copy of black and white image: image shows Mr. Bannerman's transport to Huntly from Bendigo. A body of a Cobb & Co., coach is mounted on a Model T. Ford chassis. On bottom : ' Bendigo's Cobb' coach of the 1920's. Mr. Bannerman of Huntly mounted a Cobb body on a Model T. Ford chassis - to provide the first motor transport between Huntly and Bendigo' Image used for display.///mounted black and white Photo of converted Model T ford -two men are sitting on the roof , two men in the front there is a carriage at the back showing three men inside with one man standing outside at the back -a sign at the side shows -Huntly .business, transport, cobb & co., bannerman, huntly, cobb & co., transport

The names come from a variety of areas, from as far away as Glenmaggie, and may reflect who contributed a set sum for a presentation. Appears to have originally been framed. Fritz Horstman was first chair of the Upper Maffra Co-operative Butter and Cheese Factory in 1904.An important example of a locally-produced Illuminated address, as opposed to those of a more grandiose nature that were purchased from "outside".Illuminated address, unframed, presented Dec 1885 to Fritz Horstman, following his representing residents in the Maffra Shire for seven years. Signatories are: H. Amey, A. Allardyce, G. Lyndon, J. Gerrand, H. Crisp, T. Smith, indec, J. Atkinson, D. Miller, N.Nicholson, T. Martin, W. Clement, A. Clark, J.W. Hagan, T. Pollock, Osborn Bros, T. Anderson, J (?) herkes, J. Knox, J.Boland, P. Boland, J. Clyne, J. Forsyth, R. Ferguson, J. Cromb, H. Smith, R. Fullerton, A. Gerrand, Wm McCole, A. Morrison and 20 other ratepayers, John Williams, R. Harper, David Clyne, P. Mellon, J. Macfarlane. All appear to be written in the same hand, and are not actual signatures. Whole address appears to be executed in a rather amateur manner, rather than being from a commercial artist/calligrapher.local government, dairying

T. Ready Gates erected by Roy Ready, son of T. Ready. The gates were removed in the late 1950s. After being missing for some years, the gates were located in the Council depot, refurbished by Ian Stones, and in 2017 were placed on display in the Museum.Black and White photo of Memorial Gates that were once the Murray Street entrance to the Rutherglen Park. The plaque on the gate dedicates them to the Pioneers of Rutherglen.On back of photo: "Entrance to Park, behind Rutherglen Hotel" On separate document: "This Plaque was attached to the Memorial Gates which were at the Murray St Entrance to the Rutherglen Park. The Gates were created in Memory of the Pioneers of the Rutherglen District. To Date it is not known when the Gates were erected buy they were removed in the early 1950s"rutherglen park, rutherglen memorial park, rutherglen pioneers, memorial gates

Wife of the Rev T D Cairns, Minister of St Andrews Kirk, Mrs Mary Cairns served on the Council of Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College 1919 - 1949. Her generous guarantee of loans from the Ballarat Banking Company, together with other donations, enabled the Presbytery of Ballarat to purchase Clarendon Ladies College from Mr Kennedy in 1919 for 1500 pounds. Mrs Cairns was an inaugural member of the new Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College Council, established 1919 and remained on the Council for 30 years. This chair was a personal gift to Mrs Cairns by the PWMU to honour of her long and devoted service to that organisation. Mrs Cairns donated the chair back to St Andrews Kirk where it remained in use until the sale of the property in 2019. Congregation member, Max Harris, kindly arranged the donation of the chair to the school because of Mrs Cairn's long association with Clarendon PLC. Solid wood chancel chair with discreet carving; plaque on front side of back supportPlaque: This chair was presented by the / Members of the St Andrews P W M U / on the occasion of the retirement of / Mrs T R Cairns / from the Presidency of the Branch / after holding that office for more than fifty years / as an acknowledgement of her devoted service / as President / & of their deep personal regard. mrs mary cairns, 1919, st andrews kirk, clarendon presbyterian ladies college

WW II British Gun Sight 'Telescopic Bearing' Brass barrel with tops lens for sighting (missing lens cap on barrel) Originally on a circular metal base plate, most of which has been cut off(T)EL BEARING No 10 MK I (imprinted on underside of base plate; other inscriptions on base plate of original article missing from this item) ("T" missing as a result of base plate cutaway)

Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major T. B. Williams, No 556101, CollectionGreen coloured canvas bag closed with a heavy duty plastic zipper. Handles are made from thick dark green canvas. Each is attached and reinforced with khaki coloured stitching. A clear plastic pocket is sewn onto one side to house a name card. Below this is a side pocket closed via a plastic zipper. On the inside of the bag are two large canvas pockets, one of which has a white manufacturer's label attached.On white manufacturer's label: 'WORMALD CANVAS, 8465-66-024-5926, (upwards arrow), 1989'.personal equipment, major thomas b. williams, army chaplain, kit bag

One of a collection of 6 photograps/postcards donated by T. H. HillSepia postcard of Forrest Caves, Phillip Island. Lady on top and lady and man in the foreground. "The KRose Series, P671" "Forest Caves, Back Beach, Phillip Island, Victoria"forrest caves phillip island, phillip island coastline, rock formations phillip island, t h hill

Displayed t History House. Used by (Henty?) cordial company in Portland(?)Brown glass bottle with plastic stopper. Blue, red, white and gold label. Some contents of syrup remaining in bottle.Front: (text on label includes brand name, contents of bottle, etc...)

It was handmade by Wandin T Sebire and used in the 19th or early 20th centuryA handmade flail with a long wooden handle which is attached to a shorter freely swinging stick or bar joined by leather straps. It was used for threshing the grain by hand to separate it from the husks.farm equipment, flails, hand tools

Coloured photograph of the Laurel Street Primary School, Golden Square, Grade 6 Netball Team 1990. Photo taken in the library. Girls wearing blue. Some with a lighter top over their t shirts with letters on it. Name board of the school and a netball in front of the children. Names of the children are:- T Reid, K Blythe, J Curnow, H Blythe, A Roberts, D Watson, K Caddy, L Brock and N Smith.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - gsps grade 6 netball team 1990, t reid, k blythe, j curnow, h blythe, a roberts, d watson, k caddy, l brock, n smith

A yellow programme with blue print. On the front cover are the words ' Back to Huntly celebrations to be held on the 8th & 9th April, 1939 in Recreation Reserve. Opening Ceremony at State School No. 306 on Saturday Morning 10 a.m. Executive Committee: President C.F. Sinclair. Treasurer: E.J. Morris. Vice-Presidents: T. Caelli and T. A. Burt. Asst. D.P. Munro Hon. Secretary T.L. Tucker. Boltons Print, Bendigo.school, history, huntly primary school, lydia chancellor, collection, school

S T Gill's Bendigo, Bendigo Art Gallery, 42 View Street, Bendigo. Until 17 October, 1993. Flyer of an exhibition of S T Gill's artwork on Bendigo and Eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. The most popular artist of the Victorian goldfields. Sponsored by the Bendigo Advertiser. Indemnification for this exhibition is provided by Arts Victoria, a Division of the Department of the Arts, Sport and Tourism. Art work sketch included on brochure.Richard Cambridge Printers P/Lartwork, bendigo art gallery, s t gill's bendigo, bendigo art gallery. 17 october, 1993. flyer of exhibition artwork on bendigo and eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. the most popular artist of the victorian goldfields. sponsored by the bendigo advertiser. indemnification provided by arts victoria, a division of department of the arts, sport and tourism.

Page from 'Special Issue of The Spectator (6/2/1903) - Bendigo Businesses in block of advertisements on reverse side. Seven Bendigo businesses: J & T Watts, Grocers; Bendigo Timber and Iron Yards; H Lorenz, Tailor; T Sayer, Furnishing Undertaker; W H Reed, Caterers & Confectioner; Milburn's Coffee Palace; W J .McQuillan, Plumber. Scanned in: Mosaic Scans @ Terrys Scans: 1207.58a & 1207.68organization, business, bendigo businesses

The theodolite was sold by T. Gaunt & Co. of Melbourne, a manufacturer, importer and retailer of a wide variety of goods including jewellery, clocks and watches, navigational and measuring instruments, dinnerware, glassware and ornaments. Thomas Gaunt photograph was included in an album of security identity portraits of members of the Victorian Court, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888. (See further details below.) History for Troughton & Simms: Edward Troughton & William Simms established a scientific instrument making business in London in 1826. Edward Troughton (1756-1835) had previously had his own scientific instrument business, inherited from his father. His achievement's included a transit telescope for Greenwich Observatory (1816) and the precision surveying instruments for the Ordnance Survey of Britain, Ireland and India. William Simms (1793-1860) had trained as a goldsmith and began to gain work dividing circles on fine astronomical instruments. When William Simms died in 1860, the business was taken over by his son James and nephew William. Troughton & Simms shop in Fleet Street became the hub of the finest scientific instrument made in London, in a period in which there was an expanding demand for precision instruments, for astronomy, surveying and precision measurement. They made instruments for Greenwich Observatory, for imperial surveys and exploring expeditions. When fire destroyed the Houses of Parliament in 1834, the firm was commissioned to create new standard lengths, this required 10 years of testing against the remaining old measurements. Troughton and Simms made several of the main instruments for Melbourne Observatory, including an 18 inch azimuth used of the Geodetic Survey, portable transit instrument (circa 1850), zenith sector (1860), a 4.5 inch equatorial telescope (1862), an 8 inch equatorial telescope (1874) spectroscope (1877) and an 8 inch transit instrument in (1884). While the firm had an excellent reputation for quality the company exasperated many of its customers with delays of years in delivering some instruments. History for Thomas Gaunt: Thomas Ambrose Gaunt (1829 – 1890) was a jeweller, clock maker, and manufacturer of scientific instruments, whose head office and showroom were at 337–339 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Thomas Gaunt established Melbourne's leading watchmaking, optical and jewellery business during the second half of the 19th century. Gaunt arrived in Melbourne in 1852, and by 1858 had established his own business at 14 Little Bourke Street. Around 1869 he moved to new premises in Bourke Street on the corner of Royal Arcade, Gaunt's shop quickly became a Melbourne institution. Gaunt proudly advertised that he was 'The only watch manufacturer in the Australian colonies'. While many watches and clocks may have had Gaunt's name on the dial, few would have been made locally. Gaunt did make some watches for exhibitions, and perhaps a few expensive watches for wealthy individuals. Gaunt's received a telegraph signal from Melbourne Observatory each day to correct his main clock and used this signal to rate and repair ship's chronometers and good quality watches. Thomas Gaunt also developed a department that focused on scientific instrumentation, making thermometers and barometers (from imported glass tubes), telescopes, surveying instruments and microscopes. Significance: With the rapid urban expansion, one of the most important needs of the new colony was to survey and map the landscape of the Australian Colony’s interior. Theodolites, such as this one, made by Troughton and Simms, who were significant scientific instrument makers of the 19th century were instrumental to the colony's surveyors and would have played an important part in their everyday work. This transit theodolite remains of national significance due to its pioneering role in Australian science and its association with Australia's earliest surveyors and astronomers. It is also significant for its association with nineteenth-century surveying instruments and instrument makers. Theodolite, Vernier repetition theodolite with enclosed horizontal circle (of about 130 mm diameter). Vertical circle exposed and somewhat corroded (diameter about 115 mm). Plate level 20" per division. Altitude bubble 20" per division. Horizontal and vertical circle intervals 20". Original (blue/grey) paint. Altitude bubble setting screw disabled. Tribrach allows movement of theodolite by 15 mm inside tribrach (for centering).Inscribed on the inner mounting plate,“Specially made in England for T Gaunt & Co Melbourne” and inscribed a little lower “Troughton & Simms London”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, theodolite, t. gaunt & co, troughton & simms, scientific instrument, measuring instrument, surveyor's instrument

Hughy Pippin. Refer 1512P original photo, 1502 medals, 1513.4 documents.Copy of original oval shaped sepia photo of 3 soldiers sitting and 2 standing. Soldiers are P Dunn, T Young, J Slater, K Engstrom and Hugh Pippin.military, photography

A 1942 felt fur slouch hat, no binding edge, press stud, 7 fold puggaree with T shaped clour patch, rising sun badge, broken chin strapN 35, SIZE 7, 1942 on inside hat band; Australian Commonwealth Military Force on badgerising sun badge, slouch hat, 7 fold puggaree with, t, shaped, colour, patch, broken chin strap

Black and White photograph of sailing ship Wollamai breaking up on beach taken by W.H. Pengilley 151 mm x 110 mm SH 306.1 Ships T-Zflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, wollamai, w.h. pengilley

Black and White photograph of sailing ship Wollamai breaking up on beach. Taken by W.H. Pengilley 105 mm x 151 mm SH 306.3 Ships T-Zflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, wollamai, w.h. pengilley

Lismore Post Office was opened in the year 1864. In the year 1883 a telegraph system was introduced to Lismore, this service carried on until 1888. In 1914 the Lismore Post Office was opened as an Official Post Office and the Morse system was reintroduced. This service functioned until the closure of the system in Victoria on Saturday June 30 1962. This key sent the last Morse Telegraph message in Victoria.Wooden "T" frame supporting a square bakelite shape. Mounted on this are two metal keys. The larger lever has a rounded handle, to operate the lever, controlled by a spring. The smaller lever communication, morse key, telegraph key, morsecode key, morse telegraph key

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 British Battle Fleet Vol 1 Its Inception and Growth thoughout the Centuries to the Present Day Author: Fred T Jane Publisher: Library Press Ltd Date: 1915Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 359.310942 JAN Pastedown front end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, the british battle fleet vol 1, fred t jane