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Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Former Hogan Farm at Kurting, Victoria, 2016, 10/01/2016
... Mechanics' Institute Hall.... for the Kurting Mechanics' Institute Hall. kurting hogan Photographs ...John Hogan donated a part of his farm for the Kurting Mechanics' Institute Hall.Photographs of the former Hogan farm at Kurting, Victoria. The form was alongside the Kurting Hall.kurting, hogan -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Lorayne Branch visits the Ballarat School of Mines in Search of Henry Sutton, 2009, 2009
... .1) Left to right: Rex Bridges (Ballaarat Mechanics... Mechanics' Institute), Graeme Hood (Federation University Electrical ...Lorayne Branch's journey to write the definitive history of Henry Sutton received much impetus during this visit to the Ballarat School of Mines. 10 years later the book 'Henry Sutton: Innovative Man' was launched at the Federation University 'Ballarat School of Mines' campus..1) Left to right: Rex Bridges (Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute), Graeme Hood (Federation University Electrical Engineering Lecturer), Lorayne Branch and Jarrod Watt (ABC Ballarat) are engrossed in 'all things Henry'. .3) Descendant of Henry Sutton, Lorayne Branch (right) and University curator Clare Gervasoni stand in the Ballarat School of Mines Old Chemistry Building. Henry Sutton's early telephone would have 'rung' in this building. lorayne branch, jarrod watt, graham hood, clare gervasoni, henry sutton, ballarat school of mines, former sutton's music store, stained glass -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: HISTORY OF BENDIGO BENEVOLENT ASYLUM, 1857 ->
... of the Mechanics Institute. Handwritten notes on foolscap on 'The Nurse... on the establishment of the Mechanics Institute. Handwritten notes on foolscap ...Document. Harry Biggs Collection. Writing by H. Biggs re a possible history of the Home & Hospital for Aged Bendigo. 2 photocopies from book 'The Encyclopedia of Victoria' on the Benevolent Asylum. 2 photocopies relating to the Benevolent Society of Bendigo. Also some information on the establishment of the Mechanics Institute. Handwritten notes on foolscap on 'The Nurse Aide Training School' of the Benevolent Asylum. -Jottings on foolscap relating to the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum 1857.organization, club/society, health, harry biggs collection, history of bendigo benevolent asylum -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, May. 1968
... truck. In the photo are the Ballarat Mechanics Institute... are the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building, the Ballarat Gas Company ...Yields information about trams in the lower section of Sturt St at Grenville St and the buildings during 1968.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 20 passing the Grenville St shelter in Sturt St, about to enter Bridge St, with the destination of Mt Pleasant. There is a tram in the City Loop. Taken 5/68. In the photo are signs for T&G, Patersons, Thomas Jewellers, Bill Valpied and a Susan Day cakes truck. In the photo are the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building, the Ballarat Gas Company and Town Hall."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, grenville st, sturt st, city loop, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 21/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
... on the front dash panel. In the background is the Ballarat Mechanics... the appearance of tram No. 21 and the Mechanics Institute in the early ...Yields information about the appearance of tram No. 21 and the Mechanics Institute in the early 1960's.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 21 climbing the Sturt St hill. Has the destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth. Dated 21/3/1962. Printed on Agfa Gevaert paper in a postcard format. The tram has an Mutual Home and The Age advertisements on the front dash panel. In the background is the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building with The Odeon sign on the front of the building and Cooks Private Hotel. Photo by Lloyd Rogers.In ink "Car 21, Sturt St, Ballarat 21/3/1962. and the number "3/25". In the top left hand corner "ex A'alide 10?"trams, tramways, sturt st, tram 21 -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), M.H.S. Members At Meeting, Malmsbury ca1990
... - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S....Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Morgan, B; Bates, A; Monti, N" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S. -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Compiling Records, Malmsbury ca1930
... - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Slimmon, Shelly & Barb; Cherry, T" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), M.H.S. Meeting, Malmsbury ca1990
... - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Main, J; Bates,A; Main, C" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), M.H.S. Meeting, Malmsbury ca1990
... - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Penno, T; Bates,A; Morgan, B" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Exhibition Of Collectables 1990, Malmsbury ca1990
... Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - M.H.S. Buildings - Mechanics Institute People - "Bates, A; Slimmon, B; Monti, N" -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Mhs Exhibition 2005 Federal Hall, Malmsbury apr 2005
... Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics Institute People - "Bransgrove, Graeme; Ramsdale, Vi" -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Mhs Exhibition 2005 Federal Hall, Malmsbury apr 2005
... Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics Institute People - "Bransgrove, Graeme; Thomas, Dorothy" -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), Photos On Display At Mhs Exhibition April 2005, Malmsbury apr 2005
... Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...Associated with - "Mhs, Exhibition" Buildings - Mechanics Institute People - "Andrews Family; Bransgrove, Graeme" -
Stratford and District Historical Society
Photograph, Framed
... is commemorated in a large tablet in the Stratford Mechanics' Institute... is commemorated in a large tablet in the Stratford Mechanics' Institute ...The photograph that appears in this frame is a copy. The original is catalogued at 01314. Sgt David Hamilton Pruden, 404, enlisted from Newry and was killed at Koster River in the Trasnvaal on 21 July 1900, and was buried at Rustenburg cemetery. He is commemorated in a large tablet in the Stratford Mechanics' Institute. This photograph originally hung in the Stratford Mechanics' Institute. A framed sepia copy photographic print of a head and shoulders portrait of a young man in dress uniform of the Victorian Mounted Rifles, labelled Pte D.Pruden and presumed to be David Hamilton Pruden, who died in Africa during the Boer War. The frame, of crossed wooden bars with decorative metal at each crossing, appears to be commercially produced. Backing support for the frame is a section of an 1893 calender for an unknown insurance firm, agent J.B Kelly at Stratford, which has been detached for separate cataloguing.boer war 1899-1902 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, A Short and Easy Method with The Deists
... page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free... sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library ...A Short and Easy Method with The Deists Author: Charles Leslie Publisher: C & J Rivington Date: 1828Label on spine with typed text R H 239.5 LES Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, a short and easy method with the deists, charles leslie -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Moses and Geology
... Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute... sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library ...Moses and Geology or The Harmony of The Bible with Science Author: Rev. Samuel Kinns Publisher: Cassell and Company Date: 1889Label on spine cover with typed text RH 261.75 KIN Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, moses and geology, moses, rev. samuel kinns, samuel kinns -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Sacred Biography and History
... end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute... Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Sacred Biography ...Sacred Biography and History Explorations in the Holy Land Compiled by Osmond Tiffany Publisher: J W Lyon and Co Date: 1878 Label on spine cover with typed text RH 270 HAR Pastedown end page has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Librarywarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, sacred biography and history, osmond tiffany -
Echuca Historical Society
Framed Photograph, Henry Hopwood portrait
... /MECHANICS INSTITUTE/BY Mrs H McKENZIE. 1915.../MECHANICS INSTITUTE/BY Mrs H McKENZIE. 1915 Sepia Photograph. A full ...Sepia Photograph. A full length portrait of Henry Hopwood aged 35-40 years. He is wearing a dark halflength overcoat, waist coat, cravat and large top hat. Taken inside against a wall with a curtain. Brass Mount. Wooden frame. Inscription on mount under the photograph. Echuca. Henry Hopwood/ FOUNDER OF ECHUCA/ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH/PRESENTED TO ECHUCA/MECHANICS INSTITUTE/BY Mrs H McKENZIE. 1915 -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Cynthia Charrington by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Bell, Jessie Mansergh), 1911
... : 'The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Circulating Library'....Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection 69 ...Hardcover book with a black fabric cover and brown leather spine. 344 pages. fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, The cliff-climbers; or, the lone home in the Himalayas, [n.d.] [before 1887]
... indicates book was part of original Linton Mechanics' Institute...Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection 69 ...408 p.fictionjames dodds, original collection, fiction, thomas mayne reid -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), M.H.S. Meeting, Malmsbury ca1990
... - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Cherry,E; Monti, R; Penno; O" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, T & G Corner, Ballarat circa 1960
... . The photo shows the shops from Jacoby's to the Mechanics' Institute.... to the Mechanics' Institute. T & G Mutual Life Assurance Society T & G ...This is located on the corner of Sturt and Albert Streets. The photo shows the shops from Jacoby's to the Mechanics' Institute.t & g mutual life assurance society, t & g corner, jacoby's, building, commerical, advertising, streetscape -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Burke & Wills Monument and view south east along Sturt Street, Ballarat 1880
... , London Chartered Bank, Unicorn Hotel and the Mechanics' Institute.... and the Mechanics' Institute. Burke & Wills Monument Sturt Street Buildings ...Also seen in the photograph are the electric telegraph, London Chartered Bank, Unicorn Hotel and the Mechanics' Institute.burke & wills monument, sturt street, buildings, monument, commerical, hotel, public, vehicle, persons -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Sturt Street, Ballarat Vic.", c1955
... are Patersons, the Carlyon's Hotel, The Mechanics Institute.... In the view are Patersons, the Carlyon's Hotel, The Mechanics ...Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St in the early 1950's, tram operations, buildings and motor vehicles.Postcard - black and white - titled The Rose Series P13490, Sturt St Ballarat Vic, looking west up the Sturt St Hill from Grenville St. Tram 30 is in the loop showing destination of City. A divided back postcard with the rose symbol, publisher details on the left side and that it is a real photograph. In the view are Patersons, the Carlyon's Hotel, The Mechanics Institute and the Odeon Theatre, Motor Spares Limited and other buildings through to the Town Hall.trams, tramways, sturt st, grenville st, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Webster, 11/04/1953 12:00:00 AM
... the Commonwealth Bank, C. Marks & Co and the Mechanics Institute. Three... the Commonwealth Bank, C. Marks & Co and the Mechanics Institute. Three ...Yields information about the appearance of one of Ballarat No. 40, a couple of years after its arrival in Ballarat and the south side of Sturt St, near Lydiard St.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 40 in Sturt St, west bound to the Gardens via Drummond north. Shows how the trolley ropes were stored at the drivers end, the appearance of the car in 1953 and the buildings in the background. Includes the Commonwealth Bank, C. Marks & Co and the Mechanics Institute. Three different sized copies held. Photo used in Destination Eaglehawk. Image rescanned from copy neg and updated 31/5/2020.Copy 1 - in pencil "Reduce to 5", #6121" Copy 2 - "W John Webster photo" Copy 3 - in ink "CR14 11-4-53" On Negative in ink "CR14"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 40 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: THANK YOU LETTER, 20th August, 2013
... of the former Mechanics Institute and School of Mines, Bendigo... on each. The other side has a photo of the former Mechanics ...Thank you letter to Peter Ellis from Dr Danielle Orr, Heritage Planner from the City of Greater Bendigo for his contribution to the Greater Bendigo thematic Environmental History Project. Included is a copy of the Greater Bendigo 'Framwork of Historical Themes'. Listed on the brochure are the historical themes with some brief information on each. The other side has a photo of the former Mechanics Institute and School of Mines, Bendigo and reasons of What, How and Why it is significant.City Of Bendigo, Dr Dannielle Orr Heritage Planner.communication, postal, letters, peter ellis collection, city of greater bendigo, dannielle orr, greater bendigo heritage advisory committee, peter ellis, the thematic environmental history, anthony webster -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, 1946
... Certificate issued by "California Gully Mechanics Institute... goldfields Certificate issued by "California Gully Mechanics ...Certificate issued by "California Gully Mechanics Institute/10th June 1946/ From the Citizens of California Gully.Photograph - colour photograph, half portrait of a soldier in uniform. Certificate beside photograph - in colour at top Australian Coat of Arms with two flags. print in Navy blue and brown ink. Three service badges illustrated. Frame - timber with marble effect paint finish, gold trim. Mount - Cardboard, dark green colour. Glass front. Backing - Cardboard.Handwritten in black ink on Certificate "Craftsman W. G.Wrights".framed items, certificates, ww2 -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), M.H.S. Members At Meeting, Malmsbury ca1989
... " Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S....Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute ...People - "Morgan, B; Bates, A; Penno,C; Mitchell, L" Buildings - Mechanics Institute Associated with - M.H.S. -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph
... This building built as the Mechanics Institute in 1885... melbourne This building built as the Mechanics Institute in 1885 ...This building built as the Mechanics Institute in 1885 and taken over by the Shire of Bulla in 1922 to be remodelled as the Soldiers Memorial Hall.A black and white photo of a brick building in a tree-lined street with a car parked out the front with a man at the steering wheel. There are large pine trees in the background. The building is the Soldiers Memorial Hall.memorial hall, shire of bulla, soldiers memorial hall, exservice organisations, george evans collection -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, 1920 c
... with Bruthen Mechanics Institute and free library to the right 05388.1... Post Office with Bruthen Mechanics Institute and free library ...Second black and white photograph of Bruthen Post Office with Bruthen Mechanics Institute and free library to the right 05388.1Black and white photograph of Post Office with the Bruthen Omeo Royal Mail bus parked outside with driver and two passengers on board, two men standing outside Bruthen Victoriaindustrial, history