Found at POW camp 13 site post war by war time camp guardBrass button with Australian Military Forces around front edge, map of Australia in centre with a crown above. Has a brass loop on the back to attach to clothing. Contained in a black material covered display case with gold around edge.on front: Australian Military Forces and a map of Australia and crown. on back P J King Pty Ltd Melbbrass buttons, camp 13, military uniform accessories

A men's fine woollen sock, plain navy blue, woven with fine ribbing, c1930's and 1940's, possibly manufactured by Scallywags .A men's fine woollen sock, plain navy blue, woven with fine ribbing, c1930's and 1940's, possibly manufactured by Scallywags.textile industry knitting, scallywags industries, textile industry, knitting

Geoffrey R Fink volunteered for military service in early 1940. He served initially with 3rd Division A.A.S.C. but was discharged as being in a reserved occupation at the Aircraft Production Commission. He resigned from the Commission and joined the AIF on 28 July 1941 and was allotted to 2/8th Armoured Regiment. He served with the regiment in New Guinea and on return to Australia was transferred to No 41 Landing Craft Company serving out the war in the South Pacific. Geoffrey Fink died 14 March 2008 aged 86 at Wangaratta Victoria.Complements other objects in the collection relating to this WWII soldier. Military Motor vehicle Drivers licence No. 34060 29 - 1 - 41325862 Corporal Fink - Geoffrey Roland 3 Division AASCfink geoffrey r mr, 2/8th armoured regiment, 41 landing craft company

Issued at launch of the new ship H.M.A.S AruntaCommissioning booklet for H.M.A.S. Arunta 1998 with Letter to Barry McKillop thanking him for the donation of The Ships Bell of the Original Arunta signed by G J Yorke Commanding OfficerThe Navy Timesh.m.a.s. arunta

In November 1914 Williams was serving onboard HMAS Sydney when the German ship Emden was sunk. He continued in service with the navy after the war, and also served in WW2.Royal Australian Navy service record of John Robert Williams (8298). Cap band from German ship S.M.S. Emden.john robert williams, hmas sydney, sms emden, ww1

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of two Military Police on security and protection duty on board a Navy Supply vessel tied up at the wharf at Vung Tau Harbour react to some locals on the wharf acting suspiciously.photograph, vung tau, military police, hmas boonaroo, hmas jeparit, gibbons collection catalogue, vung tau harbour, denis gibbons

This item is a good example of a pre 1960's school science reference books. It contains sketches of experimental apparatus and not colored photographs of later text books. Although the sketches are very instructional they do not show the various colours obtained when mixing some compounds. The history of reprints demonstrates the quality of the information and the ease of study for students using this book. The era of this publication was a time when sources for knowledge in schools was restricted to mainly school books and teacher demonstrations. The student in the 2 Millennium has a far greater reference source available e.g. the internet. This book is significant to the Kiewa Valley as the Davies family (Tas Davies, penned on the first page), belong to the early settlers of the valley. The book acknowledges that although the region was relatively isolated up to the mid 1900s, the good teaching methods of local schools did not suffer in this rural area. This region was not in the backwaters of scholarly development and modern progressive thought. As with "school of the air" distances in rural areas, between centres of learning and recipients, became irrelevant provided that the social stimulant to learn exists. The "local school" mind set within rural areas was, even before the improvement of the communication "explosion" of the early 1900s followed by the internet facilities of the late 1900s, the greatest drive in cutting the anomalies between city and rural learning facilities. Government decentralising higher education facilities into regional centres (Wodonga - Albury) provided greater access for the learned mind.This item (book) has a faded red colour, hard cover with black print and rectangular design. Within this design is an encircled double "M" and "&" (in the left inverted V of the M) and a "Co" (in the right inverted V of the M). On the front cover "MACMILLAN'S SCHOOL CLASS BOOKS CHEMISTRY" and on the spine "ELEMENTS OF CHEMISTRY" underneath "REMSEN" and at the bottom"MACMILLAN & Co"school, chemistry, text books, science experiments

Aluminium. Part of a Japanese Zero Fighter Plane shaped in form of Boomerang. Has Royal Aust Navy badge attached in middle. Blue brass and red with anchor in middle crown on top. Incription Darwin Feb 1942. Refer also to item 0136-02.Stamped on souvenir Part of Jap Fighter Zero on left hand side and Darwin Feb 1942. Badge Royal Aust Navy. with anchor.trench art

The name 'Blanche Wooton' is written on inside coverGreen hardback cover with Pansies on front.The Pansy Booksbooks, children's

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. Abraham Lincoln Author: Lord Charnwood Publisher: Pocket Books Date: 1954 / First published in 1916Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 923.1 CHA 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, abraham lincoln, lord charnwood

A108 paged grammar text book with the blue cardboard cover and pages stapled together with the details printed in navy blue on the cover. Details of other books produced by the same company are listed on the back cover.non-fictionAn English grammar and composition textbook for Grade V students.english grammar, composition, text books

Colour print of Public Transport Corporation (PTC) operated tram A1 246 in an all over adverting scheme for the Royal Australian Navy at night. Photographer unknown. Photographed at Kew Depot. Tram running a route 48. Yields information about the tram that painted for advertising the Royal Australian Navy in 1991.Colour print adhered to a black sheet, of PTC A Class tram 246 advertising the Royal Australian Navy in May 1991. trams, tramways, a1 class, advertising trams, route 48, royal australian navy, tram 246

The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788. The event triggered debate on Australian national identity, Aboriginal rights, historical interpretation and multiculturalism. The calendar was one of many types of souvenirs created to celebrate the occasion.The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988. It marked 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788. The calendar was one of many types of souvenirs created to celebrate the occasion.1988 200 YEAR CALENDAR. It has a cream and red cover with a large photo of an old painting of a coach and bushranger. Inside are photos of events and paintings.1988 200 YEAR CALENDARcalendar bicentenary 1988

This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. Claire Miller is a senior journalist for The Age newspaper with a special interest in the environment. She has covered this campaign since 1999.This book recounts the story of the campaign by Dalgety and Orbost to restore water to the Snowy River. It is significant to this collection as many of the current residents of Orbost were involved in the campaign.A 270pp paperback book titled Snowy River Story written by Claire Miller. On the front cover is a coloured photograph of the Snowy River at Bete Bolong. It documents the story of the campaign to save the Snowy River.snowy-river snowy-mountains-hydro-electric-scheme environmental

Hardcover book presenting accounts of Dave Barro's life and of the Pronto concrete & construction enterprise which he and his family created.Foreword by Sir James Gobbo AC

These notebooks were used by Charles and Vida Williams when they were Post Master and Post Mistress at the Nullawarre Post Office in the mid 20th century. Nullawarre is a small settlement 25 kilometres south east of Warrnambool and is a largely agricultural area. European settlement began in the area in the late 1860s. These notebooks are of minor interest as ones used by Charles and Vida Williams when they ran the Nullawarre Post Office in the mid 20th century. .1 This is a small notebook with a green cover bound with yellow tape. The pages are loose. They have handwritten material concerning car travel. Originally there were 100 pages but there are now fewer than this. .2 This is a small notebook similar to the one above except that it is bound with green tape and the pages are intact. It contains handwritten information on food expenses. .3 This is a small notebook with a blue cover and metal spiral binding. It contains handwritten material of a personal nature – addresses etc. Most of the pages are blank. ‘Pocket Notebook’nullawarre post office, charles & vida williams, nullawarre, history of warrnambool

A history of gold mining in AustraliaHardcover. Front cover has a photograph of two miners from West Australia using the dry-blowing technique. In the background are two 'Wood's dry placer-miners'. Back cover has a photograph of the interior of a steam-operated quartz crushing battery at the Mount Boppy Mine.Front cover has a price sticker that is discolored. Inside there is the stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 gold, gold mines, gold mining, australia, history, social life, customs, stone, derrick i, mackinnon, sue

Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of a winery surrounded by hills.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779victoria, australia, history, travel, pictorial works

Hardcover. Front cover has a photograph of a winery surrounded by hills.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779victoria, australia, history, travel, pictorial works

Dust cover has an illustration depicting Circular Quay, West Side in the early days of Australia.non-fictionThe Picturesque Atlas was designed to give a graphic and summarised conception of Australasian history and life from the days of the earliest Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English and French navigators to the 1880's, embracing such salient events as the landing of Captain Cook in 1770. the discoveries of voyagers, explorers an pioneer missionaries; the founding of the different colonies; the establishment of representative government and the marvellous political, commercial and social development which characterises the people of Australia.history, australia, explorers, voyagers, missionaries, politics, commercial development, social development

item in the collection re George Lunn VX76842 2/9 Fld Coy. Refer Cat No 5581 for his service history. As the front 2 pages are half missing the Authors full name is not known, just "Sapper Eric Lock......" It also states he was born in England and spent 4 years in the 2nd AIF.Book, contains 78 pages, page 79 missing, each has a poem the first poem beginning in Orange NSW, B & W photos are added throughout. Poems cover Australia, Africa, Palestine and New Guinea, item held together by 4 staples.books, poetry

Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, gold colour buckram with white print front and spine. Dust cover - paper, with folded edges top and bottom. Dark grey coloured background with white and gold print on front, spine and back. Illustrated with front two two red poppies and names frtom Roll of Honour. Illustrations on spine - in colour portion of stained glass windows. 611 pages, cut, plain white, illustrated in colour, black and white photographs. Front and back end papers - dark grey colour, illustrated monochrome photographs. Bookmark - ribbon - brown. books, military history, australian war memorial

Hard Cover Book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard , beige colour buckram with white print front and spine. Dust cover - paper with folded edges top and bottom, mottled dark grey coloured background with golf and white print on front, spine and back. Illustrated in gold, large Rising Sun Badge front to back. 421 pages - cut, plain, white. Illustrated colour black and white photographs. End papers - back and front, mottled dark grey colour. Bookmark - ribbon - brown.bookjs, military history, ww1, australian war memorial