This diorama is the central feature in the World War 1 Gallery - 1915 sequence. Soldiers are shown local adoption to issue uniforms including shorts, sun protection and recognition patches. Local innovations including jam-tin bombs, periscope rifle and evacuation rifle are portrayed.This diorama attempts to convey the difficult conditions found at Gallipoli and the ingenuity of soldiers to adapt to local conditions. This diorama contrasts with the adjacent which shows the official uniform as worn by 11 Battalion AIF at the time of landing on 25 April 1915.1:1 scale diorama showing Australian trench at Gallipoli August 1915gallipoli

Date and Location Unknown - Excavator Digging Trench, Pipe Ready to be put in Ground.Agfaorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

QUEENSCLIFFE boat channel being dug out c1934-36Boat channel for fishing fleet protectionBlack & white photo - Boat Channel - Men digging in watered trench with shovelsReverse - NILcommunity information, boat channel c1934-36

Olive green colour Australian army trench coat with gold colored buttons.1953 on inside label

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small)Written on rear of backing sheet: "Digging trench for water main along Maroondah Highway."

Shell casing brass, tapered, used as a tall vase. Item classed as trench art.“76 x 636 DM 30 LOT SM 104 0103”military history - souvenirs, arms - ordnance, metal craft- brassware

Items in the collection re J.C.W LEDEUX, refer Cat No 2378 for his service details.Butter knife with handle made from cartridge case, item classed as trench art.domestic items-cutlery, military history - souvenirs, arms - ammunition, metal craft- brassware, trench art

Original Item recovered from possibly Australian Corps HQ, probably between the Armistice, 11 November 1918, and June 1919, when the Staff Sergeant R.O.(Bob) Snape was repatriated.Sepia photograph, showing trench lines, gun emplacements, landscape peppered with shell craters.snape collection

WWII Historical significanceTrench art made by A.B. Bishop, 2/2 Infantry BN, 6 Division.Wooden Rising Sun badge with 2/2 A.I.F. underneath the badge.

Students Working in the Field Station (1) Digging trenches. (2) Pruning fruit trees.students, field station, digging, trenches, pruning, fruit trees

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a timber lined zig-zag trench in a desolate landscape. Two soldiers in the trench at foreground facing the camera, one holding a cigarette. Five soldiers facing the camera in the background. Nationality of the soldiers unidentified.postcard, postcard, ww1, trench

This item was found in the collection with no information recorded. On the back is a short message wishing a happy Christmas to Bessie and Jack from M.W. The photograph shows miners at Club Terrace.This item is a pictorial record of the gold mining history of East Gippsland.A yellowed black / white photograph on grey buff card. It is of men panning for gold and digging trenches.on front - " Club Terrace" on back - " To Bessie, Jack from M.W."club-terrace gold-mining gold-panning gold

The intrenching tool of the Australian soldier was a British design. It is carried in an Australian leather infantry equipment blade carrier, commonly known as P15 equipment The Australian version was made of two pieces, riveted together with three rivets. The depth of the handle (helve) collar is considerably thicker than the accepted British pattern of the same time. http://www.grantsmilitaria.com/Steel trenching tool head with shovel enf and pick end Oval hole for fitting handleStamped AUSTRALIAtrenching tool. entrenching tool

3 workers standing on wall of channel looking at the trench being dug and the pipe ready to be connectedKodakbendigo, waterworks, bendigo creek

Brass bullets and brass pieces soldered and formed into souvenir model aeroplane: known as Trench art.metalcraft, brassware, recreations, souvenirs

Possibly WWII Historical significance.Australian slouch hat brooch with a window on the rear for a photograph. Possibly trench art from WWII.Brooch has a rising sun badge on hat and pin.

Trench art (WW1). Pair Cap x 2 made from shell base and buttonAUG 1917 HL35 JAN 1918 HL 51

Belonged to JOHN WILLIAM GRINTON No 1043 C Coy 38th Batt AIF. Refer Reg No 1280 for Service Details also 1317P, 1319P. Refer 1634P for the story on the map.Trench map of France - Edition 5A Bellicourt - Montbrahain - Bran Court. Tan, wooden frame, glass front with white cardboard backing. Hanging wire attached at back with centre strengthening brace. Map stuck on white background. German trenches in blue. Top middle: France. RHS bottom rear: The Union Studio - Castlemaine sticker.documents - maps, frame accessories, military history - army

(.2) Areas on map relate to : The Hindenburg line on the left, from the top, Bony to Bellicourt to Bellenglise, Estrees to Brancourt. (.3) The River Somme runs through from top corner left bottom corner right. Main areas are Belloy, Picquigny, Bertangles, Montieres. The map finishes just short of “Amiens” Items in the collection relating to F.A.W Hutson No 3539 AIF. refer Cat No 922 for his service history.(.1) Map on paper showing the “Battle of August 1918”, Map C, The Advance to “Lions & Proyart”. (.2) Trench map, gauze lined, sheet 62B N.W, trenches corrected to 8.2.1918, German trenches in blue, scale 1:20,000, France. (.3) Ordnance survey map, May 1918, France, Edition 1, sheet 62 E N.E, scale 1:20,000, a canal and river runs through the centre(.2) On rear hand written “62 B N.W” (.3) On rear hand written “D.M.F 62 E N.E”august 1918, maps, somme

Yellow pipe connected to old concrete pipe. Main trench welding new to old, shadow of photographer, two tyres near pipe on left side, white flexible ring in centre foreground, orange safety netting lying along right side of the trench.Kodakorganisation, industry, gas and fuel

A waterproofed cloth trench map of the Becelaere area, including Polygon Wood and other severely contested areas.

Rectangular shaped glass covered picture frame showing a trench system with dugout/tunnel system entrance.ww1, ypres, flanders battlefields, lara r.s.l. belgium.

“FANNY ISABELLA NICOL” Ref Cat no 2317.6TRENCH ART- Brass heart shaped locket on a chair, blue enamel writing. Rising Sun Insignia RISING SUN INSIGNIA AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES trench art, metalwork

The item belonged to Thomas Seymour PETERSON LAC 52647 RAAF. Enlisted 28.3.1942 aged 18 years. At discharge on 11.12.1945 he was posted at 17 Repair and Servicing Unit.Trench Art - Letter opener, metal chrome finish, made using a .5 caliber casing as a handle.personal effects, metalcraft, trench art

.1 Trench knife with brass knuckle duster handle and simple straight blade. .2 Leather scabbard.Serial number "8035"arms-edged weapons, military history, trench

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 Martyrdom of Man Author: Winwood Reade Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Date: 1910Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 909 REA Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, the martyrdom of man, winwood reade