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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - Australian Natives Association
Australian Natives Association A5 - 8-page pale grey cover stapled pamphlet. "Australian Natives Association - Bendigo Branch Centenary 25th August 1874 - 1974" Originally the Sandhurst Branch. A brief history of the ANA meetings with a list of present (1974) Officers australian natives association, ana bendigo branch -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image - black and white, Truganini
Digitised directly from 'Blackfellows of Australia' by Charles Barrett and A.S. Kenyon (Sun Books)Aboriginal woman named Truganini Seaweed) wearing a shell necklace. She was a native of Bruni Island, Tasmania. Title - Truganini (When She Died Her Race Became Extinct).aborigine, aboriginal, truganini, tasmania, bruni island, shell necklace -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Native Plants of Victoria
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1942 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Native Plants of Victoria Author: Ferdinand Von Mueller Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1879 Label on spine with typed text PAT 581.9945 MUE Inside front cover has a sticker that reads Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Inside has a sticker that reads Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ferdinand von mueller, the native plants of victoria -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Useful Native Plants of Australia
The Useful Native Plants of Australia Author: J H Maiden Publisher: Turner & Henderson Date: 1889Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 581.6 MAI Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, the useful native plants of australia, j h maiden -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia
Native Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia Author: Baldwin Spencer Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1914Label on spine cover with typed text R.A. 572.994 SPE Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, native tribes of the northern territory of australia, baldwin spencer -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Slides, Seven slides of native plants and wild flowers taken along the Heathmont Railway Line c.1970, c.1970
Slides scanned 6-Dec-2014. Not the photos as shown in the book "Place of Many Eagles".Seven slides of native plants and wild flowers taken along the Heathmont Railway Line c.1970 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
picture, late 19th - early 20th century
This is an example of a hand crafted item made to personalise and add aesthetic value to a home.A pressed dried native flower arrangement in a large oval frame of wood. It has a glass front. It is handmade.handcraft pressed-flowers picture -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria, `
``Newspaper clipping from "The Post", 24-2-93, P 3. Council preserves native plants At the request of the Society For Growing Australian Plants, Ringwood Council has agreed to buy a vacant house block to preserve some of the last and best remaining examples of indigenous understorey flora in Ringwood. Council last week negotiated a $48,000 purchase price for the triangular shaped block at the end of Debbie Place, next to B.J. Hubbard Reserve, which had been advertised for sale. ` -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, Rose Series, 1960 c
Colour postcard showing overview of autumn foliage amongst native trees in Caves Reserve, Buchan Victoriawaterways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: HOUSE AND GARDEN
Colour photograph. House and native garden. Wattle tree on right. Car slightly visable through trees.buildings, house, unknown -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Book, 1926
White booklet on victorian timbers.Forest Commission of Victoria.|Victorian Timbers.|Exhibited at the Australian Natives Association Exhibition.books, reference -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Mueller's name on many plants, 1964
Article on the history of Ferdinand von Mueller.Article on the history of Ferdinand von Mueller. He arrived in Adelaide in 1847 (had a PhD from Kiel University). He came to Melbourne in 1853 and was appointed the State's first official botanist. He was the first white man to climb Mt Buller and Mt Buffalo. Apart from his activities with the Melbourne Botanical Gardens he was Government Botanist for 43 years. His name is found in the name of some 80 native trees and shrubs.Article on the history of Ferdinand von Mueller. plants, von mueller, ferdinand, dallachy, john, melbourne botanical gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANA COLLECTION: FRAMED DOCUMENT TO COMMISSION AND ORGANISE A NEW BRANCH OF THE ANA - SANDHURST BRANCH NO 5 DATED 25TH AUGUST 1874
A framed document to: Commission and organise a New Branch of the Australian Natives Association by the title of the Sandhurst Branch Australian Natives Afsociation No 5 Signed by President Jas M V Mactinosh and secretary James Colgan, dated 25th August 1874 document is damaged with unusual "gold" staining -
Orbost & District Historical Society
grass skirt, approx. 1905
Worn by Mrs Jack Mundy while in New Hebrides. The Mundy family were farmers / settlers in the Snowy River area since c. 1880s. The original Mundy family moved to a land "selection" at Bete Bolong in the early 1880's from Buchan. Mundy familyHandmade grass skirt made of native plant fibres and held together with knotting along the top. Natural colour.nonegrass-skirt new-hebrides mundy costume-female native-materials -
Clunes Museum
Certificate
A.N.A. Clunes branch No.12 Dark brown wooden frame containing a certificate with colour illustrations of wattles and other native foliage surrounding the text.Ex-President Robert Steart 1926-1927robert steart, a.n.a. clunes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: DOCUMENT. THE NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN, 1886
Document. The National Australian. Published under the Auspices of the Australian Natives Association. Drink Cadbury's Cocoa, Pure Refreshing. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - NATIVE COMBS, C.1939 - 46
Two Native combs made of bamboo. Square patterns are burned into tops with fine white lines defining pattern elements.ethnographic material-dress & ornament, combs, native -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document - Photocopy, Kath Deery, 1986-2016
Information about Kath Deery, incl. her plant list and description of native garden, 6 items, all photocopieskath deery, native garden -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, native woman carrying a baby - caricature, 1941-1946
Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt was a German POW who used his artistic ability to paint several large mural caricatures while he was held at Camp 13 at Murchison. The technique he used was colourful house paint, painted directly onto the walls of the German mess hut, reading room and recreation hall in compound 13D. The paintings were completed over a duration of six years (1941-1946). Colour photo of a caricature painting by Hans Walter von Gruenewaldt depicting a native woman carrying a baby on her back.hans walter von gruenewalt, german pow's, camp 13 murchison, pow camps, caricatures -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Native garden special, 1998
Interview with John and Beth Armstrong about their native garden, which has been selected for opening in the Open garden Scheme.Interview with John and Beth Armstrong about their native garden, which has been selected for opening in the Open garden Scheme.Interview with John and Beth Armstrong about their native garden, which has been selected for opening in the Open garden Scheme.armstrong, john, gardens, watherspoon, miss, open garden scheme, grey street vermont, no. 28, armstrong, beth, native plants -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH MRS. LENA WATTLEWORTH AND UNKNOWN MAN AT THE PRESENTATION/RECOGNITION OF LENA WATTLEWORTH NATIVE RESERVE ON TALBOT ROADlocal history, photography, photographs, wattleworth, lena. mrs -
The WAMA Project : The National Centre for Environmental Art
Painting, Roger Edwards, A Bushfire Response, 2016
Since moving on from tonal pen and pencil work many years ago watercolour has been my medium preference for painting Flora and Fauna. Although better known for my Australian bird studies I do like to portray remnant grassland featuring the terrestrial orchids that occur there. As a Forest Officer for the past 40 odd years working in and around the Grampians area I have been blessed with the opportunity to observe and study much of the wildlife of the area. If you can imagine a peregrine falcon swooping down from a ledge, echidna playing trains, goanna striding to a tree or a sittella placing shingles on the nest This has been much of my life as a forester and artist. This work is one of a number painted by the artist after bushfires in the Grampians. Roger Edwards was a Forest Officer, posted to Cavendish, in SW corner of the Grampians, in 1975. In the 1980s he photographed details of the wildflowers and their recovery after fire. He retired in 2018, enabling him to devote more time to his art.Environment, Wildflowers, Landscape, Botanic artGift of Rob Youl to commemorate artist, Betty Conabere.This painting shows orchids and other native plants regrowing after Grampians bushfire. It is an aesthetic depiction of important ecological processes. wildflowers, lanscape, orchids, bushfire, grampians, environment, recovery after fire, botanic art -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - CHARLES EDWIN HUNT COLLECTION: MEDAL
Australia shaped Medal from the Australian Natives association, White enamel background with blue and gold lettering. Has hallmark. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS, WW2, 1941 onwards
Richard Alexander Hanson initially enlisted in the CMF No V85605, transfers to the AIF No VX111070 on 18.6.1940 age 29 years. posted to New Guinea as CO of a heavy Artillery installation team. Later posted as CO of a Japanese POW Camp New Guinea. Discharged on 7.6.1946 with the rank of Capt in Port Phillip Coastal Battery..1) Photo B & W showing a group of 20 soldiers including one native al in different stances in a jungle clearing. .2) Photo B & W of a truck/trailer with some sort of lifting device over. .3) Photo B & W of a New Guinea Native girl in a white dress..1) Paper stuck on rear basically says, "Capt R.A. Hanson is in front and to the right of the Digger in black shorts and hat back row". .3) On rear, "KOWI (?) May 1941 Port Moresby, Alec".photographs, artillery, new guinea -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
native soldiers in trench, red cliffs military 00004.tif
... natives ...natives, ww1, trench, world war 1 -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
agricultural work, robertson thomas094.tif
... natives ...photoww1, world war 1, farming, natives -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Native Tribes of Central Australia
This item is from the ‘Pattison Collection’, a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, which was founded in Warrnambool in 1853. By 1886 the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) had grown to have a Library, Museum and Fine Arts Gallery, with a collection of “… choice productions of art, and valuable specimens in almost every branch and many wonderful national curiosities are now to be seen there, including historic relics of the town and district.” It later included a School of Design. Although it was very well patronised, the lack of financial support led the WMI in 1911 to ask the City Council to take it over. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Library as it was then called. When the WMI building was pulled down in 1963 a new civic building was erected on the site and the new Warrnambool Library, on behalf of the City Council, took over all the holdings of the WMI. At this time some of the items were separated and identified as the ‘Pattison Collection’, named after Ralph Pattison. Eventually the components of the WMI were distributed from the Warrnambool Library to various places, including the Art Gallery, Historical Society and Flagstaff Hill. Later some were even distributed to other regional branches of Corangamite Regional Library and passed to and fro. It is difficult now to trace just where all of the items have ended up. The books at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village generally display stamps and markings from Pattison as well as a variety of other institutions including the Mechanics’ Institute itself. RALPH ERIC PATTISON Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up home in Warrnambool. In 1935 Pattison accepted a position as City Librarian for the Warrnambool City Council. His huge challenge was to make a functional library within two rooms of the Mechanics’ Institute. He tirelessly cleaned, cleared and sorted a disarrayed collection of old books, jars of preserved specimens and other items reserved for exhibition in the city’s museum. He developed and updated the library with a wide variety of books for all tastes, including reference books for students; a difficult task to fulfil during the years following the Depression. He converted all of the lower area of the building into a library, reference room and reading room for members and the public. The books were sorted and stored using a cataloguing and card index system that he had developed himself. He also prepared the upper floor of the building and established the Art Gallery and later the Museum, a place to exhibit the many old relics that had been stored for years for this purpose. One of the treasures he found was a beautiful ancient clock, which he repaired, restored and enjoyed using in his office during the years of his service there. Ralph Pattison was described as “a meticulous gentleman whose punctuality, floorless courtesy and distinctive neat dress were hallmarks of his character, and ‘his’ clock controlled his daily routine, and his opening and closing of the library’s large heavy doors to the minute.” Pattison took leave during 1942 to 1945 to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Volunteer Reserve as Lieutenant. A few years later he converted one of the Museum’s rooms into a Children’s Library, stocking it with suitable books for the younger generation. This was an instant success. In the 1950’s he had the honour of being appointed to the Victorian Library Board and received more inspiration from the monthly conferences in Melbourne. He was sadly retired in 1959 after over 23 years of service, due to the fact that he had gone over the working age of council officers. However he continued to take a very keen interest in the continual development of the Library until his death in 1969. The Pattison Collection, along with other items at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, was originally part of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s collection. The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Collection is primarily significant in its totality, rather than for the individual objects it contains. Its contents are highly representative of the development of Mechanics' Institute libraries across Australia, particularly Victoria. A diversity of publications and themes has been amassed, and these provide clues to our understanding of the nature of and changes in the reading habits of Victorians from the 1850s to the middle of the 20th century. The collection also highlights the Warrnambool community’s commitment to the Mechanics’ Institute, reading, literacy and learning in the regions, and proves that access to knowledge was not impeded by distance. These items help to provide a more complete picture of our community’s ideals and aspirations. The Warrnambool Mechanics Institute book collection has historical and social significance for its strong association with the Mechanics Institute movement and the important role it played in the intellectual, cultural and social development of people throughout the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The collection of books is a rare example of an early lending library and its significance is enhanced by the survival of an original collection of many volumes. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute’s publication collection is of both local and state significance. The Native Tribes of Central Australia Author: Baldwin Spencer, M.A. & F. J. Gillen Publisher: MacMillan & Co Date: 1899Label on spine with typed text RA 572.994 SPE Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Libraryshipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the native tribes of central australia, baldwin spencer, f. j. gillen -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Knives, x 2
Somali fighting knives (made by natives) - Long knife (top; Scabbard for same (centre); short knife with wooden handle (lower).weapon, c ww2 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - 'Advance Australia' crocheted doily, 1890s
The Fashion, Textiles & Design Collection includes a number of examples of household or domestic textiles dating from the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Some had a purely functional role while others were essentially decorative. These textiles were mass-produced or handmade, and sometimes including elements of both. Many were constructed of, or include elements of, lacework, tatting, embroidery or crochet. Donated throughout the Society’s history by members or residents of Kew, the provenance of many items is now unknown, however they remain in the Collection to illustrate the social history of the Australian home.White crocheted doily incorporating the motto of the Australian Natives Association and a pictorial representation of an emblem that would become the Commonwealth Coat of Arms.doilies - patriotic, doilies - symbolic, soft furnishings, australian natives association, advance australia -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, G. Archer, Gazebo for Burnley Horticultural College, 1981
Plan for construction of Mudbrick Hut in the Native Garden - weekend workshop in 1981, drawn by G. Archer. Note final version is not round.native garden, mudbrick, g. archer