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Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ballantyne, R. M, Life in the Red Brigade by R.M. Ballantyne, [n.d.] [Preface dated 1887]
... Life in the Red Brigade by R.M. Ballantyne...T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the ...Novel relating to firemen and fire fighting.Hardcover book, 241 pages, four illustrations. Front cover of book is red with black printed text. Gold embossed image of a fireman and a young boy holding a fire hose. fictionNovel relating to firemen and fire fighting.r.m. ballantyne, fire fighting, firemen, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Eagan, Alberta Stedman, The driven, 1926
... The driven...Ebenezer Baylis and Son, The Trinity Press ...318 p. : dark blue/grey cover, title embossed in goldfictionfiction, alberta stedman eagan -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Boothby, Guy et al, Across the World For A Wife by Guy Boothby, 1898
... Across the World For A Wife by Guy Boothby...Unwin Brothers, The Gresham Press ...Romance novel.Hardcover book, 379 pages. Book has a dark blue cover with gold embossed text and a bust of a woman. Illustrations in book by J. Ambrose Walton.fictionRomance novel.guy boothby, romance, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Short stories, Leacock, Stephen, Behind the beyond : and other contributions to human knowledge, 1919
... Behind the beyond : and other contributions to human...John Lane The Bodley Head ...197 p. : ill. : red coverfictionfiction, short stories, stephen leacock -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gibbs, Philip (Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs), The age of reason, [n.d.] [1928?]
... The age of reason...William Brendon & Sons The Mayflower Press ...288 p. : section of original dust jacket pasted to front cover, with image of a man engrossed by scientific instruments while a woman dances in the background.fictionfiction, philip gibbs -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Penny, Mrs Frank (Fanny Emily Penny), A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns, 1900
... A forest officer : being episodes in the life of Jim Burns...T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the ...The life of a forest officer in Madras.289 p. : dark green cover with illustration of a man in a turban and a man in a pith helmetfictionThe life of a forest officer in Madras.fiction, fanny emily penny, mrs frank penny, colonial india -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Curwood, James Oliver, The Golden Snare by James Oliver Curwood, 1918
... The Golden Snare by James Oliver Curwood...The Chapel River Press ...Hardcover book, 302 pages. Book has a dark red cover with a gold embossed image of a building.fictionjames oliver curwood, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Sandys, Oliver (pen-name of Marguerite Florence Laura Jarvis), The happiness stone, 1956
... The happiness stone...William Brendon & Sons The Mayflower Press ...Romantic fiction set in Kenya.192 p. : green cover, section of original dustjacket pasted to front, with image of a woman wearing pearls and lipstick, a falcon is in the background.fictionRomantic fiction set in Kenya.oliver sandys; fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Morrison, Emmeline, Kind strangers : the tale of a family, [n.d.] [1950?]
... Kind strangers : the tale of a family...The Anchor Press ...Romance fiction272 p. Book has a plain red cover, with section of original dust jacket, showing head and face of a young woman, pasted to front. title and author's name hand written on spine.fictionRomance fictionfiction, emmeline morrison -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Stacpoole, H. de Vere (Henry de Vere), The order of release, [n.d.] [First published 1912. Date of fourth edition unknown]
... The order of release...The Anchor Press ...286 p. : red cover, decoration of leaves embossed on front cover and spine.fictionhenry de vere stacpoole, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Stretton Hesba (pseudonym of Sarah Smith), Max Kromer : a story of the siege of Strasbourg, [n.d.] [1871]
... Max Kromer : a story of the siege of Strasbourg...The Religious Tract Society ...160 p. : ill.fictionchildren's fiction, hesba stretton (pseudonym of sarah smith) -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ward, H. M, Money and the man, [n.d.] [c.1900?]
... Money and the man...The Religious Tract Society ...384 p. : col. ill. Title page missing. Brown cover, with image of a man being driven in an open carriage past a group of onlookers.fictionh. m. ward, children's fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Gerhardi, William, Jazz and Jasper : the story of Adams and Eva, 1928
... Jazz and Jasper : the story of Adams and Eva...The Chapel River Press ...312 p. : plain red cover, title and author's name embossed in gold on spine.fictionfiction, william gerhardi -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Peterson, Margaret, Fate and the watcher, [n.d.] [First published 1917? Date of this Hurst & Blackett reprint not known.]
... Fate and the watcher...The Chapel River Press ...253 p. : embossed red cover. fictionfiction, margaret peterson -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Cassells, K.R, The Sanson Railway, 1962
... The Sanson Railway...The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc ...A history of the Sanson Tramway north of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand.index, ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionA history of the Sanson Tramway north of Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand.railroad construction - new zealand, railroad operations - new zealand -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Burke, David, Saving Puffing Billy: The First Decade 1955-1965, 2015
... Saving Puffing Billy: The First Decade 1955-1965...The Puffing Billy Preservation Society ...A history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria between 1955 to 1965.index, ill, p.217.non-fictionA history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria between 1955 to 1965.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Cuffley, Peter, That Little Train The Puffing Billy Railway 1900-1953, 1987
... That Little Train The Puffing Billy Railway 1900-1953...The Five Mile Press ...An illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoria.index, ill, maps. p.235.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Gembrook in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Puffing Billy The Next Ten Years, 1973
... Puffing Billy The Next Ten Years...The Puffing Billy Preservation Society ...A brief outline of the next 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria from 1973.ill, p.18.non-fictionA brief outline of the next 10 year of the preserved 2'6" Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria from 1973.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Puffing Billy Preservation Society, The Puffing Billy Story
... The Puffing Billy Story...The Puffing Billy Preservation Society ...A brief outline of the history of the VR 2'6" narrow gauge railways of Victoria and the preserved Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.ill, maps. p.16.non-fictionA brief outline of the history of the VR 2'6" narrow gauge railways of Victoria and the preserved Puffing Billy railway from Belgrave to Lakeside in Victoria.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, puffing billy - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Stocks, Ian et al, Salute to the Hudswells, 2014
... Salute to the Hudswells...The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society. ...The story of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's narrow gauge steam locomotives built by the Hudswell Clarke company for Queensland and Fiji.index, ill, maps, p.140.non-fictionThe story of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's narrow gauge steam locomotives built by the Hudswell Clarke company for Queensland and Fiji.industrial railroads - australia - history, narrow gauge railroads - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Knowles, J.W, The Mount Morgan Rack Railway, 1982
... The Mount Morgan Rack Railway...The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society. ...A history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA history of the Mount Morgan rack railway in Queensland.railroad construction - queensland - history, rack railways - australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Association of Railway Enthusiasts, Steam Action on the S.A.R. Lineside Notes June 1966, 1966
... Steam Action on the S.A.R. Lineside Notes June 1966...The Association of Railway Enthusiasts ...Notes for a railway tour by the Association of Railway Enthusiastis from Melbourne to South Australia to view steam trains on the network in June 1966.p.11.non-fictionNotes for a railway tour by the Association of Railway Enthusiastis from Melbourne to South Australia to view steam trains on the network in June 1966.steam locomotives - south australia - history, railroad operations - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, The Association of Railway Enthusiasts, Steam Action on the S.A.R. Lineside Notes June 1966, 1966
... Steam Action on the S.A.R. Lineside Notes June 1966...The Association of Railway Enthusiasts ...Notes for a tour by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts from Melbourne to South Australia to watch trains in 1966.p.11.non-fictionNotes for a tour by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts from Melbourne to South Australia to watch trains in 1966.railroad operations - south australia - history, steam locomotives - south australia - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The National Trust of Queensland, The Normanton-Croydon Railway, 1980
... The Normanton-Croydon Railway...The National Trust of Queensland ...A short history of the railway from Normanton to Croydon in Far North Queensland.ill, maps, p.6.non-fictionA short history of the railway from Normanton to Croydon in Far North Queensland.railroad construction - queensland - history, railroad operations - queensland - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Tourist Railway Association of Kurrajong Inc, Pansy: The Richmond to Kurrajong Railway, 2000
... Pansy: The Richmond to Kurrajong Railway...The Tourist Railway Association of Kurrajong Inc ...A history of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong on the end of the branch line from Blacktown in Sydney N.S.W.ill, maps, p.30.non-fictionA history of the railway from Richmond to Kurrajong on the end of the branch line from Blacktown in Sydney N.S.W.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd, The Lithgow Zig Zag Railway 3rd edition, 1976
... The Lithgow Zig Zag Railway 3rd edition...The Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd ...A short history of the Lithgow Zig Zag railway in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA short history of the Lithgow Zig Zag railway in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd, The Lithgow Zig Zag Railway 4th edition, 1982
... The Lithgow Zig Zag Railway 4th edition...The Zig Zag Railway Co-op Ltd ...A short history of the Lithgow Zig Zag railway in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.ill, maps, p.24.non-fictionA short history of the Lithgow Zig Zag railway in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Argus, Call of the Outdoors - Girls with 'Green Fingers', 1953
... Call of the Outdoors - Girls with 'Green Fingers'...The Argus ...Four photocopied pages which together make up an article by Barbara Wallis published on page 16 of The Argus, July 16, 1953. The original newspaper cutting was lent by Mary-Anne Connors in 1991 (contact details in paper catalogue). Includes photographs of Burnley students Mary Lee, Joan Fitzgerald, Jane Ogden and Anne Sheldon. Others mentioned are: Mary Louise Leng, Jennifer Edwards, Justine Mitchelson, Helen Eastman, Alison Howie, Valerie Sloane and Eleanor McClelland. The article discusses what the students will do or hope to do after graduation. All (Mary Lee, Joan Fitzgerald, Jane Ogden and Anne Sheldon on the photograph and Mary Louise Leng, Jennifer Edwards, Justine Mitchelson, Helen Eastman, Alison Howie, Valerie Sloane and Eleanor McClelland) but 3 of them graduated in 1951 and 1954. mary lee, joan fitzgerald, jane ogden, anne sheldon, mary louise leng, jennifer edwards, justine mitchelson, helen eastman, alison howie, valerie sloane, eleanor mcclelland, female students, barbara wallis, mary-anne connors, careers for girls, careers in horticulture -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Argus, Female Students Working in the Orchard, 1930-1940
... Female Students Working in the Orchard...The Argus ...Two newspaper cuttings pasted onto a sheet of paper. (1) "Golden fruit - girl students at the Burnley Horticultural College gathering a fine crop of oranges in the orchard." in The Argus, 16th July 1931.(2) student examining some blossom, with the caption: "Searching for thrips: the thrips menace has made its appearance again on fruit blossom in some districts of Victoria. This photograph, taken today at the Burnley Horticultural School, shows one of the girl students with a magnifying glass looking for the minute insects. A few isolated thrips have been discovered on the buds of some of the trees at the school."female students, oranges, thrips, students working outside, fruit, orchard, field station, blossom -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Newspaper - Newspaper Cutting, The Age, Horticulture for Women - at the Burnley Gardens, 1928
... Horticulture for Women - at the Burnley Gardens...The Age ...Describes classes available to women at Burnley, the gardens, the curriculum, practical activities, uniform, excursions and demonstrations. Also discusses potential salaries for gardeners after graduation. Cutting from The Age, Page for Women. Horticulture for Women. At the Burnley Gardens", February 7, 1928.the age, horticulture, female students, burnley horticultural college, course description, careers for women, uniform, salary, burnley gardens