leather-look cover with debossed gold foil reading "Guests".Handwritten names and comments by exhibition attendeesuniversity of ballarat, federation university, graphic design, multimedia, bachelor, degree, mt helen campus -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Catalogue, ADGD, Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, Graduate Book, 2011, 2011
Page 4 features list of 13 graduates of the University of Ballarat Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design (2 years). Introduction by Paul Mah (co-ordinator / teacher). Teaching staff listed: Sam Harmer, James Baker, Selena Shillito, Travis Price, Jill Hyatt, Ben Sanders, Anthony Woodward, Alister Heighway, Peter Lambert, Paul Mah. Cover design by Kylie Findlay (student). Student work featured throughout along with student names, photos and contact details. 32pp + 4pp cover saddle-stitched booklet. Full colour cover, gloss varnish pattern, gold foil. Full colour offset pages. Promotional catalogue for graduating students of the University of Ballarat (TAFE), Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design, 2011. 32-page + 4-page cover saddle-stitched booklet. Full colour cover, gloss varnish pattern, gold foil. Full colour offset pages.university of ballarat, federation university, graphic design, tafe, advanced diploma, arts academy, camp street campus -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Leigh River Tunnel Gold Mining Co. Syndicate Books
... on this subject! Richard Squire Leigh River Tunnel Gold Mining Co ...Richard Squire was a student at the School of Mines Ballarat In 1905 Richard Squire was manager of the West Berry Consols at Allendale, and developed an improved system of mine ventilation, which was supported in "The Age." He was successful in combating and remedying the gas and ventilation troubles of the Deep Mines of Creswick and Allendale Districts after all had failed. MINE MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION. Ballarat Branch. ... Mr R. B. Squire, manager of the West Berry Consols, at Allendale, submitted a paper detailing what he had done tor the betterment of ventilation in the alluvial mines of Smeaton and Mary borough districts- Members gave Mr Squire every credit for the results that he claimed to have effected; the adoption of his ideas had testified to their value to mine-owners. It was painted out, however, that for want of a thorough debate of the subject with experienced men the author had unwittingly included some general statements that required modifying in some points and extending in others, in justice to other workers among the earlier and the present day managers of mines. It was decided to invite the author to meet a sub-committee on this subject!Oblong booklets with green covers of syndicate share certificates .1 Dark Green cover 1923 all used .2 Light Green cover 1924 four pages used .3 Light Green cover 1924 all used .4 Light Green Cover 1924 all used .5 light Green Cover 1918 - 1919 four pages used .1 Front cover torn but has notes written on it. .2 Leigh River Tunnel G 21st Call written on front .3 Leigh River Tunnel G 22nd Call written on front .4 Leigh River Tunnel G 23rd Call and figures written on front .5 3 shares isued out of this book, Leigh River Share Book No. 16 A 30 written on front richard squire, leigh river tunnel gold mining co., syndicate book, hy peacock -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Honour Board, Ballarat Junior Technical School World War I Honor Board, c1921
The Ballarat Junior Technical School (BJTS) was the junior division of the Ballarat School of Mines.The honor board was unveiled on 17 June 1922 by Sir Alexander Peacock, the Minister for Public Instruction. it was witnessed by a large gathering of parents, friends, students, past student, Albert Steane (Headmaster) and the president, Council and Staff of the Ballarat School of Mines. At the conclusion of the ceremony the junior Technical School was opened for public inspection and afternoon tea was provided by a ladies committee. The Honour Board contains 28 names and of these only one lost his life on active service. this was Francis G. Davis. After the unveiling his father, A. Davis, planted a tree in the grounds of the Junior Technical School in memory of his deceased son. The following names are on the Honour Board Adair, S.H. Allen, W.I Bennett, H.G Bernaldo, Allan Borradale, Robert Brittain, C.C.. Burge, A.A. Burrow, B.C. Carmichael, N.C. Carnegie, G Collins, H.A. Crick, R.J Cunningham, C Davis, Francis G (killed) Edwards, S.F. Frank, P.C. Gilbert, J.H. James, J.F. Leech, G.J. McGrath, D.G. McNab, J.C. Parkin, R. Paterson, W.J Ronaldson, L.A. Shannon, G.O. Steele, S.L. Terry, W.R. Townsend, S.H. A timber honour board with names written in gold. The board was designed by H.H. Smith, Principal of the Ballarat Technical Art School. A central case holds a copy of the Victorian Education Department War Service Book. The Photorgraph was taken when it was in the SMB A Building. C1923 it was taken to J Building - the former Ballarat Junior Techncial School. world war one, ww1, ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, alexander peacock, world war 1, world war i, honour roll, hh herbert, francis davis, frank davis, s.h. adair, w.i. allen, h.g. bennett, allan bernaldo, robert borradale, c.c. brittain, a.a. burge, b.c. burrow, n.c. carmichael, g. carnegie, h.a. collins, r.j. crick, c. cunningham, s.f. edwards, p.c. frank, j.h. gilbert, j.f. james, g.j. leech, d.g. mcgrath, j.c. mcnab, r. parkin, w.j. paterson, l.a. ronaldson, g.o. shannon, s.l. steele, w.r. terry, s.h. townsend -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Digging for Gold: A guide to researching family and local history in Victoria's Central Goldfields, 1988
Yellow covered book of 121 pagesnon-fictiongold, mining, genealogy, family history, local history, localities, historical societies -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Rivers of Gold: Rivers of Gold International Print Portfolio and Exchange 2017-2020: An Art-Science Collaborative Project, 2018
gold covered art catalogue.printmaking, veronica calarco, paul croft, stuart evans, david ferry, wuon gean ho, mary lloyd jones, alison lochhead, jude macklin, ian phillips, gini wade, james pasakos, jimmy pasakos, diana orinda burns, robyn gibson, anne langdon, jan palethorpe, penny peckham, catherine pilgrim, melissa proposch, jacqueline aust, al bell, pauline bellamy, kathy boyle, mark graver, toni hartill, kim lowe, prue macdougall, jenny rock, lynn taylor, julie barratt, blair coffey, carolyn craig, christopher hagen, domenica hoare, tim misely, jude roberts, glenny briggs, jenny sanzaro-nishimura, jennifer stuerzl -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 4, March 1978 - February 1979
... smb student john middlin school began with gold Book with deep ...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 2 March 1978 to 7 February 1979.Book with deep red and white cover back and front, spiral bound. staffing advertisements, norton villiers motor presented to smb, british student counsellor visits smb, far-reaching consequences says barker, engineers and surveyors plan new courses, first technical college in australia, historic timetable, physical education students, canoe trip down glenelg river, complex opened -regional education offices, rex hollioake new president of smb council, director of mount isa mines smb student, john middlin, school began with gold -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 12, September 1981 to November 1981
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 30 September 1981 to 25 November 1981.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching position advertised, lack of tradesmen cost jobs, daisy theme for tafe campaign, medal comes back, allan bernaldo artist, steamrail restoration, mt clear technical high school, gaol opens its doors to students, smb spreads out across the city, painting by a bernaldo presented to smb, opening of amenities building ., lindsay thompson opens mt clear tech high, skills in demand program begun, art gallery to get $40000, maurice cogger wins photographic contest, smb boating course, smb appeal target, earthworks serve two aims, florence nightingale's china to gold museum, china donated by miss darby former typing teacher at smb, sir arthur nicholson dies, japanese educators visit smb, indonesian school principals visit smb, replica bricks raise funds, contract signed for smb computer, rokewood's new fire truck built by students, local employers asked to boost apprenticeship intake, minister for employment and training, ballarat's education broker graham beanland, smb art and design show -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 13, November 1981 to March 1982
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 25 November 1981 to 13 March 1982.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, restoration of "spirit of ballarat", advance apprenticeship 200, mrs chambers resigns from smb council, phyllis elliott studying metal work, practical experience on farm, smb may introduce student quotas, smb courses for all, mrs chambers accused of campaign against smb, david rees top drafting student in state, corbould a man of iron and vision, computer training course, the changing scene in apprentice training, jan wood highest achiever in receptionist course, greg mannix - ballarat artist's big year, scope of tafe course puts it at top, fleur haller co-ordinator of evening classes, brian webber angry on ballarat education scene, new smb training program for apprentices, school-to-work transition program at smb, trade workshop nears completion, oldest technical school grew from gold rush, smb head resigns, access program opens doors, kevin james and andrew woodward - qualified but jobless, heather george andrew dale and jenny peers to study music at melbourne state college, council gives $10000 to smb to restoration of east library building, machinists' courses to provide 60 jobs, fiona fraser won 100 metres freestyle, shears new education co-ordinator -
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 33, October 1987 to January 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 to 3 October 1987.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, indonesian school chiefs visit, dana street safety issue, appeal to help radio station relocate, inskill program enables cost savings, tiffany parker second in hair colouring competition, trish bishop and averil macklin, booklet 'wednesday's words, better deal for small business, how to speak without words, gift of toys to smb creche, jenny leviston, photograph display at smb, historical photo query, counselling skills graduation, aboriginal women students, play tunnel designed by women's trade and technical program, 100-year-old book returns to ballarat, wither's history of ballarat volume one, lower aim beats stress, dr bob montgomery, tertiary orientation program art show, smb will 'sell' courses to new apprentices, competition between tafe colleges, sovereign hill cottages to be opened, metal trades course begins, cfa unit prepared by smb students, nance jeffries gold medalist, drake international world veteran games melbourne, geoffrey mainwaring painter of portrait, barker portrait to college council, gail snowden, memories of early schoolong, peter mansfield, numbers drop for training courses -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 43, March 1990 to June 1990
... of the year stephen page gold medalist Book with yellow cover, front ...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 -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Book, Holy Bible
Pocket size Holy Bible in protective cardboard sleeve. The bible has a hard cover in a buff colour with gold embossed lettering, the sleeve is in the same buff colour. This bible was originally owned by a World War 2 Australian Army serviceman, Gunner A. E. Sands, service number V 195271.The sleeve is labelled ""ACTIVE SERVICE" EDITION, OXFORD TEXT BIBLE, Oxford India Paper, Beryl 32mo, SA2701/2" The bible is inscribed "HOLY BIBLE" in gold embossed letters on the front cover and the spine, there is also the word "OXFORD" in gold embossed letters on the spine. -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Book, Good News New Testament and Psalms
Pocket book size with mid blue soft vinyl cover imprinted with gold lettering and the Royal Australian Navy badge. Example of the New Testament that is issued to Australian Navy service personnel. This is the 1996, fifth edition of the book published by the Bible Society in Australia Inc. This version has three pages inserted after the index with the words of "The Naval Hymn", "The Naval Prayer" and the Australian National Anthem.The front cover has the following inscription in gold print, the Royal Australian Navy emblem followed by the words "Good News" and "New Testament and Psalms" around the Bible Society symbol. The spine is inscribed with the number "TEV352" and the rear cover is inscribed with the following reference "0 647 50562 2"ran, royal australian navy, new testament, psalms, bible society -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Book, The Sectional New Testament
Small pocket book size New Testament with dark blue soft vinyl cover. This edition was published by the Navan and Military Bible Society, London.The cover is inscribed with a gold embossed Royal Australian Air Force insignia.book, raaf, royal australian air force, new testament -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Booklet - Objects Belonging to Miss Isabella Beatrice White, Passport and The State Savings Bank of Victoria Book, 1930's
Both patients and staff were in frequent possession of passports and bank books particularly during the 20th century. These objects give an insight into people lives. The objects belonging to Miss Isabella Beatrice White are significant as they show everyday objects used by both patients and staff of Aradale Mental Hospital. British Passport - bound in thick blue material with the British Coat of Arms embossed in gold. The Passport contains 32 pages. The State Savings Bank of Victoria Book - The bank book is grey with black printed type. The Passport has both printed and hand written information and personal details. The bank book contains account details and hand written deposits and withdrawals made.bank book, passport -
J. Ward Museum Complex
Book, The Basket of Flowers - Christoph von Schmid
This work was reproduced from the original artefact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Hardback with brown fabric which is torn and stained. Embossed border and small flower design in black ink. Title embossed in gold. Fraying around the edges and spine. 168 pages.fictionreligion, moral tale, social order -
Wycheproof & District Historical Society Inc.
Photo, Wycheproof School Honour Roll 1914 - 1919, 1919
This plaque recognises the Wycheproof servicemen from State School No1757 who served in the 1914-1919 War. The actual large Honour Roll hangs in the old historic Wycheproof State School building.This Honour Roll contributes to and is part of the nation's collection of War Records; it is unique,believed to be the only one of its kind.PHOTO of large Wycheproof School Honour Roll WW1, on wall at the former Wycheproof S.S. No.1757 building - now the Mount Wycheproof Museum. The plaque of solid wood has cylindrical wooden pillars each side of the 55 gold inscribed names - 12 FALLEN servicemen and marked with a +. Raised wooden carved grapes and leaves adorn the top edge. In the centre, on the scroll are dedication words in Honour of the Brave Men From Wycheproof State School. A small wooden cupboard is attached underneath for War Service Records. This photo is in a display Book registered number 02089 at the Court House. Anderson, E. , Anderson, N. , Boyce W. , Bruce R. , Brotherson, H. , + Brotherson, L. , Barker, D. , Beardon, G., Currie N. , Currie, G. , Cutts, R. , Cutts, A. , Chisholm, A. , Cooper, C. , Duckmanton, S. , Dooley, N. , Dooley, J. , Donnelly, T. , Gibb, J.R. +Gregson A. , Hurcules, W. , Hurcules, C. , Hurcules, N. , + Hayes, L. , Hayes, G. , +Hotham, J. , Hindson, E. , Heap, A. , Holloway, V. , Headley, J. , + Kearney, P. , Matheson, H., Matheson, J. , Miles, H. , McDonald, G., McDonald, W., +W., McElphinney, D. , McElphinney, D. , Pratt, A. , + Orrock, P. , + Orrock, A. , + Robinson, S. , Redgen, J. , + Ryan, J.F. , + Slocombe, R. , Stewart, C. , Stewart, R. , Stavely, W. ,+ Sayers, W. , Secombe, W. , Taylor, R. , Tucker, C. , Thomas, R. , Wilson, S. , Ward, P. + Supreme Sacrifice Anderson, E. , Anderson, N. , Boyce W. , Bruce R. , Brotherson, H. , + Brotherson, L. , Barker, D. , Beardon, G., Currie N. , Currie, G. , Cutts, R. , Cutts, A. , Chisholm, A. , Cooper, C. , Duckmanton, S. , Dooley, N. , Dooley, J. , Donnelly, T. , Gibb, J.R. +Gregson A. , Hurcules, W. , Hurcules, C. , Hurcules, N. , + Hayes, L. , Hayes, G. , +Hotham, J. , Hindson, E. , Heap, A. , Holloway, V. , Headley, J. , + Kearney, P. , Matheson, H., Matheson, J. , Miles, H. , McDonald, G., McDonald, W., +W., McElphinney, D. , McElphinney, D. , Pratt, A. , + Orrock, P. , + Orrock, A. , + Robinson, S. , Redgen, J. , + Ryan, J.F. , + Slocombe, R. , Stewart, C. , Stewart, R. , Stavely, W. ,+ Sayers, W. , Secombe, W. , Taylor, R. , Tucker, C. , Thomas, R. , Wilson, S. , Ward, P. + Supreme Sacrifice wycheproof - school, honour roll, world- war-one, wycheproof- servicemen -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Papers and Addresses, Essays From The Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, 1857
... hardcover book with embossed gold text on the spine. Inscriptions... hardcover book with embossed gold text on the spine. Inscriptions ...The author of this book, and many other similar books, was Sir John F. W. Herschel (John Frederick William), 1792-1871. He was a famous mathematician, astronomer, chemist and botanist. In 1838 he was created a baronet, of Slough in the County of Buckingham. The results of his research and discoveries are in use today. The book is part of Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection, a large group of books and records, some of which are rare and valuable. The collection was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in 1853 and is named after Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Ralph Pattison. Thomas Longman founded his publishing firm in 1724 in London by the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, including Longman Brown Green Longman and Roberts, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The book is significant for its association with the author, Sir John F W Herschel, and his discoveries and inventions, some of which are still used today.. The book is important for its connection with the London publisher Longmans, Green, Brown, Longmans and Roberts. The firm has been established for over two centuries and is renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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.Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews: with addresses and other pieces Author: Sir John F W Herschel Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts Date: 1857 Black cloth hardcover book with embossed gold text on the spine. Inscriptions are on labels, stickers, stamps and handwriting. The book is part of the Pattison Collections.The label on spine: "PAT 824 HER" Sticker on pastedown front endpaper: "Warrnambool Public Library" Sticker on front loose endpaper: "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamp on front loose endpaper: Corangamite Regional Library Service" Stamps, two, on fly: "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute" Handwriting on fly: "155 (crossed out)" "165" "P/W" 4608" "824" flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, essays from the edinburgh and quarterly reviews, sir john f w herschel, longman brown green longmans and roberts, 1857, mid-19th century, mathematician, botanist, astronomer, chemist -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Biography, The Works of The Rev Sydney Smith, 1869
Sydney Smith (1771-1845) was an English writer and a Reverend of the Anglican Church. He founded the Edinburgh Review, an intellectual and cultural magazine. The Reverend Sydney Smith wrote this book about his works. The book is part of Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection, a large group of books and records, some of which are rare and valuable. The collection was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in 1853 and is named after Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Ralph Pattison. The book is of interest as it has the conditions of borrowing a book from the Mechanic's Institute pasted onto the front cover, including the cost of a Quarterly Subscription, written by Secretary Geo. D. Alston. Thomas Longman founded his publishing firm in 1724 in London by the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, including Longman, Green, Reader and Dyer (1865-1880), the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The book is of special interest as it has the conditions and cost of borrowing from the Mechanics' Institute pasted onto the front cover, which gives insight into the importance placed on being able to borrow a book from the library. The book is important for its connection with the London publisher Longmans, Green & Co. The firm has been established for over two centuries and is renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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 Works of The Rev Sydney Smith Author: The Rev Sydney Smith Publisher: Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, London Date: 1869 Edition: A new edition Crimson hardcover book with a green sticker attached to the cover and all covered in clear plastic. The green sticker gives details and the cost of a subscription to the library and borrowers' rules. Inscriptions are on the spine in embossed gold, and on the fly are a stamp and several handwritten characters. The book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label on spine: "PAT 824 SMI" Label/sticker on front cover includes the print: "Mechanics' Institute" "Subscription 2s. 6d. per Quarter payable in advance" "Geo. D Alston" "Secretary" Sticker; a green sticker pasted to the front cover "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" Stamp on Fly "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute" Sticker on front endpaper "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" covered by a sticker "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwritten on fly: "M" "102" "G 29 (crossed out" "1179" "3" flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, longman green reader dyer, sydney smith, rev. sydney smith, sydney smith biography, works of the rev. sydney smith, 1869, edinburgh times, secretary geo. d. alston., mechanics' institute subscription, geo. d. alston -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Travel, Over The Range
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. 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 the 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 were 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and it's Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items has become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850’s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. Over The Range Author: Ion L Idriess Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1937 The label on spine cover with typed text PAT 919.53 IDR Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute The top of the text block has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library 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, over the range, ion l idriess -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Financial record - Medical Accounts, before August 1914
This medical accounts book was owned and used by Dr John Henderson, who practised in Warrnambool for many years. His medical practice was purchased by Dr W.R. Angus in 1939, which is how this book came to be in his possession. The book has names, addresses and accounts for many Warrnambool citizens, patients of Dr. Henderson. This ledger book was donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village by the family of Doctor William Roy Angus, Surgeon and Oculist. It is part of the “W.R. Angus Collection” that includes historical medical equipment, surgical instruments and material once belonging to Dr Edward Ryan and Dr Thomas Francis Ryan, (both of Nhill, Victoria) as well as Dr Angus’ own belongings. The Collection’s history spans the medical practices of the two Doctors Ryan, from 1885-1926 plus that of Dr Angus, up until 1969. ABOUT THE “W.R.ANGUS COLLECTION” Doctor William Roy Angus M.B., B.S., Adel., 1923, F.R.C.S. Edin.,1928 (also known as Dr Roy Angus) was born in Murrumbeena, Victoria in 1901 and lived until 1970. He qualified as a doctor in 1923 at University of Adelaide, was Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in 1924 and for a period was house surgeon to Sir (then Mr.) Henry Simpson Newland. Dr Angus was briefly an Assistant to Dr Riddell of Kapunda, then commenced private practice at Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, SA, where he was physician, surgeon and chemist. In 1926, he was appointed as new Medical Assistant to Dr Thomas Francis Ryan (T.F. Ryan, or Tom), in Nhill, Victoria, where his experiences included radiology and pharmacy. In 1927 he was Acting House Surgeon in Dr Tom Ryan’s absence. Dr Angus had become engaged to Gladys Forsyth and they decided he further his studies overseas in the UK in 1927. He studied at London University College Hospital and at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and in 1928, was awarded FRCS (Fellow from the Royal College of Surgeons), Edinburgh. He worked his passage back to Australia as a Ship’s Surgeon on the on the Australian Commonwealth Line’s T.S.S. Largs Bay. Dr Angus married Gladys in 1929, in Ballarat. (They went on to have one son (Graham 1932, born in SA) and two daughters (Helen (died 12/07/1996) and Berenice (Berry), both born at Mira, Nhill ) According to Berry, her mother Gladys made a lot of their clothes. She was very talented and did some lovely embroidery including lingerie for her trousseau and beautifully handmade baby clothes. Dr Angus was a ‘flying doctor’ for the A.I.M. (Australian Inland Ministry) Aerial Medical Service in 1928 . Its first station was in the remote town of Oodnadatta, where Dr Angus was stationed. He was locum tenens there on North-South Railway at 21 Mile Camp. He took up this ‘flying doctor’ position in response to a call from Dr John Flynn; the organisation was later known as the Flying Doctor Service, then the Royal Flying Doctor Service. A lot of his work during this time involved dental surgery also. Between 1928-1932 he was surgeon at the Curramulka Hospital, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. In 1933 Dr Angus returned to Nhill and purchased a share of the Nelson Street practice and Mira hospital (a 2 bed ward at the Nelson Street Practice) from Dr Les Middleton one of the Middleton Brothers, the current owners of what previously once Dr Tom Ryan’s practice. Dr Tom and his brother had worked as surgeons included eye surgery. Dr Tom Ryan performed many of his operations in the Mira private hospital on his premises. He had been House Surgeon at the Nhill Hospital 1902-1926. Dr Tom Ryan had one of the only two pieces of radiology equipment in Victoria during his practicing years – The Royal Melbourne Hospital had the other one. Over the years Dr Tom Ryan had gradually set up what was effectively a training school for country general-practitioner-surgeons. Each patient was carefully examined, including using the X-ray machine, and any surgery was discussed and planned with Dr Ryan’s assistants several days in advance. Dr Angus gained experience in using the X-ray machine there during his time as assistant to Dr Ryan. When Dr Angus bought into the Nelson Street premises in Nhill he was also appointed as the Nhill Hospital’s Honorary House Surgeon 1933-1938. His practitioner’s plate from his Nhill surgery is now mounted on the doorway to the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Warrnambool. When Dr Angus took up practice in the Dr Edward and Dr Tom Ryan’s old premises he obtained their extensive collection of historical medical equipment and materials spanning 1884-1926. A large part of this collection is now on display at the Port Medical Office at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village in Warrnambool. In 1939 Dr Angus and his family moved to Warrnambool where he purchased “Birchwood,” the 1852 home and medical practice of Dr John Hunter Henderson, at 214 Koroit Street. (This property was sold in1965 to the State Government and is now the site of the Warrnambool Police Station. and an ALDI sore is on the land that was once their tennis court). The Angus family was able to afford gardeners, cooks and maids; their home was a popular place for visiting dignitaries to stay whilst visiting Warrnambool. Dr Angus had his own silk worm farm at home in a Mulberry tree. His young daughter used his centrifuge for spinning the silk. Dr Angus was appointed on a part-time basis as Port Medical Officer (Health Officer) in Warrnambool and held this position until the 1940’s when the government no longer required the service of a Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool; he was thus Warrnambool’s last serving Port Medical Officer. (Masters of immigrant ships arriving in port reported incidents of diseases, illness and death and the Port Medical Officer made a decision on whether the ship required Quarantine and for how long, in this way preventing contagious illness from spreading from new immigrants to the residents already in the colony.) Dr Angus was a member of the Australian Medical Association, for 35 years and surgeon at the Warrnambool Base Hospital 1939-1942, He served with the Australian Department of Defence as a Surgeon Captain during WWII 1942-45, in Ballarat, Victoria, and in Bonegilla, N.S.W., completing his service just before the end of the war due to suffering from a heart attack. During his convalescence he carved an intricate and ‘most artistic’ chess set from the material that dentures were made from. He then studied ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital and created cosmetically superior artificial eyes by pioneering using the intrascleral cartilage. Angus received accolades from the Ophthalmological Society of Australasia for this work. He returned to Warrnambool to commence practice as an ophthalmologist, pioneering in artificial eye improvements. He was Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist to Warrnambool Base Hospital for 31 years. He made monthly visits to Portland as a visiting surgeon, to perform eye surgery. He represented the Victorian South-West subdivision of the Australian Medical Association as its secretary between 1949 and 1956 and as chairman from 1956 to 1958. In 1968 Dr Angus was elected member of Spain’s Barraquer Institute of Barcelona after his research work in Intrasclearal cartilage grafting, becoming one of the few Australian ophthalmologists to receive this honour, and in the following year presented his final paper on Living Intrasclearal Cartilage Implants at the Inaugural Meeting of the Australian College of Ophthalmologists in Melbourne In his personal life Dr Angus was a Presbyterian and treated Sunday as a Sabbath, a day of rest. He would visit 3 or 4 country patients on a Sunday, taking his children along ‘for the ride’ and to visit with him. Sunday evenings he would play the pianola and sing Scottish songs to his family. One of Dr Angus’ patients was Margaret MacKenzie, author of a book on local shipwrecks that she’d seen as an eye witness from the late 1880’s in Peterborough, Victoria. In the early 1950’s Dr Angus, painted a picture of a shipwreck for the cover jacket of Margaret’s book, Shipwrecks and More Shipwrecks. She was blind in later life and her daughter wrote the actual book for her. Dr Angus and his wife Gladys were very involved in Warrnambool’s society with a strong interest in civic affairs. He had an interest in people and the community They were both involved in the creation of Flagstaff Hill, including the layout of the gardens. After his death (28th March 1970) his family requested his practitioner’s plate, medical instruments and some personal belongings be displayed in the Port Medical Office surgery at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, and be called the “W. R. Angus Collection”. This Medical Accounts Book is significant for its association with a leading Warrnambool doctor, Dr Henderson, who practised medicine in the early to mid 20th century. The practice was purchased by Dr W.R. Angus in 1939. The records in the book are significant for their connection to the Warrnambool community in the very early 20th century. The W.R. Angus Collection is significant for still being located at the site it is connected with, Doctor Angus being the last Port Medical Officer in Warrnambool. The collection of medical instruments and other equipment is culturally significant, being an historical example of medicine from late 19th to mid-20th century. Dr Angus assisted Dr Tom Ryan, a pioneer in the use of X-rays and in ocular surgery. Ledger, Medical Accounts Book. Title is Bruck's Condensed Medical Accounts book. Book has a hardback blue-green cover, bound and reinforced with read leather and printed title in gold lettering. The pages are dated from August 1914 to June 1917. Alphabetical index pages at the beginning of the book have no entries. Index tabs are reinforced with white fabric. Pages 1-101 of the accounts section have handwritten entries made in black ink. The back endpaper, right side, has a hand written inscription. Small page of notepaper is inserted at January 1915 and is inscribed in pencil. A recent, loose printed note is inside the front cover. The Accounts Book belonged to Dr J H Henderson and is part of the W.R. Angus Collection.Cover has printed "BRUCK'S CONDENSED MEDICAL ACCOUNTS BOOK". Handwritten note "January 1915" Printed note “Medical Account Book, Dr Henderson, previous to Dr Angus buying his practice at Birchwood 1939-1970” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, dr w r angus, warrnambool doctor, dr john henderson, medical accounts book, medical ledger book, bruck's condensed medical account book, health care, koroit street warrnambool, medical administration, birchwood -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Literary Work, Lays of Ancient Rome, 1860
The author, Thomas Babington Macaulay, wrote this collection of Lays or narrative poems that tell a story, like a ballad. Four were based on Roman history, and he wrote two based on recent history; Ivry, written in 1824, and The Armade, written in 1832. The book became so popular that it became standard reading in British public schools until at least the 1940s. This book is from Flagstaff Hill's Pattison Collection, a large group of books and records, some of which are rare and valuable. The collection was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute, which was founded in 1853 and is named after Warrnambool's Public Librarian, Ralph Pattison. The publisher Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, operated from 1859 to 1862. It was founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, including the name Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts from 1859 to 1862 the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. The book is significant for its popularity and educational purposes as part of British public schools’ standing reading list for over a hundred years. It is also important for its connection to the London publisher Longman, Green Longman Roberts, who was an extension of the Longmans, Green & Co, operating under this name from 1811 to 1823. The firm has been established for over two centuries, is renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. Lays of Ancient Rome: with Ivry and the Armada, by Lord Macaulay Publisher: Longmans Green Longman and Roberts, London Date: 1860 Further Information: New edition. (First published in 1842) Green cloth hardcover with embossed gold text on the spine. The fly page is illustrated. Inscriptions are on a label on the spine, stamps on the fly page, and a stamp and stickers on the endpapers. This book is part of the Pattison Collection.Label on spine; "PAT 821 MAC" Fly stamp; "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute " Fly handwritten in pencil; "PD 34" "P/W" " in blue pen; "4849" and "821" Endpaper stickers; Warrnambool Public Library" and "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Endpaper stamp; "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, lays of ancient rome, lord macaulay, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, maritime village, free library, ivry, the armada, thomas macoulay, longmans green longman and roberts, longman green longman roberts & green, thomas longman, paternoster row london, 1860, thomas babington macaulay, roman history -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Tales of The Golden West
Tales of The Golden West Being Reminiscences of Westland from its Settlement by Gold- seekers and Traders Author: Waratah Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd Date: 1906 Label on spine cover with typed text R.H. 993.1 WAR Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, tales of the golden west, waratah -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Papers and Addresses, Papers and Addresses Naval and Maritime Vol 1, 1894
The papers in this work are focused on Thomas Brassey (1836-1918) who was born and educated in England. They include the period from 1872 to 1893, just before he accepted the position of Governor of Victori, Australia, in 1895. During that time, he'd won a seat in parliament, which he held for 18 years, and for periods was a civil lord and parliamentary secretary for the Admiralty. He was passionate about the sea and addressed his naval and maritime concerns in public lectures, letters, pamphlets and books. He was also for a time lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria and president of the Institute of Naval Architects. This book is from Flagstaff Hill's ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. It was edited by Rear Admiral Sir Sydney Marow Eardley-Wilmot (1847 1929) of the Royal Navy, and published by Longmans, Green and Co. of London, The Longmans, Green and Co. was originally founded in 1724 in London by Thomas Longman under the name Longman. In August of that year, he bought the two shops and goods of William Taylor and set up his publishing house there at 39 Paternoster Row. The shops were called Black Swan and Ship, and it is said that the 'ship' sign was the inspiration for Longman's Logo. After many changes of name and management, the firm was incorporated in 1926 as Longmans, Green & Co. Pty Ltd. The firm was acquired by Pearson in 1968 and was known as Pearson Longman or Pearson PLC. Interestingly, the logo in some books, such as “Steam Turbines 2nd edition, published in 1922” has the year “1724” but the logo in books such as “Advanced Agriculture, published in 1894” has the year “1726” in the logo.The book is significant for publishing historical papers and addresses by Lord Thomas Brassey, former Governor of Victoria before Australia’s Federation. Brassey was passionate about naval and maritime matters in public and government capacities. The work is important for its connection with the publisher Longmans, Green and Co., of London, a firm that has been established for over two centuries, renowned for publishing encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on English grammar, textbooks, poetry, reference books, novels, magazines and more. The book has additional importance for its connection to the Pattison Collection, which, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institutes’ Collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and its important role in people's intellectual, cultural and social development 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.Papers and Addresses Naval and Maritime from 1872 to 1893 Vol 1 Author: Lord Brassey Arranged and Edited: Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot Publisher: Longmans Green and Co. Date: 1894 One of a set of six books. Part of the Pattison Collection. Green hardback cover with embossed gold text and label on spine. Inscriptions include a label on the spine, stamp, stickers and black handwriting.Label "PAT 359 BRA" Sicker "Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library" Sticker "Corangamite Regional Library Service" Handwritten pen inscriptions; "(crossed out) G 467 232" and "M" "236" and 7"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, pattison collection, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, warrnambool library, free library, corangamite regional library service, longmans green and co., thomas longman, paternoster row london, thomas brassey (1836-1918), lord brassey, earl brassey, governor of victoria, politician, civil lord of the admiralty, publicist, naval affairs, maritime affairs, public lectures, parliamentary addresses, author, lord-in-waiting to queen victoria, president of the institute of naval architects, captain s. eardley-wilmot, papers and addresses, naval and maritime, 1872 to 1893, vol 1