The tent model mentioned in the letters was displayed in the Ballarat School of Mines Museum. During the 1960s it was transferred to the Ballarat Historical Society. Two handwritten letters on paper with black mourning edge written by Walter M. Hitchcock to the Ballarat School of Mines, and another written by Walter's brother George M. Hitchcock.Letter transcription follow: Letter from Walter M. Hitchcock regarding the death of James Oddie and early gold mining at Ballarat, 1910 and 1911 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London Dec1/10 The Secretary Ballarat Museum Dear Sir, I am just now sending you this line, i anticipation of further correspondence later on, simply to forward you a Post Card of the 1st mining tent erected 1851 on the site of he then newly proclaimed Township of Ballarat, which, as the sole survivor of the party who built the original, I have had the pleasure in making, and have decided to present it to your museum, Sir Jno Lasenor out Agent General for Victoria came to a Bazaar recently held in London. where I had it on view in the museum from 3 days, - and desired I would allow its [ ? ] exhibited in the first large window of the beautiful new building of the Victoria Agency situate in the Strand. It is there for the past few days and he may wish it to remain a week or two longer, I know of no other exhibition of it to delay it being packed and shipped to my relatives in Geelong (Mr [?] Bright of Hitchock's Firm) who may wish to show it in one of their windows before forwarding it to your museum - I have had an itemised pane glass case made for it with drop down end and [?} it stands on a plateau of moss, to represent grass 32 x 13 x 13 high and chimney 14 1/2 - the case is made 34 x 26 x 20 high inside - I shall have it very carefully packed - tent emptied tools, beds, &c &c in separate packing and insured for 50 pounds - I will send you full details later on. I hope and believe your President will accept it in due time Meantime believe me to be very truly Cat Walter Hitchcock G.F.B. 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London March 15th 1911 The Secretary Ballarat School of Mines Dear Sir, Thanks for your letter received last week – I have unaccountably mislaid it, so cannot address you personally, shall no doubt find it among office papers. The model is being fetched today from Victorian Agent General’s (Sir John [Lavernor?] office window in the Strand where many thousands, he tells me, have stopped in passing to see it (their first peep of Ballaarat). It will be on view at Blackheath (Kent) for a week, then packed and shipped without further delay. I shall enclose in the glass case (which is 26 x 34 x 16 in high) some spare minced moss and gas (smoke) in case in transit the plateau suffers by shaking (though it is well glued down). All the tools, mining appliances, cradle, windlass, &c will be separately packed enclosed – which you can easily place in respective positions. HRH Prince of Wales has graciously accepted a photo of it – and in my letter to him when sending it for his acceptance I said – as he would probably ere long visit Australia as did his grandfather and father, which ought to (and certainly will) include at least a day or two in seeing your beautiful City, and also something of your mines &c instead of the hurried visit of his father (2 hours) when he, as Duke of York, unveiled a statue to the memory of those slain in the sad Boer War, which now is admitted by almost everybody to have been a big political mistake, - though in the future with England’s present wise policy towards that country it will prove for Africa’s welfare. It may interest you to know that when I ascertained that Geelong was not to be visited by the Royal Pair – I went up to St James’s Palace by appointed time the Duke’s private Secy Sir Arthur Bigge – taking with me a specially illustrated paper issued in Melb. showing many pictures of the beauties and industries of Geelong – Sir Arthur was impressed but said all the arrangements for the Royal stay in Victoria (10 days) were made locally, by Lord Hopetoun and collegues and committee, and were practically closed – which meant that only a brief trip to Ballarat to uncover the memorial was intended outside Melbourne. Perhaps if we were Melbourne residents we should have succumbed to the prevailing spirit of selfishness – forgetting (or trying to forget) that there are many beauty spots in Victoria and centres of great interest - Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, &c that ought to have been visited instead of Melbourne only. Finding Sir Arthur favorably impressed about Geelong I thanked him and returned to City work again. I at once called to Geelong whose mayor and friends had been twice unsuccessful in trying for the Melbourne functions programme being altered to include a visit to Geelong and lovely spots in the Western District, reporting my interview with Sir A B and his favourable reception of my representations, but that any alteration to the programme of engagements during the Royal visit must be made locally and by the local authorities. This had the desired success for on receipt of my message the Geelong mayor and colleagues again reopened the question and went to Melbourne, resulting in a concession (but what an altogether inadequate one) and they graciously ? consented to the train, on its way with the Duke and Duchess to your city, to stop at the Geelong stn (15 minutes) and so it came about that by a hasty local effort, 3,000 school children, and not a few of the leading people including the Mayor &c were gathered to welcome them in Geelong. The National anthem being sung, an Address read and presented and kindly replied to. Now Ballarat should doubtless has influence. See to it when our P. Of Wales visits Victoria – an unselfish ¬ programme is fixed up – and HRH afforded ample opportunity of visiting leisurely your city, Geelong, Bendigo and other centres of beauty and importance. The Prince himself will be the gainer by such an equitable and enlightened programme, - and come back with all the more favourable views of the marvellous development ever since our family first settled in Geelong in 1850. A far preferable result of such a visit than night after night having Melbourne Banquets and the visiting of its undoubted attractions - whilst all the rest of the State remained unvisited. Such an official mistake must not be made again. I will write you again, stating name of steamer of which the model is shipped and date of departure – it is firmly built on a backing of 3/8 in oak tall uprights so through the 7/8 in plateau and am entrusting the packing be very careful. I expressed firm – so that except possibly any breakage in glass case – it should reach you in due time all right. The top of case will be screwed so that it can be readily removed temporarily to enable my [ ? ] firm to show it in one of their windows. Believe me Yours very truly Captn Walter M. Hitchcock My brother will deliver it on my a/c – all carriage paid. Mt very kind regards to my friend since 1850 Jas Oddie. University of Ballarat Historical Collection Cat. No. 8133.3 & .4 Letter from Walter M. Hitchcock regarding the death of James Oddie and early gold mining at Ballarat, 1911 48 The Memorial Hall Farringdon St London April 20th 1911 My Dear Sir, It is with no ordinary feeling of regret that I received the tidings of the death of my good friend, your fellow citizen for many years, Mr James Oddie. Living at Geelong from March 1850 I came to know him there as carrying on a foundry business in Ashby. With the discovery of gold at Ballarat started off almost of the working people, as well as of all other classes of the male population. Mr Oddie arrived in Ballarat I believe on or about September 1st 1851. My three comrades and I arrived October 1st 1851 – among the many thousands soon gathered within a mile or so of Golden Point – my friend Oddie and I often met. I returning to Geelong after a year mining – my friend on the other hand remaining at Ballarat ever since – a marvellous record, and I am sure his life has been one of unique value to your City in many ways, - his age (87) naturally prepared me for his call home – and only two mails before the news came I received from him on of his kindly chatty letters in which amongst other things – he referred with pleasure to having received from me two 10 x 12 photos – one being of my model and that he was arranging to have it placed in a shop window in your city. I am interested in the fact of your having known each of my three comrades of 1851/52. It was J.M. Garrett and I who got permission to conduct public Sunday morning service in their large Marquee – used all the week for issue of Licenses in the absence of any church buildings, and it being on wet Sundays impossible to have services as usual under the trees – Ballarat then was more like a Gentleman’s Park – than bush country – but the axe soon did its work – and all were felled for our cooking, and hencewith to make our kindling etc. Shafting of holes not being at first done because too shallow – our deepest (at Eureka) was only 115 ft. Bendigo I hear had now mines of 4,000 ft in depth (deeper than our tin or coal mines here). I fortunately have, in excellent state of preservation, my last of 12 licenses dated October 1 1852 and have recently purchased here a Miner’s Right dated 1864, to that when explaining on matters re Gold Licensing I can show sample of each. With kind regards Believe me Yours sincerely Walter M. Hitchcock Geelong June 20/11 Dear Sir, By rail to day through Messrs Bannister I send the model of miner’s tent packed in a case 50 donated by my brother Captain Walter M. Hitchcock of London. This model was made by my brother and represents the tent he worked in on the Ballarat Gold Fields in the year 1851 or 2. In a separate parcel a few extras omitted from the case. Please send me receipts in duplicate, one for my brother, the other for the Customs, Geelong, as being donated to your institution, after some little correspondence it was admitted [??] any payment for duty. You probably have my brother’s address and would like to acknowledge its arrival, direct. I hope it is in good order. I did not open it for show in Geelong, as there would be less risk of breakage on repacking. With kind remembrances. I am Yours Faithfully Geo. M. Hitchcock. A Mr G. F. B. Sharick who is living near my home called in to see my model – he said he knew FM [Fred Martell] and was lately at Ballaratballarat school of mines, frederick martell, fred martell, james oddie, walter m hitchcock, walter hitchcock, f m garratt, george hitchcock, hitchcock, golden point, gold discovery, j m garrett, gold license, j.m. garrett, t.m. hall, george m. hitchcock, f.m. garratt, walter m. hitchcock

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. International Library of Famous Literature Vol 19 Edited by Richard Garnett Publisher: The Standard Date: 1900 Further Information: Selections from the World's Great Writers Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern, with Biographical and Explanatory Notes and Critical Essays by Many Eminent WritersThe label on the spine cover with typed text H808.8 GAR Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service.flagstaff hil, warrnambool, 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, international library of famous literature vol 19, richard garnett

19 Colquhoun Street Stawell Being Demolished in 1987Three colour Photographs

House 19 Campbell Street Stawell 1985-1986stawell houses

Black & Team photo of Under 19 1963 team photoA Carlton U19 Premiership in 1963 contained triple Carlton Premiership player (1968, 70, 72) Adrian "Gags" Gallagher. Carlton 4.2 26 6.3 39 10.8 68 12.11 83 Essendon 0.1 1 4.3 27 4.6 30 6.9 45 The game was played at Bacchus Marsh. This match was played at Maddingley Oval, Bacchus Marsh as it was the only venue that was not being used for cricket. It was staged later than scheduled because of an earlier drawn final. Black & White photo mounted on cardboard

Typed below photograph, "Corner Dublin and Bedford Rds., 10/11/19". Written on back of photograph, "Bloods Estate Sale".

Mr. G.T.Jones was Secretary and Engineer for the council year 1911-12. Original Historic Photo.Sepia photo,rectangular with curved top,of Mr.G.T.Jones,Secretary and Engineer.It is in a pinkish/tan mount with decorative features of flowers ,in tan blue and white, around top. it is second from left of bottom row of collection of photos of all councilors and staff for 1911-12.Presented to the Ballarat Shire Council. J.Dickie Esq. J.P.,President 1911-12.ballarat shire council, 1911 12, jones g t, secretary and engineer

19 Cam Street Greensborough, 3 bedroom home, auctioned 11 August 2012, sold for $425,000 1 sheet, printed both sides in colourcam street greensborough

Salvation Army Group mainly young people 1911-1912. Back row, Mrs. Moy, Miss Sadie Mathews, Jean Chandler, (rest unknown) Second row, Adj. John Perry, (next 3 unknown) Hector Perry, Stan. Jones, (boy unknown) next 2 boys Moy boys, Rosie Moy, Herb Perry, (next 2 unknown). Front row, (girl unknown), girl Moy, (next 2 unknown), Eunice Perry, Rowland Perry, (3 girls unknown), Mrs. Adj. Perry.Black & white photograph of a large group of people mostly children. The adults appear to be the same as in photo in 0137. The group is standing in front of a wooden fence with trees behind the fence.stawell religion

Found during demolition of 'lean to' additions to Eltham Primary School Dalton Street building of mud stone 1875 construction during alterations, 21 September 1994. Paint appears to have dripped through onto medallion found on floor bearer 4" x 3"Round medallion, brass with paint on surfaces, approximately 25mm diameter and small eyelet at top for chain attachment or similar eltham primary school, eltham state school, g.w. gunning, j.r. hutchinson, medal, n.g.c., renovation, state school no. 209

Green buckram hard cover with gold text, black & white & colour illustrations. 453 pages.Albert Thomas Rosebooks, military, medical

Includes documentation of the ploughing of the Wunghu Church paddock, (Miss Maggie Maher) Other interesting entries.Docket book and activity of work items enter. Book from the Dookie Supply Stores

The expenses to Creswick were most probably reimbursement for teaching at Creswick Forestry School, or for a Ballarat School of Mines excursion. Receipt for reimbursment of 14 shillings to Thomas S. Hart of the Ballarat School of Mines.thomas hart, t.s. hart, ballarat school of mines, creswick, salary

The Ballarat Technical Art School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Typed foolscap class list for the Ballarat Technical Art School Manual Arts Class. ballarat technical art school, ballarat school of mines, manual arts, education department, victoria, victorian education department, w.t. williamson, ernest morshead, eulalie perry, lindsay ross, ronland j. ferguson, jack j. blaikie, edith bishop, greorge fricker, robert allan, janet whyte, rex l. cutter, nelson ferguson, m. spencer, s. ainsworth, david g. stratton, aubrey simmons, edward huggett, j. bolwell, frederick j. martell, hamilton

Bookseller H.J. Summerscales were located in Sturt Street Ballarat.Summerscales letterhead with information written in ink relating to the cost of ink.summerscales, h.j. summerscales, letterhead, frederick j. martell, ink

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyParish Plan of Doroq in black ink printed on cream paper. It includes the township of Inverleigh and Barwon Rover. Some of the names on the plan are William McRobie, William MacRobie, Thomas Russell, W.C. Smith, John Bell, J. Moffatt, Thomas Moffatt, John Anderson, George Synnot, Charles Lloyd, William MacRobie, J. Flack, Alexander Campell, T. Maher, William Berthon. Thomas Jewell, James Carstairs, D. MCInnerney, F.H. Holland, Robert Morrison17 7/9 18 9 miles handwritten in pencil Photo lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne by T. E. McGauran 28.6.11 Price 1/-carrunge-murnong, murdeduke, carrah, shelford, inverleigh, barwon river, hesse, wingeel, george russell, george russell's pre-emptive section, john moffatt, w. c. smith, macrobie, john bell, thomas russell, t.f. mcgauran

A lined quarto sheet of paper with handwriting in pen. It is a letter from former Ballarat School of Mines student Louis Buchner to Frederick Martell, Registrar of the Ballarat School of Mines. School of Mines Ballaarat To Mr F.J. Martell registrar S.M.B. Dear Sir, As I have passed the examinations and completed the requisite practical experience, I beg to apply that the interim certificates for Mine Manager and Geologist respectively be issued to me. I would also be glad if you could issue an official testimonial, as I am about to apply for a position in the Mines Dept, soon to be vacant, + I wish to forward the above certificates (official interim) and Testimonial in support of my applicant. I have the honour to be, sir, Faithfully Yours Louis W.G. Buchner 20.5.11ballarat school of mines, louis buchner, frederick martell, mining, mining alumni

Typed letter on Kiel and Loveland letterhead (features a photograph of a driver in a car and Art Nouveau design). The letter relates to the closure of the bicycle business in Sturt Street, Ballarat and is signed by C.E. Kiel.Typed onto the letterhead: 'Dear Sir, Having disposed of our Motor Department we now beg to inform you that we are disposing of our Bicycle Business in Sturt Street so as to balance the books and terminate our partnership. We now take the opportunity of thanking you for your esteemed patronage to us during the past 14 years, and trust that our endeavours to please you have met with success. We would ask your assistance in clising down the books by an early remittance of all monies now due to us by your good self. again thanking you for past favours, We beg to remain, Yours faithfully, C.E. Kiel (overstamped 'Kiel and Loveland)bicycle, cycle, kiel and loveland, kiel, loveland, vulcanising, magneto, accumulator, motor cars, ferro engines, motor cycles, sporting goods, car duplicates, art nouveau, letterhead

Blue hard covered book on French art with colour illustrations. Formerly Book R220 in the Ballarat Technical Art School Library.non-fictionindustrial arts, henry g. dowling, ballarat technical art school library, ballarat technical art school, french art, bookplate, flanders, french revolution, franois clourt, nicholas poussin, claude lorrain, mignard, rigaud, largilliere, watteau, lancret, chardin, boucher, drouais, greuze, fragonard, vigee le brun, david, ingres, delacroix

Table of Contents: Editorial, A hydro-electric scheme for Tasmania, Ore crushing and re-grinding, Dust breathing, Cyanide practice, Mr James Oddie, Mining, The estimation of caustic lime, Some geographical features of Ballarat, Art school notes, Chemical notes and abstracts, Mica and mica compounds used in Dynamo Insulation, Rock drills, News and notes, Correspondence, Sports, Past students, Editorial notes, Procession and theatre party, Answers to correspondents. Images.Booklet of 26 Pages.hydro-electric scheme for tasmania, ore crushing and re-grinding, dust breathing, cyanide practice, james oddie, mining, estimation of caustic lime, geographical features of ballarat, art school notes, mica and mica compounds used in dynamo insulation, rock drills, alumni, j. andrew wauchope, wilfred b. avery, f. brinsden, b. h. bennets, e. bieske, j. r. booth, a. s. coyte, h. b. cooke, t. a. cooper, t. e. copeland, leslie coulter, j. dickinson, g. h. davenport, w. e. eyres, e. frazer, w. e. figgis, g. govett, j. a. grant, e. gregory, a. a. gibson, w. gelard, e. c. hurdsfield, o. e. jager, oliver jaeger, herbert a. krause, w. kingston, h. r. kofoed, f. a. marriot, h. s. martin, d. mcdougall, c. w. nash, j. a. reid, s. h. sheppard, j. sutherland, w. t. sayer, g. sides, e. trend, rupert m. vaughan, s. b. vial, c. h. bale, o. c. witherden, e. m. weston, l. a. westcott, j. watson, j. worthington, william baragwanath, c. c. corrie, r. g. walker, g. g. sams, r. a. j. roberts, r. blight, j. cornell, v. booth, l. johnson, f. retallack, r. tinworth, r. roberts, h. whittingham, frederick j. martell

Table of Contents: Editorial, Inventions and inventors, The hydroplane launch "Maple Leaf III", Hints on examination, First aid, Some geographical features at Ballarat, The volumetric determination of potassium, Milk, The cannon, A scientific apologue, New inventions by Tesla, Coronation fair, First aid, Cinematography, Electrical chatter, Education and training of engineers, Mining notes, Engineering students midwinter excursion, Hints to S.M. B. yachtsmen, News and notes, The long and short of it, Abbreviated account of the geology of the Forbes-Parkes gold field, Excursion to Pyke's Creek Reservoir, A practical joke, Sports, Past students, Answers to correspondents, Editorial notes.table of contents: editorial, inventions and inventors, the hydroplane launch "maple leaf iii", hints on examination, first aid, some geographical features at ballarat, the volumetric determination of potassium, milk, the cannon, a scientific apologue, new inventions by tesla, coronation fair, first aid, cinematography, electrical chatter, education and training of engineers, mining notes, engineering students midwinter excursion, hints to s.m. b. yachtsmen, news and notes, the long and short of it, abbreviated account of the geology of the forbes-parkes gold field, excursion to pyke's creek reservoir, a practical joke, sports, past students, answers to correspondents, editorial notes., alumni: w. k. clifford, j. adam, wilfred avery, h. baxter, l. w. g. buchner, h. caulfield, a. cropper, e. b. crossley, w. currie, dave don, hilary dowling, chas fraser, a. d. galloway, w. geldard,t. e. copeland, l, j. coulter, j. dickinson, g. h. hall, godfrey s.hart, w. b. hirt, h. e. hawkesworth, oliver e. jager, carl janssen, w. t. lakeland, l. j. lambert, c. lund, r. i. moore, byron k. moore, f. a. moss, jack orr, douglas runting, w. t. sayer, l. seward, h. s. sheppard, c. e. sands, n. stuckey, r. vale, r. watts, reg williamson, w. baragwanath, c. c. corrie, r. g. walker, g. g. sams, r. a. j. roberts, r. blight, h. cornell, v. booth, miss l johnson.