Sea shell has been carved into two intertwining purple coloured love hearts. Top of hearts: Letters “RAN”, Sides of hearts: “ I Love You No Shit”, Dates carved into hearts: “1968 & 1969”natural history specimens-crustacea, military history-souvenirs, ran, shell

Thirty six page booklet with printed black and white text. Front and back cover is blue with printed black text. Handwritten text in blue and red is also shown on the front. front: [printed] AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE WORKERS’ UNION / FEDERAL AWARD / TEXTILE INDUSTRY / (Woollen & Worsted Section) / AWARD 1968unions, textile workers union, award, legal document, textile industry, woollen, worsted

Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, possibly July 19, 1968, following the announcement the previous day by the Minister of Transport, Mr. Wilcox the decision to scrap Ballarat and Bendigo trams. Noted that State Parliament still had to ratify the decision. Features two ladies boarding No. 13 in Sturt St at Grenville St. Tram has the destination of View Point. See Reg Item 3747 for a print of the Courier Photograph. See Reg Item 995 for Bendigo Advertiser item on the same matter dated -19/7/1968. closure, ballarat, v wilcox

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 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 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. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the 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. Island Films Reminiscences of "German New Guinea" Author: Capt. James Lyng Publisher: Cornstalk Publishing Date: 1925Label on spine cover with typed text RH 919.5 LYN 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, great ocean road, book, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, warrnambool public library, island films, capt. james lyng

Photos belonged to Ada POLSON (nee BELLION), Margaret BRIDE's mother.From the booklet "Four immigrant families and some of their descendants" by Margaret Bride .10 - Ada Florence Bellion 1891-1925 families, margaret bride nee polson, ada polson nee bellion, thomas sinclair, elizabeth weller bellion, william j bellion, louisa bellion, letitia sinclair, mother falkenreich, ada florence bellion, lizzie sinclair

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. No longer: Christ Church, Sandhurst, which was destroyed by fire in 1925.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Festive gathering in an unidentified hall.Group portrait of attendees at a dance in a hall. The costumes worn by the women would indicate that the photograph was taken between 1919 and 1925.celebrations, dances, 1920s

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on Back to Phillip Island celebrationsphillip island, back to phillip island celebrations

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on Back to Phillip Island celebrationsphillip island, capt. grossard, back to phillip island celebrations

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on holdup of publishing of Phillip Island Tourist brochure.phillip island, phillip island tourist brochure

Newspaper clipping 1968Article about an environmental poem to be placed on a sign on the Cowes foreshore.phillip island, cowes foreshore, environmental poem

Newspaper clipping 1968Article calling for tenders for crushed stone, fuel and concrete kerbs and drains.phillip island, tenders for kerbs & drains

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on damage to beach at Penguin Reserve Phillip Island by a stormand repair by bulldozer.phillip island, penguin reserve, penguin parade, storm damaged beach

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on restoration of grave of Miss Eliza Coghlan at Phillip Island. She was 113 when she died and at that time was regarded as the oldest woman in Australia.phillip island, miss eliza coghlan, grave restoration

Newspaper clipping 1968Article calling for tenders for lease of Penguin Reserve kiosk at Phillip Island.phillip island, tender, penguin reserve kiosk

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on financing of fireworks displayphillip island, fireworks financing

Newspaper clipping 1968article on application to extend Woolamai Roadphillip island, cape woolamai, woolamai road

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on rates on Phillip Islandphillip island, council rates

Newspaper clipping 1968Article on advice from shire solicitors about legal action by Council of Phillip Islandphillip island, phillip island shire council

Newspaper clipping 1968Newspaper clipping calling for tenders for Penguin Reserve Kiosk.phillip island, penguin reserve kiosk

Newspaper clippings 1968Article reporting a threat by Cr Kevin Shaw to resign from Phillip Island Shire Council because of obstruction to his ideas.phillip island, phillip island shire council, cr kevin shaw

Grave of Georgina L. Kaye (died 25/09/1925) in Plot# J3 Greensborough Cemetery. Her son was Councillor W A Santon.Greensborough Cemetery was created when land was given for the cemetery by Mr William Poulter, a local settler, about 1864. The cemetery holds the graves of many early settlers in the district. Digital copy of colour photograph of grave/headstone.georgina l kaye, greensborough cemetery