Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide reads: But these under-estimate the actual numbers considerably. Other official estimates were: January, 1855 - 10,000. July, 1855 - 17,000. End of 1857 - 40,000. End of 1859 - 42,000. Practically all of those who came were to be found on the goldfields. Markings: 29. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People were the original owners of the land on which the City of Boroondara is now located. They made active use of the Yarra for food and transport [an original canoe is held in the collection of the Melbourne Museum]. From 1863, members of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung were resettled at the Corranderrk Aboriginal reserve at Healesville. The [now] best known member of the Wurundjeri People was William Barak, who may be pictured here.If the attribution in the annotation is correct, then this may be the earliest photograph of members of the Wurundjeri People at Kew. The photo may be unique.Hand tinted photograph on mounting card of members of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung on the banks of the River Yarra, allegedly at Studley Park before 1855 [according to the annotation on the reverse] The photograph of the river and its near and far banks includes two boats on the river, a row boat and a canoe, and people standing on the near bank or seated on the branch of a tree. In addition to men and women of the Wurundjeri People, there appears to be two Europeans pictured, one wearing a hat and the other standing at right. Annotations on the reverse identify a [possible] location and date. [Size: Mount 140 x 215mm | Photograph 125 x 190mm]Various hands and dates: "Original lead pencil lettering Studley Yarra Yarra / Yarra Yarra Studley / Studley (Park?) / Note aboriginals in a bark canoe / Prior 1855 / Very early photo Yarra River originally known as the Yarra Yarra / [illegible part word in ink]".wurundjeri woi wurrung, yarra river, aboriginal and torres straight islander

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. What an historic view: looking west from st Paul's about 1855.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Document: booklet, marbled cardboard cover. Written on front ' Sale 1855 - ?7' Inside front cover £50 per acre - 6/3 per rood. £8 do. 1/- do, V1 do. -/1/2 do. 'E' ' from April 30th. 1855 to Jany. 27th. 1857' Contains blue pages with red columns. Copies of Crown Lands Sales listed in book, to right of copy, deposit, name of purchaser and total amount. White sticker on pocket Sandhurst Land Sales 22 January 1855 to 27 January 1857Lands Officebendigo, land sales, lands office, crown land, land sales, auctions, sandhurst

Document. Miner's Right. Miner's Right issued in the District of Sandhurst to FredK. Fore (believe it is meant to be Faul), dated seventeenth July 1855. Light blue document with blue ink printing. 1 year licence. Cost - 1 pound. Signed by C Mollison?. Document contains writing on the back, words & sums. The words horse, chaff, hay, oats distinguishable.cottage, miners, miner's right, fredk fore

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. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds Vol 2 Author: The Rev. F. O. Morris Publisher: Groombridge & Sons Date: 1855Label on spine cover with typed text PAT F598.2942 MOR Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library covered by 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, 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, a natural history of the nests and eggs of british birds vol 2, a natural history, the rev. f. o. morris, f. o. morris

Tooled brown leather pulpit bible with gilt text on the spine and gilt edged pages. There is a dedication pasted inside the front.rev david boyd, scots church heidelberg

Written to commemorate the Centenary of Federation 1901-2001 and to "Reintroduce" and preserve the Mechanics Institutes and their sizeable contribution to Australia's social development. Produced in conjunction with a travelling photographic display of the Institute buildings.Hard cover - brown. Title on spine. Dust cover - book shelves in background, lithograph of Mechanics Institute, Melbourne 1855. Composite illustration, plaque and sundial.centenary of federation, mechanics institutes, australia's social development

From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. The Baines River was named after him.The item is socially and artistically significant as it is a very early image of Northern Australia.Framed black and white etching depicting a cap site located near the ocean.Artist T. Baines - J.J. Crew. From 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth. Thomas Baines joined Augustus Gregory as official artist and storekeeper, in the expedition across northern Australia between 1855-1857 sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to evaluate the northern area of Australia for suitability as a colonial settlement. The Baines River was named after him.print, baines

Aileen was the daughter of Reverend Richard Vallencey Danne and Mary Danne , nee Johnston, herself daughter of Reverend Kerr Johnston. She was married to Alfred Augustus Brown. In 1935 she wrote the memoirs presented during the annual meeting of the Mission on the 10th of April by her brother, Reverend Noel Johnston Danne. It was sold for fundraising purposes for the Mission. In the article from the Herald published on Wednesday 10 April 1935, page 14 : "An interesting presentation took place during the afternoon when the Rev. N. J. Danne, on behalf of his sister, Mrs A. E. Browne, will present the Mission with a copy of the Memoirs of the Victoria Mission to Seamen from the year 1853, when their grandfather was the first chaplain of the Mission. Further copies of the memoirs were sold to assist the funds of the mission."Medium sized booklet. 16 pages memoirs with blue cover written by Aileen Elizabeth Brown in 1935 tells the beginnings of the mission and Kerr Johnston (1812-1887), seamen's mission chaplain. Foreword written by Aileen Elizabeth Brown. On page 2 are the photographs of the Reverend Kerr Johnston and his wife.reverend noel johnston danne, 1890-1969, aileen elizabeth brown, nee danne, 1879-1956, reverend richard vallencey danne, 1846-1904, mary alice isabelle danne nee johnston, 1851-1926, fundraising, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, port melbourne, 1935, memoirs, history, reminiscence

The French Collection was donated to the Society in 2022. This collection includes documents, artworks, books, costumes and artefacts belonging to two families. A number belonged to, or were made by the grandparents of the donor: Vera May Wing and her husband Hubert Charles McDonald. [Other items belonging to Vera and Hubert are in the collections of the Australian Performing Arts Museum and Museum Victoria.] A second significant group of objects were gifts made to the donor's family by Lucy (Jean) Hornby of Queen Street, Kew whose family had been early settlers in the district.Meerschaum pipe, with fitted brown leather case. The stem of the pipe is shaped like an arm with a carved hand supporting the bowl. The pipe is believed to belong to Joseph Wing (1812-95) or John Wing (1841-1914). The pipe has been passed down through the Wing, McDonald and French families.wing family, pipes, meerschaum

Diggers & Mining. Chinese on the goldfeild. Gold. The census of 1854 showed only, 2,341 Chinese in Victoria, but it was taken at a time when their numbers were increasing rapidly. In 1854, 4,920 Chinese arrived by sea in small, over-crowded vessels; and 11,289 came in 1855. Many pictures drawn by Gill in 1854 and 1855 show Chinese on the goldfields. Markings: 9 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Contains a valuation for Crown Lands applications under pre-emptive right by Victorian county, giving names of applicants name of run, area, and remarks. Contains a valuation for Crown Lands applications under pre-emptive right by Victorian county, giving names of applicants name of run, area, and remarks. clarke andrew, anglesey, evelyn, bourke, dalhousie, dundas, follett, grant, hampden, heytesbury, normanby, polwarth, ripon, talbot, villiers, district of murray, district of wimmera, district of western port, early settlement, mornington

Australian Mining History Monographs Number 10 information about the Australian Colonies by Dr.G.H.Bruhn. Hamburg 1855. Transcribed from old Gothic by Marta.Birrell. Written in English.Dr.G.H.Bruhn.victoria, history, mining, mining history - victoria

Australian Mining History Monographs Number 9 information about the Australian Colonies by Dr.G.H.Bruhn. Hamburg 1855. Transcribed from old Gothic by Marta.Birrell. Written in German.Dr.G.H.Bruhn.victoria, history, mining, mining history - victoria

BHS CollectionCollection of Government Gazette articles. Content includes documents relating to: 1. An Act to restrain by summary Proceeding unauthorised Mining on Waste Lands of the Crown 1852; 2. Gold Regulations 1853; 3. An Act for the better regulation of Mining Companies 1855; 4. An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Gold Fields 1855; 5. An Act to limit the Liability of Mining Companies 1864. Phyllis Toy Collection:adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company

Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. S.A. D. Ar. F.C. S. New fields established 1855-1857. Markings: 13 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Charles Dorey, Grandfather of Iris Woolrich nee Dorey. Husband of Emma nee Biggin. Iris' father, Edwin Charles Dorey, born in 1855, was the first of of 10 siblings.charles dorey, iris dorey, edwin dorey

Journal: black hard cover journal with buff spine and corners. Front cover badly damaged Written on spine ' S.I. Sales 1855 - 1869' '05' written in red ink on top of spine. On front cover 'G.W. Groves' written in blue ink under torn cover. Blue lined pages contain details of crown lands surveyed in district of Sandhurst, town, suburban and country. Details of parish, area, date of sale, price and name of purchaser. Indexed by parish on first page.Lands Officeland sales, lands office, land sales, land surveyed, sandhurst, bendigo

Beechworth Victoria Golden Horseshoe Monument 1855 Handprinted Made in Australia BEECHWORTH Vic. Powder Magazinebeechworth, victoria

Glue bound booklet published by Gail Woodward 2005Castlemaine Primary School No. 119 Celebrated 150 Years August 1st - 7th 2005, 1855-2005

The Wodonga Police register dated to 1855-1857 provides a record of the names of police officers and details of their day-to-day duties, including crimes committed and steps taken to trace and apprehend perpetrators. It has several references to Robert O'Hara Burke, who was a soldier, police officer in Victoria, and well-known explorer in the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.The Wodonga police register has local significance due to the detailed information and date in the 1850s, which was before Wodonga became a separate Shire from Yackandandah Shire. It is also significant on a state and national level as an example of early police records. The detailed information provides significant research and interpretive potential. Green leather and faded green and brown marbled paper bound register or diary, recording the day-to-day duties of the Wodonga Police in 1855-1857. Pale blue watermarked paper with faint lines in the interior. Every second page has been removed and there is staining on some of the pages.The entries are written in iron gall ink and are deteriorated/faded in places. Red-brown and green marbled paper on the interior front and back covers, with linen binding. There are three small red wax seals on the inside front cover used to secure an introductory page of writing. The paper around the seals is torn and the page has become detached. Fragmentary inscription written on paper on the green leather spine.wodonga police, robert o'hara burke, police records, police register, wodonga, police journal, police diary

1855 William Bateman Junr. & Co. Warrnambool, Importers and General Merchants, Trade Token found in the garden of West Warrnambool Primary School. 34mm diameter weight 15.54 gflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Photograph - Black and white young female dressed in Victorian clothing - taken at F.H. Coldrey (late Wherrett ) Post Office Portrait Rooms Barker Street Castlemaine -Established 1855.photograph, person, female, f.h. coldrey (late wherrett ) post office portrait rooms barker street castlemaine -established 1855

VARIOUS PRINTED ITEMS RELATING TO THE SHAMROCK HOTEL. a. Letter from Royal Historical Society of Victoria to BHS in relation to the application to the Historic Building Council (dated 28 Jan 1992); b. cutting from Bendigo Advertiser Sept 9, 1991 re the ''small booklet'' written by Frank Cusack - ''The Shamrock Story'' - has detail taken from the booklet; c. coloured postcard of the hotel (taken from the position of the Lansell monument) - 'Plastichrome' - Murfett Publishers; d. handwritten page with details of Shamrock Hotel incl. reference to: Messrs Heffernan & Crowley; alterations and enlargements (1855, 1859); present building (1897); reference to lighting with gas (1855)- this extract has ''Annals 1855'' appended as a source.buildings, hotel, shamrock hotel.

1970 National Bank painting reproduction 'Deep Sinking , Ballarat' by S.T.Gill c. 1855 Below the picture title the words - Reproduced by the National Bank in 1970 from the lithograph in the La Trobe Collection , State Library of Victoria , by permission of the Library Council of Victoria .Also on the painting is written -James J Blondell & Co Melbourne 1855. The painting shows mine shafts with windsails and windlasses a horse and cart , three men in the foreground several in the distancepainting, watercolour, gold diggers