This photograph was most likely taken for the 1866 Intercolonial Exhibition in Melbourne.25cm x 20cm black and white reproduction of a photograph of the Oriental Bank Corporation, 7 Sydney Street Kilmore, from the State Library of Victoria. Double storey building with decorative parapet along roofline, wrought iron balconets at upper storey windows, decorative hood molds above windows, name of bank in stone under ground floor cornice, a man standing on path in front of bank. Woman standing at back of building in shadow. A sign on post at back of building reads: Land for Sale Apply to W. Grace Solicitor Kilmore.Printed on back: REPRODUCTION RIGHTS RESERVED Copied by State Library of Victoria Tenders called for erection of this building in March 1864.banks, 19th century

Blue cloth bound book. 296 pp. On first page '854', handwritten & underlined. 'Tales and Fables'.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Late Victorian travels, skirmishes and adventures in Africa. Colonial edition not for sale in Great Britain.Brown cardboard covered book with printed red paper overlay. Poor condition. Spine missing, splitting of volume. Paper detached from front cover. Front cover partially detached, back cover detached. 38 Full Plate illustrations. Other woodcut illustrations. 4 maps. 635pp. Indexed.P.2 Mechanics Institute Kilmore stamp, '79'.kilmore mechanics institute library.

Volume 2 of 6 volumes. A selection of poetry & prose from the works of the most admired authors with bigraphical & literary notes.Red/Brown cloth covered hardback book. Embossed gold decoration to front. Decorative black patterning on back cover. Gold edging to pages. 384pp. 9 engraved plates. Volume 2 of 6. Fair condition but intact.Sticker on frontispiece 'Glenaroua Public Hall and Library/No. 107/This book to be Returned Within One Month Undamaged.poetry & prose., kilmore mechanics institute library.

"A selection of poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors with biographical and literary notes". Volume 3 of 6.Red/brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Embossed gold decoration to front. Decorative black patterning on back cover. Gold edging to pages 9 engraved plates. 384 pp. Slightly worn cover. No staining or damage to pages.Label on P.2 'Glearoua Public Hall and Library/No. 105/This Book to be Returned Within One Month Undamaged'.poetry & prose., kilmore mechanics institute library.

"A selection of poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors with bigraphical and literary notes". Vol. 5 of 6.Red/brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Embossed gold decoration to front. Decorative black patterning to back cover. Gold edging to pages. 9 engraved plates. 384 pp. Worn cloth with loss of colour. Small partial detachment of spine. Evidence of binding failure inside. Pages clean and undamaged.P.2 Label 'Glenaroua Public Hall & Library/No. 109/This Book to be Returned Within One Month Undamaged'.poetry & prose., kilmore mechanics institute library.

"A selection of poetry and prose from the works of the most admired authors with biographical and literary notes". Vol. 5 of 6.Red/brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Embossed gold decoration to front. Decorative black patterning to back cover. Gold edging to pages. 384 pp. 9 engraved plates. Some wear to cover with loss of colour. Structurally intact, pages clean & undamaged.P.2 Label 'Glenaroua Public Hall and Library/No. 110/This Book to be Returned Within One Month Umdamaged'.poetry & prose., kilmore mechanics institute library.

A romance of Pendle Forest.Faded brown marbled board cover with brown leather binding and corners, Spine repair to front cover with red cloth tape. Internal spine detachment at front and rear. Various markings to pages toward the front of the book. Illustrations. 492 pp.Frontispiece - '181' in red ink. 'Kilmore Mechanics Institute' stamped on various pages throughout.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Prince Albert.Brown leather-bound hardcover book. Wear and tear to corners of front & back covers. Title in gold on spine. Some spots on front pages otherwise clean and intact. Evidence of spine detachment to rear cover. Some insect damage to front & rear pages. 435 pp. Index. Good condition.Facing front cover '90' (crossed out), '60'. Kilmore Mechanics' Institute stamps to front & back pages.kilmore mechanics institute library.

Brown/blue marbled cover with leather spine and corners. Upper spine missing, rest of spine torn & detached from back cover. Sticky tape has been used to reattach cover to body of book. Loose pages with roughened/torn edges. Spotting and marks on pages. Evidence of many attempts at repairs using sticky tape. 832 pp. Poor condition.Nilkilmore mechanics institute library.

Chambers Edinburgh Journal is a magazine series which began in 1832. The founder was William Chambers. He was later joined by his brother Robert. A new magazine series began in 1844. In 1854 the Journal moved to London & became Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art. At the end of 1897 the named changed to Chamber's Journal. It ceased publication in 1956.Brown marbled cover with black leather spine, hardcover book. Marbled paper on front cover peeled & part missing. Top & bottom of spine worn/torn and detached. Title page & eight page index missing. No end paper/s. Amateurish pencil drawings inside front & back covers. Loose pages in centre of body with rough/worn edges. Poor condition. 348 pp.Childish pencil drawings inside front & back covers.kilmore mechanics institute library.

Brown cloth-bound hardcover book with leather spine. Title in gold on spine with decorative borders top & bottom. Upper spine torn & detached. First page loose as is page 673, otherwise largely intact. Minor foxing throughout, mostly on front pages.Nilkilmore mechanics institute library.

Chatterbox was a weekly British paper of stories for children published in the 19th & 20 centuries. It was also published as an annual for much of its run, both in the UK and US. Chatterbox was founded in 1866 by John Erskine Clarke who edited the paper until 1902. It ceased publication in 1955.Card & cloth-bound hard cover book. Cover intact, a little worn at corners, detached from body of book. Loose pages. Binding unravelling. Yellowing of pages. 412 pp. plus advertisements.P.1- 14/262 (hand written). P.3 'To Don,/ - Wishing you/ a merry Xmas./ 1907./ From E.M W.'childrens literature, kilmore mechanics institute library.

30cm x 21cm black and white photograph of the building at 19 Sydney Street which was occupied by The Advertiser Office. Purchased from the State Library of Victoria. There is two men standing outside of the office which is a light coloured single story building with advertising in the windows and a smal ramp out the front of the building connecting the footpath and the road.Written on the back: Photo purchased from SLV July 2006 1894 19 Sydney Streetnewspapers

.Blue cloth-covered hardback with gold printing. Very worn, especially at corners. Front flyleaf missing. Title page foxing, torn, ragged edges. P. 1-2 missing. Front & rear covers detaching. Rear flyleaf missing. 394 pp. Loose pages towards centre. Yellowing. Poor condition.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Agricultural methods of the 1800's.Red/brown cloth-bound hardcover with black cloth spine. Front flyleaf missing. Illustrations, charts, graphs. Cover corners worn, spine missing. Body of book detaching from covers. Loose pages. 674 pp. + illustrations. Vol. 1 of 2. Poor condition.P.1 '42' (crossed out in red ink). Inside cover blurred Kilmore Mechanics' Institute stamp.agriculture, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Green cloth-bound hardcover book. Wear around cover edges.Title in gold on spine. Back cover separated from body. 408 pp. Vol. 1 of 2. Fair condition.Label printed with '555', front cover. P.1 '44' crossed out in red ink.lord macaulay, kilmore mechanics institute library.

English periodical published 1883 - 1905.Green/brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Decorative border in black & red depicting a swan at the top and sailing boat at the bottom. 694 pp. plus index. Good condition.p. 1 '0050'/'R 78'. 2 X Kilmore Mechanics' Institute stamps.british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Novels by eminent hands. Jeam's Diary. Adventures of Major Gahagan. A Legend of the Rhine. Rebecca and Rowena. The History of the next French Revolution. Cox's Diary. Short stories by W.M. Thackaray.Green cloth-covered hardcover book with gold decoration to front, spine and rear. Faded and marked spine, wear to cover edges and top & bottom of spine. Moderate foxing to pages. Rear cover detaching. 448 pp. Fair condition.P.1 '341', crossed out. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page '29'.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

The Congress of Verona: Comprising a portion of Memoirs of his own Times.Brown board cover with cloth spine. Spine detached from rear cover.Moderate foxing particularly to front pages. Page edges rough, some torn. 484 pp. Volume 1 of 2. Poor condition.Label with Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp inside front cover. Flyleaf '66' crossed out in red ink, '19'/Klmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page signed 'John Pascoe Fawkner'. P.1 'Presented to the Kilmore Mechanics Library July 9th 186[?] By John Pascoe Fawkner'. P.484 Sinature 'John Pascoe Fawkner'.memoirs, kilmore mechanics institute library.

The Congress of Verona: comprising a portion of memoirs of his own times. Vo. 2 of 2.Brown board cover with cloth spine, Fading and staining on cover. Moderate foxing throughout. Spine separating at rear. 435 pp. Fair condition. Vol. 2 of 2. Label inside front cover with Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Flyleaf '67' crossed out in red ink. '20' / Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp. Title page signature 'John Pasco Fawkner'. P.1 'Presented to the Kilmore Mechanics Library By John Pascoe Fawkner July 9th 186[?]'. 'John Pascoe Fawkner' signature P. 484.memoirs, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Brown cloth-covered hardcover book. Title in very faded gold on spine. Worn embossed design on front & rear covers. First pages missing. Cover detached from body. Moderate foxing to pagesPreface page 'Kilmore Mechanics' Institute' hand written/'30' in red ink and underlined. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.spain, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Notes of a naturist in Bengal, the Sikkim, and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc. Dedicated to Charles Darwin by his affectionate friend, the author.Red/brown cloth-covered hardback book. Embossed design around borders of front and back covers, front cover shows central image in gold colour. Maps and engraved illustrations. Cover worn & stained. Fair condition.Sticker inside front cover, 'Upham & Beet/(late Redwell)/46,New Bond Street'. On 2nd flyleaf '83'. Title page has small cut out section top right corner.kilmore mechanics institute library.

British monthly magazine for men. "Entirely new series".Green marbled board cover with leather spine and corners. Cover worn with loss of marbeling. Spine worn but intact. Loose pages, separation of spine internally. 862 pp. Fair condition.Label on front cover, 'Fountain Barber's/Circulating Library/23 Collins Street East/Melbourne/Subscription 3 Vols,: One Guinea Per Annum'. british magazine, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Green marbelled board cover with black leather spine & corners. Surface rubbing of board and leather, leather spine cracked at coners. Binding intact but spine detached at front cover. Six decorative gilt bands on spine. Title in gilt on spine. P. 177 torn, loose. P. 175 loose. 304 pp. Fair condition.Label inside front cover 'from Chapman Family'. Pressed pansies between pp. 99-100.scriptures, children, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Novel. Colonial Edition.Green cloth-covered hardback book. Title & author printed in gilt on front cover & spine. Decorative embossed design on rear cover. Cover worn at corners with some staining on front. Binding loose, front cover has detached from body. 270 pp. Fair condition.'1214' underlined on flyleaf.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

A second series of reminiscences of the camp, the court, and the clubs by Captain R.H. Gronow, formerly of the Genadier Guards, and MP for Stafford.Red/burgundy cloth-covered hardback book. Embossed decoration to front and back covers. Cover stained and faded, very worn. Title printed in gilt on spine. Splitting of cloth at spine corner. Water staining around edges of pages. 232 pp. Poor condition.'$4' handwritten on spine. Flyleaf label, 'Glenaroua Public Hall and Library'/No.84/This book to be Returned Within One Month Undamaged' Title page, Glenaroua Public Hall and Library stamp, 'John O'Connor' hand written inside stamp.court reminiscences, kilmore mechanics institute library.

An Australian tale written by Maud Jeanne Franc, author of "Marian" and "Vermont Vale, etc. New Edition.Brown/green marbelled board cover with black leather spine and corners. Spine torn and worn. "Mechanics Institute Kilmore' printed on spine in gilt. Corners of cover very worn, loss of marbelling. Binding loose. 358 pp. Fair condition.Flyleaf, '434' crossed out in red ink. '256' hand written in red ink/Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.adult fiction, kilmore mechanics institute library.

The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire with variorum [sic] notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, & Hugo. Edited, with further illustrations from the most recent sources, by an English Churchman.Brown speckled with black cloth-covered hardback book. Frayed at corners and base of spine, tear at top of spine. Minor foxing and staining of pages. Cover beginning to separate from body front & back. Several dog-eared pages. 582 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover, 'No (30) Kilmore Mechanics Institute'/ Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp.gibbon's rome, kilmore mechanics institute library.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, with variorum [sic] notes, including those of Guizot, Wenck, Schreiter, & Hugo. Edited, with further illustrations from the most recent sources, by an English Churchman.Brown speckled black cloth-covered hardback book. Worn at corners. Spine torn top and bottom. Binding loose. Moderate foxing and staining on pages, page edges a littled ragged. 554 pp. Fair condition.Inside front cover, 'No. (31) Kilmore Mechanics Institute' hand written. Kilmore Mechanics Institute stamp opposite page.gibbon' rome, kilmore mechanics institute library.