This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. 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 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. 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 Great War Vol 5 Editors: H Wilson and J A Hammerton Publisher: The Amalgamated Press Date: 1916 Further Information:The label on spine cover with typed text PAT F 940.4 GRE Front loose end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service Front loose end paper has a stamp from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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, the great war vol 5, h wilson and j a hammerton, world war 1

The Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) was first formed on 24 August 1916 from a number of State based organisations that had been individually formed at the beginning of the First World War to send comforts to the troops. With the close of the war, the ACF officially ceased to exist on 16 April 1920, only to be revived in 1939 with the outbreak of the Second World War. The ACF provided embarkation kits to troops containing items such as soap, clothes, tobacco, razors and barley sugar. The ACF officially closed on June 27, 1946. (AWM website)20-page booklet issued by the Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Division) in World War II, providing advice on how to knit a range of articles for this on 'Active Service'. The instructions provided are textual rather than graphical.Signature of owner (?): "Elizabeth Clifford"australian comforts fund (victoria), knitting

Rarely used two coach set (usually single car)Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodachrome colour positive transparency in cardboard slide mount.Processing date Jan 1983?eltham railway station, george coop collection, red rattler, single carriage train, single motor carriage, tait train

Two Chinese brocade scrolls in a box with scenes depicted on them. These scrolls are silk woven and produced byb "Digital Emulative Coloured Silk technique"Pamphlet about the scrolls included. Chinese characters printed on the box.scrolls, scroll, silk, digital, chinese, ornamental box

Certificate of Appreciation from the Shire of Oxley to D Murray who served during WW2 - Dated 11/12/1945 James Desmond Murray was born on 2/3/25 at Moyhu and enlisted in the RAAF on 28/5/1943 - Leading Aircraftman 142205Brown laminate frame containing certificate bordered by Australian State crests with photograph of King George two flags and crown at top and red seal below.The Call to Arms Shire of Oxley D. Murray World War 1939-45d. murray, shire of oxley, ww2

Post Card Railway signal Box at left. Two churches in Background.stawell railways transport

A file copy of a letter from Mrs Vasey of the War Widows Guild to Legatee Radford who was Vice President of Melbourne Legacy at the time. She says 'It was most heartening to read how staunchly you supported our idea that a man who dies in the service of his country should not leave his children to poverty and sub-standard living. Thank you very much indeed for speaking for us publicly in the unequivocal way you did." The War Widows Guild was founded by Mrs J M Vasey, the wife of Major-General Vasey. During the second world war she became secretary of the AIF Women's Association, a body which sought to help soldiers' wives. Her work with this body drew her attention to the plight of war widows. After Major-General George Alan Vasey died in an aircraft accident on 5 March 1945 she became a widow herself. At the end of the war Mrs Vasey founded the War Widows Guild. The Victorian War Widows Guild closed in 2021. Some items, including this letter, were donated to the Legacy archive for preservation - it shows a close bond between the two organisations. It was possible for a widow to be members of both Legacy and the War Widows Guild. Both organisations helped war widows in various ways.A record of a close link between Legacy and the War Widows Guild.Yellow carbon copy of a letter from Mrs Vasey to Vice President Radford in 1956.war widows guild, wwg, radford

Historically depicts the operations of the Royal Australian Navy duty occasioning navy vessels in addition to the drudgery of patrol work and the search for enemy vessels. Working in isolation because of being a vessel that is under their own control.This volume of the War Histories is concerned with the doings of an infant navy.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume IX - The Royal Australian Navy Maps and Illustrationsgerman colonies, samoa, nauru, western pacific, africa, dardenelles, north atlantic, european waters, raiders and minefields, ran brigade, hospital ships, transports and dockyards, radio-telegraphy, suvla bay, sinking of the cumberland, german cruiser squadron, cocos, sydney-emden action, north sea

Copy of page from Weekly Times November 29, 1944 headlined "Some of Ringwood's War Workers)Names in photograph are: A.V. Aird, R.V. Taylor, F.W.Collins, J.W. Gillespie, A.J. Shields, L. Beal, C.J. Birchall, A.E. Parker, J.K. Wedge, L.V. deVous, G.W. Pratt, A.J.B. Aird, T. Matherson, G.F.S. Allen, F.S. Dunn, J.G. Aird, H.E. Parker, P. Vergers, A.T. Miles, E. Organ, T. Williams, J. Knox, E. Nethercote, A. Burgess, W. Hannon, W. Leviston, R.W. Bartlett, P. Vergers, S. Johnston, A. Astle, A.V. McArthur, J. Roberts, W. Hewitt, G. Dawes, T. Hall.

Similar books were given to all Victorian Schools. This one from Norong Central School, near Rutherglen. Donated by Alec Prentice. Case was probably made by pupils of Norong Central School. Book "The Education Departments Record of War Service. Victoria 1914-1919" encased in a wood and glass frame.On inscription page in book: "Norong Central"norong central school, war service, world war i, world war 1, ww1, wwi, teachers

Similar books were given to all Victorian Schools. This one from Prentice North School, near Rutherglen. Donated by Alec Prentice. Case was probably made by pupils of Prentice North School.Book "The Education Department's Record of War Service. Victoria 1914-1919" encased in a wood and glass frame.On inscription page in book: "Prentice North"prentice north school, war service, world war i, world war 1, ww1, wwi, teachers

Framed memorabilia of "WORLD WAR ONE /THE ANZAC LEGEND". Frame: Moulded timber frame, dark brown, coloured with gold painted inner edge. Glass front. Mount: dark green cardboard with gold inner individual mounts. Memorabilia: top - a colourised black and white photograph depicting a large group of soldiers on a pyramid. Middle: Collection of black & white photographs of various ANZAC locations. Lower section: Service and Bravery Award medals with two Rising Sun badges.Gold coloured information label within the mount with the heading "WORLD WAR ONE"AND "THE ANZAC LEGEND" with black printed information on back of frame - handwritten, blue felt tip pen "DONATED TO BGO RSL/ BILL YATES" .framed memorabilia, ww1, anzac

Program for welcome home to returned local servicemen who served in the second World War, held at St Kilda Town Hall on 24 April 1946.Pamphlet with white card cover and white paper insert, printed in blue, folded and stapledwwii, world war ii, wwii recognition of service, city of st kilda

Items in the collection re Col J. Swatton, refer Cat No 6719.2P for his service details. 1. This is an Army Training Manual. on the front is the British Coat of Arms. The book's title dated 1929. Khaki cardboard cover. Printed in black ink. It has 93 pages of text, maps and drawings. 2. Small boklet, Khaki cover, Prtinted in black ink dated 1943. British War Office.1. On front cover is "Illegible" and W. Swatton. Inside front cover is handmade amendment chart. Daily entry is dated April 1938. On rear cover is a sticky label with the words "On loan from the Estate of Colonel J, W. Swatton" Ref No JWS M18. 2. On front cover is written name "Swatton". On rear cover is a sticky label with words..."On loan from the Estate of Colonel J. W. Swatton." Ref NoJWS M19.map reading, j. w. swatton

World In Miniaturestawell

This book was part of a large group of books referred to as the Pattison Collection, which belonged to the Warrnambool Public Library, part of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute. About RALPH ERIC PATTISON and the ‘PATTISON COLLECTION’ The ‘Pattison Collection’ is a collection of books and records that was originally owned by the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute, 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 WMI was led to ask the City Council to take it over in 1911 due to a lack of financial support. In 1935 Ralph Pattison was appointed as City Librarian to establish and organise the Warrnambool Public Library as it was then called. Ralph Eric Pattison was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, in 1891. He married Maude Swan from Warrnambool in 1920 and they set up a home in Warrnambool. In 1935 when Pattison accepted the 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 areas 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 from 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 NEW WARRNAMBOOL LIBRARY 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 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. 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. War Legislation and Case Law Service Author: J D Holmes Publisher: The Law Book Co Pty Ltd Date: 1939-1946 Further Information: Loose Leaf. The Emergency War Legislation of the Commonwealth of Australia, with Rules, Proclamations, etc. there-under, and with case law, articles and notes of a practical nature arising out of such legislation. 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, war legislation and case law service, j d holmes

Example of a souvenir belt decorated with regimental buttons and regimental metal shoulder titles and brought home at the end of the war.Leather money belt with attached buttons, badges and metal shoulder titles from World War One.world war one, wwi, souvenir, belt, badges

"Students Study Bedroom" Stamped: "Please Quote No. GX1274 When Ordering Laurie Richards JW 1528"

This book is the official World Expo 88 souvenir and contains photographs of many destinations in Australia. World Expo 88 was held in Brisbane and was part of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations.64 pages, mainly colour images and some black text.world expo 88, bicentennial celebrations 1988

Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality brochure (1997) gives details of the Hospitality, Tourism and Commercial Cookery programs at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE. ELICOS brochures (1999 and 2001) give details of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students and lists acredited programs for overseas students. The 1999 brochure includes a lift out on cost of living and accomodation, and an application form with terms and conditions of enrolment.3 colour brochures. One on Tourism and Hospitality, two on ELICOS English Language.tourism, hospitality, course brochures, elicos, english as a second language, esl, nmit,

Black and white photograph of two Australian World War One soldiers. John Joseph Gervasoni of Yandoit is on the right, yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one

The former Robert's Grocery Shop (formerly Kings Grocery Store), was converted to the Central Springs Hotel, c1985.Elizabeth (Bess) Gervasoni in the yard at King's Grocery Shop where she lived during World War Two. john hogan gervasoni, robert's grocery shop, robert's grocery store, central springs hotel