Stories of Australia in The Early Days Author: Marcus Clarke Publisher: Hutchinson and Co Date: 1897Label on spine cover with typed text R.H. 994 CLA warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, stories of australia in the early days, marcus clarke

Sepia photograph The Third Shamrock Hotel Bendigo, Built 1897 This Photograph Taken around 1900Bendigo Historical Socirty - Shamrock Collection # 195

Photocopy of the original document of c. 1895-1897 listing all places not a Post Town in Victoria.listing of place and street namesvictorian geographical names, street names

Bendigo Arcade Auction Rooms Invoice : Invoice is blue in colour printed in black with 'Hargreaves Street, Bendigo 28/01/1897. Sold for Mr Waldock. By G.H. Hobson & Co., Produce and General Salesmen. Sales of Farm, Furniture and General Goods. Box 625T.J. Symes, Printer, Bendigo Arcade.business, retail, auction rooms, bendigo arcade auction rooms. g>h>hobson & co

Reproduced from 'The Leader' 14th August 1897 page 7This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.35mm B&W negativesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, warrandyte

Yields information and demonstrates information about the use of Ballarat No. 29 as a service tram in 1943. This tram was seldom used in traffic, very few photographs exist of it.Black and white photograph of King St Sydney with cable trams, at the intersection of King and George St, looking east. Has a cable set (dummy No. 13) with destination of King St. Has Packers Liverpool Arms, Royal Exchange Hotel and other shops in the background and many well dressed people.Typed on rear "New South Wales Government Cable Tramways" "King and George Streets in 1897 showing Cable Dummy No. 13 and trailer." "594.AA."trams, tramways, sydney, cable trams

Sepia tone photograph on cream coloured card backing, shows two soldiers standing and two sitting wearing pre Commonwealth uniforms , setting is in a studio background. Under the photo there is a red seal Coat of Arms with “By Special Appointment” under, Other lettering red says “Williamson St Sandhurst Bendigo” The studio name is mostly missing with the only letters visible are “ROS”. The studio will be “Bartlett Bros Bendigo” There is faint pencil writing on rear put there which appears to be in the 1990’s.On rear, “Photograph in Bendigo 1888/9 - 1897/8”photographs, commonwealth, sandhurst

Part of the Uebergang Collection (H49). This would have been used by Ray and Joyce Uebergang as children during the 1930s.Wooden frame with two-lense metal viewer. The metal viewer is an oval shape with an etched pattern and suede-covered edge. A removable wood and metal attachment has two wire holders for the stereograph cards. There is a folding spindle-shaped wooden handle attached to the base with a metal fitting. The stereograph is housed in a black cardboard box with 'Rose Stereographs' on the lid. The double-image stereo cards are stored separately.Base: PAT'D APR 20 1897 SEP 20 uebergang, george rose, stereoscope, rose stereographs

James “Jinger” Trewartha was a well known cricketer in the Bendigo District Cricket Association in the 1890s, playing for the Long Gully Cricket Club. James was born in 1871 in Sandhurst to Abraham and Sarah (nee Traverton) Trewartha. He was the second eldest son with seven brothers and five sisters. In the late 1880s the family moved to Milroy Street, Ironbark. James and his brother Albert played in the BDCA premiership teams of 1896/97, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01, 1901/02. Long Gully Cricket Club 1894 – 95. Long Gully joined the BDCA. James Trewartha was first recorded playing in the BDCA. He took an outstanding 8 wickets for 10 runs in one match. 1897 – 98 Trewartha played in a Bendigo XVIII against an England XI. Trewartha won the BDCA Bowling Average. 1898 – 99 Trewartha won the BDCA Bowling Average. At the 1899 annual banquet of the L.G.C.C., James Trewartha was presented with a gold watch and chain, subscribed for by the District’s cricketers. (10866.1) 1901 – 02 Trewartha won the BDCA Bowling Average. 1903 – 04 Last record of Trewartha playing in the BDCA. 1904 – 05 Long Gully left the BDCA. James Trewartha never married. He moved to South Melbourne in 1910 to live with his mother and sister Mary Ann (Polly) Angwin. James Trewartha died on 9 September 1926 when hit by a train. He is buried in Fawkner Cemetery. Black and white photograph of James Trewartha mounted on dark brown board. the photograph shows a man standing in front of a backdrop showing a bridge and foliage. The man is dressed in cricket whites (shirt and trousers) with a striped tie and cricket cap. Embroidered on the cap "L.G.C.C. 1897 - 8 PREMIERS"Written in pen on the back of the photograph "J. TREWARTHA LONG GULLY C.C.long gully cricket club, j trewartha, james trewartha, cricket, jinger, "jinger" trewartha, bdca, bendigo district cricket association

Assay Book - various cyanide records. October 1897 - January 1899. Included within is a three-page (draft??) 'Memorandum of Contract' in relation to the emptying and filling of vats at the cyanide works (Alexandra claim) - parties are Robert Hay and Charles Roberts; dated August 1897.bendigo, industry, cyanide, assay book

This photograph shows a group of surveyors at Treasury Camp - April 18 1897.This is a pictorial record of a late 19th century bush camp set up by surveyors involved in determining land settlement in East Gippsland.A black / white photograph of a group of men and a horse standing around a campfire. The camp is in a clearing and tents are set up with some bark coverings.surveyors- land-settlement

The Universal Food Chopper was a common domestic item internationally and throughout Australia. It was manufactured by the Landers, Frary & Clark company ( L.F. &C.). It was first sold in 1897, and proved to be so popular that the company still featured it in their catalogue sixty years later. It was marketed as a device that not only ground meat, but also processed vegetables. The number 2 on the device referred to the size of the grinder, with the 3 model being the largest for heavy-duty use and the 00 model the smallest. This appliance was a common domestic item used throughout AustraliaA cast iron and wood domestic appliance. The food chopper has a large screw on the base which allowed it to be anchored to a table or work bench. Food items were placed in the the cavity at the top and the user wound the handle to force the food through the blade. Different attachments allowed adjustments to the size the food was chopped.On Side 1: Pat. Oct.12, 1897/ Apr. 18, 1899/ Re Sept. 5, 1899 On Side 2 : LF & Co. /New Britain / CONN USA / No 2/ UNIVERSAL FOOD CHOPPERfood chopper, kitchen appliances, food preparation

This chapel organ, or pump organ, was made by the Packard Company of Fort Wayne, USA. It was purchased locally from John Broadwood Shepherd & Son of Liebig St, Warrnambool. The donor advised that it was played for many years in the Winslow Presbyterian Church, southwestern Victoria (on Caramut Road, now a private residence). The serial number of the organ dates to be no older than 1887 and no younger than 1901, according to The Pump Organ Society. The goals of The Packard Company, as quoted from the Fort Wayne Gazette, 6th August 1873 are summarised as such; “In the first place, it was determined to make an organ which should be excelled by none. …. It is interesting to the uninitiated to watch the different processes which literally convert the trees of the forest into the marvellous instruments which sound the praises of God in thousands of churches and Sabbath Schools, or make sweet music in multitudes of homes.” The music store of John Broadwood Shepherd and Son had an “impressive” stand at The Great Warrnambool Exhibition of 1896 – 1897 and received a medal for its exhibit. It was also involved in the community, sponsoring prizes for the Musical and Recital Competition, which was part of the entertainment for the Exhibition. The “Warrnambool Standard” newspaper has reference to John Broadwood Shepherd and Son in a newspaper of 1887 and another dated April 13, 1901. A brief history of the Packard Company: 1850, Isaac T. Packard joined with Nelson J. Foss and Calvin Hatch to form Packard, Foss, & Co., manufacturing reed organs, seraphines, and melodeons 1871 the Fort Wayne Organ Company was formed, and Isaac Packard has 40 shares. 1872 the first organ was completed 5th Sept 1899, “Fort Wayne Organ Company” was officially changed to “The Packard Company” 1908 – 1914 (different dates given) the Packard Company ceased producing organs and specialised in pianos. 1930 company went into receivership 1935 the city of Fort Wayne acquired the former Packard Company property, tore the buildings down and turned it into a park, now known as Packard Park. The organ is significant to local history for being sold by a Warrnambool business and played at a local chape or church. It represents community and religious life in late Victorian times.Chapel organ or pump organ (with stool), dated not before 1897 and not after 1901. Medium brown timber with fretwork and turned spindles, Manufactured by Packard, Fort Wayne U.S.A. Organ was purchased from John Broadwood Shepherd & Son, Liebig St, Warrnambool. Serial number is stamped into the wood, rear of organ. lower right panel. Pedals are covered in carpet and each has the maker's name on the lower part of the pedal frame. The keyboard has five octaves and twelve stoppers.Words on front panel “Packard Organ / Fort Wayne Ind. U.S.A. / JOHN BORADWOOD SHEPHERD & SON, / LIEBIG STREET, WARRNAMBOOL.” Serial Number "48870"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, great ocean road, pump organ, packard organ, fort wayne usa, john broadwood shepherd & son, john broadwood, winslow victoria, church music, musical instrument, john broadwood shepherd and son, presbyterian church, winslow presbyterian church, the great warrnambool exhibition 1896-1897

Seventeen copies of Miner's Right. dating from 1897 - 1922, in the names of Mary Wilson and Archibald Wilson,mining, prospecting, gold mining.

Colour photograph of section of mural wall painted by parents and students to commemorate the school centenary 1897 - 1997.mount dandenong, mt dandenong school

Original lostCharles Bogue Luffmann first Principal of Burnley Horticultural College 1897-1907 on disk. Original lost.charles bogue luffmann, principal, burnley horticultural college, c b luffmann

Printed silk programme, cream coloured silk printed in red. The programme is for the Austral Literary and Debating Society's first grand annual Competitions in music, song and story. Instituted Queen's birthday 1897, to commemorate the year of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. Held at the Royal Princess Theatre.civic mementoes, first annual competitions, royal princess theatre, austral literary and debating society

First Principal of Burnley Horticultural College 1897-1906. Re-developed the Burnley Gardens.Studio print of Charles Bogue Luffmann: (1) Enlarged sepia copy. (2) Copy of the original (missing) made in 1981 on reverse, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. 1981(889-1)." CD with scanned photograph.charles bogue luffmann, principal, garden design, luffman

WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. 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. Official Report of The National Australasian Convention Debates Adelaide Author: Each speaker would have written their speech Publisher: Government Printer Adelaide Date: 1897 Further Information: Offical report of the National Australasian Convention Debates Adelaide, March 22 to May 5 1897Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, 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, official report of the national australasian convention debates adelaide

Object: shield from Austral Debating Society, Bendigo, Annual Competition 1897, Vocal Duet, ( Tenor and Bass ) Won By A.C. Bottoms. Shield is stained brown wood, with silver shield affixed. Donated by B. Pickington, 35 Blazey Road, Sth. Croydon, Victoria, 3136. Material backing.personal effects, austral shield, austral debating competition, a.c. bottoms

The item is a soft cover book recording goods wanted for T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page lists good by date, description, initials and quantity. The red soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. The red cover has worn off in spots towards the spine edge. The front cover has been stamped with "GOODS WANTED" with handwritten dates above it. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 13 July 1897 to 22 February 1899. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. "GOODS WANTED" has been stamped on the front cover. "From July 1897 to Feby 1899" has been handwritten on the front cover above the stamped wording. There are black ink spots on front and back covers.margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses

Extracts from the Sales register of T.R.B. Morton (1897 - !906) including names of people well known in Nunawading.t. r. b. morton & son, wainwright, (mrs), blood, sophia, hodgson, ellen, boyle, joseph, william james, bloom, alfred, cook, edmund a., greig, alfred woolley, crow, robert t., william hill, course, florence rebecca, charles, finger, charles henry, fankhauser, robert c, john, farmilo, hubert henry, fulton, margaret, game, thomas robinson, husband (mrs), henwood, william, dashwood, f.r., samuel j.m., blake, arthur palmer., horkings, hurter, c.e., john henry, janet, hone, robert arthur, henry john, joyner, herbert, jeffery, mary ann, keogh, james, lieber, otto, methodist boys home, purches, frederick walter, rooks, charles francis, abraham, edmund, sarah, scott, eliza emma, sergeant, frederick, henry, pickett, tainton, brock, mary theresa, thiele, ambrose frederick, walker, edgar edwardes, mary jane, zander

This is a photograph of Councillor Donald Munro who represented Central Riding on the Orbost Shire Council. Donald Munro, with his brother, Archie carried on a boot-making business in one of the rooms of a three-storeyed barn at Lochiel. The Munros were musically inclined and through them a band was formed in 1889. Donald Munro was involved in many of the town's activities. (More in Mary Gilbert's Personalities and Stories of the Early Orbost District).This item is associated with the Orbost Shire Council. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council. It is also associated with the Munro family who were early Orbost settlers.A black / white head and shoulders portrait photograph of a bearded man in a suit.on back - "Cr D. Munro, Central Riding 1897 - 1929"munro-donald