Kodachrome transparency slide of Ballarat No. 26 westbound in Sturt St. West at about Alfred St. with St Patrick College in the background. Has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. West". Very few cars in Sturt St. WestIn blue ink at the top of the slide "No.26 in Sturt St. West near Alfred St." and on base stamped in purple ink "21 May 1971"tramways, trams, sturt st. west, st patricks, tram 26

Set of four documents that were sent out to prospective members or members to raise funds for the BTPS. 1 - Invitation to Join - quarto sheet - about August 1971 2 - Invitation to join and fund raising - foolscap sheet - about Nov. 1971 3 - Appeal - notes the ARHS has donated $1000 to the BTPS - about Jan. 1972 4 - Appeal - foolscap sheet - notes council requirements to start work - about Nov. 1971Yields information about the BTPS fund raising and membership 1971.Set of four duplicated foolscap or quarto sheets.tramways, btps, fund raising, membership

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 a 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 a 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. 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 1860s 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. The Victories of Wellington Author: W. H. Maxwell Publisher: Bell & Daldy Date: 1871 Further Information: W H Maxwell also wrote the books "Stories of Waterloo", "The Bivouac", "The Life of Wellington",The label on the spine cover with typed text PAT 940 MAX Pastedown frontend paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library ServiceFlyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free 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, the victories of wellington, w h maxwell, the duke of wellington

Green Fuji Film green plastic slide during of a group of 3 trams on a tram tour, led by tram 26, at the Grey St loop waiting for a tram in the other direction. Possibly late 1960's early 1970s.On each slide in ink "Roy Mitchell" , "Tram" circa 1971". tramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, tours, grey st, tram 26

Contour plan of the Victoria Hill area, with all of the historical features marked and namedCompiled by AHQ Survey Regt. CMF increment May 1971map, reserves, mining, bendigo goldfield, victoria hill

Letter from Eliza Richards acknowledging receipt of £20 being the amount of funeral donation on account of her late husband Samuel Richards. Dated June 30th 1871.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, sameul richards, eliza richards

Letter from Nicholas Langdon, dated Nov 22nd, 1871, declaring himself off the sick fund of the Court as he considered himself able to follow his employment.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, nicholas langdon

Aulsebrook Collection: Pamphlet for: - Solemn Consecration and Opening of Chapel of St. Francis at Mounta Alvernia Hospital Bendigo. 27th March, 1971 -A5, white, typed, 33 pages, -music, prayers and lines for those involved

An article from 'Victoria's Resources' Dec 1970 - Feb 1971 - 'Blackburn Lake: a unique natural sanctuary and field study centre - author Jean F. Field. History and description of the lake including bird lists. 'Victoria's Resources' Dec 1970 - Feb 1971 - 'Blackburn Lake: a unique natural sanctuary and field study centre - author Jean F. Field.parks and reserves, blackburn lake sanctuary, adult deaf and dumb society, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, walling, edna, sheddon, (mrs), (mr), bourke, nola

Yields information about the appearance of the wheel lathe at the SEC Ballarat depot.Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mount showing the wheel lathe at the depot - out of focus. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. Slide mount dated September 1971.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, lathe, equipment, workshops

Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, September 1971, titled "Vale, The Tramways!", a poem about the Ballarat Tramways written by SMP of Ballarat East, at the time of their closure. No date on the cutting. Image added 15/7/2014. poem, closure, ballarat, sec

Yields information about the appearance of the Sebastopol terminus on the last day of SEC tramway operations.Digital image from a black and white print of 40 at the Sebastopol terminus, on the last day of SEC services, 19/9/1971. Photo by Bill Kingsley, looking north. Royal Mail Hotel, Sebastopol, alongside. trams, tramways, sebastopol, closure, tram 40

Yields information about the starting of track removal in Sturt St Ballarat following closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Saturday 18/9/1971 titled "Tram lines to be removed" about the commencement of the removal of tram lines by the CRB in Ballarat, commencing on the south side of Sturt St at Dawson St.crb, sturt st, closure, dismantling, track removal

Reproduced Page 1 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971)This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Black and White prints 20 x 25 (2) and 17.5 x 18.5 cmpioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection

Reproduced Page 27 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971)This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image, 20 x 25 cm and 17.5 x 25 cm printsgoldmining, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection

Reproduced page 127 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch black and white negative (1) Black and white print 14.5 x 21 cm Condition: Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch black and white negative which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant wrinkling at edges causing deformation to film surface.artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, don vidler

Owned (1971) by A.J. Roberts (Deputy Shire Secretary, Shire of Eltham)This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.4 x 5 inch colour reversal film (1) Condition: May not be true to colour of original work. Scanned from a 4 x 5 inch colour transparency which was taken c.1970 (approx. 50 years old) and which has undergone significant colour degradation towards the red spectrum. Allowances made for colour cast correction in scan with best guess for white balance. In some cases, significant light flare is reflected off glossy surface of original work at camera lens causing quality issues. artist, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, isabel huntington

Kinder, 1971. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1970s, class photograph

Photo taken by Keith Kings on 18/9/1971, of a film crew shooting of John 'Jack' Anderson, "The Last Tram" which documented a ride through the city of Ballarat in 1971 using tram 17. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL-0qiahBc for the film.Yields information about the shooting of a film by the Commonwealth film unit in Ballarat.Black and white print on paper with photographer notes and stamp on the rearSee rear image.tramways, ballarat, films, closure, jack anderson

Report of population and dwelling characteristics from the 1971 Census relating to the Shire of Eltham. Comparative population statistics about the Shire of Eltham, August 1983. Historical population growth for the Shire of Eltham 1871-1981 Comparison of 1976 and 1981 populations by age group, population by urban area, age structure, number of dwellings, family type, households and more Part of Folder 75 from Harry Gilham Collection 4 A4 pages (photocopies), 2 printed A4 pages and 2 printed maps (A3) folded. 5 pages headed September, 1983population, statistics, census, shire of eltham

Yields information about SEC road workers repairing the bitumen or road surface in Ballarat.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in a Kodachrome cardboard mount: .1 - Group of three SEC road repairer or track workers repairing the road surface the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with new asphalt mix. shows the red flag on the right - Sept. 1971 .2 - Group of three SEC road repairers, laying asphalt in Wendouree Parade, with the Road Roller and the concrete tram shelter at Forest St. in the background. - August 1971 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, trackwork, road works, sturt st, lydiard st north, wendouree parade, road roller, jelbart, shelters, forest st

Photo of SEC Ballarat trams waiting in Lydiard St. North for the passengers to travel on the ARHS/ TMSV specials on Saturday 21/8/1971 to undertake the last tour of Ballarat Tramways, prior to the closure of the system. The first line closure (Victoria St.) took place the following day. The organising group is discussing the arrangements with the SEC tramway inspector. Bob Whitehead, Len Millar, Keith Kings, Eildon Hogan, Jim Dowell and the Inspector? Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On the rear of the slide in black ink "Ballarat Lydiard St. / ARHS Specials" and "P. Moses" in the bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, arhs, lydiard st north

Yields information about the closure of the SEC Ballarat System in 1971, in particular of the Mt Pleasant line.Newspaper Clipping from the The Courier, Monday, 6/9/1971, titled "Tram makes farewell trip" - photo of No. 43, near dusk on Mt. Pleasant route turning from Main St into Barkly St, with Ballarat fire station in background. - Sunday Sept. 5, 1971. See Reg Item 278.1 for a photo copy of this item from an earlier donation. 2nd copy added 22/7/2012 - from Keith Stodden 3rd copy added 10/9/2013 - from Dave Macartneymt pleasant, closure, barkly st

Agfa colour slide, blue and white plastic mount, photo by Keith Caldwell possibly June 1971? of W7 1024 in all over advertising for Heinz Toast Toppers. Tram passing Flinders St station in Swanston St with the destination of Malvern Burke Road, route 3. In the view is an advertisement for Craven Filter cigarettes. Based on VicSig article on advertising trams - see http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&article=adtrams accessed 9/9/2019, the date would be June 1971.trams, tramways, flinders st station, swanston st, advertising trams, malvern, route 3, tram 1024

Cream coloured cardboard Program with blue printing , Bendigo Repertory Society presents ''Wait Until Dark'' A play by Frederick Knott. McGillivray Hall Bendigo. Wednesday - Saturday 6th-9th October 1971.Programme 10c.Bolton Bros, Print. Bendigoprogram, theatre, bendigo repertory society

Yields information about the appearance of Albert St where the tram crossed at Ophir St, Sebastopol. Black and White photograph of a single trucker tram, with a Twin Lakes sign crossing Albert St, near Ophir St en route to Sebastopol. Shows the street scene at the time. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, ophir st

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of a Ballarat bogie tram with the Sunshine Biscuits factory, Victoria St in the background. Poorly exposed slide. Taken Sept 1971. Photos Eldon Hogan. tramways, trams, victoria st, sunshine biscuits