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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, From Borough of Ringwood Council, agenda for next council meeting on 23 July 1929
1929 saw the establishment of the Ringwood Bowls Club initially located on the land now occupied by the Eastland Shopping Centre. It moved to its current location in Loughnan Road, Ringwood in 1997.From Borough of Ringwood Council, agenda for next council meeting on 23 July 1929. Ringwood Bowling Club requesting conditions for use of Bamford Park as a bowling green.city of ringwood bowls club, ringwood bowling club, ringwood bowls club, lawn bowls, bowling -
Gippsland Vehicle Collection
Car Parts, Austin 7 Magneto
Austin 7 Magnetoaustin, magneto, 7, austin magneto -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Photograph, Opening Day 23 February 1998: Life members, 1998
Group of life members during speeches at Opening Day 23 February1998: John Stubbings, Norm Fella and Nora Gonzales at microphone.Colour photograph and caption.hgc clubhouse 1998, club house opening 1998, life members, lady life members -
Melbourne Legacy
Document, Melbourne Legacy Bulletin 19/7/1990, page 7 & 8, 1990
Two pages from a Melbourne Legacy Bulletin it discusses several administration issues with regard to widows clubs, but it is not clear why these pages were kept seperate. Melbourne Legacy Bulletin is now published on a monthly basis and keeps Legatees informed and up to date of Legacy events, past, present and future. The Bulletin is now available online to Legatees. The paragraph titled "Service In War and Peace" refer to item 01037 in the archives.A Melbourne Legacy publication, available to Legatees, online or by post. Published for the benefit of all associated with Melbourne Legacy.White A4 paper with black type of pages 7 and 8 of the Melbourne Legacy Bulletin in 1990. Triangular hole punched in top left hand corner.widows club, widows -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Photograph - sepia photograph, Dickinson-Monteath Studio, Councillor J.T.D. Beck, Mayor of Sandringham, 1922-23, c. 1923
John Thomas Douglas Beck (1869-1942) was a member of the Sandringham council for 17.5 years and was Mayor in 1922-23. Sandringham was proclaimed a city in 1923.councillor, sandringham, local government, municipality, mayor, mayoral robes, portrait, cr. j.t.d. beck, john thomas douglas beck, city of sandringham, mayor of sandringham -
Greensborough Historical Society
Album - Photograph Album, Probus Club of Diamond Valley, Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 23, March 2010 - March 2011, 2010-2011
Photographs, minutes of meetings, activities of the Probus Club of Diamond Valley Inc.: Year 23, March 2010 - March 2011. President: Robin SmithA complete record of the first 20-plus years of this Probus Club; many local identities were among members. Importantly, most photographs have captions naming people, places, dates and events.probus clubs, probus club of diamond valley inc, . -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Handbook of Athletic Sports Vol 7
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 1942 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. Handbook of Athletic Sports Vol 7 Editor: Ernest Bell Publisher: George Bell & Sons Date: 1892 Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 790 BEL Pastedown front endpaper has 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, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, handbook of athletic sports vol 7, ernest bell -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertising Leaflet, 23 Binnak Drive Watsonia North, 21/05/2018
23 Binnak Drive Watsonia North, 4 bedroom home. For sale 19/05/2018. Previous sale September 2015 for $918,000 and February 1985 for $35,000.Real estate advertising leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour.binnak drive watsonia north -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire Vol 7
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. The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire Vol 7 Author: Edward Gibbon Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: 1934Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 937.06 GIB Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Public Library covered by a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service 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, the decline and fall of the roman empire vol 7, edward gibbon -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Annual Report 1874, The School of Mines Ballaarat Annual Report, 23 December, 1874
The School of Mines Annual Report, 23 December, 1874, Balance Sheet, List of Subscriptions and Donations, Fees. The Ballarat School of Mines was a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.White booklet of 20 pages, Annual Report 1874the school of mines, annual report, life governers, somerville l. learmonth, r. smythe, joseph flude, r. w. newman, j. g. reeves, h. r. caselli, mathilde meglin, philip russell, judge rogers, william bailey, martin loughlin, j. warrington rogers, duncan gillies, d. gillies, n. elder, egerton company limited, r. ford, w. hy. barnard, william henry barnard, william barnard, somerville learmonth -
Glen Eira City Council History and Heritage Collection
Booklet, "TOWN OF CAULFIELD. BY-LAWS 21, 22, and 23 AND REGULATION No. 3. 1902", c. 1902
Paper pamphlet generated by Council in December 1892 for the purpose of regulating the control of The Common Seal of the Municipality.Booklet comprising 27 paper pages with double-sided, black printed text and a dark cream coloured paper cover with Title, Price One Shilling and Printers details printed on the front cover. Paper document commissioned by Shire of Caulfield to list Shire By-Laws 21, 22, 23 and Regulation No.3 for the Town of Caulfield.Handwritten in grey lead pencil across top of front cover: "[illeg.] Hunt / Glen / Huntly Road / Glen Huntly". -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Copy and print, Ray Pearson, No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St
Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 operating as the Gold Tram in 1951.Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of a No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St, looking south east. See also Reg item 4185 Image updated from a scan from the Ray Pearson Album 30/5/2020.trams, tramways, sturt st, gold tram, gold, centenary of gold, decorated trams -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: November 23, 2004
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. November 23: Employment services – Denise Wales, Worksite assessments – Andrea Lockwood. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
National Wool Museum
Journal, Sheep Liaison Notes no. 23, Mar. 1962
"Sheep Liaison Notes" no. 23, March 1962. 'Sheep Reproduction' issue. Produced by the Agricultural Research Liaison Section of CSIRO. Limited circulation publication produced for extension officers in State Departments.W.R. MONTGOMERYsheep breeding, csiro agricultural research liaison section -
Heidelberg Golf Club
Booklet, Golf Australia, Australian Amateur Championships 16-23 April 2011, 2011
Official guide to Australian Amateur Championships 16-23 April 2011. Played at Woodlands Golf Club (Mordialloc), Huntingdale Golf Club (South Oakleigh) and Victoria Golf Club (Cheltenham).Bruce Harding is a past HGC President and involved with Victoria's Junior teams, and as a rules official and referee.40p., illus. (some col.). Booklet accompanied by Conditions of competition and rules.bruce harding, australian amateur championships -
Greensborough Historical Society
Advertising Leaflet, 1/23 Jessop Street Greensborough, 26/09/2014
1/23 Jessop Street Greensborough, 3 bedroom home, sold 06/05/2012 for $435, 000; sold May 2013 for $435,000; sold 26/09/2014 for $465,000 Real estate leaflet, 1 sheet, printed in colour both sidesjessop street greensborough -
Clunes Museum
Book, AUTHOR ROSE PORTER, THE YEAR THAT WAS TOLD, CIRCA 1891
PRESENTED TO GEORGE HUDSON FOR REGULAR ATTENDANCE STATE SCHOOL 136. CLUNES. XMAS 1891NOVEL PRESENTED TO GEORGE HUDSON, CHRISTMAS 1891THE YEARS THAT ARE TOLD ROE PORTER. THE LILY SERIESlocal history, book, novel, hudson laura -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: The Herald Thursday 7 March 1867- article re Ringwood bushranger
"The Herald" Thursday 7 March 1867 -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Australian Corriedale Association: Constitution and Rules, 23 Sept. 1974
"The Australian Corriedale Association: Constitution and Rules, 23 Sept. 1974", owned by Mr R.W. Pettitt, a former breeder and judge of corriedale sheep whose father and uncle were also stud owners.corriedale sheep, australian corriedale association -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: December 23, 2003
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. December 23: RAVE challenge update – Fiona Smythe, NILS reference service – Michelle Sloley. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Award, Eastern Region Tennis Runners-Up Section 7, 2011
Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Metal trophy on stand awarded to the Section 7 Eastern Region Tennis Runners-Up in 2011. The upper part of the small trophy includes a circular enamel disc featuring tennis racquets surrounded by a sunburst. The disc is held within a vertical laurel wreath. The lower section of the trophy is a plastic and metal cube standing on a flat plinth. Information about the award is attached to the cube in front and rear plaques.Front Plaque: EASTERN REGION TENNIS / RUNNERS-UP Rear Plaque: SECTION 7 2011 / JAMES DALBOSCO, DARCY O'SHANASSY, LOUGHLIN O'KANE, DOMINIC WEBER, BEN SCALAkew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights tennis club - competition trophies -
Vision Australia
Audio (item) - Sound recording, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Around the Institute: March 23, 2004
Around the Institute was a weekly program consisting of interviews around a specific topic, undertaken by host Corey Nassau. March 23: Southern Cross games – Gary Stinchcombe, Central Highlands software presentation – Simon Twomey. royal victorian institute for the blind, radio shows -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1980", "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1979", 1980's
Set of two Foolscap photocopied document, 2 x 2 sheets .1 - "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1980", listing the class of trams allocated to each depot in Melbourne, MMTB, training trams, storage, special purpose trams, summary. Has been photocopied onto foolscap sheet - and published as a supplement to E.T 9/1980. See Reg Item 2961 for another version of this document. .2 - as for above, but at 1/7/1979, published in E.T. 4/1980.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation -
Puffing Billy Railway
23 NQR - Open Medium Truck, 10/12/1898
The NQRs were the standard Medium open goods wagon. Generally the sides and ends were removable thus providing a totally flat truck. Three long drop-down doors formed the sides thus allowing easy loading and unloading. 218 of these goods vehicles were built between 1898 and 1914 ? numbered 1 - 218. Originally, these wagons carried the code letter R as they were built with sides and ends. They later had the R removed. Unlike the Broad Gauge, VR's 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge network never had four-wheeled wagons (aside from a handful of trolleys). Because of this, a single design of open wagon emerged and this was the only type of wagon ever used on these lines. This was the NQR class, a wagon with the same length and loading capacity as a Broad Gauge four-wheeled open wagon to make transferring freight between the gauges easier. The wagons, numbered 1 through 218, were built between 1898 and 1914. The wagons used the same underframe as most other non-locomotives on the VR Narrow Gauge. Letters and numbers were originally painted only on the end bulkheads and doors, both of which could be removed as traffic dictated, and this made wagon identification difficult until the decals were transferred to the underframes of each wagon In the 1910s some NQRs were provided with removable wood and steel frameworks with canvas roof canopies and side curtains, and internal seating to supplement the rest of the passenger stock during busy holiday periods. Puffing Billy has re-created these for emergency capacity. Five more NQRs, numbered 219-223, were built between 1990 and 1992 initially for passenger use so were fitted with the removable frames In the 1960s the Puffing Billy Railway added grids in the floor of some to enable them to be used to drop ballast on the track where needed. Vehicle Length 25 feet 2 inches ( 7671 mm) Coupled Length 27 feet 4 inches (8330 mm) Width 6 feet 3 inches (1905 mm) Weight 5 tons Capacity 11 tons Built 1898 - 1915 (1992) Number Built 218 (223) In use 14 To be restored 6 23 NQR - Open Medium Truck VR Service History - NQR 23.VA - 10/12/1898 NWS Built new - / /1926 - To NQ 23 Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Untrafficable at Emerald Historic - Victorian Railways - Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock - NQR Open Medium Truck 23 NQR - NQR at Emerald - Open Medium Truck made of Steel and metal23 NQR puffing billy railway, pbr, rolling stock , ? nqr - open medium truck, narrow gauge rolling stock, nqr wagon, 23 nqr, victorian railways -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book, Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae Vol 7
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 1942 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. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae Vol 7 1869-1871 Author: Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1869 Label on spine cover with typed text PAT 581.994 MUE Pastedown front endpaper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose endpaper has a sticker from Corangamite Regional Library Service warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, ralph eric pattison, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, fragmenta phytographiae australiae vol 7 1869-1871, fragmenta phytographiae australiae, baron ferdinand von mueller -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Domestic object - Centenary Glasses, 1991
2 tumblers and 2 beer glasses etched "VCAH The Horticultural College Centenary 1891-1991 Burnley". VCAH The Horticultural College Centenary 1891-1991 Burnleyvcah, centenary -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Magazine, 7 x Home Beautiful's 1948-1951
7 x Home Beautiful's 1948-1951 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, 7 x Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War
7 x Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Photograph - Black and white print, 648/7, 18 July 1948
"18/7/48."View of Summer House.summer house, e. m. gibson collection -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam 1967: 7 RAR, 1967
Actual footage of 7 RAR in the Vietnam Waraustralia. army. royal australian regiment battalion, 7th