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Kew Historical Society Inc
Uniform - Kew Librarian's dress, Neat & Trim Career Wear, 1972
Female librarians at the Kew Municipal Library in the City of Kew (Vic) were in the past required to wear standard royal blue uniforms. This uniform, the earlier of two in the collection was manufactured by Neat & Trim Career Wear.Uniform that reflects the values of the period in the attempt to professionalize and homogenise the status of women workers.Royal blue Kew Library uniform, manufactured by Neat & Trim Career Wear. The fabric is 65% polyester and 45% viscose. It is buttoned at the front. uniforms - public libraries - kew (vic), women's clothing - uniforms, kew municipal library -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Postcard, 1917
From the album of WWI soldier William West (1268) of the 29 Infantry Battalion, 5th Pioneers Battalion. This collection of postcards, photographs and clippings were sent between William and his family and loved ones during the years he was on active service. See also 207 and 220. Postcard with black and white photograph of a Creswick street sceneFront: "Post office and free library, Creswick"album, photo album, newspaper clippings, postcard, wwi, creswick, post office, library -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Henry Harvey, c1890
Black and white print from the State Library of Victoria, of a horse tram (possibly No. 10), turning left from Sturt St. into Armstrong St. enroute for Skipton St. Has City of Ballaarat Town Hall in the background with two other horse drawn cabs in the view. Has the statue of ???? on the left hand side of the photograph. State Library Multimedia Source Catalogue gives the photographer as John Henry Harvey and date of print as 1875c. Actual date is post 1888. State Library Permission required to reproduce the photo.On rear in pencil in bottom left hand corner "Copy of H92 150/408" and in centre along bottom edge "Reproduction Rights Reserved - Copied by State Library of Victoria".trams, tramways, sturt st, armstrong st, horse trams, ballarat town hall, tram 10 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Thomas Campbell, The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell, n.d
Brown cloth-covered spine and board covers, impressed graphics and text in black, green and gold.thomas campbell, poetry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, W.F. Rae, Wilkes, Sheridan, Fox: The Opposition Under George the Third, 1874
Red leather-bound spine and cover corners, marbled design paper on covers, red, blue, green and fawn. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photographs - Colour, Librarianship Visitors at Ballarat, 1988
.4) Left to right: Ray Cottsell (Librarianship lecturer), Tetty Sartika, Sara Wirawar (visiting lecturer, Director of Hasanuddin University Library, Indonesia and Thelma Rungkat (Head of Librianship) at Sovereign Hill, September 1988.ray cottsell, tetty sartika, sara wirawar, thelma rungkat, librarianship, library, sovereign hill -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Cultural pioneer dies, 6/02/1991 12:00:00 AM
Article in Nunawading Gazette on the death of Patricia Moss.Article in Nunawading Gazette on the death of Patricia Moss, one of the founders of Blackburn Tree Preservation Society, Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, Friends of Nunawading Libraries and Mitcham Film Society.Article in Nunawading Gazette on the death of Patricia Moss. moss, patricia, blackburn and district tree preservation society, blackburn lake sanctuary, friends of the nunawading libraries, blackburn and mitcham film society -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, 07/09/2000
Coloured photo. Portland Library. Mobile library van parked outside library. Photo taken from across the road to van.Front: '00 9 7' -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Dr Henry R Lew, Brodzky, 1987
Melbourne : H.R. Lew, 1987 68 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 x 32 cm. non-fictionartists - kew (vic.), horace brodzky -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, D. Walker photographer, Mechanics Institute Tatura 1986, 1986
Mechanics Institute and library, Tatura. Built 1881. Also used for RSL meetings and other functions.Black and white photograph of Mechanics Institute Hogan Street Tatura 1986.on back: Mechanics Institute and Library Tatura 1986mechanics institute tatura, library tatura, rsl tatura -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, Various
These two books are the only surviving examples of a set of books donated to the CPLC library in honour of former principal Miss S Lillie Crump. Example of ongoing community support of the school and the esteem with which former students held former Principal Miss S L CrumpTwo books of various size and binding with matching ornate commemorative bookplates inside front coverBook plate inside front cover: EX LIBRIS / CLARENDON PRESBYTERAIN / LADIES COLLEGE / IN HONOUR OF / MISS S LILLIE CRUMP / PRINCIPAL 1902 - 1919 / PRESENTED BY THE OLD COLLEGIANS OF THAT PERIODlillie-crump, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, library, old-collegians -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Historical Records of Australia Series 3 Vol 1
"Historical Records of Australia Series 3 Vol 1 Port Phillip, Victoria, 1803-1804 Tasmania, 1803-June1812 " Despatches and Papers relating to the Settlement of the States Publisher: Library Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament Date: 1921Inside front cover has a sticker that reads 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, mechanics’ institute -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Riddell, Charlotte (Mrs J. H. Riddell), The mystery in Palace Gardens : Vol. 2, [n.d.] [1880?]
Volume 2 of 3(?) volumes. 307 p. : dark blue cover with brown leather trim. Title and volume number embossed in gold on spine. Title page missing, information from catalogue record from online sources and British Library catalogue.fictionfiction, charlotte riddell (mrs j. h. riddell) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Kew Historical Society, Historical Display, Kew Festival, 2001
The modern kew Festival wa initiated in 1974. Initially held every two years, it soon became an annual festival. The Society was a founding participant in the festival, mounting regular displays and participating in marches. In 2001 they mounted a large display in the Phyllis Hore Room of the Kew Library.Photograph of historical items displayed by Kew Historical Society in the Phyllis Hore Room at the Kew Library during the 2001 Kew Festival.kew historical society - exhibitions, kew festival -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, A Short History of Our Own Times, Vol. 1 of 2 : From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, 1881
Brown cloth-covered binding. Front cover decorated with two black framing patterns and a central gilded roundel with decorative design. Title and author on spine in gold lettering. 493pp.history, queen victoria, 1800s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, 21/02/2001
Coloured photo. Portland Library. Photo taken just outside the library.Front: '01 2 21'portland library -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, n.d
Coloured photo. Portland Library. A photo of the 'Circus Maximus' performance at the library.portland library, performance, circus, community service -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, n.d
Coloured photo. Portland Library. Group of children being read to in the library.portland library, community facility, childrens events -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, Portland, Victoria, 18/09/1998
Coloured photo. Portland Library - two couples using library computersFront: '18' -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Emma Jane Worboise et al, Married Life or, The Story of Philip and Edith, 1885
A young married couple navigate the ups and downs of wedded life, their growing family and developing their business. Strong religious themes throughout.Brown fabric covered hardcover novel with black floral and patterned design on front cover with title and author in ornate gold lettering - Married Life by Emma Jane Worboise. Spine has title, author and sun design at bottom with Christian World Library written in gold lettering.fictionA young married couple navigate the ups and downs of wedded life, their growing family and developing their business. Strong religious themes throughout.marriage fiction, family life fiction, religion fiction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, 20/08/1998
Coloured photo. Portland Library, man on ladder adjusting ceiling fan, another man leaning on library shelf, woman with library trolleyFront: '98 8 20'portland library, council services, archives, reading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Response to A Strategy for local authority libraries, 14/10/1986 12:00:00 AM
Library Council of Victoria's response to 'A Strategy for Local Authority Libraries' commissioned by a joint MAV / Municipal Library Services Review Steering Committee.Library Council of Victoria's response to 'A Strategy for Local Authority Libraries' commissioned by a joint MAV / Municipal Library Services Review Steering Committee.Library Council of Victoria's response to 'A Strategy for Local Authority Libraries' commissioned by a joint MAV / Municipal Library Services Review Steering Committee.public libraries, library council of victoria, municipal association of victoria, municipal library services review steering committee -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Construction of the Kew Civic Centre, 1972
The Kew Civic Centre, as opposed to the adjacent Kew Civic Hall (see also Kew City Hall), was built to house a new Council Chamber and Council Offices in 1972. The Kew Library was to be located on the ground floor and accessed from the current carpark. This building replaced the former Town Hall in Walpole Street, Kew which had served as a town hall from 1865-1972. After the sale of the old Town Hall, the new Civic Centre was built to a design of the architects A K Lines, MacFarlane & Marshall. A fit-out of the building was still occurring when councillors and council officers moved into the building. In 1987, the Kew Library (and the Kew Historical Society) moved across the road to the reconfigured Civic Hall. The Civic Centre, pictured here, was ultimately sold to Trinity Grammar School following the amalgamation of Kew into the City of Boroondara.These four black and white photographs were taken by a photographer in the City Engineer's Department during the final construction phase. Each is dated and inscribed with a description.Laying of concrete tiles in the forecourt of the new Kew Civic Centre in 1972. The Civic Hall (now the Kew Library) is in the background. Annotated verso: "Civic Centre - Forecourt / 17.7.72"kew civic centre, kew civic offices, city of kew -- council chamber -
City of Kingston
Photograph - Sepia, c.1973
This photograph shows the interior of a library with a staff member serving a patronSepia photograph of a library interior showing two men facing one another across a circulation desk. There is an illuminated sign with the word 'Read' hanging down above them. Bookshelves line the left-hand wall. libraries, customer service -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Bridle Track
Pattison Collection 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. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. 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 Bridle Track Author: J J Hardie Publisher: Angus & Robertson Date: 1936 The label on the spine with the typed text PAT FIC HAR Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, warrnambool, 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 bridle track, j j hardie -
Clunes Museum
Plan - Building Plans, Proposed Layout Plan Clunes Neighborhood House, 12 June 2009
Architectural plan of proposed Clunes Neighborhood House Free Lending Library Development.A1 size architectural plan of proposed Clunes Neighborhood House Free Lending Library Development. Includes floor plan, front and side elevations. Dated 12 June 2009 by Kevyn Joy Architects.clunes neighbourhood house, kevyn joy architects, building plans -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Colour prints, 1991 Centenary Display, 1991
Display for 1991 Centenary. (1) "Pic 5 Mass Spectrometer". (2) "Pic 6" Negative of students in the Library. (3) "Pic 7" Field Station. (4) "Pic 14" Magnolia. Already catalogued.displays, 1991, centenary, mass spectrometer, students, library, field station, magnolia -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Styles of Ornament, 1910
This was Book 12598 in the Ballarat Technical Art School Library.Blue cloth covered book of 647 pages. Many illustrations.Ballarat Technical Art School Library Book Plate R598ballarat technical art school library, ornament, ballarat technical art school, alexander speltz -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1990s
The Sunbury Library and the George Evans Museum are housed in buildings which were once extensions of the Shire of Bulla Municipal Offices. The Library was built in 1974 and the George Evans Museum formerly the Museum of History and Art was opened by the Mayor Pauline De Luca on 12 March 1987.A coloured photograph of the iron stairway and glass tiled passage way which links the library and the George Evans Museum as well as the former Shire of Bulla municipal offices. A dark green wheelie bin is at the foot of the stairs.shire of bulla council offices, george evans museum, sunbury library, shire of bulla, hume city council, george evans collection -
Greensborough Historical Society
Booklet, Banyule City Council, Banyule: Heartland of the Wurundjeri willam, 2011_
This booklet "looks into Banyule's Aboriginal heritage" by detailing some of the history of the Wurundjeri willam clan, including William Barak. Illustrations are from La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria. Booklet prepared for Banyule City Council by Phillippa Sutherland.6 pages, colour illustrations. Cover is mainly orange with line drawings courtesy of the Rare Book collection State Library of Victoria. 2 copiesbanyule, wurundjeriwillam, william barak, phillippa sutherland