Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a red cover with title and author's surname embossed in gold on spine. Front of the dust jacket has an illustration of a guard with female prisoners in the background (drawn by Geoff Tyson) Title is printed in yellow on a black background above this illustration, author's name is printed in white on a black background below this illustration. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on a yellow background on the spinenon-fictionThe author was one of sixty-five Australian Army nurses ordered to leave Singapore aboard the Vyner Brooke. This is their story, including the years spent as prisoners of war in Sumatra by the survivorsworld war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses

Illustrated book with dustjacket and clear protective cover. Book has a pale blue cover with tile author's and publisher's names embossed in gilt on spine. Dustjacket has a cream background with a contemporary colour engraving of Florence Nightingale on the front with tile printed above and authors name below. These are framed with a floral border. Title, author's and publisher's names are also printed on the spine of the dustjacket. On the back of the dust jacket is a photograph of a full-length Staffordshire porcelain model of Florence Nightingale standing, a veil on her head. To her right an officer sitting, bare headed, his left arm in a sling [ca.1855]non-fictionFlorence Nightingale lived to be over 90 yet spent less than two years in the military hospitals in Scutari, where the legend of the Lady of the Lamp was created. The "ministering angel' was in reality a tough domineering and brilliant administrator, scholar and writer of government reports. Elspeth Huxley concentrates on the contradictory personality of this woman, by turns a bullying martinet, a loyal and emotional fried, a compassionate nurse, a witty companion, a writer of sermons and masterly manipulator of men =, who at 17 turned her back on London society when she heard a call from God to serviceflorence nightingale, nursing-history, crimean war

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Letter to Dorothy Rogers from the Junior Red Cross. Letter to Mrs Rogers written in 1939 by Robert Hogan on behalf of the Junior Red Cross movement thanking her for the loan of toys made by her son and wishing him a permanent recovery from his illness. The letter is on Central School Kew East letterhead.junior red cross, central school kew east, dorothy rogers

A 1939 Chevrolet sedan used for general transport duties.Unattended 1939 Chevrolet with front driver's door open, circa 19401940. No. 7 Chevrolet. 1939 Model. T.B. Photo W. Walkerpolice vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; chevrolet car

This book of rules for members of the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild was created to cement the 'unwritten rules' that guide the way the ladies support seafarers at the Mission to Seamen (Mission to Seafarers).The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild was instrumental in securing funds to construct the current building at 717 Flinders Street. They were also dedicated volunteers who organised many social functions and events to offer visiting seafarers an opportunity to relax, have fun and socialise away from the ship.Small brown paper book consisting of one page folded in half. On the front is the title. 'The Victoria Missions to Seamen/Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild/Rules for Working Members/1939'. The inside left page details the rules for members of the Guild. The inside right page details what members of the Guild should not do. The back page is blank.lhlg, rules, ladies harbour lights guild, working members, 1939

Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Geelong and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Geelong - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, geelong, sec, tramcars

Yields information about the history of electric tramcars in Bendigo and their backgrounds.Eight pages of notes, listings of Electric tram stock in Bendigo - dated 1939, detailing builders, providing details, scrapping dates, updated to 1956 in relation to bogie trams. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, tramcars

The photograph is dated from the inscription on the postcard: "To Alex McBeath / with best wishes for the New Year / from his teacher / H B Williamson / Dec 31 1911".Sepia postcard photograph of the Linton State School fife and drum band. The photograph shows a group of boys wearing boots, knickerbockers, jackets and caps, most playing fifes, one playing a drum. linton state school no. 880, linton state school fife and drum band, alex mcbeath, h.b. williamson [head teacher]

Original Register of Deaths from which official information was submitted to the Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Registry. A3Deaths Register of Victoria "Schedule B" in the District of Ringwood. Original Deaths Registration Document, handwritten for Ringwood Deaths between 2 May 1884 and 20 December 1911, Registration numbers 1-235. Signed by Postmistress and Deputy Registrar Marianne Thomson. High resolution images of individual pages are available on request from Ringwood and District Historical Society. A searchable pdf of transcriptions of all entries with a cross reference to the individual page image is included as the second media item.

PHOTOGRAPH OF FLOAT TAKEN AT THE PROCESSION DURING THE CENTENARY AT CLUNESPHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES CENTENARY 1939 HOSPITAL FLOAT.1839 - CLUNES - 1939local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, back to clunes

Funeral of Stanley Morris Barwise 1911. Main Street Stawell in front of the Anglican Church with Horse-drawn carriages (F. Crouch). Bootmaker and W Thomas Grocers visible near town hall. stawell

Volumes 41 (1939) to 47 (1946) and volumes 89 (1987) to 91 (1989) donated by Steve Lipscome. Volumes 73 (1971) to 74 (1972) bound in green cover donated by John Tenny, Wirrabara SA.

496 page book published in Sydney in [1939] by William Adams & Co. Ltd. Black and white photos and illustrations of tools and equipment available and their pricesnmit

Awarded to LAC GFM Donnellan 143814 RAAF WWII Star medal 1939-45 awarded to Leading Aircraftman G F M Donnellan 143814 RAAF WWII together with copy of service certificate143814 DONNELLAN G.F.M

Bullengarook is a locality located 19 kilometers north of Bacchus Marsh. Pastoral leases for European colonists were granted to people for this area from around the 1840s.The Bullengarook Estate was part of these early pastoral holdings. By the 1900s the property had been owned by the Skene family for a number of years. In early 1911 the property then consisting of 300 acres and the homestead upon it was offered for sale in one lot. It appears however that the sale of the property did not go through in 1911. It was later leased by Thomas Skene to a Mr Coutts in 1915 and ultimately and at a later stage the property was sold by the Skene family.A single page paper map showing land allotments for sale from the Bullengarook Estate. The map is pasted into a bound volume containing 76 maps or plans in total. High resolution digital image stored on BMDHS computer network. land sales bacchus marsh, bullengarook land sales, bullengarook estate, bullengarook vic history

Won by J. Megee 1939- found 2002 by his son in sheds on their blueberry farm at Monbulk. A visiting friend, G. Smith of Ballarat (formerly Mannibadar) rescued it from the garbage skip and offered to bring it to the Society. Donated by Megee family.Silver plated cup on brown Bakelite base."O.L.A. Silver Jubilee 120 yds HDCP Won by J. Megee Donated by Cr. N.G. Wishart 8.4.39".j. megee, old lintonians association, n.g. wishart, trophies

Black and white photograph (2 copies- one original mounted on embossed cardboard backing)Written below original photograph: "Opening of the Ringwood Cool Store by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Governor of Victoria." Written on rear of backing: "Opening of Ringwood Cool Store 17-3-1911 by State Gov. Later a co-op. Corner Main St. and W. Prussia Rd., S.E. corner."

Portrait of a Female and two children. (Example of Costume) 1911. Henrietta May Frawley of Clunes and her two daughters. Margaret May Frawley and Wilfred Lillias Frawley. Margaret May married John (Jack) Hall and lived 18 Bennett Street.stawell

Mid blue buckram hard covers with blue plastic covered dust jackets. Titles on front covers & spines except Vol III due to front of dust jacket missing. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. .1) Vol I Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 786 pages .2) Vol II Air War Against Japan 1939-1945, 533 pages .3) Vol III Air War Against Germany & Italy 1939-1943, 731 pages .4) Vol IV Air Power Over Europe 1944-1945, 539 pagesbooks, military history - airforce

WWII List of events. Part 1 - The Road to War Part 11 - South East Asia Conquered Part III - Prisoners of the Japanese Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - The Japanese Thrust ARMY Author Lionel Wilmore List of events from 1931 - 20th May 1942 Maps, Photographs and IllustrationsAustralian War Memorialww11, japanese, new guinea, 1939-1942, malaya, singapore, prisoners of war, java, timor, burma thai railway

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. Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Middle East and Far East This book describes the work of the Australian Medical Service in the Middle East and in Malaya Author: Allan S Walker Publisher: Australian War Memorial Date: 1953Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 994.04 AUS Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Servicewarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, great ocean road, australia in the war of 1939-1945 middle east and far east, australia in the war of 1939-1945, allan s walker, australian war memorial

Has a dark red cover bordered with three thin black lines bordering the face of the book. This book opens upwards in that the binding part is to the top of the book and the pages flip up to read. There are 704 pages of information. Additionally, there is 'xcv' (95) number of pages containing product and business advertisement at the start of the book immediately proceeding the 'contents' page. After the information there is a diary of a week to a page for 1939 and a Spanish and French dictionary at the back of the book.non-fictionOwned by A. Berger

5479.1, 5479.2 Photograph of John EDWARDS VX3857, 2 ND AIF BATT DEC 1939. Refer Cat No. 536 Box 31 Photographs may have been taken before overseas posting. 5479.3P Photograph of Australian Soldiers Club at Jerusalem Three photographs from 2nd A.I.F.- originals black and white, with white borders dated 1939. Two portrait photographs of a soldier in uniform, and one photograph of a building in Jerusalem 5479.1) Dec. 1939 Faint stamp on back 5479.2) Dec 1939 Stamp “KODAK PRINT “ and stamp “L 23 on back 5479.3) STAMP “A.S.C “ on back.a.i.f., soldier club jerusalem

PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BASKETBALL TEAM 1939.COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES BASKETBALL TEAM 1939.1939 BASKETBALL TEAM - MAVIS TALBOT, JANET COTTRELL, HEBE COTTRELL, JOAN MILGATE, JEAN ANDREW, AMY HUTCHISON, BERYL TOLLIDAY.local history, photography, photographs, sport - basket ball

Viola Annie McVicars (1911–1990) was born in Korumburra on 29 April 1911. At the age of 21, she married William John Ayling (1909–1995). After their marriage in 1932, they moved to Kew, initially to 81 Tennyson Street, and later to 180 Pakington Street. A professional tailoress, Viola Ayling was also a talented amateur potter, creating her ceramics at her home in Pakington Street, where she had an internal studio and a handmade, wood-fired brick kiln in her backyard. Following her death in 1990, her studio pottery passed to her daughter, and following the daughter’s death, to her granddaughter. This piece of glazed earthenware is part of a collection of 15 functional and decorative ceramic items donated by Viola’s granddaughter to the collection in 2024.Parent file of the items in the Viola Annie Ayling collection of 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s ceramics. This parent file includes digital copies of a photograph of the ceramicist and also of her home at 128 Pakington Street, Kew, in 1951 where she practiced her art.128 pakington street -- kew (vic.), ceramics -- victoria (australia), viola annie mcvicars, viola annie ayling

Black and white photograph (2 copiesTyped below photograph: "Marking out foundations of shops. Left hand corner of Station entrance - 1939".