Pictured are Stathi Raftopoulos right, Angelo Petalas centre, other man unknown. Stathi and Angelo were lifelong friends and shared a passion for film. Stathi brought Greek cinema to Melbourne and Angelo ran the Melbourne University Cinema. Angelo's son Kim Petalas has carried on his father's passion for film and is the National Programming Director for Palace Cinemas.A coloured photograph of three men standing in a retail photography shop. Photographic accessories are displayed on racks and shelves behind the group.

2 copies of first shop in Blackburn, built in 1907 on corner Railway Road and Chapel Street, Blackburn. Mary Pearce and daughter, Jessie, outside. Mrs Pearce ran a fruit and vegetable shop. She is believed to be the first private business woman in the Nunawading Area. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Slaterpearce, mary, slater, jessie, shops, chapel street blackburn, railway road blackburn

Christmas Card, featuring Z81 as the W11 Karachi tram, in Docklands, photo by Ian Green, 16/3/2006, produced as a Greetings Card by The Railfan Shop. Has been used by Hugh Ballment of Transit Australia Publishing as a Christmas card to John Prideaux during 2012 and then forwarded to Keith Kings Has hand written notes. See Reg Item 5544 for another versionSee imagestrams, tramways, christmas cards, karachi, z class, w-11 tram, tram 81

Samuel Painter, saddler, enlarged George Taylor's premises after buying the building in 1888. He carried on the saddlery while his wife conducted a fancy goods shop. The building on the left was occupied by a bootmaker, Abraham Tracey.Copy of photograph of S. Painter's Saddlery, showing a group of buildings in Main Street, Bacchus Marsh in the later part of the 19th century, post 1883. On the left can be seen part of a building which bears the sign A. Tracey. The middle building carries a large sign advertising the proprietor and his business. It has a large double window, flanked on either side with a doorway. A variety of goods can be seen in the window. On the right is a weatherboard building also set up as a shop. At the front of this complex can be seen two men both wearing work aprons and three children standing on the footpath. Two buggies are pulled up in front of the complex, one four-wheeled, one two wheeled, the smaller vehicle pulled by a pony. The deep gutter is bridged by boards giving access to the unmade road. On the front: Sign above central building: S.PAINTER. SADDLE HARNESS & COLLAR MAKER. COLLARS CAREFULLY FITTED. On the central window can be seen a sign reading Stationery & Fancy Goods. On the window above the door: Bacchus Marsh Emporium. On the back: Handwritten: Bought by Bowden. Old building on left replaced by W.J.Wilson Hairdresser 1896. Painter Main Street now State Bank.saddlery, shops bacchus marsh vic., small businesses bacchus marsh, fancy goods, george taylor, bootmakers, samuel painter

Photograph of C.R. B blacksmith's shop near Grassy Creek 1922. showing workers in lean to and other figures off road. g.o.r; grassy-creek; blacksmiths; c.r.b

At guide hall on corner of Layzell and Patrick Streets Guides in dress up with flag, at guide hall corner of Layzell and Patrick Street with blacksmith shop and fire station visible in backgroundA Marshall Studios Quality Prints guides

Copy from Mrs Jessie Williams scrapbook of article about the building of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre in Blackburn in about 1966.article about the building of the Old Orchard Shopping Centre in Blackburn in about 1966.shops, old orchard shopping centre, blackburn, williams, jessie

Black and white photograph of interior of shop, with four gentlemen standing, two in front of the counter shaking hands and two behind the counter.alan ching, eugene grigg snr., ching's store

historic, mining, De Soza, Gold KingColour photo, Buninyong Gold King Festival Feb.1995, view from Crown Hotel to Antique shop (Corner Store)mining, gold king, de soza

Sepia photograph of a shop building (corner Clyde & Sussex Streets), several men, women and children standing outside, meat hanging on hooks. Horsedrawn delivery cart under verandah. Bennett's Butchery is believed to have been the first shop in Linton, and to have been constructed around 1858. This building still exists in the main street of Linton.w.g. bennett, butchery, butcher shops

Two men in a grocery store. Left to right Stan Illig & Jim Illig, Illigs shop was at 103 Main Street Stawell 1938

Used by donor in 'Blackburn - a picturesque history'Black & white photo of T. J. Higham, Printer's shop, Railway Road, Blackburn.|See page 127 of Da Costa book.higham, t. j., railway road blackburn

Lloyd butchers were located on the corner of Elgar & Whitehorse Roads (within the Surrey Hills postal district). From 1920-1950 Edward Lloyd also had a store at 112 Union Road, Surrey Hills. Atkinson's fruit & vegetable store was next to the Elgar Road facility. A black and white photograph of Lloyd's family butcher shop showing the carcasses hanging around the verandah. There are a few horse and delivery carts in the foreground.lloyd's butcher shop, atkinson's fruit and vegetable shop, carters, land transport, carts and wagons, horse drawn vehicles, mont albert, box hill, whitehorse road, elgar road, edward lloyd (mr)

Edward Blatchford Wright was born in 1894 in Birmingham, son of Edward Wright and Florence Emuss. It is not known when he migrated to Australia but he served in the AIF during WW1, seeing action in France. On enlistment aged 20 years 9 months, he gave his occupation as farmer. He married Gertrude Matilda Wain in 1919. He came to Surrey Hills c1924. He was a grocer in the area for several decades with shops in Canterbury Road. In 1942 he is listed at 235 Union Road. This was a residential address. Alan Holt's Surrey Hills property register places him at 365 Canterbury Road (c1920-1930) and 359 Canterbury Road (c1930-1940). He died in 1972 in Mont Albert. His last electoral roll entry in 1968 gives 18 Serpentine Street, Mont Albert. He and his wife are buried in Burwood Cemetery.Black and white photo of the exterior of Edward Blanchford Wright's grocery shop in Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. The screen door is open and William Reynolds stands in the opening, dressed in a long white coat. The window displays are stacked high with cans and packages and large signs advertising the prices of goods. There is advertising on the windows for Marmite, Glen Valley tea, Preservene soap and Brockoff's biscuits. advertising, shops, grocers, businesses, union road shops, edward blatchford wright, william reynolds, burwood cemetery, world war 1, canterbury road

A set of photos from the Ballarat School of Mines Machine Shop, showing students working with machine tools. .1) a centre lathe, with belt drive from overhead transmission .2) Cincinatti milling machine .3) Horizontal borer .4) P. Van Bergen and P. Johnson working on a jog borer in the Ballarat School of Mines machine shop machine shop, ballarat school of mines, jog borer, p. van bergen, p. johnson

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 Shop on The Kings Road Author: B Ifor Evans ((Benjamin) Ifor Evans, Baron Evans of Hungershall) Publisher: Hodder Stoughton Date: 1946 The label on spine with typed text PAT FIC EVA Pastedown front endpaper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Inside front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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 shop on the kings road, b ifor evans, baron evans of hungershall, benjamin ifor evans

Coloured photograph of the Lion's Blackburn Opportunity Shop, Mitcham Road, Blackburn, just north of the railway line. The other road in the photograph is Railway Roadlion's opportunity shop, blackburn, opportunity shops

Black and white photograph of shop 113 Main Street was once Coles retail shop. In 2013 the shop changed hands and became Lyal Eales store. Black & white photograph of a two story brick building with parapet on top. Two large display windows on ground floorG.J. Coles Pty. Ltd.g. j. coles retail shop stawell

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 large, 1 small) Typed below large photograph: "Shoe shop in Maroondah Highway 1920s." Image shows 2 men standing in doorway of shop. Writing on window reads, "C.G. Noden, returned soldier." Included with photograph is a copy of Australian Military Forces enlistment details for Charles George Noden dated 20/8/14.

Coloured photograph of a bottle shop in Oval Way Nunawading. Street runs next to the railway line on the northern side. NP4101shows the building in 1998 before alterations.bottle shop, oval way, nunawading

detail of historic buildingColour Photograph, 412 Learmonth St. house on land bought by Thomas Hiscock in 1851, thought to include original smithy on left, residence and shop on right.buninyong, thomas hiscock, blacksmith, victoria and eureka store, learmonth st.

Local children at Christmas party at shop in Greenhill Road Greensborough. This was the first Christmas that the shop was open 1960. This shop has had many tenants and in 2016 is the "Clay Oven" restaurant.Digital copy of black and white photograph. clay oven restaurant, dobells, greenhill road

People - "Gleeson, Cliff" Buildings - Shop Associated with - "Gleesons Shop, Capstan, Leader"

People - "Gleeson, Cliff" Buildings - Shop Associated with - "Gleesons Shop, Capstan, Leader"

The Sculli family came to Melbourne in the 1950s and in 1960 opened a fruit shop in Main Street Greensborough. This photo shows the Sculli family in their original shop. In 2016, they are operating a fruit shop in Greensborough Plaza.Digital copy of colour photographsculli family

Black and white photo of Edwards Shop on cnr Whitehorse Road and Alexander Street, Mitcham. Built 1923. Mr. Edwards bought 5 acres running from Whitehorse Road to Victoria Street Mitcham in 1915 for 118 pounds. Alexander Street was surveyed in 1949 later. originally accommodating a mixed business and later the local Mitcham newspaper. It currently houses a take-away food shop.edwards, william alexander

Bamford Timber Merchants on leftTyped below photograph, "Warrandyte Rd. "O.J. Pratt 1914" shop on corner, later demolished to widen road. Benty's timber yard on right."

Black and white photograph (Original copy). Mounted on cardboard backing.Written on rear of backing board: "Shop Main Street. Mr. M.B. Smith - butcher. Standing in front of him is Mr.Geo Pratt, his assistant".