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Victorian Railway History Library
Book, John Fogarty, Railway construction workers during the railway age in Australia, 1988
... Australian Canadian Labor History Conference... Australian Canadian Labor History Conference ...presents an intuitive picture of conditions in the railway construction industry up to the end of the 1920sp.18.non-fictionpresents an intuitive picture of conditions in the railway construction industry up to the end of the 1920srailway workers - australia, railway construction - australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LANDMARKS
... History-Australia-Victoria-Bendigo...Landmarks a history of Australia in 33 places, 271 pages... HISTORY Australian History-Australia-Victoria-Bendigo National ...Landmarks a history of Australia in 33 places, 271 pages with black & white and colour photographs.National Museum of Australiahistory, australian, history-australia-victoria-bendigo -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, The Making of Australia, Early 20th century
... Australian History textbooks... in a series on Australian history. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874... a Preface, 30 chapters on the early history of Australia, a List... on Australian history. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970 ...This history book, written by Walter Murdoch, is the third in a series on Australian history. Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch (1874-1970) was a distinguished academic and writer, regarded today as one of Australia’s foremost essayists. He was a household name to two generations of Australians through his radio broadcasts and syndicated newspaper columns in several Australian newspapers. He came to Warrnambool in 1901 as the proprietor of a private school and while in Warrnambool wrote the first of the history series, ‘The Struggle For Freedom’. In 1904 Murdoch became a lecturer in English at Melbourne University and went from there to be the foundation Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and later its Chancellor. Murdoch University in Western Australia is named after him and he was knighted in 1964. He published over 40 books. This book is of interest as it was written by Walter Murdoch, not only because he was important in both literary and academic circles in Australia but also because he has a place in Warrnambool’s history. In 1901 Walter Murdoch came to Warrnambool going into partnership with James Scott, the proprietor of Warrnambool College. They bought out Stanley’s Warrnambool Grammar School and when Scott retired Murdoch became the sole proprietor and Headmaster of Warrnambool College. Whilst in Warrnambool Murdoch continued his writing. He left Warrnambool in 1904.This is a hard cover book of 242 pages. It has an olive green cover with the titles and author information on the cover and the spine in black print. The front cover has the information enclosed in an ornamental black and green border. The book has a Preface, 30 chapters on the early history of Australia, a List of Illustrations, an Index and two pages of advertisements for other history books published by Whitcombe and Tombs. The book contains several black and white photographs and sketches. On first page: ‘Elizabeth Kiddle, St. Hilda’s 1st year’. walter murdoch, history of warrnambool, australian history textbooks -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The History Of Australian Exploration 1788-1888
... The History Of Australian Exploration 1788-1888...the history of australian exploration 1788-1888... The History Of Australian Exploration 1788-1888 2 Compiled... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Book The History Of Australian ...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 History Of Australian Exploration 1788-1888 2 Compiled from State Documents, Private Papers, and the most authentic sources of information. Issued under the auspices of the Governments of the Australian Colonies Author: Ernest Favenc Publisher: Turner & Henderson Date: 1888Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 919.4 FAV Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp 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 history of australian exploration 1788-1888, ernest favenc -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Information folder - Belgrave South State School, Oct-01
... australian history week...Folder containing items pertaining to the 2001 Australian... items pertaining to the 2001 Australian History Week. Contents ...Folder containing items pertaining to the 2001 Australian History Week. Contents: -letters written by pupils at Belgrave Sth SS to society members, thanking them for coming to talk -booklet, hand-made, containing reports re. visit (incorrectly named "Sherbrooke Historical Society") -letter of thanks, dated 20 October 2001, by Deborah St Leger, Bel. Sth SS, to society -certificate of recognition, dated 10 Oct 2001, signed by R. P. Bartley -bulletin, Belgrave Sth SS, dated 18 October 2001, containing items re. History Weekbelgrave south state school, southern sherbrooke historical society, australian history week -
Federation University Historical Collection
Clothing - Costume Accessories, Grace Collection, Ballarat School of Mines Scarf, 2016
... collaborative research centre in australian history... of the Collaborative Research Centre in Australian History (CRCAH) based... in Australian History (CRCAH) based at the Federation University SMB ...This scarf was commissioned by Ben Mountford who was part of the Collaborative Research Centre in Australian History (CRCAH) based at the Federation University SMB Campus (former Ballarat School of Mines). Ben now works at Australian Catholic University, but before that he held a lectureship at Federation University Australia as well as research fellowships at La Trobe University and the Huntington Library, and a lectureship at the University of Buckingham. From 2008-15 he was at Oxford University. Up to eight scarves were made in the Ballarat School of Mines colours for various staff members for the 2016 Australian History Association Conference which was held in Ballarat. This scarf was a gift to John McDonnell and was donated when clearing his office in 2018 after finishing in the position of Dean of Education at Federation University.This acrylic knitted bottle green scarf with gold stripes has green and gold fringing on both ends and the crest of the Ballarat School of Mines embroidered on one end.ballarat school of mines, collaborative research centre in australian history, crcah, scarf, ballarat school of mines crest, ben mountford -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Sue Wesson, Australian Alps oral history project 1994 : Aboriginal histories : unpublished report for the Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1994
... Australian Alps oral history project 1994 : Aboriginal... Street Brunswick melbourne Book Australian Alps oral history ...Unpublished report for the Australian Alps Liaison Committee. A series of interviews with a variety of people.b&w photographs, document reproductionsoral histories -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, AG Moyes, Australian cricket : a history, 1959
... Australian cricket : a history...Cricket - Australia - History... Australian cricket : a history Ill, p.615. Cricket - Australia ...The author tells the game's whole story from the first recorded match until the season of 1957-8.Ill, p.615.non-fictionThe author tells the game's whole story from the first recorded match until the season of 1957-8.cricket - australia - history, sport - cricket -
Greensborough Historical Society
Pamphlet, Austalian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party: History Organization and Achievements
... Australian Labor Party: History Organization and... paper. Australian Labor Party: History Organization ...Outline of history, organization and achievements of the Australian Labor PartyPamphlet, folded into 6 pages, green text on white paper.australian politics and goverment, australian labor party -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Palazzo, Albert, The Australian Army: A history Of Its Organisation 1901 - 2001
... The Australian Army: A history Of Its Organisation 1901...Australia. Army - History...Australia. Army - History Australia - History Military ...As the Australian Army begins its second century, it can look back on a proud and rich history that has seen it answer the nation's call during two world wars as well as a number of lesser conflicts.As the Australian Army begins its second century, it can look back on a proud and rich history that has seen it answer the nation's call during two world wars as well as a number of lesser conflicts.australia. army - history, australia - history, military -
Australian National Surfing Museum
DVD Movie, The History of Australian Surfing
... The History of Australian Surfing... The History of Australian Surfing. This DVD of that film tells... The History of Australian Surfing Colour cover art including barrel ...In 1984 Nat Young released his ground breaking documentary The History of Australian Surfing. This DVD of that film tells the story of the evolution of surfing in Australia from its origin in Sydney through to the development of wooden, fibreglass and short surfboards. The film features footage of Australia's greatest surfers including Midget Farrelly, Mark Richards, Tom Carroll, Wayne Lynch and many more.Groundbreaking documentary that for the first time attempted to tell the unique history of Australian surfing on film.Colour cover art including barrel background and images of surfing and beach culture forming the films titles.Distributors logocheyne horan, nat young, tom carroll, mark richards, wayne lynch, midget farrelly, michael petersen -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Mixed media - CAC Aircraft production in Australia and New Zealand includes 1980 article on history of Australian aircraft industry, CAC History of aircraft production in Australia and New Zealand
... includes 1980 article on history of Australian aircraft industry... in Australia and New Zealand includes 1980 article on history ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Aircraft of the RAAF Royal Australian Air Force (Photographic history)
... Aircraft of the RAAF Royal Australian Air Force...Aircraft of the RAAF Royal Australian Air Force ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Draft of a History of Australian National Airways, The Story of an Airline by George Farwell
... Draft of a History of Australian National Airways... of a History of Australian National Airways ...Draft history of ANA, following on from "Wings of Tomorrow". This chapter follows the development of the company after the Second World War. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Almost a complete list of all Australian registered aircraft with history records at an unknown date
... Almost a complete list of all Australian registered...Document Almost a complete list of all Australian ... -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Tilbrook, J.R, Builders of a Nation - Book two. Wentworth to Maconachie 1820-1840, 1971
... 42 biographies of people of influence in Australian history... of people of influence in Australian history for the period 1820 ...42 biographies of people of influence in Australian history for the period 1820-1840.township, aboriginals, biography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIA HISTORY
... LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIA HISTORY... Australian history...A box decorated with Christmas paper containing Australian... AUSTRALIA History general item of interest Lydia Chancellor ...A box decorated with Christmas paper containing Australian news and cuttings of items of interest in Australia. Includes the history of the M.C.G., Lord and Lady Casey, Treasure from Gilt Dragon wreck, Flinders Street railway station, 'The story of 100 years by Roy Bridges, The 24th Annual Report of AMPOL 1960, magazine titled,' A picture of the Commonwealth' and various other items of news. 1960s.Australliana 5australia, history, general item of interest, lydia chancellor, collection, australia, australiana, history, person, melbourne cricket ground, flinders street railway station, governor general of australia, 'gilt dragon' wreck, australian history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Lost Relations, 2015
... 19th century Australian social history..., making it a valuable social history of Australia in the 19th..., making it a valuable social history of Australia in the 19th ...This book details the lives of the ancestors of the author, Graeme Davison. It begins with the story of Jane Hewett who migrated with her eight children to Australia from England in 1850. The book not only tells the story of the Hewett families but also gives a wider picture of Australian conditions at the time, making it a valuable social history of Australia in the 19th century and beyond. Graeme Davison, Emeritus Professor of History at Monash University in Melbourne, has also written five other books dealing with aspects of Australian history. This book is of high interest because it is an important social history of Australia detailing the lives of the Hewett families. It is also of significance to those in the Warrnambool region as a member of the Hewett family, John Hewett, settled in Warrnambool with his wife and family and was a local butcher there for some years. This is a soft cover book of 274 pages detailing the family history of the author Graeme Davison. The cover is cream-coloured and has sepia-coloured photographs of the author’s ancestors on the front and back. The printing on the front and back covers is in gold and black. The book contains a Contents page, Introduction, ten chapters on the author’s family history, Acknowledgements, Picture Acknowledgements, Notes and Index. There are many black and white photographs, sketches and maps. Front Cover: ‘Graeme Davison’ ‘Lost Relations’ ‘Fortunes of my family in Australia’s Golden Age’ Inside title page: Signature of author ‘Graeme Davison’ graeme davison, 19th century australian social history, hewett families, warrnambool, history -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, Colonial Eve edited by Ruth Teale, 1978
... This book relates the story of women in Australian history.... This book relates the story of women in Australian history from 1788 ...This book relates the story of women in Australian history from 1788 to 1914. It draws on information from a collection of original documents collected from journals, newspapers, government documents and private accounts. It includes a number of black and white illustrations from various sources including the Bulletin. It covers topics such as convict women, women at home in the Victorian age, Women and their Families and Women outside the home.A comprehensive collection of material which gives an interesting insight into various aspects of women’s lives in Early Australia.Paperback yellow in colour with black title and newspaper text. By Line “Sources on Women in Australia 1788-1914 edited by Ruth Teale” in blue. Lady dressed in blue and white, riding a bicycle on back cover. 288 Pages.Oxford University Press Melbourne. First published 1978.colonial eve, ruth teale, convict women, victorian age women australia, early australian women, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BAIL UP
... Australia-history-crime-bushrangers...Bail Up! A pictorial history of Australia's most notorious... HISTORY Australian bushrangers Australia-history-crime-bushrangers ...Bail Up! A pictorial history of Australia's most notorious Bushrangers, including a complete transcript of Ned Kell's Jerilderie letter, 192 pages with black and white & coloured illustrations and photographs.Geoff Hockinghistory, australian, bushrangers, australia-history-crime-bushrangers -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, NORTH AUSTRALIA OBSERVER UNIT. UNIT HISTORY OF AN ARMY SURVEILLANCE REGIMENT
... NORTH AUSTRALIA OBSERVER UNIT. UNIT HISTORY OF AN ARMY... patches Author: Dr. Amoury Vane Publisher; Australian Military...AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY PUBLICATIONS ...; Australian Military History Publications. 2000 WW2. Northern ...Hard Cover, with images of soldiers on horseback.THEY WATCHED AND WAITED. On front cover above colour patches Author: Dr. Amoury Vane Publisher; Australian Military History Publications. 2000ww2. northern australia -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book - Brown Gouge clothes brush, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia, 1788-1988 : A condensed history of Australian technological innovation and adaptation during the first two hundred years, 1988
... Technology in Australia, 1788-1988 : A condensed history of...technology -- australia -- history....-1988 : A condensed history of Australian technological ...This book provides a history of technology in Australia from 1788 to 1988. There are twelve chapters by different authors. These chapters are: Innovation, science and the farmer (D.E. Tribe and L.J. Peel) Food technology (K.T.H. Farrer) Water and irrigation (K.D. Green) Forestry and forest products (W.H. Algar) Australian innovation in textile technology (D.S. Taylor) Engineering construction and building (J. Holland) Transport (B. Inglis) Communications and computers (J.H. Curtis and T. Pearcey) The chemical industry and Australian contributions to chemical technology (J.E. Kolm) The mineral industries (G.B. O'Malley) Energy (R.N. Morse) Manufacturing industry (P.N. Richards) Defence science and technology (J.L. Farrands and J.C. Wisdom) Index, photographs.Melbourne : Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, c1988 xxix, 1017 p. : ill., maps, ports., plans, facsims. ; 26 cm. non-fictionThis book provides a history of technology in Australia from 1788 to 1988. There are twelve chapters by different authors. These chapters are: Innovation, science and the farmer (D.E. Tribe and L.J. Peel) Food technology (K.T.H. Farrer) Water and irrigation (K.D. Green) Forestry and forest products (W.H. Algar) Australian innovation in textile technology (D.S. Taylor) Engineering construction and building (J. Holland) Transport (B. Inglis) Communications and computers (J.H. Curtis and T. Pearcey) The chemical industry and Australian contributions to chemical technology (J.E. Kolm) The mineral industries (G.B. O'Malley) Energy (R.N. Morse) Manufacturing industry (P.N. Richards) Defence science and technology (J.L. Farrands and J.C. Wisdom) Index, photographs.technology -- australia -- history., technological innovations -- australia -- history. -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
DVD, History of Australian Cinema- 1896-1940
... History of Australian Cinema- 1896-1940... History of Australian Cinema- 1896-1940 ... -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, William B McGregor, Encountering Aboriginal languages : studies in the history of Australian linguistics, 2008
... Encountering Aboriginal languages : studies in the history... of the history of research on Australian Aboriginal languages... : studies in the history of Australian linguistics "This edited ..."This edited volume represents the first book-length study of the history of research on Australian Aboriginal languages, and collects together 18 original papers on a wide variety of topics, spanning the period from first settlement to the present day. The introduction sets the scene for the book by presenting an overview of the history of histories of research on the languages of Australia , and identifying some of the major issues in Aboriginal linguistic historiography as well as directions for future investigations. Part 1 presents three detailed investigations of the history of work on particular languages and regions.The eight papers of Part 2 study and re-evaluate the contributions of particular individuals, most of who are somewhat marginal or have been marginalised in Aboriginal linguistics. Part 3 consists of six studies specific linguistic topics: sign language research, language revival, pidgins and creoles, fieldwork, Fr. Schmidt's work on personal pronouns, and the discovery that Australia was a multilingual continent. Overall, the volume presents two major challenges to Australianist orthodoxy. First, the papers challenge the typically anachronistic approaches to the history of Aboriginal linguistics, and reveal the need to examine previous research in the context of their times - and the advantages of doing so to contemporary understanding and language documentation. Second, the widespread presumption that the period 1910-1960 represented the 'dark ages' of Aboriginal linguistics, characterised by virtually no linguistic work, is refuted by a number of studies in the present volume."B&w photographs, maps -
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society operating the Worsley Cottage Museum
Book, Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship History 1977-1997, 1997
... Australian Gumleaf Playing Championship History 1977-1997..., Maryborough, Vic. 3465, Australia goldfields Book Australian Gumleaf ...This item forms part of the Golden Wattle Festival memorabilia collection held by the M.M.H.S.Yellow soft covered book, green gum leaf decoration on title. 24 pages. Details an event held in Maryborough during the Golden Wattle Festival.festival maryborough -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ralph Reid et al, Into history : the Australian historical directory, 1996
... Into history : the Australian historical directory... Street Brunswick melbourne Book Into history : the Australian ...genealogy, local history -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, David Finlayson et al, GREEN FIELDS BEYOND ( History of Australian Armoured Corps)
... GREEN FIELDS BEYOND ( History of Australian Armoured Corps)... FIELDS BEYOND ( History of Australian Armoured Corps) David ... -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian Army Historical Unit, The Australian Army - a Brief History
... The Australian Army - a Brief History... - a Brief History Book Australian Army Historical Unit Big Sky ...Book -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Brian Carroll, Railways A History of Australian Trains, 1985
... Railways A History of Australian Trains...Railroad trains -- Australia -- History.... Book Railways A History of Australian Trains ill. p.63 ...Historic photographs of Australian Railways up to around 1985.ill. p.63.non-fictionHistoric photographs of Australian Railways up to around 1985.railroad trains -- australia -- history., railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Western Australian Government Railways, A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways 1968, 1968
... A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways 1968...Railway history - Western Australia... Booklet A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways ...A Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1968ill, p.24.non-fictionA Brief History Western Australian Government Railways up until 1968railway history - western australia, railroad trains -- australia -- history -- pictorial works.