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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS, 1918-1919
... , S.H.L.C. 24 September 1918. House in Bendigo With Pillared Gate... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...7 Complete Black & White Photographs: Maisie and Bess One standing wearing a light coloured dress and one kneeling wearing Dark suit with white blouse on pathway, background is large hedge, right background is a corner of a lawn area, oval photo, S.H.L.C. 24 September 1918. House in Bendigo With Pillared Gate & Picket Fence, Tess & Dorothy Out The Front 21/10/1918. Claire wearing a dark coloured coat dress standing in a garden setting, light post to her left, hose laying on the path to her left, small flat roofed shed near light post 'The Ranche' 23/10/1918. Nancy wearing a tunic style dress and white blouse standing next to a wall with a pot plant at front, 'The Ranche' 1919. Group Photo Three Ladies wearing all white outfits and two with white hats, two standing one sitting, at front is small case and Thermos flask, grubby but happy the end of a perfect day Axedale Hibernian Picnic 13/11/1918. Two Ladies wearing heavy coats on rope swing Botanical gardens Bendigo June Year Unknown Cation On photo Illegible, Mo. Smith Lady standing on shore at Reservoir No. 7 Kangaroo Flat 09/011919. two boys standing in bush scene wearing white shirts and dark trouser held up with braces, boy on left holding long stick with both hands. Part of this photo has been cut off in the process of taking a photo from the other side.Hilda Hill Personal Collectionaustralia, history, post war life -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BOARD OF WORKS, MELBOURNE: CONTRACTS ACCEPTED & LAND SALES FOR 1860
... /Ballarat Road near Ballan; Erection of toll-house on Bendigo Road... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Page 2223 titled Contracts Accepted - (Series 1860). Contracts accepted are for Raising and removing sunken ship Marilla; Removal of Toll-gate from Mount Alexander Road and re-erection of same at Middle Gully; Erection of toll-house on Melbourne/Ballarat Road near Ballan; Erection of toll-house on Bendigo Road at Kangaroo Flat; Castlemaine to Ballarat - Erection of toll-house at Campbell's Creek; Construction of 2870 chains of Lower Western Road, west of Camperdown; Erection of two bridges and other improvements on the Clunes to Amherst Road; Erection of timber bridge, & c., over Two-mile Creek - Beechworth to Bowman Forest; Formation of roadway at head of Buckland Gap - Beechworth to Bowman Forest; Construction of culvert, & c., Rowe's Creek - Beechworth to Bowman Forest; Ararat and South-western sea-board road - erection of bridge over Dennicull Creek and other improvements. Land Sales - 4 Lots - Elsternwick, parish of Prahran, County of Bourke; 2 Lots - Dandenong, County of Bourke; 20 Lots - Lillydale, Parish of Yering, County of Evelyn, 1 suburban Lot - County of Evelyn, Parish of Yering; 1 Allotment - Romsey, County of Bourke, Parish of Lancefield; 5 Lots - County of Mornington, Parish of Langwarrin, and 2 Lots - County of Mornington, Parish of Fingal. Lots to be sold at the Auction Rooms of Mr. William Perry, Great Collins Street, Melbourne. A F A Greaves, President, Office of the Board of Land and Works, Melbourne.bridge, construction, timber bridges, board of works, melbourne - contracts accepted & land sales, 'marilla', f m pingree, jno r bailey, robert heron, john gray, donald ross, hector mclean, c j glynn and co, john nicholls and co, michael cleary, thomas cairncross, brown and gibson, queen victoria, mr william perry, mr de castella, willoughby, barker, a f a greeves, board of land and works melbourne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SPECIMEN COTTAGE COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCUMENTS
... at the Bendigo cemetery. 12) Marlborough House document on the history... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Various documents in plastic folders. Topics are: 1) Rocky Vale Villa in Maiden Gully built by William Beebe Snr, historical information and significance assessment. 2) The powder magazines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk talk given by Ralph Birrell. 3) Ralph Birrell obituary. 4) Early Surveyors on the Bendigo goldfields 1852-1860 three pages essay by Ralph Birrell. 5) History of Eaglehawk court house and log lock up with four photographs. 6) Submission from the National Trust regarding Bendigo Pottery. 7) Fistcuffs, Diamonds and Lace synopsis of a novel by Ann Rayner on the boxer Abednego Thompson after whom the name of the City of Bendigo is said (by same) to be derived. 8) Historical facts and dates on Bendigo by the Royal historical society of Victoria, Bendigo branch. 9) Arcades of Bendigo, by Tom Luke. 10) Benedict Branch family history with picture. Benedict invented a Miners Safety cage in 1883 and was awarded a medal, photos of the cage and medal included. 11) Burke & Wills 150 years on pamphlet, Jim Evans newspaper article, notes and photos of the monument at the Bendigo cemetery. 12) Marlborough House document on the history of this house. 13) Codicil to the last will and testament of William Beebe of Inglewood Road, Sandhurst. 18th September, 1891. 14) Document outlining the life of Sister Jessie Aitken 15) Document - W. Anderson and Sons business in Mitchell street 'Fancy goods'' history of the family. 16) Hand written notes on Florence Anderson. 17) Document family history of Hamlet Smart Appleby. 18) Document - Amy Castles ''The little Bendigonian singer'' 19) Quentin Clifford (Cliff) Binks words in remembrance, Bendigo Monday 23rd November 2015. 20) Background report on Vahland drinking fountain, list of William Vahland buildings, copies of photos of Vahland descendants and two brochures celebrating Vahland. 21) Blank invoice for the Taraxale Brewing Co. of Golden Square - G. A. Pethard, manager. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO OPERATIC SOCIETY'S 12TH PRODUCTION, CAPITAL THEATRE, 18 Oct. 1957
... House of Music' Pall Mall 287. Bendigo Fashion House Ph 296... Bendigo. Phone: Bendigo 86. Suttons Pty. Ltd. 'The House of Music... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Bendigo Operatic Society's 12th Production, Capital Theatre. Fr., Sat., Mon., Tue., Wed. Oct. 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd 1957. Price, 1/- Bendigo Operatic Society President: Mr J Cannon, Vice-President: Mr C Bubb, Hon. Secretary: Mr B Thomas, Hon. Treasurer: Mr B Ralph Committee: Mesdames J Cannon, N McCarthy, C Blake, B McGregor, Miss M Welch, Messrs L Spencely, F Treawrne, J Smyth.. The Society acknowledges the help received from _ The Bendigo Advertiser, 3BO Bendigo, J L Howard (A Wearne, L Reed), Electrical Fittings Madge Welch, Studio and Properties, The Board of Management and Caretaker of the Capital Theatre, R Vincent Kelly- Photography, F Mamourney- Stage Furniture. Photo and brief write up on the following: Max O'Loghlen Musical Director, Norman Lee, Margaret Rule, Brian Thomas. Ballet: Kathleen Goss, Valerie Cartwright, Shirley Harding, Suzanne Tunzi, June Luke, Maureen Doyle, Marlene Holt, Ann Stone. Ladies of the ensemble: Marilyn Smith, Sandra Cannon, Lorraine Rigg, Dawn Beck with, Betty Cullen, Olive Hamilton, Ethel Harris, Dorothy Field, Joy Hartley, Margaret Manderson, Gwen Manderson, Nancy Walker, Joan Hokin, Aileen Simmonds, Anne Hassett, June Mason, Lorna Paynter, Patricia Lyon, Jess Millikins, Helen Jalland, Edna Tudball Smith, Ronda Miller. Gentlemen of the ensemble: Alan Ewart, Bob Nicholls, Fred Trewarne, Davis Elvery, Don Chisholm, Adrian Van Dyke, John McGregor, Bill Banks, Joseph Quigg, John Gowty, Ian Beckwith, Andrew Nelson, Fred Smith, Malcolm Cannon, Reg Boromeo. Members of the orchestra: Miss A McNair, Mrs S Grant, Mrs V Messer, Mr T Conolan. Mr E Jarrett, Mrs C Bubb, Mr C Bubb, Miss N Brache, Mr C Hargreaves, Mr R Holyoake, Mr G Mackay, Mr K Holland, Mr C Holmes, Mr J May, Mr B Armstrong, Mr N Pierce. Cast of Characters: Mervyn Penno, Alfred Annison, Max Beckwith, Greta Smyth, Alfred Austin, Brian Brewer, Rosalie Spencely, Harry Brewer, Alan Ewart, Adrian Van Dyke, Margaret Rule, Bert Donavan, Barbara McGregor, Coral Shiell, Charles Phillips, Ruth Ennor, Ian Beckwith, Malcom Cannon, Reg Boromeo. Bendigo Concert Orchestra, Ballets-Madge Welch, Musical Director-Max O'Loghlen, Society's Pianist-Phyllis House, Asst. Pianist-Fred Trewarne, Music by Sigmund Romberg, Book and Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein 2nd., and Frank Mandel, Costumes-J C Williamson Theatres Lt., Ada Colten, Melb. Scenery-J C Howard, Stage Management-W Kelly & Staff, Wardrobe-Mrs N McCarthy, Mrs L Spencely. Advertisements: Farmers and Citizens Trustees Company Bendigo Limited acts as executor, trustee, administrator, agent attorney. J R Tredinnick, Manager, Charing Cross Bendigo. Phone: Bendigo 86. Suttons Pty. Ltd. 'The House of Music' Pall Mall 287. Bendigo Fashion House Phone 296, Brown Tyre Service 242 Hargreaves Street. Rockmans Ladies' Fashions 295 Williamson St., Bendigo Ph 1141. J L Howard Pty. Ltd., Electrical Contractors, 174-176 Mitchell Street, Bendigo, Phone- 1675, 1676, 1677. Bendigo Plastering and Sheeting Co., 125 & 148 White Hills Road, Phone 4279. Pam Crammond, Ladies' Hairdresser, Hammer Street, Flora Hill, Phone 3620. John R Crammond Cabinet Making-Joinery-Shopfitting, 5 Houston Street, Phone 3620. J M Leech, Jewelry, Gifts and engraving. 238 Hargreaves St., Bendigo, Ph., 1301. Leedall Knitwear. Allan's 'Home of music', Phone 244. Ashman's The Home of Better Suit', Cr. Williamson & Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. John Brown, socks and knitwear, and Welmar shirts and pyjamas, produced in Bendigo by John Brown Industries Ltd. And Welmar Industries Pty. Ltd.Cambridge Press, Bendigoprogram, music, bendigo operatic society, bendigo operatic society's 12th production, capital theatre. oct. 1957. price, society president: mr j cannon, vice-president: mr c bubb, hon. secretary: mr b thomas, hon. treasurer: mr b ralph committee: mesdames j cannon, n mccarthy, c blake, b mcgregor, miss m welch, messrs l spencely, f treawrne, j smyth. society acknowledges the help received from: the bendigo advertiser, 3bo bendigo, j l howard (a wearne, l reed), electrical fittings madge welch, studio and properties, the board of management and caretaker of the capital theatre, r vincent kelly- photography, f mamourney- stage furniture. photo and brief write up on the following: max o'loghlen, norman lee, margaret rule, brian thomas. ballet: kathleen goss, valerie cartwright, shirley harding, suzanne tunzi, june luke, maureen doyle, marlene holt, ann stone. ladies of the ensemble: marilyn smith, sandra cannon, lorraine rigg, dawn beckwith, betty cullen, olive hamilton, ethel harris, dorothy field, joy hartley, margaret manderson, gwen manderson, nancy walker, joan hokin, aileen simmonds, anne hassett, june mason, lorna paynter, patricia lyon, jess millikins, helen jalland, edna tudball smith, ronda miller. gentlemen of the ensemble: alan ewart, bob nicholls, fred trewarne, davis elvery, don chisholm, adrian van dyke, john mcgregor, bill banks, joseph quigg, john gowty, ian beckwith, andrew nelson, fred smith, malcolm cannon, reg boromeo. members of the orchestra: miss a mcnair, mrs s grant, mrs v messer, mr t conolan. mr e jarrett, mrs c bubb, mr c bubb, miss n brache, mr c hargreaves, mr r holyoake, mr g mackay, mr k holland, mr c holmes, mr j may, mr b armstrong, mr n pierce. cast: mervyn penno, alfred annison, max beckwith, greta smyth, alfred austin, brian brewer, rosalie spencely, harry brewer, alan ewart, adrian van dyke, margaret rule, bert donavan, barbara mcgregor, coral shiell, charles phillips, ruth ennor, ian beckwith, malcom cannon, reg boromeo. bendigo concert orchestra, ballets-madge welch, musical director-max o'loghlen, society's pianist-phyllis house, asst. pianist-fred trewarne, music by sigmund romberg, book and lyrics by otto harbach, oscar hammerstein 2nd., and frank mandel, costumes-j c williamson theatres lt., ada colten, melb. scenery-j c howard, stage management-w kelly & staff, wardrobe-mrs n mccarthy, mrs l spencely. advertisements: farmers and citizens trustees company bendigo limited acts as executor, trustee, administrator, agent attorney. j r tredinnick, manager, charing cross bgo. ph: bgo 86. suttons pty. ltd. 'the house of music' pall mall 287. bendigo fashion house ph 296, brown tyre service 242 hargreaves st. rockmans ladies' fashions 295 williamson st., bgo ph 1141. j l howard pty. ltd., electrical contractors, 174-176 mitchell street, bendigo, ph- 1675, 1676, 1677. bendigo plastering and sheeting co., 125 & 148 white hills rd, ph 4279. pam crammond, ladies' hairdresser, hammer street, flora hill, ph 3620. john r crammond cabinet making-joinery-shopfitting, 5 houston street, phone 3620. j m leech, jewelry, gifts and engraving. 238 hargreaves st., . leedall knitwear. allan's. ashman's, cr. williamson & hargreaves streets. john brown, socks knitwear, welmar, produced in bendigo by john brown industries ltd. welmar industries pty. ltd. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROYAL PRINCESS THEATRE COLLECTION: EIGHT FIRST BIRTHDAY SOUVENIR PROGRAMME, c1955
... Fashion by Bendigo Fashion House including A Tableaux of 7 Bridal... by Bendigo Fashion House including A Tableaux of 7 Bridal Ensembles... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Royal Princess Theatre Eight First Birthday Souvenir Programme, 31st August, 1955. 1874 - 1955. Manager: Don Vincent. Price - Sixpence. Proceeds: Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund. The Royal Princess Theatre. In May, 1874, the late John Crowley, at a cost of 12,000 pounds the Royal Princess Theatre. It was opened on 31st August, 1874, on which occasion the 'Grand Duchess of Gerolstein' was performed. It was in January, 1904, that the Theatre was closed until April, 1905, for re-construction at a cost of 5,000 pounds. Further alterations were made I 1936 when the old circle and the gallery was converted into the present circle and loge, the cost on this occasion was 14,000 pounds. At the Royal Princess has been seen every form of entertainment known in the world. Operas, including Gilbert and Sullivan, Shakespearean plays, Minstrels, Pantomime, Circus (Wirth's making their first appearance in1887), Drama, Revues, Magicians, and the latest medium of entertainment Ice Revue. Of the many shows presented on stage of the theatre, I feel none has survived as long, or as well, as 'Charley's Aunt.' The companies to present their performances have been many and varied, but among an imposing list, the names of Charles Holloway, The Royal English Opera Company, J. C. Williamson Co., and Royal Comic Opera Coy., will long be remembered. The line of notable personalities who have appeared on the stage is long also, and includes such names as John McCormack, Clara Butt, Harry Lauder, Peter Dawson and more recently Jessie Mathews and John Calvert. But of all these and many others, I am sure none can ever compare with the wonderful performances by the late Dame Nellie Melba, who gave her farewell performance in September, 1921. It is interesting to note that Dame Nellie Melba, gave two farewell performances. The first was in February, 1886, when she made a last appearance as Mrs Armstrong, to later become Madame Melba. The first competition of the Austral Society was held in the Theatre in May, 1897, and the first living pictures were seen in August, 1899. The London Bioscope Co. presented 'Struck Oil,' with Maggie Moore, in February, 1901 (Maggie Moore had appeared in the stage play or the same name many times earlier). However, it was not until 1910 that the Royal Princess was mainly used for pictures, and of course, since that year, that has been the principle form of entertainment presented. It was Easter, 1930, that the first talkie, 'The Desert Song,' was screened and then followed coloured films, and now in 1955 the latest in film development - Cinemascope has been installed. This installation caused, for the first time in many years, alterations to the back stage to enable the large 30ft. Screen to be quickly removed ready for any 'live' performances. In 1937 the Royal Princess came under the Management of Northern Amusements Pty. Ltd., a unit of the Woodrow Corporation Ltd., whose policy it is to bring in entertainment to Bendigo, and I, as their representative will carry on the traditions of the past, and make the Royal Princess truly a Home of Entertainment. Don Vincent, Manager. Wednesday, 31st August, 1955 on the stage. Eagelhawk Brass Band. Official cutting of the Bithday Cake and its presentation to the Matron of the Benoevolent Home by His Worship the Mayor of Bendigo (The cake kindly donated by Friedrich & Bassemir). Presentation of the Travel Voucher for a 10 day Luxury Coach Tour on behalf of Pioneer Coaches Ltd., to the licky couple winning the recent 25th Wedding Anniversary Contest, by His Worship the Mayor of Eaglehawk. 'Progress of Fashion by Bendigo Fashion House including A Tableaux of 7 Bridal Ensembles. Miss 1874 Gertrude Perry, Misses 1955 Rosemary Lorenz, Lorraine Foley, Joan Pinder, Pauline Kim, Shirley Morgan, Pat Ferrari, Wilma Breerton. Make - up by Helen Lang Beauty Salon. 81st Birthday Performance on the screen. Newsreels, Cartoons, Shorts, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Photograph: The Staff of the Royal Princess, under the Management of Mr Don Vincent, who are at your service. Hearing Aids are now installed in all parts of the Theatre, Doctors or Nurses on call may leave their names at the pay-box. Advertisements for Bendigo businesses: Radio Taxis, Kings Dry Cleaners, John V. Schenck Art Florist, Morley Johnsons everything for the home, Ron Meurer fridges, The Melody Bar, music. Program comprises of two sheets of paper.program, theatre, royal princess theatre, royal princess theatre eight first birthday souvenir programme, 31st august, 1955. 1874 - 1955. manager: don vincent. price - sixpence. proceeds: cinematograph trade benevolent fund. the royal princess theatre. in may, 1874, the late john crowley, at a cost of 12, 000 pounds the royal princess theatre. opened on 31st august, 1874, 'grand duchess of gerolstein' was performed. 1904, the theatre was closed until 1905, for re-construction. further alterations 1936 when the old circle and the gallery was converted into the present circle and loge, 14, 000 pounds. seen every form of entertainment known in the world. operas, including gilbert and sullivan, shakespearean plays, minstrels, pantomime, circus (wirth's making their first appearance in1887), drama, revues, magicians, and the latest medium of entertainment ice revue. 'charley's aunt.' the companies have been many and varied, charles holloway, the royal english opera company, j. c. williamson co., and royal comic opera coy., john mccormack, clara butt, harry lauder, peter dawson and more recently jessie mathews and john calvert. dame nellie melba, who gave her farewell performance in september, 1921. it is interesting to note that dame nellie melba, gave two farewell performances. the first was in february, 1886, when she made a last appearance as mrs armstrong, to later become madame melba. the first competition of the austral society was held in the theatre in may, 1897, the first living pictures in august, 1899. the london bioscope co. presented 'struck oil, ' with maggie moore, in february, 1901 (maggie moore had appeared in the stage play or the same name many times earlier). by1910 that the royal princess was mainly used for pictures, has been the principle form of entertainment presented. it was easter, 1930, that the first talkie, 'the desert song, ' was screened and then coloured films, now 1955 the latest in film development - cinemascope has been installed, alterations to the back stage to enable the large 30ft. screen to be quickly removed 'live' performances. in 1937 the management of northern amusements pty. ltd., a unit of the woodrow corporation ltd., 1955. eagelhawk brass band. official cutting of the bithday cake and its presentation to the matron of the benoevolent home by his worship the mayor of bendigo (the cake kindly donated by friedrich & bassemir). presentation of the travel voucher for a 10 day luxury coach tour on behalf of pioneer coaches ltd., to the licky couple winning the recent 25th wedding anniversary contest, by his worship the mayor of eaglehawk. 'progress of fashion by bendigo fashion house including a tableaux of 7 bridal ensembles. miss 1874 gertrude perry, misses 1955 rosemary lorenz, lorraine foley, joan pinder, pauline kim, shirley morgan, pat ferrari, wilma breerton. make - up by helen lang beauty salon. 81st birthday performance on the screen. newsreels, cartoons, shorts, seven brides for seven brothers. photograph: the staff of the royal princess, under the management of mr don vincent, who are at your service. hearing aids are now installed in all parts of the theatre, doctors or nurses on call may leave their names at the pay-box. advertisements for bendigo businesses: radio taxis, kings dry cleaners, john v. schenck art florist, morley johnsons everything for the home, ron meurer fridges, the melody bar, music. royal princess theatre eight first birthday souvenir programme, 31st august, 1955. 1874 - 1955. manager: don vincent. price - sixpence. proceeds: cinematograph trade benevolent fund. the royal princess theatre. in may, 1874, the late john crowley, at a cost of 12, 000 pounds the royal princess theatre. opened on 31st august, 1874, 'grand duchess of gerolstein' was performed. 1904, the theatre was closed until 1905, for re-construction. further alterations 1936 when the old circle and the gallery was converted into the present circle and loge, 14, 000 pounds. seen every form of entertainment known in the world. operas, including gilbert and sullivan, shakespearean plays, minstrels, pantomime, circus (wirth's making their first appearance in1887), drama, revues, magicians, and the latest medium of entertainment ice revue. 'charley's aunt.' the companies have been many and varied, charles holloway, the royal english opera company, j. c. williamson co., and royal comic opera coy., john mccormack, clara butt, harry lauder, peter dawson and more recently jessie mathews and john calvert. dame nellie melba, who gave her farewell performance in september, 1921. it is interesting to note that dame nellie melba, gave two farewell performances. the first was in february, 1886, when she made a last appearance as mrs armstrong, to later become madame melba. the first competition of the austral society was held in the theatre in may, 1897, the first living pictures in august, 1899. the london bioscope co. presented 'struck oil, ' with maggie moore, in february, 1901 (maggie moore had appeared in the stage play or the same name many times earlier). by1910 that the royal princess was mainly used for pictures, has been the principle form of entertainment presented. it was easter, 1930, that the first talkie, 'the desert song, ' was screened and then coloured films, now 1955 the latest in film development - cinemascope has been installed, alterations to the back stage to enable the large 30ft. screen to be quickly removed 'live' performances. in 1937 the management of northern amusements pty. ltd., a unit of the woodrow corporation ltd., 1955. eagelhawk brass band. official cutting of the bithday cake and its presentation to the matron of the benoevolent home by his worship the mayor of bendigo (the cake kindly donated by friedrich & bassemir). presentation of the travel voucher for a 10 day luxury coach tour on behalf of pioneer coaches ltd., to the licky couple winning the recent 25th wedding anniversary contest, by his worship the mayor of eaglehawk. 'progress of fashion by bendigo fashion house including a tableaux of 7 bridal ensembles. miss 1874 gertrude perry, misses 1955 rosemary lorenz, lorraine foley, joan pinder, pauline kim, shirley morgan, pat ferrari, wilma breerton. make - up by helen lang beauty salon. 81st birthday performance on the screen. newsreels, cartoons, shorts, seven brides for seven brothers. photograph: the staff of the royal princess, under the management of mr don vincent, who are at your service. hearing aids are now installed in all parts of the theatre, doctors or nurses on call may leave their names at the pay-box. advertisements for bendigo businesses: radio taxis, kings dry cleaners, john v. schenck art florist, morley johnsons everything for the home, ron meurer fridges, the melody bar, music. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SPECIMEN COTTAGE COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCUMENTS
... Bendigo, Kahland street - Lynden house built 1873 wine cellar. 13... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Various documents in plastic folders. The topics are: 1) Photocopy of an article titled Saunders' Victoria House. Also a map of the Saunders residence in High Street. 2) Article titled What I saw in gaol July 1889 (written by Gilbert Rule). 3) Eleven pages essay: H. M. Prison Bendigo after a short history of the prison there are details of several criminal cases. Also brochure H.M. Prison Bendigo 1861-2006, Official decommissioning ceremony 5 January 2006. 4) The Temple Builders, talk by Alex H. Stone 10th May, 1998. 5) The German contribution to early Bendigo by Frank Cusack. 6) Children's games played during and prior to the great depression, Interviews conducted by James Lerk. People interviewed are: Stella Banfield, Mary Pickles, Geoff Newman, Vel Newman, Joan O'Donahue, Peg Schlotterlein, James Gallagher, Jack Larkin, Ken Maes. 7) Email from Hans Tracksdorf to Andy Walker and Ana Hilson updating on the Charlton Building at 60-62 Mundy Street, June 2015, several coloured photos attached. 8) Notes on the family of Elizabeth Ann Butler. 9) The Amy Castles story, a narrative on the life of the singer Amy Castles. Also a booklet ''I lived for the art'' The story of Amy Castles concert program. 10) Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre ''Granite houses of Faraday and Harcourt'' by George Milford, March 2010. 11) The story of Knipe's castle and the man who built it, John Hanlon Knipe. A paper presented by Mrs. Edith Lunn 2nd April, 1987. Also some photographs of graves and various documents. 12) Report: Victorian Heritage database place details 15/07/2014 former Kahland winery and cellars. Also two coloured photographs from Tony Robinson' s walk around Bendigo, Kahland street - Lynden house built 1873 wine cellar. 13) several letters from James and Dinah Jeal to their parents detailing their travels on the goldfields dates from 1855 to 1865. 14) Photocopy of a six pages hand written letter to a Walter Edis (?) in England from a J. Wharton (?) from Woodstock on Loddon, detailing his boat trip to Melbourne and the train trip to Marong where he is working. Letter dated July 9th, 1923. 15) The history of T.C. Watts & Son, real estate agents in Bendigo by Edith Lunn. September 30th, 2000. 16) Medals created by Messrs Joseph and Co. Pall Mall, Sandhurst and Melbourne with special reference to ''Champion Medals'' created for the Bendigo Rifles and other Victorian forces. 1858 to 1885. Compiled by Angus Pearson December 2012. 17) Talk by Jim Evans at September 202 meeting of the Bendigo Historical Society. The Inimitable Charles Thatcher, colonial minstrel. 18) Six pages typewritten document titled: C.R. Thatcher, the local songster. Date and author unknown. 19) Music sheet. The Chinaman. Thatcher's colonial songs as written and sung by Charles Robert Thatcher during the goldrushes in the Shamrock hotel, Bendigo. 20) Heidi Teague young historian award two pages detailing the criteria for the award, a newspaper obituary for Heidi Teague and a twenty five pages transcribe interview of Heidi Teague, Heidi was interviewed by Ines Tyson and transcribed by Carol Woolman in 2009. 21) Photograph of Richard Bertram Taylor in military uniform, Richard was killed in action in WWI. Also a brief family history 22) Six pages typewritten letter from John Stuart, Assistant Surgeon Royal Navy to chief Secretary The Honourable C. Haines dated Sandhurst 27th May, 1857 regarding Chinese protectorate. 23) Eight pages biography with photos of Sister Clara Stewart. 24) Two pages biography on John Boyd Watson (and sons) by Rob Upson 25) History of Alick Wilkinson & other grocers 1930 onwards. Compiled by Vernon and Garran Wilkinson. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR 1985, 5 April 1985
... Dudley House Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society..., Exhibition of Dolls, Dudley House Bendigo Branch Royal Historical... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Bendigo Easter Fair 1985, April 5-8. Programme Booklet. Friday: Sun Loon Display, Easter Bowling Carnival, Rotary Easter Art Show, Book Bazaar, Model Railroaders Exhibition, Dudley House, Exhibition of Dolls, Embroiderers Guild, Art Gallery. Saturday: Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Busking, Outdoor Theatre, Arts & Music, Bendigo Theatre Company, Cynthia Holland & Bendigo Talent Club Sun Loong Display, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Motorcycle Show-Sandhurst Historic Vehicle Club Trams, Central Deborah, Dudley House, Exhibition Dolls, Antique Fair, Model Railroaders, Fire Brigades' Carnival for Children, Horse & Harness Parade, Book Bazaar, Bowling Carnival, Football, Photographic Exhibition, Family Activities, Cinema 180, Exhibition of Paintings silver furniture & porcelain, Embroiders Guild. Sunday: Horse Spectacular, Model Railroaders, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Antique & Historical Display of Arms Weapons & Military, Antique Fair, Torchlight Procession, Awakening of Dragon, Exhibition of Dolls, Dudley House, Trams, Central Deborah, Book Bazaar, Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Hargreaves Mall, Motorcycle Show, Photographic Exhibition, Family Activities, Cinema 180, Art Gallery, Embroiderers Guild. Monday: Philatelic Society Exhibition, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Antique Fair, Model Railroaders, Bendigo District Bowling Assn. Easter Bowling Carnival, Exhibition of Dolls, Dudley House Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society, Trams, Central Deborah, Motorcycle Show, Antique and Historical Display of Arms Weapons & Militaria, Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Hargreaves Mall, Gala Street Procession, Carnival For Children, Sun Loong on Display, Photographic Exhibition, Fusion, Cinema 180, Art Gallery, Embroiders Guild. Church Services in Bendigo City Area During Easter (listings for Thursday, Good Friday, Eater Saturday, Easter Day). The Bendigo & District Tourism Association Welcomes you to Victoria's Premier Town. Listing of events over Easter with map to guide all around. Bendigo Easter Fair Incorporated Phone: (054) 43 9191Bendigo Easter Fair Inc. would like to thank the Ministry for the Arts for its continued assistance over the past 11 years. 3 1/2 pages of information on the Bendigo Easter Fair and its rich history dating back to 1871. The first Fair was held to aid 2 charities: Bendigo Base Hospital and the Home and Hospital for the Aged (Benevolent Asylum). Gone are the days of the Fancy Bazaar, Fat Baby Contest and the greasy Pig Chase, many tradition remain the same. Links to the Chinese community date back to when the first settlers arrived seeking gold. This gives the Fair its unique quality and Brings visitors in their thousands each Easter. The Monday Procession has always been the most famous as many old photographs show. Some photos taken before the turn of the century. Many made the journey to Bendigo from Melbourne and outlying districts. Visitors line the route to see floats, bands, and the once a year appearance of the Chinese Dragon, ''Sun Loong'' or ''New Dragon''. The longest Imperial Dragon in the World; 300ft plus in length. His predecessor, ''Long'', is acclaimed as the worlds oldest Imperial Dragon. Easter Saturday Procession has taken form of a Horse and Harness Parade, attracting and immense variety of entrants. The torchlight Procession on Sunday evening includes fireworks, Fire Brigades, Fire Trucks, firemen, marching girls and illuminated floats. The Army has helped with the procession since around the time of Federation. 15th Transport Squadron (15 Tpt. Sqdn.), processions are assembled & dispatched with Army efficiency. Marshalling the Monday Procession this year will be done by the Army as well as our own Easter Fair marshalls with a new communications system.1930 the Popular Girl contest was introduced. The four main streets of Bendigo, Pall Mall, Mitchell Street, Hargreaves Street and Williamson Street (formerly View Street), sponsored their particular girl by means of raffles, street stalls and a variety of fund raising. The winner was the one that raised the most money, and was announced from the balcony of the Shamrock Hotel, by the Mayor of Bendigo on Easter Saturday Night. The Popular girl contest is still held with a lot of the fund raising now done by service clubs and voluntary organizations. 1984 fund raising efforts, in excess of $50,000 was distributed to charities in our area. The combined Bendigo Brigades' record support for the Easter Fair goes back of many years in a variety of ways. Bendigo people are known for their love of sport and the choice in the city is very wide. There will be no Easter Sports Carnival this year but Easter Fair will still be holding functions at the Bendigo Sports Centre in Park Road. Bendigo city centre will be alive with stalls, raffles and rides of every description over the three days of sports, Sat-Sun. Hargreaves Mall will be the focus of relaxation, buskers, community theatre, arts with craft activity & musical entertainment. The Rotary Club of Bendigo and the Easter Fair Society had had independent Arts Shows but in 1981amalgamate their shows. 1981 Rotary Club of Bendigo added the Antique Fair to the Easter Program, held in the RSL Memorial Hall, Pall Mall. Last year some event were cancelled, but last year's Fair was quite a success. With many outdoor activities, the weather plays a vital role. It has been necessary to alter some venues in the past years, with Easter being a week early in April this year we are looking forward to fine conditions. The Chinese and Bendigo Easter Fair, The First Chinese arrived on the goldfields in mid 1850's in teams or groups to work the rich alluvial gold fields of Dai Gum San (Big Gold Mountain). Most were of poorer class from the district of See Yup, an area of four villages near the provincial capital Canton (Kwangchow). By far the largest group came from the village of Toi Shan. The alluvial gold quickly petered out so by the time of the first Bendigo Easter Fair in 1871 most Chinese had either left for richer fields or turned to other pursuits such as stores, market gardens, laundries, herbalists etc.. Many of course had died on the fields from the rigors of mining of diseases not encountered in their homeland. The Benevolent Asylum (Home & Hospital for the age) and Bendigo Base Hospital had become places of rest, help and haven for old, sick and lonely Chinese. SO when the idea was mooted to hold a charity fair to raise money for these worthy establishments, the Chinese were only too happy to join with the Easter Fair Society in this charitable work. It has for over 113 years. Chinese showed their costumes, scenery, and weapons of warfare, but it was not until 1892, that the first of the 5 loongs (dragons) appeared.. . The pageant was marshalled by Mr T Chapman and headed by Mr Moody, attired in habiliments of a most gorgeous character on a gaily caparisoned horse, and his get up as a Chinese grandee was perfect. . . Tom toms , bagpipes. . Wind instrument resembling a clarinet. . Bagpipes,.. The Weekly Advertiser, Friday, April 22,1892. . . Today the Chinese Association, made up of descendants and families of the early Chinese and associate members, carries on the charitable works of their predecessors. A Little Of Dragons, We have all heard of St. George Bendigo dragons (loongs) have none of these characteristics, in fact they have only brought good to Bendigo. There are 3 chief species of Chinese Dragons of which ''The Lung'' (Loong) is the most powerful. It is also the spiritual dragon which produces wind and rain. It has 9 resemblances, the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a rabbit ears of a cow, neck of a snake, belly of a frog, scales of a carp, claws of a hawk and palm of a tiger. Loong is a vegetarian, favourite food pomelo (ooluk), the father of our modern grapefruit. The abode, according to legend is the sky or water. He is also deaf, thus requiring loud noises to awaken him and to keep him awake. . . Number of claws they have represent rank. Dragons have 2, 3, 4 or 5 claws, the latter being reserved for the Emperor. Loong and Sun Loong have both five claw dragons. Bendigo has had 5 or 6 dragons, the number being confused by the fact each dragon was called 'Loong'. Today Three dragons remain in Bendigo, Loong, Sun Loong, and Yar Loong. Loong is the oldest Imperial Dragon in the world. He continued his walk through the streets of Bendigo til his retirement in 1970. He was created in Fat Shan in the Peoples Republic of China. Built of. . . Sun Loong replaced Loong after the 2 dragon procession of 1970. Created by Mr Law On, . . Yar Loong is a night dragon, came in 1930's. . . Long history of dragons. . The Birth Of A Dragon. . . To awaken A Dragon. . . The Easter Monday Chinese Procession. . . Procession divided into 6 sections,.. The Easter Monday Procession comprises,… over 350 people. Conclusion It is hoped that in the near future a museum can be built to house the priceless regalia gathered together over the last century and a half by the Bendigo Chinese Association. Advertisements; Historic Bendigo Pottery, Mim's Restaurant, Antique Fair (Rotary), The Copper Pot, Sandhurst Town (Develop Victoria Council Tourism Award 1983-1985), Bendigo Motor Co. (Mazda), Diggers, Chaplin's, Bendigo's Dunny Diner, Arakoon, Quin's Bluebird, Allara Motor Lodge, Lakeview Motor Inn, The Armoured Car Company, Gillies, Mardi Gras Street Carnival, Handcraft Bazaar, Art Show (Rotary) Bendigo Model Railroaders (Easter Exhibition), Bendigo Easter Fair Highland Games brought to you by TV8 and Coca-Cola Bottlers. Design and Finished Art By Graphics Group, Bendigo.Graphics Group Bendigoevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair incorporated, bendigo easter fair 1985, april 5-8. programme. friday: sun loon display, easter bowling carnival, rotary easter art show, book bazaar, model railroaders exhibition, dudley house, exhibition of dolls, embroiderers guild, art gallery. saturday: mardi-gras street carnival, busking, outdoor theatre, arts & music, bendigo theatre company, cynthia holland & bendigo talent club sun loong display, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, motorcycle show-sandhurst historic vehicle club trams, central deborah, dudley house, exhibition dolls, antique fair, model railroaders, fire brigades' carnival for children, horse & harness parade, book bazaar, bowling carnival, football, photographic exhibition, family activities, cinema 180, exhibition of paintings silver furniture & porcelain, embroiders guild. sunday: horse spectacular, model railroaders, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, antique & historical display of arms weapons & military, antique fair, torchlight procession, awakening of dragon, exhibition of dolls, dudley house, trams, central deborah, book bazaar, mardi-gras street carnival, hargreaves mall, motorcycle show, photographic exhibition, family activities, cinema 180, art gallery, embroiderers guild. monday: philatelic society exhibition, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, antique fair, model railroaders, bendigo district bowling assn. easter bowling carnival, exhibition of dolls, dudley house bendigo branch royal historical society, trams, central deborah, motorcycle show, antique and historical display of arms weapons & militaria, mardi-gras street carnival, hargreaves mall, gala street procession, carnival for children, sun loong on display, photographic exhibition, fusion, cinema 180, art gallery, embroiders guild. church services bendigo city easter , eater saturday bendigo & district tourism association victoria's premier town. bendigo easter fair incorporated bendigo easter fair rich history 1871. base hospital and the home and hospital for the aged (benevolent asylum). fancy bazaar, fat baby contest greasy pig chase, many old photographs floats, bands, chinese dragon, ''sun loong'' or ''new dragon''. the longest imperial dragon in the world; 300ft plus in length easter saturday procession horse harness parade. torchlight procession on sunday evening includes fireworks, fire brigades, fire trucks, firemen, marching girls and illuminated floats. army helped federation. 15th transport squadron (15 tpt. sqdn). monday procession by the army 1930 popular girl contest introduced. four main streets, pall mall, mitchell street, hargreaves street williamson street. winner announced shamrock hotel, easter saturday night. popular girl contest fund raising service clubs voluntary organizations. 1984 fund raising efforts, in excess $50, 000 distributed to charities. combined bendigo brigades'. no easter sports carnival holding functions bendigo sports centre in park road. stalls, raffles three days sports, sat-sun. relaxation, buskers, community theatre, arts with craft activity & musical rotary club of bendigo easter fair society independent arts shows in 1981amalgamate antique fair, held last year some event cancelled. with many outdoor activities, weather plays vital role. alter some venues in the past, easter being a week early first chinese arrived goldfields in mid 1850's dai gum san (big gold mountain). see yup, canton (kwangchow). toi shan. first easter fair in 1871 for richer fields other pursuits stores, market gardens, laundries, herbalists etc. benevolent asylum (home & hospital for the age) bendigo base hospital had become places of rest, help and haven for old, chinese. charity fair to raise money, chinese join easter fair society in this charitable work. costumes, scenery, weapons of warfare, 1892, the first of the 5 loongs. marshalled by mr t chapman by mr moody, caparisoned horse, chinese grandee. tom toms, wind instrument. bagpipes, advertiser, april 22, 1892. chinese association, descendants chinese and associate charitable works. st. george ''the lung'' most powerful. spiritual dragon wind rain. 9 resemblances, camel, deer, rabbit cow, snake, frog, carp, hawk tiger. a vegetarian, pomelo (ooluk), the abode, legend is the sky or water. deaf loud noises to keep him awake. claws represent rank. 2, 3, 4 or 5 claws, reserved for emperor. had 5 or 6 dragons called 'loong'. three dragons loong, sun loong, yar loong. loong oldest imperial dragon in the world. retirement 1970. created in fat shan peoples republic of china. built of. sun loong, loong 2 dragon procession 1970. created mr law on, yar loong a night dragon1930's.history dragons. birth of a dragon. awaken a dragon. easter monday chinese procession divided 6 sections 350 people. priceless regalia last century bendigo chinese association. advertisements; 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(mazda), diggers, chaplin's, bendigo's dunny diner, arakoon, quin's bluebird, allara motor lodge, lakeview motor inn, armoured car company, gillies, mardi gras street carnival, handcraft bazaar, art show model railroaders highland games tv8 coca-cola. art by graphics group -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Record Book, before 1918
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived. 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 Accessions Book, 1913-1922. Hard cover, olive green cover with brown protective cloth on corners. Page edges have coloured marble pattern. Hand written inside cover "RA 02749457 MEC,000451"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c1918 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, before 5th April 1903
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Committee, Secretaries reports, 5th April 1903 - 31st March, 1906. Soft card with red/blue/white marble pattern and red binding. Ruled lines with red left margins. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c1903 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, c. 1910
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record Book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute, Copy of Statements sent to Government, 1910-1912. Hard cover, brown, pages have blue lines with red left margins, edges of pages have marbled pattern.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book 1910 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, before 1897
This Record Book was printed and published in Melbourne by Sands & McDougall Limited and distributed to be sold by stationers for 1s. 6d (1 shilling and 6 pence) or with Blottings (blotting paper to soak up excess wet ink) for 2s. 6d..The back cover has advertising from the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited, an insurance company based in Collins Street Melbourne.Inside the front cover is a Calendar for the year 1897 and a table with dates for Eclipses of the Sun and Phases of the Moon for that year. Contained within the diary is a loose page listing products and an order form for Sands & McDougall. There is also a section titled "Miscellaneous Information" that includes Weights and Measures, Postal Tarriffs, Holidays, Population of various towns and states, education and a Ready Reckoner for Hourly Wages. In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Curator's Diary, 1897,June to Dec (Donations). Printed and published by Sands & McDougall, Melbourne. Australian Rough Diary 1897 No 4, Card covers printed with advertising, 7 days to an opening, lined with cash columns.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c. 1897 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, c. 1887
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Financial Statements 1887-1893, Hard cover, black with red spine and red corner protection. Page edges have marbled pattern, pages have accounting columns.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book c. 1887 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, c. 1892
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record book, Warrnambool Mechanics Institute Accounts Ledger, 1892-1896. Hard ccover, green with brown fabric protecting corners, Front of book has alphabetical index tabs, remainder of book has numbered pages with accounting columns.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book 1892 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Record Book, c. 1883
In UK in early 1800's the word 'mechanic' was applied to a broader range of skills such as working man, tradesman or artisan. Mechanics' Institutes were formed originally for voluntary, self-funded organisations, to improve the education of working men and to instruct them on their various trades. The germ of the idea came from a class formed in 1799 by Professor George Birbeck in Glasgow, Scotland, for journeymen mechanics (apprentice trade workers), with the first Institutes being organised in London and Manchester in the 1820's. By then the original aim had broadened and the Mechanics' Institutes were established as popular agencies of adult education. The Mechanics' Institutes were run by committees that provided facilities for a meeting room, hall suitable for lectures, and a library. Funding was raised locally and often supplemented by grants from government agencies for the purchase of books and other resources. Activities were community based. In Australia, Mechanics' Institutes were set up in New South Wales and in Tasmania in the late 1820's. Mechanics' Institutes began in Victoria, with the first one in Melbourne dating from 1839, providing similar services but in time offered services tailored to their specific area. 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 November1884 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 q856 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 fund raising 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 court house 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. In 1975 the original building was demolished and 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 historic 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 Historic 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 art works 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. NOTE: Pages of this book have been digitally recorded and archived.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. Record book; School of Design Minutes and Institute 1883-1886 / Monthly Statement of Receipts & Expenditure 1898-1905 (Double purpose book). Card cover, red/blue/white pattern, red cloth binding, pages have ruled lines. Label on one cover reads "Monthly Statement of Receipts and Expenditure 1898-1899", label on other cover reads "Comparative Statement"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, warrnambool mechanics' institute, mechanics' institute records warrnambool, record book 1883 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD, ASH, U.K, F. Frith and Co, c. WW1
Cards collected by R.H. Baron when visiting his Uncle who lived near the village of ASH, UK. c.Nov 1918. Part of the "Robert H. Baron", No. 3596 and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.1. Coloured photograph of a street featuring building including a Post Office. 2. Coloured photograph of a house fronting a gravel road. 3. Sepia toned photograph of a gravel road, vegetation and trees. 4. Sepia toned photograph of a row of houses fronting a gravel road. 5. Sepia toned photograph of a row of houses. Man standing next to a horse and cart. Large pond in foreground. 6. Sepia toned photograph of a row of houses. Man standing next to a horse and cart. Large pond in foreground. 7. Sepia toned photograph of a river with boats moored on bank. Buildings on far side of river. 8. Sepia toned photograph of a row of houses fronting a road. 9. Sepia toned photograph featuring people on a wharf. Row of houses in back ground.1. Pinewood Post Office, Ash. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'This is the road Uncle lives in. he live just about opposite the cross (or house in middle) I made on the card, Bob'. 2. York House, Ash. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Just near my Uncle's place in Ash, Bob.' 3. Fox Hills, Ash. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'Letter from R.H. Baron to his brother Freddy - no date.' 4. Ash Common, Victoria Hall, etc. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: ' Of course you will know Ash as you have wrote it bit when writing to Uncle, Bob'. 5. Ash Village & Pond: Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'This is Ash Village - is about 1 mile from where Uncle lives. Bob.' 6. Ash Village and Pond: Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'Letter to Elsie from R.H. Baron - no date.' 7. Ash Vale. The Wharf. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'Letter to Elsie from R.H. Baron - no date.' 8. Ash Vale. The Wharf. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'Partial letter to R.H. Baron's brother - c.Armistice Day. 9. Ash Vale. Handwritten in faded black ink on back: 'Another view of Ash, Bob.'robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcards, ash uk, ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - WHEEL CHAIR MOBILITY AID, Webster Brothers, C.Post WW1
This mobility aid was housed under the old stage area of the Soldiers Memorial Institute building in Pall Mall Bendigo. When the renovations to the building began in late 2016 the Aid was removed and restored by the Bendigo District RSL Men in Sheds program and is now on display in the same building now called Bendigo Military Museum. The Soldiers Memorial was the HQ of the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. It is not known the origin of the Aid but it was most likely used by disabled Bendigo RSL members post WW1.Three wheeled Mobility Aid. Front wheel is 41cm dia pneumatic, 32mm wide, rear wheel 68cm dia, width 52mm wide. The right wheel axle has a sprocket & chain assembly, the left is free wheeling, both have mud guards. Frame is tubular steel painted reddish colour, the seat and back rest are brown leather, seat sides are timber, there are two timber platforms in front, the top one is adjustable the bottom one is fixed. The chair is steered via a long metal handle fixed to the wheel frame. The right hand side has the sprocket and chain assembly and motion is controlled by turning the handle in a circular motion, only one speed.on the front wheel stem is a transfer. “Webster Brothers Cycle Manufacturers Mitchell Street Bendigo”mobility, aid, wheel chair, brsl, smirsl -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD, STOURTON, UK, c.WW1
Postcards sent to R.H. Baron's siblings Fred and Myrtle and future wife (?) Elsie. Notes on each card mention a three day journey playing with a band. Part of the "Robert H. Baron" No. 3596 and Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.1. Black and white photograph of a house partially covered with ivy. Garden in the foreground. 2. Black and white photograph of a church with square tower. Graveyard and cart in the foreground.1. The Convent, Stourton Gardens. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter from R.H. Baron to Elsie and Fred - no date." 2. Stourton Church. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter from R.H. Baron to Myrtle' - no date.robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcard, stourton uk -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD - LONDON 1919, J Beagles & Co Ltd, c1919
Series of postcards, featuring Australian Troops who participated in the Victory Parade through London after WW1 on 3rd May, 1919.1. Troops marching past Australia House in London. Spectators lining the route. 2. Column of mounted troops and horse drawn artillery. Large monument in right background. Spectators lining the route. 3. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered marching along road. Spectators lining the route. 4. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered, marching along the road. Man in uniform on right is taking the salute. Uniformed police officer on right. 5. Troops in uniform with arms shouldered marching along road. Man in uniform on bottom right hand side taking the salute. Battle honours of troops attached to building in background. robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcard, london, ww1, victory parade, australian troops -
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Postcard - POSTCARD, VARIOUS, cWW1
Each postcard features handwritten anecdotes and letters to various people in R.H. Baron's family. Baron was a band member. Part of the "Robert H. Baron" (No. 3596) and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.1. Coloured drawing of a Stately house with motor car, people and a horse in foreground. 2. Coloured drawing of a couple walking through an avenue of trees. 3. Black and white photograph of a church with square tower. 4. Coloured photograph of a mill building and adjacent body of water. 5. Black and white photograph of a row of buildings fronting an unsealed road. 6. Sepia toned photograph of a large stately three storey house.1. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter to Doris written by R.H. Baron - dated 14 July 1918'. Picturesque, Wiltshire, Charlton House, near Malmsbury. 2. Picturesque Wiltshire Avenue, Savernake Forest. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'Letter to R.H. Baron's sisters and brothers.' 3. St. Mary's Church, Motcombe, Dorset. Handwritten in black ink on back: 'We played at a service at this church last Sunday night (1/12/18), Bob xxx' 4. Worplesdan, Rickford Mill, Handwritten in black ink on back: ' Letter to Alf from R.H. Baron.' 5. Crown Inn, etc. Hartley Row. Handwritten in black ink on back. 'Anecdote signed by Bob (R.H. Baron)'. 6. Longleat House. Handwritten in black ink on back; 'We were playing at a dance at this place a few weeks ago. We had a splendid time. It is near Bath, Bob'.robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcards, ww1 -
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Letter - LETTERS of SYMPATHY, DEC 1941
Letters of condolence written to parents of "M.C. Townsend" KIA on sinking of HMAS SYDDNEY on 15/11/41. Refer to Cat No. 2313P for Townsends service.1. Handwritten letter of Sympathy from John Lemmon, Parliament House, Victoria. Stamp of Legislation Assembly, Victoria on top. 2. Handwritten letter from Electoral office, Bendigo to parents, on folded over white piece of paper.1. Signed “John Lemmon”, Headed - Parliament House, Melbourne C1, and dated 11/12/41. 2. Signed “Tilbert J. Boyle”, Headed Electoral Office Bendigo and dated 2/12/41.hmas sydney, kia, ww2, mervyn clive townsend -
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Equipment - KIT BAG
Part of the "Kevin John Herdman", No.397661 Collection. See Catalogue No. 5942P for details of his service record.Green coloured canvas bag closed with heavy duty plastic zipper. Two handles made from thick dark green canvas. Each is attached and reinforced with Khaki coloured stitching. A clear plastic pocket is sewn onto one side to house a name card. Below this is a pocket closed in a plastic zipper. On the inside of the bag are two large canvas pockets.Handwritten in black on outside above the clear plastic pocket "HERDMAN".equipment, kitbag, kevin john herdman -
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Photograph - Wayzgoose Hall and Speedmaster Printing Press Commissioning, Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1990
The first photograph was probably taken at a media event announcing the introduction of the Heidelberg Speedmaster printing press in late 1990. LTCOL Rene van den Tol was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1989 to 1991. Partly obscured behind the CO was Mr Bruce Reid, who was the newly elected federal member for Bendigo. The media event was held in Wayzgoose Hall, Lithographic Squadron’s new purpose-built building constructed to house the Speedmaster printing press. This occasion is covered in more detail in page 143 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. Refer to Item 6291.6P for more photos of the Open Day.This set of three photographs were taken at the commissioning ceremony of Wayzgoose Hall, the Army Survey Regiment’s new printing building and the Heidelberg Speedmaster Printing Press, at Fortuna Bendigo on Wednesday 27th June 1990. The black & white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Commissioning Ceremony L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, Commander 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, WO2 Jeff Willey in background. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1990. L to R: CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol, Commander 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM ADC with first printed topographic map – 8123 4 Mansfield 1:50 000. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1990. L to R: SGT Gary Kerr in background, Seligson Claire Printing Press Suppliers - Richard Rasmussen and Oliver Holliwell, Bob Martin, Director of Survey COL Don Swiney MBE, RA Svy COL CMDT COL John Hillier, Commander 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM ADC, Bruce Reid Bendigo MHR..1P to .3P – Annotated on back of photos ‘Opening New Print Room BRIG Davies 27 Jun 90’. Personnel and civilians are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho -
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Photograph - Print Troop Equipment, Lithographic Squadron – Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1990s
This is a set of 25 photograph of Print Troop Equipment in Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1990. Photo .1P features the new Howson Algraphy Autoneg printing plate processor. It improved quality control and efficiency and allowed the conversion of printing plates for positive or negative use. The Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 shown in photos .2P to .4P was a computer-controlled five colour lithographic offset printing press. It provided the Royal Australian Survey Corps a vastly improved printing capability, as the five colours for a standard topographic map was printed in a single pass. The print room housing the Speedmaster printing press was named Wayzgoose Hall after a medieval printing house festival. Wayzgoose Hall and the Speedmaster printing capability was commissioned by the Commander of the 3rd Military District BRIG P. Davies AM, ADC on Wednesday 27th June 1990. This occasion is covered in more detail in page 145 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. For additional photos, refer to item 6062.4P for more photos of the Heidelberg Speedmaster printing press. The Print Room’s Map Assessment and Colour Evaluation Stations in photos .5P to .12P provided the Printer Technician suitable viewing environments to perform quality assessments of map samples. See item 6151.34P for more information and photos of technicians using the equipment. The Print Room’s Map Handling Station in photo .15P to .20P provided ergonomic benefits to the Printer Technician and improved despatching productivity. See Item 6070.9P for more information and photos. The Wohlenberg MCS-2 guillotine seen in photos .21P & .22P was a heavy-duty guillotine integrated component of the Map Handling Station, to trim bulk printed map stock. See item 6069.6P for more information and photos of earlier types of guillotine equipment. This is a set of 25 photograph of Print Troop Equipment in Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, 1990. The photographs are on 35mm colour slides and were scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Howson Algraphy Autoneg printing plate processor .2) to .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 computer-controlled five colour lithographic offset printing press .3) to .10) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Heidelberg Speedmaster CPC 1-04 control unit. .11) to .12) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Map Colour Evaluation Work Station. .13) to .14) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Linear printing plate registration punch. .15) to .20) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Print Room’s Map Handling Station. .21) to .22) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Wohlenberg MCS-2 guillotine. .23) - Photo, colour, c1990s, Print Room Power supply equipment. .24) to .25P - Photo, colour, c1990s, Print Room Crown Fork Lift..1P to .25P - There are no annotations stored with the 35mm slides.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
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Photograph - Speedmaster Printing Press Media Announcement and Army Survey Regiment Open Day, Fortuna Villa, Bendigo, 1990
The first photograph was probably taken at a media event announcing the introduction of the Heidelberg Speedmaster printing press in late 1990. LTCOL Rene van den Tol was the CO of the Army Survey Regiment from 1989 to 1991. Partly obscured behind the CO was Mr Bruce Reid, who was the newly elected federal member for Bendigo. The media event was held in Wayzgoose Hall, Lithographic Squadron’s new purpose-built building constructed to house the Speedmaster 102 printing press. The remaining 29 photographs were taken at an Army Survey Regiment Open Day at Fortuna Villa, Bendigo on the 24th of February 1990. This occasion was one of several events held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Although historical tours of Fortuna occurred on a regular basis, this was the first technical open day since 1972. The Royal Australian Survey Corps recognised that an Open Day was the best way for the local community in Bendigo to gain an insight into the unit’s important role as Defence’s map production agency, its technical equipment, and its economic importance to Bendigo. It also gave them an opportunity to tour through historic Fortuna Villa. This occasion is covered in more detail in page 143 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. Refer to Item 6291.6P for more photos of the Open Day.The first photograph was probably taken at a media event announcing the introduction of the Speedmaster printing press at Army Survey Regiment Fortuna Villa, Bendigo in late 1990. The remaining 29 photographs were taken at an Open Day on the 24th of February 1990. The colour and black & white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Unidentified civilian visitor/media, SSGT Ian Nichols, unidentified (x2), SGT Dale Hudson (white top), unidentified (x2), MAJ John South, MHR Mr. Bruce Reid, CO LTCOL Rene van den Tol. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1990. WO1 Gary Warnest, civilian visitors. .3) to .4) - Photo, colour, 1990. WO2 Adrian 'Charlie' Creedy, civilian visitors. .5) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors. .6) to .7) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors, CPL Peter Peterson. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1990. L to R: LCPL Sandy Winn, civilian visitor. .9) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: CPL Steve McGuiness, civilian visitors. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1990. Display of digital storage media. .11) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: Mr Pat Thwaites outlining utilisation of satellite imagery to civilian visitors. .12) - Photo, colour, 1990. MAJ Peter Clarke with civilian visitors. .13) - Photo, colour, 1990. Unidentified technician with civilian visitors. .14) - Photo, colour, 1990. SGT Barry Hogan with civilian visitors. .15) - Photo, colour, 1990. SPR Ian Baldwin with civilian visitors. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1990. SPR Ian Baldwin with civilian visitors. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1990. SGT Sherri (Dally) Burke with civilian visitors. .18) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: SPR Jeanette (Lane) Dury-Lane, CPL Diane (Thomas) Soutar with civilian visitors. .19) - Photo, colour, 1990. L to R: unidentified technician, CPL Col McInnes, LCPL Charmian McKean. .20) - Photo, black & white, 1990. CAPT Peter Parkes. .21) - Photo, black & white, 1990. L to R: LCPL Janet Murray, MAJ Bob Coote, SPR Gary Lord. .22) - Photo, black & white, 1990. LT Marty Lyons with civilian visitors. .23) - Photo, colour, 1990. LT Marty Lyons with civilian visitors. .24) - Photo, black & white, 1990. SSGT Ian Nichols, CPL Dale Hudson, Planeta printing press, with civilian visitors. .25) - Photo, colour, 1990. Cars parked in Chum Street outside entrance to Fortuna Villa. .26) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors near Fortuna Villa’s front door viewed from back gate. .27) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors enjoying views of the garden from Fortuna Villa’s rooftop. .28) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors enjoying views of the garden from Fortuna Villa’s verandah and rooftop. .29) - Photo, colour, 1990. Civilian visitors enjoying BBQ cooked by CPL Paul Baker and SPR Shona Hastie outside Lithographic Squadron. .30) - Photo, colour, 1990. BBQ cooked by CPL Paul Baker outside Lithographic Squadron..1P to .30P – no annotationsroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, printing, litho -
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Instrument - BUGLE, GERMAN WW1, Enemy Forces, 1914-1918
Ref See "FLEMING". 1. THIS COAT OF ARMS WAS ONE OF THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA'S. The sword and the mace pattern was used between about 1803 - 1898. (It was superseded by a sword and orb with a cross surmounted on the ord). This second pattern lasted til 1918 with the fall of the House of Hohenzouern). 2. CHR REISSER was a well known instrument maker in those days. 3. ULM is a town in Wurtemberg, Germany.This is a brass bugle. On top is a crest, it is set in a raised circle. It features an eagle wearing a crown - wings spread. One talon has a sword, the other talon has what appears to be a mace. The mouthpiece is secured with a short brass chain.Stamped at opening of the outside is "CHR REISSER" "ULM"ww1, bueles, germanic, bugle -
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Photograph - Bones Day - Army Survey Regiment Versus RAAF School of Radio. Fortuna, Bendigo, c1982
These four photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Bendigo c1982. The two units took turns each year to host the event. The day competition usually comprised basketball, cross country, golf, sailing, squash, softball, tennis, touch football, rifle shooting, tug-of-war and volleyball. The two sports featuring in these photos are touch football and tug-of-war. The “big bone” trophy comprising a large bone from a beast housed inside a wooden framed glass case, was awarded to the winner of the day competition. The evening competition often included darts, carpet bowls, hookey, quoits and billiards/snooker. The “little bone” (a mounted chicken bone) was the consolation trophy awarded to the winner of the evening competition. The 3-hour bus trip for the visiting unit on their return was typically very raucous. The history of the Bones Day competition is best described in the booklet titled - Bones of Contention Souvenir Program. 1965. Refer to Item 6267.These four photographs were taken at Bones Day, an annual sports competition between the Army Survey Regiment and the RAAF School of Radio at Bendigo c1982. The photographs are on 35mm negative film. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographic negatives were scanned at 96 dpi. There are additional photos in this set that have not been scanned due to poor quality or low historical value. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1982, Touch Football Team Back Row L to R: Brian Fauth, Bruce Bowers, Bob Mason, Paul Baker, Danny Galbraith, John Hook, Scott Payne. Front Row L to R: Roy Hicks, Peter Imeson, Alan Glanville, John Gilbert, Wally Chilcott. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1982, Tug-of-War Team Back Row L to R: Cliff Webb, Peter Treble, John Lane, Andy Wilson, Rick Warren, Rusty Williams, Brian Paul. Front Row L to R: Brian Fauth, Rick Downie, unidentified, Ken Slater, Rhys De Laine, John Smith, unidentified. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1982, Tug-of-War Team L to R: Peter Treble, Brian Paul, Rusty Williams, Rhys De Laine, unidentified (2), John Smith. Army personnel in background standing L to R: Rick van der Bom, Paul Hopes, Ian Nelson, Mick Dempster, John ‘Flash’ Anderson, Geoff Havelberg, John ‘Stormy’ Tempest, Bruce Gordon, Dan Cirsky, Neil Jones, Gerry Gates, Peter Main, Bob Thrower, Barry Miller, Gill Park. Army personnel in background seated L to R: Roger Pearson, Mick Gillham, Penny Knott, Leanne Shirley. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1982, Tug-of-War Team L to R: Rick Warren, Cliff Webb, Andy Wilson, Peter Treble, Brian Paul, Rusty Williams, Rhys De Laine, unidentified. Army personnel in background standing L to R: Rick van der Bom, Ian Nelson, Mick Dempster. .1P to .4P – No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, raaf school of radio, bones day -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH FRAMED, OAM 1995, 26.1.1995
John Kerr Barnes (Jack) Bendigo RSL Sub - Branch receiving his award of OAM Australia Day 1995, refer Cat No 8044 (Certificate). Refer Cat No 8040 for Jacks other awards, Committee/Volunteer work for the Sub Branch and his WW2 service.Photograph colour framed, frame is timber, photo backing is green, photo shows the award of an OAM. At the bottom is a small section attached with text."John Kerr Barnes: Order of Australia awarded by Honorable Richard McGarvie Government House Australia Day 1995".brsl, smirsl, oam -
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Photograph - Printing Building, Lithographic Squadron - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1986
This is a set of ten photographs of Lithographic Squadron’s Printing Building at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1986. The building was originally George Lansell’s gold crushing battery. When the Army took possession of Fortuna in 1942, it was modified with reinforced concrete floors to house the heavy-duty printing equipment. An additional building was purpose built on the eastern side of the printing building in 1987 to house a new computer-controlled Heidelberg Speedmaster five colour lithographic offset Printing Press. See item 6131.18P for photos of foundation preparation for the new building. This is a set of ten photographs of Lithographic Squadron’s Printing Building at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1986. Black and white photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) to .10) - Photos, black & white, c1986. Lithographic Squadron’s Printing Building.There are no annotations with the photos. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho sqn, litho -
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Accessory - DIARY, RSL VICTORIA 1969, Victorian RSL State Branch, C. late 1968
The pages of written text cover everything the RSL does from welfare, commemorative, legal aid, membership, women's auxiliary and housing to name a few. Bert Pollard was an active RSL Member involved in Committee and the District Board. He served in WW2.Diary black plastic covers with gold text on front cover, top has the RSL logo followed by "Serving Still - 1969 - Victorian Branch", inside first page are details re Anzac House Melbourne, there are 28 pages of written text, page for members personal details, 4 blank pages for notes, the Calendar itself folds out for viewing and to enter notes, last page has a 12 month calendar. "Bert Pollard, phone 5433741"brsl, smirsl, diary -
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Programme - PROGRAM, INVESTITURE 1995, Government House Victoria, May 1995
This program was given to John Kerr Barnes OAM whose name appears on Page 8 of the awards for "Service to Veterans". Refer Cat No 8040 for all Jacks awards. Cat No 8045P for photo of presentation.Program paper 18 pages, all print in blue, rear cover is blank. Front cover has Coat of Arms at the top followed by details of the Presentation of Australian Honours and Awards, pages detail the type of awards, who to and why. The last two pages are re invite to light refershments in the State Apartments and Official photographs of each person."INVESTITURE at Government House Melbourne on Thursday 4th May 1995 for the presentation of Australian Honours and Awards by H.E. the Honorable Richard. E. McGarvie, A.C. Govenor of Victoria" brsl, smirsl, oam