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Clunes Museum
Photograph - LITHOGRAPH
.1 .2 PHOTOSTAT COPY CROSSING THE CREEK AT BACCUS MARSH. BULLOCK TEAM HAULING LOADED WAGON ACROSS THE CREEK AT BACCUS MARSHlocal history, illustration, lithograph, mining -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, Tom Oliver and family at Woodside, Parwan 1883
The family in this photograph is believed to be the Oliver family. Thomas Oliver, a farmer, advocated for a school at Parwan near Bacchus Marsh. This image depicts him and members of his family at his property, Woodside in 1883. The Woodside property was formerly owned by John Cook. The Olivers lived at Woodside during the 1870s and 1880s. Thomas Oliver retired around 1888 and moved to 'Elam's Cottage' in Bacchus Marsh. Three months after moving to Bacchus Marsh he died.Small sepia unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. An image depicting a family group in front of a farm house. There are three men, two women and two small children standing or lying on a grassed area in front of the house, which has a post-and-rail fence. The farmhouse is a simple rectangular- shaped brick house with two chimneys and a tiled or slate roof. Behind the house can be seen a second building, also one-storeyed with a tiled or slate hip roof. On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME. On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE. stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district, farms, farmers, oliver family parwan vic. -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Geological specimen - Sample of Pulverised Dried Brown Coal, Maddingley Brown Coal Mine, 1981
The Maddingley area of Bacchus Marsh was surveyed for brown coal deposits in the 1930s. By the early 1940s brown coal in large quantities was being extracted and was transported to Melbourne where it was used to fire boilers for the Australian Paper Mills (APM) company. By the 1970s APM was using natural gas instead of coal. Maddingley brown coal was then used to fire boilers for the CRA/VISY cardboard factory at Bacchus Marsh. This factory closed down in 1990. During the 1990s the mine was acquired by the Calleja family company who ran transport and waste management operations.The Maddingley Brown coal mine was a major industry in Bacchus Marsh for 50 years. A sample of coal from the mine is a reminder of the importance of this local industry over an extended period of time.Two cylindrical plastic containers mounted on rectangular baseSample of pulverised brown coal produced from Maddingley brown coal deposit located at Bacchus Marsh Victoria, October 1981. Moisture content 12% - Specific energy - 22 GJ/Tonne - Particle size - 25% +90 Microncoal mines, mining, brown coal, maddingley brown coal mine -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Malones Pharmaceutical Chemist Prescription Books
Martin Malone acquired a pharmacy business in Bacchus Marsh in December 1932. The business operated from premises in Main Street. He acquired the pharmacy from a Mrs A. E. Grant who briefly operated the business during 1932 after being a pharmacist in Pakenham East for a number of years. In 1936 the pharmacy moved to 143 Main Street. Martin Malone sold the pharmacy to F. Benallack in September 1947 and moved to Canterbury in Melbourne to continue his pharmacy career. The prescription books in this collection encompass entries from August 1927 until February 1937. As Malone did not acquire the business in Bacchus Marsh until 1932 the collection includes records created by earlier proprietors of the business.Detailed customer records of prescriptions dispensed by Pharmacists are held by some libraries and museums in Victoria but they are a relatively rare type of material to be preserved. These records cover a period of severe economic depression and are particularly valuable as a record of how pharmaceutical practices were conducted during times of economic hardship. . Five bound volumes containing lists of customers and the prescriptions provided to them by Malones Pharmaceutic Chemist in Bacchus Marsh. Hand-written entries. Each volume is between 498 and 506 pages in size. Each volume contains and A-Z surname index at the beginning which lists all the customers and the pages in the volume where their prescriptions have been recorded.pharmacies bacchus marsh, pharmacists bacchus marsh, martin malone pharmacist bacchus marsh -
University of Melbourne, School of Chemistry
Filter Flasks
Glassware. Filter flasks. Small, heavy glass, as used in Marsh Test for As. -
8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regimental Collection
Photograph
In the period 5-20 March 1988, ‘A’ Squadron 8th/13th Victorian Mounted Rifles participated in an exercise conducted at Puckapunyal by 4th Infantry Brigade (Reserve) codenamed ‘Fiery Cauldron’. Other units participating included 5th/6th Battalion and 8th/7th Battalion Royal Victorian Regiment, 4th/19th Prince of Wales’s Light Horse Regiment and 1st Armoured Regiment. The training focussed on armoured/infantry cooperation, in particular the use of armoured personnel carriers. Black and white photograph of infantry soldier lying on ramp of M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier during Exercise "Fiery Cauldron " , Puckapunyal. Tube of 81mm mortar on floor of carrier. " L/Cpl Jef Marsh resting, March 1988 " -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - SEC Bendigo staff at closure, 16/04/1972
.1 - Copy of colour photograph, that was mounted onto heavy card of the SEC Bendigo tram crews, shortly before the closure of the tramway system in front of the depot building with four tramcars behind. Two copy prints - on Copy Professional Paper by John Phillips. Features 34 personnel. .2 - Black and white photo with all staff involved on the tramway present with a list of names underneath. Negative only held - N24. Dated 16/4/1972. .3 - Black and white photograph of the same event by Ray Marsh. See item 9469 for a large black and white print with names.Has a close association with Bendigo Tramway staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Set of four photos - colour or black and white, .4 mounted onto heavy card.On rear in ink (Keith Kings handwriting) "Bendigo, Traffic crews and staff shortly before closure Bendigo Depot / /72" and in green ink "Photo by Ray Marsh, 35 Prospect St Pascoe Vale Vic Aust."bendigo, sec crews, personnel, staff photo, group photo -
National Wool Museum
Ribbon
Awarded at Agricultural show.BACCHUS MARSH AGRICULTURE SHOW 1977 RESERVE CHAMPION GUERNSEY BULLagricultural shows, bacchus marsh, victoria -
Melton City Libraries
Document, Envelope addressed to E.W Barrie, Unknown
Ernest “Bonnie” Wesley Barrie was a member of the Presbyterian Board of Management for more than 25 years in which he held positions of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Board member of the Parish Council and Member of the Committee of Management. He was a Sunday school teacher 1933.Envelope addressed to E.W Barrie, treasurer of Scots Church from Bacchus Marsh and District War Hospitalchurches, local identities -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Christmas Card, Railmac, 2001
Christmas Card with Melbourne Tram 884 and others near Flinders St Station, 1998, photo Ray Marsh, published 2001 by Railmac publications. Folded cardboard. Has details of publisher on rear. Has been used by Kevin Tierney to send Reg items 2011.1 to 2011.9 in and wishes for Merry Christmas.Message from Kevin Tierney to Warren Doubledaytrams, tramways, christmas, flinders st station, railmac, tram 884 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SCHOLTEN & MARSH CARRIAGE BUILDERS FACTORY, c.1900
Photocopy of a sepia photograph. Exterior shot of front of premises. Brick building in back, five carriages at front and L. Two men in foreground, three men in background. Sign on premises 'Scholten & Marsh, Carriage Builders' Hand printed in ink - 'Mr Marsh, Mr Scholten'.buildings, commercial, scholten & marsh carriage bldrs, scholten & marsh. scholten, garrett john. marsh, james j. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MESSRS. SCHOLTEN & MARSH'S ESTABLISHMENTS
Four pages of newspaper (Bendigonian) describing Messrs. Scholten & Marsh's Establishments. On front picture of exterior of showroom and of G.J. Scholten and J.J. Marsh. An article describe the beginning of the coach building enterprise. On page three an article titled "Rules for the Care of Carriages". Several photos on all pages. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: VEHICLES
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Vehicles: Scholten & Marsh manufactures of high class carraiges and buggies.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1996
number in album 03599.02Black and white photograph Golf Club President Stewart Marsh welcoming two Italian visitors. Lakes Entrance Victoriagolf club, sports -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Certificate, Australasian Federal Referendum July 1899
William Grant Junior was President of the Shire of Bacchus Marsh in 1901 when the Australian Colonies federated to become a federal nation state. Grant was a member of a prominent local family and was active in public affairs throughout his life. The federation of the Australian Colonies was a turning point in Australian history and as such its achievement was celebrated in a range of ways. A major step towards achieving Federation was the referendum of July 1899 which saw five of the six Australian colonies vote in favor of Federation, with Western Australia later voting in favor in 1900.Printed poster sized document certifying that William Grant of Bacchus Marsh voted in a referendum of Victorian electors on 27th the July 1899 on the question of an Australian Federal Constitution. The body of the certificate text is surrounded on three sides by captioned photographic portraits of the Premiers of the six Australian Colonies. A British coat of arms is at the top of the certificate and at the bottom is an image of Parliament House in Melbourne, which includes a Dome, which was a projected feature of the building which was never actually added to the Victorian Parliament building.Across the top of the certificate: 'Australasian Federal Referendum July 1899'. In the centre: 'This is to certify that the question of an Australian Federal Constitution was submitted to the Electors of Victoria on the 27th day of July 1899 and that out of a Poll of 103,783 votes 152,653 were cast in favor of such Australasian Federal Constitution and further that William Grant, voted at the said election'. Signed, [George Turner], Premier. At bottom: 'Robt. S. Brian, Government Printer, Melbourne'.william grant 1850-1924, federation (1901), referendums, illuminated certificates -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Geological Sketch Map of the Werribee Gorge and Adjacent Country, 1914, 1914
A coloured geological sketch map of the Werribee Gorge, Bacchus Marsh, Rowlesy, Darley, Parwan. The scale is 1 mile to 1 inchwerribee gorge, bacchus marsh, darley, parwan, w.e. bennett, bennett, r.a.f. murray, c.c. brittlebank, rowsley -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Space House, 1 Kemble St, London, England, 1968. (Architects: George Marsh and Richard Seifert.)Made in Australia / 30 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Space House, 1 Kemble St, London, England, 1968. (Architects: George Marsh and Richard Seifert.)Made in Australia / 28 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Space House, 1 Kemble St, London, England, 1968. (Architects: George Marsh and Richard Seifert.)Made in Australia / 27 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Slide, Robin Boyd, 1969
Robin Boyd travelled to the USA and Britain for several weeks. He attended the opening of the new Australian Chancery in Washington DC, where he had designed an innovative exhibition with cylindrical display cases and sound recordings.Colour slide in a mount. Space House, 1 Kemble St, London, England, 1968. (Architects: George Marsh and Richard Seifert.)Made in Australia / 26 / MAY 69M2slide, robin boyd -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1990
Black and white photograph Rotary Club incoming President Stewart Marsh and outging President Dick Bardwell. Lakes Entrance Victoriarotary club, volunteering -
Geelong Cycling Club
Trophy, 1940
Road races have always been very popular with cyclists from the 1920s onwards.This trophy highlights the significance of this Road Race to the Club.Silver plated trophy with a lid and decorative arms on brown bakelite pedestal. The trophy is in Art Deco style.Deans Marsh/2-3-40/2 Miles Race/Won by/O. Phipps/deans marsh; 2-3-40; 2 miles race; won by; o. phipps; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MESSR. SCHOLTEN & MARSH'S ESTABLISHMENTS
Copy of sepia? Photo of Messrs Scholten and Marsh' Establishments. Scholten and Marsh, manufacturers, carriages on front of building carriages and workmen on roadway. Inscription: hand written on centre front with arrow 'Mr, G.J. Scholten'. Included also a handwritten letter to Felicity Kingerlee from Vernon Scholten and 5 pices of paper describing the photoorganization, business, messers. scholten & marsh's estab., 802 (supp), 803, 804, 805, 814 -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, Darley Football Team 1954
Darley Football club contested the 1954 Bacchus Marsh District Football Association Grand Final against Maddingley Football Club. This photograph is thought to have been taken in 1954. It is cited in some sources as the Premiership winning team of 1954. This is incorrect as Maddingley Football club were the premiers in this year. It is possibly a photo taken at the time of the Grand Final of 1954 and subsequently misidentified. Or, it may be a photo from another year in the 1950s.A black and white photograph print on a mounting board in a display folder, showing a group 30 men, 3 boys and one younger child seated on the knee of a man probably his father. The group is arranged in three rows, 10 in civilian clothes, the rest in vertically-striped guernseys and white shorts. In the front row, seated in the middle, are three boys, club mascots , dressed in uniform guernseys and shorts. Two of the men have towels slung over their shoulder, indicating that they were club trainers. The photo is taken in an outdoor setting, probably Maddingley Park. There are no names on the mounting board, but from information taken from "Bacchus Marsh. A Pictorial Chronicle", 1986, by Gwyn Moore and Jean Oomes. This source incorrectly identifies this team as Premiers 1954. Bacchus Marsh Express of Saturday 18 September 1954 reported "Decisive Win by Maddingley." The score was recorded as Maddingley 17.11 Darley 12.15. The names given in Moore and Oomes are: Back Row: l-r: M.Cook, B.Skinner, J.Cook, C.Reddrop, L.Holt, J.Cook, M.Carr, J.Carr, M. Younger, B.Carr, R.Stevens, W.Richardson, B.Giani. Middle Row: C.Casey, N.Thomson, N.Holt, G.Tudball, J.Ashby, L.Carr, L.Carr jnr., M.Younger, J.Moore, T.Densley, L.McKenzie Front Row: H.Cairns, P.Shea, L.Kight, M.Shea, R.Closter, A.Franklin, with mascots.darley football club, australian rules football -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, Coimadai State School teachers and students 1883
Coimadai is a rural community located 10km north of Bacchus Marsh. The Coimadai School was opened in 1862. It was at first entirely funded by the local residents in the area. In these early years it was known as the Pyrete School after the nearby creek of that name. The building shown in this 1883 image was constructed in 1872 and replaced an earlier wooden structure. Over time the Coimadai School became a government funded and administered school. A famous pupil to attend the school was John Cain Senior, Premier of Victoria in the 1940s and 1950s, who attended the school for one year in 1893. This school still operates as a state primary school.Small sepia unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. The image is a large group portrait of the pupils of the Coimadai State School and their two male teachers. There are about 60 pupils. The older children are standing in rows and a younger group of pupils is seated on forms or benches in front of them. One teacher stands on the right of the group of pupils and the other is on the left. The School building can be seen in the background.On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME. On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE schools, schools coimadai vic., stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, A.E. Beseler, Parwan Football Club
Parwan Football Club was formed in May 1912. The specific date of this photo is not given, but it is likely that it was taken between 1912 and 1914, when the football competition was suspended. This photo is one of the oldest known photographic records of an Australian Rules football team in the Bacchus Marsh area. Australian Rules football was played in this area as early as the 1870s. An organized competition to play regular matches was formed in the early years of the twentieth century. This item has historic and social significance as an image of one of the early sporting teams of Bacchus Marsh and district. It is a typical example of team photographs of this era. It is evidence of the transition of football from a social informal setting to an organised activity and signals the growth of importance of sport, in this case Australian Rules football, as a cultural and social activity central to the Australian ethos. A sepia photograph print mounted on mounting board, showing a group of 20 men arranged in three rows. Two men, standing at either end of the group, are wearing street clothes. The remaining men are wearing a uniform of striped guernseys, white knickerbockers, knee high socks and lace up boots. Two of the men are wearing front-laced guernseys. Three are wearing striped caps, which could be part of the uniform, two a flat cap and two are wearing brimmed hats. There is a consistency in the uniform they are wearing, indicating that team sport is becoming more organised.On the front, a circular professional stamp reading: PHOTO ARTIST BACCHUS MARSH. A. BESELER. On the reverse: A white paper rectangle pasted onto the board, with hand-written notations: Back - with numbers 1-10. Against no.1 Doherty. Against no. 3 Dodemaide. Middle_ numbers 1-5. Front_ numbers 1-5. Under the paper, hand-written in blue ink: PARWAN FOOTBALL CLUBaustralian rules football, parwan football club -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, Burnip Family and House Coimadai 1883
The family group in this image is the Burnip family. George Burnip came to Australia in 1854. In 1856 he married Julia Grant. Sometime after this he came to the Bacchus Marsh area and purchased a farm near Coimadai and named it 'The Pines'. George Burnip was active in public affairs as a member of School Board of Advice and the Agricultural Society. One of the two men in this image is likely to be George Burnip, probably the man on the left. The man standing on the right is possibly his son, John, who would have been 22 at the time this photo was taken. The woman seated on a chair placed on the pathway is probably Mrs Julia Burnip. The woman standing with her arms crossed is possibly Mrs Julia Carroll (nee Burnip). The children pictured are likely to be the five Burnip children and two others.Small sepia unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. An image showing a brick house with a pitched roof in three separate sections. Two chimneys on either side of the house can be seen. Standing in front of the house is a group of people, male and female, young and old. One female is older and is seated in a chair. At the front of the group is a dog.On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME. On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE houses coimadai vic, stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district, houses bacchus marsh, burnip family bacchus marsh -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Kew Depot Committee - AETA, "Kew Depot - 75 years of Service", 1991
Postcard photo of W 892 and V 214 with wedding decorations at Kew Depot, 1991, with the depot building in the background. On the rear has a photo of a destination blind - showing Kew Depot with the words "75 years of Service" underneath, address and stamp blocks, PMTT logo with an A class tram in the centre. In the bottom left hand corner are the details of the photo and photographer - Ray Marsh and the number T101. 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, kew depot, victoria parade, celebrations, pmtt, weddings, tram 214, tram 892 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol 5
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. The Australian Encyclopaedia Vol 5 set 1 (Hospitals to Marsh) Editor-In - Chief: Alec H. Chisholm Publisher: The Grolier Society of Aus Date: 1965Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 032 AUS Front loose endpaper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Library Pastedown front endpaper has sticker 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, the australian encyclopaedia vol 5, alec h. chisholm -
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society
Photograph, Balliang Football Team 1912
This photo is probably the oldest known photographic record of the Balliang Football Club, an Australian Rules football team in the Bacchus Marsh area. Australian Rules football was played in this area as early as the 1870s. An organized competition to play regular matches was formed in the early years of the twentieth century. This item has historic and social significance as an image of one of the early sporting teams of Bacchus Marsh and district. It is a typical example of team photographs of this era. It is evidence of the transition of football from a social informal setting to an organised activity and signals the growth of importance of sport, in this case Australian Rules football, as a cultural and social activity central to the Australian ethos.A sepia photograph print mounted on mounting board, showing a group of 20 men arranged in two rows with two men reclining in front. Fifteen men are wearing horizontally striped football guernseys, one wearing a guernsey which is vertically striped. Two men wear white guernseys with a diagonal sash, one man in the back row is dressed formally in suit, collar and tie. One man, identified as the umpire, is in a white polo-necked sweater and is holding a football. The photo is taken in a clearing in an outdoor setting. It is possible to see the figures of three women in the background, two looking on from under a tree, one walking along a footpath.Above the photo in red ink:"Balliang Football Team 1912." Beneath the photo in red ink with one alteration in blue ink the names: "J.Davie, C. Bissell, F. Dodemaide (these two names showing a reversal of position), J.Turnbull, G.Dodemaide, A. Phalp, A. Bissell, A. Cashmore, J.Sharkey. R.McArthur, J.Cashmore., W. Loats, C. Smith. Elliott (ump), B.Phalp. W.Cashmore, L. Beggs. Because the number of names given does not tally with the number of men in the photo, it is not possible to accurately ascribe a name to any individual player. Underneath the hand-written names, there is a circular professional stamp of the photographer, reading: PHOTO ARTIST BACCHUS MARSH. A.BESELERballiang football team, australian rules football